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ZM FFA team wins at State
MINNEAPOLIS The Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School FFA Advanced Parliamentary Procedure team won the
state championship at the Minnesota State Convention April 27-29 at the University of Minnesota. From left
to right are team members Adam Burdick, Emma Flotterud, Hannah Eckblad, Lisa Ecker, Alyssa Stehr, and
Caleb Hinrichs. They now qualify for national competition in Louisville, Kentucky, in late October. Burdick,
Flotterud, Eckblad, Ecker, and Stehr also received their Minnesota State FFA Degrees, the highest degree
the Minnesota Association can bestow on a member.
McNamara has winning
Volksfest button design
A winning design in the Goodhue Volksfest button contest was chosen
on April 7. Out of four submissions by participants in grades 7-12, junior
Kate McNamaras design was chosen. The contest was conducted with
the help of art teacher Cathy Nolt.
DMC presentation
coming to Pine Island
PINE ISLAND A great deal
of media coverage has been fo-
cused on Destination Medical
Center (DMC) over the past two
years which has caused consider-
able discussion about future im-
pacts to communities surround-
ing Rochester. The Pine Island
EDA has invited Jerry Williams,
interim Rochester Area Chamber
of Commerce President and
spokesperson for DMC, to give a
presentation to the Pine Island
community. This will be an op-
portunity to hear first-hand about
the vision for the future of the
region and to ask questions about
the DMC project and process. The
program will begin at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 21 at the Pine
Island American Legion.
Williamss presentation will pro-
vide insights into where the DMC
project has been, where it is to-
day, and where it is going in the
years to come. He will particu-
larly focus on what DMC means
for smaller communities surround-
ing Rochester and how residents
can become active participants in
the effort to benefit their commu-
nities. Everyone is encouraged to
attend.
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON During the recog-
nition of visitors portion of the
April 28 Kenyon-Wanamingo
School Board meeting, Jim
Sviggum spoke about the boards
action last month to place teacher
Brent Lurken on unrequested leave
of absence. Sviggum supported
keeping Lurken employed and
questioned other physical edu-
cation teachers being on overload
while positions were being cut.
He urged the board to look at all
options available to keep Lurkens
position.
At the March meeting the school
board carried a resolution placing
Brent Lurken on unrequested leave
of absence. The resolution noted
a lack of pupils and financial limi-
tations of the district to continue
the position. This action carried
with all in favor. Again this month
the board agenda included this
resolution and the board revisited
their previous decision.
Superintendent Jeff Evert pre-
sented the board with a print-out
of district fund balances since 2010.
The district general fund was about
$1.32 million on June 30, 2010.
In 2011 the fund was down to about
$1.18 million. In June 2012 the
general fund dropped to $871,230
and in June 2013 to $748,292. The
school board has set a goal for the
district to carry a general fund
balance of $900,000.
Board member Marilyn Syver-
son said she was concerned about
the general fund balance and the
rapid decrease over the last few
years. She said the board may need
to consider other cuts after seeing
this.
Evert said, There really isnt
anything unturned now. He added
that the cut in Lurkens position
was based on staff seniority and
enrollment numbers for classes he
was teaching. The board is required
to take action by certain dates if
cuts to positions are to be made.
Evert said the board needed to
approve cuts before course enroll-
ment for next year is even final-
ized.
With regard to Sviggums com-
ment on teacher overloads, Evert
said physical education teachers
need to be certified to teach adap-
tive phy ed; and the teachers on
overload are because of require-
ments for teaching adaptive pro-
grams to students with physical
challenges.
Karla Bauer said the school board
finance committee discussed this
situation in length before the ac-
tion was brought to the board in
March. Bauer reminded her fel-
low board members they were all
confident in the decision to place
Lurken on unrequested leave then.
She said, Why are we reconsid-
ering this now?
Evert said prior to Lurken be-
ing hired by the district, the posi-
tion was held by John Christenson
and his was a .5 full-time equiva-
lent position. The position grew
to a .7 and then to 1.0 FTE. Then
Lurken was hired.
Syverson wanted to see a break-
down of the cost to the district at
the various FTEs.
Lisa Johnson wanted to know
what other school districts the size
of KW have for high school physi-
cal education teachers. Greg
Dotson argued the situations are
not comparable, as their funding
base would be different based on
their particular enrollment.
Lurken attended the meeting but
did not offer comment.
After a lengthy discussion,
Syverson introduced the resolu-
tion placing Lurken on unrequested
leave of absence. The motion sec-
onded by Dotson carried 7-0.
Principals proposal to create
a part-time position
After recently receiving course
enrollment numbers for next fall,
Principals Brent Ashland (7-12)
and Matt Ryan (K-6) presented
information on how the cut posi-
tion will affect other classes and
grade levels.
Ashland said enrollment in the
high school should be larger by
about 15 students next year. He
said the board took the action to
make the cut last month, as they
were required to do to meet state
statutory timelines. He informed
the board that health and physical
education courses are not required
by the state of Minnesota. How-
ever, the district policy is to have
.33 credits in health (taken by tenth-
graders) and two courses in phy
ed before graduation.
Lurkens employment is revisited by KW
With the cut in Lurkens posi-
tion, the district would not have a
staff member to teach the courses
required for graduation. Another
staff member could take over a
couple of those classes, but that
would still leave over half a day
of courses that need to be offered.
The principals suggested the board
create a .75 FTE position, as six
periods would need to be covered
in the day.
The principals noted that if an
additional phy ed and health posi-
tion was not available, the district
would need to change its gradua-
tion standards. Another problem
would be that other course grades
would be affected, as those stu-
dents who would need to take those
health and phy ed classes would
need to be disseminated into other
classes. Ashland said there are not
enough openings in other classes
to accommodate all the students
from the cut courses.
Syverson and Dotson requested
accurate cost for the position op-
tions either .5, .7, or 1.0 FTE
before making a final decision.
Debb Paquin argued that based
on the information presented, her
perspective was that if a position
is not there to fill the needed classes,
a trickle down will affect all other
classes and grades; therefore the
board cannot just consider the fi-
nancial impact.
A motion was made by Bauer
to table the discussion pending a
meeting to bring forward finan-
cial details of creating a possible
position and to hold a special meet-
ing. The motion, seconded by Elise
Wrolstad, carried 7-0.
The special meeting was set for
May 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the elemen-
tary school media center in Wana-
mingo.
Zumbrota seeks grant for
another police officer position
By Tara Chapa
ZUMBROTA On May 1 the
Zumbrota City Council approved
applying for grant that would fund
75% of a new Zumbrota police
officer position. The council also
approved forming a committee to
begin the hiring process should a
grant be approved.
A new police officer would be a
school resource officer (SRO) nine
months out of the year (school
year) and during the summer
months the officer would cover
vacancies in Goodhue County.
Currently, there is a high need to
cover these vacancies as other of-
ficers are working overtime to
cover these part-time needs.
Of the remaining 25% of the
salary, the city would pay 25%
and the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School
District would cover 5%. The grant
opens in May and the city has al-
ready completed some of the pre-
liminary steps needed to complete
the grant.
Rebranding Zumbrota
Councilor Brad Drenckhahn
referred to an email that was sent
to fellow councilors addressing
the rebranding of Zumbrota and
how it will not include taking away
the Covered Bridge image asso-
ciated with Zumbrota.
Councilor Sara Durhman said
that rebranding is not just a differ-
ent logo or website or even a strat-
egy for downtown businesses; it
encompasses all of that and more.
Councilor Dale Hinderaker got
into a heated exchange with
Durhman and said he was strug-
gling to understand the concept of
rebranding. Durhman said, It truly
is a creative process and one that
you cannot simply place a for-
mula or number in and receive an
answer.
It wasnt mentioned at the meet-
ing, but Wikipedia defines
rebranding is a strategy in which a
new name, term, symbol, design,
or combination thereof is created
for an established brand with the
intention of developing a new,
differentiated identity in the minds
of consumers, investors, and com-
petitors. Often this involves radi-
cal changes to a brands logo, name,
image, and themes.
Mayor Bauer had attended a
Southeast Minnesota League Con-
ference where Rochester addressed
their rebranding strategies. He
handed out a flyer addressing
Rochesters strategic plan for
rebranding. Rochester states their
vision as Core experiences that
address demands which will con-
tribute to Rochester becoming the
Worlds Premier Destination
Medical Center. Rochester then
had the following eight areas laid
out in their strategic plan in achiev-
ing this goal: Livable City and
Dining; Hotel and Hospitality;
Entertainment, Arts and Culture;
Commercial, Research and Tech-
nology; Health and Wellness;
Learning Environment; Sports,
Recreation and Nature; and Trans-
portation.
By passing this out this infor-
mation, Bauers intended to assist
the councils understanding of the
rebranding and strategic planning
process.
Bauer mentioned that the growth
of jobs on behalf of the Mayo Clinic
will increase dramatically in the
coming years. Therefore, not all
people obtaining positions there
will reside in Rochester; in fact,
most will seek surrounding smaller
communities. Currently, he said,
one out of six people in Zumbrota
work at Mayo Clinic. Durhman
said Thus, the need to redevelop
Zumbrota and make it more at-
tractive for people to reside in, as
we will then grow. Otherwise, we
die!
Solid waste recommendation
City Administrator Neil Jensen
discussed closing down the
Goodhue County I Red Wing Fa-
cility Landfill. Jensen attended an
introductory meeting in early April
at which county staff presented
the plan as well as a concept of the
process leading to the closing of
the landfill. There was not a pre-
sentation of costs nor a specific
action plan at this time. The in-
tent, prior to the early April meet-
ing, was to have Goodhue County
prepare an action plan along with
costs associated with the closure
and present the result to the cities.
According to Jensen, this was not
done.
There are two bills being car-
ried (House and Senate) at the leg-
islature that may allow this clo-
sure to happen and would be based
on stipulations between the Min-
nesota Pollution Control Agency
(MPCA) and Goodhue County.
One such thing is for all of Goodhue
Countys solid waste to be pro-
cessed at the Resource Recovery
Facility (RRF) in Goodhue County.
Since that meeting, Kenyon and
Wanamingo proposed a resolution
for Goodhue County approval to
not require collection of solid waste
west of Highway 52 and their solid
waste to be sent to the RRF facil-
ity in Goodhue County. If the leg-
islature passes both bills and it
becomes law, Jensen is hoping
Goodhue County staff could bring
their presentation on this subject
to the city council meeting in the
near future.
Other business
The city approved an amended
lawn mowing contract with Green
Edge Lawn Service for 2014-16,
because Green Edge brought to
the citys attention the recent
change in city property by plant-
ing multiple trees. Green Edge said
it will become more difficult to
mow and asked for an increase
from $715 to $740 per mowing.
A liquor license was approved
for Wallys Covered Bridge which
is set to open in May. The Cov-
ered Bridge Restaurant will be
reopen-ing under Wallys Covered
Bridge, Inc. They requested ap-
proval of a new on-sale, off-sale,
and Sunday liquor license. This
license will be good until July 1,
2014.
The federal government has re-
quired cities to adopt a
retroreflectivity policy to deter-
mine when city regulatory signs
need updating. This policy states
that the city will replace signs based
on expected sign life. Signs shall
be given priority over others based
on a level called out in the policy
under Article 7. The policy also
calls out that the city shall com-
plete a sign inventory by 2016 done
by the Public Works Department.
Councilor Sara Durhman said she
has been asked several times about
what the city does with old signs
when they are replaced with a new
one. She advised city staff that it
might be wise to sell the signs as a
small profit for the city since there
seems to be an interest in buying
them.
Jensen recommended that an
approval be granted to hire Dave
Meyers immediately as the part-
time street and department city
employee. The city received nine
applicants and interviewed four.
The hiring of Meyers was ap-
proved.
Durhman said that the Zumbrota
store All in Stitches was recently
written up and recognized in a
national magazine similar to Bet-
ter Homes and Gardens. She said
this is a fantastic opportunity not
only for the store but also for Zum-
brota, as it is expected to bring in
further quilters into Zumbrotas
downtown district.
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Outdoor
Ramblings
By Melissa
Gerken
All gussied up
Photo by Melissa Gerken
A May Trout Lily found in Oxbow
Park, Byron
Its prom time again. High school
kids country wide are getting all
gussied up. (When was the last
time you heard that expression?
Maybe when you were down in
the hollers of Tennessee, taking
in the Grand Ole Opry Minnie Pearl
Tribute perhaps?) They might pre-
fer us to describe them as blinged
out or stylin, but no matter
what you call it, its crazy. They
may not be wearing price tags on
their hats like good old Minnie,
but you can bet the costs of those
fancy outfits are, shall we saya
bit elevated!
Maybe it brings back memo-
ries of your high school dances. I
have flashbacks of senior prom,
mostly attempting to chat with
friends, music blaring loudly.
Those 80s tunes were pretty darn
catchy, and I was wearing a yel-
low dress even Cinderella might
have envied. Kids were rocking
out. But alas, dancing was not in
the cards for us. You see, my
prince charming had a very con-
siderable limp. Unfortunately, a
few weeks before prom, my date
had hurt his foot and was wearing
one of those ugly walking casts.
Thus, we were relegated to an
awkward wallflower status. Punch
bowl loiterers, if you will. Defi-
nitely not an evening to remem-
ber, but thats ok. It was an oppor-
tunity to dress to the nines and
show off a little.
Kids arent the only ones that
are puttin on the Ritz this time of
year. Mother Nature is just now
displaying some of her best fin-
ery, but shes not going to get right
up in your face like those wild
teenagers. Nope. Youll have to
leave the house and do a little
searching. What are we looking
for? Spring ephemerals, also
known as woodland wildflowers
natures hidden gems! Hop into
that vehicle of yours and head on
down to Oxbow Park in Byron.
Sure you can take the kids to the
zoo. Its truly wonderful. But you
really need to take the road-less-
traveled and head into the sticks.
In other words, hit the trail! Park
down at the second bridge and
behold a sea of Bluebells, some of
the purtiest wildlfowers this-here
side of the Zumbro. Once you cross
the river, make your way up the
(steep) hill to the Maple Trail. Deer
and wild turkey abound, but be
sure to look down or you might
miss the show. Such beauties as
trillium, trout lily, hepatica,
Dutchmans breeches (blooms are
actually shaped like little trousers!)
and the ever lovely wild ginger
await. Take the Zumbro Trail back
to the car, taking care to also watch
for new arrivals of the avian kind.
Bring your handy-dandy wild-
flower guide, a camera (no pick-
ing of course), binoculars, and have
some ice cold water waiting in the
car. Even better, bring a picnic! I
guarantee a good time, and a good
workout.
Of course, there are many other
places to catch the wildflowers
this spring. The Pioneer Trail and
Covered Bridge Park come to mind.
If serious biking is your forte, the
heavily wooded portions of the
Douglas Trail can be excellent spots
for finding Columbine, a divinely
beautiful flower variety. Discov-
ering ephemerals can be simple.
All it takes is a willing attitude, a
little sleuthing and perhaps a bit
of sweat. But do it soon, as natures
woodland performance is fleeting
with no chance of an encore. Un-
til next time, enjoy the show!
Its a good idea to call the nice
folks at Oxbow before you leave
to check on trail conditions and
ask if the flowers are blooming
yet. The timing varies from year
to year due to weather conditions.
Their number is 507-775-2451,
extension 0. Once there, dont
forget to grab a trail map at the
nature center.
To the Editor:
I didnt grow up in Pine Island,
but I am an English teacher at Pine
Island High Schoolfor nearly
10 years. I bring my children to
Pine Island Schools as well. If you
plan to vote no, you are probably
now thinking that she teaches in
the district; shell benefit from a
new school. Or, she has young
kids; theyll reap the rewards from
it. However, I am writing to those
of you who are undecided. I urge
you to vote yes. My classroom
will remain unchanged with the
current plan. My children wont
benefit in any obvious ways ei-
thermy youngest would be in
the new building only one year.
But this isnt about me.
As a high school teacher, I can
understand holding out for a new
high school. In many ways, that
would be ideal. But this commu-
nity has repeatedly had that op-
tion on the ballot and has voted it
down. Now, the school board and
administration have chosen options
that they think the voters could
believe in, support, and afford,
which is why I encourage you to
vote yes on May 13.
As I speak with friends who have
children and are about to buy a
home and enroll them in school,
they arent choosing Pine Island.
As I hear from former students
who have started families and can
vouch for a great educational ex-
perience in this district, they arent
choosing Pine Island. Why not?
Because the Pine Island comm-
unity, despite the excellence that
happens within the school walls,
is gaining a reputation as one that
does not value education or facili-
ties for its students.
Vote yes for Question 1: New
Pre-k - 4 building with updates to
the existing building and Ques-
tion 2: New auditorium and ath-
letic facility improvements. Vot-
ing yes will be a start to showing
our faith in not only the school,
but ultimately in our community.
If you are undecided or even
currently a vote no for question
1 or 2, I invite you to visit my
classroom. Youll see the room in
which I will continue to teach,
whether this referendum passes
or fails. But you could also join
my drama class as students re-
hearse a play on a stage that is
housed in a gym shared simulta-
neously with a phy ed class. It
takes great concentration to memo-
rize lines as dodgeballs are hitting
the stage curtain. We might even
get to practice the stage lighting
before the performanceif the
weather permits the phy.ed. class
to go outside. Interestingly, de-
spite the lack of facilities, the stu-
dents stay positive. The students
create the greatness within our
school walls. If the referendum
passes, I look forward to seeing
these students return to raise their
families hereand utilize the
school facilities they did without.
Please vote yes for Questions 1
and 2.
Larissa Kabat
English teacher
Pine Island High School
Show your faith in
the school and community
If you build it, they will come
To the Editor:
I grew up in the Deep South and
was always amazed at the south-
ern church philosophy of If we
build it, they will come. I remem-
ber a church with about 200 mem-
bers who decided to build a mega-
church which would increase their
space almost five-fold. Everyone
thought they were crazy as the
construction proceeded. Within
five years of completion, they had
to build an addition since their
members had grown to over 1,000!
My sister is now a principal in a
small town 45 minutes from Nash-
ville, Tennessee. Six years ago,
she first became an assistant prin-
cipal at a newly constructed el-
ementary school. The local area
predicted about 400 students would
be in the rural schools area. Within
two years the enrollment was over
750, and it necessitated construc-
tion of another school. My sister
is now the principal at the newer
school with an enrollment over
500 as well. Her biggest struggle
is identifying space as enrollment
continues to grow. Why are so
many families moving that direc-
tion instead of any other direction
outside of Nashville? It was pri-
marily farmland with only a small
country store as the lone business.
As the population has grown, so
have the businesses. They now
have a Target and a local grocery
store as well as two strip malls.
They invested in schools and now
the community has grown. By the
way, her school district was rated
in the top 15 in the nation based
on standardized tests.
Now Byron is building a new
K-2 school. Since I have lived in
Pine Island (10 years), Byron has
added a new high school. When
we were looking for a house, I
wanted to live in a smaller com-
munity near Rochester where I
work. I remember the real estate
agent (a Pine Island native who
has now migrated to Rochester)
showing us houses in many sur-
rounding communities. When we
looked in PI, we drove by the school
and he commented: its old and
may not look like much, but the
teachers are great. If I were a young
family looking for a new home,
would I choose Byron or PI? If we
build it, they will come. Vote yes.
Patrick Johnston
Pine Island
There is pressure on and within
the City of Zumbrota to rebrand
and promote itself as a place for
boutiques and the arts. The word
rebranding may serve the city
like global warming does for
climate change. It may be accu-
rate, but it creates a false impres-
sion that doesnt capture its whole
impact or intent. Rebranding Zum-
brota as a vision with action is a
way to move the town in a posi-
tive direction, but it cant nor should
it unmake who we are or what we
offer.
My grandfather moved to Zum-
brota in the late 1940s from Wis-
consin and thought hed moved to
the wild west. Our resident Zum-
brota newspaper historian, Tana
Faye Sviggum, said that we had a
dozen bars around town at one
time. Many were the have-a-cup-
of-coffee-in-the-morning-and-a-
beer-after-work-joints. Obviously,
we are not that town anymore. In
fact, our city police department
probably has a reputation for be-
ing tougher on alcohol than neigh-
boring towns served by county
deputies.
Before small towns started shriv-
eling up against the power of the
super box store, Zumbrota was
considered by many local com-
munities as predatory. Zumbrota
had a full range of family-owned
retail stores. Residents could buy
almost anything without leaving
town and the businesses thrived
on stealing shoppers from other
cities. I think Zumbrota businesses
are now considered the local op-
tion even by its neighboring com-
munities.
Zumbrotas downtown was
strong, but it feared and fought
against retail growth along High-
way 52. Grover Auto was encour-
aged by many to stay downtown
to maintain traffic. Today, Grover
Auto, McDonalds, ALCO, Kwik
Trip, and many more new busi-
nesses call the crossroads of High-
ways 52 and 58 home. And a dis-
count retailer was spurned by
downtown merchants and told to
find a home with the others on the
highway.
When our family purchased and
then merged the five area news-
papers, the biggest complaint we
received was from within Zum-
brota. The name of the merged
newspaper was changed to News-
Record from The Zumbrota
News. This was a loss of a local
brand and an identity to many
Zumbrota merchants. When Im
on my rounds selling out-of-town
today, were still called the Zum-
brota paper, except in Pine Is-
land where were referred to as
The Record.
Some of you may remember
when the Zumbro Shopper was
changed to The Country Shop-
per. This was to please Roy Tipka,
owner of the grocery store in Pine
Island. He thought Zumbro
sounded too much like Zumbrota
and didnt like branding Zumbrota
over Pine Island. The new name
didnt change what people called
us and it was too generic. With the
exception of Goodhue, all of the
communities we deliver to lie on
a branch of the Zumbro River, so
we changed back after Tipka sold
his business.
Most towns are branded by what
they have that is unique to their
community. For Zumbrota, this
includes a name that starts with
the letter Z and is the only one in
the world, Ford AND Chevy
dealerships, Crossings at Carnegie,
and the only authentic covered
bridge in the state.
Websters and now Central Live-
stock Auction Market shape the
brand by reaching across state
boundaries for enough customers
to regularly fill their enormous
parking lot. I was reminded of this
when I called Verizon technical
support and the man on the other
end asked if I lived in the town
with the Auction Market because
his grandfather used to bring him
here as a kid from central Iowa.
The most powerful brand is not
a destination, but location. Zum-
brota is a hub located on the cross-
roads of three highways (52, 58,
and 60). Zumbrota cant avoid its
biggest blessing for jobs, growth,
and shoppers brought by huge
volumes of passing traffic. Zum-
brota is located just far enough
from Rochester and the Twin Cit-
ies to not be completely absorbed
by either, but close enough to take
advantage of job opportunities and
enjoy the benefits of the best in
medical care and professional en-
tertainment.
Rebranding Zumbrota
Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
An idea
This week, I am writing about
an idea Ive just had. Im hoping
some of our medical researchers
will read and consider it. The idea
concerns proteins and why some
of them have folds. Thousands of
atoms are joined to make a pro-
tein in a certain way. The design
is encoded in our genes in our DNA.
As I understand (my favorite phrase
next to a certain point of view),
scientists have strong hunches that
the folds in proteins do something.
They are not sure what that some-
thing is.
My hypothesis is that the folds
convey energy. The folds have
energy levels in the same way that
electrons around atoms have en-
ergy levels. I am not ready to sug-
gest that discrete levels exist for
proteins. When the cells make pro-
teins both inside and outside the
cell, the cell consumes energy just
making the protein basic struc-
ture. (Remember in high school
and college chemistry courses the
discussions on binding energy of
atoms and molecules?) One more
analogy is the classical mouse trap
contains a spring or double spring.
When the mouse trap is unloaded
or sprung, the trigger is loose and
the killing loop is resting on the
wood. To arm the mouse trap, you
first put some bait on the trap,
then you lift the killing loop over
to the other side, tightening the
spring. You place the trigger arm
over the loop and hook it to the
bait holder. When it is done cor-
rectly, the trap is armed and ready
for a mouse. You have added en-
ergy to the mouse trap structure.
Another fact that I have learned
is that the prions are proteins that
are folded wrong. Some proteins,
by their own structure, will fold
on their own but not in the right
way. I am calling this type of fold
the zero energy state (the sprung
mouse trap). The protein has the
right atoms but the structure is not
folded correctly. The protein
builder does not have enough en-
ergy to fold correctly. Prions are
one of the indicators of Chronic
Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer,
elk, and moose. It turns out that
prions occur in all animals, even
humans. Prions have been detected
at the nerve endings in people with
ALS. In general, the body will
make a small number of prions
which are detected and destroyed.
What happens when the food in-
take is reduced and not enough
food is consumed? More prions
are made, many more than nor-
mal. The living processes start to
die more rapidly.
Body or living processes require
energy. Some of the energy comes
from ATP, and some of it comes
through mechanical protein en-
ergy transfers. As a protein en-
folds the structure being processed,
the folds wrap around this struc-
ture and transfers energy to it. Then
the protein is discarded like a one-
time battery.
If a scientist who is studying
proteins would consider this idea,
I would appreciate a call (507-
356-4739), email (rolling@bev
comm.net), or just a letter to the
editor of this paper to explain where
I am wrong or maybe close to the
truth, from a certain point of view.
Until next week.
PAGE 2A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

Opinions
Two yeses are better than one!
To the Editor:
The school bond referendum
questions both deserve yes votes.
There is no question the school
district needs more space to be
able to give our students the edu-
cational environment they need
to succeed. More and more tech-
nology is required to deliver the
incredible amount of information
needed for a 21st century educa-
tion. Learning facts, applying for-
mulas and writing programs are
all important. So are the arts. How
do we represent beauty or our
emotions? Through art, music and
performance.
There is a drive in all of us to
create and to express ourselves.
The arts improve the way we com-
municate our thoughts and emo-
tions to others. Art is a fundamen-
tal human behavior. Art is inte-
gral to our culture. It chronicles
our lives, beliefs and values.
Think of the inspiration you feel
when you hear the theme song to
the movie Rocky. Or the forebod-
ing feeling from the theme song
to Jaws. Music, dance and theater
can provide us with a deeper un-
der-standing of ourselves and the
world in which we live.
A performing arts auditorium,
an important part of our second
referendum question, offers our
students (and the next 50 years of
students) the dedicated space to
communicate their creations to
others. Expanding access to art
should be part of any schools
curriculum. A lack of suitable per-
forming arts facilities puts arts
programs at risk. Our entire com-
munity benefits from the addition
of the auditorium. Band, orches-
tra, choir, theater and dance re-
quire both artists and an audience.
These performing arts offer our
entire community a reason to come
together, to experience something:
beauty, a feeling, an insight, a sense
of connection.
Please vote yes for both ques-
tions. They will benefit all of Pine
Island and decades of students to
come.
Chris Dietz and
Jo Anne Judge-Dietz
Members of
Pine Area People for the Arts
Imagine what we could achieve!
To the Editor:
As a 2012 graduate of Pine Is-
land High School, I am very aware
of the issues that are driving the
May 13 referendums:
Elbow-to-elbow traffic in the
hallways make it difficult to get
from one class to another on time.
Poor ventilation and heating/
cooling systems that are detrimen-
tal to student health especially
when combined with crowded
conditions.
Grades having to eat lunch
daily as early as 10:45 a.m. or as
late as 1:20 p.m.
Music concerts taking place
in stifling heat in front of standing
room only crowds in a poorly ven-
tilated gym.
High school band, orchestra
and music performances having
to be scheduled around youth and
high school sports practices and
games (and vice-versa) as all had
needs for the same critical space.
Track athletes having to prac-
tice on city streets because they
are safer than the pockmarked track
surface and never being able to
host an event in our community in
front of our parents and neigh-
bors.
The teachers and administration
within the Pine Island Schools have
done a remarkable job providing
us students with great opportuni-
ties to succeed. We have an ex-
tensive selection of Advanced
Placement classes that provide
college credit before a student even
leaves high school. They have
lifted our average ACT score to
the point where we are now 11th-
highest in the state. Our sports
teams are very competitive and
sports-manlike. Our arts, theater
and music departments are award
winning.
Imagine what we could achieve
if we actually had facilities that
were competitive and modern.
Although my time at Pine Is-
land High School is behind me, I
urge you to vote yes on both ques-
tions on May 13 so that future
Pine Island graduates can reach
new heights of excellence.
Hailey Champa
Pine Island
To the Editor:
I am writing this with sincere
support and strong hope for the
future of Pine Island Schools. My
husband and I relocated to Min-
nesota ten years ago and have since
had three children, all of whom
will attend Pine Island Schools.
Although we live in Rochester,
we chose to open-enroll our chil-
dren in Pine Island School based
on small class size, excellent staff,
and supportive community. We
soon will become residents of this
community (so, will pay the in-
creased taxes we are asking you
to support) and are quite hopeful
that the school and town will con-
tinue to thrive. This cannot hap-
pen without your vote to build a
new school and improve the cur-
rent buildings.
As an outsider moving my
family to Pine Island, I evaluated
Pine Island in comparison with
other area communities and im-
mediately saw the need for growth
and improvement of school facili-
ties is real. Our future lies in the
education of our children, and they
deserve to be given the proper tools
with which to prosper and the sup-
port to reach their dreams. As a
spouse of a teacher, I see first-
hand how hard staff works with
their current resources and believe
improved physical space, increased
technology, and a renewed sense
of support from our community
can only improve the academic
and athletic outcomes for our stu-
dents.
I am confident that my family
and I have selected the right com-
munity to call home, and am ex-
cited to explain to my children
how much the community cares
and invests in them so they can
reach their dreams. Please vote
yes on May 13!
Sarah Brandt
Pine Island
Confident they chose the right
community to call home
To the undecided
To the Editor:
My husband and I moved to Pine
Island School District in 2003 with
the hope that we would have kids
and that they could enjoy the ben-
efits of a small town school. We
soon learned that the school fa-
cilities were in dire need of up-
grading to address space, technol-
ogy, safety and security concerns.
We were disappointed when the
referendums to build a high school
in 2005 and 2007 were defeated.
Now we have a kindergartener and
a second-grader and could not be
happier with their teachers and the
staff at Pine Island Schools, but
the facility does not meet the needs
of the existing students or entice
people to move to this commu-
nity.
Id like to address those people
who may be sitting on the fence
for the school referendum vote.
To be honest, thats often where I
am at on issues. Well, not this
time. Its too important for the
future of our children and this com-
munity. I have gathered the facts
and decided that I am solidly on
the yes side of the fence.
To those who would have pre-
ferred a new high school: I can
appreciate that a high school would
serve the needs of Pine Island, but
the community has spoken on the
new high school issue. It was voted
down three times already. I ap-
plaud the community input teams
and school board for thinking out-
side the box and coming up with a
different option. The plan set forth
is a much more affordable option
than building a new high school.
After hearing the facts, building
an elementary school and remod-
eling the current school makes great
sense. It allows the existing build-
ing to be fully utilized with many
upgrades while maintaining a
strong school presence in down-
town.
To those that dont want your
taxes raised: I get this, I am an
accountant! Im fiscally conser-
vative to the core, but know some
things are definitely worth the in-
vestment. Investing in education
is not only important for our chil-
dren, but for society as a whole.
The plan outlined has clearly dem-
onstrated that taxpayer value was
a major consideration throughout
the process. In addition, if you
review your property tax statements
you will see that our school dis-
trict levies have actually decreased
the past two years. Per the De-
cember 5, 2013 truth-in-taxation
hearing, the 2013 levy payable
decreased 5.07% from the previ-
ous year, and the 2014 levy de-
creased an additional 13.82%. Id
also like to address a previous let-
ter which stated that each
homeowners taxes will increase
by $27,500. This is a misrepre-
sentation of the facts for the ma-
jority of citizens. For a $200,000
home, the tax impact is $384 per
year for question #1 and $74 per
year for question #2. Thats a to-
tal of $13,740 over 30 years as-
suming no new businesses or
houses in the district. If you break
that payment down by month, it is
$38 per month or $1.25 per day.
People spend more to get a bever-
age out of a vending machine. A
new school allows us to grow en-
rollment, which will bring new
families to the area and reduce
your tax liability. Even if taxes
were $27,500 over 30 years for
your situation, thats still only $2.50
per day. Use the online tax calcu-
lator on the school website to get
the facts for your situation and
think about the value per dollar.
Dont fall for the scare tactics.
To those who own agricultural
land: My family has farmland in
southern Minnesota and I under-
stand how divisive school refer-
endum issues can be between
neighbors and even families. I wish
that property taxes were calculated
differently, but that is not our re-
ality. The current referendum at-
tempts to minimize tax burden by
building an elementary school,
focusing on needs versus wants,
utilizing existing architect plans
and building on donated land. The
decision to utilize a 30 year bond
term also relieves some of the
burden. I thank you for your con-
tributions to this great comm-unity
and for supporting the needs of
our future for our kids and com-
munity.
To those who are hung up on a
detail of the plan: I applaud you
for digging in and wanting to know
the details of the plans and for
asking great questions so that trans-
parency prevails. I ask you to trust
that those who have dedicated their
time, energy and talents to this
great cause are doing everything
they can to learn about and pro-
vide the details of the project. Not
all details can be known at this
stage of the game, but please dont
let something relatively small pre-
vent you from seeing the big pic-
ture.
To those who dont have chil-
dren attending school in Pine Is-
land: I hope you take a minute to
consider the value a strong school
system brings to the community
in general. An updated school
facility will help Pine Island grow
and prosper far into the future.
The plan may not please every-
one, and no plan ever will, but
prioritizing and compromising are
part of life. If you believe that
Pine Island schools need upgrades
for academics and activities, this
is the plan to support and the time
is NOW. This plan prioritizes
needs, not wants, and presents the
best chance for us to significantly
improve our schools and grow our
community. I urge you to lean
off the fence and join me on the
yes side where the future is bright.
Please vote yes for Pine Island on
May 13.
Alyssa Simons
Oronoco
Do not be misled on what you will invest
To the Editor:
Resale value, estimated market
value, exclusions, and taxable
market value have been terms that
have been the cause of much con-
fusion and in some cases, misled
people as to how much they will
be paying toward a new school
through their property taxes. I al-
ways want to know how much
something will cost me when I
make a purchase or an investment,
and I never want to be misled.
Once I have all of the correct data
in place, then I can decide if that
purchase or investment is best for
me. I want to help everyone in
Pine Island get their data in place,
so that they can then make an in-
formed decision on May 13 as to
if they feel that investing in edu-
cation and enhancing the commu-
nity is best for them.
One number that has been seen
and heard more than one time
through the school referendum
process has been $27,500. This
number has been on blogs, posts,
and even in our local newspaper.
This number is what people have
been saying, and in some cases,
believe that they will have to pay
over the 30 year life of the school
referendum (question 1 and 2 pass-
ing). In one case, a title of an letter
and an ad in the local newspaper
read, School bond will cost ev-
ery homeowner $27,500. This was
quite alarming to me and the words
every homeowner did not make
sense to me, especially since I live
in a modest home in Pine Island.
The article stated that this number
was based on the total number of
homes in the district. I knew that
Pine Island had different types of
homes and businesses, and mak-
ing a general statement like School
bond will cost every homeowner
$27,500 in the title of an article
and ad read by many people may
be misleading. I decided to do some
investigating because I do not like
to be misled (I have a feeling you
do not like to be misled either).
At first I knew I needed to find
a resource that would allow me to
calculate how much I would be
paying over the course of the 30
year referendum. The Pine Island
School District has provided a tax
calculator that has many different
options to allow someone to find
the type of taxation you will be
assessed. From there, I needed to
know the taxable market value of
my home. This number was found
on my property tax statement that
I received from the county (calc-
ulations based on the estimated
market value of your home, ex-
clusions, type of property and other
variables. This was not the resale
value of my home). I decided to
plug a few taxable market values
into the calculator provided by the
Pine Island School District and
see what kinds of totals I got over
the 30 year referendum (question
1 and 2 passing). The following
are some of the results:
Tax calculated for residential
homesteaded property over 30
years (Question 1 and 2 passing)
(Taxable market value, esti-
mated tax increase over 30 years)
$75,000, $3,420
$100,000, $5,460
$125,000, $7,530
$150,000, $9,600
$175,000, $11,670
$200,000, $13,740
$225,000, $15,810
$250,000, $17,910
$275,000, $19,980
$300,000, $22,050
$325,000, $24,120
$350,000, $26,190
$375,000, $28,290
School bond will cost every
homeowner $27,500 is not an
accurate statement. I would never
want to make a misleading state-
ment. That table above was cre-
ated using the assumption that the
taxpayer is a residential, home-
steaded, homeowner in Pine Is-
land. At least for me as a residen-
tial, homesteaded, home-owner, I
was not at all close to having to
paying $27,000 over 30 years. I
felt much better after knowing
exactly what I was going to have
to invest over the course of the 30
year referendum. I hope that you
will be able to make an educated
decision on May 13. I urge you to
go to the Pine Island School Dis-
trict website and try the tax calcu-
lator for yourself. I think you will
feel much better knowing exactly
what you will be paying rather
than reading titles to articles and
ads such as School bond will
cost every homeowner $27,500.
I knew I felt much better after hav-
ing the facts that reflect my per-
sonal situation. I am now ready to
make an educated decision to in-
vest in education and this com-
munity.
Josh Westphal
Pine Island
Step up to the plate
To the Editor:
We in Pine Island have a choice
to make on May 13. Does Pine
Island want to be part of a grow-
ing and prosperous economic de-
velopment or would it rather stay
as a stagnant small town with no
growth and no new families mov-
ing into it? Many communities
around us have stepped up to the
plate, approved new schools, and
have grown as a result of it. I dont
think any of those communities
have regretted their decisions.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester is
growing. They are investing mil-
lions of dollars into Destination
Medical Center, and with that over
the next 20 years approximately
50,000 jobs will be created be-
tween the opportunities directly
at Mayo Clinic and indirectly for
services needed to support the
clinic. Do we want Pine Island to
be an attractive option for fami-
lies looking at moving into the
area? Families looking for a small
town environment a school with
small class sizes, innovative edu-
cation, up-to-date technology,
sports and arts facilities will see
Pine Island as a great option if we
vote yes to questions #1 and #2 on
May 13. Will your taxes go up? In
some cases, yes. That is our in-
vestment in the future. People are
helping us with this investment.
The land for the new school has
been donated. BEVCOMM has
donated $100,000 for technology.
The state is contributing $8.018
million to the project $4.126
million for question #1 of build-
ing the new school and upgrading
the existing school for grades 5-
12, and $3.892 million for ques-
tion #2 for the auditorium and ath-
letic fields. Question #2 is 60%
funded by state aid. If question #2
doesnt pass at this time, then the
state will not contribute that much
in the future as a stand-alone ques-
tion. I dont think we should walk
away from free money.
What about open enrollment?
Some students who live in Oronoco
and other surrounding communi-
ties choose to come to Pine Island
Schools even though they are in
different school districts. These
students bring extra money to the
school from the state. If the refer-
endum doesnt pass, would you
still choose Pine Island School or
would you go to communities who
have invested in their children?
Past generations in Pine Island
have built a school, upgraded it,
and expanded it numerous times.
It is now our responsibility to do
that for the future. You may not
have children who attend school,
but if you live in this community
or have a business in this commu-
nity, then you will benefit from
that growth. More students means
more pizzas, more high school stu-
dents who need a car or need their
car fixed, more children who want
to take dance or gymnastics, more
groceries, more gas, more hair-
cuts, more flowers and businesses
will prosper. This referendum isnt
just going to benefit students, it
benefits the entire community.
Vote yes on May 13 to both ques-
tions #1 and #2.
Ivana Micallef
Pine Island
The best plan for our community
To the Editor:
We write this letter to urge Pine
Island residents to vote yes to # 1
AND #2 in the upcoming school
referendum, because its the best
thing for our kids, our commu-
nity, and our city,
Four years ago, we were a grow-
ing family looking for a place to
nest. We wanted a school com-
mitted to providing art, music, and
physical education despite bud-
get cuts. We wanted a friendly
neighborhood, a close community,
and the conveniences of a bigger
city in a smaller town. We heard
about Pine Island, fell in love with
a house, and the rest is history.
Pine Island is literally the kind of
town where you can send your kid
next door for a cup of sugar, where
people know each other by name.
Its a bit Norman Rockwell. We
couldnt love this community more,
or be prouder to be a part of it.
The school is complete with
compassionate, skillful teachers,
dedicated administration, and a
school board that puts kids first,
with small class sizes, diverse
curriculum, an emphasis on sci-
ence and technology, and a great
sense of school spirit.
Walk into the Island Market,
and the kid or parent behind the
register is wearing a Panther
Pride sweatshirt; the latte you just
ordered at Better Brew was likely
made by a high schooler, the per-
son at the next table at the Rain-
bow Cafe is probably a teacher.
Did you see the line of kids and
parents out the front door of Sub-
way after the last sporting event?
The fact is, these kids are Pine
Island. They make Pine Island
great. And they make it busy.
At the last elementary school
choir concert, parents were packed
in like sausages. The hallways are
bursting at the seams with kids.
The portables, which were supp-
osed to be a temporary solution,
have become a long-term expense.
Parents and kids flood the bleach-
ers at football games. If enroll-
ment hasnt grown, its because
we have nowhere to put more kids!
The administration and school
board, with the input of the com-
munity, have done their homework.
They have researched and debated
this issue for months, and we trust
that the plan they have come up
with is the best plan for our com-
munity. The numbers seem so big,
but our individual part is small
only about $300/year for our fam-
ily less than a dollar a day! We
believe that this investment in our
kids, and YOUR kids, and OUR
community is well worth it.
We will save millions of dol-
lars by building a new elementary
school (and serve more kids) in-
stead of a new high school. So we
say yes to a new elementary school,
to remodeling the current school
for junior high and high schoolers,
to a state of the art auditorium, to
improved sports facilities, to more
business on Main Street, to higher
property values, and to an invested
and engaged community. We say
yes to the $8 million we will re-
ceive from the state if both parts
of the vote pass.
By voting yes, we make sure
Pine Island will continue to be the
kind of place young growing fami-
lies seek out for the full package
deal a great school, a close com-
munity, and a successful city for
years to come.
We ARE Pine Island. Please vote
YES to #1 and #2.
Heather and Brandon
Sampson
Pine Island
To the Editor:
He that is good for making
excuses is seldom good for any-
thing else. Benjamin Franklin
In 1934, our nation was in the
depth of the Great Depression.
Unemployment was at 25%. Crop
prices were down 60%. Governor
Floyd B. Olson put a moratorium
on foreclosures to try to save the
family farms and homes. Large
lines were experienced at soup
kitchens as families literally
struggled to stay alive. Pine Is-
land voters stepped forward and
built a new school. It was a good
investment and is still paying divi-
dends today.
In 1955, 1959, 1970, 1997 and
1992 (thats right, the last time we
passed a construction referendum
was 22 years ago), Pine Island
voters faced personal and finan-
cial issues too, yet they stepped
up to the plate and provided for
the future of our community. They
were good investments and are
still paying dividends today.
May 13, 2014 after three un-
successful attempts at approving
the building of a new high school,
Pine Island voters will have the
opportunity to vote on an extremely
responsible and reasonable plan
to build a new grade school and
extensively remodel the current
school site. We also get the op-
portunity to invest in long over-
due improvements to our arts and
athletics programs, and nearly 60%
of that expense would be funded
by state aid.
The challenges we face today
most likely pale in comparison to
those in the past - especially com-
pared to the Great Depression. This
is not a multiple choice test. There
is no backup plan. This is a simple
yes I will invest in Pine Islands
future or no I will find an excuse
to ignore my responsibilities to
future gener-ations.
Are we going to do what our
forefathers did for us and invest in
our community or are we going to
come up with yet another poor
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Opinions
Please support our school
To the Editor:
Fourteen years ago this month,
I interviewed for two high school
English jobs on the same day and
was offered both positions. One
was at Medford High School, the
other was at Pine Island High
School. When I walked into
Medfords school, I saw buckets
in the hallway catching water from
a leaking roof and portable class-
rooms on what used to be green
space for kids to play. When I
walked into Pine Islands school,
I saw a dated interior and spent
nearly ten minutes trying to lo-
cate the high school office after-
hours because it was not located
at the entrance of the building.
Neither building impressed me;
however, both principals told me
during the interview that they
would be having a referendum
asking their respective communi-
ties to support a new school.
I accepted the job at Pine Island
Schools for several reasons. I con-
nected with the staff, knew sev-
eral people in the community, and
believed Pine Islands location and
growth was more likely to be a
community that would support
education and a new school. I was
wrong. Medford has since built a
21st century facility that I am en-
vious of, and Pine Island has since
worn out the life expectancy of its
portable classrooms and seen
multiple referendums fail.
As an educator and a parent of
two young children in the district,
this is a hard reality to accept. Id
like to think that failed referen-
dums werent because I live and
teach in a community that doesnt
support education but because we
were living through some tough
economic times. With that being
said, I hope this time around the
community is ready to do what
has been needed for many years
and vote yes. I cant begin to de-
scribe in a letter how impacting
these new facilities would be for
the youth of this community and
how something like an auditorium
could transform students educa-
tional experience. I know money
is difficult for all of us to part with
willingly, but please consider the
investment you would be making
in this community for decades to
come and how many young people
would reap the benefits of your
support.
To end, I want to say that I am
still confident in the decision I
made to teach at and have my chil-
dren attend Pine Island Schools.
There has not been a day in the
last fourteen years that I have sec-
ond-guessed this decision. I love
my job, I love my students, and I
love the community I now call
home. I am proud to teach at Pine
Island High School and am filled
with optimism that the plan in place
is the right one to move our school
in the direction needed. Please
support our schools and vote yes
on May 13.
Angela Organ
PIHS English teacher
Pine Island resident/parent
Considering move to Pine Island
To the Editor:
I really hope the community of
Pine Island makes a wise, edu-
cated decision on May 13 and votes
yes to invest in the school and
help the community thrive and
excel for many years to come.
I was lucky enough to grow up
in the Pine Island community and
spend my entire life being edu-
cated by the talented school staff,
mentored by the caring commu-
nity members, and supported by
the wonderful people who call Pine
Island home. I hope that these
community members will choose
to invest in the future of the city.
I have seen the incredible talent
and knowledge that the students
of Pine Island hold. I have been
lucky enough to coach seventh
through twelfth graders at the
school for the past four years. The
dedication, creativity, talent, and
knowledge these kids have con-
tinue to surprise me year after year.
I see that not only in my coaching
with them, but I see it in their
educational achievements. I see it
in the ways they choose to sup-
port their community outside of
any school requirements. I see it
in the ways they encourage their
classmates and teammates. I be-
lieve that the students receiving
an education in the Pine Island
community deserve the facilities
that are planned out in this up-
coming referendum.
I selfishly hope this vote will
pass. My husband and I are cur-
rently on a search to find our next
home after spending the past five
years in Rochester. This home
will be located in a smaller town,
near Rochester and our jobs, and
most importantly, with a commu-
nity that supports its schools. This
has narrowed our search down to
Byron and Pine Island. However,
to be frank, if this vote does not
pass, I am afraid we will be cross-
ing Pine Island off our list. I want
to live in Pine Island. I want my
children to grow up in the com-
munity I was able to grow up in. I
want to be close to my family. I
want to continue coaching for the
awesome students in the school.
To the community of Pine Is-
land: Dont deny your children
what they deserve, a safe and se-
cure facility with 21st century tech-
nology along with improved arts
and athletic facilities. Please vote
yes to both questions on the refer-
endum on May 13. As someone
who is looking to set down roots
for the next 20+ years of my life,
I can say firsthand that a commu-
nity-supported school is a make
or break deal on such a major de-
cision.
Lezli Kuster
Rochester
Construction of auditorium makes sense
To the Editor:
As the Pine Island community
educates themselves about the
upcoming referendum, a lot of
information has been shared around
the new school and remodeling of
the existing school in question #1.
I would also like to encourage resi-
dents to vote YES on question #2.
A vote of YES to question #2
provides the school with an audi-
torium for the arts, and school func-
tions. It means no longer will par-
ents, grandparents, relatives, chil-
dren, and the public need to be
packed into a gym for concerts,
plays, and community events. We
have seen events where those at-
tending had to stand to watch due
to the lack of seating.
Music and the arts programs are
growing at Pine Island. For ex-
ample, summer childrens plays
and school jazz concerts didnt
exist over five years ago and the
senior high choir has grown with
over 100 students participating.
Where other communities enjoy
watching these activities in a well-
designed, air controlled, handi-
capped accessible auditorium, we
attend these activities sweating in
a multi-purposed gym and hop-
ing that someone doesnt trip down
the concrete stairs. Construction
of the auditorium now also makes
sense while the other construc-
tion is taking place on the existing
site. Construction companies can
build it cheaper since they already
have heavy equipment and work-
ers at the job site.
For 16 years, we have not had a
home track meet. The last one was
in 1998 at the Mel Schroeder
Memorial Invitation. Our facility
does not meet the minimum re-
quirements to hold a competitive
event. Our children and school staff
once again surprise us. Although
most would find this discourag-
ing, our track program has surged
in student participants. Wouldnt
it be nice to have the community
stay in Pine Island to watch our
children participate?
Finally there is the cost: $6.5
million. But $3.892 million is
covered by state aid 60% of the
cost. This additional state aid is
something we have paid via our
taxes in the past. Why not get it
back and put it to good use in our
community?
The question #2 outcome de-
pends on question #1. Question
#1 has to pass for question #2 to
pass. Please vote yes for both ques-
tions to provide the best use of our
tax dollars and support of our chil-
dren!
Dean Sorum
Pine Island
Facility needed for life in 21st century
To the Editor:
My husband and I come from a
background where bigger school
districts mean better because of
the huge variety of class offerings
and competitive athletics and arts
programs they provide. We both
graduated from high schools with
graduating classes of over 400.
We have both taught in large school
districts. We bought our first home
in Rochester.
Thirteen years ago I began teach-
ing in Pine Island. It was an eye-
opening experience. Through-out
the year I experienced many firsts
such as kids coming in late to class
once in a while with notes that
they were completing tasks on the
farm or cow chip bingo.
Throughout the year I started to
see the benefits of the small town
community such as the homecom-
ing parade that brought out the
community, or grand march
something that could never hap-
pen at my high school due to the
large numbers. I saw kids being
able to participate in three sports
throughout the year because there
werent 100+ kids trying out for
the team.
A few years later when we de-
cided to start a family, we thought
about where we wanted our fu-
ture children to go to school. The
caring nature of the staff at the
school and the warmth of the com-
munity made the decision very easy
to choose Pine Island. We have
never for a moment regretted our
decision and know our children
are receiving a quality education.
There is so much that is right
inside the building.
It breaks my heart to hear my
former students along with per-
sonal friends with young children
say they will not consider Pine
Island for their own children. Ive
been told that by repeatedly vot-
ing no on new facilities for our
schools, the community has a repu-
tation as not valuing education.
Even though I have seen for my-
self that this reputation is not valid,
as a community we should have
higher expectations for the condi-
tions of our schools for our chil-
dren and for future generations.
As a teacher with my own chil-
dren in the district, I see the day-
to-day operations in the school. I
see how one of my children eats
lunch at 10:45 in the morning while
the other one eats in a portable
due to space issues. I wish for my
children and students to have a
facility that prepares them for life
in a 21st century world. I wish to
watch my incredibly talented stu-
dents perform in productions on a
stage with lights and acoustics that
are worthy of their talents. I wish
to attend a music concert for my
own children in a place other than
one shared with a gymnasium
where athletes are entering locker
rooms in the middle of the perfor-
mance. And speaking of athletes,
I wish to coach the soccer team
under the lights on a field they can
be proud of. For those of you who
did not grow up with a soccer team
at your school, you may not real-
ize what an impacting sport it has
become here. Drive by the soccer
fields on any Tuesday or Thurs-
day night and you will see liter-
ally hundreds of our young kids
practicing for their PIYSA spring
league.
It is our civic duty to provide
our future with quality buildings
and facilities that will showcase
students abilities and prepare them
for life beyond the classroom. I
implore you to attend an informa-
tion session by the school board
and superintendent to get the facts
about this important decision and
to vote yes for our kids on May
13.
Jen Wernau
PIHS Spanish teacher
JV soccer coach
Pine Island
Reflection of the journey
To the Editor:
The journey to the bond refer-
endum decision is about to come
to a close for Pine Island. As I
considered my final reflection on
the journey, I couldnt decide ex-
actly what I wanted my focus to
be. Should my letter be an apol-
ogy for being less visible than I
would have liked to be for the last
year? Should I write a note of ap-
preciation recognizing all who
contribute to the success of Pine
Island Schools? I even considered
an analogy to running a difficult
marathon, but finally settled on a
simple reflection of the journey.
For over 20 years, I have served
this area as teacher, principal, and
now as superintendent. I app-
roached my current position with
a mindset of, tell me the direction,
and well go there together. While
an aggressive strategic plan is in
place with numerous initiatives,
the Pine Island School facilities
were recognized as a district pri-
ority. I found myself questioning
how we would ever find a solu-
tion. Simon Sinek (2009) boldly
states that all efforts first need to
start with why. He further reminds
us of the importance of looking
back in order to understand why
and eventually how. While the why
was evident based on space con-
cerns, building conditions and
safety and security, the how would
prove much more difficult. Was
the task too difficult? Was it worth
it? Whenever faced with difficult
tasks and decisions in education,
the question has to be asked is it
worth it for our students?
The board unanimously deter-
mined that the journey to a pro-
posed solution was indeed worth
it.
As we began traveling the path
to unveil potential solutions, I found
that my personal feelings of anxi-
ety were almost paralyzing with a
determination to get it right.
When I came to realize that I was
not in control, I was able to let the
process take over.
In order for an effective pro-
cess to be in place, I have watched
and worked beside both current
and past school board members
as they have worked tirelessly.
They have relied on the commu-
nity to help recognize blind spots
and have constantly adjusted their
lens to ensure that the complete
picture is in focus. Questions re-
garding utilities, space, transpor-
tation, dollars invested to date,
etc have been answered with
honesty to the very best of our
ability.
As we near the pivotal decision,
I am once again reminded of my
role. It has been my role to help
lead this journey, help comm-
unicate the story, help others make
sense of the process and envision
the possibilities, and it will again
be my role to let go as others weigh
in on the opportunity.
Tammy Berg-Beniak
Pine Island Superintendent
Education is an important investment
To the Editor:
In 1996, we were fortunate to
begin our coaching careers in Pine
Island. In 1998, I was hired to
continue my teaching career in Pine
Island, while my husband contin-
ued to teach in Rochester. For the
past 18 years, we have been coach-
ing, teaching, or both in Pine Is-
land. We lived in Rochester until
2011, when we finally were able
to move to the community in which
we had chosen to educate our chil-
dren. Prior to moving here, we
happily and willingly voted for
tax increases to our local Roches-
ter school district as an invest-
ment in our neighborhood,
babysitters, Matts students, and
our friends.
Now, we feel incredibly fortu-
nate to be able to vote for our own
children, our babysitters, our stu-
dents, our athletes, our co-work-
ers, and our friends when our yes
votes will be counted as residents
of this fine district.
As teachers and parents, we
know that the 21st century learner
is so very different from the learn-
ers we encountered early in our
teaching careers. They are tech
savvy and inquisitive, worldly and
innocent at the same time. And, in
some ways they are the same. They
still crave knowledge, individ-
ualized attention, relationships with
significant adults, opportunities,
and challenges.
A new school will serve the 21st
century learner in ways we, as
teachers and parents, have imag-
ined to be possible for years. Only
one of our three children will at-
tend the new K-4 building, but all
of them will benefit from the new
construction, the updates to the
current site, an auditorium and
classrooms to serve our musicians,
and a new athletic complex.
There are questions in the com-
munity about why we would want
to put a new soccer and track and
field complex at a new site in-
stead of rebuilding it at the cur-
rent site. After coaching track and
field for 18 years, we have seen a
number of changes to the sport.
The fact is that a quality six-lane
track is fine for practice purposes,
but for hosting meets it would not
be adequate. In order to compete
with area facilities and host qual-
ity meets, including revenue produ-
cing meets like conference, sub-
section, and section, a nine-lane
track is essential. A nine-lane track
is not feasible at the current site,
even if it were turned 90 degrees.
In addition, there are events that
are held now that were not events
when the current space was built
and decided upon. Both of us were
part of the outdoor facilities com-
mittee that studied and discussed
ALL options for a new track and
soccer complex.
The track and field program has
been successful, despite the state
of our current track. We can only
imagine the kind of success that
may follow with an adequate fa-
cility. It is incredibly exciting that
we can choose to have something
like this available for our own
children, their classmates, and the
children of our former athletes who
have chosen to raise their own fami-
lies in this excep-tional commu-
nity.
We are very willing to pay our
taxes and fund a new K-4 build-
ing and a new athletic complex
and a new auditorium, and we
would be willing even if we did
not have children. Educating the
children of our community has
always been an important invest-
ment to us. We have spent all of
our adult lives educating students
and athletes and will continue to
do so with a passion. Please con-
sider joining us in voting a re-
sounding yes on May 13.
Matt and Amy Northrop
Pine Island
Get out the vote
To the Editor:
Fellow school district residents,
I want to ask you to get out the
vote on May 13. Polls will be
open at St. Pauls Lutheran Church
in Pine Island from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. If you are going to be out of
town that day you also have the
option and ability to vote anytime
at the schools district offices by
way of the absentee ballot. I did
this last Monday and it took me
less than 10 minutes to complete
the process.
Question 2 cannot be passed
without the passing of Question
1. I urge you to vote yes for Ques-
tion 2 in addition to a yes vote for
Question 1.
I was very involved with the
music program during my time at
Pine Island High School. I par-
ticipated in both the high schools
symphony orchestra, and the con-
cert choir. Additionally, I sang
with an auditioned Honors Choir
in Rochester. This group allowed
me to go beyond the experiences
offered by my High School, giv-
ing me the opportunity to perform
in other schools auditoriums around
the area.
Pine Island needs and deserves
a performing arts center at the high
school campus. This need goes
back years. Currently there is no
on-site facility for concerts, pre-
sentations and assemblies with-
out displacing students. Addition-
ally the gymnatorioum (as it was
known when I was in school), is
not a high quality space for musi-
cals and plays. Has it worked?
Sure, but there are better alterna-
tives.
The last Mel Schroeder Mem-
orial track meet was held in Pine
Island in the spring of 1998. I re-
member it well because it was a
spring much like this one: cold,
rainy and miserable for running
outdoors. I worked the track meet,
and we literally had to squeegee
the lanes in between running events
due to the condition of the track.
The track has further deteriorated
to the point where it is nearly un-
usable even by practice stan-dards.
Question 2 has a total cost of
$6.5 million dollars. This is bro-
ken down into $5 million for an
auditorium and performing arts
center, and 1.5 million dollars for
athletic improvements. These im-
provements come by way of a new
track and varsity soccer field at
the new site. This would be a new
nine-lane track that would enable
Pine Island to not only host the
Mel Schroeder Memorial Track
Meet but also to host events such
as True Team, subsection, and
section track meet events. Ques-
tion 2 would also provide for im-
prove-ments at the current varsity
football field.
With the approval of Question
2 will come additional state aid
funding. With Question 2 Pine
Island would receive $3.892 mil-
lion of state aid that will be there
to assist us with making the pay-
ments and reducing the burden on
the taxpayer.
Question 1 comes at a cost of
$33.25 million and Question 2 a
cost of $6.5 million. Added to-
gether the state aid, if Questions 1
and 2 pass, would equal $8.018
million. Once again, this state aid
is there to assist with the payments
on the principle amount of the loan,
but in looking at it another way,
the amount of state aid we would
pay would cover the cost of Ques-
tion 2.
The options are these. We pass
the referendum and our taxes rise,
you can determine the exact amount
by using the calculators on the
schools website. The town will
once again grow, you will see new
commercial and industrial busi-
nesses, and you will see new sub-
divisions with new young fami-
lies. When the town grows the tax
base expands. When the tax base
expands the increased costs are
spread amongst a larger pool and
costs go down. If the referendum
fails we commit the City of Pine
Island and the school district to
continued stagnation.
Vote for the future of the Pine
Island School District. Vote for
the future of the City of Pine Is-
land. Vote yes on May 13.
Jonathan Pahl
PIHS Class of 1999
Time for PI to drive forward responsibly
To the Editor:
I would like to write a response
to Emily Millers recent letter. The
reason the school board decided
to go with this plan was because it
is the best solution for the money.
If we pass referendum #1, we would
be getting a new elementary school
and a remodeled high school at a
cost of $33.25 million. The cost
of a new high school alone is $41
million plus $11+ million in re-
pairs to the existing site. That is a
BIG difference. A new high school
would cost the taxpayers an addi-
tional $100,000 a year to operate
over an elementary school. With
this extra cost, we would have to
increase our operating budget. With
the current plan, operating costs
are within budget.
I look at this like you are going
to buy a new car. The car dealer
shows you a new Cadillac and a
new Chevy. The dealer says, Isnt
this Cadillac nice? and you agree
only to be turned down by your
banker. We have asked the tax-
payers three times for a new high
school and three times they have
turned us down. It is time to take a
more financially responsible and
reasonable approach. A Chevy will
serve our needs just fine.
I think that this is a very good
investment in our youth. With the
land being donated, $100,000 from
BEVCOMM being offered, mil-
lions in state aid to help make the
payments, and Olmsted County
planning to put in a new blacktop
county road over 125th Street by
2018, this is a wonderful time to
move forward.
It is time to vote yes and invest
in our youth. If a plan this reason-
able and financially responsible
doesnt pass, Pine Island may as
well shut the doors for growth.
Please vote yes on May 13.
Bill McNallan
Pine Island
Your community,
your school
To the Editor:
Youve been hearing about vot-
ing for the bond referendum on
May 13. Instead, this event should
be called Vote for Your New
School. This is the place where
you will watch your kids and
grandkids participate in the spring
music program, discover the won-
ders along the Douglas Trail, score
their first soccer goal, and years
later walk across the stage to be-
come Pine Island High School
graduates. After your kids and
grandkids graduate and move away
from home, they will want to re-
turn because you have invested in
something they are proud of. When
you reflect back on your life, this
will be part of your legacy; it will
be your school that you helped
build for the community.
As educators, we love our stu-
dents and are proud of our com-
munity. We feel confident that
this plan, by the administration
and school board, has been respon-
sibly developed to meet the needs
of our students and residents. Our
school board, administration, and
community have worked tirelessly
for the most cost-effective solu-
tion. If you are not confident about
how to vote, please come and visit
our facility and learn about what
we have to gain with your sup-
port. As the teachers of this dis-
trict, we look forward to the day
that our former students, as well
as new families, choose the Pine
Island School District because you
voted for your new school.
Please vote yes on May 13.
Pine Island
Education Association
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Opinions
Say yes to questions 1 and 2
To the Editor:
While attending a sporting event
recently, a local woman said to
me, I do support this referendum
and I will vote for it, but my kid
wont see any benefit from
it. When she said that, I was
stunned for a moment but then
quickly realized she did not have
all the information she needed
about both question 1 and ques-
tion 2 in this bond referendum.
Yes, question 1 asks you to make
an investment by building a school
for our children in pre-kindergar-
ten through fourth grade. This new
building plan also has a large multi-
purpose gym for use throughout
the day and evening for sporting
events/practices and other activi-
ties. But when you support Ques-
tion 1 you also make an invest-
ment in our current school build-
ings to address much-needed in-
frastructure issues like heat and
air quality. Question 1 also has
investment dollars with it to re-
place the old 1934 building which
has the old box gym and 80 year-
old classrooms, with new, flex-
ible classrooms designed to meet
todays standards for learning.
Question 1 also has funding in it
to remodel several other spaces in
the existing school to better meet
the needs of our children in grades
5 12. So by voting for Question
1, you make an investment in ev-
ery student who attends Pine Is-
land Schools. Please remember,
to help our district, the State of
Minnesota will contribute $4.126
million dollars into this project. If
you own a home that is worth
$150,000, question 1 will cost you
73 cents per day. Now let me tell
you about question 2.
Question 2 also meets the needs
of every student attending Pine
Island schools. Question 2 has
funding to build a new auditorium
on the existing site, a new track
and a new soccer field at the new
site as well as upgrades to the ex-
isting football field. By support-
ing Question 2, you are making
an investment in our strong band,
choir, orchestra, speech and drama
programs. By supporting question
2, you are also making an invest-
ment in our strong track and field,
soccer and football
programs. Student participation in
all of these programs has grown a
lot in the last few years despite
having less-than-adequate
facilities. If you own a home that
is worth $150,000, question 2 will
cost you 14 cents per day. To help
our district with question 2, the
State of Minnesota will contrib-
ute $3.892 million into this part of
the project. Yes, you read the cor-
rectly, another $3.892 million
dollars into this project. When we
pass questions 1 and 2, the State
of Minnesota will contribute a
combined total of $8 million to
this project. Thats a lot more
money coming back to Pine Is-
land, and I dont think we should
walk away from it. So to the per-
son who owns the $150,000 home,
the investment in questions 1 and
2 will cost 87 cents per day. This
is a prime opportunity for us to
make the investment, optimize the
funding from the State of Minne-
sota and build the facilities we
need for our all of our students at
Pine Island Schools. Please vote
yes for questions 1 and 2 on May
13!
Jeff Leland
Pine Island
Are you
doing your
part?
To the Editor:
We have lived in the Pine Is-
land School District for 13 years.
During this time, we started our
family and now have three young
children. As parents, we often
ask ourselves, Are we doing ev-
erything we can to raise our chil-
dren right? Are we doing our part
in helping them become the best
that they can be? As we were
doing 100 Book Challenge and
bedtime routines, we thought about
the upcoming referendum vote and
wondered, Are we doing our part?
Are we doing all we can to edu-
cate people we come in contact
with regarding the upcoming
vote?
We want to do our part in help-
ing our children grow. We want
to do our part in making our com-
munity the best it can be. We
want to do our part in making our
schools the most successful pos-
sible.
Our challenge to you is, are you
doing your part? Are you educat-
ing yourselves to make an informed
vote? Are you willing to join us in
voting yes on May 13? Are you
willing to do whats best for kids
and your community? We sure
hope so.
Rafal and Jessica Konik
Oronoco
Straight
from the
high school
hallways
To the Editor:
As a 2006 graduate of Pine Is-
land High School, I am asking you
to vote yes on May 13 for the new
pre-k school. Eight years ago when
I was a senior, I noticed the tre-
mendous need for a new school
and athletic field. Stairways and
hallways were consistently packed
in between classes, and the track
was a hazard to practice on. It is
disappointing after six years of
being on the track team and not
being able to have one home meet,
because it was not safe to host
other teams. To top it off we needed
portables added to the school in
2005 for more classroom space! I
loved my teachers and the educa-
tion Pine Island provided, but I
began to question why our com-
munity could not support the de-
velopment of education like sur-
rounding cities were. The action
for educational development in
Pine Island has been put off for
Invest in
our future
To the Editor:
We ask you to invest in our fu-
ture and support our community,
our current and future students,
and our school system. On May
13, vote yes to questions 1 and 2
on the Pine Island bond referen-
dum.
Ray and Kay Frick
Oronoco
Show how much we care
To the Editor:
Once again we are given a great
opportunity to show how much
we care about the education of the
children in our community. On
May 13 we will have the chance
to vote for a new school for the
Pine Island School District.
I have heard many of the same
arguments this time as every other
time about why we should vote
against the new school. These
arguments have as little meaning
now as they did then. The land
has been donated so we, as tax-
payers, will not have to foot the
cost for the land. Also, the state is
pitching in a large sum to help.
I know the school board, which
we elected to do just this, has
worked very hard along with many
members of the community to come
up with the best and most eco-
nomical plan for building a new
school. This is a good solid plan
for the future of the Pine Island
School District.
I urge you to vote yes for the
new school. It is the right thing to
do for our kids and for the future
of our community.
Todd Walter
Pine Island
Ad features economic scare tactics
To the Editor:
In response to the Concerned
Citizens ad and Mr. Krauses iden-
tical opinion, their numbers are
based on an invalid assumption.
Even if the interest figures are
correct, and I have no way to re-
fute them, their amount of $58,333
per student was calculated by di-
viding $70 million by 1,200
students. This works if the entire
30 year total amount is only di-
vided once. However the cost will
be spread over 1,200 students for
each of the thirty years. This
amounts to 36,000 students. Di-
viding $70,000,000 by 36,000 pro-
duces a cost of $1,944 per student
per year. Dividing that figure by
175 student contact days per year
amounts to a cost of $11.11 per
student per day. If the new build-
ing and changes to the existing
building last for more than thirty
years the cost per student will drop
accordingly. The student number
as used is based on no growth in
the next thirty years. Any increase
in student numbers will also re-
duce the per student costs.
Regarding the property tax fig-
ure as given, anyone can go to the
school website and calculate their
individual tax assessment based
on their own property evaluation.
I believe every taxpayer in the dis-
trict should do this before they
come to a voting decision.
The Concerned Citizens group
needs to do the real math before
resorting to economic scare tac-
tics.
Jeffrey Schroeder
Pine Island
Correct math
To the Editor:
I was able to attend a recent
meeting at which the Pine Island
School Board answered questions
regarding building a new school.
I was thoroughly impressed by the
transparency of the presentation.
They answered all of my ques-
tions and seemed to have
everyones interest in mind.
Obviously, building a school
costs tax dollars and money. I had
told them I was concerned with an
advertisement I saw in the News-
Record recently and that I had
explored the website concerned-
citizens-pi.weebly.com to see
both views.
I asked a board member how
the cost of a student in Pine Island
could possibly be $33,167 as was
posted by this website and adver-
tisement. This board member took
the time to correctly explain the
math for me. The negative adver-
tisement and concerned citizens
group only figured in the new
school lasting ONE year. A big
math error. Obviously, a school
lasts for more than one year. Parts
of our current school are 80 years
old. All the advertisement and
website did was take the total pro-
posed cost of the schooI and re-
pairs ($39.8 million) and divided
it by the current students (1,200)
for ONE year to come up with the
$33,167 per student.
This to me sounds like a scare
tactic to get people to vote no by
shocking us with a large and obvi-
ously incorrect dollar amount. I
am glad I attended and am now
informed of the correct infor-
mation. I would vote YES.
Jay Bergner
Oronoco
Pine Island
PI technology upgrade program
spurs visit from District 196
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the May 1
Pine Island School Board meet-
ing, Technology Director Taylor
Bauman said 22 staff from Min-
nesota School District 196 recently
visited the school to learn more
about the districts journey to up-
grade technology, install Wi-Fi,
and develop the 1:1 student tablet
program. School District 196 in-
cludes all or parts of Rosemount,
Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville,
Coates, Inver Grove Heights,
Lakeville, and rural Empire and
Vermillion townships.
They met with Superintendent
Tammy Berg-Beniak, PJ Smith,
Josh Westphal, and Bauman for a
presentation of Our Journey with
1:1, which outlines the process
of upgrading technology and put-
ting it into the hands of students in
Pine Island. They toured the school
and observed the students and
curriculum.
Pine Island had an article about
the transition to upgraded tech-
nology for the students published
in the May-June issue of the Min-
nesota School Board Association
Journal.
Referendum updates
Sunday, May 4 was the final
scheduled school board meeting
with the community to discuss the
referendum and answer questions.
A meeting is scheduled with the
senior citizens on Wednesday, May
7. In all there will have been 25
presentations to provide infor-
mation to the public about the ref-
erendum and construction plans.
Superintendent Berg-Beniak
reported that more questions have
come in about utilities and the
portion of Question #1 and Ques-
tion #2 that the state will pay. There
are also questions about the pos-
sibilities for future expansion of
the new PreK-4 school. More in-
formation is available in the ques-
tions and answers on the school
website www.pineisland.k12.mn.
us .
Board Chairman John Champa
said that as questions come into
the superintendents office, these
will be answered and then added
at the beginning of the list on the
website for the community to read
until the election.
High school principals report
Principal Kevin Cardille re-
ported that 56 students took the
ACT test, 24 juniors and seniors
took the ASVAB aptitude test for
the military, and 12 students will
take the Accuplacer test for two-
year colleges. These three tests
will replace the state graduation
testing requirement for students
in eleventh and twelfth grades.
Students in grades 10 and 11
took MCAs in April. There was
no writing test this year. He said
this testing is a bigger reflection
on the school than on students. It
is the schools report card.
He reported that in 2014-15 the
school will be in the control group
for Ramp Up for Readiness. How-
ever, the focus will continue on
Pine Island students readiness for
careers and post-secondary edu-
cation.
His advisory group of students
did a post-garage sale drive for
books and clothing. Womens and
childrens clothing will be sent to
the womens shelter. Books will
go to Rochesters Childrens Lit-
eracy Program and Books for Af-
rica. The mens clothing will be
sent to the Disabled American
Veterans.
He recognized parents and teach-
ers, Julie Baska, Kim Jones, Polly
Ness, and Rollie Sessions for their
support of the students and work
to make the prom and post-prom a
success.
Staff updates
The school board approved ten-
ure for Christine Hong (high school
science), Scott Morgan (special
education), Rebecca Zincke (spe-
cial education), Kath-leen Sessions
(special education), Shawn
Erickson (agricultural education/
FFA), and Polly Ness (Spanish).
There were sixteen applicants
for the eighth grade science teach-
ing position. Five candidates were
interviewed. The school board
approved the hiring committees
recommendation to hire Peter
Johnson from Zumbrota. Johnson
has experience teaching at a char-
ter school in the Twin Cities, with
PBIS, STEM, PLCs, and a strong
technology background.
Interviews are scheduled for the
high school English/Language Arts
position. There are four applicants.
The only remaining open positions
for 2014-15 are the varsity girls
basketball coach and a custodian.
The school board approved a
resolution to reduce programs and
staff. The resolution reduces a
FACS position by 0.156 FTEs. It
reduces the position of FACs
teacher Angela Koster by 0.156
FTEs, one class hour. Only three
students were enrolled in the class.
Berg-Beniak said that if there are
enrollment or curriculum changes
the reduction could be added back
for next year. Other possible re-
ductions were balanced by staff
resignations. The school board was
reluctant to make the reduction.
Other business
The school board recognized
Laura Cragoe who received Paint-
ing Best of Show and Sara Cramer
who received Graphic Design Best
of Show in the Minnesota State
Visual Arts Competition.
Student School Board Repre-
sentative Taylor Schroder recog-
nized the FCCLA and solo and
ensemble participants for their
competition. Spring Fling is un-
derway. New student council mem-
bers will soon be elected to serve
in 2014-15. The students chose
Kim Jones and Polly Ness as teach-
ers of the month for their assis-
tance with the prom. They recog-
nized the music department for
the trip and support in other events.
K-8 Principal Cindy Hansen
reported on the years progress of
the High Student Achievement
Committee. The committee is
evaluating student assessments and
tools to identify which tools are
truly testing necessary data. They
are reviewing the process of moni-
toring state assessments and the
current local assessment plan. Next
year the data coaches will be sched-
uled to meet with teachers more
after testing. More work was com-
pleted to align assessments with
state expectations. The district is
using the curriculum evaluation
format created by Josh Westphal.
More work is in progress to
strengthen Professional Learning
Communities in the school and
include STEM concepts in assess-
ments. Staff are working on flex-
ible delivery of instruction to fa-
cilitate student learning.
Berg-Beniak reviewed the
progress of the Worlds Best
Workforce document that must be
submitted to the state in July 2014.
It will tie into the districts Strate-
gic Plan. When it is complete there
will be a link on the website for
the community to review the docu-
ment. She gave an update on the
Legislature. Important points be-
ing considered are PreK educa-
tion, school lunches, bullying, bi-
lingual education, managing open
enrollment, and developing a state-
wide system for special education
by 2018.
Champa presented a timeline for
Berg-Beniaks annual evaluation.
He will have a format to the board
for input by May 19. All of the
evaluations must be returned to
him by June 2. He will compile
the evaluations by June 4. The
evaluation will be completed in a
closed session with the school
board meeting on June 5. A sum-
mary of the evaluations will be
presented to the public on June
16. The process should be com-
pleted by July 1, 2014 for her to
begin the second year of her con-
tract.
The school board plans to fin-
ish their spring retreat on the ref-
erendum election day on May 13
at 5:30 p.m.
Pine Island fifth-graders compete
in Math Masters challenge
Pine Island fifth grade Math Masters are, front row, from left to right: Hannah Ryan and Madeline Hansen;
middle row: Ethan Dale, Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker, and Will Cobb; back row: Chesney Jahnke, Hannah Liebl,
Catherine Williamson, Dominic Schaefer, and Mason Pike.
PINE ISLAND Ten fifth grade
students from Pine Island com-
peted in the regional Math Mas-
ters of Minnesota Challenge at
Zumbro Lutheran Church on Fri-
day, April 25. The students com-
peting were Will Cobb, Ethan Dale,
Madeline Hansen, Chesney
Jahnke, Hannah Leibl, Kaedyn
Peterson-Rucker, Mason Pike,
Hannah Ryan, Dominic Schaefer,
and Catherine Williamson.
130 students competed individ-
ually for fact drills and four indi-
vidual rounds. These students then
formed 30 teams for three rounds
of team competition. In the five-
minute fact drill, Madeline Hansen
received 11th place, completing
70 of the 75 questions correctly.
Math Masters of Minnesota
began as a fifth grade math com-
petition program in 1989 with
teams from 44 schools taking part.
In 1995 the competition was ex-
panded to include sixth-graders
and this year there are approx-
imately 5,000 fifth and sixth-grad-
ers registered to compete. Math
Masters is designed to promote
excellence in critical thinking skills
and problem-solving abilities as
well as recognize students for aca-
demic effort and achievement.
Teams and individual students
from private as well as public
schools may compete in Math
Masters. The support of compa-
nies and foundations for this math
competition is essential.
WATER MAIN FLUSHING
The City of Pine Island would like to inform the residents that it
is again time for the Water Main Flushing. This is part of the Water
Works overall water main maintenance program, which helps us
meet the commitment of providing you the best drinking water
possible.
P&S19-2a
ANNOUNCEMENT
Pine Island Public Works
at 507-356-4390 or
Pine Island City Hall at 507-356-4591
You may experience a temporary decrease in water pressure and
temporary occurrences of discolored water when the hydrants are
being flushed in your area. If you notice any discoloration, please
refrain from using the water for a short time, especially your hot
water. Check to make sure the water is clear before beginning any
laundry.
We appreciate your patience and your comments. If you would like
additional information about this program, or any other water-
related issue, please contact:
The flushing will begin on Monday, May 12
through Friday, May 16, 2014
far too long.
After high school I went on to
graduate from the University of
Minnesota with a bachelors de-
gree in sociology. During my edu-
cation and various volunteer ex-
periences I became focused on the
correlation between a childs so-
cial environment and their educa-
tional growth and behavior. The
experience that comes from a
childs environment will directly
effect their personal growth and
education. It is so valuable to show
our children and community we
are willing to invest in their fu-
ture. We need to take action on
May 13 and vote yes!
Brittany McPhail
Pine Island
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 PAGE 5A

Pine Island
Pine Island speech team
wraps up 2014 season
Pine Island speech team members at the HVL Conference Meet at Kasson High School on Monday, March 17,
are, front row, from left to right: Coach Melissa Kaffine, Noah Kneeland, Sara Cramer, Laura Torgeson, Kelly
Leibold, and Coach Lezli Kuster; back row: Adeline Angst, Katelynn Leibold, Siriwimol Narongkidpanit,
Chelsey Haugen, Caleb Kopp.
PINE ISLAND On Saturday,
April 26, the Pine Island speech
team concluded its season with
the banquet. Awards were given
to various members of the team.
The top five speakers throughout
the season were determined based
on how many meets each student
competed in combined with how
well they performed. These top
five speakers were Noah Kneeland,
Kelly Leibold, Caleb Kopp,
Siriwimol Narongkidpanit, and
Sara Cramer and Laura Torgeson,
who competed in Duo Interp-
retation together. The other awards
given were Best Rookie Siri-
wimol Narongkidpanit; Most Im-
proved Kelly Leibold; Most
Dedicated Noah Kneeland; Most
Promising Caleb Kopp, and Most
Valuable Player (as voted on by
the team) captain Kelly Leibold.
The season was a successful one
for the speech members as indi-
viduals and as a team. Early in the
season, the team placed third in
the small school division at the
Chatfield Invitational and the
Owatonna Invitational. Five stu-
dents advanced to the section tour-
nament held on Saturday, April 5,
at Byron High School. Caleb Kopp
placed 7th in Creative Expression,
Kelly Leibold 6th in Great
Speeches, Siriwimol Nar-
ongkidpanit 6th in Original Ora-
tory, and Sara Cramer and Laura
Torgeson placed 3rd in Duo In-
terpretation and advanced to the
state contest. The State Speech
Meet for Class A was held on Sat-
urday, April 12, at Blaine High
School. Cramer and Torgeson
placed 11th in the state.
The team is losing five talented
competitors and leaders after this
season. Adeline Angst, Sara
Cramer, Kelly Leibold, and Laura
Torgeson will be graduating, and
Siriwimol Narongkidpanit will be
wrapping up her year as an ex-
change student and returning to
Thailand.
Six Appeal performances are
entertaining and educational
Six Appeal group members perform at an educational presentation for students at Pine Island High School.
From the left are Andrew Berkowitz, vocal percussion; Reuben Hushagen, bass; Nathan Hickey, baritone;
Michael Brookens, tenor; Jordan Roll; high tenor; and Trey Jones, low tenor.
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
High School students were treated
to a special performance by vocal
band Six Appeal on Monday, April
21. The group also performed for
the public in the school audito-
rium later that evening. The free
concert was sponsored through
funds made possible by the ef-
forts of Van Horn Public Library
and Pine Area People for the Arts
(PAPA).The Pine Island AAA
Foundation also joined PAPA in
sponsoring the school presenta-
tion.
Based in the Twin Cities, Six
Appeal is an award-winning vo-
cal band that infuses comedic en-
ter-tainment with eclectic music
that spans throughout the decades.
Six Appeal began performing in
2006 and by 2010 the vocal band
went professional, touring all
across the United States. The group
performs classic oldies, current
chart toppers, and catchy original
tunes all sung a cappella. In the
spring of 2012 Six Appeal achieved
the title of National Champion at
the National Harmony Sweep-
stakes A Cappella Festival in San
Rafael, California. In addition to
their first place win, they also won
the award for Best Original Song
as well as the coveted Audience
Favorite award.
In addition to performance, Six
Appeal has a passion for spread-
ing their knowledge of a cappella
music to every audience, and an
essential aspect of their mission is
to empower young singers in their
educational outreach program.
With members carrying degrees
in K-12 vocal/classroom music and
in vocal performance/pedagogy,
Six Appeal includes real educa-
tors who administer proven teach-
ing strategies designed to educate
the musician and ignite ambition.
Pine Island students got a taste of
that passion during their presen-
tation at the school. The students
enjoyed learning how to beatbox
and make different percussion
sounds with their voices.
Operation Round Up grants
$17,180 to local causes
ORONOCO Peoples Energy
Cooperatives Operation Round
Up Trust Board met on April 17
and elected to donate $17,180 to
several organizations. Among the
donations in the News-Record area
were:
$1,000, American Heart As-
sociation, to help fund local com-
munity health and heart health
screenings.
$600, Zumbrota Area Arts
Council, Zumbrota, to purchase
two Apple iPads for use at the
State Theatre.
The Peoples Energy Coop-
erative Trust Operation Round
Up fund at Peoples Energy Co-
operative started in 2002 and raises
approximately $72,000 a year in
support of a variety of charitable,
educational, community and youth-
related programs and events.
The program is funded by do-
nations made by members of
Peoples Energy Cooperative who
voluntarily have their monthly
electric bill rounded up to the near-
est dollar. Approximately 11,600
members currently participate, with
an average donation of $6 a year
per member, demonstrating that
small change can make a big dif-
ference.
Applications for funding are
considered on a quarterly basis.
The funds are held separately from
the Peoples Energy Cooperative
operating accounts and are admin-
istered through the Board of Trust-
ees comprised of seven Peoples
Energy Cooperative member vol-
unteers.
To be considered for the next
round of disbursements, appli-cat-
ions must be submitted no later
than June 20, 2014. Program guide-
lines and applications for Opera-
tion Round Up donations are
available at www.peoplesrec. com
or by calling Peoples Energy
Cooperative at (507) 367-7000.
Goodhue
Sterns visit Egypt in April
Ed and Deb Stern pose for the standard corner of the largest pyramid tourist shot.
Deb, Gretel, and Ed Stern just before Gretel was chewed out for climbing
on the wall. In the background is the Nile, making its way to the
Mediterranean Sea.
According to the guide, these are
the same bulrushes where Moses
was left to be found and raised by
Pharaohs family.
By Ed Stern
(One of the newspaper staff said
that I had better write a short ar-
ticle about our trip to Egypt when
we got back. And I always listen
to Faye!)
Hello again, world travelers! Oh,
thats right...Deb and I are the Globe
Runners. We just returned from a
quick trip to Cairo via Paris and
Amsterdam (April 6-19). We de-
cided that IF (and that was a big
if! ) Gretel felt that we would be
safe, we would come and visit her
before Easter. So, we did.
Our first big thrill was as we
landed in Paris. There in the win-
dow, just like a postcard, was the
Eiffel Tower. Check another one
off the bucket list. We didnt have
a lot of time before the flight to
Cairo, so we decided against ven-
turing too far from the airport. After
all, we were going to Cairo, not
Paris.
When we arrived, and there, in
front of us, were half a million of
the 20,000,000 Cairo residents, just
hanging around the baggage claims
area. It seemed like it, until we
spotted the driver Gretel had ar-
ranged for us. Namil hustled us
through customs faster than I would
have found the right desk! We were
treated like diplomats, and were
able to avoid the lines of impa-
tient tourists, and were quickly on
our way to Gretels apartment.
HIGHLIGHT # 1: I have never
seen traffic like rush hour in Cairo,
and rush hour is from noon until
midnight! Here, we think of the
lines on the roads as guidelines.
There, they look at the lines as
decorations. Seeing a freeway with
four marked lanes resulted in any-
where from five to eight lanes of
moving vehicles, ranging from the
conventional cars and vans, to horse
carts, to pickups with ten feet of
cargo in the back with a rider or
two on top, to bicycles carrying
two to four riders (Gretels room-
mate claimed to have seen seven)
to mopeds zipping from lane to
lane to move quicker than every-
one else. There were also people
trying to cross our side to the me-
dian in the middle of nowhere!
And at the same time, there were
vendors standing between lanes
trying to sell drinks or vegetables.
And, the vehicles are moving like
junior high boys in the cafeteria
after you just announced, Free
donuts! But we only have 15!
Our first day was spent viewing
the pyramids, the sphinx, and the
citadel. It was here where we got
our first taste of tourist vendors.
HIGHLIGHT # 2: Back to the
cafeteria...if you tried walking with
the free donuts through the kids
coming for them, you have some
idea of how the locals selling trin-
kets approached tourists. I have
a family to feed! You buy from
me? I have just your size, and just
your color! I found a new mean-
ing to harrassment. And, we be-
lieve if you showed any interest at
all, they called their partners fur-
ther down the line, to let them
know that Americans were com-
ing.
We were continually amazed by
the sheer size and mass of the ac-
tual pyramids, and discovered that
the sphinx was just something the
workers built as kind of a joke,
during their time off. The citadel,
a fortress overlooking Cairo, con-
tained a couple of mosques still
used today. The artwork and maj-
esty in these religious shrines was
breathtaking. And we soon real-
ized, too, that all of these attrac-
tions were built larger than life
because, Showing the different
gods how much they were willing
to spend building shrines to them
would result in a greater return to
them.
We did get to visit Gretels class-
room. She is teaching at the Mod-
ern English School, a private
school designed to teach local kids
in English to better prepare them
for their futures. She teaches math
to kids in grades 8-10. We sat in
and participated in an algebra class.
I sat in the back to find the cool,
trouble-making kids. Instead, I
found a lad who was interested in
doing an honest job on his quiz.
Even I couldnt persuade him to
visit while he was supposed to be
quiet and work.
After visiting with her colleagues
some French, some English or
Irish, some Egyptian we discov-
ered that she is in a very comfort-
able environment and enjoying the
work and comaraderie of others
Wanamingo
KW teachers and district reach
tentative contract agreement
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON At the April 28
Kenyon-Wanamingo School
Board meeting, it was reported
that the KW teachers union and
the district have reached a tenta-
tive agreement during contract
negotiations. Board member Karla
Bauer said the tentative agreement
was signed by the negotiations
committee.
The next step is for the agree-
ment to be approved by the KW
Education Association. Super-
intendent Jeff Evert said the teach-
ers would be voting on it soon.
Bauer said the agreement was a
complete overhaul but also said
it was moving in the right direc-
tion. If approved by the teachers
union, the final draft of the con-
tract and details would be brought
to the school board for consider-
ation at the May meeting.
Bauer said this is the third con-
tract negotiation she has been in-
volved in, and this group was the
most productive and worked well
together.
Staff development trip
The board approved an out-of-
state travel request for Laura
McAnally, Scott Soden and Scott
VanEpps to attend The Google
in Education North Dakota Sum-
mit to be held June 5-8. The event
will provide education in Google
applications, enhanced use of
Chromebooks and the chrome-
book cart, and allow them to be-
come Google trainers within the
district. The $578 per person cost
to attend the conference would
come from the staff development
fund. A motion by Bauer, seconded
by Debb Paquin, to approve the
request carried 7-0.
Personnel changes
Media center assistant Robin
Briemhurst increased her position
from two days per week to five
days per week. This change was
effective March 18.
Special education assistant Amy
Hill resigned on April 17. KW
Kids assistant Michelle Benzick
resigned her position on April 25.
At the end of the school year,
Rebecca Kunesh will resign her
position as the speech team coach.
Reception for Sue Fogelson
A reception will be held for
middle school teacher Sue Fogel-
son following the middle school
band and choir concert on Mon-
day, May 12. Fogelson will retire
at the end of the school year. The
concert begins at 7 p.m. and the
recognition for Fogelsons years
of service as a teacher will be held
in the commons following the
concert. Both events are open to
the public and free to attend.
Next meeting
The next regular school board
meeting was moved to Friday, May
30 at 5:30 p.m. in the elementary
school media center in Wana-
mingo.
just like her.
We did fly to Aswan, where a
dam was built in 1952 to control
the dangers of flooding in the Cairo/
Alexandria area. We boarded a
Nile cruiser, and for several days,
floated and visited several temples
built by Egyptian pharaohs and
queens, some of them nearly 4,000
years old. The remarkable part of
these were the writings and hiero-
glyphics that have remained read-
able to this day. (many of the carv-
ings were like a massive stone di-
ary, explaining the leaders day
today life as the temple was being
built.) While they all looked the
same after a while, we did notice
special things in each one.
And, at one point, Gretel and I
took a sunrise hot air balloon ride.
Living on the edge is no longer a
term that we look at as something
special. Its a regular thing for us.
We drifted over fields of wheat,
sugar cane, and banana trees, and
soon discovered that their ideas
for harvesting have not changed
in thousands of years.
I have to stop now, I have just
filled the entire front page of The
News. But, I promise I will fill
you in more next week. By then,
Deb and I may be over our jet lag!
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Kenyon-Wanamingo Prom was The Roaring 20s
Friends line up for Grand March at Kenyon-Wanamingo High School on May 3. From left to right, Sam
Boughton, Casey Baumgartner, Kailee Berquam, Quinn Traxler, Kaite Bohn, Audra Clark, Tanner Warner,
Alex Trapp and Nicole Persson prepare for a night of The Roaring 20s, the theme of this years Prom.
Naomi Bauernfeind and Luke Votruba arrive for KW Grand March and
are the center of attention for spectators flanking the sidewalk with
cameras in hand.
Caleb Greseth and Anna Washburn arrive by horse and buggy for KW
Grand March.
Erin Groth and Trent Brossard make
their way along the lighted path
during Grand March.
Dressed in a long, sparkling, sequin gown, Sydney Klimesh was all
smiles alongside her date, Clint Irrthum.
Jace Clawiter, Reed Bartsch, Alex Roosen, and Nate Schmidt ham it up
for the camera after arriving at KW School for Grand March.
KENYON Siri Quam and
Mason Stevenson served as Mas-
ters of Ceremonies for the 2014
Kenyon-Wanamingo High School
Prom Grand March on Saturday,
May 3. This years theme was The
Roaring 20s.
Following Grand March, din-
ner and a dance were held at the
University Club of St. Paul. The
after-prom party was held at
Brunswick Zone in Eden Prairie.
Prom Committee Advisors were
Dawn Berquam and Lisa Nelson
Photos by Alicia
Hunt-Welch
ZM High School held its 2014 Prom Grand March in the high school
gymnasium.
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Zumbrota-
Mazeppa High School held its
Grand March for the 2014 Prom
on Saturday, May 3. Students were
first introduced in a formal cer-
emony in front of family and friends
at 4:45 p.m. in the high school
gymnasium. The theme of the
evening was Hollywood.
After the ceremony, family and
friends were allowed onto the gym
floor to take photos and wish their
loved ones a night to remember.
Students then boarded charter buses
to make their way to dine and dance
the night away at Mt. Frontenac
Golf Course in Frontenac from 7-
11:30 p.m.
Jackie Matuska is escorted by Noah Prodzinski.
ZM Prom has Hollywood theme
Noah Erickson escorts Carley Henning at the ZM Grand March.
Colton Webster and Allison Frederixon stop for photos during the Grand
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Obituaries
Eugenia Aarsvold 1940-2014
TERRE HAUTE, IN Eugenia
Evelyn Jeannie Aarsvold, 73,
passed away in Terre Haute, Indi-
ana, on Wednesday, April 9 fol-
lowing a brief illness.
Eugenia was born on June 30,
1940 in Pine Island to John B.
Noehl and Frances Evelyn Noehl
(Willard). She attended school in
Pine Island; Tampa, Florida; and
Wichita, Kansas and went back
and obtained her GED in her 60s.
She married Donald G. Timm
on June 4, 1960 in Mason City,
Iowa and they later divorced. On
April 27, 1984 she married Steven
P. Aarsvold in Stewartville.
She liked to read, QVC and
Bingo. She worked at the Hubbell
House, Michaels Restaurant,
Pumphouse Restaurant, managed
and operated the Byron American
Legion Restaurant in the early
1980s, and obtained her CDL and
drove truck over the road with her
husband, Steve.
She is survived by her son,
Shawn (Tracy) Timm of Farm-
0ington; daughters Shelene Baxter
(Steve Proctor) of Rochester and
Shanna Jakes of Rochester; brother
James Noehl of Fargo, North Da-
kota; 14 grandchildren, and 12
great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her
parents, John and Evelyn; husband,
Steven Aarsvold in 1994; infant
daughter Pamela Timm in 1962;
grandchild Bryan Erickson; sis-
ter, Mary Lutz; and brothers John
Noehl, Jerry Noehl and Bartley
Noehl.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m. at St.
Michaels Catholic Church in Pine
Island with Rev. Randal Kasel
officiating. Visitation will be for
one hour prior to the service. Burial
we be held following the service
at the church cemetery.
Raymond Schroeder 1931-2014
STEWARTVILLE Raymond
Earl Schroeder, Sr., 82 of Stewart-
ville, passed away peacefully Fri-
day, April 25, 2014 at the
Stewartville Care Center.
Raymond was born August 19,
1931, in Austin to Henry and Ida
(Earl) Schroeder. He was a gradu-
ate of Austin High School. On July
9, 1954, Raymond married Irene
Morseth of rural Zumbrota at
Minneola Lutheran Church in
Goodhue County. Raymond was
a veteran of the U.S. Air Force,
serving during the Korean War
and Vietnam. He made a career
with the military and spent 20 years
in the U.S. Air Force. Raymond
was stationed in many places in-
cluding, Texas, New Mexico,
England, Turkey, Wiscon-sin and
numerous other Air Force bases
throughout the world. He retired
from the Air Force in 1972. He
was a member of Bethel Lutheran
Church and the American Legion.
Raymond enjoyed fishing, hunt-
ing and his ham radio. Above all,
Raymond loved spending time with
his family.
He is survived by his children,
Raymond Jr. (Katherine) of Spring
Valley, Marianne (Kerry) Amy of
Rochester, Martin (Rockelle) of
Watauga, Texas, Darrel (Lisa) of
Rochester, Terry Twink (Sara)
of Rochester, Cynthia (Mark)
Krahn of Rochester; eleven grand-
children; eight great-grandchil-
dren; two great-great-grandchil-
dren; seven step-grandchildren;
one step-great-grandchild; brother,
Duane (Marian) of Albert Lea; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Raymond was preceded in death
by his loving wife, Irene; daugh-
ter, Karen Luster; granddaughter,
Marsha Schroeder; two brothers,
Paul and Darrel; sister, Helen and
by his parents, Henry and Ida.
A funeral service was on Fri-
day, May 2, at Ranfranz and Vine
Funeral Homes in Rochester. Rev.
David Hoot officiated with inter-
ment at Fort Snelling National
Cemetery. To share a condolence
or special memory, visit www.ran
franzandvinefh.com.
Dolores Graves 1921-2014
LAKE CITY Dolores Graves,
93, of Lake City and formerly of
Zumbro Falls, died early Satur-
day morning, May 3, 2014 at the
care center at Mayo Clinic Health
Systems in Lake City.
Dolores Elizabeth Arendt was
born February 17, 1921, in Maz-
eppa to Peter and Susan (Miller)
Arendt. She attended rural Maz-
eppa area schools. On June 5,
1939, she married Leslie Graves
in Bellechester; he died August
30, 2002. In the early years they
lived in Mazeppa and Rochester
and then move to the Zumbro Falls
area in 1960. In 2002 she moved
into Lake City.
Dolores worked one year at St.
Marys Hospital in Rochester, and
then was a full-time homemaker
raising her family. She enjoyed
cooking, weaving rugs, quilting,
and crocheting. Dolores was a
member of St. Peter & Paul Catho-
lic Church in Mazeppa, and the
St. Rose Guild. She was also very
active in the Senior Citizens group.
Dolores is survived by her three
sons, Marlin (Karen) Graves of
Rochester, Allen (Sharon) Graves
of Zumbro Falls, and Francis
(Mary) Graves of Mazeppa; six
grandsons, two granddaughters,
two great-granddaughters, and two
great-grandsons; one sister,
Genevie Gene Siems of Maz-
eppa; and one brother, Ervin (Mary
Ellen) Arendt of Rochester.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, husband, one infant
son, two brothers, two sisters, three
half-brothers, and four half-sis-
ters.
The funeral service will be held
at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7,
at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church
in Mazeppa, with Father Joe Fogal
officiating. A visitation will be
held for one hour prior to the ser-
vice. Burial will be in the St. Peter
and Paul Catholic Cemetery in
Mazeppa. Guest register may be
signed online at www.schleicher
funeralhomes.com.
Community Calendar
COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Se-
nior Center; Zumbrota area, Zum-
brota Towers.
May 8-14
Thursday: Pork steak/dressing,
Italian blend vegetables, dinner
roll, frozen yogurt
Friday: Chicken dumpling soup,
egg salad on bun, marinated veg-
etables, ice box dessert (salad al-
ternate: grilled chicken)
Monday: Italian chicken, baked
potato, parslied carrots, pineapple
orange fruit cup, apple crisp (salad
alternate: taco)
Tuesday: Beef tips, mashed
potatoes, Oriental blend vegetables,
mixed greens salad, chocolate
cherry bar
Wednesday: Ham and cheese
sandwich (alt: turkey and cheese
sandwich), macaroni salad, fruit,
cookie
If you have questions, call 356-
2228.
Seasons Hospice
All groups are held at the Cen-
ter for Grief Education and Sup-
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507-
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.
Olmsted County Parks
Oxbow Park Feed the Rap-
tors, Saturday, May 10, 3 p.m.
Spend and afternoon learning more
about some of our areas most
common birds of prey.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287-
2624. Questions about Oxbow
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507-
775-2451.
Fill a Bag, Feed Families
Letter carriers across the coun-
try, in partnership with the U.S.
Postal Service, will be collecting
food for families in need on Sat-
urday, May 10. Its easy to help.
Collect a bag of non-perishable
food items: canned meats, fish,
soup, juice, vegetables, pasta, ce-
real, and rice. Do not include items
that have expired or are in glass
containers. Food or cash donations
can be placed in your mailbox or
dropped off at the post office in
Wanamingo or Zumbrota.
GOODHUE
Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
community on Mondays and
Wednesdays, 3:30-7 p.m. when
school is in session. The library is
equipped with interlibrary loan
service, which means if the library
does not have a book you want,
that book can be there in two days.
Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical
Society is closed for the season
until June 1 when regular hours
resume. If you want to arrange a
visit in the meantime call Ardis
Henrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie
Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray Mc-
Namara, 651-923-5117; or Roy
Buck, 651-923-4388. Visit good
hueareahistory.org for information
about the historical society.
Driver Refresher Course
A driver refresher course for
individuals age 58 and older is
scheduled for May 15 at the
Goodhue School from 3:45-7:45
p.m. Please call the school (651-
923-4447, choose Option 5) to
register.
MAZEPPA
Mazeppa American Legion
Legion Post 588 and Mazeppa
Veterans Honor Guard meet
Wednesday, May 14, at 7 and 7:30
p.m., respectively, at the Mazeppa
Legion.
ORONOCO
Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History Cen-
ter is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.
Blood Pressure Clinic
The clinic will be held at 12:30
p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, at
the Oronoco Community Center.
PINE ISLAND
Tops #1280
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Monday night at St. Paul Luth-
eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-
one welcome. Questions call 356-
8596 or 356-8990. Seniors 55 and
over are welcome.
Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters
meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
not meet on holiday weekends:
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Day or Thanksgiving.
Caregiver Support Group
The group meets Monday, May
12, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran
Church. Respite is available upon
request. Call the Pine Island Area
Home Services at 356-2999 for
more information.
Blood Pressure Clinic
The clinic will be held Tues-
day, May 13, at 11 a.m. at the Pine
Island City Centre.
History Center
The Pine Island Area History
Center is located at 314 North Main
Street. Open hours are Sunday from
1-3:30 p.m. and Mondays from 8-
11 a.m. or by appointment. To
contact the History Center please
call 507-356-2802 or 507-398-
5326 or visit www.pineisland
history.org.
WANAMINGO
History Center
On Monday, May 12, the
Kenyon-Wanamingo School
Board invites you to join them in
the KW Middle/High School com-
mons immediately following the
middle school concert as they rec-
ognize teacher Sue Fogelson for
her years of service. Fogelson will
retire at the end of the school year.
The middle school band and choir
concert begins at 7 p.m. The pub-
lic is invited to both events.
ZUMBROTA
Moms in Prayer
Moms in Prayer meet on Mon-
days, 7 p.m. at Our Saviours
Church, 1549 East Avenue, Zum-
brota.
Zumbrota Towers Events
May 8-14
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. MAC/
NAPS; 10:15 a.m. Exercises
Monday: 1:30 p.m. Game Day,
cribbage, 500
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises
Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre
Library
The Zumbrota Public Library
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-
ing closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www. zumbrota.info.
History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
has a new photo stand displaying
over 50 photographs of early Zum-
brota scenes. They have been en-
larged to 8 x 10 for easier view-
ing. New photos are being added
all the time. Also on display are
military memorabilia, including
Civil War items, different models
of telephones, Zumbrota telephone
books dating back to the 1900s,
and items of Zumbrota advertis-
ing. Museum hours are Saturdays,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by ap-
pointment (732-7049).
Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-
ery Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-
ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-
come. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.
65-50 Club
The club meets Thursday, May
8, at 6 p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW
Post 5727.
Community Band Practice
The Zumbrota Community Band
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volun-
teer musicians are welcome.
State Theatre
Lorie Line and Her Fab Five in
the 2014 Intimate Evening Series,
Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. For tick-
ets call 732-7616.
Reading and Slideshow for the
2014 Poet-Artist Collaboration,
Saturday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. Free
and open to the public.
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-
mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-
272-1129.
Crossings
Poet-Artist Collaboration ex-
hibit, March 31-May 15. Recep-
tion Sat., May 10, 6:30 p.m.
Ronny Cox concert, Thurs., May
8, 7 p.m.
Precious Metal Clay Silver Rings
in a Day, Sat., May 10, 10 a.m. - 3
p.m.
Make It Take It: Flowers for
Mom class, drop in anytime be-
tween 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for
this approximately one hour craft.
Ages 4 and up.
Yoga, Tues., May 13, 6:30-7:30
p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
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Births
FLAAEN
Dan and Jesse Flaaen of Richland
Center, Wisconsin, announce the
arrival of their daughter, Abigail
Rose, born March 25, 2014 at
Richland Center Hospital. She
weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces and
was 21.5 inches long. Welcom-
ing her home is big sister
Brooklynn, 2.5.
Grandparents are Dave and
Cecelia Flaaen and Pete and Sue
Bromelkamp, all of Zumbrota.
Great-grandparents are Barbara
and Harley Baker and Elaine
Bromelkamp.
LODERMEIER
Lanie Ann Lodermeier was born
to Melanie and Aron Lodermeier
of Tucson, Arizona, on February
21, 2014. Lanie was 6 pounds, 10
ounces, and 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Dan and Cindy
Wilson of Zumbrota and Mike and
Dorothy Lodermeier of Goodhue.
SCHROEDER
Dana and Emily Schroeder of
Rochester announce the birth of
their son, Oliver David, on Febru-
ary 14, 2014, at Rochester Meth-
odist hospital. He was 7 lbs. 13
oz. and was 20-1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Pat and Connie
Schroeder of Pine Island, and
Carolyn Holmstadt of Durand,
Wisconsin.
Great-grandparents are Jeanette
Schroeder of Alta Vista, Iowa,
Evelyn Holmstadt of Durand,
Wisconsin, and Kathleen Meirick
of Elma, Iowa.
Goihl declares intent to file
for Wabasha County Board
Brian Goihl
Brian Goihl has declared his
intentions to file for Wabasha
County Commissioner in District
2, the seat currently held by Com-
missioner Deb Roschen. Goihl
officially started his campaign
several weeks ago when he made
the announcement at the West
Albany Town Board meeting. It
was important for me to start there,
as my late father spent many years
of dedicated service on that board.
Brian and his wife Lisa, an En-
glish teacher of 20 years, reside in
rural Lake City along with their
three children: William, 14; Mara,
11; and Garrett, 7. The Goihl fam-
ily owns and operates a beef cow-
calf business along with raising
corn, beans, and alfalfa. I have
one of the most fulfilling jobs, and
there couldnt be a better place to
raise a family, and to instill work
ethics and dedication as we grow
together.
Goihls involvement in the com-
munity over the years includes
serving in many different capaci-
ties on the Wabasha County Fair
Board, the Wabasha County
Cattlemens Association, the FFA
Legacy Club, and the 4-H pro-
gram as a volunteer. He currently
serves on the Lake City School
Board. Some of the most impor-
tant qualities I have to offer are
experience, a willingness to be a
leader, and the desire to work as a
team member towards the success-
ful future of our county. Whether
Ive been cooking burgers at the
Wabasha County Fair or serving
on the teacher negotiations com-
mittee, over the years Ive learned
how important it is to treat people
with respect: It truly brings out
the best in everyone.
When asked why he wants to
get involved in county government,
Goihl said, Personally, its an
easy answer: I care. I am no dif-
ferent from anyone else, but I am
a man of conviction who is will-
ing to step forward, get involved,
and represent the people of
Wabasha County. It is incredibly
important to open the lines of com-
munication with the public be-
tween and among the school dis-
tricts, the communities, and the
county. Today, too many people
are hiding behind their keyboards
and computer screens and not will-
ing to talk one-on-one, face-to-
face. As a life-long resident of
Wabasha County, I understand
what is important to the countys
success. I am confident my expe-
rience and willingness to work hard
and make informed decisions will
serve as the proper fit to the board
as it moves strongly into the fu-
ture.
Brian Goihl can be reached at
blgoihl@earthlink.net or 651-764-
0255.
PAGE 2B NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
Marty Amundson
SHAKOPEE Marty Amund-
son, a farmer in Zumbrota, has
been re-elected to serve another
three-year term on the Minnesota
Corn Research & Promotion Coun-
cil (MCR&PC).
The 11-member MCR&PC ad-
ministers the efficient and effec-
tive investment of Minn-esotas
corn check-off, which is a way for
corn farmers to voluntarily invest
in their own industry through a
self-imposed fee paid at the first
point of sale for every bushel of
corn sold. Check-off funds are used
to help corn farmers create new
markets, increase productivity and
profitability, improve water qual-
ity and environmental stewardship,
and build a positive image for corn
farming in Minnesota.
I want to thank my fellow corn
farmers for the opportunity to serve
another three years, Amundson
said. It is more important today
than ever before for corn farmers
to be proactive and continuously
work to improve their operations.
The Minnesota corn check-off is
one tool corn farmers have to make
that happen, as well as open new
markets, expand the use of home-
grown renewable fuels and im-
prove environmental steward-
ship.
ZM PIE members raise over
$4,000 for elementary school
ZM students Kaylee Peterson, Amy Peterson, and Breanna Moran are
all smiles while supporting their school at the walk-a-thon on April 26.
Selling concessions at the fourth annual Partners in Education Walk-a-thon are, front row: Emily Moran,
Brigida Smith, and Kelly Hovel; and back row: Lacey Lexvold, Jen Mercer, Jessica Lochner, Britney Meyer,
and Jill Keach.
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Students, par-
ents, and faculty from the Zum-
brota-Mazeppa School Dis-trict
braved the cold and wind on Sat-
urday, April 26, for the fourth an-
nual PIE Walk-a-Thon at the Cov-
ered Bridge Park in Zumbrota.
While a final count of the money
raised is still pending, Jessica
Lochner of the PIE committee said
it is expected to exceed $4,000.
Registration and concessions
were set up in the picnic pavilion
next to the playground while vari-
ous games and entertainment, such
as a bounce house, were scattered
around the area. The walking area
spanned the road within the camp-
ground on the west end of the park.
Partners in Education held the event
to raise money for the K-6 grade
students to receive educational
materials they would otherwise go
without.
ZM High School will offer CNA
training for students this summer
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA In his report to
the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School
Board on April 28, Principal Erick
Enger said that the high school is
working with Zumbrota Health
Services, Wasioja Education Tech-
nology Cooperative, and South-
east Technical College to offer
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
training in Zumbrota for students.
The three-week program will be
scheduled this June. The students
completing the program can take
the state certification test.
Due to the construction at Zum-
brota Health Services, the clinical
training for the program will be
done in a mock patient room at
the high school in Zumbrota this
summer. Superin-tendent Tony
Simons said that grant funds are
available for equipment for the
CNA training.
Construction project house
The school board approved the
sale of the 2014 Vocational Edu-
cation Construction Project house.
There was only one bid received
for the home this year. Tonya
Clausen bid $239,100 to purchase
the home. The minimum bid set
by the school district after a cost
summary was $238,240. In 2013
the project home was purchased
for $235,000, which was the mini-
mum bid set by the district.
Staffing updates
Superintendent Simons made
recommendations to increase
teaching staff for 2014-2015. There
were 96 children attending in kin-
dergarten in April. He rec-
ommended adding a section of first
grade (five sections) and fifth grade
(four sections) to reduce class sizes.
Simons said, We made ele-
mentary cuts in the past few years.
We need to start bringing back the
reductions. This is quality educa-
tion and will be positive for stu-
dents. We need to do as we told
the community if the referendum
was passedI think it would be
money well spent to add a first
grade teacher. Learning to read is
so important.
He recommended adding back
one grade 7-12 English/language
arts teacher. We need to bring
back some things cut for lack of
money, he said. The school board
approved adding 4.0 FTEs in 2014-
15.
The board approved the follow-
ing additional staff changes:
The hiring of Heather Decker
to teach kindergarten for 2014-
2015
The hiring of Renee Reinardy
as an assistant for Community
Education beginning April 15
Childcare leave for Mary Post
from September 8 until October
15, 2014
The hiring of Jim Huston as a
long-term substitute teacher for
Mary Post
The retirement of speech and
language pathologist Jean Roth at
the end of the school year
The resignation of seventh
grade softball coach Mallory Macal
effective on March 25, 2014
Sixth grade technology
pilot project
Teachers Anne Solberg (mathe-
matics) and Mary Graves (social
studies) presented a summary of
their iPad pilot project with their
sixth grade students. They created
an iMovie with the students. Graves
said, The pilot project has been a
learning experience for the stu-
dents and teachers. Once school
is out the teachers plan to con-
tinue creating options for learn-
ing for their student using the iPads.
Teachers and students are work-
ing with many resources and ap-
plications for materials and cur-
riculum, communication, re-
search, assignments, homework,
quizzes, video presentation
projects, and practice in math and
for vocabulary. The students com-
municate with their teachers and
each other in emails if there are
questions, problems, or discussion.
The iPads are used for nearly all
of the materials for the classes.
Students do have some assignments
on paper, but they have gained
proficiency with the technology
since the beginning of the project.
The development of curriculum
and resources is on-going in these
classes.
The students told the school
board the iPads allowed them to
keep up with their work if they
were ill or school was closed for
bad weather. It was very helpful
to be able to communicate with
their teachers if they had home-
work questions after school. One
said the iPads were compatible
with other technology, and they
did not want to go back to learn-
ing without technology.
Simons said, We saved funds
this year and can buy a device for
each seventh-grader. They will be
different than iPads, but in the real
world we have to adapt to differ-
ent devices.
A parent said, The iPads are a
powerful learning device. The
communication with parents and
teachers is great. Simons re-
sponded, We are excited for next
year for the kids.
The teachers and students
thanked the school board for their
support of the iPad pilot program.
Simons thanked the teachers for
the extra time they have used to
make the pilot a success.
Other business
Simons reported that enrollment
is 1103 in grades K-12. He said
the Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Festival parade is on June 21 at
6:00 p.m. and the Mazeppa Daze
parade is on July 11 at 7 p.m. The
school board agreed to hand out
pencils thanking the communities
for supporting their schools. Grover
Auto is searching for a Suburban
for the school.
The school board approved a
policy for mandated reporting of
maltreatment of vulnerable adults.
It is recommended by the Minne-
sota School Board Asso-ciation
and will be added to the district
policy guide.
The non-certified staff agree-
ment and superintendents con-
tract were approved by the board.
ZM will contract with Teachers
On-Call for another year for sub-
stitute teachers. The district will
continue membership in the Min-
nesota State High School League.
Simons recommended having
a School Resource Officer. There
is federal grant money available
to help fund these officers, but the
city must apply for the grant. The
grants require a four-year com-
mitment. The cost is shared among
federal grants, the school, and the
city.
Stephen Rosenthal reported that
Cannon Falls is now a member of
the Wasioja Education Technol-
ogy Cooperative (WETC) and is
being hooked up for services. There
has been an inquiry from Lake
City, and WETC is inquiring to
see if Pine Island is interested in
joining.
ZMHS applied to the Goodhue
County Education District to of-
fer a summer school program
through the Bridges program.
There will be 20 students with
teacher Bonnie Kronenberger and
an education assistant. The pro-
gram will run June 3-12.
A targeted services program in
math and reading for grades seven
and eight will be held June 2-26.
Reading will be offered on Mon-
days and Wednesdays. Math will
be offered on Tuesdays and Thurs-
days. The seventh grade will at-
tend from 8-10 a.m. Eighth grade
will attend from 10 a.m.- noon.
Principal Enger said the funding
will be generated through student
enrollment.
The primary/elementary school
is planning summer school through
the targeted service program. Pri-
mary/Elementary Principal Quinn
Rasmussen reported that kinder-
garten round-up was well attended.
Zumbrota/Mazeppa
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SENIOR PROFILES
Kaitlyn Sommerfield
Parents: Jeff and Marla Kay
Sommerfield
Siblings, ages: Alyssa, 16
High school activities: Close-
Up, Senior Class Committee
Favorite class or subject: So-
ciology with Mr. Raasch
Best high school memory:
Being part of Homecoming roy-
alty
Out of school activities, hob-
bies: Teaching Sunday School,
hanging out with friends, going to
the cabin with family and friends
Part-time job: Dairy Queen
Favorite book: 13 Reasons
Why; movie: The Lucky One and
Frozen; TV show: Greys
Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Pretty
Little Liars; song: Heartbeat by
The Fray
Future plans: Go to Univer-
sity of Wisconsin LaCrosse,
major in occupational therapy, get
Nick Culver
Parents: James and Ruth Siems
Siblings, ages: Cecilia, 14; and
Christine, 11
High school activities: Speech
Favorite class or subject: His-
tory
Best high school memory:
Snowstorm in May
Out of school activities, hob-
bies: Video games, four-wheel-
ing, shooting pool
Part-time job: Cook at
Fishermans Inn
Favorite book: Lord of the
Rings; movie: The Place Beyond
the Pines; TV show: Its Always
Sunny in Philadelphia; song:
Closets by VIA
Future plans: Go to college for
nursing
Sam Gunhus
Parents: David and Julie
Gunhus
Siblings, ages: Emma, 16;
Maggie, 15; Claudia, 12; Ben, 8
Favorite class or subject: Con-
struction
Out of school activities, hob-
bies: Cow tippin, mud boggin,
deer slayin, and eating dinner at
Grandma Sonias!
Part-time job: Toby Curtis
Custom Manure Hauling and Hay
Cutting
Favorite book: Wheres Wal-
do?; movie: Super Troopers; TV
show: Alaska Gold Rush; song:
Anything by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Future plans: Work with Toby
for one year after high school and
then go to college at Central Lakes
for heavy machinery operation,
Keep teen parties alcohol-free
Submitted by the
Chemical Health Initiative
When the Chemical Health Ini-
tiative Community Councils
throughout Goodhue County take
the message about the dangers of
underage drinking and drug use
to their communities this spring
and summer theyll frame it as a
discussion about communication,
choices, and consequences.
Goodhue County cities all have
social host ordinances in place. A
social host is a person or persons
who knowingly allow underage
drinking parties on property that
they own, lease or otherwise con-
trol. Through social host laws,
persons can be held responsible
for these parties, regardless of who
furnishes the alcohol. A social host
ordinance violation will result in
a misdemeanor charge, with a
maximum sentence of up to a
$1,000 fine, up to 90 days in jail,
or up to one year of probation.
According to the social host
ordinances, a party is a gathering
of two or more youths under 21.
The ordinance can hold both the
parent and youth accountable for
fines, jail time, or probation. The
Goodhue County Sheriffs Office
and community police departments
take these parties very seriously
and are actively enforcing ordi-
nances.
Our goal is to keep our youth
safe, said Julie Hatch, executive
director of the Chemical Health
Initiative (CHI) of Goodhue
County. The social host ordin-
ances are another layer of pro-
tection by reducing the level of
home parties where there is alco-
hol, marijuana, and other drugs
that may be made available to our
youth.
Studies show that the majority
of underage alcohol users drink at
someone elses home or in their
own home. Statistics like these
support the recommendation to
hold individuals accountable for
underage gatherings.
One strategy the CHI is using to
prevent underage drinking parties
is a new campaign entitled Those
Who Host Lose the Most. The
campaign brings awareness to
parents and community members
to keep kids safe by not allowing
underage consumption on their
properties. The campaign is be-
ing launched this month with yard
signs in the Goodhue County
comm-unities, articles in local
newspapers, information on local
television cable access channels,
and on social media.
Sometimes parents think it is
safer to let kids drink at home in a
supervised setting because it keeps
them from drinking and driving
or teaches them how to drink re-
sponsibly. What they dont real-
ize is that mixing youth and alco-
hol is risky in any setting, and too
often increases the likelihood that
the youth will drink alcohol in other
unsupervised situations in the fu-
ture.
The CHI advises parents to help
plan their teenagers parties to
ensure they are alcohol- and drug-
free in the following ways:
Help make the guest list and
limit the number to be invited. Send
personal invitations to avoid the
dangers of open parties.
Put your phone number on the
invitation and encourage calls from
other parents to check on the event.
Think about inviting some of the
other parents to help during the
party and to help you supervise to
ensure no alcohol or drugs are
present, and to help ask uninvited
attendees to leave.
At the party, limit access to a
specified area of your property.
Make sure there is plenty of food
and soft drinks available. Make
regular, unannounced visits to the
party area throughout the evening.
If your teen is attending a party
at someone elses home, call the
parent to verify the details and to
ensure there will be adult supervi-
sion and no alcohol served.
Know how your teen is get-
ting to and from the party. And be
aware when your teen arrives home.
Seeing and kissing your child
goodnight is one way to detect if
alcohol or drugs were used.
If you are going away for the
weekend or on vacation and plan
on leaving your teen home alone,
be direct and set clear expecta-
tions, ground rules, and conse-
quences if you think your teen
might be tempted to host a party.
Notify your neighbors and ask them
to keep an eye out and leave the
phone numbers that should be
called in the event of a problem or
an emergency.
Most importantly, Hatch tells
parents to talk honestly with their
kids to make sure their kids know
they are concerned for their safety.
This is especially true during the
adolescent years. Adolescents
brains are still developing and
growing specifically in the pre-
frontal cortex area of the brain
which is responsible for functions
including the abilities to maintain
self-control, initiate appropriate
behavior, make sound judgments,
and allow for reflection. This is
why when we often ask the ques-
tion when teens engage in irratio-
nal behavior: What were you
thinking? It is difficult for them
to answer because, in many cases,
they werent thinking reflectively,
and reflection is necessary to make
good decisions.
The local CHI councils encour-
age parents to have conversations
with their youths regarding the
dangers of drugs, alcohol, and to-
bacco. For more information on
what to say go to www.CHI-
parentnetwork.org. And visit the
coalitions website page on the
social host ordinance for more
information: www.chi-goodhue.
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ZM Elementary School will hold
Spring Concert and Art Show
ZM Elementary School trumpeteers Paxton Pagel, Soren Hellyer, Spencer Everly, Sarah Mensink, and Sadie
Voth practice their concert songs for next Tuesdays concert.
MAZEPPA On Tuesday, May
13, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elem-
entary School band, choir, and art
programs will team up to host the
annual fifth and sixth grade con-
cert and art show. The concert will
begin at 7 p.m. in the Mazeppa
gym-nasium.
The fifth grade band will present
Court of the Noble Trumpeteers
featuring the fifth grade trumpet
section, Regal March, Ana-
sazi, a concert band arrangement
of music depicting the lost tribe of
the Anasazi Indians, and Samba
La Bamba featuring the fifth grade
percussionists. The fifth grade
teachers will also join in with their
instruments for Samba La
Bamba.
Next, the sixth grade choir will
take the stage singing about dreams
and striving to be the best you can
be with Livin On a Prayer, origi-
nally by Bon Jovi, followed by an
arrangement of Katy Perrys
ROAR. They will then be joined
by the rest of their classmates for
an Irish dancing tune called Little
Beggarman. The fifth grade choir
will follow with their own popu-
lar tune made famous by the movie
Pitch Perfect called Dont Stop
the Music. They will also be
joined by their classmates to fin-
ish the concert with an uplifting
tune called Walk On. The choirs
are directed by Aaron Schumacher.
The sixth grade band will then
play Crown Point March,
Cameroon, an African style band
arrangement, Clarinet Cookin
featuring the sixth grade clarinet
section, and Louie, Louie where
the sixth grade teachers will join
in on their instruments. The fifth
grade band will come back to join
the sixth grade band members for
one last large group band song.
Brenda Medina directs the band
students.
Before and after the concert, as
well as during the intermissions,
audience members are invited to
view the art show which will be
displayed in the entryway to the
gymnasium. Art students in the
elementary school enjoy working
in mediums of paint, pencil, clay,
and paper mch under the direc-
tion of art teacher Pat Steffes.
Jim and Connie Wendt are among
Zumbrotas early morning walkers
Jim and Connie Wendt are ready to head out on their daily morning walk
on Saturday, April 26, one of the rare sunny mornings in April. On
weekday mornings, the Wendts routinely walk at 5 a.m.; weekends
about 7 a.m. Regardless of weather or time, they wear their reflective
vests.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA Zumbrotans
who are not early risers (as in 5
a.m. early) may be surprised at
the number of people up and about
at that time of the day. Among
them are Jim and Connie Wendt,
out for their daily walks.
For approximately the past six
years, the long-time Zumbrota
residents have started from their
home on the edge of town and
headed out on their 1-3/4 to 2-
mile route. Their half-hour trek
takes them past places including
East Park and the VFW. The couple
admits that on weekends they sleep
in and may not leave home until 7
a.m. However, they often walk
longer on weekends and in sum-
mer, going into the Covered Bridge
Park, on the trail, and to the cem-
etery.
They arent the only people out
walking or running at daybreak.
They see many of the same people
often. We see Teskes (Steve and
Karen) on the same corner regu-
larly, said Connie. Then we see
them on another corner, when
their routes cross again, with Jim
noting that the Teskes are fast
walkers. Beside walkers, runners,
or people out with their dogs, the
Wendts often see the same people
going to or from work, as every-
one keeps on their schedule.
Neither rain nor snow
The Wendts initially began
walking regularly after their friend
Jane Bowman Nigon, an avid ex-
erciser and runner, passed away.
Connie started walking first and
Jim joined in. Nice to have two,
Connie said. If one doesnt re-
ally feel like it, the other says,
lets go. Jim acknowledged it
is best to head out right away in
the morning; otherwise it is hard
to fit in later. He said, It is a good
way to get your day started.
The snow and cold doesnt stop
the hearty and dedicated walking
couple. Connie will wear snow
boots, sometimes adding Yak-
trax if it is icy. If it is 30 below,
there are snow pants. Jim usually
wears tennis shoes. Walking on
the morning of the May 2013 snow-
storm was difficult for the duo,
and something they wont forget.
Light rain doesnt stop them
either, but pouring rain and light-
ning is the one thing that will.
However, Connie pointed out that
the heavy storms are usually later
in the morning, after they have
returned from their walk. But the
day it rains and we dont go its
like you forgot to do something.
The couple always wear reflec-
tive vests when they walk. It is
dark much of the year in Minne-
sota at 5 a.m., Connie pointed
out.
Benefits
Although Jim keeps active
throughout the day with his job,
Connies role finds her mostly at
a desk. But they have found their
morning walk has also provided
a good time to talk about what
happened yesterday or what we
are going to do today. At home,
there are too many distractions
the phone rings, we are on the
computer, or reading the paper.
said Connie. We can come home
(from the walk) and get ready for
the day of work said Jim.
The enthusiasm for walking in
Zumbrota has led them to a vari-
ety of other paths, including
participating in several walking
and running events and even or-
ganizing one.
Connie has participated in the
local running clinic in the past and
plans to be involved again this
year. She ran the Twin Cities
Marathon in 2011 and has com-
pleted the 10-mile race twice. Both
of them have done a few 5K races,
including the Covered Bridge Fes-
tival race and other area events.
Son Billy has also joined them for
local 5Ks.
In the fall of 2010, Connie, along
with Laurie Brengman, organized
Zumbrotas first Turkey Trot.
The increasingly popular fun run/
walk begins at 8 a.m. each Thanks-
giving morning at the Covered
Bridge. The Turkey Trots goal is
to help fill the shelves at the Zum-
brota Area Food Shelf by partici-
pants donating non-perish-able
food items or money.
ZM SADD Chapter hosts
mock drunk driving accident
ZM students view a mock drunk driving accident with fellow student Michelle Nygaard lying under a yellow
tarp waiting for the coroner to retrieve her body.
ZM students and teachers watch as student Griffin Gartner carries
Jennica Darcy from a vehicle in the mock drunk driving accident.
A state trooper gives Blake Lerum
a field sobriety test during the mock
drunk driving accident at ZM High
School.
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Her prom was
about a week away, Garry Hoyme
said solemnly. Three days later
she was buried in her prom dress.
Hoyme was speaking at a mock
drunk driving accident Friday af-
ternoon, May 2, at Zumbrota-
Mazeppa High School.
The schools Students Against
Drunk Driving chapter hosted the
mock accident, with the Zumbrota
Ambulance, Zumbrota Fire De-
partment, police, highway patrol,
and Mayo One airlift on hand at
the football field. Students sat in
silence as the scene unfolded in
front of them while one of their
fellow students could be heard
screaming uncontrollably and an-
other was placed in a body bag
and put in the back of a hearse.
The scene ended with the driver
of one of the vehicles being ar-
rested as another student read a
eulogy for the fallen student.
The mock crash was followed
by Hoymes presentation. A former
ZM teacher, Hoyme and his wife
Shirley lost their daughter Beth,
who was a senior at ZM, in 1999
in an accident with a drunk driver.
They shared their story of Beths
death and also stressed the impor-
tance of organizations like SADD,
citing statistics that since Moth-
ers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD) was started in 1980 drunk
driving fatalities have dropped
nearly 40%. The school audito-
rium was filled with soft sobs and
sniffling as the reality of the scene
they saw on the football field be-
came more of a reality.
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ZMMS Math Masters compete
ZM Middle School Math Masters are, front row: Raelyn Stiller, Carter Claxton, Hailey Grudem, and Josh
Hutton; back row: Mrs Leedham (coach), Mya Alton, Landen Chandler, Soren Hellyer, Tanner Gates, Cole
Brooke, and Annika Angerman.
ROCHESTER The ZMMS
fifth grade Math Masters attended
the regional competition in Roch-
ester on April 25. In all, there were
165 students competing on 33 sepa-
rate teams of five students per team.
There were eleven different schools
represented.
The ten ZMMS students had
been working hard on their math
skills for the past couple months,
and this practice paid off with sev-
eral awards.
The students started the day with
the fact drill. They are given five
minutes to complete 75 problems,
many of which use the order of
operations to combine up to four
or five numbers. A sample of this
type of problem would be: 15 x
5 - 7 x 5 + 11 for an answer of 51.
All ten of the ZMMS students fin-
ished in the top half of this com-
petition, with four of them receiv-
ing awards: Mya Alton, 18th; Soren
Hellyer, 16th; Landen Chandler,
12th; and Tanner Gates a medal
for fourth place.
The second competition con-
sisted of four separate tests of eight
story problems each. In this part,
Soren Hellyer received a medal
for placing eighth out of the 165
sttudents. The final part of the
morning was the team competi-
tion in which the five team mem-
bers would work together to solve
sets of ten story problems.
The ZMMS team of Annika
Angerman, Cole Brooke, Landen
Chandler, Soren Hellyer, and
Raelyn Stiller placed fifth out of
the 33 teams.
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Pine Island
Sophomore attendants and the Pine Island Prom are, from left to right, front row: Brianna Quintero-Bungert,
Summer Rauk, Brooke Salfer, and Summer Cavallero; back row: Nicholas Cain, Shane Field, Garrett Cobb,
and Keanan Peterson-Rucker.
Tyler Lejcher and Kayla Sneller were crowned Prom King and Queen at
Pine Island School.
Looking their best and ready for the Prom are Ryan McNallan, Sam
Baska, and Ryan Haffeman.
Prom beauties, from left to right: Hannah Liffrig, Keana Rosaaen, Noelle Langworthy, and Abby Gushulak.
Donovan Hines and Adeline Angst are all smiles as they get ready to walk
arm in arm during the Grand March.
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Enchanted
Forest was the theme for Pine
Island High Schools 2014 Prom.
Seventy-five couples strolled along
the enchanted path in their elegant
and handsome formalwear during
the Grand March in the gold gym-
nasium on Saturday, May 3.
Crowned 2014 Prom royalty
were King Tyler Lejcher and
Queen Kayla Sneller. Sophomore
attendants were Brianna Quintero-
Pine Island School holds
Enchanted Forest Prom
Bungert and Nicholas Cain, Sum-
mer Cavallero and Keanan Peter-
son-Rucker, Summer Rauk and
Shane Field, and Brooke Salfer
and Garrett Cobb. Masters of Cer-
emonies for the event were Kim
Jones and Polly Ness.
Following the Grand March,
prom couples enjoyed an evening
of dinner and dancing at the Kasson
Event Center, followed by a post-
prom party held at Pine Island
School.
PIHS third quarter
Honor Roll announced
PINE ISLAND The third quar-
ter Honor Roll for Pine Island High
School has been announced.
A Honor Roll
Grade 12 Marcus Aarsvold,
Allison Anderson, Alexa Ander-
son, Chelsea Anderton, Adeline
Angst, Alyssa Baker, Taylor Baker,
Benjamin Bauer, Cody Block,
Kaitlin Bronk, Danielle Bye, Sara
Cramer, Marissa DeWitz, Kaitlin
Dick, Samantha Heeren, Lindsey
Landon, Tyler Lejcher, Jared
Lohmeyer, Anamarie Marx, Emily
McAdams, Siera McNallan, Bran-
don Miller, Jack Miller, Adam
Pleschourt, Andre Ringle, Coltan
Runge, Luke Schmidt, Katie
Schultz, Torri Simon, Kayla
Sneller, Laura Torgeson
Grade 11 Jacob Barr, Adam
Barsness, Samuel Baska, Kaitlyn
Champa, Jeremy Clark, Emilee
Fredrickson, Brandon Haze,
Melanie Heeren, James Kroll,
Mitchell Leland, Lauren Rupp-
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Shopping Trips: to Wal-Mart
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Foot Care Clinic: At City Cen-
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Exercise Classes: Tuesdays at
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ing class at any time, and exer-
cises start at your ability. Weights
are provided for optional use.
Aerobics Exercise Classes: Fri-
days from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Blood Pressure Clinics: 11 a.m.,
second and fourth Tuesdays at City
Centre in Pine Island, 11 a.m., first
Wednesday at Pine Island Senior
Center and 12:30 p.m. every sec-
ond Wednesday at the Oronoco
Community Center. Unable to
leave home? Call 356-2999 to
schedule an in-home blood pres-
sure check.
Caregiver Support Group: Held
on the second and fourth Mon-
days each month; 1 p.m. at St.
Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Is-
land. Respite care is available upon
request. Open to any caregiver.
Senior Forum w/Dr. McBeath:
Thursday, May 22, at noon. Topic
to be announced.
TRIAD: May 28 at 9:30 a.m.
TRIAD is seniors and law enforce-
ment working together to promote
senior safety in our community.
The goal of TRIAD is to reduce
criminal victimization of seniors.
Refreshments will be served.
Volunteers Needed: If you en-
joy visiting with and helping se-
nior citizens please consider volun-
teering for our program. We are
looking for additional volunteers
for transportation, substitute ex-
ercise class leaders and Meals on
Wheels drivers. Contact us today
for more information on how to
volunteer.
Upcoming events
Senior Bus Trip: Tuesday, May
13. Join us as we travel to the
LARK toy store with a ride on the
carousel, lunch at Slipperys in
Wabasha, tour and wine/choco-
late taste testing at the Chocolate
Escape and shopping at Grandpas
Barn with over 200 craft booths.
On our journey home we will stop
at the Nelson Cheese Factory for
treats. Cost is $48 per person and
includes transportation, carousel
ride, lunch, and guided tour and
sampling at the Chocolate Escape.
Reservations and pre-payment
required.
New in Oronoco: Arthritis ex-
ercise classes. Held once a month
at 1 p.m. in the Oronoco Commu-
nity Center prior to the Senior
Citizens meeting. The first class
is Wednesday, May 14. Member-
ship is not necessary to partici-
pate in the classes.
We will also be a host site for
the 21st Annual National Senior
Health & Fitness Day on May 28
at the Pine Island Senior Center.
Please be watching Channel 7 and
fliers around town for a list of the
days events and more informa-
tion on how you can join us for
this day of fitness and fun! Call or
stop into our office for more infor-
mation.
recht, Taylor Schroder, Derek
Titus, Ashley Westlake, Alicia
Woodward
Grade 10 Mitchel Acker, Sara
Albertelli, Nicholas Cain, Garrett
Cobb, Kristin Evers, Krista
Hogstad, Madison House, Jessica
McNallan, Siriwimol (Mook)
Narongkidpanit, Stephanie Norte,
Keanan Peterson-Rucker, Summer
Rauk, Brooke Salfer, Molly
Shelton, Madeline Sorum
Grade 9 Jessica Ableitner,
Mason Agee, Kayla Anderson,
Leah Anderton, Madison Andrist,
Ally Barr, Jacob Barsness, Haley
Bauman, Angela Behrens, Andrew
Bogard, Patrick Bogard ,Morgan
Brehmer, Lindsay Cobb, Emma
Culbertson, Derek Fall, Emily
Fisher, Jared Fredrickson, Josiah
Gutzmer, Allegra Hoppe, Lauren
Hunskor, Kelly Jackson, Kimberly
Johnson, Malea Klein, Noah
Koenig, Hannah Kraling, Paige
Landon, Drew Lohmeyer, Logan
Meurer, Rebecca Nelson, Michael
Quintero Bungert, Michael Rabbitt,
Mikayla Radtke, Arlena Schmidt,
Reagan Titus, Cole VanHouten,
Eliza Warneke, Jack Williams
B Honor Roll
Grade 12 Emily Aakre, Kalley
Berg, Martina Chester, Ethan
Ellefson, Carolina Fernandez
Menacho, Nicole Fokken, Allison
Higgins, Alexander Kautz, Am-
ber Kennedy, Zachary Kennedy,
Zachary Knutson, Kelly Leibold,
Tamerra Levi, Ryan McNallan,
Kayla Morey, Shawn Pletz, Ian
Radtke, Colin Rucker, Taylor
Schaefer, Spencer Schultz, Haily
Shelstad, Benjamin Warneke,
Jessie Wollschlager
Grade 11 Jordyn Braaten, Kristi
Clark, Kevin Claussen, Laura
Cragoe, Kendra Euler, Benjamin
Farrell, Christopher Frick, Mikayla
Goodman, Abigail Gushulak, Ryan
Haffeman, Tucker Hanson, Jason
Hoerle, Amanda Keller, Hunter
Kraling, Matthew Kukson, Noelle
Langworthy, Hannah Liffrig,
Mitchell Magnuson, Mikayla
Pukal, Caitlin Schartau, Nicholas
Schleck, Liza Shelquist, Isabelle
Sorensen, Emalie Stolp, Garrett
Talbot, Luke Thornton, Emma
Vouk, Victoria Vouk, Kira Ziegler
Grade 10 Tristan Akason, Katie
Bruesewitz, Summer Cavallaro,
Anna Cramer, Belen Donaire Saz,
David Eaton, Shane Field, Bryce
Hinrichsen, Jakob Holt, Matthew
Huus, Kylie Kennedy, Caleb Kopp,
Megan Krause, Kelsie Krier, Alexis
Thompson tours WCCO station
MINNEAPOLIS As a member of the WCCO Weather Watcher Network,
Janice Thompson of Pine Island was invited to the WCCO station in the
Twin Cities on Saturday, April 26. Above, she is with Matt Brickman and
Lauren Casey, and below she is pointing out Pine Island on the weather
map. The day began with a lecture on Minnesota weather from the
University of Minnesota Extension climatologist and meteorologist Mark
Seely. Then the visitors were broken into four groups, and stopped at
four different stations throughout the morning: 1. Mike Augustyniak
showing new reporting icons on the Weather Watcher website; 2. The
WCCO roof with Chris Shaffer; 3. A tour of the Mobile Weather Watcher
van by Lauren Casey; 4. A tour of the WCCO news station with Matt
Brickman. Thompson brought PI Panther Paws hats for the WCCO crew,
which they showed at the end of the newscast that night.
Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us everyday
Unseen, unheard,
but always near
Still loved,
still missed and very dear
P19-1cc
Remembering
Steven J. Stucky
May 8, 1948-May 11, 1994
Love you always, Mom
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Owen, Brianna Quintero Bungert,
Taylor Rasmussen, Nicolas Rob-
erts, Erin Rupprecht, Logan Simon,
Amanda Troester
Grade 9 Alexander Aarsvold,
Connor Almli, Jena Archer,
Brittney Arndt, Hope Benike,
Isabelle Bond, Brady Braaten,
Samantha Clementson-Luhmann,
Emily Cote, Jadyn Davidson, Jor-
dan Engel, Jena Garness, Amanda
Hildenbrand, Jacob Ihde, Katie
Jackson, Addison Justin, Ryan
Kelling, Sean McDonough,
Sydney Pike, Bernt Podratz, Daniel
Podratz, Brittany Rud, Leah
Shelquist, Justice Story, Tucker
Strande, Mariah Zincke
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 PAGE 5B

From Our Files
ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
April 28, 2004
The Zumbrota Lions Club took
on a reroofing project on the en-
closed shelter at the Covered Bridge
Park. *** Girl Scouts participat-
ing in Operation Squad Support
are Mackenzie Monsrud, Ariana
Lorentzen, Kaitlyn Hinchley,
Kennedy Mueller, Sara Hamilton,
Abby Hinchley, Jennica Darcy,
Catherine Tri, Laura Gerken,
Tianna Beniak, Natalya White,
Amy Schultz, Brenna Downes,
Elizabeth Boettger and Marie
Johnson.
20 Years Ago
April 27, 1994
The Radison South was the site
of the state leadership meeting of
the Minnesota Future Leaders of
America. The members who at-
tended were Sarah Teske, Brit-
tany Borgschatz, Nicole Berg,
Emily Tri, Renee Borgschatz, Lori
Scharpen, Katie Klug, Jenny Ritter,
Emily Jacobs, Nicole Flotterud,
and Theresa Tri. ***The Red Wing
Campus of Red Wing/Winona
Technical College announces the
graduation of Amy Stehr of Zum-
brota from the practical nursing
program winter quarter. *** The
Outstanding Chapter Award was
presented to ZM FFA at the an-
nual ZM FFA banquet that was
held at the high school.
30 Years Ago
May 2, 1984
A.J. Cogswell of Zumbrota and
son Marlin of Pine Island flew to
San Diego, California, to attend
the graduation of A.J. Cogswell
from the Marine Corps. *** Ethel
Mielke has spent the last two weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Mitchell and family of Altoona,
Wisconsin. *** Selma and Gor-
don Monson returned Wednesday
evening from Duluth where they
had visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Monson and family. *** Anna
Klevan celebrated her 94th birth-
day at the Zumbrota Nursing Home
on Tuesday.
40 Years Ago
May 2, 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rostad were
weekend guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Olson at
Dawson. *** Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Utech visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Orvin Svemby at Medford
Sunday evening. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Orval Downing spent the week-
end at the home of Ethan Langlie
of Ellendale. *** Michael Evert
is student teaching industrial arts
at Red Wing. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wobig were dinner guests
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Henry
Prigge in Mazeppa. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Olaf Berg spent Friday and
Saturday in Minneapolis with Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Bonde and also
called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nodes
in St. Paul. *** Dr. and Mrs. Neal
Chapin and daughter Barbara of
Lena, Illinois, were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Chapin.
50 Years Ago
April 30, 1964
The senior class, along with their
chaperones, Mr. and Mrs. John
Ylvisaker and Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Finstuen, left today from
Red Wing by train for Chicago.
They will return Sunday after a
full weekend sightseeing in the
windy city. *** Sunday dinner
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Orvin Skovbroten were Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Skovbroten of
Northfield and Mr. and Mrs. David
Erickson of St. Paul. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Rude were Sunday
dinner guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Christianson and
family at Fergus Falls. *** Floyd
Buck of Farmington was an over-
night guest Saturday at the Fred
Buck home. *** Mrs. Adolph
Ofstie and her grandson Bruce
Ofstie spent Friday with Mrs.
Burton Meyer and family in rural
Lake City.
20 Years Ago
May 4, 1994
Berdelle and Hardy Wallaker
of Wanamingo attended the re-
ception of their great-granddaugh-
ter Danielle at the home of her
parents, Jim and Patrice Butenhoff,
of West St. Paul. *** Ken Axelson
was elected commander of Post
#186 for the 1994-95 year.
40 Years Ago
May 9, 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rechtzigel
moved recently onto the former
Mons Johnson farm. They had been
residing in Rosemont. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Bjugan recently spent
a weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Harland Bjugan and family at Jas-
per. *** Jeanne and Jo Ellen Fischer
of Austin spent Thursday through
Saturday at the home of their grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Brandvold.
50 Years Ago
May 7, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hilling
of South St. Paul visited Sunday
afternoon at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Hilling.
*** Mr. aand Mrs. Olaf Langseth
visited Sunday afternoon with their
daughter, Karen, who attends
Augsburg College in Minneapo-
lis. *** Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dale
of Forest Lake were Monday visi-
tors at the Fred Groth and Andrew
Quamme homes.
70 Years Ago
May 4, 1944
T.B. Midtaune was reelected
superintendent of the local schools,
having served in that position the
past school year. He will also serve
as athletic coach and teach sci-
ence. *** Miss Evelyn Dokken
spent the weekend at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haugsland.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sathrum
of Kenyon were Sunday guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.M.
Holtan.
WANAMINGO
WANAMINGO, 1964 Lorraine
Hommedahl and Stephen Kristenson
were named valedictorian and
salutatorian, respectively, for the
Wanamingo High School class of
1964.
ZUMBROTA, 1964 Carolyn
Finstuen, top, and Susan Johnson
were named valedictorian and
salutatorian, respectively, for the
Zumbrota High School class of 1964.
20 Years Ago
May 4, 1994
Michael McCall of Ireland will
spend his summer with the
Strandell family in Pine Island.
*** Pine Island High School jun-
ior Dorothy Cravens placed third
in Creative Expression at the state
speech competition.
30 Years Ago
May 9, 1984
Mr. and Mrs. John Rasmussen
and son Jay of Highland, Michi-
gan, returned home after spend-
ing a week with Johns parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rasmussen.
*** Mrs. Mike Day and sons Ryan
and Kevin of Minden, Iowa re-
turned to their home after visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Rasmussen. *** Sunday afternoon
guests at the home of Marie Holst
were Mrs. Mary Klann and Mrs.
Ruth Raudabaugh and Sandy.
40 Years Ago
May 9, 1974
Mrs. Donn Feigal and Mrs.
Merrill Feigal attended the mother-
daughter banquet at St. Olaf Col-
lege in Northfield on Saturday
night.
50 Years Ago
May 7, 1964
Berge Moulikian, exchange stu-
dent from Beirut, Lebanon, is
working on the farm of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Frost near Pine Is-
land. *** Superintendent and Mrs.
W.C. Hanson visited her mother,
Mrs. E.J. Steck, and their son Russ,
at Faribault on Sunday. *** Mrs.
Erwin Spading and Glenn were
Sunday visitors at the Richard
Holtan home at Dennison.
60 Years Ago
May 6, 1954
The Hess Lumber Company will
hold a baby photo contest in which
$500 in prizes will be awarded.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
VanDeWalker were weekend
PINE ISLAND
20 Years Ago
May 4, 1994
Brooke Schulz was named Stu-
dent of the Week. She is the daugh-
ter of Bill and Joyce Schulz. ***
Star Greenhand awards were pre-
sented to Brent Diercks and Rich
Stodole at the FFA banquet on
April 21. Star Farmer was Mitch
Opsahl and Star Agribusinessman
was Andy Schumacher.
40 Years Ago
May 9, 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Freiheit were
among a group of relatives and
friends who were entertained at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Freiheit on Sunday to honor their
daughter Lorna after confirmation.
50 Years Ago
May 7, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Diercks
returned this weekend after spend-
ing last week in the Robert Diercks
home. *** Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Holst of Zumbrota were Friday
evening visitors of Mrs. J.J.
Buchholtz. *** Sunday evening
visitors in the Henry Voth home
were Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Voth
and Kevin.
60 Years Ago
May 6, 1954
Martin Majerus returned from
GOODHUE
GOODHUE, 1974 Tim McNamara,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
McNamara, was named State FFA
Secretary at the 45th State FFA
Convention in St. Paul on Tuesday.
Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday. ***
The Charles Bremer family were
supper guests at the Clarence Ryan
home in Rochester. *** Mrs. R.W.
Maertz of Faribault was a Thurs-
day evening caller on the Silas
Buck family. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Voth were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy
Diercks in Red Wing.
70 Years Ago
March 20, 1944
Elaine Lexvold and Thelma
Bryan of Rochester spent the week-
end at their homes here. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Louie Conrad were Sat-
urday business callers in Red Wing.
*** Mrs. Dan Ryan of Hibbing
and Mrs. Mike Ryan of Zumbrota
spent a few days this week at the
Peter Nei home.
PINE ISLAND, 1984 For the second
time in recent years, a Pine Island
student has been elected to a state
office of the Future Homemakers
of America. Maria Haack was chosen
president-elect in 1983 and was
recently installed in the highest
office of the state organization.
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wood
at Sparta, Wisconsin. *** Mr. and
Mrs. G.B. Joslyn were guests at
the Thos. Griffin and Donald
Mander homes at Austin on Sun-
day.
ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT
April 1
2:34 a.m. Connections and Refer-
ral Unit reported that a female has called
them a couple of times stating that she
is going to sneak out and go jump off a
bridge.
7:59 a.m. A female reported that a
towing company was charging her too
much for towing her vehicle. She thought
that the police would force the tow com-
pany to charge her less.
8:08 a.m. A vehicle slid into a ditch.
Bergs Towing was called for a tow.
10:33 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding and expired registration.
5:08 p.m. A report was made that
two vehicles were drag racing.
April 2
1:30 p.m. A male lost his balance
climbing over a snow bank and fell into
a vehicle. The insurance company is
requesting a police report.
April 3
1:59 p.m. A male reported that his
vehicle was parked on West 4th Street
and that the windshield and drivers
window was badly scratched.
7:09 p.m. A male reported that
someone was trespassing on his prop-
erty.
April 4
3:50 a.m. Kwik Trip reported a
suspicious item in the bathroom that
was possibly drug related. The item tested
positive and was placed into evidence to
be destroyed.
8:53 a.m. Zumbrota Ambulance
reported that a vehicle was on the side-
walk at their place. The driver pulled up
on the sidewalk so that he could let his
handicapped wife out.
1:01 p.m. A male reported that a
semi had sideswiped his vehicle in the
parking lot.
2:02 p.m. A female reported that
someone was out in the back by her
dumpster smoking.
2:06 p.m. A male reported that a
vehicle was blocking his driveway and
he needed to go to work.
8:42 p.m. 911 calls were received.
When an officer arrived he found a fe-
male sleeping inside and was unable to
wake her up.
8:55 p.m. Zumbrota VFW reported
witnessing a hit and run.
10:27 p.m a driver was warned for
no front license plate.
April 5
1:22 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
3:35 p.m. A tobacco compliance
check was made and failed.
3:52 p.m. A 911 hang up was
received from a payphone at the Zum-
brota Library.
9 p.m. A male reported that his wife
was diabetic and he believed she was
having a diabetic seizure. She was unre-
sponsive and transported to St. Marys.
9:20 p.m. A driver was warned for
driving with no headlights on.
10:37 p.m. Zumbrota Nursing Home
reported a fire alarm.
April 6
1:50 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was
parked in a parking lot.
11:34 a.m. SuperAmerica reported
that a male has been stalking a female
employee. The female refused to go to
work as she was scared. The store will
report the male trespassing.
4:36 p.m. A driver did not stop for a
stop sign and rolled through a couple of
other stop signs.
10:20 p.m. People were burning
copper. The fire department responded
and put out a small fire.
April 7
9:32 a.m. a 911 hang up was
received from the Zumbrota Nursing Home.
10:12 a.m. A female reported that
a dog was pooping in her yard.
12:21 p.m. SuperAmerica reported
that a male party who had been served
with a trespassing notice was there and
was not to be allowed on the property.
7:12 p.m. Caseys North reported a
theft.
10:39 p.m. A male reported that a
tractor was pulling an auger that was
wider than the traffic lane and on com-
ing traffic was unable to see it in their
traffic lane.
April 8
3:03 p.m. An officer witnessed two
loose dogs following someone walking
on a walking path. The officer made
contact with the owner and he brought
the dogs back home.
6:41 p.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa High
School reported a suicidal student and
direct threats against a teacher.
6:42 p.m. Caseys reported a ve-
hicle that had lots of smoke coming out
of it.
April 9
12:23 a.m. An officer assisted a
female with getting into her apartment.
Her hand was broken and she was in a
cab in a parking lot.
2:17 a.m. Kwik Trip reported that a
females boyfriend was impaired and
would not let her drive.
1:20 p.m. A medical alarm was
received. It was a false alarm as a cat
pulled the string.
April 10
10:10 a.m. A report was made that
a call was received from an Illinois num-
ber. The person stated she had a war-
rant from bad checks. The officer checked
online and found that the company does
not exist. The call came from a Nextel
cell phone. The company has a history
of scams.
2:48 p.m. SuperAmerica reported
a gas drive-off.
4:11 p.m. Zumbrota Ford reported
that a vehicle was in their lot that ap-
peared to be abandoned.
6:24 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
6:27 p.m. An officer assisted with a
child exchange.
6:31-6:52 p.m. Two driver were
warned and one was cited for speeding.
7:24 p.m. A person was served
with a no trespassing form advising him
he can no longer be in Halter Terrace.
7:52 p.m. A female reported that a
male threatened that he was gong to
slash her tires and take her child.
11:46 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR PROFILES
Stephanie Matul
Parents: Ed and Barb Matul
Siblings, ages: Eddie, 16
High school activities: Cheer-
leading
Favorite class or subject:
Health
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Babysitting, Sunday school
teacher
Favorite book: Fried Green
Tomatoes and The Whistle Stop
Cafe; movie: Titanic; TV show:
Criminal Minds; song: Dont Stop
Believing by Journey
Future plans: Go to South
Dakota State University and ma-
jor in early childhood education
Nicole Persson
Parents: Mai Persson, Dean
Persson
Siblings, ages: Drew, 16
Favorite class or subject: Span-
ish
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Piano, painting/drawing,
reading
Part-time job: KW Kids
Favorite book: Shadow Falls
series by C.C. Hunter or Delirium
series by Lauren Oliver; movie:
Avatar; TV show: Reign; song:
Get Well or Rock and Roll
Thugs by Icon for Hire
Future plans: Go to college and
become an interior designer
Abram Medrano
Parents: Delfina Delgado
Siblings, ages: Lisia Castillo,
Kyle Munstermann
Parents: Grandparents Wendy
and Jeff Pullar
Siblings, ages: Kortni, 18; Alex-
is, 11
High school activities: Foot-
ball and wrestling
Favorite class or subject: Van
Epps
Best high school memory: Last
high school football game and Van
Luke Nelson
Parents: Eric and Lisa Nelson
Siblings, ages: Jake, 24; Sam,
22; Isaac, 20; Bubba, 16
High school activities: Track
and field, cross country, Knowl-
edge Bowl, drama
Favorite class or subject: En-
glish
Best high school memory:
Breaking Mr. Wallings paper
tower record
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Playing bass, church, youth
group
Favorite book: The Outsid-
ers by S.E. Hinton; movie:
Zoolander; TV show: Its Always
Sunny in Philadelphia; song: Mr.
Brightside by The Killers
Future plans: Go to college in
Washington State to be a mission-
ary pilot
Katlin Noland
Parents: John and Donna
Noland
Siblings, ages: Louis, 22;
Amanda, 19
High school activities: SADD
Favorite class or subject: Psy-
chology
Best high school memory:
When all the teachers busted a
move during the talent show one
year. It was epic!
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Snowboarding
Part-time job: Subway
Favorite book: Miss Pere-
grines Home for Peculiar Chil-
dren; movie: The Hunger Games;
TV show: Full House; song: Holy
Grail
Future plans: Go to college and
become a nurse
26; Clarisa Castillo, 24; Jemima
Medrano, 20; Priscilla Medrano,
16
High school activities: Basket-
ball
Favorite class or subject: Gym
Best high school memory:
Hanging out with friends and be-
ing on the basketball team
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Basketball, swimming, hang-
ing out with friends
Part-time job: KW Kids
Favorite book: Captain Un-
derpants; movie: Hot Rod; TV
show: Breaking Bad and Prison
Break; song: Another Round by
Fat Joe, featuring Chris Brown
Future plans: Go to college and
live my life
Epps
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Trapping and hanging out
with friends
Part-time job: Schweichs Res-
taurant and Hotel
Favorite book: KW football
playbook; movie: The Fighter; TV
show: Sportscenter; song: Juke
Box Hero by Foreigner
Future plans: Go to college and
become an athletic trainer
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Area Sports
Girls
100-meter dash: Morgan Shindler, PEM,,
12.84, Cali Mauss, LaCrescent, 13.05
200-meter dash: Morgan Shindler, PEM,
27.19; Katie Eidem, Schaeffer Academy,
27.4,
400-meter dash: Mallory Adamson,
Lourdes, 1:01.26, Katie Eidem, Schaef-
fer Academy, 1:01.64
800-meter run: Morgan Dammann,
Lake City, 2:26.59; McKenzie Kirtz, GM-
LOS, 2:29.44;
1600-meter run: McKenzie Kirtz,
GMLOS, 5:31.08; Skyler Jacobson, Zum-
brota-Mazeppa, 5:35.45
3200-meter run: Siera Stucky, PEM,
11:57.72; Kiera Olson, Lanesboro/Fill-
more Central, 12:09.06
100-meter hurdles: Brielle Bierman,
LaCrescent, 15.5; Kelly VonBerge, By-
ron, 15.98
300-meter hurdles: Brielle Bierman,
LaCrescent, 45.73; Mikayla McCullough,
PEM, 48.31
Shot put: Maddie Lindhart, Zumbrota-
Mazeppa, 418; Morgan Schmitz, GM-
LOS, 348
Discus: Maddie Lindhart, Zumbrota-
Mazeppa, 1189; Olivia Haug, Lanes-
boro/Fillmore Central, 1178; Morgan
Schmitz. GMLOS, 1124;
Long jump: Anne Christopherson, By-
ron, 171; Ashley Agrimson, Rushford-
Peterson, 165
Triple jump: Anne Christopherson, Byron,
355.75; Karlie Gilbeck, PEM, 343.5
High jump: Ellyn Luebbe, Medford, 52;
Haley Rau, PEM, 52
Pole vault: Jordan Honken, Rushford-
Peterson, 97; Lauren Mikel, Stewartville,
96
4x100-meter relay: PEM. 52.71; Lake
City 53.14
4x200-meter relay: LaCrescent,
1:51.06, Lake City 1:51.38
4x400-meter relay: LaCrescent
4:13.91; Lake City, 4:17.25
4x800-meter relay: Lake City, 10:28.99;
PEM, 10:32.87
Boys
100-meter dash: Kane Carstens, Lour-
des, 11.38; Alex Slawson, PEM, 11.48
200-meter dash: Kane Carstens, Lour-
des, 23.2; Alex Slawson, PEM, 23.24
400-meter dash: Kane Carstens, Lour-
des, 51.21; Kyle Groven, Pine Island,
51.89
800-meter run: Mitchel Acker, Pine
Island, 1:57.89; Matt Schrupp, Cotter,
2:03.5
1600-meter run: Ian Torchia, Lour-
des, 4:31.76, Dylan Linder, Rushford-
Peterson/Houston 4:48.34
3200-meter run: Ian Torchia, Lour-
des, 9:42.03; Zach Emery, LaCrescent,
10:14.37
110-meter hurdles: Nick Sigrist, By-
ron, 15.67; Caleb Greseth, Kenyon-Wana-
mingo, 16.08
300-meter hurdles: Nick Sigrist, By-
ron, 40.85; Riley Mickow, PEM, 42.16
Shot put: Jayme LaPlant, Chatfield,
497; Garrett Nosbisch, Stewartville,
445
Discus: Jayme LaPlant, Chatfield, 1719;
Matt Culhane, Shane Curtis, Stewartville,
1541
Long jump: Alex Swanson, PEM, 216.5;
Tyler McCellan, Rushford-Peterson/Hous-
ton, 206.5
Triple jump: Sam Woods, Stewartville,
426; Noah Carlson, Rushford-Peter-
son/Houston, 426; Ben Ferrall, Pine
Island, 42.5
High jump: West Spier, Caledonia/Spring
Grove, 66; Riley Mickow, PEM, 6
Pole vault: Nick Sigrist, Byron, 13;
Buck Mueller, St. Charles, 126
4x100-meter relay: PEM, 45.31; Lour-
des, 45.87
4x200-meter relay: Lourdes 1:35.09;
Stewartville, 1: 36.5
4x400-meter relay: Lourdes 3:23.6
Pine Island, 3:32.03
4x800-meter relay: Pine Island,
8:39.33; Lourdes 8:41.11
SECTION 1A TRACK LEADERS
Batting AB H Avg.
Austin Baab, WK 23 15 .652
Alex Thomforde, Good 8 14 .571
Daniel Burriss, Lourdes 21 12 .571
Riley Bollum, Goodhue 16 9 .562
Jacob Ugland, ZM 18 9 .500
Austin, Buck, Good 12 5 .417
Alex Roosen, KW 22 9 .409
Riley Augustine, Good 15 6 . 400
Drew Sathrum, KW 21 8 .381
Cody Heitman, ZM 19 7 .368
Jake Whipple, KW 26 9 .346
Runs scored RS
Wade Starkey, KM 17
Hayden Prigge, KM 14
Cole Krueger, Hay 14
Drew Sathrum KW 12
Runs batted in RBI
Kyle Nichols, KM 19
Peter Haggerty, CF 13
Alex Roosen, KW 13
Jake Whipple, KW 8
Doubles 2B
Bryce Boyle-Hoban, CF 7
Jayden Prigge, KM 6
Alex Roosen, KW 5
Triples 3B
Bryce Boyle-Hoban, CF 2
Homeruns 3B
Nick Bauer, KM 2
Cole Kruger, Hay 2
Stolen bases SB
Kyle Nichols, KM 5
Pitching W L ERA
Mike Guidinger, WK 2 0 0.00
Drew Sathrum, KW 2 2 2.19
Alex Roosen, KW 2 0 2.58
Cody Hinrichs, ZM 2 0 2.62
Alex Thomforde, G 1 1 3.50
Strikeouts K
Drew Sathrum, KW 27
Alex Roosen, KW 23
Innings pitched IP
Reid Lundell, LC 23.2
Drew Sathrum, KW 22.0
Alex Roosen, KW 19.0
Cody Hinrichs, ZM 18.1
Alex Thomforde, Good 16.0
HVL BASEBALL LEADERS
Batting H AB Avg.
Dani Wagner, Hay 14 19 .737
Lauren Hadley, RP 7 10 .700
Kaylea Schorr, KM 20 32 .625
Jessie Foster, Hay 16 26 .615
Carley Henning, ZM 30 34 .588
Morgan Olson, ZM 19 36 .527
Runs scored RS
Kaylea Schorr, KM 19
Dani Wagner, Hay 15
Paige Gudmundson, PEM 14
Cori Kennedy, KM 14
Runs batted in RBI
Aylisha McClaflin, KM 18
Haley Gudmundson, PEM 16
Katie Nachtigal, Cotter 15
Doubles 2B
Morgan Olson, ZM 5
Maddie Damon, KM 5
Hannah Kosel, Cotter 4
Aylisha McClafin, KM 4
HVL SOFTBALL LEADERS
Triples 3B
Taylor Daley, LA 2
Homeruns HR
Haley Gudmundson, PEM 6
Dani Wagner, Hay 6
Katie Nachtigal, Cotter 5
Carley Henning, ZM 4
Cori Kennedy, KM 4
Hailey Dykes, ZM 3
Stolen bases SB
Kaylea Schorr, KM 9
Steph Erickson, FCL 7
Morgan Malley, FCL 7
Pitching W L ERA
Maddie Damon, KM 8 0 0.00
Caitlyn Hughs, Stew 4 1 0.43
Samantha Bratland, CSG 5 0 0.51
Lydia Franken, CF 4 1 0.65
Strikeouts K
Maddie Damon, KM 102
Morgan Mally, FCL 75
Samantha Bratland, CGS 74
PINE ISLAND POOL & PINS
Classic League
2013-2014
Champions - Groth Implement
Top team game: Groth Implement 1254
Top team series: Eberhart Construction
3530
Top bowler game: Jerry Morrow and Ron
Nelson 289
Top bowler series: Darik Rude 781
Harvest League
2013-2014
Champions - Jims Barbershop
Top team game: Schaefers Heating 1172
Top team series: Jims Barbershop 3276
Top bowler game: Jerry Morrow 279
Top bowler series: Tom Johnson 699
Commercial League
2013-2014
Ellefson Trucking
Top team game: Stus Proshop 1295
Top team series: Stus Proshop 3558
Top bowler game: Rick Kunz 300
Top bowler series: Jeff Kiffmeyer 772
Classic League
4-22-2014
MJB Farms 3027 vs. 3223 Dupont Pioneer;
Eberhart Construction 3291 vs. 3481
Groth Implement; Hinrich Plumbing &
Pump 3179 vs. 3044 M&D Construction;
Gars Repair 3159 vs. 3130 Leos Sports
Bar
Top team game: Groth Implement 1217
Top team series: Groth Implement 3481
Top bowler game: Darik Rude 269
Top bowler series: Darik Rude 781
Commercial League
4-24-2014
Stus Proshop 3202 vs. 3085 Bluff Valley
Campground; Maple Island 3042 vs.
3397 Ellefson Trucking; Kif fmeyer
Motorsports 3140 vs. 3103 Nelson Family
Services
Top team game: Ellefson Trucking 1226
Top team series: Ellefson Trucking 3397
Top bowler game: Ron Nelson 267
Top bowler series: Ron Nelson 708
NYWA State wrestling results
ROCHESTER The NYWA
wrestling tournament was held
at Mayo Civic Auditoium in
April. Placing from Goodhue
were Kaleb OReilly, second at
125 pounds with a 3-1 record,
and Kelby OReilly, third at 130
pounds with a 3-2 record.
Mariano Bigalk went 1-1 be-
fore an injury default knocked
him out of competiton at 120
pounds.
As a team, Goodhue placed
12th out 32 teams in the seventh
and eighth grade dual meet com-
petition. The Cats defeated Big
Lake, 27-18, Medford, 33-12,
Brainerd, 24-18, Hutchinson, 33-
15 and Plainview-Elgin-Millville,
24-22.
Members of the Wildcat sev-
enth and eighth grade team are:
Bradyn Hinsch, Joel Breuer,
Travis Gadient, Mariano Bigalk,
Carter Danileson, Kaleb Stern,
Kaleb OReilly, Kelby OReilly,
Mason Hiuemann and Parker
Berg. Coaches included Kendall
Bigalk, Zach OReilly, Cliff
OReilly, and Chad Otterness.
MN/USA junior
mat results
ROCHESTER Area wres-
tlers competing in the MN/USA
State Greco and Freestyle Jun-
ior Division tournament placed
as follows in Greco: Paul Fitter,
first at 126 pounds; Ryan Epps,
fourth at 138 pounds; Noah
Prodzinski, fifth at 182 pounds;
Evan Block, fifth at 220 pounds.
Placing in freestyle competi-
tion were: Paul Fitter, third at
126 and Evan Block, sixth at 220.
Also taking part were Jared Claw-
iter at 132 pounds and Ryan Epps
at 138 pounds.
Churches
After an experiment failed, Lord Kelvin said to his stu-
dents, "Gentlemen, when you are face to face with a
difficulty, you are up against a discovery." This is true not
only in learning but also in living.
David was face to face with a difficulty and he came upon
a discovery.
If it had not been for David's pains there would not be the
Psalms. These treasures came only because of his trials. He
went from strength to strength because he went from
struggle to struggle.
The person who has no trials has no triumphs. Joseph's
prison was the path to the palace. If he had not become
Egypt's prisoner, he would not have become Egypt's prime
minister. Even Job's boils became his blessings.
And in heaven there are no crown wearers who were not
cross bearers on earth.
Are you in distress? It is not to overwhelm you but to grow
you. Turn care into prayer and your trials will become your
triumph.
B&N Construction
Wanamingo, MN
N19-1a
Seeds of Hope
BELLECHESTER
ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITE
CHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2
miles north of Bellechester on County
2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-923-
4240. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Hymn
Sing every fourth Sunday.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellech-
ester, Father Paul Kubista. Sunday
mornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesday
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.
GOODHUE
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Sat-
urdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-
sanally.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.
MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-
6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Sun., May 11: 8:30 a.m. Worship;
9:30 a.m. Sunday School.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-
noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 10 a.m. Wor-
ship.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., May
7: 9:15 a.m. Food shelf delivery and
restocking of shelves. Sun., May 11:
11 a.m. Worship. Tues., May 13: 7
p.m. Readers of OZ meet. Wed., May
14: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open.
PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-
able. Cornerstone Kids meet every
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meet-
ing is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-
land, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sun-
day School for children and adults;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
Group for grades 7-12. 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: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sun-
days: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class and
Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th
Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,
Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-
day Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass
10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.
Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday
8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-
fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-
day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5
p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
John Torris Lohre, Senior Pastor; Kip
A. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:
saintpaulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:
www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed., May 7:
1:30 p.m. Lydia circle; 3:30 p.m. 7th
and 8th grade confirmation; 7 p.m.
Chancel choir; 8 p.m. Praise team.
Fri., May 9: 6 p.m. Wedding rehearsal.
Sat., May 10: 3 p.m. Stewart-Dahl
wedding; 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun.,
May 11: 8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m.
4th grade gospel of Mark meeting;
Fellowship; Sunday School; 7th grade
confirmation; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
Sunday School. Mon., May 12: News-
letter deadline. Tues., May 13: 8:30
a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible
study; 6:30 p.m. Stewardship meet-
ing. Wed., May 14: 3:30 p.m. 7th
and 8th grade confirmation; 6:15 p.m.
Chancel choir potluck and rehearsal.
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:
piumc@bevcomm.net Wed., May 7:
9-11:30 a.m. Better Brew hours.
Thurs., May 8: 2 p.m. Rebekah
Lodge; 7 p.m. Disciple study. Sun.,
May 11: 9 a.m. Worship; Fellowship
following; Celebration of music. Mon,.
May 12: 2 p.m. Disciple study; 7 p.m.
SPRC. Tues., May 13: UM clergy
lunch. Wed., May 14: 9-11:30 a.m.
Better Brew hours.
WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-824-
3019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wana-
mingo. Free nursery for infants
through age three; Sunday School
for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small
Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings
at 7 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-
2155. Wed., May 7: 2 p.m. Heritage
Hill communion; 4:30 p.m. Confirma-
tion. Thurs., May 8: 2 p.m. Thurs-
day circle at Heritage Hill hosted by
Phyllis Walter; 7:30 p.m. Joint par-
ish committee at Wanamingo Luth-
eran. Sun., May 11: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship with
baptism of Madeline Engen; 6 p.m.
Bible study. Mon., May 12: 8:30 a.m.
Quilting. Tues., May 13: 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday circle hosted by Mary Hau-
gen; 7 p.m. Prayer shawl at Wana-
mingo Lutheran. Wed., May 14: 2
p.m. Wednesday circle hosted by Jan
Forss; 6:30 p.m. Endowment; 7 p.m.
Boards meet; 8 p.m. Planning coun-
cil; Baccalaureate at New Life Church.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-
days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
May 7: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation at
Trinity. Thurs., May 8: 2 p.m. WELCA
Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Council meet-
ing; 7:30 p.m. Joint parish meeting.
Sun., May 11: 9 a.m. Worship; 6
p.m. Bible study at Trinity. Tues.,
May 13: 7 p.m. Prayer shawl meet-
ing. Wed., May 14: 8 p.m. Bacca-
laureate at New Life Church.
ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-
5367. Wed., May 7: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
Confirmation class. Thurs., May 8:
1:30 p.m. Sewing circle. Sun., May
11: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday
School; 9:30 a.m. Teen Bible study;
Adult Bible study. Mon., May 12: 7
p.m. Bible study. Tues., May 13: 6
p.m. Youth discipleship board; 7 p.m.
Outreach board. Wed., May 14: 10
a.m. Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Bible study;
1 p.m. Nursing Home communion;
7:30 p.m. Examination.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; Eccle-
siastes, Wednesday 7 p.m., Bible
School classes and seminars
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson office hours Tues-
days 8-11 a.m. at Bridgets. Secr-
etarys office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., May
11: 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., May 13:
7 p.m. Readers of OZ meet.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pas-
tor. Office: 732-5074. Thurs., May
8: 6:30 p.m. Bible study at church.
Sun., May 11: 10:45 a.m. Worship,
2 Samuel 21:1-13.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basin-
ski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pas-
tors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,
732-5449, church office. Website:
oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,
Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,
May 7: 11:30 a.m. Womens Bible
study; 12:45 p.m. Early release pro-
gram; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.
Bible study. Fri., May 9: 4 p.m. Youth
leave for the ARC. Sat., May 10: 7
a.m. Mens prayer breakfast; 9 a.m.
Son Run 5K, walk, fun, kids dash,
sign in at Covered Bridge Park; 3
p.m. Raasch-Stockman wedding.
Sun., May 11: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time;
9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m.
Worship. Mon., May 12: 6 p.m. Col-
lege/carreer; 7 p.m. Moms in prayer.
Wed., May 14: 11:30 a.m. Womens
Bible study; 3:15 p.m. Junior youth
group; WINGS; 6 p.m. Youth group;
7 p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main
St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email
stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father
Randal Kasel, pastor. Hours: Tues-
day, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday 7:30-11:30
a.m. http://stpaulzm.com. Mass
Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tues-
day and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass
at the nursing home is the second
Tuesday of the month at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Susan Vikstrom, pastor; Cindy Wil-
son Youth director. Wed., May 7:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 8 a.m. Ruth Circle; 6
p.m. G4C practice; WELCA meeting;
6:45 p.m. Confirmation class. Thurs.,
May 8: 9 a.m. Naomi circle at Kathy
Gieres house; 1:30 p.m. Rebekah
circle at Evie Benruds house; 5:45
p.m. Finance meeting; 6:30 p.m.
Church council. Sat., May 10: 4:30
p.m. Prepare for Sunday brunch. Sun.,
May 11: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9
a.m. Mothers Day brunch; 9:15 a.m.
PACE. Wed., May 14: 7:15 a.m. CBC;
6:45 p.m. Confirmation class; 7 p.m.
Property management.
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 7:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 1st
year confirmation at Hauge; 6 p.m.
2nd year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30
p.m. Choir; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer. Thurs., May 8: 1:30 p.m.
Rachel circle at Charlene Anfinsons.
Sun., May 11: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:45 a.m. Worship; 5:45 p.m.
Youth group at Hauge. Mon., May
12: 6:30 p.m. Deacons meeting; 7:30
p.m. Church council meeting. Tues.,
May 13: 2 p.m. Hannah circle at
church. Wed., May 14: 5 p.m. 1st
year confirmation at Hauge; 6 p.m.
2nd year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30
p.m. Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer at Hauge.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-
strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-
2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day School; Confirmation class.
GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Vacancy Pastor: Randall
Kuznicki. Grace: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
Communion on the second and last
Sunday of the month. St. Johns: Sun-
days: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School; Bible study; Com-
munion on the second and last Sun-
day of the month. St. Johns:
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastoral. Wed., May 7:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6 p.m. 2nd year
confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir at
Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer at Emmanuel. Sun., May 11:
9 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 5:45 p.m. Youth group. Mon.,
May 12: 9:30 a.m. Rachel circle at
Gloria Boyums. Tues., May 13: 6:30
p.m. Deacons meeting; 7:15 p.m.
Church council meeting. Wed., May
14: 5 p.m. 1st year confirmation; 6
p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6:30 p.m.
Choir; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-
388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fel-
lowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiri-
tual guidance. Wed., May 7: 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation; Mission
quilting; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation;
Worship with communion; 7 p.m.
Youth group. Thurs., May 8: 7:15
a.m. Youth Bible study at Bridgets;
10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mahn forum for
advance planning. Sat., May 10: 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Mothers Day purple bag
fundraiser at church. Sun., May 11:
7:30 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m.
Praise worship; 9 a.m.-noon Mothers
Day purple bag fundraiser; 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 9:45 a.m. Choir; 10:30
a.m. Worship. Tues., May 13: 11
a.m. Text study; 7 p.m. Praise prac-
tice. Wed., May 14: 9 a.m. Coffee
and conversation; Lutefisk supper
prep.; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation; Wor-
ship; 7 p.m. Youth group.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., May 7: 9:30
a.m. Womens Bible study at church;
7 p.m. Adult choir practice. Sun., May
11: 10:30 a.m. Worship with com-
munion.
ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,
36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, Bear
Valley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,
home; 843-5302 work. Bible Class
is every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Mazeppa. Sun., May 11: 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. JOHNS 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 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., May 11: 9:30 a.m. Sun-
day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-
ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-
271-5711.Wed., May 7: 6:30 p.m.
Council meeting. Sun., May 11: 9
a.m. Confirmation; 9:15 a.m. Sun-
day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Tues., May 13: 11 a.m. Text study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., May 7: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 6:15 p.m. Confir-
mation/Mentor night; 7:30 p.m. Praise
and worship. Sun., May 11: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; Youth forum; 10:30
a.m. Praise and worship. Wed., May
14: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study; 1 p.m.
WELCA; Bible study at Twin Rivers.
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. Bible
study; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.
ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,
West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.
Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.
There are still trees
available for spring planting
If you didnt order any trees,
the Goodhue County Soil and
Water Conservation District still
has some available for spring plant-
ing.
Shrubs available include: Red
Splendor Crabapple, Highbush
Cranberry, Common Purple Li-
lac, and Nannyberry.
Deciduous Trees available in-
clude: River Birch, Black Cherry,
Bur Oak, Red Oak, Swamp White
Oak, White Oak, and Black Wal-
nut.
Coniferous trees available in-
clude: Balsam Fir, Norway Pine,
White Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce,
and Norway Spruce.
To help minimize maintenance
and enhance growth, the district
is also making available tree mats,
tree shelters, and tree fertilizer
packets.
Stop by our office to purchase
trees at: 104 East 3rd Avenue -
Goodhue, MN 651-923-5286 Ext
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NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 PAGE 7B
Area Sports

PI girls place second at Byron
By Faye Haugen
BYRON Like it has been all
season, Pine Island and Kenyon-
Wanamingo ran in less than ideal
weather conditions in Byron,
Thursday. Despite the wet, windy
and cold conditions, the Panther
girls placed second and the PI
boys placed fourth in the six-
team meet.
The HVL track meet will be
held in Cannon Falls on Satur-
day beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Girls
Byron won their home meet
with 189 points followed by Pine
Island, 102, Lourdes, 93, Stew-
artville, 68, Kasson-Mantorville,
65 and Medford 35.
Pine Island was led by first-
place finishers Eliza Warneke in
the 300-meter hurdles, the 4x800-
meter relay team of Abby Gushu-
lak, Adeline Angst, Jocasta Adels-
man and Laura Torgeson, the
4x200-meter relay team of Cait-
lin Schartau, Sara Schartau, Madi-
son House and Brittney Arndt
and the 4x400-meter relay team
of Brittney Arndt, Sara Schar-
tau, Caitlin Schartau and Laura
Torgeson.
Byron 189, Pine Island 102, Lourdes
93, Stewartville 68, Kasson-Mantorville
65, Medford 35
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI)
16.3; 5. Katie Schultz (PI) 17.78; 100-meter
dash: 3. Madison House (PI) 13.48; 6. Madi
Owen (PI) 13.64; 1600-meter run: 5. Jo-
casta Adelsman (PI) 6:01; 400-meter dash:
2. Brittney Arndt (PI) 1:03.6; 6. Caitlin Schartau
(PI) 1:05.76; 200-meter dash: 1. Eliza
Warneke (PI) 26.89; 7. Madi Owen (PI) 28.36;
300-meter hurdles: 1. Eliza Warneke (PI)
49.41; 4. Laura Torgeson (PI) 52.45; 3200-
meter run: 3. Adeline Angst (PI) 13:03; 6.
Taylor Rassmussen (PI) 13.50
Field events
High jump: 4. Niki Fokken (PI) 49; Shot
put: 7. Kalley Berg (PI) 279; Discus: 6.
Kaitlin Bronk (PI) 831.5
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 1. Pine Island (Abby
Gushulak, Adeline Angst, Jocasta Adelsman,
Laura Torgeson) 10:51.26; 4x200-meter
relay: 1. Pine Island (Caitlin Schartau, Sara
Schartau, Madison House, Brittney Arendt),
1:53.36; 4x100-meter relay: 2. Pine Is-
land (Madison House, Ana Marx, Madi Owen,
Katie Schultz) 54.10; 4x400-meter relay:
1. Pine Island (Brittney Arndt, Sara Schartau,
Caitlin Schartau, Laura Torgeson ) 4:25
Boys
The race for the boys title was
very close with the top four teams
separated by just 18 points. Lour-
des was first with 119 points fol-
lowed by Stewartville, 112.6,
Byron, 111, Pine Island, 101, Kas-
son-Mantorville, 84, and Med-
ford with 24.3 points.
Leading the Panthers with a
first-place finishes were Mitchel
Acker in the 1600-meter run and
Ben Ferrall in the high jump.
Lourdes 119, Stewartville 112.6, By-
ron 111, Pine Island 101, Kasson-Man-
torville 84, Medford 24.3
Track events
1600-meter run: 1. Mitchel Acker (PI) 4:48;
4. Isaiah Ondler (PI) 5:07; 400-meter dash:
2. Kyle Groven (PI) 51.91; 800-meter run:
2. Mitchel Acker (PI) 2:01.5; 200-meter
dash: 2. Ben Ferrall (PI) 22.79; 300-meter
hurdles: 5. Chris Frick (PI) 46.67; 6. Mar-
cus Aarsvold (PI) 47.24; 3200-meter run:
3. Jack Williams (PI) 11.03
Field events
High jump: 2. Ben Ferrall (PI) 58; Long
jump: 1. Ben Ferrall (PI) 203; 2. Chris
Frick (PI) 1910.5; Triple jump: 4. Chris
Frick (PI) 3811.5; Discus: 2. Jack Miller
(PI) 1307
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 3. Pine Island (Isaiah
Ondler, Logan Meurer, Kyle Groven, Jason
Hoerle) 9:09; 4x200-meter relay: 4. Pine
Island (Tristan Akason, Patrick Bogard, Ja-
son Hoerle, Ben Ferrall) 1:39.94; 4x100-
meter relay: 5. Pine Island (Tristan Aka-
son, Patrick Bogard, Andrew Bogard, Mitch-
ell Magnuson) 48.67; 4x400-meter relay:
3. Pine Island (Jason Hoerle, Isaiah Ondler,
Andrew Bogard, Mitchel Acker) 4:04
KW and ZM prepare for Saturdays HVL meet
By Faye Haugen
LAKE CITY Desperate to get
in some competition, Kenyon-
Wanamingo and Zumbrota-
Mazeppa ran at Lake City in cold
and wet conditions. The end of
the track season is in sight. The
True Team meet was held Tues-
day, May 6, and the HVL meet
will be held in Cannon Falls on
Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Girls
Lake City ran away with the
girls title with 147 points fol-
lowed by Cannon Falls 96.6,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa,55.3, Ken-
yon-Wanamingo, 52, and Wa-
basha-Kellogg 23.
Maddie Lindhart set a new
Zumbrota-Mazeppa discus record
with a first-place throw of 1189.
That tops Jenny Ritters 1995
record of 11611. Maddie has
just been throwing outstanding,
praised Coach Jared Andring.
Lindhart also placed first in the
shot put. Skyler Jacobson was a
double first-place finisher for ZM,
winning the 800 and 1600-meter
runs.
Pacing Kenyon-Wanamingo
was Mara Quam winning the 100-
meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles,
long jump and triple jump.
Lake City 147, Cannon Falls 96.6, Zum-
brota-Mazeppa 55.3, Kenyon-Wana-
mingo 52, Wabasha-Kellogg 23
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 1. Mara Quam (KW)
17.71; 3. Breanna Haag (ZM) 18.76; 1600-
meter run: 1. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 5:41.45;
400-meter dash: 3. Kassandra Keller (KW)
1:09.67; 200-meter dash: 2. Bella Wag-
ner (ZM) 28.92, 6. Kassandra Keller (WK)
29.99; 800-meter run: 1. Skyler Jacobson
(ZM) 2:356.36; 300-meter hurdles: 1.
Mara Quam (KW) 49.52; 3. Breanna Haag
(ZM) 52.86; 5, Corynne Dahl (KW) 53.93
Field events
Triple jump: 1. Mara Quam (KW) 332;
Long jump: 1. Mara Quam (KW) 164; 5.
Katie Lawler (ZM) 144.5; Shot put: 1.
Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 401; Pole vault: 3.
Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 6; Discus: 1. Maddie
Lindhart (ZM) 1189
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 3. Kenyon-Wanamingo
(Alex Blomgren, Katie Bohn, Kasey Dummer,
Maddie Patterson) 11.32; 4x200-meter re-
lay: 4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2:01.32; 5. Kenyon-
Wanamingo (Siri Quam, Sydney Way, Kaitlyn
Vold, Victoria Clouse) 2:03.06; 4x100-meter
relay: 4. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Megan Groth,
Sarah Benrud, Victoria Clouse, Erin Groth)
57.12; 5. Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 58.89; 4x400-
meter relay: 3.Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kass-
andra Keller, Kelsey Dummer, Maddie Patter-
son, Tess Hokanson) 4:54.64
Boys
Lake City tallied 98 points in
the boys standings followed by
Cannon Falls, 92, Kenyon-Wana-
mingo, 75, Wabasha-Kellogg, 60,
and Zumbrota-Mazeppa 49.
Leading Kenyon-Wanamingo
with first-place finishes were
Caleb Greseth in the 110-meter
hurdles and shot put, Eric Ho-
kanson in the 1600-meter run,
Kyle Keller in the 200 and 400-
meter dashes, Mason Stevenson
in the 300-meter hurdles, and the
4x200-meter relay team of Gre-
seth, Keller, Devyn Stordahl and
Stevenson.
Dillon Downes in the 110-
meter hurdles and Bailey Berg
in the 3200-meter runs both
placed second to lead Zumbrota-
Mazeppa.
Lake City 98, Cannon Falls 92, Kenyon-
Wanamingo 75, Wabasha-Kellogg 60,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 49
Track events
100-meter dash: 4. Devyn Stordahl (KW)
12.44; 110-meter hurdles: 1. Caleb Gre-
seth (KW) 16.29; 2. Dillon Downes (ZM)
18.43; 4. Jacob Tschann (ZM) 19.04; 5.
Maverick Jackson (ZM) 19.72; 1600-meter
run: 1. Eric Hokanson (KW) 4:56.42; 400-
meter dash: 1, Kyle Keller (KW) 53.50; 2.
Craig Banks (ZM) 54.03; 3. Micah Grove
(KW) 55.86; 4. Jacob Dahl (ZM) 56.79; 800-
meter run: 3. Ben Nystuen (KW) 2:16.6;
200-meter dash: 1. Kyle Keller (KW) 24.36;
3. Adam Krage (ZM) 26.03; 5. Ben Ringham
(KW) 26.08; 300-meter hurdles: 1. Ma-
son Stevenson (KW) 43.35; 4. Dillon Downes
(ZM) 45.47; 5. Ben Ringham (KW) 45.48;
3200-meter run: 2. Bailey Berg (ZM)
11:08.58; 5. Cole Haferman (ZM) 12:17.62
Field events
High jump: 4. Zach Sanborn (ZM) 55;
Discus: 4. Alex Guse (ZM) 968; Shot put:
2. Caleb Greseth (KW) 401; 3. Robby Pol-
litt (ZM) 372; 5. Bailey Paquin (KW) 352;
Long jump: 5. Adam Krage (ZM) 177;
Pole vault: 4. Maverick Jackson (ZM) 96
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 3. Kenyon-Wanamingo
(Micah Grove, Eric Hokanson, Ben Nystuen,
Ben Kleese) 8:545.49; 4x200-meter re-
lay: 1. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Caleb Greseth,
Kyle Keller, Devyn Stordahl, Mason Steven-
son) 1:37.11; 3. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1:39.43;
4x100-meter relay: 3. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
48.71; 4. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Nathaniel
Bauernfeind, Bailey Paquin, Cole Johnson,
Noah Rechtzigel) 50.46; 4x400-meter re-
lay: 4. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Micah Grove,
Eric Hokanson, Ben Ringham, Ben Nystuen )
3:48.88
ZM comes up short in two games
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA Zumbrota-
Mazeppa was one of the few base-
ball teams in the area to play two
games last week in rainy and cold
conditions. The Cougars lost both
games to fall to 2-2 in HVL play
and 2-6 overall.
ZM will play at Pine Island on
Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., at Lake
City in an HVL doubleheader at
3:45 p.m. on Thursday, and thry
will host St. Charles at 5 p.m. on
Friday, Pine Island on Monday at
4:15 p.m. and Kenyon-Wanamingo
at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cannon Falls
Cannon Falls Carter Dombeck
was in command on the mound on
Thursday when Zumbrota-
Mazeppa faced the Bombers in
Cannon Falls. The junior struck
out seven in the no-hit, three-walk
6-0 win.
Cody Hinrichs went the distance
for the Cougars on the mound. He
struck out two, walked two and
gave up nine hits.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 - Cannon Falls 6
R H E
ZM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Cannon Falls 2 1 1 0 1 1 x 6 9 -
Pitching IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Hinrichs 6 2 2 9 6 5
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
The Cougars played a non-con-
ference game at Plainview-Elgin-
Millville in better weather on Fri-
day. ZM came up just short, fall-
ing 9-8 to the Bulldogs.
Alex Nelson was tagged with
the mound loss. He struck out one
and walked six.
Cody Hinrichs led the offense
going 3 for 4. Chase Steffen (two
RBI), Nelson and Connor Heg-
seth (double) each had a pair of
hits.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 8
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 9
R H E
ZM 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 9 6
PEM 1 0 4 0 2 2 x 9 10 6
Pitching IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Alex Nelson 4 1 6 - 5 -
1B: ZM Chase Steffen (2), Cody Hinrichs
(3), Alex Nelson (2), Connor Hegseth (1);
2B: Connor Hegseth (1)
PI earns a big win at Lake City
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND With less than
two weeks left in regular season
play, the Pine Island baseball team
earned a big win in HVL play,
Friday. The Panthers knocked off
Lake City 4-1 to stay in the hunt
for the division title.
After a long week of rain, two
postponed games, losing a home
game due to HVL Conference
make-up priorities, we finally got
back into game action with a solid
effort at Lake City, remarked
Coach Craig Anderson. Jordan
Pin was sharp from the beginning
as he gave up only one unearned
run, scattered four hits, walked
two and struck out eight. Our de-
fense was excellent, and Ben Bauer
made a fantastic play to rob the
Tigers of the potential go-ahead
run in the bottom of the fifth. We
bunched most of our offense in
our sixth inning and got an impor-
tant HVL win.
The Panthers had just three hits,
singles by Luke Schmidt, Matt
Kukson and Jared Lohmeyer, but
they got an RBI sacrifice fly from
Ben Warneke and two walks from
Bauer.
Pine Island will host Zumbrota-
Mazeppa on Wednesday (4:30
p.m.), Hayfield on Friday (5 p.m.),
and they will play at Zumbrota on
Monday (4:15 p.m.)
Pine Island 4 - Lake City 1
R H E
Pine Island 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 3 1
Lake City 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3
Pitching IP K BB H R ER
PI - Pin 7 8 2 4 1 0
1B: PI Luke Schmidt (1), Matt Kukson (1),
Jared Lohmeyer (1)
Siri Sviggum plays in All Star game
The last time that Carlie Wagner (left) of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-
Geneva and Siri Sviggum (right) of Kenyon-Wanamingo faced one another
on a basketball court, it was in the State Class AA finals on March 22.
On Saturday, April 26, the two seniors were teammates in the Minnesota
State All Star Girls Basketball game that was played at Carleton College
in Northfield. The Class AA team fell 102-85 to the Class A team.
Sviggum netted eight points, had nine rebounds and three assists. Forty
players from all four classes took part in the tournament that ended
with Wagner being named Miss Minnesota Basketball. Sviggum and
Goodhues Mikayla Miller were both nominated for Miss Basketball.
HVL Softball Conf. Overall
W L W L
Kasson-Mantorville 6 0 9 0
Cannon Falls 5 1 6 1
Hayfield 5 1 5 1
Stewartville 5 1 5 3
Triton 5 2 6 4
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4 1 10 1
Lourdes 3 2 6 5
Kenyon-Wanamingo 2 4 4 5
Goodhue 2 6 3 6
Pine Island 1 3 3 7
LaCrescent 1 4 1 6
Byron 1 5 4 7
Lake City 0 8 0 9
STANDINGS
Tuesday, May 6
True Team track meet at Dodge Center, 3 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Lake City, 5 p.m.
Pine Island softball at LaCrescent, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball at Stewartville, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, LaCrescent at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa golf, Lake City and Triton at Zumbrota, 3 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, Kasson-Mantorville at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf, Pine Island at Kenyon, noon
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Byron, 5 p.m.
Pine Island golf at Kenyon, noon
Pine Island baseball, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Pine Island, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island softball, Cannon Falls at Pine Island, 4:40 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Pine Island, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Goodhue baseball at Cannon Falls (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Goodhue softball at Kasson, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Stewartville at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball, Triton at Wanamingo, (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Lake City (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Lake City, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Goodhue baseball at Stewartville, 4 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Kasson, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Lake City at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf, Pine Island at Kenyon, 3:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball, Hayfield at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Pine Island golf, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Pine Island, 3:30 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, St. Charles at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Goodhue baseball at Stewartville, 4 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Kasson, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Lake City at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf, Pine Island at Kenyon, 3:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball, Hayfield at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Pine Island golf, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Pine Island, 3:30 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, St. Charles at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
HVL track meet at Cannon Falls, 10:30 a.m.
Goodhue baseball, Blooming Prairie at Goodhue, 2 p.m.
Goodhue softball at Faribault, 10:30 a.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Hayfield, 8:30 a.m.
Pine Island softball at Plainview, 10 a.m.
Pine Island golf at Kenyon, 4:15 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Goodhue baseball, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Goodhue (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Goodhue softball, Triton at Goodhue, 4:30 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Goodhue, (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Randolph at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf at Cannon Falls, 3:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball at Zumbrota, 4:15 p.m.
Pine Island softball, Lourdes at Pine Island, 4 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Pine Island at Zumbrota, 4:15 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa golf at LaCrescent, 3 p.m.
Goodhue baseball, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Goodhue (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Goodhue softball, Triton at Goodhue, 4:30 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Goodhue, (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Randolph at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf at Cannon Falls, 3:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball at Zumbrota, 4:15 p.m.
Pine Island softball, Lourdes at Wanamingo, 4 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Pine Island at Zumbrota, 4:15 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa golf at LaCrescent, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13
Goodhue baseball, Kasson-Mantorville at Goodhue 5 p.m.
Goodhue softball, Byron at Goodhue, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Zumbrota, (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Rochester Lourdes, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo track at Winona, 4:30 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf, Triton at Kenyon, 3 p.m.
Pine Island softball, Triton at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Pine Island golf at Hayfield, 3 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Zumbrota, 3:45 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, LaCrescent at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14
Pine Island softball, Byron at Pine Island, 4 p.m.
AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Goodhue and KW split a softball doubleheader
Goodhues Kate Stehr slides into third base and misses the tag that Kenyon-Wanamingos Maddie Anfinson
tries to make in Fridays HVL doubleheader at Wanamingo. Kenyon-Wanamingo won the opening game 9-1,
but Goodhue captured the nightcap 9-5. No other information was available.
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
Goodhues Lexie Kennedy crashes into first baseman Ashley Thompson
when the Wildcat catcher makes a great catch of a pop-up foul ball in
Fridays HVL softball game in Wanamingo. Wildcat pitcher Laurie Pearson
also hustles over to make the catch.
5K Son Run is
this Saturday
ZUMBROTA Our Saviours
Church of Zumbrota will be host-
ing a 5K run and walk and kids
dash this Saturday at the Covered
Bridge Park in Zumbrota. Check-
in is between 9 and 9:45 a.m. with
the race beginning at 10 a.m.
The race will start and finish at
the Covered Bridge Park. Kids dash
medals will be awarded follow-
ing the race. Cash prizes will be
awarded to the first place male
and female 5K finishers. All reg-
istered race participants are eli-
gible for post-race door prizes.
You can sign up the day of the
race. Cost is $25 for the run/walk
and $10 for the kids dash. A fam-
ily of four or more can compete
for a $60 total.
If you need more information,
contact Sarah Horvath at 507-581-
2199. or horvath130@yahoo.com.
Sign up now for
ZGC womens
Tuesday League
ZUMBROTA If you were
unable to attend last weeks orga-
nizational meeting for the Zum-
brota Golf Clubs Tuesday
Womens League, you still have
time to sign up.
Play will begin on Tuesday, June
2 and run though August. If you
are interested in playing in the fun
or the competitive league, please
contact Faye as soon as possible
at fotofaye@yahoo.com or call
271-7044.
STANDINGS
HVL Baseball Conf. Overall
Blue Division W L W L
Cannon Falls 5 1 8 3
Pine Island 5 1 6 4
Kenyon-Wanamingo 2 2 5 4
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 2 2 6
Goodhue 1 3 1 4
Lake City 1 4 4 6
Triton 0 3 0 7
Gold Division W L W L
Kasson-Mantorville 4 1 8 1
Rochester Lourdes 4 2 8 2
LaCrescent 3 2 6 4
Hayfield 2 3 5 3
Stewartville 0 3 2 6
Byron 0 5 2 6
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