NewsRecord14 05 14

By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA In recent weeks,

many people passing by the Cov-
ered Bridge Restaurant at the cor-
ner of Highway 52 and County
Road 68 have noticed activity tak-
ing place at the business that has
been closed since early January.
Bruce Wally Lohman and Kelly
Quirk have been busy preparing
to open Wallys Covered Bridge
Restaurant on May 20. While some
things have not changed that have
kept the establishment a mainstay
since it first opened in 1976, cus-
tomers will notice some changes.
Lohman is a restaurant business
veteran. This is the seventh res-
taurant and bar he has operated,
the most recent being the Pickle
Factory in Pepin, Wisconsin. Hav-
ing attended first grade in Zum-
brota, and with several friends and
relatives in the Zumbrota area,
Lohman is excited to return with
Quirk, his business partner and
significant other, to open Wallys
Covered Bridge Restaurant.
The Goodhue Envirothon team members are, front row, from left to right: Jake Gilsdorf, Holly Husband, Kate Stehr, Billy Voth, Matt Deneen, Casey
Deneen, John Altendorf, Alicia Hoffman, and Taylor Buck; back row: Michael Poncelet, Sam McNamara, Cam Dowden, Ethan Dressen, Jacob
McNamara, Calvin Peterson, and Nathan Altendorf.
GOODHUE The Gooodhue
Envirothon teams will be well rep-
resented at State, having the three
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Serving the Highway 52 Golden Corridor from Hader to Oronoco
Wallys Covered Bridge Restaurant to open May 20
The business will provide pa-
trons the choice of the sports bar
or a classic supper club, both
offering the complete menu. Quirk
will manage the off-sale liquor store
that will offer monthly sales and
specials.
Customers will see some familiar
faces and also new employees
among the staff. In the sports bar,
a changing variety of items will
be displayed on the walls, includ-
ing Minnesota Viking photographs
(some autographed) as well as lo-
cal sports and athletes featured.
Quirk, who graduated from the
Minneapolis College of Art and
Design, is planning to have her
studio onsite and will have some
of her work for sale. Her primary
interests are landscapes paintings
and pet portraits.
The menu will have many clas-
sic burgers and sandwiches, and
also steak, seafood, prime rib, and
broasted chicken. A walnut burger,
a variety of salads, wraps, vege-
tarian items and homemade pizza
will also be available. Their pasta
dishes will feature a four-cheese
macaroni and cheese dish thats
not your average kids mac and
cheese, said Quirk. There will be
daily specials for lunch and
evening, as well as fresh popovers.
They are looking forward to
hosting groups including class
reunions, holiday parties, anniver-
saries or any type of get-together.
If someone wants to have a party,
give us a call and we will take care
of you! said Lohman. The num-
ber is 732-7321.
Quirk said that since they have
been in the area, it has been re-
ally great. It has been fun to hear
how excited people are that we
will be opening soon.
Wallys Covered Bridge Rest-
aurant will open daily at 11 a.m.
The kitchen will be open to serve
Monday through Thursday until
10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturday until
10:30 p.m.; Sundays until 9:30 p.m.
Off-sale will be open until 10 p.m.;
closed Sundays.
Kelly Quirk and Bruce Wally Lohman will be opening Wallys Covered Bridge Restaurant May 20. It will
open daily at 11 a.m. and include the sports bar, classic supper club and bottle shop.
Mazeppa Spring Cleanup is May 17
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA The annual Maz-
eppa Spring Cleanup is Saturday,
May 17, from 9-11 a.m. Items can
be dropped off at the community
center parking lot. No yard waste,
garbage, or demolition material
will be accepted.
Mazeppa city residents are al-
lowed to bring eight tires per house-
hold free; after that a $2 fee will
be charged per tire. There will be
a limit of two free appliances per
household, and then a $5 per ap-
pliance fee will apply. Furniture,
TVs, and computer equipment will
be accepted for free from Mazeppa
city residents.
Rural and out-county residents
can drop off tires for a fee. Rates
vary depending on type of tire
semi, tractor, with rims, etc. Fur-
niture mattresses, box springs,
sofas, stuffed chairs, desks, and
hide-a-beds can be disposed of for
$10 each. Hot water heaters, vacu-
ums and humidifiers will be ac-
cepted for $5. Larger items such
as refrigerators, air conditioners,
washing machines, stoves, dryers,
freezers, dehumidifiers, televis-
ions, and computer monitors can
be dropped off for $15 each.
Miscellaneous scrap metal, bi-
cycles, lawn mowers, inkjet car-
tridges, fluorescent bulbs,
cellphones, car batteries, and but-
ton batteries will be accepted for
free.
Elderly and disabled residents
may call city hall before 3 p.m. on
May 15 to request a pick-up. Vol-
unteers are needed to help with
pick-up, loading, and unloading.
For more information on rates
charged, or to volunteer at the event,
contact Mazeppa City Hall at 507-
843-3685.
Dugstad takes first at
Riverland carpentry contest
By Audra DePestel
AUSTIN Five Pine Island stu-
dents Matthew Ellefson, Kevin
Poliszuk, Brandon Miller, Hunter
Lienau, and Brendon Dugstad
competed in a carpentry competi-
tion at Riverland Community
College in Austin on Friday, April
25. Brendon Dugstad took first
place for the second year in a row.
This is also the third time out of
the four years of the contest that
Pine Island has finished first.
The skills contest involved read-
ing a transit level, tool identifica-
tion, a written test, and a custom
trim cutting. Also featured at the
event were residential construc-
tion guest speakers, commercial
construction guest speakers, ca-
reer and industry opportunities,
and a tour of the house currently
being built by Riverland carpen-
try students.
Dugstad won a Dewalt impact
driver, a $500 Riverland schol-
arship, and a pair of Twins tick-
ets. All other contestants received
door prizes including lunch box,
carpenter pencils, and a t-shirt from
different local builders.
The Pine Island students are
taught by Rob Mainhardt, tech-
nology and engineering instruc-
tor.
Goodhue Envirothon will take three teams to State
Pine Island High School carpentry contestants at Riverland Community College on April 25 are, from left to
right: Hunter Lienau, Brandon Miller, Brendon Dugstad (first place winner), Kevin Poliszuk, and Matthew
Ellefson.
teams it fielded all place in the top
three at the regional competition
on May 7 in North Alexander Park
in Faribault. About fifteen teams
competed, with Pine Island and
Rushford-Peterson rounding out
the top five. The state competi-
tion will be held at St. Johns Uni-
versity in Collegeville on May 19.
Envirothon is a science/nature
competition in which students are
tested in the field of soils, water,
wildlife, forestry and special topic.
The competition also includes a
heavily scored oral presentation
which relates to the yearly special
topic this year it was on the im-
portance of no-till farming and
cover crops.
The Goodhue Silver team, state
entrants last year, placed first and
consists of juniors Holly Husband,
Ethan Dressen, and Billy Voth,
and sophomores Kate Stehr and
Sam McNamara. The Goodhue
Black team, which also partici-
pated in the state competition last
year, consists of senior Matt
Deneen, juniors Michael Ponce-
let and Jacob Gilsdorf, and sopho-
mores Casey Deneen and Nathan
Altendorf. Lastly, the newest team
from Goodhue, Goodhue Purple,
placed third in their first year at
the competition. Team members
are sophomore Calvin Peterson and
freshmen John Altendorf, Taylor
Buck, Jacob McNamara, and Cam
Dowden.
At State, Goodhue will look to
improve on its tenth place finish
from last years competition. The
teams are coached by science
teacher, Matt Halverson.
Goodhue
Pine Island
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Grant fraud in Wabasha County
To the Editor:
Knowledge is power so please
get to know the facts regarding
the Board of Water and Soil Re-
sources (BWSR) grant fraud in
Wabasha County which have been
aired on ABC-KAAL news and
reported in the newspaper. A por-
tion of the Minnesota state taxes
you pay each year are returned for
your benefit when the county re-
ceives grants such as the one
Wabasha County received from
the Minnesota Board of Water and
Soil Resources back in 2011. It is
from the Clean Water Fund for
Feedlot Water Quality Manage-
ment.
The initial grant was for
$128,421. The grant work has to
be completed according to the rules
and regulations of the state. BWSR
found that Wabasha County staff
committed numerous, serious vio-
lations as they spent the grant
money. The state launched an ex-
tensive investigation, finding many
violations including, but not lim-
ited to:
Falsification of animal unit
numbers by county staff in order
to qualify for grant money dis-
honesty even in applying for the
money
Improper sign off by non-quali-
fied personnel which required sign-
off by a licensed engineer
Landowners names signed by
county staff also known as forg-
ery
Absence of documentation that
supports expenditures of grant
funds or receipt of the required
funds (where is this missing money
and how much is missing?).
In 2012, due to the serious vio-
lations, BWSR essentially revoked
the grant money, meaning that
Wabasha County needs to return
$115,579, as well as pay $4,023.50
to BWSR for the cost of investi-
gating, and the final grant pay-
ment of $12,842 was withheld.
That is a total of $132,444.50 in
money lost to Wabasha County
through county employee actions.
Due to these violations and the
failure to comply with the requests
of BWSR, further grants were fro-
zen, meaning our county has po-
tentially missed out on $128,421
in grant funds for the years of 2012
and 2013.
It is now 2014 and $93,982 in
grant funds is currently being with-
held. As of a letter dated April 24,
2014, the state of Minnesota
BWSR has declared until the re-
payment of grant funds is resolved,
Wabasha County will be ineligible
to receive any grant funds from
BWSR.
Further investigation by BWSR
in 2014, into the countys lack of
internal controls to track money
and violations, has brought the total
investigation fee to $9,294.31.
Where is the county attorney, and
what has he been doing for the
last 2+ years? If this had been in-
vestigated in a timely manner by
the county attorney all of the in-
vestigation fees ($9,291.31) could
have been avoided. In most cases
like this it is investigated, charges
are filed, and a court hearing takes
place within a few months. Due to
inaction by the county attorney,
which some perceive as a cover
up, thousands of dollars are being
lost while the county employees
involved have not been held re-
sponsible. Grant money is money
from the taxpayer. The county
attorneys salary is paid by tax-
payer money. Paying back the grant
money is taxpayer money. Pay-
ing the investigation fees charged
by the state is taxpayer money,
and, finally, the most expensive
damage done is what the loss of
this grant money does to our envi-
ronment.
The citizens of the county are
also victimized because, to this
point, it has not been shown that
this grant money was used to pro-
tect the water quality in our
county. Wabasha County is a ru-
ral county, and people here make
their living as small business own-
ers or by farming the land. We
dont have a state university like
Winona County, or a medical
Mecca like Olmsted, or a giant
like Hormel as Mower County
does. People who come into our
county cross into Wabasha to boat
on Lake Pepin, fish in our trout
streams or canoe the Zumbro
River. Water is our countys irre-
placeable jewel of a resource, a
reason tourists come here and
something worthy of protection.
Our county attorney and sheriffs
department have let us all down
by not investigating this grant fraud
and filing charges against the
person(s) responsible for it.
Virginia Kautz
Zumbro Falls
To the Editor:
On March 20, 2012 I proposed
and voted for a board resolution
requiring Wabasha County Com-
missioners to pay 100% of our
health, dental and life benefit costs
out of our own pockets. This change
in benefits had an effective date
of January 1, 2013. The board reso-
lution passed with Commiss-ioner
Harms, Norman and me voting in
favor and Hall and Wobbe voting
in opposition.
On January 8, 2013 Commiss-
ioners Springer, Hall, and Wobbe
voted to reinstate taxpayer funded
health, dental and life benefits for
commissioners; 100% taxpayer
funding for the single plan and
80% for the family plan. After their
vote to reinstate their benefits, the
three commissioners enrolled.
Harms and I did not enroll.
In October 2013 I changed ca-
reers. This change brought me to
enroll in the county benefits, which
became effective November 2013.
I am currently enrolled in the $1,000
deductible family plan and pay-
ing for 20% of the costs out of my
pocket. Bear in mind, if Springer,
Hall, and Wobbe had not over-
turned my March 20, 2012 reso-
lution, I would currently be pay-
ing 100% of my familys cover-
age. I did not believe it was ethi-
cal in 2012 for part-time commis-
sioners to be receiving benefits
funded by taxpayers, and I do not
think it is right today.
Therefore, on April 29, 2014, I
once again submitted a board reso-
lution requiring county commis-
sioners, myself included, to pay
for 100% of our own benefit costs
effective June 1, 2014. My desire
was to have this resolution voted
on at the May 6 board meeting.
On April 30, interim Administra-
tor Michael Plante responded to
my agenda item request by stat-
ing, In speaking with Board Chair
Springer it is his decision to not
have the item on the agenda until
more information is gathered re-
garding the proposal.
Also on April 29, I emailed Gus
Froemke. Froemke is a registered
lobbyist with the Teamsters Union
from Minneapolis, and is the in-
dividual responsible for collect-
ing the data regarding the benefits
of all five county commissioners.
I asked Froemke if he would please
correct the false statements that
recently appeared in a slanderous
ad in the Wabasha Herald paid for
by the Teamsters Union. Froemke
has not responded to my email.
The benefits data that county
staff provided to Froemke veri-
fied that Springer, Hall, and Wobbe
are also currently enrolled in county
benefits, also having a portion of
their benefits paid for by taxpay-
ers. However, for some reason, I
was the only commissioner the
Teamsters labeled a pig at the
trough and printed false state-
ments about.
The recent attention over the
Wabasha County Commissioners
benefits will hopefully lead tax-
payers to ask more questions about
where their money is going. For
instance:
Why would commissioners
negotiate with employees, requir-
ing them to cost-share their ben-
efits, when union contracts actu-
ally set the standard for all the
non-union and elected officials
benefits as well? In other words,
the more lucrative the union con-
tracts are when it comes to em-
ployee benefits, the more advan-
tageous it is for commiss-ioners
as well.
Who is looking out for the tax-
payers best interest throughout
the union negotiation process?
Your elected commissioners,
county attorney staff and interim
administrator, in theory, represent
taxpayers in the negotiation and
mediation process. However, each
of these stand to gain financially
(along with the union employees)
because the contracts establish the
precedent for the benefits offered
to union and non-union alike. Will
your commissioner vote against a
union contract that provides per-
sonal gain for them?
How strong and resilient will
Wabasha Countys legal team stand
on behalf of taxpayers in negotia-
tion and mediation process? Con-
sider your legal representative will
personally profit if his/her client
(you the taxpayer) continue to
compensate 100% of the employ-
ees benefit costs.
Why did the Teamsters Union
only attempt to intimidate me and
not the other three commission-
ers currently enrolled in taxpayer-
funded benefits?
I do not believe taxpayers can
continue to absorb the increasing
costs of healthcare for county staff.
Certainly my position is not popular
among the county employees.
However, I was not elected to rep-
resent the best interest of govern-
ment. I was elected to be a voice
for the people.
It is not unreasonable to request
union, non-union and elected of-
ficials to cost-share their benefits
like the private sector has had to
do for many years. Nevertheless,
this concept seems to have threat-
ened the snollygoster men-tality
in Wabasha County, as demon-
strated by the Teamsters attempt
to intimidate me in the Wabasha
Herald.
As I promised when I cam-
paigned, I will not vote to raise
your taxes. I have kept this pledge
and will continue to do so my last
eight months in office. Union con-
tracts have a direct impact on the
countys levy and this is why I
have been an outspoken challenger
to the benefit package currently
offered. The time has come to place
common sense ahead of personal
gain and make decisions that ben-
efit future generations.
Deb Roschen
Wabasha County
Commissioner
Opposes benefit package
offered to commissioners
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
Isolationism
As a nation, we are tired. Fight-
ing wars, disasters, and other happ-
enings require resources consist-
ing of people and money. We dont
want to be big brother, or the world
police (actually Canada is closer
to being the world police). We
want everyone to be nice and get
along with everyone else. If only
the world would work this way,
we could rest; if only.... But it
doesnt work the way we want, so
no rest for us as a nation. We have
lifted up onto our shoulders the
mantle of leadership. We have
gotten the glory and now we are
feeling the pain of the respon-
sibility. The pain hurts more than
the feeling of glory. What to do?
What can we do? What shouldnt
we do?
Sometimes the threat against us
is subtle and we dont see it as an
immediate threat. When the
doomsday predictors shout,
Doom is coming! we stop lis-
tening because we dont have the
resources to fight future battles
now. The future has a nasty habit
of arriving sooner than expected.
We are caught unprepared because
our leadership has little motiva-
tion or resources to set aside for
the future.
Our public pensions and fund-
ing are in trouble because the gov-
ern-ment has not truly given itself
methods and procedures for sav-
ing for the future. Local govern-
ments can forward some money
for a year or two but not much
longer. (Once long ago, the local
school district set aside money for
purchase of buses for two years.)
Governments tend to borrow
money as needed and then slowly
pay it back. But the pension fund-
ing is a big problem compared to
the revenues and normal expenses
because we dont know how to
save for the future.
Great Britain (British Empire)
was the world leader until they
met a bunch of free thinkers and
finally gave in to them. We werent
ready to establish the war and peace
cycle with them. (Look at Euro-
pean history of the relations be-
tween England and France.) Our
Revol-utionary War was the be-
ginning of the end for the British
Empire. The War of 1812 knocked
them off the world leadership perch,
and we took their place not really
suspecting the true responsibility
of the perch.
Russia is seemingly challeng-
ing us as world leader, but it is not
going to happen. The real chal-
lenge is from China and India.
Russia is a diversion and a dis-
traction screening them. We dont
know how to plan for a future with
China or India as the world leader.
We are not sure what the impact
will be. We do know that the gov-
ern-ment of China is evolving away
from communism toward some-
thing else. Democracy or a repub-
lic or maybe a royal line, may be
the form of the future leader. Why
do I suggest this? Look again at
world history. Democracies, es-
pecially representative types of
democracy, have not fought each
other.
One last thought: George Wash-
ington did not like political par-
ties for whatever reason. Most
coun-tries have multiple political
parties which require compromise,
cooperation, and dissent. Russia
has one, only one, and no dissent.
India has multiple parties. China
has one, but multiple are forming.
China also has a rising middle class.
When China allows dissent, has
multiple political parties, and truly
repre-sentative government, it and
its leaders will be ready to pick up
the mantle of world leader. Until
next week.
Write Here
Right Now
By Bob Schmidt
Drip...drip...drip
Slowly, but inexorably, the water
drips from the ceiling to the floor
of the cave, forming stalactites on
the ceiling and stalagmites on the
ground. Its ponderously slow, but
eventually the formations are pro-
duced. In a similar manner, the
truth is coming out about the
Obama administrations handling
of the Benghazi scandal, the IRS
scandal, the energy policy pro-
crastination, and any number of
other issues that have plagued the
Obama presidency.
Scandals can take a long time to
run to the ground. The Watergate
burglary happened in June of 1972,
and President Nixon did not re-
sign until August of 1974.
Benghazigate could take longer.
Its been nearly 20 months since
the terrorist attack on the U.S.
Embassy compound in Benghazi,
and the administration is still stone-
walling; but for them, it is becom-
ing more difficult to hide the truth.
In recent weeks, a memo from then
White House Deputy Strategic
Communications Adviser Ben
Rhodes was finally pried loose by
judicial watch through the Free-
dom of Infor-mation Act, which
proved that the administration was
lying all along: they knew it was
a terrorist attack, and they sent the
paid puppet Susan Rice to five
Sunday morning TV shows to
propagate the lie about the phony
anti-Muslim video.
Now, because of that memo,
House Speaker John Boehner (R-
OH), has finally grown a spine.
He has decided to appoint a select
committee under Rep. Trey Gowdy
(R-SC) to investigate what really
happened on that terrible night in
Benghazi when four Americans
lost their lives. Among the ques-
tions that Gowdys committee will
no doubt ask are the following:
1. Why did the military not use
its available assets to attempt to
rescue the Americans under at-
tack during the seven hours be-
tween the first and last attacks?
2. What was President Obama
doing during the attacks on the
compound in Benghazi?
3. What was Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton doing during the
attacks?
4. Why was Ambassador
Stephens in Benghazi on Sep-
tember 11, 2012, in the first place?
Is there a Syria arms trafficking
connection being covered up?
All of these questions and more
should have been answered truth-
fully within weeks of the attack,
but they were not. Instead, weve
had the drip...drip...drip of the
Obama stonewalling and lying by
chief propagandist Jay Goebb-els
Carney.
Drip...drip...drip.... The IRS
scandal continues to run along after
twelve months with very little
progress. The most apparent crook
in the entire scheme to target con-
servatives and conservative orga-
nizations, Lois Lerner, has (ille-
gally) pled the Fifth Amend-ment,
was subsequently held in contempt
of Congress, but will likely not be
prosecuted by the corrupt Justice
Department under Attorney Gen-
eral Eric von Holder. Drip...
drip...drip....
Although the procrastination on
the Keystone Pipeline does not
fall into the category of crooked
scandals delineated above, it is a
very costly procrastination indeed.
While the Obama economy fails
to produce long-lasting full-time
jobs, this project alone could add
40,000 or more jobs immediately
to the economy. So why the
drip...drip...drip...on the decision?
Its all about the environment!
Although numerous studies have
cleared the project, the hard left
environmental wing of the Demo-
crat Party, to which Obama is be-
holden, is holding the project hos-
tage, and the president has there-
fore put off a final decision until
after the November elections, if
then. Drip...drip...drip....
And Keystone isnt the only
energy issue. Obama likes to tout
the increase in energy exploita-
tion under his administration, but
he fails to acknowledge that the
expansion has all been on private
property. Energy leases on gov-
ern-ment holdings are at a stand-
still. Fossil energy which is get-
ting cleaner all the time is the
key to not only our short-term eco-
nomic malaise, but also the key to
the U.S. solving its long-term debt
problem, and the Obama admin-
istration does not recognize it.
Instead, its the daily drip...
drip...drip....
910 days until this Obama ad-
ministration abomination is finally
eviscerated from our political land-
scape.
God bless America!
To the Editor:
Donald Sterling is clearly a rac-
ist, as are Cliven Bundy and David
Duke types. Sterlings comments
should bother all. Yet, Sterling was
given a Lifetime Achievement
Award by the NAACP, despite a
history of racist tendencies. His
financial contributions were more
valuable than principles, appar-
ently.
That said, why is it not equally
racist when King Shamir Shabazz,
New Black Panther Party leader,
says he hates all crackers and wants
to kill them, including cracker
Double standard applied to racism
babies in hospital nurseries? Why
arent the mainstream media, Al
Sharpton, and our current admin-
istration denouncing, with equal
favor, the vitriol out of Shabazzs
mouth, or that of Louis Farrakhan
and Jeremiah Wright? All are rep-
rehensible racists, yet neither the
criticism nor the press coverage is
applied equally. A racist is just
that, regardless of skin color. Re-
fusing to acknowledge that truth
is spineless and hypocritical. Those
who refuse care nothing about
equality or judging a person by
the content of his character.
Even racist speech is covered
by the First Amendment, and
rightly so. It protects each of us. I
was unaware that advocating the
killing of an entire race is pro-
tected, but seems I am wrong.
Political correctness has con-
structed a steep, slippery slope
down which free speech for ALL
is careening into the abyss. The
double standard needs to be ad-
mitted before it can be eliminated.
The time to do so is long overdue.
Jennifer Ziebell
Zumbrota
Amendment 17 of the United States Constitution
Passed by Congress May 13, 1912. Ratified April 8, 1913.
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the
people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have
the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such
State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may
empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by
election as the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before
it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
PAGE 2A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014

Obituaries
Eugene Lund 1940-2014
SHERMAN, TX Eugene
Stretch Lund passed away Fri-
day May 9 in Sherman.
Eugene Harold Lund was born
July 7, 1940, in Minnesota. He
was raised in and still owns a fam-
ily farm in Wanamingo. Stretch
was an entrepreneur who owned
a group of family businesses in-
cluding a farm corporation in Min-
nesota, a land and cattle corpora-
tion, and an insurance professional
corp-oration in Texas.
He was a retired Lt. Colonel
Air Force officer with twenty-five
years of service within the com-
munications career field. During
that time his customers included
the president and vice-president
of the United States, the White
House communications agency,
Executive Department senior level
executives, Depart-ment of De-
fense leadership, plus all four mili-
tary services. In addition he served
the State Departments embassy
and con-sulate system, as well as
the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation allies and other aligned
nations.
His military career also included
service as a military aide to vice-
president Mondales family in
1977, and the presidential inaug-
uration and Advance Man for Vice
President Bushs visit to the Azores
Island in 1983. He had also been
an escort officer, aide, and briefer
for national leaders, ambassadors,
members of the United States
Congress, selected national for-
eign dignitaries, national and in-
ter-national business executives,
as well as flag officers.
His academic education included
a bachelor of arts in economics
from St. Olaf University, a mas-
ters of business administration and
was also a distinguished graduate
of the Air Force Officer Training
Corps. Furthermore, he was an
FAA rated commercial pilot and
flight instructor and a licensed
insurance agent, licensed realtor,
and a licensed National Associa-
tion of Securities Dealers represen-
tative in Texas and Oklahoma.
Lund made Sherman, Texas his
home since 1974. He was very
active in the community, which
included the Sherman Area Cham-
ber of Commerce, the Sherman
Rotary Club, the Texoma Valley
Council BSA, the Grayson County
Board of Realtors, the Red River
Valley Arts Fest, the Republican
Party of Grayson County, the VFW
Post 2772, and many other orga-
nizations.
Eugene was a family man. He
loved to pamper his wife, loved
his son, and would play on the
floor with his grandchildren...when
he wasnt trying to feed the birds
and cats near his home.
Eugene is preceded in death by
his father Harold Lund and his
mother Esther Lund.
He is survived by his wife of 43
years, Flory Ann Lund; their son
and his wife, David Christopher
and Morgan Sherrod Lund; and
his grandchildren, Grayson David
Lund and Scout Keeley Lund.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, May 13, at Fusion Bible
Church with Pastor Denny Hen-
derson officiating. Burial with full
military honors followed at West
Hill Cemetery. Honorary pallbear-
ers were John Leverette, Jim
Schmidgall, Carl Peacock, Duane
Emerson, C.L. Simco, Mike How-
ard, Curtis Horton, and Malachi
Russell.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Fusion Bible
Church at 2515 W. Lamberth Rd,
Sherman, TX 75092. The regis-
ter book can be signed online at
waldofuneralhome.com.
Gordon Kjos 1918-2014
RED WING Gordon Kenneth
Kjos, 95, of Red Wing, died
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the
Seminary Home.
He was born on May 11, 1918
in Holden Township, Goodhue
County to Casper and Lena
(Barsness) Kjos. He graduated
from Kenyon High School in 1936
and then from Mankato Commer-
cial College. On November 10,
1942 he married Bernice Korsten.
He served in the US Army during
World War II from January 5, 1942
until September 27, 1945 when
he was honorably discharged. On
November 1, 1945 he started work-
ing for Monson Trucking Inc.
where he was an accountant and
office manager. He retired on June
1, 1984. He and Bernice lived in
Zumbrota from 1946 until 1963
and then they moved to Red Wing.
Bernice died in 1990. He was a
member of First Lutheran Church,
Burnson-Lillyblad VFW Post
#1218, Hiawatha Toastmasters and
the Golden Ks where he served
as president, and for many years
was the editor of the Kiwanian
Newsletter and Kiwanian Direc-
tory. During that time the news-
letter received regional awards and
one national award. He was also
Kiwanian of the Year in 1995 and
2007 and was the recipient of the
George F. Hixson Fellowship
award. He enjoyed gardening pho-
tography, videography, traveling
and playing the organ as a hobby.
Survivors include three daugh-
ters, Suzanne Hanson of Red Wing,
Marianne Kjos of Rochester and
Carol (Douglas) Wentworth of
Kansas City, Kansas; eight grand-
children, Joy, Nicole, Andrew,
Tammy, Judy, Kathy, Nicholas and
Jacquelyn; fifteen great-grand-
children; and one sister, Lillian
Teig of Kenyon.
He was preceded in death by
his wife; two brothers, Arthur and
Clarence; one grandson, Joel
Wentworth; and son-in-law,
Ronald Hanson.
The funeral was held Monday,
May 12, at First Lutheran Church
with Reverend Brian Scott offici-
ating. Burial with military honors
was at the Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials are preferred to the
Kiwaniss Flower Basket Fund.
Online condolences may be sent
to www.mahnfamilyfuneral
home.com.
Anna Berry 1919-2014
HOWARD LAKE Anna Stella
Berry, age 94, of Howard Lake,
went to be with the Lord on May
4, 2014 at the Cokato Manor.
She was born June 30, 1919 in
Zumbrota to Ludvig and Clara
Shelstad. Anna was baptized at
Lands Lutheran Church on July
20, 1919 and confirmed Novem-
ber 4, 1934. On June 30, 1943 she
was united in marriage to Howard
Berry. This marriage was blessed
with three daughters, Carol, Judy,
and Nancy. Anna was a member
of St. Johns Lutheran Church, as
well as Augustana Lutheran
Church of West St. Paul, where
she served the Lord. She was an
avid bowler, and enjoyed quilt-
ing, puzzles, traveling, and spend-
ing time with her family.
Anna is survived by her daugh-
ters, Carol (Gerry) Smith of
Howard Lake, Judy (Mark) Gibis
of Eagan, Nancy (Jim) Stello of
Watertown; nine grandchildren;
and fourteen great-grandchildren;
along with sisters and brothers,
and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her
husband, parents, sisters, and broth-
ers.
A celebration of life was held at
St. Johns Lutheran Church in
Howard Lake on Friday, May 9.
Internment was at Corinthian Cem-
etery in Farmington.
Ken Gabrielson 1928-2014
LITCHFIELD Kenneth C.
Gabrielson, age 85, of Litchfield,
died on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at
the Meeker Memorial Hospital in
Litchfield.
Kenneth Carlton Gabrielson was
born August 27, 1928, in Willmar
to Carl and Florence (Wilbur)
Gabrielson. He graduated from
Litchfield High School in 1946
and was united in marriage to
Phyllis Martens at St. Peters
Lutheran Church in Ellsworth
Township on October 15, 1949.
Ken entered the U.S. Army and
served during the Korean Con-
flict where he received a Bronze
Star and a Purple Heart Award.
Ken farmed for several years in
Ellsworth, Greenleaf and Darwin
before moving to Litchfield, where
he worked as a lineman for REA
Electric for over 30 years. He was
a member of St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, the Disabled American
Veterans, a life member of the
Admiral Benson V.F.W. Post
#2818, the Litchfield Area Male
Chorus, the South Fork Singers
and was part of the Litchfield
Military Honor Guard. He was a
Sunday School teacher and served
on the church council and was past
president of the Mens Club. Ken
was a soloist for many church,
wedding and funeral services over
the years, and enjoyed traveling,
and spending time with his fam-
ily.
Ken is survived by his children,
Ronald (Faye) Gabrielson of Lake
City, Karen (Lee) Marwede of
Minnetonka, Daniel (Kari) Gab-
rielson of Maple Grove, Jane
(Mark) Peterson of Bird Island,
and Sandra (Scott) Stockland of
Litchfield; eleven grandchildren,
Sarah (Gabe) Sandvik, Jessica
(Ryan) Hoernemann, Melanie
(Tony) Nachreiner, Jill (Alex)
Jurek, Megan Gabrielson, Jeffrey
Marwede, Tom Gabrielson, Amy
(Darrin) Olmscheid, Jon Peterson,
Nicholas Peterson, and Zachary
Stockland; twelve great-grand-
children; brothers, George (Norma)
Gabrielson, Donald (Elaine) Gab-
rielson, and David (Judy) Gab-
rielson.
Ken is preceded in death by his
wife Phyllis; his parents; four broth-
ers; five sisters; and an infant grand-
son.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, May 9, at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church. Interment was
in Lake Ripley Cemetery in
Litchfield. Military Honors were
provided by the Litchfield Mili-
tary Honor Guard. You can sign
the online guestbook at www.
johnson hagglund.com.
Delores Grossbach 1941-2014
ZUMBROTA Delores Marie
Grossbach died on May 6, 2014,
at the age of 73 in the home she
shared with her daughter, Dee, in
Zumbrota. She put up a coura-
geous fight to achieve her life goals.
Delores Marie Grossbach born
in Rochester on March 15, 1941,
to William and Eva Fieck. She
was baptized on September 4, 1948
and confirmed on April 3, 1955.
Delores was better known as
Dosey to her family and friends.
She was a very devoted mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother,
wife and sister. Dosey had a way
with people that was unimagined;
she could make anybody smile,
and laughter was always some-
thing that was shared between her
and her loved ones. Dosey always
talked about not needing outer
beauty because she had so much
inner beauty, and anybody who
met her knew that was no stretch
of the truth.
Dosey married Alan Grossbach
on April 15, 1961 and made a home
in Mazeppa on their farm until the
loss of her husband in 1980. Dosey
then moved in to town with her
two children, Dee Marie and Wil-
liam Alan where she opened a
daycare which she ran for ten years.
Dosey lost her son in a car acci-
dent in 1986 but would later be
joined by her two grandchildren
Rebecca and Jermane. Dosey later
began working at Assisi Heights
in Rochester. She devoted all of
her love to her family.
Besides her family and faith,
Dosey had a passion for gambling.
She always reminded her grand-
children that they and going to
the Island were all she had to
live for. Dosey also got much plea-
sure out of watching her Minne-
sota sports teams win. Dosey was
a very giving person who would
take in anybody who needed a fried
steak and a couch to sleep on.
Delores has always been loved so
deeply by her family and friends
and will never be forgotten but
will always be missed.
Delores is survived by her daugh-
ter, Dee (Grossbach) Tyn-dale;
granddaughter, Rebecca (Mike)
Moechnig; grandson, Jermane
Tyndale; great-grandson, Braxton
Moechnig; sisters, Elaine (Rob-
ert) Kreter and Barbara Hemker;
brother Richard (Maxine) Fieck;
sisters-in-law Wanda Bethke and
Joyce (Frank) Ortega.
Delores is preceded in death by
brothers, W. Calvin Fieck and
Howard (Nancy) Fieck; sister
LaVonne (David E.) Sibley; and
brother-in-law, Marvin Hemker.
The funeral service was on Sun-
day, May 11, at St. Johns Lutheran
Church in Mazeppa with Pastor
Alan Horn officiating. Burial was
in the Mazeppa Cemetery. Online
condolences are welcome at
www.mackenfuneral home.com.
Elvira Berardi 1931-2014
KENYON Elvira R. Berardi,
age 82 of Kenyon, formerly of
Zumbrota, died on Friday, May 2,
2014 at the Kenyon Sunset Home.
A memorial service will be held
on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 9:30
a.m. at the Kenyon Sunset Home
with Chaplain Nancy Edwardson
officiating.
Elvira Rose Berardi was born
on December 2, 1931 in Aquaviva,
Italy, to Sylvestro and Albertina
(nee Tatartaglione) Berardi. She
grew up in Aquaviva and attended
schools there. In 1960 she immi-
grated to the United States and
settled in Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania. After three years she
moved to New Jersey to work as a
nanny for her brothers children.
She also worked as a housekeeper
for a private catholic college in
New Jersey. Elvira received many
accolades for her attention to de-
tail and her ability to clean the
college. Elvira retired from the
college in 1996. In 2004 she moved
to Zumbrota, and in 2007 she en-
tered the Kenyon Sunset Home.
She enjoyed cooking, cleaning and
picking up around the house. She
lived her life like her motto: To
serve and not be served.
Elvira is survived by her broth-
ers, Nicolino (Shorty Birmingham)
Berardi of Zumbrota, Gennardo
Berardi of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania, and Gerardo Berardi of
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey; ten
nieces and nephews and many
great-nieces and nephews.
Elvira was preceded in death
by her parents, Sylvestro and
Albertina; sister, Lucia Berardi;
and brother, Vincenzo Berardi.
Eolah Trelstad 1918-2014
PINE ISLAND Eolah Blanche
Trelstad, 96, of Pine Island, died
peacefully on Monday, April 14,
2014, after having been surrounded
by love and goodbyes from her
family and with her daughter
Neletta by her side.
Eolah was born on March 2,
1918, to Robert and Alice Clark
Parker in Roscoe Township,
Goodhue County. She grew up with
three sisters in the Pine Island area
and attended country school at
Pleasant Valley and Oak Ridge
Schools. Eolah married Nicolai
Trelstad of Roscoe on November
8, 1934, at her parents home in
Kenyon. The couple farmed in the
Pine Island area until moving into
Pine Island in 1965. Nicolai died
on December 8, 1974.
Eolah went to work for the Pine
Island Telephone Company as a
switch board operator until the dial
system came in. She then worked
in the medical field at the Zum-
brota Community Hospital, the
Rochester State Hospital, and then
in surgery at Rochester Method-
ist Hospital.
Eolah had been involved in vari-
ous community organizations. She
was president of the PTA, she was
active with the committee that was
instrumental in getting Pine Ha-
ven to be built in Pine Island. The
organization she was most fond
of was Christians in Action, which
was begun with her, as an ecu-
menical outreach to bereaved fami-
lies.
Eolah is survived by a son
Alvares Al (Nancy) Trelstad;
daughter Neletta (Kenneth) Harper;
four grandchildren and spouses,
Mark and Linda Miller Trelstad,
Beth and Bruce Carlson, Lisa and
Chris Latham, and Michelle and
James Kelly; three step-grandchil-
dren, Scott Harper, Chris and Jes-
sica Harper, and Michael Harper;
nine great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
One of Eolahs greatest joys in
later life was having photographs
taken for five family generations
as she held her great-great-grand-
son.
She was preceded in death by
her husband; her parents; and three
sisters, Bernice Matti, Luverne
Sargeant, and Genivieve Davis
Martin; and son-in-law Wayne
Weis.
A memorial service for Eolah
will be held Saturday, May 24,
2014, at 11 a.m. at the Pine Island
Methodist Church, Pine Island,
with Pastors Carolyn Westlake,
Dan Ashpole, and Rod Anderson
participating. A private family
burial will be held later this sum-
mer in the Pine Island Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Pine
Haven Care Center or the charity
of the donors choice.
Funeral and Cremation Services
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Pre-arrangements
Roger Bremer 1940-2014
MAPLEWOOD Roger
Charles Bremer, 73, of Maple-
wood, and former Goodhue area
resident, passed away on Satur-
day, April 26, 2014 at Our Lady
of Peace Hospice in St. Paul.
Roger was born on December
10, 1940 to Elmer and Marie
(Scharpen) Bremer, who farmed
in rural Goodhue. Roger gradu-
ated from Goodhue High School
on April 21, 1972. He married
Donna Trcka in St. Paul. After
retiring from a lifelong meat cut-
ter trade, Roger enjoyed repairing
lawn mowers and other small
equipment. The family also en-
joyed spending time at the cabin
Roger built on Sturgeon Lake.
Survivors include his wife;
daughters, Angie of Oakdale, and
Lindsay (Ben) Belisle of White
Bear Lake; son, Justin of Fargo;
three grandchildren, Devin Willett,
and Owen and Weston Belisle;
one brother, Dale (Margo) of Zum-
brota; two sisters, Doris (Derald)
Maxwell of Salida, Colorado and
Lynette (John) Reuter of Maple
Plain; six nieces and three neph-
ews.
Roger was preceded in death
by his parents.
The funeral (cremation) was held
on Friday, May 2 at First Evan-
gelical Free Church in Maplewood,
with Pastor Todd Olsen officiat-
ing.
College
St. Olaf College
NORTHFIELD Laura Nelson
of Zumbrota was among students
recognized on Honors Day, May
2. Honors Day recognizes students
who have a cumulative GPA of
3.6 or higher.
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at Rochester Methodist Hospital.
Eli was 7 pounds, 9 ounces and
20-3/4 inches long.
Eli has one big brother, Jack-
son. Grandparents are Mark and
Mary Jo Schindelholz of Oak
Grove and Ken and Paula English
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NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014 PAGE 3A
Softball
ZM gives top-ranked KM a scare
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA It was a good
week for the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
softball team as they won three of
four games in HVL play. ZM
topped Lourdes, Triton and Pine
Island, but they cam up short against
top-ranked and HVL leading Kas-
son-Mantorville.
The Cougars will wrap up regular
season play on Friday at Cannon
Falls. West Section 1 AA play will
begin at the higher seeded team
on Monday and Wednesday at 5
p.m. Final round of action will be
at Stewartville at 4 p.m.
Lourdes
A big third inning allowed the
Cougars to leave Rochester early
on Monday with an 11-1, five-
inning win over Lourdes.
ZM pounded out 15 hits led by
Amber Gehrke (two RBI) and
Carley Henning (RBI) who each
went 3 for 4 with a double. Tayler
Mort (RBI) and Ali Frederixon
(three RBI) also had three hits each.
Morgan Olson was 2 for 4 with a
double and an RBI.
Olson picked up the mound win.
She struck out six and gave up
two hits over four innings. Amber
Gehrke tossed an inning of relief
with one strikeout and one walk.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 11 - Lourdes 1
R H E
ZM 0 1 10 0 0 11 15 0
Lourdes 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Pitching IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Olson 4 6 0 2 1 0
ZM - Gehrke 1 1 1 0 0 0
1B: ZM Morgan Olson (1), Amber Gehrke
(2), Tayler Mort (3), Carley Henning (2), Ali
Frederixon (3); 2B: ZM - Morgan Olson, Am-
ber Gehrke, Carley Henning, Hailey Dykes
Kasson-Mantorville
Undefeated Kasson-Mantorville
came to Zumbrota on Wednesday
for a showdown between two of
the top teams in the HVL. The
Cougars got off to the start they
wanted in the second inning when
Hailey Dykes singled and Alyssa
Quam hit a two-run homerun for a
2-0 lead.
The KoMets threatened in the
third inning when, with no outs,
when had two players single. ZMs
Carley Henning made a diving
catch on a deep hit to center field
for the out. She threw back to sec-
ond base to get the second out of
the inning when the baserunner
left early. Another fly ball ended
the inning.
But KM came back with a two-
run homer in the fourth inning to
knot the game at 2-2. The KoMets
got their game-winner with a solo
run in the sixth inning, and they
added an insurance run in the sev-
enth for a 4-2 win.
Amber Gehrke struck out two,
walked none and gave up 10 hits
in the loss.
Maddie Damon proved tough
on the mound for KM. She gave
up a pair of singles to Dykes and a
homerun to Quam. Those two runs
are the only runs scored against
the junior right-hander.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2
Kasson-Mantorville 4
R H E
KM 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 10 0
ZM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
ZM - Gehrke 7 2 0 19 4 3
1B: ZM Hailey Dykes (2); HR: ZM - Alyssa
Quam
Triton
The Cougars needed seven in-
ning to beat Triton 12-0 in Dodge
Center, Friday. ZM scored solo
runs in the first, third and fifth
inning before plating nine in the
top of the seventh.
ZM hit three balls over the fence
with Rachel Mensink (four RBI),
Morgan Olson (3 for 4, double,
RBI) and Carley Henning (3 for
5, double two RBI) all hitting hom-
ers.
Olson earned the mound win
when she struck out eight, walked
none and gave up two hits.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 12 - Triton 0
R H E
ZM 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 12 17 1
Triton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
ZM - Olson 6 8 0 2 0 0
1B: ZM Morgan Olson (1), Carley Henning
(1); 2B: ZM - Morgan Olson (1), Carley Hen-
ning (1); HR: ZM - Rachel Mensink (1), Mor-
gan Olson (1), Carley Henning (1)
Goodhue comes up short in three games
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The Goodhue
softball team played two of the
better teams in the HVL last week
and they came up short against
both Cannon Falls and Kasson-
Mantorville. They also lost to
Randolph in a non-conference
game.
The Cats will try to get back on
the winning track as they close
out regular season play this week.
The West Section 1A tournament
opens on Monday at the higher
seed.
Cannon Falls
Goodhue got off to the start they
wanted to in Monday against Can-
non Falls, leading 3-2 after the
first inning, but the Bombers out-
scored the Cats 12-1 over the next
four innings to end the game early.
Laurie Pearson was tagged with
the mound loss. She struck out
three, walked seven and gave up
nine hits over four innings. Lexi
Kennedy threw an inning of relief
with two strikeouts, one walk and
one hit.
Leaders at the plate included
Kennedy, 3 for 3, and Ashley Th-
ompson, 2 for 3 with two RBI.
Goodhue 4 - Cannon Falls 14
R H E
Cannon Falls 2 0 7 5 0 14 10 2
Goodhue 3 0 0 0 1 4 6 5
G - Pearson 4 3 7 9 14 9
G - Kennedy 1 2 1 1 0 0
1B: G Lexi Kennedy (2), Ashley Thompson
(2), Brittney Ryan (1)
Kasson-Mantorville
The Wildcats fell 17-1 to top-
ranked and undefeated Kasson-
Mantorville in Kasson on Friday.
Goodhue did have seven hits,
led by Bailee Gullerud who went
2 for 3 , but they committed four
errors that led to nine unearned
runs.
Three Cat pitchers, Laurie Pear-
son, Kate Pearson and Lexi
Kennedy combined to strikeout
four, walk seven and give up 10
hits.
Goodhue 1 - Kasson-Mantorville 17
R H E
Goodhue 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4
KM 3 4 5 5 x 17 10 0
G - L. Pearson 2 2 3 4 7 4
G - K. Pearson .1 0 0 1 2 0
G - Kennedy 1.2 2 4 5 8 8
1B: G Bailee Gullerud (2), Kate Lexvold
(1), Lexi Kennedy (1), Sydney McNamara
(1), Kate Stehr (1), Laurie Pearson (1)
Randolph
Goodhue fell 15-5 at Randolph
on Saturday at the Bethlehem
Academy Invitational. The Cats
hindered their effort by commit-
ting eight errors.
Lexi Kennedy Struck out three,
walked five and gave up eight hits
in the mound loss.
Kate Stehr and Laurie Pearson
each hit a double. Slapping out
singles were Kate Lexvold,
Kennedy, Sydney McNamara,
Brittney Ryan and Haley Lexvold.
Goodhue 5 - Randolph 15
R H E
Goodhue 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 8
Randolph 1 3 3 8 x 15 8 2
G - Kennedy 4 3 5 8 15 6
1B: G Kate Lexvold (1), Lexi Kennedy (1),
Sydney McNamara (1), Brittney Ryan (1),
Haley Lexvold (1) 2B: G Kate Stehr (1),
Laurie Pearson (1)
Faribault Academies
The Cats bounced back to win
their second game of the day, down-
ing Faribault Academies 3-1.
Lexi Kennedy was the winner
on the mound when she struck out
four, walked four and gave up
seven hits.
Bailey Kreisler led Goodhue at
the plate going 3 for 3. Laurie
Pearson had a double and an RBI
and Sydney McNamara had a triple.
Goodhue 3 - Faribault Academies 1
R H E
Goodhue 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 1
Faribault 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
G - Kennedy 7 4 4 7 1 1
1B: G Lexie Kennedy (1), Kate Stehr (1);
Bailey Kreisler (3) 2B: G Laurie Pearson
(1); 3B: G Sydney McNamara (1)
KW earns a much needed win
By Faye Haugen
WANAMINGO It has been
an up and down season for Kenyon-
Wanamingo this spring. The
Knights lost a trio of games in
HVL play, but they got a much
needed win at home on Friday.
KW will host Kasson-Mantor-
ville on Friday at 4 p.m. The West
Section 1A tournament will be-
gin on Monday at the higher seed.
Action will move to Austin on
Wednesday.
Hayfield
The Knights were shut out at
Hayfield on Monday, falling 10-0
to the Vikings. The game was
more competitive than the score
indicates, said Coach Matt Nel-
son. We are excited to have a
chance to play them again.
Kailee Berquam struck out five,
walked two and gave up four hits.
The Knights committed three er-
rors.
KW had just three hits when
Sydney Klemish went 2 for 2 and
Maddie Anfinson had a single.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 0 - Hayfield 10
R H E
KW 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Hayfield 3 4 3 0 x 10 5 1
KW - Berquam 4 5 3 5 10 5
1B: KW Sydney Klemish (2), Maddie Anfin-
son (1)
Byron
The Knights came up just short
in a 3-2 loss at Byron on Wednes-
day in eight innings.
KW scored solo runs in the sec-
ond and sixth innings with Byron
plating two runs in the fourth in-
ning. Byron got their game win-
ner in the bottom of the eighth on
an intentional walk and a wild pitch.
Kailee Berquam struck out nine,
walked one and gave up six hits.
Mariah Quam and Sydney Klem-
ish each went 2 for 4 with a hom-
erun.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 2 - Byron 3
R H E
KW 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Byron 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 4
KW - Berquam 7.1 9 1 6 3 2
1B: KW Mariah Quam (1), Sydney Klemish
(1); HR: KW Mariah Quam (1), Sydney
Klemish (1)
Stewartville
The Knights played a very com-
petitive game against Stewartville
in Wanamingo, Thursday, before
falling 5-3. We are battling and
played another well played game,
remarked Coach Nelson.
The Knights had four hits and
two of them were doubles by
Mariah Quam and Ellyn Beulke.
Kailee Berquam struck out
seven, walked one and gave up
five hits.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 3 - Stewartville 5
R H E
Stewartville 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 5 1
KW 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 4 1
KW - Berquam 7 7 1 5 5 3
1B: KW Siri Sviggum (1); 2B: KW Mariah
Quam (1), Ellyn Beulke (1)
Lake City
The Knights closed out the week
with a 15-0 win over Lake City.
The Knights scored in all four
inning and they were led at the
plate by Siri Sviggum with two
hits and an RBI, and singles by
Maddie Anfinson (RB), Mikayla
Sokoloski (RBI) and Ellyn Beulke
(three RBI)
Shayla Berkner dominated on
the mound, striking out four, walk-
ing one and allowing one hit.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 15 - Lake City 0
R H E
Lake City 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
KW 4 4 3 4 x 15 6 0
KW - Berkner 5 4 1 1 0 0
1B: KW Siri Sviggum (2)

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball players, from left, Tayler Mort, Morgan Olson, Jackie Matuska, Rachel Mensink,
Carley Henning and Amber Gehrke are all smiles when Alyssa Quam hit a two-run homerun against Kasson-
Mantorville on Tuesday.
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Morgan Olson makes a sliding catch against Kasson-
Mantorville on Tuesday.
The Lake City base runner freezes as Kenyon-Wanamingos Shayla Berkner delivers a pitch in Fridays game
in Wanamingo. The Knights earned a 15-0 shutout over the Tigers.
Goodhues Brittney Ryan gets around on the pitched ball for a base hit to right field against Cannon Falls on
Monday in Goodhue.
Pine Island left fielder Emilee Frederickson looks at her glove to make sure the ball is still there after making
an acrobatic catch against Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Wednesday.
ZM hits their way past PI
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA Zumbrota-
Mazeppa pounded out 14 hits in a
9-0 shutout over Pine Island in
Zumbrota on Wednesday in an
HVL softball game.
The Cougars were led at the plate
by Morgan Olson who went 3 for
4 with a pair of doubles and an
RBI. Tayler Mort was 3 for 4 with
a double and an RBI, Carley Hen-
ning was 2 for 3 with a double,
triple and four RBI, Alyssa Quam,
2 for 3 and Kaitlen Buck 2 for 3
withy a double.
The Panthers had just a pair of
singles by Kaylee Drazan and
Molly Shelton as ZMs Morgan
Olson struck out eight and walked
none in the win.
Taylor Schroder took the mound
loss for Pine Island when she struck
out four, walked four and gave up
14 hits.
I was happy that we went all
seven innings with Zumbrota-
Mazeppa, said PI coach Kim
Jones.
These two teams could well
tangle again next week in the West
Section playoffs that begin on
Monday or Wednesday at the
higher seed. Action moves to Stew-
artville on Friday at 4 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 9 - Pine Island 0
R H E
Pine Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
ZM 3 1 0 2 2 1 x 9 14 0
ZM - Olson 7 8 0 2 0 0
PI - Schroder 6 4 4 14 9 7
1B: ZM Morgan Olson (1), Tayler Mort (2),
Carley Henning (2), Hailey Dykes (1), Alyssa
Quam (2); PI - Molly Shelton (1), Kaylee
Drazan (1); 2B: ZM - Morgan Olson (2),
Tayler Mort (1), Kaitlen Buck (1); 3B: ZM -
Carley Henning (1)
Baseball
PI takes advantage of Goodhue errors
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Pine Island took
advantage of four Goodhue errors
to earn an 11-2 win over the Wild-
cats in Goodhue Monday.
It was a good team win, said
PI coach Craig Anderson. We
had eight different players get hits
for us, and we got a solid start
from sophomore Aaron Gillard
who was making his varsity de-
but. We played solid defense be-
hind him and got a great relief
performance from Alex Kautz.
Gilland struck out three and gave
up five hits over five innings. Kautz
struck out four and gave up one
hit over two innings.
Alex Thomforde took the loss
for Goodhue. He struck out two,
walked one and gave up seven
hits over four innings.
Leading PI at the plate were
Jordan Pin, 2 for 2 with a double
and two RBI, Matt Kukson, a
double and three RBI, Gilland, 2
for 3, Luke Schmidt, 2 for 4 (RBI),
Ben Bauer, a double and two RBI
and Ben Warneke, a triple.
The Wildcats got singles from
Thomforde, Austin Buck (RBI),
Riley Augustine (RBI), Riley
Bollum and Taylor Buck and a
double from Logan Breuer.
Pine Island 11 - Goodhue 2
R H E
Pine Island 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 11 11 1
Goodhue 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 4
PI - Gillard 5 3 0 5 2 2
PI - Kautz 2 4 0 1 0 0
G - Thomforde 4 2 1 7 7 4
1B: PI Jordan Pin (1), Aaron Gilland (2),
Luke Schmidt (2), Jared Lohmeyer (1); G -
Alex Thomforde (1), Taylor Buck (1), Riley
Augustine (10, Riley Bollum (1), Austin Buck
(1); 2B: PI Matt Kukson (2), Ben Bauer (1);
G - Logan Breuer (1); 3B: PI Jordan Pin
(1), Ben Warneke (1)
Knights up their record to 7-5
By Faye Haugen
WANAMINGO With play-
offs beginning in less than a week,
the Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball
team is beginning to heat up , win-
ning three of four games to push
their record to 7-5.
The Knights will host Pine Is-
land on Friday with the double-
header beginning at 4:15 p.m. KW
will host Randolph at 4:30 p.m.
on Monday.
Byron
The Knights earned a 5-3 win
over Byron on Monday in Wana-
mingo. Three KW pitchers, Blake
Jacobson, Connor Sviggum and
Alex Roosen, combined to strike-
out five, walk four and give up
four hits.
KW knocked out four singles,
one each by Ted Androli (two RBI),
Sviggum (RBI), Jace Clawiter and
Alex Roosen.
Two-out hits that drove in runs
came in separate innings by Ted,
Connor and Jace, said Coach
Randy Hockinson. All three pitch-
ers were effective. Androli made
a diving catch in center field to
help Alex get the save.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 5 - Byron 3
R H E
Byron 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1
KW 3 0 1 0 0 1 x 5 4 4
KW - Jacobson 4 1 3 3 3 1
KW - Sviggum 2 2 1 1 0 0
KW - A. Roosen 1 2 0 0 0 0
1B: KW Ted Androli (1), Jace Clawiter (1),
Connor Sviggum (1), Alex Roosen (1)
Triton - game one
The Knights had to wait out a
thunderstorm the play the first game
of an HVL doubleheader in Wana-
mingo on Thursday. KW won the
opening contest 11-0 after an hour
rain delay. The second game was
completed on Friday.
KW scored in every inning in
the 11-0 shutout as they outhit the
Cobras 14-1. Alex Roosen was 3
for 4 at the plate with three RBI.
Blake Jacobson (double), Jake
Whipple (two RBI) and Gavin
Roosen (two RBI) all had a pair of
hits.
Alex Roosen dominated on the
mound striking out five, walking
two and allowing one hit.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 11 - Triton 0
R H E
Triton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
KW 3 3 2 3 x 11 13 0
KW - A. Roosen 5 5 2 1 0 0
1B: KW Blake Jacobson (1), Ted Androli
(1), Dylan Craig (2), Gavin Roosen (2), Con-
nor Sviggum (1), Jake Whipple (2), Alex Roosen
(3); 2B: KW Blake Jacobson (1)
Kasson-Mantorville
The Knights stopped in Kasson
for a make-up game with the Ko-
Mets. In a well played game, KW
fell 2-1 to the top-ranked team in
Class A.
We left 14 runners on base in
this game, lamented Coach Hock-
inson. Gavin Roosen pitched well
enough to win, but the offense
struck out many times with run-
ners in scoring position.
Roosen walked five and gave
up four hits in the loss. The Knights
were led at the plate by Drew Sath-
rum who was 3 for 3 with a double.
Jake Whipple had a pair of hits
and Connor Sviggum (RBI) and
Ted Androli each had a single.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 1
Kasson-Mantorville 2
R H E
KW 0 4 12 4 0 20 13 0
Triton 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 3
KW - G. Roosen 6.2 0 5 4 2 1
1B: KW Ted Androli (1), Connor Sviggum
(1), Drew Sathrum (2), Jake Whipple (1);
2B: KW Drew Sathrum (1);
Triton - game two
KW left Kasson and headed to
Dodge Center after their 2-1 loss
to the KoMets. The Knights must
have been smarting after the loss
as they whipped the Cobras 20-2
to complete the doubleheader that
was started on Thursday.
Every player on the team scored
at least one hit. Connor Sviggum
had a three-run homer in the third,
pointed out Coach Hockinson. It
was nice to see the boys bounce
back offensively against Triton
after being frustrated at Kasson
earlier in the evening.
Drew Sathrum earned the mound
win when he struck out seven,
walked one and scattered three hits.
Offensive leaders were Sathrum,
2 for 3 with a pair of doubles and
two RBI, Sviggum, 2 for 3 with a
homerun and four RBI, Jace Claw-
iter (RBI) and Gavin Roosen (two
RBI) with two hits each, and Jared
Clawiter with a single and two
RBI.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 20 - Triton 2
R H E
KW 0 4 12 4 0 20 12 0
Triton 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 3
KW - Sathrum 5 7 1 3 2 2
1B: KW Blake Jacobson (1), Jace Clawiter
(2), Jared Clawiter (1), Ted Androli (1), Gavin
Roosen (2), Connor Sviggum (1); 2B: KW
Drew Sathrum (2), Jake Whipple (1); HR:
KW Connor Sviggum (2);
Stewartville stops Goodhue
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE In an error-filled
game, Stewartville earned an 8-3
win over Goodhue in Stewartville,
Friday. The two teams combined
for nine errors in the HVL con-
test.
The Tigers jumped out to an 8-
0 lead before the Wildcats plated
all three of their runs in the top of
the seventh inning.
Riley Bollum struck out two,
walked two and gave up nine hits
in the mound loss.
Austin Buck (two RBI) and Ri-
ley Augustine each had a pair of
hits for Goodhue. Hitting singles
were Nathan Altendorf, Alex Th-
omforde and Bollum.
The Cat will host Triton on Fri-
day in an HVL doubleheader be-
ginning at 3:45 p.m. Byron will
come to Goodhue for a 5 p.m. game
on Monday.
Goodhue 3 - Stewartville 8
R H E
Goodhue 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 4
Stewartville 2 0 5 0 0 3 x 8 9 5
G - Bollum 6 2 2 9 8 3
1B: G Nathan Altendorf (1), Riley August-
ine (2), Alex Thomforde (1), Riley Bollum (1),
Austin Buck (2)
ZM bats are silent in two losses
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota-
Mazeppa baseball team fell to 3-8
with a a pair of losses last week.
With the regular season winding
down, the Cougars will try to get
on track this week when they host
Cannon Falls on Friday at 5 p.m.,
play at Rochester Lourdes at 10
a.m. on Saturday, host St. Charles
on Monday and Hayfield on Tues-
day, both at 5 p.m.
Triton
Triton won their first HVL Blue
Division game of the season when
they topped Zumbrota-Mazeppa
7-4 in Dodge Center, Monday.
The Cougars had just three hits
in the loss, singles by Brady Schoe-
nfelder, Cody Heitman and Free-
dom Hunt.
Schoenfelder went five innings
on the mound, striking out two,
walking eight and giving up three
hits.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4 - Triton 7
R H E
ZM 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 1
Triton 0 3 2 1 1 0 x 7 6 3
ZM - Schoenfelder 5 2 8 3 7 7
1B: ZM Brady Schoenfelder (1), Cody Heit-
man (1), Freedom Hunt (1)
LaCrescent
The always competitive LaCres-
cent Lancers made the trip to Zum-
brota on Tuesday, and they went
home early with a 10-0 win over
the Cougars.
LaCrescent outhit the Cougars
15-1 as Jacob Ugland got the lone
ZM single.
Michael Wicks was tagged with
the loss when he struck out one,
walked one and gave up 11 hits
over three innings.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 - LaCrescent 10
R H E
LaCrescent 0 1 8 1 0 10 15 1
ZM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
ZM - Wicks 3 1 1 11 9 7
1B: ZM Jacob Ugland (1)
PI in the hunt for HVL Blue title
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND By winning
all four of their games last week,
the Pine Island baseball team
moved into a first-place tie with
Cannon Falls in the HVL Blue
Division standings with 7-1
records. Less than a week remains
in the regular season. PI will host
Lake City on Thursday at 5 p.m.,
play a doubleheader at Wanamingo
on Friday at 4:15 p.m. and close
out regular season play with a non-
conference game against Prescott
in Pine Island on Monday at 5
p.m.
Stewartville
The Panthers earned an 8-3 win
at Stewartville on Tuesday behind
Ben Warneke who ran his mound
record to 5-0. Warneke struck out
nine, walked one and gave up 14
hits.
We had to battle from behind
in this one, as Stewartville led 3-1
after three innings. We kept com-
ing back and finally got on top
with back-to-back RBIs from Luke
Schmidt and Jared Lohmeyer in
the sixth inning, said Coach Craig
Anderson. Ben did give up 14
hits, but a lot of them were not hit
hard. He came up with some big
pitches to work out of trouble.
Offensive leaders were Ian
Radtke, two doubles and an RBI,
Schmidt, 2 for 4 with four RBI,
and Ben Warneke, Lohmeyer,
Jordan Pin and Nathan Waletzko
each with a single.
We got a big pick-off by catcher
Adam Pleschourt at second base
in the fifth inning when the Tigers
got a lead-off double, pointed out
Coach Anderson, who added, We
made use of four hit batters and
five walks to help our offense.
Pine Island 8 - Stewartville 3
R H E
Pine Island 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 8 9 3
Stewartville 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 2
PI - Warneke 7 9 1 14 3 2
1B: PI Luke Schmidt (2), Ben Warneke (1),
Jared Lohmeyer (1), Jordan Pin (1), Nathan
Waletzko (1) 2B: PI Ian Radtke (2)
Hayfield
Pine Island scored all the runs
they would need in the first inning
in a 3-1 win over Hayfield in Pine
Island on Friday.
If you like great pitching and
defense, this was your kind of
game, said Coach Anderson.
Jordan Pin went the distance and
threw only 78 pitches, giving up
one run, one walk, three hits and
striking out nine. Hayfield has sev-
eral players that are starting for
the fourth year, so they brought a
veteran team that has scored a
bunch of runs this season.
The Panthers bunched up their
five hits in the opening inning on
doubles by Ben Warneke and Jared
Lohmeyer and a single by Nathan
Waletzko who had two hits in the
win.
The game lasted only one hour
and twenty minutes. It was a nice
crisp defensive game, remarked
Coach Anderson.
Pine Island 3 - Hayfield 1
R H E
Hayfield 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Pine Island 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 5 1
PI - Pin 7 9 1 3 1 1
1B: PI Nathan Waletzko (2), Ben Bauer
(1); 2B Ben Warneke (1), Jared Lohmeyer
(1)
Walks make the difference in PI win over ZM
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Both teams
had seven hits, and the one error
did not make that big a difference
when Pine Island beat Zumbrota-
Mazeppa on Wednesday, 6-1 in
Pine Island. The difference was
walks. The Cougars issued seven
bases on balls and the Panthers
had none
This was a well played game
as only one error was
committedthat allowed an un-
earned run for Pine Island in the
fifth inning, said PI coach Craig
Anderson. Luke Schmidt thew a
solid game for us and we played
solid defense behind him.
Schmidt struck out three. Cody
Hinrichs took the loss for ZM as
he struck out three.
Leading the PI offense were
Jordan Pin, 2 for 2 with an RBI,
doubles by Adam Pleschourt (two
RBI) and Jared Lohmeyer (RBI),
and singles by Matt Kukson and
Ian Radtke.
Pacing ZM at the plate were
Chase Steffen 2 for 4 with an RBI
and singles by Mark Yeakel, Alex
Nelson, Cody Heitman, Jacob
Ugland and Freedom Hunt.
Pine Island 6 - Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1
R H E
ZM 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Pine Island 1 2 1 1 0 0 x 6 7 0
PI - Schmidt 7 7 0 7 1 1
ZM - Hinrichs 6 3 7 7 6 5
1B: PI Jordan Pin (2), Matt Kukson (1),
Ian Radtke (1); ZM - Jacob Ugland (1), Chase
Steffen (2), Mark Yeakel (1), Alex Nelson (1)
Cody Heitman (1), Freedom Hunt (1); 2B: PI
Adam Pleschourt (1), Jared Lohmeyer (1)
Pine Islands Luke Schmidt tries to slide around the tag put on by Goodhues Alex Thomforde at home plate
in Mondays game in Goodhue. Schmidt was called out, but PI was an 11-2 winner.
Pine Islands Ben Warneke slides into third for a triple as Goodhues Taylor Buck leaps to make the catch on
the throw from the field in Mondays game in Goodhue.
SOFTBALL
Pine Island has a very busy week
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Washouts of
the regular schedule forced the Pine
Island softball team to play six
games last week. The Panthers won
three of the six to move their HVL
record to 4-5 and overall mark to
7-10.
The Panthers will close out the
regular season on Thursday when
they play a non-conference game
at Chatfield at 5 p.m. The West
Section 1AA tournament will be-
gin on Monday at the higher seed.
Wednesdays semifinals will also
be at the higher seed before head-
ing to Stewartville for the final
round of play beginning at 4 p.m.
on Friday
Lake City
The Panthers opened the week
with a 6-0 shutout over Lake City
in Pine Island on Monday.
Taylor Schroder earned the
mound win when she struck out
three, walked three and allowed
one hit.
Summer Cavallaro had a pair
of singles, Haley Bauman and
Candace Uhde each had a double
and Marissa DeWitz had two hits,
one a triple.
Pine Island 6 - Lake City 0
R H E
Lake City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Pine Island 4 1 0 0 0 1 x 6 9 0
PI - Schroder 7 3 3 1 0 0
1B: PI Marissa DeWitz (1), Emilee Fre-
drickson (1), Allie Anderson (1), Summer
Cavallaro (2), Hannah Liffrig (1); 2B: PI
Haley Bauman (1), Candace Uhde (1); 3B:
PI Marissa DeWitz (1)
LaCrescent
The Panthers earned a 6-4 win
at LaCrescent on Tuesday behind
Kaitlyn Champa who struck out
five, walked one and gave up seven
hits.
The Lancers took a 4-0 lead in
the fourth inning and it held up
until the top of the seventh inning
when the Panthers rallied for six
runs. LaCrescent was unable to
answer with a comeback.
The Panthers pounded out 16
hits. Marissa DeWitz and Emilee
Fredrickson (two RBI) each had
three hits. Collecting a pair of hits
were Allie Anderson (RBI), Sum-
mer Cavallaro and Candace Uhde.
Molly Shelton (RBI) and Taylor
Schroder (two RBI) each had a
double.
Pine Island 6 - LaCrescent 4
R H E
Pine Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 16 1
LaCrescent 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 7 0
PI - Champa 7 5 1 7 4 3
1B: PI Marissa DeWitz (3), Emilee Fre-
drickson (3), Allie Anderson (2), Summer
Cavallaro (2), Candace Uhde (2), Haley Bau-
man (1), Kaylee Drazan (1); 2B: PI Molly
Shelton (1), Taylor Schroder (1)
Cannon Falls
Pine Island suffered a 6-1 loss
to Cannon Falls in a second game
played in Zumbrota on Wednes-
day.
We were 1-1 through five in-
nings and then down 2-1 in the
sixth. We had a couple of errors in
the seventh and lost, said Coach
Jones.
Kaitlyn Champa struck out six,
walked two and gave up 10 hits in
the mound loss.
Pine Island had four hits, a double
by Emilee Fredrickson and singles
by Molly Shelton, Candace Uhde
and Taylor Schroder.
Pine Island 1 - Cannon Falls 6
R H E
Cannon Falls 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 10 1
Pine Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 4
PI - Champa 7 6 2 10 6 4
1B: PI Molly Shelton (1), Candace Uhde
(2), Taylor Schroder (1); 2B: PI Emilee
Fredrickson
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Pine Island opened the Plain-
view-Elgin-Millville tournament
with a tie against the host team.
Both teams had scored seven runs
through nine innings when it was
decided to call the game using in-
ternational rules. PI came up short,
8-7 to the Bulldogs on that crite-
ria.
PEM advanced their runner to
third base with a ground out and
then hit a sacrifice fly to left to
bring in their run. We tried a sac-
rifice bunt, but we popped it up.
We also flied out to the third base-
man, and a shot to frist base was
nabbed by their first baseman,
remarked Coach Jones.
The Panthers pounded out 22
hits. They were led by Candace
Uhde, 4 for 6 with a double and
four RBI, Emilee Fredrickson, 3
for 4 with a double, Taylor Schro-
der 3 for 6 and Kim Johnson 3 for
5 with an RBI.
Kaitlyn Champa struck out four,
walked three and gave up 12 hits.
Pine Island 7 (Tie Breaker goes to PEM)
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 7
R H E
PEM 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 7 12 0
PI 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 7 22 0
PI - Champa 9 4 3 12 7 6
1B: PI Molly Shelton (1)(, Emilee Fredrick-
son (2), Taylor Schroder (3), Candace Uhde
(3), Summer Cavallaro (2), Kaitlyn Champa
(1), Kim Johnson (3), Kaylee Drazan (2),
Ashley Westlake (2); 2B: PI Molly Shelton
(1), Ashley Westlake (1), Emilee Fredrickson
(1), Candace Uhde (1)
Medford
Although she said her team came
out and played a little flat, Coach
Jones was happy with her teamss
3-1 win over Medford in the sec-
ond game of the PEM Invitational
on Saturday.
Taylor Schroder earned the
mound win with five strikeouts
and five hits. She issued no walks.
Summer Cavallaro had an RBI
double, and hitting RBI singles
were Kim Johnson and Allie
Anderson.
Pine Island 3 - Medford 1
R H E
Pine Island 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Medford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
PI - Schroder 7 5 0 5 1 1
1B: PI Molly Shelton (1) Emilee Fredrick-
son (1), Kim Johnson (1), Allie Anderson (1);
2B: PI Summer Cavallaro (1)
STANDINGS
HVL Softball Conf. Overall
W L W L
Kasson-Mantorville 8 0 13 0
Cannon Falls 7 1 8 1
Hayfield 7 1 7 1
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 7 2 13 2
Stewartville 7 3 9 5
Triton 5 4 6 6
Byron 4 5 8 7
Pine Island 4 5 7 10
Lourdes 3 4 6 7
Kenyon-Wanamingo 3 7 5 8
Goodhue 2 8 3 8
LaCrescent 1 5 1 7
Lake City 0 11 0 12
HVL Baseball Conf. Overall
Blue Division W L W L
Pine Island 7 1 10 4
Cannon Falls 7 1 9 3
Kenyon-Wanamingo 4 2 8 5
Lake City 3 5 4 9
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 4 3 8
Goodhue 1 5 2 6
Triton 1 5 2 11
Gold Division W L W L
LaCrescent 5 2 12 4
Rochester Lourdes 5 2 11 3
Kasson-Mantorville 4 2 9 3
Hayfield 3 4 7 5
Stewartville 1 5 5 8
Byron 1 7 4 9
Area Sports
Named Most Valuable Players at the annual Goodhue Athletic Banquet held on Wednesday are, from left,
front row: Mikayla Tipkcke, volleyball; Jerica Staehli, dance; and Cassie Voth, cross country; back row: Ryan
Alpers, cross country, Charles Dahling, Riley Bollum, basketball and Alex Thomforde, football.
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Rich Mc-
Namara, president of the Goodhue
Booster Club, welcomed a large
crowd that attended the annual
Goodhue High School Athletic
Banquet that was held Wednes-
day evening.
Judy Lodermeier and her crew
of workers served a turkey din-
ner to the hungry crowd. Goodhue
athletic director Josh Wieme
noted that it was a big year for
Goodhue High School with the
addition of the new cross coun-
try and trap shooting teams. He
thanked the Booster Club and
their many volunteers for their
contributions this season that in-
cluded concussion helmets, por-
table basketball hoops, a new
sound system, equipment, wres-
tling mat and mop, uniforms,
weight room updates, pocket
schedules and the banquet. Also
receiving thanks were the office
staff and custodians, trainer Jen
Doerhoefer, Kim Lundak and the
band, Jeremy Schaefer and his
bus drivers, youth coaches, offi-
cials and referees, Judy Loder-
meier for making refreshments
for Parents Nights and the school
board and administration.
Captains of each team gave a
brief overview of their seasons
and coaches handed out letters
and awards.
The following students were
honored:
Cheerleading
Spirit Award: Kaitlin Hemenway
Boys Basketball
Most Valuable: Riley Bollum
Most Improved: Riley Augustine
Dance
Most Valuable: Jerica Staehli
Most Improved: Amalia Oien
Girls Basketball
Most Improved: Shelby Hinsch
Team Award: Megan Ryan and Rachel
Watson
Wrestling
Most Valuable: Charles Dahling
Most Improved: Riley Huemann
Hardest Workers: Matt Lexvold and Josh
Dahling
Volleyball
Most Valuable: Mikayla Tipcke
Most Improved: Shelby Hinsch
Spirit Award: Jo Ellen Poncelet
Academic All State: Jo Ellen Poncelet and
Brittney Ryan
Football
Most Valuable: Alex Thomforde
Most Improved: Garrett Huemann
Academic All State: Alex Thomforde
Cross Country
Most Valuable Boy: Ryan Alpers
Most Valuable Girl: Cassie Voth
Most Improved Boy: Ryan Gorman
Most Improved Girl: Mayra Monjarez-
Olmos
AAA Award
Jo Ellen Poncelet
ExCEL Award
Madison Schafer
Goodhue honors their 2013-2014 athletes
Named Most Improved Players at the annual Goodhue Athletic Banquet held on Wednesday are, from left,
front row: Garrett Huemann, football, Ryan Gorman, cross country, Mayra Monjarez-Olmos, cross country;
back row: Riley Huemann, wrestling, Riley Augustine, basketball; and Shelby Hinsch, basketball and volleyball.
Missing from the photo is Amalia Oien, dance.
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND - The Pine
Island Golf Course opened for
the season on April 9 and they
are celebrating 20 years of
achievements with an Open
House on Friday, May 16 from
3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Refreshments
will be served.
The idea of Pine Island hav-
ing its own golf course was just
a dream for many years, often
talked about, but that was as far
as it went, until a couple of local
high school students put together
a creative marketing project in
1991 for the State DECA (Dis-
tributive Education Club of
America) contest. Rana Sanford
and Jessica Rudlong, under the
guidance of advisor Karen Doll
(Doll is currently serving as Pine
Islands EDA), did a feasibility
study about a local golf course
that not only earned them a place
in State finals, but also sparked
a growing interest in moving for-
ward with the idea.
Local golf enthusiasts formed
a group and started holding meet-
ings and researching different
plans. From there a cooperative
was formed, stock was sold, land
was purchased, and the course
was designed and built by the
stockholders themselves. The first
board of directors included Bill
Saugen, President, Tim Tarara,
Pine Island Golf Course celebrates
20 years with Open House on May 16
Vice President, Dave Schwirtz,
Treasurer, Mike Oelkers, Secre-
tary, Ken Edstrom, Course
Superintendent, Bea Rauen,
Karen Doll, Fred Majerus, and
Bill McNallan.
Along with the board, many
volunteers shared their time and
talents and worked long hours
to make the dream for the Pine
Island Golf Course (PIGC) a re-
ality. On Labor Day weekend in
1994 the PIGC opened for busi-
ness with nine holes. In 2002
another nine holes were added.
The 18 hole course was built on
140 acres and designed by Tom
Haugen, who also designed the
Stonebrooke Course in Shako-
pee, MN.
PIGC offers wide fairways
with multiple tees on every hole.
The greens are huge with tree,
water, sand and rock hazards,
which make the course a chal-
lenge for all ages and abilities.
There is also a full driving range
and putting practice facilities.
Over the years, community
support has been key in the suc-
cess of the PIGC. That support
became a necessity in the fall of
2010 after a devastating flood
rushed through the area; leaving
$150,000 worth of damages to
the course. Volunteers joined
together to help clean up and
repair the club house and restore
News-Record photo by Audra DePestel
Pine Island Golf Course members, from left, Miller Ness, Andy Black, Karen Doll, Tim Tarara, Jan McNallan,
and Bill McNallan are looking forward to the upcoming open house event taking place on May 16 to celebrate
20 years in business.
the grounds. PGA Professional
Andy Black, who has been the
general manager of the PIGC for
the last six years, said the com-
munity support was unbelievable.
This golf course has gone
through a few rough patches over
the years, but it has prevailed
and continues to strive and grow,
said Black. The PIGC was voted
Best Value in Minnesota 2010,
a title that makes Black very
proud. This fits our mission
statement perfectly, said Black,
which is to provide an excep-
tional golf experience at an ex-
ceptional price. We want golf to
be affordable for the average
person, and we want everyone
to have a great experience. Thats
what brings people back time and
time again.
Over the last few years, more
and more youth have become
interested in golf thanks to Black
and his very strong influence on
increasing youth memberships.
Working through Community
Education, the youth league has
grown and so has family partici-
pation. PIGC is hoping interest
in golf will continue to expand
bringing in more local golf en-
thusiast, and people from all over.
For more information about the
PIGC visit pineislandgolf.com or
call 356-8252.
Our Saviours Church of Zumbrota hosts 5K Son Run
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA - Our Saviours
Lutheran Church held a 5K Son
Run and Kids Dash on Satur-
day, May 10th at Covered Bridge
Park. At 9:50 a.m. kids were
joined by Pastor Eric Westlake
for the Kids Dash. At 10 a.m.
the 5K began with over 100 par-
ticipants.
The event consisted of a cer-
tified 5K course on a combina-
tion of city streets and city trails.
The race began and ended at the
Zumbrota Covered Bridge. The
first male and first female across
the finish line Tom Luchinger
and Anna Sortland were re-
warded with $100 in cash prizes.
All registered race participants
were eligible for various door
prizes, and concessions were
available after the race for an
at will donation.
All proceeds from the 5K will
go towards the expansion that
Our Saviours Church is currently
conducting on their building lo-
cated at 1549 East Ave in Zum-
brota.
Tom Luchinger was the first runner and first male to cross the finish line
coming in at 19 minutes and 44 seconds.
News-Record photos by Tawny Michels
Runner Anna Sortland was the first
female to cross the finish line. She
finished the race in 22 minutes
and 22 seconds.
Kids Dash participants, from left, Lola Christianson, Aubrey Christianson,
and Mason Gill, wait for the start of their race.
Zumbrota Tigers open their summer season
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The Zum-
brota Tigers kicked off their third
season of wood bat baseball play
on Friday at Cannon Falls. The
Tigers fell 6-5 to the Bears.
The Tigers have a full sched-
ule through most of July. Games
are played in Zumbrota at the
high school field.
Members of the Tiger squad
this season are: Ryan Paukert,
AJ Yusten, Alex VanOstrand,
Drew Paukert, Chase Steffen,
Zach VanOstrand, Jordan Thomp-
son, Cody Lodermeier, Noah
Grove, Justin Cole, Grady Stehr,
Jon Yusten, Chuck Ohm, Sean
Wingfield, Josh Shirley, Eric
Wednesday, May 14
Pine Island softball, Byron at Pine Island, 4 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Lake City, 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Kasson-Mantorville at Wanamingo, 4 p.m.
Pine Island baseball, Lake City at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Pine Island softball at Chatfield, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 16
HVL girls golf tournament at Lake City, 9 a.m.
HVL boys golf tournament at Frontenac, 9 a.m.
Goodhue baseball, Triton at Goodhue (DH), 3:45 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball, Pine Island at Wanamingo (DH), 4:15 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo track at Dodge Center, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball at Wanamingo (DH), 4:15 p.m.
Pine Island track at Dodge Center, 4:30 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Lake City at Zumbrota, 3 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Cannon Falls at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Cannon Falls, 5 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa track at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
State Class A True Team Track Meet at Stillwater
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Rochester Lourdes, 10 a.m.
Monday, May 19
West Section 1A softball at higher seed, 5 p.m.
West Section 1AA softball at higher seed, 5 p.m.
Goodhue baseball, Byron at Goodhue, 5 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball, Randolph at Wanamingo, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island baseball, Prescott at Pine Island, 5 p.m. Or the HVL champion-
ship game at a site to be determined. Check the school website
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, St. Charles at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20
Subsection 4A track at Medford, 4 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Hayfield at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21
West Section 1A softball at Austin, 5 p.m.
West Section 1AA softball at higher seed, 5 p.m.
AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Swiggum and Jacob Ugland.
The Tigers schedule is as fol-
lows:
May 14 at Owatonna, 7:30 p.m.
May 18 Stewartville/Racine, 2 p.m.
May 28 at Winona, 7:30 p.m.
May 31 Waseca, 2 p.m.
June 1 PEM, 2 p.m.
June 4 at Rochester Roadrunners, 7:30
June 7 at Pine Island, noon
June 8 Roadrunners, 2 p.m.
June 11 at Wanamingo, 6 p.m.
June 14 Kasson, 2 p.m.
June 15 Hayfield, 2 p.m.
June 18 at Waseca, 7:30 p.m.
June 21 at Lewiston, 2 p.m.
June 22 at Hayfield, 2 p.m.,
June 25 at Stewartville, 7:30 p.m.
June 28 at Kasson, 2 p.m.
June 29 Owatonna, 2 p.m.
July 9 Wanamingo, 2 p.m.
July 12 Pine Island, 2 p.m.
July 13 Tri County, 2 p.m.
July 16 at Plainview, 7:30 p.m.
July 19 Winona, 2 p.m.
Pioneers
open with a
pair of losses
PINE ISLAND The Pine
Island Pioneers were able to open
their 2014 baseball season last
weekend losing to Hastings, 5-2
on Saturday and to Bay City 9-
1 on Sunday.
Brad Smoley suffered the loss
against a very tough Hastings
team, pitching a complete game
giving up two earned runs on
nine hits.
Jamey Strand led the offense
with two hits and an RBI. Brian
Sorum collected the other RBI
with a single. Ben Brandt and
Johnny Mangouras each hit a
double.
Erik Ferguson took the loss
against Bay City, giving up no
earned runs on nine hits with
seven strikeouts in seven innings.
Mangouras pitched two innings
of relief giving up four earned
runs on two hits and two strike-
outs. Sorum (RBI) and Sam Jen-
sch each had two hits. Brandt
also added a hit.
Area Sports
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA On a blustery
Tuesday, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
golf team hosted an HVL trian-
gular that included Lake City and
Triton at the Zumbrota Golf Club.
The Cougar girls placed second
and the ZM boys were third.
We scored a wee bit higher
than expected based on extreme
windy conditions, said Coach
Gary OConnor. I really like the
attitudes of the kids and how they
are figuring out what can be done
to score better and fix problem
areas in their golf game. It was
nice to see Aaron Adams get his
first varsity meet under his belt
for 2014.
The Cougars will prepare for
the HVL Conference Meet that
will be held on Friday beginning
at 9 a.m. Girls will play at the
Lake City Golf Course and the
boys will play at Frontenac Golf
Course.
The Section 1AA meet will
be played at Northern Hills on
Friday, May 23 at Northern Hills
with action moving to Eastwood
Golf Course on Wednesday, May
28.
Girls
Lake City won the girls title
in the triangular with a low score
of 358, ZM was second at 384,
and Triton was third with a four-
player score of 470 in the 18-
hole meet.
Kari Thoreson paced the Cou-
gars with a score of 90 (47-43).
She was followed by Molly
Lawler, 93 (51-42), Maddie Ny-
hus, 99 (50-49) and Emma
Schnieders, 102 (53-49). Also
playing for ZM were Emily
Krohn, 103 (52-51) and Whit-
ney Ellefson, 106 (53-53).
Lexi Geolat of Lake City
earned medalist honors with an
87.
Lake City 358: Emily Schimeno 50-41=91,
Lexi Geolat 45-42=87; Claire Gruber 47-43=90,
Brandy Geolat 45-45=90
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 384: Molly Lawler 51-
42=93, Kari Thoreson 47-43=90, Emma
Schnieders 53-49=102, Maddie Nyhus 50-
49=99
Triton 470: Gretchen Keller 51-57=108,
ZM girls place second in home triangular
Carli Krukerberg 58-52=110, Taylor Abbott
58-69=127, Chloe Thiemann 68-57=125
Medalist: Lexi Geolat, Lake City, 87
Boys
Triton took the boys team title
PI and KW prepare for Fridays HVL meet
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND High school
golf teams have yet to catch a
break on nice weather this sea-
son. Cold, windy, and wet con-
ditions have ruled most of the
spring and that was the case at
Pine Island on Wednesday when
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Molly Lawler watches as her putt role to the pin
on the first hole at the Zumbrota Golf Club on Tuesday.
with a low score of 330. The
Cobras were followed by Lake
City, 337, and, Zumbrota-
Mazeppa, 380.
Zach Otto and Jaden
Thiemann, both of Hayfield, tied
for medalist honors with 78s on
the par 69 course.
Isaac Leonard led ZM with a
low score of 87 (42-45). He was
followed by Noah Erickson, 89
(43-46), Alex Hunstad, 97 (50-
47), and Aaron Adams, 107 (54-
53). Also playing for the Cou-
gars was Sid Subramaniam with
a 108 (53-55).
Triton 330: Zach Otto 43-35=78, Jaden
Thiemann 38-40=78, Ethan Otterbein 42-
47=98, Austin Gillund 41-44=85
Lake City 337: Cory Dick 43-43=86, Sam
Klipfel 42-41=83, Parker Schurhammer 41-
43=84, Levi Herbst 41-43=84
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 380: Isaac Leonard
42-45=87, Noah Erickson 43-46=89, Alex
Hunstad 50-47=97, Aaron Adams 54-53=107
Medalists: Zach Otto, Hayfield, 78; Jaden
Thiemann, Hayfield 78
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Noah Erickson chips up to the 11th green at the
Zumbrota Golf Club on Tuesday.
Pine Islands Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson tries to use a little body English
to get her putt to drop on the second hole at the Pine Island Golf Course
on Wednesday.
the Panthers hosted an HVL tri-
angular that included Kenyon-
Wanamingo and Hayfield.
The end of the regular season
is in siight. The HVL meet will
begin at 9 a.m. on Friday with
girls playing 18 holes at the Lake
City Golf Course and the boys
playing 18 holes at Frontenac
Golf Course.
The Section 1AA meet will
be played at Northern Hills on
Friday, May 23 at Northern Hills
with action moving to Eastwood
Golf Course on Wednesday, May
28. The Section 2AA meet
(Kenyon-Wanamingo) will be
played at North Links Golf
Course at North Mankato on
Tuesday, May 27.
Boys
Hayfield tallied a 340 to cap-
ture Wednesdays triangular title.
Viking Brady Becker earned med-
alist honors with a 78. Pine Is-
land was second with a 351 and
Kenyon-Wanamingo was third
with a 438.
Matt Smith led Pine Island
with a 91 (46-45) followed by
Kevin Clausen, 92 (45-47), Jake
Barr, 92 (45-47), and Cole Van-
Houten, 93 (43-50).
Garrick Mallery paced the
Knights with a 105 (54-51).
Teammates Luke Votruba (57-
54), Zack Baumgartner (56-55),
and Kyle Knott (55-56) each
carded a 111.
Hayfield 340: Brady Becker 37-41=78, Jacob
Dahlen 45-43=88, Sam Olive 41-40=81, Aaron
Anderson 45-48-93
Pine Island 368: Matt Smith 46-45=91,
Kevin Claussen 45-47, Jake Barr 45-47=92,
cole VanHouten 43-50=93
Kenyon-Wanamingo 438: Garrick Mallery
54-51=105, Luke Votruba 57-54=111, Zach
Baumgartner 56-55=111, Kyle Knott 55-
56=111
Medalist: Brady Becker, Hayfield, 78
Girls
Kenyon-Wanamingo fielded
the only complete girls team in
the triangular. The Knights fired
a team total of 449, led by Meg
Clarks 105 (52-54). Also play-
ing were Audra Clark, 108 (52-
56), Taylor Helland, 115 (61-54),
and Mariah Peterson, 120 (62-
58).
Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson was
Pine Islands lone golfer. She
carded a 115.
Hayfields Samantha Dahlen,
the only golfer on the Viking
roster, was the medalist with a
94.
Pine Island: Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson 52-
63=115
Hayfield: Samantha Dahlen 48-46=94
Kenyon-Wanamingo 449: Audra Clark 52-
56=108, Mariah Peterson 62-58=120, Tay-
lor Helland 61-54=115, Meg Clark 52-54=106
Medalist: Samantha Dahlen, Hayfield, 94
Pine Island
boys place
third at Triton
By Faye Haugen
DODGE CENTER The Pine
Island boys golf team placed third
in an HVL triangular at the Dodge
Counrty Club in Dodge Center
on Thursday.
Triton captured Wednesdays
title with a low score of 309.
Cobra Zach Otto captured med-
alist honors with a 71. Byron was
second with a total of 324 strokes
and Pine Island rounded out the
trio with a 351.
Keenan Peterson-Rucker led
Pine Island with an 85 (44-41).
He was followed by Matt Smith,
87 (41-38), Jake Barr, 89 (45-
44), and Kevin Clausen, 90 (43-
47). Also playing for the Pan-
thers were Kaleb Kautz, 92 (46-
46), and Cole Van Houten, 102
(53-49).
Triton 309: Zach Otto 36-35=71, Jaden
Thiemann 41-37=78, Ethan Otterbein 39-
39=79, Austin Gillund 42-40=82
Byron 324: Jay Puffer 41-38=79, Lance
Mortland 36-44=80, Nick Hillemeier 44-38=82,
Riley Truax 42-41=82
Pine Island 351: Matt Smith 44-43=87,
Kevin Claussen 43-47=90, Jake Barr 45-
44=89, Keenan Peterson-Rucker 44-41=85
Medalist: Zach Otto, Triton, 71
Kenyon-Wanamingos Kyle Knott chips up to the first hole in the Pine
Island Triangular held on Wednesday.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Meg Clark watches her tee shot sail down the
fairway at the second hole at the Pine Island Golf Course on Wednesday.
Pine Islands Kevin Clausen chips up to the first green in the Pine Island
triangular at the Pine Island Golf Course on Wednesday.
Girls
100-meter dash: Autum Erickson, Chat-
field, 12.81; Morgan Shindler, PEM,, 12.84
200-meter dash: Maddy Kammer, Chat-
field, 26.63; Morgan Shindler, PEM, 26.74
400-meter dash: Maddy Kammer, Chat-
field, 1:00.97; Mallory Adamson, Lourdes,
1:01.26
800-meter run: Morgan Dammann, Lake
City, 2:26.59; McKenzie Kirtz, GMLOS, 2:26.96
1600-meter run: McKenzie Kirtz, GMLOS,
5:25.24; Skyler Jacobson, Zumbrota-Mazeppa,
5:35.45
3200-meter run: Siera Stucky, PEM,
11:57.72; Kiera Olson, Lanesboro/Fillmore
Central, 12:09.06
100-meter hurdles: Brielle Bierman, La-
Crescent, 15.5; Kelly VonBerge, Byron, 15.98;
Mara Quam, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 16.35
300-meter hurdles: Brielle Bierman, La-
Crescent, 45.73; Mikayla McCullough, PEM,
47.25; Mara Quam, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 48.15
Shot put: Maddie Lindhart, Zumbrota-Mazeppa,
418; Morgan Schmitz, GMLOS, 3510
Discus: Morgan Schmitz. GMLOS, 1211;
Maddie Lindhart, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 1189
Long jump: Anne Christopherson, Byron,
1711.5; Ashley Agrimson, Rushford-Peter-
son, 165
Triple jump: Anne Christopherson, Byron,
358; Taylor Knesel, Byron, 3410.5
High jump: Sarah Holtz, Lyle/Pacelli, 53;
Ellyn Luebbe, Medford, 52
Pole vault: Morgan Mikel, Stewartville, 10;
Jordan Honken, Rushford-Peterson, 97;
4x100-meter relay: PEM. 52.39; Byron
SECTION 1A TRACK LEADERS
53.09
4x200-meter relay: LaCrescent, 1:51.06,
Lake City 1:51.27
4x400-meter relay: LaCrescent 4:13.91;
Lake City, 4:17.25
4x800-meter relay: Lake City, 10:14.93;
Schaeffer Academy 10:19.87
Boys
100-meter dash: Kane Carstens, Lourdes,
11.38; Ben Farrell, Pine Island, 11.41
22.12; Ben Farrell, Pine Island, 22.87
51.21; Nick Steinmetz, Lourdes, 51.34
800-meter run: Mitchel Acker, Pine Island,
1:57.89; Dakota Streit, Lourdes, 2:00.4
1600-meter run: Ian Torchia, Lourdes,
4:30.09; Dakota Streit, Lourdes, 4:41.93;
Mitchel Acker, Pine Island, 4:43.52
3200-meter run: Ian Torchia, Lourdes,
9:42.03; Zach Emery, LaCrescent, 10:14.37
110-meter hurdles: Nick Sigrist, Byron,
15.4; Caleb Greseth, Kenyon-Wanamingo,
15.56
300-meter hurdles: Nick Sigrist, Byron,
39.86; Riley Mickow, PEM, 41.09
Shot put: Jayme LaPlant, Chatfield, 497;
Cody Carpentier, Hayfield, 45
Discus: Jayme LaPlant, Chatfield, 1798;
Shane Curtis, Stewartville, 1585
Long jump: Alex Swanson, PEM, 216.5;
Tyler McCellan, Rushford-Peterson/Houston,
206.5
Triple jump: Sam Woods, Stewartville, 426;
Noah Carlson, Rushford-Peterson/Houston,
426; Ben Ferrell, Pine Island, 42.5
High jump: West Spier, Caledonia/Spring
Grove, 66; Riley Mickow, PEM, 6
Pole vault: Nick Sigrist, Byron, 13; Buck
Mueller, St. Charles, 126
4x100-meter relay: PEM, 45.31; Lour-
des, 45.87
4x200-meter relay: Lourdes 1:35.09;
PEM 1:36
4x400-meter relay: Lourdes 3:23.6 Pine
Island, 3:32.03
4x800-meter relay: Pine Island, 8:39.33;
Lourdes 8:41.11
HVL Softball Leaders
Batting H AB Avg.
Dani Wagner, Hay 20 27 .741
Jessie Foster, Hay 21 36 .583
Carley Henning, ZM 26 46 .565
Kaylea Schorr, KM 22 40 .550
Morgan Olson, ZM 25 50 .500
Taylor Mort, ZM 24 50 .480
Hailey Dykes, ZM 22 46 .478
Summer Cavallaro, PI 11 28 .393
Candace Uhde, PI 7 21 .333
Runs scored RS
Dani Wagner, Hay 23
Kaylea Schorr, KM 20
Cori Kennedy, KM 17
Takota Tierny, Byron 17
Runs batted in RBI
Grace Mindrup, Hayfield 20
Aylisha McClaflin, KM 19
Dani Wagner, Hayfield 15
Cori Kennedy, KM 14
Doubles 2B
Morgan Olson, ZM 8
Takota Tierny, Byron 6
Taylor Mort, ZM 5
Maddie Damon, KM 5
Carley Henning, ZM 4
Triples 3B
Molly Shelton, PI 2
Morgan Olson, ZM 2
Home runs HR
Dani Wagner, Hay 8
Cori Kennedy, KM 5
Carley Henning, ZM 4
Hailey Dykes, ZM 3
Stolen bases SB
Kaylea Schorr, KM 9
Emily Ziebell, Lake City 9
Summer Cavallaro, PI 7
Molly Shelton, PI 4
Pitching W L ERA
Maddie Damon, KM 11 0 0.20
Caitlyn Hughes, Stew 6 2 0.41
Strikeouts K
Maddie Damon, KM 139
Caitlyn Hughes, Stew 95
Haley Staffon, Triton 56
Kaitlyn Champa, PI 27
Taylor Schroder, PI 22
SOFTBALL
HVL Baseball Leaders
Batting H AB Avg.
Alex Thomforde, Good 9 17 .529
Kylo Courteau, Triton 14 27 .518
Riley Bollum, Good 9 19 .474
Jacob Ugland, ZM 10 24 .417
Alex Roosen, KW 10 24 .417
Luke Schmidt, PI 17 41 .415
Riley Augustine, Good 7 17 .412
Austin, Buck, Good 6 15 .400
Ben Warneke, PI 6 15 .379
Drew Sathrum, KW 8 23 .348
Jake Whipple, KW 9 29 .310
Connor Hegseth, ZM 7 23 .304
Runs scored RS
Zach Hillman, Lourdes 20
Ben Bauer, PI 13
Luke Schmidt, PI 13
Colin Rucker, PI 12
Drew Sathrum KW 12
Nathan Waletzko, PI 10
Ben Warneke, PI 10
Jordan Pin, PI 9
Runs batted in RBI
Kyle Nichols, KM 19
Luke Schmidt, PI 18
Ben Warneke, PI 14
Alex Roosen, KW 13
Nathan Waletzko, PI 9
Jake Whipple, KW 8
Jordan Pin, PI 7
Doubles 2B
Luke Schmidt, PI 7
Bryce Boyle-Hoban, CF 7
Alex Roosen, KW 5
Triples 3B
Ben Warneke, PI 3
Paul Schroeder, Lourdes 3
Home runs 3B
Nick Bauer, KM 2
Cole Kruger, Hay 2
Stolen bases SB
Zach Hillman, Lourdes 16
Pitching W L ERA
Jordan Pin, PI 1 2 0.90
Ben Warneke, PI 5 0 1.45
Drew Sathrum, KW 2 2 2.19
Alex Roosen, KW 2 0 2.45
Cody Hinrichs, ZM 2 1 2.71
Alex Thomforde, G 1 1 3.50
Strikeouts K
Ben Warneke, PI 29
Jordan Pin, PI 28
Drew Sathrum, KW 27
Alex Roosen, KW 23
Innings pitched IP
Jordan Pin, PI 31
Ben Warneke, PI 29
Cody Hinrichs, ZM 24.3
BASEBALL
Track and Field
PI boys and girls advance to State True Team Meet
By Faye Haugen
DODGE CENTER Windy
but warm conditions greeted track
athletes at the Section 1A True
Team Meet held in Dodge Cen-
ter on Tuesday.
The Minnesota State High
School Track Coaches Associa-
tion sponsors the True Team Meet
which measures the true strength
of a track program. Each school
is allowed to enter two athletes
and one relay team in each event.
Points are award to each athlete
depending on their finish.
The Pine Island boys captured
the title with 937.5 points fol-
lowed by Lanesboro/Fillmore
Central with 887.5 points. The
Panther girls placed second be-
hind Lake City, 1013.5-968, but
Pine Island was able to qualify
for a wild card position in the
State True Team Meet in Still-
water on Saturday as the high
point scorer for all the second-
place teams in the state.
It has been nine years since
the PI girls have made it to the
State True Team Meet. Assis-
tant coach Kathryn Thompson
was on that team, said PI coach
Bill Frame. Pine Island scored
371.5 points to Montevideos
349.5 points to earn that last state
berth.
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys
placed eighth and the Kenyon-
Wanamingo boys were 13th out
of 18 teams. The ZM girls placed
11th and the KW girls were 13th
in the final standings.
Boys
Leading Pine Island with first-
place finishes were Mitchel Acker
in the 800-meter and 1600-meter
runs, Kyle Groven in the 400-
meter dash, and Ben Farrell in
the 200-meter dash. The Panther
4x800-meter relay team also
placed first.
Caleb Greseth led Kenyon-
Wanamingo placing first in the
110-meter hurdles. The Knight
4x200-meter relay team also
placed first.
Pacing Zumbrota-Mazeppa
was Maverick Jackson, fourth
in the pole vault, and Zach San-
born, fifth in the high jump.
Pine Island 937.5, Lanesboro/Fillmore
Central 887.5, Lake City 862.5, Rush-
ford-Peterson/Houston 745, Cotter 720,
Chatfield 706, Wabasha-Kellogg 695.5,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 658, St. Charles
656.5, Hayfield 626, Kenyon-Wanamingo
597, Dover-Eyota 593, Blooming Prai-
rie 542, Medford 530.5, Lewiston-Al-
tura 492, Triton 488.5, Schaeffer Acad-
emy 239, Lyle/Pacelli 206.5
Track events
100-meter dash: 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 11.41;
10. Jacob Dahl (ZM) 11.99; 11. Devyn Stordahl
(KW) 12.05; 12. Tristan Akason (PI) 12.1;
18. Nathaniel Bauernfeind (KW) 12.43; 32.,
Zach Sanborn (ZM) 13.3; 110-meter hurdles:
1. Caleb Greseth (KW) 15.75; 9. Dillon Downes
(ZM) 18.11; 10. Nicholas Cain (PI) 18.4; 13.
Jacob Tschann (ZM) 18.47; 19. Andy Bog-
ard (PI) 19.32; 21. Lucas Bakken (KW) 19.83;
1600-meter run: 1. Mitchel Acker (PI)
4:43.52; 3. Eric Hokanson (KW) 4:50.59;
10. Jack Williams (PI) 5:03.15; 17. Bailey
Berg (ZM) 5:15.21; 18. James Drettwan (ZM)
5:15.48; 23. Ben Kleese (KW) 5:25.47; 400-
meter dash: 1. Kyle Groven (PI) 52.59; 6.
Micah Grove (KW) 55.6; 10. Andy Bogard
(PI) 56.63; 11. Jacob Dahl (ZM) 56.77; 13.
Craig Banks (ZM) 57.23; 30. Cole Johnson
(KW) 63.47; 800-meter run: 1. Mitchel
Acker (PI) 2:01.81; 4. Isaiah Ondler (PI)
2:06.62; 9, Micah Grove (KW) 2:13.66; 16.
Craig Banks (ZM) 2:21.35; 20. John Nelson
(KW) 2:26.23; 25. Noah Krueger (ZM) 2:29.61;
2. Kyle Keller (KW) 23.11; 12. Devyn Stordahl
(KW) 24.34; 15. Jacob Dahl (ZM) 24.7; 16.
Steve Askvig (ZM) 24.99; 19. Nathaniel Bauern-
feind (KW) 25.32; 300-meter hurdles: 8.
Dillon Downes (ZM) 45.65; 9. Ben Ringham
(KW) 45.89; 11. Chris Frick (PI) 46.28; 16.
Jacob Tschann (PI) 48.3; 20. Marcus Aars-
vold (PI) 49.52; 23. Lucas Bakken (KW) 50.58;
3200-meter run: 10. Bailey Berg (ZM)
10:56.28; 12. Ben Nystuen (KW) 10:58.39;
14. Logan Meurer (PI) 11:04.96; 16. Jack
William (PI) 11:13.64; 23. James Drettwan
(ZM) 11:34.61; 27. Sam Ringham (KW)
11:55.24;
Field events
High jump: 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 510; 5.
Zach Sanborn (ZM) 54; 24. Alex Guse (ZM)
48; 24. Caleb Hedlund (PI) 48; 28. Nathaniel
Bauernfeind (KW) 48; Discus: 3. Jack Miller
(PI) 133.8; 25. Devyn Stordahl (KW) 932;
29. Bailey Paquin (KW) 859; 31. Ben Haller
(PI) 851; 32. Alex Guse (ZM) 775; 34.
Robby Pollitt (ZM) 675; Triple jump: 2.
Ben Farrell (PI) 414; 5. Chris Frick (PI)
403; 19. Ben Nystuen (KW) 352; 22.
Dillon Downes (ZM) 347; 28. Isaiah Stu-
eber (ZM) 322; 33. Lucas Bakken (KW)
289; Shot put: 8. Caleb Greseth (KW)
399; 14. Jack Miller (PI) 371; 19. Robby
Pollitt (ZM) 351; 22. Peyton Thein (PI)
3311.5; 25. Bailey Paquin (KW) 328;
28. Logan Wegner (ZM) 317; 34. Mitchel
Acker (PI) 293.5; Long jump: 9. Chris
Frick (PI) 184; 12. Tristan Akason (PI)
182; 14. Cole Haferman (ZM) 178.5;
15. Adam Krage (ZM) 177; 19. Micah Grove
(KW) 169.75; 30. Mason Stevenson (KW)
156; Pole vault: 4. Maverick Jackson (ZM)
10; 9. Craig Banks (ZM) 96; 12. Brandon
Haze (PI) 9; 715. Jacob Frandsen (PI) 86
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 1. Pine Island 8:46.74;
3. Kenyon-Wanamingo 8:51.37; 14. Zum-
brota-Mazeppa 9:59.36; 4x200-meter re-
lay: 1. Kenyon-Wanamingo 1:37.38; 4. Pine
Island 1:39.88; 10. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1:43.1;
4x100-meter relay: 6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
48.27; 7. Pine Island 48.41; 13. Kenyon-
Wanamingo 50.68; 4x400-meter relay: 3.
Pine Island 3:34.58; 9. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
3:50.96; 15. Kenyon-Wanamingo 4:07.76
Girls
Lake City was very tough in
winning their third consecutive
championship. Our strategies in
moving a few athletes away from
their usual events to gain more
points paid off for us. Every per-
son on our team contributed to
our runner-up finish that would
allow us to enter the state meet,
said Coach Frame. Laura Torge-
son ran an outstanding 2:28.57
in the 800 and then anchored the
4x400-meter relay to a first place
finish to maintain second place
to an approaching Dover-Eyota
in the team standings.
Pine Island was led by first-
place finisher Eliza Warneke in
the 300-meter hurdles and the
4x400-meter relay team. Placing
second were Warneke in the 100-
meter hurdles, high jump, and
200-meter dash, Torgeson in the
800-meter run and the 4x200 and
4x100-meter relay teams. Leah
Anderton was third in the pole
vault.
Mara Quam paced Kenyon-
Wanamingo, winning the 100-
meter hurdles and triple jump.
Tess Hokanson was fifth in the
400-meter dash.
Maddie Lindhart placed first
in the shot put and was second
in the discus to lead Zumbrota-
Mazeppa. Skyler Jacobson won
the 1600-meter run and Breanna
Haag was third in the triple jump.
Lake City 1013.5, Pine Island 968, Do-
ver-Eyota 948.5, Lanesboro/Fillmore
Central 808.5, Rushford-Peterson/Hous-
ton 761, Chatfield 724.5, Cotter 640.5,
Hayfield 547, Blooming Prairie 536,
Triton 521, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 513,
Wabasha-Kellogg 508.5, Kenyon-Wana-
mingo 498.5, Schaefer Academy 486.5,
Lewiston-Altura 481, Medford 423, Lyle/
Pacelli 409, St. Charles 310
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 1. Mara Quam (KW)
16.35; 2. Eliza Warneke (PI) 16.42; 6. Katie
Schultz (PI) 17.36; 10. Breanna Haag (ZM)
18.24; 14. Amanda Edstrom (ZM) 18.68;
16. Kaitlyn Vold *KW) 19.09; 100-meter
dash: 8. Madison House (PI) 13.59; 10.
Bella Wagner (ZM) 13.8; 12. Madi Owen (PI)
13.86; 14. Breanna Haag (ZM) 13.89; 16.
Megan Groth (KW) 14.01; 16. Sarah Benrud
(KW) 14.01; 1600-meter run: 1. Skyler
Jacobson (ZM) 5:34.94; 15. Jocasta Adels-
man (PI) 6:01.32; 19. Jordan Braaten (PI)
6:13.39; 21. Maddie Patterson (KW) 6:19.26;
28. Alyssa Burns (ZM) 6:43.36; 400-meter
dash: 5. Tess Hokanson (KW) 63.94; 6.
Brittney Arndt (PI) 64.05; 13. Caitlin Schar-
tau (PI) 66.08; 18. Kassandra Keller (KW)
68.26; 33. Emma Drackley (ZM) 78.98; 34.
Megan Bennett (ZM) 1:20.28; 200-meter
dash: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI) 26.87; 9. Tess
Hokanson (KW) 27.79; 15. Bella Wagner
(ZM) 18.63; 16. Madi Owen (PI) 28.68; 25.
Kassandra Keller (KW) 29.70; 27. Katie Lawler
(ZM) 30.91; 300-meter hurdles: 1. Eliza
Warneke (PI) 48.38; 8. Abby Gushulak (PI)
52.51; 12. Breanna Haag (ZM) 53.3; 16.
Kaitlyn Vold (KW) 54.42; 17. Corynne Dahl
(KW) 55.29; 29. Amanda Edstrom (ZM) 61.15;
800-meter run: 2. Laura Torgeson (PI)
2:28.57; 9. Sara Schartau (PI) 2:36.66; 20.
Haley Schmidt (KW) 2:52.55; 3200-meter
run: 8. Adeline Angst (PI) 14:08.03; 23.
Alyssa Burns (ZM) 15:14.77; 28. Sydney
Garrison (KW) 16:11.26
Field events
High jump: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI) 5; 5. Niki
Fokken (PI) 410; 21. Emma Drackley (ZM)
44; 30, Alyssa Burns (ZM) 310; Triple
jump: 3. Breanna Haag (ZM) 3111.25; 4.
Lauren Hunskor (PI) 318; 16. Steph Norte
(PI) 291.5; 18. Debbie Miller (ZM) 287,75;
22. Sydney Way (KW) 275.25; 33. Emily
Karl (KW) 255; Long jump: 1. Mara Quam
(KW) 162.5; 11. Debbie Mille (ZM) 147;
16. Katie Lawler (ZM) 139.75; 17. Ana
Marx (PI) 138.25; 18. Tess Hokanson (KW)
134.75; 23. Kaitlin Dick (PI) 13; Shot
put: 1. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 3811.5; 10.
Kaitlin Bronk (PI) 285; 19. Kalley Berg (PI)
253.5; 28. Bethany Renken (ZM) 213.5;
35. Emma Berquam (KW) 182; 36. Mad-
die Van Guilder (KW) 169; Pole vault: 3.
Leah Anderton (PI) 76; 11. Lisa Shelquist
(PI) 7; 12. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 66; 3.
Justice Storey (PI) 66; 5. Katie Schultz (PI)
6; Discus: 2. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 111; 6
Kalley Berg (PI) 935; 7. Kaitlin Bronk (PI)
879; 17. Megan Quam (KW) 706; 18.
Maddie Patterson (KW) 698; 30. Bethany
Renken (ZM) 5811
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 5. Pine Island 10:43.49;
8. Kenyon-Wanamingo 11:21.25; 4x200-
meter relay: 2. Pine Island 1:52.42; 10.
Kenyon-Wanamingo (2:03.39; 14. Zumbrota-
Mazeppa 2:05.56; 4x100-meter relay: 2.
Pine Island 54.07; 11. Kenyon-Wanamingo
57.65; 14. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 59.8; 4x400-
meter relay: 1. Pine Island 4:19.47; 10.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 4:40.7; 13. Zumbrota-
Mazeppa 4:57.55
Large schools dominate the HVL Meet
By Faye Haugen
CANNON FALLS As ex-
pected, the large schools in the
conference dominated the HVL
Track Meet in Cannon Falls,
Saturday. The weather, for most
of the day, was nearly perfect
for the meet.
Byron won the girls title with
167.5 points, followed by Lake
City with 138 and Lourdes with
90 points. Lourdes captured the
boys title with 162.3 points, fol-
lowed by Byron, 113, and Stew-
artville 112 points.
Pine Island took fourth place
in both the boys and girls meets.
Kenyon-Wanamingo placed ninth
in both the girls and boys race,
and Zumbrota-Mazeppa was 10th
in the girls final rankings and
the boys placed 11th.
Girls
The girls had a great meet,
finishing fourth as a team in the
toughest track and field confer-
ence in the state, said Pine Is-
land coach Bill Frame. Although
finishing as high as possible as a
team is a focus, our main objec-
tive is to get as many all-confer-
ence athletes recognized as pos-
sible. We felt very successful to
have eight girls earn all-confer-
ence. Maddie House came up just
one point short for the second
year in a row as honorable men-
tion.
To earn all-conference, an ath-
lete must place first, break an
existing HVL record, or score at
least 12 points in the meet. Points
were awarded through eighth
place. First place was worth 12
points and eighth place was
awarded one point.
Scoring 12 or more points for
Pine Island were Caitlin Schar-
tau, Eliza Warneke, Sara Schar-
tau, Laura Torgeson, Madi Owen,
Brittney Arndt, Abby Gushulak,
and Adeline Angst.
Placing second for the Pan-
thers in the meet were the 4x800-
meter relay team of Angst, Sara
Schartau, Gushulak, and Torge-
son and the 4x200-meter relay
team of Torgeson, Caitlin Schar-
tau, Sara Schartau, and Arndt.
Mara Quam had a great meet
for Kenyon-Wanamingo, placing
second in the 100-meter hurdles,
300-meter hurdles and triple
jump, and third in the long jump.
She earned all-conference hon-
ors based on points, as did Tess
Hokanson.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa had two
all conference award winners in
Maddie Lindhart and Skyler Ja-
cobson. Lindhart won both the
shot and discus and Jacobson
qualified on points, placing sec-
ond in the 1600-meter run and
fourth in the 800-meter run.
Byron 167.5, Lake City 138, Lourdes
90, Pine Island 85.3, LaCrescent 80,
Cannon Falls 77, Stewartville 76.3, Kas-
son-Mantorville 69.3, Kenyon-Wana-
mingo 53, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 46, Hay-
field 23, Triton 12.5
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 2. Mara Quam (KW)
16.24; 4. Eliza Warneke (PI) 16.52; 8. Katie
Schultz (PI) 18.12; 100-meter dash: 8.
Madison House (PI) 13.48; 1600-meter
run: 2. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 5:41.44; 8.
Jordan Braaten (PI) 6:01.4; 400-meter dash:
4. Tess Hokanson (KW) 1:01.23; 5. Brittney
Arndt (PI) 1:03.7; 200-meter dash: 7. Tess
Hokanson (KW) 27.79; 8. Madi Owen (PI)
28.68; 300-meter hurdles: 2. Mara Quam
(KW) 48.07; 3. Eliza Warneke (PI) 48.12; 7.
Breanna Haag (ZM) 50.85; 800-meter run:
3. Laura Torgeson (PI) 2:29.63; 4. Skyler
Jacobson (ZM) 2:32.85; 7. Sara Schartau
(PI) 2:36.99; 3200-meter run: 8. Adeline
Angst (PI) 13:05.8
Field events
High jump: 7. Eliza Warneke (PI) 48;
Triple jump: 2. Mara Quam (KW) 348.75;
Long jump: 3. Mara Quam (KW) 169.25;
8. Debbie Miller (ZM) 15.25; Shot put: 1.
Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 3911.25; Pole vault:
4. Leah Anderton (PI) 76; Discus: 1. Mad-
die Lindhart (ZM) 113; 8. Kalley Berg (PI)
891
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 2. Pine Island (Ade-
line Angst, Sara Schartau, Abby Gushulak,
Laura Torgeson) 10:26.72; 7. Kenyon-Wana-
mingo (Katie Bohn, Kasey Dummer, Alex
Blomgren, Maddie Patterson) 10:59.82;
4x200-meter relay: 3. Pine Island (Eliza
Warneke, Caitlin Schartau, Madi Owen, Brit-
tney Arndt) 1:50.39; 4x100-meter relay:
5. Pine Island (Madison House, Ana Marx,
Madi Owen, Katie Schultz) 53.52; 4x400-
meter relay: 2. Pine Island (Laura Torge-
son, Caitlin Schartau, Sara Schartau, Britt-
ney Arndt) 4:20.88 7. Kenyon-Wanamingo
(Kassandra Keller, Kasey Dummer, Maddie
Patterson, Tess Hokanson) 4:30.49
Boys
Pine Island had two gold medal
winning performances. Mitchel
Acker won the 800-meter run and
he anchored the winning 4x800-
meter relay team that also in-
cluded Isaiah Ondler, Jason Ho-
erle and Logan Meurer.
Placing second for the Pan-
thers was the 4x400-meter relay
team of Ben Farrell, Ondler,
Acker and Kyle Groven, Farrell
in the long jump and 100-meter
dash, Groven in the 200-meter
and 400-meter dashes.
Kenyon-Wanamingo had three
all-conference winners in Caleb
Greseth, Eric Hokanson and Ben
Ringham. All qualified on points.
Greseth placed second in the
110-meter hurdles. Eric Hokan-
son was third in the 1600-meter
run.
Dillon Downes earned his all-
conference medal on points for
Zumbrota-Mazeppa. He placed
fourth in the 300-meter hurdles
and was seventh in the 110-meter
hurdles.
Lourdes 162.3, Byron 113, Stewartville
112, Pine Island 99, LaCrescent 95.83,
Lake City 79.5, Kasson-Mantorville 79,
Cannon Falls 55.3, Kenyon-Wanamingo
43.5, Hayfield 42, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
23.5, Triton 13
Track events
8. Devyn Stordahl (KW) 12.26; 110-meter
hurdles: 2. Caleb Greseth (KW) 16.27; 7.
Dillon Downes (ZM) 18.34; 1600-meter
run: 3. Eric Hokanson (KW) 4:48.05; 400-
meter dash: 2. Kyle Groven (PI) 50.91; 8.
Craig Banks (ZM) 55.43; 800-meter run:
1. Mitchel Acker (PI) 2:01.54; 8 Isaiah On-
dler (PI) 2:10.66; 200-meter dash: 2. Kyle
Groven (PI) 23.46; 300-meter hurdles: 4.
Dillon Downes (ZM) 45.00; 7. Chris Frick (PI)
45.27; 8. Ben Ringham (KW) 45.94
Field events
High jump: 4. Zach Sanborn (ZM) 58;
Discus: 3. Jack Miller (PI) 1332; Triple
jump: 7. Chris Frick (PI) 398.5; Shot
put: 5. Caleb Greseth (KW) 4010.75; Long
jump: 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 2010
Relays
4x800-meter relay: 1. Pine Island (Isaiah
Ondler, Jason Hoerle, Logan Meurer, Mitchel
Acker) 8:30.45; 4. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Micah
Grove, Ben Ringham, Ben Nystuen, Eric Ho-
kanson) 8:42.54; 4x200-meter relay: 3.
Kenyon-Wanamingo (Caleb Greseth, Devyn
Stordahl, Mason Stevenson, Kyle Keller)
1:35.84; 4. Pine Island (Tristan Akason, Chris
Frick, Jason Hoerle, Ben Farrell) 1:36.22; 8.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Dillon Downes, Jacob
Tschann, Jacob Dahl, Steve Askvig) 1:41.18;
4x100-meter relay: 6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
(Adam Krage, Matt Lyon, Seam OMalley,
Steve Askvig) 47.20; 4x400-meter relay:
2. Pine Island (Ben Farrell, Isaiah Ondler,
Mitch Acker, Kyle Groven) 3:35.65; 7. Kenyon-
Wanamingo (Micah Grove, Ben Ringham, Noah
Rechtzigel, Eric Hokanson, 3:49.41
2014 HVL All-Conference
Track and Field
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Mara Quam points
Tess Hokanson points
Eric Hokanson points
Ben Ringham points
Caleb Greseth points
Pine Island
Caitlin Schartau points
Eliza Warneke points
Sara Schartau points
Laura Torgeson points
Madi Owen points
Brittney Arndt points
Abby Gushulak points
Adeline Angst points
Mitchel Acker 800-meter run, 4x800
Isaiah Ondler 4x800
Jason Hoerle 4x800
Logan Meurer 4x800
Ben Farrell points
Kyle Groven points
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Maddie Lindhart shot, discus
Skyler Jacobson points
Dillon Downes points
To earn HVL All-Conference track honors
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Zumbrota-Mazeppas Dillon Downes clears the last hurdles in the 110-
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in the race.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Sarah Benrud clears the last hurdle to place first
in her heat at the HVL Track Meet in Cannon Falls.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior Emma Drackley clears the high jump bar in the HVL Conference Track and Field
Meet in Cannon Falls on Saturday.
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Section B of NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, May 14, 2014 No. 20
Oronoco
Wanamingo Pine Island
Zumbrota
Mazeppa
Goodhue
Neighbors
Goodhue Prom theme is The Great Gatsby
GOODHUE Goodhues prom night on April 26 begin with the Grand
March at 4:15 p.m. This years theme was The Great Gatsby. Later,
the couples were whisked off in limos to The Jewel in Lake City with its
view of the Mississippi River Bluffs. There the couples ate their evening
meals followed by a night of dancing. Music was offered with disc
jockey Alan Reed. Above are Laura Ringeison and Casey Deneen.
Michelle Hadler and Sam McNamara
Kaite Stehr and Ryan Evans Taylor Larson and Chase Danielson
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA When Sandy
Evans opened All in Stitches on
the corner of Main and West Third
Streets in Zumbrota two years ago,
her dream was to make it one of
the countrys top quilt shops. That
goal was realized recently when
All in Stitches was chosen as one
of the 11 featured shops for the
Spring 2014 issue of Quilt Sam-
pler magazine, published by Bet-
ter Homes and Gardens.
To celebrate, an open house was
held May 1-3. With door prizes
and gift bags to the first 100 people
each day, long lines of eager cus-
tomers waited for the store to open.
Other local businesses participated
in the celebration by displaying
quilts and providing coupons and
door prizes in their stores.
Quilt Sampler, published twice
a year, has been profiling North
Americas top quilt shops for the
past 19 years. Quilt shops submit
a detailed application on their his-
tory, business promotions, chari-
table work, teaching schedules and
design philosophies. A panel of
quilt experts narrows down the
applications to 10 featured shops
for each issue. The team also se-
lects an encore shop that was
featured in a past issue to revisit.
Nearly 3,000 quilt shops were
eligible to apply for this years
honor. The owners of All in Stitches
and the other ten shops chosen
were photographed and inter-
viewed by a team from the maga-
zine.
Reasons for success
Several reasons have contrib-
uted to the success of All in Stitches.
All in Stitches is featured in national magazine
Earlene Wichre demonstrates quilting tools in the event center (downstairs
of Wild Ginger Boutique) on Thursday, May 1, during the All in Stitches
open house. The quilt shop was celebrating being featured in the spring
issue of Quilt Sampler Magazine.
A long line forms prior to the 9:30 a.m. opening of All in Stitches on May 1 despite rainy weather. Shop owner Sandy Evans said the gift bags given
to the first 100 people of the open house celebration (held May 1-3) were gone within an hour.
The charm and beauty of the build-
ing with the original wood floors
and red brick walls that comple-
ment the textures of the fabrics,
was one of the things that drew
Evans to open her shop in Zum-
brota. Customers enjoy the way
the 1899 building has been main-
tained. Evans said, People smile
when they hear the floor creak
when they walk on it.
Another reason for the shops
success is the other businesses and
activities available in town and
how they help support each other.
Evans said her customers often
shop several of the local businesses.
She explained that having other
options for customers to visit was
one reason she was able to submit
an application to be considered
for the magazine. Part of the multi-
page profile of each shop in Quilt
Samplers is the section Out &
About. In addition to the quilt
shop, a half-dozen Zumbrota busi-
nesses and the Covered Bridge Park
and Pioneer Trail are described
among hot spots around town
to check out.
Evans also offers a well-
rounded store. Besides the beau-
tiful store and vibrant small town,
the shop offers a variety of fab-
rics, projects, patterns, notions, and
classes.
During the past two years, Evans
has expanded her original staff from
five to eight and has added a whole
gamut of classes, covering a va-
riety of techniques and projects.
Large classes are currently held
in the event center under Wild
Ginger Boutique. During the cel-
ebration, Earlene Wickre demon-
strated quilting tools on Thurs-
day, May 1. Wickre, a popular
instructor, recently published a
pattern for making a jacket with a
sweatshirt base and has taught this
class to over 300 students. On
Saturday, May 3, Chris Hoover,
from Whirligig Designs, gave a
program with a trunk show.
Quilters
Evans said many of her cus-
tomers come from Red Wing,
Rochester, and the Twin Cities.
For the open house celebration,
she had people from Iowa and
Wisconsin who came especially
for the event.
A press release from Quilt Sam-
pler notes its huge success, with
early, out-of-print issues now
collectors items. Chosen shops
are inundated with visitors and
requests for the shops quilt pat-
terns and fabrics. Quilters are
known to try and visit all the shops
in each issue, getting the signa-
ture of each shop owner in their
copy of the issue. The magazine
also cites a Quilting Consumer
Insights study, completed in 2011
by American Patchwork & Quilt-
ing magazine that reported the U.S.
quilting market to be comprised
of 4.2 million avid quilters.
One of the comments Evans
received on the shops Facebook
page came from Judy Stock
Wachter. An awesome event to-
day, well thought out and so much
fun. We also enjoyed visiting many
other shops close by. Small towns
are just the best......
Goodhue
By Audra DePestel
PIHS holds Spring Fling
PINE ISLAND High school students and staff participated in fun
activities and dress-up themes during their annual Spring Fling, April 28
through May 2. Monday was Pajama Day and the activities included a
game show. Tuesday was Western Day theme, and a talent show was
held in which over 15 acts were performed. Nicolas Cain, above, plays
a song from a Harry Potter movie on the piano during the show. Wednesday
was Superhero Day. Thursday concluded the Spring Fling celebration
with a class color dress-up theme along with the ever popular dodgeball
challenge. Teachers Nicole Mentjes and Don McPhail, below, get ready
to block an incoming ball during one of the dodgeball matches between
students and teachers.
Pine Island

Churches
Friend Day is May 18
ZUMBROTA Ministering in
song at Lighthouse Community
Church at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday,
May 18, will be 2 Copper Coins, a
group of friends who have come
together to play a mix of Christian
music including contemporary,
gospel, and traditional hymns. The
church is located at 179 West Third
Street, Zumbrota.
Based in Cannon Falls, the 2
Copper Coins performs at local
churches, retreats, spiritual gath-
erings, parties, and concerts. The
group consists of Peggy Ryland
(keyboard and vocals), Joel Thor-
land (guitar and vocals), Sarah
Overby (vocals), Beth Hagemeister
(cello, bass, and vocals), Art Rew
(fiddle, mandolin, and vocals) and
Keen Rotschafer (on sound).
In addition to the music, Pastor
Jan Fischer will share a short mes-
sage: When Youre Down John
14:1-6. A potluck dinner will fol-
low the service.
BELLECHESTER
ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITE
CHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2
miles north of Bellechester on County
2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-923-
4240. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Hymn
Sing every fourth Sunday.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellech-
ester, Father Paul Kubista. Sunday
mornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesday
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.
GOODHUE
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Sat-
urdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-
sanally. Wed., May 14: 7:30 p.m.
Council meeting. Sun., May 18: 9:30
a.m. Worship with communion; Bless-
ing of the quilts.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,
May 18: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
10:15 a.m. Worship with Sunday
School singing; 11:30 a.m. Sunday
School/Congregation potluck picnic
and Ladies Aid. Mon., May 19: 7
a.m. Mens Bible study at church.
Tues., May 20: 9:30 a.m. Pastors
joint circuits meeting at St. Johns in
Lake City.
MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-
6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Sun., May 18: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-
noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 10 a.m. Wor-
ship.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., May
14: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open. Thurs.,
May 15: 6:30 p.m. Session meeting.
Sun., May 18: 11 a.m. Worship.
PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-
able. Cornerstone Kids meet every
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meet-
ing is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-
land, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sun-
day School for children and adults;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
Group for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:
6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30
p.m. Bible study for all ages.
PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 356-
8622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sun-
days: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class and
Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th
Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,
Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-
day Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass
10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.
Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday
8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-
fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-
day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5
p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
John Torris Lohre, Senior Pastor; Kip
A. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:
saintpaulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:
www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed., May 14:
3:30 p.m. 7th and 8th grade confir-
mation; 6:15 p.m. Chancel choir pot-
luck and rehearsal. Thurs., May 15:
7 p.m. Church council. Sat., May 17:
8 a.m.-noon Church clean-up; 5:30
p.m. Worship with communion. Sun.,
May 18: 8:15 a.m. Worship with com-
munion; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sun-
day School; 7th grade confirmation;
10:30 a.m. Worship with commun-
ion; Sunday School; 7 p.m. Bacca-
laureate; Senior recognition and quilt
receiving. Tues., May 20: 8:30 a.m.
Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible study.
Wed., May 21: 3:30 p.m. 7th and
8th grade confirmation; 7 p.m. Pizza
making meeting at Berne.
UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.
North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Caro-
lyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;
Web address: www.piumc.org; email:
piumc@bevcomm.net Wed., May 14:
9-11:30 a.m. Better Brew hours.
WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-824-
3019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wana-
mingo. Free nursery for infants
through age three; Sunday School
for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small
Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings
at 7 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-
2155. Wed., May 14: 2 p.m. Wednes-
day circle hosted by Jan Forss; 6:30
p.m. Endowment; 7 p.m. Boards meet;
8 p.m. Planning council; Baccalau-
reate at New Life Church. Thurs.,
May 15: Newsletter deadline. Fri.,
May 16: 4-7 p.m. Lutefisk supper at
Lands. Sat., May 17: 7-10 a.m. Li-
ons pancake breakfast; 9 a.m. UFFDA
run/walk. Sun., May 18: 9 a.m. Sun-
day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion; 6 p.m. Bible study. Wed.,
May 21: 9 a.m. Volunteers help with
newsletter.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-
days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
May 14: 8 p.m. Baccalaureate at New
Life Church. Sat., May 17: 10:30 a.m.-
1 p.m. Syttende Mai waffles and ber-
ries. Sun., May 18: 9 a.m. Worship
with communion; 6 p.m. Bible study
at Trinity.
ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-
5367.Wed., May 14: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nurs-
ing Home communion; 7:30 p.m.
Examination. Thurs., May 15: 7 p.m.
Mens Bible study. Sun., May 18: 8
a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Confirma-
tion. Mon., May 19: 7 p.m. Bible study.
Tues., May 20: 7 p.m. Church coun-
cil. Wed., May 21: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; Eccle-
siastes, Wednesday 7 p.m., Bible
School classes and seminars
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson office hours Tues-
days 8-11 a.m. at Bridgets. Secr-
etarys office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., May
18: 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., May 20:
6:30 p.m. Council meeting.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pas-
tor. Office: 732-5074. Thurs., May
15: 6:30 p.m. Bible study at church.
Sun., May 18: 10:45 a.m. Worship;
John 14:1-6 with potluck following
worship.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basin-
ski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pas-
tors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,
732-5449, church office. Website:
oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,
Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,
May 14: 11:30 a.m. Womens Bible
study; 3:15 p.m. Junior youth group;
WINGS; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.
Bible study. Sat., May 17: 7 a.m.
Mens prayer breakfast; ARC work
day. Sun., May 18: 8:30 a.m. Prayer;
9 a.m. Sunday School with bounce
house; 10:15 a.m. Worship with high
school graduation recognition. Tues.,
May 20: 6:30 p.m. Usher/greeter
meeting with a meal served. Wed.,
May 21: 11:30 a.m. Womens Bible
study; 3:15 p.m. WINGS; Junior youth
group; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.
Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main
St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email
stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father
Randal Kasel, pastor. Hours: Tues-
day, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday 7:30-11:30
a.m. http://stpaulzm.com. Mass
Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tues-
day and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass
at the nursing home is the second
Tuesday of the month at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Susan Vikstrom, pastor; Cindy Wil-
son Youth director. Wed., May 14:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 6:45 p.m. Confirma-
tion class; 7 p.m. Property manage-
ment. Thurs., May 15: 6:30 p.m. Social
ministry meeting. Fri., May 16: Noon
set up for garage sale. Sat., May 17:
8 a.m. Garage sale fundraiser. Sun.,
May 18: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:15 a.m. PACE; Senior high school
recognition reception. Mon., May 19:
3 p.m. VOICE deadline. Wed., May
21: 6 p.m. Confirmation class picnic;
G4C practice.
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 14:
5 p.m. 1st year confirmation at Hauge;
6 p.m. 2nd year confirmation at
Hauge; 6:30 p.m. Choir at Hauge;
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer at
Hauge. Sun., May 18: 9 a.m. Wor-
ship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 5:45
p.m. Youth group at Hauge. Tues.,
May 20: WMF honoring senior mem-
bers. Wed., May 21: 5 p.m. 1st year
confirmation at Hauge; 6 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30 p.m.
Choir; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-
strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-
2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day School; Confirmation class.
GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Vacancy Pastor: Randall
Kuznicki. Grace: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
Communion on the second and last
Sunday of the month. St. Johns: Sun-
days: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School; Bible study; Com-
munion on the second and last Sun-
day of the month. St. Johns:
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastoral. Wed., May 14:
5 p.m. 1st year confirmation; 6 p.m.
2nd year confirmation; 6:30 p.m.
Choir; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer. Thurs., May 15: 1 p.m. WMF
meeting. Sun., May 18: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:45 a.m. Worship;
5:45 p.m. Youth group. Mon., May
19: 7 p.m. Dorcas circle at Lucy
Boyums. Wed., May 21: 5 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6 p.m. 2nd year
confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir at
Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer at Emmanuel.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-
388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fel-
lowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiri-
tual guidance. Wed., May 14: 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation; Lutefisk
supper prep.; 6:15 p.m. Confirma-
tion mentors/6th grade meeting; Wor-
ship; 7 p.m. Youth group. Thurs.,
May 15: 7:15 a.m. Youth Bible study
at Bridgets; 9 a.m. Lutefisk prep; 6
p.m. Property meeting; 7 p.m. Coun-
cil meeting. Fri., May 16: 3-7 p.m.
Lutefisk supper. Sat., May 17: 7:15
a.m. Mens Measure Twice Bible
study; 8 a.m. Highway and park
cleanup. Sun., May 18: 7:45 a.m.
Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise
worship with communion; 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School teacher appreciation;
9:45 a.m. Choir practice; 10:30 a.m.
Worship with communion; 7 p.m.
Womens Bible study. Tues., May
20: 11 a.m. Text study; 7 p.m. Praise
practice. Wed., May 21: 9 a.m. Cof-
fee and conversation.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., May 14: 6:30
p.m. Property board meeting; 7:30
p.m. Planning council meeting. Sun.,
May 18: 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30
a.m. Congregational meeting with
ditch clean-up following; May scrip
card orders are due.
ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,
36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, Bear
Valley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,
home; 843-5302 work. Bible Class
is every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Mazeppa. Sun., May 18: 8:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor. Sun., May 18: 8:30 a.m.
Worship with communion; 9:30 a.m.
Bible study. Mon., May 19: 7 a.m.
Mens Bible study at church. Tues.,
May 20: 9:30 a.m. Pastorsjoint cir-
cuits meeting at St. Johns, Lake City.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-
eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-
videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., May 18: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
with communion.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-
ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-
271-5711. Sun., May 18: 9 a.m.
Confirmation; 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion. Tues., May 20: 11 a.m.
Text study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., May 14: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 1 p.m. WELCA;
Bible study at Twin Rivers. Sun., May
18: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Youth
forum; 10:30 a.m. Communion Sun-
day. Mon., May 19: 7 p.m. Council.
Wed., May 21: 6 a.m. Mens Bible
study.
WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN,
LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Can-
non Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507-
663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Min-
ister, 263-5613. Sundays 9 a.m.
Worship. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. 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.
Increased seat belt patrols take
to Minnesota roads May 19
The Click It or Ticket seat belt
enforcement campaign, taking
place from May 19 through June
1, is a component of the states
Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) ini-
tiative. The TZD vision is to cre-
ate a safe driving culture in Min-
nesota in which motorists support
a goal of zero road fatalities by
practicing and promoting safe and
smart driving behavior. TZD fo-
cuses on the application of educa-
tion, enforcement, engin-eering
and emergency medical and trauma
services to reduce crashes.
Nearly 400 Minnesota agencies
will be increasing patrols to en-
courage motorists to buckle up
during the campaign, which is
being coordinated by the Depart-
ment of Public Safety Office of
Traffic Safety.
In Minnesota, drivers and pas-
sengers in all seating positions,
including in the back seat, are re-
quired to be buckled up or seated
in the correct child restraint. Of-
ficers will stop and ticket unbelted
drivers or passengers. Seat belts
must be worn correctly, low and
snug across the hips; shoulder
straps should never be tucked un-
der an arm or behind the back.
In rollover crashes, unbelted
motorists are usually ejected from
the vehicle. In most cases, the ve-
hicle will roll over them. Often,
unbelted motorists will crack teeth
on steering wheels or break their
noses or even slam into and injure
or kill others in the vehicle.
In a crash, odds are six times
greater for injury if a motorist is
not buckled up.
Minnesota statute requires chil-
dren under age 8 to ride in a feder-
ally approved car seat or booster,
unless the child is 4 feet 9 inches
or taller. Here are the restraint steps
a child should progress through
as they age and grow:
Rear-facing infant seats New-
borns to at least one year and 20
pounds; recommended up to age
two. It is safest to keep a child
rear-facing as long as possible.
Forward-facing toddler seats
Age two until around age four.
Its preferable to keep children in
a harnessed restraint as long as
possible.
Booster seats Minnesota stat-
ute requires children under age
eight to ride in a federally approved
car seat or booster, unless the child
is 4 feet 9 inches or taller. In Min-
nesota, booster seats are required
by law. Children should start riding
in a booster upon outgrowing a
forward-facing restraint. A child
should remain in a booster until
they are 4 feet 9 inches tall, or at
least age eight. Boosters lift a child
up so adult seat belts fit children
properly.
Seat belts A child is ready
for an adult seat belt when they
can sit with their back against the
vehicle seat, knees bent com-
fortably and completely over the
vehicle seat edge without slouch-
ing, and feet touching the floor.
Children 4 feet 9 inches tall or
taller can correctly fit in a lap/
shoulder belt.
Children under age 13 should
always ride in the back seat.
Motorists should wear lap belts
low and snug across the hips; shoul-
der straps should never be tucked
under an arm or behind the back
not only is this unsafe, it is illegal.
Pregnant women should wear
the lap belt under the stomach, as
low on the hips as possible and
against the upper thighs. The shoul-
der belt should rest between the
breasts.
Airbags are designed to work
with seat belts to keep vehicle
occupants in a safe position dur-
ing a crash airbags are not effec-
tive when the motorist is unbelted.
The southeast Minnesota To-
ward Zero Deaths initiative brings
area law enforcement, public health
educators, engineers and emer-
gency medical and trauma services
together in an effort to reduce the
number of traffic fatalities and
severe injuries to zero in south-
east Minnesota. The 11-county area
includes: Dodge, Fillmore, Free-
born, Goodhue, Houston, Mower,
Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Winona,
and Wabasha Counties.
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Community Calendar
COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Se-
nior Center; Zumbrota area, Zum-
brota Towers.
May 15-21
Thursday: Birthday party,
chicken a la king over biscuit, peas,
cranberry bog salad, cake
Friday: Baked fish (alt: beef
patty), hash browns au gratin,
California blend vegetable, din-
ner roll, walnut dream bar (salad
alternate: grilled chicken)
Monday: Taco salad, fruit salad,
bread, peanut butter cookie
Tuesday: Beef enchilada cas-
serole, tomato cuke salad, pine-
apple rings, strawberry shortcake
Wednesday: Roast pork,
mashed potatoes and gravy, green
beans, fruited coleslaw, dessert
If you have questions, call 356-
2228.
Historical Organizations
Meeting
Join representatives of all the
historical organizations in Good-
hue County for the groups an-
nual meeting on Saturday, May
17, at 10 a.m. at the Goodhue
County History Center, 1166 Oak
Street, Red Wing. The Quicksteps
Base Ball Club will present infor-
mation on the early days of base-
ball. There are many clubs in Min-
nesota that play by the rules of
1860s base ball with the Quick-
steps being the first in 1995. Re-
freshments will be served. For res-
ervations or more information call
651-388-6024 or email director@
goodhistory.org. Reservations
must be made by May 15.
Seasons Hospice
All groups are held at the Cen-
ter for Grief Education and Sup-
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507-
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.
Red Wing Tea Party
Come and be educated on free
markets, fiscal responsibility, and
constitutionally limited govern-
ment. The group meets every third
Monday at American Legion #54,
218 4th St, Red Wing. This months
meeting on May 19 will feature
State Representative Steve Draz-
kowski and a gubernatorial can-
didate presentation/discussion. The
social hour is 6-7 p.m. and the
meeting runs from 7-8:30 p.m.
Olmsted County Parks
Chester Woods Off-road Adven-
ture Navigation Running, Saturday,
May 17, noon. Join other outdoor
enthusiasts as Minnesota Orienteering
Club sponsors a navigational race
through Chester Woods Park. More
information can be found at
www.mnoc.org.
Chester Woods Moonlight Paddle,
Saturday, May 17, 8:45 p.m. Bring
your canoe or kayak and join us for
an evening paddle on Chester Lake.
Meet at the boat ramp.
Oxbow Park Spring Fest, Satur-
day, May 17, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Bring
the entire family out to Oxbows
Zollman Zoo for a day of food, fun,
and games. There is something for
everyone, including animal feeding,
kids games and activities, and a si-
lent auction.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287-2624.
Questions about Oxbow Park, call
Clarissa Josselyn at 507-775-2451.
GOODHUE
Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
community on Mondays and
Wednesdays, 3:30-7 p.m. when
school is in session. The library is
equipped with interlibrary loan
service, which means if the library
does not have a book you want,
that book can be there in two days.
Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical
Society is closed for the season
until June 1 when regular hours
resume. If you want to arrange a
visit in the meantime call Ardis
Henrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie
Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray Mc-
Namara, 651-923-5117; or Roy
Buck, 651-923-4388. Visit good
hueareahistory.org for information
about the historical society.
ORONOCO
Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History Cen-
ter is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.
PINE ISLAND
Tops #1280
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Monday night at St. Paul Luth-
eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-
one welcome. Questions call 356-
8596 or 356-8990. Seniors 55 and
over are welcome.
Preservation in PI
The Pine Island Heritage Preser-
vation Commission (HPC) will host
a workshop on conservation and im-
provement of historic building facades
on Wednesday, May 21, 6:30-8:30
p.m. at Van Horn Public Library, 115
3rd St SE. The workshop is free and
open to the public. Robert Vogel, the
citys preservation consultant, will lead
hands-on interactive training for par-
ticipants, including how to research
the history of your historic house or
business property, conservation of
historical architectural features, ap-
propriate repair materials, and the kinds
of technical assistance available
through the citys HPC.
Eclectic Grand Opening
The grand opening for the gift
store and gallery exhibit area for
the Eclectic Gallery will be on
Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The photography of Mark Helms
will be featured through June.
Pine Island City Council
The council will meet Tuesday,
May 20, at 7 p.m. on the second
floor of city hall.
Senior Citizens Meeting
The Senior Citizens meet
Wednesday, May 21, at noon at
the handicapped accessible Senior
Center for social activities follow-
ing the noon meal. All commu-
nity seniors 55 and over are wel-
come.
Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters
meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
not meet on holiday weekends:
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Day or Thanksgiving.
History Center
The Pine Island Area History
Center is located at 314 North Main
Street. Open hours are Sunday from
1-3:30 p.m. and Mondays from 8-
11 a.m. or by appointment. To
contact the History Center please
call 507-356-2802 or 507-398-
5326 or visit www.pineisland
history.org.
WANAMINGO
KW Spring Concerts
The Kenyon-Wanamingo Elem-
entary spring concerts will be held on
Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. and on
Friday, May 16, at 1 p.m. in the school
auditorium in Wanamingo. All K-4
students will be performing. The fourth
grade has selected Snowmen All
Year as the theme of the concert,
raising the question, what would it be
like if our favorite snowman could be
with us all year? Students will sing
songs of the seasons, including fa-
vorites from the movie Frozen. The
public is invited to attend and admis-
sion is free.
VFW/Honor Guard
The VFW and Honor Guard will
meet on Tuesday, May 20, at 7
and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at the
Wanamingo Community Center.
ZUMBROTA
Moms in Prayer
Moms in Prayer meet on Mon-
days, 7 p.m. at Our Saviours
Church, 1549 East Avenue, Zum-
brota.
Zumbrota Towers Events
May 15-21
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises;
1:30 p.m. Cards 500
Library
The Zumbrota Public Library
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-
ing closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www. zumbrota.info.
History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
has a new photo stand displaying
over 50 photographs of early Zum-
brota scenes. They have been en-
larged to 8 x 10 for easier view-
ing. New photos are being added
all the time. Also on display are
military memorabilia, including
Civil War items, different models
of telephones, Zumbrota telephone
books dating back to the 1900s,
and items of Zumbrota advertis-
ing. Museum hours are Saturdays,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by ap-
pointment (732-7049).
Zumbrota VFW Auxiliary
The Auxiliary meets Monday,
May 19, at 6 p.m. at the Stary-
Yerka VFW Post 5727.
Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-
ery Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-
ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-
come. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.
Community Band Practice
The Zumbrota Community Band
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volun-
WATER MAIN FLUSHING
The City of Pine Island would like to inform the residents that it
is again time for the Water Main Flushing. This is part of the Water
Works overall water main maintenance program, which helps us
meet the commitment of providing you the best drinking water
possible.
P&S19-2a
ANNOUNCEMENT
Pine Island Public Works
at 507-356-4390 or
Pine Island City Hall at 507-356-4591
You may experience a temporary decrease in water pressure and
temporary occurrences of discolored water when the hydrants are
being flushed in your area. If you notice any discoloration, please
refrain from using the water for a short time, especially your hot
water. Check to make sure the water is clear before beginning any
laundry.
We appreciate your patience and your comments. If you would like
additional information about this program, or any other water-
related issue, please contact:
The flushing will begin on Monday, May 12
through Friday, May 16, 2014
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teer musicians are welcome.
State Theatre
Runnin Down A Dream:
Rockumentary Tribute to Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers by
Justin Ploof & the Throwbacks,
Saturday, May 17, 8 p.m. Tickets
available at 732-7616.
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-
mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-
272-1129.
Crossings
Ann Tristani, Laura Weimert
exhibit, May 16-June 30. Recep-
tion Fri., May 23, 6-8 p.m.
Matisse & Merlot painting class,
Fri., May 16, 7-9 p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.
Pine Island
Gutzmers students present spring recital
PINE ISLAND Music students of Julie Gutzmer presented a spring recital for their family and friends on
Sunday, May 4, at the Pine Island United Methodist Church. Front row, from left to right: Isaac Dale, Gabe
Heiden, Ella Schmoll, Brett Boie, Hannah Ryan, Shaelyn Predmore, and Jameson Wegner; second row: Caleb
Kittleson, Ethan Dale, Madeline Boie, and Jason Ryan; third row: Allegra Hoppe, Cora Heiden, Emma Kuball,
Mia Schmoll, Tianna Cowden, and Jonathan Gutzmer; fourth row: Julie Gutzmer, Rachel Ryan, Lauren
Meurer, Isaac Schmoll, Jacob Frandsen, and Hannah Kosmicki. Receiving Gold Cup trophies from their
participation in the National Federation of Music Clubs Festival were, 15-point trophies Mia Schmoll,
Madeline Boie, Jonathan Gutzmer, Emma Kuball, Shaelyn Predmore; 30-point trophy Allegra Hoppe.
Ribbon Run/Walk is June 7
Doug Strandell and Cindy Palm model their costumes for the 2014
Ribbon Run/Walk 10th anniversary celebration.
PINE ISLAND This years
Ribbon Run/Walk on Saturday,
June 7, will have a little spark of
entertainment and fun. To cel-
ebrate the 10th year of the event,
everyone is invited to go crazy
and wear clever costumes, hats,
boas, tutus, anything pink and zany!
This event began ten years ago
and has helped many people who
have been diagnosed with and
treated for breast cancer. In 2004
we had just over one hundred par-
ticipants, and we are hoping to
have more than five hundred this
year. Over the past ten years the
event has raised over $70,000 for
the American Cancer Society,
Susan G. Komen, Join the Jour-
ney and Mayo Clinic. The funds
are used for breast cancer research,
education, screening, treatment and
mentoring programs.
Everyone is welcome family,
friends, runners, walkers, teams
and groups. Survivors of breast
cancer will be honored this year
with free registration by mail.
Registration is now available
online at active.com, or registra-
tion forms are at Arels Flowers
and Gifts, Pine Island Bank, Work-
out 24/7 and from Beth Kohner.
For more information visit
www.pine islandribbonrun.com.
By Audra DePestel
Chick Day held at Ag Partners
PINE ISLAND Morgan DePestel holds a baby chick and Brandon
DePestel holds a little duckling at Ag Partners in Pine Island. There
were over 900 chicks at the annual Chick Day event on May 8, including
Cornish Rock (meat birds), Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red (brown egg
layers), and the popular American Layers, also known as the Easter Egg
Chicken because of their colorful eggs. Every year the Chick Day event
grows as the number of people who want to raise their own chickens
continues to increase. Ag Partners will continue to special order chickens
and ducks through September.
ZED Activity Day
is May 16
HAYFIELD Hayfield Public
School will host the 24th annual
Zumbro Education District Activ-
ity Day on May 16 at the Hayfield
High School track. In case of rain,
the events will be held in the gym.
This day is designed to allow
special education students in grades
one through six an opportunity to
get together with students from
seven districts and participate in a
variety of fun activities. Students
and staff from Blooming Prairie,
Byron, Hayfield, Kasson-Man-
torville, Pine Island, Stewartville,
Triton, and ZED Circles/Connec-
tions will be represented.
The day kicks off at 10 a.m.
with a welcome from Hayfield and
ZED representatives. Students will
be busy until they load the buses
to go back to their home school at
about 1 p.m. Activities include
races and lunch. Medals will be
awarded during the award cer-
emony.
For more information, contact
Karl-Peter Hammer or Duane
Ellington at the Zumbro Educa-
tion District, 775-2037.
Oronoco Auto Parts
& Auto Sales
507-367-4315 or
800-369-4315
www.oronocoautoparts.com
410 1st St., Oronoco, MN 55960
Junkers and Repairables
$200 - $7,500
on most vehicles free tow
More $$$ If Sellable
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Get ready for
Cheese Fest
Kiddies Parade
PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-
land Cheese Festival Kiddies Pa-
rade is coming up Saturday, June
7, with registration starting at 12:30
p.m. in the front parking lot at
Pine Haven Care Center. The pa-
rade will begin at 1 p.m. This is
for children age six and under.
The theme for the parade is
Farming. Costumes will be
judged on creativity, originality,
and theme reflection. Prizes will
be awarded for first, second, and
third place. Everyone will get a
treat bag for participation.
In case of rain the parade will
be inside Pine Haven Care Cen-
ter.
If you have questions, contact
the activity department at Pine
Haven Care Center 356-8304 or
activity@pinehavencommunity.org.
By Audra DePestel
Pine Haven residents receive
cards from local Girl Scouts
PINE ISLAND Pine Haven Care Center residents have been receiving
cards from Girl Scouts Kaitlyn Swanson and Victoria Cruz of Troop
24519. The girls have been working on their Girl Scout Silver Award
Project entitled Love In A Card, for which they been busy making
handmade birthday cards and holiday cards for the residents since
January. Above: On February 1, Avis Weis receives a handmade birthday
card from Cruz (center) and Swanson. Over 280 cards covering Valentines
Day, St. Patricks Day, and Easter have been made. The girls have
enjoyed making and decorating the cards, almost as much as the
residents have enjoyed receiving them. This past Easter the girls also
passed out cards to the residents which put smiles on their faces and
made the holiday extra special for everyone involved.
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Zumbrota/Mazeppa
ZM first-graders learn about China
ZUMBROTA First-graders at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School have
been learning about the continents and oceans in social studies. During
this unit they took a closer look at China, using technology to learn
about the people, language, land, animals, and history of the country.
Left: Paislee Peterson and Michael Nail read about China. The students
took virtual field trips using their iPads, used an app to learn how to
write Chinese characters, and used Skype to talk to a students father,
Derek Widman, who was over in China for work. The students were able
to ask him questions that they had about China, he taught them how to
say some Chinese words, and he was even able to show them a view of
the city. After Mr. Widman returned from China he came to the classroom
on April 17 to show the students how to write Chinese characters/
words, share some Chinese money with them, and he even brought each
one of them a panda bear souvenir. In the right photo Widman shows the
students how to write Chinese characters. With him in the front row:
Zach Petersburg, Emma Hatleli, Massiny Morseth, TJ Magnuson, and
Joseph Herges; back row: Megan Moore, Paislee Peterson, and Kyla
Hansen.
ZM students give back to the community
Quinn Nelson scrubs tombstones at Mazeppa Cemetery.
Griffin Gartner and Hunter Prodzinski haul trash out of the Zumbro
River at Covered Bridge Park.
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Zumbrota-
Mazeppa students took some time
on Wednesday, May 7, to give
back to the community. From 9-
11:30 a.m. all students in grades
7-12 contributed to various com-
munity service projects around
Zumbrota and Mazeppa.
Some students stayed in Zum-
brota while others were bussed to
Mazeppa to help clean up parks,
cemeteries, churches, and school
grounds. This was part of an ef-
fort by the school to promote giv-
ing back to the community in which
students live. The hope is that stu-
dents will gain an interest in vol-
unteering in the community and
continue to give back throughout
the years to come.
PIE holds awards ceremony at ZM
Stacy Liebenow, kindergartner Neva Anderson, Stacie Anderson, and Amanda Boyum are with Penny the Pig.
Liebenows and Boyums classrooms collected the most money in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School
and the teachers were selected to kiss the pig.
William Ottem, first grade, was awarded for raising the most money for
the walk-a-thon by Principal Quinn Rasmussen. Ottem raised $386.
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA The numbers
are in from the April 26 Partners
In Education (PIE) walk-a-thon
held by Zumbrota-Mazeppa Pri-
mary and Elementary Schools. The
grand total raised between money
wars, business donations, pledges,
concessions, and games at the walk-
a-thon was $6,800. An awards
ceremony was held in the small
gymnasium at the primary school
on Monday May 5 to recognize
the outstanding performance by
ZM teachers and students.
The students participated in a
money war challenge, and the staff
member with the most money in
their jar was selected to kiss the
pig. The pig was brought in by
Stacie Anderson from the Ander-
son Veterinary Service. There was
a tie in the primary school between
kindergarten teachers Amanda
Boyum and Stacy Liebenow. The
winner in the elementary school
was Todd Cordes. Other awards
given were to Kaylee Peterson for
walking the most laps, Mrs.
Nelsons class for having the most
participants raising the most money
and Mr. Cordess class for having
the most participants.
The money raised will be used
towards classroom materials that
students would not have access to
without the help of PIE and all the
participants.
ZM ISD 2805
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT NO. 2805
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014
7:00 P.M.
ZM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDIA CENTER
MAZEPPA, MINNESOTA
I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)
II. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
III. Adopt Agenda (Action)
IV. Communications
V. Reports
VI. Patron Input
VII. Old Business
a. Insurance Bids (Action)
VIII. New Business
a. Adopt Consent Agenda (Action)
b. Personnel (Action)
c. 2013-2015 Teacher Master Agree-
ment (Action)
d. Title Program (Action)
e. Student Handbook Changes for
2014-15
f. 2014-15 Calendar Revision (Action)
IX. Board Comments and Reports
X. Pertinent Dates
XI. Future Agenda Items
XII. Adjourn (Action)
ZM20-1f
Postal employees help Stamp Out
Hunger during annual food drive
David Boraas, left, and Thin Nhean await the return of two rural carriers to complete the sorting, counting,
and loading of donated food to take to the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf. Though a final count had not been done,
Boraas, the local coordinator of the yearly Stamp Out Hunger event, was estimating a total of 2,300 pounds
of food would be donated.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA On the second
Saturday in May for the past 21
years, letter carriers in more than
10,000 cities across America have
collected non-perishable food and
monetary donations during the
National Association of Letter
Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food
Drive. The donations left by their
postal customers in mailboxes and
in post offices are then delivered
to local community food banks,
pantries, and shelters.
By 3 p.m. on May 10, two postal
vehicles next to the Zumbrota Post
Office were stacked high with mail
tubs full of grocery items. Two
mail carriers were yet to return
from their routes. Based on past
collections and volume already
received, local coordinator David
Boraas estimated that approx-
imately 2,300 pounds of food
would be received during the 2014
drive. Between 1,900-2,200
pounds are typically received each
year.
Boraas, one of Zumbrotas let-
ter carriers, is in his seventh year
as coordinator. As he and postal
clerk Thin Nhean transferred the
bags of food into mail tubs, Bo-
raas commented on the variety and
amount of food. It is like this
almost every year a lot for our
size of town. We get a nice variety
good for the food shelf, he said.
With two city routes and two
rural routes having completed their
routes, the back of one vehicle
was stacked high and a second
was over half-filled with an as-
sortment of cereals, spaghetti,
canned soups, fruits and vegetables,
ketchup, crackers, boxed meals,
and paper products. Monetary
donations had also been received.
More bounty would be added when
the rural Wanamingo carrier and
a rural Zumbrota carrier returned
from their routes.
Others postal employees assis-
ting with the Stamp Out Hunger
Food Drive on May 10 were Zum-
brota rural carriers Ashley
Struckmann, Mark Island, and
Laura Ruth; Zumbrota city car-
rier Jared Sprenger; and
Wanamingo rural carrier Matt
McWaters. Postmaster Barbara
Wamhof noted that they do a lot
of work to make it a huge success
every year.
After the food is collected, it is
taken from the individual bags and
the items are counted: 25 placed
in each mail tub to estimate pounds
of food. After all the food has been
received and counted, it is taken
to the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf
and unloaded. The food shelf ser-
vice area includes Zumbrota,
Mazeppa, Wanamingo, Belle-
chester, and Goodhue.
Zumbrota Dance Studio to
present Once Upon A Time
ZUMBROTA The students of
the Zumbrota Dance Studio will
present their annual dance show on
Saturday, May 17, at 6 p.m. and
Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. and 6
p.m. at the Zumbrota-Mazeppa High
School audit-orium. This recital will
mark the Zumbrota Dance Studios
25th year.
This years shows will include
dancers from Zumbrota, Mazeppa,
Goodhue, Wanamingo, and Pine
Island. It will feature students danc-
ing in ballet, pointe ballet, tap, jazz,
lyrical, hip hop, irish and clogging
numbers, and the ever popular guy/
girl dance as the group dances their
way through stories, fairy tales, and
fables.
Graduating seniors Abby Hinch-
ley, Allison Frederixon, Anna
Budensiek, Emma Drackley, Emma
Flotterud, Kayla Zamenski, and Lisa
Ecker will present their farewell
solos. Other graduating seniors
Maddie Nyhus, Jackie Sorenson,
Molly Lawler, Jenica Darcy, Lindsey
Renken, Amber Klankowski,
Kenedy Beebe, and Michelle
Nygaard will be performing in their
last recital.
Tickets are still available for all
of the shows and will be on sale to
the general public on Monday, May
12, Tuesday, May 13, and Friday,
May 16, at the ZM High School
foyer near the office at 6 p.m or
they may be purchased at the door
prior to each of the shows. Call Robyn
at 507-732-7568 for more informa-
tion.

Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Suspicious incidents
reported in Mazeppa
MAZEPPA Wabasha County
Sheriff Rodney Bartsh attended
the May 7 Mazeppa City Council
meeting to present the monthly
call report and speak about con-
cerns councilors may have. In
April, deputies responded to four
traffic violations, two theft of-
fenses, two fraud complaints, a
harassment/threat, a driving com-
plaint, a disorderly conduct report,
a probation violation, a civil mat-
ter, and an animal complaint.
After the policing report was
reviewed, Councilor Derald
Mitchell told Bartsh about a man
who walked into his house with-
out permission saying he needed
to look around to assess the value.
Mitchells son was home at the
time and told the man to leave.
Mitchell said the suspicious per-
son then went to other houses in
the neighborhood. Sheriff Bartsh
said it did not appear the male
worked for the county assessors
office, as they make appointments
and do not just invite themselves
into homes.
Jason Ferguson, owner of WDs
Bar & Grill, said he received a
call from a person claiming to be
with Xcel Energy. Ferguson said
he was scammed out of several
hundred dollars. The caller said
the business utility bill was de-
linquent and utilities would be
turned off if not paid at that time.
Ferguson did as directed, which
involved going to a store to get
some sort of payment card.
Ferguson said he later contacted
Xcel who said his account was in
good status and the monies trans-
ferred did not go to them.
Citizens are reminded to imme-
diately report any suspicious ac-
tivity by calling 911 or the toll-
free tip line at 1-866-377-6111.
Document and share any infor-
mation that would be helpful for
law enforcement to follow up and
address fraudulent and criminal
situations, such as phone numbers
from caller I.D., vehicle descrip-
tion and license plate number, and
descriptions of suspicious persons.
Mazeppa park and river
maintenance projects underway
MAZEPPA At the May 7
Mazeppa City Council meeting,
City Administrator Duane
Hofschulte advised councilors of
park and river maintenance projects
to be tackled this summer. He said
brush has already been cleaned
up along Walking Bridge Park,
and he has contacted the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources to ask
if an area could be clear cut of
brush and overgrowth along the
river by Herb Vik Field for a
crushed rock path to be put in.
The DNR was receptive to the idea.
Hofschulte informed the coun-
cil of ground erosion occurring
along the river near Walking Bridge
Park. In the past riprap had been
laid along the shore to keep the
river bank from washing away,
but flood waters pulled the rock
into the rivers channel. Hofschulte
has applied for a permit to move
the riprap, from the channel back
to the river bank shore to prevent
further erosion.
Fire department update
Fire Chief Brandon Goranson
said that during March the Mazeppa
Fire Department responded to four
medical calls in the city and one
medical call in Mazeppa Town-
ship. Members also participated
in a medical training and a fire
training.
In April, the MFD responded to
one medical call in the city, two
medical calls in Mazeppa Town-
ship, one medical call in Chester
Township, and one lift assist in
the city of Mazeppa. Members
also participated in one fire pager
training.
On May 6 the department re-
sponded to a small grass fire but
Goranson said it was not a serious
incident.
He anticipates the new firetruck
being built in Florida would be
available in about September.
Goranson inquired about the
process for bringing on new mem-
bers. City attorney Steve Erwin
recommended the depart-ment
develop a list of criteria that po-
tential new members must meet
in order to take training and join
the department.
Other business
Jason Ferguson, owner of W.D.s
Bar & Grill, requested the city
change their ordinance to allow
liquor to be sold on Sunday at 10
a.m., to match the state law. The
ordinance currently allows sales
after 11 a.m. for establishments
serving food. A motion by Mike
Hammes, seconded by Derald
Mitchell, to approve the first read-
ing of the ordinance change to 10
a.m. carried 4-0. A second read-
ing of the amended ordinance, and
final approval of the council, is
required before the 10 a.m. serve
time will officially begin.
Harlan Renken of Stewartville
told the council he was interested
in purchasing undeveloped prop-
erty owned by Phil Olson that is
annexed into the city. The prop-
erty is next to Scenic Heights.
Renken asked if it was possible to
build a shed on the property. The
land is zoned residential, and for
this reason a stand-alone shed
would not be allowed without a
house also on the property. Renken
also mentioned a large hole lo-
cated on the property and asked if
the city was aware how it was cre-
ated. The city representatives were
unsure but said they would look at
it in the near future.
Hofschulte presented a sign
retroreflectivity policy to the coun-
cil for their review. State and fed-
eral agencies set mandates for street
sign replacement. Hofschulte said
a certain number of signs will be
replaced each year and the Public
Works director will log the signs
replaced. A motion by Tom Marsh
to approve the sign policy car-
ried.
Erwin presented findings of fact
for the conditional use permit ap-
proval for the Laganieres build-
ing. A motion to approve by Marsh
carried.
The council took action to sub-
mit delinquent water and/or sewer
bills to the county to be placed on
the owners property taxes.
Upcoming events
The Mazeppa Spring Cleanup
day will be May 17.
The next regular council meet-
ing will be Wednesday, June 4, at
6 p.m. in council chambers.
Zumbrota Head Start visits SEMA Equipment
WANAMINGO The Zumbrota Head Start children were able to go on a field trip to SEMA Equipment in
Wanamingo on April 23. The children enjoyed seeing the farm equipment. Adults, from left to right are:
Chelsea, Rene, and Diane; children standing: Paxton, Romeo, Connor, Armoni, Landen, Emily, Ryleigh,
Dominick, Ryland, Marely, Dakota, Cloey and Parker; children sitting: Phoenix, Cristobal, and Evelyn. Three
Rivers Head Start is a quality preschool and kindergarten readiness program for three- and four-year-old
children and their families. Applications for the 2014-15 school year are currently being accepted. There is
no cost for joining the program. Families must meet income guidelines and program requirements. Families
with special needs children are welcome to apply. Transportation maybe be provided. For more information
about Head Start call 1-800-277-8418.
Sugar Loaf expands and evolves bus services
Mike and Barb Kennedy have been in the transportation business since 1979. Since their most recent purchase from Wright Coaches and Harrys
Motorcoach Tours of Wanamingo in August 2013, Sugar Loaf Charter Service now has seven 55-passenger coaches and one 30-passenger mini-
coach. Sugar Loaf Bus Service includes fifteen school buses.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA Since 1979,
Barb and Mike Kennedy of Zumbro
Falls have been in the bus busi-
ness. Initially transporting students,
they added charter service in 1999
when they bought their first coach
bus. As their charter business has
grown, so has the number of
coaches in their fleet. Their most
recent acquisition occurred in
August 2013 when the Kennedys
pur-chased two coaches and the
tour business from Wright Coaches
and Harrys Motorcoach Tours of
Wanamingo. With this purchase,
Sugar Loaf Charter Service now
has seven 55-passenger coaches
and one 30-passenger mini-coach.
Sugar Loaf Bus Service includes
fifteen school buses.
The Kennedys began trans-port-
ing students with the purchase of
Lake Citys school bus routes
(which they sold in 2007). They
added the Mazeppa routes in 1986
which soon became Zumbrota-
Mazeppa for them. After purchas-
ing the buses from the district in
1991, they built their first storage
facility on their Zumbrota site,
located near the water tower. A
second building was added in 2009,
but as Barb looked around the fa-
cilities and buses moving in and
out, she commented, I never
thought we would fill up the space.
The Kennedys also own a bus ga-
rage in Mazeppa where several
school buses are housed.
With the expansion in the past
year, they have many more busi-
nesses and customers on their cli-
ent list. In addition to Barb and
Mike, their 35 drivers keep busy
not only transporting ZM students
but other students on field trips,
sporting events and other activi-
ties. Other schools among their
clients are several charter schools,
Shattuck-St. Marys School (Fari-
bault), Lourdes High School, and
Crossroads College (Rochester).
Some Sugar Loaf employees drive
for both the school bus and the
charter businesses; others drive
for one or the other.
Charter service and trans-
portation is provided to several
area community education pro-
grams. Various churches and or-
ganizations also use their services.
Mike said they are licensed and
insured nationwide and in Canada.
In the third quarter of 2013, trans-
portation was pro-vided to 24 states
and two Canadian provinces and
to 25 states during the first quar-
ter of 2014.
In addition to the popular day
trips and overnight trips to casi-
nos or theatres, longer trips are
also scheduled. Sugar Loaf Char-
ter will be offering trips to Branson
and to Nashville this fall. Details
will be in the Shopper closer to
the tour time. Ken Meyer of Lake
City also does many of their book-
ings. He or Mike is available to
help meet transportation needs. For
infor-mation or to book an event,
including group tours or cele-
brations, call toll free 866-732-
7670 or visit www.sugarloaf
charter.com
Despite the changes and growth
over the years, Barb focuses her
attention on the school bus routes
and their scheduling, while Mike
focuses on the charter trips. We
are still a mom and pop oper-
ation, summed up Barb.
Auditions to be held for
the musical Bingo!
ZUMBROTA Auditions for
Bingo! The Winning Musical,
Z-Theatres 2014 summer produc-
tion, will be held Thursday, May
22, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, May
24, at 9 a.m. at the State Theatre,
96 E 4th Street, Zumbrota. Per-
formances will take place the week-
ends of July 17-19 and 25-27.
Bingo! The Winning Musical
is an off-Broadway piece of mu-
sical theatre based on grandmas
favorite form of gambling. In be-
tween the number calling, strange
rituals and fierce competitions, love
blossoms and long lost friends
reunite.
The cast includes six females
ages 20-60 and one adult male, all
singing roles. Auditions will in-
volve singing; participants are
asked to bring a prepared song
and sheet music for the accompa-
nist or may bring their own accom-
panist.
Sandra Miller of Byron will di-
rect the production. Rehearsals
begin June 2.
Community volunteers are ap-
preciated for any aspect of the pro-
duction, including set cons-
truction, costuming, stage crew,
publicity, ticket sales and ushers.
The musical is presented by Z-
Theatre and the Zumbrota Area
Arts Council (ZAAC) by special
arrangement with Samuel French,
Inc.
For more information on audi-
tions or volunteering, visit zaac.org,
call Ronda Anderson-Sand at 507-
272-1129 or e-mail
statetheatre@zaac.org.
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE
The ZM School Board will be
working on a number of issues in
the next few months. The first item
wed like to address is the news
that weve reached a tentative
agreement in the negotiations with
our teachers. This has been a long
process for all involved. As a board
we are very serious about the mis-
sion to balance the expenses of
the school district with the goal to
also provide a salary/benefit pack-
age that is in line with other schools
in our conference and/or enroll-
ment size. The settlement reached
is in line with state averages and
has positioned our district to con-
tinue offering curriculums that are
in the best interests of our stu-
dents.
During the next couple of months
well be working on our budget
projections for 2014-15. Were
blessed with enrollment numbers
that are increasing. As a result well
receive additional state funding
vs. what we have received in re-
cent years. ZM will have a num-
ber of classes in K-6 that have 95
to 100 students. Thanks to ZM
voters passing the 2013 referen-
dum, one of the benefits well have
is that well be able to have class-
room sizes that are in the mid-20s
for the most part in the coming
year.
Three of our board members
have terms that will expire at the
end of 2014. Please see the school
website, www.zmschools.us, and
look for our district/school board
and the are you interested in serv-
ing on the ZM School Board?
link for more details. Feel free to
contact one of us if you would
like more information about serv-
ing our school district in this ca-
pacity.
Finally, wed like to say that we
are excited about partnership were
finalizing with the Zumbrota
Health Center. ZM Schools will
be leasing space in this facility in
order to expand and meet the de-
mands of our early childhood of-
ferings. Through a lease levy and
funds from the tuition of the stu-
dents who attend our pre-school,
were able to lease this space at a
much lower cost to our taxpayers
vs. asking for additional funds for
a new facility. This is the first part-
nership of its kind in Minn-esota.
We welcome input from our
patrons. Feel free to attend any of
our regular board meetings. Our
next one will be Monday, May
19, in Mazeppa starting at 7 p.m.
Brian Grudem
Mark Krier
Pete Hinrichs
Jim Wendt
Brian Haugen
Stephen Rosenthal
ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT
April 12
12:15 a.m. A driver was stopped
for signalling at the wrong time. The
officer stopped the vehicle and the driver
had a hard time following orders. The
driver forgot to put the car in park. The
drivers eyes were checked and appeared
normal.
12:57 a.m. A strong ordor of mari-
juana was smelled outside a bar. Three
males were outside and darted into the
bar when they saw the officer.
10:11 a.m. A minor traffic accident
was reported.
5:33 p.m. A street sign was pulled
out and laid down.
6:10 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
6:45 p.m. An officer assisted with a
medical emergency.
speeding.
10:50 p.m. An officer observed a
suspicious vehicle. When the officer talked
to the parties they said that they were
just talking. The officer advised them to
go to another town and talk.
April 13
1:18 a.m. Three very intoxicated
males were in front of the ag plant.
2:28 a.m. A 911 open line was
received and a female and child were
screaming in the background. A male
and female were in a physical domestic
dispute.
8:23 a.m. An anonymous message
was received that a person was using a
dealer plate in Rochester.
10:24 a.m. A female was found by
a back door with a probable overdose.
She was transported to the hospital by
ambulance.
11:29 a.m. A female was fighting
with her husband. She left with her daugh-
ter.
expired registration.
April 14
12:20 a.m. A Kwik Trip employee
reported that a male was in the store
and highly intoxicated. The male was
not intoxicated. He had suffered a previ-
ous traumatic brain injury. The officer
gave him a ride home due to the wind
and cold.
4:22 a.m. A male reported that
smoke was in the basement and coming
up into the house and he did not know
where it was coming from. It was a
faulty wire.
9:41 a.m. An ATV and trailer were
stolen.
11:24 a.m. An officer assisted with
a funeral escort.
4:10 p.m. An officer stood by while
a male party grabbed his belongings.
10:36 p.m. a driver was stopped
for speeding on Main Street. The vehicle
was searched and the driver was issued
a citation for possession of drug para-
phernalia and marijuana
April 15
1:05 a.m. A deputy received sui-
cidal text messages.
3:11 a.m. An alarm at Subway was
sounding. A south window was smashed.
Entry was made but nothing was taken.
1:27 p.m. A male passed out be-
hind the wheel and hit some guardrails
on Highway 52 and 58 was conscious
now. The State Patrol handled the crash.
3:11 p.m. A female reported that a
male sent her a link to his facebook
page. She feels it is harassment. He
also sent it to her friends and family.
improper seatbelt use.
3:30 p.m. Kwik Trip reported a
minor accident in the parking lot.
3:48 p.m. A driver was stopped for
having a dog on her lap while driving.
The driver stated that she had no insur-
ance on the vehicle and had not since
September of 2013.
having no brake lights or 4 ways.
having a cracked windshield.
7:04 p.m. A diver was warned for
having a headlamp out.
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From Our Files
20 Years Ago
May 11, 1994
Goodhue Postmaster Jim Pagel
gave children from Early Child-
hood and Family Education a tour
of the post office last week. ***
Melanie Holst, daughter of Larry
and Brenda Holst, will represent
Goodhue High School as a state
officer in the Future Leaders/Fu-
ture Homemakers of America or-
ganization.
40 Years Ago
May 16, 1974
Goodhue High School senior Liz
Balow won fourth place in the cre-
ative writing division of the 1974
Scholastic Awards for her short
story Dreams and Other Mis-
placed Memories. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Dankers spent Thurs-
day afternoon at the Reinholt
Johnson home in New Richland.
*** Mr. and Mrs. James
Mollenhauer and children of Great
Falls, Montana, arrived here April
27 and are staying with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson,
of rural Goodhue.
50 Years Ago
May 14, 1964
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Raasch, a daughter, Beth Louise,
on May 7. *** Mr. and Mrs. Clem
Ryan, Sr., visited Mrs. J.J. Ryan
on Mothers Day. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Mans and daughters
were Sunday guests at the Arland
Miller home at Farmington.
60 Years Ago
May 13, 1954
Mr. and Mrs. William Mans and
family visited Mrs. Peter Reinke
at Elmwood, Wisconsin, on Sun-
day afternoon and were her sup-
per guests. *** Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
don Foss visited Saturday and
Sunday in Austin with Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Bowers. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Fritz Bartel and sons Gary
and Gregory spent Mothers Day
GOODHUE
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bartel.
70 Years Ago
May 4, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Hadler en-
tertained a group of friends at their
home Saturday evening. *** Mrs.
J.J. Ryan was a dinner guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Luverne Haas and
family on Sunday. *** Dr. and
Mrs. Charles Sawyer of Lake City
spent Saturday evening at the W.R.
Sawyer home.
20 Years Ago
May 11, 1994
FLA/FHA members who com-
peted at the state leadership meet-
ing were Amy Schahn, Kara
Vrieze, Sarah Bremer, Jennifer
Mosher, Anna Davidson, Joey
Herrlich, Betsy Gillen, Kara Trapp,
Beth LaCanne, and Jennifer
Schleck.
40 Years Ago
May 16, 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Bevis Hope and
David of Minneapolis visited last
Saturday morning with Mrs. Esther
Larson. Mrs. Hope is Mrs. Larsons
niece. *** Virgil Olstad reported
seeing two turkey vultures on his
property last week. It is a known
fact that these birds are very rare
in these parts.
50 Years Ago
May 14, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Schultz
visited Sunday afternoon at the
Bruce Granger home near West
Concord. *** The Rev. E.A. Bea-
ver of Spring Grove was a Mon-
day overnight visitor at the Jo-
seph Gulsvig home. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Simonson of New
Brighton were weekend visitors
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Hoven.
70 Years Ago
May 11, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simonson
and Donald visited Sunday at the
Harley Nash and Francis Ronning
homes in St. Paul. *** Mrs. Hannah
Hjermstad of Cannon Falls was a
weekend visitor at the home of
WANAMINGO
Mr. and Mrs. Lars Hjermstad. ***
Misses Verna Erickson and
Lorraine Friese visited Friday
evening until Sunday with friends
and relatives in Rochester.
10 Years Ago
May 12, 2004
Bobbie Goodman has been cho-
sen as Pine Havens Employee of
the Month. *** Students winning
honorable mention in the duck
stamp contest were (grade in pa-
rentheses) Katie Pietig (3), Kari
Sneller (3), Justin Newton (5), and
Samantha Mensing (12).
20 Years Ago
May 11, 1994
Sara Millering and Emilie Arel
were chosen for the All-State Choir.
*** Dayzee the Clown visited Mrs.
Larsons pre-kindergarten class to
wish Bridget Ferguson a happy
sixth birthday.
30 Years Ago
May 16, 1984
Kathy Weggen was named Stu-
dent of the Month, representing
the science department. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Houghton of Red
Wing were Mothers Day guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Raud-
abaugh. *** BORN TO: Jon and
Kim Cowden, a daughter, Lindsey
Marene, on April 20.
40 Years Ago
May 16, 1974
Valedictorian of the Pine Island
High School class of 1974 is Paul
Stofferahn. Salutatorian is Pam
Fladeland. *** Jill Thorn of
Oronoco won first place in both
the intermediate solo and with two
batons in the 11-12 age group at
the U.S. Twirling Association
competition in Brooklyn Park on
April 27. *** Mrs. Hilda Hofstad
visited her sister, Mrs. Selma Berg,
at a Rochester nursing home on
Saturday.
50 Years Ago
May 14, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hagre
called on Mrs. Elsie Peterson at
St. Marys Hospital on Sunday
evening. *** Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Hassler, Lowell and Rosemary of
Lake City were Sunday evening
PINE ISLAND
GOODHUE, 1964 Valedictorian and salutatorian at Goodhue High
School for 1964 are, respectively, Lynne Diercks, left, and Margaret
Diercks.
WANAMINGO, 1974 Janet Grothe, sixth grade daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Grothe, readies her experiment for display at the PTA
Science and Art Fair on Tuesday evening.
PINE ISLAND, 1964 Helen Ganz, left, was named valedictorian and
Joanne Stolp salutatorian for the Pine Island High School class of 1964.
ZUMBROTA, 1974 The terms of Norris Bjorngaard and Chester Menth on the Zumbrota School Board are expiring. The election for new members
will be held on May 21. Candidates are, from left to right: Norris Bjorngaard (incumbent), Melroy Groth, Steven Oelkers, Jon Olson, Jane Post,
William Steinfeldt, and Arleigh Zemke.
ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
May 5, 2004
New to the staff at Gerkens
Feed & Grain is Brian Anfinson
of Wanamingo. *** pages Weld-
ing & Radiator Shop held a grand
opening celebration on Friday at
its new location. *** Faces in the
Crowd features Corky Falk this
week. Falk and his family have
owned the Covered Bridge Res-
taurant and successfully estab-
lished it as an area landmark for
28 years.
20 Years Ago
May 4, 1994
Mark Ehlers is a youth counse-
lor at the Sheriffs Youth Program
in Mankato. The 27-year-old is a
former Zumbrota resident and has
worked for the program for the
past three and one-half years. Ehlers
spoke to the Zumbrota Busy Bees
4-H Club at their monthly meet-
ing. *** Zumbrota Pack 59
Webelos Scouts graduated into Boy
Scouting on Tuesday. They are
James Benson, Kyle Mann, Ken
Scharpen, Jim Flaaen, Steve
Tiedtke and Jon Klug.
30 Years Ago
May 9, 1984
The Zumbrota High School stu-
dents who were chosen by the Zum-
brota American Legion as boys
and girls county and state repre-
sentatives are Patty Swenson and
Shelly Sommers, Girls County and
Angela Casselton, Girls State, Matt
Rockne and Peter Thompson, Boys
County, Kevin Harper, Boys State.
*** Annie Schlliep attended the
confirmation of her granddaugh-
ter Connie Marie Schliep on Sun-
day. *** Deanna Tuftee of
Stillwell, Kansas, returned home
Monday after visiting with her
mother Mrs. Maria Ebert and other
relatives in the area.
40 Years Ago
May 9, 1974
Clarence Benson completed 20
years as a local police officer. ***
Larry Stechmann and his two chil-
dren of Owatonna visited at the
home of his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Stechmann on Sunday. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hinsch of
Goodhue were Sunday evening
visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albnert Tiedemann. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Woodbury of
Cedar Falls, Iowa, were weekend
guests of Dr. and Mrs. Wayne
Woodbury. *** Mr. and Mrs. E.B.
Rockne returned home Saturday
evening after enjoying a three-and-
one-half week trip to Melbourne,
Australia. *** Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Davis of Barnsville were week-
end guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Orval Downing. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Ring and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Nord and
family were dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Stockmo in Minneapolis on Sun-
day in honor of their sons confir-
mation.
50 Years Ago
May 7, 1964
Mrs. Byron Boraas entertained
a group of ladies and children last
Wednesday afternoon at a party
in honor of the third birthday of
her daughter Kay Ann. *** Sun-
day visitors at the Donald Reding
home were Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Van Houten and son from Red
Wing, Mr. and Mrs. William Hagen
and son Resiel and Mrs. Walter
Carlson from the Theilman area.
*** Valedictorian Carolyn
Finstuen and salutatorian Susan
Johnson were named for the class
of 1964. *** Sunday afternoon
visitors at the John Weis home
from West Concord were Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Buehler and children.
*** Charles Greseth of Portland,
Oregon, came Sunday to spend
two weeks at the Orlando Greseth
home and with other relatives in
the area. *** Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Borgschatz, Gary and Dawn of
Pine Island, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
L. Borgschatz and Mrs. Dennis
Swenson and two sons gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David
Borgschatz in Albert Lea on Sun-
day in honor of her birthday.
visitors of Mrs. Elmer Olsen. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Luverne Olson and
daughter Sharilyn of St. Paul spent
the weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Hersal Van Allen.
60 Years Ago
May 13, 1954
Lillian Holst, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Holst, has been
selected to attend the Girls State
convention at the State Fairgrounds
June 17-24. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Hanson will celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary on May
16. *** Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Zeller
called on Mrs. Amelia Fryer at
Mantorville on Friday.
County
ROCHESTER Auditions will
be held at the Choral Arts Ensemble
offices in Assisi Heights, Roch-
ester, May 12-20 and into the sum-
mer by appointment. Any inter-
ested adult singer in the southeast
Minnesota region may audition;
all singers must audition annually.
The 15-minute audition consists
of tonal memory and rhythm ex-
ercises, sightsinging, and range
tests. Please bring a prepared piece
(pop or broadway tunes not rec-
ommended). An accompanist is
provided.
Choral Arts Ensemble, under
the artistic direction of Rick Kvam,
will celebrate its 30th anniversary
through 2014-15 with a festive slate
of concerts. Concert dates are Sep-
tember 26-27, 2014 - Singer Show-
case; November 8-9, 2014 -
Shakespeare words and music with
players from the Great River
Shakespeare Festival; December
12-14, 2014 - Messiah, pt 1; Feb-
ruary 14, 2015 - A Singing Valen-
tine (annual benefit); March 15-
Sheriff Bartsh announces
he will seek re-election
Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney
Bartsh announced May 9 that he
will run for a fourth term. Sheriff
Bartsh has been in the position
since 2003. Bartsh will be in his
26th year of law enforcement this
year with 12 years as the sheriff.
Bartsh said, This is an easy
decision for my family and I. I
think that our staff at the sheriffs
office are top-notch people that
make my job easier. While we
certainly have faced some chal-
lenges in the last several years that
probably most sheriffs will never
see, we have gained some impor-
tant insight from the public; that
being that most people believe in
their local law enforcement and
what we are trying to accomplish.
We are reminded every day that
we need to try and focus on whats
truly important. What we feel is
truly important is trying to make
Wabasha County a better place to
live every day.
Bartsh has been busy in his al-
most twelve years as sheriff. He
continues to serve as chair for the
Southeastern Mn Narcotics Task
Force. He also held the position
of chair for the Minnesota Drug
Oversight Council for several
Sheriff Rodney Bartsh
years. Currently, he is the presi-
dent of the Minnesota Sheriffs
Asso-ciation.
Bartsh, who will turn 47 this
year, resides in rural Plainview
with Denise, his wife of 25 years.
They have two adult children,
Brandon and Ashley. He and
Denise are enjoying their first
grandchild Lucy, as well.
Choral Arts Ensemble now holding auditions
16, 2015 - Bachs Mass in B mi-
nor; and May 2-3, 2015 - Gala
30th anniversary concert. We will
premiere works by Eric William
Barnum and Jake Runestad. Also
part of the season are the annual
benefit and community outreach
concerts, including performances
in the Mayo Clinics Rosemary
and Meredith Willson Harmony
for Mayo Program.
Choral Arts Ensemble consists
of 40 singers. Rehearsals will be
held Tuesday evenings, 6:45-9:45
pm, August 26, 2014- May 5, 2015,
at Assisi Heights, with occasional
extra rehearsals and post-concert
recording sessions. Singers are
required to have experience in
choral singing, an ability to learn
music quickly and independently,
and the willingness to commit for
the entire season and do consci-
entious advance preparation be-
fore rehearsals.
Visit Choral Arts Ensemble at
www.choralartsensemble.org/
news-and-information/auditions or
e-mail music@choralartsensem
ble.org for more information.
The Southern Minnesota Initia-
tive Foundation (SMIF) recently
awarded $18,434 worth of Valspar
paint (700 gallons) to 20 projects
across the region. Picture-It-
Painted is a partnership between
SMIF and Valspar Corporation in
support of comm-unity beautifi-
cation and restoration projects
throughout southern Minnesota.
Fifteen gallons were donated to
the City of Wanamingo for the
swimming pool and fence paint-
ing.
The Goodhue County Fair
(Goodhue County Agricultural
Society & Mechanics Institute) will
be receiving twenty gallons of paint
from Valspar and the SMIF to paint
the outside of the Old Comm-
ercial building. The building is
one of the two first buildings built
on the fairgrounds in the early
1900s. The building houses open
class exhibits and commercial
exhibits during the fair. The
Goodhue County Fair will be
August 5-10.
Since 1998, SMIF and Valspar
Corporation have awarded over
8,000 gallons of paint valued at
over $175,000 to more than 200
projects in southern Minnesota.
The grant is awarded to projects
that will have a visual impact, pro-
vide a public benefit to the com-
munity, and involve volunteer
participation.
Paint the world outside
at Crossings class
ZUMBROTA Painting en
plein air conjures a romantic
image of artist and easel at one
with nature. Come and explore the
plein air experience at a beautiful
location with nationally-recog-
nized Plein Air Painter Derek
Davis. Oil Painting en plein air
is May 25-26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
each day, and includes a bonus
nocturne session at a date to be
determined by students.
Each day will begin with a demo
followed by two to three hours of
painting, breaks as needed, per-
sonal coaching and afternoon paint-
ing. Each days lessons will ad-
dress one or more of the topics
from the Masters Toolbox These
topics include the 3 Cs of painting
- a systematic approach to paint-
ing; principles and elements of
design; creating a value plan; block-
in approaches; rendering, or draw-
ing; using local and expressive
color; brushwork; properties of
pigment; and using mediums.
Derek Davis is a second gen-
eration artist who has been fol-
lowing the path of painter and
honing his skills for more than 30
years. He can be found teaching
workshops and painting in plein
air competitions throughout the
U.S. His painting are eagerly col-
lected by patrons and he is in de-
mand as a popular instructor.
For more information or to reg-
ister for class, call 507-732-7616
or stop in to Crossings at 320 East
Ave., Zumbrota, MN.
SMIF awards paint
to local projects
Order your print and e-edition
subscriptions online at
zumbrota.com

Goodhue
Wood shop class builds
birdhouses for Goodhue parks
Five of the birdhouse builders who have placed their creations in Goodhues parks are, from left to right:
James Jonas, Matt Lexvold, Blake Hinrichs, Brett Dankers, and Jed Lindblom. The remaining three whose
birdhouses havent been placed are Derek Ryan, Mitch Weckerling, and Jamie Thermos.
Seven birdhouses are in the Goodhue School wood shop waiting to be
put to use.
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE When Marie
McNamara and Ardis Henrichs
approached Goodhue Schools
industrial arts instructor Tyler
Baker about helping the Goodhue
Area Historical Society build some
birdhouses for Heritage and Rosie
Parks, he jumped at the chance.
Baker told his manufacturing class
what he planned for them. He had
an old birdhouse to use as a pat-
tern and he instructed the eight
seniors in the class to each build a
similar birdhouse.
It took ten days to complete the
project. The birdhouses were made
from scrap lumber donated from
Industrial Hardwoods of Red Wing
and the labor was performed by
James Jonas, Matt Lexvold, Blake
Hinrichs, Brett Dankers, Jed
Lindblom, Derek Ryan, Mitch
Weckerling, and Jamie Thermos.
By Monday, May 5, eight bird-
houses had been built and stained,
and were waiting to be placed at
their new location. They were de-
signed to fit over steel posts in
predetermined areas in the parks.
The young men, under the instruc-
tions of Henrichs and McNamara
placed five houses on their posts.
The remaining three are waiting
to see where they are to be used.
Rock expert Robbins returns
for 28th straight year
GOODHUE Dan Robbins presented his program of rocks and minerals
to Mr. Bitzans fourth grade science class at Goodhue School for the
28th year in a row on Friday, May 9. He taught students how agates are
formed (above) and showed many examples of agates from all over the
world. He talked about many different types of gemstones and where
they are found. Students also got to compare real gold to fools gold.
Two highlights of the show were the rock lamp and the fluorescent
rocks.
Goodhue ISD 253
INDEPENDENTSCHOOL DIS-
TRICT#253
GOODHUE, MN 5502 7
MONDAY MAY 19, 2014
GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL
ITV ROOM
7:30 P.M.
I. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. Consider changes to the agenda
V. Reports
1. Student Report
2. Business Managers report
3. Superintendent Report
4. Principals reports
VI. Old Business
A. Consideration to approve the sec-
ond reading of Policies #406 Public
and Private Personnel Data, #509
Enrollment of Nonresident Students, #515
Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records
VII. New Business
A. Approve consent agenda items as
follows:
1. Minutes of regular board meeting
on April 21 , 2014
2. Approval of bills payable for the
month of April/May 2014.
3. Approval of hires
4. Approval of continuing contracts
for probationary teachers
5. Approval of MSHSL resolution for
membership
6. Approval of Volksfest fireworks on
school grounds
7. Approval of Donations
8. Approval of advertising for milk
bids and bread quotes
9. Approval of Indoor Air Quality Plan
B. Consideration to approve the 2014-
2015 budget
C. Consideration to approve interior
space expansion in the weight room
D. Consideration to approve Health
and Safety funds for the installation of
safety ladders to reach the air handling
units in Gym #2.
VIII. Reports
A. Board/Committee reports
B. Upcoming Meetings
IX. Adjournment
G20-1f
Lions present $2,500
to HOPE Coalition
RED WING The Goodhue Lions Club made a generous donation of
$2,500 to HOPE Coalition at the HOPE goes to Hollywood fundraising
banquet at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing. The March 27 event was
held to support HOPEs work with families in crisis in Goodhue County
and beyond. Dave Jaeger, second vice president of the Goodhue Lions
Club, presents the check to Kris Kvols, executive director of HOPE
Coalition.
Goodhue FFA banquet was held April 22
Star Award Winners: (From Left to Right) Maggie Mills, Jay Dicke,
Madison Schafer, and Max Schafer.
The Goodhue FFA officer team, from left to right: Maggie Mills, Max
Schafer, Haley Hinrichs, Sam McNamara, Madison Schafer, Jamie
Thermos, and Kalley Diercks. Not pictured: Brittney Ryan.
By Sam McNamara
GOODHUE The Goodhue
FFA Banquet was held on Tues-
day, April 22, at Goodhue High
School. There were 97 registered
members and guests attending.
The Star award winners included
Jay Dicke who received his Chapter
Star Discovery Degree. The Chap-
ter Star Greenhand Degree was
awarded to Max Schafer. Maggie
Mills acquired her Chapter Star
Farmer award. Madison Schafer
was awarded the Chapter Star Ag
Placement, and Gavin Luhman
received the Dekalb award. This
award honors an outstanding se-
nior for their achievements in Lead-
ership, Scholarship, and agricul-
ture work experience. Another
award was the Excellence Award
sponsored by Barbara Betcher, who
also spoke during the banquet. This
award went to Gavin Luhman and
Kendrah Schafer.
Receiving Proficiency awards
were Haley Hinrichs in Dairy Pro-
duction Placement, Sam Mc-
Namara in Ag Communications
and Beef Production Entrepre-
neurship, Maggie Mills in Dairy
Production Entrepreneurship, and
Madison Schafer in Ag. Educa-
tion, and Swine Production. Pro-
ficiency awards honor FFA mem-
bers who, through their Supervised
Agri-cultural Experience (SAE),
have developed specialized skills
which they can apply towards their
future careers.
The Weckerling family was rec-
ognized at the banquet for their
outstanding contribution to the
chapter through the fruit sale. Over
the span of fifteen years, their to-
tal sales amount was over $26,000.
Honorary Degrees were awarded
to the Zumbrota Veterinarian Clinic
and the Anderson Veterinarian
Service for continuous support and
donations to the chapter through-
out the years.
The 2014-15 Goodhue FFA of-
ficer team was installed near the
end of the banquet. They are: Presi-
dent Jamie Thermos, Vice-Presi-
dent Madison Schafer, Secretary
Maggie Mills, Treasurer Haley
Hinrichs, Reporter Sam Mc-
Namara, Sentinel Brittney Ryan,
Historian Kalley Diercks, and
Parliamentarian Max Schafer.
Farm Safety Course
offered at Goodhue School
GOODHUE The Goodhue
High School agriculture education
department will be holding a Farm
Safety Class which meets federal
regulations for child labor in haz-
ardous occupations in agri-culture.
Anyone under age 16 who is, or
will be, working for a farm opera-
tor other than their home farm and
who will be involved in the opera-
tion of farm equipment must have
successfully completed this safety
training. Employers hiring youth
who are not certified are subject
to a penalty fine of $10,000. More
importantly, gaining an under-
standing of the hazards in agricul-
ture my prevent an injury or even
save a life.
Some of the units covered in
the class are: the safe operation of
tractors, driving on public roads,
power take-offs, grain augers, grain
bin safety, airborne hazards such
as silo gas and manure pit gases,
and electrical hazards. The course
is open to students ages 13 and up.
The Certificate of Training is
available to youth 14 years of age
and older and will be issued upon
the successful completion of the
class and, for those under 14 years
of age, on the students 14th birth-
day if their 14th birthday falls
within one year from the comple-
tion of the course.
The classroom portion of the
course will be June 4-6. Class
will be from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. each
day. The written test will be Mon-
day, June 9, at 9 a.m. The class
will be held in the ag room at
Goodhue High School.
The driving portion of the class
will be held on Monday after the
written test and, if necessary, June
11 and 12. The driving course will
be at Goodhue High School as
well and student driving times will
be set up during the days of class.
The cost for the course is $50.
Checks may be made payable to
Goodhue School and payment
made the first day of class.
To register, call Goodhue Pub-
lic School (923-4447) or send Lee
Thompson, ag ed instructor, an e-
mail at althomp@goodhue.k12.
mn.us. Give the students name,
age as of June 4, 2014, birth date,
parent or guardian, and a telephone
number. Students should bring a
lunch to eat at noon. If you would
like more information you may
call Lee Thompson at the high
school.
KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR PROFILES
Travis Simonson
Parents: Dale and Steph
Simonson
Siblings, ages: Nicole Simon-
son, 14
Favorite class or subject: Shop
Best high school memory:
Hanging out with friends
Out of school activities/hob-
bies: Hanging out with friends and
riding dirtbike
Part-time job: Banks Outdoors
Favorite movie: Road Trip; TV
show: Fast and Loud; song:
Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid by
The Offspring
Alex Seeger
Parents: Jerry Seeger, Linda
Seeger
Siblings, ages: Shane, 23;
Kalley, 16; Kadey, 16
Favorite class or subject: Rudy,
Kincaid, or Thompson
When Lucas Bakken took his shirt
off in front of Mr. Dean
bies: Snowmobiling, watching
sports
Favorite book: The Hobbit;
movie: The Hobbit; TV show:
Tosh.0; song: Anything by Kid
Cudi
Future plans: Work, school,
have kids
Jon Schultz
Parents: Renee and Tim Schultz
Siblings, ages: James, 14
High school activities: Robot-
ics
Favorite class or subject: Ro-
botics
Best high school memory: Nate
S
bies: Hunting, RC
Part-time job: U.S. Army Na-
tional Guard
Favorite book: Bryans Hunt;
movie: Jarhead; TV show: Ameri-
can Dad; song: Big Green Trac-
tor
Future plans: Law enforcement
Nathaniel Schmidt
Parents: Larry Schmidt, Roch-
elle Erickson
Siblings, ages: Josh, 11; Van-
essa, 9
High school activities: Foot-
Jeremy Sauer
Parents: Jeremy and Stephanie
Kish
Siblings, ages: Bradley, 14;
Daniel, 13; Taylor, 11
Favorite class or subject: Any-
Alex Roosen
Parents: Mike and Lisa Roosen
Siblings, ages: Teena, 32; Tom,
31; Sam, 19; Nutsy, 14; Lily, 9
High school activities: Base-
ball, Knowledge Bowl, the play
Favorite class or subject:
Chemistry/physics
Rudys Friday kicks and going to
State in baseball as a sophomore
bies: Baseball, cooking
Favorite book: The Anatomy
of Motive; movie: The Dark
Knight Rises; TV show: Sponge-
bob Squarepants; song: Out of
Time by A Day to Remember
Future plans: Play baseball
forever
thing with Mr. Thompson
Going to RCTC with CAD lab
bies: Skateboarding, music
Favorite book: Of Mice and
Men; movie: Resident Evil; TV
show: South Park; song: Disen-
gage by Suicide Silence
Future plans: Move out of state
and do construction
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Favorite class or subject: Shop
Best high school memory: All
my friends and sports
bies: Fishing, hunting, snowmo-
biling
Part-time job: BP gas station
Favorite book: Ghandi;
movie: Super Troopers; TV show:
Breaking Bad; song: Flash by
Queen
Future plans: Go to college for
welding
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Wanamingo
WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT
The following information was
provided by the Goodhue County
Sheriffs Office.
April 11
6:22 p.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Hwy 52 and 135th
Ave in Minneola Township.
April 12
8:36 a.m. A deputy attended
to civil matters on 3rd Ave.
11:17 a.m. Threats were re-
ported on 3rd Ave. No threat was
found.
11:39 a.m. Sometime during
the overnight hours a feeder wagon
was taken from a farm site near
105th Ave and Cty 12 in Cherry
Grove Township. A family mem-
ber later found the wagon about
1.5 miles from where it was taken.
A wheel was missing and a wheel
axel was broken.
6:11 p.m. Cenex reported a
gas drive-off theft of $127.66. The
claim was unfounded. The credit
card did not initially scan.
April 13
7:51 p.m. An ATV was taken
from an unsecured shed on the
10100 block of Cty 12 in Cherry
Grove Township. The theft was
believed to have occurred some-
time during the two days prior.
The 2004 Artic Cat 500 was val-
ued at $4,500.
April 14
9:44 a.m. Medical assistance
was requested on Beverly St.
April 15
7:04 a.m. A property damage
accident was reported at Hwy 60
and 57. The state patrol handled
the incident.
12:09 p.m. A deputy attended
to a theft by check civil matter on
the 50200 block of 110th Ave in
Cherry Grove Township.
April 16
7:50 a.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Cty 11 and Cty 27
in Roscoe Township.
April 17
10:24 a.m. Medical assistance
was requested on the 45000 block
of 126th Ave Way in Minneola
Township.
1:53 p.m. A man was arrested
during a traffic stop near Hwy 60
and 135th Ave in Minneola Town-
ship for 5th degree controlled sub-
stance, 4th degree possession of
controlled substance, giving false
name to an officer and being wanted
on warrants from Goodhue County
and Rice County for driving after
suspension and aiding an offender,
respectively. A female passenger
in the vehicle was also arrested
for fifth and fourth degree posses-
sion of a controlled sub-stance.
April 18
3:53 a.m. A deputy assisted a
semi with flashers on near Hwy
52 and Cty 50 in Minneola Town-
ship.
12:12 p.m. New Life Church
advised the department of an over-
night event. Extra cars will be in
the parking lot during overnight
hours.
KW School plans for 2015
Washington D.C. trip
WANAMINGO At a special
meeting on May 5, the Kenyon-
Wanamingo School Board briefly
discussed the eighth grade Wash-
ington D.C. trip planned for 2015.
The district traditionally has used
a tour company for this trip. School
representatives have toured a 4-H
complex in that area and have con-
sidered using 4-H services as an
alternative to tour-company-ar-
ranged lodging.
Principal Brent Ashland said tour
organizers would like to move the
trip to late May, to avoid overlap
with state testing. Organizers con-
tinue to look at ways to improve
the trip and make it more cost-
efficient.
Board member Karla Bauer said
she appreciates being able to of-
fer this trip to the kids and is thank-
ful to the staff for cost-saving ef-
forts.
A motion by Marilyn Syverson
to approve follow-through plann-
ing for the trip carried 6-0.
Donations accepted
During the past two months, the
school received the following do-
nations: $8,268.25 from the KW
Wrestling Boosters for wrestling
mats and K-6 transportation costs;
$2,500 from Monsanto Fund on
behalf of Aaron Bauer for the el-
ementary school; $1,611.40 from
Viking Coca-Cola for a hydration
station and other expenses;
$1,001.07 from the KW Booster
Club for softball batting helmets,
golf balls, track supplies and vi-
nyl track record books; $500 from
Minnesota Masonic Charities for
Coats for Charter; $500 from Min-
nesota Alliance with Youth for a
hydration station at the high school;
$371.76 from the KW Education
Foundation for a Read and Write
Center; $100 from Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Fontaine for Les Miserables;
and $50 from Mary & Paul Smith
for Les Miserables.
School trips and activities
Principals Brent Ashland and
Matt Ryan took students in the
elite middle school Principals Club
to a Twins game on April 17. To
be inducted into the club students
must achieve A- Honor Roll sta-
tus or score in the 95th percentile
or above on standardized tests.
Students must keep up their grades
to retain membership. The group
is rewarded with one end-of-year
outing.
Principal Ryan said second-grad-
ers took a trip to the Minnesota
Science Museum. Third-graders
picked up garbage around the
school for Earth Day. Fourth-grad-
ers are working on state reports
and presentations. Sixth-graders
went to Fort Snelling on April 28.
Delta Airlines pilot Derek Johnson
gave a presentation to the fifth
grade science classes. The middle
school band traveled to St. Olaf
for a field trip on May 1.
Committee reports
The Lake City School District
has expressed interest in joining
the Wasioja Education Technol-
ogy Cooperative consortium with
KW, ZM, Goodhue, and Cannon
Falls.
The new Goodhue County Edu-
cation District building plans con-
tinue to progress. Revenue and
expenses are on target. The GCED
established its own graduation stan-
dards for students involved in spe-
cial education services; pre-
viously, all the districts involved
in GCED had their own grad stan-
dards.
KW Building and Grounds ad-
dressed a couple of roof leaks due
to wet weather.
A new hydration station was
installed in the commons. This was
partially paid for by grant, with
other funds from Coca-Cola.
Student representative to the
board Kaite Bohn said many spring
sports events have needed to be
rescheduled due to weather. The
high school band and choir con-
cert was May 6 and prior to that
time musicians participated in
Skype conferences with a com-
poser of one of their performance
pieces.
Upcoming events
The senior awards ceremony and
baccalaureate for graduating se-
niors will be May 14. Awards are
in the high school commons at 6
p.m. Baccalaureate, a religious
recognition of high school gradu-
ation, will be held at New Life
Church in Wanamingo upon the
conclusion of the awards cer-
emony.
The KW Elementary spring
concerts will be held on Thurs-
day, May 15, at 7 p.m. and on
Friday, May 16, at 1 p.m. in the
school auditorium in Wanamingo.
The public is invited to attend and
admission is free.
The Kenyon-Wanamingo class
of 2014 graduation ceremony will
be Sunday, June 1, at 1 p.m. in
Kenyon.
Three KWES students join
Reading Millionaires club
Earning their way into the KW Accelerated Readers Millionaires Club
are, from top to bottom, Erin Christenson, Ashley Rechtzigel, and John
Smith.
WANAMINGO An all-school
assembly was held at Kenyon-
Wanamingo Elementary School
on May 7 to recognize students
reaching goals in the Accelerated
Reader program. Three students
John Smith, Erin Christenson,
and Ashley Rechtzigel have read
their way into the elite KWES
Millionaires Club.
Erin Christenson has read
1,049,270 words since the school
year started. As a first time mil-
lionaire, she was excited to have
her name called and felt good about
the honor. Her favorite books are
in the Warriors series by Erin
Hunter. Christenson said, I like
how its a mix of different kinds
of books. I like graphic novels and
animal books. The third-grader
in Ms. Froehlings class likes to
read whenever she has time. Her
goal now is to become a million-
aire next year as well.
Ashley Rechtzigel had read
1,449,769 words as of April 30.
When her name was announced
during the assembly, the first-time
millionaire said she thought to
herself, Oh my gosh! Im so ex-
cited! I never knew this would
happen! Rechtzigels favorite
books are also in the Warriors se-
ries because, they are involved
in nature and the wild, and cats
are one of my favorite animals.
Rechtzigel enjoys reading before
bedtime, on the bus, and any other
time she can find. The third-grader
in Ms. Froehlings class said, I
think kids should read really thick
chapter books, because they are
more words and more points if
you get [the tests] all right. In
offering a bit more advice to young
readers Rechtzigel said, When
Im reading, I think focus, focus.
I become attached to the book,
and then youll want to read more.
John Smith has read 1,005,699
words. As a third-grader Smith
also reached the millionaires club
status, and so it was his goal to
become a two-time AR Million-
aire. Smith said his favorite books
are in the Harry Potter series. The
student in Ms. Thesings class
enjoys reading and often does it
without needing encouragement.
Smith said, Reading has been good
because Ive learned a lot of new
words, more than I would have
learned in school. Another rea-
son he likes reading, he said, is it
kind of feels like Im becoming
part of the book. He really en-
joys mythology books. Smith said
he would encourage kids to read
because it will help them when
they are adults and working. When
he doesnt have his nose in a book,
Smith said he likes to farm chick-
ens and garden.
In the year-long Accelerated
Reader program, students read
books and then take a computer-
ized test to evaluate their knowl-
edge and understanding of the
content. Once a book test is passed,
the student receives credit for the
number of words in the book. Other
students reaching word level mile-
stones in April were:
500,000 words read Sophia
Culuris, Josie Flom, Bailey
Leininger, and Sophia Poquette
400,000 words Brody Parks
300,000 words Madrox
Wagner
250,000 words Nevaeh Greseth
100,000 words Luke Alme,
Brady Bauer, Corrie Born, Nathan
Carroll, Trent Foss, Edy Hudson,
Zachary Mason, Julia Patterson,
Brayden Rasmussen, Andrew
Soden, Madison Stenbakken, and
Flint Stevenson
50,000 words Kyle Brogger,
Jaeda Butterfield, Logan Carroll,
Addison Flom, Leigha Jacobson,
Gavin Johnson, Soren Kyllo,
Rachel Ryan, Landon Smith, and
Will VanEpps
Dairy Queen certificates were
earned by Ashley Rechtzigel, John
Smith, Erin Christenson, Sophia
Culuris, and Hannah Peters. These
students and 42 others earned
enough points in the AR program
to receive a free book.
KWMS and St. Olaf musicians work together
NORTHFIELD On May 1, the Kenyon-Wanamingo seventh and eighth grade band took a day trip to St. Olaf
College in Northfield. Director Claire Larson said, The students had the opportunity to perform for the
students in Timothy Mahrs conducting class. Mahr is above on the right. It was a great experience for both
the middle school students and conducting students. The students were exposed to different conducting
styles and rehearsal techniques. The experience was beneficial to all involved, according to Larson: St. Olaf
music education students had the chance to polish up on their conducting techniques and rehearsal
strategies before they have their student teaching experience. After the band clinic, the KW students had
lunch at the St. Olaf cafeteria.
KENYON The robotics team
at Kenyon-Wanamingo High
School wrapped up its season on
April 27 with an awards banquet.
Letter winners honored were Sam
Tudor, Emma Perry, and Makayla
Sokoloski all first-year letter-
winners; Isabelle Finholm, Trevor
Clouse, and Mason Sanders sec-
ond-year letterwinners; and Jon
Schultz, Bryan Pliscott, and Peter
Clauson third-year letterwinners.
Robotics coach Doug Thomp-
son said, Seniors Jon Schultz,
Bryan Pliscott and Peter Clauson
have been with the team since its
beginnings four years ago. Their
leadership and knowledge was
invaluable this year as they engi-
neered, fabricated and promoted
their robot for their best season
ever.
The robotics challenge this year
was to pass and shoot a two-foot
exercise ball. Teamwork was the
emphasis. The KW team finished
8th at the regional contest, quali-
fying for the championship round.
They were unfortunately elimi-
nated after the first two rounds,
Thompson said. The KW team fin-
ished 46th out of 186 Minnesota
teams vying for 30 positions at
the state tournament on May 17 at
the University of Minnesotas
Williams Arena.
Robotics program mentors this
year included retired Unisys elec-
trical engineer Allen Stolee, Toro
mechanical engineer Rod Woock,
KW Building and Grounds Su-
pervisor Paul Clauson, Toro
Labview programmer Shawn
Brovold, and Industrial Tech-
KW robotics team holds end-of-year banquet
The KW robotics varsity team members, from left to right, front row: Emma Perry, Makayla Sokoloski, Izzy
Finholm, Jon Schultz, Sam Tudor; back row: Christopher Lang, Briar Jacobson, Paul Clauson, Allen Stolee,
Trevor Clouse, Mason Sanders, Coach Doug Thompson, Bryan Pliscott, and Peter Clauson.
nology teacher and Robotics coach
Thompson.
JV team
This year was the first season
KW had a junior varsity robotics
team. Competitors were Christo-
pher Lang, Sam Blastervold,
Nicholas Kaiser, Briar Jacobson,
and Casey Cooper. Thompson said,
They fabricated a robot frame,
wired and programmed in prepa-
ration for joining the varsity next
year.
The KW robotics team will be-
gin its new season representing
KWHS at the Minnesota State Fair
this summer. Thompson said, The
fall is also the time the team ap-
plies for awards that will help
qualify them for state competi-
tion. Scrimmages will begin in
October 2014.
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Free vaccine clinics at area schools help
meet new immunization requirements
Beginning September 1, Tdap
(tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) and
meningococcal vaccinations will
be required for students entering
seventh grade. The newly updated
immunization rule allows schools
to require students in grades 7-12
to have these, starting with sev-
enth-graders this year.
Goodhue County Health and
Human Services and schools have
set up immunization clinics dur-
ing school hours to offer these to
middle and high school students
at no cost through a grant from the
Minnesota Department of Health:
Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle/
High School May 16, 12:30-
2:30 p.m.
Pine Island School May 20,
12:30-2 p.m.
Goodhue School May 27, 9-
11 a.m.
Parents can sign a registration
form to send to school with their
child. Tdap, meningococcal, HPV,
and flu vaccines are recommended
for all teens ages 11 and older.
While the tetanus booster has been
a requirement for all seventh-grad-
ers, the new law requires the newer
tetanus shot that contains a per-
tussis (whooping cough) booster.
Meningococcal vaccine protects
against some of the bacteria that
can cause meningitis (swelling of
the lining around the brain and
spinal cord) and sepsis (an infec-
tion in the blood). It can start out
looking like a flu-like illness, then
can become serious and deadly
within a day, and can cause brain
damage and ampu-tations.
For more information contact
the schools nurse or call Vicki
Iocco at Goodhue Co. HHS at 651-
385-6114. Also, check school
websites for registration forms.
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