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Miss Goodhue
Pageant is June 13
GOODHUE The 2014 Miss
Goodhue Pageant will be on Fri-
day, June 13, at 7 p.m. in the
Goodhue School gym. Fourteen
young ladies will be vying for the
opportunity to be selected as Miss
Goodhue. Two others will be
named princesses and one will be
Miss Congeniality. Also during
the pageant, the Volksfest King
and Queen will be crowned and
the Grand Marshal will be an-
nounced. Below are the Miss
Goodhue candidates and their spon-
sors.
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Section A of Two Sections Wednesday, June 11, 2014 No. 24 One Dollar
June is
Dairy
Month / 1B
Goodhue
teachers
retire / 8B
Congratulations,
Kenyon-Wanamingo
softball / 3A
Serving the Highway 52 Golden Corridor from Hader to Oronoco
Shannon Clemenson recently
became a full-time patrol officer
with the Zumbrota Police
Department.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA Since being
hired May 15 by the Zumbrota
City Council for the open full-
time Zumbrota Police Department
(ZPD) officer position, Shannon
Clemenson has been busy visit-
ing the businesses and meeting
the people of the town. The open
position was the result of the re-
cent retirement of long time of-
ficer Eugene Leifeld.
Clemenson is not a newcomer
to Zumbrota or to police work.
The former Shannon Harvey of
Mazeppa, Clemenson graduated
in 2004 from Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School. Though she initially
pursued a nursing degree at Winona
State University, it didnt click
like I wanted. With a college
friends law enforcement classes
interesting Clemenson, she also
recalled her future job ranked
among my top six during Ms.
Hawbakers high school career
class. Clemenson graduated from
WSU in 2008 with bachelor of
science degrees in criminal jus-
tice and corrections.
Clemenson has been a full-time
police officer in Kenyon since
January 2010. In addition, she has
been a part-time ZPD officer since
May 2011, helping cover vaca-
tions. Sometimes Id be here one
to three shifts in a month; some
months - not at all, she explained.
After picking up six shifts in
May, Clemenson was officially at
work on day four on June 3, com-
pleting some paper work before
heading out on patrol. She said,
Its been good. Busy. The call
load has been bigger than Ive been
use to. Zumbrota is bigger and I
worked mainly nights in Kenyon.
One busy time she has experienced
was when there were three minor
crashes in a two hour period. I
couldnt believe it, she said.
Clemenson will work primarily
nights in Zumbrota after working
days throughout the month of June.
Clemenson is excited about the
switch to the ZPD. Besides being
a bigger town, Zumbrota is also
closer to home, family and friends.
She and Andrew Clemenson, a
native of Zumbrota, were married
in 2013.
Child safety seats
When asked about any additional
roles or focus she may be taking
on with the ZPD, expressed an
interest in working on crime pre-
vention, but said, No way could
I be as good as Gene, acknowl-
edging Gene Leifelds longtime
emphasis.
Clemenson described her inter-
est and special training on the
proper use of child car seats she
has received. The five-day train-
ing on child safety seats provided
the knowledge to assist parents,
family members and caregivers
to use child restraint systems prop-
erly and safely. An example of
training she has given was during
a Toward Zero Deaths traffic
safety initiative in Red Wing. She
hopes to offer future group op-
portunities locally.
Clemenson has obtained sev-
eral child safety seats through a
grant. The seats are available to
families in need meeting criteria.
She also encourages people to
contact her with questions or to
receive training on the correct use
of child seats. While Minnesota
state laws require motorists to use
car seats for infants and children,
not everyone understands the
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND On Friday,
June 6, Pine Island Public School
held a recognition/retirement
breakfast for staff in the cafeteria.
The gathering honored those with
significant years of service, out-
standing staff and community
members, those leaving to pursue
other interests, and retiring per-
sonnel.
Those who were recognized for
ten years of service: Sandy Benike,
Derek Brandt, Kristen Sinning, and
Nancy Matzek; twenty years: Lynn
Wiederanders; thirty years: Beth
PI School holds recognition breakfast
PINE ISLAND Pine Area
People for the Arts kicks off its
popular Summer Concert Series
June 15 at the Pine Island Main
Street Band Shell when the Tur-
key River All-Stars take center
stage at 7 p.m. Area music lovers
will enjoy eight Sunday evening
concerts throughout the summer.
Concerts begin each Sunday at 7
p.m. and will be held at either the
Cheese Factory by the City Park
or the Pine Island Main Street Band
Shell located between the Rain-
bow Caf and Borgy Boyz Pizza.
Dates, performers, and locations
are as follows:
June 15 Turkey River All-
Stars (Band Shell)
June 22 Rochester Big
Band (Band Shell)
June 29 Jukebox Cruisin with
Paul Miller (Band Shell)
July 13 CBB Jazz
Combo (Cheese Factory)
July 20 Zumbrota Commu-
nity Band (Band Shell)
July 27 Cabin Fever (Band
Shell)
August 3 Ray Sands & The
Polka Dots (Cheese Factory with
PAPA Summer Concert
Series begins June 15
Some of the staff who were recognized for years of service or outstanding
service to Pine Island School, front row, from left to right: Beth Kohner
(30 years), Margie Berg (40 years), Barb Hoppe, Rikka Erickson-Dick,
Doug Strandell, and Derek Brandt (10 years); back row: John Stapleton,
Don McPhail (30 years), Ron Lenoch (Teacher of the Year), Jeannie
Rucker (30 years), Joe Mish, Amy Northrop, Josh Westphal, Lynn
Wiederanders (20 years), and Nancy Matzek (10 years).
Elementary school teacher Jayne Hoffmann and art teacher Carolyn
Blankenship are retiring from Pine Island School. Hoffman has been at
the school since 1979, Blankenship since 1992.
Clemenson is Zumbrotas new police officer
proper use of child restraint sys-
tems and seat belts. Call the non-
emergency number, 732-5219, and
leave a message for Clemenson,
if you have a question or to sched-
ule individual training.
ZPD
The City of Zumbrota Police
Department currently consists of
the Chief of Police and three pa-
trol officers. In addition to main-
taining general public safety in
the city, the Police Department
coordinates various public safety
programs and the annual National
Night Out Event.
Current ZPD members are Chief
Gary Selness and Officers Rob
Jarrett, Gary Schroeder, and Sh-
annon Clemenson.
Kohner, Don McPhail, and Jeannie
Rucker; and forty years: Margie
Berg, Kathy Krause, and Jayne
Hoffmann.
Ron Lenoch was congratulated
for being chosen as Teacher of the
Year for the 2013-14 school year.
Recognized for outstanding ser-
vice to the Pine Island School Dis-
trict were Josh Westphal, Amy
Northrop, Margie Berg, Barb
Hoppe, Doug Strandell, Joe Mish,
Rikka Erickson-Dick, Lynn
Wiederanders, John Stapleton, Jeff
Leland, Mark Thein, Jan McNallan,
Mike Hildenbrand, and Madge
Alberts.
Geoffrey Wagner, Denise Long,
Jessie Olmschenk, Christine Hong,
Kathryn Thompson, and Officer
Josh Stehr were acknowledged as
they leave to pursue other inter-
ests.
Retiring staff members Jayne
Hoffmann and Carolyn
Blankenship were honored for their
dedicated years of service. Jayne
Hoffmann started teaching in Pine
Island in 1979. She has taught junior
high Title I, fourth grade, fifth
grade, and was a cheerleading
advisor. Hoffmann has worked
under various administrations.
Carolyn Blankenship has taught
art at the school since 1992. Both
Hoffmann and Blankenship are
looking forward to having more
free time to spend with family,
catch up on some projects, and
travel.
Ice Cream Social by Pine Island
History Center)
August 10 Dovetailers (Band
Shell)
Concerts are free; donations
appreciated.
A clip-and-save schedule can
be found in this weeks Zumbro
Shopper, and printed schedules are
available at Pine Island Bank, Is-
land Market, Hardware Hank,
Better Brew Coffeehouse, and
Borgy Boyz.
This concert series is made pos-
sible by area sponsors and the voters
of Minnesota through a grant from
the Southeastern Minnesota Arts
Council, thanks to a legislative
appropriation from the Arts &
Cultural Heritage Fund.
Bring your lawn chair. In case
of rain, Band Shell concerts will
be held at the Cheese Factory.
Goodhue
Pine Island
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Passed by Congress February 20, 1933. Ratified December 5, 1933.
Section 1.
The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
Section 2.
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the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
To the Editor:
We have just finished partici-
pating in the Sheriffs Citizens
Academy. We would like to let all
the residents of Goodhue County
know how fortunate they are to be
under the protection of the Goodhue
County Sheriffs Department. The
officers who presented the classes,
gave demonstrations, and con-
ducted tours were passionate about
their roles, articulate in their class
presentations, and sympathetic to
the problems and issues of their
clients.
Sheriffs program provided
valuable information
Our reason for this letter is to
urge you to participate in the se-
ries of classes when it is presented
in the future. What a great oppor-
tunity to learn the inner workings
of the law enforcement part of our
government, and to see first hand
the training centers, the Adult
Detention Center, weapons, boats
and vehicles used by the depart-
ment.
Conrad and Jean Lechelt
Jim and Pat Walter
Bill and Joanne Sanborn
Pine Island
A little bit of knowledge
can be dangerous
To the Editor:
An example of the of old adage
A little bit of knowledge can be
dangerous was provided by Don
Buck in his letter of June 4 when
he stated that the natural decay of
vegetative matter produces 32
times more CO2 than does man-
kind by its combustion of fossil
fuels. Except for the fact that he
forgot to include the equally large
natural emissions of CO2 by the
oceans in his figures, Mr. Bucks
statement is correct. Where he goes
wrong, however, is where he then
implies that mankinds emissions
are therefore of less importance
than the natural emissions of CO2.
Just a little bit of additional knowl-
edge shows why the opposite of
what Mr. Buck implies is actually
true.
This is because the extra (that
is, the CO2 coming from fossil
fuel combustion) we put into the
biological carbon cycle (that is,
the CO2 in the atmosphere, the
oceans, and plants) will stay there
for several centuries. While it only
takes a match and a few seconds
to convert fossilized carbon to bio-
logical carbon, that biological car-
bon is converted back into some
form of geological carbon (such
as limestone or one of the fossil
fuels) very, very slowly. Thus, as
mankind adds about eight gigatons
of carbon per year to the some 200
gigatons per year being added
naturally, those eight gigatons are
being added year after year and
are accumulating in the biologi-
cal cycle. About half of that ex-
cess carbon resides in the atmo-
sphere, about a quarter in plants
and about a quarter in the oceans.
This continuous accumulation of
the extra carbon in the biological
cycle explains why our atmosphere
now has about 400 parts per mil-
lion CO2 or 40% greater than the
preindustrial level of 280 ppm.
Thus, contrary to Mr. Bucks un-
derstanding, mankinds annual
emissions of CO2 have caused a
profound change in the Earths
most important greenhouse gas.
Atmospheric CO2 levels have not
been greater than 300 ppm for about
three million years.
Thus, we are presently witness-
ing the greatest experiment ever
conducted by mankind on his
planet. In view of the fact that
mankind has been scientifically
literate for only a few thousand
years, our present predicament is
not entirely surprising. Neverthe-
less, time is now running out with
respect to our opportunity to con-
front this problem and it is impor-
tant to correct or ignore scientific
nonsense whenever it is used to
thwart corrective action.
Eric Grimsrud
Grand Rapids
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
Rich and poor
Recently the 250 richest people
in the world had a conference. The
topic was how to have the rest of
the world catch up. Sharing their
wealth was not one of the topics.
It doesnt matter how these people
got their wealth. Their concern
was really about generating more
wealth. Some of the people were
first generation wealth. That is,
they had an idea and then imple-
mented the idea. Bill Gates is the
best example of first generation
wealth. He is one of the founders
of Microsoft. The Ford family is
an example of multiple genera-
tions adding to the wealth.
Before I get too far, lets define
wealth. My dictionary defines
wealth as an abundance of valu-
able material possessions or re-
sources. Lets put it in the per-
spective of our economy. Wealth
is created by providing a product
(or products) and receiving money
from those who want the product.
The price of the product is usually
enough to cover the cost of pro-
ducing the product, with a profit
to the creator. The product can be
something real such as a computer
or a car. It can also be a service.
Services range from house clean-
ing jobs to providing hotel rooms.
You, as a consumer, are willing to
pay the price for the product.
Products dont have to be high
tech. Think back to the pet rock or
other quick fads. We always seem
to have a market for the unusual.
Yet, at the same time, we want
other products to be the same as
they have always been. Have you
noticed the price of fresh fruit in
the grocery store lately? Part of
the cost is the delivery for bring-
ing out-of-season fruit to us.
Government (federal, state, and
local) is a consumer of wealth.
While government provides cer-
tain services, we (as consumers)
dont willingly want to pay for the
service. Governments charge us
taxes to cover the cost of the prod-
uct. Taxes are not a means of cre-
ating wealth. Instead taxes are a
means of sharing the wealth, not
creating it. It would be nice if we
had leaders in the government (The
president, congressmen) who un-
derstood this principle.
Start a business and you will
enter the world of taxes. Taxes
tend to destroy wealth. Small start-
up businesses often die because
the price of the product did not
include the cost of taxes. Payroll
taxes are more than the employers
portion of FICA and Medicare.
We also have unemployment in-
surance. If an employer provides
certain benefits, the costs add up.
For a large company, the cost of
these taxes and benefits is often
equal to 50% of the employee sal-
ary. The employer must spend
150% of the gross salary of the
workers. If an employee gets a
salary of $25,000 the cost of the
employee is $37,500! When we
are negotiating a salary or rate of
pay, we tend to forget these added
costs. Until next week.
Longtime Zumbrota newspaper
employee Ed Bartelt died May 27.
Advertising pays the vast ma-
jority of the bills at any newspa-
per, making Eds service to the
Grimsrud family and area grocers
worth mentioning.
When the Zumbrota SuperValu
owner dropped off his ad, hed
ask to see the boss. The late Al
Grimsrud, my father, was the
papers owner and publisher, but
the boss to area food store own-
ers was Bartelt.
Ed not only set the ads, he knew
prices. During his tenure here, there
were several grocery stores in the
area doing business with us. This
made confidentiality a top prior-
ity. Bartelts good printing skills
were matched by his integrity
an honest and good man.
Up until about 1973, the method
of printing was letterpress tech-
nology. Much of the type in a gro-
cery ad was handset. Individual
letters were picked from a type
case. The process was very slow.
In addition, we printed both a
newspaper and shopper on an old
letterpress in Zumbrota. Sheets of
newsprint were hand-fed, only four
pages at a time for each press run.
The process took all night.
Ed set most of these ads and did
most of the press runs. In addi-
tion, he was the projectionist at
the State Theatre for many years.
His nickname Steady Eddie was
no exaggeration.
I remember the theatre owner
telling Dad, In every town, there
is an Ed Bartelt and you have to
find him.
Eds life centered around his
parents and Zumbrota. There were
great job opportunities nearby.
IBM was growing during Eds
tenure here, and we couldnt match
its salary. Big Blue was flush with
money. No union needed; benefits
were exceptional.
Working for a little weekly news-
paper, on the other hand, required
long hours, deadlines, civilized
behavior during times of consid-
erable stress, not the best income,
and no healthcare insurance or re-
tirement benefits back then.
Ed and Dad worked well to-
gether, but Dads management
skills were sometimes interesting,
at best.
Fifty dollars was missing from
the office till. Dads solution was
to deduct $50 from all employ-
ees weekly paychecks. Then he
would discover the culprit by as-
sessing their reactions when ask-
Steady Eddie was no exaggerated label
In the
News
By David A. Grimsrud
ing for their $50.
Well, Steady Eddie was also
Honest Eddie, and he took great
offense that he would be consid-
ered a suspect. He resigned on the
spot.
This was not the outcome Dad
wanted or anticipated; therefore,
he jumped quickly to plan B. That
was to send Ed a check labeled
two weeks vacation.
Two weeks passed and Ed re-
turned to work as though nothing
had happened.
Bartelt seldom ventured too far
from Zumbrota. This was his world,
and his service to our shopper
especially its best advertisers is
appreciated. Without satisfied
advertising customers, our door
closes.
Thanks, Ed.
Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud
Our Saviours Lutheran Church,
Zumbrota, is building a huge ex-
pansion to not only serve their
growing congregation, but local
youth outreach programs. Their
current program is the most ambi-
tious Ive seen top to bottom. The
expansion includes a multipurpose
gymnasium that should benefit the
entire community.
Churches regularly serve com-
munities for small group meet-
ings and polling stations. When
United Redeemer Lutheran Church
in Zumbrota expanded, they re-
ceived donations from non-mem-
bers with the promise that theyd
open their halls up to serve the
community. And they have, for
events such as public forums and
Boy Scout meetings.
When the Zumbrota Towers
senior building was constructed,
a large room on the lower level
was built with the intention of us-
ing it as a center for seniors. It is
currently used as an enormous stor-
age room, but they hold weekly
events for community seniors in-
cluding exercise, bingo, cribbage,
and euchre in another large com-
mon room.
Pine Island built a new senior
center to meet this growing de-
mographic. When and if the de-
mand grows in Zumbrota for a
senior center, it would be good to
remember the large storage room
before automatically building
something new.
The storage room may always
remain as one. But its a reminder
that having a mix of old and new
members on boards, councils, and
elected offices is good for remem-
bering and making use of what
weve done in the past while still
moving forward with new ideas.
There is strong support (includ-
ing a large financial donation) for
a bike trailhead by the Zumbrota
Covered Bridge and city hall. When
the city hall was built, it was spe-
cifically designed to have a visi-
tors area inside. This maybe
doesnt provide exactly whats
wanted in a trailhead, but it cer-
tainly could be considered for in-
corporation into the plan.
Public bathrooms have been a
long-standing problem in Zum-
brota. Zumbrota merchants used
to agonize over public use of their
bathrooms people would often
abuse their facilities. The public
facilities, such as those in parks
and the library, are under lock and
key because of public misuse. Id
love to have a safe and clean pub-
lic restroom at the trailhead, but
they never seem to remain open.
I think the trailhead is putting
the cart before the horse, because
our current trail system is limited.
But I acknowledge and give credit
to those with the fight and vision
to see that this might be an impor-
tant step in advancing our current
trail system. Id like to see the
trail connect with Red Wing and
Rochester, and loop through the
east end of town as it does on the
west.
Cities benefit from all commu-
nity voices and should appreciate
all past and present contributions.
Its important to take advantage
of limited resources to make our
town a better place to live.
Lock your car doors
I was tipped off to a rash of
burglaries in Goodhue. I contacted
a deputy, but he was initially con-
fused by my use of the word bur-
glary. He said that a couple un-
locked cars had been looted for
valuables. He added that, Its that
time of year people should lock
their car doors.
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Members of the 2014 Kenyon-Wanamingo softball team are, from left,
front row: Kailee Berquam, Siri Sviggum, Maddie Anfinson and Sydney
Klemish; second row: Brennah McCorkell, Makayla Sokoloski, Savannah
Bleess, Mathilde Johanson, Izzy Finholm and Mariah Quam; back row:
Kenyon-Wanamingos Makayla Sokoloski takes off from first base in
Thursdays game with Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian.
Brandi Remold, Coach Doug Thompson, Kelsey Noah, Kaitlin Knott,
Shayla Berkner, Ellyn Beulke, Kayla Knott, Coach Jim Sviggum and
Head Coach Matt Nelson.
Coach Jim Sviggum celebrates Ellyn
Beulkes walk-off homeruns that won
Thursdays game against Norman
County.
Coach John Mortenson congratulates Ellyn Buelke after she hits her
first homerun against Norman County. Beulke set a tournament record
for most RBI in a game (seven) and tied records for most homeruns in a
game (two) and most hits in a game (five). She was named to the Class
A All Tournament team.
Coach Matt Nelson tries to rally his troops against Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian on Thursday.
Getting fired up are, from left, Shayla Berkner, Makayla Sokoloski, Siri Sviggum, Ellyn Beulke, Maddie
Anfinson Coach Nelson and Kailee Berquam.
Catcher Sydney Klemish makes the
play on the pop up in Thursdays
game with Edgerton.
Ellyn Buelke finds out that sometimes
there is nothing like a hug from
Mom (Sue) after a loss.
Savannah Blees makes contact with the pitch for a hit during Thursdays
game with Norman County at Caswell Park in North Mankato.
Coach Matt Nelson talks to his Kenyon-Wanamingo softball team for the final time in 2014 after the Knights
loss to New York Mills in the Class A Consolation Finals.
KW players wait to congratulate Ellyn Buelke after her walk-off homerun that gave the Knights a 13-12 win
in the bottom of the seventh inning over Norman County on Thursday.
Kailee Berquam closed out a record-setting pitching career for Kenyon-Wanamingo in the Knights loss to
New York Mills on Friday in Mankato. Berquam, a starter since seventh grade, holds nearly all of the Knight
softball pitching records with over 900 strikeouts.
The throw to second base was not in time for Siri Sviggum to make the tag on the stealing New York Mills base
runners in Saturdays Class A Consolation Finals.
Members of the 2014 Kenyon-Wanamingo softball team lined up for the last time when team introductions
were made in the Class A Consolation Finals on Friday in North Mankato. The Knights will graduate four
starters in Kailee Berquam, Siri Sviggum, Maddie Anfinson and Sydney Klemish.
News-Record photos by
Faye Haugen
Kenyon-Wanamingo Softball Team
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State Class A Sixth Place - 14-14 Record
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NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014 PAGE 3A
Softball
KW places sixth in Class A tournament
By Faye Haugen
NORTH MANKATO One bad
inning cost the Kenyon-Wana-
mingo softball team in their State
Class A quarterfinal game against
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota
Christian on Thursday at Caswell
Park in North Mankato.
The Flying Dutchmen scored
four times in the fifth inning to
win 4-0. Two walks, two wild
pitches, a fielders choice, a single
and a double provided Edgerton/
Southwest Minnesota Christian all
the offense they would need.
We had that one bad inning,
and we didnt get a big hit when
we needed to. Little things add up
to big things in big games and we
didnt do enough little things to
win, said Coach Matt Nelson.
Kailee Berquam struck out six,
walked five and gave up three hits
in the loss.
Mariah Quam led the offense
going 2 for 3. Berquam, Maddie
Anfinson and Shayla Berkner had
KWs other singles.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 0
Edgerton/SWMC 4
R H E
KW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Edgerton 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 4 3 1
Pitching IP K BB H R ER
KW - Berquam 6 6 5 3 4 4
E - Top 7 4 2 6 0 0
1B: KW Ellyn Beulke (1), Mariah Quam (2),
Maddie Anfinson (1), Shayla Berkner (1),
Kailee Berquam (1)
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
A New York Mills base runner tumbles into first base before Kenyon-Wanamingos Ellyn Beulke can make the
catch for the out in Fridays Class A Consolation Finals.
By Faye Haugen
NORTH MANKATO With a
modest 14-14 record, the Kenyon-
Wanamingo softball proved team
they belonged in the State Class
A Softball Tournament when they
placed sixth out of the eight-team
field.
We do not set a goal of playing
in the state tournament, but we do
set a goal of being a better team
each and every game and to be
playing our best ball when it
counts, said Coach Matt Nelson.
We stepped up and played well
when we needed to in section play.
We are disappointed that we didnt
play better at the state tournament.
The Knights opened with a 4-0
loss to Edgerton/Southwest Min-
nesota Christian on Thursday af-
ternoon, came from behind to beat
Norman County 13-12 in dramatic
fashion late Thursday evening and
then returned early Friday morn-
ing where they saw their 2014 cam-
paign come to an end with a loss
to New York Mills.
We play some very good teams
during the season. I think the girls
thought we were going to see pitch-
ing like Kasson-Mantorville dur-
ing the state tournament, but we
didnt. We could have won all three
games we played, remarked
Coach Nelson. But this was a
great experience and the girls had
a great time.
Junior Ellyn Buelke had a big
state tournament setting a new
tournament record for seven runs
batted in during a game against
Norman County. She tied tourna-
ment records for most homeruns
in a game and in the tournament
(two) and most hits in one game
(five). Buelke was named to the
Class A All Tournament Team.
The KW team also tied a record
for most runs scored in a game
(25).
The Knights will graduate four
starters in six-year players Kailee
Berquam and Siri Sviggum, and
three-year players Maddie Anfin-
son and Sydney Klemish.
We will miss these four se-
niors. They all brought something
different to the game, pointed out
Coach Nelson. Maddie is always
loose and keeps that team that way.
Siri is stable and steady in the in-
field and helps to bring the team
together. Sydney has come a long
way as a catcher, and she played
well with Kailee. Kailee will not
be easy to replace. She has been
our ace for a long time.
Beulkes walk-off homerun puts
KW in Class A Consolation Finals
By Faye Haugen
NORTH MANKATO There
is not a much more dramatic play
than a walk-off homerun in the
bottom of the seventh inning to
win a softball game. Kenyon-
Wanamingo got to experience that
feeling late on Thursday evening
when Ellyn Buelkes two-run
homer advanced the Knights into
the Class A Consolation Finals.
I told the girls that we are not
going to lose this game. It was a
frustrating game to watch, but we
were able to come back and get
the win, said Coach Matt Nel-
son.
Thursdays consolation semi-
finals got off to a late start for the
Knights and Norman County. The
7 p.m. start was pushed back to
7:45 p.m. when the game on their
field went long.
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in
the top of the first inning, but the
Knights plated two in the bottom
of the first to take the lead when
Makayla Sokoloski put down a
bunt single, Kailee Berquam
reached on a fielding error, Buelke
singled in Sokoloski, Siri Svig-
gum singled and Mariah Quam
hit a sacrifice fly to right field for
an RBI.
KW upped their lead to 4-1 in
the second inning when Shayla
Berkner singled, Savannah Bleess
walked, Buelke hit an RBI single
to right field, and Bleess was able
to score when Buelke stole sec-
ond base.
Norman County closed the gap
to 4-3 in the third inning, but KW
tallied three runs in the fourth in-
ning, when, with two out, Soko-
loski and Berquam walked and
Buelke hit a three-run homer for a
7-3 edge.
The Wildcats scored six runs in
the fifth inning for a 9-7 lead us-
ing three singles, a triple, three
walks and three wild pitches. The
Knights rallied to retake the lead
in the bottom of the fifth with four
runs when Sydney Klemish
singled, Norman County had an
error, Berkner walked, there was
a wild pitch that scored pinch run-
ner Kayla Knott, Savannah Blees
hit a two-RBI double and Ber-
quam hit an RBI single.
Norman County plated three runs
in the top of the sixth on a double,
wild pitch, illegal pitch, a walk,
single, another wild pitch, a
fielders choice and dropped fly
ball that scored two runs.
The Knights defense held the
Wildcats scoreless in the top of
the seventh. Trailing by two, Ber-
quam hit a single up the middle,
and Buelke followed it up with
her second home run of the game
to give KW a 13-12 victory.
What a game for fans to watch.
We didnt play our best, but kept
Coach Matt Nelson congratulates Ellyn Buelke on the first of her two
homeruns against Norman County on Thursday evening.
fighting back, remarked Coach
Nelson. Ellyn hit the game win-
ner, and our motto of never quit
came through again.
Berquam earned the mound win
when she struck out eight, walked
10 and gave up eight hits.
Buelke led the offense going 5
for 5 with two homeruns and seven
RBI. Berquam was 2 for 4 with an
RBI. Quam and Bleess (two RBI)
each hit doubles, and earning
singles were Sokoloski, Siri Svig-
gum, Klemish and Berkner.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 13
Norman County 12
R H E
NC 1 0 2 0 6 3 0 12 8 3
KW 2 2 0 3 4 0 2 13 13 1
KW - Berquam 7 8 10 8 12 10
NC - Poehler 7 3 6 13 13 9
1B: KW Sydney Klemish (1), Kailee Ber-
quam (2), Ellyn Beulke (3), Makayla Soko-
loski (1), Siri Sviggum (1), Shayla Berkner
(1); 2B: KW Mariah Quam (1), Savannah
Bleess (1); HR: KW Ellyn Beulke (2)
One bad inning costs KW in opener
Kenyon-Wanamingo catcher Sydney Klemish and Coach Matt Nelson
both have smiles on their faces after Nelson checked to see if Klemish
was okay after being hit by a foul ball in Thursdays game with Edgerton-
Southwest Minnesota Christian.
Kenyon-Wanamingo third baseman Maddie Anfinson stretches to make the catch against Norman County
West in Thursdays consolation semifinals at North Mankato.
By Faye Haugen
NORTH MANKATO Noth-
ing seemed to go right for the
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball team
in the State Class A consolation
finals against New York Mills on
Friday. The Eagles caught a break
when they played their consola-
tion semifinal game at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, while the Knights didnt
get started until nearly 8 p.m. KW
didnt back to their motel until 10
p.m. and it was well after 11 be-
fore they were able to get to bed.
Then came the early wake-up call
for Fridays 9 a.m. consolation
finals.
They were a solid team and
beatable, but we just didnt play
well. We were tired from the night
before, but we looked ready to
play, pointed out Coach Nelson.
Once they started running on us,
they just kept on running.
Mills jumped on the Knights
for a solo run in the bottom of the
first on an error, a stolen base, a
line-out and a passed ball. The
Eagles added five runs in the third
inning on two singles, a double,
three walks, a wild pitch and an
error. Two more runs were plated
in the fourth inning on two singles,
two wild pitches and a walk. The
game ended in the bottom of the
fifth when Mills used a walk, three
wild pitches and a single.
Kailee Berquam struck out six,
walked eight and gave up six hits.
The Knights had four hits in the
loss, doubles by Makayla Soko-
loski and Shayla Berkner and
singles by Ellyn Buelke and Siri
Sviggum.
The Eagles were aggressive on
the base paths, stealing seven bases.
They also took advantage of eight
wild pitches, two passed balls and
four Knight errors.
It was a winnable game, but
we didnt do much right. We also
didnt pitch well today, lamented
Coach Matt Nelson. We did some
great things to get here and won a
game, but we could have ended
things in a better way.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 0
New York Mills 10
R H E
KW 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
NYM 1 0 5 2 2 10 6 0
KW - Berquam 4.2 6 8 6 10 7
NYM - Roberts 5 6 1 4 0 0
1B: KW Ellyn Beulke (1), Siri Sviggum (1);
2B: KW Makayla Sokoloski, (1), Shayla Berkner
(1)
Aggressive base running by
New York Mills spells trouble for KW
Kenyon-Wanamingos Shayla Berkner takes a hit away from New York
Mills in Fridays Class A Consolation Finals in North Mankato.
State softball tournament notes
By Faye Haugen
NORTH MANKATO
Casewell Park in North Mankato
is a great place for the State Soft-
ball Tournament. With six dia-
monds there is always a game be-
ing played, and the Minnesota State
High School League does not
charge for parking.
* One thing you can always bet
on is rain on at least one day of the
tournament. That was Thursday
this year. The good thing is that it
was light rain, and the games con-
tinued on schedule.
* Kenyon-Wanamingos Ellyn
Buelke went into the record book
with her offensive game against
Norman County. The Knight jun-
ior set a new record for most RBI
in a game, seven, breaking the mark
of six held by four players; and
she tied a mark for most homeruns
in a game and the state tourna-
ment at two each; and she tied the
single game state tournament
record for five hits in one game.
* As a team, KW ties the state
tournament record for most com-
bined runs in one game (25).
* Zumbrota-Mazeppas Nikki
(Bromelkamp) Yusten was the first
player to record two homeruns in
one game in 2008. Four players,
including Buelke, now share that
title. Twelve players now share
the three-game tournament record
of two homeruns in a tournament.
* ZM also has two mentions in
the record book. In 2008, Becker
won 2-0 behind a 15-strikeout, one
walk, no-hit performance by
Kristen Fah.
The other was a one-hit pitch-
ing performance by Park Centers
Nicola Tade who struck out 15,
walked two and gave up one hit in
2010. ZM lost that game 9-1.
* HVL member Kasson-Man-
torville took Class AA honors and
ended the season undefeated at
28-0. Pitcher Maddie Damon gave
up nine runs all season and three
of them were to Zumbrota-
Mazeppa.
* Speaking of ZM, the Cougars
beat three of the teams that played
in the state tournament. ZM beat
St. Anthony Village, New Life
Academy and Kenyon-Wana-
mingo.
Kenyon-Wanamingo shortstop Siri Sviggum makes a backhanded stop
of a Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian hit on Thursday in the
Knights first game in the Class A State Tournament.
HVL Softball Conf. Overall
FINAL W L W L
Kasson-Mantorville 12 0 28 0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 10 2 21 4
Hayfield 10 2 17 4
Stewartville 9 3 13 7
Triton 8 4 10 7
Cannon Falls 7 5 9 7
Byron 6 6 12 9
Lourdes 6 6 10 10
Pine Island 4 8 6 15
Kenyon-Wanamingo 3 9 14 14
LaCrescent 3 9 3 12
Goodhue 3 9 4 14
Lake City 0 12 0 16
STANDINGS
Area Sports
Pine Islands Kyle Groven leaps up to signal teammate Mitchel Acker in the exchange zone of the 4x400-
meter relay. The Panthers placed fourth in the event. Ben Farrell and Jason Hoerle ran the other two legs for
Pine Island.
Acker takes third in 800
By Faye Haugen
ST. PAUL The Pine Island
boys track team advanced three
individuals and two relay teams
to the State Class A Track and
Field Meet on Friday and Satur-
day at Hamline University in St.
Paul, and all of them brought
home a least two medals and some
of them three.
Mitchel Acker
Mitchell Acker brought home
three medals from the Class A
Meet.
Advancing to his first State
Meet as an individual, the Sec-
tion 1A champion was seeded
third in the 800-meter run. Run-
ning in the first heat in Fridays
preliminaries, Acker ran a ca-
reer-best time of 1:55.76 to place
second. The top two finishers in
each heat and the next five fast-
est times advanced to Saturdays
finals.
The Pine Island sophomore
took the lead in the opening lap
in the finals, but winner Shane
Streich of Waseca reeled in Acker
to win in 1:55.14 followed by
Phillips Ryan of Redwood Val-
ley who placed second in 1:57.1.
Acker was third in 1:57.55.
Acker also ran the opening
lap of the Panthers 4x800-meter
relay team that placed eighth and
he ran the anchor leg on the
4x400-meter relay team that
placed fourth.
Kyle Groven
Sophomore Kyle Groven ran
in his first State Class A meet
on Friday when he took part in
the 400-meter dash preliminar-
ies. Groven was seeded third over-
all, coming into the meet with a
time of 50.21 seconds. Running
in the second heat, Acker low-
ered his time to 50.06 seconds to
place third in his heat. The top
two finishers automatically ad-
vance to the finals with the next
five fastest times making the fi-
nals. Groven had the fourth fast-
est time in the preliminary rounds.
Saturdays final was a fast one
with Jonathan Webb of Minne-
haha Academy winning the race
in 49.34 seconds. Groven placed
seventh in a time of 50.94. Groven
won a second medal as part of
the 4x400-meter relay team that
placed fourth.
Ben Farrell
Pine Island junior Ben Far-
rell was making his second ap-
pearance in the State Class A
Meet. This was his first time run-
ning in an event. In 2013 he quali-
fied to compete in the triple jump
where he placed 15th. This year
he qualified in the 200-meter
dash.
Seeded eighth with a time of
22.88 seconds, Farrell ran in the
opening heat with a career-best
time of 22.70 to place fifth. The
top two finishers in each heat
and the next fastest five times
move on to the finals.
Running in the eighth lane,
Farrell placed sixth in 23.14. Tyler
Beehler of Foley was the cham-
pion in a blistering 21.93 sec-
onds. Farrell also won a fourth-
place medal as part of the Pan-
ther 4x400-meter relay team.
4x400-meter relay team
The Panther 4x400-meter re-
lay team of Ben Farrell, Jason
Hoerle, Kyle Groven and Mitchel
Acker came to State and were
seeded fourth with a time of
3:28.17, their best time of the
Just a sophomore, Pine Islands Mitchel Acker ran to a third-place finish
in the 800-meter run at the State Class A Track and Field Meet at
Hamline University in St. Paul on Saturday.
Pine Islands Isaiah Ondler was off and running after getting the baton
from Jason Hoerle in the finals of the 4x800-meter relay at the State
Class A Meet on Saturday. The Panthers placed sixth.
Pine Islands Logan Meurer takes the baton from Mitchel Acker for the
second leg of the 4x800-meter relay finals on Saturday at the State
Meet.
Pine Islands Ben Farrell sprints to
the finish line of the 200-meter
dash in Saturdays Class A finals.
Farrell placed sixth.
year.
Running in the second heat
in preliminaries, the Panthers
placed second in a season-best
time of 3:26.42. The top two
teams from each heat and next
five fastest times moved on to
Saturdays finals.
Running in the last event of
the 2014 meet, Lourdes ran away
with the 4x400 title in a time of
3:21.41. The Panthers placed
fourth in 3:26.02, another sea-
son best.
4x800-meter relay
lay team of Isaiah Ondler, Jason
Track events
400-meter dash: 1. Jonathan Webb (Minnehaha Academy), 49.34; 2. Austin Carlson
(Park Rapids) 49.98; 3. Seth Wiechman (Minnesota Valley Lutheran) 50.18; 4. Bryce
Johnson (Breck) 50.42; 5. Noah Carlson (Rushford-Peterson/Houston) 50.52; 6. Nick
Steinmets (Lourdes) 50.68; 7. Kyle Groven (Pine Island) 50.94; 800-meter run : 1. Shane
Streich (Waseca) 1:55.14; 2. Phillips Ryan (Redwood Valley) 1:57.10; 3. Mitchel Acker (Pine
Island) 1:57.55; 200-meter dash : 1. Tyler Beehler (Foley) 21.93; 2. Demario Peterkin
(Rush City) 22.51; 3. Isaiah Brogen (Bethlehem Academy) 22.55; 4. Jon Webb (Minnehaha
Academy) 22.64; 5. Dick Thone (Luverne) 22.96; 6. Ben Farrell (Pine Island) 23.14
Relays
4x800-meter relay: Mounds Park Academy 8:04.72; 2. Maple Lake 8:09.33; 3. Martin
County West 8:09.44; 4. Cotter 8:10.36; 5. Holdingford 8:11.19; 6. Pine Island (Mitchel
Acker, Logan Meurer, Jason Hoerle, Isaiah Ondler) 8:14.37. 4x400-meter relay (3:28.94):
Lourdes 3:21.41; 2. Minnehaha Academy 3:22; 3. Waseca 3:25.81; 4. Pine Island (Ben
Farrell, Jason Hoerle, Kyle Groven, Mitchel Acker) 3:26.02
Class A boys results
Hoerle, Jacob Higgins and
Mitchel Acker qualified for the
State Meet after placing third at
the Section 1A Meet. Pine Is-
land was able to qualify on stan-
dard and advance to State.
Coming in with the eighth
fastest time from the section meets
(8:17.11), the squad of Mitchel
Acker, Logan Meurer, Jason
Hoerle and Isaiah Ondler made
the most of their opportunity,
running a season-best time of
8:14.37 to place sixth in their
heat and eighth overall out of
the 17 teams that took part.
By Jon Yusten, Manager
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
Tigers have high hopes for the
2014 season.
Finishing 16-9 last season and
making the final four in region
competition, the Tigers started the
2014 season playing five of the
top teams in southeast Minnesota.
The Tigers lost the season opener
to the Cannon Falls Bears 6-5, lost
5-4 to the Owatonna Aces saw
Stewartville hand them a 8-2 loss,
followed by another one-run loss
in ten innings at Winona, 7-6. De-
fending region champ Waseca then
stopped the Tigers, 12-2.
The Tigers broke into the win
column on Wednesday beating the
Rochester Roadrunners 3-1.
Noah Grove threw a gem going
the distance striking out five, walk-
ing one and allowing six hits. Eric
Swiggum led the team going 2 for
4 at the plate.
On Saturday the Tigers tangled
with the Pine Island Pioneers and
came away with a 14-6 win.
AJ Yusten went a strong seven
innings, striking out nine, and giv-
Zumbrota Tigers have
rough start to season
ing up seven hits and two earned
runs.
The Tigers hammered 16 hits
led by Cody Lodermeier going four
for five with four RBI. Eric Swig-
gum was three for six with four
RBI and AJ Yusten was two for
four with four runs. Also collect-
ing two hits were Drew Paukert
and Chase Steffen.
Mitchel Enerson led Pine Island
with two hits. Brian Sorum added
a hit and two RBI. Brad Russell
hit a solo homerun in the sixth.
Sam Jensch pitched six and one-
third inningand took the loss for
the Pioneers.
This weeks schedule is full of
home games starting Wednesday,
June 6-11 when the Wanamingo
Jacks invade Zumbrota for a 6 p.m.
game. On Saturday, June 14, the
Tigers host the Kasson Coyotes at
2 p.m. On Sunday, June 15, the
Tigers try to handle the Heat from
Hayfield at 3 p.m. Bring the fam-
ily out to the high school field and
support the young pride of the
Tigers.
By Dan Drazan, Manager
PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-
land Pioneers lost their first Twin
Rivers League game of the sea-
son to Winona by a score of 7-2
on June 4.
Erik Ferguson took the loss,
giving up four earned runs on eight
hits with three walks and four
strikeouts in six innings. Matt
Dammen relieved Ferguson and
gave up three earned runs on five
hits with one strikeout in two in-
nings.
Nic Enerson led the offense with
two singles, a double and an RBI.
Mike Valentyn collected two hits,
and Brad Russell hit a double.
The Pioneers will play at Waseca
on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., host
Hayfield on Saturday at 2 p.m.,
Plainview-Elgin-Millville on Sun-
day at 2 p.m. and play at Wana-
mingo at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
June 18.
Standings in the Twin Rivers
League are as follows through June
4.
Twin Rivers League
W L Win %
Waseca 5 1 .833
Winona 5 1 .833
Owatonna 4 1 .800
Pine Island 3 1 .750
Stewartville/Racine 5 3 .625
Pioneers lose first Twins
Rivers League game
Wanamingo 3 2 .500
Hayfield 4 4 .500
Rochester 2 3 .400
Kasson 1 3 .250
Zumbrota 1 4 .200
PEM 1 5 .167
Tri County 0 6 .000
Athlete Yr.
Byron
Jonny Mracek 11
Cannon Falls
Brock Peterson 12
Bryce Boyle-Hoban 12
Kasson-Mantorville
Jayden Prigge 12
Nic Bauer 12
Kyle Nichols 11
Pine Island
Luke Schmidt 12
Ben Warneke 12
Jordan Pin 12
Rochester Lourdes
Zach Hillman 11
Nick Hanson 11
Daniel Burriss 11
Stewartville
Noah Johnson 12
Triton
Alex Hoberg 12
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Jacob Ugland 12
Player of the Year
Jayden Prigge - Kasson-Mantorville
All West Section 1AA
Baseball Team
By Coach Chuck Ohm
ZUMBROTA The Zum-
brota-Mazeppa Senior Babe Ruth
team started their season at 1-3.
In the first doubleheader of
the summer, the Cougars headed
to Cannon Falls, and in game
one ZM was very competitive
against one of the top teams in
the league, but they came up short
by a score of 5-0. Cannon Falls
got two runs in the first inning
and three more runs in the third.
The Cougars only managed to
get one hit by Tyler Grudem.
Grudem also did well on the
mound going the first three in-
nings, followed by Caden Stef-
fen who pitched the fourth in-
ning.
In game two, the Cougars took
a 1-0 lead after one inning. Can-
non Falls took the lead at 2-1,
and ZM was one pitch from get-
ting out of a bases-loaded jam
but couldnt get that final strike.
The wheels fell off from there as
the Cougars committed five er-
rors in the field and got crushed
15-1.
Kevin Nordquist and Carter
Cordes both went 1 for 2 at the
plate and Caden Steffen was 1
for 1. Kevin Nordquist, Caden
Steffen, Matt Moreno and Spen-
cer DeFrang all saw action on
the mound.
Senior Babe Ruth games are
played at 1 p.m. on Mondays and
Thursdays. A doubleheader is
played each game day. Teams
participating are from ZM,
Goodhue, Pine Island, Cannon
Falls, Randolph and Kenyon-
Wanamingo.
Summer
baseball
begins in
Zumbrota
2014 All Section
1A Softball Team
Player YR Pos
Blooming Prairie
Sydney Heiber 12 SS
Tessa Ivers 11 C
Bria Baldwin 9 CF
Chatfield
Jennifer Hanson 12 P
Kristen Keefer 11 CF
Shelby Bernard 11 C
Sydney Gould 10 RF
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
Morgan Malley 11 P
Kaitlynn Aug 11 1B
Tayah Barnes 9 CF
Goodhue
Alexis Kennedy 11 C
Hayfield
Dani Wagner 12 SS
Grace Walker 12 CF
Jessie Foster 12 2B
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kailee Berquam 12 P
Siri Sviggum 12 SS
Sydney Klemish 12 C
Makayla Sokoloski 11 2B
Ellyn Beulke 11 1B
Mariah Quam 11 CF
Lewiston-Altura
Amanda McNamer 12 LF
Taylor Daley 12 C
Randolph
Kelsey Wall 12 C
Rushford-Peterson
Lauren Hadley 10 CF
Wabasha-Kellogg
Rowan Blaschko 12 SS
Bailey LaRocque 12 P
Mateya Nagel 12 1B
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Taylar Larson 11 P
Coach of the Year
Matt Nelson, Kenyon-Wanamingo
2014 HVL
All Conference
Softball Team
Player YR Pos
Byron
Vanessa Anderson 11 P
Emma Nelson 10 2B
Cannon Falls
Lydia Franken 12 P
Becca Vandenheuvel 12 C
Gabby Heckmann 11 1B
Goodhue
Lexie Kennedy 11 C
Hayfield
Dani Wagner 12 SS
Jessica Foster 12 2B
Alyssa Monahan 12 P
Grace Mindrup 11 C
Kasson-Mantorville
Kaylea Schorr 12 1B
Abbie Overtson 12 OF
Aylisha McClaflin 12 3B
Maddison Damon 11 P
Cori Kennedy 11 C
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kailee Berquam 12 P
Sydney Klemish 12 C
LaCrescent
Dayelle Duerwachter 12 2B
Sarah Duerwachter 10 SS
Lake City
Emily Ziebell 12 3B
Pine Island
Summer Cavallaro 10 SS
Rochester Lourdes
Rachel Sobiesk 12 C
Karrie Virgin 12 P
Stewartville
Caitlyn Hughes 11 P
Jena OByrne 11 P
Meghan Schmitz 11 IF
Triton
Haley Staffon 12 P
Kate Blaisdell 12 C
Emily Hodgman 12 1B
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Carley Henning 12 OF
Amber Gehrke 12 OF
Tayler Mort 11 C
Morgan Olson 10 P
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014 PAGE 5A
Track
Warneke and Lindhart both have
impressive State Track Meets
By Faye Haugen
ST. PAUL Two area girls
left St. Paul on Saturday with
silver medals around their necks
and a goal of returning next year
to try to win gold at the State
Class A track and field meet at
Hamline University.
Junior Maddie Lindhart from
Zumbrota-Mazeppa and freshman
Eliza Warneke of Pine Island both
had impressive state meets win-
ning three silver and one bronze
medal between them.
Eliza Warneke
Eliza Warneke qualified for
the 2013 State Meet in the 100-
meter hurdles, but the Panther
eighth-grader failed to advance
out of preliminaries.
This year she came into the
meet with the third best time from
the section meet in the 100-meter
hurdles. Twenty-two runners were
divided into three heats with the
top two runners from each heat
and the next three fastest times
advancing to the finals.
Warneke ran in the third heat,
placing second in 16.00. That
advanced her into the finals. Of
the nine finalists, Warneke had
the slowest time in preliminar-
ies, and three runners who had
faster times sat out the finals.
Running in the second lane,
Warneke got off to a good start
and finished second in 15.45 sec-
onds. Jaelin Beachy of Staples
Motley won the event in 14.9.
The coaches told me to work
at placing second in my heat and
not worry about my time. My
goal was to get second in that
heat, said Warneke. Im very
pleased with how I did.
Running in the 300-meter
hurdles, Warneke came into the
event with the seventh fastest
time. She placed third in her heat
and had the third fastest time in
preliminaries to advance to the
finals. Another good start out of
the blocks and Warneke was off
and running to another silver
medal, running a time of 45.52
seconds. Brielle Bierman of La-

Crescent won the race in 45.13.
Taylor Grandgenett of Blue Earth
had the fastest time in prelimi-
naries, but she fell before the fin-
ish line, placing ninth.
I improved my time by a half
a second in the 300-meter
hurdles, pointed out the PI fresh-
man. Running here last year
helped push me this year. I just
remember how much it hurt the
next day when I didnt get to run
in the finals. That kept me moti-
vated and working hard.
A three-sport athlete, Warneke
said that track is her favorite sport
with volleyball being a close sec-
ond. She also plays basketball.
Eliza had a day she could
only dream of, said Coach Bill
Frame. Better than that, she
broke the school records in both
hurdle events. She bettered
Michelle Rogers 1987 record of
15.5 by running a 15.45 in the
100-meter hurdles. She set a new
PI record in the 300s by running
Pine Islands Eliza Warneke clears the first hurdles in the Class A finals of the 300-meter hurdles on Saturday
at Hamline University. Warneke, who placed second in the 100-meter hurdles also placed second in the 300-
meter hurdles.
Pine Islands Laura Torgeson finishes the first lap of two in the 800-
meter run preliminaries at the State Class A Track and Field meet on
Friday in St. Paul.
Pine Islands Brittney Arendt yells to teammate Sara Schartau as she
waits for the baton in the 4x400-meter relay finals at Hamline University
in St. Paul, Saturday. The Panthers placed ninth.
Pine Islands Caitlin Schartau hands off the baton to sister Sara in
Fridays Class A 4x400-meter relay preliminaries in St. Paul.
The shot slips as Zumbrota-Mazeppas Maddie Lindhart makes her first
throw in Saturdays Class A shot put preliminaries. Lindhart recovered
to placed second.
45.52 to clip the record set in
2006 by her own hurdles coach
Kathryn Thompson. They both
could not have been happier. I
felt that our whole program had
a great season and this was the
extra large cherry on top.
Maddie Lindhart
Like Warneke, Zumbrota-
Mazeppas Maddie Lindhart
qualified for last years state meet
where she placed ninth in the
shot put. She did much better
than that this time around.
While warming up, Lindhart
had a toss of nearly 40 feet, but
on her first throw in competi-
tion, she had a toss of just over
31, 10 under her best throw of
the season of 418.
It happens. Its a part of com-
petition, said the ZM junior of
the shot slipping on her first toss.
You just put it behind you and
get ready for the next throw.
Lindhart did just that with a toss
of 3611 and 371.75 on her
third and last throw that advanced
her into the finals.
On the first of three throws in
the finals, Lindhart hit 392.5,
the second best throw of the meet.
That total held up, and she im-
proved from ninth the year be-
fore to second this year. Katelyn
Weber of St. Clair won the title
with a throw of 432.75.
Lindhart came into the meet
seeded fifth.
Competing in discus at State
for the first time on Friday,
Lindhart was seeded fourth. Her
best throw in preliminaries of
1116 advanced her into the
finals. On her first throw in the
finals, she had a toss of 1183
to put her into third place behind
Weber of St. Clair who won the
event with a throw of 1261.
With one more year to com-
pete, Lindhart will get into the
weight room over the summer
and attend some throwing camps.
My goals are to build on this
year. I know I have a lot of work
to do, she remarked.
The ZM junior is also a mem-
ber of the Cougar dance team.
PI 4x400-meter relay team
lay team of Caitlin Schartau, Sara
Schartau, Brittney Arndt and
Laura Torgeson raced to a ninth-
place finish in the finals.
The 4x4 making finals and
getting a medal was great. They
ran their best time of the season
in preliminaries (4:05.4). Laura
Torgeson came back from run-
ning in the 800-meter run to run
her best time ever in the anchor
leg of the 4x4 in 60.58. Caitlin,
Sara and Brittney all ran their
best legs also in preliminaries,
running 61.41, 61.88 and 61.53
respectively, pointed out Coach
Frame.
Laura Torgeson
Pine Islands Laura Torgeson
placed eighth in her heat in the
800-meter run preliminaries on
Friday in a time of 2:22.72. That
time was not good enough to get
her into the Saturdays finals.
Eighth-grader Skyler Jacobson runs
in the 1600-meter finals on Saturday
at the State Class A Track and Field
Meet. The Zumbrota-Mazeppa
runner placed 16th.
Class A girls results
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 1. Jaelin Beachy (Staples-Motley) 14.9; 2. Eliza Warneke (PI) 15.45;
1600-meter run: 16. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 5:36.51; 300-meter hurdles: 1. Brielle
Bierman (LaCrescent) 45.13;. 2. Eliza Warneke (PI) 45.52
Field events
Shot put: 1.Katelyn Weber (St. Clair) 432.75; 2 Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 392.5; Discus:
1.Katelyn Weber (St. Clair) 1261; 2. Alayna Theissen (Lake Crystal/Welcome Memorial/
Nicolette) 12510; 3 Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 1183
Relays
4x400-meter relay: 1. Osakis 3:58.46; 2. Blue Earth 3:58.96; 3. Holy Family Catholic
4:02.81; 4. Lake City 4:03.4; 5. Pequot Lakes 4:06.44; 6. Belle Plaine 4:07.02; 7. Albany
4:07.82; 8. Redwood Valley 4:08.32; 9. Pine Island (Caitlin Schartau, Sara Schartau,
Brittney Arndt, Laura Torgeson) 4:09.23
By Audra DePestal
PINE ISLAND The first of
two Pine Island Lions All Com-
ers track and field meets was held
on June 2. The Pine Island Li-
ons sponsor and provide fund-
ing for the meet. Lion Mike
Haider is the project chair. He
began the project when he was
the president of the club.
Approximately 41 youth from
ages three through sixth-grade en-
joyed the beautiful weather. A
few adults ran the guess your
time mile and the relay run.
Lions Jeff Schroeder, Ken
Laura ran the same as her
section championship time in the
preliminaries of the 800, but the
field was fast and she was not
able to advance, said Coach
Frame.
Skyler Jacobson
As a seventh-grader, Zum-
brota-Mazeppas Skyler Jacob-
son qualified for the State Class
A Cross Country Meet. This year
as an eighth-grader, Jacobson
qualified to run in the 1600-meter
run at the Class A Track and
Field Meet.
Jacobson came into the meet
with the 13th fastest time. In
Saturdays finals she ran in the
middle of the pack of 17 runners
before slipping back to place 16th
in 5:36.51, well over her Sec-
tion 1A title of 5:25.47.
PI all comers track and field meets held
Aggen, Mike Lunde, and Nadeen
Lunde were on hand to help take
scores at the meet. Pine Island
track and field team members,
Jim Kroll, Alex Keighley, Jason
Hoerle, Isaiah Ondler, Kaitlin
Dick, Jon Aggen, Eliza Warneke,
Katie Schultz, Andre Ringle, and
Jack Miller, helped at the meet.
The Leonard Koser family
staffed the finish line for the run-
ning events. They handed out the
place ribbons as the runners
crossed the finish line. Wayne
Dickie facilitated the running
events.
Future Pine Island athletes taking part in the annual Pine Island Lions All Comers Meet are, from left top row:
Joey Beck in the high jump; Brock Mathison in the long jump; Bethany Dick in the hurdles; and Will Warneke
in the long jump; bottom row: Makenzie Cradick in the shot put; Alexis Swinteck in the hurdles; and Justine
Dickie in the long jump.
Zumbro Valley Womens Softball
Brew Crew/Zumbrota VFW 3 0
Leos Sports Bar/Bergs Towing 3 0
Roy N Als 3 0
Grover Auto 2 1
B&N Construction/Mahn Funeral 2 1
Majerus Garage 1 2
WDs/Gen X Farms 1 2
Hot Boxers 0 3
Gunners Grill/Moto Proz 0 3
Pine Island Lumber 0 3
Results of June 4
Roy N Als 15 - Majerus Garage 8
B&N Construction/Mahn Funeral 16 - WDs/
Gen X Farms 6
Leos Sports Bar/Bergs Towing 14 - Pine
Island Lumber8
Grover Auto 9 - Hot Boxers 1
Brew Crew/Zumbrota VFW 5 - Gunners Grill/
Moto Proz 4
Schedule for Wednesday, June 11
Brew Crew at WDs/Gen X Farms at in Mazeppa
Majerus Garage at Grover Auto in Zumbrota
B&N Construction/Mahn Funeral atGunners
Grill/Moto Proz in Mazeppa
Hot Boxers at Pine Island Lumber in Zum-
brota
Leos Sports Bar/Bergs Towing at Roy N
Als in Goodhue
All games at 7 p.m.
STANDINGS
HVL Baseball Conf. Overall
Blue Division W L W L
Cannon Falls 11 1 21 5
Kenyon-Wanamingo 9 3 15 8
Pine Island 9 3 12 7
Lake City 7 5 12 12
Goodhue 3 9 5 12
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3 9 4 17
Triton 1 11 2 18
Gold Division W L W L
Rochester Lourdes 8 2 20 5
Kasson-Mantorville 7 3 21 4
LaCrescent 6 4 16 9
Hayfield 5 5 12 7
Byron 3 7 8 12
Stewartville 1 9 6 14
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Section B of NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, June 11, 2014 No. 24
Oronoco
Wanamingo Pine Island
Zumbrota
Mazeppa
Goodhue
Neighbors
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA The recogni-
tion of June Dairy Month dates
back to 1937 when the National
Dairy Council (NDC) created the
observance as a way to promote
drinking milk and to stabilize the
dairy demand. June Dairy Month
continues to recognize the impor-
tance of dairy foods and the people
who make them possible to enjoy.
Today, dairy products come from
approximately 49,000 dairy farms
in the United States. About 97%
of U.S. dairy farms are family-
owned and operated. The average
herd size on a todays dairy farm
is 187 cows.
June Dairy Months rich his-
tory continues, with communities,
companies and people observing
the nutritional and economic value
that dairy foods provide. At about
25 cents per eight-ounce glass, milk
delivers nine essential nutrients,
including calcium and vitamin D.
The Midwest Dairy Association
provides specific statistics for our
state:
In Minnesota, there are 3,354
licensed dairy herds.
Minnesota dairy farms pro-
duced approximately 1,063 mil-
lion gallons of milk in 2013.
Minnesota farms generate ap-
proximately $1.77 billion in milk
sales annually.
Dairy products are the fourth
largest agricultural commodity in
Minnesota.
Minnesota is the seventh largest
milk-producing state in the U.S.
It takes about 48 hours for milk
to travel from the farm to the dairy
case.
Organic dairy farming
There are strict government
agency guidelines for all dairy
farms, including sanitation, use
of veterinary products, and envi-
ronmental management. Addi-
tional herd and farm management
practices and techniques may vary
from farm to farm.
The organic farming movement
is commonly agreed to have be-
gun in the 1940s in England with
the writings of Sir Albert Howard,
a botanist, who learned about or-
ganic practices in India during the
1920s. In the U.S., the birth of the
organic movement is commonly
credited to J.I. Rodale, one of the
first advocates of a return to sus-
tainable agriculture.
Organic dairy in the marketplace
has been a relative newcomer com-
pared to other products such as
organic fruits, vegetables, grains,
and some livestock, not establish-
ing itself as a major category until
the 1990s.
Organic dairy foods addition-
ally meet the requirements of
USDAs National Organic Pro-
gram. Criteria include using only
organic fertilizers and pesticides,
and only approved health care prod-
ucts. Many of these are restricted
in how and when they can be used.
Dairy foods can be labeled USDA
Organic only if all of the addi-
tional criteria are met. The defini-
tion of organic milk refers to farm
management practices, not to the
milk itself. The same rigorous test-
ing is done for all milk.
Stiller-Baack Farm
Among Goodhue County or-
ganic dairy farms is the Stiller-
Baack Century Family Farm, lo-
cated on 165th Avenue, just north
of Zumbrota.
The farm, approximately 200
acres, has been in the family 100
years. Gary Stiller initially lived
on the farm with his parents, Elmer
and Violet Stiller, until he was
three years old when the family
moved to Zumbrota. Gary and his
wife, Alice, bought the farm from
his uncle in the 1970s. Their daugh-
ter, Cindy Baack, has been a part-
ner in the farm since the 1990s.
Though the Stillers, including
Cindy and her family, lived out of
state for several years during the
1980s and 1990s, they have lived
on the farm since the mid-1990s.
Cindy and her family moved to
the farm first; Alice and Gary later
joined them. Two houses are lo-
cated on the farmstead. The home
Gary and Alice live in has a 150-
year-old central portion in it. The
barn and silo, both made of clay
tiles, are nearly 100 years old.
Today, the farm is a busy place
with 45 milk cows, calves, and a
menagerie of other animals includ-
ing romeldale sheep, angora and
kiko goats, alpacas, donkeys,
horses and chickens. Gary said
Cindy keeps busy with the sheep,
goats and alpacas, processing the
wool herself. He also attributes
the idea of switching to organic
dairy farming to Cindy.
Cindy explained that when she,
her husband Bill (now deceased),
and children, moved to the Zum-
brota area, she was interested in
organic foods and dairy. I was
concerned about the medications
and antibiotics being used. More
people were asking for organic
products, she said.
The farm has been organic for
nine years now. However, it took
three years to complete the pro-
cess to become certified. Land used
to grow organic crops must be free
of all prohibited materials for at
least three years prior to the first
organic harvest. Gary said there
have been many positives in switch-
ing management practices includ-
ing producing milk without chemi-
cals. Though it took time and work
to become organic, it has become
profitable.
Challenges include the harder
work that results from the prac-
tices. Weed management requires
cultivating fields more. They are
not able to use chemicals around
the house or in the yard. In addi-
tion, Gary said, There is a lot of
paperwork to complete each year
and an inspection occurs every year
where they review records, drive
the fields, and look at the cattle.
Very strict that is good.
While the cattle still get vacci-
nated and are washed the same
before milking, antibiotics are not
used. Cindy said herbs, garlic and
aloe are some of the remedies used
instead. If an antibiotic is used to
save the cow, it cannot be returned
to the herd. To combat flies, or-
ganic fly spray or fly tape is used.
The cows are in the pasture as
early as possible in the spring and
throughout the fall. Another re-
quirement to be organic is that the
animals must be grazed on pas-
ture during the grazing season.
They receive as little corn as pos-
sible, relying on grass/alfalfa for
food as much as they can.
Milk is picked up every other
day from the farm and hauled to
Organic Valley, a cooperative of
organic farmers, based in La Farge,
Wisconsin, near La Crosse, for
processing.
With the extra work and variety
of animals, a lot of hands are needed
to get the work done. Gary esti-
mates he and Alice spend an hour
and a half each morning and
evening devoted to milking the
cows, plus additional chores that
includes an hour of feeding in the
morning. The grandchildren who
live on the farm 17-year-old
Jacob, 15-year-old Sarah, and 5-
year-old Emma help with the
evening chores. Older children in
the Baack family are Garrett (21)
and Josh (24).
In addition to attending to the
sheep, goats and alpacas, Cindy
helps with the fieldwork includ-
ing the baling, and fills in with
milking responsibilities when nec-
essary. Gary pointed out that
Alices responsibilities include
raising the calves, helping with
the grandchildren, and making the
meals.
Cindy currently represents the
fourth generation on the family
farm. There is hope for future gen-
erations to continue in farming.
Though Alice and Gary also have
two daughters living in Zumbrota,
a daughter in the Twin Cities, a
son out of state, and several grand-
children and great-grandchildren,
it seems Jacob may be the most
promising candidate to become the
fifth generation to operate the farm.
Jacob, who will be a senior at
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
this fall, speaks of plans to return
to the farm after attending col-
Emma (front) and Sarah Baack get the attention of some of the goats, alpacas and sheep. In addition to the
dairy cattle, a variety of other animals are raised on the farm.
Cindy Baack (left) and her parents, Gary and Alice Stiller, operate the Stiller-Baack Century Family Farm.
Emma (center), Jacob, and Sarah all have their responsibilities on the farm as well. The farm is located just
north of Zumbrota.
A cow stands guard over her calf born earlier in the day on May 31 at the
Stiller-Baack Century Family Farm. The dairy farm has been certified as
organic for nine years. The herd includes 45 milk cows.
A look at organic dairy farming for June Dairy Month
lege.
For now, This is a good place
to be, said Gary.
Availability of organic milk
Organic milk and dairy prod-
ucts are commonly found in the
dairy aisles of grocery stores. Joe
OGorman at Hub Food Center in
Zumbrota has offered organic milk
for several years among the vari-
ety of milk options for his cus-
tomers. People do ask for it and
appreciate that we carry it,
OGorman said. During the ap-
proximately five years that he has
routinely stocked the organic milk,
he has observed the price differ-
ence between organic and non-
organic milk to be narrowing.
Traxler earns Eagle Scout Award
Quinn Traxler is honored at a ceremony on May 25 for earning the Eagle Scout Service Award, the highest
honor in Boy Scouts. Celebrating with him, from left to right: his mentor Doug Thompson; parents Ann and
Jeff Traxler (troop scoutmaster); and Pastor Wade Reddy. Thompson served as a guest speaker for the event.
Traxler was also presented with a flag from VFW Commander Ray Dawson.
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON A special Court of
Honor at Kenyon VFW Post 141
on May 25 recognized Quinn
Traxler for earning the Eagle Scout
Service Award. The award is the
highest one can receive in the Boy
Scouts of America. Traxler, 17, is
a member of Troop 232 of Kenyon.
To be considered for the rank of
Eagle, a Boy Scout must complete
requirements for 21 merit badges.
Nine are elective and twelve are
required: Camping, Citizenship in
the Community, Citizenship in the
Nation, Citizenship in the World,
Communications, Emergency Pre-
paredness, Environmental Science,
Family Life, First Aid, Personal
Fitness, Personal Management, and
Swimming. Traxler has earned 31
merit badges to date.
A scout must also complete a
leadership service project to ben-
efit the community or a non-profit
group. Over 100 volunteer hours
must be logged on the project.
Traxler planned and executed the
construction of cabinets for the
Kenyon Sportsmens Club, begin-
ning in January 2013. The cabi-
nets were constructed in the
Kenyon-Wanamingo High School
wood shop under the guidance of
teacher Doug Thompson. About
150 hours were put into the project
from planning to delivery of the
cabinets to the sportsmens club
in May 2013. Funding for the
project was donated by the family
of Dick Anderson.
Upon completion of the project
and other Eagle requirements,
Traxler went before the District
Eagle Board of Review for
Gamehaven Council on March 23.
Following this interview he was
recommended for the Eagle Scout
Award.
Traxler, a junior at KWHS, is
the son of Ann and Jeff Traxler of
rural Kenyon. His three older broth-
ers are also Eagle Scouts.
Outdoor classroom offers hands-on
learning about the environment
From left to right, Andre Ringle, Kelly Leibold, and Megan Schimek stand next to the outdoor classroom
sign that Leibold designed and painted marking the area where students go to learn about the environment
and nature.
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND A parcel of
land which was donated to the Pine
Island School by Bev
Spriestersbach in 2000 has made
the outdoors a learning place for
both students and adults. The out-
door classroom, located across
the road from the soccer fields on
1.5 acres of land, offers hands-on
experiences that a conventional
classroom cant, according to high
school biology teacher Megan
Schimek.
She said the students get the
chance to see the world in a dif-
ferent way. They learn about the
environment through the use of
sight and sound as they walk along
the trails and view the pond from
the dock. For some it opens their
senses to a whole new experience.
Students work at keeping the area
cleaned up and useable.
Graduating seniors Andre Ringle
and Kelly Leibold have been in-
strumental in helping out. Ringle
refurbished the dock for his Eagle
Scout project last year and just
recently Leibold designed and
painted a sign marking the out-
door classroom area which was
installed at the end of May.
Schimek said she will miss the
extra help she received from Ringle
and Leibold, but she is hopeful
that other students will step up
and be supportive and want to help
out.
This year a Winter Fest was also
held on the land to encourage the
community to get out and enjoy
the outdoors and nature. Schimek
would like to see the event con-
tinue to be successful and grow.
This is a great place to teach hands-
on learning about the environment
for all ages, added Schimek.
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Churches
Hauge Old Stone Church
to hold services June 22
KENYON Hauge and
Emmanuel Lutheran Churches will
hold a joint worship service at the
Old Stone Church on Sunday, June
22, at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Lyle Aadahl
will bring the message and the
choir will sing. A free will offer-
ing will be taken for the upkeep
and repair of the church and cem-
etery.
Refreshments will be served
following the service and there
will be a time for fellowship and
tours of the cemetery. Everyone
from the area is invited to the ser-
vice.
Directions: at the west end of
the Boulevard of Roses in Kenyon,
take Goodhue Cty 12 south for
1.3 miles and go west on Monkey
Valley Road for one mile.
Engaged
MORGAN-BOLSTAD
Heather Louise Morgan of St.
Martin, Mississippi, and Jason
Michael Bolstad of Ocean Springs,
Mississippi, will be married in a
backyard wedding ceremony on
June 14, 2014, in Ocean Springs.
The bride-to-bes parents are
Angela and Franklin Morgan of
St. Martin. She graduated from
St. Martin High School in 2006
and is finishing up her criminal
justice degree at Mississippi Gulf
Coast Community College in
Perkinston. She plans to continue
to study counseling and social work
once she and her husband have
relocated. She is currently em-
ployed at Pier 1 Imports in
Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The groom-to-bes parents are
Michael Bolstad of Dawson and
Janelle (Hinrichs) Bolstad of
Wanamingo. Grandparents are
Willis and Miriam Hinrichs of
Goodhue and Joe Bolstad of
Dawson. Jason also has many rela-
tives in the Rochester area. He
graduated from Ocean Springs
High School in 2005 and received
his networking degree from Mis-
sissippi Gulf Coast Community
College and University of South-
ern Mississippi in Hattiesburg in
2011. He works for the Depart-
ment of Transportation in
Hattiesburg as a systems admin-
istrator.
The couple will have a honey-
moon at Disney World in Orlando,
Florida.
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. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Wor-
ship at Zion (3.5 miles northwest of
Goodhue).
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,
June 11: All day WELS MN District
Convention at Martin Luther College
in New Ulm. Thurs., June 12: Until
noon WELS convention. Sun., June
15: 9 a.m. WELS Volksfest Mission
Festival at the Goodhue gym. Mon.,
June 16: 7 a.m. Mens Bible study
at church. Tues., June 17: 1-4 p.m.
Pastors office hours.
MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-
6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Sun., June 15: 9:30 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: 9:30 a.m. Worship.
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.,
June 11: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open;
6:30 p.m. Session meeting. Thurs.,
June 12: 9:15 a.m. Food shelf deliv-
ery and restocking. Sun., June 15:
9 a.m. Worship with Rev. Englebert.
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. Sun.-
Thurs., June 8-12: VBS Sat., June
14: Youth ultimate frisbee.
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. Sat., June 14:
5:30 p.m. Worship with communion.
Sun., June 15: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Worship with communion; 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship and youth gathering in-
formation meeting for grades 8-11;
11 a.m. Youth gathering info. Tues.,
June 17: 9 a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30
p.m. Bible study.
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., June 11:
9-11:30 a.m. Pastor at Better Brew;
7 p.m. Mission meeting. Sat., June
14: 2 p.m. Pine Haven worship. Sun.,
June 15: 8:30 a.m. Coffee; 9 a.m.
Worship; 10 a.m. Fellowship. Wed.,
June 18: 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., June 11: 2 p.m. Wednes-
day circle hosted by Ruth Stiehl; 7
p.m. Boards meet; 8 p.m. Planning
council. Thurs., June 12: Noon Thurs-
day circle at Heritage Hill hosted by
Betty Malchow. Fri., June 13: 9 a.m.
Bible study Restless at Holden.
Sun., June 15: 9 a.m. Joint worship
with communion followed by fellow-
ship coffee.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-
days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Thurs.,
June 12: 2 p.m. WELCA Bible study;
6:30 p.m. Church council meeting.
Fri., June 13: 9 a.m. Summer Bible
study at Holden. Sun., June 15: 9
a.m. Joint worship with communion
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., June 11: 1 p.m. Nurs-
ing Home communion.
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., June
15: 11 a.m. Worship with Rev.
Englebert.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., June 15:
10:45 a.m. Worship with annual lo-
cal church conference following.
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.,
June 11: Pastors attending AFLC
Annual Conf. Thurs., June 12: 7 p.m.
Backyard adult fellowship will meet
at church. Sat., June 14: 7 a.m. Mens
prayer breakfast; 8:30 a.m. Womens
prayer breakfast. Sun., June 15: 8:30
a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m. Worship.
Mon., June 16: 9 a.m. Senior youth
go to Valleyfair. Wed., June 18: 12:30
p.m. Junior youth go to Science
Museum; 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., June 11:
7 p.m. Property management. Wed.,
June 11-Fri., June 13: Visit Care
Center. Thurs., June 12: 9 a.m. Naomi
circle hosted by Lois Johnson at Sandy
Lohmans home. 1:30 p.m. Rebekah
circle hosted at JoAnn Rings home.;
5:45 p.m. Finance meeting; 6:30 p.m.
Church council. Sun., June 15: 8
a.m. Outdoor worship; 9:30 a.m. In-
door worship.
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Thurs., June
12: 1:30 p.m. Rachel circle at Karen
Melhouses. Sat., June 14: 8 a.m.
Mens fellowship breakfast. Sun.,
June 15: 9 a.m. Worship; 5:45 p.m.
Youth group. Tues., June 17: 6 p.m.
WMF guest night salad supper. Wed.,
June 18: 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., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
Sundays: 10 a.m. Worship. Commun-
ion is held on second and last Sun-
day of each month. St. Johns: Sun-
days: 8:30 a.m. Worship. Commun-
ion is held on the second and last
Sunday of each month. St. Johns:
Sun., June 15: Volksfest WELS joint
worship at Goodhue High School gym.
The rest of the summer worship will
be at 8:30 a.m. Grace: Sun., June
15: Volksfest WELS joint worship at
Goodhue High School gym. The rest
of the summer worship will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Worship with
communion every Wednesday before
the second and last Sunday.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastoral. Sun., June
15: 10:45 a.m. Worship; 5:45 p.m.
Youth group at Emmanuel. Mon.,
June 16: 7 p.m. Dorcas circle at Lucy
Boyums. Tues., June 17: 6 p.m.
WMF guest night salad supper at
Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m. Deacons meet-
ing; 7:15 p.m. Church council meet-
ing. Wed., June 18: 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., June 11: 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation; 7 p.m. Youth
group/meet Ashley. Thurs., June 12:
6 p.m. Council meeting. Sun., June
15: 8:30 a.m. Park worship. Tues.,
June 17: 11 a.m. Text study; 7 p.m.
Spiritual guidance group. Wed., June
18: 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation;
7 p.m. Youth group.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., June 11: 6:30
p.m. Pastoral board meeting; 7:30
p.m. Planning council meeting. Sun.,
June 15: 9:30 a.m. Worship with
coffee following.
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.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor. Wed., June 11: All day WELS
MN District convention at MartinLuther
College in New Ulm. Thurs., June
12: Until noon WELS Convention.
Sun., June 15: 9 a.m. WELS Volks-
fest Mission Festival at the Goodhue
gym. Mon., June 16: 7 a.m. Mens
Bible study at St. Peters. Tues., June
17: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office hours.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-
eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-
videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., June 15: 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., June 15: 9:30 a.m.
Worship with communion. Tues.,
June 17: 11 a.m. Text study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., June 11: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study. Sun., June 15:
9:30 a.m. Communion worship. Mon.,
June 16: 7 p.m. Council. Wed., June
18: 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.
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CHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,
West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.
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College
Bethany Lutheran College
MANKATO Becca Alberts
of Pine Island was named to the
spring semester deans list.
St. Marys University
WINONA Molly Grover of
Zumbrota was named to the sec-
ond semester deans list.
University of Minnesota
TWIN CITIES Emily Ugland,
a junior at Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School, received a Norman
Borlaug Science Achievement
Award from the University of
Minnesotas College of Food,
Agricultural and Natural Resource
Sciences (CFANS). The award
includes a $500 scholarship upon
successful enrollment in CFANS.
St. Olaf College
NORTHFIELD Laura Nelson
of Zumbrota graduated cum laude
with degrees in biology and math-
ematics.
North Dakota State University
FARGO, ND Named to the
spring semester deans list were,
from Pine Island: Kari Claussen,
Alexander Dick, Nathan Kukson,
Jaclynn Saunders, and Jenna
Saunders; from Goodhue:
Michaela Schrimpf; from Zum-
brota: Matthew Hodgman; from
Oronoco: Amanda Bodensteiner,
Timothy Breider, Joshua Helland,
and Amelia Koenig; and from
Kenyon: Jessica McCarthy and
Samantha Meyers.
University of Wisconsin Madison
MADISON, WI Named to the
deans list for the spring semester
were, from Oronoco: Timothy Bier,
Brian Hermsmeier, Conner
Holthaus, Paul Holthaus, Kaylie
Laplante, and Kathryn Prendergast;
and from Zumbrota: Torie Grover,
Kathryn Meyer, and Monica
Nigon.
MN State College SE Technical
Graduating at spring commence-
ment ceremonies May 13 and 14
in Winona and Red Wing were
students from the following cit-
ies.
Goodhue Katie Carlson, cer-
tificate, early childhood develop-
ment; Aubrey Dressen, certificate,
health unit coordinator; Jenna
Kyllo (high honors), associate in
science, early childhood educa-
tion; Jesse Luhman (high honors),
associate in applied science, su-
pervisory management; Sheila
Poston, diploma, medical coding
specialist; Kate Ryan, associate
in applied science, early childhood
education; Robin Switalla, certifi-
cate, basic supervision; Jessica
Vieths (honors), associate in sci-
ence, nursing; Vanessa Voth, as-
sociate in applied science, medi-
cal coding specialist; Bethany
Warren, associate in applied sci-
ence, supervisory management
Oronoco Katrina Kuhlmann
(high honors), associate in applied
science, accounting
Wanamingo Brittany
Hodkinson, diploma, practical
nursing
Zumbrota Jessica Millikin,
associate in science, nursing;
Daniel Roadway-Esser, associate
in applied science, electronics tech-
nology
Iowa State University
AMES, IA Megan Breider of
Oronoco graduated summa cum
laude with a bachelor of science
degree in biology on May 30.
St. Norbert College
DE PERE, WI Michelle Pon-
celet of Goodhue was named to
the spring semester deans list.
Southwest MN State University
MARSHALL Named to the
Honors list (3.5 GPA or higher)
for the spring semester was Am-
ber Jentsch of Zumbrota.
St. Johns University
COLLEGEVILLE Brent
Bitzan of Goodhue graduated with
a bachelor of arts degree in man-
agement on May 18.
College of St. Benedict
ST. JOSEPH Graduating at
commencement exercises on May
17 were Alyssa Finnesgaard of
Zumbrota, bachelor of arts degree
in psychology; Margaret Holm of
Zumbrota, summa cum laude,
bachelor of arts degree in com-
munication; and Megan Sigrist of
Pine Island, summa cum laude,
bachelor of science degree in nurs-
ing.
Rochester Community and
Technical College
ROCHESTER Students named
to the deans list for the spring
semester were the following:
Goodhue Taylor Benda, Kayla
Nord, and Thomas Ramboldt
Mazeppa Colleen Andrist,
Samantha Frank, Kayla Kisro,
William Larson, and Andrew
Thoreson
Oronoco Kaylie Briske, Giulia
Castangia, Stephen Kuster, Casey
Larson, Veronica Lopez, Alexus
Mao, Jordan Pin, Elijah Vouk,
Ashley Worthen-Galuska, and
Timothy Wynn
Pine Island Emily Banick,
Richard Brown, Kyle Burke, Esther
Gutzmer, Adam Jackson, Brad-
ley Jeanson, Alex Kast, Nicholas
Kepros, Jacob King, Alison Kopp,
Linnea Larson, Katheryn
McConnell, Madison McLain,
Adam Poliszuk, Rebekah
Rihiluoma, Morgan Robertson, and
Katelyn Washburn
Wanamingo Gregory Greseth,
Johanna Lillie, Chung Lip, and
Bradley Parlier
Zumbrota Ethan Arendt, Shane
Budensiek, Mitchell Griffey,
Shelby Hart, Devan Huneke,
Alexander Kehren, Amber
Klankowski, Paul Klankowski,
Megan Klotz, Cody Krueger,
Emma Lawler, Shelby Malecha,
Hannah McConaughey, Nikki
Poetting, David Post, Parker
Rosedahl, Marcy Swenson, Tho-
mas Voss, and Joni Walerak
Agstar awards
scholarship
The Agstar Fund for Rural
America awarded Goodhue High
School senior Kendrah Schafer a
$1,000 scholarship. Schaefer plans
to attend South Dakota State Uni-
versity and study animal science,
ag-business, and accounting.
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Obituaries
Births
MCCONNELL
It is with great pleasure that
Heather and Tony McConnell of
Pine Island announce the birth on
June 3, 2014 of their son, Zeke
Anthony. He was born at Roches-
ter Methodist Hospital at 12:57
a.m.
Baby Zeke weighed 7 pounds,
10 ounces and was 20.75 inches
long. Big sister, Cada Rose, 2, and
big brother, Samuel Clark, 1, wel-
comed their new brother with kisses
and pats.
Excited grandparents are Cathie
and Glenn Wohl of Pine Island.
Proud great-grandmother is
Alicemay Clark and the late Earl
Clark, also of Pine Island.
LEMMERMAN
Tyler and Lyndsey Lemmerman
of Zumbrota are proud to announce
the arrival of Marshall Joe
Lemmerman, born May 27, 2014.
He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces
and was 20-1/2 inches long. He
joins his big sister Maci.
Grandparents are Larry and Loni
Lemmerman of Mazeppa and Jerry
and Lisa Wiste of Adams. Great-
grandparents are Marion Lemm-
erman, Mary Ann Heimer, and
Harold Schumacher.
Edwin Bartelt 1930-2014
ZUMBROTA Edwin E.
Bartelt, 83, of Zumbrota, died on
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at his home
in Zumbrota.
Edwin Ervin Bartelt was born
on December 5, 1930 in Rosemount
to Richard H. and Georgia A. (nee
Methner) Bartelt. Edwins father
worked for the railroad and they
lived in Rosemount and Mazeppa
before settling in Zumbrota as
Eddie was growing up. He gradu-
ated from Zumbrota High School
in 1949. Eddie worked as a pro-
jectionist at the State Theatre in
Zumbrota for many years. He also
worked at the local paper, type-
setting and running the printing
press and doing whatever job
needed to be done. Eddie was
known for his ability to repair and
restore old clocks, pocket watches
and older wrist watches. He was
able to make them run like a top.
Eddie was an active member of
St. Pauls Catholic Church.
Eddie is survived by many cous-
ins. He was preceded in death by
his parents, Richard and Georgia.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held on Thursday, June 5, at St.
Pauls Catholic Church in Zum-
brota with Father Randal Kasel
officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Renee Boyum 1959-2014
PINE ISLAND Renee Boyum,
54, of Byron, died Sunday June 1,
2014 at St.Marys Hospital in Roch-
ester, surrounded by her
family. She had courageously
battled multiple myeloma for the
past eight years.
Renee Crystal Boyum was born
September 25, 1959, in Zumbrota,
the daughter of Walter and Ruby
Boyum. Raised on a farm near Pine
Island, she was baptized and later
confirmed at Saint Paul Lutheran
Church. A graduate of Pine Island
High School with the class of 1977,
she then attended Rochester Com-
munity Technical College. She
worked more than 25 years for
Mayo Clinic. She enjoyed read-
ing, shopping, spoiling her
grandkids, and spending time on
the family farm.
She is survived by her son,
Joshua (Abby) Boyum of Marietta,
Georgia; daughter, Jennifer Boyum
of Byron; grandchildren, Kobe,
Brayden, Jayden, Kylie, Kaeden,
and Karina; sisters, Connie (David)
Klann of Douglas, Lola (Larry)
Erdman of Mantorville, Patricia
(Craig) Hanson of Rochester, and
Susan (Wally) Klopp of Pine Is-
land.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Walter and Ruby
Boyum; a brother, James Boyum;
and a sister, Rachel Diercks.
Funeral services for Renee were
held on Thursday, June 5, at Saint
Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Is-
land with the Reverend Kip
Groettum officiating. Burial fol-
lowed at Pine Island Cemetery.
Online tributes are being welcomed
and may be created at
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.
com.
Billy Pohlman 1987-2014
WANAMINGO William
Billy L. Pohlman, age 26, of
Wanamingo, died tragically on
Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Dodge
Center Municipal Airport as a re-
sult of a farm accident.
He was born on August 7, 1987,
in Rochester, to Lorin and Dor-
othy (nee Flintrop) Pohlman. Billy
graduated from Kenyon
Wanamingo High School in
2006.He spent his life working in
agriculture starting at the age of
thirteen and worked for local farm-
ers in the area the Friese and
Cordes dairy farms. He also worked
at Cenex, Wanamingo Chevrolet,
and Dankers Enterprises. He was
most recently employed at Durst
Brothers Dairy near Mantorville
as an agriculture Technician. Billy
enjoyed everything redneck includ-
ing ice fishing, vintage
snowmobiling, demolition derby
events, truck and tractor pulls, stock
car racing, deer hunting, and coon
hunting. He had a passion for ev-
erything John Deere. Billy was
known for living life to the full-
est, and enjoyed spending time
with his loving girlfriend, Nikki
Franzwa.He participated in 4-H
and FFA where he showed dairy
cattle. Billy also participated in
Boy Scouts of America Troop 76
and also volunteered for several
years. He volunteered at the
Goodhue County Fair in Zumbrota
helping with the truck and tractor
pulls and demolition derby events.
Billy is survived byhis parents
Lorin and Dorothy of Wanamingo;
brother, Andy (fiance Jenny
Vitcak) Pohlman of Maplewood;
loving girlfriend, Nikki Franzwa
of Wanamingo;paternal grandpar-
ents, Wilfred and Lucille Pohlman
of Caledonia; maternal grand-
mother, Margaret Flintrop of
Waseca; many aunts, uncles, and
cousins; redneck buddies and ex-
tended friends.
Billy was preceded in death by
his maternal grandfather, Joe
Flintrop; cousin, Jeffrey Pohlman,
and two infant cousins.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June
11 at St. Michaels Catholic Church
in Kenyon with Father Kevin
Finnegan and Father Erik Lundgren
co-officiating. Burial will be in
St. Michaels Catholic Church
Cemetery. Visitation will be one
hour prior to the service at the
church. Memorials are preferred
to Boy Scouts of America Troop
76 or to the Goodhue County Fair
in Zumbrota.
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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.
June 12-18
Thursday: Chicken breast sand-
wich, potato salad, peach half,
cranberry bog gelatin
Friday: Goulash, green beans,
mixed greens salad, dinner roll,
pears (salad alternate: grilled
chicken)
Monday: Ham and cheese strata,
juice, fruit cup, muffin (salad al-
ternate: taco)
Tuesday: Pork roast, mashed
potatoes, California medley, Ro-
maine lettuce salad, cinnamon
applesauce
Wednesday: Chicken a la king
over biscuit, peas, coleslaw, fruit
cup
If you have questions, call 356-
2228.
Seasons Hospice
All groups are held at the Cen-
ter for Grief Education and Sup-
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507-
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.
Olmsted County Parks
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.
Danzig the Hypnotist
Danzig the Hypnotist will
present two comedy hypnosis
shows on Saturday, June 14, at
the Olde Pine Theatre. At 2 p.m.
is the family show and at 7 p.m. is
the adult show. Ages 10 and un-
der are free with a paid adult. Limit
one child per paid adult.
Senior Citizens Meeting
The Senior Citizens meet
Wednesday, June 18, 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.
Pine Island City Council
The council meets on Tuesday,
June 17, at 7 p.m. on the second
floor of city hall.
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
VFW/Honor Guard
The Wanamingo VFW and
Honor Guard meet on Tuesday,
June 17, at 7 and 7:30 p.m., re-
spectively, 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
June 12-18
Thursday: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
MAC/NAPS; 10:15 a.m. Exercises
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises,
1:30 p.m. 500, Snacks
Library
Fathers Day weekend Risk
games, Saturday, June 14, 1 p.m.
Lego club, Thursday, June 19,
6:30 p.m.
The Zumbrota Public Library
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-
ing closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.
History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
has a new photo stand displaying
over 50 photographs of early Zum-
brota scenes. They have been en-
larged to 8 x 10 for easier view-
ing. New photos are being added
all the time. Also on display are
military memorabilia, including
Civil War items, different models
of telephones, Zumbrota telephone
books dating back to the 1900s,
and items of Zumbrota advertis-
ing. Museum hours are Saturdays,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by ap-
pointment (732-7049).
Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-
ery Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-
ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-
come. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.
VFW Auxiliary
The Auxiliary meets Monday,
June 16, at 6 p.m. at Stary-Yerka
VFW Post 5727.
Community Band Practice
The Zumbrota Community Band
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volun-
teer musicians are welcome.
State Theatre
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, through June 30.
Mother Banjo, Jaspar Lepak
concert, Fri., June 13, 8 p.m.
Yoga, Tues., June 17, 6:30-7:30
p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.
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Cooper Staab, left, and twin siblings Quinten and Sylvie try to get the attention of the clown at the Pine Island
Cheese Festival parade on Sunday, June 8. They are the children of Chris and Shannon Staab of Zumbrota.
Photo by Peter Grimsrud
Winning first place in the farm-themed Kiddie Parade and Pine Haven
Care Center were, from left to right, Riley, Ayda, and Rhys Rucker;
second place winners were Lainee and Liam Dressner; and the third
place winner was Samantha Schettl. Pine Haven residents served as the
judges. Seated residents are, from left to right, Mary Esterlen, Bea
Friary, Gene Gullickson, Anne Hancock, Bud Hickey, and Philip Goplen.
Korean War veterans from left to right are Harlan Johnson, Floyd
Peterson, Jerry Campbell, Wes Moreland, Neal DeYoung, and Frank
Churchward. Others who participated in the parade were Jim Buehler,
Walt Schultz, Clete Pollack, Walt Kuhlman, Gary Russell, Harold Dison,
Don Wendt, Rollie Shanks, Roman Salz (driver), Shelly Shelstad, and Cy
Kubista.
Pine Island celebrates 78th Cheese Festival
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
celebrated its 78th annual Cheese
Festival June 6-8. The three-day
event featured a variety of food
booths, amusement rides, games,
fireworks, music and dancing, an
antique tractor show, mud bogs,
sporting events, a craft show, and
parades. New this year was the
Cheese and Wine Gala.
Jena Ogston took first place in the canoe/kayak race with a time of
54.25. Twelve people participated in this years race.
Addison Hansen of Rochester is all smiles as she takes a ride in a race car at the carnival.
Matt Zeimet of Rochester had the fastest time as he raced through the mud pit in 2.95 seconds during the
Rochester Rough Riders Mud Bogs held behind M&M Lawn and Leisure.
Emma Cockram of Byron takes a breather after a cool dip in the Zombie
Dunk Tank following a successful throw that tripped the lever. Some of
the proceeds from the event will benefit the Pine Island swimming pool.
Deb and Steve Swenson, right, sample some cheese at the booth of Brad Smith and Kelly Johnson of Peoples
Farm Country Co-op of Rochester at the Cheese and Wine Gala.
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Pine Island
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On June 5 the
Pine Island School Board adopted
a resolution for the sale of
$39,750,000 of voter-approved
general obligation building bonds
for the new PreK-4 school, ath-
letic facility, and auditorium, and
for the improvement of the exist-
ing school site and facilities. The
school board plans to award the
sale of the bonds at the board meet-
ing on July 10.
Springsted, Inc. is the financial
advisor for the school board re-
garding the bond sale. They will
prepare the bond sale report state-
ment.
Administrative building
reconfiguration study
Superintendent Tammy Berg-
Beniak reported that next school
year the district will have a chance
to study reconfiguring the princi-
pals assignments. With the new
PreK-4 school opening in the fall
of 2015, it could be better to have
a principal for grades K-4 and the
new dean of students and high
school principal assigned to grades
5-12. This would eliminate the need
for a principal to travel between
buildings.
In the reconfiguration Princi-
pals Kevin Cardille and Cindy
Hansen would work on staff evalu-
ations together. Berg-Beniak said
this would give staff the benefit of
having two opinions.
The school board approved the
hiring of Josh Westphal as a teacher
on special assignment for the dean
of students and curriculum in 2014-
15. Westphal has a masters de-
gree in curriculum and design. He
said, I will definitely make the
district proud.
Roof problem areas
Brian Thompson of The Gar-
land Company reported about leak
testing and problem areas on the
roofs. Garland holds the warran-
ties on the roofs. He said the com-
pany manages roofs for one-third
of the school districts.
To retain the warranties with
the improvement planned in the
buildings, the district must hire
Garland as a consultant to over-
see the roofs. From recent testing,
Thompson said the current leaks
are from breakdown of the exte-
rior walls in areas of the building
(kitchen), broken drain pipes in
walls from freezing (choir room
and cafeteria), and some malfunc-
tion of louvers and windows above
the particular roofs.
Some problems can be corrected
with the building improvements.
The window installers will meet
with Garland to discuss the prob-
lem windows. Plans must be de-
veloped to repair other areas. The
roofs that were installed and re-
paired are holding up as expected.
High school principals report
Principal Kevin Cardille re-
ported that next year juniors will
be required to take the ACT test
as the state test. The district is a
local ACT test site, which will
benefit the students. Student will
not be required to score at a spe-
cific level on the test to meet the
requirement.
The Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessment (MCA) scores were
received, but the comparisons with
other districts and state averages
are not completed.
There were 75 graduates in the
class of 2014. Cardille recom-
mended not scheduling the last
day for seniors a week before other
students again. In classes where
Peter Pan Jr. opens June 20
PINE ISLAND Next
weekend, the Pine Area People for
the Arts (PAPA) proudly presents
a youth edition of Disneys popu-
lar story, Peter Pan. A cast of
51, under the direction of Marty
Nunemaker and Myra Murray, will
perform center stage at the Pine
Island High School maroon gym.
Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Friday,
June 20, and Saturday, June 21,
and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June
22. Doors open one hour prior to
show time.
Peter Pan Jr. is the story of
the boy who wouldnt grow up
and the girl who has to. After find-
ing his shadow in the Darling family
nursery, Peter teaches Wendy,
Michael and John how to fly and
sweeps them off to Neverland,
where they meet Lost Boys, mer-
maids, Indians and, of course,
pirates. If the children are ever to
return home, Peter must defeat
Captain Hook with the help of
Tinker Bell and her fairy friends.
Peter Pan Jr. features classic
songs from the 1953 film such as,
You Can Fly!, Following the
Leader, and The Second Star to
the Right, as well as songs from
the Pirates of the Caribbean ride
and the 2008 Disney filmTinker
Bell.
Disneys Peter Pan Jr. is an
author-approved, condensed ver-
sion of the classic musical that
preserves the spirit and essence of
the original full-length work. It is
part of the Broadway Junior se-
ries of uniquely adapted musicals
that have been custom-tailored for
young performers up through ninth
grade.
By Audra DePestel
Annabelle Nelson to perform
at State Honors Concert
PINE ISLAND Eight-year-old Annabelle Nelson, piano student of Dorothy
Edstrom, will be performing at the State Honors Concert on June 14 at
the Minneapolis Convention Center. Nelson, who is the daughter of
Peter and Carol Nelson of Pine Island, advanced to State after winning
in the finals held at the University of Minnesota in March. The State
Honors Concert involves 700 young pianists performing on 20 grand
pianos. The musicians represent the top five to seven percent of the
pianists in the State of Minnesota from teachers who are members of
the Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA). The concert is
sponsored by the MMTA, and Dr. Mary Kay Geston will be the conductor
for the concert.
By Audra DePestel
Seniors and preschoolers meet at the park
PINE ISLAND Pine Island preschool children and seniors from the
Pine Island Senior Citizen Center spent part of the afternoon of Wednesday,
May 28, together at the park. The senior citizens met the children and
staff at the school, and from there they walked to the Douglas Trail Park
for some outdoor playtime. After enjoying some refreshments and
playing on the playground the group made their way to Arels Flowers
and Gifts where each of the children were surprised and thrilled to
receive a balloon. Kelly Barker, Community Education/Early Childhood
Director, said the children had a wonderful time with the seniors and
had so much fun walking with the balloons tied to their wrists on such
a beautiful, sunny day. She said, It was a great intergenerational
activity and we hope to participate in more events with the senior
center. From left to right, front row: Gracia Pike, Jax Wachowiak,
Jaxson Hartzell, Kai Wernau, Edward Rosen, Mallory Mohlke, Jaxson
Monahan, and Josslyn Ferguson; middle row: Adeline Thornton, Isaac
Rossow, Shelby Kann, Ryan Borgschatz, Armoni Griffin, Zach Osman,
August Ziller, Shelby Talbot, Kadee Klusmann, McKinley Sorum, Robyn
Jones, Erica Ryan, Makenzie Krause, Isabel Biery, and Chloe House;
back row: Lori Haas, Kelly Barker, Cathy Murphy, Janice Erwin, Dick
Erwin, Rosemary Miller, Paul Miller (kneeling), Joanne Sanborn, Joan
Krause, Conrad Lechelt, Jean Lechelt, Diane DeBoer, and Audrey Ostlund.
New leadership for
the Pine Island Lions
First Vice-President Jeff Schroeder, left, will officially take the leadership
role on July 1. Phil Woody Woodwards new role will be as the
membership chair.
Ken Aggen and Nadeen Lunde were named Lions of the Year for 2013-
14.
PINE ISLAND The annual
Pine Island Lions spring banquet
was held on May 21. Attendance
awards, Lion of the Year award,
and a transfer of the leadership
roles took place.
First Vice-President Jeff
Schroeder will officially take the
leadership role on July 1. Phil
Woody Woodwards new role
will be as the membership chair.
Woodward chairs the Lions por-
tion of the Breakfast with Santa
project along with the Early Child-
hood Family Education team. He
also chairs the Homecoming con-
cessions during football season.
Ken Aggen and Nadeen Lunde
were named Lions of the Year for
2013-14.
Aggen started a new fundraiser,
a run benefiting the Minnesota
Lions Vision Foundation which
included the Eye Bank. This years
donation of $222 was possible due
to generous sponsorship donations
by PI community businesses and
individuals. The 16 brave souls
who with stood in the rain and
cold on April 27 are to be com-
mended. Aggen was pleased with
the profit due to the limited run-
ners and costs of a kick off year.
He has great hopes for next springs
run. Aggen also worked with Lion
Gary Titus to build a new club
website (http://www.e-
clubhouse.org/sites/pineisland)
and agreed to step into the leader-
ship path as third vice-president.
Lunde chairs the third grade
dictionary project which donates
dictionaries to Pine Island School.
This project is part of the Interna-
tional Lions Literacy Program. She
is a member of the District 5M1
Cabinet as the International Youth
Exchange Chair. This program
brings youth from around the world
to experience American culture
for four to six weeks in the sum-
mer. Lunde also attended trainings,
and conventions, and works on
service projects. Lunde keeps the
club up to date and informed by
organizing the club membership
packet.
Upcoming Lions events include
organizing the Cheese Fest parade
and helping with the hazardous
waste disposal. Safely dispose of
your hazardous waste on July 16
from 3-6 p.m. at the PI School
parking lot near the bus garage.
Pine Island awards bid for roundabout
and East Frontage Road project
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At a special
meeting on June 3, the Pine Island
City Council awarded the bid to
construct the roundabout from
CSAH #11 to the east city limits
of Pine Island and extend the High-
way 52 East Frontage Road. The
bid was awarded to Rochester Sand
& Gravel, a Division of Mathy
Construction Company, at a total
cost of $2,206,605.74.
The Best Value Procurement
method was used for bidding on
the project. City Engineer Neil
Britton said that in Best Value the
contractors are required to attend
a meeting explaining the process.
Performance evaluations for their
last three jobs must be submitted.
Plans for traffic flow on the off-
ramp from Highway 52 during the
construction were required, and
contractors could submit any con-
cerns.
Of five contractors contacted,
three showed up for the manda-
tory meeting, but only one bid was
submitted. The engineers estimate
for the project was about $1.9
million. Britton said he thought
the complexity of the project and
need to keep traffic open deterred
other contractors from bidding.
He said that much of the differ-
ence in the estimate and costs in
the bid can be accounted for in the
amount of excavation and haul-
ing required for the construction.
Britton said Rochester Sand &
Gravel added two phases of con-
struction to improve the traffic
flow. They also recommended
putting the bituminous surface on
all of CSAH #11 to even the sur-
face. This will limit damage from
snow removal, which will be done
by the City of Pine Island, county,
and state, where the bituminous
merges with concrete surfaces.
MnDOT agreement amendment
In April the council approved
signing an agreement outlining the
responsibilities of the City of Pine
Island, MnDOT, and the counties
for the roundabout. City Clerk John
Eickhoff said this agreement has
been approved by all of the gov-
ernment entities involved, but it
has not been signed and finalized.
On June 3, the council approved
amending the agreement with a
regional special provision to al-
low the city to start the construc-
tion. He said that once the docu-
ment is signed and finalized this
amendment is void, because the
agreement is then in effect.
Sale of GO building bonds for PI School will be July 10
juniors and seniors are combined,
it was difficult for juniors to fin-
ish some coursework without the
entire class there.
The awards program was held
on May 14. The high school is
considering holding the program
during the school day next year to
allow some of the award present-
ers to attend and to motivate other
students to achieve.
The Pine Island Alternative
Learning Program (ALP) is still
in the works. Cardille received
verbal approval for the program
from the state. He is waiting to
receive the signed approval and
see the school officially listed for
the ALP. This will allow the school
to be reimbursed for expenses for
high school students to recover
30 semester credits toward gradu-
ation over this summer. Students
outside the district cannot enroll
in the ALP.
English teacher hired
The board approved the hiring
of Kristi Wietecha as the eighth
grade English/language arts (ELA)
teacher. She taught seventh grade
ELA in Rochester and has a strong
background in content in litera-
ture for young adults. There were
five applicants for the position and
three were interviewed.
Policies
The school board approved poli-
cies for student medication, vend-
ing machines, student promotion/
retention/program design, gradu-
ation requirements, employee cre-
ation, and veteran preference.
The board deleted policies for
student use of electronic devices
and emergency closing because
these are included in other poli-
cies.
The board is reviewing policies
for medication administration on
field trips, district accountability,
and student and advisor attendance
at contests and conventions.
Other business
The school board recognized:
The girls and boys track teams.
Boys track and field placed fourth
at True Team State. Kyle Groven
set a new Pine Island School record
with a time of 50.21in the 400-
meter run. Mike Miller held the
old record set in 1979.
Christine Hong for her selec-
tion as the Post-Bulletin Teacher
of the Month.
The PIHS Envirothon team for
placing 8th out of 28 teams at the
state competition.
The 100% of students in the
first Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
principles of biomedical sciences
class who passed the national end-
of-course exam with scores above
80%, and are now qualified to re-
ceive college credit. The average
for PLTW schools passing this
exam for college credit is 25%.
Goodhue County Deputy Josh
Stehr for his years of service as
the school liaison officer.
Thank-you letters from the Pine
Island Education Association and
residents for succeeding in pass-
ing the construction referendum.
The board approved the FFA
officers overnight camping trip
at Shades of Sherwood scheduled
for June 30 with advisor Shawn
Erickson. They will work on train-
ing and setting the FFA calendar
for next year.
The school board moved to the
district conference room to dis-
cuss facility updates for PreK-4,
activities, and grades 5-12.
The meeting was closed for the
school boards evaluation of Su-
perintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak.
During public input, teachers rec-
ognized Berg-Beniak for being
hard-working, caring, and a good
communicator with them and the
community, and for her great ability
to collaborate in the school and
community. They recognized that
she has made a big difference in
the school. Teacher Becky Collins
said, Her respect has raised mo-
rale.

From Our Files
10 Years Ago
June 8, 2004
White Rock Bank celebrated
Carol Voths 40 years of service
recently. *** Cherre Pohl is retir-
ing from the Goodhue School af-
ter 30-plus years of teaching.
20 Years Ago
June 8, 1994
Brent Voth, son of Arland and
Ardis Voth, graduated from the
College of St. Scholastica on Sun-
day, May 22. *** Sheila Stemmann
is on the deans list for the winter
quarter at Rochester Community
College. *** The United States
Achievement Academy has an-
nounced that Kimberly Roschen
has been named a United States
National Award winner in band,
cheerleading, honor roll, and lead-
ership. She is the daughter of Robert
and Donna Roschen.
40 Years Ago
June 13, 1974
Rev. Arthur Frenz, Jr., new pas-
tor of the sister churches of St.
Johns Ev. Lutheran and Grace
GOODHUE
Ev. Lutheran, was installed on
Sunday.
50 Years Ago
June 11, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Diercks
were Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Rechtzigel near Rosemount. ***
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee Johnson
and family of Minneapolis are
spending a few days of their vaca-
tion at the LaRoy Holst and Stanley
Johnson homes. *** BORN TO:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heppelman,
a daughter, Linda Ann.
60 Years Ago
June 10, 1954
The Naurice Husbyn family
spent Sunday afternoon in Can-
non Falls. *** Mr. and Mrs. J.J.
Buchholtz were afternoon visitors
on Sunday at the Ed Schliep home
in Zumbrota. *** Miss Catherine
Benda went to Faribault Monday
morning where she will be em-
ployed for the summer.
70 Years Ago
June 8, 1944
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred OReilly, a son, on Mon-
day. *** Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Borgschatz of Zumbrota were
Sunday afternoon callers at the
Art Eppen home. *** Mrs. Oscar
Ostrom and son of Reeds spent
Thursday with Mrs. Margaret
Holm and family.
10 Years Ago
June 9, 2004
Pine Island Middle School teach-
ers Greg Arens, Brian Cashman,
Wayne Dickie, and Jenny Bush-
man placed third in the co-ed re-
lay at the Med City Relay in Roch-
ester on May 27. *** Longtime
resident Pat Dietz is the Grand
Marshal of the Cheese Festival
parade.
20 Years Ago
June 8, 1994
Thirteen employees received
service awards at Land OLakes
on June 3. Excellence in Action
awards went to John Rud and Mary
Jansen. Receiving awards for years
of service were: Richard Voeltz,
Lonnie Hassler, and Bill Friary,
20 years; Stuart Pederson, Craig
Pederson, and Ruben Cogswell,
15 years; Scott Husbyn, ten years;
and Dave Dailey, Kevin Snow,
and Tom Ersland, five years. Ken
Muth is retiring after 13-1/2 years.
30 Years Ago
June 13, 1984
Julie Gonzalez was crowned
Miss Pine Island on Friday night.
*** Kris DeBoer became only the
fifth girl in school history to com-
pete for Pine Island at the state
track tournament. She placed sev-
enth in the long jump, with a best
jump of 17-1/2 feet.
40 Years Ago
June 13, 1974
Sophomore half-miler Al Lar-
son placed fifth in the 880-yard
run last Saturday at the State Track
Meet, with a time of 2:02.5. ***
Donna Edstrom was named Miss
Pine Island for 1974. *** Mrs.
Martin Dahlberg of Canton and
Gary Dahlberg and friend of
Walker were Friday night guests
at the Dennis Kundert home.
50 Years Ago
June 11, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Olsen and
Mrs. Eva Olsen went out to din-
ner on Sunday in honor of the
couples 16th wedding anniver-
sary. *** Mrs. Clifford Quimby
suffered a broken wrist in a haying
accident on Saturday. *** Mr. and
Mrs. James Maxon of Mantorville
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peterman
were Sunday evening callers at
the Raymond Buegler home.
60 Years Ago
June 10, 1954
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Dehn, a son, on June 3. *** Mr.
and Mrs. K.O. Syverson will hold
an open house in honor of their
silver wedding anniversary on June
13. *** Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
Trelstad and sons and Mrs. Roger
Rew attended graduation exercises
in Pine Island Thursday evening
in honor of Mildred Pike.
PINE ISLAND
20 Years Ago
June 8, 1994
Piano students of Helen Nerison
presented a recital on May 27 at
Wanamingo Lutheran Church. ***
Megan Oelschager, daughter of
Dr. Donn and Karen Oelschager
of New York Mills, graduated with
honors on May 27 from Bemidji
State University. Megan is the
granddaughter of Olaf and Ruby
Langseth of Wanamingo.
40 Years Ago
June 13, 1974
A visitor from Norway, Gerd
Paulsen, stayed with Clara
Hellecksen from Friday until
Monday. *** Glenn Hoven was
elected president of the
Wanamingo Lions Club for the
coming year. *** Michelle Haugen
was one of the participants in the
Minnesota Music Teachers Asso-
ciation State Honor Student Con-
cert at the University of Minne-
sota last Sunday.
50 Years Ago
June 11, 1964
Miss Ida Valen of Owatonna
was a Tuesday afternoon caller at
the home of Miss Clara Hellecksen.
*** Mrs. Gerhard Kvamme of
Rochester and Mrs. Don Greseth
were visitors Monday afternoon
at the Joel Fredrickson home. ***
Miss Magda Stockmo, who has
been staying at the Oscar Haller
home, left Wednesday morning
to spend a few days in Minneapo-
lis.
70 Years Ago
June 15, 1944
Edwin Goplen was pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening
when a group of his friends and
WANAMINGO
neighbors gathered at his home in
honor of his birthday anniversary.
*** Miss Ruby Hennum of St.
Paul visited over the weekend at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A.B. Hennum. *** Miss
Hannah Imsdahl of St. Paul is vis-
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Halvorson.
ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
June 2, 2004
City employee Fred Eberhart
helped hang flower baskets on
Main Street last week. The flower
baskets are a project of the newly
formed Zumbrota Rotary Club. ***
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa High
School marching band made their
first appearance of the season at
the Zumbrota Memorial Day pa-
rade in Zumbrota and Mazeppa.
20 Years Ago
June 1, 1994
The students from Zumbrota-
Mazeppa Middle School have won
awards in the American Automo-
bile Associations (AAA) 50th
Annual National School Traffic
Safety Poster Program. The win-
ning students were Rebecca Kitz-
mann, and Sarah Busby, both in
sixth grade. *** Childrens au-
thor Catherine Friend was at the
Carnegie Library on Sunday af-
ternoon at a signing party for her
new childrens book. Friends Girl
Scout Troop co-sponsored the
event. They include Abby Meyer,
Lizzie Wilkinson, Shelby Kitz-
mann, Allison Jacobs, Courtney
Zielsdorf, Kim Hinrichs, Laura
Wilkinson and Becky Kitzmann.
30 Years Ago
June 6, 1984
Pastor Jerome and Carol
McWaters and family of Thou-
sand Oaks, California, are visit-
ing relatives here. They will be
moving to the Hawaiian islands
July 2. *** An open house was
held at the Styling Center Tues-
day evening in honor of Cherie
Kelly, who has sold her business
to Deb Lohmann. Cherie and her
husband Dick and their two chil-
dren will be moving to Marshfield,
Wisconsin, this month after liv-
ing in Zumbrota the past eight years.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stiller and
family left Monday by means of a
camper bus and will be traveling
to Alaska where they plan to re-
side near Anchorage. *** Dora
Thompson of Wanamingo joined
residents at the Zumbrota Nurs-
ing Home. *** Mrs. Dean Gor-
don held a piano-organ recital at
Our Saviours Lutheran Church
on Wednesday.
40 Years Ago
June 6, 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zimmerman
and son John were among the
Zumbrota fans who watched the
Twins play the New York Yan-
kees on Sunday afternoon. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tri and
Darwyn attended a graduation re-
ception at the Wilfred Tri home in
Hastings on Sunday afternoon. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vang, Kevin
and Erin of Grafton, North Da-
kota, were weekend visitors at the
home of his father, Mr. Henry
Vang. *** Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Busby hosted an open house re-
ception at their home following
the commencement program Fri-
day evening in honor of their son,
David.
50 Years Ago
June 4, 1964
Sunday supper guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ol-
GOODHUE, 1974 Ken Lexvold, left, a Goodhue fifth-grader, won a
state championship at the State AAU Wrestling Tournament held in
Minneapolis on June 1. Placing second were Wayne Lexvold, center,
seventh grade, and Keith Johnson, right, ninth grade.
WANAMINGO, 1974 Members of the first graduating class of Wanamingo
High School gathered Thursday night at the 51st graduation commencement
exercises. From left to right are Polly Teitchrow (Helga Kaasa) of
Seattle, Washington, Mrs. Fred Merseth (Delphine Jackson) of Zumbrota,
Seraph Greseth of Portland, Oregon, and Ralph Halvorson of Wanamingo.
PINE ISLAND, 1984 Harold and Ella Reiter were named Grand Marshals
for the 1984 Cheese Festival parade.
ZUMBROTA, 1974 Ground was broken at the Zumbrota Community Hospital last Friday for the new
$1,275,000 construction project. From left to right are Harvey Busby, Clarence Hoven, Ernest Trelstad, Inez
Brunner, Lowell Bartsch, Frances Matthees, Francis Goplen, and Carol Gallimore.
son were Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Brighthill, Mrs. G.W. Davis and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Post and
Marlene. *** Mr. and Mrs. Millard
Ripley and sons Michael and Jef-
frey returned home Sunday after
spending a few days with James
Ripley and family at Ft. Riley,
Kansas. *** Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Nygren entertained 40 guests for
dinner following the confirmation
of their son Dennis on Sunday.
*** Memorial Day speaker
Howard Lohman of Moorhead,
State Commander of the Ameri-
can Legion and former Zumbrotan,
delivered the main address at the
Zumbrota Cemetery on Memorial
Day. *** Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Satrum, and Sharlyn and Duane
Jorgenson spent the weekend at
their cabin on Swan Lake near
Fergus Falls. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred Graif and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Steffen attended a family
gathering on Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Elsie Grunwald in Owa-
tonna.
Mother Banjo and Jaspar Lepak
will perform at Crossings
County
Mother Banjo and Jaspar Lepak: two Americana poets and songstresses.
ZUMBROTA Mother Banjo
and Jaspar Lepak, two Americana
songstresses known for their po-
etic lyrics, will perform at Cross-
ings on Friday, June 13, at 8 p.m.
Theyll perform separately, though
theyll join forces for a few songs.
Returning to Crossings at
Carnegie for the third time, Mother
Banjo features New England-
raised, Minneapolis-based Ellen
Stanley on banjo and vocals. Her
album, The Devil Hasnt Won,
is an Americana gospel collection
and debuted at a sold-out release
show at the world-renowned Da-
kota Jazz Club, where legends like
Prince, Lucinda Williams, and her
banjo hero Bela Fleck have per-
formed.
Mother Banjo weaves humor-
ous stories with fun covers and
her own original material. She has
performed at the Cedar Cultural
Center and other prestigious ven-
ues.
Called an outstanding poet
(Inside Bluegrass), she was a Mid-
west Finalist for the prestigious
Mountain Stage NewSong Con-
test and has been featured nation-
ally on SiriusXM Radio and
CMT.com. She has toured across
North America, performed at South
By Southwest (SXSW) and just
played a sold-out release show at
the world-renowned Dakota Jazz
Club, where legends like Prince,
Lucinda Williams, and her banjo
hero Bela Fleck have performed.
Joining her will be friend and
frequent collaborator Jaspar Lepak,
a folk/Americana songstress whose
remarkable gift for melody is only
surpassed by her poetry. Lepak is
best known for her bell-like voice
and introspective storytelling.
A child of Arizonas Sonoran
Desert, Lepak started writing songs
just after college while living in
Minneapolis. Between 2004 and
2009, she recorded five albums,
and in the fall of 2009, she left
Minneapolis with her husband Kale
for Durban, South Africa where
they lived for two years. Her mu-
sic found an enthusiastic audience,
and she recorded her sixth CD,
Forgiving Wind. Lepak became
a Seattle resident in 2012 and was
honored to perform in 2013s
Northwest Folklife Festival. She
tours frequently between her
former homes and her new home
in the Pacific Northwest.
To reserve tickets, visit
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.
Meals on Wheels needs volunteers
The Meals On Wheels program
offers a hot nutritious noon meal
Monday through Friday to those
in need within the city limits of
Zumbrota and Wanamingo. We
have had a severe decline in our
volunteer base and need your help
in order to continue these services.
You can be a business partner
volunteer where your business
can divide time among your staff
(30- 45 minutes over the noon hour)
or you can be an individual volun-
teer.
Three Rivers CAP offers a vol-
unteer recognition luncheon and
the following are some comments
from volunteers: I like to see the
people and talk with them. It
makes me feel good. Its good
to do to keep the program going in
case I need it someday. I think
its a wonderful program, and its
a great volunteer program.
If you are interested in learning
more about this program or in be-
coming a volunteer driver, please
contact Randi Callahan at 800-
277-8418, ext. 112.
Blasting away aquatic plants may not be legal
Products that create water cur-
rents to push away plants and de-
bris from docks and shoreline
should not be used to move sedi-
ment or excavate the bottom of a
lake or river, according to the
Minnesota Department of Natu-
ral Resources.
Some companies have adver-
tised that their products can blast
away mucky lake bottom with-
out a permit, said Steve Enger,
DNR aquatic plant management
supervisor. Property owners need
to be aware that use of these and
similar products could expose them
to a citation.
Products can resemble a fan or
trolling motor contained in a short
tube, and operate by creating strong
currents of moving water. They
are not always illegal, but con-
sumers should use caution when
considering any kind of aquatic
plant removal. If the product is
moving sediment, the manner of
operation is likely not allowed.
When directed at a lake bot-
tom these products can uproot
aquatic plants and cause plumes
or clouds of disturbed sediment to
drift down the shoreline, interfer-
ing with other peoples enjoyment
of the lake and possibly covering
spawning areas with a layer of
sediment, said Enger.
Aquatic plants are important to
lakes. They help maintain water
clarity, prevent erosion, stabilize
the bottom sediments and provide
habitat for fish and wildlife. While
it is possible to legally remove
some aquatic plants, oftentimes
permits are required. For permit
and other information on the
DNRs aquatic plant management
program, visit www.mndnr.gov/
apm.
For more information on aquatic
plant regulations, visit www.
mndnr.gov/shorelandmgmt/apg/
regulations.html.

Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Schumachers students present recital
ZUMBROTA Piano and voice students of Stephanie Schumacher presented a spring recital on Monday, June
2, at Crossings in Zumbrota. Front row, from left to right: Abby Plank, Emma Plank, and Kallie Bauer; middle
row: Brynn Karstens, Raelyn Stiller, and Natasha Ludington; back row: Kallie Brownlow, Malea Hinton, Laura
Torgeson, and Stephanie Schumacher.
Zumbrota Area Ambulance
to receive new radio equipment
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
City Council approved the pur-
chase of radios for the Zumbrota
Area Ambulance (ZAA) at the
council meeting on Thursday, June
5. The decision came after dis-
cussion about whether cellphones
would be preferred by the ZAA.
City Administrator Neil Jensen
presented a quote that was received
from Whitewater Wireless, Inc.
on May 27. From the company
the city would be buying seven
Motorola XPR 3300 VHF portable
digital radios, the programming
and optimization of the new ra-
dios and chargers, and program-
ming of the existing repeater to
digital operation. Six of the new
radios would be given to the full-
timers at the ambulance while the
seventh would remain at city hall.
The total cost would be $3,677.50.
Jensen went on to explain that
the current radios are in tough shape
and they are not digital. He also
expressed the concern that the old
equipment is going out and is
making it difficult for ZAA crews.
Councilor Dale Hinderaker in-
quired about the fate of the cur-
rent equipment and its compat-
ibility with the new radios. Jensen
explained that because the old
equipment is not digital, it will
not be compatible with the new
radios and upgrade of the repeater.
When making the decision on
what route to go for the new equip-
ment, Jensen asked the entire am-
bulance crew if cellphones or ra-
dios would be more convenient
for them. The members of ZAA
agreed that they all would prefer
radios. Their reasoning is that with
cellphones members can only com-
municate with one crew at a time.
With radios all crews within the
ambulance service can hear what
is going on and act accordingly.
This will cut down response times
and decisions will be made with
appropriate care.
The council agreed that the $3,
677.50 quote was reasonable given
the upgrade in technology, the
convenience to the ambulance
crews, and the benefit to the com-
munity. Jensen and Mayor Rich
Bauer agreed that using a radio
would eliminate the monthly fee
or bill that cellphones would re-
quire and is a big win in the
long run for the city. Jensen said,
While the company didnt make
a guarantee, they said we should
have the radios in time for the
Covered Bridge Festival.
The proposal passed 5-0.
Other business
The July city council meetings
will be pushed back one week, to
July 10 and 24.
Talks on the 2015 general fund
budget will begin in the next month.
The city council approved:
The 2014 judge election can-
didates list
The resignation of senior waste-
water operator Kenneth Lee
The street department hiring
committee
The Rock the Block sum-
mer street closure request for June
19
Combined Charities Drive begins next week
ZUMBROTA In its 40th year,
the 2014 Zumbrota Combined
Charities Drive will begin with a
mailing sent the week of June 16
to all residents of the city of Zum-
brota, and the townships of
Minneola, Roscoe, Pine Island, and
Zumbrota. The drive will end Fri-
day, July 11.
In 2013, over $25,000 was con-
tributed with $13,100 distributed
to nine local non-profit and ser-
vice agencies. With a few minor
changes, the list of agencies in-
cluded in the 2014 campaign will
remain the same with residents
again given the option of adding
any non-profit or service agency
not on the list that they may wish
to include with their contribution.
Donations may be made without
designating which agency should
receive the funds. The Combined
Charities Board will determine how
these funds will be distributed, with
local agencies receiving a larger
percentage of the undesignated
contributions.
Board members are open to com-
ments and suggestions on how to
improve the Combined Charities
effort. New members to the board
are also welcome. The time in-
volved usually amounts to only
six to eight hours preparing the
mailing and then processing the
returns. Current board members
will be listed in the mailing and
any member can be contacted if
you are interested in becoming a
board member or want to com-
ment or make suggestions.
Fireworks started fire at ATI Services
ZUMBROTA A joint investi-
gation was conducted by the Zum-
brota Police Department (ZPD)
and the Minnesota State Fire
Marshals Office to determine the
cause of the May 24 fire that de-
stroyed the ATI Services/Agri-tech
building and significantly dam-
aged three of the four adjoining
buildings on 1st Street West in
Zumbrota. The preliminary report
determined it to be an uninten-
tional fire caused by illegal fire-
works. The investigation identi-
fied the individual(s) who lit the
fireworks, and a final report will
be forwarded to the Goodhue
County Attorneys Office for de-
termination of any criminal
charges.
The ZPD and Fire Marshals
Office want to remind the public
that explosive and aerial fireworks
are prohibited for public sale, pos-
session, and use. Prohibited fire-
works include firecrackers, bottle
rockets, missiles, Roman candles,
mortars, and shells.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA After being
honored by a potluck meal and a
presentation of plaques for his 23
years of service to the Zumbrota
Police Department and in Goodhue
County, retiring Officer Gene
Leifeld didnt know why he was
told to show up 45 minutes early
for the community celebration on
June 5.
More than 80 children, teach-
ers, and helpers from Cougar Care
walked from the Early Childhood
Center to City Hall to present
Officer Gene with a large ban-
ner they had made. The banner
reading, Congratulations Officer
Gene! Thank you for guiding us
down the right path, had a long
painted path with many of the
childrens actual footprints on it
as well as all of their signatures.
The children in grades kinder-
garten through fifth grade brought
cards they had made and also those
made by children from the Bright
Beginnings program (ages 33
months to five years of age).
During his many visits to Bright
Beginnings and Cougar Care over
the years, Officer Gene talked to
the kids about safety and who to
call if they need help or have an
emergency. Michele Hatleli, pro-
gram director / childcare coordi-
nator, said that on a few occasions
he brought his squad car and let
the kids take a look inside and ask
questions about all the gadgets
in the car. Madelyn Fredrickson
said that she learned to always
wear her helmet while riding her
bike. Lydia Hatleli said, I like
Officer Gene because he catches
the bad guys.
Bonnie and Gene Leifeld pose beneath the large gold balloons indicating
Officer Leifelds badge number 302 shortly before the community
recognition event began in City Hall June 5. On display were seven
folders of newspaper articles, brochures and photos from his years of
police work, beginning with the early years and including his work with
various programs including D.A.R.E., crime prevention and National
Night Out.
A large group of children, teachers, and helpers from Cougar Care arrived at Officer Gene Leifelds
retirement party on June 5 to congratulate and thank him for guiding us down the right path.
Officer Gene honored
for his years of service
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA At the June 4
Mazeppa City Council meeting,
City Administrator Duane
Hofschulte said Fahrner Asphalt
will be doing street chip and crack
sealing work this summer. Sum-
mit, South, Birch, Cedar, 2nd, and
Oak Streets will be worked on.
The project cost is estimated at
$68,000.
The city looked into correcting
the corner of Oak Street and old
Betcher Road. Last year the road
was damaged when a resident
bladed the gravel road without
permission. It trying address the
issue of widening of the road, un-
derground telephone lines were
detected just under the surface.
The road cannot be dug up be-
cause if the fiberoptic lines are
damaged, it could be costly. Prior
to the road being damaged, sod
was preventing erosion on the
boulevard. Now that the sod is
gone Public Works Director Larry
Zielsdorf will look into obtaining
a fast-growing ground cover to
prevent further erosion.
Sunday liquor sale hours changed
The second reading of the
amended liquor license, which
allows Sunday sales to begin at 10
a.m. instead of 11 a.m., was revis-
ited by the council. In addition,
the council changed the required
capacity of establishments that can
sell during those times from 75
people to 30 people. A motion by
Mike Hammes, seconded by
Derald Mitchell, to approve the
amended ordinance carried 5-0.
Policing report
Wabasha County Sherriff
Rodney Bartsh presented the in-
cident report for May. Last month
the deputies responded to four
animal complaints, three driving
complaints, eight traffic violations,
and an assault, ATV violation, civil
matter, harassment/threat, medi-
cal call, theft offense, and a traffic
crash. Deputies also assisted other
departments on one incident.
Preparing for Mazeppa Daze
A temporary liquor license was
approved for the Jaycees to sell
beer during Mazeppa Daze. A one-
day raffle gambling permit for
Mazeppa Fire Relief was approved
for July 12. A gambling permit
for the Lions Club was also ap-
proved. An application request-
ing the closure of County 1/1st
Avenue and County 54/Chestnut
Street for the Mazeppa Daze pa-
rade was approved and submitted
to the county.
Other business
A motion by Hammes for the
city to pursue a delinquent water/
sewer bill through small claims
court carried 4-0. The property
Street maintenance
planned in Mazeppa
owner owes about $500.
The Mazeppa cleanup day took
in more rubbish items than in the
past. Hofschulte estimated costs
this year would be up $500-800.
Zielsdorf said the large capac-
ity of clean water running during
the winter to keep pipes from freez-
ing was hard on the wastewater
treatment plant.
The city has received complaints
about unmaintained lawns. The
Mazeppa staff will serve notices
to the property owners giving them
ten days to address the problem or
the city will take care of it and
charge it through property taxes.
The City of Mazeppa was in
compliance with the state required
comparable work study of wages
for various positions. No manda-
tory adjustments in pay were re-
quired for this year.
Terms are up this year for three
elected city officials: the two-year
mayor position for Bob Beniak
and the four-year council positions
for Mike Hammes and Tom Marsh.
Candidacy filing opens on July
29 and runs through August 12.
Citizens interested in running for
either mayor or council should file
at city hall.
The next regular council meet-
ing will be on Wednesday, July 2,
at 6 p.m. in the council chambers.
ROCHESTER Paul L Peter-
man of Zumbrota, CRPC(r) of the
Rochester, Minnesota branch of-
fice of Morgan Stanley, has been
recognized for his outstanding
achievements as a financial advi-
sor within the firms wealth man-
agement group. Peterman was
designated a senior investment
management consultant by Con-
sulting Group, the managed money
unit of Morgan Stanley.
Paul has consistently delivered
both investment advice and strat-
egies to a range of individual and
institutional investors, said Mark
Gherity, complex manager, man-
ager of the Minnesota complex
office. In a sometimes-challeng-
ing market environment, we be-
lieve that investors need the ad-
vantages of professional invest-
ment management now more than
ever. Paul has excelled at helping
clients create personalized strate-
gies tied to their long-term invest-
ment goals.
Peterman joined Morgan Stanley
in 2004 as a financial advisor, and
is an 18-year veteran of the finan-
cial services industry. He also holds
the Certified Retirement Planning
Consultant designation.
For more information about
Morgan Stanley, visit www.mor
ganstanley.com.
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA More cow
bells! That is what ZM speech
teacher Jean Roth is most excited
about with her retirement. Roth
has dedicated 29 years of her life
to teaching speech to the students
of the Zumbrota-Mazeppa school
district. She officially retired on
Friday, May 30, at the conclusion
of the 2013-14 school year. Roth
explained her decision to retire
was based on philosophy, cir-
cumstances, and timing.
After much thought she ex-
pressed her hopes for her students,
past and present. I would like my
students to know that they are cared
for, Roth said. When asked what
she hopes her students learned from
her she said, Always do your best
and then challenge yourself to do
better!
Roth said that the ta-da mo-
ment was her favorite part of
Jean Roth
teaching. Whether it was a
students look on their face when
they got it or a co-workers rev-
elation, Roth explained. She felt
Speech teacher Jean Roth retires
it was impossible to narrow down
her favorite memory, stating that
it was more a reflection of all her
time teaching that makes her feel
good about her time as an educa-
tor.
After retiring Roth plans to sim-
ply spend more time doing the
things she already loves such as
more time with her children,
grandkids, and other family and
friends, more flowers, more sew-
ing, more reading, more travel,
and more volunteering. She also
looks forward to exploring new
activities.
Even though Roth is retiring you
will still be able to see her, as she
plans to continue to support ZM
students and attend school events
whenever she is able. I will miss
learning and laughing with the stu-
dents and the team work of my
colleagues, she concluded.
Paul Peterman
Peterman has new position at Morgan Stanley

Goodhue
Miss Goodhue candidates plant flowers around town
GOODHUE On May 21, the fourteen Miss Goodhue candidates, in
collaboration with the Goodhue Flower Bed Committee, volunteered
their time to plant flowers around town. From left to right are Brittney
Ryan, Sydney McNamara, Kate Lexvold, Haley Hilleshiem, Mayra Monjarez-
Olmos, Sarah Ringeisen, Ashley Cordes, Alex Donahue, Alexis Kennedy,
Rachel Watson, Caitlin Roschen, Samantha Lexvold, Madison Schafer,
and Cassandra Richter.
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE Agriculture
teacher Lee Thompson and art
teacher Cathy Nolt have retired
from Goodhue School after 35
years.
Lee Thompson
A. Lee Thompson started his
teaching career at Goodhue in July
of 1979. When he took the job, he
thought it would be for only one
year, just to get his foot in the
door of teaching. What happened
was he found himself surrounded
with people who really cared. First
he noticed the great teachers, then
the administration, and then the
entire community. He came to be
a part of the community.
Thompson grew up on a farm
near Austin and graduated from
high school there. He received a
bachelors degree from the Uni-
versity of Minnesota and found
his first teaching job with the
Goodhue Public Schools started
teaching agriculture. Things re-
ally changed over the next thirty-
five years. Most of it can be traced
to keeping up with technology,
both in farming and with agricul-
ture-associated fields. Also leav-
ing with Thompson will be the
man cave the room will now
be used for storage.
Thompson plans to continue to
work at a part-time job. He also
Agriculture teacher Lee Thompson is retiring after 35 years at Goodhue
School. On the left is Thompson in 1979; on the right is him in 2014.
Cathy Nolt in 1979 and today. The art teacher has retired from Goodhue
Public School after 35 years.
Teachers retire from Goodhue School after 35 years
plans to come back to Goodhue
School as a substitute teacher. He
will have more time now to spend
with his family. His wife Julie is
a fifth grade teacher at Twin Bluffs
Middle School in Red Wing. His
children are grown Carl and
Therese are working, and his
youngest son Riley will be a jun-
ior in college this fall.
The one thing he will take with
him is the enjoyment he received
from the entire school and sur-
rounding community of Goodhue.
Cathy Nolt
When Cathy Nolt started teach-
ing in 1979, she was hired to teach
art to junior and senior high stu-
dents. Later, elementary school
art was added.
Nolt said, This is a big change
I feel that the program is my
baby and its a little hard to, as the
song says, Let it go. That has
been my mantra this year. I really
enjoyed my time in Goodhue and
I will miss the kids, my fellow
staff, and the parents. I want to
thank the Goodhue community for
their support.
Nolt grew up in Belle Plaine
and graduated from high school
there. She was the fourth of eight
children, four of whom graduated
from college. Her father was a
teacher and the athletic director at
Belle Plaine.
Nolt was one of three students
who graduated with an art degree
from St. Benedicts College in 1978
and the only one to find a job as a
teacher. She was also the first to
receive a coaching certificate. Her
husband Lyle had a teaching job
in Prescott, Wisconsin, and when
she found out how close that was
to Goodhue, she took her first teach-
ing job.
They moved to Red Wing where
their three children went to school.
Nolt said she thinks it is better not
to have children going to the school
where their parents teach she
had her dad as a teacher three times.
Lyle is now the principal at Prescott
Middle School.
Nolts plans for the future in-
clude ushering at the Sheldon
Theater, serving on the board of
Art Reach in Red Wing, where
she also gives art lessons. She
loves to ride her bike and to go
kayaking. But what she is really
looking forward to is doing her
own art.
Goodhue graduation party
winners announced
GOODHUE The Goodhue
High School graduating class of
2014 held their All Night Party
June 1. The winners of the raffle
drawings were Ryan Grigoleit, TV;
Deidre OReilly, futon; Mikayla
Miller and Josh Dahling, refrig-
erators; Riley Huemann, $100 Red
Wing Shoe gift card; Jaqueline
Jimenez Zavala, blu-ray player;
Emily Germain, camera.
The class theme for the night
was Duck Dynasty. An airbrush
tattoo artist and caricaturist was
hired for the evening as well as a
hypnotist. The class all joined in
on musical chairs, bean bag tour-
naments, and black light volley-
ball.
Pine Island celebrates end of the school year
First-grader Shelby Hicks takes a break from her chalk art to pet Toby.
The horse is ridden by Bonnie Kosmicki who was there to greet her
daughter Hannah with her horse Liberty on the last day of school.
Joining Kosmicki was her friend Sue Stussy on her horse Copper.
Kosmicki said this has been a tradition since her daughter was in fourth
grade. Hannah just finished her junior year at Pine Island.
First grade teacher Josh Westphal talks with Nikkole Collins as she
decorates the elementary school sidewalk entrance with colorful chalk.
The first-graders drew their chalk designs for staff and students as they
left for summer vacation.
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
Public School held its last day of
school on Thursday, June 5. The
day consisted of cleaning out desks
and lockers and finishing up loose
ends as well as an end of the quar-
ter celebration. Students and staff
enjoyed fun events and treats as
they finished up the day and said
their farewells. School will resume
in the fall starting on September
2, 2014.
MINNEAPOLIS Two local
teachers Michelle Jentsch and
Wayne Dickie and champion-
ship teams in the Stock Market
Game were recognized at
BestPreps 38th annual luncheon
on May 22 at the Minneapolis
Marriott Southwest. Over 500 in-
dividuals joined BestPrep in hon-
oring educators, students, and
volunteers from the business com-
munity.
Michelle Jentsch, business
teacher at Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School was presented a 2014
Teacher of Excellence Award for
using BestPreps eMentors pro-
grams to educate students about
business, career, and financial lit-
eracy skills. Jentsch has worked
with BestPrep, an education-based
nonprofit, to enhance the educa-
tion of her students for the past
four years. She said, BestPrep
offers insight to my students that I
never could get in a classroom
setting. Students look forward to
County
By Paul Martin
RED WING Capital Safety
USA plans to expand their plant
at the north end of Red Wing.
Growth will add 100 family wage
process and professional jobs to
their current Red Wing work force
of 500 over the next five years,
they say. At its June 3 meeting,
the Goodhue County Economic
Development Authority approved
the companys request for prop-
erty tax abatement. They have also
applied for grants or tax relief to
the City of Red Wing and the State
of Minnesota. A public hearing
for the proposed project is on the
county board agenda for June 23.
From its start in a small, rented
building 40 years ago, Capital
Safety has grown to be a leading
global provider in fall protection
equipment, making safety har-
nesses and other items to keep
workers safe at heights. The cor-
porate headquarters moved to
Bloomington in 2012. They oper-
ate multiple sites worldwide, but
the Red Wing facility remains their
only production site in the coun-
try.
Final OK for
Spring Garden Wellness Center
The Goodhue County Board of
Commissioners gave a conditional
use permit to Dave Lorentz to open
a health and wellness center in the
buildings where he operates Spring
Garden Nursery, on Hwy 19 west
of the County Park in Cannon Falls.
The long-drawn out permit pro-
cess involved zoning changes and
public hearings. The permit is an
interim permit, which means it
cannot pass straight to a new owner,
and is conditional on adequate
parking and septic systems, which
Lorentz says he has in hand. The
center is planned to open on a 24/
7 basis in July with fitness equip-
ment. Weight loss, nutrition and
healthy living classes will be added
over time.
Citizens Building renovation
Plans to remodel and expand
Red Wings iconic Citizens Bank
Building are moving well, staff
reported to the county board. When
work is complete, the building will
be home to all county health and
social services staff. All clients
will be interviewed on the ground
floor, which will have level ac-
cess from the parking lot. Staff
offices will be on the higher floors,
allowing greater security and safety
for clients and staff. The board
will vote on the next stages on
June 23. It is hoped construction
will start in mid-September.
County staff are gearing up for
this falls election season, Elec-
tions Officer Amy Hove reported.
Absentee voting continues to grow,
and the range for voting now cov-
ers 45 days. New this year will be
absentee voting for all residents
of Lake City, in both Goodhue
and Wabasha Counties. City halls
in Cannon Falls, Kenyon, Red
Wing and Zumbrota will also be
absentee voting sites. Pine Island
residents will have to vote through
county offices, however. Under a
new law, cities which straddle two
or more counties must treat all
residents the same. Pine Island is
not willing to process absentee
votes for Olmsted County resi-
dents, said Hove.
Local teachers and students honored at BestPreps luncheon
Local teachers Wayne Dickie and Michelle Jentsch were presented
awards at BestPreps annual banquet on May 22. In addition, Dickies
teams in the Stock Market Game were recognized for their second and
third place finishes in the Stock Market Game.
their weekly conversations with
their mentors and learn more about
the real business world firsthand.
Wayne Dickie, social studies
teacher at Pine Island Middle
School, was awarded the 2014
Larson Financial Literacy Award
which is presented to a teacher
who goes above and beyond to
implement BestPreps financial
literacy programs in the classroom,
and shows dedication to students
education. For more than 17 years,
all seventh grade students at PIMS
have improved their financial lit-
eracy skills thanks to Dickies in-
volvement with The Stock Mar-
ket Game (SMG). In the statewide
competition, his students have rou-
tinely ranked at the top of their
age group in the contest. Dickie
has assisted with workshops and
professional development for other
Minnesota teachers using the SMG.
In addition, he participates in the
Capitol Hill Challenge, a special
edition of the SMG where stu-
dents are paired with a member of
Congress from their district or state
and represent him or her as they
compete nationally against other
student teams. Dickie said, Fi-
nancial literacy is more important
than every before and the Stock
Market Game is a fantastic way to
engage students in real world learn-
ing.
The SMG teams led by Dickie
were in attendance at the luncheon
to receive their awards. The two
teams placed second and third in
the junior high/middle school di-
vision earlier this spring. Teams
participating in the SMG are given
a virtual $100,000 to invest over
a fourteen week period and com-
pete with other Minnesota students.
Each team receives online daily
portfolio updates on their current
holdings, brokerage fees, interest,
and team rankings, allowing stu-
dents to learn both the struggles
and dividends of investing. Sec-
ond place winners from Pine Is-
land were Coltin Stadler, Garrett
Hinrichsen, and Tanner Simon.
Third place winners were Lauren
Meurer, Robin Talbot, and Marissa
Walters.
Capital safety
plans 100 new
jobs in Red Wing

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