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Wednesday, November 4, 2015 No. 44

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The Belvidere Happy-Go-Luckies 4-H Club was the recipient of 2015 4-H Club of the Year Award by the Red
Wing Noontime Kiwanis Club. From left to right: Kiwanis members Bob Behrens, Dave Tincher, and Anne
Jacobson, 4-H member Eli Custer, adult volunteer Jeanne Custer, 4-H member Olivia Freiheit, adult volunteer
Vicki Freiheit, and Kiwanis members Gene Hasselquist and Sam Blue.

Happy-Go-Luckies named
4-H Club of the Year
Keagan Bailey plays his viola during the ZED Choral Festival on October 27.

PIHS choir and symphony orchestra

perform in the ZED Choral Festival
By Nichole Lien
PINE ISLAND Under the direction of choir director Michael
Jeffrey, the Pine Island High School
concert choir performed in the
Zumbro Education District (ZED)
Choral Festival on Tuesday, October 27, at the Hayfield High
School gymnasium. More than five
hundred students performed in the
festival.
In addition to Pine Island, choirs
from Blooming Prairie, Byron,
Hayfield, Stewartville, KassonMantorville, and Triton also participated. Each choir performed
individually, singing two songs
each, and then the seven choirs
combined to sing four songs for
the finale. Pine Islands symphony
orchestra, directed by Joseph Mish,
also performed, playing Ludwig
von Beethovens Coriolan Overture.
The choral festival, which is held
annually, rotates locations each
year amongst the seven schools
and will be hosted in Pine Island
next year. This is the 27th year
that the ZED Choral Festival has
held performances with multiple
schools.
When asked what it means to Director Joseph Mish introduces Pine Islands symphony orchestra.
participate in the festival with seven
other schools, PIHS senior Garrett portunity to come together and we would normally be competing
Cobb said, Its an amazing op- perform music with people who against.

By Natalie Johnston
Goodhue County 4-H
Program Coordinator
RED WING For 77 years, the
Red Wing Noontime Kiwanis Club
has been recognizing 4-H clubs in
Goodhue County, selecting and
announcing a 4-H Club of the Year
every October at the Kiwanis 4-H
Club Banquet. The 4-H Club recognized on October 27 of this year
at First United Methodist Church
in Red Wing was the Belvidere
Happy-Go-Luckies. Members Eli
Custer and Olivia Freiheit and adult
volunteers Jeanne Custer and Vicki
Freiheit were present to accept the
traveling trophy, which is passed
on year to year.

Kiwanis members choose the

4-H Club of the Year through a
selection process, based on each
clubs submitted application and
evaluation of the clubs activities
throughout the year. The award is
given to a club that has shown:
exemplary involvement of all its
members, development of its youth
leaders, and generosity to its community.
With about seventy 4-H members, the Belvidere Happy-GoLuckies 4-H Club meets regularly
at St. Peters Lutheran Church on
the first Monday of every month.
Each of Goodhue Countys
twenty 4-H clubs is invited to send
at least two 4-H members and two

adults to the Kiwanis Club banquet. This years banquet was

hosted by Anna Jacobson, president of the Red Wing Noontime
Kiwanis. Dinner was home-made
by the Mens Cooking team of
First United Methodist Church.
Guest speakers for the evening
were the members of the Goodhue
County 4-H General Livestock
Senior Judging Team. The team
consists of Derek Stehr, Ella Lee,
Madeline Patterson, Madison
Schafer, and Emily Pliscott, and
coach LeeAnn Waugh. The team
will be attending the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky,
in November.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa students
chosen to All-State Honor Choirs

ZUMBROTA Two ZumbrotaMazeppa Middle School vocalists were recently notified of their
selection to the American Choral
Directors Associations seventh
and eighth grade boys and girls
All-State Honor Choirs. Soren
Hellyer and Natasha Ludington,
both seventh-graders, were among
140 girls and 140 boys selected
from throughout Minnesota.
The girls will be directed by
Kari Gilbertson, director of choirs
at Lake Highlands High School
of Richardson, Texas. The boys
will be directed by Clint Pianalto,
director of choirs at Hellstern
Middle School of Springdale, Arkansas.
To audition, each student prepared a vocal solo and scale which
were recorded and submitted
online. Now that they have been
chosen, the singers have their work
cut out for them. The guest directors of both the boys and girls choirs
expect the students to have all five
PINE ISLAND A new era is say goodbye in style to its old the- Kulyenchikov with crippling stu- song selections memorized before
about to begin at Pine Island High atre space the stage in the Ma- pidity. To break the spell he must the festival day on November 21.
School, but first the school will roon Gym. The Pine Island the- teach the local doctors daughter That day the students will travel
atre program is set to perform Neil Sophia, a daunting task given that
Simons Fools November 6-8. her greatest accomplishment to date
INDEX
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fri- is learning to sit. To make matters
Communities Served:
day and Saturday and 2 p.m. on worse, Leon has only 24 hours to
Goodhue ............................ 3B
Sunday. It will be the last all-school educate her; and if he fails, he too
Pine Island/Oronoco .......... 1,5-6B
play staged before the schools becomes a fool!
Wanamingo ........................ 4A,1B
brand new performing arts space
Will Leon break the curse beZumbrota/Mazeppa ........... 1-3B
opens for the 2016-17 school year. fore its too late, or will he beZUMBROTA Byron Boraas
Fools is a comic fable chroni- come its latest victim? Full of will be the keynote speaker at the
Churches ........................... 4B
cling the struggle of a young school laughs and family friendly fun, Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
Community Calendar ......... 3A
teacher, Leon, trying to break a Fools is a ridiculous comedy Veterans Day program on NovemFrom Our Files ................... 5B
centuries old curse that afflicts all for all ages. Tickets will be avail- ber 11. The program begins at 2:15
Obituaries, Births ............... 3A
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those in the fictional village of able for purchase at the door.
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Neil Simons Fools will be the last

all-school play in PIs Maroon Gym

Seventh-graders Soren Hellyer and Natasha Ludington were selected to

the American Choral Directors Associations All-State Honors Choirs.
They will perform in concert November 21

to Mahtomedi for a day full of concert at St. Andrews Lutheran

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Byron Boraas is keynote speaker

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Pre-ceremony music Selections by the ZM symphonic band

Posting of the Colors Zumbrota VFW, Zumbrota American
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Star Spangled Banner High

school band
Introductory remarks Principal Quinn Rasmussen
Student speakers
Thank You, Soldiers Junior high choir
Armed Forces Salute Combined high school band and choir
Keynote address Byron Boraas
To Those Who Serve High
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The history of folding the flag
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Closing remarks Quinn
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Affordable Care Act 2017

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By Pete Grimsrud

Stephen Parente, Professor of

Health Finance and the Associate
Dean of the Carlson School of
Management at the University of
Minnesota, said that insurance
premiums are likely to skyrocket
in 2017 if insurance company subsidies hidden in the Affordable
Care Act (ACA) expire.
Two programs set to expire are
risk corridors and re-insurance.
Both programs hide true health
costs and effectively allow insurance companies to bill the federal
government for expensive patients.
Parente said this was done to
ease the transition to the ACA.
And with the assumption that the
ACA would be so popular and
ingrained by 2017 that America
would make necessary changes at
that time. This will all be for the
next president to resolve in 2017.
Bias and lies

The recent CNBC Republican

debate was a fiasco, not because

Republicans made a farce of the

issues or each other. But because
the CNBC moderators opened their
mouths and removed any doubt
of far-left wing media bias at NBC.
They asked personally insulting gotcha questions until the candidates pushed back against the
moderators instead of each other.
Even the audience booed and jeered
the moderators before the finish.
During the debate, Senator
Marco Rubio called out liberal bias
in the medias coverage of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary
Clinton, because the media has
suggested that she had her strongest campaign moment when she
got exposed as a liar during the
Benghazi hearing.
Liar is maybe too strong for print,
but the Obama administration and
Clinton certainly misled the American public days after the attack.
The only motivation seems to be
for face-saving political aspirations.
The recent hearing was a loser
for America because the lie
doesnt appear to have any impact on the lives lost and it has
already played out in one election
cycle with Obama winning a sec-

ond term.
Regurgitating this issue may
reinforce the belief that Clinton
has win-at-all-costs presidential
ambition, but I dont think it will
change minds or inform anyone
who doesnt already know the circumstances of the Benghazi murders if they care to know them.
Goodhue does it again

The Goodhue football team has

reached the state tournament again.
They have a program that is consistently good and reflects well
on the city, school, and coaching
staff.
Current head coach Tony Poncelet has been a coach through
their run of excellence. His experience is the kind that small towns
dream of bringing back home. He
played football at the University
of MinnesotaDuluth and a tried
out with Bill Belichicks Cleveland Browns.
Through the years, they have
had a team of all-star coaches, many
of whom played college football.
The kids are always hard-working, supportive, and mentally
tough. Barring injuries, they seem
to be playing for a state tournament appearance every year.

More gun control lunacy

Write Here
Right Now
By Bob Schmidt

The bodies of the poor victims

in Roseburg, Oregon, were still
warm when President Obama came
out front to politicize the tragedy.
Its obvious he did not know (could
not have known) any of the facts
surrounding the case (probable
mental issues, legal firearm purchases, for example), but yet he
seemed to know that our gun control performance in the world community did not measure up: The
United States is the one advanced
country on earth in which we do
not have sufficient common sense
gun control laws....
Well, I happen to have researched the issue somewhat, and
I have learned that, as the clich
says, If you torture the data
enough, eventually it will confess.
I would invite the readers, particularly those of you who are of
the mind that our gun control does
not go far enough, to read the following article: Comparing Murder Rates and Gun Ownership
across Countries, dated 31 March
2014, and published by the Crime
Prevention Research Center
(CPRC). This article points out
many of the anomalies that show
up when gun control advocates
attempt to correlate gun ownership and murder rates, such as in
the following:
Charles Blow in the New York
Times last year made the very
common argument: America has
the highest gun homicide rate, the
highest number of guns per capita
. . . . In another story, the New
York Times quotes researcher
David Hemenway as claiming:
Generally, if you live in a civilized society, more guns mean more
death. CNNs Piers Morgan believes: America has the worst
incidents of gun murders of any
of what they call the civilized
world.
Bloombergs
Businessweek also made similar
claims this spring. The one common feature for these claims is
that they rely on the Small Arms
Survey.
Note: the aforementioned Small
Arms Survey can be accessed at
http://www.theguardian.com/
news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gunhomicides-ownership-world-list
The CPRC article is extremely
illuminating, and I recommend that
you read the whole thing. I will
just summarize a couple of the
more significant points, because
these anomalies show up repeatedly in studies by gun control advocates:
1. Murder in one country is not
the same as murder in others. For
example, some countries dont

report gun homicides until there

is a conviction.
2. Some countries dont report
gun possession as gun ownership
because the gun belongs to the
government. Israel and Switzerland, for example, have very high
gun possession but very low gun
ownership. They also have very
low murder rates.
3. Number of guns per capita is
somewhat useless because it does
not filter out the gun collectors
who may own a very large number of guns. So, when Obama says
that we have roughly one gun per
every man, woman, and child, he
is making a bombastic claim that
is virtually useless.
Australia has been used as a recent positive comparison point by
Hillary Clinton and others. She
positions Australias gun confiscation program as a buyback.
In fact, gun ownership was declared illegal in Australia coincident with the buyback, so this
buyback was like selling your gun
to the government while another
was pointed at your head. Would
you not agree? In fact, some data
show that, while gun homicides
have decreased in Australia, overall
homicides are about the same. And,
for what it is worth, gun possession is about back to where it was
before the confiscation occurred.
Gun control advocates will not
say it, but they are on a path to gun
confiscation (elimination) in the
United States. If that were not the
case, why can they not articulate
what they mean when they say
common sense gun control? We
keep hearing that we need to close
the gun show loophole. I would
submit to you that there is no loophole. The loophole they refer to
is the same law (or lack thereof)

Levels of charity
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

Moses Maimonides was a Jewish rabbi, doctor, and philosopher

who was born in 1138 and died in
1204. He was born in Spain and
later moved to Egypt. He was
well-known for interpreting the
law. One of his writings was on
the giving of charity. He defined
eight levels of giving and the impact on the giver and receiver of
the charity. As a positive form of
the list, it is usually given with the
highest form first. But, in order to
understand the forms and the impacts, the list is discussed in reverse. (Tzedakah is the Hebrew
word for righteousness and not
charity. Tzedakah has a religious
connection to giving.)
1. Giving an interest-free loan
to a person in need; forming a partnership with a person in need; giv-

ing a grant to a person in need;

finding a job for a person in need;
so long as that loan, grant, partnership, or job results in the person no longer living by relying
upon others.
2. Giving tzedakah anonymously
to an unknown recipient via a person (or public fund) which is trustworthy, wise, and can perform acts
of tzedakah with your money in a
most impeccable fashion.
3. Giving tzedakah anonymously
to a known recipient.
4. Giving tzedakah publicly to
an unknown recipient.
5. Giving tzedakah before being asked.
6. Giving adequately after being asked.
7. Giving willingly, but inadequately.
8. Giving in sadness (giving
out of pity): It is thought that
Maimonides was referring to giving because of the sad feelings
one might have in seeing people
in need (as opposed to giving because it is a religious obligation).
Other translations say, Giving

unwillingly.
We can understand the forms
by just listing the states of the giver
and receiver:
8. The giver is unwilling and
known, the receiver is known;
7. The giver is willing, but not
enough and known, the receiver
is known;
6. The giver is known, but must
be asked, the receiver is known;
5. The giver is known and the
receiver is known;
4. The giver is known, but the
receiver is unknown;
3. The giver is unknown, the
receiver is known;
2. The giver is unknown, the
receiver is unknown;
1. The giver is unknown, the
receiver is unknown and the gift
allows the receiver to stand on his
(her) own without further assistance.
Note that government welfare
programs are at best, level 5. The
Congressmen making/funding the
welfare programs are known and
the administrators are also known.
Until next week.

Growing rural Minnesota economies

that allows me to sell or give a
firearm to my daughter or granddaughter without a background
check. In a gun show, and elsewhere, it applies to transactions
between private individuals, not
those involving licensed dealers.
The number of crimes perpetrated
by such transactions is so miniscule
that it does not even bear reporting. However, if the loophole
were closed, it would enable a
national database of gun ownership. And once you have this database, it is a simple step to confiscation. Personally, I would
oppose such a gun registration with
every ounce of my considerable
body, and I hope you would do
the same.
Where do I stand on solutions
for improvement? Eliminate nearly
all gun-free zones. They are the
problem. I know the liberals will
dispute this, but there is a credible
claim that all but two mass
shootings since the 1950s have
occurred in gun-free zones (Eric
Dietz, Ph.D., Purdue University).
We have several examples of attempted mass shootings thwarted
by armed citizens. If you doubt it,
google 12 Times Mass Shootings
Were Stopped by Good Guys with
Guns. We also have had a plethora
of other crimes stopped by armed
citizens, but you wont see them
unless you explicitly look for them,
or unless you subscribe to one of
the NRAs monthly subscriptions.
I have seen data that demonstrate
that as many as one thousand crimes
per day are thwarted by armed
citizens, but the mainstream media would never admit such a thing.
I invite you to do your own research on this topic, since as we
have seen, studies can be biased.
God bless America!

By Senator Matt Schmit

As we complete one very productive growing season in Minnesota, its important to think of
another: planting the seeds for
yielding healthy and diversified
rural economies.
Its no secret that Minnesotas
recent economic success has garnered great attention throughout
our state and around the country.
Economists and many others have
noted Minnesotas quick turnaround following the great recession. Weve witnessed employment exceed pre-downturn
levels. Were in the midst of a streak
of state budget surpluses in which
revenues outpace expenditures.
Favorable comparisons with Wisconsin and other neighboring states
abound. And national outlets such
as CNBC and Forbes continue to
recognize whats working in Minnesota.
While this is all well and good,
theres more to the story. There
always is.
For starters, Minnesotas economic prosperity hasnt been enjoyed in all corners of the state.
Many rural economies are struggling, with school districts facing
declining enrollment and communities losing young adults and families to more urban environments.
In addition, our growing statewide economy is revealing some
weaknesses. For instance, our labor market is tightening, and employers are having more and more
trouble filling positions or
expanding. As baby boomers retire in greater numbers, its as
important as ever that we prepare
our students and graduates for the
jobs of tomorrow and today.
Increasingly, our infrastructure
is becoming a limiting factor to

economic growth. In some communities, job openings go unfilled

due to a lack of sufficient workforce
housing or job training. In others,
vital transportation corridors have
been neglected, or outdated sewer
and water facilities present significant liabilities and impediments
to growth.
In terms of modern infrastructure, a staggering 25 percent of
homes and businesses in Greater
Minnesota lack access to basic
broadband service that enables
participation in the 21st century
economy.
The good news and there is
good news: many Minnesotans are
keenly aware of our rural economic
challenges. The ongoing Southeast Minnesota Together series
and recent Goodhue County Economic Development Summit highlighted these issues, focusing attention on solutions to our challenges in job training and workforce
housing,
broadband
and
infrastructure. These discussions
emphasized leveraging the Destination Medical Center and related
Journey to Growth efforts opportunities unique to southeast
Minnesota. Developing attractive
community or regional amenities
such as parks and trails is an important aspect of this conversa-

tion and critical for attracting

young families and tourism.
We also need to strive for the
right mix of smart regulation and
fair, efficient taxation. A big part
of this conversation includes ensuring access to quality affordable health coverage and
care. After all, these factors along
with schools and labor force, broadband connectivity, and community infrastructure and amenities
are all part of an areas competitive profile. And these factors are
all inputs to economic growth.
Fortunately, theres more good
news: this isnt just talk. The Minnesota Senate identified many of
these issues in its 2015 rural economic development agenda, taking its cue straight from
Minnesotas bipartisan Rural Task
Force recommendations. But introducing legislation and making
one-time investments isnt
enough. We need a strong and
sustained commitment to address
rural Minnesotas weaknesses and
enhance our competitive edge.
While Minnesotas farmers harvest the fruits of another successful growing season, its a great
time for Minnesota to prepare for
the next growing season and plant
the seeds of our future economic
success.

Special species
As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt

With all the hype on hybrids,

patented plants, and the latest and
greatest discoveries in the plant
kingdom, one sometimes forgets
that the species varieties are
special. Every plant has its moment in time, its moment in the
limelight. (Check out the history
of tulips if you want to see the
impact these little bulbs have made)
When first discovered, tulips didnt
start out twenty inches tall with
giant bulb size. Neither did lilies.
So, theres lots to be said for looking backwards when it comes to
species varieties.
Species tulips can be found in
many catalogs as well as in garden centers for good reason: they

are hardy, colorful, self-seeding

(producing hundreds of seeds that
can cover woodland areas easily
if you dont spray), and unappetizing to squirrels. They bloom
shortly after crocus and grow less
than a foot in height depending
upon variety.
Martagon lilies are shades tolerant and tower above hostas to
bring height and color into the
woodlands. These species lilies
have been rediscovered and become so popular that their prices
now reflect their usefulness in the
landscape. Hardy and resistant to
disease, they produce clumps that
are easily divided and planted in
the fall. Although the blooms are
relatively small, the colors are intense. And the sturdy stalks stand
up to the strongest winds.
When searching through plant
catalogs, keep a sharp eye out for
descriptions mentioning heirloom or species varieties, especially in bulbs. Recommended

for naturalizing is another indication that these bulbs are tough

enough to be thrown onto the
ground, covered with mulch, and
allowed to survive without much
care. Many of the species varieties were introduced into the marketplace before we were born and
are still growing strong. So, it
makes sense to incorporate these
durable plants into our climatestressed gardens because their
survival genes are better than most
hybrids.
Fortunately, botanical gardens
and seed vaults saw the need for
preserving old species varieties
before commercial greed could
destroy the gene pools. As a result, we will still have access to a
broad spectrum of genetic materials if we search for them. And
should you have growing in your
garden a family heirloom plant,
consider sharing it with
otherskeep it growing for the
next generation!

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Community Calendar

Opinions
Mayor Ardell Bredes
statements about rail
To the Editor:
Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede
recently criticized Governor Mark
Dayton for not being partisan
enough and for being too conservative. Future historians may disagree with this assessment. However, perhaps his most incredible
statement was that the proposed
private passenger railway between MSP and Rochester just
makes good sense economically
all the way around.
Really?
Lets assume that there is a group
of billionaires with an extra $4.2
billion burning a hole in their pockets and they really were looking at
a private passenger rail system from
downtown Rochester to MSP as a
cash cow. How would the numbers work out for them?
Its safe to assume that these
investors are smart enough to want
a return on their investments. 3%
seems low considering the risk
involved (if this truly was a private venture), but well go with
that. Knowing that they have a
depreciating asset that would eventually need future repair/replacement and would have a limited
resale value (because there cant
be too many billionaires sitting
around who are just itching to buy
their own private passenger rail
system), they would likely want
to eventually get their initial investment paid back so they can
reinvest in its next version or sell
it at a reduced cost for the next
billionaire to upgrade. Lets assume they think long-term and are
willing to wait 30 years for their
initial investment to get totally paid
down.
Using the above, very conservative, numbers, this private zip
rail project would have to generate $17,707,400.00 in monthly
profits (not revenue). Assuming
that operating expenses would
consume one-third of each
passengers daily one-way fare of
$30 (to pay such things as labor,
energy, taxes, management and
taxes), it would take 29,512 paid
one-way trips each day to pay each
days bills of $590,247.00,
Assuming that half of the passengers start at MSP and half at
downtown Rochester and that each
would return home at the end of
the day, that means that 7,378
people are going to wake up each
day and drive to MSP, find a parking space and buy their $30 ticket
to Rochester. Additionally, another 7,378 people are going to

COUNTY

have to wake up each morning,

drive to downtown Rochester, find
parking and buy their $30 ticket
to MSP.
Do we truly believe this will
happen?
Setting aside worries about how
billionaires can justify this investment, we should look at whether
this project makes good sense
for the people of Rochester and
southeast Minnesota.
Does it make good sense to promote Mayo Clinic visitors spending their nights in the Twin Cities
instead of in our hotels, restaurants and shops?
Does it make good sense for
our doctors to return each night to
their homes in Wayzata and Edina
instead of investing in homes in
our communities?
Does it make good sense to even
pretend that private railway
could be elevated in the Highway
52 corridor when, as the Answer
Man has already pointed out, the
CapX2020 lines are already placed
in that corridor and crisscross over
the highway at least 10 times over
that route, making it impossible
to keep the needed separation between the top of the railcar and
the bottom high voltage line?
Does it make sense to forcibly
take private property both within
the City of Rochester and all along
the route (since it is not feasible to
build it along the highway) in order to benefit another private
enterprise (the investors in this
project)?
Does it make sense to pretend
that our boondoggle is somehow
tied to the rumored Las Vegas to
Los Angeles boondoggle and we
must hurry to get fleeced first?
Lets face the facts. High-speed
rail between Rochester and MSP
is a dream for a few people connected with DMC. Like many
dreams, it features grandiose ideas
and is nonsensical. Thankfully,
most dreamers wake up refreshed
and reconnect with reality; those
who dont run the risk of turning
their lives into nightmares.
It would be a nightmare for the
residents of Rochester, southeast
Minnesota, and the taxpayers of
the state for this project to move
forward, meet its inevitable failure and have to be supported ad
infinitum by our tax dollars. Lets
end this folly now and realize that,
Anyway you look at it, this project
does not make good sense.
Mark Thein
Oroncoo Township

GOODHUE

Senior Dining

Community Library

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).
November 5-11
Thursday: Roast pork, mashed
potatoes, fresh baked squash,
mixed green salad, banana fruit
cup
Friday: Chili con carne/crackers, pear/grated cheese, corn muffin, chocolate yum yum
Monday: Smothered chicken,
sweet potatoes, beets, pudding
Tuesday: Swiss steak with tomato sauce, baked potatoes, dilled
carrots, blushing pears
Wednesday: Closed.

The Goodhue School Library,

in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library
is equipped with inter-library loan
service, which means if the library
does not have a book you want,
that book can be there in two days.

Seasons Hospice
Coffee and Conversation,
Wednesday, November 11, 9-10
a.m. A group for anyone who has
experienced the death of a loved
one.
Pet Loss Group, Wednesday,
November 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m. A
group for those who have lost a
pet through death.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Group, Thursday, November 12,
6:30-8 p.m. A group for those who
have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, at the time of birth,
or within the first month after birth.
All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Support, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.

GOODHUE Patricia Pat

Gadient, 89, of Goodhue, died
peacefully at home on Saturday
evening, October 31, 2015.
Patricia Anne was born on October 24, 1926, in Red Wing, the
daughter of Willard and Helen
(Ryan) OReilly. She graduated
from Goodhue High School in
1944.
She married Paul D. Gadient on
October 23, 1948, and they farmed
in Goodhue Township.
Pat was a current member of
Holy Trinity Parish and past member of St. Columbkill Catholic
Church, and was active with the
St. Columbkill and Holy Trinity
CCW, where she was involved with
mission quilting. She was a member of the Goodhue Historical
Society, Red Hat Society, Goodhue
Lionesses, and Featherstone Township Homemakers extension
group. Pat was an avid gardener,
and enjoyed traveling and bird
watching. She will be remembered
most for her love of family and
the time spent with them.
She is survived by her children,
Ed (Amy) of Pine Island, Marie

Mahn Family
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
NObit2-E.O.W.

PI Tops #1280 meets every

Monday night at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 3564799 or 356-4700.

Moms in Prayer
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Thursday mornings from 8-9 a.m.
in the library of the Good News
E-Free Church, 208 North Main
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
side door of the church and go
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 3564800 for more information.

MAZEPPA

Caregiver Support Group

The group meets on Monday,

November 9, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul
Historical Society
Lutheran Church. Respite is availThe Mazeppa Area Historical able upon request. Call Pine IsSociety Museum is open the sec- land Area Home Services at 356ond Saturday of the month from 2999 for more information.
noon to 3 p.m. or by appointment.
For inquiries, contact Helen Blood Pressure Clinic
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
The clinic will be held Tues507-696-3506; or Diane Gilsdorf,
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz day, November 10, at 11 a.m. at
the Pine Island City Centre.
eppahistoricalsociety.org.

American Legion

Toastmasters Meeting

History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
has a photo stand displaying over
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military memorabilia, including Civil War items,
different models of telephones,
Zumbrota telephone books dating
back to the 1900s, and items of
Zumbrota advertising. Museum
hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Other hours by appointment (7327049).

Zumbrota Towers Events

November 5-11
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Potluck;
Bingo
Monday: 1:30 p.m. 500; Cribbage
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre

Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5 p.m. and meeting
time to 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-5396.

Legion Post 588 and the

Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
will meet on Wednesday, November 11, at 7 and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at the Mazeppa American
Legion.

The Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St. Community Band Practice
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
The Zumbrota Community Band
not meet on holiday weekends:
practices
on Monday nights at 7:30
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. VolunDay or Thanksgiving.
teer musicians are welcome.

Senior Citizens Dinner

History Center

The Mazeppa Area Senior Citizens will meet for a catered dinner on Friday, November 6, at 11:45
a.m. at the Mazeppa Community
Olmsted County Parks
Chester Woods Park Friends Center. The serving committee is
of Chester Woods Work Day, Sat- Sharon Musty and Marilyn
urday, November 7, 10:30 a.m. - Tiedemann.
4 p.m. Meet at the park office at
10:30 for the Friends of Chester
Woods meeting followed by a
potluck lunch at noon. After lunch, Area History Center
staff and volunteers will head out
The Oronoco Area History Ceninto the park for a fun afternoon ter is open to visitors in the City
of volunteer projects and tasks. Building every second Saturday
Chester Woods will be closed from 10 a.m.-noon and open by
November 12-15 and 21-29.
appointment. Contact us at OAHC,
Oxbow Park Fall Crafts, Sat- 54 Blakely Ct. NW or call 507urday, November 7, 1 p.m. A natu- 367-4320. You may also visit our
ralist will lead craft activities made web page at oronocoarea
of natural products with fall col- history.org and find us on
ors as the theme. All supplies will Facebook.
be provided while they last.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287- Blood Pressure Clinic
2624. Questions about Oxbow
The clinic will be held at 12:30
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507- p.m. on Wednesday, November
775-2451.

ORONOCO

Born at home in Ludington

Township, Wisconsin, to Ewald
and Emma Tony (Conrad)
Weggen, Donald James Weggen
enlisted in the Army National
Guard during high school at the
age of 17. He graduated from
Cadott High School in 1957 and
served a total of eight years in the
32nd Infantry Red Arrow Division of the National Guard. He also
attended college at Eau Claire State
University and graduated in 1965
with a bachelor of science in business administration, with an emphasis in accounting. Within two
weeks of graduation, he married
Diane Irwin, and accepted a job at
Trane Co. in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
After two babies and three years
in LaCrosse, he accepted a job at
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester as a
budget specialist. He spent the next
27 years at Mayo in a variety of
positions. He played an important
role in the early development of
Mayos accounting and budgeting systems. He developed the
original Mayo Medical School
funding applications, which helped
establish the Mayo Medical
School. He oversaw the Mayo
medical school admissions and
recruiting. He worked with the
Mayo Fellows Association for
most of his Mayo career, providing leadership for these doctors in
specialty studies.
Don bought land and designed
a house for the family in Pine
Island. There he was able to indulge in his love of tractors and
restoring tractors. He was also a
passionate gardener, known for
his large onions, potatoes, cabbages, and especially rutabagas. He

Tops #1280

The Goodhue Area Historical

Society is closed for the season,
but visitors are welcome by appointment. To arrange a visit, contact Ardis Henrichs, 651-9234629; Marie Strusz, 651-923-4302;
Ray McNamara, 651-923-5117;
or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.

Donald Weggen 1939-2015

Schumacher of Goodhue, Art of

Red Wing, Don (Lori) of Red Wing,
Gary (Paulette) of Goodhue, Teresa
of Tampa, Florida, and Janet (Ty)
Clodfelter of Trinity, North Carolina; fourteen grandchildren, Jill
Gadient, Karen (Markus) Lang,
Kurt Gadient, Jason (Jenny)
Schumacher, Andy Schumacher
(Jessica Prebe), Beth (Kerry)
Carlson, Jerod (Kelli) Gadient,
Jenna Gadient (Spike Therrien),
Alex (Sarah) Gadient, Ashley
(Chad) Stockman, Paul Miller,
Krista Gadient, Brady Gadient, and
Jake Clodfelter; thirteen greatgrandchildren, Ethan and Seth
Lang, Tyler, Lucas and Erynn
Schumacher, Henry Schumacher,
Kate, Jack and Lucy Carlson, Sterling and Scarlet Gadient, Paisley
Gadient, and Brinley Stockman;
sister, Dori Richard of Montevideo;
brother-in-law, Jerry (Marge)
Fieber; brother-in-law and sistersin-law, Willard Holm, Joyce
Gadient, and Eleanor Mondor; and
many nieces and nephews.
Pat was preceded in death by
her husband Paul on October 25,
1989; two grandchildren, Patrick
Gadient and Tim Miller; son-inlaw, Jim Schumacher; sisters, Mary
Jane (Alvar) Jarve, Dennise Fieber,
and Helen Fran OReilly; one
brother, James D. OReilly; and
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law,
Bill Richard, Joe Gadient, Mary
(Paul) Martin, Cecilia (Leonard)
Cook, Ralph Gadient, and Roberta
Holm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held on Wednesday, November 4, at 10:30 a.m., with visitation from 9:30-10:30 a.m., at St.
Columbkill Catholic Church in
Belle Creek. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Online
condolences may be directed to
www.lundbergfuneral.com.

PINE ISLAND

Historical Society

Obituaries
Pat Gadient 1926-2015

11, at the Oronoco Community State University will visit ZumCenter.

brota-Mazeppa High School on
November 11 at 1 p.m.

loved nature, and took amazing

photographs of birds and
animals. He was an avid woodworker who built many pieces of
fine furniture that are in family
homes. He was a voracious reader,
especially local, WWI, and WWII
history. Don loved to fish, and frequently traveled to Wisconsin for
fishing trips. When he retired, he
moved to a beautiful home on Otter
Lake in Stanley, Wisconsin, so
that he could fish as often as he
wished.
Everywhere he lived, Don was
engaged in civic volunteer
activities: notably, the Pine Island
Economic Development Advisory
Group, the Goodhue County Forestry Committee, and the Otter
Lake Booster Club. He was also
active in the Cecil Tormey American Legion Post 118, serving as
vice-commander for two years. He
was instrumental in the Otter Lake
Booster Club becoming a nonprofit organization, and he was
dedicated to improving public
access to Otter Lake.
Family was the most important
part of Dons life. He was the beloved husband of Diane Irwin
Weggen, with whom he enjoyed
50 wonderful years. He was the
loving father of Kathryn (John)
Fraser and James (Jennifer)
Weggen and proud grandfather of
Joseph and Nicholas Weggen and
Antonia, Amanda, and Alyssa
Fraser. He is also survived by his
two sisters, Eileen Biegel and Jane
Weggen. He was preceded in death
by his parents, Ewald and Tony
Weggen; and brothers-in-law, Jim
Biegel and Chuck Barnes.
The funeral will be held at 11
a.m. on Wednesday, November
4, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church
in Stanley, Wisconsin, with Pastor Kenneth Schmidt officiating.
There will be a viewing from 10
a.m. until time of service. This
will be followed by a celebration
of life with a meal at the American Legion Hall in Thorp, Wisconsin, at 12:30 p.m. Interment
will be at 3 p.m. at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church on State Road
27, Ludington, Wisconsin.
In lieu of flowers, the family
would prefer donations to the Otter Lake Booster Club, Inc., to build
a handicapped accessible fishing
pier on Otter Lake to fulfill Dons
dream.

The Pine Island Area History State Theatre

The State Theatre is at 96 East
Centers open hours are Mondays
from 8-11 a.m. and the first Sun- 4th Street in Zumbrota. For inforday of the month from 1-3:30 p.m. mation visit zaac.org.or call 507Please contact us through 732-5210.
pineislandhistory.org or by calling 507-356-2802 (history center)
Crossings
or 507-398-5326 (director).
Missy Hagen, Amy Cass exhibit,
through Nov. 28. Reception Fri.,
Nov. 27, 6-7:15 p.m.
Rosemaling
with
Ken
Library
Magnuson, Fri.-Sun., Nov. 6-8, 9
The Zumbrota Public Library a.m. to 4 p.m.
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
Get Started in Writing for Chil507-732-5211. Hours are Mon., dren, Sat., Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 1
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs., p.m.
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. DurRiver tribute to Carole King,
ing closed hours you can learn Carly Simon, and Joni Mitchell,
more about the library at http:// Sat., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. at the State
www.zumbrota.info.
Theatre
Yoga, Tues., Nov. 10, 6:30-7:30
p.m.
Moms In Prayer
Learn to Throw: Beginning
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Moms in
Prayer meets on Monday nights Pottery Wheel, Tuesdays, Nov. 10
at 7 p.m. at Our Saviours Lutheran through Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m. to 9
p.m.
Church.
Crossings is located at 320 East
Avenue. Visit www.crossings@
NDSU representative
carnegie.com or call 507-732A representative from the of- 7616.
fice of admission at North Dakota

ZUMBROTA

Births

GOSSE
Beau Anthony Gosse was born
to Tara and Jed Gosse of Rochester at Methodist Hospital on October 3, 2015. He was 6 pounds,
13 ounces, and 19-3/4 inches long.
He has one sister, Peyton, age
2. Grandparents are Larry and
Eileen Miller of Mazeppa and Steve
and Kathy Gosse of Wabasha.
Great-grandparents are Dolores
Ryan of Goodhue and Don and
Betty Gosse of Wabasha.

College
Southwest Minnesota
State University

MARSHALL Senior Turi

Jystad of Zumbrota is the president of the Drama Club for the
2015-16 year.
Dordt College

SIOUX CENTER, IA Senior

Lucas Simonson of Zumbrota recently participated in the college
theatres production of Godspell,
playing the role of a Disciple.
Simonson has also been selected
as a tenor in the Dordt College
Concert Choir.
Bethel University

ST. PAUL Megan Englund,

2010 graduate of Pine Island High
School and 2014 graduate of the
University of Minnesota Duluth,
was accepted into the physicians
assistant program for 2016.

SCHULZ
Kelsey and Ty Schulz of Zumbrota announce the birth of their
son, Oscar James, born on October 4, 2015, in Red Wing. He was
9 pounds, 1 ounce, and 21-1/2
inches long.
Grandparents are Sara and Marlin Rude, and JoAnn and Todd
Schulz, all of Zumbrota.

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Volleyball

Wanamingo
KW teachers consider Q Comp
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON At the October 26
Kenyon-Wanamingo School
Board meeting, Superintendent Jeff
Pesta told the board that the KW
Education Association teachers
union has agreed to submit an application to the state for the quality compensation program known
as Q Comp. The voluntary program allows districts to design and
collectively bargain a plan that
meets the five components of the
law. Approved school districts
receive up to $260 per student funding for involvement in the program.
Board member Karla Bauer said
the negotiations committee has met
with the KWEA for contract negotiations. The two groups are
scheduled to meet again on November 4.
Staff changes

Pesta said high school math

teacher Scott Van Epps received
provisional approval from Southwest Minnesota State University
to teach dual credit college algebra onsite at KW High School.
Kirby VanDeWalker will serve
as the first assistant boys basketball coach for the 2015-16 school
year. VanDeWalker will be compensated by year eight of the salary schedule.
Amanda Brenner and Emily
Holst, both early childhood school
readiness teachers and program
coordinators, were approved an
.05 full-time equivalent increase
on October 1 to also serve as an
ECFE classroom teacher.
Enrollment

Pesta said that as of October 22,

student enrollment was at 798. He
is beginning to track where students are going to and what dis-

tricts they are coming from.

In regard to district finances,
Pesta said spending was down and
funds coming in are up. This could
result in an increase in the fund
balance; however, with decreased
enrollment the overall projects
could be affected, as some funds
will be needed to cover loss of
dollars from lower student enrollment.
Principals report

Principal Matt Ryan (grades 712) said high school counselor

Mary Peter Smith took six students on a medical careers field
trip in Rochester. Mayo helped
with transportation costs.
All juniors attended a college
fair in Minneapolis. A college
awareness campaign has been established in the high school.
Several students attended the
HVL Leadership Day where the
main presenter was a retired Navy
SEAL. Ryan said feedback from
the students was very positive.
On October 14 the middle school
held a recognition ceremony for
students of the month. The 27 students selected were honored at a
breakfast.
Donations

The board accepted $2,265 in

donations from the KW Education Foundation for an art kiln for
the elementary school.
$500 was accepted from Masonic Lodge #34 of Cannon Falls
for Coats for Character to purchase winter outerwear for students in need.
Other business

The board offered congratulations to KW building and grounds

supervisor/technology director
Paul Clauson for receiving the 2015
Outstanding Contributor Award
by the Minnesota Educational

Facilities Management Professionals Association at its annual conference on October 1.

An extended field trip request
was approved for about nine KW
FFA students to travel to Louisville, Kentucky, for the FFA National Convention and Trade Expo
on October 29-30.
School board student representative Sydney Warner gave an
overview of student activities to
the board.
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
The elementary school is enZumbrota-Mazeppas, from left, Taylor Blakstad, Laura Drackley, Taylor Nelson, Natalie Majerus and Abby
hancing its math curriculum with Anderson cheer on their teammates in the second match at Kasson, Thursday, in the West Section 1AA
a pilot program and new educa- volleyball tournament.
tional materials and approaches.
Upcoming events and meetings

On November 11 at 10 a.m. a
program honoring veterans will
be held at the school in Kenyon.
On November 18 at 2 p.m. the
middle school band and choir will
give a special afternoon performance for area veteran at the school
in Kenyon. A pre-concert reception will begin at 1:15 p.m.
The annual truth-in-taxation
public hearing will be on November 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the KW
elementary school media center
in Wanamingo. Aimee Lake from
School Management Services will
lead a presentation on the levy
process and provide current district budget and levy data specific.
A public comment period will follow the presentation. The board is
expected to take action on approving the final levy amount at the
meeting at 7 p.m.
The regular school board meeting for December will be held on
Tuesday, December 22, at 7 p.m.
in the media center conference
room in Kenyon. The date was
changed due to a school events
conflict.

Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board split

on community education fund support
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo School Board was
again divided on using district
funds to support an ailing community education fund. At the
October 26 meeting, a vote to make
a transfer from the districts general fund to the community education fund failed to pass. Superintendent Jeff Pesta will have to
determine if transfer is required,
and determine how the program
will rebuild with a large deficit.
Eide Bailly, the districts auditing firm, completed their on-site
audit process on October 13. (Auditor Joel Stencel will give an audit presentation to the board in
January 2016.) Pesta said Stencel
recommended a $108,000 transfer from the general fund to the
community education fund to close
out the last fiscal year, which ended
on June 30, 2015. The amount suggested would address the amount
in the red at the end of the accounting year.
It was also Pestas recommendation that the school board approve the transfer saying, In essence we are getting the final bill
to close out the fiscal year, and
cleaning up.
Marilyn Syverson asked how a
transfer would affect the general
fund balance, which the district
has been concerned about since
early this year. Pesta said the
districts financial managers expect a better fund balance than
anticipated, estimating it to be about
$1.2 million at the end of the fiscal year.

By Faye Haugen
KASSON - In all three games
at Kasson on Thursday, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball team got
off to a great start playing with the
second-seeded KoMets in the quarterfinal of the West Section 1AA
tournament.
But the good starts in all three
games didnt last long as KassonMantorville turned 6-6, 5-5 and
6-8 games into 25-14, 25-12 and
25-17 wins.
ZM had trouble all night turning back the KoMet net attack.
KM also did a great job of digging
out any hits that the Cougar delivered.
Breana Haag led the Cougars
with six kills. Aspen Brubaker had
four kills and two ace serves. Tara
Matuska had 13 set assists.
The Cougars end the season
with a 5-18 record. They will graduate five seniors in Abby Anderson, Taylor Nelson, Bella Wagner, Breana Haag and Laura Drackley.
The good news for ZM is that
they will return five starters in juniors Tara Matuska and Miranda
Mollenhauer, sophomores Lauren
Miller and Lyndsey Quam and
freshman Aspen Brubaker.

ZM
14 12 17
Kasson-Mantorville
25 25 25
Kills: ZM - Breana Haag 6, Aspen Brubaker
4
Set assists: ZM - Tara Matuska 13
Sounding frustrated, Syverson with appropriate leadership and Ace serves: ZM - Aspen Brubaker 2

expressed disapproval about a

transfer still being needed after
cuts and efforts to limit spending.
Pesta reiterated the fiscal year
ended back in June and the deficit
being addressed was from that time.
In August 2014 the board made
$24,000 in cuts to the community
education programs and staff. That
month the board also discussed a
review and evaluation of the
districts community education
programs. In December 2014 the
board approved a $100,000 transfer from the general fund to help
the ailing fund. In July 2015 community education director Kris
Kincaid resigned her longtime
position. Since her departure the
district has not hired another director and Superintendent Pesta
has been serving as interim director, overseeing programs and duties.
On October 12, the school board
held a work session, and a major
topic of discussion was the final
report of the KW Community
Education program review conducted by BG Consulting and the
Minnesota Community Education
Association. Over the past year
the community education budget
and deficit have been an issue of
contention within the school board,
and with program staff and community members; with this in mind
Pesta noted the importance of
moving on from this. Statements
in the reports conclusion echoed
this: While community education has experienced some difficult times in the past few years,

improvements, the department is

poised to become an effective and
essential part of the school district. This time is opportune for
intentional community and relationship building.
Debb Paquin made a motion to
approve the $108,000 transfer from
the districts general fund to the
community education fund; that
motion was seconded by Doug
Kyllo. The vote resulted in a 3-3
tie, with Paquin, Kyllo, and Jennifer Smith in favor, and Greg
Dotson, Syverson, and Karla Bauer
opposed. Jeremy Lerfald, who
would have cast the deciding vote,
was absent from the meeting. With
a tie vote the motion failed.

State University at 6 p.m.

The Section 2AA finals will be
played at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday at
Minnesota State University in
Mankato with the winner of that
game advancing to the Class AA
State Tournament.

Moving forward, Pesta said he

would be scheduling a meeting of
the KW Community Education
Advisory Council, for them to assist in establishing a purpose statement that is aligned with the
districts strategic plan.
Since the district auditor and
superintendent recommended the
fund transfer to community education, and that failed, Pesta will
need to determine if that transfer
was mandatory/statutory.
Pesta suggested contracting with
a professional to come in and help
form a budget. He asked school
board members their opinion on
if he should move forward with
establishing a job description for
a community education business
manager. The board indicated that
they would support that step.

KW
25 25 25
Mapleton
14 15 9
Kills: KW - Mara Quam 4, Megan Flom
15, Ally Peterson 5
Set assists: KW - Mia Peterson 16
Digs: KW - Kasey Dummer 15, Mia Peterson
10, Siri Quam 8
Ace serves: KW - Mia Peterson 6, Madisyn
Alme 3, Mara Quam 7

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 5
South Section 2AA volleyball at Mankato, 6 p.m.
Saturday, November 7
State Class A girls cross country at Northfield, 1 p.m.
State Class A football, Goodhue vs, Minneota at Prior Lake, 3 p.m.
Section 2AA volleyball at Mankato, 7:45 p.m.

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Zumbrota-Mazeppas Breana Haag gets a partial block on a KassonMantorville hit at Thursdays West Section 1AA quarterfinal in Kasson.

The next steps

KW rolls to an easy win

By Faye Haugen
KENYON - The Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball team rolled to
an easy first-round win over Maple
River in the South Section 2AA
tournament in Kenyon, Thursday.
The Knights crushed the Eagles
25-14, 25-15 an 25-9 using great
serving, with 18 ace serves in three
games.
Mara Quam had seven ace serves
followed by Mia Peterson with
six and Madisyn Alme with three.
KW averaged 11 kills in each
game, led by Megan Flom with
15. Ally Peterson had five and Mara
Quam four. Mia Peterson had 16
set assists, and Kasey Dummer
led the Knights with 15 digs.
The girls played with great
energy tonight, and it was a great
start to the post-season, said Coach
Jen Nerison. Serving tonight was
key as both Mia and Mara did a
nice job of working the whole court
when serving. They played the ball
well and made Maple River work
hard for a pass off their serves.
The top-seeded Knights played
in the South Section 2AA semifinals on Monday evening against
Tri-City United. A win would advance them to the South Section
finals in Mankato at Minnesota

KM ends ZMs season in three games

Zumbrota-Mazeppas Miranda Mollenhauer and Aspen Brubaker try to block a Kasson-Mantorville hitter in
Thursdays West Section 1AA quarterfinal game in Kasson.

Goodhue battles Lyle/Pacelli to five games

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE - In a hard fought
five-game battle, the fourth-seeded
Goodhue volleyball team fell to
fifth-seeded Lyle/Pacelli 25-22, 1925, 31-29, 20-25 and 10-15 in West
Section 1A play on Thursday in
Goodhue.
Goodhues net attack was solid
with four players having six or
more kills, but they suffered from
poor serving, missing 12 serves
during the five-game set.

in juniors Haley Lexvold, Maddie Miller and sophomore Sydney Lodermeier.

Goodhue
25 19 31 20 10
Lyle/Pacelli 22 25 29 25 15
Kills: G - Sydney Lodermeier 9, Kate
Stehr 4, Maddie Miller 7, McKenzie Ryan
6, Taylor Larson 7
Set assists: G - Michelle Hadler 38
Digs: G - Michelle Hadler 22, Haley Lexvold
35, Taylor Larson 15; McKenzie Ryan 13
Ace serves: G - Maddie Miller 3, McKenzie
Ryan 3

Cannon Falls sweeps Pine Island

By Faye Haugen
CANNON FALLS - The Pine
Island volleyball team saw their
2015 season come to an end on
Thursday in the West Section 1A
quarterfinals in Cannon Falls.
The sixth-seeded Panthers fell
25-21, 25-20 and 25-11 to the
third-seeded Bombers.
The Panthers had a great night
at the net blocking with 10, but
their hitting attack was limited
by the defensive Bombers who
dug out many of Pine Islands
hits.
Amanda Troester led Pine Island at the net with nine kills
and one block. Eliza Warneke
had five kills, five blocks and 16
digs; Madi Owen had four kills,

ZGC annual meeting is

Tuesday at the club house
ZUMBROTA The annual
meeting of the Zumbrota Golf
Club will be held Tuesday, November 10 beginning at 6 p.m.
in the clubhouse.
Election of new board members, a review of the 2015 sea-

Sydney Lodermeier had nine

kills, followed by Maddy Miller
and Taylor Larson each with seven
kills and McKenzie Ryan with six.
Michelle Hadler had 38 set assists and 22 digs. Haley Lexvold
had 35 digs. Miller and Ryan each
had three ace serves.
The Wildcats will graduate four
seniors in Michelle Hadler, Taylor Larson, Cass Ramthun and Kate
Stehr. They will return three starters

son and any other matters raised

by members are part of the
agenda.
For more information, contact
Will Lancaster at the club house,
732-5817.

nine digs and two blocks. Madeline Sorum dished out 19 set assists. Madi Owen had nine digs.
Pine Island ends the season
with a 9-21 overall record. The
Panthers will graduate five seniors in Steph Norte, Olivia
Thiede, Madi Owen, Amanda
Troester and Madeline Sorum.
Norte, Owen, Troester, and
Sorum were all starters this sea-

son. Returning staters will include

junior Eliza Warneke and freshman Jordan Brehmer.
Pine Island
21 20 11
Cannon Falls
25 25 25
Kills: PI - Steph Norte 2, Eliza Warneke 5,
Madi Owen 4, Amanda Troester 9
Set assists: PI - Madeline Sorum 19
Digs: PI - Madeline Sorum 3, Eliza Warneke
16, Madi Owen 7
Blocks: PI - Steph Norte 2, Eliza Warneke
5, Madi Owen 2, Amanda Troester 1

2014 South Section 2AA Volleyball

1. Kenyon-Wanamingo
Thursday, Oct. 29

8. Maple River

Kenyon-Wanamingo
Monday, November 2

4. Tri City United

Thursday, Oct. 29

5. Fairmont

Tri City United

Thursday, November 5
6 p.m. MSU, Mankato

2. NRHEG
Thursday, Oct. 29nd

7. Waseca

NRHEG
Monday, November 2

3. St. Peter
Thursday, Oct. 29

6. Blue Earth Area

St. Peter

Winner advances to the

Section 2AA finals at
Minnesota State University,
Mankato, 6 p.m.

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 PAGE 5A

Area Sports
ZMKW runs against
the larger schools
at Section 1AA meet
By Faye Haugen
OWATONNA - The ZumbrotaMazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo
runners knew they would have to
turn in their best times of the season if they wanted to continue their
2015 season and even then that
wouldnt be enough against the
Section 1AA field.
ZMKW was the smallest team
taking part in the 16-team meet
that included the biggest schools
in Section 1AA such as Lakeville
North and South and all of the
Rochester schools. The Cougar
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen boys placed 16th with 479 points,
Goodhue and Pine Island cross country team members were off and running in the Section 1A meet at Rochester, Thursday. From lef t are and the ZMKW girls ran as an
Goodhues CJ Hahn, Kelby Heitman, Derek Alpers and Ryan Alpers and Pine Islands Michael Horkey, Joe Bauer, Jacob Olson, Logan Meurer,
incomplete squad at Brooktree Golf
Garrett Bates and Jack Williams.
Course in Owatonna on Thursday.
Varsity girls
Red Wing took team honors in
the girls race, scoring 60 points,
followed by Farmington, who also
qualified as a team for the state
meet with a score of 78 points.
By Faye Haugen
Skyler Jacobson led ZMKW,
ROCHESTER - For the second
placing 34th in 20:17. She was
year in a row, Pine Island sophofollowed by Lauren Berg, 64th,
more Josselyn Lindahl will run in
Sophie Holm, 87th and Kallie
the State Class A cross country
Alders, 104th.
meet.
Emma Christensen of John
Lindahl was the only area runMarshall was the medalist in 17:53.
ner, finishing eighth or higher at
The Cougars will graduate two
the Section 1A meet at Northern
girls in Sophie Holm and Brenna
Hills Golf Course in Rochester,
Kreps.
Thursday.
Red Wing 60, Farmington 78, Lakeville
Two other Pine Island runners,
South 79, Lakeville North 128,
junior Jack Williams and sophoCentury 175, Austin 188, Faribault
more Joe Bauer just missed ad196, Winona 219, Northfield 232,
vancing.
Varsity girls
Lindahl ran a time of 20:36 to
place sixth out of 145 runners. She
was followed by Jocasta Adelsman, 18th, Alyssa Rauk, 41st, Ally
By Ed Stern
Noll, 67th, Annika Adelsman, 89th,
Volleyball Commissioner
Taylor Rasmussen, 100th and
GOODHUE The closer we
Brooke Salfer, 129th.
get to the world championships,
Lindahl placed 66th last year at
the harder we fall!
the state meet in 15:58 over 4,000
Steve Dankers will verify that.
meters. Jocasta Adelsman ran in
A Shawn Kurtti hit almost pushed
the state meet last year as a freshSteves glasses right through to
man, placing 52nd in 15:50.
the back side of his head at
We are so excited about The Pine Island girls cross country team from left, Ally Noll, Annika Adelsmen, Alyssa Rauk, Brooke Salfer, Goodhue co-ed volleyball on
Josselyns second year advancing Jocasta Adelsman and Josselyn Lindahl pay attention to the starter at the Section 1A meet held Thursday at Wednesday.
to the state meet. She ran such a Northern Hills Golf Course in Roxchester.
I saw it coming. I knew where
determined race, said Coach Amy
it was going to hit. But, it came
Northrop. Jocasta fell a bit short Ellie Smith, 122nd, Kimberly Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 93, Lake key, 54th, and Jacob Olson, 71st. so fast there wasnt a thing I could
of her goal of a repeat trip to state, Quino-Munson, 133rd, Madison City 118, Stewartville 128, DoverLaCrescent won the team title do about it! Fortunately for
but she still ran a really tough race. Bartholome, 138th, and Krista Eyota 137, Byron 147, Lourdes 150, with 77 point followed by Lake Steve, after a 34-hour surgery,
We are proud of our girls eighth Gadient, 141st.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 200, Pine City with 85. PI tallied 168 points and about a yard of duct tape, he
place finish as a team.
Cotters Grace Ping crushed the Island 218, RAACHE 251, Cannon to place fifth and Goodhue placed was able to show no noticeable
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central won rest of the field in winning medal- Falls 279, Cotter 279, Chatfield 318, 22nd with 592 points.
change. I do have the right to
the girls title with 93 points with ist honors. The seventh-grader ran Pacelli 345, LaCrescent 406, St.
Ryan Alpers ran to a 101st place remain handsome!
Lake City also advancing to state a time of 17:48 over the 5,000- Charles 413, Wabasha-Kellogg 416, finish in 20:48.4. He was closely
Ya, whatever, Steve!
with their second place finish, with meter course to win by over two Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson followed by brother Derek AlpShane Matthees gained the
118 points. The Panthers tallied minutes against Pacellis Kayla 422, Kingsland 440, Blooming Prairie ers in 20:48.8 to place 102nd. CJ Man of the Week honors this
218 points.
Christopherson who was second 491, Grand Meadow/LeRoy- Hahn was 126th, Kelby Heitman, week.
Ostrander/Southland 506, Goodhue 128th, and Zach Smith was 135th.
Goodhue place 21st in the 23- in 19:50.
What? This isnt for the CorHayfield 600; incomplete:
team event.
Zack Emery of LaCrescent was vette? I was awesome way too
The Class A girls state meet will 577,
Academy
Emily Benrud led the Wildcats, be held at St. Olaf College in North- Schaeffer
the medalist in 16:32.
early! Now I will have to carry
Medalist - Grace Ping, Cotter, 17:48
placing 81st in 23:14. She was field on Saturday with the race 6. Josselyn Lindahl (PI) 20:36; 18. Jocasta LaCrescent 77, Lake City 85, RAACHE my team again through the brackfollowed by Cassie Voth, 117th. beginning at 1 p.m.
Adelsman (PI) 21:07;41. Alyssa Rauk (PI) 113, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 136, ets.
But, Shane, you did carry them
22:12; 67. Ally Noll (PI) 22:56; 81. Emily Pine Island 168, Blooming Prairie
Benrud (G) 23:14; 89. Annika Adelsman 200, St. Charles 218, Byron 261, well last night. Your 41 dives
(PI) 23:28; 100. Taylor Rasmussen (PI) Lourdes 277, Dover-Eyota 287, and 21 kills kept your teams
24:04; 23:59; 117. Cassie Voth (G) 25:20; Stewartville 302, Lewiston-Altura/ dreams alive right up until you
122. Ellie Smith (G) 25:51; 129. Brooke Rushford-Peterson 314, Cannon Falls got in the truck.
Melody Bass took the Woman
Salfer (PI) 26:05; 133. Kimberly Quino- 366, Cotter 397, Chatfield 405,
Munson (G) 26:53; 138. Madison Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 413, of the Week honors. She was a
Bartholome (G) 27:20; 141. Krista Gadient Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/ little more humble than Shane,

PIs Lindahl advances to the State Class

A Meet for the second straight year

Mayo 257, John Marshall 258,

Owatonna 265, Hastings 303, KassonMantorville 359, Albert Lea;
incomplete; Zumbrota-Mazeppa/
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Medalist - Emma Christensen, John
Marshall, 17:53
34. Skyler Jacobson (ZMKW) 20:17; 64.
Lauren Berg (ZMKW) 21:21; . 87. Sophie
Holm (ZMKW) 22:22; 104. Kallie Alders
(ZMKW) 24:22

Varsity boys
Rochester Century with 68 points
and Lakeville North with 75 points
both qualified for the State Class
AA meet by placing first and second. ZMKW tallied 479 points.
Ben Bohn led ZMKW placing
60th in 17:41. He was followed
by Aaron Grove, 92nd, Cole Haferman, 108th, Ben Erickson,
109th, and Willy Heitmann, 110th.
Seth Massot of Century was the
medalist in 16:05.
The Cougar boys will graduate
their top runners in Aaron Grove,
Ben Bohn and John Nelson.
Century 68, Lakeville North 75, Mayo
108, Red Wing 121, Lakeville South
148, Northfield 159, Albert Lea 184,
Winona 226, Farmington 227,
Owatonna 246, Faribault 301, John
Marshall 314, Hastings 317, KassonMantorville 328, Aus tin 329,
Z u m b r ot a - M a z e p p a / K e n y o n Wanamingo 479
Medalist - Seth Massot, Century, 16:05
60. Ben Bohn (ZMKW) 17:41; 92. Aaron
Grove (ZMKW) 18:23; 108. Cole Haferman
(ZMKW) 20:11; 109. Ben Erickson (ZMKW)
20:56; 110 . Willy Heitman (ZMKW) 20:56

GOODHUE CO-ED VOLLEYBALL

The playoff frenzy is approaching

(G) 27:42

Varsity boys
Jack Williams was seeking his
second trip to Northfield, but he
placed 15th, in 17:57. Teammate
Joe Bauer was just a step behind,
placing 16th in 17:58. St. Charles
Chris Majerus claimed the last of
eight qualifying spots with a 12thplace finish in 17:47.
Jack didnt have his best race
of the season and was only two
places away from qualification.
Joe ran an amazing race to finish
just behind him, remarked Coach
Northrop.
Williams placed 52nd at State a
year ago in 17:06.
Logan Meurer placed 40th for
Cannon Falls William Kahle runs between Goodhue brothers Derek and
Ryan Alpers to the finish line at the Section 1A meet, Thursday. Derek PI followed by Evan Goplen, 44th,
placed 102nd and Ryan 101st in the 5000-meter race.
Garrett Bates, 53rd, Michael Hor-

Southland 425, Pacelli 463, WabashaKellogg 5-09, Schaeffer Academy

517, Hayfield 556, Goodhue 592,
Kingsland 699
Medalist - Zack Emery, LaCrescent
16:32
15. Jack Williams (PI) 17:57; 16. Joe
Bauer (PI) 17:58; 40. Logan Meurer (PI)
18:49; 44. Evan Goplen (PI) 18:58; 53.
Garrett Bates (PI) 19:12; 54. Michael
Horkey (PI) 19:13; 71. Jacob Olson (PI)
19:45; 101. Ryan. Alpers (G) 20:48; 102.
Derek Alpers (G) 20:48; 126. CJ Hahn
(G) 22:15; 128. Kelby Heitman (G) 22:11;
22:16; 135. Zach Smith (G) 22:54

but still was in championship

mode.
I just love playing this time
of year! I get so pumped, and
my natural talents show up, and
there is just no way that I cant
be amazing! Like last night, my
41 set assists, and my 67 digs
kept my team in the match. And
the way I served (99% for the
night) gave us some of the most
demoralizing points! We almost
had Brittneys players in tears.
You certainly were a gift from
Okabena last night. What a machine.
Reminder: Anyone interested
in having a womens team play
this winter (starting in January)
please contact Ed or Tia in the
school office as soon as possible.
We will not have a league if we
cant get at least four teams to
play. We have had five teams
for two years and six would be
so much better. Find some friends,
and join us after the new year.
Just make sure to let us know!
Thank you.
Goodhue coed volleyball
W
22
18
17
12
5

Farm Kids & Dani

Majerus Garage
Brittneys
Dars
Stevies Wonders

PA
521
601
593
476
612

STANDINGS
District Football Standings
Southeast
Conf
White Division
W L
Caledonia
7 0
Triton
5 2
Chatfield
5 2
Dover-Eyota
4 3
Pine Island
3 4
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
2 5
St. Charles
2 5
Cotter
0 7

Over
W L
12 0
7 3
6 4
4 5
3 6
2 7
2 8
0 9

Mid Southeast
East Division
Lewiston-Altura
Fillmore Central
Rushford-Peterson
Goodhue
Wabasha-Kellogg
Hayfield
Southland
Kingsland
West Division
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Bethlehem Academy
Blooming Prairie
Mankato Loyola
United South Central
St. Clair
JWP
Medford

Conf
W L
7 0
6 1
5 2
4 3
3 4
2 5
1 6
0 7
W L
7 0
6 1
5 2
3 4
3 4
3 4
1 6
0 7

HVL Volleyball

Conf
W L
Kenyon-Wanamingo 10 1
Stewartville
10 1
Cannon Falls
9
2
Byron
8
3
Kasson-Mantorville 8
3
Hayfield
6
5
Goodhue
5
6
Rochester Lourdes 4
7
Pine Island
2
9
Lake City
2
9
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2
9
Triton
0
11

Goodhue runners, from left, Ellie Smith, Madison Bartholome, Kimberly Quino-Munson, Cassie Voth, Krista
Gadient ad Emily Benrud take off from the starting line at the Section 1A meet, Thursday in Rochester.

L
8
12
13
15
22

Pine Islands Joe Bauer and Jack Williams run side-by-side to the finish
line at the Section 1A meet, Thursday. Both just missed advancing to the
State Class A Meet.

Over
W L
10 1
8 2
6 4
9 3
4 6
2 7
2 7
0 9
W L
8 2
10 2
7 3
5 5
4 5
3 6
1 8
0 9
Over
W L
29 4
21 8
20 10
25 7
22 10
18 10
15 12
10 17
9 21
5 15
5 18
8 20

HVL Girls Soccer

FINAL
Kasson-Mantorville
Lourdes
Byron
Stewartville
PIZM
Lake City
Cannon Falls

Conf
W L T
5 1 0
5 1 0
4 2 0
3 3 0
3 3 0
1 5 0
0 6 0

Over
W L T
12 5 1
11 8 1
8 9 0
9 7 0
7 8 1
2 14 0
1 15 1

HVL Boys Soccer

FINAL
Lourdes
Kasson-Mantorville
Byron
PIZM
Cannon Falls
Lake City
Stewartville

Conf
WL
5 0
5 1
4 1
3 3
1 4
1 4
0 6

Over
WL T
16 3 2
8 8 2
11 5 1
8 5 2
4 10 1
2 13 1
4 12 0

T
1
0
1
0
0
1
0

PAGE 6A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Football
Top-ranked Minneota waits for
Goodhue in Class A semifinals

News-Record photo by Faye Haugen

Goodhues Aaron Austin (70) tries to fight through a block by the Bethlehem Academy defense to get to the
quarterback in Fridays State Class A quarterfinal game in Rochester. Calvin Peterson (44) was also in on the
play.

Goodhue earns another

shutout with win over BA
By Faye Haugen
ROCHESTER - For the second
week in a row, the Goodhue defense responded, and the Wildcats earned a shutout win in postseason competition.
The Cats topped Fillmore Central 29-0 in the Section 1A finals a
week ago, and they added a 14-0
win over Bethlehem Academy in
the State Class A quarterfinals in
Rochester, Friday.
BA has a very good team and
they ran the ball very well this
season, but our defensive line and
linebackers really shut them down.
Our defensive backs also made
some great play in breaking up
passes. It was another total team
effort. Our kids were just flying to
the ball on defense.
Goodhue will carry their 9-3
record to Prior Lake for the Class
A semifinals at 3 p.m. on Saturday against top-ranked Minneota
(12-0).
There was not a lot of scoring,
but the Wildcats had plenty of offense. Goodhue took a 7-0 lead in
the opening quarter when Mason
Huemann bulled his way into the
end zone from the two-yard line
to cap a 10-play, 63-yard drive.
Mariano Bigalk kicked the PAT.
Behind running back Peyton
Glenzinski, the Cardinals went with
their running attack that did not
gain much traction against the Cat
defense. BA had just 49 yards of
offense in the first half.
Ryan Evans recovered a BA
fumbled punt inside the Cardinal
five-yard line, but Goodhue gave
the ball right back when they
fumbled on the next play with a
little over a minute to play in the
half.
The Cardinals threw a long pass
that was intercepted by Jacob Pasch
on the BA 34-yard line. The Wildcats wasted little time, moving
down to the two-yard line where
Pasch found Nathan Altendorf with
a pass with three seconds to play
in the half. Bigalk pushed
Goodhues lead to 14-0.
We knew once we got the lead,
and with the way we were playing
defense, that we had to narrow the
game down. We wanted to use the
clock as much as possible, said
Coach Poncelet of returning to the
field after the half.
Bethlehem Academy came back
from the break and Glenzinski
broke off a 34-yard run to open
the third quarter. The Cards drove
down to the 12-yard line, but the
Goodhue defense made sure they
didnt get any further, stopping
BA on fourth down.
I really thought that was the
turning point of the game, said
Coach Poncelet. I was so impressed with Casey Deneen and
Bailee OReilly and the way they
played defense.
Goodhue put together a long,
15-play drive that used up much
of the third quarter clock, driving
down to inside the BA 20-yard
line before turning the ball over
on downs. The Cat defense stopped
the next BA drive, taking over the
ball with 9:04 to play. Goodhue
ran the clock down to 2:24 on a
12-play drive before an interception in the end zone on fourth down
ended the drive.
BA tried to get some points on
the scoreboard in the remaining
minute, but Pasch intercepted his

Goodhues Jacob Pasch (hidden) and Nick Thomforde (6) break up a

pass in the end zone in Fridays game in Rochester.

second pass of the game to end

the threat. Goodhue ran out the
clock for the 14-0 win.
Stopping their first possession
in the red zone in the third quarter
really took the wind out of their
sails. We really did well running
the clock down and limiting their
possessions, remarked Coach
Poncelet, We held Glenzinski to
under 100 yards rushing. He was
averaging over 150 yards a game.

Mason Huemann ran for 131

yards on 26 carries to lead the
Goodhue rushing attack. Jacob
Pasch was 5 of 10 passing for 60
yards and a touchdown. Nathan
Altendorf made three receptions
for 31 yards. Both Mason and
Garrett (45 yards on 18 carries)
Huemann went over the 1,000yard rushing mark for the season.
There were many defensive
standouts for Goodhue. Bailee

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Three of the final four teams in the Class A Football Tournament are ranked. Unranked Goodhue joins top-ranked
Minneota, third-ranked Braham
and fourth-ranked Minneapolis
North.
It would be nice if we were
playing in the dome, but we are in
the state semifinals, so I do not
really care if we are playing in a
parking lot, said Coach Tony
Poncelet of his 9-3 Wildcats.
After stopping eighth-ranked
Bethlehem Academy (10-2) on
Friday in Rochester, the Cats will
head to Prior Lake to take on Minneota at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
They are the defending state
champion. They have a very good
running back who is legit, and their
quarterback who led them to a state
title last year is just a sophomore,
pointed out Coach Poncelet of the
Vikings. They are very similar
to us in that they run first and then
look to pass. We have to respect
both their running and passing
game.
Garrett Hennen, a 6, 220 pound
senior running back leads the Vikings running attack with 1,911
yards on 242 carries. Senior Bryce
Bruner (510, 165) is second in
rushing with 612 yards on 73 carries. The third running option is
sophomore Isaac Hennen
(63185) with 385 yards on 46
carries.
The Vikings quarterback is
sophomore Alex Pohlen (511,
160) who has hit 86 of 158 passes
for 1,207 yards. Bruner is the leading receiver with 23 receptions
for 398 yards and Kyle Hennen
(senior,, 599, 150) has 21 receptions for 322 yards.
Defensive leaders for Minneota
are Garrett Hennen, 72 tackles;
junior
linebacker Everett
VanHecke (511, 205) 75 tackles; defensive end, senior Leo
Buysse (511, 180), 58 tackles;
junior linebacker Brenden Reiss
(58, 135), 57 tackles, and linebacker Isaac Hennen, 50 tackles.
Both of the Huemann brother
went over the 1,000-yard rushing
mark for the season for Goodhue.
Mason Huemann (sophomore,
58, 170) has 1,055 yards on
163 carries and nine rushing touchdowns; senior Garrett Huemann
(510, 170) has 1,031 yards on
222 carries with eight touchdowns;
and Sam McNamara (senior,
511, 170) has 256 yards on 24
carries and three touchdowns. Senior quarterback Jacob Pasch
(511, 165) has hit 95 of 162
passes for 1,232 yards and 18 passing TDs. His main targets have
been Nathan Altendorf (senior,
62, 180) with 40 receptions for
479 yards and six touchdowns;
and McNamara with 25 receptions,
for 385 yards and seven touchdowns.
Leading the Goodhue defense
are junior linebacker Bailee
OReilly (511, 180) with 138
tackles; senior linebacker Casey
Deneen (56, 180) with 134 tack-

Goodhue - Bethlehem Academy Team Statisics

Goodhue
9-3
30
11.6
3,816/346
2,600/236
1,216/111

Record
Offensive points per games:
Defensive points per games:
Offensive yards/ per game
Rush yards/per game
Passing yards/per game

Goodhue - Bethlehem Academy Individual Statisics

Rushing leaders/carries/yards/ average
Goodhue
Minneota
Mason Huemann 163/1,055/6.4
Garrett Hennen
242/1,911/7.8
Mason Huemann 222/1,031/4.6
Bryce Bruner
73/612/8.3
Sam McNamara
24/256/10.6
Isaac Hennen
46/385/8.3
Passing leaders/attempts/complete yards/TDs
Goodhue
Minneota
Jacob Pasch
85/162/1,232/18 Alex Pohlen
86/158/1,207
Receiving leaders/receptions/yards/ TDs
Goodhue
Minneota
Nathan Altendorf 40/479/6
Bryce Bruner
23/398/3
Sam McNamara
25/385/7
Kyle Hennen
21/322/6
Defensive leaders/tackles/ fumbles recovered/passes intercepted
Goodhue
Minneota
Bailee OReilly
148/0/1
Garrett Hennen
72/1/2
Casey Deneen
135/1/0
Everett VanHecke 75/2/0
Garrett Huemann 85/1/0
Leo Buysse
58/0/0
Mason Huemann 83/1/0
Brenden Reiss
57/0/0
Nathan Altendorf 71/0/3
Isaac Hennen
50/0/1

2015 State Class A Football Playoffs

Tracy-Milroy/Balaton (10-2)
Minneapolis North (11-0)
Saturday, October 31
Minneapolis North
Braham

Saturday, Novmeber 7 at
St. Cloud State, 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 31

Braham (11-0)
Mahnomen (10-1)
Goodhue

Saturday, November 14
TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, 10 a.m.

Friday, October 30

Goodhue (8-3)
November 7
Bethlehem Academy (10-2) Saturday,
at Prior Lake, 3 p.m.
Browerville/Eagle Valley (10-1)
Saturday, October 31
Minneota (12-0)
Minneota

les; Garrett Huemann, 85 tackles;

linebacker Mason Huemann, 82
tackles; and linebacker and defensive back Altendorf, 71 tackles.
Goodhues three losses have
come against Lewiston-Altura
(ranked fifth in Class AA), Fillmore Central (earning votes in

Class A) and Rushford-Peterson.

A Goodhue win on Saturday
would advance the Wildcats to the
Class A finals at TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, November 14 at
10 a.m. against the Braham-Minneapolis North winner.

Goodhues Wilson Jonas avoids the tackle and makes a 43-yard run on
the opening kickoff of Fridays State Class A quarterfinal game in
Rochester.

The defense of Bailee OReilly (32), Sam McNamara (5), Ryan Schoenfelder (42) and Mason Huemann (35)
are ready to make the stop on Bethlehem Academys Brendan Trump in Fridays game in Rochester.

OReilly had 13, tackles, Casey

Deneen had 12 tackles and a sack,
Mason Huemann had 11 tackles,
Sam McNamara had 11 tackles
and a forced fumble, and Nick
Thomforde had four tackles and
three pass breakups.

Goodhues Nathan Altendorf snares a touchdown pass from Jacob

Pasch with 3 seconds left to play in the first half of Fridays State Class
A quarterfinal game.

Goodhue 14
Bethlehem Academy 0
G
First downs
18
by rushing
14
by passing
3
by penalty
1
Rushing plays
55
Rushing yards
197
Passing attempts
10
Passing completions
5

BA
11
6
3
2
36
47
15
6

passing yards
60
63
interceptions
1
2
touchdowns
1
0
Total offense
257
210
Punts/avg.
2/22 Penalties/yds
5/52 4/37
Fumbles/lost
2/2
1/1
Scoring
Goodhue
7 7 0 0 = 14
BA
0 0 0 0 = 0
First quarter
G: Two-yard touchdown run by Mason
Huemann. PAT Kick by Mariano Bigalk. 70
Second quarter
G: Two-yard touchdown pass from Jacob
Pasch to Nathan Altendorf. PAT kick by
Mariano Bigalk. 14-0

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Minneota
12-0
43
11
5,029/419
3,673/367
1,356/135

Individual statistics
Passing: G - Jacob Pasch, 5 of 10 for 60
yards, one touchdown, one interception;
BA - Ted Brown, 6 of 15 for 63 yard and
two interceptions
Rushing: G - Mason Huemann, 26 rushes
for 131 yards; Garrett Huemann 18/45;
Jacob Pasch 8/15; Sam McNamara 3/6;
BA - Peyton Glenzinski 24/99; Ted Brown
6/18; Bryan Brazil 1/14; Avery Hunt 4/
13
Receiving: G - Nathan Altendorf, three
receptions for 31 yards; Sam McNamara
2/29; BA - Avery Hunt 3/42; Brendan
Trump 1/12; Luke Donkers 1/7; Ted Brown
1/2

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Wanamingo

Zumbrota

Neighbors

Section B of NEWS-RECORD

Oronoco

Mazeppa

Pine Island

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 No. 44

The current Van Horn Public Library is at 115 3rd St SE. A petition drive
for a new building is under way.

More information on petition for

new Van Horn Library building
Submitted by Van Horn
Public Library
PINE ISLAND As was discussed in the October 28 NewsRecord, the Board of Directors of
Van Horn Public Library recently
initiated a petition drive for a new
library facility. Pine Islands library has served its residents and
surrounding rural areas well for
nearly 100 years. However, the
board feels that the current library
facility is grossly undersized to
truly meet the communitys needs.
Consequently, a needs assessment
regarding the current library facility was conducted in the fall of
2012.
Community members surveyed
for this assessment highlighted the
following inadequacies: lack of
meeting, study, and work spaces
for public use; all programs need
to be scheduled outside the library;
inadequate number of public computer stations, and/or too little work
space around the current stations;
insufficient storage space; and no
proper staff work area.
A petition brochure put out by
Van Horn points out that libraries
offer knowledge, experience, assistance, access, and opportunities for all ages and abilities. They
also provide the public with opportunities and resources, such as
internet wireless network access,
computers, printers, fax machines,
scanners, help in finding and applying for government assistance,
finding job opportunities, and applying for them online. Libraries
are a community resource center
with newspapers, magazines, property and historical records, tax
forms, etc. They offer unique activities that bring people together
socially and intellectually with

children, youth, family and adult

programs.
Though the mayor and city council of Pine Island are aware of the
current library facilitys inadequacies, they need to hear from residents that a new, larger facility is
a priority to the community. If you
are a patron of Van Horn Public
Library and a new, larger library
facility is a priority to you, heres
how you can help.
1. Sign the petition either by
visiting VHPLs website or
Facebook page and clicking on
the link or by filling out a paper
form and dropping it off in the
boxes available at Van Horn Public Library, Better Brew Coffeehouse, and Pine Island City Hall.
2. Contact the mayor and city
council of Pine Island. Feel free
to use any of the information or
statistics provided in this article
but also please add your personal
experiences/opinions about why
a new, larger library facility is
important to you.
Contact information for the
mayor and members of city council of Pine Island:
Mayor Rod Steele 507-2500846 or [email protected]
Councilman Jerry Vettel 507993-4860 or [email protected]
Councilman Jason Johnson
651-764-3545 or jacareaz3@
gmail.com
Councilman Erik Diskerud
507-951-1963 or ediskerud@
gmail.com
Councilman Joel Knox 507356-2878 or jfknox@bevcomm.
net
For further information contact
Van Horn Public Library at 507356-8558 or [email protected] or
Like its Facebook page.

Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo FCCLA are, first row, from left to

right: Hannah Paulsen, Ashlee Blastervold, Cass Kern, Britney Jarvis,
and Payton Vaudrin; second row: Haley Turner, Lauren Berg, Hannah
Fischer, Corissa Kern, Sierra Belcher, and Siri Quam; third row: Gretchen

Anderson, Belle OBrien, Gabi Guzman, Megan Groth, Mara Quam,

Ashley Moreno, Lessle Moreno, and Marianna Peters; fourth row: Emily
Rechtzigel, Megan Flom, Brynn Gillard, Maddie McCauley, Jackie Guerrero,
and Angie Guerrero.

KW FCCLA attends region fall rally in Kasson

KASSON Twenty-five members of Kenyon-Wanamingo High
Schools Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA) chapter attended the
Region 1 FCCLA Fall Rally in
Kasson on October 19. The theme
for the day was Investigate Your
Future, focusing on planning for
post-secondary education and fu-

ture careers.
The goal of the rally was to get
students motivated for chapter
involvement and community service for the year ahead. Members
participated in several student-led
workshops and heard a motivational speech from KassonMantorville Superintendent Mark
Matuska.
The KW FCCLA chapter is led

by student president Siri Quam,

vice president Megan Groth, secretary Megan Flom, treasurer
Britney Jarvis, and public relations cohorts Maddie McCauley
and Lauren Berg. Other students
participating in FCCLA are
Hannah
Paulsen,
Ashlee
Blastervold, Cass Kern, Payton
Vaudrin, Haley Turner, Hannah

Fischer, Corissa Kern, Sierra

Belcher, Gretchen Anderson, Belle
OBrien, Gabi Guzman, Mara
Quam, Ashley Moreno, Lessle
Moreno, Marianna Peters, Emily
Rechtzigel, Brynn Gillard, Jackie
Guerrero and Angie Guerrero.
Stacy Quam, KWs family and
consumer sciences teacher, serves
as advisor.

Mazeppa Musketeers host Halloween party

The Mazeppa Musketeers 4-H club, along with help from some Zumbrota- Mazeppa National Honor Society
members, hosted its annual Halloween party for area youth from preschool through fourth grade. The event
was held Sunday, October 25, at the Mazeppa Community Center. Front row, from left to right: NHS members
Rebecca Steffes, Bailey Berg, Amanda Edstrom, and Bethany Renken, and 4-H members Will Radtke,
Brooklyn Radtke, Addie Thorson, Rosa Perrotti, and Gabbie Perrotti; back row: NHS members Katelynn
Mehrkens, Colton Webster, and Breanna Haag, and 4-H members Anja Thorson, Christine Siems, Lana
Yeakel, Casey Dykes,Iman Benouna,
and Zoa Crieger. Not pictured:
Cecelia Siems. Approximately 100
children participated in activities
such as basketball, ghost frisbee,
Bingo, a hair spray station, scary
tattoos, decorating pumpkins, and
other games. The Mazeppa Legion
Auxiliary provided a cookie
decorating station, and the Mazeppa
Municipal Liquor Store provided pop
for the kids. Across the street in
the Legion was the haunted house,
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Firemens Dance held on Halloween

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota Fire Department held its annual Firemens Dance at Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727
on Saturday, October 31, from 6 p.m. 12:30 a.m. The Polka Dots played music from 6-8 p.m. and Them
Pesky Kids performed from 8:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m.

By Alicia Hunt-Welch

Trick-or-treating in Wanamingo
Trevor Perrett of Wanamingo came
Deb Leffring, left, and Tracy Scapanski enjoy the music by Them Pesky to the Firemens Dance dressed as
Kids.
Dracula.

WANAMINGO The brisk fall night helped to set the mood and keep trick-or-treaters moving in Wanamingo
on Saturday night. From left to right are Lydia Schaefer, Brennan Flotterud, Rachel Ryan, and Lydia
Flotterud.

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Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Mazeppa will assist ZM School in fundraising for new playground
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA Mazeppa City
Administrator Karl Nahrgang discussed the maintenance and safety
of the recreational facilities in
Mazeppa with the ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board on October 26. He suggested forming a
committee of the city and school
board to discuss the outdated playground, plan, and coordinate
fundraising.
Nahrgang said the loose fencing at the tennis court was recently
removed. The court is not usable
without the fence. The city is interested in the safety of the children in the community.
Following the discussion, the
school board approved dismantling the playground equipment
that is no longer in compliance at
the elementary school if it becomes
unsafe to prevent any injuries. The
school has plans and fundraising
efforts to replace the old equipment in the works.
School climate project update

Superintendent Gary Anger told

the school board, The results from
the school culture survey are phenomenal. I am the happiest superintendent in Minnesota right now.
Middle/high school principal
Dave Anderson reported that the
School Climate Survey was completed by the students and teachers in grades 7-12. Parents were
notified of their link to the survey
online in the parent portal of Infinite Campus. A group will be go-

ing to St. Cloud to learn more about

the surveys.
Primary/elementary school principal Quinn Rasmussen said he
received 100 pages of survey results for grades K-6. A team will
go to St. Cloud to review and learn
how to interpret these results. There
was about a 17% participation rate
from parents.
Rasmussen said one thing
learned from parents input was
that they are not comfortable with
their children in this age group
using social media without supervision.
Personnel

The school board is planning to

sign a new contract with licensed
staff in November.
The board accepted the resignations of Cougar Care high school
assistants Emma Schnieders (6/
26/15), Emma Flotterud (7/1/15),
and Kayla Stensrud (10/15/15).
The board approved the following new hires:
Jon Wicks Ninth grade boys
basketball and eighth grade baseball coach
Taylor Sanborn Eighth grade
boys basketball coach
Samantha Kleese Program
teaching assistant, beginning October 13, 2015
Kristina Marler Substitute
teacher for preschool/school readiness teacher Micayla Ryan during her childcare leave
Mary Fleming Substitute
teacher for primary school teacher

Stephanie Foss during her childcare

leave
A lane change from BA+10 to
BA+20 for Anne Solberg was approved by the school board.
Other business

The school board thanked the

Mazeppa Senior Citizens for their
donation to the elementary school,
and AgStar for the $3,000 grant
for the agriculture department.
Principal Anderson thanked
IBM for a $1,000 grant for STEM
from Brenda Thompson.
Anderson reported there was
only about a 15% attendance rate
at student/parent conferences because of the improved communication with families and students
in Infinite Campus.
K-6 principal Quinn Rasmussen
reported that Parents Night Out
and the volunteers raised $3,000
for the cancer research drive.
A special education transportation contract with Sugar Loaf Bus
Service of Zumbro Falls was approved.
A joint powers agreement with
Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities, HealthForce Minnesota, and Winona State University was approved. This agreement
is for occupational health services
classes being taught in the high
school.
The board is reviewing a drone
policy recommended by the Minnesota State High School League.
Superintendent Gary Anger said
the policy was the result of misuse of drones at high school events.
Drones must also be regulated by
schools because of privacy laws

and the students. The school board

will discuss the drone policy in
November.
Anger reported that he is working on a two-year calendar with
Wasioja Education Technology
Cooperative (WETC) and the other
districts.
The board approved declaring
some trays from the kitchen and
fifty old laptop computers as surplus property to liquidate the unused equipment. Some of the
laptops will be donated to families receiving free and reduced
lunch. Others will be sold off.
The board approved the state-

ment of assurance of compliance

Nov. 11 Veterans Day prowith state and federal law prohib- gram in ZMHS gym at 2:15 p.m.
iting discrimination that is required
Nov. 12 K-12 parent/teacher
by the Minnesota Department of conferences from 4-8 p.m.
Education for the 2015-16 school
Nov. 16 Seventh and eighth
year.
grade band and choir concert in
Important dates
ZMHS auditorium at 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 HVL Honors Choir at
Nov. 17 Early childhood
Lake City at 7 p.m.
screening; sixth grade Kindness
Nov. 6 End of first quarter
Retreat; second grade concert in
Nov. 9 School board work ZMHS auditorium at 7 p.m.
session at 7 p.m., ZMES media
Nov. 18 Early release
center, Mazeppa
Nov. 23 Regular school board
Nov. 9-13 American Educa- meeting, ZMMS media center at
tion Week
7 p.m.
Nov. 10 K-6 parent/teacher
Nov. 25 No school/comp day
conferences from 4-8 p.m.
Nov. 26-27 Thanksgiving
holiday/no school

ZM ROAR award winners for Oct. 26

ZUMBROTA Cougar Cub ROAR Award (Respect Optimism Appropriateness and Responsibility) winners for
the week of October 26 are, front row: Ember Shea, Callista Liffrig, Havin Horsman, Gabe OConnor, Kloe
Smith, Olivia Markson, and Chandler Lohmann; back row: Carlee Vath, Jacob Schroeder, Lexy Schultz, Alexis
Huneke, Alyssa Wobig, Sophia Ziebell, and Zach Gerken.

ZM third
grade attends
concert at
Orchestra Hall

State Theatre project update

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota Area Arts Council obtained all the necessary
permits and were able to begin construction on the building project at
the State Theatre. On Monday, October 26, excavation was begun to
replace the sewer and water lines that will accomodate the new restrooms
planned for the addition.

HOWARD AND HAZEL

BAILEY ESTATE
15 MILL STREET, ZUMBROTA 150 YEAR OLD ESTATE
Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 from
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, November 8 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Historic postcards, paper, photos and advertising from the
Zumbrota and Goodhue County area; NSP and Reddy Kilowatt
items; antique and vintage adult and children's clothing, linens
and hats; jewelry; primitives; Norwegian painted trunks and
woodenwares; antique furniture; toys; books; old framed prints;
sports memorabilia; tools; lawn and garden; household items.
MANY RARE AND UNUSUAL FINDS!
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MINNEAPOLIS The thirdgraders of Zumbrota Mazeppa

Elementary School attended a
Minnesota Orchestra concert at
Orchestra Hall on Thursday, October 29. The concert, titled The
Color of Music, featured musical selections from well-known
composers including Beethoven,
Shostakovich, Grieg, Mussorgsky,
Copland, Bernstein, and Minnesota composer Jocelyn Hagen.
Featured guest performers included Zhen Tu, a 16-year-old
award winning pianist, and the
dance company Black Label Movement.
Prior to attending the concert
the third-graders learned about the
instruments found in an orchestra
and the families they belong to.
Following the concert the students enjoyed lunch at the Como
Park Visitors Center before returning home.

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ZM Primary School recognizes Students of the Week

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School (grades K-2) Students of the Week recognized on October 23 are, front
row: Cadyn Siewert, Chloe Henn, Blake Young, Bailey Redfield, Carlyn Banitt, Ivey Smith, and Jason Frohlich;
back row: Grayson Redfield, Carter OConnell, Parker Post, Jozlin Sevareid, Madelena Peterson, Addison
Liffrig, Anders Hellyer, and Jude Schulte.

Zumbrota class holds 35-year reunion

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota High School class of 1980 held its 35-year reunion at Bridgets Caf Saturday
evening, October 10. That afternoon Ellis Benson showed his extensive train collection, and classmates
toured the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary and High School buildings. First row, from left to right: Kathy
Skovbroten, Leanne Weis Edwards, Becki Banitt Jacobsen, Michelle Varner Spurrier, and Kris McWaters
Ryan; second row: Peggy Olson Teigen, Sandy Pahl Perra, Tim Zupfer, Jodi Stechmann Coady, Kris Merseth
Laposki, and Shari Falk Kothenbeutel; third row: Ellis Benson, Kae Erredge Klankowski, Lori Podratz
Earnest, Jim Lindhart, and Mike Fredrickson; fourth row: Pam Benson, Dean Lohmann, Andrea Whitaker,
Sheila Banitt Mehrkens, Lavonne Fredrich Steiger, Jeff Jacobsen, and Scott Dunbar. Not pictured: Jerry
Mona, Brian Hoven, Terry Buck, and Diane Vang Murray.

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Zumbrota/Mazeppa

Goodhue

State High School League promotes shift from

transactional to transformational coaching

Goodhue requests Safe

Routes to School grant

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA Activities Director Tim McAthie explained the
Minnesota State High School
League (MSHSL) Why We Play
training focus for coaches to the
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board
on October 26. MSHSL is promoting developing transformational coaching skills that recognize a coachs opportunity to develop students potential for their
lives.
McAthie said the real focuses
of transformational coaching are
improvement in performance rather
than sport records, providing a fun
environment for participation and
guiding the students to grow as
people, not just to become better
athletes. Coaches can have a great
deal of influence on athletes. Part
of their purpose is to help build a
team family and improve the school
community, but also to teach skills
to be successful in life. By participating, students are learning ethics, values, caring, empathy, cooperation, and should enjoy the
experience.
He said 97% of graduates dont
play sports after high school and
70% stop participating by age 14
due to pressure to physically perform.

There is an educational benefit

from participating in sports and
activities. Students who participate in these activities do better
academically and on SATs and
ACTs. Participation in activities
improves attendance at school and
connections in the school community.
In the past, many coaches used
what is called transactional coaching methods. In transactional
coaching, winning at all cost is
the purpose for athletes. This gave
rise to even using questionable
tactics, manipulation, and threats
to achieve goals. When players
performed well, they were rewarded. When they didnt perform well, some kind of punishment might have been inflicted.
This might be yelling at players or
the withholding of praise, playing
time, or participation.
Minnesota coaches are attending MSHSL training to improve
their awareness of the true purpose students are participating in
activities. School athletics and
other extracurricular activities are
considered educational experiences.
McAthie presented the video
Aligning School Communities

Around the Purpose of EducationBased Programs in Athletics. In

the video MSHSL Associate Director Jody Redman and former
coach and NFL star Joe Ehrmann
explain the difference between
transformational and transactional
coaching programs and the importance of student participation
in activities/athletics in school.
Redman and Ehrmann stress that
students participate to have fun,
learn, help others succeed, personally improve, have good conduct, appreciate the opponent, do
their best, learn life skills, and learn
from both winning and losing.
Redman is currently working
in a federal program to change
coaching practices. She said, The
goal of a coach and team is to win,
but the purpose is the growth and
development of students and connecting them to their school. Winning is a goal, whereas the purpose is focused on students challenging themselves emotionally,
socially, and behaviorally to compete and grow beyond winning.
Ehrmann defined transformational coaches as, Those who inspire, motivate, and produce positive change in their student-athletes. They understand the needs

Zumbrota Historic Walking Tour

Committee prepares for phase two
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
Historic Walking Tour Committee is preparing to work on phase
two of the project. Main Street
buildings not included in phase
one will be researched and included
in the Walking Tour. There will
be start-up meeting at 7 p.m. on
November 10 at Beelighted in the
downstairs meeting room. Please
use the alley entrance.
The 2015 Walking Tour was

funded by the Zumbrota Community Trust and was completed in

May. Committee members enjoyed
finding out all sorts of interesting
facts about the buildings they researched. In the process, many
interesting facts and stories surrounding each building and its
location were discovered. Many
buildings have been remodeled or
renovated, but most have retained
something of their past. Some

building owners were not aware

of their buildings history and were
surprised at some of the history.
This years 2016 project is
funded by The Peoples Energy
Cooperative: Operation Round Up
Grant. Anyone interested in helping with this project is invited to
attend the meeting. If you are unable to attend but would like to be
involved, email Linda Smith at
[email protected].

ZM School District receives a

clean opinion on 2015 audit
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA At the school
board meeting on October 26, 2015,
Kim Hillberg of ClintonLarsonAllen LLP presented the ZumbrotaMazeppa School District Audit
Report ending on June 30, 2015.
She said the districts financial
statements were accurately stated
and the district has a clean audit
opinion. The audit was not approved by the school board because it is not final.
The auditors reviewed guidelines for bidding, contracting, and
coding some items with the district. Hillberg commended head
bookkeeper Diane Matthees for 2015 Zumbrota-Mazeppa School expenditures compared with peers
the accuracy of the financial state- and the state
ments.
and state funding affect the school alarming. Many districts have sufGeneral Fund
districts revenues. A $350,000 fered decreases in revenue in this
Hillberg said one change for voter-approved referendum began fund from students adjusting to
2015 is that school districts must improving the fund balance in the new federal guidelines in the
now report liability for pensions 2015.
lunch program and bringing lunch
in the audit. The ZumbrotaEnrollment has been stable over from home.
Mazeppa School Districts liabil- the years in the ZM district, which
The Community Service balance
ity for pensions is $5.8 million. helps the district to predict future totaled $186,822 in 2015 and
She said this does not impact the revenues. There are other factors $212,301in 2014. Revenues are
general fund balance.
that can affect the accuracy of fi- generated from the very successThe General Fund (GF) balance nancial statements. Some examples ful Cougar Care program.
totaled $1,018,233 on June 30, are estimates for depreciation of
The Debt Service Fund balance
2015 compared to $1,013,496 at capital assets, absences payable was $8,703,770. It was $8,765,974
the end of 2014. This includes non- to employees, and post-employ- in 2014. This fund is committed
spendable fund balances, the lots ment benefits that must be paid to pay off more debt. In 2013 there
for the vocational education con- out. The district depreciates its were refunding bonds issued in
struction projects, student activ- assets based on the recommenda- the amount of $8,515,000.
ity funds, and other committed tions from the Minnesota Depart- Revenues and expenditures
funds.
In 2015, the sources of general
ment of Education (MDE).
The 2015 GF unassigned fund
Hillberg reported that the stu- fund revenues changed, coming
balance totaled $180,430 or 1.5% dent activity funds were separated from 78.6% state sources, 16.4%
of budgeted annual expenditures. from the district funds as man- local property taxes, 1.5% federal
Hillberg said there would be about dated by the MDE. These student sources, and 3.5% other sources.
$240,000 more funds in the unas- funds require a separate audit and In 2014, the districts revenues
signed fund if the vocational edu- opinion.
came from 83.8% state sources,
cation project house was sold. This Other General Fund Balances
9.5% local property taxes, 5.1%
fund balance totaled $138,366 or
The Assigned/Designated Fund federal sources, and 1.6% other
1.3% of the budgeted expenditures balance was $82,585 in 2015 and sources.
in 2014. She said the auditors rec- $73,385 in 2014. The Operating
School funds are calculated from
ommend at least 8-16% or enough Capital Fund balance was $310,669 the Weighted Average Daily Memto cover operating expenses for at in 2015 and $310,431 in 2014.
bership or WADMs. Zumbrotaleast two months.
The balance in Health and Safety Mazeppa had 1260 WADMs in
Auditors recommend that was -$20,221 in 2015 and -$17,675 2014, compared to 1229 WADMs
schools plan to increase the unas- in 2014. Hillberg said the nega- in 2015. There were changes in
signed general fund balance be- tive balances in H&S are not un- the weighting formula. The discause schools have a heavy de- usual. Districts can levy for these trict actually gained 39 students
pendence on state funding pay- funds.
in 2015.
ments and when these are paid
The Food Service balance toHillberg said spending in the
out.
taled $12,303 in 2015 and $22,870 ZM district continues to be foHillberg said inflation, utilities, in 2014. Hillberg said this is not cused on the instruction of students and quality education. The
district exceeds others in expenditures for vocational education.
Without the house construction
The City of Mazeppa is accepting applications for a full-time working project, the district would be spendManager for its Municipal Liquor Store. This position is responsible ing $187 per pupil for vocational
for the operation of a thriving on/off sale liquor operation. Preferred education. High school students
candidates would have 2+ years experience in retail liquor or food have also had the opportunity to
service management, a positive -can do attitude and ownership train to become Certified Nursing
mentality. Areas of responsibility include customer service, market- Assistants.
The table compares the expening, recording and tracking daily receipts/expenses, inventory control
ditures per student in the Zumand supervising staff. Salary depends on qualifications.
brota-Mazeppa schools with the
A resume and a completed job application are required. Application averages in Minnesota districts
forms and a full description of the position are available at the city with 1000-1999 WADMs and the
office at the City of Mazeppa 121 Maple Street N.E. or online at entire state. The most recent state
data from the Minnesota Departwww.mazeppamn.us.
ment of Education was completed
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., November 12, 2015.
in 2014.

Municipal Liquor Store Manager

N&S43-3a

By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE On October 28,
the Goodhue City Council agreed
to pair with the school in writing a
Safe Routes to School grant letter of intent. These programs can
cost between $100,000 and
$300,000 and the federal government will pay eighty percent of
Sports equipment contract
the projects cost. Councilor Tia
McAthie presented information Schimek and city clerk Lori Agre
about a new contract to purchase will prepare the worksheet.
sports uniforms and equipment
from BSN Sports. He recom- New subdivisions
City engineer Andy Brandel
mended purchasing a portion of
showed
the council plans to add
the districts athletic products from
the company because of the qual- three phases for a new subdiviity and their rewards program. The sion just west of Eleventh
district would get credits that would Street. The first phase would inlater go toward the purchase of clude sixteen lots for twin
new scoreboards for football and homes. The second phase would
baseball. The BSN representative home twelve lots for single-famin Zumbrota is Jeff Magnus.
ily homes and the third phase would
The district will continue to
purchase items that are a better have up to sixteen lots for single
deal from the old vendors, he said. houses.
The first concern is to develop a
He recommended deferring replacplan
to control water runoffs, and
ing the score boards to raise some
then the financing will be figured
funds.
MSHSL grant application
out.
The school board approved apThe council is studying the plans
plying for a grant from MSHSL and it will be on the agenda for the
Foundation to promote, recognize, next council meeting.
and fund student participation in
Swimming pool
athletic and fine arts programs.
Brandel reported on the progress
of young people and offer individual support and encouragement
for each player and have a clear
vision for the desired impact on
their players lives. And not surprisingly, a transformational coach,
even in organized athletics, allows
and encourages young people to
simply play.

of finishing the swimming

pool. The council will be sending
a certified letter to each of the
contractors involved to demand
that it is finished by Thanksgiving.
Emergency management

The council discussed the need

to develop a five-year plan for an
emergency
management
plan. Having such a plan would
allow FEMA to help in case of a
disaster.
Other business

Council approved a building

permit to allow Candace Koehn
to erect a fence around her back
yard.
Snow removal quotes were received from Thomforde Enterprises
and
Lodermeier
Implement. The quotes were very
similar to last years quotes.
Mayor Kerry Bien has talked
with Police Chief Brian Loos about
junk accumulating in certain
yards. If the problem is not corrected, further action may be taken.
There was also a reminder that
in November there will be only
one council meeting, on November 18 at 6:30 p.m.

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

October 4
2:33 a.m. An officer assisted a
deputy on a traffic stop.
3:05 a.m. An officer was driving
past Caseys and notice a suspicious
vehicle. The vehicle was delivering papers.
3:30 a.m. A driver was cited for
going 85 mph in a 65 mph zone.
3:50 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
4:01 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
5:08 a.. A driver was warned for
equipment violation.
7:15 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
9:27 p.m. A two-vehicle accident
was reported.
9:47 p.m. An officer assisted the
State Patrol with a vehicle search.
9:47 p.m. A female fell out of an aid
stand and had left femur pain.
10:33 p.m. A deputy noticed a
suspicious vehicle at Zumbrota Ford but
was unable to stop it.
October 5
1:27 a.m. A deputy requested assistance on a traffic stop.
2:58 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
3:15 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
8:35 a.m. An incident at a bus stop
was reported. It has been an ongoing
issue and will possibly turn into a neighborhood dispute in the future.
5:18 p.m. A person was requesting
gas assistance of $30 from the church
fund.
6:56 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
7:05 p.m. A driver was warned for
going 43 mph in a 30 mph zone.
7:20 p.m. A driver was warned for
equipment violation and no proof of insurance.
11:53 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding and no proof of insurance.
October 6
12:21 a.m. A driver was warned for
equipment violation.

2:21 a.m. A driver was warned for

speeding.
3:47 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
4:37 a.m. A driver was cited for
speeding.
10:39 a.m. A patient fell and was
not making any sense. She was transported by ambulance.
7:28 p.m. A semi driver was blowing his horn at cars.
October 7
12:29 a.m. An officer responded to
a business alarm.
3:34 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
3:38 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding and no proof of insurance.
1:59 p.m. A male reported that a
driver almost ran into him and another
vehicle.
4:40 p.m. Bank of Zumbrota reported suspicious money withdrawals.
The victim was being scamed by the
Publishers Clearing House scam.
6:28 p.m. A female reported a vehicle had been parked for three days.
The officer checked with neighbors and
no one knew who owned it.
8:42 p.m. A report was made of a
disgruntled male sitting next to the ramp
at the Towers. He was possibly intoxicated and has had mental health issues.
October 8
3 p.m. A report was made of a twovehicle accident on Main Street. There
were no injuries, but it was blocking
traffic.
8:58 p.m. A female reported a vehicle on northbound Highway 52 all over
the fog line and center line. The State
Patrol stopped the vehicle north of Zumbrota. A passenger was having seizures
and was unresponsive for the troopers.
October 9
1:02 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding and crossing the fog line.
1:30 a.m. A male was going through
the recycling area checking to see if
anything was any good. The male is a
local hoarder and had a vehicle full of

junk.
2:27 p.m. A driver was stopped for
having a hanging object.
2:33 p.m. A driver was stopped for
having a hanging object, and cited for
no seatbelt and no proof of insurance.
3 p.m. A driver was warned for
improper seatbelt.
4:43 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a cracked windshield and hanging object.
5:12 p.m. A female was in severe
pain and transported by ambulance.
5:21 p.m. A driver was cited for
going 93 mph in a 65 mph zone and
following too closely.
5:36 p.m. A female driver was all
over the road. When stopped she said
she was very tired and was going to pull
over and get some coffee/rest.
8:32 p.m. A driver was stopped in
Zumbrota and was arrested for DWI.
October 10
2:12 a.m. Kwik Trip reported a
male stumbling around the gas pumps.
2:12 a.m. A driver was warned for
having expired tabs.
3:11 a.m. A male drove behind
SuperAmerica, stopped, got out and then
got back into vehicle. He claimed to be
trying to find a restroom. He was advised to go to Kwik Trip.
4:40 a.m. A driver was warned for
driving with bright lights on near another vehicle.
6:17 p.m. There was an attempted
burglary of a building. Entry was made
in part of the building and there was
criminal damage inside. There was also
theft from an unlocked vehicle.
9:33 p.m. An officer answered questions regarding child custody.
9:54 p.m. A driver was stopped and
arrested for DWI.
10 p.m. A driver was arrested for
DWI, all over center line, and no seatbelt
on.
11:50 p.m. A driver was warned for
going over the fog line and weaving in
the lane. The driver had a dog on his
lap.

Barbara Jean and Molly Dean

to perform at Crossings
ZUMBROTA Having begun
a new collaboration over the summer, Twin Cities musicians Barbara Jean and Molly Dean have
formed a duo capable of accomplishing exquisite harmonies and
lush vocals. Dusty Heart performs
Saturday, November 14, at 7:30
p.m. at Crossings.
Barbara Jean grew up immersed
in a world of music and sound,
honing her early gift for the violin
and a musical legacy passed from
grandmother to mother to daughter, into a sharp eye for songwriting
and a skilled hand as a multi-instrumentalist.
Calling the rugged grandeur of
Lake Superiors North Shore home
for the better part of the last decade, Barbara Jean developed her
craft through constant live performance and dedicated study of
the fiddle and banjo. Dubbed
Minnesotas answer to Emmylou
Harris by longtime Star Tribune
music critic Jon Bream, Barbara
Jean brings a grace and comfort to
the stage that is disarming and
captivating. Her gift for
songwriting has been recognized
on a national level with accolades
from the prestigious Telluride
Bluegrass Festival Troubadour
Contest and the Big Top
Chautauqua, earning her a spot on
the esteemed National Public Radio show Mountain Stage.
Barbara Jean and Dean opened
four shows in Colorado for Dave

Simonette and Dave Carroll of

Trampled by Turtles in August.
The pair sing beautifully together,
and decided to give their musical
partnership the name Dusty Heart.
Barbara Jean has shared the stage
with notable acts such as Trampled
By Turtles, Leon Russell, Kathy
Mattea, Low, Junior Brown,
Jonathan Edwards, Martha
Scanlan, The Pines, Eilen Jewell
and more. With two full-length
original albums under her belt, the
sky is the limit for this stellar songstress as she takes her songs and
sound to wider and wider audiences.
In Darker Than Blue, the stunning follow up to her widely acclaimed debut release The Great
Escape, Barbara Jean takes listeners through a month of mid-

nights, heartache and redemption,

to a honky-tonk in the woods with
a voice as clear as Lake Superior.
Released in November 2014, the
album features nine original compositions and a stellar arrangement
of an eerie traditional American
folk ballad Blackest Crow.
Dean writes for both guitar and
piano. The primacy of her sultry
vocals continues to drive her songs
with sincerity and delicate passion. Her music has been described
as deceptively simple and her
presence enrapturing a songstress that eschews archetypal female folkisms with sexy, subtle
rebellion.
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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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.
Wed., Nov. 4: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation class. Sun., Nov. 8: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
with preK-2 grade singing. Wed., Nov.
11: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 7:30
p.m. Council meeting.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.

ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8-11
a.m. Website: www.graceLutheran
Oronoco.com. Follow us on Facebook.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Nov.
8: 11 a.m. Worship. Tues., Nov. 10:
7 p.m. Readers of OZ meet. Wed.,
Nov. 11: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open;
6 p.m. Bible study; 7 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, Eric Johnson, Pastor, (507) 3564834. Email: gnefc@goodnewsefc.
org. Website: www.goodnewsefc.org.
Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible class
and childrens Sunday school; 10:30
a.m. Worship; Wednesdays: 6 p.m.
AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30 p.m.
Bible study for all ages.
PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 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., Nov. 4: 3:30 p.m. 7-8 grade
confirmation; 6 p.m. Adult ed class;
6:30 p.m. Youth ed meeting; 7 p.m.
Chancel choir; 7:45 p.m. Praise team.
Thurs., Nov. 5: 7 p.m. Long range
planning meeting; Newsletter deadline. Sat., Nov. 7: 5:30 p.m. Worship with potluck following; Animal
blessing. Sun., Nov. 8: 8:15 a.m.
Worship; 9:30 a.m. Adult forum; Fellowship; Sunday School; Handbells;
10:30 a.m. Worship; Sunday School;
Animal blessing; 3 p.m. Advance directives class; 7 p.m. Call committee meeting. Tues., Nov. 10: 8:30
a.m. Quilting; 9 a.m. Staff meeting;
1:30 p.m. Bible study. Wed., Nov.
11: 3:30 p.m. 7-8 grade confirmation; 6 p.m. Adult ed class; 7 p.m.
Chancel choir; 7:45 p.m. Praise team.
UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.
North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Carolyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;
Web address: www.piumc.org; email:
[email protected]. Wed., Nov. 4:
9 a.m. Better Brew office hours; 3:30
p.m. Disciple 1; 6 p.m. Meal; 6:30
p.m. Childrens worship; Covenant
study; Family promise.

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., Nov. 4: 4:45 p.m. Confirmation class at Trinity for FMSC; 6 p.m.
Feed My Starving Children in Eagan.
Thurs., Nov. 5: 1:30 p.m. Heritage
Hill communion; 2 p.m. WELCA Bible
study leaders and Thursday circle.
Sun., Nov. 8: 9 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship followed by BBQ
dinner, friends of Gene fundraiser;
Choir practice. Mon., Nov. 9: 8:30
a.m. Quilting. Tues., Nov. 10: 9:30
a.m. Tuesday circle meet at church
with potluck; 6 p.m. Lay ministers
meet; 7 p.m. Prayer shawl at Wanamingo Lutheran. Wed., Nov. 11: 2
p.m. Wednesday circle hosted by
Phyllis Carlson; 4:30 p.m. Confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Endowment communion; 7 p.m. Boards meet; 8 p. . Planning council.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. on
vacation. Pastor Luther Matheson can
be reached at 789-5261 or 789-6770.
Wed., Nov. 4: 4:45 p.m. Confirmation; Feed My Starving Children meet
at Trinity; 7 p.m. Choir. Sat., Nov. 7:
9 a.m. Lefse making. Sun., Nov. 8:
9 a.m. Worship with baptism; Stewardship Sunday, return your envelopes; 10 a.m. Sunday School. Tues.,
Nov. 10: 7 p.m. Prayer shawl meeting. Wed., Nov. 11: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation at Trinity; 7 p.m. Choir.

ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 7325367. Wed., Nov. 4: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 3:15 p.m.
Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation
class; 6 p.m. Bell choir; Power hour;
7 p.m. Adult choir. Sat., Nov. 7: 2
p.m. Pine Haven service. Sun., Nov.
8: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday
School; 9:30 a.m. Bible study. Tues.,
Nov. 10: 6 p.m. Youth discipleship
board. Wed., Nov. 11: 10 a.m.
Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1
p.m. Nursing Home communion; 3:15
p.m. Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 6 p.m. Bell choir; Power
Hour; 7 p.m. Adult choir.
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.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 8: 9 a.m.
Worship. Tues., Nov. 10: 7 p.m.
Readers of OZ meet.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Thurs., Nov. 5:
6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,
Nov. 8: 10:45 a.m. Worship;
Colossians 1:21-27.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-732-5156. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 6 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., Nov. 4: 9 a.m.
Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
WINGS; Junior Youth group; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
Thurs., Nov. 5: 1 p.m. Womens Bible
study. Sat., Nov. 7: 7 a.m. Mens
prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. Open gym.
Sun., Nov. 8: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time;
9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m.
Worship; 7 p.m. 50+ Bible study.
Mon., Nov. 9: 7 p.m. Moms in prayer.
Tues., Nov. 10: 7 p.m. Church council
meeting; Wed., Nov. 11: 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 [email protected] 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,
Pastor Marggi Sippola and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Wed., Nov. 4: 8
a.m. Ruth circle; 6 p.m. WELCA meeting; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class; 7
p.m. Choir rehearsal. Thurs., Nov.
5: 8 a.m. WIC; 1 p.m. Communion at
Towers; 6 p.m. Jubilee bells rehearsal.
Sun., Nov. 8: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship with Sanctuary choir; 9:15 a.m.
PACE; Sunday School; Noon Lefse
making in kitchen; 4:30 p.m. Social
ministry meals. Tues., Nov. 10: 9
a.m. Lefse making in kitchen. Wed.,
Nov. 11: 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class;
7 p.m. Choir rehearsal; Property
management.

RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Nov. 4:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m.
2nd year confirmation; 6:30 p.m.
Choir; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer. Fri., Nov. 6: 9 a.m. Womens
prayer. Sat., Nov. 7: 8 a.m. FBI Bible
study at church. Sun., Nov. 8: 9 a.m.
Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;
Noon Pre-HEY fall shindig; 5:45 p.m.
Youth group at Hauge. Mon., Nov.
9: 1:30 p.m. Hannah circle at church;
6:30 p.m. Deacons meeting; 7:30 p.m.
Church council. Wed., Nov. 11: 3:15
p.m. Overcomers; 5:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30 p.m.
Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible study
and prayer at Hauge.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 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., Vacancy Pastor Jim Bourman. Grace: Sundays, 10:30 a.m.
Worship; Wednesdays 7 p.m. Worship. Communion on the second and
last Sunday of the month and on
Wednesdays following the second and
last Sunday of the month. St. Johns:
Sundays 9 a.m. Worship. Communion on the second and last Sunday
of the month.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Nov. 4:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2nd year
confirmation at Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m.
Choir at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer at Emmanuel. Sun.,
Nov. 8: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10
a.m. Coffee time; 10:45 a.m. Worship; Noon Pre-HEY fall shindig at
Emmanuel; 5:45 p.m. Youth group.
Mon., Nov. 9: 9:30 a.m. Rachel circle
at Sarah Broins. Tues., Nov. 9: 6:30
p.m. Deacons meeting; 7:15 p.m.
Church council. Wed., Nov. 11: 3:15
p.m. Overcomers; 5:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30 p.m.
Bible study and prayer.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9;45 a.m. Fellowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Pastor: David Krinke. Youth
and family facilitator: Ashley Corbett.
Wed., Nov. 4: 7:15 a.m. Breakfast
at Bridgets; 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation,
worship with communion; 7 p.m.
Youth group; Adult study. Thurs.,
Nov. 5: 7 p.m. Praise practice. Sat.,
Nov. 7: 7:30 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m.
Stewardship; SAS meeting. Sun.,
Nov. 8: 7:30 a.m. Praise practice;

County board accepts land

donation for future park
By Sandy Hadler
RED WING Goodhue County
Commissioners voted a second
time on Tuesday, October 20, to
approve a land donation to create
a county park west of Kenyon. At
the October 6 meeting, the acquisition had been approved, but Public Works Director Greg Isakson
found that the decision to accept
the land required a two-thirds
majority. He urged the commissioners to re-vote to accept the
donation, because their previous
vote didnt meet the criteria for
the countys donation policy that
was adopted in 2010.
It is a great opportunity for
Goodhue County to get property
in a part of the county where there
are no public parks, he said. He
was referring to the eighty acres
of land that had been offered to
Goodhue County in the estate of
Harold Nielsen, the founder of
Foldcraft Company in Kenyon.
Nielsen died on November 11,
2013 at the age of 97.
Chairman Ted Seifert was not
as enthusiastic about accepting the
land. He said, I want the levy
number in concrete before more
expenses are considered. I recommend that we table it until after
we set our county levy.
Commissioner Ron Allen said
he didnt want to table the re-vote
to accept the property. He noted
that the levy may be higher than
Seifert wanted it to be, but that
there would be a levy.
Commissioner Dan Rechtzigel
said the board had gone through
the levying process and some additional revenue was needed to
balance the budget, but he and
commissioners Brad Anderson and
Ron Allen had agreed to keep the
levy at a 3.3 percent increase.
County Administrator Scott
Arneson said there was no concern that a levy wouldnt be passed.
In a conciliatory effort,
Rechtzigel told Seifert they should
accept the land donation, and if
there isnt a balanced budget by
December 31 they would terminate the effort and not move forward in accepting the land. He
said he didnt see that happening.
He added, If we dont have a
balanced budget, we can stop and
put the brakes in place.
Anderson asked Seifert if he
planned to vote for a lower than
3.3 percent increase in the 2016
levy. When Seifert said yes, Anderson questioned why. He said, We
cant afford to go lower than 3.3
and you know it. Anderson said
they needed to act on the land donation now. He said, Its been on
the table long enough. We dont
need to hold that hostage, too,
because you think zero is the only
number the board should approve
ever.

Rechtzigel said, If you want to

hold this property hostage in order to do some sort of budgeting
that even you know the numbers
wont work, Im not going to go
along with that. We will go down
as the most asinine board in the
history of Goodhue County for
looking a gift of 80 acres in the
eye, of (ignoring) natural resources
that we can protect, that will enhance the county. If you want to
hold it hostage for some sick,
twisted game you want to play,
fine, you go ahead and do it.
Allen said, Weve been so focused on one part of the county.
We need to spread out. This is an
opportunity to correct a problem
we all know that weve had. We
dont have any parks in the Kenyon
area, and we dont invest in that
part of the county, other than for
roads. This would send a signal
that we do care about them. It leads
to future boards developing the
park.
Isakson said the land should be
surveyed, if it is to become a county
park. There will also have to be a
land transfer with neighbor John
Cordes. And it will cost $30,750
to purchase 10.25 acres of land
from John Harapat, that will fill
the gap between the Cordes parcel and the Nielsen parcel. The
Harapat property is being sold for
$3,000 an acre.
Rechtzigel said the county would
not have to put a ton of money
into it, once the park plan is paid
for, and the land is purchased from
Harapat. He pointed out that Harold
Nielsen donated the land to preserve wildlife habitat. Rechtzigel
said he would not support putting
in blacktopped parking lots if the
county accepted the land. He noted
that neighbors had asked the county
to take over the land to keep it as a
game preserve, with the possibility of walking and bike trails being added at a later date. They
also did not want the trees to be
logged, which is another reason
why the neighbors are in favor of
the county taking over the land.
Rechtzigel suggested that any

work that needs to be done could

be done by volunteer organizations like Sentence to Serve; the
Boy Scouts, particularly those
working to become Eagle Scouts;
and the Kenyon-Wanamingo ecology class.
Isakson was questioned about
how much a master plan would
cost for the park, and he estimated
it would cost around $25,000 to
have a professional do it.
Commissioner Jason Majerus
was not in favor of accepting the
donation. He said the $50,000 in
the countys park fund, which
would be tapped for expenses that
are related to the Nielsen property, had come from taxes that he
and other residents of the county
have paid for.
Carolyn Holmsten, Goodhue
County Finance Director, explained that the $50,000 that was
set aside in the park fund is dedicated money that has come from
forfeited properties when property owners didnt pay their taxes,
not from levied dollars. Majerus
argued that the county lost out on
those levied dollars when people
didnt pay their taxes, and he and
others had paid to make up the
difference.
The commissioners all voted to
accept the donation of land, except for Majerus. Seifert, who had
initially opposed accepting the land
donation until the 2016 county
budget was approved, did vote to
accept the land. After the vote, he
told the other commissioners, You
have your property.

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"Let us put the music in a lower key," suggested the musicians.
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Have you fallen? Get up, and the Lord
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help thee; yea, I will uphold thee."

8:30 a.m. Praise worship; 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Tues., Nov. 10: 11 a.m. Text study;
6:30 p.m. Council meeting. Wed.,
Nov. 11: 7:15 a.m. Breakfast at
Bridgets; 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m. Youth group; Adult study
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

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Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.

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ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, Bear

Valley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,
home; 843-5302 work. Bible Class
is every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Mazeppa.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor . Sun., Nov. 8: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
with communion.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Wed., Nov. 4: 6:30 p.m.
Church council. Sun., Nov. 8: 9 a.m.
Confirmation; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Tues., Nov. 10: 11 a.m. Text study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor Andrew Yackle. Wed., Nov. 4: 6:30 p.m.
Mentor/affirmation night; 7:30 p.m.
Praise and worship practice.
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.

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Pine Island

Pine Island School District holds ALICE threat training

By Nichole Lien
PINE ISLAND On Friday,
October 9, Alert-Lockdown / Barricade-Inform-Counter-Evacuate
(ALICE) training was held at Pine
Island Elementary School for all
staff. Deputy Jeffrey Sjoblom, Pine
Island School resource officer,
provided the training. The purpose of ALICE training is toprepare
staff if there is an active threat and
to provide staff with options on
how to handle a threat in the school.
The training provides tools to increase the chances of survivability if an event were to ever happen.
Sjoblom explained, History of
school violence has shown us a
valuable thing when talking about
the survivability factor. The fatality rate is higher when law enforcement has to end the threat.
The rate is lower when the staff
ends the threat. The reason for
this is the time delay. It takes time
(on average five to six minutes)
for law enforcement to respond to

the scene after receiving the first

emergency call of a threat. Staff
and students are already on the
scene. The longer it takes to end a
threat, the higher the fatality numbers. ALICE teaches people how
to increase the chances for survivability.
This is the first year Pine Island
has held ALICE training. Prior to
ALICE, the typical lockdown procedures were used, which encompassed teachers locking the doors,
shutting the blinds and placing the
students in the corner. The threat
would then end when law enforcement would arrive.
Sjoblom first learned about the
training when Superintendent
Tammy Berg-Beniak forwarded
the ALICE website to him. He
read about the ALICE training and
thought it would be great to attend, which the school offered to
pay for. However, Sjoblom said,
I presented the training to my
supervisor, Captain Pat Thompson of the Sheriffs Office, for

approval. Captain Thompson decided the training would also be

valuable to the KenyonWanamingo School resource officer, Deputy Jason Nurnberg, so
he approved the training to be
paid for through the sheriffs office to allow the school to send a
staff member if they chose to.
State statute requires that all
Minnesota schools adopt a crisis
management policy and develop
individualized plans addressing
potential violent crisis situations,
emergencies and natural disasters.
With this, Pine Island Schools was
not required to, but chose to use
the tools ALICE provides through
their train the trainers training
and their website resources. The
new trainers can now go out and
present the tools and options that
ALICE teaches. State statute also
requires schools to perform five
lockdown drills during the school
year. Sjoblom plans to implement
various scenarios into these drills
to allow staff to use the options
they learned during the ALICE

training.
During the all-staff training that
Sjoblom facilitated, staff attended
a PowerPoint presentation and then
participated in scenarios which are
a valuable part of ALICE training. The scenarios, which included
classroom and common areas, allow staff to see the difference between the typical lockdown and
what can be done once they implement what is learned through
ALICE training.
This year, with school board
approval, the Pine Island School
District went a step further and
coordinated with Sjoblom to design an app that makes communication and directions during these
kinds of situations easier for staff.
The purpose of the app is to allow
staff to have access to step-bystep directions for an internal or
external lockdown. In the case of
an emergency, such as a lockdown,
staff are also able to communicate through a chat feature with
the ability to notify administration that their class is all clear.

From Our Files

The College of Agricultural Food
and Environmental Sciences at the
University of Minnesota recently
honored Mitchell Opsahl with an
Olberg Leadership scholarship. He
is the son of Diane and Dean Opsahl of Goodhue.

40 Years Ago
October 30, 1975
The Goodhue cross country team
placed sixth in the regional cross
country meet at Rochester last
Thursday afternoon. Leading place

and security. I could not allow the

typical lockdown to be the status
quo. The typical lockdown procedures of the past needed to be addressed. The ALICE training,
which addressed and made improvements to the typical
lockdown, gave me the confidence
to go back and provide good training for the staff.

PI United Funds goal

is to raise $25,000
PINE ISLAND November is
the beginning of the Pine Island
United Funds annual campaign.
The goal this year is to raise
$25,000 to support local organizations, charities, and area services.
This is a convenient way to handle
all your charitable contributions
at one time.
Letters should arrive shortly with
a list of organizations and web
addresses to help with information on any unfamiliar groups. All

donations are tax deductable and

amounts can be designated to the
group of your choice. Contributing through your place of employment may also be possible.
If you do not receive the mailing please contact any of the board
members: Glen Hemann, Chad
Horkey, Jan Sween, Barb Arel,
Donna Neilsen, or Mary Bakeberg.
Pine Island United Fund is sometimes confused with the United
Way, but it is not connected to
this organization.

HOME SERVICES HAPPENINGS

WANAMINGO

GOODHUE
20 Years Ago
November 1, 1995

The app was designed for Pine

Island School District staff only
and is password protected.Staff
also have access to other procedures in the schools crisis manual.
Sjoblom said, As the school
resource officer, the safety and
security of the students is my main
priority. I have to be proactive when
dealing with the schools safety

winner was Jim Hadler, ninth in

16:35. *** Larry Larsen, co-owner
of Voth-Larsen Industries and
former Goodhue ag teacher, suffered severe injury to two middle
fingers on his left hand Monday,
while handling the sharp edge of a
moldboard on a plow. He severed
the tendons and had to undergo
major surgery at Zumbrota Community Hospital, where doctors
attempted to save the fingers. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Majerus and
sons of Bellechester spent the
weekend in Elysian visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland

10 Years Ago
November 2, 2005

services at the Federal Reserve

Bank of Minneapolis.

Scott Forss, son of Ralph and

Phyllis Forss, was named the assistant vice-president for treasury

20 Years Ago
November 1, 1995

Wesley and family.

50 Years Ago
November 10, 1965
Mrs. Alma Sandahl was a Sunday dinner guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Fredrickson.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buck
and Mrs. Miller and Sandra were
Sunday evening guests at the Joe
Zignego home in Red Wing. ***
Miss Yvonne Befort of Minneapolis and Dean Baker of Cedar
Falls, Iowa, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Befort.

Grant Fredrickson, one of five

remaining active charter members
of the Lions Club, was awarded
the Lions Diabetes Award by District Governor Richard Johnson.

40 Years Ago
October 30, 1975

A champion market lamb owned

by Bruce Johnson, ten-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Millard
Johnson, will be exhibited at the
North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky,
November 15-21. *** BORN TO:
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bordson, a
son, on Sunday. *** Mr. and Mrs.
60 Years Ago
Dan Schmitt of Ames, Iowa, and
October 27, 1955
Arlys Revland of Lawrence, KanBORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Ronald sas, spent the weekend at the home
Goedken, a son, on Sunday; Mr. of Mr. and Mrs. Les Revland.
and Mrs. Orville Franklin, a son,
50 Years Ago
on October 18. *** Mr. and Mrs.
October 28, 1965
Ervin Voth and Larry were SaturMr. and Mrs. Donald Solberg
day evening visitors at the Henry and sons of Hampton, Iowa, visVoth residence. *** Mrs. O.T. ited from Friday evening until
Parker and Mrs. G.H. Sawyer called Sunday with relatives in
on friends at Cannon Falls, Zum- Wanamingo. *** Mr. and Mrs.
brota, and Red Wing last week.
Paul Atarian and family of St. Paul,
70 Years Ago
and Lew Gene Groth of RochesOctober 25, 1945
ter, were Sunday afternoon visiGOODHUE, 1975 Rehearsing their parts in the Goodhue High School
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edw. OReilly tors at the Fred Groth, Sr., home.
play, Up the Down Staircase, to be presented November 6 and 7, are
of Minneapolis are visiting rela- *** Maurice Swee of Chicago,
Pat Ryan, Luke Larson, and Dave Frederixon.
tives here this week. *** Marilyn Illinois, arrived Saturday evening
and Donald Dankers spent for a visit until next Sunday at the
Wednesday with their grandpar- home of his mother, Mrs. Cora
Paul.
20 Years Ago
ents. *** Miss Agnes OReilly of Swee.
50 Years Ago
November 1, 1995
Minneapolis spent Sunday and
70 Years Ago
October 28, 1965
Mike and Bill Krause recently
Monday with relatives here.
Tuesday, November 2, has been
went to Wahpeton, North Dakota,
with the South Central Technical set by Dale Hickey as the day he
College North Mankato Post-Sec- will open his new beauty salon in
ondary Agriculture Club for the Pine Island. It will be located in
ered Bridge Restaurant. Before the
10 Years Ago
five-state regional conference held the former Hess Hobby Shop. ***
dinner, the graduates visited their
October 19, 2005
at North Dakota State College of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gullickson
The Cub Scouts from the Zum- classmate Alvera Lohmann at the
of Mazeppa, who purchased brota-Mazeppa Pack 59 Wolf Den Zumbrota Hospital and presented
Science.
Charlies Cafe here on October 7 hiked the Barn Bluff in Red Wing her with an arrangement of flow30 Years Ago
from Mr. and Mrs. Charlie on Sunday. Once on top of the ers.
October 30, 1985
The Pine Island FFA Dairy Judg- Swenson, have assumed operation bluff the scouts stopped to enjoy
30 Years Ago
ing team, consisting of Shawna and announce new and longer the view of Red Wing, WisconOctober 23, 1985
Ellefson, Doug McNallan, Chris hours. *** Henry Klann, who is sin, and the Mississippi River. ***
Weekend guests at the home of
Brogan, and David Stolp, quali- employed in Minneapolis, spent Paul Tschann is on a new mis- Helen Kuehn of Zumbrota were
fied for state competition at the the weekend at home. *** Mrs. sion. He and his father David, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kline of InRegion 8 Dairy Judging Contest Ted Steege and Mrs. Harold Baltzer Duane Hinrichs, and Jim Lohman ternational Falls. On Friday
in Lewiston on October 24. Pine were Saturday afternoon visitors plan to drive two used ambulances, evening the Klines and Helen visHaven Nursing Homes new ad- at the Ray Madsen home in Kasson. which have been donated by Gold ited Mrs. Sadie Kline at the Pine
60 Years Ago
ministrator, James Iverson, asCross of Rochester to Panama City, Haven Nursing Home in Pine IsNovember 3, 1955
sumed duties on October 1.
Florida where they will be shipped land. *** James and Cindy Pinson
Howard Michaelson of Minne- by boat to Honduras.
40 Years Ago
of Phoenix, Arizona, were guests
apolis spent Saturday afternoon
of Cindys grandmother Marion
November 6, 1975
20 Years Ago
Trelstad of the Zumbrota Towers.
Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Wegman with his grandmother, Mrs. Geo.
October 18, 1995
took first prize in the Security State Maxon. *** Mrs. Ralph Hubbard
The Minnesota Association of Following their stay in Zumbrota
Banks caricature identification was called to Minot, North Da- County Agricultural Agents re- they traveled to Spencer, Wisconcontest that has been running in kota, last week by the illness of cently recognized Don Webster sin, to spend a week with Cindys
The Record the past thirteen weeks. Mr. Hubbard who was confined at the annual Minnesota Exten- brother and family, the Bradley
Mrs. Wegman identified all bank to a hospital with pneumonia. *** sion Conference in Rochester. Don Trelstads. *** Mr. and Mrs. Chris
employees correctly. *** Mrs. Gil Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stiller and was honored for his great interest Bamesberger returned Monday to
Hofstad and Donnie were Wednes- family of Zumbrota spent Sunday and many contributions to the live- their home in Selby, South Daday supper guests at the Sadie evening at the Carl Stiller home. stock industry of southern Min- kota, after spending this past week
Morkre home in Wanamingo in *** Mrs. Earl Gunderson returned nesota. *** The Zumbrota High since Tuesday evening at the
honor of Sadies birthday. *** to St. Marys Hospital in Roches- School graduating class of 1945 Vernon Struz home in rural ZumLarry Hofstad spent the weekend ter on Sunday for medical treat- held their 50th reunion at the Cov- brota.
at the Richard Sigford home in St. ment.

PINE ISLAND

Pine Island Area Home Services

serves the Pine Island and Oronoco
areas and provides the following
services and events during the
month of November. Unless otherwise noted, all occur at the Pine
Island Senior Center located at 109
3rd St. SW. Services are available
to adults 65 and older.
Shopping Trips: Walmart trips
scheduled on Thursday, November 5, at 11 a.m. (lunch trip) and
Tuesday, November 17, at noon.
Limited seating/reservation required.
Foot Care Clinic: By appointment only at the City Centre on
Thursday, November 19. In-home
services are available for those who
have difficulty leaving home.
Exercise Classes: Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. The class
incorporates gentle strength and
balance training, stretching and
fun. You can join this ongoing
class at any time, and exercises
start at your ability. Weights are
provided for optional use.
Aerobics Exercise Classes: Fridays from 10-10:45 a.m.
Blood Pressure Clinics: 11 a.m.,

second and fourth Tuesdays at City

Center in Pine Island, and 11 a.m.
on the first Wednesday at Pine
Island Senior Center. Unable to
leave home? Call PIAHS to schedule an in-home blood pressure
check. Coffee with a Cop held the
fourth Wednesday of the month
at 9:30 a.m.
There will be no Coffee with a
Cop for November and December. Please join us again in January.
Senior Bus Trip is November
20 Red Wing Sheldon Theater
Diamonds in Concert Reservations required 356-2999.
For more information or if you
are in need of assistance, please
contact our office. Like us on
Facebook. Our phone number is
507-356-2999. Office hours are
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.
- 1 p.m.

November 1, 1945
Julius and Johnny Goplen of
Hettinger, North Dakota, visited
Friday at the Edwin Goplen home.
*** Miss Ruth Chrislock of Minneapolis visited Sunday and Monday at the home of her father, C.H.
Chrislock. *** Anthony and
Wallace Haugen and Gweneth
Davidson were Tuesday visitors
at the Tiller sisters home.
WANAMINGO, 1965

ZUMBROTA

PINE ISLAND, 1955 Three Pine Island High School seniors, Larry
Glasenapp, Kathleen Schlaeppe, and Jim Hanson, have entered the new
multi-million dollar National Merit Scholarship competition. Each will
be trying for one of 200 four-year college scholarships to be awarded.

Quimby, Kay Donnelly, Barb

Anibal and Rosie Aarlstad, all of
Mr. and Mrs. Donne Rygmyr Minneapolis.
50 Years Ago
and Mrs. George Rygmyr were
entertained Sunday at the Alden
October 18, 1965
Schliep home. *** Weekend visiRudolph Stechmann, of rural
tors at the Ewald Fandrey home Zumbrota was winner of the $50
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corona jackpot at the Super Value store
and daughter of Morton Grove, last week. *** Luella Berg, Mrs.
Illinois. Joining them for dinner Cora Loken, Mrs. Ruth Currier,
and supper on Saturday were Mr. and Alvida Loken attended the
and Mrs. Ewald Fandrey, Jr. of annual fall meetings of the Perkins
Red Wing and Mr. and Mrs. War- Normalities at the home of Mrs.
ren Fandrey and Christopher of James Copper in Austin on SaturHastings. *** Wayne Dublin, son day. Other members from Austin,
of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Flaaen Pine Island, Kasson, and Mantorreturned last Thursday from Lima, ville were present. *** Mr. and
Peru and Bolivia, where he was Mrs. A.E. Collinge, Jr. called on
working under a contract with Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Berry Sunday
Evergreen Helicopter Company afternoon at their home in Wayzata.
of McMinnville, Oregon. Before *** Mr. and Mrs. Lester
returning to Zumbrota, he vaca- Westenberg and three children
tioned in Buenos Aires, Argen- from Eyota were Sunday aftertina, Uruguay, and Panama. *** noon visitors at the home of Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Stoddard of Irma Brooks. *** Mr. and Mrs.
St. Louis were weekend guests at Richard Wedge and family rethe home of his parents, Mr. and turned home Tuesday from
Mrs. Merle Stoddard. *** Mon- Neenah, Wisconsin, where they
day evening guests at the Dan and visited since Saturday at the home
Mary Normann home were Dan of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wrede.

40 Years Ago
October 18, 1975

ZUMBROTA, 1975 The Zumbrota cross country team was edged out by three points by Rochester Lourdes for the Region I championship. The
first two teams in each region compete at the state meet so the team will go, making it the first Zumbrota team in any sport to attend a state
tournament. Front row, from left to right: Coach Gordon Klomps, Jeff Ryan, Jim Erredge, Tony Mahoney, Joel Friedrich, and Mark Husbyn; back
row: Mark Heinen, Scott Steinfeldt, John Zimmerman, Bob Hopkins, Dave Zemke, and Dan Tri.

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Helen Mahler leaves estate to local organizations

By Nichole Lien
PINE ISLAND Longtime Pine
Island resident Helen Mahler left
a generous estate to Pine Island
United Methodist Church, Girl
Scouts River Valleys, and Pine
Haven Care Center. Many fond
memories of Mahler were shared
by the group as they gathered at
Pine Haven Care Center on Thursday, October 22, to receive their
donations on behalf of their organizations. The dollar amounts of
the donations were not disclosed
to the News-Record.
Distributing the donations was
Ken Arel, Mahlers lifelong friend,
power of attorney, and caregiver.
Mahler passed away in February
2015 at the age of 94. She coowned Mahler Funeral Home and
Mahler Furniture before retiring
in 2000. At the time of her death,
she had no surviving relatives.
Mahler was very active throughout her lifetime with the Girl Scouts
and volunteered with several organizations in the community including Meals on Wheels, Sharing Shelves, and United Methodist Church.

Girl Scouts River Valleys will

benefit over 35,000 Girl Scout
members. Holy Wow, gasped
Pine Island Girl Scout Aubrey
Blumers as she and Rae Ann
Blumers, PI Girl Scouts Service
unit manager, opened their envelope revealing their donation. How
the gift will be used has not been
determined, but a few areas include camp maintenance, trip
scholarships and camp scholarships, to name a few.
Aubrey has attended Girl Scout
camp over ten times and said,
Attending camp is fun as I get to
meet a lot of new people and see
friends I met from attending prior
camps. Having the opportunities
to attend camps and Girl Scout
meetings has taught me many skills
over the years such as courage,
bravery, social skills and leadership.
Rae Ann added, We are so
thankful for the opportunities this
gift will give a lot of girls across
Minnesota.

On October 22, donations from the late Helen Mahler were accepted on Westlake, Ken Arel, Rae Ann Blumers, Aubrey Blumers, Wendell Zwart,
behalf of Pine Island United Methodist Church, Girl Scouts River Valleys, Brian Hale, JoAnne Judge-Dietz, and Steve Ziller.
and Pine Haven Care Center by, from left to right: Pastor Carolyn

dream a lot bigger now!...This is a

physical representation of the love
and generosity Helen lived every
day. She was a very active and
faithfully engaged member of the
church. Over the years, Helen was
a member of every church committee, the most recent being the
memorial committee. She was a
member of church circles and was
United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church has one of the founders of the food
not decided how they will use the shelf that was originally located
Girl Scouts
donations; however, Pastor at the church.
The donation received by the Carolyn Westlake said, We can Pine Haven Care Center
Accepting on behalf of Pine

Haven Care Center was administrator Steve Ziller; Pine Haven

Board members Wendell Zwart
and Brian Hale; and Pine Haven
Board chair JoAnne Judge-Dietz.
As a memorial, Pine Haven will
be naming a lounge at the center
after Mahler. The donation given
to Pine Haven will be used toward
the new addition and furnishings
for the addition. This gift is reflective of Helen and the caring
person she was. God bless her
memory for it, Zwart said.

Wonderful memories of Mahler

were shared by the group as they
reminisced about all of the gracious gifts and years of volunteering for others that Mahler gave
over the years.
Hale said, Mahler was well
known at Pine Haven and volunteered in many areas. She worked
hard on the Chamber of Commerce
and volunteered for the United Way
and the local food shelf, which
she helped co-found when it was
originally at the United Methodist Church. Helen was a blessing

to us while she was alive and still

is when she is gone.
Judge-Dietz added, Pine Haven is an asset to Pine Island and
depends upon the support of the
community, and to witness this
kind of donation shows the kind
of support our community provides.
Arel said, Helen always wanted
to do for people with things she
did and for me being able to give
all of her money to three organizations on her behalf is a wonderful feeling. She is one special lady.