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KW School navigates gap left in Everts absence

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO On March 11
the Kenyon-Wanamingo School
Board called an urgent meeting to
discuss the memorial service for
late Superintendent Jeff Evert, his
contract, needs for a short-term
interim superintendent, priorities
for the March 23 school board
meeting, and the development of
a new superintendent contract in
preparation for hiring.
Memorial plans

A public memorial service was

planned for Friday, March 13, at
the high school gymnasium, with
a visitation in the commons area.
Building & Grounds supervisor
Paul Clauson said in addition to
bleachers, 400 could be seated on
the gym floor, with overflow seating in the auditorium with a simultaneous broadcast. Clauson
also shared a draft of a memorial
program he created.
Because Evert was a former athlete and longtime coach and had
served 38 years with the district,
board member Greg Dotson suggested that the high school gym
be dedicated to Jeff Evert. Other
ideas brought up were a tree, bench
and trophy case, but a majority of
discussion centered on a gym dedication and how and when to have
a ceremony. These ideas will be
looked into.
Superintendents contract

The districts superintendent

contact through School Administrative Specialty Services (SASS)
was effective July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2015, for 200 work days
for a total contract cost of $130,620
to the district. The district office
reviewed Everts service days and
determined he worked 157 days
through March 6. A motion by
Paquin, seconded by Syverson, to

approve payout for 157 days car- full-time equivalent (FTE) posiried 7-0.
tion. That year, Evert estimated
Interim superintendent options
75% of his time was devoted to
Last year Evert declared his in- superintendent duties and the other
tent to retire at the end of the school 25% to serving as elementary prinyear, with June 30, 2015, being cipal.
his last day. The district had been
Klaehn said it would be posin the process of searching for a sible for Pesta to meet the most
new superintendent prior to Everts mandatory responsibilities of his
passing. Interviews of candidates principal duties in addition to doare to be held before March 26. ing the urgent duties of superinThe question was posed, does the tendent. He said the question would
district need an interim superin- be, would the district have enough
tendent until a permanent posi- FTE positions based on the numtion can be hired? Bruce Klaehn, ber of students if Ryan and Pesta
half of the team hired in Decem- cover all administrative hours? The
ber to assist in the superintendent district office would check with
search, said in his opinion yes, state agencies to answer this quesnow is a critical time to be plan- tion.
ning for 2015-16.
Ryan said a dean of students
The SASS contract stipulated could be hired to assist with duthat Evert specifically be provided ties in the interim. He noted that
to the district, but if Evert were the pool of superintendents availunable to fulfill the contract, SASS able is small, with more licensed
could provide a replacement. Board as a principal, and a much larger
member Doug Kyllo said several pool able to serve as a dean. We
individuals have contacted the need to do what is best for the
district to offer their assistance in district, Ryan said, and due to
the interim, including retired Le the complex situation the district
Sueur Superintendent Dave is in he said Pesta is a key to the
Johnson.
solution.
The district also has a staff memThe question was asked, if Pesta
ber currently licensed as a super- was an applicant for the permaintendent interim principal Jeff nent superintendent position, and
Pesta. Pesta received his superin- was hired to serve as interim, would
tendent licensure in December. it appear the district gave him an
Principal Matt Ryan said Pesta advantage? Ryan said this situacould serve as interim superinten- tion is complicated and urgent.
dent until the hiring process is He said he believed staff memcompleted. The question was asked bers, the community, and candiif it is possible for one individual dates would understand the
to effectively hold two adminis- districts dire circumstances.
A motion by Syverson, seconded
trative positions.
For several years, Evert had held by Bauer, to ask Pesta to be intwo administrative positions con- terim superintendent carried unanicurrently: superintendent and el- mously. The Administrative Comementary principal. The 2009-10 mittee (Karla Bauer, Marilyn
SASS contract outlined 172 duty Syverson, Dotson, Ryan and Pesta)
days and was reflective of a .8 will meet to discuss if a dean of

students is needed and for how

much time. A motion by Jennifer
Smith to move the discussion of a
dean position to the Administrative Committee carried.
Smith noted that if Pesta agreed
to also serve in the interim superintendent position, his contact
would need to be amended. A
motion by Smith for contract discussions to move to the
Admininstrative Committee carried.
Klaehn suggested that an experienced superintendent go into
Everts office to see what he was
working on and what reports may
be done, noting that an inexperienced superintendent may not be
able to decipher Everts notes. The
board agreed.

Klaehn asked business manager

Kathy Flikke if she was comfortable in managing the finances
without Evert. Flikke said no and
had serious concerns due to the
districts dwindling fund balance.
Klaehn said a consultant with
School Management Services
could be hired in the short-term to
come in and answer questions in
preparation for the new fiscal year.
A motion by Bauer, seconded by
Jeremy Lerfald, to hire a consultant to advise Flikke carried 7-0.
March 23 meeting agenda

The board was given a draft

agenda for the March 23 meeting.
The question was asked if Evert
and the administrative team had
been planning for cuts to positions/staff. Ryan said significant

Dr. Clark retires from Olmsted

Medical Center in Pine Island
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Dr. Allan Clark
retired from Olmsted Medical
Center in Pine Island after nearly
30 years of serving the community. Clark officially retired last
year on September 13, 2014. A
farewell retirement party for him
was held on November 24, 2014.
Clark is originally from
Chatfield. He attended two years
at Rochester Junior College and
then completed another two years
at Hamline University in St. Paul
where he majored in analytical
chemistry with a minor in biology. In 1981, he graduated from
Mayo Clinic Medical School. He

married his wife Robin, who was

from Rochester, in 1982 and then
moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where
he studied for his residency. Shortly
after that, Clark joined the military and served in the Navy for
three years, stationed in Los Angeles, California.
Upon his return to Rochester,
Clark became interested in practicing medicine in a small town.
When he learned of an opening
through Olmsted Medical Center
for a physician in Pine Island, Clark
found it to be just what he was
looking for; his only request was
to have a medical transcriptionist
to assist him due to his dyslexia.
With every thing in order, Clark
joined the Olmsted Medical Center Pine Island branch clinic as a
family physician in 1986.
At the time, the branch clinic
was located in the building next to
the Main Street bridge, which is
currently Family Hair Styling. As
Olmsted Medical continued to
grow, a new building was built in
1990 on the corner of South Main
Street and 5th Street SW to accommodate the needs of the community. The building is now the
home of Meints Chiropractic. In
2001, Olmsted Medical built another new building located at its
present location 111 County Road
11 NW which included the addition of the pharmacy.
Over the years, Clark said he
has seen a lot of changes including the advancements from dip
tank x-rays to digital x-rays and
major advancements in lab studies that offer test results more
quickly. But, one thing that didnt
change was Clarks ability to reJAFRA representative Gine ONeil from Rochester uses an almond lotion assure his patients. He made sure
on Zumbrota resident Tracy Scapanski.
they understood what was going
on and left no surprises when it
came to procedures, something his
patients appreciated and respected.

VFW hosts second annual Spring Expo

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Stary-Yerka
VFW Post 5727 in Zumbrota
hosted the second annual Spring
Expo on Saturday, March 14. The
event had multiple vendors, food
available for purchase from the
VFW, and the Easter Bunny.
Vendors included Norwex,
Tupperware, Wildtree, Usborne
Books, Miche, Thirty-One, Pam-

pered Chef, Scentsy, It Works, Miss

Bossy Bags, Dove Chocolates
Discoveries, Tastefully Simple,
Nerium, Do Terra Essential Oils,
Jamberry Nails, KEEP Collective,
Baby Doll clothes, Rather Bee
Crafting, Heavens Touch Custom
Clothing. There were also jewelry, candles with jewelry inside,
and lots of homemade crafts and
wood craft items.

Clark continues to live on his

farm in rural Pine Island. He and
his wife have four grown children
a son Jeffery; and three daughters, Jennifer, Heather, and April.
Since retiring, Clark said he misses
the interaction with his patients
and staff members and wished he
could have continued to work as a
family physician, but a brain injury that occurred on his farm in
September of 2013 while working with some cattle left him with
memory loss, the inability to multitask, and headaches, which made
it very difficult to continue workZumbrota resident JoAnn Cluth of Laughing Monkey Designs demonstrates Janice Allen of Wanamingo displays Girls Are Powerful products that ing as a physician. He still takes
her
daughter,
Shawntan
Howell,
started.
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changes and cuts were made last

school year, but he did not think
major cuts were planned for this
year. Bauer said she spoke with
Evert recently and asked if cuts
were on the horizon. She said that
Evert did not indicate cuts in staff
were needed.
Bauer requested that the Community Education budget proposal
be moved to the April agenda, instead of March, noting that now is
an emotional time and she would
like to avoid any contentious discussions out of respect for the family. Debb Paquin and Smith said
the committee has the final proposal done and is ready to present
it. No decision was voiced on
whether to keep the item on the
March 23 agenda.

Dr. Allan Clark retired after almost

30 years as a family physician in
Pine Island.

care of things on the farm, but at a

careful pace and with more docile
cattle.
He also is helping friend Dick
Nold with his woodworking business, Dicks Woodshop, in
Oronoco. Clark said, I have always had an interest in lumber. I
grew up on a dairy farm, but my
father was a carpenter, my uncle
milled lumber, and my grandfather was a logger, so I have been
around lumber for most of my life.
Working with Dick is a fun hobby
for me and I rest when I need to
and just do as much as I can.
Olmsted Medical Center is in
the process of hiring a new family
physician for the Pine Island branch
office.

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Communities Served:
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Pine Island/Oronoco ..........
Wanamingo ........................
Zumbrota/Mazeppa ...........

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Whose side are the Republicans on?

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud

I had hoped new Republicans

would put a good face on the party,
strengthen our country, and legislate with President Obama. No such
luck.
Freshman U.S. senator from
Arkansas Tom Cotton crafted a
letter some call traitorous and others
call simply stupid. And he managed to garner 46 other Senate
Republican signatures, including
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The letter, addressed to the Iranians, openly undermines President Obamas negotiations to limit
Irans ability to enrich weaponsgrade uranium. It is an overreach
of their role provided by the con-

Teams
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

Public schools academic

achievements are starting to show
in the news. These tests and contests, to me, are more important to
the students, parents, and fans than
any sporting event. The students
in the academic meets learn the
principles of teamwork. For a given
activity, they learn (or can learn)
leadership skills, the different roles
within a team, and, most importantly, how to think rationally.
The speech teams have an event
called group discussions. Each
member of a team has a specific
role to play. Certain employers
use such tools as group discussion to find people who understand group dynamics. My Number Two son did take part in group
discussion. He is now a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force. One of his
interviews for a position involved

lie used to advance a cause. But

the citys acceptance of a hostile
environment in which blacks in
Ferguson live is true and has led
to anger and now the resignations
of the police chief and the city
manager.
Admitting that there is a problem is foremost in addressing a
problem. But there can be no
progress without acceptance of the
truth. And shooting police officers will set back any attempts at To the Editor:
Selma and Ferguson
order. Because No justice, no
Zip Rail is a proposed 100-mileSigns of No justice, no peace peace can also translate to No long passenger rail line from the
make sense on a primal level. But peace, no justice.
Twin Cities to Rochester, with no
watching the televised replay of Minnesota budget surplus
stops. Yes, I said no stops.
I dont want the Minnesota budReverend Martin Luther King Jr.s
This electric Zip Rail will travel
speech after Selma, I dont think get surplus given back to state tax- between 165 to 220 miles an hour,
hed endorse the direction things payers. Instead, fund a worthwhile in a 400-foot-wide closed
have gone in Ferguson. Blacks project or pay down on a previ- corridor. A closed corridor means
today stand on his message that ously authorized project like the there will be fences to keep everypromoted advancement of the black Vikings stadium that I consider to thing out, no east and west road
race through non-violence and not have an unstable funding mecha- crossing, and no animal
humiliating (his words) the white nism pull tabs. And dont raise crossing. This proposed Zip Rail
our taxes.
man.
is to be built near Highway 52 or
Hands up, dont shoot was a
Highway 56. The rail corridors and
the three to five overpasses for
the 100 mile railroad will remove over 3,600 acres permanently
from production, a loss of
stitution of the United States.
The letter is a sign of American
weakness, acrimony, and more
Washington dysfunction. Instead
of working within the framework
established by our forefathers and
strategizing with our president, they
have effectively formed a government within our government to
serve their purpose. If youre not
with us, youre against us takes
on a whole new meaning the way
they operate.

a group discussion session. None

of the other candidates had ever
been in a group discussion. Since
he knew the roles, he took the strong
role and then led the others into
their roles. The result was he got
the assignment.
Athletic teams also learn team
principles but from a different
viewpoint. They find that the team
lessons are harder to apply to real
life. The team has different duties
and for each sport and part, the
team organization may change.
Being on the basketball team might
help with small team dynamics.
Being on the football team and a
larger team, one might not learn
the full lessons of group dynamics. Different teams have different goals and are mostly about
winning! Helping a customer win
a business project is similar to
winning, but the winning occurs
differently. The business goals that
may get set may be different than
just winning. The commitment is
longer than just one weekend.
This is just one reason why I
believe that high school and college level sports are not worth the

Stop the Zip Rail

risk to the student. Typically, an

injury to a high school student will
end their career in that sport and
at the college level will reduce the
chance for a professional career. I
further believe we should be teaching what the student needs to know
in order to succeed in life. One
final comment on high school and
college level sports: Only the biggest schools make any money producing the sport. The rest lose
money.
A quick comment on the letter
to the editor last week about the
high-speed rail between Rochester and St. Paul the author made
what I believe is a bad assumption
concerning not asking people along
the routes if they want the rail
service. The service is not for them.
Each town does not have to build
a station because the train is not
stopping there. Take a look at the
interstate map and how some cities and towns have no direct exit
from the highway to the town. I
dont hear anyone crying for connection or route avoidance. Until
next week.

Winter wonderland
As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt

Its hard to sell the joys of a

Minnesota winter to someone from
the sunny south when one reads
of blizzard conditions, below zero
temperatures, and 10 inch snowfalls. Come spring, we northern
gardeners know that these extreme
conditions produce impressive
tulips, lilacs, peonies and hostas
that our southern neighbors cant
duplicate. But that certainly doesnt
mean we foolishly enjoy hunkering
down in igloos like hibernating
wildlife when we can drive south
for a few months to get the best of
both worlds.
The plants that require freezing
temperatures are usually our most
spectacular harbingers of
spring. Shade-loving hostas also
enjoy these consistently cold temperatures so they can go fully dormant for a long winters nap. As a
result, we usually produce larger
hostas. And bigger really is better
if one wants to grow some of the
specimens that provide knock-

your-socks-off bang for the buck.

Large plants not only make excellent backdrops in the garden but
can also serve as focal points of
extreme interest. Its easier to visualize this if one considers a
mature tree in the landscape with
a plethora of perennials and even
annuals below it. There is texture
in the branches above and also in
the average two-foot growth of
garden below. But to get eye-popping interest for the unnoticed areas between, one needs shrubs or
taller plants to attract attention.
Specimen hostas can add bold
color, texture, and stature to bridge
that gapespecially if the annual
pruning of shrubs isnt one of your
favorite chores.
The larger winter hardy bulbs
are also candidates for middle range
attention-grabbers. Think of giant blue alliums, tree lilies (oriental/trumpet hybrids), or Crown
Imperials. Of course in total contrast to those giant bulbs are the
six-inch and under species tulips
which seed themselves and produce one of the earliest
groundcovers available. Their
amazing colors after a late snowfall will knock your socks off!
It takes a few long winter evenings curled up with stacks of cata-

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DFA is behaving irresponsibly

To the Editor:
I love living in Zumbrota with
one exception the stench emitted by the DFA plant via the city
sewage system. I cant count the
number of times I have driven north
on Highway 58 only to be greeted
by the most caustic, nauseating
odor one can imagine. Ive been
heartened by the actions of the
Zumbrota City Council to address
the issue through monitoring and

greater fines.
DFA admits there is a problem
and that its plant is the cause. Based
on that fact one would expect DFA
to apologize, work constructively
with the city and resolve the problem. Instead it has elected to sue
the city in an apparent effort to
bully it into reducing or eliminating fines. If the city did not follow
proper procedure in adopting the

fine schedule, it should abrogate

the old fine schedule, follow the
appropriate administrative procedure, and double the fines that otherwise would have been charged.
DFA is a major polluter and
proven itself dodgy and irresponsible. If it cant operate its plant
without spewing filth it should pack
up and leave.
Ken Schueler
Zumbrota

Does not want the Zip Rail project

To the Editor:
We do not want the Zip Rail
project! We are in favor of the nobuild option of the Zip Rail project!
It will destroy the rural agricultural communities between the
Twin Cities and Rochester. Many
of the communities have been in
existence for years with many century farms and several 150-year
farms. The totally fenced rail line
will make all of our gravel roads
dead-ends.
Our communities include school
bus routes, emergency vehicle
routes, rural mail routes, school
district boundaries, church congregations, routes to farm markets, routes for fuel and fertilizer

delivery to farms and farm homes,

routes for shopping trips, and township and county boundaries. Travel
costs for these rural areas would
increase due to longer travel distances.
The Zip Rail has no benefit for
these rural residents but has all
the inconvenience! Farmers will
have difficulty getting very large
farm machinery from one side of
the tracks to the other, over bridges
or through tunnels under the tracks
on black-top roads. This includes
combines with 12-row heads or
larger, 24 row corn planters, 40
foot tillage equipment, etc.
The completed scoping document did not evaluate alternative

No build is the only option

To the Editor:
I ask Representative Tim Kelly
to oppose this boondoggle known
as the Zip Rail! Jan are I are very
opposed to this multi-billion dollar (low estimate $6 billion) project
which will not benefit one person
in Goodhue County or House District 21A and yet we are going to
have to pay for it.
Rumor has it that the Zip Rail
will be on the west side of Highway 52. How many farmers properties will be split in two? How
many small country roads will be
terminated at this corridor putting
untold hardship on farmers, school
buses, REA, county and township
maintenance trucks, delivery and
emergency vehicles (police, fire,
EMTs) having to drive 10 to 20

miles extra each time they want

get from one side of the tracks to
the other. Zip Rail is supposed to
save energy. Hog wash!
How many creeks and wetlands
will be destroyed? How many Bald
Eagles will be splattered on the
windshields of these bullet trains
? How much cropland will be destroyed? How many peoples lives
will be turned upside down when
they have to relocate because their
homes were seized by the Zip Rail?
The Cannon Falls City Council, Leon Township, and Goodhue
County Board of Commissioners
passed resolutions demanding the
no build option. No build is the
only logical option!
Merle Larson
Cannon Falls

methods of transportation and

develop a cost/benefit ratio for each
method.
I have not talked to anyone in
these communities who believes
the Zip Rail is needed or is economical to operate. There are
numerous less expensive solutions
to move people between the two
areas with far less infrastructure
investment for Minnesota taxpayers.
People create and sustain communities. Why would the State
of Minnesota choose to affect so
many farming communities with
strong historical ties and relationships for the benefit of a medical
center and city when better, less
expensive and disruptive alternatives exist?
Howard Midje and neighbors
of Dennison

College
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MOORHEAD Grace Murray

of Zumbrota is among more than
100 students from the Concordia
College Chapel Choir that is on
its spring tour. The choir will
present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on
Friday, March 20, at Zumbro
Lutheran Church, 624 3rd Ave SW,
Rochester.
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

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it cost you?
All the east and west roads in
Dakota, Goodhue, Dodge, and
Olmsted Counties will be cut,
where there will no at-grade roads
at all. Everyone in Minnesota will
be affected by this railroad. Minnesotans like to travel. We want
to go to Red Wing, Mankato, the
state parks, or go fishing in the
small lakes. We need to stop the
Zip Rail from being built. Call or
write your elected officials let them
know this Zip Rail is not a good
idea.
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Kenyon

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logs to research and find these

garden treasures, but they are well
worth the time and effort. By filling the garden from top to bottom
with things to grab visual attention, one can create a kaleidoscope
of ever changing color and texture during the garden seasonand
then confidently walk away from
it during the winter knowing all is
well under that thick blanket of
snow.
That lovely blanket that keeps
our plants dormant throughout the
winter, also keeps the roots, tubers, and bulbs we plant protected
from dehydration. The slow snow
melt provides needed moisture
during times of thaw. No matter
how one looks at it, the winter
wonderland of Minnesota is a real
blessing for the avid gardener.
Sorry, my southern friends, but
this is one thing you just cant
experience unless you live here.
But well show you our photos
when we see you next winter

$4,520,000 from the Minnesota

economy each year.
Do an experiment. Look out your
window at the road. Right in the
middle of the road is a high fence
and then a railroad track beyond.
A train going 165 mph travels down
the track. Wow! The train riders
will get to their destinations in 45
minutes. Now you need to get your
mail from the box on the other
side of the road. Get in your car
and drive to the nearest overpass
probably 10 to 20 miles away
cross the Zip Rail overpass and
drive back to your mailbox for the
mail. Isnt this a great idea for
central Minnesota? How long did
it take you to get home with your

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Pool and bath house construction is progressing

GOODHUE Construction is progressing on the new swimming pool and bath house in Goodhue. On the left is the new roof on the bath house near
the Goodhue swimming pool on March 11. On the right is the new L-shaped pool.

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The New Haven Sodbusters are collecting donations for the Pine Island Sharing Shelves through March.
Their goal is 2015 pounds, and they collected 188 pounds at their March 8 meeting. From left to right, front
row: Jason Ryan, Garret Rossman, Payton Rossman, Nick Rossman, and Logan Mentjes; back row: Mitchell
Kaul, Aiden Allen, Pine Island Mayor Rod Steele, Emily Kaul, Patrick Bogard, Andrew Bogard, Mariah
Nadolny, Rachel Ryan, and Hannah Ryan.

Sodbusters are collecting

donations for PI Sharing Shelves
By Patrick Bogard
PINE ISLAND Be the Hero.
Fight Hunger. was the New Haven Sodbusters 4-H Clubs community service theme for the March
8 meeting at the St. Michaels
Catholic Church. Mariah Nadnoly
and Patrick and Andrew Bogard
shared the progress on the community collaboration to reach 2015
pounds for the Pine Island Sharing Shelves and the Minnesota
Food Share March Campaign. The

club collected 188 pound at the

meeting to contribute to the
effort. Non-perishable food can be
donated at drop boxes at Island
Market, Hardware Hank, Dollar
General, Pine Island Bank, Pine
Island Public Library, and the PI
School offices through the month
of March.
The club was honored by the
presence of Pine Island Mayor Rod
Steele, who opened the meeting
with a presentation on the value
of
community
service,

volunteerism and active citizenship for the community. He recognized and thanked the club for
the many years of effort with community service like ditch cleanup,
cemetery, PI Sharing Shelves food
collection, volunteering at Channel One, cookie baking for Pine
Haven Care Center and pop sales
during Cheese Fest parades.
Jan McNallan, the clubs adult
leader for the older youth leaders,
was recognized for her mentorship
of youth and her recent Pine Is-

land Outstanding Citizenship

award for volunteerism. The club
thanked McNallan for her ongoing contributions to all the clubs
activities.
Flag pledges were led by the
Rucker and Kottom families with
roll call being What is your favorite spring activity? Following
officer reports, demonstrations
were given. Mitchell Kaul and
Jordan Befort presented on basketball fouls to coincide with the
annual NCAA college basketball
tournament (March Madness).
Rachel Kneeland gave a presentation on the care of guinea pigs. A
fair project report was given by
Anne Simpson.
Business discussed included
overviews of the Regional Y Night
and the BLU (Building Leadership Understanding) conference
attended by club youth. Andrew
and Patrick Bogard, Aidan Allen,
and Reed Kohlmeyer shared their
experiences
from
BLU. Additionally, the upcoming
Olmsted County 4-H Hog Roast
Fundraiser, to be held April 19,
was discussed. Both a club and
youth leader basket will be assembled for donation to the
fundraiser. March cookie baking
for Pine Haven Care Center will
be done by the Simpson, Ryan,
and Williamson families. The
Regional 4-H Project Day on
March 28 and 4-H summer camp
to be held in June were upcoming
events shared with club members.
The Cloverbuds ended the meeting with showing their art projects
called Rainbow and Pot of
Gold. After the meeting, the
members enjoyed an Irish feast
with those wearing green eating
first! The next meeting is Sunday,
April 12, at 5 p.m. at St. Michaels
Catholic Church. Please contact
Michelle Rossman, key leader, for
more information at 206-7986.

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Community Calendar
5086).

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 Senior Center (356-2228); Zumbrota
area, Zumbrota Towers (732-

March 19-25
Thursday: Salisbury steak,
confetti rice, broccoli, pineapple/
peach, pudding
Friday: Baked fish (alt: ground
beef patty), oven-browned potatoes, coleslaw, wheat roll, Mandarin orange dessert
Monday: Ham balls (alt: ground
beef patty), sweet potatoes, baked

beans and apples, flavored ice

cream
Tuesday: Baked chicken,
mashed potatoes/gravy, California medley vegetables, fruit delight
Wednesday: Sweet pepper steak
over brown rice, cauliflower, tossed
salad, pumpkin crisp
If you have questions, call 3562228.

Obituaries
Jeff Evert 1950-2015

WANAMINGO Jeffrey Evert

passed away unexpectedly on
Sunday, March 8, 2015 at his home
in Wanamingo.
Jeff was born on June 12, 1950,
in Red Wing. He attended Zumbrota High School and graduated
in 1968. He then attended Winona
State University and was awarded
a bachelor of science in social science and physical education, with
a minor in health. Jeff returned to
Winona over the years attaining
his masters of science in educational administration and his Sixth
Year Certificate in Educational
Administration. On July 12, 1975,
Jeff married Barbara Lynne Anderson in Lake City. In 1974, they
settled in Babbitt, where Jeff was
a teacher and coach. In 1977, Jeff
began a 38-year career with the
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District as a teacher, coach, principal
and superintendent. The education and well-being of each and

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every student was paramount to

Jeff, and he did everything within
his ability to make sure that every
student got a chance to succeed.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children Nick (Candace)
Evert of Prior Lake, Katie (Joel)
Benbrooks of Wanamingo, and
Joseph Evert of Midland, Texas;
four grandchildren, Austin and
Claire Evert and Piper and Oakley
Benbrooks (who were his world);
sister Patricia (Edward) Anderson;
and brothers Lawrence (Sheri)
Evert, Michael (Sharon) Evert,
Mark (Dawn) Evert and William
(David) Evert. Jeff was preceded
in death by his parents, Lawrence
and Ina.
Jeff was an accomplished athlete who played football, basketball, and track. He later transferred
his love of sports to coaching, which
he did for a number of years in
Babbitt and Wanamingo. Jeff loved
westerns, and could name every
actor in every cowboy movie ever
made. He loved to stay active, often tinkering around in the garage
or working on one of many projects
started around the lawn or in the
house. Jeff also loved to take his
family on vacations; from New
York and Washington D.C. to
Florida and Mexico. Jeff most recently ventured out west, taking
his family to Deadwood, South
Dakota. After a lifetime of serving others, Jeff was finally ready
to hang it up and enjoy retirement
with the love of his life, Barb.
A memorial service was held
Friday, March 13, at the KenyonWanamingo High School in
Kenyon with Pastor Christopher
Culuris officiating. A private funeral service will be held at a different time. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the Jeffrey Evert Scholarship Fund.

current home in Roscoe Township, rural Pine Island. Bruce

worked for Thomas and Betts until his retirement in January
2014. He greatly enjoyed farming, hunting, and wildlife. He could
always be found fixing, building,
or cutting wood. His greatest joy
came from time with his family,
especially his grandchildren.
Bruce is survived by his wife of
forty years, Dee of Pine Island;
his mother, Delila Heydmann of
Zumbrota; children, Jenny (Jay)
Strande of Pine Island, Mathew
(Larissa) Banitt of Waverly, Nebraska, Christa (Kevin) Haugen
of Pine Island, and daughter-inlaw Rhonda Corbin of Taylorville,
Illinois; grandchildren, Tucker and
Harley Strande of Pine Island,
Madyson Banitt of Waverly, Nebraska, Zoey and Mya Haugen of
Pine Island, and Heather (Cory)
Grover of Kingsland, Texas; one
great grandson, Everett Grover of
Kingsland, Texas; siblings, Joann
(Dick) Egge of Cannon Falls, Diane
(John) Mann of Zumbrota, Brian
Banitt of Rochester, Suzie (Norris)
Thomforde of Goodhue; sister-inlaw Linda Banitt of Wanamingo;
and many nieces and nephews.
Bruce was preceded in death by
his father; his brother, Bradley
Banitt in 2014; and his son, Daniel
Corbin, on January 15, 2015.
Memorial services for Bruce
were held on Tuesday, March 17,
at Grace Lutheran Church in
Goodhue with Pastor Justin Gosch
officiating. Honorary pallbearers
were Larry Zielsdorf, Larry
Lohmann, Tucker Strande, Jamie
Banitt, and Freddie Thomforde.
Military rites were performed by
Zumbrota American Legion Post
#183, Zumbrota VFW Post #5727,
Mazeppa Legion Post #588,
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard,
and the Wanamingo Veterans
Honor Guard. At his request,
Bruces body was donated for
medical research to the Mayo Foundation. Online tributes may be
created at www.mahnfamily
funeralhome.com.

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Tea Party Meeting

Caregiver Support Group

Coffee and Conversation Group,

Wednesday, March 25, 9-10 a.m.
A group for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.
All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Support, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.

The Rochester Tea Party Patriots will host speaker Ted Lillie,
president of the Minnesota Taxpayers League, on Thursday,
March 19, at 7 p.m. at the Eagles
Club, 917 15th Ave SE.

The group meets Monday,

March 23, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul
Lutheran Church. Respite is available upon request. Call Pine Island Area Home Services at 3562999 for more information.

Manure Management

Blood Pressure Clinic

The Minnesota Association of

County Feedlot Officers will offer a training session for commercial manure applicators and livestock producers who want to learn
more about the developments in
manure application. The workshop
will be in Owatonna at the 4 Seasons building on the fairgrounds
on March 20, starting with registration and lunch at noon (both
free) and concluding with final
remarks at 4:15 p.m. Attendance
at the program will meet the education requirements for the Minnesota Department of Agricultures
Commercial Waste Technician
Licensing Program. Contact feedlot officer Virginia Westlie at 651923-5304 for more information.

The clinic will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at the

Pine Island City Centre.

Chuck Cordes 1944-2015

LAKE CITY Charles Chuck

Old Man Cordes, 70, of Lake
City, passed away on Saturday,
March 14, 2015 at his home.
He was born on June 15, 1944,
in Lake City to Norman and Mary
(Frendt) Cordes. He graduated
from Lincoln High School in 1962
and went on to join the Army,
where he served for three years.
Chuck married Annette Majerus
at St. Marys Catholic Church in
Bellechester on June 1, 1963. They
lived in Granite City, Illinois, until 1965. After Charles was discharged, they returned to the family farm in Mt. Pleasant Township. In 2005, they sold the cows
but he still continued with other
farm work. Chuck was a member
of the Bellechester American Le-

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gion Post #598 and a life member

of the Lake City VFW Post
#8729. He belonged to St. Marys
Catholic Church in Bellechester.
Chuck enjoyed playing cards,
watching westerns, and playing
scratch-off tickets. Most of all, he
loved spending time with friends
and family, especially his grandchildren.
Chuck is survived by his wife,
Annette; three children, Charlie
(Deb) Cordes, Steve (Camie)
Cordes, and Vicki (Ross) Freiheit,
all of Lake City; eight grandchildren, Tony, Melanie, Emily,
Allison, Ashley, Kendra, Caleb,
and Olivia; two great-grandchildren, Kasey and Cheyenne; mother,
Mary Cordes of Lake City; two
brothers, Jerome (Diane) Cordes
of Winona and Dennis Cordes of
Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
He was preceded in death by
two infant grandchildren; his father, Norman Cordes; and a sister, Joleen.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
March 18, at St. Marys Catholic
Church in Bellechester with Father Paul Kubista officiating. Burial
will follow at the church cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior
to the service at the funeral home.
Military honors will be handled
by the Bellechester American
Legion Post #598. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneral
home.com.

Dale Goplen 1941-2015

Bruce Banitt 1950-2015

PINE ISLAND Bruce A.

Banitt, 64, of rural Pine Island,
passed away on Thursday, March
12, 2015 at his home, surrounded
by his family.
Bruce Allen Banitt was born on
August 31, 1950, in Zumbrota to
Harley and Delila (Groth)
Banitt. He attended school in Zumbrota and farmed with his family
on the home farm. In 1969, Bruce
entered the United States Marine
Corp and served his country until
his honorable discharge in
1975. Bruce married Diane (Dee)
Copley on June 15, 1974, at Grace
Lutheran Church in Goodhue. The
couple farmed in Zumbrota until
1986 when they moved to their

Seasons Hospice

ZUMBROTA Dale H. Goplen,

73, of Zumbrota, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from injuries received in a tree trimming
accident at his residence.
Dale Howard Goplen was born
on September 22, 1941, at home
in Roscoe Township, Goodhue
County, to Helmer and Norma
(Haugen) Goplen. He grew up on
the farm and graduated from Zumbrota High School. On July 14,
1964 he entered the U.S. Army.
He served during the Vietnam War
and was honorably discharged on
July 13, 1966. Dale started working for a phone company in Ken-

tucky and retired from there after

many years. After he retired he
returned to Minnesota and lived
in rural Zumbrota. Dale loved going
to Treasure Island Casino, gardening, and spending time with
family. Dale was a member of
Lands Lutheran Church, the 6550 Club, and the National Rifle
Association.
Dale is survived by his sisters,
Lois (David) Paulson of Aitkin
and Mary (Rolland) McDonald of
Rochester; brother, Steven
(Marlene) Goplen of Pine Island;
sisters-in-law, Carolyn Goplen and
Kathy Goplen; many nieces and
nephews and very good friend, Ron
Hunt.
Dale was preceded in death by
his parents, Helmer and Norma;
brothers, Dennis and Marvin
Goplen; nephews, Ronnie and
Michael and special friend, Janet
Otte.
The funeral service was on
Monday, March 16, at Lands
Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with
Pastor David Krinke officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery
with military honors provided by
the Stary-Yerka VFW Post #5727.
The family suggests memorials to
Lands Lutheran Church or the
American Cancer Society.

GOODHUE

ZUMBROTA

Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library
is equipped with inter-library 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,
but anyone who wishes to arrange
a visit can call Ardis Henrichs,
651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-9234388. The museum will reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for information.

MAZEPPA
Spring Dinner

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. During closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.

History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
has a photo stand displaying over
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. 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 advertising. Museum
hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Other hours by appointment (7327049).

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic

Church will host a Spring Dinner Zumbrota Towers Events
March 19-25
on Thursday, March 26, from 5-7
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
p.m. in the church hall. A turkey
Monday: 1:30 p.m. Cribbage,
dinner will be served. Please bring
a donation for the Mazeppa Food 500
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Shelf.
Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre

Historical Society

The Mazeppa Area Historical

Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
or visit www.maz
ing wherever needed, spending 507-843-4013,
eppahistoricalsociety.org
time with his kids, and being a
chauffeur to his mother. He talked
highly about his work and loved
his job. He helped out at Viking
Terrace with maintenance, fed the Area History Center
ducks with his grandsons, and took
The Oronoco Area History Centhem to Dairy Queen for treats.
ter is open to visitors in the City
Charlie was married to Ruby Building every second Saturday
Wilson on June 1, 1957, and was from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
happily married to his best friend OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
until she passed away on August call 507-367-4320. You may also
17, 2007.
visit our web page at oronocoarea
Charlie is survived by his two history.org.
children, Brian and Judy (Flom)
Wilson of Faribault and Keith and
Kelly (Wilson) Balfe of Kenyon;
four grandchildren, Tylor and Jessica (Caron) Wilson of Warsaw, Tops #1280
Elisha Wilson Kimmes of
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Faribault, Dereck Flom of St. Louis Monday night at St. Paul LuthPark, and Coty Balfe of Faribault. eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
He is preceded in death by his and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everywife, Ruby Wilson; parents, Elanor one welcome. Questions call 356and Ross Wilson; brothers, Donnie 4799 or 356-4700.
and Marvin; sisters, Ardela and
Delores; and an infant baby brother.
Funeral services were held Tues- Moms in Prayer
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
day, March 17, at 1:30 p.m. at St.
Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.
Church in Cannon Falls, with Pas- in the library of the Good News
tor John Baumann officiating. E-Free Church, 208 North Main
Casketbearers were Tylor Wilson, (across from Kwik Trip). Enter
Elisha Wilson-Kimmes, Coty side door of the church and go
Balfe, Tim Wilson, Andrew downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356Brunholzl and Kenny Timm. 4800 for more information.
Burial with military honors followed at United Lutheran Cemetery in Zumbrota.

PINE ISLAND

History Center

WANAMINGO

ORONOCO

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.

The Pine Island Area History

Centers open hours are Mondays
from 8-11 a.m. and the first Sunday of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.
We will be closed April 5 for Easter. Please contact us through
pineislandhistory.org or by callCo-op Electric Meeting
ing 507-356-2802 (history center)
The Goodhue County Coopera- or 507-398-5326 (director).
tive Electric Association annual
meeting is on Saturday, March 21,
at the ZM High School auditorium, 705 Mill Street, Zumbrota.
Breakfast is 8:30-10:30 a.m. fol- Kindergarten Meeting
lowed by the business meeting.
An informational meeting for
Three directors will be elected and parents of 2015-16 KW kinderprizes will be given away.
garten students will be on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the
elementary school in Wanamingo.
Olmsted County Parks
Oxbow Park Maple Syruping, Free childcare for children 33
Saturday, March 21, 1 p.m. Join months and older will be provided.
park staff for a brief history of Information will include kindermaple syruping, then hike to garten readiness, health and imOxbows sugar bush as we dem- munizations, transportation, curonstrate how we tap our sugar riculum, and a tour of the school.
maples. Dress for the weather and A kindergarten round-up mini session for students will be on Friexpect mud.
Questions about Chester Woods, day, May 8. If you have a child
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287- who will be age 5 on or before
2624. Questions about Oxbow September 1, 2015, and have not
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507- yet been contacted by the school
district, please call the KW El775-2451.
ementary School office at 507824-2211.

Charles Wilson 1933-2015

CANNON FALLS Charles

James Wilson, 82, of Cannon Falls,
died on Thursday morning, March
12, 2015 at Diamond Rehab and
Living of Cannon Valley in Cannon Falls.
He was born on January 11, 1933,
in Ripley Township to Elanor and
Ross Wilson and grew up in Dodge
Center. He joined the U.S. Air
Force and was in the service for
three years and eleven months.
He then worked for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and was a highway maintenance man. He put in over 31 years
before retiring.
His hobbies included camping
at Camp Croix, taking walks, help-

Toastmasters Meeting

Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meeting time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.

Community Band Practice

The Zumbrota Community Band
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volunteer musicians are welcome.

State Theatre
Kevin Kling with Simone Perrin,
Sat., March 21, 7:30 p.m. Call 7327616 for tickets.
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.

Crossings
Tom McGregor and Michael
Schmidt, oil and encaustic wax
paintings, through March 25.
The Great Hinckley Fire free
history talk, Thurs., March 19, 7
p.m.
Wine & Wheel pottery class,
Fri., March 20, 7-9:30 p.m.
Poems into Poems workshop,
Sat., March 21, 1-4 p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.

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Area Sports

KW matmen win youth Clash title at Waseca

The Kenyon-Wanamingo kindergarten through third grade wrestling team defeated St. Michael-Albertville
30-29 for the Waseca Clash title in Pool AA on February 22. Members of the team are, from left, front row:
Luke Johnson, Landon Trump, Logan Trump, Owen Craig, Masyn Hanson, Riley Mitchell, Ryan LaCanne and
Eli Hanson; back row: Jackson Barron, Chase Radtke, Gavin Johnson, Emmitt Veal, Butch Lindell, William Van
Epps, Cooper Brandon, Trent Foss and Dillon Bartel

Submitted photos by Deb Quam

Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo seventh grade boys basketball team are, from left, front row: Wyatt
Foss, Daniel Benrud and Cory Knott; middle row: Riley Horn, Cole Flom and Tate Erlandson; back row: Coach
Brady Anfinson, Xander Blauer, Gabe Bauernfeind and Thomas Haasnoot.

KW seventh grade boys close season with five wins

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo seventh grade boys
basketball team ended their season with a home tournament in
Kenyon on February 14. Athletes
reported for practice November
10 and during their season took
the court for 13 games and three
tournaments from December 5
to February 14.

Athletes on the 2014-15 seventh grade team were: Gabe

Bauernfeind, Daniel Benrud,
Xander Blauer, Tate Erlandson,
Cole Flom, Wyatt Foss, Thomas
Haasnoot, Riley Horn and Cory
Knott.
Coach Brady Anfinson said
the main goal for the team at the
beginning of the year was to
improve fundamentally at every

aspect of the game. The kids

were always committed to the
team, even when things didnt
go as they had planned. They
came every day with a positive
attitude wanting to learn and wanting to get better which made it
extremely fun to coach them.
This was Anfinsons first year
as a coach.

Submitted photos by Deb Quam

Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo seventh-grade girls basketball team are, from left, front row: : Nora
Woock, Kaia Johnson, Megan Mattson and Arlette Becceril; middle row: Sydney Burow, Madi Luebke, Riley
Donkers, Ally Peterson and Julianna Boyum; back row: Coach Tracy Erlandson, Morgyn Schaefer, Cera
Crouse, Ellie Benson and Coach Jen Nerison

KW seventh and eighth grade girls

conclude successful basketball seasons
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO The Kenyon-Wanamingo seventh and
eighth grade girls 2014-15 basketball season was successful in
many ways; during practice, in
games and out of the gym. Coach
Tracy Erlandson said, These girls
work hard on the basketball court
and in the classroom. Jen Nerison was the official coach of the
seventh grade team, as Erlandson was for eighth, but both teams
practiced together and coaching

the girls was a joint effort.

Athletes on the seventh grade
team were Arlette Becerril, Ellie
Benson, Julianna Boyum, Sydney Burow, Cera Crouse, Riley
Donkers, Kaia Johnson, Madi
Luebke, Megan Mattson, Ally
Peterson, Morgyn Schaefer and
Nora Woock.
Playing on the eighth grade
team were Emma Berquam,
Julianna Boyum, Riley Dummer,
Kassandra Keller, Madi Luebke,
Megan Mattson, Ally Peterson,

Morgyn Schaefer, Kaitlin Vold

and Celia Woock.
Coach Erlandson said, Success is a journey not a destination. This is fitting for this group
of seventh and eighth grade girls.
They are just beginning their journey in the KW basketball program. It is going to be so fun to
follow them on this trail for the
rest of their basketball careers.
Erlandson said it was a privilege to coach these girls.

Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo eighth grade boys basketball team are from left, front row: Bradley
Archer; middle row: Colin Sviggum, Diego Becerril, Carter Johnson, Jacob DeWitt and Jacob Hilger; back
row: Donivin Rath, Coach Andrew Anfinson, Gavin Bauer, Dakota Guy and Dante Ugalde

KW eighth grade boys end the basketball season

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo eighth grade boys
basketball season came to an end
with a final tournament in Kenyon
on February 14. The team began
their season with practices on
November 10. From December
5 to February 13 the team took
the court for 13 games, in addi-

tion to participating in three tournaments.

Athletes on the 2014-15 eighth
grade team were: Bradley Archer, Gavin Bauer, Diego Becerril, Jacob DeWitt, Dakota Guy,
Jacob Hilger, Carter Johnson,
Donivin Rath, Colin Sviggum and
Dante Ugalde.
Coach Andrew Anfinson said

the team goal at the beginning

of the season was to win five
games. Although that target was
not attained, Anfinson said the
boys improved their overall teamplay skills; important for a team
with some new, inexperienced
players. This was Anfinsons third
year as coach for KW.

PI girls basketball team raises close

$1000 during Panthers for a Cure
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island girls basketball team held
their seventh annual Panthers for
a Cure night on Friday, February 13.
The funds raised during the
event go to benefit the Susan G.
Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo eighth grade girls basketball team are from left, front row: Celia Woock, Komen foundation. Last year the
Kaitlin Vold, Kassandra Keller and Morgyn Schaefer; middle row: Ally Peterson, Megan Mattson, Madi Panthers for a Cure event raised
Luebke and Riley Dummer; back row: Coach Tracy Erlandson, Emma Berquam, Julianna Boyum and Coach over $1500 dollars through t-shirt
Jen Nerison

VOLLEYBALL
Are we ready for some playoffs?
By Ed Stern
Volleyball Commissioner
GOODHUE The final week
of the season is when the real
stars of the league come through.
And thats exactly what Katie
Schafer showed us on the last
night of Goodhue volleyball.
She became the final Woman
of the Week by setting a team
record with 41 set assists, adding 35 digs, four ace blocks,and
a dazzling 94% serving performance.
I just realized that next week
is the championship! We could
have ended up with the extra
game by finishing in fourth place.
I wasnt going to let that happen. I wanted the easy night, so

I helped us finish in second. I

know I shouldnt say this, but,
golly, I am good!
We will see how good next
week, Katie!
The playoffs are on Wednesday, March 18 (tonight). Out of
Towners plays MisFits at 7:15
p.m. in the extra game. That winner will face off against Danis
at 7:45 p.m. Stacys will match
up with Dars FRIENDS on the
other court at 7:45 p.m. With the
championship to follow.
Goodhue Volleyball
Final
Danis
Stacys
Dars FRIENDS
Out of Towners
MisFits

W
34
21
21
21
1

L
5
15
18
18
35

PA
676
698

sales and raffle items. This year

the event raised close to $1000
through a raffle, t-shirt sales, face
painting, a dash for cash competition during half time, and a silent auction featuring pink game
jerseys.
This years Panthers for a Cure
t-shirts feature a design by current Pine Island technology
teacher and former Panther player,

Goodhues OReilly brothers place at MN/

USA Wrestling meet in Rochester
By Chad Otterness
ROCHESTER Over 1,900
wrestlers came to Rochester
March 7 and 8 to compete in the
MN/USA Folkstyle State Tournament.
Goodhue had four wrestlers
compete in the tournament.
Kelby OReilly (145 pounds) and
Bailee OReilly (160 pounds)
claimed championships in their
respective weight classes, while
Kaleb OReilly placed third (152
pounds). Baxter OReilly (105
pounds) went 1-2 in the schoolboy division but did not place.
Results of the MN/USA
Folkstyle State Tournament.are
as follows:

Baxter OReilly: did not place at 105

pounds.
Kelby OReilly: placed first at 145
pounds. Round 1 - Kelby OReilly (Cannon Falls Mat Rats) won by fall, 3:39
over Evan Lawrence (unattached); round
2 - OReilly won 2-1 by decision over
Jake Leicht (Bloomington Wrestling Club);
won by 4-0 decision over Alex Wick (Eagan);
semifinals - OReilly won by a 12-5
decision over Hayden Voxland (ZumbrotaMazeppa); championship match - OReilly
( won by a 9-1 major decision over Jackson Street (Anoka Youth Wrestling)
Kaleb OReilly: placed third at 152
pounds. Round 1 - OReilly (Cannon Falls
Mat Rats) received a bye; round 2 OReilly won by a 1-0 decision over TJ
Hoglund (St. Francis Gladiators); quarterfinals - OReilly won by a 3-2 decision
over Bodie Fitzsimonds (Anoka Youth

Wrestling); semifinal - lost 8-2 to Samuel Gibas (Elk River Youth Wrestling);
consolation semifinals - OReilly (won by
fall, 1:39, over Calvin Sund (Prior Lake
Wrestling Club); third place match - OReilly
won by fall, 3:44, over Bodie Fitzsimonds
(Anoka Youth Wrestling)
Bailee OReilly: placed first at 160 pounds.
Round 1 - OReilly (Cannon Falls Mat
Rats) won by a 3-2 decision over Robert
Striggow (Hi Flyers); round 2 - OReilly
won by fall, 1:21, over Reis Stricker
(Eagan); quarterfinal - OReilly won by
decision a 9-6 over Seth Anderson
(Lakeville Wrestling); semifinal - OReilly
won by a major decision, 12-0, over
Gaige Giles (New Prague); championship match - OReilly won by a fall. 1:34,
over Jackson Mueller (Tri City United)

Kelli (Rasmussen) Williams. Tshirts are still available for purchase for $15; contact Amy
Northrop
via
email
at
anorthro@pineisland.k12.mn.us if
interested.

PI POOL & PINS

Classic League
3-5-15
Groth Implement 7 vs. 0 Leos Sportsbar;
Eberhart Construction 5 vs. 2 AR Auto
Care; MJB Farms 0 vs. 7 Hinrichs Plumbing
& Pump
Top team game: Groth Implement 1257
Top team series: Groth Implement 3562
Top bowler game: Brandon Pederson
258
Top bowler series: Marlin Rude 703
Harvest League
3-6-15
Prigges Flooring 1 vs. 3 Schaefers Heating;
Jims Barbershop 3 vs. 1 PI Pool & Pins;
Bye 0 vs. 4 Friedrichs
Top team game: Friedrichs 1136
Top team series: Friedrichs 3291
Top bowler game: Joel Rostad 277
Top bowler series: Tim Paulson 633
Harvest League
3-11-15
Bye 0 vs. 4 PI Pool & Pins; Schaefers
Heating 3 vs. 1 Friedrichs; Jims
Barbershop 1 vs. 3 Prigges Flooring
Top team game: PI Pool & Pins 1066
Top team series: PI Pool & Pins 3096
Top bowler game: Glen Betcher 237
Top bowler series: Randy Schaefer 603

PAGE 6A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015

Area Sports

Six area athletes achieve career records

Zumbrota-Mazeppas Dillon Downes earns a takedown over KenyonWanamingos Drew Sathrum at the Section 1A meet.

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Bailee OReilly joins Goodhues long list of 100 wrestling match winners.

Bailee OReilly joins his dad

Zach
on Goodhues win list
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE When Bailee OReilly earned a 4-1 decision over
Kenyon-Wanamingos Mason Stevenson in the opening round of
the Section 1A wrestling tournament, he became the 31st Wildcat
wrestler to earned his 100th career victory.
The Goodhue sophomore saw his first varsity action as a seventh-grader wrestling at 106 pounds. He ended the season with a
17-21 record. He again wrestled at 106 pounds as an eighth-grader
placing third at the Section 1A tournament and ending the season
with a 30-13 mark. As a freshman he moved up to 120 pounds
where he had a 27-12 record and a fourth place finish at the section
meet. This year OReilly moved up to 152 pounds where he had a
29-10 record, placing second at 152 pounds. In his first state meet
action, OReilly did not place.
Bailee joins his dad Zach on the all-time wins list at Goodhue.
Zach graduated in 1994 with a career mark of 111-32-2, good for
20th on the list of 31 Wildcat wrestlers with 100 or more wins. It is
a safe bet that Bailee will have family bragging rights by the time
his mat career is over at Goodhue in 2017.
Matt Gadient (Class of 1997) leads Goodhues win list with a
198-43-1 record. He is followed by: Sam Gadient (2005), 168-48;
Brian Sutter (1991), 151-59; Kyle Drehmel (2013), 147-55; Eric
Ryan (2008), 145-53; Zach Diercks (2006), 132-63; Lucas Albers
(2008), 127-69; Ben OReilly (2002), 126-32; Caleb Diercks (2008),
125-37; Tim OConnor (2002), 123-38; Mitchell Breuer (2013),
122-65; Peter Burfeind (2002), 120-23; Dennis McNamara (1983),
119-9-2; Joe Strauss (1997), 119-42; Matt Lexvold (2014), 119-68;
Chris Lexvold (1998), 117-50; Chet Lexvold (2002), 115-42; Brandon
Voth (2005), 113-32; Zach OReilly (1994), 111-32-2; Nate OReilly
(1991), 110-20-3; Troy Stehr (2002), 111-34; Steve Hinrichs (1990),
106-39-3; Brett Gadient (1994), 104-38; Mike Kurtti (1988), 10331-1; Paul Mann (1995), 103-46-1; Chris OReilly (1994), 102-25;
Casey OReilly (1998), 101-36; Kenny Lexvold (1981), 100-3-1;
and Joel Schrimpf (1998), 100-25

Dillon Downes is third on

ZM wrestling win roster
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA Early in his senior season in December, Zumbrota-Mazeppas Dillon Downes earned his 100th career wrestling
win, becoming the 16th Cougar wrestler to attain that feat.
With a 40-9 record this season, Downes moved into third place
in the all-time win list at ZM with a 135-55 record. He trails Joey
Majerus (Class of 2015) with a record of 213-24 set this year and
Mitchell Watkins (Class of 2013) at 142-65.
Downes saw his first action as a seventh-grader, winning the
only varsity match he wrestled in 2010. He tallied an 8-12 record
as an eighth-grader, but he moved into the varsity lineup full time
as a freshman, earning a 26-13 record and a second place finish at
the Section 1A meet at 170 pounds. In his first state meet appearance, Downes did not place. As a sophomore, Downes placed third
at the section meet at 170 pounds, ending with a 29-13 record. He
dropped one weight class as a junior, finishing with a 29-13 record
at 160 pounds, placing fourth at the section meet. In his final
season, Downes placed second in the section meet at 170 pounds to
earn his second state meet trip, finishing with a 40-9 record. He
was a member of the Cougar wrestling team that placed second this
year in Class A, and teams that qualified in 2010,11 and 12.
The list of Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestlers who have won 100 or
more matches is as follows: Joey Majerus (2015), 213-24; Mitchell
Watkins (2013), 142-65; Dillon Downes (2015), 142-65Hunter Prodzinski (2014), 133-93; Ryan Smith (1995), 132-27-2; Grant Kyllo
(2011), 131-51; Matt Ryan (1993), 127-27-1; Chris Lowrie (1992),
124-51-1; Chad Matthees (2011), 123-30; Cody Heitman (2014),
119-61; Tim Quast (1998), 117-33; Justin Lowrie (1990), 113-362; Justin LaGosh (2004), 109-41; Brandon Klindworth (2011),
109-88; Colby Mehrkens (2010), 106-59; and Matt Matthees (2007),
103-45.

Goodhue Tyler Schumacher races for the loose ball at the West Section
1A tournament game against Randolph on February 24.

Tyler Schumacher becomes

Goodhues 21st player to
score 1,000 or more points
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Tyler Schumacher joined a long list of 1,000
career point basketball players during the West Section 1A tournament.
The Wildcat senior became a starter during his sophomore season, scoring 280 points. He added 362 points in his junior season
and netted 401 points this year. The 62 forward ends his career
with 1,043 points, good for 14th place on Goodhues scoring list.
Schumacher is a two-time HVL All Conference selection and
was one the last two Goodhue teams that won the West Section 1A
title.
Mikayla Miller (Class of 2014) leads Goodhues scoring list
with a 2,331 points. She is followed by Ashton Erie (2011), 1,737;
Blaine Erie (2010), 1,597; Derek Roschen (2001), 1,474; Brittney
Lodermeier (2008), 1,441; Dick Lodermeier (1972), 1,242; Erin
Gadient (2009), 1,224; Sue Lodermeier (1982), 1,190; Joy Matthees (1989), 1,145; Ann Mehrkens (1993), 1,123; Katie Thomforde (1996), 1,120; Stef Lodermeier (1994), 1,093; Josh Peterson
(2006), 1,070; Travis Holm (1994), 1,043; Callie Gadient (2001),
1,034; Cory Ryan, (2004), 1,023; and Nikki Swenson (1993), 1,022.

Kenyon-Wanamingos Ted Androli takes down Ethan Kimber of BerthaHewitt/Verndale at this years State Class A tournament.

Ted Androli and Jared Clawiter

join KWs 100 career win club
By Faye Haugen
KENYON Two Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestlers became the
15th and 16th wrestlers to joining the Knight 100 career win club.
Ted Androli
Androli became the 15th Knight wrestler to reach to the 100win mark during the Section 1A team duals in Rochester in February.
The KW junior sports a 110-55 record heading into his senior
season. Androli saw his first varsity action as an eighth-grader,
sporting a 13-20 record at 106 pounds at the end of his first Section
1A appearance. He placed second in the Section 1A meet as a
freshman, but he did not place at State, ending the season with a
24-12 record. Last year Androli won his first Section 1A title at
132 pounds, and he placed sixth at the State Class A meet ending
with a 30-18 record. He repeated as a Section 1A champion this
season, but at 160 pounds. At the state meet, Androli placed third,
ending with a 43-5 record.
Jared Clawiter
Also a junior, Jared Clawiter reached the 100-win mark during
the Section 1A individual wrestling meet to move his four-year
varsity mark to 100-36.
Clawiter saw his first varsity action as an eighth-grader, ending
with a 1-1 record. He moved into the staring lineup as a freshman,
placing first in the Section 1A meet at 106 pounds and placing
sixth in the State Class A meet, ending with a 32-15 record. As a
junior he came up a win short of moving on to the state tournament, placing third at 113 pounds and ending with a 30-14 record.
Again this season, Clawiter came up a win short at the section meet
of advancing to State, placing third at 120 pounds and ending with
a 37-6 record. He joins his brother Jace (Class of 2014, 133-58
record) on KWs win list.
Mitchel Lexvold (Class of 2012) leads Kenyon-Wanamingos
win list with a 212-23 record. He is followed by: Nathan Lexvold
(2008), 186-47; Drew Lexvold (2010), 181-21; Oakley McLain
(2012), 177-23; Adam Langer (2008), 137-60; Jace Clawiter (2014),
133-58; Chad Lexvold (2010), 132-29; Ben Johnson (1996), 12630; Jarid Groth (2010), 123-79; Alex Jackson (2013), 120-64;
Luke Hainka (2011), 109-83; Drew Sathrum (2015), 105-41; Brad
Thompson (1992), 104-39-3; and Caleb Langer (2009), 101-79.

Kenyon-Wanamingos Jared Clawiter tallied his 100 career wrestling

win at the Section 1A meet in February.

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

Monday, March 30
Goodhue softball at Lake City, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, March 31
Kenyon-Wanamingos Brittney Flom became the second Knight player to
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Cannon Falls at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
score over 1,000 career basketball points this season.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, Hayfield at Zumbrota, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 2
Goodhue baseball at Lake City, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball, Kasson-Mantorville at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Kasson, 5 p.m.
Pine Island baseball, Byron at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Cannon Falls at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Stewartville, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa track at Plainview, 4:30 p.m.

Brittney Flom becomes

second family member to
reach 1,000 points at KW

By Faye Haugen
KENYON Brittney Flom became the second family member
to join a select club at Kenyon-Wanamingo high school during the
recent playoff season. Flom joined 18 other basketball players
from Kenyon, Wanamingo and Kenyon-Wanamingo to reach the
1,000 point career scoring mark that also includes her father Brian.
Brittney saw her first varsity action as an eighth-grader, netting
eight points. She added 70 points as a freshman and moved into the
varsity lineup full-time as a sophomore, netting 303 points. As a
junior on the second place State Class AA Knight squad, she
pumped in 263 points. The 6 forward ended her career in the West
Section 1AA finals last week, scoring a season total of 369 points
for a total of 1,013 points. Dad Brian (Kenyon Class of 1986) is

fourth on the all-time list with 1,354 points.

Kasi Quam (Class of 2001) leads Kenyon-Wanamingo win list
with 1,951 points. She is followed by: Brad Spitzack (Wanamingo,
1975), 1,571; Whitney Ryan (2009), 1,440; Brian Flom (Kenyon,
1986), 1,354; Siri Sviggum (2014), 1,313; Steve Strandemo (Kenyon,
1966), 1,294; Jason Quam (1993), 1,170; Megan Quam (2015),
1,152; Lisa Angelstad (Kenyon, 1987), 1,138; Audra Clark (2014),
1,136; Brent Lurken (2001), 1,132; Brady Anfinson (2011), 1,091;
Kyle Wallaker (Wanamingo, 1986), 1,088; Brandon Quam, (2011),
1,073; Hans Sviggum (1999), 1,073; Shelby Auseth (2012), 1,047;
Cheryl Bird (Wanamingo, 1990), 1,008; and Steph Peters (2006),
1,000.

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Neighbors

Section B of NEWS-RECORD

Oronoco

Mazeppa

Pine Island

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 No. 11

ZM interviewing six PIFD receives three pet oxygen mask kits

candidates for
superintendent
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
MAZEPPA At the work session on March 9, the ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board met with
consultants from School Exec
Connect about the superintendent search. The consultants presented six final candidates for
the board to interview.
Public interviews of the candidates were conducted on Tuesday, March 17, and another will
be today, Wednesday, March
18, in the Mazeppa elementary
school media center at 5:30 p.m.
Interviewed on
Tuesday, March 17

5:30 p.m. Gary Anger principal of Red Pine Elementary,

Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan
6:45 p.m. Donita Stepan
director of curriculum, instruc-

tion and learning, Byron

8 p.m. Annette Freiheit
elementary school principal,
Hayfield
Schedule for
Wednesday, March 18

5:30 p.m. Deb Marcotte

director of teaching and learning, Hutchinson
6:45 p.m. Beth Giese superintendent of Cannon Falls
School
8 p.m. Brad Jermeland superintendent in Ogden, Iowa
The final candidate interviews
will be conducted in the ZM
High School media center in
Zumbrota at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24; Wednesday,
March 25; and Thursday, March
26.
The school board encourages
everyone to attend the interviews.

Goodhue

Red Wing Waste Campus

discusses contract with
City of Goodhue
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE On March 11,
Jeff Schneider of the City of Red
Wing Waste Campus addressed
the Goodhue City Council concerning the establishment of a
contract between Goodhue and the
waste campus. The city is requesting a contract that would expire
on December 31, 2018 with a set
fee for dumping recycled waste.
At the present time, Goodhue is
charged by Gibson Sanitation who
then pays the City of Red Wing a
tipping fee. In January, Goodhue
received a notice that the tipping
fees were raised to $80 per ton.
Schneider said that a raise of
ten dollars per ton would equal
about $0.73 a month per
household. Red Wing is cautious
about setting a fee, because they
are at the mercy of state legislature statutes and the Minnesota
Pollution Agency. He will now talk
to the City of Red Wing about
signing a contract.

by city attorney Richard

Gorman. A committee consisting
of Mayor Kerry Bien, councilman
John Adams, and Gorman will meet
with Goodhue Township. Any
costs occurred in the annexing will
be paid by the city.
Volksfest

Alex Dicke, representing the

Goodhue Jaycees, requested
changing the set-up of the stage
for Volksfest to begin on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. He had spoken to the affected businesses and
they did not object.
The 2015 lineup for music has
been set: Minnesota & Blackhawk
will open on Friday, June 12. On
Saturday, June 13, JT & The Gunslingers, Maiden Dixie, and Montgomery Gentry will perform.
City projects

City engineer Andy Brandel

presented an adjusted bill from
Fitzgerald Trucking and Excavation for work on the Third Street
project. He and Public Works Director Steve Voth reported that
EDA meeting
The council met at 5 p.m. for its work on the bath house is proEDA meeting. The subject of a gressing as planned. The cement
land annexation was brought up block work was slowed by muddy
conditions, but the shingling of

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Fire Department has a new
tool to use when pets are victims
of smoke inhalation in a home fire.
Etta Meinecke of Rochester donated three specially designed pet
oxygen mask kits on March 6, as a
way to thank the PIFD for its assistance after her car accident in
Pine Island in January of 2014.
The PIFD had helped take care of
the two foster dogs she was transporting during the time of her accident, so Meinecke felt the pet
oxygen masks were a perfect fit to
show her appreciation.
Pam Miller, the owner of BACB
Unleashed in Rochester, also
known as Bone Appetit Canine
Bakery in Rochester, worked with
Meinecke on the donation. Miller
launched a campaign called Fresh
Air for Fido that collects donations for the purchase of oxygen
masks made specifically for pets.
Her goal is to have every truck in
the Rochester Fire Department,
as well as in the surrounding Rochester area, equipped with these lifesaving kits. Each kit costs about
$65 and contains three reusable
masks appropriately sized for
small, medium, and large pets.
Most often, they are needed for
dogs and cats, but they also can be
used to resuscitate rabbits, other
small mammals, and birds. The
masks connect to standard oxygen tanks that rescue teams carry.
PIFD Chief Jay Strande said they
know how important pets are to
their families and the department
is excited to have them. He added,
Calls that involve animals and
kids really get to these guys and it
hits them hard. I can remember a
couple of times where the pet masks
would have come in handy, so we
are glad to have them, but we hope
we dont have to use them. The
three main trucks will be equipped
with the pet oxygen mask kits.
Before the pet masks were avail-

Etta Meinecke of Rochester and Pam Miller of Bone Appetit Canine Bakery in Rochester donated three pet
oxygen mask kits to the Pine Island Fire Department on March 6 in appreciation for the help and kindness
Meinecke received from the PIFD after an accident that left her and two foster dogs in need of assistance.
From left to right are Meinecke with Snoopy, Miller, PIFD Chief Jay Strande with Ranger, and fireman Mike
Brown with Bella. Meinecke and Miller presented three pet oxygen mask kits to the PIFD on March 6.

able rescuers had to use masks

made for humans, which arent
very effective because they dont
fit over an animals snout. With
these special pet masks, the PIFD
rescuers will be able to give pets
oxygen on the scene.
Since the start of Millers Fresh
Air for Fido campaign in the fall
of 2014, the Rochester Fire Department now has fifteen new pet
oxygen masks, Kasson has two,

Dodge Center one, Eyota two,

Plainview two, and now Pine Island has three. On Monday, March
16, three were donated to the Zumbrota Fire Department. And Miller
is working on campaigns for Byron,
Stewartville, and other cities. She
said, Its a comforting feeling,
knowing that the fire trucks are
equipped with all the proper tools.
You hear stories all the time about
how firefighters are concerned

about pets, and how theyll do

whatever they can to rescue
someones pet. Now theyll have
the right equipment to help. Eventually, Miller also hopes to launch
campaigns to buy protective vests
for police canines. For more information contact Miller at 612816-7366, email BACBUnleashed
@me.com, or visit www.BACB
unleashed.com.

the roof is continuing.

Other business

The Goodhue Fire Department

requested $400 to train three members of the department in
Rochester. The board approved the
costs.
The City of Bellechester has
requested the use of Goodhues
street sweeper once or twice per
year. The council approved this
for a charge of $150 per hour from
the time the sweeper leaves
Goodhue until it returns.
It was brought up that Mitzi Bjork
has not repaired the windows in
the building that housed Doc
Sawyers. Councilor Leia Ryan
was assigned to follow up to ensure the safety of area residents.

Wanamingo

Commercial Club meeting is March 20

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO For several
decades the Wanamingo Commercial Club has been active in the
community promoting and organizing various events, such as
Halloween and Christmas in
Wanamingo. The club has about
25 active members who meet the
first Wednesday of the month at
noon at JBs Tavern on Main Street.
However, there will be a special
meeting on Friday, March 20 at 6
p.m. at the Community Center.

Anyone is welcome to attend.

Club president Todd Greseth
estimates that about 53 businesses
are being operated in or around
Wanamingo or run by Wanamingo
residents. With the expansion of
Vertical Limit, Riverview Services,
and Maple Island, he said, The
employment side of the commercial business in Wanamingo is
larger than it has ever been. The
group started a page on Facebook
and is in the process of creating a
website.

The club will host a Small Business Saturday on March 21 at the

community center from 8 a.m. until
2 p.m. The goal of the event is to
bring a greater awareness to services that are provided by local
business individuals.
For more information on the
Wanamingo Commercial Club
contact
Greseth
at
gmitg@frontiernet.net or 8242121; or call secretary/treasurer
Bonnie Hermann at 824-2912.

Webelos from Pack 76 earning their Arrow of Light award are, from left to right, Trevor Steberg, Laden
Nerison, Hunter Jones, Kiernan McGuire and Evan Lewis. After being presented with their Pack awards, the
scouts were welcomed into Boy Scout Troop 76.

Five scouts cross over to Troop 76

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO On February
24 five Cub Scouts from Pack 76
participated in a crossover ceremony at the Wanamingo Community Center to officially enter
the Boy Scout Troop. As Webelos,
Hunter Jones, Evan Lewis, Kiernan
McGuire, Laden Nerison and
Trevor Steberg completed the re-

quirements to earn their Arrow of

Light Award patch prior to transferring to Boy Scout Troop 76.
The boys were also presented with
their additional compass points to
go on their emblem patch and activity pins they had earned toward
their rank advancement during the
ceremony.
Others participating in the cer-

emony were Boys Scouts Brandon and Jonathon Dierks, Chris

Farrell, Colin McGuire and Alec
Nesseth; adult leaders Mike Farrell
(Troop Scoutmaster) and Mike
McGuire (Troop Assistant Scoutmaster/Pack Assistant Cubmaster),
Eric Dierks (Pack Cubmaster) and
Barney Nesseth (Pack Committee Chairman).

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Zumbrota
Goplen dies in tree
trimming accident
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
ZUMBROTA A rural Zumbrota man died on the afternoon
of March 10 in an apparent treetrimming accident. The body of
Dale Goplen, 73, was discovered
on March 11 after authorities were
asked to check on his welfare.
On March 11 a friend stopped
by Zumbrota Ambulance at 1:41
p.m. to request authorities check
on the welfare of Goplen after he
did not show up for morning coffee as scheduled. The friend, Zum-

brota Ambulance, and deputies

went to Goplens residence at
47110 County 10 Boulevard in
Roscoe Township to investigate
and discovered the body.
The GCSO said it appeared
Goplen had been using two ladders and a tractor with a bucket to
trim a tree branch about 25 feet
above the ground. Authorities suspect the branch broke while it was
being cut by a chain saw. The
branch then struck the ladder, causing Goplen to fall to the ground.

ZMHS band earns

highest scores for
sixth straight year

Zumbrota-Mazeppa sixth grade Math Masters are, front row, from left
to right: Morgan Archer, Kimmetha Weber, Audrey Downes, Logan
MEDFORD On Friday, March the performance including flute Jasperson, Raelyn Stiller, Gracie Flicek, and Beau Jurrens; back row:

6, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa High

School symphonic band traveled
to Medford for the annual Large
Group Contest. For the sixth year
in a row the band received the
highest overall score of the day,
receiving a rating of Superior, with
individual scores of 38, 38, and
39 out of 40 possible.
Judges listening to the bands
were Thomas Maeck, band director from Eagan High School; Jim
Siewert, retired director from St.
Peter; and Franklin Hotzel, a
freelance trumpet player from the
Twin Cities area. The judges were
all extremely complimentary of
the band. Strengths of the group
identified by the judges included
maturity of sound, balance, blend,
and intonation, as well as overall
attention to detail and musicality.
The band performed two selections: Tocatta for Band, by Frank
Erickson and Shenandoah, arranged by Frank Ticheli. Many
soloists were featured throughout

players Rebecca Steffes, Riley

Morrow, Maggie Gunhus, and
Alyssa Burns. Clarinet players
featured were Emma Gunhus,
Georgia Hinrichs, Sophie Holm
and Inga Jentsch. Mark Yeakel
was featured on alto saxophone
along with Rachel Tschann on horn.
Trumpets featured were Brady
Hinrichs and Kevin Nordquist.
Featured low brass included Paul
Dahlen on trombone, Miles Klotz
on euphonium, and Alex Guse as
well as Derek Stehr on tuba.
You can hear the ZM symphonic
band free of charge on Monday,
March 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the ZMHS
auditorium. The band will be sharing the stage in joint concert format with the internationally recognized Sheldon Theater brass
band from Red Wing.
The band will again be performing its annual spring concert on
Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at
the ZMHS auditorium. The two
concerts will feature different programs.

ZMHS choir performs

in Large Group Contest
MEDFORD On Friday, March
6, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa High
School choir performed in the
Minnesota State High School Large
Group Contest at Medford High
School. The concert choir performed Ahrirang by Robert
DeCormier and I Have Longed
for Thy Saving Health by William Byrd. The choir received good
comments from all three judges,
including lovely sound, ladies,
mature and well blended, good
work with dynamic changes, and
good expression vocally. Out
of 40 points total, the choir re-

ceived 35, 34, 33 for an Excellent

rating.
The choir also had the chance
to listen to choirs from other
schools. During this time they had
the opportunity to evaluate the other
choirs based upon: tone quality,
intonation, rhythm, balance and
blend, technique interpretation and
musicianship, diction and other
performance factors.
The choir was accompanied by
Jackie Matuska. The ZMHS concert choir is directed by Susan
Peterson.

ZM Math Masters team takes seventh

ROCHESTER The ZumbrotaMazeppa sixth grade Math Masters teams participated in the Regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Rochester on
March 6. There were twelve different schools represented with
thirty-seven teams for a total of
183 participants from around southeast Minnesota. The team of Raelyn
Stiller, Willie Holm, Soren Hellyer,

Landen Chandler, and Cole Brooke

received ribbons for placing seventh out of the 37 teams.
All students completed a series
of eight different timed tests that
definitely challenged the thinking process. A sample question
that would have been given them
would be, Find the product of
the reciprocal of 3.75 and 3/5. Write
your answer as a fraction in sim-

February 6
1:38 p.m. Zumbrota Post Officer
reported the theft of mail at an address
where the resident was out of town.
2:45 p.m. An officer responded to a
parking violation.
4:59 p.m. SuperAmerica reported
a gas drive-off.
7:16 p.m. _ A driver was warned for
not having headlights on at night.
10:17 p.m. A vehicle was blocking
a roadway.
10:27 p.m. A driver was arrested
for DWI.
February 7
3:03 a.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a traffic stop.
11:44 p.m. A driver was stopped
for going over center line and driving
conduct. The driver was arrested on a
DWI.
February 8
1:03 p.m. Rochester State Patrol
reported a vehicle going all over the
road and over the fog line and center
line.
2:44 p.m. A male asked for an
officer to do a stand by while he started
his car.
February 9
12:44 a.m. A male reported that he
found two people inside his vehicle parked
in a driveway. He caught one and brought
him inside his garage and pinned him
down but the other person got away.

10:25 p.m. A female reported that

her vehicle had been broken into.
1:22 p.m. The motel reported a
vehicle, driven by a gust, was not put
into park and rolled into the building
sometime during the night. There was
moderate to heavy damage to the building.
5:03 p.m. A female reported a theft
from her vehicle. An iPhone car charger
and a wallet were taken.
February 10
12:11 a.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a traffic stop in Goodhue.
7:30 a.m. An officer watched school
crossings.
12:54 p.m. An officer assisted the
State Patrol with lights for a vehicle in
the median.
1:08 p.m. A 911 hang up was
received from Commercial Water distribution.
4:54 p.m. A husky dog was running
loose in front of the high school.
February 11
7:29 a.m. An officer watched the
school crosswalks.
10 a.m . A female was having chest
pain and shortness of breath.
10:27 a.m. An officer did a walk
through in the school.
11:29 a.m. An officer assisted with
a funeral escort.

Name: Tayler Mort

Parents: Brenda and Jeff Mort
Siblings: Greg
High school activities: Softball, basketball, and volleyball
Favorite class or subject: Advanced biology with Ms. Heitmann
Best high school memory:
Going to State in softball and basketball
Hobbies: Playing softball, hanging out with friends, watching
movies, going shopping
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead?
Melissa McCarthy
Favorite...
Book: The Fault in Our Stars
Movie: The Heat
TV Show: The Biggest Loser
Song: Im Not the Only One
by Sam Smith
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? A nice sports car
Describe yourself in one word:
Talkative
College/career plans: Go to the
University of Wisconsin Eau
Claire and play softball and major
in elementary education.

plest form. (answer:4/25) The ZM

students did extremely well in the
fact drill with all sixteen students
placing in the top 40% of the 183
participants. Mya Aiton was recognized as 12th place on this drill.
All students at the competition
were selected because of their interest and skills in mathematics.
Math Masters began as a fifth grade

math competition program in 1989

with teams from 44 schools taking part. In 1995, the competition
expanded to included sixth graders; this year there are approximately 5,000 fifth- and sixth-graders registered to compete throughout Minnesota. Denise Leedham
volunteers her time coaching this
team.

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

ZM SENIOR PROFILES

Name: Kennedy Mueller

Parents: Anthony and Kristin
Mueller
Siblings: Addison, 15, and
William, 12
High school activities: Dance
team, National Honor Society,
Students Against Destructive Decisions, choir
Favorite class or subject: Sociology with Mr. Raasch
Best high school memory: State
dance team
Hobbies: Dance, reading, singing
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead?
Ashton Irwin, Emma Watson, Alex
Gaskarth
Favorite...
Book: Looking for Alaska by
John Green
Movie: All the Harry Potter
movies
TV Show: The Big Bang Theory
Song: Remembering Sunday
by All Time Low
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? Tickets for a concert
Describe yourself in one word:
Caring
College/career plans: Go to
Winona State University and major in elementary education

Soren Hellyer, Landen Chandler, Paul Johnson, Carter Claxton, Tanner

Gates, Willie Holm, Cole Brooke, Mya Archer, Annika Angerman, and
coach Denise Leedham.

Name: Benjamin Grimsrud

Parents: Peter and Jennifer
Grimsrud and Laurie Mona
Siblings: Kyle and William
Grimsrud, and Sawyer and Corie
Deraas
High school activities: Cross
country
Favorite class or subject: Physics
Hobbies: Reading, video games,
and running
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead? My
dead grandmother
Favorite...
Book: A Dance With Dragons
and The Wise Mans Fear
Movie: Thank You For Smoking
TV Show: Game of Thrones
Song: Bohemian Rhapsody
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? More lottery tickets
Describe yourself in one word:
Honorificabilitudinitatibus
College/career plans: Engineering or business at the University of Minnesota.

ZM ISD 2805
REGULAR SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2805
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015
7:00 P.M.
ZM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDIA CENTER
MAZEPPA, MINNESOTA
I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)
II. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
III. Adopt Agenda (Action)
IV. Communications
V. Reports
VI. Patron Input
VII. Old Business
a. Superintendent Interviews
b. MSBA Policy Revision
c. Trap Team Lettering
d. School Resource Officer
e. 2015-16 School Calendar (Action)
f. Construction House
VIII. New Business
a. Adopt the Consent Agenda (Action)
b. Personnel (Action)
IX. Board Comments and Reports
X. Future Agenda Items
XI. Adjourn (Action)

11:49 a.m. A driver was warned for

having no trailer lights.
4:58 p.m. A male was having difficulty breathing.
February 12
5:53 p.m. A female reported lots of
footprints around her house. An officer
found human and dog prints around the
home and going up the back stairs.
There was no apparent entry into the
home.
February 13
3:53 p.m. The Verizon store reported two females were trying to steal a
phone from the store. The owner of the
store chased them out and got the phone
back from them. The females were located and stopped by a deputy and were
taken into custody. Numerous purses
and shoes were found in their vehicle.
8:10 p.m. A male reported that his
wife had had surgery and fainted and
was feeling weak.
10:52 p.m. A driver was stopped
for no visible plate.
11:10 p.m. A male reported that
his son had come home and was unconscious. He thought he may have taken
some kind of drug.
11:53 p.m. A driver was cited for
speeding on Main Street.
February 14
1:31 a.m. - A driver was cited for use
of tabs from another vehicle.
6:36 a.m. A driver was stopped for
license plate out and the registered owner
showing a revoked driving status.
2:17 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
9:36 p.m. An officer assisted a
State Trooper with a vehicle stop.
10:21 p.m. A driver was given a
warning for a tail lamp out.
February 15
1:14 a.m. An officer did a traffic
stop on a suspicious vehicle from area.
The driver gave a false name of a real
person. The driver had a felony warrant
out of Anoka County. The vehicle was
searched and the officer found over $600

in counterfeit currency.
8:11 a.m. A driver was cited for
speeding.
1:57 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
5:24 p.m. A two-vehicle accident
was reported.
9:35 p.m. An officer responded to a
Lifeline alarm.
February 16
9:25 a.m. Dairy Farmers of America
reported receiving a message on their
answering machine threatening to add
something to their product and that if
they didnt get llama milk they would kill
some kids.
4:58 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
6:46 p.m. A female fell and was
complaining of rib and ankle pain.
7:08 p.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a DWI arrest.
February 17
7:29 a.m. A driver was warned for
dropping off a child in the school bus
area at school.
11:31 a.m. Matthees Midtown received a bad check.
11:38 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
3:07 p.m. An officer did a walk
through school and watched the crosswalks.

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Churches
BELLECHESTER
ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITE
CHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2
miles north of Bellechester on County
2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-9234240. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Hymn
Sing every fourth Sunday.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellechester, Father Paul Kubista. Sunday
mornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesday
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUE
HOLY
TRINITY
CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Mass
times: Monday and Wednesday, 8
a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday and
Thursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30
a.m. St. Columbkill.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Secretary hours: Monday and
Thursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesday
and Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Wed., March 18: 7 p.m. Worship.
Sun., March 22: 8:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 9:30 a.m. Worship with communion with 3-6-graders singing.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
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, 8-11
a.m. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;
Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.
Website: www.gracelutheranoronoco
.come. Follow us on facebook.
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.,
March 18: 11:30-1 p.m. Luncheon.
Thurs., March 19: 6:30 p.m. Prayer
class meets. Sun., March 22: 11 a.m.
Worship; Pack the Pews Sunday.
Wed., March 25: 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 available. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;

10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship

(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayer
service; Cornerstone Club.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday 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, 3568622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sundays: 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; Saturday 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.; Confessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tuesday-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,
Pastor Kip A. Groettum, Associate
Pastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo
.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.org
Wed., March 18: 3:30 p.m. 7-8-grade
confirmation field trip; 6 p.m. Book
study; Dinner; 7 p.m. Worship; 8 p.m.
Chancel choir; 8:45 p.m. Praise team.
Thurs., March 19: 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Senior quilt tying; 6:30 p.m. 5th grade
1st communion class; 7 p.m. Church
council. Sat., March 21: 8 a.m. Mens
group breakfast; 5:30 p.m. Worship.
Sun., March 22: 8:15 a.m. Worship;
9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sunday School;
Handbells; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Sunday School; 11:30 a.m. New member potluck. Mon., March 23: Newsletter deadline. Tues., March 24: 8:30
a.m. Mission quilting; staff meeting;
1:30 p.m. Bible study. Wed., March
25: 6 p.m. Book study; Dinner; 7 p.m.
Worship; 8 p.m. Chancel choir; 8:45
p.m. Praise team.
UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.
North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Carolyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;
Web address: www.piumc.org; email:
piumc@bevcomm.net. Wed., March
18: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 6 p.m.
Confirmation; 7 p.m. Worship. Thurs.,
March 19: 10 a.m. Pine Haven Bible
study; 4 p.m. Disciple. Sun., March
22: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9 a.m.
Worship with Sunday School play;
IHN week. Tues., March 24: 7 p.m.
Advanced disciple. Wed., March 25:
9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 5:45 p.m.
Meal; 6 p.m. Childrens worship; Confirmation; Adult study; 7 p.m. Worship.

WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-8243019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo. 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 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., March 18: 9 a.m. Volunteers
help with newsletter; 6 p.m. WLC
supper; 7 p.m. WLC Worship. Thurs.,
March 19: 9 a.m. 1st call group in
Rochester. Sun., March 22: 9 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
6 p.m. 1st communion class. Mon.,
March 23: 8:30 a.m. Quilting. Wed.,
March 25: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.
Worship.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
March 18: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.
Worship. Thurs., March 19: 9 a.m.
1st call group in Rochester. Sun.,
March 22: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m.
Sunday School; 6 p.m. 1st communion class at Trinity. Wed., March 25:
6 p.m. Supper at Trinity; 7 p.m. Worship at Trinity.

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, 7325367. Wed., March 18: 10:30 a.m.
Bible study; 3:15 p.m. Junior choir;
3:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 5 p.m.
Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m.
Adult choir. Sun., March 22: 8 and
10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30
a.m. Bible study. Mon., March 23: 7
p.m. Bible study. Tues., March 24:
2:15 p.m. Towers Bible study; 5 p.m.
OWLS; 6 p.m. Bell choir. Wed., March
25: 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m.
Nursing Home service; 3:15 p.m.
Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation
class; 5 p.m. Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m. Choir.

Pastor Yackel ordinated

at Urland Luthern Church
CANNON FALLS Urland
Lutheran Church had the great
honor and privilege of hosting new
pastor Andrew (Drew) Yackels
ordination service on Friday, February 20, 2015.
Present were members from
Yackels home parish near
Windom, members of Mt. Carmel
Lutheran Church in northeast
Minneapolis where Yackel volunteered during seminary, Cannon Falls area clergy, friends,
mentors, and family members. His
parents, Reverends Margaret
Yackel-Juleen and Dr. Mark
Yackel-Juleen, wife, siblings,
seminary friends and pastor mentors led the worship service. Bishop

Steven Delzer of the southeastern

Minnesota Synod of the ELCA
was
present
to
ordain
Yackel. Bishop Delzer, Urland
Council President Lyle Lorenson,
and the Urland call committee
certified Yackels call and installed
him to serve as pastor.
Yackel recently graduated from
Luther Seminary in St. Paul and
accepted the call to Urland Church
in January. His wife Angel is a
registered nurse and is nearing
completion of her schooling to
become a family nurse practitioner. The couple have settled in
Cannon Falls. They love the small
town atmosphere and are excited
to become active members of the
community.

GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN

CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
Sunday School. Communion on the
second and last Sunday of each
month. St. Johns: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Communion on the second and last
Sunday of each month. Wed., March
18: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m. Worship
at Grace. Wed., March 25: 6 p.m.
Supper; 7 p.m. Worship at St. Johns.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., March
18: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.
2nd year confirmation; 6 p.m. Supper; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation;
6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30 p.m. Worship.
Sat., March 21: 9:30 a.m. WMF
prayer breakfast. Sun., March 22:
9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:45 a.m.
Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group.
Wed., March 25: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation at Emmanuel; 6 p.m. Supper at
Emmanuel; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation at Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m.
Choir at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Worship at Emmanuel.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,

Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fellowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., March 18: 11:30
a.m.-1 p.m. Luncheon at Oronoco.
Thurs., March 19: 6:30 p.m. Prayer
class at Oronoco. Sun., March 22:
Worship; Pack the Pews Sunday.

LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.

60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Wed., March 18: 7:15 a.m.
Youth Bible study at Bridgets; 9 a.m.
Worship; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7:15 p.m. Worship;
Confirmation. Thurs., March 19:
Newsletter deadline; 9 a.m. Quilters;
7 p.m. Praise practice; Property meeting. Sat., March 21: 8 a.m. Council
retreat. Sun., March 22: 7:30 a.m.
Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise
worship; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sunday School; 6th grade acolyte, usher,
welcome host training; 10:30 a.m.
Worship; 1 p.m. Zumbrota Care Center. Tues., March 24: 11 a.m. Text
study; 3:30 p.m. First communion
chalice making at Crossings. Wed.,
March 25: 7:15 a.m. Youth Bible study
at Bridgets; 9 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Worship; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7:15 p.m. Confirmation.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,

a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Thurs., March 19:
6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,
March 22: 10:45 a.m. Worship; Luke
10:25-37.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628

County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah
Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. Wed.,
March 18: 9:30 a.m. Quilting; 6 p.m.
Supper; Study; Worship. Sun., March
22: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30
a.m. Worship with communion; Easter flower orders are due.

NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,

290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.

ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,

36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.

FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly

worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m- Corinthians.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, and counseling.

OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC

Eric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pastors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,
732-5449, church office. Website:
oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,
Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,
March 18: 9 a.m. Womens Bible
study; 3:30 p.m. Jr. Youth group;
WINGS; 5:45 p.m. Meal; 6:30 p.m.
Worship; 7:30 p.m. Youth group.
Thurs., March 19: 1 p.m. Womens
Bible study. Sat., March 21: 7 a.m.
Mens prayer breakfast; 8:30 a.m.
Womens prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. 712 grade open gym. Sun., March
22: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship;
7 p.m. 50+ Study groups. Mon.,
March 23: 7 p.m. Team leaders/council liaison meeting; Moms in prayer.
Wed., March 25: 9 a.m. Womens
Bible study; 3:30 p.m. Junior youth
group; WINGS; 5:45 p.m. Meal; 6:30
p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m. Youth group.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main
St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email
stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father
Randal Kasel, pastor. Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and
1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http:/
/stpaulzm.com. Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass at the nursing
home is the second Tuesday of the
month at 9:15 a.m.

Pastor Drew Yackel, with his wife Angel, was ordinated into Urland
Lutheran Church on February 20.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nerstrand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; Confirmation class.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,

560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Wed., March
18: 7:15 a.m. CBC; 10 a.m. Food
shelf open; 3:30 p.m. 1st communion
class; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6:30 p.m.
Worship; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal; Jubilee bells practice. Thurs., March
19: 8 a.m. ECS; 5:45 p.m. Finance
meeting; 6:30 p.m. Church council.
Sun., March 22: 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Worship; Sanctuary choir; 9:15 a.m.
5th grade communion classes; PACE;
Sunday School. Mon., March 23:
VOICE deadline. Wed., March 25:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 3:30 p.m. 1st communion class; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6:30
p.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal;
Jubilee bells practice.

THE CHURCH CORNER

The comparison trap

By Pastor Gary Basinski
New River Assembly of God
So many times in life, we all get
caught up in the comparison trap.
It is a trap that entangles people of
all ages. We find ourselves looking around at other people to see
what they have or dont have and
use that as the gauge to whether or
not we are doing OK in our own
lives.
We all want to be doing OK, we
all want to know, hey, I am making it in life. That is just a natural
part of our human nature. Someone is always richer, skinnier, taller,
younger, older, smarter, there is
always someone that we can find
that has more of what we want.
Because of this, we constantly find
ourselves selling ourselves short
and not measuring up to be good
enough. Or we see other people
who have less than we do, and we
start to think we are better because of what we have, based off
of what they do not have. See the
trap? It is dangerous to get into
and unfortunately it is all too common. So what do we do about it?
Jesus gave us a little bit of insight into what to do in Matthew
25:14-30. It is called the Parable
of the Three Servants. Jesus tells
this story to illustrate a point. There
are three guys; the owner gives

one guy five bags of gold, another

two bags, and the third one bag.
The first two guys double their
bags of gold, and the third guy
gets scared and buries his in the
ground. When the owner returns,
he gives both of the first two the
same reward. And then he turns
and snaps on the last guy. It wasnt
about the amount that the other
two brought back compared to his.
Rather, it was that he didnt do
anything with it at all.
God doesnt look at what we
have; he looks at what we do with
what we have. In the story he even
calls ten bags of gold just a few!
When in reality it could have been
up to thirty years wages. So stop
looking around at other people,
see what God has blessed you with,
and use it for his glory. When we
do that, he will continue to bless
each of us. But when we look side
to side we never stay focused on
what God wants each of us to do.
This week stay focused on your
calling and what you can do and
stop looking at other people.
God bless, and, as always, if
you have questions or want an issue to be addressed email me at
gary.nragz@gmail.com.
The News-Record invites area
pastors to write for this column.
Submit
entries
to
news@zumbrota.com.

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.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., March 22: 10 a.m. Joint
worship at Bethany followed by potluck.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Wed., March 18: 5:30 p.m.
Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship. Sun.,
March 22: 9 a.m. Confirmation; 10:30
a.m. Worship. Tues., March 24: 11
a.m. Text study. Wed., March 25:
5:30 p.m. Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., March 18: 6
a.m. Mens Bible study; 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m. Worship; 8 p.m. Praise
and worship practice. Sun., March
22: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Youth
forum; 10:30 a.m. Praise and worship. Wed., March 25: 6 a.m. Mens
Bible study; 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.
Worship.

Attention: Farmers, Business, Retirees

WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN,

LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Cannon Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Minister, 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.

RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., March
18: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.
2nd year confirmation at Hauge; 6
p.m. Supper at Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30 p.m.
Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Worship
at Hauge. Sun., March 22: 9 a.m.
Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;
5:45 p.m. Youth group at Hauge.
Wed., March 25: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6 p.m. Supper; 6:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;
7:30 p.m. Worship.

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County

Carbon monoxide detectors required in every dwelling

Submitted by the
Oronoco Fire Department
The 2006 legislature passed a
law requiring carbon monoxide
alarms in all single-family homes
and multi-family dwellings. This
law raises questions from citizens
about what carbon monoxide is
and why detectors should be mandatory. The details and implementation dates of the legislation, MN
299F.50, follow below. These
are some common questions and
answers to help readers understand
the importance of this life-saving
law.
What is carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an

odorless, colorless, very toxic gas
formed in the process of fossil fuel
combustion. CO is produced when
any material burns, but more is
produced when there isnt enough
oxygen for efficient burning. Common sources of CO in homes include fuel-burning devices such
as furnaces, gas or kerosene space
heaters, boilers, gas stoves, water
heaters, gas dryers, fireplaces,
charcoal grills, wood stoves, lawn
mowers, power generators, camp
stoves, motor vehicles and power
tools with internal combustion
engines.
How does CO affect me?

Carbon monoxide can accumulate to dangerous concentrations

indoors when fuel-burning devices
are not properly operated, vented,

or maintained. It is estimated that

acute CO poisoning contributes
to more than 2,000 deaths in the
United States annually. The U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 8,000
to15,000 people each year are examined or treated in hospitals for
non-fire-related CO poisoning.
Low concentrations of CO,
breathed over time, may contribute to other illness.
The health effects of breathing
in CO depend on the concentration of gas, the duration of exposure, and the health status of the
exposed person. For most people,
the first signs of exposure to low
concentrations of CO include mild
headache and breathlessness with
moderate exercise. People with
heart disease are most likely to be
affected. Continued exposure can
lead to flu-like symptoms including severe headaches, dizziness,
tiredness, and nausea that may
progress to confusion, irritability,
and impaired judgment, memory,
and coordination. CO is called the
silent killer because if the early
signs are ignored, a person may
lose consciousness and be unable
to escape the danger. Lethal concentrations of CO have occurred
within ten minutes in a closed garage with a car running inside.
The Minneapolis Heart Institute
Foundation studied 230 patients
treated for moderate-to-severe

poisoning from the colorless, odorless gas and found that 37 percent
suffered heart muscle injury. Of
that group, nearly a quarter died
within seven years.
What is the law?

Effective January 1, 2007, all

newly-constructed, single-family
homes and multi-family dwelling
units for which building permits
were issued on or after January 1,
2007 shall be provided with approved carbon monoxide alarms.
Effective August 1, 2008, all
existing single-family homes shall
be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms. Effective
August 1, 2009 all other multifamily dwelling units shall be provided with approved CO alarms.
All carbon monoxide alarms
must be certified by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory that
conforms to the latest Underwriters Laboratories (U/L) standards
(also known as UL2034 Standards).
General location requirements

Every single-family dwelling

and every multi-family dwelling
unit shall be provided with a minimum of one approved and fully
operational carbon monoxide
alarm installed within ten feet of
each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.
If bedrooms are located on separate floors, additional carbon monoxide alarms would be necessary
to be sure there is one alarm per

room.
Owner responsibilities
in multi-family dwellings

The owner of a multi-family

dwelling that is required to be
equipped with carbon monoxide
alarms shall be required to:
(1) provide and install one approved and operational carbon
monoxide alarm within ten feet of
each room lawfully used for sleeping; and
(2) replace any required carbon
monoxide alarm that has been stolen, removed, found missing, or
rendered inoperable during a prior
occupancy of the dwelling unit
and which has not been replaced
by the occupant prior to the commencement of a new occupancy
of a dwelling unit.
Battery removal and tampering
prohibited

No person shall remove batteries from, or in any way render

inoperable, a required carbon
monoxide alarm.
Exceptions for certain multi-family
dwellings and state-operated
facilities:

(1) Multi-family dwellings may

have approved and operational
carbon monoxide alarms installed
between 15 and 25 feet of carbon
monoxide producing, central fixtures and equipment, provided
there is a centralized alarm system or other mechanism to allow
responsible parties to hear the alarm
at all times.

(2) An owner of a multi-family

dwelling that contains minimal or
no sources of carbon monoxide
may be exempted from the requirements of this statute, provided that
such owner certifies to the commissioner of public safety that such
multi-family dwelling poses no
foreseeable carbon monoxide risk
to the health and safety of the residents.
(3) The requirements of this
section do not apply to facilities
owned or operated by the state of
Minnesota.
Where do I put my CO alarm?

Follow manufacturers recommendations for placement in your

home.
Test CO detectors at least once
a month, following the
manufacturers instructions.
Replace CO detectors and batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions.
Remember: CO alarms do not
function as smoke alarms, and
smoke alarms do not function as
CO alarms.
What do I do when the alarm sounds?

Treat all activations as real,

evacuate everyone from your home
immediately, leaving the door open
for ventilation on your way out.
Call 911 from a neighbors home.
Have your home inspected by professionals and repair any malfunctioning appliance.
If you have additional questions

or need further information on the

carbon monoxide legislation please
contact the Oronoco Fire Department at www.oronocofire. com or
the State Fire Marshal Division at
651-201-7200. You can also visit
their website at www.fire.state.
mn.us or email your questions to
firecode@state.mn.us.

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From Our Files

WANAMINGO

GOODHUE
20 Years Ago
March 22, 1995

50 Years Ago
March 18, 1965

Nathan Augustine was named

to the deans list at the University
of Wisconsin River Falls for the
fall semester. *** Paula
Bartholome was among 75 University of Wisconsin River Falls
Dairy Club members and two advisors who went to Champaign,
Illinois, for the regional American Dairy Science Association
Conference February 9.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Befort were

Sunday supper guests at the home
of Mrs. Josephine Hofschulte of
Mazeppa. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Dodge and Todd of St.
Paul visited Sunday afternoon and
evening at the Donald Payne home.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Allers
and family were supper guests in
the LeRoy Schinnert home on
Wednesday evening.

40 Years Ago
March 20, 1975

60 Years Ago
March 17, 1955

Sue Reese placed first in the

Goodhue Gesundheit 4-H Share
the Fun contest for her storytelling.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Scharpen
arrived home on March 7 from
Mesa, Arizona, in time to help
their granddaughter, Christine
Marie, celebrate her first birthday. *** BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs.
LeRoy Henrichs, a daughter, on
February 28.

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bath, a son, on March 8; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Strusz, a son, on
March 10. *** Mr. and Mrs. D.C.
Lura were Saturday evening guests
at the Dr. DeGeest home. *** Dinner company on Sunday at the A.H.
Lohman home were Mr. and Mrs.
V.R. Ericson, Janice and Vi Ann
of Hudson, Wisconsin.

20 Years Ago
March 22, 1995

visited Sunday afternoon at the Bakko of Minneapolis were weekMarch 20, 1975
The new attorney in Wanamingo home of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Holtan. end visitors at their homes.
is Steve Jorstad, who joined Ray *** Misses Ruth Grove and Phyllis
Wahlberg in his law practice in
January. *** Rita Scharpen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane
Scharpen, was named to the deans
list at Bemidji State College for
the winter quarter.

On February 6 the Ladies Auxiliary of Quamme Post 186 celebrated their 72nd anniversary.
There were ten ladies who started
the auxiliary on May 15, 1923.
They were Mina Loken, Olga
Loken, Esther Zimmerman, Alma
50 Years Ago
Moe, Anna Fredrickson, Laura
Quamme, Theodora Johnson,
March 18, 1965
Tabitha Kolsun, Gitta Johnson, and
Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Hilling were
Nellie Quamme.
Sunday dinner guests at the Donald
40 Years Ago
Hilling home at Hopkins. *** Mrs.
Mary Brislance visited from Thursday until Sunday at the James
70 Years Ago
Brislance home and Jeroy Carlson
March 15, 1945
homes at Burnsville. *** Mr. and
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Ber- Mrs. Desmond Lien and family of
nard Kann, a son, on March 11. Red Wing were Sunday afternoon
*** Miss Aileen Truttmann of Red visitors at the Oscar Haugen home.
Wing was a weekend guest of
70 Years Ago
Dorothy Krier. *** Mrs. Jack Haas
March
15, 1945
and Mrs. J.J. Ryan visited SaturMr.
and
Mrs.
Ed Holt and sons,
day at the Luverne Haas home.
Jackie and Duane, visited Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Biesner at Faribault. *** WANAMINGO, 1965 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romness celebrated their
Mrs. Anne Jystad and son Lloyd golden wedding anniversary on March 7.

ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
March 9, 2005
The Zumbrota Girl Scouts are
celebrating Girl Scout Week by
decorating area business windows.
Troop 4850 and 4840 (third-and
fourth-graders) decorated the Zumbrota Dance Studio. Troop 4820,
the kindergarten Daisy Troop decorated Busbys Hardware. *** On
Thursday the first-graders from
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary
School donated over 300 pounds
of food to the Zumbrota Area Food
Shelf.
GOODHUE 1965 Students named to the National Honor Society for the 1964-65 school year are, front row,
from left to right: Larry Voth, Paulette Engelby, Sandy Schafer, and Karen Hinsch; back row: Alice Dosdall,
Glen Stenlund, Principal Meindl, Thomas Arendt, and Nancy Ericson.

PINE ISLAND
20 Years Ago
March 22, 1995
On February 26-27, four Pine
Island band students attended the
Dorian Band Festival at Luther
College in Decorah, Iowa. They
were Mandy Getschmann, Angie
Johnson, Kim Wilson, and Sarah
Shelstad.

30 Years Ago
March 20, 1985

placed first at the Cannon Falls

Invitational on Saturday. Placing
first were Matt Collins in Drama,
Tom Koperski in Poetry, Kay
Sandeen in Extemporaneous
Speaking, and Maria Haack in
Creative Expression. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Dalager, Bree, and
Michael of Morris spent the weekend with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Don Dietz.

Delores, on March 10. *** Mr.

and Mrs. Cameron Hayward spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
John Gustafson of Cloquet and
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Gustafson
and family of Saginaw. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Abel spent
Wednesday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Jackson in Minneapolis
in honor of Mrs. Jacksons birthday.

40 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
The Pine Island High School
March
20,
1975
March
25, 1965
Student Council selected Dale
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr.
Phillipson as Teacher of the Month.
*** The Pine Island speech team Wobig, a daughter, Samantha and Mrs. Clarence Abel were Mr.
and Mrs. Don Gochnauer and
daughters, Linda and Lois. ***
Mrs. Edw. Zeller called on Mrs.
Clifford Quimby on Tuesday and
Mrs. John Zuercher on Thursday.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bruce
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kyllo
of Byron.
60 Years Ago
March 17, 1955
Uranium prospecting has paid
off for a former Pine Island man
and his two partners. Herman Bye
(Pine Island), Ben Kennedy, and
Jack Carrigan, all employees of
the Lockheed Aircraft corporation
in California, have made the first
uranium strike in Los Angeles
County. *** Leon Rew visited his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Hanson and family
PINE ISLAND, 1985 John Lindahl, sitting position, tries to turn his at Northfield on Monday. ***
opponent over at the first annual Pine Island Wrestling Open held Friday Roselee Siems of Rochester spent
night with about 250 kids participating.
the weekend with Carol Ann Moe.

20 Years Ago
March 8, 1995
On Saturday Robert Flaaen,
Kristen Berg, and Matt Teske,
members of the ZumbrotaMazeppa Middle School band,
participated in the 2nd Annual TriState Middle School Honor Band.
*** ZM High School has two new
foreign exchange student who will
be attending school here. They are
Adrian Fischer is from Gera, Germany who lives with Mike and
Stephanie Geisler, and Lui Cheung
Lee from Hong Kong who is living with Ken and Doris Mulholland
of Mazeppa.

Warren Sandberg and Stuart to

Minneapolis Sunday to spend the
day with Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Sandberg. *** The home of Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Thompson was
the scene of a family birthday party
on Sunday for their daughter Robin.
Guests were Faye and her friend
Gerry Schauer of St. Paul, Mr.
and Mrs. Rueben Scheffler, Jr. and
Jason and Wes Urevig. *** Relatives and friends gathered at the
James Wood home Monday
evening to celebrate the birthdays
of Mr. and Mrs. Wood and Elmer
Stiller. *** Eight friends of Mark
Wedge helped him celebrate his
eighth birthday last weekend with
a lunch at Shakeys Pizza Parlor
in Rochester. *** Dr. Wayne
Woodbury, Paul Rockne, and
David Rockne enjoyed the past
weekend trout fishing near White
Water for the trout opener. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Buck and Mary
of Fairmont were weekend guests
of her mother, Mrs. Henry Rossi.

50 Years Ago
March 4, 1965

Mrs. Bob Albrecht of Pine Island met Tuesday evening with

Mrs. David Pahl, Mrs. Floyd
Budensiek, and Mrs. Donald
Fredrich at the home of Mrs. Robert Barry to make plans for the
1960 class reunion of Zumbrota
High School, to be held some time
this summer. There were 40 members in the 1960 class. *** Mrs.
A.A. French, Mr. and Mrs. William French, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
French, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pahl,
and Mr. and Mrs. David Pahl attended the wedding of Billy Hiens
of Fargo, North Dakota, and Miss
Kathy Radke of Rochester Saturday morning. *** Mrs. Arlen Kyllo
entertained a group of relatives
Sunday in honor of her husbands
birthday. Dinner guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Kyllo and son
Dean of St. Paul, Gerald Kyllo of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Raymond
Kyllo and son Russell. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Ahrens and children of Stewartville visited Sunday at the home, of Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Ayen and Mr. and Mrs. John
Ahrens.

30 Years Ago
March 6, 1985
A.T. Grimsrud celebrated his
82nd birthday Friday evening at
his home. Helga Nerison prepared
the supper for guests David and
Alice Stark, Jonathan and Anna
Stark of Highland Park, and David
and Deborah Grimsrud, Matthew,
Erin, Andrew, and Holly Grimsrud. *** Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Ronningen of rural Goodhue and
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ronningen
of Zumbrota returned Monday
from a two-week vacation in
Florida.

40 Years Ago
March 6, 1975
Connie Utecht, Lee Ann Nelson, and Carol Quast spent Sunday cross country skiing from the
Utecht farm to Mazeppa. Although
they probably didnt set a speed
record, they did enjoy the crisp
day in the wooded areas east of
town watching natures signs of
spring. *** Mrs. Etta Sandberg,
Mrs. Stella Olson, and Mrs. Minnie
Gorder accompanied Mr. and Mrs.

ZUMBROTA, 1965 Eric Grimsrud of St. Olaf College was one of two
juniors selected to the first All-Conference Team by a vote of the
Midwest Conference basketball coaches. St. Olaf tied for the league
championship.

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Wanamingo

Pine Island

Wanamingo approves fund

transfer to help ailing account

Pine Island School approves student

representative application and scholarship

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO On March 9
the Wanamingo City Council discussed transferring $100,000 from
the sewer fund to debt service Fund
316. In 2002, a $1.385 million
general improvement bond was
taken out for road and utility work.
In 2010, that bond was refinanced
to obtain a better interest rate. At
that time the amount owed was
$995,000.
Yearly bond payments are about
$109,000. The fund fell into a negative cash balance of $158,000 in
2014. The sewer fund has a positive balance of $350,000.
The audit committee recommended permanently transferring
$100,000 to Fund 316 to help with
making bond payments. City Administrator Michael Boulton said
if the transfer is made to DSF316,
it should bring the fund balance to
a manageable level.
A motion by Jamie Majerus to
approve the transfer carried 4-0.
Passing of Jeff Evert

Mayor Ryan Holmes had opened

the meeting by offering the citys
condolences for the unexpected
passing of Jeff Evert. Holmes noted
that Evert was a longtime resident
of Wanamingo and an active member of a local church and the community, in addition to being an
educator, principal, and superintendent of the Kenyon-Wanamingo
School District. The mayor asked
the community to keep the Evert
family in their thoughts and prayers.
Public Works report

Monty Schaefer and Brad

Kennedy said that during the past
month they went to a wastewater
meeting in Pine Island. Work was
done at the city shop and the two
worked on equipment. The regular maintenance work was done
to the payloader and street sweeper.
A rack was constructed to hold
the banquet tables at the Community Center. With the warmer
weather, the ice rink is done for
the season. On March 9 they began trimming trees on Main Street.

The city maintenance work plan surer.

for April, May and June was reA motion by Majerus to approve
viewed. A motion by Todd Kyllo renewed coverage for elected ofto approve the plan carried.
ficials through workers compenOther business
sation carried. The policy is proThe council took action to ap- vided through the League of Minply delinquent utility and city ser- nesota Cities Insurance Trust.
vices bills to the owners property
Building permits were approved
taxes. The property on 567 Hill for Scott Ellingson for basement
Ave will be charged $206.76 for remodeling; and two for Maple
delinquent bills and 2129 Mingo Island: one for a new automatic
View Drive will be charged $13.81. sprinkler system and one for meOne other bill was paid prior to chanical/plumbing work.
the meeting only requiring the
The next regular council meetcouncils action on the two ac- ing is on Monday, April 13, at 7
counts. The amounts will be cer- p.m. in council chambers at city
tified with the county auditor/trea- hall.

Rehab work on the sewer

tank roofs approved
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO City engineer
Brandon Theobald of WHKS Engineering presented quotes for
refurbishing the wastewater sewer
plant digester tank roofs to the
Wanamingo City Council at the
March 9 meeting. The domes will
be pressure-washed and any repair work required will done before a new gel coating is put on
the top. Estimates were provided
by two companies: Champion
Coatings, Inc. for $32,500 and TMI
Coatings, Inc. for $33,800.
Councilor Jamie Majerus asked
about the cost to put new domes
on, as a comparison. Theobald
estimated $200,000 to put new
domes on both units.
WHKS has worked with Champion Coatings in the past and
Theobald said they are reliable. A
motion by Jennifer Berquam, seconded by Todd Kyllo, to approve
the work and authorize Champion
Coatings to perform the work carried.
The contractor will be given
discretion on the timeline for work,
but Theobald estimated it would

be completed within two weeks

after work begins, so by about
August 1. The city sewer system
operation will not be affected by
the rehab work on the dome roofs.
Open burning ordinance proposed

The council had its first look at

a new ordinance regulating open
burning within city limits. City
Administrator Michael Boulton
said the only reference to burning
of materials on the books is related to leaves. He said this topic
has been discussed several times
over the last few years, due primarily to complaints about burning garbage and shipping and construction supplies. Proposed ordinance #169 would prohibit burning such materials, but would not
affect recreational fires.
Majerus suggested that the fire
chief review the ordinance. Boulton
said the language is similar to that
of other cities. He noted that at
this time Wanamingo is the most
lax on burning of any city in the
area. The council will review the
ordinance at the next meeting, along
with any additions or changes suggested prior to that time.

KW SENIOR PROFILES
Kenyon video that friends and I
made in criminal justice class
Hobbies: Singing, playing guitar, eating, sleeping
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead? Liam
Neeson, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Favorite...
Book: Lord of the Rings trilogy
Movie: Gladiator, Rocky 4
TV Show: Criminal Minds
Song: Never Too Late by
Three Days Grace
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
Name: Justice Boger
be? Guitars and food
Name: Gwendolyn Bleess
Describe yourself in one word:
Parents: Donnette Boger and
Parents: Brian Bleess and Kim Quirky
Brandon
Boger
Bleess
College/career plans: Go to
Siblings:
Declan and Ayden
Siblings: Kerri, 23; Ali, 20; and college for law enforcement to
Boger
Savannah, 15
become a police officer
High school activities:
High school activities: BasketCheerleading
ball, choir
Favorite class or subject: Art
Favorite class or subject: EnBest high school memory:
glish or history
Getting second in state in basketBest high school memory:
ball junior year
Cheering at girls state basketball
Hobbies: Painting, singing,
Hobbies: Reading, cheerleading
spending time with family and
Person or persons you would
friends
like
to meet, living or dead? BenPerson or persons you would
jamin Franklin, Marie Antoinette
like to meet, living or dead? Dr.
Favorite...
Seuss, Jon Bon Jovi, Jennifer
Book: Mortal Instruments seLawrence
Favorite...
ries
Book: The Legend of Holly
Movie: Lilo and Stitch
Claus
TV Show: Gilmore Girls
Movie: Aquamarine
Song: The Anthem by Good
TV Show: How I Met Your
Charlotte
Mother
If you won the lottery, what
Song: Summer Train
would
one of your first purchases
If you won the lottery, what
Name: Rosie Breimhurst
be?
A
decent car
would one of your first purchases
Parents: Robin and Louis
Describe yourself in one word:
be? Passports and tickets for two Breimhurst
to Paris
Siblings: Nate, Sam, Kurt, and Wonderful
Describe yourself in one word: Louie
College/career plans: Go to
Honest
college
to be a teacher maybe.
High school activities: National
College/career plans: Get my
cosmetology license and a Honor Society, FCCLA, choral,
bachelors degree in business. Then band, winter play
Favorite class or subject: AP
own my own salon.
Psychology
Zumbrota
Best high school memory:
Masons rave party
Hobbies: Playing piano, singing, hanging out with friends, eating food
Person or persons you would
ZUMBROTA An event burned
like to meet, living or dead? Miley into the memory of Minnesotas
Cyrus, Ella Yelich
past, the Hinckley fire exploded
out of nowhere and burned four
Favorite...
Book: The Man in the Moon is hundred square miles in four hours.
In its path were the towns of
Actually Satan
Hinckley, Sandstone, Willow
Movie: Zoolander
River and Partridge. John Grabko
TV Show: Bobs Burgers
shares the dramatic story in his
Song: Such Great Heights by talk, The Great Hinckley Fire of
Iron & Wine
1894, Thursday, March 19, at 7
If you won the lottery, what p.m. at Crossings. The talk is free;
Name: Marissa Brinkhaus
would one of your first purchases free will offerings accepted.
Parents: Dave and Rebecca be? Buy all the kittens
More than 800 lives were lost
Brinkhaus
in
the great fire. Grabko will reDescribe
yourself
in
one
word:
Siblings: Lizzie Ince, 20; and
late
the tragic and dramatic deEclectic
Kristin Brinkhaus, 23
tails,
including the Engine 69 esCollege/career
plans:
Go
to
High school activities: Track
cape
Lake, the refuge
Favorite class or subject: Any college and major in music and foundtoinSkunk
a
rock
quarry, the herodietetics,
and
pursue
a
career
as
a
of Rudys classes
ism
of
many
and
the sad end of
Best high school memory: CSI: registered dietitian

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On March 12,
the Pine Island School Board approved an official application for
student school board representative. The rep will be eligible to
apply for a $500 scholarship from
the board.
The rep will also be interviewed
by a committee. Jeremy Douglas,
Kim Fall, or Kerry Hayden will
serve on the committee this year.
One of the board members on this
committee will mentor the student.
School board members will contribute to the scholarship fund
through the PI AAA Foundation,
which will issue a scholarship
check to the student. Their contributions to the scholarship are taxdeductible.
PreK-4 principals report

Principal Cindy Hansen reported

that the elementary school received
a grant for a full-time Reading
Corps tutor. The tutor receives
specialized training and will work
with teacher Kari Nichols.
Community volunteers visited
the school to read with the children on March 2, Read Across
America Day.
Eighty children were enrolled
for 2015-16 at kindergarten roundup. Hansen said there are now 83
enrolled. Last year 67 students were
enrolled at the round-up and there
were 87 kindergarteners at the start

of school. Though it is early for

the exact numbers in kindergarten, five sections are planned for
the fall.
The elementary school will post
openings for the positions of K-8
technology teacher and a second
grade teacher. Kelli Williams is
moving to teach fourth grade,
Molly Fernholz to third grade, and
Amy Nielson to second grade.

rubric of the lessons to the school

board. This includes a scope and
sequence. The lessons would be
30 minutes. Lessons that are taught
in other places in the curriculum
will be omitted.
Cardille reported that grades 10
and 11 registered this week for
classes. Grades 8 and 9 will register next week. He said from this
information he should be able to
Middle/high school
present a plan and any changes
principals report
for next year. Work is continuing
Principal Kevin Cardille re- on the schedule options for next
ported that the average score of year in middle and high school.
Pine Island students on the Febru- Superintendents report
ary 18 ACT practice test was 19.9.
Superintendent Tammy BergThe juniors are working on reme- Beniak reported that the district
dial work in weak areas and build- will move forward with the change
ing more confidence to improve from rSchool Today to Skyward
their scores.
web design and information manAll juniors are taking the test agement next year. There will be
this year. The average for juniors some annual savings from the
who took the ACT last year was change.
24.1.
The Department of TransporCardille and some of the staff tation and City of Pine Island are
attended Ramp-Up for Readiness working on a method for random
training. The session for middle drug testing. The district is adverschool was aimed at evaluating tising for insurance bids for next
the success of the districts pro- year.
gram. The middle school program
The district will submit a grant
was paid for as a pilot this year. application for Alternative DelivThe program cost for next year is ery of Specialized Instructional
$1,000. The high school partici- Services. The grant can be used
pated in Ramp-Up for data col- for staff and instruction or equiplection.
ment. Berg-Beniak said any equipThe district received materials ment must be returned after the
to teach lessons for Ramp-Up next grant period of two years.
year. Rosario Mollo presented the

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORT

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
near Main St N and Cty 11. A
The following information was deputy helped push the vehicle to
provided by the Goodhue County the roadside.
Sheriffs Office.
12:26 p.m. A deputy provided
February 14
a squad car escort for a funeral
4:50 a.m. Kwik Trip reported from St. Pauls Church on 3rd St
an intoxicated male left in a ve- SW.
hicle. The State Patrol located the February 18
vehicle in Olmsted County.
8:47 a.m. A deputy attended
6:58 a.m. A deputy assisted to civil matters on 5th St SW.
Red Wing Police in looking for a
8:29 p.m. A suspicious verunaway on 3rd Ave NW. The hicle was parked in the cul-de-sac
subject was not at the location.
near Sunnyside Ct NE. The dis2:21 p.m. Medical help was abled vehicle would be picked up
requested on 3rd St NW.
the next day.
5:53 p.m. A deputy helped
9:50 p.m. Three boys in dark
remove a person from a residence clothes were seen hanging out on
on 3rd Ave NE. The subject was the bridge and climbing the railwanted on Olmsted County war- ing. They were hanging a sign for
rants and was turned over to neigh- school support. The city had given
boring authorities.
them permission to do so.
February 15

February 19

1:14 a.m. A deputy assisted

1:42 a.m. Medical help was
the Zumbrota Police with a traffic requested on 5th St SW.
stop near 490th St and Hwy 52 in
2:28 p.m. A dog bite was rePine Island Township.
ported on Center St W.
February 16
2:28 p.m. A person near Hwy
3:57 p.m. Trees were being 52 and Cty 11 requested a deputy
sawed and a Bobcat vehicle used assist with traffic control to get a
on private property on the 51500 stray cat off the highway. The cat
block of 210th Ave in Pine Island moved on its own.
Township. The complainant re- February 20
quested they be removed. The
7:59 a.m. A vehicle was in the
woodcutter owned the land he was ditch near 520th St and Hwy 52 in
on. The complainant was advised. Pine Island Township.
5:07 p.m. A deputy checked
11:48 a.m. A person on Cenon the welfare of a person on 3rd ter St requested that a deputy reSt NW. The subject was fine but lay an urgent message to a subject
was having problems with their at their last known address. The
phone.
building had since been torn down.
February 17
The complainant was advised.
7:27 a.m. A vehicle was
2:53 p.m. A vehicle was in the
stopped in the middle of the road ditch on its side near the 17400

February 21

1:15 a.m. A deputy assisted

Prairie Island Police by checking
for a vehicle on 4th St SW.
1:29 a.m. An intoxicated male
who was unable to walk was in
the Kwik Trip store. The male was
picked up by his mother.
9:06 a.m. Three vehicles were
parked near private property on
490th St in Roscoe Township. The
occupants were thought to be hunters as dogs were loose with them.
A deputy was unable to locate the
subjects.
9:34 a.m. A vehicle was in the
median near 480th St and Hwy 52
in Pine Island Township.
10:41 a.m. A deputy provided
a squad car escort for a funeral
from United Methodist Church.
3:01 p.m. Medical help was
requested on the 51200 block of
Fork Trl in Roscoe Township.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT

February 15
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
1:31 p.m. Cenex forgot to
The following information was
provided by the Goodhue County charge a person for gas. A deputy
contacted the vehicle owner, and
Sheriffs Office.
that person returned to the store to
February 13
11:26 a.m. A deputy observed pay for fuel.
cattle on the road near the 43800
3:10 p.m. An alarm was actiblock of Cty 1 in Wanamingo vated at Vertical Limit. It was a
Township. The cows were returned false alarm.
and the owner was advised to take February 16
12:52 a.m. Kossuth County,
care of the fence problem.
7:52 p.m. A man was arrested Iowa, advised deputies that they
near Hwy 60 ad Nelson Dr for have warrants for two subject from
fifth degree possession of a con- the 460th St of Roscoe Township.
4:22 p.m. A deputy checked
trolled substance and driving afon the welfare of a person on the
ter revocation.
17300 block of 435th St in
February 14
11:52 p.m. A man was ar- Minneola Township. The subject
rested near the 47800 block of 160th was fine.
Ave in Roscoe Township for fifth
4:58 p.m. A deer was hit by a
degree controlled substance crime, vehicle near the 51700 block of
possession of a small amount of Hwy 57 in Roscoe Township. The
marijuana, and drug parapherna- deer ran off before a deputy arlia.
rived.
7:33 p.m. Burning plastic was
reported on 2nd Ave. The suspect
was advised of the complaint and
said he would handle it.
10:26 p.m. A man was arrested near Hwy 60 and 90th Ave
Way in Wanamingo Township for
many others. In its wake, the Great gross misdemeanor no insurance,
Hinckley fire drove north central driving after suspension, and exMinnesota from a lumber economy pired registration.
to agriculture literally overnight. February 17
6:18 a.m. An apartment on
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320 East Avenue in Zumbrota. For a furnace motor seized.
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the 10100 block of Cty 12 in Cherry
Grove Township. No injuries were
reported.

Great Hinckley fire drama

detailed in free history talk

block of Cty 27 in Roscoe Township. No injuries were reported.

6:10 p.m. A juvenile tobacco
violation was reported at school.
The complaint was unfounded.
9:17 p.m. Medical help was
requested on 1st Ave SE.
9:38 p.m. Three cars were reported in the driveway, and two in
the street, near a foreclosed home
on Balsam Ct NE. One individual
had just purchased the house.
11:17 p.m. During a business
check a deputy discovered fresh
ATV tracks near the M&M Lawn
and Leisure fence. All appeared
fine.

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February 18

12:14 a.m. A man was arrested

near Sherwood Trl and Hwy 52 in
Minneola Township for speed,
driving after revocation, no insurance, possession of a small amount
of marijuana, and introduced drugs
into jail.

February 19

9:01 a.m. A deputy assisted a

motorist with a disabled truck near
Hwy 60 and Cty 1 in Cherry Grove
Township. The driver was given a
ride.
6:43 p.m. A parking violation
involving an enclosed trailer was
reported on 2nd Ave. The trailer
had a snowmobile inside. The resident said it would be moved by
the next day.
February 20

11:03 p.m. A vehicle was in

the ditch near Hwy 52 and Cty 50
in Minneola Township.
February 21

11:34 p.m. A deer hit a vehicle near Hwy 52 and Cty 50 in

Minneola Township. The deer was
in the roadway.
February 22

7:01 a.m. A gas drive-off theft

was reported at Cenex. The report
was unfounded.
4:02 p.m. A dog bite was reported on the 48100 block of Cty
1 in Cherry Grove Township.
9:05 p.m. Threats via text
message were reported on 3rd Ave.
10:00 p.m. A deputy observed
a vehicle light on in a closed garage on Main St. A deputy made
contact with the male and all was
fine.
February 23

7:43 p.m. A GPS valued at

$130 was reported stolen from
residence on the 11700 block of
415th St in Wanamingo Township. It was believed to have happened on February 14.
February 24

2:38 a.m. Issues with a renter

were reported on the 47800 block
of 160th Ave in Roscoe Township.
12:28 p.m. A vehicle rollover
occurred near 480th St and Hwy
57 in Roscoe Township. It was
unknown if the occupants had injuries.

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Pine Island

Van Horn Library sponsors

straw bale gardening workshop

Pine Island Math Masters who competed at Bethel Church in Rochester

are, from left to right, front row: Hannah Ryan and Kaedyn PetersonRucker; back row: Will Cobb, Graham Majerus, Alex Stalker, Tanner
Horton with the calculator, Logan Owen, and Mason Pike. Not pictured:
Ethan Dale and Madeline Hanson.

Pine Island Math Masters

team competes in Rochester
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND On March 6,
the Pine Island Middle School Math
Masters team participated in a
competition that took place at
Bethel Church in Rochester. Mason Pike and Madeline Hansen
both placed in the fact competition out of 184 students. Hanson
took seventh place and Pike
took19th place. The team also did
well on the team and individual
rounds but did not place.
The team members are Will
Cobb, Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker,
Hannah Ryan, Madeline Hanson,
Tanner Horton, Graham Majerus,
Alex Stalker, Mason Pike, Logan

Owen and Ethan Dale, who was

unable to attend the competition.
The Math Masters team was
formed after the students took a
selection test and the top ten students were selected to be a part of
the team. They began practicing
for the competition at the beginning of January after their return
from winter break.
The program challenges students
to use critical thinking skills and
problem-solving techniques in
mathematics, while recognizing
academic effort and achievement.
For more information about Math
Masters go to www.mathmasters
mn.org.

PINE ISLAND On Monday,

March 23, Van Horn Public Library will welcome author and
innovative gardener Joel Karsten
for a presentation on straw bale
gardening. The event will take place
at the Pine Island Senior Center,
109 3rd Street SW in Pine Island
at 7 p.m. All area residents are
welcome to attend. No registration is necessary.
Karsten, a farm boy who grew
up tending a soil garden like other
gardeners have for centuries, shook
up the gardening world with his
first book describing his breakthrough straw bale gardening concept. The New York Times called
straw bale gardening a revolutionary gardening method and his
ideas have been enthusiastically
embraced globally, making his
books bestsellers in many languages. Karsten has inspired tens
of thousands of first-time gardeners and a legion of seasoned
growers who found a new and better

Superintendent Tammy BergBeniak reviewed the breakdown

of costs for the entire utility project.
The total construction cost including engineering, inspection, and
contingencies is $1,376,978. The
school districts 68.4% portion of
the cost totals $962,956. The City
of Pine Islands 31.6% portion of
the cost with upsizing of the lines
for future development is $414,022.
Berg-Beniak explained that the
school districts final cost will be

Pine Island Fire Relief

Association gives back
to the community
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Fire Relief Association donates a total of $6,950 to help benefit several local and area organizations. The association distributes the profits they receive from
charitable gambling annually to
local organizations and events that
request assistance and are approved
by the Pine Island Fire Department (PIFD) to receive the support.
This years recipients included
PI Post Prom, PI youth football,
PI baseball, PI Strikes softball, PI
Rage volleyball, PI Cub Scouts
and Troop 69 Boy Scouts, PI Area
Home Services, PI hockey ice rink,
F.C.A., L.O.V.E., Food for Friends

(Crosswinds), and the Lonnie Berg

Benefit. The PI Fire Relief Association also gives a $500 college
scholarship to two Pine Island High
School graduates and supports
PIFD members by providing college scholarships for their children who are actively enrolled in
a college.
The Pine Island Fire Department
started its own non-profit relief
association in 1984. The late Robert
Sather, who was a prominent member of the fire department for 34
years, was instrumental in writing the by-laws for the Pine Island
Firemen Relief Association, to fund
fire department equipment and
benefit community organizations.

By Audra DePestel

Don Vang named

PI Lion of the Year
PINE ISLAND Don Vang was selected by the Pine Island Lions as their
Lion of the Year at the 2015 Mid-Winter Convention on January 17.
From left to right are District Governor Jim Dunlop, Vang, and International
Director Robert Littlefield. Dunlop asked clubs to select a deserving
Lion who goes above and beyond in Lions Club work and leadership.
Vang, who has been a member of the Pine Island Lions Club for 33
years, was chosen for his dedication to the club and his work as
chairman of the meal served at the annual Antique Tractor Drive and the
Swedish meatball dinner. He has received the award three times and
has also received the Helen Keller Award through the Lions Vision
Foundation.

way to pursue their passion, as

well as enabled retired gardeners to begin gardening again since
his method eliminates the physical challenges found in traditional
soil gardening.

out lifting a shovel and without

using soil.
Karsten earned a bachelor of
science degree in horticulture from
the University of Minnesota and
spends his summers tending his
vegetable garden, doing research,
and experimenting with new ideas
and methods he can pass along to
his followers. He is a popular
speaker, making appearances
around the world at events that
celebrate innovation, garden enthusiasts and healthful lifestyles,
and he is renowned for his social
media presence, blog, and online
impressions.
Discover more information
about Karsten and his methods at
www.StrawBaleGardens.com. For
more information about this and
other Van Horn Public Library
programs and events, visit their
website at http://pineisland.lib.
mn.us/, call 507-356-8558, or like
them on Facebook.

Oberg is a Geographic State Bee semifinalist

PINE ISLAND Pine Island
eighth-grader Emma Ann Oberg
has been notified by the National
Geographic Society that she is one
of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 MinnesotaNational
Geographic State Bee, sponsored
by Google and Plum Creek. The
contest will be held at St. Cloud
State University on Friday, March
27. Pine Island has not had a fe-

Utility agreement approved for

new Pine Island PreK-4 School
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On March 12,
the Pine Island School Board approved the agreement to extend
water, storm sewer, and sewer utility services to the new PreK-4
building that is under construction.
The agreement includes an alternative utility loop with the City
of Pine Island waiving sewer access charges and water access
charges for the school.

Joel Karsten

The Straw Bale Gardens

Breaking New Ground! workshop
will teach you how to grow a garden without pulling weeds, without the heavy lifting and without
getting down on your hands and
knees like traditional gardening
requires. If you thought the only
place to grow healthy vegetable
crops was in black dirt, youll be
inspired by the science and biology Karsten offers in his presentation. Learn to grow a bountiful
garden using no herbicides, insecticides or pesticides. Learn to
plant a wide variety of vegetables,
root crops, vine crops, and even
beautiful flowers, directly into your
conditioned straw bales, much
earlier in the season than youre
used to. Discover how any backyard, concrete patio, rooftop or
driveway can become a productive garden. Learn the details of
this revolutionary and easy gardening method to create a beautiful and productive garden, with-

male winner of the local contest

and qualifier for State since at least
1996.
This is the second level of the
National Geographic competition,
which is now in its 27th year.
School Bees were held in schools
with fourth through eighth grade
students throughout the state to
determine each school champion.
School champions then took a
qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic
Society. The Society has invited
up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Department of
Defense Dependents Schools and
U.S. territories to compete in the
state Bees.
Each state champion will receive
$100, the National Geographic
Atlas of the World, 10thEdition,
a medal, and a trip to Washington,
D.C., to represent their state in the

reduced to $836,898 because of a

$40,000 annexation fee that was
already paid and an $86,058 contribution from Tower Investments.
The city council will vote on
the agreement on Tuesday (March
17). We must award the bid by
March 27 before it expires, she
said. The board thanked her for
all of the time and work she invested representing the district for
the utility agreement.
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
Points of Panther Pride
PINE ISLAND At the facility
The school board recognized the update on March 12, the Pine Island School Board firmed up some
accomplishments of:
Broc Finstuen as Athlete of of the summer plans for construction projects at the middle and high
the Week for basketball
Madeline Hansen for placing school building.
Kerry Hayden said the 1934
third in Regional Semifinal Spelling Bee and making it to the eighth building will come down this sumround in Regional Final Spelling mer. A part of the 1934 basement
will be saved along with some of
Bee
Riley Gasser & Connor the utility and mechanical systems
Some of the new higher
McAlpine for earning fourth out there.
voltage electrical and other meof fourteen teams at Science Olym- chanics will be added.
piad Robocross
The locker systems for grades
Brynn Olson who competed 5-8 will be installed over the sumin state gymnastics.
mer. Construction will also start
Ben Farrell who has been se- on the fitness center and the audilected to play in the Minnesota torium. The district has been meetHigh School Football All-Star ing with theatre consultants and
Gameone of only five in Pine electrical engineers.
Island Schools history.
The school board approved the
Noah Bauer, the state wres- installation of a large crane at the
tling champ in 113-pound class in
Section 1A
John Champa for receiving
Outstanding Citizen in the Pillars
of Pine Island Awards.
Emma Ann Oberg who will
compete in the State Geography
Bee.
Tim Nehring, first grade
PINE ISLAND The followteacher, who received the Post- ing students were named to the
Bulletins Teacher of the Month Honor Roll for the second quarter
at Pine Island High School.
award.
A Honor Roll
The Parent-Teacher-Student
Grade 12 Jacob Barr, Adam
Organization for the funding to
add Wi-Fi on buses and for por- Barsness, Jordyn Braaten, Kaitlyn
Champa, Jeremy Clark, Kristi
table Wi-Fi devices.
Craig Anderson who received Clark, Laura Cragoe, Emilee
a state Epics in Coaching award, Fredrickson, Christopher Frick,
is featured in Coaching Manage- Abigail Gushulak, Melanie
Emily Kaul, James Kroll,
ment Magazine, and was nomi- Heeren,
Matthew Kukson, Noelle
nated to serve on the Minnesota Langworthy, Mitchell Leland,
State High School League Board Lauren Rupprecht, Caitlin
of Directors.
Schartau, Taylor Schroder, Luke
Other business
Thornton, Derek Titus, Victoria
The board approved policies for Vouk, Ashley Westlake, Alicia
curriculum development, public Woodward
and private personnel data, school
Grade 11 Mitchel Acker,
district curriculum development Valeria Agus, Sara Albertelli,
and instruction goals, and tobacco- Nicholas Cain, Garrett Cobb, Krista
free environment.
Hogstad, Madison House, Alexis
An overnight field trip request Loats, Stephanie Norte, Keanan
from the FCCLA was approved. Peterson-Rucker, Brooke Salfer,
41 students in grades 7-12 will Molly Shelton, Madeline Sorum
Grade 10 Jessica Ableitner,
attend the annual state STAR comKayla
Anderson, Leah Anderton,
petition in Bloomington, April 1618. The district will pay $90 per Madison Andrist, Ally Barr, Jacob
student who qualified and the Barsness, Haley Bauman, Angela
FCCLA will pay $100 per person. Behrens, Hope Benike, Andrew
The students raise funds for the Bogard, Patrick Bogard, Morgan
Lindsay Cobb, Emma
field trip by selling cookie dough Brehmer,
Culbertson, Jena Garness, Josiah
and butter braids in the fall. Margie Gutzmer, Allegra Hoppe, Lauren
Berg, Angie Koster, and Mike and Hunskor, Kelly Jackson, Kimberly
Stephanie Hildenbrand will super- Johnson, Malea Klein, Noah
vise the students.
Koenig, Hannah Kraling, Paige

Emma Ann Oberg

National Geographic Bee Championship to be held at National

Geographic Society headquarters,
May 11-13, 2015.
The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholar-

ship and lifetime membership in

the Society. The national champion will also travel (along with
one parent or guardian), all expenses paid, to the Galpagos Islands, where he/she will experience geography firsthand through
up close encounters with the islands unique wildlife and landscapes. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Expeditions and
National Geographic. Visit
www.nationalgeographic.com/
geobeefor more information on the
National Geographic Bee.
National Geographic Channel
and Nat Geo WILD will air the
2015 National Geographic Bee
Championship final round, moderated by award winning journalist Soledad OBrien, on Friday,
May 15, at 7 p.m. The final round
will be aired later on public television stations. Check local television listings for air date and time
in your area.

Plans firmed up for summer construction

at Pine Island Middle/High School
back Panther door of the building. The crane will be used in the
demolition of the 1934 building
and many other projects. Hayden
said, It will be available to all
trades working on the site.
The school district has received
calls from organizations questioning if their summer athletic camps
and other activities in the middle/
high school building must be relocated. Kim Fall said, The construction was planned to allow
summer activities and events at
the school.
Superintendent Tammy BergBeniak presented video views of
some options for areas to be constructed and remodeled in the building. The auditorium, forum room,
and open flexible use areas were
included in the presentation. The
board is selecting seats for the new
auditorium.

PreK-4 update

Earlier there was only one bid

for concrete at the PreK-4 site that
was over budget. Kraus-Anderson recommended waiting until
spring for bids. Hayden said KrausAnderson has been working with
North Country Concrete, a company currently working at the new
site. North Country would do the
work for close to the budgeted
line item. It was recommended that
the school board accept their bid
of $222,300. The board accepted
the bid.
Hayden reported that the gymnasium floor is finished. One section of the building is concreted,
and drywall is in the process. Another section is close to this stage.
Work is progressing on another
section. Crews will soon be working on the structures that connect
the sections of the new building.

Pine Island High School second

quarter Honor Roll announced

Landon, Drew Lohmeyer, Logan

Meurer, Michael Quintero
Bungert, Mikayla Radtke, Brittany
Rud, Arlena Schmidt, Tucker
Strande, Reagan Titus, Cole
VanHouten, Eliza Warneke, Jack
Williams
Grade 9 Jocasta Adelsman,
Tanner Bates, Josiah Bauer,
Zachary
Cain,
Cassidy
Clementson, Nicole Fall, Brianna
Fohrman, Ryan Fohrman, Allison
Hogstad, Michael Horkey, Bridget
Kennedy, Noelle Koenig, Noah
Kuball, Josselyn Lindahl, Keegan
Majerus, Morgan Martincek,
Nathan Marx, Julianne OReilly,
Brynn Olson, Alex Pahl, Autumn
Pin, Mya Polzer, Sara Schartau,
Wesley Sorum, Katilynn Swanson,
Isabella Wiggins
B Honor Roll
Grade 12 Samuel Baska, Sarah Dodge, Mikayla Goodman,
Ryan Haffeman, Tucker Hanson,
Brandon Haze, Hunter Kraling,
Hannah Liffrig, Mitchell
Magnuson, Josie Mancilman,
Mikayla Pukal, Keana Rosaaen,
Nicholas Schleck, Liza Shelquist,
Isabelle Sorensen, Emalie Stolp,
Candace Uhde, Emma Vouk, Kira
Ziegler
Grade 11 Tristan Akason, Katie
Bruesewitz, Summer Cavallaro,
Kaylee Drazan, Kristin Evers,
Shane Field, Miranda Hawkinson,
Bryce Hinrichsen, Matthew Huus,

Caleb Kopp, Sydney Lenz, Kylee

Locke, Jesselyn Lonneman, Jessica McNallan, Linnea Nichols,
Madilyn Owen, Angelica Petrini,
Brianna Quintero Bungert, Taylor Rasmussen, Summer Rauk,
Nicolas Roberts, Erin Rupprecht,
Montserrat Salinas Van Treek,
Logan Simon, Amanda Troester,
Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson, Christopher Williamson
Grade 10 Alexander Aarsvold,
Mason Agee, Jena Archer, Isabelle
Bond, Brady Braaten, Alyssa
Bronk, Samantha ClementsonLuhmann, Brielle Corbecky, Emily
Cote, Jadyn Davidson, Derek Fall,
Sabrina Felker, Emily Fisher, Jared
Fredrickson, Emily Fried, Amanda
Hildenbrand, Jacob Ihde, Katie
Jackson, Ryan Kelling, William
Larson, Katelynn Leibold, Sean
McDonough, Bernt Podratz,
Michael Rabbitt, Leah Shelquist,
Samantha Shull, Justice Story,
Mariah Zincke
Grade 9 Keagan Bailey,
Arniecee Brewster, Sydney
Cavallaro, Melaina Distad,
Lauralee Eaton, Tanner JacksonStock, Alec Jarosinski, Gavin
Kennedy, Carolyn Kittleson, Emily
Klingsporn, Dane Loucks, Izabella
Maass, Elizabeth Nelson, Monique
Nelson, Shannon Pike, Shelby
Pletz, Alexis Poncelet, Matthew
Riley, Amanda Rogers, Emilie
Rucker, Chaleigh Sellers, Morgan Strop