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Serving the Highway 52 Golden Corridor from Hader to Oronoco
Section A of Two Sections
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 No. 18
One Dollar
Construction class is finishing

its 41st home in its 40th year
By Audra DePestel
The Great Gatsby Prom in PI

PINE ISLAND Pine Island High School had a Great Gatsby themed
prom on Saturday, May 2. Looking rather dashing in a model A Ford
convertible are Jacob Higgins and Emily Fried. Twin Cities Model A Ford
Club had five antique cars on display outside the school. For more
photos from the prom, see page 1B.
Failure to fix roads

could undo river
restoration project
By Karen Snyder
ORONOCO Agreements, one
proposed, the other broken, held
the spotlight at the Oronoco City
Council special meeting April 27.
Olmsted Countys refusal to
repair the flaws in its 2013 Oronoco
roadwork has the council leery of
trusting the county in another contract, this one to take out the Lake
Shady dam and renew the river.
The terms of the Dam Removal
and Zumbro River Restoration
Project call for the city to pay 40
percent of the cost and the county
the remainder.
Dam and river project
The councilors skepticism, they

assured Terry Lee, has nothing
to do with you. Lee, Olmsted
County Environmental Services
coordinator, had come to the meeting to persuade the council to OK
the river deal. As for shunning
those road repairs, he isnt involved.
Were just really touchy about
anything to do with the county
right now, councilor Beau
Hanenberger said.
The river plan sounds tempting. It includes removing the dam,
re-meandering the river, adding
riffles and a portage, stabilizing
the lakebed, riprapping the
riverbanks and planting some trees;
and a DNR grant would cover the
first $3.5 million of the cost.
The county provided estimates
of Oronocos share (low, $83,824
and high, $169,035), but with no
guarantee and no cap on how high
the price could go. However, the
county says it will lend the money
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Community Calendar .........
Obituaries, Births ...............
Opinions ............................
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to the city, interest free and payable over several years.

Im concerned about cost overruns, councilor Ryland Eichhorst
said.
If they occur, replied Lee, elements of the project could be cut
back.
If the contract doesnt happen,
the county, which owns the dam,
will either remove it at no cost to
Oronoco or just leave it. There are
many defunct dams sitting out
there on the landscape, Lee said.
And they can sit there for decades.
The council asked for changes
to the contract, to give the city a
say in handling excess charges.
Lee thought the county would accept that condition and a couple
of others, too, requested by the
council.
He asked if the council would
approve the contract, contingent
on the countys consent to the desired changes? Time is short. The
DNR has set a May 31 deadline.
The council, still wary, chose
caution. Eichhorst said, Ultimately, weve got to see the
amended contract. They will at
the special meeting they scheduled for May 4.
County shirks road repairs
The issue that turned the council dubious, Olmsted Countys

continued evasion of its responsibility to fix the flaws in its Oronoco
road project, deteriorated further
when County Commissioner Lou
Ohly neglected to appear at the
meeting. Im kind of disgusted,
Mayor Kevin McDermott said.
Lou said he was going to be here.
Because the county wont make
the critical repairs, the city is getting estimates. Were going to
hire our own contractors and just
bill the county, McDermott said.
Just look out there, he said,
motioning toward the windows
overlooking Minnesota Avenue.
The whole side of the road is
exposed.
Eichhorst suggested setting a
deadline for the county to fix the
hazards and sending a letter vowing, We will pursue any avenue
to get this work finished, as bid
and promised.
And we want a response within
ten business days, McDermott
said.
Councilor Skyler Breitenstein
recommended an email followed
up by the letter, which is what the
council agreed to do.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA If there is any
question about the experience of
the young men at work outside of
a new house on Golfview Avenue,
people neednt worry. Yes, there
are 17- and 18-year-old high school
students completing the siding and
other outdoor projects, but they
are under the experienced direction of instructor Kevin Nelson of
the vocational construction occupation program offered through
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School.
The program will complete its 40th
year, and 41st house, at the end of
the 2014-15 school year. This
years class consists of ZM and
Goodhue High School students.
With the school district owning
several more lots and full enrollment in the class year after year,
there is no indication that the program will come to an end any time
soon. Next years class will build
on the lot next door to this years
house, also on the golf course.
Three more lots are nearby, including two across the street. In
addition, ZM Schools has two lots
remaining in another section of
town where the class has built several homes previously.
40 years, two instructors
Over the span of four decades,

there have been just two instructors overseeing the program. Richard Wiebusch taught the class
the first 14 years, beginning with
the 1975-76 school year.
Nelson is in his 26th year with
the program. After attending a twoyear program for carpentry at
Winona Vocational-Technical
School, Nelson figured he would
be a carpenter. But after coaching
wrestling at St. Charles, he discovered how much he enjoyed
working with kids. He returned to
school again, obtaining his teaching degree at Winona State College.
40 years, 1000 students
Over the years, the number of

students in each class has remained
relatively consistent. Though
Nelson didnt have exact numbers,
he estimated approximately 1,000
students have participated in the
class. Though the majority of students have been male, about forty
have been female, with as many
as three in one class. Some classes
have had enrollment in the 26-28
range; a few years were high
enough that an assistant was added.
The current class has twenty junior and senior class students, including three students from
Goodhue High School. A Lake
City student is enrolled in next
years class. A few area schools
have had similar programs, with
some of them cut in recent years.
No statistics have been kept on
the number of students who have
gone into construction-related
careers, but Nelson estimated a
high percentage. He named numerous people currently involved
in construction, drafting, electrical work, heating and plumbing
careers in the area. I had almost
every one in class, he said. Others working in construction management were also mentioned.
One reason current ZM senior
Brady Hinrichs chose the class was
that he has always enjoyed building and fixing things. One of the
biggest things he has learned this
year has been, there is a lot more
to building a house that I thought.
You want everything to look good
everything should be perfect.
Logan Breuer (on ladder with drill) awaits the next piece of stone trim to be applied after the adhesive has
been affixed. Standing, left to right: Billy Voth, Brady Hinrichs, and Ray Tipcke. Hinrichs is a ZM student; the
others are Goodhue students.
His plans are to go to Rochester

Community and Technical College for a two-year business management program and maybe pursue a carpentry program later. In
the future, Hinrichs would like to
start a construction business and
build residential homes.
40 years, 41 homes
In the spring of each year, plans

are decided for the coming year.
About fifteen years ago, enrollment was so large, the decision
was made to build two houses. As
a result, the current house nearing
completion is the 41st. Ray McNamara assisted Nelson during the
time of high enrollment. Currently,
Mark Behrends is volunteering a
couple days a week. He enjoys
working with the students and finds
he is also learning along with them.
The first house, completed in
the spring of 1976, was a rambler
on Mill Street, just a block from
the high school. Cost to build it
was $28,000. Cost is used to establish the minimum selling price
each year. Nelson said there once
was a ten-year period when a total
profit of $320,000 was generated.
Those who have purchased the
homes have been a valuable form
of advertising.
When asked about changes in
home designs over past 26 years,
Nelson described a situation in the
third or fourth year he had been
with the ZM program (approximately 1993). He suggested building a house with a three-car garage. Superintendent James
Neuman questioned the idea, saying it would put the house over
$100,000 and would never sell.
But there was early interest in the
house and a quick sale.
Since the late 1990s, Nelson has
seen homes going back to higher
ceilings and openness. Roof lines
have become more complex, sometimes including dormers. For the
past ten years, the homes the students have built have included
walk-in showers as part of the
master bathrooms. Hinrichs also
mentioned the changes related to
insulation. Concrete block has been
replaced by ICF or insulated con-
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Instructor Kevin Nelson (center) suggests steps to begin siding one of

the last portions of the house being built by ZM and Goodhue High
School students. Interior work is nearly completed with the 20 students
now focused on the exterior. Working with Nelson are ZM seniors Tim
Hinrichs (kneeling) and Matt Lyon (standing).
The first vocational construction class house was built on Mill Street in
1976.
crete forms to assist in the overall tightness for energy savings.

In the past ten years, Lynn
Alberss advanced woods class
(open to juniors and seniors at
ZMHS) has made the cabinetry
for the homes. Nelsons students
then install the cabinets. Some students are enrolled in both classes,
giving them the opportunity to build
and install.
Another strong partnership has
been the relationship with many
local contractors and businesses
that provide and/or assist the class
with drawing blueprints, plumbing, electrical work, carpeting, tiling, and lumber.
41st house is open for bids
The 2014-15 vocational construction project home is currently

open for bids. Bids will be accepted in the superintendents office in Mazeppa until Friday, May
15, at 10 a.m. Bids will be approved at the May 18 school board
meeting. For complete house bidding details and the floor plan of
the house, see the schools website
http://zmschools.us/
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They drove through a small part

of the ghetto waving rifles and
then headed for home. (Let me
repeat young and dumb!) Knowing the major roads would be
closed; they took back roads and
went through small towns. They
left a trail as they went. They firebombed churches in the small
towns. The governor activated the
National Guard units in Wichita
and sent the State Patrol. All of
the local police were activated.
Lastly a curfew was set for Wichita.
The smart people stayed home
or went to work. When they got
home, they stayed home. While
curfew was at 11 p.m., no one was
out past 8 p.m. A liquor store owner
in the middle of the ghetto immediately closed his doors and secured his building. He did not
reopen until after the curfew was
lifted.
In my company, we had about
ten guys from the ghetto. They all
came to the armory thinking this
was a drill. The first afternoon,
reality check set in. Everyone was
issued two clips of ten rounds of
live ammo. The trucks were started
and guys climbed aboard. Then
they were given the order, Lock
and Load (load a clip into the
M14 and chamber a round, safety
on.). We had ten guys with us who
were almost as white as the rest of
us. They were guarding their neighborhood.

The result of the riot included
one injury, one round fired, one
drunken 5th Army advisor arrested.
No one was shot, no one was killed,
and no property was damaged. Our
CO was riding in his jeep as they
moved out from the armory. A
12-year-old boy threw the perfect
rock, perfectly. The rock hit the
CO on the helmet, pushing it down,
cutting his nose.
That night, the armory contained
a newly trained second lieutenant, the cooks, the motor pool guys,
and the clerks. The motor pool
guys were doing guard duty inside and outside the fence around
the armory. We had a cook who
was so stupid he was accidently
smart. At 1 a.m., the head cook
told him to stand guard at the front
door for two hours. He was given
a target 22 rifle, loaded with the
safety on. They told him to just
hold the rifle, dont play with the
safety and dont fire the weapon.
He was standing on the front porch
with the light on, wearing his cooks
whites. At 1:10, we heard the loudest bang. The second lieutenant
panicked and we clerks had to calm
him down. The cook was relieved
of guard duty. We turned in the
advisor. That was the race riot of
Wichita. Until next week.
Riots
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
Riots are scary. Baltimore had

two events happening concerning
the death of a man in police custody. One event was a peaceful
protest with about 15,000 people
involved protesting the death. No
one outside of Baltimore heard
much about it in the news. The
other event involved about 350
young people with a lot of violence and destruction. Weve heard
everything about their riot and the
destruction done by them.
Before I moved up here, I was a
member of the Kansas National
Guard, Army Corps of Engineers.
I spent six years in the Guard Active Reserve. I was the company
clerk. In the early 70s and after
Kent State, Wichita had a race riot.
Let me clarify, we thought we had
a riot. In reality, it was a nonevent. The black people who lived
in the ghetto of Wichita were the
smart ones. They didnt riot!
Three to five young, dumb Okies
(Kansas slang for people born and
living in Oklahoma) got drunk and
decided to drive up to Wichita.
People, pets, and poisons

As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt
According to folklore, poison

is a womans preferred means of
eliminating major problems. But
most males seem equally comfortable using it on lawns and gardens, because killing pesky problems like weeds or bugs is easier
as well as faster than preventive
measures.
Modern chemicals are both labor and cost effective: combined
fertilizer/weed killer for lawns;
bug/fungal sprays for trees and
gardens; and herbicides for patios, paths, and boardersall
readily available from numerous,
convenient outlets. And should
death not occur instantaneously,
we tend to use extra strength
amounts rather than follow direc-
tions. During garden season, we

are surrounded by poisonous substances that affect water, soil, and
air on a daily basis.
These toxic chemicals are especially dangerous to pets who
come into direct contact with them.
Allowing animals to be off leash
to explore, relieve themselves, or
rest on someones grass is both
foolish and cruel. Paws and fur
pick up residue from grass and
soil, that is then ingested (when
licked off by the pet), to build up
in the body thus slowly poisoning
the animal.
It doesnt take a rocket scientist
to realize that lush lawns, blooming landscapes, and extensive gardens are probably the result of
poisonous substances, organic or
otherwise, to achieve those impressive results. So protect pets
from potential problems by keeping them on short leashes or in
arm while strolling. Keep them
indoors if you spray your own lawn,
of Water and Soil Resources was

mishandled in many ways. An investigation by the State of Minnesota shows many illegalities: falsification of animal numbers, forgery of signatures and employee
conflict of interest, to name a few.
By withholding grant funds and
using levy dollars this fraud case
between Wabasha County and the
State of Minnesota will be settled.
What message does this send? If
you are a county employee, you
Please dont call me foolish

To the Editor:
I am a farmer who owns land on
both Highways 52 and 56. On April
16 the Post-Bulletin reported that
Governor Mark Dayton called efforts to ban public funding for a
high-speed Zip Rail line from
Rochester to the Twin Cities foolish.
It is foolish that there are no
stops for the thousands who work

at Mayo Clinic and live in between,
but the rich can ride this train if
they board the Zip Rail in Rochester or Minneapolis only.
It is foolish that you are not supporting the famers who just want
to put seeds in the ground.
It is foolish to believe that the
state will not have to support this
rail system after these private
To the Editor:
In response to Jan Fishers column My viewpoint on Zip Rail
published last week, there are many
opinions and viewpoints on Zip
Rail. I do not share your opinion
that naysayers are only expressing fear about change.
The proposed Zip Rail highspeed rail project between the Twin
Cities and Rochester (either the
Hwy 56 route or Hwy 52 route) is
a non-stop passenger train that will
literally divide and destroy many
of the communities in its path.
Those living along the corridor
will have to drive to the Twin Cities and/or Rochester to board.
This project has changed dramatically since presented to the
citizens of southeast Minnesota
at Urland Church in July 2013 and
again in Kenyon in July 2014.
The promoters of this project
MnDOT, Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority, Federal Rail Administration (FRA)
are currently preparing a Tier 1
Environmental Impact Statement
to evaluate potential passenger rail
alternative corridors for Zip Rail.
Close to 400 people attended the
Kenyon meeting on July 31, 2014,
and the crowd was definitely expressing opposition to this project.
Mr. Fisher, the Zip Rail may be
bigger than just Rochester to
Mpls.-St. Paul Airport, but this
project, if built, will impact southeast Minnesota citizens and, more
importantly, every taxpayer in the
To the Editor:
The secrecy of not knowing the
who, what, where, when, why, or
how is a major component to the
publics fear and mistrust of the
Zip Rail project. As humans, when
we arent told the details about
anything our imaginations run wild.
Sometimes our thinking is very
wrong but many times a few of us
take the time to dig deeper into
the subject looking for the answers.
Upon finding the answers and attempting to get the answers broadcast, these few people become the
pariahs. In certain instances they
are labeled as whistle blowers
and suffer the consequences at the
hands of those who have more
money, power, and influence.
especially after rains when some
I am not aware that the promotchemicals reactivate. Know what ers of high-speed rail in the midwest
youre using and why you are us- have presented the project as the
ing it. Read and follow to the letter directions for product use, as To the Editor:
well as recommended application
Jan Fishers opinion piece about
techniques. Think twice about al- Zip Rail opponents ignores the fact
lowing children or yourself to go that many of them have serious,
barefoot in the yard unless you legitimate, logical, and well docuare certain your lawn is chemical- mented concerns about this profree. Airborne sprays are equally posal.
toxic if inhaled, so use 3M masks
Mr. Fisher states directly that
and make sure there is no wind to the naysayers arent concerned
cause drift that can poison ponds, about crossing the tracks, or buildbirdbaths, or other water sources ing overpasses, or any other safety
your pet might useor in which issue. It is the fear of change and
children might play.
the effect on their lives.
Sometimes even our best efforts
Thats a pretty broad generaliresult in accidental harm, so be zation, and I assure you that most
sure to contact a professional if are concerned about crossing the
you have concerns about those tracks, and the tracks crossing and
potential side effects printed on devastating their business operathe container. A prudent ounce tion as well. Most are concerned
of protection is well worth the about overpasses, and many real
possible loss of a beloved pet or safety issues. I will grant that there
person from preventable poison- are probably some that would fall
ing. ASPCA 888-426-4435 (24 hr). into the fear of change category.
However, most understand that
when a major infrastructure project
is built, somebody is going to get
hurt... and if the project is essential, they dont view themselves
will not be held accountable for as any more special than anyone
your actions and you can get away else.
The question has to be then, is
with money fraud.
Why are the powers that be pro- the perceived need strong enough
tecting the dishonest employee to justify inflicting the unavoidinstead of the public? A warrant able hurt that it will necessarily
should be issued by the sheriff, generate? Is this proposal essencharges filed, sentence rendered tial to our future?
Lets look at some facts. Hwy
and repayment of money/time
served if convicted. Instead the 52 at Cannon Falls currently caremployee is getting away scot- ries about 18,000 average daily
free while the taxpayer pays for vehicles. Its capacity as designed
currently is around 50,000. If it
his dishonesty.
Virginia Kautz were upgraded to full freeway staZumbro Falls tus it would be capable of handling 70,000. Ken Brown, Zip Rail
enthusiast from the Olmsted
County Board, says he is concerned
that the number of employees at
investors are long gone.
It is foolish to build the Zip Rail the Mayo Clinic could double in
next 20 years or so, generating
when we are cutting teachers in the
a glut of cars on Hwy 52. Douall of the Minnesota counties that bling the current vehicles, which
you want to plow through. If we would also mean doubling the
had more teachers, we probably current population of the area,
could produce more skilled workers would still leave traffic numbers
needed for the 21st century.
well below the current capacity of
It is foolish that the Bridge to the highway, without and addiNowhere was built for the Elk tional infrastructure costs. Is it then
Run project on Hwy 52; lets learn wise to spend $4 billion (at its
current cost projections) on an
from our mistakes.
new infrastructure project,
It is foolish to believe that we entirely
with all of its associated additional
cannot use our roads to drive to a capital, operation, and maintenance
world class health care center.
costs, and area impacts?
It is foolish that roads and bridges
The current number of projected
are not a priority ahead of a high- riders on the Zip Rail, if all were
speed Zip Rail.
put in single occupancy vehicles
Cap-X2020 is already taking a during the same hours they intend
great deal of my land to add mon- to run the Zip Rail (no car poolstrous electrical lines along Hwy ing... no taking your kids or your
52, and now you want to allow spouse in the car with you either...)
only amount to one vehicle
private funds to build a high-speed would
on each side of Hwy 52 in each
Zip Rail on my property.
mile of roadway. None of this
I guess we really dont need corn; sounds like enough of a need to
that is just plain foolish.
justify hurting anyone.
Eric LaCanne
Oh, but perhaps you feel there
Kenyon must be transit provided. There
Taxpayers foot bill for grant fraud

To the Editor:
I am very disappointed in the
Wabasha County Board of Commissioners, the county sheriff,
county attorney and the county
administrator. The fraud regarding the grant money received from
the State of Minnesota will be
settled using taxpayer dollars.
First of all, grant money is money
collected via taxes for a specific
purpose. The grant given to
Wabasha County from the Board
Responses to last weeks Fisher column

state. (By the way, the last I heard
the north Zip Rail endpoint in the
Twin Cities was not going to be
the MSP Airport.)
Lately, there has been speculation and quiet whispers about a
private-sector investor (North
American High Speed Rail Group
(http://nahsr.com/). This investor
set up their website with information and particularly their Advisor Board. Days later, the website
deleted the information on the
Advisor Board, leaving me wondering why this was done.
Shortly after that, NAHSR held
a closed-door meeting with Minnesota legislators at the Capitols
State Office Building, while allowing no oneincluding the
pressto attend. The proposed Zip
Rail is now being presented as an
elevated track rail.
Rep. Steve Drazkowski, RMazeppa, has been diligently
working on a Minnesota bill (House
File 920) that would allow private
construction to move ahead. His
proposal would require financial
assurances so that if the project
fails, taxpayers arent stuck with
the cost. He is also concerned
that a private sector investor could
use eminent domain.
Goodhue County Commissioner
Dan Rechtzigel has openly stated
that the Goodhue County Board
has cleared their unanimous opposition to ZipRail.
Also, Mr. Fisher, there is a nobuild option that is not discussed
very often. The county and town-
ship officials impacted by this proposed Zip Rail are very concerned
that many of the roads and bridges
in our area are in need of repair.
Many citizens have expressed to
me that the existing infrastructure
needs to be fixed before pouring
dollars into a multi-billion dollar
project that has not given us much
for details. I agree.
Mr. Fisher, you mentioned that
it would be more effective if we
listened to the person appointed
to a formal committee (Community Advisory Committee) to provide input to the Zip Rail construction people. Well, there are
a number of those public citizens
who have been appointed to the
Zip Rail Community Advisory
Committee that regularly attend
the Citizens Concerned About Rail
Line (CCARL) meetings.
As one of many who have spent
a great deal of time learning more
about this Zip Rail project, I resent your telling local citizens to
get over the not invented here
fear. This proposed project has
many, many negatives.
When Wendy Meadley, chief
strategy officer of NAHSR states
that her group doesnt plan to
spend time trying to convince communities to back their proposal,
I am suspicious. Arent we the
citizens who live and work here
the ones who will have to live with
the outcome? So, why not convinced the communities?
Barbara A. Stussy
Zumbrota
way to reduce carbon emissions

by reducing/eliminating gas and
diesel burning autos on the roads.
Governor Dayton has compared
Minnesota to China and called
opposition to high-speed rail foolish. Comparing Minnesota to
China is foolish at the very least.
Minnesotans own roughly 860
autos per 1000 people; Chinese
citizens own roughly 101 autos
per 1000 people. Beijing alone has
a population of over 21 million
with a population density of over
11,500 per square mile. Compare
that to Minnesotas entire population of 5.6 million and a population density of 67.1 per square mile;
Minneapolis density is 3333.19
per square mile and Rochesters
density is at 507.55 per square mile.
Even if the Minnesota population
doubles it doesnt come close to

Chinas current statistics.
Minnesota and the United States
still have a democratic government of the people by the people
for the people. China has a communist government run by 4-9
people who appoint ALL government officials who make 100% of
the decisions with no public input. In the past decade the Chinese government has allowed limited capitalist businesses that have
raised the standard of living for
many Chinese citizens. Standards
that the average U.S. citizen would
consider very low. Do we really
want to compare and look up to
China?
Lori Callister
West Concord
already is transit provided. Rochester City Lines, a privately owned

and operated company, is running
buses from most of the small towns
in the area right now for commuters ... towns in our area that Zip
Rail will NOT service... but will
simply run through. You want
more? Im sure that if it can be
justified, RCL will add buses as
needed. You want to really make
transit work? Add a third lane to
each side of Hwy 52, and make it
a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane,
or at least a high occupancy vehicle lane. You could do that and
offer rides to everybody for free
for far less than the cost the taxpayers will ultimately end up forking out for a high-speed rail line,
and with far less additional negative impact.
The Taiwan High Speed Rail
project, which was a privately
funded high-speed rail venture,
built in an area with 20 million
people and an already overloaded
highway, passenger rail, and air
infrastructure, is in the process of
completing bankruptcy. The government is now being forced to
take over that gigantic money loser,

and pass the costs on to the taxpayers. This is not the exception,
but the norm, in the high-speed
rail transit experience.
Those who are opposed to this
extreme proposal have very sound
reasons for their opposition. They
are not comfortable in their life
and so are afraid to change. They
have studied and know the history of the high-speed rail
experience...they feel they have
been taxed too heavily already,
and are fed up with it. They feel it
is time that our government be
required to be responsible, instead
of simply taxing us more to make
up for its overspending addiction.
Enough is enough. Zip Rail is an
unnecessary proposal dreamt up
by private enterprise (the Mayo
Clinic) for their own benefit, not
the publics. Even if privately built,
it will likely end up heavily on the
backs of the taxpayers, as have
almost all other high-speed rail
projects worldwide.
John Meyer
Stewartville
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 PAGE 3A
Pine Island
Area Sports
Holetss students present recital

PINE ISLAND The students of Sharon Holets held their piano recital on Sunday, April 26, at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Pine Island. From left to right, front row: Isabelle Snyder, Brenna Houdek, Lilly Quest, Zoe
Njus, Sven Oberg; middle row: William Morrison, Noah Wernau, Caden Hoppe, Bethany Dick, Ella Sorum;
back row: Julian Rauk, Jaden Lee, Wesley Sorum, Jacob Barsness, David Barsness, Emma Ann Oberg, Rowan
Hoppe.
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
Goodhues Jack Gadient gets down low to field a ball against Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Thursday in Goodhue.
Goodhue continues to improve

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The Goodhue
baseball team gave second-ranked
Class AA Rochester Lourdes all
they could handle in Goodhue,
Monday.
We had our chances, but we
couldnt make the plays in the
field, lamented Coach Scott Christianson after the 5-3 loss.
The Eagles scored two in the
second inning and added two more
in the third for a 4-0 lead. Goodhue
plated all three of their runs in the
sixth inning when Nathan Altendorf was hit by a pitch, Jacob Pasch
singled, Lourdes committed an
error, Casey Ryan singled (RBI)

and Logan Breuer hit and RBI
double. Lourdes also scored in the
top of the seventh for the 5-3 final
score.
Tyler Schumacher tossed the
opening three innings with one
strikeout, one walk and eight hits.
Breuer came on to throw the last
four innings with two strikeouts,
one walk and five hits.
Taylor Buck and Pasch both had
a pair of hits, and Breuer had a
double to lead the Goodhue offense.
The Wildcats will host Triton
on Thursday (5 p.m.), play an HVL

doubleheader at Wanamingo on
Saturday (11 a.m.), and play at
Zumbrota on Tuesday (5 p.m.)
Goodhue will close out regular
season play on May 15 at Hayfield.
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Pasch (2), Nathan Altendorf, Sam Kyllo; 2B:
G Logan Breuer
KW back in division title hunt

By Audra DePestel
Spring Ladies Night Out at Hardware Hank

PINE ISLAND Spring has sprung at Pine Island Hardware Hank and on Wednesday, April 29, during its
annual Ladies Night Out, attendees enjoyed specials on a variety of new indoor and outdoor decorations,
door prizes, product demonstrations, and food and refreshment samples. From left to right, friends Helen
Durst of Pine Island, Judy Roberson of Zumbrota, and Dorothy Edstrom of Pine Island check out the specials
on all the new outdoor solar decorations. Some of the new spring merchandise available includes a large
selection of the solar outdoor decorations, lawn and garden supplies, and indoor decorations and lighting.
By Faye Haugen
WANAMINGO With wins in
two of three games last week, the
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball
team is back in the Blue Division
title hunt.
The Knights fell to Cannon Falls,
but they posted wins over Pine
Island and Hayfield to move to 55 in HVL play and 7-5 overall.
Hayfield leads the HVL Blue Division with a 7-4 record.
Kenyon-Wanamingo will host
Goodhue on Saturday in an HVL
doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.
The Knights get another shot at
Hayfield in Hayfield on Tuesday
at 5 p.m. KW ends the regular
season on Friday, May 15 when
they host Triton.
Cannon Falls
The Knights came up short at
Cannon Falls on Monday, falling
6-2 to the Bombers
Ethan Benda went the distance
on the mound for KW, striking
out three, walking three and giving up eight hits. Drew Sathrum,
Connor Sviggum, Jake Whipple
and Benda all had singles.
Neither pitcher gave up an earned

run, reported Coach Randy Hockinson.
Matthew Houglum, Ethan Benda
and Roosen all had singles for the
Knights.
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By Audra DePestel
April Panther Lunch Award winners named
Hayfield
The Knights earned a key 2-1
win over Hayfield in Wanamingo
on Thursday.
Gavin Roosen threw seven
strong innings with six strikeouts,
four walks and no hits.
It was a true pitchers duel.
PINE ISLAND April Panther Lunch Award winners for Pine Island Elementary School are, for grades K-1,
Andrew Stolp, inset at lower left; and for grades 2-4, clockwise from top left, Kiley Passow, Ashlynn Owen,
and Jennah Brandt. These students were treated to a special lunch on Thursday, April 30. Each month
teachers at Pine Island Elementary School can nominate one student from their grade level to receive the
Panther Lunch Award. The award goes to students who have been a role model for respectful behavior.
Students have lunch with the principal at a special table in the cafeteria and receive a small prize.
WATER MAIN FLUSHING

ANNOUNCEMENT
Van Horn ice cream social is May 9

PINE ISLAND On Saturday,
May 9, from 1-4 p.m. Van Horn
Public Library will hold an ice
cream social open house on the
library lawn. Besides getting an
ice cream treat, attendees will learn
what the library has been up to
lately.
Director Morgan Hansen will
give demonstrations on the new
digitized additions of area newspapers. Hansen and Board of Trustees members will be available for
discussing such things as this years
One Town One Title activities
as well. They will also answer
questions about what the library
is planning for the future, such as
the summer reading program.
There will be ongoing kids activities, and at 2 p.m. youth librarian and gardening volunteers will
help interested area children plant

the straw bale garden on the 1st
Avenue SE side of the building.
Seeds and seedlings will be provided as well as gardening tools.
The unfavorable weather location is the Senior Center at 109
3rd St SW. Planting will occur

unless there is thunder and lightning.
For more information call 507356-8558
or
email
pipl@selco.info.
The City of Pine Island would like to inform the residents that it
is again time for the water main flushing. This is part of the Water
Works overall water main maintenance program, which helps us
meet the commitment of providing you the best drinking water
possible.
The flushing will begin on Monday, May 4 and

continue through Friday, May 8, 2015 or until done.
You may experience a temporary decrease in water pressure and
temporary occurrences of discolored water when the hydrants are
being flushed in your area. If you notice any discoloration, please
refrain from using the water for a short time, especially your hot
water. Check to make sure the water is clear before beginning any
laundry.
We appreciate your patience and your comments. If you would like
additional information about this program, or any other waterrelated issue, please contact:
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Pine Island Public Works

at 507-356-4390 or
Pine Island City Hall at 507-356-4591
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Area Sports
PI gets some stiff competition at Byron
By Faye Haugen
BYRON The Pine Island
track team ran into some stiff
competition at the Byron Invitational on Thursday against HVL
teams from Kasson-Mantorville,
Stewartville and Lourdes.
The Panther boys placed second and the girls fourth. Both
teams will take part in Saturdays
HVL meet at Lake City beginning at 10 a.m.
Girls
Byron ran away with the girls
title in Thursdays meet with
210.26 points. Stewartville was
a distant second with 120.25
points, Pine Island scored 62.25
points.
Caitlin Schartau was the Panthers only first place finisher,
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Sid Subramaniam watches his tee shot on the fifth hole at the Zumbrota Golf Club on winning the 400-meter dash. Placing second were Eliza Warneke
Thursday in an HVL triangular.
in the 100-meter hurdles, Brittney Arndt in the 400-meter dash,
the 4x800-meter relay team of
Sara Schartau, Caitlin Schartau,
By Faye Haugen
Brittney Arndt, and Jocasta AdelsZUMBROTA Zumbrotaman, and the 4x400-meter relay
Mazeppa hosted an HVL trianteam of Caitlin Schartau, Taylor
gular golf meet with Hayfield and
Rasmussen, Jocasta Adelsman
Kenyon-Wanamingo on Thursday at the Zumbrota Golf Club.
Boys
Hayfield took boys team honBy Faye Haugen
ors with a score of 347. ZumCANNON FALLS The Pine
brota-Mazeppa tallied a score of
Island boys track team took first
351 and Kenyon-Wanamingo
place at the Cannon Falls Invitacame in at 413.
tional on Tuesday with 99 points.
Joey OGorman led the CouCannon Falls was second with
gars with a low score of 80 (3977 points.
41). He was followed by Anthony
Placing first for PI were: Kyle
Cylkowski, 88 (41-47), Corbin
Groven in the 100-meter dash,
Avery, 95 (51-44) and Sid SubNicholas Cain in the 110 and 300ramanian, 98 (44-54). Also playmeter hurdles, Jimmy Kroll in
ing for ZM were: Sawyer Derthe 1600-meter run, Ben Farrell
aas 99 (51-48) and Alec Hunin the 400-meter dash, Jack Wilstad, 103 (55-48).
liams in the 3200-meter run, PeyZach Baumgartner led the
ton Thein in the shot put, the
Knights over the 18-hole course
4x800-meter relay team of Jack
with a score of 95 (50-45). He
Williams, Jason Hoerle, Isaiah
was followed by Jay Wallaker,
Ondler and Mitchel Acker, the
100 (49-51), Kyle Knott, 107 (534x200-meter relay team of Ben
54) and Noah Stevenson, 110 (61Farrell, Jason Hoerle, Chris Frick
49).
and Kyle Groven, and the 4x400Brady Becker of Hayfield took
meter relay team of Ben Farrell,
medalist honors with a 78.
Chris Frick, Mitchel Acker and
Hayfield 347: Brady Becker 35-43=78, Aaron
Kyle Groven.
Anderson 44-46=90; Jacob Dahlen 43-47=90;
We are excited to be gearing
Andy Pike 46-43=89
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 361: Joey OGorman Zumbrota-Mazeppas Emma Schnieders watches Kenyon-Wanamingos up for Tuesdays True Team
39-41=80; Sid Subramaniam 44-54=98, Sabrina Eggert take her second shot on the 13th hole at the Zumbrota- Meet, said Coach Matt Northrop.
Anthony Cylkowski 41-47=88, Corbin Avery Golf Club, Thursday.
Chris Frick ran his first ever
51-44=95
800-meter run tonight and did a
Kenyon-Wanamingo 413: Kyle Knott 53- and Sabrina Eggert, 117 (58-59). Kenyon-Wanamingo 445: Mariah Peter- great job. Jason Hoerle ran the
54=107, Zach Baumgartner 50-45=95, Jay Zumbrota-Mazeppa 380: Emily Krohn 44- son 56-54=110, Emily Rechtzigel 51-54=105,
Wallaker 49-51-100, Noah Stevenson 61- 42=86, Kari Thoreson 45-51=96, Emma Maddie McCauley 60-53=113, Sabrina Egg- 300 hurdles and placed well and
Neko Cain continues to be solid
49=110
Schnieders 45-42=87, Hannah Keach 56- ert 58-59=117
in the hurdles for the team. Ryan
Medalist: Brady Becker, Hayfield 78
55=111
Medalist: Emily Krohn, ZM, 86
Kelling is progressing nicely as
Girls
a hurdler. Peyton Thein is throwZM battled KW for the girls
ing the shot with determination
title as Hayfield is not fielding a
girls squad this season. ZM won
380-445.
Emily Krohn fired an 86 (4442) to lead Zumbrota-Mazeppa By Faye Haugen
third with 358 strokes.
and earn medalist honors. Emma
Jake Barr paced the Panthers By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Lake City
DODGE CENTER The Pine
Schnieders carded an 87 (45-42) swept both the girls and boys with an 84. He was followed by
Island
boys placed eighth and the
followed by Kari Thoreson, 96 title at Thursdays Pine Island Matt Smith, 88, Cole VanHouten,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys ninth at
(45-51), and Hannah Keach, 111 golf triangular at the Pine Island 91, and Kaleb Kautz, 85.
(56-55).
Brennan Rothgarn of Lake the Triton Invitational on TuesGolf Course.
Emily Rechtzigel led Kenyon- Boys
City was the medalist with a score day. Both the Panther and the
Cougar girls teams failed to field
Wanamingo with a score of 105
Lake City was two strokes of 77.
(51-54). She was followed by better than Lourdes at Pine Is- Lake City 325: Brennan Rothgarn 77, Parker complete teams.
Mariah Peterson, 110 (56-54), land, 325-327. Pine Island was Schurhammer 82, Sam Klipfel 82, Thomas Boys
Triton won their own invitaHuettl 83
Maddie McCauley, 113 (60-53)
Lourdes 327: Peter Alexander 83; Luke tional title with a low score of
Alexander 83; Paul Becker 82, Josh Fritzjunker 304. Cannon Falls was a distant
79
second with 328 strokes. Pine
Pine Island 358: Matt Smith 88; Jake Barr Island tallied 367 strokes with
84; Cole VanHouten 91; Kaleb Kautz 95
Zumbrota-Mazeppa at 369.
Medalist: Brennan Rothgarn, Lourdes 77
Jake Barr carded a score of
Girls
Lake City easily won the girls
Geolat 80, Lidia Wallerich 81, Claire Gruber
title over Lourdes, 319-385.
82
Pine Island fielded an incom- Lourdes 385: Madeline Pagel 79, Josie
plete team, led by Emily Fried Hansen 98, Molly Belda 99, Mathia Jacobwith a 104. She was followed by son 109
Arlena Schmidt, 107, and Bailey Pine Island incomplete: Emily Fried 104,
Arlena Schmidt 107, Bailey Trogstad-IsaacTrogstad-Isaacson, 117.
ZM hosts Hayfield and KW in an HVL meet
and Breanna Ihde.

Byron 210.25, Stewartville 120.25,
Kasson-Mantorville 78.5, Pine Island
62.25, Lourdes 62. Medford 19.75
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI)
17.42; 1600-meter run: 5. Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 5:40.46; 400-meter dash: 1. Caitlin Schartau (PI) 1:02.86; 2. Brittney Arndt
(PI) 1:04.71; 300-meter hurdles: 3. Eliza
Warneke (PI) 50.35; 3200-meter run: 5.
Annika Adelsman (PI) 13:57.23
Field events
Long jump: 4. Madison House (PI) 1411;
Pole vault: 6. Leah Anderton (PI) 76
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 2. Pine Island (Sara
Schartau, Caitlin Schartau, Brittney Arndt,
Jocasta Adelsman) 10:35.55; 4x200-meter
relay: 4. Pine Island (Madison House, Liza
Shelquist, ,Lexi Loats, Brittney Arndt), 1:56.75;
4x100-meter relay: 5. Pine Island (Madison House, Emily Klingsporn, Lexi Loats,
Cassidy Clementson) 54.25; 4x400-meter
relay: 2. Pine Island (Caitlin Schartau, Taylor Rasmussen, Jocasta Adelsman, Breanna
Ihde) 4:25.42
Boys
Stewartville took the boys
team honors with 176 points to
Pine Islands 112.
Placing first for Pine Island
were Kyle Groven in the 200 and
400-meter dashes, Mitchel Acker
in the 800-meter run, Jack Williams in the 3200-meter run and

the 4x400-meter relay team of
Jason Hoerle, Ben Farrell, Kyle
Groven and Isaiah Ondler.
Stewartville 176, Pine Island 112, Lourdes 100, Kasson-Mantorville 67, Byron 62, Medford 37
Track events
100-meter dash: 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 11.61;
1600-meter run: 2. Mitchel Acker (PI)
4:35.16; 3. Logan Meurer (PI) 5:07; 400meter dash: 1. Kyle Groven (PI) 49.36;
800-meter run: 1. Mitchel Aker (PI) 2:04.82;
3. Jason Hoerle (PI) 2:09.65; 5. Jimmy Kroll
(PI) 2:15.79; 200-meter dash: 1. Kyle Groven
(PI) 22.57; 300-meter hurdles: 6. Chris
Frick (PI) 46.77; 3200-meter run: 1. Jack
Williams (PI) 10:23.81
Field events
High jump: 2. Ben Farrell 56; Shot put:
2. Peyton Thein (PI) 45; Long jump: 6.
Chris Frick (PI) 183; Pole vault: 6. Nathan
Marx (PI) 10
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 4. Pine Island (Jack
Williams, Logan Meurer, Jimmy Kroll, Jacob
Higgins) 8:44; 4x200-meter relay: 3. Pine
Island (Tristan Akason, Chris Frick, Ben Farrell, Jason Hoerle) 1:35.03; 4x100-meter
relay: 7. Pine Island (Tristan Akason, Pat
Bogard, Jeremy Bryant, Ryan Kelling) 49.45;
4x400-meter relay: 1. Pine Island (Jason
Hoerle, Ben Farrell, Kyle Groven, Isaiah Ondler) 3:33.6
PI boys place first at Cannon Falls

and will continue to improve as
we head into the post-season. Pat
Bogard and Tristan Akason are
also running well in the sprints
for the team.
Pine Island 99, Cannon Falls 77,
Ellsworth 60, New Life Academy 36
Track events
100-meter dash: 1. Kyle Groven (PI) 11.52;
4., Tristan Akason (PI) 12.26; 110-meter
hurdles: 1, Nicholas Cain (PI) 18.48 1600meter run: 1. Jimmy Kroll (PI) 5:01.68;
400-meter dash: 1. Ben Farrell (PI) 51.74;
800-meter run: 1. Isaiah Ondler (PI) 2:07.62;
2. Chris Frick (PI) 2:13.37; 200-meter dash:
3. Patrick Bogard (PI) 25.49; 4. Tristan Akason (PI) 25.62; 3. Hunter Kraling (PI) 25.74;
300-meter hurdles: 1. Nicholas Cain (PI)
47.53; 2. Jason Hoerle (PI) 48.16; 4. Ryan
Kelling (PI) 49.5;; 3200-meter run: 1. Jack
Williams (PI) 11:40.58; 5. Evan Goplen (PI)
12:01.78
Field events
High jump: 3. Tristan Akason (PI) 52;
Triple jump: 3. Chris Frick (PI) 3811
Discus: 4. Ben Farrell (PI) 1064; Shot
put: 1. Peyton Thein (PI) 405; Pole vault:
3. Mitchell Magnuson (PI) 9; 5. Broghen
Kunz (PI) 9
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 1. Pine Island (Jack
Williams, Jason Hoerle, Isaiah Ondler, Mitchel
Acker) 8:24.46; 4x200-meter relay: 1.
Pine Island (Ben Farrell, Jason Hoerle, Chris
Frick, Kyle Groven) 1: 33.02; 4x400-meter
relay: 1. Pine Island (Ben Farrell, Chris Frick,
Mitchel Acker, Kyle Groven) 3:55.58
Girls
Cannon Falls took team honors for the girls with 120.5 points.
Ellsworth was second with 63.5
points, and Pine Island was third

with 61 points.
Placing first for the Panthers
were Leah Anderton in the pole
vault, the 4x800-meter relay team
of Caitlin Schartau, Taylor Rasmussen, Jocasta Adelsman and
Sara Schartau, and the 4x400meter relay team of Sara Schartau, Eliza Warneke, Jocasta
Adelsman and Caitlin Schartau.
Cannon Falls 120.5, Ellsworth 63.5,
Pine Island 61, New Life Academy 24
Track events
100-meter dash: 3. Madison House (PI)
13.79; 5. Cassidy Clementson (PI) 14.11;
100-meter hurdles: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI)
17.53; 5. Mikayla Pukal (PI) 19.07; 1600meter run: 2. Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 5:40;
800-meter run: 5. Liza Shelquist (PI) 2:54.93;
200-meter dash: 2. Caitlin Schartau (PI)
27.64; 300-meter hurdles: 2. Eliza Warneke
(PI) 51.63; 4. Mikayla Pukal (PI) 55.10
Field events
High jump: 4. Eliza Warneke (PI) 46;
Pole vault: 1. Leah Anderton (PI) 76; 3.
Liza Shelquist (PI) 66; Discus: 5. Emily
Kaul (PI) 649.5
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 1. Pine Island (Caitlin
Schartau, Taylor Rasmussen, Jocasta Adelsman, Sara Schartau) 10:26.3; 4x200-meter
relay: 2. Pine Island (Madison House, Liza
Shelquist, Brittney Arndt, Cassidy Clementson), 1:55.37; 4x100-meter relay: 4.
Pine Island (Madison House, Emily Klingsporn, Lexi Loats, Leah Anderton) 54.49;
4x400-meter relay: 1. Pine Island (Sara
Schartau, Eliza Warneke, Jocasta Adelsman,
Caitlin Schartau) 4:21.74
Lake City wins triangular

at Pine Island
PI and ZM play in Triton Invitational
Lake City 319: Emily Schimbeno 76, Lexi
son 117
84 (45-39) to lead the Panthers.

He was joined by Keanan Peterson-Rucker, 88 (44-44), Matt
Smith, 95 (49-46) and Cole VanHouten, 100 (55-45). Also playing for the Panthers were Hayden Larson, 101 (47-54) and Luke
Runge, 107 (56-51).
Corbin Avery, 91, (47-44) and
Joey OGorman, 92, (46-46) led
the Cougars with a low scores of
the day. They were closely followed by Noah Erickson (46-47)
and Sid Subramanian (46-47)
each with a 93. Also playing for
ZM were Alex Hunstad, 103 (5350) and Vince Levi, 143 (80-63).
Jaden Thiemann of Triton took
medalist honors with a two-under par 70 in the 18-hole tournament.
Triton 304: Zach Otto 40-38=78, Jaden
Thiemann 34-36=70, Austin Gillund 41-37=78,
Ethan Otterbein 39-39=78
Cannon Falls 328: Matt Moskal 39-41=80,
Jonah Callister 39-43=82, Jackson Barr 4441=85, Dalton Tanner 43-38-81
Byron 335: Hunter Fjerstad 41-40=81, Nick
Hillemeier 38-43-81, Chris Steed 43-41=84,
Riley Truax 43-46=89
Hayfield 346: Brady Becker 37-40=77, Aaron
Anderson 43-43=86; Jacob Dahlen 44-45=89;
Andy Pike 48-46=94
Kasson-Mantorville 351: Tyler Christianson 47-45=92, Max Blaisdell 45-43=88; Keagan
Kochie 40-38=78; Grant Badger 47-46=93
Shattuck-St. Marys 362: Luke Mountain
46-41=87, Matt Staudacher 44-44=88, Jagr
Larson 46-47=93, Christian Brune 45-49=94
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 364: Zach
Monshaugen 46-41=87, Nathan Schmitz 4047=87, Tyler Niss 51-44=95, Brady Gerdts
48-47=95
Pine Island 367: Matt Smith 49-46=95,
Jake Barr 45-39=84, Keanan Peterson-Rucker
44-44=88, Cole VanHouten 55-45=100
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 369: Joey OGorman
46-46=92; Noah Erickson 46-47=93; Corbin
Avery 47-44=91, Sid Subramaniam 46-47=93
Dover-Eyota 431: Dalton Nelson 53-52=105,
Jayden Koehler 55-51=1-6, Jordan Peda 6048=108, Austin Hinrichs 58-54=112
Southland 473: Brandon Bergene 45-44=89,
Thomas Bottema 52-50-102, Logan Dion 6055=115, Jake Stephens 89-78=167
NRHEG 481: Jake Langlie 44-43=87, Alen
Oquist 54-53=106, Rob Jewett 80-67=147,
Ethan Thompson 69-72-141
Medalist: Jaden Thiemann, Triton, 70
Girls
Shattuck-St. Marys took
medal honors with a low team
score of 385. Kasson-Mantorville
was second with a score of 411.
Emma Schnieders carded a 97
(48-49) to lead ZumbrotaMazeppa. Emily Krohn fired a
100 (52-48).
Arlena Schmidt led the way
for Pine Island with a score of
119 (57-62). Bailey TrogstadIsaacson shot a 126 (61-65).

Alex Woken of Shattuck-St.
Marys took medalist honors with
an 81.
Shattuck-St. Marys 385: Alex Woken,
40\-41=81, Mak Langei 47-50=97, Audrey
Warner 50-51=101, Taylor Schwalbe 5551=106
Kasson-Mantorville 411: Camille Snyder
45-53=98. Gretchen Johnson 46-60=106,
Kendall Alexander 49-51=100, Emma Brumfield
53-54=107
Byron 410: Grace Hillemeier 54-51=1-5,
Citori Gowlland 49-46=95, Tatum Lussier
50-51=101, Kelsey Engebose 55-54=109
Lourdes 424: Madeline Pagel 41-46=87,
Josie Hansen 54-49=103, Kathryn Heimer
56-60=116, Molly Belda 55-63=118
Triton 427: Gretchen Keller 50-48=98, Shelby
Maloney 55-53=108, Taylor Abbott 54-62=116,
Carli Krukerberg 50-55=105
Cannon Falls 559: Bethany Nelson 6059=119, Donna Korkowski 64-64=128, Katelyn
Holst 72-66=138, Mckenzie Lockhart 7373=146
Zumbrota-Mazeppa incomplete: Emily
Krohn 52-48=100 Emma Schnieders 48-49=97
Dover-Eyota, incomplete: McKenna Nelson 67-66=133
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, incomplete: Kylie Monshaugen 62-65=127, Kendra Hartman 67-67=134
Blooming Prairie incomplete: Taylor
Christianson 52-51=103, Alexa Rudlong 5452=106, Sabrina Standley 56-64=120
Pine Island incomplete: Arlena Schmidt
57-62=119, Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson 6165=126
Medalist: Alex Woken, SSM, 81
STANDINGS
HVL Softball
Conf. Overall
W L W L
Kasson-Mantorville 7 0 9
1
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 6 0 13 0
Kenyon-Wanamingo 5 5 7
5
Stewartville
4 1 8
3
Pine Island
4 2 8
3
Hayfield
4 2 5
2
Byron
2 1 6
3
Lourdes
2 2 3
6
Triton
1 3 4
5
Cannon Falls
1 5 1
5
Goodhue
1 6 6
8
Lake City
0 6 1
9
HVL Baseball
Blue Division
Hayfield
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Pine Island
Goodhue
Triton
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Gold Division
Rochester Lourdes
Byron
Cannon Falls
Kasson-Mantorville
Lake City
Stewartville
Conf. Overall
W L W L
7 4 7
4
5 5 7
5
4 6 5
8
2 9 3
10
1 9 1
10
0 9 0
12
W L W L
11 0 12 0
9 1 12 1
7 3 9
4
6 3 6
4
4 6 5
8
4 6 4
6
AMATEUR BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Kenyon-Wanamingos Luke Votruba gives a small fist pump after sinking
a long putt on the fourth hole at the Zumbrota-Mazeppa triangular meet
on Thursday.
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Emily Krohn watches her putt drop into the cup on
the 15th hole at the Zumbrota Golf Club, Thursday. Krohn took medalist
honors.
Saturday, May 9
Pine Island Pioneers, Elmwood at Pine Island, 4 p.m.
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 PAGE 5A
Area Sports
Errors cost Goodhue in HVL games
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The Goodhue
softball team dropped a pair of
games in HVL play to fall to 1-7
in HVL play.
Goodhue will play at Pine Island on Thursday (4:30 p.m.), and
host top-ranked Class AA Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday (5
p.m.) in their last regular season
game.
Hayfield
The Wildcats matched Hayfield hit for hit in Mondays game
in Goodhue, but the Vikings used
four Wildcat errors to earn an 114 win.
The score was tied 2-2 heading
into the fifth inning when Hayfield exploded for four runs. They
added five more runs over the last
two innings for the 11-4 final score.
Lexi Kennedy struck out five,
walked one and gave up 13 hits.
Abby Doerhoefer led Goodhue
at the plate going 3 for 3. Kate
Lexvold, Bailey Kreisler, Britt
Ryan and Kennedy (homerun, two
RBI) all had two hits.
Goodhue 4 - Hayfield 11
R H E
Hayfield
0 1 1 0 4 2 3 11 13 0
Goodhue
0020200 4
13 4
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
G - Kennedy
7 5 1 13 11 5
Hayfield
7 3 2 13 4 4
1B: G Kate Lexvold (2), Lexi Kennedy,
Bailey Kreisler (2), Brit Ryan (2), Cassie Voth,

Autumn Lindblom, Abby Doerhoefer (3); HR:
G Lexi Kennedy,
Stewartville
Goodhue ran into a red hot
pitcher on Thursday in
Stewartvilles Caitlyn Hughes.
Hughes struck out 20 and walked
one in a 4-0 no-hitter in Stewartville.
Lexi Kennedy struck out two,
walked three and gave up 11 hits
in the mound loss.
Goodhue 0 - Stewartville 4
Goodhue
Stewartville
Pitching
G - Kennedy
S - Hughes
R
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IP K BB H
6 2 3 11
7 20 1 0
H E
0 3
7 1
R ER
7 6
0 0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball team members from left, Morgan Olson, Kat Hodgman, Tayler Mort, Rachel
Mensink, Kelly Nordquist and Laura Drackley wait at home plate to congratulate Tara Matuska for hitting her
first homerun of the season at Wanamingo, Monday.
ZM ups undefeated record to 13-0

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA A pair of wins
over Kenyon-Wanamingo and
Cannon Falls upped ZumbrotaMazeppas softball record to 6-0
in HVL play and 13-0 overall.
The Cougars jumped from being ranked second in Class AA to
first this last week. Kasson-Mantorville slipped from first to second place.
ZM will have a very busy week
against some very good teams. The
Cougars will host Minnehaha
Academy on Thursday at 5 p.m.,
Byron on Friday at 5 p.m., play at
Pine Island on Monday at 5 p.m.,
and close out the regular season at
Goodhue on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Cannon Falls
ZM stopped Cannon Falls 10-0
in five innings in Zumbrota, Thursday.
Morgan Olson pitched a no hitter, striking out 10 and walking
one in the mound win.
For the first time this season,
the Cougars didnt score in the
opening inning, but they made up
for it with three runs in each of the
next three innings. They ended
the game with a solo run in the
bottom of the fifth.
Leading the ZM offense were
Morgan Olson, three singles, Tayler Mort, two singles and two RBI,
an RBI double by Tara Matuska
and a two-RBI homerun by Laura
Drackley.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Mariah Quam reaches out to tag Zumbrota-Mazeppas Kellie Nordquist out before she
can reach third base in Mondays game in Wanamingo.
ZM pounds out 33 hits against KW

WANAMINGO The Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball team had
their hitting shoes on when they
faced Kenyon-Wanamingo in
Wanamingo, Monday.
ZM pounded out 33 hits in a 292 win over the Knights. The Cougars scored seven runs in each of
the first three innings, adding three
in the fourth and five in the fifth.
Standing out for ZM at the plate
were Morgan Olson, 4 for 4 with
four doubles and four RBI; Jackie
Matuska 4 for 6 with a double and
three RBI; Kelli Nordquist, 4 for
5 with an RBI; Tara Matuska, 4
for 5 with a double, homerun and
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 10
Cannon Falls 0
R H E
Cannon Falls 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1
ZM
03331
11 12 2
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Olson
5 10 1 0 0 0
Cannon Falls
4.2 3 2 12 10 9
1B: ZM Tara Matuska, Tayler Mort (2),
Morgan Olson (3), Jackie Matuska, Rachel
Mensink, Savanna Echols, Aubrey Reuter;
2B: ZM Tara Matuska, Rachel Mensink;
HR: ZM Laura Drackley
Maple River
ZM added another 10-run victory on Tuesday, winning 12-2 at
Maple River.
Kellie Nordquist had a big day
at the plate going 4 for 4. Tayler
Mort was 2 for 2 with a double
and two RBI. Alyssa Quam was 2
for 2 with a pair of homeruns, one
a grandslam. Quam now has nine
homeruns this season which ties
her for the ZM record. She finished the game with seven RBI.
KW earns a much needed win

Zumbrota-Mazeppas Tara Matuska keeps her eyes on the ball while
making a catch of the fly ball to left field in Mondays game in Wanamingo.
Jackie Matuska was 2 for 2 with a

double, and Savanna Echols was
2 for 2 with a double and an RBI.
Tara Matuska struck out seven,
walked five and gave up five hits
over six innings. Quam came in to
pitch an inning of relief with one
strikeout.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 12 - Maple River 2
R H E
ZM
4 4 0 2 0 1 1 12 13 0
Maple River 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
ZM - T. Matuska 6 7 5 5 2 2
ZM - Quam
1 1 0 0 0 0
Cannon Falls
4.2 3 2 12 10 9
1B: ZM Kellie Nordquist (4), Jackie Matuska, Tayler Mort, Savanna Echols; 2B: ZM
Tayler Mort, Jackie Matuska, Savanna Echols;
HR: ZM Alyssa Quam (2)
SECTION 1A TRACK LEADERS

Girls
100-meter dash: Morgan Shindeler, PEM,
12.74; Anna Sweet, Rushford-Peterson,
12.92
200-meter dash: Morgan Shindeler, PEM,
26.68; Cali Mauss, LaCrescent, 27.48
400-meter dash: Katie Eidem, Schaeffer Academy, 60.55; Chole Holtz, PEM,
61.11; Tess Hokanson, Kenyon-Wanamingo
61.66
800-meter run: Taylor Kreitinger, Byron, 2:24.52; Katherine Hoffman, Cannon Falls, 2:26.9
1600-meter run: McKenzie Kirtz,
GMLOKS, 5:23.86; Taylor Kreitinger, Byron, 5:25.11
3200-meter run: Sydney Renelt, Lake
city, 12:10.23; Kiera Olson, Lanesboro/
Fillmore Central, 12:13.,27
100-meter hurdles: Mara Quam, KenyonWanamingo, 15.86; Emma Weatherly, Byron, 16.24
300-meter hurdles: Emma Weatherly,
Byron, 48.96; Clair Speardson, LaCrescent, 49.49
Shot put: Maddie Lindhart, ZumbrotaMazeppa, 436; Taylor Hagen, Blooming
Prairie, 397
Discus: Maddie Lindhart, ZumbrotaMazeppa, 1336; Olivia Haug, Lanesboro/
Fillmore Central, 1192
Long jump: Ashley Agrimson, RushfordPeterson/Houston, 178; Mara Quam,
Kenyon-Wanamingo, 1610.5
Triple jump: Leah Koll, Cotter, 351.75;
Mara Quam, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 346.75;
Jordyn Glynn, GMLOKS, 33.7
High jump: Sarah Holtz, Lyle/Pacelli, 54;
Chole Holtz, PEM, 52
Pole vault: Hannah Coleman, Byron,
10; Jordan Honken, Rushford-Peterson/
Houston 96
4x100-meter relay: PEM, 51.47; Rushford-Peterson/Houston 53.15
4x200-meter relay: PEM, 1:49.19; LaCrescent, 1:49.51
4x400-meter relay: Schaeffer Academy,
4:14.49; GMLOKS, 4:15.59
4x800-meter relay: Schaeffer Academy
10:10; Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 10:14.99
Boys
100-meter dash: Colin Duellman, Cotter, 11.05; Kyle Groven, Pine Island, 11.29
200-meter dash: Kyle Groven, ,Pine Island, 22.77; Brandon Ching, PEM, 22.98
400-meter dash: Kyle Groven, Pine Island, 49.51; Noah Carlson, Rushford-Peterson/Houston, 51.25 Ben Farrell, Pine
three RBI; Tayler Mort, 3 for 5 and walked two for KW on the
with a pair of doubles and three mound.
RBI; and Alyssa Quam, 3 for 6 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 29
with a triple, homerun and five Kenyon-Wanamingo 2
R H E
RBI. In all, ZM had 13 hits for ZM
77735
29 33 1
extra bases.
KW
10010
2
4 1
IP K BB H R ER
Shayla Berkner paced KW with Pitching
- Olson
3 4 0 2 1 0
a pair of hits and an RBI. Brandi ZM
ZM - Quam
2 0 2 2 2 1
Remold had a triple and Ellyn KW - Berkner
5 4 2 31 29 27
Buelke added a single.
1B: ZM Tara Matuska (3), Tayler Mort,
Olson earned the mound win Jackie Matuska (3), Rachel Mensink (2), Aubrey
Kelli Nordquist (4), Laura Drackley,
for ZM when she struck out four, Reuter,
Cait Heitman (2), Kat Hodgman; KW - Ellyn
walked none and gave up two hits Buelke, Shayla Berkner (2) 2B: ZM Morover three innings. Quam earned gan Olson (4), Tara Matuska, Rachel Menthe save, giving up two walks and sink (2), Tayler Mort (2), Jackie Matuska;
3B: ZM Alyssa Quam; KW - Brandi Remold;
two hits over three innings.
HR: ZM Tara Matuska, Alyssa Quam
Shayla Berkner struck out four
Island, 51.74
800-meter run: Mitchel Acker, Pine Island, 2:00; Dakota Streit, Lourdes, 2:20.54
1600-meter run: Zach Emery, LaCrescent, 4:33.78; Alex Ille, Blooming Prairie,
4:41;
3200-meter run: Zach Emery, LaCrescent, 9:49.32; Matt Steiger, LaCrescent,
10:07.89
110-meter hurdles: Riley Mickow, PEM,
15.85; Caleb Greseth, Kenyon-Wanamingo,
15.16.21; Mason Stevenson, Kenyon-Wana-
mingo 16.89
300-meter hurdles: Riley Mickow, PEM,
42.18; Mason Stevenson, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 41.45
Shot put: Preston Hanson, Medford, 49
9; Cody Carpenter, Hayfield, 498
Discus: Cody Carpenter, Hayfield, 498
16610; Shane Curtis, Stewartville, 157
Long jump: Dalten Fox, PEM, 226.5;
Noah Carlson, Rushford-Peterson/Houston, 2111.5; Ben Farrell, Pine island,
21.5
AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 7
Goodhue baseball, Triton at Goodhue, 5 p.m.
Goodhue softball at Pine Island, 4:30 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
Pine Island baseball at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Pine Island softball, Goodhue at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, Minnehaha Academy at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 8
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf at Rochester, 3 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, WEM at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, Byron at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Hayfield, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
HVL track meet at Lake City, 10 a.m.
Goodhue baseball at Wanamingo (DH), 11 a.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Hayfield, 8:30 a.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Goodhue, (DH), 11 a.m.
Pine Island baseball, Hayfield at Pine Island (DH), 11 a.m.
Pine Island softball at Plainview, 11 a.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Dodge Center (DH), 11 a.m.
Monday, May 11
Pine Island softball, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12
Goodhue softball, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Goodhue, 4:30 p.m.
Goodhue baseball at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Hayfield, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Blooming Prairie at Wanamingo, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
Pine Island softball at Hayfield, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island golf at Dodge Center, 3 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Goodhue at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa golf at Dodge Center, 3 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Goodhue, 4:30 p.m.
By Faye Haugen
WANAMINGO The KenyonWanamingo softball team earned
a much needed win on Thursday
when they crushed Lake City 198 on Thursday in Lake City.
The victory pushed KW to 5-5
Shayla Berkner struck out seven,
walked three, and gave up 12 hits
in the mound win.

regular season play when they host
At the plate, Ellyn Buelke had a Blooming Prairie on Tuesday at
home run and five RBI, and Brandi 4:30 p.m.
Remold was 2 for 4 with two RBI. Kenyon-Wanamingo 19 - Lake City 8
R H E
The Knights will play at Triton KW
4 3 4 3 1 0 4 19 14 3
on Thursday at 5 p.m., host Wa- Lake City
0020400 8
12 8
terville-Elysian-Morristown on Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
7 7 3 12 8 7
Friday at 5 p.m., play at the Hay- KW - Berkner
City
7 4 17 14 19 10
field Invitational on Saturday be- Lake
1B: KW Brandi Remold (2); HR: KW
ginning at 8:30 a.m. and close out Ellyn Beulke
Pine Island drops three games

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND After starting
the season 6-0, the Pine Island softball team suffered their first defeats of the season when they
dropped a pair of games at the
Austin Invitational and lost their
first HVL game to Kasson-Mantorville in HVL play.
The Panthers will host Goodhue
on Thursday at 4:30 p.m., play at
the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Invitational on Saturday at 10 a.m.
host top-ranked ZumbrotaMazeppa on Monday at 5 p.m.
and close out regular season play
at Hayfield on Tuesday at 4:30
p.m.
Blooming Prairie
The Panthers opened the Austin tournament with a 10-0 win
over Blooming Prairie.
Bridget Kennedy tossed the onehit shutout. She struck out 10 and
gave up one walk.
Emily Rucker had three hits to
lead PI at the plate. Mya Polzer,
Autumn Pin and Candace Uhde
all had a pair of hits. Haley Bauman had a double.
5-4 in Esko in semifinal play.

Autum Pin had a pair of hits to
lead PI at the plate with Taylor
Schroder, Kaylee Drazan and Mya
Polzer adding singles.
Schroder started on the mound,
striking out one, walking one and
giving up four hits over three innings. Bridget Kennedy suffered
the loss when she struck out three,
walked one and gave up five hits
over four innings of mound work.
R
Pine Island 0 0 0 0 0
0
Austin
1090x
10
Pitching
IP K BB H
PI - Schroder
4 1 2 10
1B: PI Kaitlyn Champa (2)
Pine Island 10 - Blooming Prairie 0

R H E
BP
00000
0
1 Pine Island 1 0 2 5 2 x
10 10 Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
PI - Kennedy
5 10 1 1 0 0
1B: PI Mya Polzer (2), Autumn Pin (2),
Emily Rucker (3), Candace Uhde (2); 2B: PI
- Haley Bauman
Pine Island 0 - Austin 10
Shelton, Taylor Schroder
Esko
Pine Island lost their first game
of the season when they were edged
Triple jump: Noah Carlson, RushfordPeterson/Houston, 457; Dalten Fox, PEM,
447
High jump: Riley Mickow, PEM, 62;
Nelson Finne, PEM, 510
Pole vault: Frank Cerar, PEM, 12, Lucas
Scruggs, Stewartville, 116
4x100-meter relay: Stewartville, 44.63;
PEM, 45.50
4x200-meter relay: PEM, 1:32.99; Pine
Island, 1:33.02
4x400-meter relay: Pine Island 3:29.01;
PEM, 3:34.66
4x800-meter relay: Pine Island 8:24.46;
Lourdes 8:30.67
H
2
10
R
10
E
ER
-
Cannon Falls
The Panthers defeated Cannon
Falls 16-0 on Tuesday. No other
information was available.
Kasson-Mantorville
The Panthers fell 7-2 to second-ranked Class AA KassonMantorville on Thursday in Pine
Pine Island 4 - Esko 5
R H E
Island.
Esko
1012010 5
9 Maddie Damon controlled the
Pine Island 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4
5 Pitching
IP K BB H R ER game as the KoMet senior struck
out 17 and gave up three hits,
PI - Schroder
3 1 1 4 2 PI - Kennedy
4 3 1 5 3 doubles to Molly Shelton and Tay1B: PI Mya Polzer, Autumn Pin (2), Taylor lor Schroder and a single to KaySchroder, Kaylee Drazan
lee Drazan.
Austin
Bridget Kennedy struck out one,
Austin totally dominated the
Panthers in their final game of the walked two and gave up eight hits
tournament, winning 10-0 to the in the mound loss for the Panthers.
PI team.
Pine Island 1 - Kasson-Mantorville 7
Pine Island was limited to just a
R H E
pair of hits, both singles by Kait- KM
0301120 7
8 Pine Island 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 lyn Champa.
IP K BB H R ER
Taylor Schroder threw all four Pitching
PI - Kennedy
7 1 2 8 7 3
innings with one strikeout, two KM- Damon
7 17 0 3 1 1
walks and 10 hits.
1B: PI Kaylee Drazan; 2B: PI Molly
HVL BASEBALL LEADERS

Batting
Kyle Nichols, KM
Zach Hillman, Lourdes
Nick Hanson, Lourdes
Daniel Burriss, Lourdes
Hunter Nelson, KM
Logan Breuer, Goodhue
Jack Gadient, Goodhue
Kevin Nordquist, ZM
Bryce Hinrichsen, PI
Matt Huus, Pine Island
Alex Nelson, ZM
Runs scored
Logan Breuer, Goodhue
Jonny Mracek, Byron
Daniel Buriss, Lourdes
Runs batted in
Brendan Knoll, KM
Connor Belda, Lourdes
Doubles
Logan Breuer,m Goodhue
H
16
22
18
18
16
20
6
9
9
9
6
AB
29
40
33
34
333
42
17
27
28
29
20
Avg.
.571
.550
.545
.529
.485
.476
.353
.333
.321
.310
.300
RS
19
17
13
12
12
RBI
14
12
12
2B
8
7

Triples
Homeruns
Stolen bases
Jonny Mracek, Byron
Pitching
Ryan Thompson, Byron
Evan Vil, Byron
Jonny Mracek, Byron
Strikeouts
Evan Vick, Byron
Matt Lien, Pine Island
Carter Dombeck, CF
Brady Schoenfelder, ZM
Bady Braaten
Innings pitched
Matt Lien, Pine Island
Brady Schoenfelder, ZM
Brady Braaten, PI
Aaron Gillard, Pine Island
W
4
1
2
3
L
0
0
1
0
7
3B
2
HR
2
SB
16
10
ERA
0.00
0.00
0.97
1.17
K
29
25
22
16
14
IP
24.6
20
13.6
13
Baseball
Goodhue holds on to top ZM
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE With the tying
runs on the basepaths, Goodhue
was able to hang on for a 5-3 win
over Zumbrota-Mazeppa in
Goodhue, Thursday.
We played pretty well and we
continue to improve, said
Goodhue coach Scott Christianson.
We just could not get a big
two-out hit to drive in runs, lamented ZM coach Chuck Ohm of
leaving nine runners on the base
paths.
Goodhue took a 4-1 lead in the
third inning when Logan Breuer
singled, Tyler Schumacher hit a
double, Riley Augustine hit an RBI
single and Sam Kyllo hit an RBI
double.
ZM scored a solo run in the top
of the fourth inning that was

matched by Goodhue in the bottom of the inning for a 5-1 lead.
The Cougars tried to rally in the
seventh when Connor Hegseth
singled, Alex Nelson doubled in
Hegseth and Isaiah Nolte walked
with two out. Logan Breuer preserved the win for the Wildcats,
earning his first strikeout on the
mound.
Schumacher earned the mound
win when he struck out four, walked
four and gave up five hits over six
innings for the Cats. Breuer saw
an inning of relief work with one
strikeout, one walk and two hits.
Isaiah Nolte started for ZM on
the mound. He struck out one and
gave up eight hits over four innings. Caleb Hinrichs saw two
innings of mound work with three

strikeouts and one walk.
Offensive leaders for Goodhue
were Tyler Schumacher, a pair of
doubles and two RBI, and Breuer,
2 for 2 with a double and an RBI.
Tyler Grudem (RBI) , Connor
Hegseth and Brady Schoenfelder
each had a pair of hits for ZM.
Alex Nelson had a double.
Goodhue 4 - Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3
R H E
ZM
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7 1
Goodhue
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7 2
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
G - Schumacher 6 4 4 5 2 1
G - Breuer
1 1 1 2 1 1
ZM - Nolte
4 1 0 8 4 2
ZM - Hinrichs
2 3 1 0 0 0
1B: G Logan Breuer, Jordan Ronningen;
ZM - Tyler Grudem (2), Connor Hegseth (2),
Brady Schoenfelder (2); 2B: G Logan Breuer,
Tyler Schumacher (2), Sam Kyllo, Jacob Pasch;
ZM - Alex Nelson
Pine Islands Matt Lien stretches to make the catch at home plate as Kenyon-Wanamingos Gavin Roosen
slides in safely in Tuesdays game in Pine Island.
KW rallies to nip PI 7-6

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The KenyonWanamingo baseball team rallied
to beat Pine Island 7-6 in eight
innings on Tuesday in Pine Island.
The Knights led early only to
see the Panthers come back to take
a 6-4 lead in the fourth inning.
KW got the win when they plated
solo runs in the sixth, seventh and
eight innings.
Matt Lien has lost his last two
games despite throwing outstanding baseball. He lost 2-1 to Cannon Falls and only gave up one
earned run, and in this game he
gave up seven runs, but only three
were earned. He came within one
out of getting the win, said PI
coach Craig Anderson. Ethan
Benda came up with a clutch runscoring double to tie the game and
then we gave up an unearned run
in the eighth to see them complete
the comeback.
Drew Sathrum started on the
mound for KW, striking out six,
walking three and giving up seven
hits over four innings. Connor
Sviggum earned the win when he
struck out six and walked two over
the last four innings.
Lien went the distance for PI on
the hill He struck out eight, walked
three and gave up eight hits.
Benda led the Knights with a
trio of hits, one a double, and three
Goodhues Jordan Ronningen make the stretch for the throw at first base in Thursdays game with ZumbrotaMazeppa, but he was pulled off the bag, allowing Tyler Grudem to reach base safely.
Pine Island wins one of three games
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND A win over
Triton, but a pair of losses to Kasson-Mantorville and KenyonWanamingo dropped the Pine Island baseball teams record to 4-6
Pine Island will host St. Charles
in a makeup game on Wednesday
(5 p.m.), play at Wanamingo on
Thursday (5 p.m.), host Hayfield
in an HVL doubleheader in Pine
Island on Saturday (11 a.m.) and
play at Dodge Center on Tuesday
(5 p.m.). The Panthers will close
out regular season play on Friday,
May 15 against Zumbrota.
Kasson-Mantorville
The Panthers came up short 100 against Gold Division foe, Kasson-Mantorville in Kasson, Monday.
We were never in this game.
Pine Islands Braden Aakre puts the tag on Kenyon-Wanamingos Carter
Leininger but is not in time for an out in Tuesdays game in Pine Island. KM took advantage of 11 walks
and they added 11 hits. We also
threw in four errors to fuel their
RBI.
could not finish it.
offense, lamented Coach Craig
Lien had a double to pace PI at Kenyon-Wanamingo 7 - Pine Island 6 Anderson. KM has several playR
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Pine Island third baseman Aaron Gillard strides in to make a play on an
the plate, and Bryce Hinrichsen KW
ers from their back-to-back sec- infield hit against Kenyon-Wanamingo, Tuesday.
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Matt Huus was tagged with the mound loss. He struck out one,
4 6 3 7 6 6
ourselves, remarked Coach KW - Sathrum
walked five and gave up nine hits
- Sviggum
4 6 2 0 0 0
Anderson. Some defensive mis- KW
over three innings. Colton Pike
PI - Lien
8 8 3 8 7 3
takes allowed the Knights to jump 1B: KW Ted Androli, Drew Sathrum, Carter
closed out the game on the mound
out to a 4-0 lead, but we took the Leininger, Ethan Benda (2); PI - Bryce Hinwith two strikeouts, six walks and
lead on a two-run double by Matt richsen, Brady Braaten (2), Aaron Gillard,
two hits.
Huus, Derek Rucker, Tucker Hanson;
Lien in the fourth inning. But we Matt
PI had just three hits, two from
2B: KW Ethan Benda; PI - Matt Lien
Matt Lien and one from Derek
Rucker.
ZM has a very busy week

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA With the regular season quickly winding down,
the Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball
team had a very busy week with
four HVL games.
The Cougars will play at Hayfield on Friday ( 4 p.m.), at Dodge
Center in an HVL doubleheader
on Saturday (11 a.m.), and host
Goodhue on Tuesday (5 p.m.). ZM
will wind up regular season play
when they play at Pine Island on
May 15 and host St. Croix Lutheran on Monday, May 18.
Stewartville
ZM fell 8-3 to Stewartville in
Zumbrota on Monday in an error
free game.
Stewartville jumped out to a
6-0 lead in the fifth inning, but we
scored three runs to inch closer in
the bottom of the fifth, said Coach
Chuck Ohm. Caden Steffen got
us going with a single. Kevin Nordquist drove in Steffen with a
single, and Tyler Grudem singled
home Freed Hunt and Alex Nelson who got an infield hit. But
Stewartville added to their lead
scoring twice in the seventh.
Tyler Grudem struck out one,
walked four and gave up four hits
over 4.1 innings. Caleb Hinrichs
closed out the game giving up two
runs on four hits.
ZM had six hits, all singles, from
Kevin Nordquist, Alex Nelson,

Isaiah Nolte, Brady Schoenfelder,
Caleb Hinrichs, and Tyler Grudem.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3 - Stewartville 8
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ZM
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4.1 1 4 4 5 5
1B: ZM Kevin Nordquist, Tyler Grudem,
Alex Nelson, Caleb Hinrichs, Brady Schoenfelder, Isaiah Nolte
Kasson-Mantorville
ZM may have played one of their
best games of the season in a 3-2,
eight-inning loss at Kasson-Mantorville, Tuesday.
We got our best pitching performance of the season by Caden
Steffen, praised Coach Ohm of
the freshman who struck out 10,
walked five and gave up six hits
over eight innings. This was a
great game to be a part of. What a
pitching performance by Caden.
He was in total control tonight on
the mound.
Isaiah Nolte took the loss when
he gave up two hits in the bottom
of the eighth.
Kevin Nordquist went 2 for 4
with a double to lead ZM at the
plate. Tyler Grudem had a double
and Brady Schoenfelder, Connor
Hegseth and Alex Nelson had
singles.
Our team is playing much better baseball. We just need to string
some hits together and get a twoout-hit once in a while when guys
are in scoring position, pointed
out the ZM skipper.
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IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Steffen
8 10 5 6 2 2
ZM - Nolte
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1B: ZM Kevin Nordquist, Brady Schoenfelder, Alex Nelson, Connor Hegseth; 2B:
ZM Kevin Nordquist, Tyler Grudem
Byron
Zumbrota-Mazeppa closed out
the week with a 9-2 loss at Byron,
Friday. This drops the Cougars
record to0-9 in HVL play and 012 overall.
Three Cougar pitchers, Tyler
Grudem, Caleb Hinrichs and Connor Hegseth, combined to strikeout two, walk five and give up
seven hits.
The Cougars saw Freedom Hunt,
Brady Schoenfelder, Isaiah Nolte,
Caden Steffen and Hegseth hit
singles.
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ZM - Hegseth
3 1 1 2 2 2
1B: ZM Freedom Hunt, Brady Schoenfelder, Isaiah Nolte, Caden Steffen, Connor
Hegseth
Pine Island 0 - Kasson-Mantorville 10

R H E
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0
3 4
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Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
PI - Huus
3 1 5 9 8 8
PI - Pike
2,1 2 6 2 2 1
1B: PI Matt Lien (2), Derek Rucker
Triton
After losing three close games,
it was great to see our guys come
from behind today, praised Coach
Anderson. After a shaky start,
Aaron Gillard threw outstanding
baseball from the second inning
through the end. Gillard struck
out six, walked five and gave up
six hits in the mound win.
Derek Rucker threw out a pair
of guys attempting to steal, and
we put together a clutch rally in
the bottom of the sixth, pointed
out the PI skipper. It all started
with some great hustle by Gillard
to beat out an infield hit. We then
got singles from Braden Aakre and
Garrett Cobb to pull within 2-1.
After a walk to load the bases, and
a short fly ball for the second out
Tucker Hanson drilled a long
double to clear the bases for what
proved to be the winning runs.
Cobb had a pair of hits to lead
the PI offense. Hanson had three
Before the start of Tuesdays Kenyon-Wanamingo and Pine Island baseball RBI.
Anderson given a bat to mark his

500th career coaching victory
game, Panther coach Craig Anderson was presented with a bat (in PI
school colors) from the Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball program and coaches
Randy Hockinson, Mark Strandemo and Kirby VanDeWalker noting
Andersons 500th coaching victory in a 3-1 win over Byron on April 2.
What an honor to be presented with this beautiful bat marking that
win. I coach against a great group of coaches and I cant thank them
enough for this honor, said a surprised Coach Anderson after the
presentation.
Pine Island 4 - Triton 3

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Triton
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Pitching
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7 6 5 6 3 3
1B: PI Garrett Cobb (2), Aaron Gillard,
Braden Aakre, Derek Rucker; 2B: PI Tucker
Hanson
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Pine Island
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 No. 18
Goodhue Prom was An Evening in Paris

By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE The Goodhue
High School 2015 Prom was held
Saturday, May 2, at Mount
Frontenac Golf Course. Dinner
was served in the banquet dining
hall and the evening was filled
with dancing. Several members of
the Goodhue faculty acted as chaperones for the evening. The advisors for the Prom this year were
Kelly Holmstadt and Jessica Holst.
Before the students left for dinner, they participated in the Grand
March. This years theme was An
Evening in Paris. The stage at
the high school gym was decked
out with the Eiffel Tower, park
benches, and lots of lights. The
gym was filled with parents,
friends, and relatives as the students and their escorts showed off
their evening apparel.
Laura Ringeisen and Michael Poncelet

Katelyn Hadler and Tyler Schumacher
Anna Kohlnhofer and Taylor Buck
Kate McNamara and Jeffrey Mund
Mariah Tipkce and Bailee OReilly
Chelsea Voth and Charlie Bristol
Pine Island School holds The Great Gatsby Prom

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Great
Gatsby was the theme for Pine
Island High Schools 2015 Prom
on Saturday, May 2. Eighty-three
couples took a step back in time to
the Roaring 20s for the Grand
March as they strolled along a path
at the gold gymnasium in their
elegant and handsome formalwear.
Crowned prom royalty were
King
Jacob
Braaten and
Queen Abby Gushulak. Masters
of ceremonies were Kim Jones and
Polly Ness. Sophomore attendants
were Amanda Hildenbrand, Andy
Bogard, Lauren Hunskor, Drew
Lohmeyer, Lindsay Cobb, Jacob
Barsness, Mikayla Radtke, and
Derek Rucker.
Following the Grand March,
prom couples enjoyed an evening
of dinner and dancing at the Mayo
Civic Center in Rochester followed
by a post-prom party at the YMCA
in Rochester.
From left to right, Adam Hvitved, Kendra Euler, Hannah Blackwell, and
Amanda Keller have fun dressing up with some of the props before the
Grand March.
Prom beauties and dapper gents get ready for the Grand March. From left to right are Adam Defore, Sarah
Bronk, Emma Vouk, Lauren Rupprecht, Morgan DePestel, and Walter OMalley
Matt Huus and Brooke Salfer strike a pose during Grand March.
2015 Prom King and Queen are Jacob Braaten and Abby Gushulak.
In true gangster fashion Ben Haller and Issy Sorenson get caught redhanded trying to steal the loot.
PAGE 2B NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015
Zumbrota/Mazeppa
ZM SENIOR PROFILES
Community Trust makes

gift to State Theatre
ZUMBROTA Last week, the
Zumbrota Community Trust made
a $30,000 donation to the State Theatre Restoration Project to help jumpstart fundraising efforts to cover costs
for the handicapped accessible
restrooms and larger concession
space at the theater.
$5,000 of this gift comes from
undesignated donations to the Trust,
given through such things as
GiveMN.org, Combined Charities
undesignated, or direct gifts to the
Trust. Another $5,000 comes from
a donor-advised fund the Trust holds
for a local philanthropist, and
$20,000 comes from a direct gift to
the Trust that was designated for
the Theater Fund by another anonymous local donor.
Those in the community who
would like to donate can consider
gifts either directly to the Theater
Project, or to the Trust but designated for the Theater (both are
501(c)(3) organizations, making all
gifts tax deductible). For more information, please contact the Zumbrota Community Trust at P.O. Box
226, Zumbrota, MN 55992, or email
zumbrotatrust@gmail.com.
Paul Rockne (right), chairman of the Zumbrota Community Trust, presents

a $30,000 check to Dr. Kevin Kish, chairman of the State Theatre
Restoration Project Fund. $175,000 is needed for handicapped accessible
updates to the theater, with the hope to begin construction sometime in
2015.
FFA State Convention attendees from Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School are, from left to right, front row:
Sarah Gerke, Kayla Stensrud, Derek Stehr, Zach Stensrud, Brynn Karstens, Emily Haugen, and Kerrie Post;
back row: Seth Tupper, Connor Hegseth, McKayla Arendt, Kyra Nichols, Casey Dykes, Dillon Downes, Sam
Perrotti, Aricka Roberson, Shelby Betcher, and Hannah Eckblad.
ZM FFA wins awards at

Minnesota State Convention
From April 26-28, nineteen
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
FFA members competed at the
State Convention at the University of Minnesota. The results are
as follows:
Best Informed Greenhand
second place team. Members are
Brynn Karstens (fifth place individual), Emily Haugen, Casey
Dykes, Kyra Nichols, and McKayla
Arendt.
Extemporaneous Speaking
Hannah Eckblad, fourth place
Soils Judging fifth place team.
Members are Aricka Roberson
(second place individual), Tim
Hinrichs, Connor Hegseth, and
Noah Prodzinski.
Dairy Foods seventh place
team. Members are Dillon Downes,
Sam Perrotti, Shelby Betcher, and
Kerrie Post.
Public Speaking Aricka
Roberson, eighth place
Novice Parliamentary Procedure seventh place team. Members are Brynn Karstens, Emily
Haugen, Casey Dykes, Kyra
Nichols, McKayla Arendt, and
State Degree recipients are Derek Stehr and Aricka Roberson.
Sarah Gehrke.
Advanced Parliamentary Procedure seventh place team. Members are Aricka Roberson, Seth
Tupper, Derek Stehr, Dillon
Downes, Sam Perrotti, and Zach
Stensrud.
State FFA Degree recipients
Aricka Roberson and Derek Stehr

These members will be recognized at the ZM FFA banquet on
Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the
high school cafeteria. Supporters,
alumni, and families are welcome
to attend.
ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

April 12
12:24 a.m. A driver was warned for
failure to use signals.
1:38 a.m. A driver was arrested for
4th degree DWI and felony fleeing in a
motor vehicle. The vehicle went into
water and mud behind ALCO.
8:40 a.m. A vehicle was parked in
front of a known drug house.
9:13 a.m. A male reported that
when he went to his fathers home his
father was unable to get out of bed and
was having pain in his ankle and knee.
9:36 a.m. A female reported that
her husband had been drinking all weekend
and she wanted him to be taken to
detox.
10:25 a.m. The bartender at the
VFW reported that when she closed the
previous night there was a coat hanger
wedged in the back door so that is would
not lock. She was able to remove it.
1:13 p.m. A homeless percent was
sleeping in a laundry room person.
5:02 p.m. During a child exchange
a child did not want to go with the father
who had physical custody. The parents
were able to get the boy in the fathers
car.
7:22 p.m. An officer assisted with a
medical emergency.
April 13
7:46 a.m. An officer watched school
crosswalks and a driver was warned for
dropping off kids in the school bus zone.
12:04 p.m. An officer assisted with
a vehicle that had a flat tire. Total Tire
fixed the tire.
3 p.m. An officer watched school
traffic.
5:44 p.m. An officer was flagged
down by a gentleman who advised of a
driving complaint that occurred in Pine
Island on County Road 11 in front of the
Dollar Store. Both directions of traffic
were stopped for pedestrians in the cross-
walk and a vehicle blew by the complainant on the shoulder nearly hitting a
child.
8:48 p.m. Seven iron fences were
stolen over the past week.
April 14
7:57 a.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a search.
12:21 p.m. A driver was given a
verbal warning for wearing headphones.
verbal warning for speeding.
warning for improper seat belt.
1:16 p.m. A driver was warned for
distraction as the driver was looking
down at an ipod changing music.
improper seat belt.
wearing head phones while driving and
obstructed view.
1:50 p.m. A driver was cited for no
seat belt and given a warning for failure
to update address.
using a phone for GPS, warned for being
inattentive and cited for no proof of
insurance.
improper seat belt and hanging object.
no rear plate and having a hanging object.
speeding.
no front plate.
improper seat belt and having a cracked
windshield.
4:21 p.m. A dog was running at
large.
having a hanging object.
not having a helmet on, and not having

a tag visible.
failing to yield to a pedestrian downtown.
driving conduct, expired tabs and no
proof of insurance.
April 15
4:05 a.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
3:10 p.m. Dogs were reported running loose.
science
Best high school memory: Making tshirts in CAD
Hobbies: In the summer I enjoy wakeboarding, fishing, and hanging out with
friends and family; in the winter, I enjoy
downhill skiing at the Coffee Mill in
Wabasha.
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? M.C. Escher, Bill
Clinton, Iggy Azalia
Favorite...
Movie: The Big Lebowski, Django
Unchained
Song: My Love by Justin Timberlake
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? I would still
be in debt. Im going to college, silly.
Describe yourself in one word: Loquacious
Name: Rose Bridley
Parents: Derrick and Angela Bridley
High school activities: Trapshooting,
basketball and softball manager, senior
class committee, yearbook committee
Favorite class or subject: Advanced
biology with Ms. Heitmann
Best high school memory: 2014
trapshooting championship in Alexandria
Hobbies: Hunting, hanging out with
friends, shopping, kayaking
meet, living or dead? My Grandma Bridley
in heaven, Tim McGraw
Favorite...
Book: The Last Song
Movie: Safe Haven, Country Strong
TV Show: Friends, Desperate Housewives
Song: Mississippi Girl by Faith Hill
of your first purchases be? A trip to
Hawaii
Describe yourself in one word: Honest
College/career plans: Attend college
and major in social work
Name: Maddie Lindhart

Parents: Jim and Stacy Lindhart
Siblings: Tyler, 25; Mike, 23
High school activities: Track and field,
dance team, National Honor Society,
freshmen mentor
Favorite class or subject: Advanced
biology with Heitmann
Best high school memory: State track
and dance team
Hobbies: Spending time with family,
hanging out with friends, volunteering
at the Zumbrota Food Shelf and Ronald
McDonald House
meet, living or dead? My Grandpa and
Grandma Lindhart
Favorite...
Book: To Kill A Mockingbird
Movie: Safe Haven
TV Show: Greys Anatomy
Song: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
of your first purchases be? A family vacation overseas
Describe yourself in one word: Ambitious
Name: Kari Thoreson
College/career plans: Attend college
Parents: Joan Bucher and Dan Thoreson and pursue a degree in biology
Siblings: Vince and Lena
High school activities: Golf, National
Honor Society, SADD, choir, Close-Up
Favorite class or subject: Biology and
sociology
Best high school memory: Powderpuff
and when I fell down the bleachers freshman year during Sweets Week
Hobbies: Volunteering at the Special
Olympics, golfing, skiing, reading, traveling, listening to music, cooking
meet, living or dead? Ellen Degeneres,
Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela
Favorite...
Book: To Kill A Mockingbird, The Help
Movie: The Help, All About Steve
TV Show: One Tree Hill, Greys Anatomy
Song: Young Blood by Bea Miller
and anything by G-Eazy
of your first purchases be? After paying
Name: Joey OGorman
for school, I would give to charities
Parents: Joe and Sue OGorman
Describe yourself in one word: VivaHigh school activities: Golf, football,
cious
College/career plans: I hope to at- basketball manager, SADD, Close-Up,
tend the University of Minnesota Duluth Senior Class Committee, freshmen mentor
Favorite class or subject: Study hall
next fall, major in biology, and then go
with Mr. Wicks
into the medical field.
Best high school memory: Senior year
football or all my years in golf
Hobbies: Fishing, golfing, hanging out
with friends, Xbox, beating Jerrell in 2K,
dueling Landan and Nathan
meet, living or dead? Hulk Hogan, Wayne
Gretzky, Payne Stewart
Favorite...
Book: Boy On Ice: Life and Death of
Derek Boogaard
Movie: Dazed and Confused, The Town
TV Show: Breaking Bad, Game of
Thrones
Song: Multiply by A$AP Rocky and
Juicy J and Dr. F by Drake, P. Reign,
and Future
of your first purchases be? Part of the
Minnesota Timberwolves and help point
them in the right direction.
Describe yourself in one word: Social
Name: Dustin Haxton
College/career plans: Attend St. Marys
Parents: Albert Haxton and Jill Draayer University, major in sports management,
Siblings: Ashley Haxton
and play on the golf team.
High school activities: Speech
Favorite class or subject: Computer
N&S18-3a, call
Name: Nickolas Vath

Parents: Nattalie Vath, Chad Vath
Siblings: Michael and Hailey
High school activities: Soccer, wrestling
Favorite class or subject: Shop/construction
Best high school memory: Taking first
in the HVL and getting 101 wins in
wrestling
Hobbies: Video games, watching snow
fall with lightning
meet, living or dead? Vin Diesel, Liam
Neeson
Favorite...
Book: Eragon
Movie: The Hangover series
TV Show: The Walking Dead
Song: Counting Stars
of your first purchases be? A new sports
car
Describe yourself in one word: Mysterious
College/career plans: Go to Rochester Community and Technical College
and get a degree in drafting.
Name: Hannah Eckblad

Parents: Kevin Eckblad, Heidi Hanson,
step-dad Dan Hanson
Siblings: Paul Eckblad, 21; David
Eckblad, 14
High school activities: FFA, National
Honor Society, SADD, one-act play, threeact play, musicals
Favorite class or subject: Ag leadership
Best high school memory: Competing at the FFA National Convention in
parliamentary procedure
Hobbies: Writing, stilt walking, acting
meet, living or dead? Dr. Suess, JK Rowling,
Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite...
Book: The Book Thief
Movie: The Lion King 2
TV Show: Doctor Who, Orphan Black
Song: Hall of Fame by Script
of your first purchases be? A trip to see
the world
Describe yourself in one word: Zealous
College/career plans: University of
Wisconsin River Falls to major in agriculture education
Name: Ben Bryant

Parents: Sandy and Gary
Siblings: Suzanna, Matt, Nikki, and
Jeremy
High school activities: Soccer
Favorite class or subject: History
Best high school memory: Scoring
twice against Schafer
Hobbies: Soccer, Pokemon
meet, living or dead? Park Ji-Sung, Yoo
Jae-Suk
Favorite...
Movie: Monty Python and the Holy
Grail
TV Show: Gintama
Song: Fantastic Baby by Big Bang
of your first purchases be? Bank
Describe yourself in one word: Korean
College/career plans: Crossroads
College in Rochester
Peter Mayer
to perform at
State Theatre
ZUMBROTA Crossings is
bringing guitarist Mayer to the
Zumbrota State Theatre on Sat.,
May 9, at 7:30 p.m. Mayer recently released his 10th album,
Third Street. His songs have been
compared to Shaker furniture
clean and light, yet hardly simple.
His guitar skills make playing his
music seem deceptively easy.
Overall, Mayers songs explore
the beauty and mystery of the
world. But theres plenty of humor, too, in songs like, Dr. Seuss,
and Hot Pickles, off his new
album.
Mayer, who once studied at seminary before pursuing a career in
music, has toured full-time since
1995.
To reserve tickets, visit
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.
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Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Principal Noltes contract not renewed
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA In April, the
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board
met with high school principal Jeff
Nolte. On April 27, the board voted
unanimously in favor of non-renewal of Noltes contract, effective on July 1, 2015. Brian Grudem
abstained from the vote.
Other personnel changes
The board approved a resolution

for non-renewal of a probationary
teacher contract for Sarina Gutnik.
The Goodhue County Education District hired Hailey Makkan
as a specialist to provide speech
services in the school district.

The board approved the retirement of Jean Turtle, middle/high
school math and science teacher,
with thanks for her service.
The board approved the resignations of Angie Tutewohl (teaching assistant in Cougar Care),
Sharla Gerken (teaching assistant
in Cougar Care), Mallory Wilson
(education assistant), Renee
Reinardy (community education
assistant), Allison Mollenhauer
(education assistant), Brad Smith
(senior class advisor), and Ann
Paukert (seventh grade volleyball
coach).
The board approved the hirings
of Ann Paukert as assistant cross
country coach and Tony Brown
as assistant football coach for 201516.
Tenure was granted for teachers
Kacie Vierhuf and Melissa Boraas.
Superintendent Tony Simons
reported that the district needs to
hire an art teacher and a 0.5 FTE
teacher to increase physical education in 2015-16. The PE position could likely be filled by current staff.
ZM will reconsider lettering

ZUMBROTA At the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board
meeting on April 27, chair Pete
Hinrichs said, Trapshooting is
exploding in Minnesota. Perhaps
the school should administer it and
letter the students participating.
The board will continue the discussion of adding trapshooting as
a sport on May 18.
The board had just approved a
recommendation stating that as
long as trapshooting is a club activity and not a school activity,
the students participating are not
eligible to letter.
Brian Grudem said the recommendation was consistent with the
policy. James Wendt voted against
the recommendation saying, We
are hiding under the high school
league instead of recognizing all
kids that do sports.
In February, coaches Sam
Michels and Jay Sanborn requested
that the board reconsider offering
lettering for trapshooting and that
trapshooting be recognized as a
school sport.
The board and extracurricular
committee discussed lettering for
trapshooting and bowling.
Trapshooting is currently a club

activity, but it is sponsored by the
Minnesota State High School
League (MSHSL). Parents provide transportation to competitions.
According to Hinrichs, Scott
McCready (President of the
MSHSL Board of Directors) said
trapshooting is the fastest growing activity in the state. This year
8,000 students are participating
on 450 school teams. Some schools
have trapshooting as a school sport.
Some have it as a club sport. With
both male and female shooters in
grades 6-12, more growth is expected.
Meet new superintendent
ZM will hold a meet and greet

with new Superintendent Gary
Anger for staff and the community on Tuesday, May 12, from
3:15 to 5 p.m. at the school cafeteria in Zumbrota.
Construction class house
The board decided to repeat the

bidding process to sell the 201415 vocational class construction
project house. Bidding has been
reopened. Bids can be submitted
in the superintendents office in
Mazeppa until Friday, May 15, at
10 a.m. The school board plans to
approve bids at the May 18 school

board meeting.
Other business
There will be an early release

for students on Wednesday, May
6. The buses will leave Mazeppa
at 12:30 p.m. and Zumbrota at
12:45 p.m.
The school board will hand out
pencils at the Covered Bridge
Music & Arts Festival parade in
Zumbrota on June 20 and Mazeppa
Daze on July 10.
May 4-8 is Staff Recognition
Week. The board planned to recognize school staff on Tuesday,
May 5.
The board approved the 2016
achievement and integration plan
and budget of $17,066 presented
by Superintendent Simons. Simons
said the Department of Education
will not continue to approve funding the districts Amity program
with these funds. The Amity program sends Spanish-speaking student teachers to ZM Schools to
teach curriculum in Spanish and
English and share their culture with
the students. Activities with students at Gage School in Rochester provide cross-cultural experiences for the ZM students.
Jake Rude, left, and Aaron Hinz provide service for driveways, patios, countertops and more at Creative
Concrete Designs in Zumbrota.
Creative Concrete Designs opens

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Aaron Hinz and
Jake Rude, both graduates of Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, have
started a new business just north
of Zumbrota called Creative Concrete Designs. The business is officially open as of April 2015. Hinz
and Rude have been in the concrete industry for twenty years
combined, but they are now in
business together and are operating out of Hinzs home.
They pour concrete for driveways, patios, sidewalks, basements, garages, pole sheds, and
walls. Their business includes light
agricultural jobs as well. They also
offer stamped and colored concrete as well as concrete countertop

overlays.
Stamped concrete is concrete
that is patterned and/or textured
or embossed to resemble brick,
slate, flagstone, stone, tile, wood,
and various other patterns and textures. Stamped concrete is commonly used for patios, sidewalks,
driveways, pool decks, and interior flooring. The ability of stamped
concrete to resemble other building materials makes it an attractive, less expensive alternative to
using authentic materials such as
stone, slate or brick.
Concrete countertop overlays are
an alternative to actual concrete

countertops which are much
heavier and more expensive. As
the name suggests, this is concrete
lightly poured over an existing
countertop so that just the visible
portion of the countertop is made
of concrete. Many people prefer
this as it can be smoothed out and
have a seamless appearance, unlike many other overlays such as
linoleum.
Those interested in more information and pricing can contact
Aaron Hinz at aaron@creative
concretemn.com
ZM School plans for savings in

student technology program
ZUMBROTA On April 27,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School technology director Grant Voth reviewed plans for changes in the
district technology program and
budget for 2015-16. The plan could
open space for more classrooms
and provide savings by changing
the one-to-one student technology
program.
Voth recommended eliminating
some computer labs by having
technology carts in the classrooms
for students to use daily. Next year,
the downsizing of labs would begin. Older donated computers
would be eliminated. A few labs
would be kept for instruction and
one lab would be saved in
Mazeppa.
Students would no longer take
tablets and laptops home for homework. Voth said, Most are not
using the school devices for homework after school now. At least
75% of the students have reported
having access to a computer at
home. Overnight checkouts and
rentals options would be available
if needed by a student.
The expense for repairs from
transporting and wear on the district devices would be greatly reduced by having the devices available in all classes in the district.
By eliminating the wear, the district devices would last three rather
than two years.
The districts cost savings for
wear-related repairs is estimated
at $100,000 over four years. Par-
ents would save by not needing to

purchase insurance and a case for
a device for each of their children.
Voth said other advantages for
the students would be that the devices would be charged, ready to
use, and updates would be regularly installed. Students do not use
devices every hour, and would no
longer need to carry devices.
He recommended purchasing
Chromebooks. Chromebooks will
be used for online testing in 201516. Pearson will administer the
required Minnesota testing next
year, and has the web-based testing ready for Chromebooks. Other
devices would be kept for backups.
Voth recommended spending
$130,000 for 464 Chromebooks
next year, and $107,000 for 345
Chromebooks in 2016-17. He said,
Chromebooks that cost $280 last
year now cost $218. The budget
was calculated using $280 per
Chromebook. The districts costs
for textbooks and paper should
also continue to go down.
Technology report
Pam Peterson and her eighth

grade language arts students demonstrated use of technology for
learning. The students work on
Quizlet for vocabulary and other
work and use Moodle for quizzes.
They do a small amount of work
on paper. Peterson gets better feedback about the students performance using technology. She said,
I actually get more contact time
with students, because I can see
ZM graduate named
Physician of the Year
BOSTON, MA Cara Smith
Chevalier was awarded the Physician of the Year by the Home
Care Alliance of Massachusetts
at a ceremony in Boston on April
28. The award recognized Chevalier for her quality care and dedication to her patients.
A primary care physician for
the Hallmark Health Care System,
Chevalier is also the director of
the Hospice Program for that organization. She has spearheaded
a new program for the Health System that will begin in August that
will provide in-home health care
for qualified patients. She is excited to be following her dream
job making old-fashioned house
calls!
In her nomination letter, one of
her patients expressed delight when
she showed up for a home visit
dressed as Elsa from Frozen. It
was Halloween and she did not
have time to do the visit, change,
and get her three young children
Cara Smith Chevalier
out trick-or-treating.
Chevalier is a 1992 graduate of
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
and a graduate of the University
of Minnesota Medical School. She
is the daughter of Dr. Jeff and Linda
Smith of Zumbrota.
where each needs instruction

sooner. Another advantage is
teachers are able to review student work from anywhere.
Michelle Jentsch and her seventh grade technology students
demonstrated their use of technology. They do not use paper.
Jentsch, like Peterson, said she can
more promptly meet with any students having problems because of
the advantages of technology. She
manually corrects written portions
of tests. She said she can also see
areas where students have more
difficulty with curriculum easily
and can provide more instruction
in these areas. Over time, she builds
more instruction in problem areas
into her teaching plans. This reduces re-teaching by increasing
instruction with future students.
The students email some programs and work to their teachers.
When assignments include student
projects, examples can be posted
for students to view. Jentschs students use Word, Excel, Publisher
(promotions), FYI (brochures),
Pressy (presentations), and Rivet
(collage) applications in her class.
They use PowerPoint to create
comic strips.
At ZM the use of technology in
the classroom has expanded across
all grades and subject areas.
Other business
The school board will not hold

a work session on May 11. The
regular meeting is in Mazeppa on
May 18 at 7 p.m.
The board approved a revised
2015-16 school calendar. The revisions include a change in student days and early releases in
November and December in 2015.
The winter holiday break was
changed to December 23, 2015
through January 1, 2016. School
will resume on January 4, 2016.
The board approved hiring the
audit firm of ClintonLarsonAllen
to conduct the 2014-15 school
audit.
The district will advertise for
bids for property and casualty insurance for 2015-16. The bids are
due in the superintendents office
in Mazeppa on May 14. The board
plans to approve bids at the meeting on May 18.
Food Service Manager Brian
Wright reviewed plans for next
years school lunch program. The
board approved renewing the contract with Lunchtime Solutions.
A recommendation for the USDA
mandatory increase of $.05 for
breakfast and $.10 for lunch was
approved by the board. The USDA
mandates that schools bring prices
up to $2.70 per meal. Wright said
the ZM prices are: $2.60 for grades
7-12, $2.45 for grades K-6, and
$1.35 for breakfast.
Dr. John Wilkinson of Zumbrota was honored with the Presidents Award by 2014-2015 MAFP President, Dr.
Kurt Angstman at the MAFP All-Member Celebration April 16. Wilkinson is an Associate Professor of Family
Medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a consultant in the Department of Family Medicine at
Mayo Clinic. They were joined by his wife, Debra Carlsen Wilkinson (far left), and their daughter, Dr.
Elizabeth W. Cozine. Cozine is also a family physician, who practices at Mayo Clinic Health System in
Zumbrota.
John Wilkinson receives

family physicians award
By Marilyn Anderson
MINNEAPOLIS Dr. John
Wilkinson was honored with the
Presidents Award during the
Minnesota Academy of Family
Physicians (MAFP) All-Member
Celebration April 16. The event
was held at The Depot in Minneapolis as part of the MAFP Annual Meeting/Spring Refresher.
Wilkinson, of Zumbrota, is an
Associate Professor of Family
Medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a consultant
in the Department of Family Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
The award is given annually by
the MAFP President to recognize
someone who has made a significant contribution to the MAFP,
its members and their patients.
Representing more than 3,000 family physicians, family medicine
residents and medical students, the
MAFP is the largest medical specialty organization in the state.
In presenting the award, the
2014-15 MAFP President, Dr. Kurt

Angstman, noted how throughout
his career, Wilkinson has been an
exceptional family physician, treating his patients with care and dedication. Angstman also highlighted
Wilkinsons contributions in helping his colleagues become better
providers when he nominated
Wilkinson for this years MAFP
Presidents Award.
When I look at the past winners of this award, I see an amazing group of people who are passionate about family medicine
who live it, breathe it and are always thinking about the profession, Angstman said. John epitomizes those qualities, and its an
honor to present him with this
award.
Upon completing his medical
training at Mayo Clinic, Wilkinson
practiced in Zumbrota from 1981
to 1987. He and his family remained living in Zumbrota as he
continued his medical career at
Mayo Clinic Rochester. In addition to being a clinician, researcher and author, Wilkinson has
played a pivotal role in the training and certification of family
physicians.
During his career, Wilkinson
said his educational activities have
been focused on providing the best
possible experiences for his primary care colleagues, and to set
up my specialty colleagues (as they
educate generalists) for success
by asking the right questions. I
have also worked to ensure that
physicians are recognized for the
learning and improvement that they
do every day, not just in formal
classroom settings.
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Obituaries
Harlan Johnson 1932-2015
MAZEPPA Harlan N.
Johnson, 83, of Mazeppa, died on
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Golden
Living Center West in Rochester.
Harlan Navonne Johnson was
born on April 1, 1932, in Madelia,
to H. Clarence and Sadie (nee
Ahlness) Johnson. He grew up in
Hanska and graduated from high
school there. On October 2, 1952,
Harlan entered the U.S. Army. He
served in the Korean Conflict and
was honorably discharged on September 21, 1954. On May 5, 1957,
he married Lois Shope in
Coleridge, Nebraska. Harlan was
a station agent for the Chicago
Northwestern Railroad in Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota
and for over twenty years in
Luverne. Harlan enjoyed back yard
mechanics,
camping,
snowmobiling, motorcycling and
classic car shows. Harlan was a
life member of the VFW, including the Swanson-Owens VFW Post
#9647 in Oronoco, American Legion Post #588 in Mazeppa,
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard,
Korean War Veterans Club, Chicago & Northwestern Veterans
Employees Association, and he
was a life member of Gold Wing
Road Rider Association.
Harlan is survived by his wife,
Lois; daughter, Melanie (Bruce)
Huie of Crescent City, Calfornia;
sons, Lorne Johnson of Rochester
and Wayne (Sharon) Johnson of
Raleigh, North Carolina; grandsons, Seth and Aaron Bauer; granddaughters, Nicole Kraayenhof,
Kaitlyn Morris, Brittni Johnson,
Cassidy Johnson and Callie
Johnson; great-granddaughters,
Emma Bauer and Destinee Wright;
sister, Betty (Perry) Thompson of
Hanska; brother-in-law, Curtis
Asleson of New Ulm; and four
nephews.
Harlan was preceded in death
by his parents and sister, Sonia
Asleson.
A memorial service was held
on Tuesday, May 5, at the United
Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Zumbrota with Pastor Richard
Jorgenson officiating. Burial was
in the Southeastern Minnesota State
Veterans Cemetery in Preston.
Memorials are preferred to the
Mayo Hospice Program, 200 First
Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
Alice Thomte 1914-2015
WHITEHALL, WI Alice
Sylvia Thomte, 100, of Whitehall,
died on Saturday, April 25, 2015,
in the Gundersen Tri-County Care
Center, Whitehall.
Alice was born on September
16, 1914, in Eleva, Wisconsin, to
John and Amanda (Berg) Nelson.
She graduated from the Eleva High
School and then went on to attend
St. Olaf College in Northfield.
There she sang with the St. Olaf
choir under the direction of its
founder, F. Melius Christiansen.
Upon graduating in 1935 with a
double major in English and music education, she taught in
Ellsworth, Wisconsin, for two
years.
On August 1, 1937, Alice married Philip Thomte, in Eleva, and
they lived in several small towns
south of La Crosse before moving
back to the Coral City home near
Whitehall where they resided for
over sixty years. Philip preceded
Alice in death on May 12, 2004.
When their youngest daughter
was in sixth grade, Alice returned
to teaching. She taught elemen-
tary music at the Blair Schools for

17 years. Alice was also a soloist,
choir director, Sunday school
teacher and adult Bible teacher of
the Bethel Bible Series at Our
Saviours Lutheran Church in
Whitehall. She and her husband,
Philip, sang solos and duets at many
school, church and community
functions.
Besides traveling extensively in
the United States, the entire family, with their spouses, toured several countries in Europe. Philip
and Alice also visited Norway,
Israel, and Rome.
Alice was an avid reader and
gardener and enjoyed caring for
her flowers.
Their three daughters, Astrid,
Andrea, and Maren, were graduates of their parents alma maters,
St. Olaf College and Luther College.
Alice is survived by three daughters, Astrid Kris (Michael)
Richards of Red Wing, Andrea
(Dale) Phillipson of Pine Island,
and Maren (Tom) Spencer of
Whitehall; six grandchildren, Kelly
(Carmine) Bellini, Erik (Kristen)
Phillipson, Kari (Matt) Bollant,
Heidi (Keith) Dehn, Heather
(Wade) Comstock, and Holly (Jason) Price; thirteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Elaine Welge;
and a brother, Norris Nelson.
In addition to her parents and
husband, Alice was preceded in
death by two brothers, James and
Dick Nelson; and two sisters,
Esther Adams and Florence Anderson.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, May 1, at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church with burial in
the Lincoln Cemetery, both in
Whitehall. Pastors Yvonne
Marshall and Terry Lorenz officiated.
Rolf H. Deraas 1918-2015
SAUK RAPIDS Rolf H.

Deraas, 96, passed away Thursday, April 30, at the St. Cloud VA
Medical Center.
Rolf was born on November 21,
1918, in Zumbrota to Edwin and
Helen (Froyum) Deraas. He grew
up on the family farm and graduated from Wanamingo High School
in 1936. Rolf served his country
in the U.S. Army during World
War II and earned a combat infan-
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and campaign ribbon with two
bronze stars. He attended
Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. He owned and operated a blacksmith shop. Rolf married Lorraine
Hanson on June 5, 1948, at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They lived in Minneapolis
and Princeton before moving to
Sauk Rapids in 1961. Rolf and
Lorraine took in foster children
and foreign exchange students. He
worked at Fingerhut as a manager
in maintenance, retiring in 1980.
Rolf was a member of Salem
Lutheran Church where he was a
former choir member, Sons of
Norway, Rum River Campers, and
a lifetime member of St. Cloud
VFW Post #428. He was very active at Whitney Senior Center. He
loved to travel, including trips to
his native land Norway, and took
the Honor Flight to Washington
D.C. five years ago. Rolf was a
loving dad and grandpa.
Survivors include his daughters,
Mary (Chuck) Nystrom and Lisa
(Bryan) Stolze, both of St. Cloud;
sister, Edith Kyllo of Wanamingo;
grandchildren, Kyle and Mitchel
Nystrom, and Joshua and Krista
Stolze; and many nieces and nephews. Rolf was preceded in death
by his parents; wife, Lorraine on
May 23, 1997; and brother, Philip.
Funeral services will be at 10
a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, at
Salem Lutheran Church in St.
Cloud with Rev. Wayne Anderson officiating. Visitation will be
one hour prior to the services
Wednesday at the church. Burial
will be at Wanamingo Lutheran
Cemetery. A guest book and video
tribute are available at www.
williamsdingmann.com.
Betty Holt 1933-2015
Carol Larson 1940-2015
PHARR, TX Carol Lucille

Larson, 74, of Pharr, Texas, and
Pine Island, died on Wednesday,
April 29, 2015 at her home in Pine
Island.
Carol L. Wilson was born on
December 23, 1940, in Grand
Meadow to Doyle and Lucille
(Shipton) Wilson. She attended
elementary school in Racine and
graduated from Stewartville High
School and Rochester Junior College. On October 26, 1957, she
married David Larson in Racine.
The couple lived in Stewartville
from 1957 to 1972 when they
moved to Pine Island. After retiring she spent her winters in Texas
and summers in Minnesota on the

Zumbro River at Macs Park Place.
Carol loved snowmobiling, golfing, water skiing, singing and playing the guitar. She was a Girl Scout
leader, a member of the Stewartville
Mrs. JCs, Elks Lodge of Weslaco,
Texas, and IBM Club president.
Carol was employed by IBM of
Rochester, H & R Block, and Saint
Paul Lutheran Church of Pine Island.
She was a member of Saint Paul
Lutheran Church.
Carol is survived by her two
sons, Alan (Valerie) Larson of Pine
Island and Jeff Larson of Oronoco;
one daughter, Maureen (Peter)
Zimmermann of Pine Island; five
granddaughters, Kristina, Melissa,
Jessica, Laura, and Lexy; two greatgranddaughters, Teagan and
Peyton; her mother, Lucille Wilson of Stewartville; two sisters,
Doris (Howard) Glamm of Pine
Island and Lorraine (Robert)
Kellner of Stewartville.
Carol was preceded in death by
her husband, David; and her father, Doyle Wilson.
A memorial service was held
Monday, May 4, at Saint Paul
Lutheran Church in Pine Island
with Pastor Kip Groettum officiating. Burial was in Pine Island
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Eagles
Cancer Telethon or Saint Paul
Lutheran Church.
PINE ISLAND Betty Byron

Holt, 81, of Pine Island and formerly of Mobile, Alabama, died
at the Pine Haven Center in Pine
Island on Wednesday, April 29,
2015.
Betty Byron was born on September 16, 1933, to Linol Clayton
and Clara Louise (Booker) Byron
in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She
attended school in Mississippi area
and then was united in marriage
to Newell Holt. Newell was stationed in Mississippi with the Air
Force and upon his honorable discharge in 1955, Betty and Newell
moved to the Rochester area. In
1965, Betty returned to Missis-
sippi and raised her children. She

came to live in the area in 2014,
and entered Pine Haven Care Center in June of 2014. Betty worked
as a nursing assistant in the Decatur,
Illinois, area and in her retirement
years greatly enjoyed her
grandbabies
and
greatgrandbabies as well as Bingo.
She is survived by her children:
Donna (Larry) McDaniel of Mobile, Alabama, Jacqueline Iden of
Molbile, Alabama and Delbert
(Gwen) Holt of Oronoco; grandchildren, Sara, Alisa, Athena,
Christopher, Eva, Jennifer, James,
Michael, Jordan and Jakob; ten
great-grandchildren; daughter-inlaw Jamie Holt of Ostrander; and
siblings, Mac Byron and Danny
(Kay) Byron, all of Mississippi,
and Dorothy (Wayne) Bennett, Rita
(Sidney) Bruasard, and Peggy
(Ray) Sexton, all of Texas.
Betty was preceded in death by
her parents; sons, Roger, Philip,
and Ralph; son-in-law, Bobby Iden;
and siblings, Clayton, Glen, Woody
and Kathy.
A celebration of her life was
held on Tuesday, May 5, at the
Oronoco Community Center. A
memorial service will also be held
in Mobile, Alalbama at a later date.
Online tributes are being welcomed, and may be created at
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Community Calendar
COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center (356-2228); Zumbrota
area, Zumbrota Towers (7325086).
April 29-30
Thursday: Tater tot casserole,
coleslaw, wheat dinner roll, lemon
bar
Friday: Roast pork, mashed
potatoes/gravy, spinich/lemon,
applesauce, banana
If you have questions, call 3562228.
Seasons Hospice
Stamp Out Hunger
Blood Pressure Clinic
On May 9, letter carriers across

The clinic will be held at 12:30
the country will be collecting food p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, at
for families in need. To partici- the Oronoco Community Center.
pate, collect and bag non-perishable food items, then place the
bag by your mailbox in the morning for the letter carrier to deliver
Tops #1280
to the local food shelf.
PI Tops #1280 meets every
55+ Driver Improvement Monday night at St. Paul LuthThe Minnesota Highway Safety eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
Center will be offering two four- and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyhour refresher 55+ Driver Improve- one welcome. Questions call 356ment Courses on May 14 in Roch- 4799 or 356-4700.
ester. From 12:30-4:30 p.m. it will
be at St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Caregiver Support Group
The group meets on Monday,
1884 22nd St NW. From 5:309:30 p.m. it will be at the Northrup May 11, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul
Building Rochester Community Lutheran Church. Respite is availEd, 201 8th St NW. Pre-registra- able upon request. Call Pine Istion is required. Visit www.mn land Area Home Services at 356safetycenter.org or call 1-888-234- 2999 for more information.
1294.
PINE ISLAND
All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Support, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration Olmsted County Parks
is required two days prior to the
Oxbow Park Wild Flower
date of the event. For details: 507- Hike, Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m.
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos Spring offers a short time period
pice.org.
for flowers of the forest to collect
enough sunlight to bloom before
the tree canopy grows and shades
these ephemeral flowers. The hike
will include identifying and learning the names of flowers. Ages 10
and up.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-2872624. Questions about Oxbow
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507775-2451.
Birth
Blood Pressure Clinic
back to the 1900s, and items of

Zumbrota advertising. Museum
hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Other hours by appointment (7327049).
Zumbrota Towers Events

May 7-13
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Monday: 1:30 p.m. Cribbage,
500
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. MAC/
NAPS
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 clinic will be held on TuesThe Zumbrota Community Band

day, May 12, at 11 a.m. at Pine practices on Monday nights at 7:30
Island City Centre.
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volunteer musicians are welcome.
Moms in Prayer
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m. State Theatre
in the library of the Good News
Peter Mayer in concert, Sat.,
E-Free Church, 208 North Main May 9, 7:30 p.m. Call 732-7616
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter for tickets.
side door of the church and go
The State Theatre is at 96 East
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356- 4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor4800 for more information.
mation visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.
Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St. Crossings
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
Poet-Artist Collaboration 14,
not meet on holiday weekends: through May 9.
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Kat Corrigan, Cynthia
Community Library
The Goodhue School Library, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Starkweather-Nelson exhibit,
May 11-June 20. Reception Fri.,
in conjunction with SELCO and Day or Thanksgiving.
May 22, 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Goodhue County, is open to the
Yoga, Tues., May 12, 6:30public Mondays and Wednesdays History Center
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library
The Pine Island Area History 7:30 p.m.
For more information go to
is equipped with inter-library loan Centers open hours are Mondays
service, which means if the library from 8-11 a.m. and the first Sun- www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
does not have a book you want, day of the month from 1-3:30 p.m. call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
that book can be there in two days. Please contact us through at 320 E Ave.
pineislandhistory.org or by calling 507-356-2802 (history center)
Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical or 507-398-5326 (director).
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, 651- Library
923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923The Zumbrota Public Library
4388. The museum will reopen
is
at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
with regular hours next spring. Visit
DECORAH, IA Kaia Sand,
507-732-5211.
Hours are Mon.,
good hueareahistory.org for inforLuther College senior and 2011
12-8;
Tues.
10-6;
Wed.,
Thurs.,
mation.
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur- graduate of Zumbrota-Mazeppa
ing closed hours you can learn High School, will perform an oboe
more about the library at http:// recital at noon Saturday, May 9,
www.zumbrota.info.
in the Noble Recital Hall of the
Historical Society
Jenson-Noble Music Hall on the
The Mazeppa Area Historical History Center
Luther campus in Decorah, Iowa.
Society Museum is closed for the
The Zumbrota History Center
She will perform works by Paul
season. For inquiries, contact Helen has a photo stand displaying over Hindemith, Mozart, Georg Philipp
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems, 50 photographs of early Zumbrota Telemann and Ralph Vaughan
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf, scenes. They have been enlarged
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New Williams.
A reception will follow the reeppahistoricalsociety.org.
photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military memo- cital. Both the recital and recepMazeppa American Legion rabilia, including Civil War items, tion are open to the public.
Legion Post 588 and the different models of telephones,
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard Zumbrota telephone books dating
meet on Wednesday, May 13, at 7
and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at the
Mazeppa Legion.
GOODHUE
ZEMKE
Marcella and Ryan Zemke of
Zumbrota announce the birth of
their son, Rowan William, born
April 8, 2015, at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. He was 8
pounds, 7 ounces, and 19.5 inches
long.
Rowan has one big sister, Tenley.
Grandparents are Bob and Gerry
Thumann of Zumbrota, and Jim
and Deb Zemke of Wanamingo.
Engaged
ZUMBROTA
College
Sand to present
oboe recital
MAZEPPA
AMUNDSON-RADTKE
Danielle Amundson and Scott
Radtke announce their upcoming
engagement. Danielle is the daughter of Randy and Trish Amundson
of Wanamingo, and Scott is the
son of Curt and Peggy Radtke of
Kenyon.
The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Kenyon-Wanamingo High
School and is employed at Vertical Limit Construction. The groomto-be is a 2006 graduate of KenyonWanamingo High School and is
currently employed at Kenyon Ag.
The couple will be married at
Trinity Lutheran Church in
Wanamingo on June 13, 2015.
Mahn Family
ORONOCO
Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History Center is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.
Funeral and Cremation Services
Traditional Services
Memorial Services
Cremations
(our own crematory)
Pre-arrangements
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
Larson Chapel
1475 Jefferson Drive
Zumbrota, MN 55992
507-732-5444
Mahler Chapel
209 First Avenue N.W.
Pine Island, MN 55963
507-356-4620
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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
and Thursday 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.
Sun., May 10: 8:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 9:30 a.m. Worship with communion with Sunday School children
singing.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,
May 10: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
10:15 a.m. Worship with communion. Tues., May 12: 1-4 p.m. Pastors
office hours; 7:30 p.m. Church council
meeting at church.
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.
ing. Wed., May 13: Study group; 3:30

p.m. 7-8 grade confirmation.
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., May 6:
9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 6:30 p.m.
Confirmation. Thurs., May 7: 11:30
a.m. Ministerial. Sun., May 10: 8:30
a.m. Fellowship; 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Graduate and Sunday School
teacher recognition. Tues., May 12:
6:30 p.m. May buffet. Wed., May 13:
9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 5:45 p.m.
Meal; 6 p.m. Childrens worship;
Confirmation: Adult study; 6:30 p.m.
Confirmation rehearsal.
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., May 6: 2 p.m. Heritage Hill
communion; 4:30 p.m. Confirmation
class; 6:30 p.m. Endowment; 7 p.m.
Boards meet; 8 p.m. Planning council. Fri.-Sat., May 8-9: Synod assembly in Rochester. Sun., May 10: 10:30
a.m. Worship. Mon., May 11: 8:30
a.m. Quilting. Tues., May 12: 9:30
a.m. Tuesday circle hosted by Mary
Haugen; 7 p.m. Prayer shawl at
Wanamingo Lutheran. Wed., May 13:
2 p.m. Wednesday circle hosted by
Sue Haugen; 8 p.m. Baccalaureate
service at Holden.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
May 6: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation class
at Trinity. Fri.-Sat., May 8-9: SE
Minnesota Synod Assembly in Rochester. Sun., May 10: 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., May 12: 7 p.m. Prayer
shawl meeting. Wed., May 13: 8 p.m.
KW Baccalaureate at Holden.
ORONOCO
ZUMBROTA
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. Website: www.graceLutheran
Oronoco.com. Follow us on facebook.
Wed., May 6: 6 p.m. Catechism.
Thurs., May 7: Ladies aid. Sun.,
May 10: 8:45 am. Bible study; Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship. Tues.,
May 12: 7 p.m. Sunny & Share. Wed.,
May 13: 6 p.m. Catechism.
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., May 6: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
Confirmation class. Sun., May 10: 8
and 10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
9:30 a.m. Bible study. Tues., May
12: 6 p.m. Youth discipleship board.
Wed., May 13: 10 a.m. Chapel; 10:30
a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nursing Home
communion; 7 p.m Examination service.
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. Sun., May
10: 11 a.m. Worship with Pastor
Rider. Mon., May 11: 7 p.m. Peace
Camp planning meeting in Zumbrota.
Tues., May 12: 7 p.m. Readers of
OZ meet. Wed., May 13: 5-7 p.m.
Food shelf open; 6:30 p.m. Session
meeting.
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.
CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island,
356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pastor. http://www.stpaul stmichael.com
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.-noon. Mass at
Pine Haven Care Center is the first
Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
Audrey Lukasak, interim senior pastor, and Kip A. Groettum, associate
pastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo
.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.org
Wed., May 6: 1:30 p.m. Lydia circle;
3:30 p.m. 7-8 grade confirmation; 6
p.m. Adult ed class; 6:30 p.m. Youth
ed meeting; 7 p.m. Praise team. Fri.Sat., May 8-9: SE Minnesota Synod
Assembly in Rochester. Sat., May
9: 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun., May 10:
8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m. 4th
grade Gospel of Mark meeting; Fellowship; Sunday School; Handbells;
10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion. Mon., May 11: Newsletter deadline. Tues., May 12: 8:30 a.m. Quilting; staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible
study; 5 p.m. Worship and music
meeting; 6:30 p.m. Stewardship meet-
a.m. Worship; 9:15 a.m. PACE. Mon.Wed., May 11-13: WELCA visit Care
Center. Wed., May 13: 7:15 a.m. CBC;
6:45 p.m. Confirmation class picnic;
7 p.m. Property management.
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 6: 5
p.m. 2nd year confirmation at Hauge;
6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation; 6:30
p.m. Choir; 7 p.m. VBS meeting; 7:30
p.m. Bible study and prayer. Sat.,
May 9: 8 a.m. Mens fellowship breakfast; FBI Bible study at church. Sun.,
10:45 a.m. Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth
group at Hauge. Mon., May 11: 1:30
p.m. Hannah circle at church; 6:30
p.m. Deacons meeting; 7:30 p.m.
Church council meeting. Wed., May
13: 5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation at
Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible study
and prayer at Hauge.
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.
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.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 6: 5
p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6:15 p.m.
1st year confirmation at Emmanuel;
6:30 p.m. Choir at Emmanuel; 7 p.m.
VBS meeting at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m.
Bible study and prayer at Emmanuel. Sun., May 10: 9 a.m. Worship;
10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 5:45 p.m.
Youth group. Mon., May 11: 9:30
a.m. Rachel circle at Gloria Boyums.
Tues., May 12: 6:30 p.m. Deacons
meeting; 7:15 p.m. Church council
meeting. Wed., May 13: 5 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation; 7:30 p.m. Bible study
and prayer.
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.
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.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.

60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Wed., May 6: 7:15 a.m.
Youth Bible study at Bridgets; 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m.
Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
group. Thurs., May 7: 7 p.m. Praise
practice. Sat., May 9: 7:30 a.m. Bible
study. Sun., May 10: 7:30 a.m. Praise
practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise worship;
9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship; 7 p.m. Peer Ministry at
Ashleys. Tues., May 12: 11 a.m.
Text study; 6:30 p.m. Council meets.
Wed., May 13: 7:15 a.m. Youth Bible
study at Bridgets; 9 a.m. Coffee and
conversation; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation
with 6th graders attending; Worship;
7 p.m. Youth group.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., May 10: 9 a.m.
Worship with Pastor Rider. Mon., May
11: 7 p.m. Peace Camp planning
meeting. Tues., May 12: 7 p.m. readers of OZ meet.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628

County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. Wed., May
6: 9:30 a.m. Womens Bible study at
church; 7:30 p.m. Adult choir practice. Fri.-Sat., May 15-16: Synod
Assembly in Rochester. Sun., May
10: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30
a.m. Worship with communion.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,

a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Thurs., May 7: 7
p.m. National Day of Prayer at the
Covered Bridge. Sun. May 10: 10:45
a.m. Worship; 2 Timothy 1:1-7.
ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,

36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.
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.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake, Pastor, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, church
office. Website: oslczumbrota.org.
Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri.,
8 a.m.-noon. Wed., May 6: 9 a.m.
Womens Bible study; 12:45 p.m. Early
release; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.
Bible study. Thurs., May 7: 1 p.m.
Womens Bible study. Sat., May 9:
7 a.m. Mens prayer breakfast; 9 a.m.
Son Run; Youth group 7-12 grade
open gym. Sun., May 10: 8:30 a.m.
Prayer time; 9 a.m. Sunday School;
10:15 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. 50+ Bible
study. Mon., May 11: 7 p.m. Moms
in prayer. Wed., May 13: 9 a.m.
Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
WINGS; Junior youth group; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CATHOLIC,
749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 7325324, 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://www.stpaulstmichaelcom.
Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Mass at Zumbrota Care Center is
the second Thursday of the month
at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Wed., May 6:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 8 a.m. Ruth circle; 6
p.m. WELCA meeting; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class. Thurs., May 7: 8 a.m.
WIC. Sat., May 9: 1 p.m. WELCA
High Tea. Sun., May 10: 8 and 10:30
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. Sun., May 10: 8:30 a.m.
Worship; 9:30 a.m. Bible study. Tues.,
May 12: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office hours.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., May 10: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Wed., May 6: 6:30 p.m.
Church council meeting. Sun., May
10: 9 a.m. Confirmation; 10:30 a.m.
Worship. Tues., May 12: 11 a.m.
Text study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., May 6: 1 p.m.
WELCA Bible study at Twin Rivers;
6:30 p.m. Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m.
Praise and worship practice. Sun.,
Youth forum; 10:30 a.m. Praise and
worship followed by Pies the Limit.
Tues., May 12: 6 a.m. Mens Biblle
study.
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.
National Nurses Week

celebrated May 6-12
By Marilyn Anderson
National Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 6 to raise
awareness of the important role
nurses play in society. It marks
the beginning of National Nurses
Week, which ends on May 12, the
birthday of Florence Nightingale
(1820-1910).
To mark the week, four area
nurses reflected on their careers
and how it relates to this years
theme. The group, with over a
combined 100 years of nursing
experience among them, has interacted with patients and clients
through a variety of roles and settings. Two health care leaders also
commented on the key role of
nurses in providing quality health
care in todays society.
Ethical Practice. Quality Care.
National Nurses Week was first

observed in October 1954, the
100th anniversary of Nightingales
mission to Crimea. The English
nurse became known as the founder
of professional nursing, due to her
pioneering work during the
Crimean War. Later, through the
efforts of the American Nurses
Association (ANA) and other
groups, a joint resolution of the
United States Congress designated
May 6 as National Recognition
Day for Nurses. The ANA Board
of Directors expanded the recognition of nurses to a week-long
celebration, declaring May 6 -12,
1991, as National Nurses Week.
The 2015 theme is Ethical practice. Quality care. The theme recognizes the importance of ethics
in nursing and acknowledges the
strong commitment, compassion,
and care nurses display in their
profession. It is also an important
part of ANAs 2015 Year of Ethics outreach to promote and advocate for the rights, health, and safety
of nurses and patients.
Branch Clinic Shayla Anfinson
Shayla Anfinson, as well as the

other three women providing information about their careers,
wanted to be a nurse from a relatively early age. After working in
hospital nursing care for fifteen
years, Anfinson learned of an opening at Olmsted Medical Centers
(OMC) Wanamingo office. That
was sixteen years ago, and she
has worked at the Wanamingo
location ever since.
Anfinson has found her hospital experience has been beneficial
in a small office where it is important to have broad competency
since you see it all. The family
practice clinic provides care ranging from pre-natal to geriatrics.
Besides providing nursing skills,
Anfinson also performs lab and
x-ray duties. The only other staff
members are a PSR (patient service representative) and one physician provider, David Detert, M.D.
Depending on the patients needs,
Anfinson will connect them with
other services, including home
health care or hospitalization.
She explained that nurses play
a large role in compliance and
quality, needing to retain competency in many areas, including
computer skills and data entry.
Nurses are required to take thirty
continuing education units (CEUs)
every two years to maintain their
license and to keep up with the
constant changes. Anfinson selects
courses to update her skills and
knowledge in areas such as immunizations and other specific
areas that are most applicable to
her patient population.
She summed up the role of nurses
and their interaction with patients:
Nurses are caregivers. You laugh
with them; cry with them; you are
part of the family.
Rochester location, one of seven

nurse-managed clinics and two
advocacy program centers in Minnesota and North Dakota. She described the program as going the
extra mile to help people with the
limited resources we have.
Oftentimes, she helps the clients
problem-solve identifying the
stressors in their lives, including
anxiety and depression. Referrals
for additional care are made as
necessary.
Whether working in the area of
chemical dependency, corrections,
or community health, Roberts said
an important aspect is the nonjudgmental delivery of care. It is
not my job to judge why someone
may be imprisoned, use alcohol,
or came to the United States. My
role is taking care of that person,
she said. She acknowledged that
there are sometimes limitations
to what can be provided due to the
system the person is in or what
they can afford, but she said they
provide the best care possible for
the circumstances.
Health and Human Services
Angie Olson
Angie Olson of Mazeppa works

with Goodhue County Health &
Human Services (GCHHS).
Though the main office is in Red
Wing, Olson travels to clients
homes. She sees clients of all ages
in the Kenyon, Wanamingo, Zumbrota, and Red Wing areas.
In carrying out case management duties, Olson performs assessments with adults who are living independently or in assisted
living settings. The primary goal
is to help them remain in their
homes as long as possible. Often
they rely on us. Many dont have
family support, so we become their
advocate, Olson explained. To
meet the needs of the client, case
managers like Olson will work with
other agencies and services such
as physical therapists, home care
nurses or aides, and hospice.
Working in a smaller county, you
get to know your resources, including the hospitals and the nursing homes, she said. While her
work with GCHHS has been a
whole different type of nursing,
Olson said her previous experience at Mayo Clinic helped provide her with a good background
and experience. Other CGHHS
nurses and social workers have
other focuses, including working
with new moms, the WIC (Women,
Infants, and Children) program,
and immunizations.
Hospice care Dianne Isaacson
Dianne Isaacson of Zumbrota

has four decades of nursing experience. The past ten years she has
been with the Mayo Hospice Program. Nurses are part of the hospice team that also includes phy-
Health care leaders comment
Tom Witt, M.D. and CEO of

Mayo Clinic Health System in
Cannon Falls, Lake City, and Red
Wing, which includes the Zumbrota location, recently spoke of
the nurses at the facilities. He said,
Our nurses are an integral part of
the high-quality care we deliver
each and every day to patients in
our communities. The compassionate care they provide to patients in
our clinics, hospitals, and in emergency situations is one reason why
Mayo Clinic Health System is able
to provide the right care at the
right time and in the right setting.
Krista Siddiqui is the administrator of Zumbrota Health Services,
overseeing the operations and staff
for Zumbrota Care Center (nursing home) and Bridges Assisted
Living. Among staff providing care
for residents are certified nursing
assistants (CNA), licensed practical nurses (LPN), and registered
nurses (RN). Each role has specific duties that they perform, but
they work together to provide the
needs of the residents. Siddiqui
said, The nursing staff is first
and foremost caring individuals.
More than anything, they have a
personal connection to the residents which puts ethical practices
and quality of care at the forefront
of their minds at all times. They
treat the residents like family, and
that ensures a high quality of care
and a sense of community. She
went on to note how it can be difficult for nursing staff to interact
with family who are distant and
no longer familiar with the needs
of the residents. She said, To be
able to effectively explain their
needs and their health situation
can be challenging. At these times,
staff truly are the closest thing to
family some of our residents have
close by.
Rochester Male Chorus

to sing at United Redeemer
ZUMBROTA The Rochester
Male Chorus, in its 85th year of
singing for audiences in southeastern Minnesota, will appear in a
free concert at United Redeemer
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Counseling Kathy Roberts
Kathy Roberts of Zumbrota is

in her 40th year of a nursing career that has allowed her to work
with many different patient populations.
After completing the nursing
program at the University of Washington in Seattle, Roberts followed
in her fathers footsteps and joined
the Navy, where she served in a
nursing capacity. After moving to
Minnesota, she worked in several
areas at Saint Marys and Rochester Methodist Hospitals, including intensive care, pediatrics, and
inpatient adolescent chemical dependency units. Roberts, who also
obtained a masters degree in community counseling from Winona
State, was then a mental health
nurse at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester for twenty years.
She said, As a society, we need
to provide for the incarcerated.
We need to provide for the chronically mentally ill.
But Roberts was not ready to
give up nursing totally and the
rewards it gives back to us. She
has most recently been providing
counseling and guidance at a private, non-profit organization,
Community Health Services, Inc.
CHSI serves the health needs of
seasonal farm workers and their
families. Roberts works at the
sicians, social workers, clergy,

pharmacists, therapists, and volunteers. However, Isaacson said,
as a nurse, I get the best part; I
get to go be with the patient. Once
assigned, the same nurse makes
the visits to a patient as much as
possible to maintain continuity.
Both nurses and clients prefer this
method.
Isaacson noted that one of the
things she appreciates in the area
and in her role is being able to see
patients of all ethnic backgrounds
and ages. The hospice team looks
at the patient as an individual and
their specific needs. She said, We
put our heads together and see how
to meet the patients goals.
Isaacson also pointed out the
importance of advance directives
and family discussions as a way
for everyone to be comfortable
with the care being given to their
loved ones.
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Lutheran Church in Zumbrota on

Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m.
The concert is sponsored by the
senior youth of United Redeemer
with a free will donation accepted
to help pay expenses for a trip to
the ELCA Youth Gathering in
Detroit in July.
The concert will feature a variety of male chorus music including religious and secular songs,
some written specifically for male
choruses.
The group recently hosted the
2015 Big Sing, an annual gathering featuring 11 choruses from
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North
Dakota, and much of the music
sung in a massed chorus concert
during that event will be performed
in the May 17 concert.
Seeds of Hope
After teaching her students the meaning of
the Apostles' Creed, she asked them to write it
from memory.
"I believe in God," wrote one, "and in His
only forgotten Son."
In the glare of earthly pleasure, in the fight
for earthly treasure, 'mid your blessings without measure, have you forgotten God's Son?
We have many men of science, but few men
of Scriptures. We've conquered outer space,
but we've been conquered by inner sins.We've
produced the best machinery, but we've also
produced the worst men.
Why? We've forgotten God's Son. It's either
Christ or chaos - which?
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Wanamingo, MN
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Goodhue
Goodhue students participate in

Feed My Starving Children project
EAGAN Goodhue National Honor Society students went to Eagan on April 29 and participated in a Feed My
Starving Children packing session. This was a service project for Shelby Hinsch, Ashley Cordes, and Sarah
Ringeisen. The group was going to do roadside clean-up along County Road 6 but it was still under
construction so they chose to organize this project instead. From left to right, first row: Shelby Hinsch, Sarah
Ringeisen, Rachel Watson, Ashley Cordes, and Haley Hinrichs; second row: Kaitlyn Buck, Anna Kohlnhofer,
Krista Gadient, Lexie Bortz, Alisa Clemens, and Rachel Opsahl; third row: Keisha OReilly, Cass Ramthun,
John Altendorf, Sam McNamara, and Ryan Evans; fourth row: Michelle Hadler, Jacob McNamara, and Casey
Deneen; in back: Brett Schrimpf.
Goodhue High School

students plant donated trees
By student Alex Donahue
GOODHUE Goodhue High
School received a generous donation from the Goodhue County Soil
and Water Conservation District
in the form of trees. The tenth grade
biology students have been studying human impacts on the environment and global climate change.
On Monday and Tuesday, April
27 and 28, the students planted
the trees around the baseball and
football field.
Over 100 crab apple trees were
planted around the outfield fence
of the baseball field with the hopes
of having beautiful flowers and
blooms toward the end of the school
baseball season. Students then
planted over 50 tamarack trees
within the rows of other evergreens
to block wind during the football
games.
Fifty students helped make this
happen. The seventh grade also
helped by mulching around the
bases of the trees. The project raised
awareness of the importance of
trees, celebrated Earth Day a bit
late, and will hopefully give the
fields a bit of a boost aesthetically.
GOODHUE The new water

and sewer rates for Goodhue take From left to right, Bailee OReilly, John Altendorf (kneeling), and Lucas
effect on July 1, 2015, not in 2016 Thomforde help plant trees at Goodhue School. The trees were donated
as it was reported in last weeks by the Goodhue County Soil and Water Conservation District.
issue.
County
CHIP is a practical approach

to a healthy lifestyle
Historic log house gets new shingles

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO The Larson
Log House in Wanamingo received
new wood shingles last week. The
leaky roof on the structure was
over 40 years old and in desperate
need of repair. In 2013, the
Wanamingo Historical Society
asked the community for help to
replace the roofing, with material
costs estimated at over $2,000. On

Friday, May 1, three men took on
the two-day job of tearing off the
old shingles and laying new red
cedar shingles on the cabin.
Larry Holst tended to the primary duty of placing the cedar
wedges in a way to properly fit
from end to end. Its like a puzzle,
he said. Holst has experience with
replacing this type of early era

construction and has re-roofed
other structures with wood
shingles.
Roger Hinz assisted on the scaffolding by finding pieces of similar shape and piling them within
the reach of Holst. Dale Bremer
assisted on the ground as needed.
The three men donated their time
to do the project.
KW School prepares for principal

interviews, hires dean of students
Correction
By Candy Czernicki
A quick word association game
with chip usually brings to mind
micro, chocolate, or potato.
But to three people in Rochester,
it means something far different.
CHIP the Complete Health
Improvement Program is a 100
percent evidence-based lifestyle
intervention program. It requires
three blood draws, health risk assessments, and regular group sessions over several weeks. A typical session involves 25 minutes
of content delivery, 25 minutes of
facilitated group discussion, and
food sampling, cooking demonstrations or exercise. It was offered to employees at The Rochester Clinic over the course of three
months.
Meiping Liu, chief financial
officer of The Rochester Clinic,
said it made good financial sense
to offer the program to her employees.
This is a very practical program to guide people step by step
toward the goal of health, she
said. Rising health care costs helped
convince The Rochester Clinic to
offer the program.
Staff were sick quite often and
were sharing unhealthy food, Liu
said. Sick time interrupted our
daily job function and caused stress.
I feel the health of my staff is in
my best interest. Instead of paying for their doctors visits and
medication due to sickness, why
not help them to become healthier?
The dollar amount I invested in
their CHIP programs is far less
Photo by Alicia Hunt-Welch
On the roof, Larry Holst replaces wood shingles on the old Larson Log House on Main Street Wanamingo on
Friday afternoon, May 1. Holst is assisted by Roger Hinz (on the scaffolding) and Dale Bremer (on the
ground).
than the sick insurance that I paid

for. That is priceless.
The graduates, who received
diplomas at a dinner and ceremony
in front of about 30 people on April
21, have remarkable stories to tell
about just how well CHIP works.
Nancy Galligo recently passed
her eleventh anniversary with a
new heart and new liver. But her
post-transplant medications caused
high triglyceride and cholesterol
levels. After participating in the
CHIP program and learning about
healthy eating, her total cholesterol dropped 40 percent and her
HDL, or good cholesterol, went
up nine points. Her triglycerides
dropped from over 340 down to
160, a total of 45 percent. She also
was able to stop taking one of her
blood pressure medications.
I overall feel better, all the way
around, she said. Its been a very
intimate experience. We learned
to help each other out. It made for
a better working environment.
Ana Scheel was the groups
exercise champion, often walking 11,000 steps a day (10,000
steps is recommended). She said
she looks at her pedometer when
she gets home for the day, and if
she notices shes short of her goal,
she gets on the treadmill and goes
until she makes it. She noted the
benefit of being intentionally
forgetful in order to get in exercise going up and down the stairs
to grab one forgotten thing or another pays off.
Christy Thattanakham lost 20
pounds over the course of the pro-
gram and says she feels better

physically, mentally, and emotionally. She has been sharing her
newfound knowledge with her
family. Even her two elementary
school-aged children are excited
to try new, healthy dishes. They
find them delicious, and are spreading the knowledge shes shared
with them. As a family, they are
looking forward to reaping the
continued benefits of their lifelong journey on a healthy path.
The Rochester Clinics CHIP
program was the first in the area.
They are hoping that their example
will drive community demand for
the program.
We are interested in launching the first CHIP at the corporate
level, the first CHIP in the senior
community, such as assisted living, and the first CHIP in the community. We need to get the first of
each kind rolling to help people
see the benefit of CHIP, Liu said.
Over 70,000 people have gone
through the CHIP program since
its founding by Dr. Hans Diehl in
1988. Diehl made a surprise congratulatory call to the graduates
during the ceremony. He encouraged them to continue on their
health journey and to support one
another, noting that their graduation was only the beginning.
Rochester Clinic is an independent multi-specialty providing
family medicine, podiatric medicine, and a wellness program.
Please contact Rochester Clinic
for any questions or additional
information at 507 218-3095 or
Health@RochesterClinic. com.
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON On April 27, the
Kenyon-Wanamingo School
Board approved the hiring of a
new dean of students to work until the end of the school year. The
district accepted applications for
a secondary principal position;
those candidates will be interviewed in May.
The district posted the position
for a secondary principal for grades
7-12. Superintendent Jeff Pesta said
45 applications were received by
April 24. Of those, eight candidates will be interviewed on May
6. Board members Jennifer Smith
and Debb Paquin noted that they
would take part in the interviews.
Sherri Langfeldt was hired as a
dean of students on April 16.
Langfeldt has worked as principal at Bethlehem Academy in
Faribault, middle school principal in Cannon Falls, and interim
assistant high school principal in
Northfield. The past few years she
has been raising children at home.
Langfeldt attended the meeting and
introduced herself to the board.
She will be paid $7,954.80 for this
position through May 28, 2015.
Although it was not discussed
at the meeting, to date there has
been no official acceptance from
Pesta on the permanent superintendent position he was offered.
The KW Board voted in favor of
offering the position to Pesta on
March 25, however contact negotiations need to take place. The
administrative committee was
scheduled to meet on April 29 to
address both the superintendents
contact and the principals con- the board will be presented with a
tract.
list of individuals for their approval.
Early retirement incentive
Personnel changes
Three elementary school teachers met criteria to take part in an

early retirement incentive offered
by the district: Kevin Anderson,
Mary Gail Anderson, and Rita
Harty.
Based on the early incentive offer
in the KW master agreement, Pesta
presented a breakdown of severance package costs to the district,
to cover insurance costs for 201517. The early retirement costs
would total about $13,632 if all
three teachers were to retire this
year. The district would theoretically save a substantial amount
by hiring less experienced teachers paid at a lower rate on the master
agreement. Pesta said the KW
teachers union reviewed the plan
and gave its endorsement.
Pesta said the Andersons had
been speaking with Jeff Evert about
this before he died, so their intent
to retire has been known. The
Andersons attended the board
meeting briefly to thank them for
the opportunity to work with and
get to know the students of the
KW District. Kevin said it has been
a pleasure.
The offer is open through May
15 for staff who meet the criteria
to make a decision on early retirement. A motion by Jennifer Smith
to approve the early retirement
incentives carried.
Pesta also recommended that the
board offer a lifetime KW events
pass for each individual retiree as
recognition of their service. In May,
Fourth grade teacher Kevin

Anderson and second grade teacher
Mary Gail Anderson will resign
at the end of the 2014-15 school
year. In addition early childhood
education teacher Tessa Nobach
submitted her resignation, effective at the end of the school year.
It was noted that no teachers
would be placed on unrequested
leave of absence for the 2015-16
school year, as no program reductions are planned.
The KW Education Association
teachers union notified the district of its desire to start negotiating contracts for the 2015-17 school
years. In the notice KWEA President Dan Rechtzigel suggested
meeting in June to discuss negotiation procedures and establish a
meeting schedule.
The board discussed the strength
and conditioning program offerings for the summer and for the
2015-16 school year. The costs of
these program have been partially
supported by the Booster Club in
the past. The board voted in favor
of committing a maximum of
$4,200 in matching funds to pay
for summer program coach(es),
and to negotiate with the teachers
union on adding the position to
the master agreement at a stipend
pay comparable to other such pay
for coaches/advisors.
The next regular board meeting
will be on Wednesday, May 20, at
7 p.m. in Wanamingo.
4-H NEWS
New Haven Sodbusters
By Patrick Bogard
The April 12 meeting of the New
Haven Sodbusters 4-H Club began in reverse order to change it
up for spring. After a delicious
pot luck meal, the meeting got
under way with April birthdays
celebrated.
Michelle Rossman, key leader,
presented the leader notes including information about the Olmsted
County Fair animal ID deadline
and the 4-H Regional summer
camp. Three members will be camp
counselors: Emily Kaul, Reed
Kohlmeyer, and Ryan Kohlmeyer.
The junior/youth leader notes were
shared with a community service
project scheduled for Tuesday,
May 26 at Channel One.
New business was discussed,
including finding an adult volunteer to coordinate a club softball
team, scheduling Adopt-A-Highway cleanup, raising donations for
the water to be supplied for the
Pine Island Ribbon Walk and Run,
sponsoring the county Fine Arts
and Dairy Steer awards, and preparing for the Pine Island Cheese
Fest parade fundraiser pop and
water sales.
Ryan Kohlmeyer was recognized as the countys youth leader
of the month. Jan McNallan shared
information about an opportunity

to get kids involved with woodworking projects by hosting a summer activity day.
In old business, the Hog Roast
Baskets to be donated by the club
and the youth leaders for the county
fundraiser event held April 19 were
compiled. The themes of the baskets were College Basket and
Night Out Basket. The March
food drive from the club raised
180 pounds for the PI Sharing
Shelves. Andy and Pat Bogard
reported on their additional community service project which included community drop boxes and
a donation thermometer at Pine
Island Bank during the month of
March. The community drive
raised over 2,600 pounds.
Soft Serve
Ice Cream
Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Families signed up for New

Haven Township cemetery cleanup
duties for the end of the month.
This was coordinated by the Kaul
family.
Continuing in reverse order,
demonstrations were given by
Meredith Kottom (titled Make
Your Own Smash Book), Luke
Kottom (Texas) and Natalie
Kottom (Whip Up Some Butter).
The officer reports were presented.
Roll call was themed What was
the best thing you got in an Easter
Egg? Completing the evening,
the flag pledges were led by the
Rossman and Michelizzi families.
If you are interested in joining
the Sodbusters, please contact
Michelle Rossman at 292-1191.
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Section A of Two Sections

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 No. 18

Construction class is finishing

The Great Gatsby Prom in PI

Failure to fix roads

The councilors skepticism, they

to the city, interest free and payable over several years.

The issue that turned the council dubious, Olmsted Countys

Over the span of four decades,

Over the years, the number of

His plans are to go to Rochester

In the spring of each year, plans

15% Cash Back Event

Limited time offer. See dealer for details.

Instructor Kevin Nelson (center) suggests steps to begin siding one of

crete forms to assist in the overall tightness for energy savings.

The 2014-15 vocational construction project home is currently

PAGE 2A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

They drove through a small part

us. They were guarding their neighborhood.

Riots are scary. Baltimore had

People, pets, and poisons

According to folklore, poison

tions. During garden season, we

of Water and Soil Resources was

Please dont call me foolish

stops for the thousands who work

Taxpayers foot bill for grant fraud

Responses to last weeks Fisher column

way to reduce carbon emissions

doubles it doesnt come close to

already is transit provided. Rochester City Lines, a privately owned

take over that gigantic money loser,

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 PAGE 3A

Holetss students present recital

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Goodhue continues to improve

error, Casey Ryan singled (RBI)

on Thursday (5 p.m.), play an HVL

KW back in division title hunt

Spring Ladies Night Out at Hardware Hank

Neither pitcher gave up an earned

Kenyon-Wanamingo 2 - Cannon Falls 6

April Panther Lunch Award winners named

WATER MAIN FLUSHING

Van Horn ice cream social is May 9

help interested area children plant

3rd St SW. Planting will occur

The flushing will begin on Monday, May 4 and

Pine Island Public Works

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ZM hosts Hayfield and KW in an HVL meet

and Breanna Ihde.

in the 800-meter run, Jack Williams in the 3200-meter run and

PI boys place first at Cannon Falls

points, and Pine Island was third

Lake City wins triangular

Lake City 319: Emily Schimbeno 76, Lexi

84 (45-39) to lead the Panthers.

119 (57-62). Bailey TrogstadIsaacson shot a 126 (61-65).

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