NewsRecord15.11.18

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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 ............................ 3BPine Island/Oronoco .......... 1-2BWanamingo ........................ 4BZumbrota/Mazeppa ........... 3-6A,1B

Churches ........................... 3BCommunity Calendar ......... 4BFrom Our Files ................... 5BObituaries .......................... 4AOpinions ............................ 2ASports ................................ 6B

Dick and Yvonne Myran470 W 3rd Street

The Myrans are only the fourthset of owners to live in this charm-ing little house in its seventy yearsof history. It was built by Haroldand Jennie Norvold in 1945. TheNorvolds lived there for ten yearsuntil Ken and Emma Davis boughtthe house from them in 1955. InSeptember of 1979, the Davisessold the house to Vic Blastervold,who is Yvonne’s step-father. WhenVic married Yvonne’s mother,Norma, in December of 1979, theymade this house their home andlived there for as long as their healthpermitted them to. Dick andYvonne bought the house in De-cember of 2012 and, after exten-sive remodeling, moved in on April4, 2013.

The charm of this house can beseen right away with the curb ap-peal. It has a beautiful front porchand the original arched front dooris still there. As you enter thehouse you walk into the spaciousliving room/dining room. TheBlastervolds had the beautiful oakfloors refinished. It had been cov-ered by carpet for years. Thewoodburning fireplace is no longerworking but still has the originalmantel and hearth. The Myransinstalled an electric insert that gives

the room a cozy ambiance whenit’s used. There was more workdone in the dining room wherethey removed mirrors that cov-ered an entire wall and added anew chandelier above the table.The dining room also has a wallof glass pane doors that lead outto a patio. The coved ceiling ofthe living and dining room is alsoa great detail not to be missed.

Off of the dining room is thekitchen. There was a lot of workdone to update the kitchen whilemaintaining the retro style. Thereis a new tile floor as well as newwallpaper. The Myrans had FalkAuto Body repaint the originalmetal cabinets. They also addedgranite countertops and a sink. Theyhad to special order a new 42”stove to fit into the original spaceof the old stove. They have a per-fect retro style table and chairs inthe small eating area. Off thekitchen is the entry from the backpatio, which they turned into alaundry room.

Moving into the hallway thereare two bedrooms and a bathroom.There are four pocket doors thatcan close off the bedrooms andhall from the dining room and liv-ing room. Yvonne’s mother had a

Pete and Karolin Lex839 Golf Avenue

Pete and Karolin Lex’s homewas a Bigelow home constructedin 2007 and purchased by them in2014. It has two levels with fourgarages, four bedrooms, and threebathrooms chuck full of comfort-able living and storage areas.

The main floor layout containsthe master bedroom and a guestbedroom, two bathrooms, plus theopen dining/living/kitchenarea. With family antiques in nearlyevery room, this is a home youhave to see. The open concept firstfloor features the stainless steelappliances and granite counter tops.

This house is one for the Home &Garden enthusiasts. Be sure tocheck out the view to the backyard.

Notice the collection of villagepieces throughout the living areasand the stunning Christmas treein the living room which was deco-rated by friend, Lori Rauen.

The lower level has a large rec-reation room with pool table andfoosball, in addition to another bathand two bedrooms. Here the Lexfamily and friends can lounge bytheir fireplace, play games, watchTV and/or visit.

Austin named Teacher ofthe Year by MNSHAPEPLYMOUTH – Goodhue School teacher Dawn Austin (grades K-3 andadaptive physical education) was awarded Teacher of the Year by theMinnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators (MNSHAPE) at itsannual awards celebration Thursday, November 12, at the PlymouthGreen Mill in Plymouth. MNSHAPE is a school-based professional associationthat provides professional services and resources for teachers,organizations, and individuals who provide quality programs. Theorganization is dedicated to improving the skills, knowledge, health,and well-being of all Minnesota students. The awards night was a kick-off to the group’s conference which was held on Friday, November 13,at Wayzata High School.

Christmas Tour of Homes is December 5ZUMBROTA – The Zumbrota

Area Historical Society is hostingits sixteenth annual Christmas Tourof Homes on Saturday, Decem-ber 5, from 12:30-4 p.m. Fourhomes are featured and will bedecorated for the holidays. Theyare the homes of Dick and YvonneMyran, 470 West 3rd Street; Peteand Karolin Lex, 839 GolfviewAvenue; Lori Hinz, 1108 West 4thStreet; and Matt and Laura Schliep,41766 190th Ave. The Myran andLex homes are featured in thisweek’s issue.

The History Museum, locatedat 55 East 3rd Street, will be openfrom 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. for thepublic and tour attendees to see anexhibit of “The Lost Art of Hand

Work – Vintage Linens, Lace, andQuilts.”

Tickets for the tour will be soldat Main Street Pharmacy fromNovember 18 through December4. Patrons who purchase their tick-ets by December 4 will have theirnames placed in a drawing for achance to win a $25 gift certifi-cate to Main Street Pharmacy. Onthe day of the tour, tickets can bepurchased at any of the homes onthe tour, the United RedeemerChristmas luncheon, or the His-tory Museum. As has been cus-tom in the past, attendees will re-move their shoes while touringthe homes; bags will be provided.Children 14 and older are invitedto attend.

Ramirez painting to be enteredinto Peace Poster Contest

Photo by Alicia Hunt-WelchElizabeth Ramirez displays the painting she created for the Lions Clubs International Peace Poster contest.She is congratulated by teacher Shane Eggerstedt, left, and Kenyon Lions Club President Richard Ellingsberg.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON – A painting by Eliza-

beth Ramirez of Kenyon was re-cently selected to be submitted tothe International Peace PosterContest hosted by Lions ClubsInternational. Ramirez, seventh-grader at Kenyon-WanamingoMiddle School, designed her paint-ing with the theme for the 2015-16 contest, “Share Peace.”

The Peace Poster Contest is partof the seventh grade art curricu-lum at KW each year. Of all thestudents who participated in theassignment, Ramirez was the onewhose poster was picked for com-petition by art teacher ShaneEggerstedt.

Kenyon Lions Club PresidentRichard Ellingsberg stopped byKW on November 13 to congratu-

late Ramirez and collect the paint-ing. The Lions Clubs of Kenyonand Wanamingo will co-submitthe painting to the district levelcompetition, to be held inStewartville on December 6. Fromthat event one winning poster willbe sent to the Lions Internationalheadquarters. International win-ners of the contest will be col-lected by February 1, 2016.

large wardrobe built in the masterbedroom to help with storagespace. The other bedroom is usedas a sitting room and office. Thebathroom has been completelyremodeled by Luxury Bath. Ev-

erything in the old bathroom waspink, including the tiles and fix-tures. The new layout allows amore efficient use of the space. Itnow has more storage with twolinen closets, a new vanity withtwo sinks, and a walk-in shower.

Free tuition offered for students invocational and technical careersBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – At the PineIsland School Board meeting onNovember 12, middle/high schoolprincipal Jeff Horton reported thatstaff researched options for cur-riculum for ACT preparation andcollege and career readiness. Dur-ing their search, it was discoveredthat the Minnesota State Collegeand University System (MnSCU)would offer free tuition after a FreeApplication for Federal StudentAid (FAFSA) is submitted for thisyear’s junior and senior studentsin vocational and technical careers.

Minnesota lawmakers approveda two-year pilot project with thestate offering a tuition waiver forstudents in high-demand techni-cal college programs. The programis estimated to cost $8.5 million.It is included in the higher educa-

tion bill signed by Governor MarkDayton in May 2015. The pro-gram will pay tuition and fees forrecent high school graduates whoenroll in job-skills training pro-grams at the state two-year col-leges. The average cost at thesecolleges is over $5,300 a year.

Horton said, “This opportunityfor the students will help create aclear pathway for Project Lead theWay students to post-secondaryeducation.” The high school willcontinue to investigate the freetuition offering and advocate forMnSCU to continue the program.Achievement gap

Horton reported that the district’sAlternative Delivery of Special-ized Instructional Services(ADSIS) program has made a dif-ference in helping to close the stu-dent achievement gap. “Our ini-tial data is showing that studentswho were in a structured studyhall last year are closing gaps at afaster rate and overall grade pointaverages are higher for almostevery student,” he said. “Whilewe are still defining our continuumof services to meet all learners’needs, the reduction of study halland its replacement of researchedbased strategies and curriculumhas proven to be very effective.There is a large amount of staffsupport for more programming thatis academic-based instead of stu-dent work time/study hall.”

Horton said that with the risinguse of technology and the needfor communication it is importantto regularly assess the district’scommunication practices and makeadjustments for the needs of theparents and community. Themiddle and high schools are work-ing with the Communication andCollaboration Committee to re-

view the existing practices to im-prove communication with theschool’s stakeholders.

Horton said the grades 5-12building is going through a phaseof redefining itself now that theyounger students have moved tothe new building. There are dif-ferences in planning, school cul-ture, and even for assemblies andevents. Updating practices is un-der way to fit with the middle/high school environment, but notto lose the things that are greatabout being on one campus. Hesaid it has been fun and excitingfor everyone at the building.PreK-4 principal’s report

Principal Cindy Hansen reportedthat the continuous improvementteam decided to focus on readingliteracy instruction and the 100Book Challenge to improve stu-dent performance on the Minne-sota Comprehensive Assessements(MCA). She said, “One good thingthat has come out of this effort toimprove is we have had the op-portunity to talk with otherschools.”

At the October Zumbro Educa-tion District Inservice Day, KevinHoneycutt (an expert on technol-ogy, education, cyber-bullyingprevention, and inspiring studentlearning) recommended creatingshort videos in the classroom.Hansen said teachers are makingvideos in the preK-4 school.

The digital sign at the new build-ing is increasing communicationand has a live Twitter link posted.Parents and staff are respondingpositively to the pictures of ac-tivities on Twitter.

Teachers are using online mathtests to prepare students for theexperience of MCA testing.

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FromDevil’sKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Phyllis Jane (Gross) Fisher

I want to write a memoir aboutmy wife Phyllis. I started with thefirst time I met her. After severalpages, I realized that I was writ-ing my memories about her andnot her memories and thoughts. Idecided I didn’t know her thoughtsand memories. Her story will bewritten from my point of view.(Go back to Star Wars when Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke that, froma certain point of view, Darth Vaderkilled Anakin.)

We, one of my daughters, an-other daughter’s daughter (mygranddaughter), and I are goingthrough photo albums looking forpictures. Phyllis was one of thosepeople who didn’t like her picturetaken. One had to work hard to gether picture. We have a few greatones where she was not posing ordidn’t see the camera until too late.

When we first met, I was a muchcitified young man. When my fam-ily went on vacations, we visitedrelatives, mostly grandparents. Ihad never been camping or run-ning off to the mountains. One ofmy job offers was working for theDepartment of Interior, westernUnited States and in particular,following the Colorado River. Iwould spend three months at dif-ferent parts of the river. Some ofthe time, I camped along the river,etc. The camping and the “etc.”seemed beyond me at the time. Iended up at the IBM branch officein Wichita instead. Phyllis tookon the task of teaching how tocamp and enjoy it. Occasionally,I wonder what my life would havebecome if I had gone the otherway. (See what I mean, I am try-ing to write about Phyllis and it ismostly about me.)

One of last meetings we hadwith a neurologist was in Januaryof 2013. She had a lot of back andleg pain. She had gone throughthe MRI, CAT scan (a real one,not the twirling of a cat), and vari-ous blood and body chemistry tests,

and the doctor was ready to reportthe findings. We knew the neu-rologist both as a doctor and as afriend. It was not easy for him andas we learned, numbing for us. “Idon’t have an easy way to tell youother than just to tell you. Youhave ALS and the life expectancyis about two years. At least youshould have time to get your af-fairs in order.” That moment wasthe end. Her death this year inAugust was anti-climactic. It wasa relief, a release, and a blessingfor all of us.

The ALS Association was al-ways positive, helping as best theycould. They provided a lot of equip-ment and advice for free. It is agreat organization! They have setup networks of support people andbusinesses. When they call a busi-ness that sells powered wheeledchairs, the business respondsquickly and helpfully.

As I finish writing this column,I feel like I told a small portion ofwhat has happened, and a certainamount of calmness has settledover me. Until next week.

AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Choke holds

Just as boa constrictors are un-welcome in the garden, chokingvines are equally unpopular. Thecolorful bittersweet that lookspretty in fall arrangements is thetype of vining plant that can chokethe life out a mature tree. Wisteriais another killer plant unless grownon a sturdy structure like a per-gola. But it’s the ivy family thatcauses me to fret most.

Vines that can attach themselvesto plaster, concrete, wooden fences,or brick siding can do costly struc-tural damage over time. Mansionswith ivy providing footholds for

trysts or elopements may soundromantic on paper, but they cancause walls to crumble. Of coursemansion owners don’t worry aboutcosts, but normal homeowners do.And the best way to avoid thosetypes of repairs is to avoid plant-ing aggressive vines in the firstplace.

Chainlink fencing, metal trel-lises, wooden pergolas, and suchare all sturdy enough to supportyoung vining plants, but some willlast longer than others. Wood lookssturdy, attractive, and natural in agarden setting, but it will eventu-ally rot. Metal will possibly needpaint to cover rusting, and hope-fully outlast wood. But no matterwhich material you choose, theplant will eventually cover its sup-porting structure making it virtu-ally impossible to maintain ap-pearances. So choose strength and

durability over appearances.Not all vines are created equal.

Just as some snakes are more toxicthan others, so some vines are moreaggressive in their climbing meth-ods. Those vines that wrap them-selves around tree trunks, branches,or trellises start out with delicategreen tendrils of growth. Yet, asthey mature, they grow thicker,woodier, and higher. The bitter-sweet vine planted in our first gar-den at the base of out forty-footantenna tower, reached the top ofsaid tower in nine years with achoking strength that bent steelsupports. That’s a real choke hold!

As usual, the best defense is anintelligent offense that involveslearning about the vine you wishto plant. A trip to the library, a callto the local extension office, or atrip to a knowledgeable nurseryshould provide you with all thefacts you need to know. Utilizingthe wisdom of others’ mistakeswill hopefully prevent you frominadvertently welcoming a chokehold constrictor into your gardenof weedin’.

Pine Island doesn’t need a new libraryTo the Editor:

Pine Island doesn’t need a newlibrary. The one we have is bigenough for books. Times havechanged. The kids have iPads. Theydo their school work on them. Youcan get the news on them so news-papers don’t sell like they did afew years back.

I was told we needed a new li-brary like Zumbrota and CannonFalls. We also need a place formeetings. What about city hall,the American Legion, and the newschool. I didn’t know we were keep-

ing up with the Joneses. I don’tknow of any other town that builta bridge to nowhere.

We need more businesses intown to help pay taxes for thingsthey think they need. There are somany for sale now. If they don’tsell like the flower shop we willhave an empty down town.

Twenty-five years ago I said thepeople who work for the govern-ment wouldn’t have jobs if theydidn’t work for the government.Now we have more people work-ing for the government, higher

taxes, and a huge deficit.I went to Plainview this week to

the chiropractor who graduatedfrom Pine Island High School sev-eral years ago. He asked me whydid they build a new school wayout there. I said “who knows. Goodquestion.”

Twenty years from now down-town will be relocated out there.Then the bridge to nowhere willbe somewhere. We don’t need anew library, we need smarter publicofficials.

Marlene McGeePine Island

What’s happening to the old library?To the Editor:

Reading my News-Record, I wasvery interested to read a petitionis going on about the library andhaving a new one built.

I understand these communitiesare growing and need more roomin their facilities. Therefore, youmust keep in your budget and don’tget crazy.

I do have a problem with this,as I hope the library will not betorn down. It’s a landmark in PineIsland, I feel, and needs to be leftalone if it’s still in good condi-tion. You just don’t go tearingbuildings down. I would like tosee it used for a kids’ place or ateen center, or anything else thatwould make sense. Don’t tear itdown.

I remember going to the librarythere when in school and that wasfun. Many memories there, I’msure for those of us who went toschool in Pine Island. I guess Ifeel if a bigger library is needed, Iagree with a new one. But I’mconcerned about where it will beand what happens to the one now.

I know there are steps to get inthe library. Would that be a prob-lem for people to get in? Maybethat is a factor too?

I’m just voicing my opinion on

this. I hope the decision that ismade is a good one. Libraries area must in a community.

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United States history with Mus-lim states dates to the birth of ournation and the Barbary Wars whenthe Barbary pirates seized Ameri-can merchant ships and held thecrew for ransom. The Barbary rul-ers were from North African Mus-lim states.

In 1785, Thomas Jefferson andJohn Adams asked Tripoli’s am-bassador, Sidi Haji Abdrahaman,why they enslaved U.S. merchantswithout provocation. He replied,“It was written in their Koran, thatall nations which had not acknowl-edged the Prophet were sinners,whom it was the right and duty ofthe faithful to plunder and enslave;and that every mussulman whowas slain in this warfare was sureto go to paradise . . .”

The United States came to a onemillion dollar settlement in 1795that resulted in the release of 115

Supressing Muslim extremistsAmerican sailors, some of whomwere held for more than a decade.The amount totaled one-sixth ofthe entire U.S. budget.

Tributes for safe passage con-tinued until President Jefferson sentthe American Navy (Marines) tothe “shores of Tripoli.” The U.S.naval vessel “Enterprise” defeatedthe “Tripoli” and subsequentlyresulted in a naval blockade of theBarbary ports.

A decisive battle was won bythe Marines in 1805. It is memori-alized in the Marine Hymn and isthe first time the U.S. flag wasraised in victory over foreign soil.

Jefferson agreed to pay $60,000for American prisoners as part ofthe peace treaty. Clearly this wasnot an unconditional surrender. TheBarbary pirates captured Ameri-can ships when we were preoccu-pied with the War of 1812, butvictory in the second Barbary Warof 1815 ended the tributes perma-nently.

The French invasion of Algiersin 1830 is considered the final blowto the Barbary States. Mediterra-nean European countries wereraided with such frequency from

the 16th to 19th century that anestimated one million Europeanswere enslaved.

The Paris bombing by a Mus-lim State (ISIL) is another call-to-arms. The refugees spilling intoEurope from Syria forced me toreevaluate military options con-sidering President Barack Obama’sunsuccessful and confusing at-tempts at diplomacy with Muslimstates. If peace is unobtainable witha sympathetic Obama, then I don’tsee much hope through negotia-tion.

ISIL not only terrorizes the worldwith radical Muslim recruits, butthey have taken and held signifi-cant cities in Iraq. This is no longerthe JV as Obama once identifiedthem. They form a radical Mus-lim state that must be addressedwith a strategy using covert andmilitary might.

If Obama is willing to commit,he shouldn’t have trouble findingsupport at home and with like-minded allies in Europe and theworld. This has been a tiresomeand endless war. Supressing Mus-lim extremism is our only hopefor some peace.

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Van Morrisontribute comingto State Theatre

ZUMBROTA – The many in-carnations of Van Morrison, from“Brown-Eyed Girl,” and“Domino,” to “Into The Mystic,”and “Cleaning Windows,” are cel-ebrated and led by Twin Citiessoul and blues man Mick Sterlingon Saturday, November 21 at 7:30p.m. at the State Theatre.

With “Beautiful Vision: TheEssential Songs of Van Morrison,”audiences will hear hits and deepcuts alike, with intricate, essen-tial background vocals brilliantlyhandled by Cate Fierro, KatieGearty and Michelle Cassioppi andthe classic Morrison horn partsdelivered by The Street Choir HornSection.

Morrison is a Northern Irishsinger-songwriter and musicianwith six Grammys to his nameand a knighthood received this yearfor his contributions to music.

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ZumbrotaZM High School hosts Veterans Day program

Keynote speaker Byron Boraas, left, and Quinn Rasmussen look onduring the posting of the colors.

Student Speaker, Sophie Holm talkedabout what Veterans Day means toher.

Frank Aunan, left, is with members of the Zumbrota VFW, MazeppaAmerican Legion, and Honor Guard standing with the American flagwhile Karen Warnke tells the history of the folding of the flag.

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA – Zumbrota-

Mazeppa Schools hosted the an-nual Veterans Day program onWednesday, November 11, at thehigh school gymnasium. Membersof the Zumbrota VFW, ZumbrotaAmerican Legion, MazeppaAmerican Legion, and the HonorGuard were present during theprogram and provided the post-ing of the colors.

Elementary school principalQuinn Rasmussen was the masterof ceremonies, the high school bandand choir were on hand to providemusic, student Sophie Holm gavea speech, and the keynote speakerwas Byron Boraas.

Boraas was born and raised inZumbrota. After graduating fromhigh school in 1967 he attendedthe Minnesota School of Businessuntil 1968. Beginning in 1969 heserved in the US Navy before be-ing discharged in 1972. Duringhis service he was in Vietnam from1971 to 1972. Upon returning homehe married his wife, Barb. Theyhave four children who all gradu-ated from Zumbrota-MazeppaHigh School, and he currently has

grandchildren in the elementaryschool. In 2004, Boraas retired fromIBM and continues to make hishome here in Zumbrota.

Following Boraas’s address,Karen Warnke gave a presenta-tion on the history of the foldingof the flag, followed by closingremarks by Rasmussen, and theplaying of “Taps” by RyanBorgstrom.

The ZM High School band, under the direction of Scott Cory, performedthe Star Spangled Banner and “Armed Forces Salute” at the VeteransDay program.

Zumbrota Health Serviceshonors its veteransZUMBROTA – Zumbrota Health Services and Heartland Hospice celebratedVeterans Day, November 11, with a program honoring veterans in theCare Center and the Bridges Assisted Living. Above: Wilfred Kalmoeshows his certificate for service in the United States Marine Corps.

Jule Majerus places a flag with Edith and Frank Goplen at ZumbrotaHealth Services.

ZM NHS raises money for Feed My Starving ChildrenEAGAN – On Thursday, November 5, the seniors from Zumbrota-MazeppaHigh School’s National Honor Society traveled to Feed My StarvingChildren in Eagan to participate in their program. These kids raised $500to donate to the organization. Front row, from left to right: CalleyGunhus, Grace Myran, Bailey Berg, Derek Stehr, Rebecca Steffes, and

Sophia Holm; middle row: Rachel Tschann, Bre Haag, Katie Grudem, KatHodgman, Sarah Gehrke, Morgan Olson, Laura Drackley, and AmberBrown; back row: Olivia Whipple, Aricka Roberson, Katelynn Mehrkens,Sid Subramaniam, Colton Webster, and Alec Hunstad.

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Zumbrota

By Sandy HadlerZUMBROTA – A crowd of 50-

plus people attended the Novem-ber 6 Citizens Concerned aboutRail Line (CCARL) meeting atthe VFW in Zumbrota. Spokes-person Heather Arndt said the goalof the organization is to keep thosewho live in the affected areas up-dated on what is happening withthe proposed Zip Rail betweenRochester and the Twin Cities.The ultimate goal is to get the Fed-eral Railroad Administration toproclaim a “No Build” decision.

She said proponents of theOlmsted County plan, which hasbeen nicknamed the Zip Line, arestill considering both Highway 52and Highway 56 as potential travelcorridors. Because most of theeast-west roads in Goodhue Countywould have to be closed, due tothe high speed of the trains, whichmakes it impossible for vehiclesto cross the tracks safely, an el-evated track is now being consid-ered.

Arndt said in studying the situ-ation, they learned that the trackcannot be built in the Highway 52median because, in order to do so,the median must be 80-feet wideand the Highway 52 median isonly about 60-feet wide in someplaces. To build within the me-dian would violate the safety rulesestablished for freeways.

Arndt said that is why the CAPXpower poles couldn’t be placed inthe median and were installed onprivate property. Because of this,a mile-wide right-of-way is beingconsidered on the west side ofHighway 52, all the way from theTwin Cities to Rochester wherethe Zip Rail corridor could be built.

Arndt said that means 100% ofthe property that would be takenfor the project is privately owned.Two miles on either side of theold railroad bed by Highway 56are also being considered for acorridor in that area. Those whofavor the Highway 56 route maybe surprised to learn that farmershave acquired the railroad bed, soit is no longer public property, andit is not available to be used forthe project.

After MnDOT announced thatno public money will be used forthe project, the North AmericanHigh Speed Rail group took aninterest in Olmsted County’s Zip

Rail that would connect Roches-ter to the Twin Cities. NAHSRGis a private entity, and if it hap-pens to take over the project it isonly interested in building a high-speed rail system along Highway52, and will dismiss Highway 56as the alternate corridor for theproject. Arndt noted that Congress-man Steve Drazkowski has spon-sored a bill to take away all publicfunding for NAHSRG.

Drazkowski, who was in atten-dance, told the crowd that he plansto contact Representative TimKelly, who is the state transporta-tion chair. He will urge him tohold a public hearing soon, mostlikely in Cannon Falls or Zum-brota, so people can talk abouthigh speed rail with the HouseTransportation Committee. He alsois going to ask MnDOT to handover any correspondence about theZip Rail project from all entitiesinvolved. He told those in atten-dance that he may ask for theirhelp when reviewing the materi-als.

Despite many local people be-ing against the high speed railproject, Arndt said there are peoplewho see a need for the Zip Railbecause it is tied to DestinationMedical Center and the 2023World’s Fair, which is rumored topossibly be held in Rosemount ata cost of $4 billion. In compari-son, the estimated cost of the ZipRail project is $4. 2 billion. Oppo-nents note that the ridership be-tween the Cities and Rochesterwould never be high enough tosustain the life of the Zip Rail with-out using government subsidies.Drazkowski said he has writtenanother bill to prohibit public fund-ing for the potential MinnesotaWorld’s Fair.

Arndt said both Olmsted Countyand NAHSRG have admitted thattheir need for the Zip Rail is tiedto events like the World’s Fairand Destination Medical Center.She said using these events as areason to build the high speed railproject “is a violation of the Fed-eral Railroad Administrationrules.” Arndt said, “The rail projectis not supposed to be dependenton something else being created.It must stand alone as it is. Theproject should not be approved,and the decision of the FederalRailroad Administration should be

a no-build decision.”Barb Stussy said NAHSRG had

not filed an application for theproposed Las Vegas-Los Ange-les high speed route that they havebeen interested in pursuing. Arndtthought they had been trying touse this rail project to leverageRochester, and Rochester was us-ing it to push the state. “And thenthey didn’t file. This is why weshould be very cautious about themas a private entity,” she said. Andbecause of constant changes inleadership at NAHSRG, Arndtasked, “Is this organization ma-ture enough for this big of an en-deavor? This is a reason why ourstate should not go into any kindof agreement with them at thispoint in time. I’m not very confi-dent that as a business entity theyare mature enough, sound enough,solid enough, and stable enough,since they are always changingtheir leadership and their Facebookinformation.”

Nora Felton asked everyone toremind Rochester residents thatthe figures they’ve heard have beenmanufactured to sell the Zip Railproject. She pointed out inconsis-tencies in information. For ex-ample, the trains were originallypredicted to be running around 110miles per hour and that has in-creased to 310 miles per hour. Thetime of travel between the TwinCities and Rochester was firstthought to be 50 minutes, and thatnow has been reduced to 29 min-utes. The plan was originally tohave the tracks on the ground, andnow they may be elevated. Costof tickets started out at $60 perone-way ride, and that has droppedto $30 per ride. Felton pointed outthat Rochester could become a loserif it only takes 29 minutes to travelfrom Rochester to the Twin Cit-ies, as people may decide to eat atrestaurants and stay in motels upthere because there is more nightlife there than in Rochester.

Arndt said Olmsted County isnow in the process of completingTier 1 EIS, and little informationabout the decisions being madehave been shared with the public.She said the completion date con-tinues to be delayed. Tier 1 willaddress whether Highway 52 orHighway 56 will be chosen as thecorridor for the project. Tier 2 willget into more detail about whatland will be used for the project,where to block off roads, and toidentify houses that may be in theway.

Arndt said MnDOT is consid-ering hitting the pause button af-ter Tier 1 is done because of lackof funds. She said, “But that hasn’tstopped NAHSR yet, so we arenot yet done.” She said CCARLwould like to host a meeting withMnDOT to discuss its multi-mo-bile plan, which will be takenaround the state to get input. Thatplan is about big concepts, one ofwhich is the state rail plan. It will

probably be spring before a meet-ing is scheduled.Comments and questions

Arndt was asked if CCARL ismaking ground or losing it. Sheresponded, “It depends on themoment.” Felton added, “In 2016they were supposed to breakground. We have slowed themdown considerably.” Arndt agreedthat the large amount of anti-ZipRail proponents, who showed upin Kenyon at the first meeting, seta precedent that helped to slowdown the proposed project.

One man said, “I believe OlmstedCounty couldn’t care in the leastabout what we want. A few yearsago they fought DM&E tooth andnails about rebuilding their lineby Rochester. All of a sudden theywant us to support this and theywouldn’t support us in the freighttrain issue.”

Someone questioned if it is tech-nically possible in a cold climateto do high speed rail. It was men-tioned that there is high speed railin one of the Scandinavian coun-tries, but it has a lot of issues andproblems. Another man asked ifsurveyors had begun working yet,and Arndt said they have not.

A woman commented that drugdealers are excited about the pos-sibility of a Zip Rail going fromChicago to Rochester and on tothe Twin Cities. Earlier, rumorssuggested that the line would goall the way to Chicago, but that isuncertain now.

Arndt said, “They are stealingour property for something ludi-crous, and it is not right.”Conclusion of meeting

Stussy said the EnvironmentalImpact Statement (EIS) could becoming out soon. She urged ev-eryone to have questions ready,as there will probably only be ashort period of time to respond.Arndt said there is a 30-day com-ment period and she plans to askfor an extension to 90 days, sincethere is legal precedent to do so.A woman in the audience said thatearlier in the day it was announcedthat the study will come out inearly to mid-December.

A man in attendance, who hasbecome very involved withCCARL, said it is important forthe group to think of themselvesas a community that is tied to-gether with a common goal andthey must rely on each other. Hesaid, “You may not be in the tar-get zone when it shifts to you.That’s why we need to stick to-gether. Our strength comes in ourmembers, whether Highway 52or Highway 56 is the target. Theywant to divide and conquer. Wearen’t fighting just for one of theprojects not to happen, we are fight-ing to keep both of them out ofhere.”

The next meeting of CCARLwill be at 6 p.m. on Thursday,December 3, at the Cannon FallsHigh School auditorium.

Lively discussion at CCARLmeeting in Zumbrota Nov. 6

Moore winsPatriot Pencontest at ZM

ZUMBROTA – The Zumbrota-Mazeppa fifth grade classes par-ticipated in the Patriot Pen essaycontest sponsored by the VFW.Haley Moore was announced thefirst place overall winner in thecontest on November 11 and willadvance to the district level. Otherwinners for each fifth grade class-room were Torey Stencel, TiffanyStensland, and Alison Westin.

Christmas Outreachkicks off in ZumbrotaBy Tawny Michels

ZUMBROTA – CateMcConaughey of Zumbrota hasdecided to continue the ChristmasOutreach program that she startedlast year. The outreach, whichtakes nominations of families/people in need and then connectsthem with other Zumbrota resi-dents who provide gifts, gift bas-kets, and in some case cribs orbeds, helped six Zumbrota fami-lies last Christmas.

“The Zumbrota Christmas Out-reach is so close to my heart,”McConaughey said of why shechose to continue the program.“How many of us silently struggleduring the holidays? How manyof us choose not to pay our billsfor a month just so that we cangive Christmas to our kids?”

Last year the outreach made sureeach child in the six families gotat least one gift. Most got several,

and parent(s) got a large basketfilled to the brim with hot choco-late and other goodies as well aspractical items like soap, lotion,razors, flashlights, and tools. Vol-unteers purchased a brand new bedset, a crib, and several Christmasdinners. McConaughey partneredwith Busby’s in town to providean account where people couldanonymously give money to payfor the cost of these items. A local4-H group also volunteered to helpout, and has generously offered tohelp again this year.

Last year the outreach focusedprimarily on families, but this yearis opening nominations up to allindividuals. Examples of who tonominate include the elderly per-son living along, a single parentfamily, a family that is strugglingfinancially, etc. The qualificationsfor the program state that the fam-ily or individual must have a Zum-brota address, and that this out-reach is truly for those who are inhard times and are getting little-to-no help from other areas.

“I know that there are manypeople looking for someplace tohelp out. Please consider helpingout the Zumbrota Christmas Out-reach. Let’s bless our neighbors,”McConaughey said. “There are somany organizations out there toreach those that are struggling, buthow many reach the person rightnext door to us? “

Anyone wanting to volunteershould do so by contactingMcConaughey, and all gifts anddonations should be made by De-cember 12 to ensure packagingand drop off by Christmas Eve.Anyone interested should contacther at [email protected].

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Obituaries

Sharon Ross 1953-2015

Sharon K. Ross, age 62, of ruralLake City, died on November 11,2015, as a result of injuries re-ceived in a motor vehicle acci-dent near Rochester.

Sharon Kay Klindworth wasborn on October 26, 1953, in LakeCity to Ronald H. and Arlene L.(nee Kackmann) Klindworth. Shegrew up on the family farm andattended Mazeppa Schools. Sharongraduated from Mazeppa HighSchool in 1971 and started work-ing for the Mayo Clinic. On De-cember 2, 1972, she marriedChester Ross at St. John’s LutheranChurch in Mazeppa. They madetheir home in Mazeppa until pur-chasing their farm. In 1980, Sharonstarted working as an administra-tive assistant and MARS coordi-nator for the Mazeppa Schools,

positions she was still holding atthe time of her death. Sharon wasactive with the Goodhue CountyMounted Sheriff’s Posse, quilt-ing, hunting, adult mentoring, birdwatching, reading, flower garden-ing, and crafts. She enjoyed any-thing concerning wolves, anythingoutdoors, was an avid walker andespecially enjoyed her grandchil-dren and great-grandson.

Sharon is survived by her hus-band, Chet; son, Tony (Jena) Rossof Red Wing; grandchildren, Dylan(Emily) Kiker of Morristown andMark Lonergan of Lyle; great-grandson, Bentley Kiker; father,Ronald Klindworth of Lake City;siblings, Darold (Andrea)Klindworth of Yarragon, Victoria,Australia, Marion (Jeff) Breuer ofLake City, Dennis Klindworth ofMazeppa, Bonnie (Bruce) Gibsonof Rochester and Duane (Deanna)Klindworth of Augusta, Wiscon-sin; mother and father-in-law, Donaand Omer Ross; sisters-in-law, Pat(Jerry) Siems and Pam (Denny)Poncelet, all of Mazeppa; andnieces and nephews.

Sharon was preceded in deathby her mother, Arlene; brother-in-law, Omer D. Ross; and sister-in-law, Lisa Klindworth.

The funeral service was held onSunday, November 15, at OurSaviour’s Lutheran Church inZumbrota with Pastor EricWestlake officiating.

Lorraine Kunde 1927-2015

GOODHUE – Lorraine MaeSchwartau Kunde, age 87, ofGoodhue died Friday, November6, 2015 at the Lake City Care Cen-ter.

She was born on November 30,1927, in Lake City to Albert W.and Wilhelmina (Gawrisch)Fitschen. She was baptized atImmanuel Lutheran Church inWest Florence on December 26,1927 and was later confirmed there.Lorraine graduated from LincolnHigh School in Lake City in 1945.She worked for C.H. Bentley LawOffice in Red Wing before mar-rying Robert Schwartau on May1, 1948. Together they farmed inGoodhue and raised three sons untilBob’s death in 1969. On June 24,1977, Lorraine married HaroldKunde in Goodhue. They farmedbetween Goodhue and Mazeppauntil Harold’s retirement. Harolddied in 2002. In addition to farm-ing, Lorraine worked for ZibbleInsurance Agency in Red Wingfrom 1970 to 1990. She was ac-tive at St. John’s Church in RedWing as a Sunday school teacherand Ladies Guild member. Shelater joined Grace Lutheran Church

in rural Goodhue, where she servedon various committees. Lorrainewas also an active member of theFeatherstone Extension HomeStudy Group, and the FeatherstoneFarm Bureau, and a volunteer adultleader for the Featherstone Boost-ers 4-H Club.

She is survived by her three sons,Chuck (Carol) Schwartau ofGoodhue, Ron (Connie) Schwartauof Balaton, and Bruce (Deborah)Schwartau of Kasson; three step-children, Mary Kunde of SiouxFalls, South Dakota, Neal Kundeof Grand Junction, Colorado, andCindy (Craig) Balfany of Blaine;four grandchildren, Casandra(Mike) Veiseth of Zumbrota,Corinne (Kevin) Stephens of Kan-sas City, Missouri, Craig (Julie)Schwartau of Cottage Grove, andLaura (Robert) Gough of SouthSt. Paul; two step-grandsons, Aus-tin and Jansen Balfany, both ofBlaine; five great-grandchildren,Kjersten, Liv, and Liesl Veisethof Zumbrota and Anna and HenrySchwartau of Cottage Grove; onesister, Katherine (Jerry) Bruss ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin; and manynieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death byher two husbands, RobertSchwartau and Harold Kunde; twograndchildren, StephanieSchwartau and Quinn Balfany;parents; two brothers, Vernon andAllen Fitschen; sister, VeronaMeincke; brother-in-law, RobertMeincke; and sister-in-law,Mildred Fitschen.

A memorial service was heldWednesday, November 11, at St.John’s Lutheran Church in ruralGoodhue with Reverend DeanGunn officiating. Burial followedat Oakwood Cemetery in RedWing. Online condolences maybe shared with the family atwww.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Virginia Larsson 1931-2015

MAZEPPA – Virginia N.Larsson, 84, of Mazeppa, passedaway peacefully on Thursday,November 12, 2015 at her homesurrounded by family after an un-expected illness.

Virginia Nancy Tillman wasborn on September 30, 1931, toVera and Ray Tillman in Dows,Iowa. On February 22, 1948, shemarried Craig M. Larsson at theLittle Brown Church in the Valein Nashua, Iowa. They made theirhome in Belmond, Iowa, wherethey started their family. In 1964,they moved to St. Charles, Illi-nois. She worked for General Elec-tric and The Pheasant Run Play-house. They moved to Mazeppain 1970, where they farmed to-gether until Craig Sr. passed awayin 1993. Virginia has been run-

ning the farm independently sincethen. In 1982, she worked at theFisherman’s Inn Restaurant andthe Golden Fox Café until open-ing her own restaurant, BroadwayCafe, with her daughter, BarbKennedy. Virginia enjoyed win-ters with her husband in Phoenix,Arizona. For the past twenty yearsshe and her sister Eleanor droveher motorhome to Texas. Herdaughter Barb, sister Bonnie, andbrother Corbin all vacationed withher in Texas. Virginia was a mem-ber of the Bear Valley Church,VFW Auxiliary, and Ladies Aid.Her philosophy was “Don’t crybecause it’s over; smile because ithappened.”

Virginia is survived by her chil-dren, Steven (Deb) Larsson of Lakeof Egypt, Illinois, Joel Larsson ofSt. Cloud, Barbara (Howard)Kennedy of Zumbro Falls, CraigJr. (Jonathan Campbell) Larssonof South Minneapolis; grandchil-dren, Christen (Brian) Forsell, Kyle(Sarah) Muenkel, Erin Larsson,Angela (Brad) McGee; great-grandchildren, Cole Muenkel,Kylin Muenkel, Kale Muenkel,McKenna Meyer, MaKenleeForsell, Tillie McGee; one brother;and three sisters.

Virginia was preceded in deathby her husband Craig Larsson Sr.,grandson, Eric Craig Larsson; twobrothers; and two sisters.

The funeral service was heldMonday, November 16, at St.John’s Lutheran Church inMazeppa with Pastor Alan Hornofficiating.

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The Great AmericanSmokeout is Nov. 19Submitted by Goodhue CountyHealth and Human Services

The 40th Great AmericanSmokeout is coming up on Novem-ber 19. This event is sponsored bythe American Cancer Society andis held every year on the third Thurs-day in November. This event chal-lenges current tobacco users to stopusing tobacco – even for just oneday.

Everyone has a reason to quit,whether it’s health problems, cost,or family pressure. This is a greatday for smokers to come togetherand make a plan to quit for good.The American Cancer Society heldthe first Great American Smokeoutin November 1976 and helped aboutone million U.S smokers to quit fora day.

The Four Corners Partnership, acollaboration working to reducetobacco’s harm in Dodge, Goodhue,Rice, and Steele Counties, has beenworking to reduce young adult ex-posure to tobacco. More than 95percent of all smokers start beforethe age of 18, while 99 percent startbefore they are 30. In the past fewmonths, Red Wing passed updatesto their “Youth Access” tobaccoretailer ordinance and voted to treatelectronic cigarettes like traditionalcigarettes.

Tobacco use remains the numberone preventable cause of death anddisease in the United States. Around42 million Americans and 14.4 per-cent of Minnesotans still smoke ciga-rettes.

The rewards of quitting smokingare almost immediate. In just 20minutes, heart rate and blood pres-sure will decrease. In just 12 hours,the carbon monoxide levels in thebody return to normal. Within 48hours your ability to smell and tasteis returning. There are many more

benefits to quitting that take placewithin the first year. Within fiveyears some cancer threats are cut inhalf.

This year QUITPLAN services,a free tobacco cessation programavailable to any Minnesotan, is hold-ing “Mini-Quit Mondays.” Eachmonth on a specific Monday, thereis a certain challenge where one hasa chance to win a $100 Amazon giftcard. These challengers are also agreat way to help one get ready toquit.

The Great American Smokeoutis a great way to shine light on thebenefits of quitting. Whether youor someone you know is trying toquit or has been thinking of quittingin the future, remember that thereare many good resources available.The process of quitting will taketime, but the outcome will be veryrewarding.

Anyone interested in quittingsmoking can go towww.quitplan.com or call 1-800-354-PLAN.

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Zumbrota

ZFD receives several grantsZUMBROTA – The Zumbrota Fire Department received $1,500 from Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation(MERC) on Monday, November 9. From left to right are ZFD Captain Tim Frank, Lieutenant Darrel Leonard(and also Southeast Minnesota Operations Supervisor for MERC), and Administrative Chief Mike Boraas.Within the past couple months, the ZFD has received several grants. Along with the $1,500 from MERC was$1,500 from the Wisconsin Public Service Foundation to procure an Automated External Defibrillator tokeep onboard one of the trucks. A Kwik Trip corporate grant of $500 will be used for rope/grain bin rescueequipment. $1,000 from Goodhue County Co-op Operation Round-up will also be used for rope/grain binrescue equipment. And $2,000 from the Minnesota DNR provides matching funds for water movingequipment.

ZM students sing in St. Olaf Choral FestivalNORTHFIELD – On Sunday, November 8, the annual St. Olaf Choral Festival was held at St. Olaf College inNorthfield. Students from Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School were invited to attend. Participating were, fromleft to right, front row: Sabrina Spratte, Caleigh Avery, Katy Gerleman, Justine Cash, Layla Sjolander, andAshlynn Taft; back row: Alex Moreno, Nathan Horsch, Alex Miller, and Dalton Ludington. The festival choirwas directed by the St. Olaf choral director Anton Armstrong. They performed the songs “Unexpected andMysterious” arranged by John Ferguson, “Tyrley Tyrlow” by Peter Warlock, “It Is Well With My Soul”arranged by Yu-Shan Tsai, and “I Hear America Singing” by Andre J. Thomas.

Veterans walk for suicide awareness

Veteran Josh Mulder, with his service dog Traveler, carries the American flag while veteran Eric Eastman,with his service dog Trump, carries the UIVA flag at the Zumbrota VFW as they start the second day of theirtrek from the University of Minnesota to the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA – On Monday,

November 9, Stary-Yerka VFWPost 5727 in Zumbrota got somesurprise visitors from the Univer-sity of Iowa. Six veterans, alongwith some family members,showed up with the American flagin hand. They learned that thesetravelers are working in teams ofsix and traveling from the Uni-versity of Minnesota to the Uni-versity of Iowa in a week for agood cause: to remember the 22veterans who commit suicide ev-ery day.

These men and women startedtheir 286 mile journey at 10 a.m.on Sunday, November 8, at TCFBank Stadium at the Universityof Minnesota. They passed throughZumbrota around 12:30 p.m. ontheir second day of walking, andended their second day at 6 p.m.in Rochester. Their journey endedon Saturday, November 14 atKinnick Stadium at the Univer-sity of Iowa to kick off the IowaHawkeyes vs. Minnesota Gophersfootball game.

This walk was hosted by theUniversity of Iowa Veterans As-

sociation (UIVA) as their annualruck march. All of the ruckers(walkers) are veterans themselvesand are walking in honor of lovedones, brothers or sisters in arms,who lost the fight with post-trau-matic stress disorder.

Ruckers carried 22 pounds tohonor the 22 veterans who taketheir own lives every day. The 22-pound sacks were made up of per-sonal belongings of the volunteerruck marchers which hold signifi-cance to their personal militaryexperience or which honor theservice of friends or family.

Mazeppa truck gets extensive workBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

MAZEPPA – Mazeppa PublicWorks Director Scott Ellingsontold the city council at its Novem-ber 10 meeting that new hydrau-lics for the belly blade of the plowwere ordered. Mayor John Betcherhad concerns about the amount ofmoney recently put into the city’sorange truck. About $8,000 wasspent on brakes, suspension, andsuch. City administrator clerk KarlNahrgang said the truck neededto be used this winter and the up-grades were needed to bring thetruck to code.

Councilman Tom Marsh sug-gested that city staff look into pric-ing for a replacement truck in thespring.

Ellingson also said heaters werehooked up in both well houses inpreparation for the winter.Clearing snow from sidewalks

Councilman Mike Hammesasked if city staff would be clear-ing snow off sidewalks on Sec-ond Avenue. City attorney SteveErwin pointed out to a city ordi-nance that states property ownersare responsible for removing snowfrom sidewalks on their own prop-erty. If the property owner does

not have the snow cleared withina set time period, the city mayclear the snow and charge the prop-erty owner for the cost.Lieffring permit approved

A building permit was requestedby Kevin Lieffring for a doublewide trailer to be put on his landsouth of Elm Street by the trailerpark. The request was approvedby the council.

Heather Stauffacher expressedconcerns regarding the ability forLieffring to get the trailer on theintended property, near Elm Streetand Third Avenue, without dam-aging her yard. Erwin said if herproperty is damaged by Lieffringhe is responsible for damage.Stauffacher also questioned if thestructures he has are allowed in analleyway. The council and staffwill look at the alley to see if anyaction needs to be pursued.Policing report

Wabasha County Chief DeputyJim Warren presented the call re-port for October. Deputies re-sponded to six traffic violations,three driving complaints, two civilmatters, two harassment/threatreports, two theft offenses, tworequests to check on a person’s

welfare, a reckless driving com-plaint, one property left behind, adomestic incident, a fraud report,a medical call, a sudden death,and a trespassing complaint.

Warren thanked the city for al-lowing the department to use thefire station as a command centerduring an incident.Other business

A motion was made by TomMarsh, seconded by DeraldMitchell, to certify a delinquentwater/sewer bill with the countyauditor/treasurer to have theamount put on the property’s taxes.

A job opening for a liquor storemanager was posted. Nahrgangsaid a few applications have beenreceived. The deadline to applywas November 12.

Erwin prepared an as-is agree-ment and bill of sale for the oldfire truck that was sold by the firedepartment. He also shared a newsarticle with the council related toa dispute between former residentSteve Peplinski and the City ofCaledonia.

Nahrgang met with school offi-cials and the playground commit-tee for the school playground up-grade project.

ZM FFA soils judging team qualifies for StateLANESBORO – On October 21, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa FFA soils judging team received first place, withseveral high individuals, at the regional competition in Lanesboro. The team qualified for State and willcompete at the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus in April. From left to right are FFA members EthanHofshulte, Aricka Roberson (fourth place individual), Emily Haugen (third place individual), Casey Dykes(sixth place individual), and Brynn Karstens (fifth place individual).

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA – Thanksgiving

morning, November 26, will markthe sixth annual Zumbrota Tur-key Trot to benefit the ZumbrotaArea Food Shelf. As in the past,this year’s Turkey Trot will beginat 8 a.m. at the library side of theCovered Bridge. Participants areasked to make a free-will dona-tion for the Zumbrota Area FoodShelf of non-perishable food itemsor cash.

Laurie Brengman, a coordina-tor for the event, reminds every-one that this is a “no frills” eventwith 100 percent of Turkey Trotdonations going to the food shelf.“Who needs another T-shirt?”Brengman said. “There are otherTurkey Trots or Gobble Wobbles,but ours gives back 100 percent.It truly is a great way to start theday – feeling good about yourselffor getting outside and for givingto others.” Donations help to meet

individuals’ and families’ foodneeds in Zumbrota and the sur-rounding areas.

Previous Thanksgiving morn-ings have offered a wide varietyof weather. In 2012, participantsstarted to walk, run, or trot in 51degrees weather. Last year, de-spite a below zero temperature,60 people bundled up and partici-pated. The $1,200 and 323 poundsof food donated matched the pre-vious year’s high totals.

This is a family and pet friendlyevent where people of all ages,abilities, and stamina can partici-pate. Individuals or families pick

the distance and the pace: one mile,three miles, or all the way to theend of the trail for ten miles. Of-ten, multiple generations in a familyparticipate, including children instrollers or riding tricycles or bi-cycles. Some people have showntheir creativity, wearing turkey hatsor other Thanksgiving-themedapparel. In previous years, mostparticipants have wrapped up theirmorning walks or runs by 9 a.m.,allowing them plenty of time tohead off to their destinations fortheir Thanksgiving holiday.

The Turkey Trot was among the2013 Star of the North awards inrecognition of this communityevent and its support.

For those unable to attend theTurkey Trot, cash donations canbe sent to: Zumbrota Area FoodShelf, PO Box 43, Zumbrota, MN55992. Questions regarding theevent can be directed to Mike orLaurie Brengman.

United Redeemer Lutheran Churchpresented Golden Beet Award

ZUMBROTA – United Re-deemer Lutheran Church in Zum-brota was awarded the Golden BeetAward from Minnesota HungerSolutions on November 1 for theirgarden donations to the ZumbrotaArea Food Shelf this past sum-mer and fall.

The United Redeemer gardenhas been in existence for aboutten years. Initially the garden wasplanted in soil on church prop-erty. Due to poor soil quality, raisedbeds were constructed as part of aBoy Scout Eagle project. Thereare currently eight raised beds.Jaycee Nilson coordinates thegarden project and dedicatedchurch members plant, tend, har-vest, and distribute itsbounty. Garden produce is pickedto coincide with days the food shelfis open. Produce is also distrib-uted to shut-ins around town andto the Zumbrota Towers andBridges residents.

Locally grown produce dona-tions were promoted through Min-nesota Hunger Solutions HarvestCampaign for the months of Au-gust and September. In additionto the United Redeemer donations,many area individuals as well asthe USDA garden in Goodhuedelivered produce to the food shelf.A total of 745 pounds of freshgarden produce was received in

August and September. Thisamount did not include producedonated earlier in the summer orlater in the fall, as poundage wastracked only for the two monthsof the Harvest Campaign.

The Zumbrota Area Food Shelfwas able to purchase a new refrig-erator to stock more healthy fooditems, including fresh produce,thanks to a grant received fromLive Well Goodhue County thisfall. With the grant money theyalso purchased posters that pro-mote healthy eating. The posters,

in English and Spanish, empha-size eating more fruits and veg-etables, healthy fats, and protein,and provide information on howour bodies use these nutrients.

Several food drives and collec-tions are scheduled for Novem-ber and December by various areagroups. The Zumbrota Food Shelfrelies on the generosity of indi-viduals, local organizations,churches, grants, and communityfood drives to stock their shelvesfor those in need and is very thank-ful for their continued support.

Sixth annual Turkey Trot willbe Thanksgiving morning

Drenckhahn takes first in FFA Junior High ChallengeOn November 12, Zumbrota-Mazeppa students enrolled in the grades 7-8 agriculture class competed at thePlainview-Elgin-Milville FFA Junior High Challenge, where 266 middle school students got a taste of severaldifferent Career Development Events (CDEs). From left to right are the top five ZM students: IsabelleDrenckhahn (first place individual), William Stussy (eighth place), Thomas Janssen (18th place), JakalynArendt (14th place), and Gretta Anderson (10th place).

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MEDIA CENTERMAZEPPA, MINNESOTA

I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)II. Recite Pledge of AllegianceIII. Adopt Agenda (Action)IV. RecognitionV. CommunicationsVI. ReportsVII. Old Businessa. 2014-15 School Audit (Action)

b. Drone Policy (Action)VIII. Patron InputIX. New Businessa. Adopt Consent Agenda (Action)b. Personnel (Action)c. Adding Language to the Grade 7-

12 Registration Guide and Handbook(Action)

d. 2015-16 Teacher and Non-Certi-fied Seniority Lists (Action)

e. 2015-17 Teacher Master Agree-ment (Action)

f. 2016-17 and 2017-18 School Cal-endars (Action)

g. Enrollment Options Report for 2015-2016

X. Board Comments and ReportsXI. Pertinent DatesXII. Future Agenda ItemsXIII. Adjourn Meeting (Action)

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Section B of NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, November 18, 2015 • No. 46

OronocoWanamingo Pine Island

Zumbrota MazeppaGoodhueNeighbors

By Gina MensingOur group of eleven church

members departed from Minne-apolis/St. Paul International Air-port on August 4 to travel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for nine days ofservice with the Missionaries ofCharity sisters located in Delmas31. The group consisted of mem-bers from the Church of St. Paulin Zumbrota and the Church of St.Michael in Pine Island. The tem-perature was 97 degrees when wearrived on this tropical island. Aswe adjusted to the heat, we weregreeted by three sisters and theirdriver. We all piled into a truckwith wooden bench seats in thetruck bed and a protective cage-like cover. When we arrived atthe hospital for malnourished chil-dren, we were directed to a guesthouse which was reserved for vol-unteers. We were there to helpfeed and comfort babies and tod-dlers. With about 28 infants in eachof four rooms, there were about115 babies with two staff per room.That is why volunteers were verymuch appreciated at feeding time.

Our days began with mass inthe chapel. After that, we wouldcome back to the guest house andmake breakfast. Our drinking waterwas bottled and purchased in five-gallon jugs. We cooked using apropane gas stove. We also coulduse a microwave oven. Electric-ity was available from about 5:30p.m. until about 7 a.m. Occasion-ally, it would go out unexpect-edly. At 8:30 a.m., we met at thehospital which was located on thesame compound as the guest house.We would feed babies hot cerealfor breakfast, change diapers, andcuddle and hold them. Parentscould come and visit from 9 a.m.til 11 a.m. We often carried a babyoutdoors to the courtyard and satthere with some of the parents whoalso brought their babies outsidefor a change of scenery. This wasthe time of day that volunteersfrom many organizations wouldstop by and help feed or hold thebabies so that they would alwayshave some personal attention.There were many college-ageadults from Nebraska, Kansas,Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan,Mexico, and Minnesota. They of-ten went to several care centers tohelp in whatever way they could.Shortly after the parents left, wewould feed the babies a lunch ofbrown gravy with a dollop ofcooked rice and pieces of chicken.After lunch, the children went downfor a nap and we went to the guesthouse to make our own lunch. Webrought our own food from hometo lessen the chance of illness andto save on cost, but we also askedthe housekeeper to shop for usand pick up some fresh pineapple,mangoes, papaya and bananas. Thefresh fruit was good. Consideringthe past history of an outbreak ofcholera, we were careful to rinse

the fruit with clean water and thenpeel the skin off before eating.We also made sure to rinse dishesin bleach water after washing themwith soap and tap water.

In the afternoon, we were freeto relax, take a nap, read, or playcards. Then at 3 p.m. we wentback to the hospital to feed thebabies and toddlers their suppermeal. This was usually cooked ricecereal. The rest of the afternoonwas play time with the children.At 6 p.m. we would join the sis-ters in their chapel for eveningprayer. At about 7 p.m. we wentback to the guest house to makesupper. We met people from Illi-nois, Spain, and Austria. We wereencouraged to be in the guest houseby 9:30 p.m. when the guard dogswere let out to roam the compound.Our cement walls were topped withrazor wire. Our bedroom windowshad metal bars and the doors tothe outside were metal, too.

In our few opportunities to goout and about in the city, we sawTap-Taps, the local mass transitof choice which is a pick-up truckwith a topper fitted with benchesin the truck bed and people hop onand off. Most people walked. Somerode motorcycles or drove cars.Traffic was such that it would takean expert to make their way inch-ing through most intersections. Ourdrivers were able to watch out forpedestrians, potholes, dogs, ve-hicles, and cattle all at the sametime.Wound clinic

One morning a few of us wentwith some sisters and some expe-rienced workers to a wound clinicheld at a Catholic school in Port-au-Prince.

We loaded up in one of the SUVsand left at about 8:20 a.m. Ourdriver took us on a long drive toSt. Joseph Parish. Here we disem-barked and walked through a court-yard into a narrow alley wherepeople of all ages sat on both sidesof the pathway on the cement floorwaiting for us to arrive. The firstthing we did was unpack the pre-scription pills. I helped fill plasticspray bottles with clean saline. Ifilled seven or eight bottles. Bythen, they were ready and openfor business. I ended up at one ofthe two exam tables working withPascal, a young Haitian womanwho had trained in Alabama as awound technologist. The first pa-tient we had was an 18-year-oldyoung mother with severe burns.The next person was a paraplegicyoung man followed by a youngadult woman who had a swollen,infected finger. Pascal injected apain killer and tried to clean outthe infection before applying an-tiseptic gel and bandaging. Theygave the woman antibiotic pillsand pills for pain and told her tocome back later for a recheck.

Others attended to included awoman with breast cancer, one

with a large cut, and another witha knife wound. We gave out anti-biotics, vitamins, pain relievers,and cough syrup. After three hours,the clinic closed for the day. Weserved about 400 people.

We then packed up the medi-cines and the other supplies in thecupboards. The sisters moppedthe floors with bleach and water,and we left a little after noon. Af-ter getting into the SUV, we triedto drive out into the main streetbut were unable to pass becausevendors had trucks parked in themiddle of the street. While wewaited, vendors walked by andasked to sell us different thingssuch as garbage bags and t-shirts.One woman carried an aluminumtub filled with metal dishes in thecenter of which was a stew potwith soup or stew of some kind.She was selling lunch to people.She carried all of this on her head.Many products are carried on thehead as a matter of course. I sawlarge bundles of drinking watereach containing several small plas-tic pillows of water for sale todrink. I had seen this type of wa-ter container used by the mothersat the hospital for malnourishedchildren. We arrived back atDelmas 31 in time to eat and restbefore our 3-5 p.m. shift at thehospital to feed, diaper, and holdthe babies.Hospital for theterminally ill and dying

Father Kasel had been trying toget a car to go see the hospital forthe terminally ill and dying alsorun by the Missionaries of Char-ity sisters. We finally got a chanceto go at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,August 12. Our driver took us southand west around the bay. We couldsee the ocean in the far distance. Isaw two ships docked at the ship-ping wharves. They were far away.The drive showed us the dust, thetiny shacks of plywood and metalroofs for as far as you could see atsome points, the vendors, the Tap-Tap trucks, and pedestrians try-ing to sell us bottled juice andwater. We saw canals of not wa-ter, but garbage. We assumed thecanals would carry water to theocean as well as the trash when itrained. Along the sides of the road,there were beautiful carved woodheadboards for beds along withwooden shelves and assorted metaldoors and chairs for sale. Many ofthose items were made by skilledcraftsmen right on the sidewalks.There were small fires of trashburning, too. Vendors sold cut upchicken, fresh eggs, fresh fruit andvegetables from the sidewalksalong the roadway. Dogs roamedabout.

At the hospital, one of the sis-ters gave us a short tour of themen’s ward and then the women’sward. The patients were each oncots in two rows facing each otherwith about 20 in a room. Father

Kasel gave the last rites to oneman, and our group gathered roundand prayed with him. When wewent to the women’s ward it wasmuch the same. Father anointed awoman with the last rites as well.We prayed for her, too. Then wesaw a six year old girl with a fevercaused by Tuberculosis. We alsosaw a mother with AIDS. We tooka different way home part of whichwas on a modern four-lane free-way.

The trip was a moving and en-lightening experience. It has madeus aware of what we have that isnot so essential and of what Hai-tians still so desperately need.Although so much has improvedsince the earthquake of 2010, thereis still more to be done. Most ofthe rubble has been cleaned up,and people have moved out of tem-porary shelters. The people weserved were polite and friendly. Itwas not easy to communicate withmost of them as they spoke Kreyol(Creole), but if you knew French,you could communicate better.English is spoken in more profes-sional circles such as among theairport staff, missionaries, andbusiness people, but not the gen-eral public. We were able to getour meanings across by gesturesand an understood word here andthere. There were a few who spokeEnglish among the people we met.The volunteers we met from otherstates and countries were very kind,generous, compassionate, andfriendly. It was good to know thatHaiti is not forgotten by other coun-tries. I noticed that there were notmany elderly in the hospital. ThenI did a little research and foundout that the life expectancy in Haitiis 62 years. The hospitals run bythe sisters of the Missionaries ofCharity are free. Most other hos-pitals require payment, money thatthe poor do not have. The sistersrely on God to provide everything.Praying the rosary for safe travelon the way to the wound clinicwas one example of their life ofprayer and hard work. The triphas already generated discussionof what infrastructure is neededin Haiti. There is great need forinfrastructure to provide waste

Members of St. Paul’s and St. Michael’s Catholic Churches who went on a mission trip to Haiti in August are,front row, from left to right: Brooke Salfer, Jessica McNallan, Abigail Hinchley, and Kaitlyn Hinchley; backrow: Father Randal Kasel, Grace Slater, Becky Hinchley, Stanley Hinchley (front), Dave Hinchley, NoahKneeland, and Gina Mensing.

People on the street in Port-au-Prince. The temperature was 97 degreesthe day the missionaries arrived.

The group spent nine days of service in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Churches of St. Paul and St. Michael go on mission trip to Haiti

Stanley Hinchley, left, met his birth mother, Carme Suze, and his brother,Stephenson, on a recent mission trip to Haiti.

ZUMBROTA – David andBecky Hinchley adopted their son,Stanley, from Haiti, 7-1/2 yearsago. In August of 2015, they hadthe opportunity to take their wholefamily (Abby, 19; Kaitlyn, 16; andStanley, 10) on a mission trip toHaiti through the churches of St.Paul in Zumbrota and St. Michaelin Pine Island. While at the Mis-sionaries of Charity in Port auPrince, they were able to secure adriver and took off (with the restof the group) to visit Stanley’sorphanage (New Life Link Nurs-ery) in Thomassin, Haiti. The driveto Thomassin took about 45 min-utes with 12 people crammed intoa vehicle a little larger than a jeep.It was a very adventurous ride!After arriving at the orphanage,they were greeted by ClaudetteBernard, the wife of the orphan-age director, Dr. Jacob Bernard.Dr. Bernard was not supposed tobe at home that day, but he hadhad a sleepless night and had de-cided to work from home that day.Both Claudette and Dr. Bernardwelcomed the group into theirhome (which is also the guest housefor adoptive parents), gave themHaitian sodas, and treated them tosome rare air conditioning in Haiti.

After visiting for a while, Dr.Bernard asked if Stanley wouldlike to meet his birth family.Stanley immediately said, “Yes.”While the group toured the or-phanage, Bernard made a few callsto his office but was unable toimmediately locate Stanley’s fam-ily. He assured him that he wouldwork on it and get in touch withDavid and Becky at the Mission-aries of Charity if he was able tolocate them.

The next day, Dr. Bernard calledand said he had Stanley’s birthmother, Carme Suze, and hisbrother, Stephenson, in his office.He arranged to have them broughtto the Missionaries of Charity bya driver.

When they arrived, David,Becky, and Stanley went down toa courtyard to meet Carme Suzeand Stephenson. There were a lotof hugs and lots of tears...veryhappy tears! With the use of aninterpreter (one of the Sisters),David and Becky learned thatCarme Suze brought Stanley tothe orphanage because he was toosick for her to take care of. He hada large umbilical hernia which wascorrected while Stanley was in theorphanage. Stanley and Stephenson

played soccer together and some-how found a way to communicateas only brothers can. When theyleft that day, there were a lot oftears but also a promise that theywould come back before the groupwent home to Minnesota.

The Hinchleys got to spend onemore afternoon with Carme Suzeand Stephenson and also got tomeet Carme Suze’s sister and seepictures of Stanley’s grandmotherand uncle. The departure of CarmeSuze and Stephenson was muchbrighter the second day withStanley saying, “I’ll see you inabout three years. My dad saidwe could come back!” TheHinchleys, especially Stanley, willforever remember this time withStanley’s birth family.

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Pine Island

Nicholas Cain receives National MeritScholarship Program commendation

Nicholas Cain receives his National Merit Scholarship Programcommendation from Pine Island High School Principal Jeff Horton.

By Nichole LienPINE ISLAND – Pine Island

High School senior Nicholas Cainhas recently been named a com-mended student in the 2016 Na-tional Merit Scholarship Program.Approximately 34,000 studentsthroughout the nation are recog-nized with this honor for their ex-ceptional academic promise.

Although they will not continuein the 2016 competition for Na-tional Merit Scholarship awards,commended students placedamong the top five percent of morethan 1.5 million students who en-tered the 2016 competition by tak-ing the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Quali-fying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

“The young men and womenbeing named commended studentshave demonstrated outstandingpotential for academic success,”commented a spokesperson forNational Merit Scholarship Cor-poration. “These students repre-sent a valuable national resource;recognizing their accomplish-ments, as well as the key role theirschools play in their academicdevelopment, is vital to the ad-vancement of educational excel-lence in our nation. We hope that

this recognition will help broadentheir educational opportunities andencourage them as they continuetheir pursuit of academic success.”

Pine Island High School Prin-cipal Jeff Horton said, “I am ex-tremely proud of Nicholas forstretching his academic growth byparticipating in the PSAT. Hisscore reflects hard work and dedi-

cation to academics as well as therigor of course work at Pine Is-land Schools.”

Cain has not decided where hewill attend college; however, heis considering majors in music orSTEM fields. After receiving hiscommendation, Cain said, “I amvery honored by the recognition.”

Pine Island High School plansToys for Tots competitionBy Nichole Lien

PINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-land High School Student Coun-cil will kick off its Toys for Totscompetition on Friday, Novem-ber 20. Council members will col-lect monetary donations from thestudent body, and if they reach apredetermined amount, the coun-cil members will have to performrandom tasks.

Several other events are beingplanned during the three-weekcompetition. Student council presi-dent-elect Lindsay Cobb reported

that the council is planning to sellornaments; host chicken bingo andan aspiring conductor contest; andwill auction off their services fora day as elves. Cobb said, “I be-lieve Toys for Tots is an excitingway to get students involved inthe community. We try to make ita lot of fun, while still having it goto an extremely good cause – thekids.”

The competition will end De-cember 8. The amount raised andthe toys purchased will be revealed

on December 11.The student council also plans

on entering the KAAL Toys forTots Student Care Competition forthe second year in a row, in whichthey won first place in last year.After the toys are given to KAAL,the Goodhue County Marine CorpsReserve will distribute them. Thestudent council is accepting mon-etary donations or toys from thecommunity. Donations can bedropped off at the high school of-fice until December 8.

Pine Haven celebrates Veterans Day

Right: Speaker Eugene Leifeld (withPine Haven resident Phillip Goplen)thanked the veterans for theirservice. He is a US Army PlatoonSergeant, a retired Zumbrota Policeofficer and Zumbrota-MazeppaSchool liaison officer, and a memberof the Vice Commander of theAmerican Legion 3rd District.

PINE ISLAND – Pine Haven CareCenter veterans were honored witha program on Veteran’s Day,November 11. Above, from left toright, are residents Iris Minor, BobMinor, Cy Kubista, and Bud Hickey.Tim Greenslade led the program,and music was provided by CarolMoreland, Madelyn Shelstad, andDorothy Edstrom. Shelley Shelstadarranged for memorial caps to behanded out to the veterans bymembers of Pine Island AmericanLegion Post #184. Pine Haven CareCenter has nine resident veterans,employs five veterans, and thereare four veterans who reside atEvergreen Place. A brief history oftheir service to our country wasread. Red, white, and blue starcookies were served with coffee.

Tom Bollman speaks at Pine IslandHigh School Veterans Day programBy Nichole Lien

PINE ISLAND – Keynotespeaker Tom Bollman addressingthe staff, students, and guests atthe Pine Island High School Vet-erans Day program on November11. He began his presentation byreminding the audience about thenumber of lives lost in differentwars. He also challenged the stu-dents to think about investing theirtime, money, and talents into pro-moting peace.

Bollman graduated from CokatoHigh School in 1959. He enteredthe U.S. Navy and completed ba-sic training at Great Lakes NavalStation and then trained as a com-munication technician at ImperialBeach, San Diego. The next eigh-teen months were spent on an AirForce base near Karamursel, Tur-key, as a morse code interceptoperator. He was then transferredto The Naval Communications

Base at Cheltenham, Maryland.In September 1962, Bollman wasextended in the Navy indefinitelywhen he was assigned to the USSCanberra guided missile cruiser,which was part of the naval block-ade of Cuba during the CubanMissile Crisis. He was honorablydischarged on December 12, 1962.

Bollman then attended the Uni-versity of Minnesota – Morris andgraduated in 1968 with a teachingdegree. He taught physical edu-cation for two years at Pine IslandElementary School and then movedto the high school where he taughthealth and communications. Hewas head football coach for twoyears and directed one-act and all-school plays until his retirementin 1999. Bollman has been veryinvolved in the Pine Island com-munity through his church and civicorganizations such as Pine AreaPeople for the Arts, Lions, Ameri-

can Legion Post 184, and DucksUnlimited.

Swanson-Owen Oronoco VFWAuxiliary member Sharon Parkerrecognized this year’s sixth througheighth grade Patriot Pen essaycontestants and winner. The themefor this year’s contest was “WhatFreedom Means to Me.” Submit-ting essays were Triston Meyer,Gabriel Northrop, Autumn Strop,Catherine Williamson andMadeline Hansen. Hansen won firstplace and will advance to the dis-trict level.

Peter Johnson provided the clos-ing remarks, presenting on theatrocities that he experienced dur-ing his time in the Army. He re-minded us that Armistice Day, laternamed Veterans Day, was origi-nally a celebration of peace andthat we should honor the veteransfor the peace they fought to bringus.

PI School canvasses election resultsBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – On Novem-ber 12, the Pine Island SchoolBoard canvassed the board elec-tion vote and accepted the results.164 registered voters participatedin the election. There were 13 write-in votes. The winners are JohnChampa (154), Kim Fall (118),Jeff Leland (152), and RobWarneke (152). They were electedto the school board for three-yearterms beginning on the first Mon-day of January 2016. Superinten-dent Tammy Berg-Beniak con-gratulated them for being elected.The results will be certified to theMinnesota Department of Educa-tion.Points of Pride

Middle/high school principalJeff Horton reported that Nicho-las Cain scored in the top 5% of1.1 million students taking theACTs.

Josselyn Lindahl finished in sixthplace in Section 1A cross countrymeet. This is the second year shehas qualified for the state meet.She placed with a time of 20:36.70.Pine Island boys placed fifth outof 23 teams and girls placed eighthout of 23 teams. Both boys andgirls teams earned the Gold Aca-demic Honor.

These athletes earned a cumu-lative Grade Point Average of 3.5throughout the cross country sea-son: Annika Adelsman, RachelSchutz, Alyssa Rauk, JocastaAdelsman, Josselyn Lindahl,Alyssa Bronk, Summer Rauk,Brooke Salfer, Will Cobb, Tan-ner Horton, Carter Lindahl, DavidBarsness, Andy Kroll, Joe Bauer,Michael Horkey, Jacob Olson,Noah Koenig, Logan Meuer, JackWilliams, and Garrett Cobb.

Twenty-four students from the

high school attended We Day atthe Excel Energy Center. The eventrecognizes youth who are activein projects for local and globalchange.

Jeremy Douglas introduced thestudent school board representa-tives – senior Keanan Peterson-Rucker and junior Lindsay Cobb.Douglas, Kerry Hayden, and KimFall interviewed the applicants forthe positions. Douglas said, “Wewant more student voices heardby the school board.” The repre-sentatives will sit at the table withthe board and have name plaquesat their place.

Mitchel Acker signed a nationalletter of intent to run track andfield for Division I at South Da-kota State University.

The school board accepted adonation of $5,000 from Pine Is-land youth football to help coverthe costs of reconditioning andpainting the grades 9-12 footballhelmets to match the district’s newcolor guidelines. Rob Warneke saidthe helmets will be changed fromgold to maroon and will say “PineIsland.”

The middle and high school 2015food drive is running from No-vember 4-20. Food collected inthe drive will be donated to thePine Island and Oronoco foodshelves.Chartwells update

Berg-Beniak reported the dis-trict will have a new Chartwellsfood service director on Novem-ber 30. The new director, SandySteffel-Reese, is aware the schooland parents have high expecta-tions. The Chartwells contractrenewal will be considered inMarch 2016.Other business

American Education Week isNovember 16-20. This is the sched-

ule of events:• November 16 – School board

sponsored ice cream social at 3:30p.m.

• November 18 – Apples deliv-ered from the Legion

• November 18 – Teacher of theYear event

• November 18 – Paraprofes-sional recognition with pizza fromthe Pine Island Education Asso-ciation

• November 19 – Administra-tion sponsored bagels

The official Panther Fight Songwas clarified and accepted by theschool board. It will be posted onthe webpage and corrected in thegymnasiums. Students will learnthe lyrics in school.

The 2016-17 calendar was ap-proved. The district is discussingwhether to have no spring breaks,the same spring break every year,or a spring break every three yearsto coincide with the music trip inthe future.

The November 13 staff devel-opment is the first of four sessionsabout brain research with Quan-tum Learning. Quantum Learn-ing is an organization that teachesprograms that empower teachers,students, administrators, and par-ents to create a district culture ofstudent engagement and academicexcellence.

Adjustments increasing the sala-ries for winter sports coaches wereapproved by the school board.

The board approved a twelve-week maternity leave of absencefor kindergarten teacher JodiGiesen for January 2016.

The January 14 school boardmeeting was changed to January7. The organizational meeting willbe held at 6 p.m., followed by theschool board meeting.

Pine Island School willconsider joining WETCBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – AaronBergstrahl, a consultant withWasioja Education Tech Coop-erative (WETC), provided a tech-nology update and plans for thedistrict’s servers to the Pine Is-land School Board on November12. He has been contracted tomanage the Pine Island Schools’network and infrastructure. Thedistrict will consider joining WETCwith other Goodhue Countyschools.

Pine Island is planning to con-vert seven servers used to managethe middle/high school networkto one larger main server over thesummer of 2016. Bergstrahl saidthis server update will bring PineIsland into centralized manage-ment. With this upgrade, there willbe options to manage the networkremotely.

Space has been allocated in theupstairs of the middle/high schoolbuilding for the larger server. Ifthe new server becomes unavail-able during construction in thebuilding this summer or next year,the new server at the preK-4 build-ing can be used for the entire dis-trict. The server could also be off-line in the summer because e-ratesare calculated in July. The preK-4internet system has increased thespeed ten times.

WETC offers districts savingsby purchasing the high level equip-ment the districts could not inde-pendently afford and offeringshared services. It is an educationconsulting business focused ontechnology services that developeda cooperative with schools inGoodhue County. Bergstrahl said,“We don’t profit from the serviceswe provide. We just recoup the

costs.” WETC also buys usedequipment as the districts upgradeand gives funds back to the dis-tricts.

The Goodhue County schooldistricts could convert to using anoff-site WETC server in the fu-ture. Kim Fall asked about secu-rity between the districts if theyall use a WETC server. Bergstrahlsaid only the administrator, WETC,would have top level access to allthe districts. Each school wouldbe designated to access only itsown data.

Pine Island interviewed five ofseven applicants for a middle levelIT management position. Super-intendent Tammy Berg-Beniakrecommended waiting until springto hire for the position for the dis-trict to have a clear direction inplace. The school board will con-tinue to discuss joining WETC.

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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 Paul Kubista. Sundaymornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesdayand Thursday mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUEHOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ,Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Masstimes: Monday and Wednesday, 8a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday andThursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Satur-day, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sun-day, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30a.m. St. Columbkill.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-sanally. Secretary hours: Monday andThursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesdayand Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.Wed., Nov. 18: 6:30 p.m. Confirma-tion. Sun., Nov. 22: 8:30 a.m. Sun-day School; 9:30 a.m. Worship.

ST. PETER’S EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

MAZEPPAST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN ,Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bibleclass every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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, 8-11a.m. Website: www.graceLutheranOronoco.com. Follow us on Face-book.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays andThursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., Nov.18: 6:30 p.m. Interchurch councilmeeting in Zumbrota. Sun., Nov. 22:11 a.m. Worship. Wed., Nov. 25: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open.

PINE ISLANDCORNERSTONE BAPTISTCHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.cornerstonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-able. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayerservice; Cornerstone Club.

GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-land, Eric Johnson, Pastor, (507) 356-4834. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.goodnewsefc.org.Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible classand children’s Sunday school; 10:30a.m. Worship; Wednesdays: 6 p.m.AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30 p.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.

CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL CATHO-LIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island,356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pas-tor. http://www.stpaul stmichael.comSaturday 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.-noon. Mass atPine Haven Care Center is the firstWednesday of the month at 11 a.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN , ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,Audrey Lukasak, interim senior pas-tor, and Kip A. Groettum, associatepastor. Email: saint [email protected]; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.org.Wed., Nov. 18: 3:30 p.m. 7-8 gradeconfirmation; 6 p.m. Adult ed class;7 p.m. Chancel choir; 7:45 p.m. Praiseteam. Thurs., Nov. 19: 7 p.m. Churchcouncil; Newsletter deadline. Sat.,Nov. 21: 8 a.m. Men’s group break-fast; 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun., Nov.22: 8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m. Adultforum; Fellowship; Sunday School;Handbells; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Sun-day School; 4 p.m. Worship at St.Michael’s. Tues., Nov. 24: 9 a.m.Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible study.Wed., Nov. 25: 7 p.m. Worship withcommunion.

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., Nov.18: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 3:30p.m. Disciple 1; 6 p.m. Meal; 6:30p.m. Children’s worship; Covenantstudy.

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; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.Wed., Nov. 18: 4:30 p.m. Confirma-tion. Thurs., Nov. 19: 4 p.m. Volun-teers help with Thanksgiving letterand newsletter. Sat., Nov. 21: 10a.m.-1 p.m. WLC fall bazaar. Sun.,Nov. 22: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30a.m. Worship with baptism; Choirpractice. Mon., Nov. 23: 8:30 a.m.Quilting. Wed., Nov. 25: 7 p.m. Wor-ship.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. onvacation. Pastor Luther Matheson canbe reached at 789-5261 or 789-6770.Wed., Nov. 18: 4:30 p.m. Confirma-tion at Trinity; 7 p.m. Choir. Thurs.,Nov. 19: Newsletter deadline. Sat.,Nov. 20: 9 a.m. Prep for bazaar.Sat., Nov. 21: 10 a.m-1 p.m. Ba-zaar. Sun., Nov. 22: 9 a.m. Wor-ship; 10 a.m. Sunday School. Wed.,Nov. 25: 7 p.m. Worship at Trinity.

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., Nov. 18: 10 a.m. Chapel;10:30 a.m. Bible study; 3:15 p.m.Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmationclass; 6 p.m. Bell choir; Power hour;7 p.m. Church choir. Thurs., Nov.19: School retake pictures. Sun., Nov.22: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship withcommunion; 9:15 a.m. SundaySchool; 9:30 a.m. Bible study. Tues.,Nov. 24: 2:15 p.m. Towers Bible studyand communion. Wed., Nov. 25: 1p.m. Nursing Home worship; 7:30 p.m.Worship.

FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weeklyworship services: 81 West 5th Street,Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Galatians.Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study,prayer, and counseling provided onlyby request.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretary’s of-fice hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., Nov. 18: 6:30p.m. Interchurch council meeting.Sun., Nov. 22: 9 a.m. Worship.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, [email protected], Janet Fischer, Pastor.Office: 732-5074. Thurs., Nov. 19:6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,Nov. 22: 10:45 a.m. Worship withcommunion.

NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD ,290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.507-732-5156. Pastor Gary Basin-ski. Service times: Saturday, 6 p.m.www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.

OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN AFLCEric Westlake, Pastor, 1549 East Av-enue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, churchoffice. Website: oslczumbrota.org.Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri.,8 a.m.-noon. Wed., Nov. 18: 9 a.m.Women’s Bible study; 12:45 p.m. Earlyrelease; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.Bible study. Thurs., Nov. 19: 1 p.m.Women’s Bible study. Sat., Nov. 21:7 a.m. Men’s prayer breakfast. Sun.,Nov. 22: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time; 9a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m.Worship; Youth pie auction; 6 p.m.Christmas concert orchestra/choirpractice; 7 p.m. 50+ Bible study. Mon.,Nov. 23: 7 p.m. Moms in prayer.Wed., Nov. 25: 9 a.m. Women’s Biblestudy; 7 p.m. Worship.

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CATHOLIC,749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email [email protected] Pas-tor Father Randal Kasel, pastor. Of-fice hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http://www.stpaulstmichaelcom.Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.;Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.Mass at Zumbrota Care Center isthe second Thursday of the monthat 9:15 a.m.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,Pastor Marggi Sippola and Youth Di-rector Cindy Wilson. Wed., Nov. 18:10 a.m. Food shelf open; 6:45 p.m.Confirmation class; 7 p.m. Choir re-hearsal. Thurs., Nov. 19: 2 p.m.Healing grace group; 6 p.m. Jubileebells rehearsal. Sun., Nov. 22: 8 and10:30 a.m. Worship with sanctuarychoir; 9:15 a.m. PACE; Sunday School;4:30 p.m. Songs of gratitude service.Wed., Nov. 25: 1:30 p.m. WELCAcoffee at Care Center.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Nov. 18:3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5:15 p.m. 1styear confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m.2nd year confirmation; 6:30 p.m.Choir; 7:30 p.m. Bible study andprayer. Sat., Nov. 21: 8 a.m. Men’sfellowship breakfast. Sun., Nov. 22:9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Brunch; 10:30a.m. Sunday School; 5:45 p.m. Youthgroup at Hauge. Tues., Nov. 24: 7p.m. Worship at Holden.

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, County4 Blvd., Vacancy Pastor Jim Bour-man. Grace: Sundays, 10:30 a.m.Worship; Wednesdays 7 p.m. Wor-

ship. Communion on the second andlast Sunday of the month and onWednesdays following the second andlast Sunday of the month. St. John’s:Sundays 9 a.m. Worship. Commun-ion on the second and last Sundayof the month.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Nov. 18:3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5:15 p.m. 1styear confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2nd yearconfirmation at Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m.Choir at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Biblestudy and prayer at Emmanuel. Sun.,Nov. 22: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10a.m. Coffee time; 10:45 a.m. Wor-ship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group. Tues.,Nov., 24: 7 p.m. Worship at Holden.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old ChurchRoad. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. SundaySchool; Bible class; 9;45 a.m. Fel-lowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.

LANDS LUTHERAN , 16640 Highway.60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Pastor: David Krinke. Youthand family facilitator: Ashley Corbett.Wed., Nov. 18: 7:15 a.m. Breakfastat Bridget’s; 9 a.m. Coffee and con-versation; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation;Worship; 7 p.m. Youth group; Adultstudy. Thurs., Nov. 19: 9 a.m. Quil-ters; 6 p.m. Property meeting; 7 p.m.Praise practice; Newsletter deadline.Sat., Nov. 21: 8 a.m. Bible study.Sun., Nov. 22: 7:30 a.m. Praise prac-tice; 8:30 a.m. Praise worship; 9:30a.m. Sunday School; Choir practice;10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Peerministry at Dairy Queen; Quilt Sun-day; New member Sunday. Tues.,Nov. 24: 11 a.m. Text study. Wed.,Nov. 25: 7:15 a.m. Breakfast atBridget’s; 9 a.m. Coffee and conver-sation; 10:30 a.m. Newsletter colla-tion; 7:15 p.m. Worship with com-munion at Minneola Lutheran.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Berg-strom de Leon, Pastor. 9 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC ,36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30a.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.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN, WELS ,Minneola Township, County Road 7,rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,Pastor.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN , The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027. Sun., Nov. 22: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.Wed., Nov. 25: 8 p.m. Worship withpie and coffee following.

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

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor An-drew Yackle. Wed., Nov. 18: 6:30p.m. Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m.Praise and worship practice. Sun.,Nov. 22: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;Youth forum; 10:30 a.m. Commun-ion worship followed by Pies the Limitsilent auction. Tues., Nov. 24: 6 a.m.Men’s Bible study.

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.

Goodhue

Goodhue students perform inAll-Conference Honor Band and ChoirLAKE CITY – Select Goodhue students performed at the All-Conference Honor Choir and Honor Band Concerton Monday, November 2, 2015, at Lake City High School. The students were chosen by band directorKimberly Lundak and choral director Emily Shores. The Honor Choir rehearsed and performed under thedirection of guest conductor Andrew Haase from Hudson High School in Wisconsin. The group performed“And the Heart Replies” by Brad Holmes, “The Ground from Sunrise Mass” by Ola Gjeilo, “Kawouno Wan GiPi” arranged by Brian Tate, and “I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing” by Howard Helvey. Choirstudents from Goodhue are, left to right, front row: Casey Deneen, Christina Lexvold, and Cass Ramthun;back row:Sam McNamara, Ryan Evans, Lanny Reese, Rebecca Olson, and Trina Jenson.

The Honor Band rehearsed and preformed under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Steven B. Thompson

Goodhue National Honor Society hosts veterans

Veterans attending the Veterans Day ceremony at Goodhue School are,front row, from left to right: Roger O’Reilly, Jesse Kelly, John Augustine,Dave O’Reilly, Howie Kyllo, Tom Jackson, Scott Christianson, JohnAdams, and Rodney Voth; middle row: Richard Callstrom, Dan Banitt,

Mark Thomforde, unidentified, Al Dicke, Larry Groth, Greg Ryan, RayMcNamara; back row: Duane Jonas, Rich Arendt, Greg Majerus, CarlBartsch, Dave Diercks, Dan Van Guilder, Billy Voth, Jeff Strickland,Doug Christianson, Fred Fanslow and Wayne Gadient.

GOODHUE – A Veterans Dayprogram hosted by the NationalHonor Society was held at GoodhueHigh School on Wednesday, No-vember 11. Leading the programwere senior Kate Stehr and juniorJohn Altendorf.

The Bellechester AmericanLegion Post 598 presented thecolors, and the Star Spangled Ban-

ner was played, followed by thekindergarten class reciting thePledge of Allegiance. The seniorhigh band performed a piece titled“Armed Forces on Parade,” whichfeatured a snippet of every ser-vice song.

Veteran Scott Christiansonspoke about his experiences whilehe was enlisted in the United States

Army. Christianson grew up inthe Mazeppa area and now residesin Goodhue with his family. Whilehe spoke there was a slideshow ofsnapshots that he took while serv-ing. The men of the chamber choirsang “Glory Hallelujah, the SaintsGo Marchin’ In.”

After their piece of music, thenames of the veterans in atten-

dance were called and they wereasked to stand and be recognized.The Bellechester American Le-gion then retired the flags. Afterthe program veterans gathered infront of our “Wall of Honor” for agroup photo and then were treatedto refreshments served by theNational Honor Society.

Goodhue ISD 253SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA

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1. Call the meeting to order2. Roll call3. Pledge of Allegiance4. Comments by visitors5. Consider changes to the agenda6. Reports Business Manager Report Principal Reports Superintendent Report7. Old Business1. Consideration to approve second

reading of Drone Policy 8. New Business1. Approve consent agenda items as

follows:1. Minutes of regular board meeting

on October 19, 2015 2. Approval of expenditures for the

months of October/November 2015 3. Approval of hires4. Approval of fundraisers5. Approval of donations2.Consideration to approve quote for

snow removal3. Consideration to approve a Memo-

randum of Understanding pertaining tohealth insurance, as part of the teachermaster agreement

4.Consideration to approve the addi-tion of parents/guardians “electronic mailaddress” as part of the directory infor-mation in Policy #515

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from Bethel University. The ensemble performed “Equilibrium” by MichaelOare, “Rest” by Frank Ticheli, “Inchon” by Robert W. Smith, and “AmericansWe” by Henry Fillmore. Band participants from Goodhue are, left toright, front row: Chelsey Voth, Kate Stehr, Laura Ringeisen, and MichelleHadler; back row: Keisha O’Reilly, Ryan Alpers, Taylor Larson, andAaron Austin.

RED WING – The GoodhueCounty Historical Society (1166Oak Street, Red Wing) will host aholiday open house on Saturday,November 21 from 1-5 p.m. Ad-mission is free, and the event willfeature special guests and filmpresentations. Peruse many localand regional history items in thegift shop or purchase a member-ship to give as a gift this holidayseason.

From 1-2:30 p.m., authors FredJohnson and Sharon Nelson willsign copies of their books on localhistory. Five titles written byJohnson including “The Sea WingDisaster” and Nelson’s three titlesincluding the recently published“Early Red Wing Businesses StreetBy Street” will be available forpurchase throughout the event.

Two documentaries on Minne-sota history will be shown as well.At 1:30 p.m., “Girl From BirchCreek” will be shown. The docu-mentary tells the story ofMinnesota’s first female Supreme

Court Justice, Rosalie Wahl, fromher early days in Missouri to herrise in Minnesota history. “TheSea Wing Disaster” documentarywill be shown at 3 p.m. This filmretells the fateful story of the SeaWing’s voyage on July 13, 1890.

For more information, contactthe Goodhue County HistoricalSociety at (651) 388-6024 or checkout the website at www.goodhuecountyhistory.org.

Holiday open house tofeature book signingsand local documentaries

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Wedding

GRIMSRUD-MUJICAHolly Grimsrud and William

Mujica were married on Septem-ber 12, 2015, at Virginia StreetChurch in St. Paul. A receptionfollowed at the St. Paul Hotel. Theyalso had a private ceremony onAugust 21 on the beach in Cozumel,Mexico.

Holly is the daughter of Davidand Deborah Grimsrud of Zum-

brota. She works in Eagan at Gla-cier Hills Elementary School ofArts and Science.

William, son of MargaritaMujica of Caracas, Venezuela, andthe late William Mujica, works inGolden Valley as human resourcesdirector at Honeywell.

The couple live in St. Paul.

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 (356-2228); Zumbrotaarea, Zumbrota Towers (732-5086).

November 19-25Thursday: Baked ham (alt:

ground beef patty), sweet pota-toes, scalloped corn, fresh fruit

Friday: Birthday party; salmonloaf, mashed potatoes, creamedpeas, apple cake

Monday: Ham/scalloped pota-toes (alt: chicken breast), Orien-tal blend vegetable, coleslaw, fruitcup

Tuesday: Vegetable soup,crackers, shredded turkey on bun,molded Mandarin orange salad,gingerbread/topping

Wednesday: Pork steak, dress-ing, spinach/vinegar or lemon,cinnamon applesauce, bananapudding

Seasons HospiceCoffee and Conversation,

Wednesay, November 25, 9-10a.m. A group for anyone who hasexperienced the death of a lovedone.

All groups are held at the Cen-ter for Grief Education and Sup-port, Seasons Hospice, 1696Greenview Dr. SW. Registrationis required two days prior to thedate of the event. For details: 507-285-1930 or [email protected].

SWCD MeetingThe next scheduled monthly

meeting of the Goodhue CountySoil and Water Conservation Dis-trict, Board of Supervisors, willbe on Monday, November 23, at7:30 p.m. at the Soil Conserva-tion Office in Goodhue.

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park – Wild Turkeys,

Saturday, November 21, 1 p.m.Come learn more about these fas-cinating creatures and their linksto our nation’s past.

Questions about Chester Woods,call Celeste Lewis at 507-287-2624. Questions about OxbowPark, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507-775-2451.

GOODHUECommunity Library

The Goodhue School Library,in conjunction with SELCO andGoodhue County, is open to thepublic Mondays and Wednesdaysfrom 3:30-7:30 p.m. The libraryis equipped with inter-library loanservice, which means if the librarydoes not have a book you want,that book can be there in two days.

Historical SocietyThe Goodhue Area Historical

Society is closed for the season,but visitors are welcome by ap-pointment. To arrange a visit, con-tact Ardis Henrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923-4302;Ray McNamara, 651-923-5117;or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.

MAZEPPAHistorical Society

The Mazeppa Area HistoricalSociety Museum is closed for theseason. Available by appointment.Call Helen Reiland, 507-250-6021;Jim Siems, 507-696-3506; or DianeGilsdorf, 507-843-4013, or visitwww.mazeppahistoricalsociety.org.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the CityBuilding every second Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.-noon and open byappointment. Contact us at OAHC,54 Blakely Ct. NW or call 507-367-4320. You may also visit ourweb page at oronocoareahistory.org and find us onFacebook.

PINE ISLANDTops #1280

PI Tops #1280 meets everyMonday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-4799 or 356-4700.

Moms in PrayerPine Island Moms in Prayer meet

Thursday mornings from 8-9 a.m.in the library of the Good NewsE-Free Church, 208 North Main(across from Kwik Trip). Enterside door of the church and godownstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356-4800 for more information.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday, No-

vember 23, at 1 p.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church. Respite is avail-able upon request. Call the PineIsland Area Home Services at 356-2999 for more information.

Blood Pressure ClinicThe clinic will be held on Tues-

day, October 24, at 11 a.m. at thePine Island City Centre.

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’s open hours are Mondaysfrom 8-11 a.m. and the first Sun-day of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.Please contact us throughpineislandhistory.org or by call-ing 507-356-2802 (history center)or 507-398-5326 (director).

WANAMINGOKWMS Concert

The Kenyon-WanamingoMiddle School band and choir willperform in concert on Thursday,November 19, at 7 p.m. in theschool auditorium in Kenyon.There is no charge to attend.

ZUMBROTALibrary

The Zumbrota Public Libraryis 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.

Moms In PrayerZumbrota-Mazeppa Moms in

Prayer meets on Monday nightsat 7 p.m. at Our Saviour’s LutheranChurch.

History CenterThe Zumbrota History Center has

a photo stand displaying over 50 pho-tographs of early Zumbrota scenes.They have been enlarged to 8 x 10 foreasier viewing. New photos are be-ing added all the time. Also on dis-play are military memorabilia, includ-ing Civil War items, different modelsof telephones, Zumbrota telephonebooks dating back to the 1900s, anditems of Zumbrota advertising. Mu-seum hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1p.m. Other hours by appointment (732-7049).

Zumbrota Towers EventsNovember 19-25

Thursday:10:15 a.m. ExerciseMonday: 1:30 p.m. 500; Crib-

bageTuesday: 10:15 a.m. ExerciseWednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre

Tops MeetingZumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-

ery Monday night at Our Saviour’sLutheran Church. Weigh-in timeis changed to 5 p.m. and meetingtime to 5:30 p.m. Everyone wel-come. Questions call 732-7459 or732-5396.

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 State Theatre is at 96 East

4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-732-5210.

CrossingsMissy Hagen, Amy Cass exhibit,

through Nov. 28. Reception Fri., Nov.27, 6-7:15 p.m.

Creating Your Own Finger Laby-rinth with Clay, Thursdays, Nov. 19and Dec. 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

HolidayArt Fair, Fri., Nov. 20, 10a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 21, 10 a.m.to 7 p.m., and Sun., Nov. 22, 11 a.m.to 3 p.m.

“Beautiful Vision: The EssentialSongs of Van Morrison,” Sat., Nov.21, 7:30 p.m. at the State Theatre

Crossings is located at 320 EastAvenue. Visit [email protected] or call 507-732-7616.

Wanamingo

Keller wins camouflage rifle in raffleWANAMINGO – The Wanamingo Veterans Honor Guard hosted a raffle at the Veterans Day pancake supperon November 11 in Wanamingo. The winner of the camouflage rifle was John Keller. With him are WanamingoVFW Post Commander Gary Floan, left, and Post Quartermaster Paul Rugg.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriff’s Office.October 28

12:14 p.m. – Six signs weredamaged on the Wanamingo Na-ture Trail. Damage was valued at$200.

6:35 p.m. – Medical help wasrequested on the 45600 block ofHwy 57 in Minneola Township.

8:27 p.m. – Suspicious personswere reported on 3rd Ave. Theywere looking at implements.

11:13 p.m. – Medical help wasrequested on 3rd Ave.October 29

4:43 p.m. – A driving complaintwas reported near Hwy 52 and415th St in Minneola Township.The occupant was having medi-cal issues. A deputy arranged fora ride.

7:24 p.m. – A dog was runningloose around 2nd Ave, goingthrough yards and riling up otherdogs. The owner was contacted.October 30

3:20 a.m. – A speeding ticketwas issued near Hader.

12:55 p.m. – Possible drug ac-tivity was reported in building Aof Springcroft Apartments on 3rdAve.

6:36 p.m. – A dog was loosenear city hall. It was not caught.

7:01 p.m. – A truck pulled intoBaker Tire on Hwy 60. The driverwas walking around with a flash-light. He said a tire was to be leftout for him.

8:39 p.m. – An alarm was acti-vated at Vertical Limit on 3rd Ave.It was a false alarm.

9:37 p.m. – Two citations wereissued on the 50100 block of Hwy57 in Cherry Grove Township forno proof of insurance.

10:22 p.m. – Suspicious greenlaser lights were shined at theWanamingo water tower fromaround 5th St E and Main.October 31

12:11 a.m. – Extra patrol wasrequested on the Wanamingo Na-ture Trail.November 1

9:51-10:07 a.m. – Two speed-ing tickets were issued near Hwy52 and 142nd Ave Way inMinneola Township.

10:43 a.m. – A speeding ticketwas issued near Hwy 52 and 145thAve Way.

2:52 p.m. – A citation for speed-ing and possession of a smallamount of marijuana and drugparaphernalia was issued near Hwy60 and 460th St in Cherry GroveTownship.

4:33 p.m. – An unoccupied houseon 3rd St E had an open door. Adeputy secured the door.

6:23 p.m. – A disabled vehiclewas partially blocking the lane nearCty 12 and Cty 10 in Roscoe Town-ship. Help was on the way.

11:27 p.m. – Warning letterswere sent to owners of vehiclesparked on city streets.November 2

2:53 p.m. – Two vehicles col-lided at the intersection near Cty12 and Cty 1 in Cherry GroveTownship. A citation was issuedto one driver for failure to stop ata stop sign and equipment viola-tion/brakes.

7:43 p.m. – A recreational ve-

hicle complaint was made on 3rdAve. It was an error.

10:39 p.m. – An alarm was ac-tivated at Home Town Wine andSpirits on 3rd Ave. It was a falsealarm.

11:27 p.m. – A citation for driv-ing after revocation and no insur-ance was issued near Prairie RidgeLn and 7th St.November 3

6:51 a.m. – A domestic issuewas reported on the 6900 block ofHwy 60 in Cherry Grove Town-ship. At 8:44 p.m. threats werereported in the same ongoing civilissue.

12:58 p.m. – A desk was stolenfrom the driveway of QuammesGarage on Main St. The desk wasreturned. The person who took itthought it was free.

10:03 p.m. – A car was reporteddriving aggressively near Hader.The vehicle was located and fol-lowed. No incidents were notedwith the driving.

11:09 p.m. – A deer hit a ve-hicle near the 51500 block of Hwy57 in Roscoe Township. A towtruck was needed.November 4

9:57 a.m. – An ongoing domes-tic/civil issue was reported on the6900 block of Hwy 60 in CherryGrove Township.

10:55 p.m. – A verbal distur-bance was reported on 3rd Ave.One person left as a deputy ar-rived.November 5

9:54 a.m. – License plate tabswere taken from 2nd Ave.

9:54 a.m. – A possibly danger-ous large red dog was reported on2nd Ave.

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ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORTOctober 16

10:06 a.m. – An officer stood bywhile a landlord entered a property heowned. The evicted party was not at thehouse.

12:59 p.m. – A male party fell in abathroom and suffered injuries to hishead and elbow.

1:21 p.m. – A male reported that hislandlord was removing his personal itemsbefore legal paperwork is finished.

5:19 p.m. – A male had questionsregarding his child and that the motherwould not let him have visitation with hisdaughter. An officer spoke to the mother.She stated that he had their daughterlast weekend and he brought her toBrainerd and was drinking. According toher he is not supposed to drink for hoursprior to having their daughter and through-out the visitation. She said she was pro-tecting her daughter.

6:23 p.m. – A male reported thatdogs were in a kennel every day, all day.He stated that the law requires a roof forthe animals. He contacted the humanesociety.

6:47 p.m. – A male reported twovehicles driving recklessly on Highway52 and exited off onto Highway 58 andpulled into SuperAmerica. Both vehicleswere going 90 mph plus, and they pulledin front of him and slammed on theirbrakes.

8 p.m. – A driver was warned forgoing southbound in the northbound lane.

8:34 p.m. – Kids from Red Wing werein the park. They were told to movealong.

11:48 p.m. – Two vehicles were rac-ing northbound on Highway 52 at 90mph.October 17

1:35 a.m. – A male had been workingon his flat tire for over four hours andrequested Berg’s to assist him.

3:57 a.m. – A driver was cited forspeeding 75 mph in a 65 mph zone.

4:51 a.m. – A driver was stopped fornot paying attention and pulling in frontof a car going 65 mph.

8:20 a.m. – A two-vehicle accidentwas reported.

9:42 a.m. – A male had a civil andcriminal matter to discuss with an of-ficer.

3:21 p.m. – A male believed that$12,300 in cash was taken from him byhis roommate.

6:09 p.m. – A dog was loose in thearea and taken to the kennel.

7:03 p.m. A driver was cited for speed-ing.

11:08 p.m. – A driver was warned forequipment violation.

11:20 p.m. – An officer assisted theState Patrol on a stop.October 18

1:07 a.m. – An officer was with asuicidal female and her sister. The sui-cidal party took off on foot.

5:01 a.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

5:43 a.m. – A female had an uncon-trolled nose bleed.

1:14 p.m. – A male wanted to meetan officer in the parking lot at the publiclibrary. He advised the officer of illegalactivities of his landlord that are con-tinuing. He had photographs provingso.

8:09 p.m. – A male fell and hit hishead.

8:48 p.m. – A male had swollen feetand difficulty breathing.

9:51 p.m. – A female was sleeping inthe park. She was placed in a hotel.

11:03 p.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.October 19

1:16 a.m. – An officer was on footpatrol downtown and noticed a doorthat appeared to be open. The door wasopen, building searched, and nothingfound. The officer left a note for theproperty owner.

4:17 a.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

4:30 a.m. – A driver was cited forspeeding.

10:07 a.m. – Hub Food Center re-

ported receiving a bad check.7:23 p.m. – A driver was warned for

going 44 mph in a 30 mph zone.8:20 p.m. – A driver was warned for

speeding.9:14 p.m. – A male spoke to an of-

ficer about getting money for gas. Thechurch fund gave him $30.

9:43 p.m. – A driver was warned forequipment violation.

10:25 p.m. – A driver was warned forstop sign violation and was cited fordrugs.

11:42 p.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.October 20

12 a.m. – A driver was warned forthree different violations.

2:38 a.m. – A driver was warned forstop sign violation.

7:47 a.m. – An officer received infor-mation of a male and female looking inthe windows of a house on 4th Street.The male was the property owner look-ing for the renter who had not paid forawhile.

3:09 p.m. – A report was made of atheft of a survey stake.

6:14 p.m. – A report was made of a

granddaughter stealing from her grand-mother.

6:15 p.m. – Super America reportedthat a male could not pay for his gas.

9:10 p.m. – A male reported thatanother male was walking through hisyard.

11:53 p.m. – A driver was warned fora stop sign violation.October 21

2:44 a.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

3:19 a.m. – A driver was cited fordriving 85 mph in a 65 mph zone andno proof of insurance.

3:50 a.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

8:24 a.m. – A female reported thather father had pulled a tendon, and shewas unable to get him into a vehicle.

12:03 p.m. – A student felt he isbeing harassed due to two unknownnumbers texting him. He was advised tonot reply and block the numbers. Thestudent knew who they might be from aprevious school.

7:14 p.m. – A party was having chestpain, pain in the left arm, and left side,and labored breathing.

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From Our Files

ZUMBROTA10 Years Ago

October 26, 2005The ZM kindergarten class en-

joyed an afternoon at BridgeviewFarm with owner Tim Mack. Theylooked at pumpkins, explored acorn maze and had a wagon ridearound the farm. *** The BarteauHouse Bed and Breakfast will beopen to the public for an open houseon Sunday. The new owners movedfrom Billings, Montana, earlier thisyear.

20 Years AgoOctober 25, 1995

Six members of Boy Scout Troop#59 and three of their leaders werethe first to take a high adventurecanoe trip since the troop wasstarted with Jerry Wanken as ScoutMaster in 1987. Boy Scouts andadults participating in the canoetrip were Jacob Bauer, BobbyFlaaen, Jared Anderson, Jeff Pahl,Jake Duncan, Nick Goranson,Lester Bauer, Joe Anderson, andRay Goranson. *** The ZHS classof 1940 held their 55th reunion onFriday at the Covered Bridge Res-taurant. Their graduating class of39 members, was the largest classup to that time.

30 Years AgoOctober 30, 1985

Paul Smith entered the largestpumpkin during Moonlight Mad-ness sponsored by the ZumbrotaCommercial Club Thursday night.His pumpkin weighed 165 pounds.*** Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nodes ofBalsam Lake, Wisconsin, andStella Kvamme and Githa Stockmoof Wanamingo were guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Olaf Berg on Monday.*** Diane Buck and CarolSchumann, seniors at ZumbrotaHigh School, attended the 30thCooperative Conference for Youthat the St. Paul Radsisson Hotel onMonday and Tuesday. *** Ronand Barb Biorn of Zumbrota hosteda euchre party Saturday eveningat their home in celebration of herbirthday, which was that day. ***The Zumbrota High School classof 1975 held its ten year reunionat the Zumbrota Golf Course onSaturday.

40 Years AgoOctober 23, 1975

A group of piano and organ stu-dents of Mrs. Gaylord Hoven pre-sented their recital on Mondayevening in the band room at Zum-brota High School. Students whoparticipated were from Pine Is-land, Wanamingo, West Concordand Zumbrota. *** Miss RoseO’Neill of Pomona, California, leftTuesday after visiting at the JohnPerra home this past week. ***Mrs. Oress Kalass and Mrs. JohnGregoire from Mazeppa returnedhome Sunday after spending a weekin Fullerton and LosAngeles, Cali-fornia, where they visited their twosisters. *** Mr. and Mrs. MelvinJensen of Fosston were in Zum-brota last weekend visiting friends.While here they stayed at the homeof Mrs. Gilman Hoven. *** PaulPost, Don Falk, Debbie Hinrichs,Teri Nord, Keith Boraas, Bob Fre-drickson, and Leslie Post spentthe weekend in St. Cloud partici-pating in St. Cloud State Univer-

sity homecoming activities. Theyalso visited Pete and BillMcWaters, Bruce Oimoen and JeffWires, all of whom are enrolled atSCSU.

50 Years AgoOctober 21, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Trelstaddrove to North Mankato Sundayafternoon to help celebrate the firstbirthday of their grandson, KentPeterman, son of Mr. and Mrs.Richard Peterman. *** Mr. andMrs. Donald Quam of Goodhueand Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millerand children enjoyed the week-

40 Years AgoNovember 6, 1975

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Befort ofFountain were Sunday guests ofMr. and Mrs. W.N. Majerus ofBellechester. *** Harold Buck hadthe men’s high game of 198 andGloria Richter had the women’shigh game of 168 in Hits & Mrs.bowling on October 26.

50 Years AgoNovember 17, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buck andBetty Guenther were Sunday af-ternoon and supper guests at theEdw. Guenther home in Roches-ter. *** Mr. and Mrs. Louis Befortof Mazeppa were Sunday after-noon callers at the Henry Befortresidence. *** Erwin Meyer ofRed Wing was a Sunday dinnerguest in the J.L. Campbell home.*** Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.Alma Sandahl were Mr. and Mrs.Francis McNamara and childrenof Belle Creek.

60 Years AgoNovember 3, 1955

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. HaroldWipperling, a daughter, on Sun-day. *** Pvt. Harold Malloy hasarrived at his base near Kentzingen,Germany, after spending a six-week leave at home. *** MarlinBenrud was elected treasurer atthe annual meeting and banquetof the Goodhue County RuralYouth last week. *** Mrs. Peter

Prigge of Zumbrota was a lastWednesday afternoon caller on theLeo Reddings.

70 Years AgoNovember 1, 1945

Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Franklin andfamily visited Thursday at the Mrs.James Franklin home in Welch.*** Mrs. Henry Banidt and Mrs.Rose Smith called on their fatherChrist Raasch at St. John’s Hos-pital on Wednesday. *** JackMickley received his discharge atSanta Ana, California, and arrivedhome on Tuesday.

GOODHUE

40 Years AgoNovember 6, 1975

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Olson vis-ited Roy E. Steberg at the OakTerrace Nursing Home inMinnetonka last Sunday. *** OnOctober 28, Mrs. Glennis Anfinsonentertained a group of friends inhonor of Mrs. Fredrickson’s birth-day. *** Mrs. Henry Fredricksonand Mrs. Harvey Opsahl, Tia, andSheri attended a baby shower forMrs. Joe Barott of St. Paul Sun-day afternoon.

50 Years AgoNovember 4, 1965

Dr. and Mrs. L.N. Nerison ofJackson were Sunday visitors atthe O.E. Naeseth home. *** Mr.and Mrs. James Farris and familyof Minneapolis were Sundayevening supper guests at the JohnTiller home. *** Mr. and Mrs.Oscar Bakko and Mrs. MaryBrislance were visitors Wednes-day at the Jeroy Carlson and JamesBrislance homes in Burnsville.

70 Years AgoNovember 8, 1945

Mr. and Mrs. George Bleeckerof Zumbrota were visitors Sun-day evening at the home of Mrs.Mary Winston. *** BruceHenrickson visited last week atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. E.B.Rockne in Zumbrota. *** Mrs.Norman Holst and Mrs. Lorin Lyonand son Lorin of Zumbrota vis-ited Wednesday afternoon withMrs. Herman Opsahl.

WANAMINGO

30 Years AgoNovember 6, 1985

Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Mildred)Quiel will observe their golden wed-ding anniversary on November 9. ***Rob Witt was named Most ValuableLineman and Ed Shanks Most Valu-able Back at the Pine Island footballawards night.

40 Years AgoNovember 13, 1975

Pine Island Panther football play-ers named to the all-conference teamwere Randy Ruegg, Al Larson, KenMarkham, John Fladeland, and JayStofferahn.

50 Years AgoNovember 4, 1965

Miss Carroll A. Yennie, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Yennie, hasenrolled at the Minnesota School ofBusiness in Minneapolis. She is tak-ing the legal secretarial course. ***Mr. and Mrs. Art Timbeross enter-tained at dinner on October 24 in honorof Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lerfald ontheir golden wedding anniversary. ***Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shanks and chil-dren spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

PINE ISLANDHarvey Dohrman at Canton. *** Mr.and Mrs. Myrl Weckerling attendedfuneral services for Carl Buck in Zum-brota on Saturday.

60 Years AgoNovember 10, 1955

Arland Andris won first place inthe recent cow clipping competitionfor the Pine Island Future Farmers ofAmerica. *** Mrs. Ed Schulte was

GOODHUE, 1945

WANAMINGO, 1975 – Give AlexAnderson a job to do with woodand he’ll finish the work in the mostbeautiful way possible. The highchair, with which Mr. and Mrs. LarsJohnson challenged Anderson, datesback to 1908. Anderson found itnecessary to disassemble the chairto bring it back into usefulness. Healso turned out some new spindlesfor the back, and did some hand-carving on certain pieces. The chairwas then ready to be used by Mrs.Johnson’s great-grandchild,Matthew Johnson.

PINE ISLAND, 1975 – Members of the Wasioja Conference champion volleyball team from Pine Island are,front row, from left to right: Sandy Wegman, co-captains Tammy Barth and Patty Larson, and DebbieHitchcock; middle row: Coach Nancy Kent, Kathy Hickey, Jacki Jasperson, Denise Braaten, and manager LoriCopler; and back row: Cindy Avery, Mary Benike, Chris Dodson, Julie Glamm, and Debby Fraki.

ZUMBROTA, 1975 – A 1250-pound wrecking ball on a crane manned byCasey Flueger of Red Wing knocks away the walls of the old ZumbrotaCommunity Hospital on Friday, October 31. By Tuesday most of thedebris was cleared to make possible the beginning of Phase III of thehospital’s $1 million expansion program. The converted house hadcontained surgery, obstetrics, and emergency services which weremoved during Phase II. The addition that will replace the massive oldbuilding will contain radiology, administrative business offices, and adoctor’s clinic.

end in Crookston at the home ofMr. and Mrs. Willis Hinrichs. ***Mr. and Mrs. James Lohman andMr. and Mrs. Eugene Lund spentfrom Friday through Sunday inOmaha, Nebraska, at the home ofLt. Col. J.B. Morris and family.*** Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zimmermanand son John attended the Vikingfootball game Sunday afternoon.*** Mr. and Mrs. Lester Post andchildren and his parents Mr. andMrs. Henry Post and her fatherKenneth Davis enjoyed Sundaydinner at the Hubbell House inMantorville.

named chairman of the new Coordi-nating Council in Pine Island. Thecouncil is made up of representativesof community organizations. *** Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Currier of Winonaspent the weekend with Mrs. PeterStucky. *** Mr. and Mrs. Earl Westand Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hayward wereSunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.Hans Wein in St. Paul.

By Sandy HadlerRED WING – After weeks of

drama and conflict, the GoodhueCounty Commissioners settleddown and worked together to tacklea number of housekeeping issuesat the November 3 county boardmeeting. Prior to the meeting, aone-hour closed session had beenheld to discuss employee unioncontract negotiations.Soil and WaterConservation District

Beau Kennedy, representing theSoil and Water Conservation Dis-trict, discussed two items. The firstwas the Natural Resource BlockGrant agreement, which is theyearly allocation from the Boardof Water and Soil Resources forlocal administration of the Wet-land Conservation ACT, theshoreland ordinance, and the sep-tic system ordinance. He said theSoil and Water Conservation Dis-trict receives a portion of thosefunds, and must report to the statethat they have spent the funds prop-erly. The board moved to approvethe block grant.

The second item was a formal-ity concerning the county’s waterplan. Goodhue County is in thefifth year of its water plan thatstarted in 2010 and will end in2020. The state requires everycounty in Minnesota to have a waterplan, which lists what the county’snatural resource concerns are.Kennedy said, “We did a goodjob in 2010 spelling out what wewere going to do over the next tenyears.”

Despite that, last summer the

state wanted a formal update onthe county’s water plan, since theplan is halfway completed. Be-cause a lot of new legislation isexpected to be passed at the statelevel next year, Johnson said itdoesn’t make sense for GoodhueCounty to go through meetingsthis year when staff will be goingto more of the same next year. Hesaid, “We want to prolong updat-ing the plan until next year, whenwe can incorporate the new staterules into our plan.” It was pointedout that until the state defines sev-eral issues, the language that isused cannot be incorporated intoGoodhue County’s ordinance.

Commissioner Dan Rechtzigelsaid, “We talked about the bufferissue at the fair. We have differ-ent rules on the books locally thanthe state has. The message wasthat we need (our rules) to be con-sistent with the state’s rules.”

Kennedy said the DNR hopesto provide guidance so the rulesbecome more unified. For example,Goodhue County requires a 50-foot buffer from waterways, butGovernor Dayton says there canbe variations in the buffer require-ments. Kennedy said the maincomponent for the commission-ers is to adopt a buffer map thatwill be incorporated into thecounty’s water plan next summer.The new buffer map will be cre-ated by the DNR during the win-ter.

Johnson was given approval tosend a resolution to the state ask-ing to delay the county’s updatedwater plan until next year.

New phone systemCounty IT Director Randy

Johnson and Pat Daniels fromEllers and Associates were in at-tendance to discuss a new phonesystem for the county. Johnsontold the commissioners that thecounty’s current phone system is15 years old, is high maintenance,and is near the end of its life. “It istime for us to do something dif-ferent,” he said.

Daniels highlighted how theycame about their choice. He saidthey looked at current telephonesystems, talked to staff, and thendid a study of the existing tele-phone system to find out what day-to-day activities are done with thecurrent system, and what staffneeds.

Johnson explained that a requestfor proposals has been completed.Results are back and Ellers andAssociates recommended the pur-chase of an NAC phone system,which is a U3C system supportedby Matrix Communications ofPlymouth, Minnesota. Matrixscored highest on the points sys-tem they had put together. Johnsonnoted that from a technology per-spective, the phone systems be-ing sold today are very similar,with subtle differences, and all thelocal companies that had shownan interest in being selected, hadgood references.

The cost of the new phone sys-tem will be $205,889 with a one-year warranty. The second yearand thereafter the cost of mainte-nance will be $9,732, plus a con-tingency of 10% or $20,000, so

the total cost will be $244,817.21plus the 10%. Maintenance forthe current system is $20,000 an-nually, so that will drop consider-ably. Johnson noted that the countywill get a discount for paying forthe five-year support ahead of time,so that will save $5,000.

The sale was approved, pend-ing review of contracts by countyattorney Stephen Betcher, who saidno contracts have been providedyet, so the issue will have to bebrought back to the next meeting.Computer donations

It was noted that the county’sIT department has been recyclingold computers for needy people,and if they can’t be renovated, someof the computers go to ProAct,where they are torn apart and theparts are sold.

There has been a recent requestfor old laptops from Red WingIgnite, a nonprofit organizationwhose mission is to accelerate thedevelopment of technology andinnovation and to prepare theworkforce of the future.

Kids aged 7 to 17 are being taughtto program computers by adultvolunteers. Until Red Wing Ignite’sneeds are met, IT would like tocontinue to donate more of thecounty’s old laptops to them. Itwas pointed out that there is nocost to the county.

Commissioner Brad Andersonasked if they could extend the pro-gram to other kids in the county.He was told they could, maybethrough a satellite program, or thekids could come to Red Wing.Another option is to expand theRed Wing program to out-county

County will delay updated water plan to include new state ruleskids, or to get other organizationsinvolved that will provide similarprograms.

Chairman Ted Seifert was con-cerned about data privacy andwanted to be sure there is no countyinformation on the computers whenthey are donated. He was assuredthere would be none. A motioncarried, with all the commission-ers in favor of donating the county’sold computers to Red Wing Ig-nite.Human Resources report

Human Resource Director Me-lissa Cushing discussed thecounty’s medical flex spendingprogram. Currently the county’sprogram has a limit of $2,500. Achange at the federal level nowallows $2,550, and she asked thatthe county’s plan be allowed toexpand to $2,550. The request wasgranted.

Currently the county has a vol-untary dental insurance plan withUnited Health Care. The countyreceived a 47.6 percent rate in-crease for 2016, so staff went outto bid for dental insurance. Thelow bidder was MetLife, with a29% increase for 2016. Cushingsaid MetLife has a high and a lowdental plan option like the county’scurrent plan has. A recommenda-tion was made to accept MetLife’sbid. Commissioners voted to ap-prove the change beginning onJanuary 1, 2016.

The county is choosing to offera minimum value plan as a thirdhealth insurance plan for 2016.Cushing asked for approval to al-low memorandum of understand-ings with three different unions

regarding this plan. The first memo-randum of understanding was withthe Patrol Deputy and Investiga-tor Unit LELS Number 91, askingthat they agree to allow their mem-bers to participate in the minimumvalue plan as an alternative or achoice health insurance plan. Thesame agreement will be offered tothe Teamsters unit and the AFSMEgroup, since the commissionersvoted to approve the request.

Sheriff McNurlin has asked forpermission to allow the AdultDetention Center to add a 20-houra week employee to keep up withthe paperwork that is required forthe DOC for all the inmates theyhave put into the jail. The per-sonnel committee agreed to add a20-hour clerical employee.

Rechtzigel said they can’t takeon any more prisoners because theycan’t keep up with the work. Hesaid, “Adding this position willadd more prisoners, which will goabove and beyond pay for the po-sition. But we need to make clearthat if it goes south again, thatposition can go, too.”

Seifert said, “We want to con-tinue getting as much revenue aspossible out of that facility.” Thereare currently 120 prisoners andthe jail can house up to 164. Hesaid if they can’t keep up with thepaperwork, they won’t utilize thoseextra 40 beds. “We’d like to seethem utilize those beds if they canmaintain order in there. We aredoing a big upgrade of $600,000and want to see that revenue.”

The commissioners voted toapprove the request.

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By Ed SternVolleyball Commissioner

GOODHUE – And people saythat this Goodhue co-ed volley-ball league isn’t competitive andexciting. What are you folkswatching? The 2015 world cham-pionship was the greatest showon earth!

It began with controversy(that’s something new) as MelodyBass refused to play because ofa bad nail day. The committeedecided they could still play, ei-ther finding someone to fill in,or using the two wrestling dum-mies from the gym. After 20minutes of team discussion, theyfound Dan Agenten and MeaganTutewohl by a 3-1 team vote.So let’s get started.

After losing the opener to fifth-seeded Stevie’s Wonders, theyquestioned the choice in the vote.Dar’s did come back to win thenext, two, which sent them toface top-seeded Farm Kids andDani in the semifinals. Still hav-ing the momentum of their open-ing round comeback win, theyeasily stopped the league champs,25-18. They had FKAD on theropes, and even though they lostthe second game, 21-25, they stillhad enough left to send the topseed home early.

This brought the fourth seedto the championship to face an-other upset-minded team, third-seeded Brittney’s. Brittney’s hadupset second-seeded MajerusGarage in two straight games.

This gave Britt’s a chance towatch and plan their game strat-egy for the championship match.

This match was made for TV,filled with long volleys, greatsaves, and highlight film plays.The match went three games, withDar’s upsetting one more team,25-21, 20-25, and 18-16. Dar’sbecomes the 2015 champion andcan now brag for a year until thenext world championship. Nicejob, Dar’s!

Despite finishing second, Brit-tney Zorn was selected as theWoman of the Year. She will beparking her brand new, purpleand white Corvette out in frontof the school on sunny days only.

“I have to admit in game twoof the title match, I did think tomyself, I am awesome tonight!Everything I do is right, and Iam doing everything! I truly sodeserve this honor.”

Nice work Brittney! You areas humble as you are talented.

The Man of the Year comesfrom the winning team. ShaneMatthees did everything he couldin all nine games to take his teamto the winner’s stand.

“I was tired coming in to thematches tonight. My teammateswere talking about playing hardand then watching the semis andfinals on closed circuit TV fromdown at Dar’s, our sponsor. Ichewed them out for the bad at-titude. Just because Travis andMel were not here didn’t meanwe weren’t any good. Then I justdid my thing. Oh, and I love myaqua blue Corvette. I was goingto choose a camo combination.But I remember a couple of yearsago, when Mike Kurtti did thatand couldn’t find his car for amonth!”

Remember: Anyone interestedin having a women’s team playthis winter (starting in January)please contact Ed Stern or Tia in

Were we made for TV or what?GOODHUE CO-ED VOLLEYBALL

By Faye HaugenKASSON – The Dodge County

girls hockey team had a very busyopening week winning two of threegames.

Ranked 14th in the Class AApoll, the Wildcats topped ninth-ranked Red Wing and 18th-rankedClass AA Stillwater, but they fellto Elk River/Zimmerman, who isranked 11th in the Class AA poll.

Dodge County girls have a busy opening weekDodge County will host Holy

Catholic on Friday at 7 p.m. inKasson and Bloomington Jeffer-son on Saturday at 7 p.m.Red Wing

The Wildcats opened the sea-son with a 4-2 win at Red Wing.

Molly Shelton gave DC a 1-0lead in the opening period off as-sists by Katie Robinson and BellaWagner.

Red Wing sandwiched a pair ofpower play goals between a goalby Robinson for a 2-2 score head-ing into the final period.

Ally Gunderson gave the Catsthe lead for good off an assist byRobinson. Teigen Petersen scoredan empty net goal to end the game.

The Wildcats outshot the Wing-ers 35-26 with Gabby Suhr mak-ing 24 saves.Dodge County 4 - Red Wing 2Dodge County 1 1 2 = 4Red Wing 0 2 0 = 2

First Period10:20 - DC: Goal by Molly Shelton;assist by Katie Robinson and BellaWagner

Second Period8:31 - RW: Power play goal by TaylorHeise; assists by Caitie Turcotte andLexi Stewart14:40 - DC: Goal by Katie Robinson16:40 - RW: Power play goal by LexiStewart; assists by Maddy Hardymanand Taylor Heise

Third Period3:31 - DC: Goal by Ally Gunderson;assist by Katie Robinson16:40 - DC: Empty net goal by TeigenPetersenDC shots on goal: 35Saves: Gabby Suhr, 24Elk River/ZimmermanThe Wildcats were blanked 2-0by Elk River/Zimmerman in Kassonon Thursday.Gabby Suhr made 18 stops betweenthe pipes. DC took 22 shots ongoal with none of them finding

the back of the net.Elk River/Zimmerman 2Dodge County 0 0 0 = 0Elk River/Zimmerman 0 0 2 = 2

Third PeriodER: Goal by Kelsy King; assist by RaelynKorinekER: Goal by Madison Bizal; assists byShaelee McLean and Annie DaltonDC shots on goal: 22Saves: Gabby Suhr, 18Stillwater

The Wildcats earned a 3-0 winover Stillwater on Saturday inKasson.

Hollywood Hermanson scoredin the opening period off assistsby Teigan Petersen and Bella Wag-ner.

Wagner scored in the third pe-riod off assists from Amber Millerand Elly Strunk. Kennedy Krausemade it 3-0 off assists from KatieRobinson and Wagner.

DC outshot the Ponys 34-24 withAbby Suhr making 24 saves.Dodge County 1 0 2 = 3Stillwater 0 0 0 = 0

First PeriodDC: Goal by Hollywood Hermanson;assists by Teigan Petersen and BellaWagner

Third PeriodDC: Goal by Bella Wagner; assists byAmber Miller and Elly StrunkDC: Goal by Kennedy Krause; assists byKatie Robinson and Bella WagnerDC shots on goal: 34Saves: Gabby Suhr, 24

Area Sports

ZM’s Morgan Olson signs letter of intent to play at NDSUMorgan Olson gave a verbal commitment to North Dakota State University as a freshman in high school toplay softball for the Bison. On Friday, surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior signed her letter of intent. Watching the three-time All State pitcher sign on the line are,from left, dad Lars Olson, Morgan, mom Angie Olson, and pitching coach Michelle Harrison. The 4.0 gradepoint average southpaw is looking forward to her senior season, aiming to take the Cougars to the statetournament for the first time since 2011.

Goodhue OppFirst downs 211 111

by rushing 139 77by passing 53 24by penalty 19 10

Rushing plays 587 -Rushing yards 2863 1845Passing attempts 193 -Passing completions 110

passing yards 1675 565interceptions 15 -touchdowns 20 -

Total offense 4338 2410Punts/avg. 23/31.6 -Penalties/yds 59/521 -Fumbles/lost 25/17 -

ScoringGoodhue 76 130 76 81 = 363Opponents 29 53 29 44 = 155

Individual statisticsPassing: G - Jacob Pasch, 107 of 188 for1431 yards, 14 interceptions, 20 touchdowns;Jack Gadient, 3 of 4 for 44 yards, 1 interception;Carter Danielson, 0 of 1Rushing: G - Mason Huemann, 170 rushesfor 1078 yards, nine touchdowns, 6.3 average,82.9 per game; Garrett Huemann 232/1040/8/4.5/80.0; Sam McNamara 27/255/3/9.4/19.6; Jacob Pasch 78/236/2/3.0/18.2; WilsonJonas 24/120/1/5.9/9.2; Casey Ryan 13/55/0/4.2/4/2; Calvin Peterson 19/44/2/2.3/3.4; Sven Otterness 12/32/1/2.7/2.5;Bailee O’Reilly 3/11/0/3.7/0.8; Jack Gadient9/-8/0/-0.9/-0.6Receiving: G - Nathan Altendorf, 41 receptionsfor 483 yards, 11.7 yard average, five touchdowns;Sam McNamara 31/47215.2/8; Ryan

2015 Goodhue football statisticsSchoenfelder 23/381/16.5/5; Calvin Peterson8/87/10.8/2; Garrett Huemann 6/45/7.5;Ben Opsahl 1/7/7Punting: G - Jacob Pasch, 18 for 568 yards,31.6 average; Ryan Schoenfelder 5/158/31.6Kickoffs: G - Wilson Jonas, 37 for 1534yards, 41.5 average; Mariano Bigalk 17/989/36.6Punt returns: G - Sam McNamara, 20 returnsfor 240 yards, 12.0 average; Nicholas Thomforde6/54/9.0Kickoff returns: G - Sam McNamara, 14returns for 412 yards, 29.4 yard average;Wilson Jonas 7/121/17.3; Mason Huemann3/39/13.0; Casey Ryan 3/33/11.0; KelbyO’Reilly 2/29;14.5; Garrett Huemann 2/21/10.5; Mariano Bigalk 1/7/7.0

Goodhue defensive statisticsT AT S I FR

Bailee O’Reilly 36 109 2 1 1Casey Deneen 33 108 3 0 2Garrett Huemann 28 59 5 0 1Mason Huemann 15 85 0 0 1Nathan Altendorf 23 51 0 3 0Ryan Schoenfelder 13 52 5 0 2Calvin Peterson 12 41 4 1 1Sam McNamara 17 27 0 1 2Ryan Evans 5 33 6 0 0Aaron Austin 7 29 1 0 0Nicholas Thomforde 19 9 0 5 0Jacob Pasch 7 12 1 4 0Garrett Huneke 0 17 0 0 0Sven Otterness 5 9 1 0 0Casey Ryan 2 9 0 0 1Ben Opsahl 5 3 0 0 0Chase Danielson 2 6 0 0 1

The Pine Island football team held their 2015 season awards banquet on November 1 at the school cafeteria.Earning Southeast White District All Conference honors are, from left Aaron Gillard, Josh Milbrandt(Honorable Mention), Austin Keller, Keanan Peterson-Rucker (Honorable Mention and Tristan Akason. Alsoearning awards were: Most Valuable Player: Tristan Akason; Lineman of the Year: Austin Keller; SpecialTeams Player of the Year: Jake Navratil; and Mr. Hustle: Wes Sorum. The Panthers will graduate 10 seniorsin Kyle Groven, Bryce Hinrichsen, Mitchell Acker, Tristan Akason, Matt Huus, Aaron Gillard, Keanan Peterson-Rucker, Jake Higgins, Devin Schaefer and David Eaton.

Pine Island holds year-end football banquet

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULEFriday, November 20

Dodge County girls hockey, Holy Family Catholic at Kasson, 7 p.m.Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball at Dodge Center, 6 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball at Eyota, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 21Dodge County girls hockey, Bloomington Jefferson at Kasson, 7 p.m.Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball at Dodge Center, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, November 24Pine Island boys basketball, Minnesota Transition at Pine Island, 6 p.m.

Sam Kyllo 3 4 0 0 0Taylor Buck 3 3 0 0 0Wilson Jonas 4 1 1 0 0Brett Schrimpf 0 5 0 0 0Nate Curtis 2 2 0 0 0Lucas Thomforde 2 2 0 0 0Jacob McNamara 2 1 0 0 0Dylan Wojcik 1 2 0 0 0Cameron Dowden 0 3 0 0 0Ross Tipcke 0 3 0 0 0Joel Breuer 1 1 0 0 0Carter Danielson 0 2 0 0 0Mariano Bigalk 1 1 0 0 0Chase Hinsch 0 1 0 0 0Alex Majerus 0 1 0 0 0HVL All Conference: Garrett Huemann,Casey Deneen, Jacob Pasch and Calvin Peter-sonAcademic All State: Tyler SchumacherLetterwinners: Seniors: Jacob Pasch, SamMcNamara, Nathan Altendorf, Garrett Hue-mann, Wilson Jonas, Calvin Peterson, CaseyDeneen, Ryan Evans, Chase Danielson, SamKyllo Brent Schrimpf, and Aaron Austin; Jun-iors: Jacob McNamara, Bailee O’Reilly, Cam-eron Dowden, Lucas Thomforde, NicholasThomforde, Taylor Buck, Ben Opsahl, andJustyn Lind; sophomores: Mariano Bigalk,Jack Gadient, Mitchell Schrimpf, Chase Hin-sch, Dylan Wojcik, Joel Breuer, Casey Ryan,Mason Huemann, Ryan Schoenfelder, Gar-rett Huneke, Sven Otterness, Ross Tipcke,Alex Majerus, Mitch Hemenway, Parker Berg,Kaleb Stern, and Nathan Curtis; managers:Sam Peterson, Tyson Christensen, DylanSchafer and Ethan Breuer

By Faye HaugenZUMBROTA – Just 18 people

attended the 2015 Zumbrota GolfClub annual meeting on Tuesdayevening. Of those 18 attending,nine included ZGC board mem-bers, manager Will Lancaster andgreenskeeper Scott Novak.

“It’s a good sign when it is not apacked house. We must be doingsomething right,” said Lancasteras he gave his report. “We had anice early opening and were blessedwith a great summer season. Thisyear’s late closing is also nice.”

Lancaster noted that the coursewill stay open as long as possiblewith the nice November weather.

Both Lancaster and Novakthanked the many volunteers whohelp out during the season remov-ing garbage, cutting down weedsand many other small undertak-ings that can take time away fromthe greenskeeping staff.

“All that help is greatly appre-ciated,” remarked Novak. “We’vehad great weather and we are justabout ready to put the course tobed for the winter and button itup. Last year we had to have theparking lot plowed for snow be-fore we held the annual meeting,”

Zumbrota Golf Club had a good 2015 seasonhe added

Plans call for the staff to con-tinue mowing the long rough onthe back nine, but they may let thewildflowers bloom in the springbefore they make the first cut. Itwas noted that mowing the longgrass tended to speed up play asgolfers were not spending as longlooking for wayward shots.Financial report

Financial office Brian Haugenreported that the course , throughOctober 31, has shown a profit of$23,384. He noted that that totalwill go up as members prepay their2016 memberships. The 2014 sea-son showed a profit of $55,340 bythe end of the fiscal year, with2015 memberships accounting fora big share of the profit at yearend.

The mortgage at the Bank ofZumbrota for the clubhouse andback nine hole stands at $437,672.In 2009, the mortgage stood at$554,274.

“The numbers will change whenthe memberships come in earlyfor 2016,” said Haugen. “The fi-nance committee didn’t meet manytimes since there wasn’t much todo. Right now we are working on

the 2016 budget.”Board members

Dan Thoreson and Todd Lex-vold were re-elected to the boardwith no opposition.Future pans

The ZGC Tuesday Women’sLeague will donate money to havethe bridge replaced over the creekon the third hole. Materials havebeen delivered and it is hoped tohave the project completed thisfall. Repairing or replacing thebridge near the fourth hole tee boxis being discussed.

There are no plans for purchas-ing any new equipment at this time,but Lancaster said a few yearsdown the road that a new fleet ofgolf carts will be needed.

Work on the new back tee boxon the 15th hole is coming along,and Dana Ellefson has built a newretaining wall. The new tee boxwill triple the size of the old one.

Work continues on the new backtee box on the 13th hole that willlengthen that hole from a par fourto a par five.

After just 27 minutes, with nomore questions, the meeting wasadjourned.

ZUMBROTA – The Zum-brota-Mazeppa High School trap-shooting team lost eight seniorsto graduation last spring, but thesquad picked up five new mem-bers who fit in quite well.

ZM finished the conferencein second place with a very goodscore. Ben Klapperich and ZachSanborn finished in the top 25male shooters in conference play.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School trapteam closes out a successful fall season

Six female shooters, SarahGehrke (second place), AubreyReuter (fifth place), Taylor Blak-stad (sixth place), Alyssa Som-merfield (12th place), BrittanySanborn (13th place), and Am-ber Mitchell (16th place), all fin-ished in top 25 female category.

“We finished out the seasonwith a trapshoot and party spon-sored by the Wanamingo

Sportsmans Club,” said CoachSam Michels.

Teams from Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Kenyon-Wanamingoand Cannon Falls enjoyed friendlycompetition and played somegames to wrap up the fall season“ It was a fun way to complete asuccessful season. We are look-ing forward to spring season,”remarked Coach Michels.

the office as soon as possible.We will not have a league if wecan’t get at least five teams toplay. Six would be so much bet-ter. Find some friends, and joinus after the new year. Just makesure to let us know.

KW Individual statisticsPassing: KW - Luke Rechtzigel, 42 of 106for 725 yards, six interceptions, six touchdownsRushing: KW - Calvin Steberg, 152 rushesfor 795 yards, 5.2 yard average, 11 touchdowns;Ted Androli 79/560/7.1/7; Luke Rechtzigel97/322/3/3;3; Jacob Whipple 28/216/7.7/4; Bradley Kish 21/142/6.8;; MasonStevenson 22/88/4.0/1; Gavin Roosen 7/44/6.3Receiving: KW - Gavin Roosen, 16 receptionsfor 342 yards, 19.0 yard average, threetouchdowns; Calvin Steberg 8/224/28.0/1; Jacob Whipple 10/92/9.2/2; CarterLeininger 2/42/21.0; Ted Androli 2/17/8.5; Blake Jacobson 4/7/1.8; ZachBaumgartner 1/1/1.0

KW defensive statisticsT AT S I FR

Ted Androli 29 56 7 0 1Calvin Steberg 28 44 2 0 1Kyle Keller 22 48 0 2 1Seth Donkers 9 54 1 0 1Matt Houglum 21 42 0 3 0

2015 Kenyon-Wanamingo football statisticsBradley Kish 5 49 0 1 1Mason Stevenson 13 36 3 0 2Jacob Whipple 17 27 0 2 1Ryan Pelkey 8 28 3 1 1Luke Rechtzigel 10 20 4 0 1Gavin Roosen 17 11 0 5 0Austin Jackson 1 13 1 0 0Blake Jacobson 6 3 0 1 0Christian Hilger 1 6 0 0 0Carter Leininger 2 4 0 0 0Zach Baumgartner 0 6 0 1 1Logan DeWitz 5 0 1 0 0Connor Walker 2 2 0 0 0Jonathon Dierks 1 2 0 0 0Jacob Alme 2 0 0 0 0Austin Evert 1 1 0 0 0Peyton Hilke 1 1 0 0 0Clay Burow 0 2 0 0 0Max Mattson 1 0 0 0 0Kaya Lindell 0 1 0 0 0Ethan Benda 0 1 1 0 0Logan Quam 0 1 0 0 0Tyler Ryan 0 1 0 0 0Thomas Temple 0 1 0 0 0

Key: T - tackles; AT - assisted tackles; S -sacks; I - interception; FR - fumble recov-eryLetterwinners: Seniors: Luke Rechtzi-gel, Kyle Keller, Mason Stevenson, TedAndroli, Jacob Whipple, Blake Jacobson,Christian Hilger, Ethan Benda, Ryan Pelkey,Austin Jackson, Seth Donkers, and JacobAlme; Juniors: Calvin Steberg, Matt Hou-glum, Gavin Roosen, Carter Leininger, PeytonHilke, Bradley Kish, Clay Burow, LoganDeWitz, Connor Walker, James Schultz,Thomas Temple, Austin Evert, JonathonDierks, and Zach Baumgartner; Sopho-mores: Jack Buelke, Max Mattson, andKeegan McCorkellMid Southeast West District All Con-ference: Gavin Roosen, Calvin Steberg,Jacob Whipple, Luke Rechtzigel, Ted An-droli, Seth Donkers and Ryan PelkeyMid Southeast West District Linemanof the Year: Seth DonkersMid Southeast West District Defen-sive Player of the Year: Ted Androli

All Section 1AAAFootball Team

Tri-City UnitedJackson Feddema 12Sam Ehlers 12Aaron Chimalk 12Alex Burns 12Jon Reek 12David Monroe 12Keegan Oak 12Carter Rynda 12Jordan Simmonette 11John Lindbolm 11

Plainview-Elgin-MillvilleChase Rahman 12Ike Breuer 12Carson Root 12Jacob Johnson 12Ethan Jones 12Austin Wodele 12Tristan Olson 12

Rochester LourdesMason Carstens 12Jake Muehlenbein 12Noah Hillman 11Carter Gerguson 11Nate Fitzgerald 11

Cannon FallsGabe Hall 12Tanner Carlson 12Ryan Schroder 12Carson Chytraceka 11Mason Hofstedt 11

LaCrescentTanner Duffy 12Zach Hanno 12Josh DeBoer 12

Lake CityJesse Oliver 12Robert Blantz 12Mitch Marien 11

Pine IslandTristan Akason 12Aaron Gillard 12Austin Keller 10

PI POOL & PINSClassic League10-27-15Gar’s Repair 4 vs. 3 Eberhart Construction;Route 60 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling 2vs. 5 Leonard’s Corner Shell; MJB Farms2 vs. 5 Leo’s SportsbarTop team game: Leonard’s Corner Shell1182Top team series: Leonard’s Corner Shell3448Top bowler game: Darik Rude 246Top bowler series: Darik Rude 703

Commercial League10-29-15Greseth Drywall 0 vs. 7 Kif fmeyerMotorsports; Bluff Valley Campground5 vs. 2 Oronoco Online Auction; Stu’sProshop 5 vs. 2 Nelson Family Services;Maple Island 5 vs. 0 ByeTop team game: Kiffmeyer Motorsports1159Top team series: Kiffmeyer Motorsports3332Top bowler game: Jeff Kiffmeyer 278Top bowler series: Jeff Kiffmeyer 717

Island League10-26-14D&M Dairy 7 vs. DMC Plumbing 23;Comstock Farm 6 vs. Oertli & Pleschourt24; Producer’s Hybrids 19 vs. Majerus& Tiarks 11; Owen’s Locker 12.5 vs.Kittelson Heating & Plumbing 17.5Top team series: DMC Plumbing 3428Top team game: DMC Plumbing 1189Top individual series: Ron Nelson 699Top individual: Craig Blumers/Ron Nelson269

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