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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 No. 15

One Dollar

Collins Voxland
assists with
fire evacuation

By Audra DePestel

Farewell celebration at Pine Haven honors Dr. Clark

PINE ISLAND Pine Haven Care Center held a surprise retirement
farewell for Medical Director Dr. Allan Clark on Wednesday, April 8.
Staff and residents spent time with Clark sharing memories and enjoying
cake and coffee. Rose Hofstad told Clark that she misses him and will
always be grateful for his help saving her sons life by making an early
diagnosis of cancer. Clark has served as medical director on and off for
over 25 years. He also served on the planning committee for Evergreen

Place and was the primary physician for many of the residents at the
care center. From left to right, front row: Elsie Lubahn, Stacy Norquist,
Clark, Lori Copeman, Rodney Myer, Kelly Moen, and Rose Hofstad; back
row: Connie Oldham, Jarvis Larson, Mark Liffrig, Jodi Rasmussen,
Angie Burdick, Marlys Bredehoft, Char Tewalt, Shawn Jensen, Shelley
Sobeck, Dorothy Hassler, and Steve Ziller.

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
PINE ISLAND No one was injured in a Pine Island Main Street
building fire on April 7, thanks in
part to the quick action of a Goodhue
County investigator.
At about 5:30 a.m. Goodhue
County 911 dispatch received a call
of a fire at 120 Main Street South in
Pine Island. An occupant of the second floor apartment above Thrivent
Financial said he was unable to exit
the building due to flames and smoke.
Inspector Collins Voxland heard the
call while on his way to a training
class and decided to respond to the
scene.
The building owner told Voxland
that a tenant, Bob Bartholmey, was
in the upstairs apartment. Voxland
knocked on the locked door, but
after no response he decided to kick
the door open. After an initial flame

flare-up, Bartholmey was able to

make his way to Voxland and the
door. Bartholmey was then transported to Olmsted Medical Center
Hospital in Rochester for treatment.
He was released from the hospital
by 10 a.m.
Pine Island Fire Chief Jay Strande
said that with the only occupant out,
no search and rescue was needed,
and they worked to contain the fire.
Strande said brick walls between
the adjacent buildings helped to keep
the fire confined to the north wall.
The PIFD was on the scene until
about 8:45 a.m.
The Thrivent business took some
significant water damage.
Strande said the state fire marshal conducted an investigation on
Thursday. The preliminary cause
of the fire is believed to be electrical.

Mazeppa administrator/clerk applicants narrowed down this week

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA On April 8, Joe
Sand and Duane Hofschulte updated the Mazeppa City Council
on the timeline for the hiring of a
new city administrator/clerk. Sand,
who is with Planning & Zoning
(P&Z), said the hiring committee
recently met to discuss the set of
questions to ask candidates.
Mayor John Betcher, councilor
Tom Marsh, City Administrator
Hofschulte, clerk Linda Friedrich,
and Sand serve on the hiring committee. Councilors Scott Parker,
Derald Mitchell, and Mike
Hammes had a lengthy discussion
as to which group would interview candidates and how each
envisioned the process going.
The committee meets on April
16 to review applications and narrow down the list of candidates.
At this time, the plan is for the
hiring committee to conduct official interviews and for the council
to meet with each candidate on
May 6. The council would likely
decide which candidate to offer
the position at the May 13 regular
meeting.

Peplinski a no-show

Former Mazeppa resident Steve

Peplinski had requested to inspect
several years of city records. City
attorney Steve Erwin scheduled a
time on March 25 for Peplinski to
come into city hall and inspect the
documents.
Erwin and Hofschulte waited
for over four hours that day, but
Peplinski did not show up.
Following the no-show,
Peplinski, now living in Caledonia,
submitted another request to view
records. Since he had his chance
and did not show, Erwin said the
city will not waste any more time
or effort on future requests to view
records.
Erwin said to date they have
fulfilled over 100 public records
data requests for Peplinski.

two medical calls, a warrant arrest, a traffic crash, a theft, a report of suspicious activity, a noise
complaint, a squad car escort request, a drug incident, and a request to speak with a deputy.
Planning and Zoning

tied each day by a deputy who area of private land.

will take the prescriptions to be
Commissioner Brian Goihl gave
incinerated.
a brief update on the progress of
Other business
the Wabasha County Board of
Justine and Kim Staub were Commissioners. Goihl said things
accepted into the Mazeppa Fire are going well. He spoke of the
Department to begin their proba- committees he is serving on and
tionary period. A motion by Parker issues the group will address in
to approve them as MFD candi- the near future. Wabasha County
dates carried 5-0.
Administrator Michael Plante also
An easement exists on a storm attended the meeting and spoke
sewer on 3rd Ave Southeast. The with the council briefly.
storm sewer will be extended to
The city staff was contact by
prevent future erosion to the nearby Lori VanNatta about putting flow-

Eleven candidates applied for

the summer parks employee position. The field was narrowed to
four. The P&Z committee reviewed
applications and a recommendation was made for the council to
offer the position to Dale Arendt.
A motion by Parker, seconded by
Mike Hammes, to offer the position to Dale Arendt carried.
Joe Sand said P&Z discussed
several projects they would like
to tackle this summer. A motion
by Parker was approved to re-roof
a restroom and one shelter with
ZUMBROTA Area 83, which
Police report
steel at Walking Bridge Park. P&Z includes Toastmasters clubs from
Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney will be hiring contractors to com- Pine Island, Plainview, Hastings,
Bartsh presented the call report plete the work.
Red Wing, Welch, and Rochesfor the last month. During March, Drug drop box installed
ter, will be hosting its spring condeputies responded to six traffic
A drop box to dispose of un- test on Saturday, April 18, at the
violations, three active alarms, used and/or expired prescription United Redeemer Lutheran Church
three civil matters, three driving drugs has been installed inside city in Zumbrota beginning at 11 a.m.
complaints, two reports of fraud, hall and will be accessible during As part of the contest, they will
two harassment/threat complaints, city hours. The box will be emp- celebrate the 90th anniversary of
Toastmasters International as well
as the history of the six Area 83
clubs.
Through improved communication and leadership skills, millions of men and women have
become better speakers and leadmittee Chair Rod Hamilton (R
Mountain Lake).
We like to recognize people
from all across the state who have
inspired or done great things in
agriculture, Hamilton said. Ryan
is someone thats inspired me.
Thanks to proud, responsible family farmers like Ryan, we live better lives with more nutritious food
options.
Buck served as President of
MCGA from October 1, 2013, to
September 30, 2014, and remains
on the MCGA Board of Directors. As a famer-leader with
MCGA, Buck speaks at events to
connect with non-farmers, spends
Goodhue County farmer and past time in Washington D.C. and St.
Minnesota
Corn
Growers Paul visiting with legislators on
Association President Ryan Buck
agriculture issues, and helps overFarming is in my blood and I take see a farmer-funded research portgreat pride in not only growing folio that focuses on environmenfood, feed, fiber and fuel for the tal stewardship, finding new uses
entire world, but also preserving for corn, biofuels, and agronomy.
the land we farm for the next genIts important that corn farmeration.
ers make their voices heard on GOODHUE Goodhue High School
Buck received a standing ova- issues that are important to them, senior Ashley Cordes had the winning
tion from committee members, Buck said. MCGA helps corn design in the Volksfest Button
open to grades 7-12. The
fellow farmers and others in at- farmers amplify their voices, tell Contest,
contest ran from March 2-20. For
tendance at the meeting. The reso- their own story and create a better winning the contest, Cordes received
lution honoring Buck was read by future for corn farming and our $100 in Goodhue Bucks. This years
House Agriculture Finance Com- rural communities.
Volksfest is June 12-13.

Zumbrota to host 90th anniversary

celebration of Toastmasters

Ryan Buck honored by House

Agriculture Finance Committee
The Agriculture Finance Committee in the Minnesota House of
Representatives honored Ryan
Buck, a family corn and soybean
farmer near Goodhue, for his contributions to agriculture with a
special resolution on Tuesday,
April 7, at the state capitol. Buck
has been farming for 11 years and
is past president of the Minnesota
Corn Growers Association
(MCGA). Bucks family, along
with his wife Laurens family, have
been farming and involved in agriculture for multiple generations.
Even though Buck has been in a
wheelchair since 2008 following
a snowmobile accident, hes continued farming and serving as a
grower-leader with MCGA. When
hes not farming, Buck sells crop
insurance and enjoys spending time
outdoors.
Were a proud farming family, and it was an honor to be recognized by the House Agriculture
Finance Committee, Buck said.
I wasnt going to let my accident
stop me from doing what I love.

ers since 1924. Ninety years ago,

when Toastmasters founder, Dr.
Ralph C. Smedley held the first
meeting in the basement of a
YMCA in Santa Ana, California,
only a few people showed up. Now,
with membership exceeding
313,000 in more than 14,650 clubs
in 126 countries, Toastmasters
International continues to build
on Dr. Smedleys foundation of
teaching public speaking and leadership skills.
This event provides a great way
to see contestants perform at their
best and to find out more about
each club. Admission is $5 for

members; the general public is

admitted for free.
Smedley said, The unprepared
speaker has the right to be afraid,
which is why Toastmasters teaches
the art of preparation. Toastmasters clubs provide a supportive and
positive learning experience in
which members are empowered
to develop communication and
leadership skills, resulting in
greater self-confidence and personal growth.
For information about local
Toastmasters clubs, visit www.
toastmasters.org, www.d6tm.org,
or follow @Toastmasters on Twitter.

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ers up on light poles in the business district. A motion was made

by Parker to table any action until
VanNatta or another member of
the group comes to the council to
discuss their plans and needs.
Building permits were approved
for Richard Yennie for remodeling; Verizon to add an additional
antennae to AT&Ts tower; and
Jodi Flynn for re-roofing.
The next regular council meeting is on Wednesday, May 13, at 6
p.m. in the city council chambers.

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No foolin, Zip Rail passionately unpopular

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud

I received many comments regarding my front page April Fools

story on Zip Rail. Most comments
went something like this, I read
the first couple of paragraphs and
was so &%!@ed off that I threw
the newspaper down and quit reading until my friends (or spouse)
told me to read the story to the
finish. Most laughed and said I
got them.
The overwhelming response to
the story led to two simple conclusions people are passionate
about the subject and only two
people out of a hundred in this
area are not vehemently opposed
to the Zip Rail project. Its not
only seen as an inconvenience,
but a costly boondoggle.
Ive traveled to many metropolitan cities where I could not
have affordably and comfortably
gone site-seeing without public
transportation. The Twin Cities
may reach a tipping point at which
light rail is a successful part of
their transportation plan.
But these types of projects cannot be done halfway. Once the

infrastructure is built, the investment is too great to turn back. Zip

Rail is not something we can afford to experiment with to see how
it works. Thats true today with
light rail in the metro. Light rail
doesnt work as intended until a
person can ride it everywhere
across the Twin Cities. Meaning
once we committed, we were in
all the way.
Local county residents should
fight for their interests. If they dont
fight for themselves, who will?
Of course not every decision has
to please the locals. Residents of
Rochester, Minneapolis, and Chicago deserve consideration for any
greater good. Winners and losers
are chosen every day in politics
with government funds.
The problem with high-speed
rail is that the lines that are successful worldwide have generally
served former rail customers in
densely populated areas with public
transportation options after riders
reach their destination.
How many riders are necessary
to justify the cost of high-speed
rail from a small metro market
(Twin Cities) to a lightly populated metro market (Rochester)?
Would it be better than improving
and maintaining Highway 52?
I can appreciate foresight in
building a future transportation

grid, but high-speed rail costs much

more to maintain than air. Air travel
from Minneapolis to Chicago
would not have the ongoing
maintaince, land acquisition, and
building expense of a multi-state
Zip Rail.
High-speed internet is like traveling by magic wand and is changing the way many things are done
already. More teachers and administrators today take their masters programs online instead of
physically attending a university.
We receive technical support and
hold online conferences already
with business associates out-state
for our mailing and online systems. Business is conducted to and
from anywhere today. Heavily
investing in high-speed rail may
serve the distant past and not the
future.
Im sure the Mayo Clinic will
have a say in this, like any sports
franchise holding the threat of relocation. But dont be fooled by
talk of any private enterprise taking over a public transportation
project to get the deal done. A
project on this scale cannot be
coordinated or financed in any way
without going to the taxpayer.
Repeatedly. This means our elected
officials need to be accountable
and make a decision that best serves
the public.

bodies can occupy the same space

at the same time. That applies to
the yard also. Grass mower mentality doesnt want to give up turf
for a new garden, and gardeners
dont need acres of grass wasting
needed space. Each has sweat equity in their passion and neither is
willing to give an inch.
Logistically the grass grower is
at a slight disadvantage because
grasses require effort, chemicals,
frequent watering and horsepower
to make them lushly thrive. But
they have wonderful toys to help
with the process if one can afford
them! However, advantage is on
the gardening side of the issue
because garden plants arent just
attractive, they also grow faster,
are hardier, reproduce readily,
provide necessary oxygen exchange, enrich the soil, and may
be eaten. The downside is chemicals cant be used around food
stuffs, and weeding can become
an issue if one hasnt easy access

to mulch.
Unlike the dynastic turf wars
created for the soap operas, backyard skirmishes are easily defused
with common sense. Grass growers, get your high powered tractor/mower but include a bagger to
harvest grass clippings for garden
mulch. Gardeners, add raised beds
to get some additional vertical
spaces in which to grow food crops
away from chemical drift. Shared
tools, time release fertilizers, recycled leaves/grass/compost, irrigation systems, and muscle power
can reduce much of the tension
while working together to build
an estate worthy of the Ponderosa.
Working with nature is rarely
low maintenance and never no
maintenance. As with the daily
soaps, youre involved in a long
term relationship whether you do
so as a grass grower or an avid
gardener, so make it work for both
of you.

Turf wars
As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt

Gender stereotypes and interpersonal relationships give soap

operas much audience appeal. One
can watch the power struggles,
and the manipulation of family
dynamics, and then tune out with
a flick of the remote. But the turf
wars in ones back yard arent that
simple.
In the dead of winter, an avid
gardener sits pouring over catalogs searching for the newest and
best plant materials, while on the
opposite end of the sofa a grass
grower contemplates horsepower
and blade swath. In a few short
months, this idyllic scene could
erupt into open conflict signaling
the annual turf war.
Its a law of physics that no two

Charlie Parr brings roots

music to the State Theatre
ZUMBROTA Charlie Parrs
heartfelt and plaintive original folk
blues and traditional spirituals dont
strive for authenticity: They are
authentic. Crossings brings Parr
to the State Theatre on Saturday,
April 25, at 8 p.m.
Its the music of a self-taught
guitarist and banjo player who grew
up without a TV but with his dads
recordings of Americas musical
founding fathers, including Charley Patton and Lightnin Hopkins,
Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.
With his long scraggly hair,
fathertime beard, thrift-store

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Centers

workingmans flannel and jeans,

and emphatic, throaty voice, Parr
looks and sounds the part entirely.
Parrs
latest
release,
Hollandale, is a once-in-a-lifetime album that uncovers new
depths of original folk blues and
traditional spirituals. Inspired by
early 20th Century folk blues, engineered specifically for vinyl, the
five improvised twelve-string instrumental songs on this album
were played freestyle in an abandoned house that was being renovated by close friend and collaborator Alan Sparhawk of the band
Low.
Parr plays an 1890 banjo, a 12string guitar and a resonator. Most
of his recordings, including Roust-

about (2008), Jubilee (2007),

Rooster (2005), King Earl
(2004), 1922 (2002) and Criminals and Sinners (2001) eschew
typical studio settings. He has recorded in warehouses, garages,
basements and storefronts, usually on vintage equipment, which
gives his work the historic feel of
field recordings.
A beloved regional artist, with
a fan base spanning as far as Ireland and Australia, Parr, who grew
up in Austin, draws inspiration
from the alternately fertile and frozen soil of Minnesota.
To reserve tickets, visit
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616, or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Ave.

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Urban chickens in Zumbrota

To the Editor:
Ever wonder about keeping a
small flock of laying hens in your
back yard? They are a growing
movement in large and small cities across the nation. More and
more people are becoming concerned with where their food is
coming from. This is not just a fad
or a trend that is going to fade.
Raising your own food (laying
hens), eating healthy, and growing your own food is becoming
more important to families. Farmers markets are becoming more
popular as organic farming.
There is a group of Zumbrota
residents who are looking to change
the way the city feels about keeping urban chickens. If you are interested in joining this group, check
out the Zumbrota Chickens
Facebook page or email Leah Marx
at lkmarx@hotmail.com
We want to get Zumbrota up to
speed with Minnesota cities like
Minneapolis, St Paul, Rochester,
Winona, Brainerd, Cottage Grove,
Fridley and many others.
Across the nation, urban chickens are allowed in cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, Denver,
Honolulu, Nashville, New York
and so many others. The list goes
on and on.
Of course, there are concerns
when the neighbor talks about raising hens for fresh eggs. Here are
some myths about urban chick-

ens.
1. They carry disease
Fact: Small flocks have virtually no risk of avian flu transmission to humans. The 2006 Grain
Report states When it comes to
bird flu, diverse small-scale poultry is the solution, not the problem.
2. Chickens are noisy
Fact: Laying hens at their loudest have about the same decibel
level as a human conversation.
Hens are so quiet, there have been
cases of backyard flocks being kept
for years without next door neighbors knowing it.
3. Waste and odor
Fact: A forty pound dog creates
more waste than a flock of ten
chickens. Specifically, a forty
pound dog creates about 3/4
pounds of poo every day. Ten hens
generate about 2/3 pounds of poo
daily.
4. Chickens attract predators and
rodents
Fact: Predators and rodents are
already living in urban areas. Wild
bird feeders, gardens, and trash
cans, already attract vermin.
Chickens are part of the solution to some of these pests. They
are voracious carnivores and will
seek anything that moves. Think
ticks (Lymes disease,) fleas, mosquitoes, slugs, even baby mice and
snakes.
5. Coops are ugly

Fact: Backyard coops can be

built to blend in with the property.
Many backyard coops in large cities
are very trendy and stylish.
6. Property values will decrease
Fact: There is not one single
documented case that is known
about a next door flock that has
decreased the property value of
real estate. Local foods and living
green are becoming so popular that
some realtors are offering a free
coop with every sale.
7. What will neighbors think
Fact: You cant control what
anyone thinks, even your neighbor. Does anyone let their neighbor decide what they are doing on
their own property?
8. Chickens will be running
around in the city
Fact: Backyard chickens have
regulations requiring they be kept
in secure coops and pens to keep
them safe from predators. There
are cases of dogs loose in the city
but there havent been any reports
of backyard chickens that get loose
and need animal control.
It is a great feeling raising and
keeping chickens, and knowing
where your food is coming from.
It teaches children responsibility. The waste makes great compost for the garden. Most importantly, the eggs are delicious and
come from happy hens!
Leah Marx
Zumbrota

Appreciates Zumbrota Area Ambulance

To the Editor:
I have always appreciated living in Zumbrota. This appreciation was recently doubled when I
experienced the need for an ambulance.
I would like to commend the

Zumbrota Area Ambulance group

for the quick response made by its
professionally trained emergency
medical technicians, Gary Albers,
Ryan Holm, and Lauren Welsh.
They and other EMTs in the ambulance group also service some

smaller area communities.

We are fortunate to have this
emergency group available as well
as a variety of other service groups
for other needs.
Cathy Wright
Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

March 16
7:45 a.m. An officer watched the
school crosswalks.
9:57 a.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
12:07 p.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa High
School reported a disturbance with a
student in the lunch room.
4:12 p.m. A Charter cable line was
down on a street. Charter arrived and
replaced the cable. An officer stood by
and directed traffic.
6:03 p.m. A fight was reported
involving multiple juveniles.
6:39 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
11:16 p.m. An officer responded to
a business alarm.
11:52 p.m. A driver pulled over to
check a vehicle light.
March 17
10:03 a.m. An officer responded to
a burglary alarm.
1:59 p.m. A Wabasha County deputy
was at Kwik Trip doing an interview. He
thought the male might be on something. An officer assisted the deputy.
5:35 p.m. An attempted burglary
was reported. There was damage to a
door.
9:08 p.m. A male reported a car
aggressively driving up behind him and
cutting in front of them and was then
speeding down the road. Minnesota State
Patrol located the vehicle.
March 18
7:50 a.m. An officer did school
patrol.
9:21 a.m. A deer was hit by a
vehicle and a deer tag was issued.
3:12 p.m. A male reported a dog
running loose in the area for a few hours.
4:44 p.m. Zumbrota Ford reported
a stolen dealer plate.
5:40 p.m. ATI reported an attempted
theft of rims on their company vehicle.
March 19
2:49 p.m. Hub Food Center reported receiving a bad check.
7:01 A male reported a suspicious
vehicle parked in the lot of Jefferson
Heights. The driver followed his son to
Kwik Trip and asked about a neighbor.
The driver stated the guy owed him money.

He was taken into custody for a warrant.

March 20
7:28 a.m. An officer watched the
school crosswalks.
March 23
7:10 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
7:25 a.m. An officer watched the
school crosswalks.
8:11 a.m. A driver was warned for
parking in a no parking zone.
8:51 a.m. An officer responded to a
fire alarm at Custom Iron.
10:35 a.m. An officer was unable
to unlock a vehicle.
2:22 p.m. An officer reported an
unlicensed driver while he was off duty.
2:26 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
4:52 p.m. A wallet was found in a
garbage can.
7:40 p.m. A male had been living in
a basement garage on a couch for the
last week. He said that the owner didnt
know he was there. A broken bubble
pipe and an empty bag of marijuana
was found. He said the home had been
foreclosed on. The officer advised neighbors to call if the party returned.
9:38 p.m. An accident was reported
on northbound Highway 52 near Highway 60 west. The crash was a rollover
and one person was transported to the
hospital and a dog was transported to
the vet clinic until the family could pick
it up.
March 25
1:02 p.m. A female had a bloody
nose and was now vomiting blood.
9:06 p.m. Rochester State Patrol
reported a gas drive-off in Oronoco. The
plates on the vehicle were stolen.
9:36 p.m. A driver was warned for
driving conduct, no front plate, no plate
light and exhaust.
11:52 p.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a breath test.
March 26
3:16 a.m. An officer assisted authorities with six juveniles, one runaway,
and no valid driver. Drug paraphernalia
and marijuana were found in the vehicle. The juveniles were all from the
Twin Cities area. One parent was able to
drive down and get them. Most guard-

ians were unable or refused to pick up

the children. They were brought to the
police department.
March 27
7:38 a.m. An officer watched school
crosswalks.
8 a.m. An accident was reported
with no injuries.
3:02 p.m. Hub Food Center reported a theft by check.
March 28
2:32 a.m. An officer assisted a
deputy and issued a citation.
5:21 a.m. A driver was warned for
failure to signal for a turn and fog line
violation.
5:47 a.m. Dispatch advised the
department that they had received a call
from a male about a female. The incident turned into a domestic that happened out in the country earlier. The
male was arrested by a deputy.
11:15 a.m. A female gave her belongings to her boyfriend to store in his
storage unit. They broke up and now the
ex-boyfriend will not allow her to get her
stuff, claiming she now owes him $11
for the storage.
1:04 p.m. A male was upset because people were moving in and they
were taking up the sidewalk and the
street.
7:05 p.m. Someone found a key
that belonged to the construction house
across the street. The doors were unlocked. An officer walked through the
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Goodhue

Zumbrota

Wanamingo

Neighbors

Oronoco

Mazeppa

Pine Island

Farm Business Management

banquet held April 10
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Nearly 200
people attended the Riverland
Community College annual
Kenyon/Wanamingo Farm Business Management (FBM) Banquet
on Friday evening, April 10, at
Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727 in
Zumbrota.
Riverland Community College
is a public two-year college with
three campuses in southeastern
Minnesota: Albert Lea, Austin, and
Owatonna. This year they are celebrating 75 years.
Riverlands FBM program has
eight sites, including Kenyon/
Wanamingo. To be eligible for
enrollment in FBM courses a student must be a farm business operator or manager or must secure
the consent of the instructor. This
personalized program is designed
to help working farmers improve
business operations.
In addition to FBM staff and
administration, the evenings program was attended by area producers, lenders, and businesses that
support or are enrolled in the program. Noticeably absent, however,
was Riverland President Adenuga
Atewologun, Ph.D. who was supposed to speak at the event.
Farm Business Management

Farm Business Management

education programs have been a
part of the agriculture education
program in Minnesota since 1952.
From the early cooperative efforts

of the State Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture Education at the University of Minnesota, the program
has expanded to serve over 5,000
farm families each year. Programs
are currently administered and
managed by the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system
through technical colleges. Since
1992, FBM education programs
have been course/credit based.
Instructors in Minnesotas FBM
education programs deliver the
program using a variety of methods, but the primary method is
through individualized instruction
at the students farming business.
Instructors meet with the students
on a regular basis to evaluate the
business and develop individual
educational plans.

financial information from the

devastation of 2013, Deters said.
He then noted that median net income was $43,000 which is up
slightly from 2013.
Deters explained that assets totaled roughly $2.2 million while
debt was $945,566 for the average farmer in the Riverland area.
Debt went up $155,000 in 2014
compared to 2013. The average
debt is expected to be over $1
million in the next few years. While
this appears to be a lot of debt, he
said that it is a 43% debt to asset
ratio, which is better than in other
areas of the state.
Deters presented a graph showIsland DECA group members who competed at the State Leadership Conference are, front row: Hayden
ing that corn has generated a loss Pine
Larson, Noah Kuball, Ally Noll, and Autumn Pin; back row: Jimmy Kroll, Jeremy Clark, Sam Baska, and Tucker
for the third year in a row. It wasnt Hanson.
all bad news, through, as Deters
pointed out, Soybeans are not
Awards and recognition
exciting! It is always a surprise
The evening began with an when we do well in that area, and
annoucement that enrollment in we did this year.
the FBM program is up this year. Banquet conclusion
Rex Quam and Jennifer Smith, both
After the financial report, Quam
instructors, also wanted to recog- and Smith gave out some door
nize Craig Nord, Peter Beurfiend, prizes as well as talked about the
PINE ISLAND Students from having one of the top test scores workforce be healthy. In the Sales
and Paul Drackley whose terms groups Fantasy Football stand- Pine Island High School performed in the state in the same event. The Demonstration event, he played
on the advisory board are up this ings.
year. They then presented an award
The biggest advice stressed dur- at the Minnesota DECA State test includes 100 questions on a the role of a sales representative
to First Farmers and Merchants ing the banquet was how the Leadership Conference March 8- wide range of financial topics. In selling his product in bulk quantiBank for ten years of service to programs mission to provide for 10. Over 1,800 students from all this event, Baska was given a sce- ties to a judge who was playing
the program.
farm family living and to keep around the state competed in the nario related to personal finance, the role of a buyer of a business.
2014 agriculture financial review farms viable are the most impor- three-day conference. DECA is a and he then had ten minutes to
Tucker Hanson, a senior, adEric Deters, FBM program di- tant things to take away from the global organization that prepares organize his thoughts for a dis- vanced to the finals in his Sales
rector, shared the 2014 southern FBM program for the community, emerging leaders and entrepreneurs cussion with a panel of judges. By Demonstration event and finished
Minnesota agriculture financial students, lenders, and area busi- for careers in marketing, finance, placing in the top three of the event, in seventh place. He played the
review. 2014 is a lot of residual nesses.
hospitality and management. It is he qualified for the international role of a salesperson selling fisha beneficial organization for all level of competition.
ing equipment to a judge who
students, even if they are not inJimmy Kroll, a senior, advanced played the role of a customer.
terested in a business career. Stu- to finals in both of his events. He
The group of Noah Kuball,
dents participating in DECA learn finished in seventh place of the Hayden Larson, Autumn Pin, and
leadership skills, as well as com- Professional Selling event and Ally Noll, all freshmen, finished
munication and networking skills, eighth place in the Sales Demon- in seventh place for the Marketwhich are important for any ca- stration event. In the Professional ing Plan event. They had thirty
reported on the progress being Tia Schimek will be attending the reer field. There are both high Selling event, Kroll played the role minutes to develop a marketing
made by WAK Construction at Southeastern Minnesota League school and collegiate divisions of of a sales representative of a ma- plan for a service-oriented busithe new swimming pool. They have of Municipalities Conference in DECA.
jor electronics company. He then ness, which they presented to a
finished the gutters and are start- Kasson on April 29.
Sam Baska finished in third place presented to a judge, playing the panel of judges.
ing the decking. Brandel said that
Quotes were accepted for road in the Personal Financial Literacy role of a human resources manAlso competing were Jeremy
if the weather cooperates, the pool rock to be used as needed.
event and was also recognized for ager of a hospital looking for wear- Clark and Sarah Bronk.
could be open before Volksfest,
Goodhues financial statement
able technology to help its
so the pool games could go on as for 2014 has been sent to the Ofscheduled.
fice of the State Auditor.
Brandel said the Third Street
The next Goodhue City Counproject should be finished by June cil meeting will be on April 22.
1.
The council asked Brandel and
I&S Group to set up a long-term
care program for the streets of
Goodhue. This would cover mainSCHOOL BOARD AGENDA
PINE ISLAND Calling all Pine mat perfect for younger Director Myra Murray decide on
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIStenance such as crack filling, seal
TRICT #253
Island area students just finishing actors. New arrangements of the the character parts. A $40 particicoating, over lays, and
GOODHUE, MN 5502 7
grades 4-9 who are interested in classic songs include: Rock Is- pation fee ($75 family maximum)
replacement. The idea is that
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015
musical theatre! Join in the fun land,
Iowa
Stubborn, will be collected at the time of the
Goodhue has spent a lot of money
GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL
and
become
a
part
of
the
Music
Trouble,
Goodnight
My Some- audition, along with an additional
on improving its streets and this
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
7:00 P.M.
Man Junior cast this June when one, Pick-a-Little, Wells $5 charge if you want to order a
will be the cheapest way to make
1. Call the Meeting to Order
Pine Area People for the Arts Fargo Wagon, Gary Indiana, cast T-shirt. Make checks payable
them last.
2. Roll Call
(PAPA) offers another exciting and more.
to PAPA. Five weeks of daily afPublic Works
3. Pledge of Allegiance
theatre
experience
for
young
acFor
those
interested
in
joining
ternoon rehearsals will begin
efforts appreciated
4. Comments by Visitors
tors.
the cast, auditions will be Monday, May 18. A complete
Councilor Tia Schimek thanked
5. Consider changes to the agenda
6. Reports
Meredith Willsons The Mu- held Monday, April 27, and Tues- schedule will be handed out to
Public Works Director Steve Voth
Student Report
sic Man is one of Broadways day, April 28, from 3:15-5 p.m. in cast members at the beginning of
and assistant Derek Weckerling
Business Managers report
most enduring shows. Set in Iowa, the choir room at the Pine Island May.
for their great work on fixing the
Superintendent Report
this enjoyable look at small-town High School. Pick one of these
Three performances will be held
outfield fence at the baseball
Principals reports
7. Old Business
U.S.A. and a bygone era follows dates to come and audition. Each June 19-21. Check for more infield. The council also thanked
Consideration to approve second read- fast-talking salesman Harold Hill participant will be asked to read formation in future issues of the
them for their work on the streets
policies #104, #510B. , #701
as he cons the townspeople of River from the script and sing a familiar News-Record and Zumbro Shopand with the water meters. Mayor ing8.ofNew
Business
Bien added, You can quote me
Approve consent agenda items as City into forming a boys band. The song. Everyone will make the cast; per. If you have questions, call
Broadway Junior Collection now auditions will help Artistic Direc- Marty Nunemaker at 507-226on this, Lori (City Clerk Lori Agre) follows:
1. Minutes of regular board meeting offers this classic musical in a for- tor Marty Nunemaker and Music 6401.
does a very good job.

PIHS students compete at

State Leadership Conference

Remote water meter project

nearing completion in Goodhue
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE The five-year
water meter installation program
is soon coming to the end in
Goodhue. Mayor Kerry Bien reported at the April 8 city council
meeting that there were only sixty
houses in Goodhue that have not
had their meters converted to the
new remote style. The council
voted to purchase the rest of the
meters needed to finish the job
now, because the cost was going
to go up.
It was also discussed that some
people had not allowed the city
employees into their homes to make
the replacements. Those individuals will be sent letters asking when
a good time would be for the city
to exchange their water meters.
Building permit delayed

City attorney Richard Gorman

reported that Samuelson Surveying has not finalized their report
on the area to be annexed to
Goodhue. The council would not
approve a building permit for Carl
Bartesch until it gets the mapping
report, because of the location of
the water and sewer lines in that
area. Bartesch is planning on building a shed that is fifty-two feet by
sixty feet to replace the one that is
now on that location.
Engineers report

Goodhue ISD 253

Auditions for Music Man

Junior are April 27-28

on February 23, 2015.

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Kerry Bien, Wayne Hahn, and of February/March 2015.

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3. Approval of hires
4. Approval of tenure for Holly Haire
and Tyler Baker
5.Approval to advertise for milk bids
and bread quotes
6. Approval of summer hours (up to
80 hours) for Activities Director
7. Approval of fundraisers
8. Approval of donations
2.Consideration to approve first reading of policies #413, #419, #421, #425,
#501, #506, #509, #524, #526, #601
3.Consideration to approve resolution
designating Mike Redmond as the Identified Official with Authority to authorize
user access to MDE secure websites for
Goodhue Public Schools, ISD #253
4. Consideration to approve Mike
Redmond to sign documents for closing
on property of 301 N. 4thStreet, Goodhue,
MN 5502, including line of credit, bond/
lease, and any other financial transactions pertaining to this purchase.
5. Consideration
6. Consideration to approve a onetime transfer of funds from ECFE to
School Readiness in the amount of
$50,000
7.Consideration to approve high school
and elementary summer school programs
8.Consideration to approve an increase
in FTE (up to 1.0) for special education
9. Consideration to the purchase of
property purchase 301 N. 4thStreet,
Goodhue, MN 55027
10. Consideration to approve the reimbursement resolution for future bond
issues or borrowing
Reports
1. Board/Committee reports
2. Upcoming Meetings
10. Adjournment

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Community Calendar

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

GOODHUE
HOLY
TRINITY
CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Mass
times: Monday and Wednesday, 8
a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday and
Thursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30
a.m. St. Columbkill.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Secretary hours: Monday and
Thursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesday
and Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Wed., April 15: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation class. Sun., April 19: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
with communion. Tues., April 21: 9
a.m. Womens Bible study.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,
April 15: 8:30 a.m. Quilting at church;
7 p.m. Ladies Aid at church. Sat.,
April 18: 12:30 pm. LWMS Spring
rally at Beautiful Savior Lutheran
Church in Austin. Sun., April 19:
8:15 a.m. Worship; Synod Sunday;
9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Bible study.
Mon., April 20: 7 a.m. Mens Bible
study at church. Tues., April 21: 14 p.m. Pastors office hours.

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

ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8-11
a.m. Website: www.grace Lutheran
Oronoco .come. Follow us on facebook.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., April
19: 9 a.m. Worship. Mon., April 20:
6:30 p.m. Publicity team meeting.
Wed., April 22: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf
open.

PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE
BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation available. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship
(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayer
service; Cornerstone Club. Sat., April
18: 5 p.m. Youth activity: movie night
at Grahams. Sun., April 19: Morning and evening worship.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for children and adults;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
Group for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:
6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30
p.m. Bible study for all ages.
PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 3568622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class and
Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island,
356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pastor. http://www.stpaul stmichael.com
Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass
10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.
Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday
8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Confessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5
p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. Mass at
Pine Haven Care Center is the first
Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
Audrey Lukasak, interim senior pastor, and Kip A. Groettum, associate
pastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo
.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.org
Wed., April 15: 3:30 p.m. 7-8 grade
confirmation; 6 p.m. Adult ed class;
7 p.m. Chancel choir; 8 p.m. Praise
team. Thurs., April 16: 9 a.m. and 7
p.m. Senior quilt tying; 7 p.m. Church
council. Sat., April 18: 8 a.m. Mens
group breakfast; 5:30 p.m. Worship
with communion. Sun., April 19: 8:15
a.m. Worship with communion; 9:30
a.m. Fellowship; Sunday School;
Handbells; 10 a.m. Youth choir; 10:30
a.m. Worship with communion; Sunday School. Tues., April 21: 8:30
a.m. Quilting; Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m.
Bible study. Wed., April 22: 3:30
p.m. 7-8 grade confirmation; 6 p.m.

Adult ed class; 7 p.m. Chancel choir;

8 p.m. Praise team.
UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.
North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Carolyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;
Web address: www.piumc.org; email:
piumc@bevcomm.net. Wed., April
15: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 6:30
p.m. Confirmation. Thurs., April 23:
10 a.m. Pine Haven Bible study; 4
p.m. Disciple. Sun., April 19: 8:30
a.m. Fellowship; 9 a.m. Worship with
Sunday School play. Tues., April 21:
1:30 p.m. Memorial meeting; 7 p.m.
Advanced disciple; Finance meeting.
Wed., April 22: 9 a.m. Better Brew
hours; 5:45 p.m. Meal; 6 p.m.
Childrens worship; Confirmation;
Adult study; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation.

WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-8243019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo. Free nursery for infants
through age three; Sunday School
for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small
Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings
at 7 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., April 15: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation. Thurs., April 16: Newsletter
deadline. Sun., April 19: 9 a.m. Sunday School; Worship with communion and Sunday School sings, followed by coffee fellowship. Wed.,
April 22: 9 a.m. Volunteers help with
newsletter.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
April 15: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation at
Trinity. Thurs., April 16: Newsletter
deadline. Sun., April 19: 10:30 a.m.
Worship with communion. April 2026: Pastor Chris away on continuing
education.

ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 7325367. Wed., April 15: District pastors
conference; 10 a.m. Chapel; 2:30
p.m. Junior choir at nursing home;
Confirmation class; 6 p.m. Bell choir.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m- Corinthians.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, and counseling.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., April 19: 11
a.m. Worship; Noon Church life committee meeting. Tues., April 21: 6:30
p.m. Council meeting.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Thurs., April 16:
6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,
April 19: 10:45 a.m. Worship;
Jeremiah 10:17-25; 2 p.m. Worship
at Zumbrota Health Care.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake, Pastor, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, church
office. Website: oslczumbrota.org.
Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri.,
8 a.m.-noon. Wed., April 15: 9 a.m.
Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
WINGS; Junior youth group; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
Thurs., April 16: 1 p.m. Womens
Bible study. Sat., April 18: 7 a.m.
Mens prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. 7-12
grade open gym. Sun., April 19: 8
a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:15 a.m. Worship; Noon
New membership class, part A; 7
p.m. 50+ Bible study. Mon., April;
20: 7 p.m. Moms in prayer. Wed.,
April 22: 9 a.m. Womens Bible study;
3:30 p.m. WINGS; Junior youth group;
6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CATHOLIC,
749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 7325324, email stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father Randal Kasel, pastor. Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.noon and 1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.noon. http://www.stpaulstmichaelcom.
Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Mass at Zumbrota Care Center is
the second Thursday of the month
at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Wed., April 15Fri., April 17: Visit care center. Wed.,
April 15: 7:15 a.m. CBC; 10 a.m.
Food shelf open; 6:30 p.m. Jubilee
bells practice; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal.
Sun., April 19: 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Worship; 9:15 a.m. PACE; Sunday
School; 4 p.m. Bingo fundraiser. Mon.,
April 20: VOICE deadline; 2 p.m.
Food shelf open. Wed., April 22: 7:15
a.m. CBC: 6 p.m. WELCA meeting;
6:30 p.m. Bells practice; 6:45 p.m.
Confirmation small groups; 7 p.m.
Choir rehearsal.

RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., April 15:

3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd

year confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m.
1st year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30
p.m. Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer at Hauge. Sat., April
18: 8 a.m. Mens fellowship breakfast. Sun., April 19: 9 a.m. Worship;
10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 5:45 p.m.
Youth group. Wed., April 22: 3:15
p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd year
confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nerstrand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; Confirmation class.
GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
Sunday School. Communion on the
second and last Sunday of each
month. St. Johns: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Communion on the second and last
Sunday of each month.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., April 15:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30
p.m. Bible study and prayer. Sun.,
April 19: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:45 a.m. Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth
group at Emmanuel. Mon., April 20:
7 p.m. Dorcas circle at Lucy Boyums.
Wed., April 22: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation;
6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation at
Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m. Choir at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer at Emmanuel.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fellowship time; 10 a.m. Worship. Wed.,
April 15: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5
p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6:15 p.m.
1st year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Wed., April 15: 7:15 a.m.
Youth Bible study at Bridgets; 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m.
Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
group. Thurs., April 16: 7 p.m. Praise
practice. Sat., April 18: 8 p.m. Bible
study. Sun., April 19: 7:30 a.m. Praise
practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise worship
with communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 9:45 a.m. Visitation team
meeting; Luther Dell weekend meeting; 10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; 1 p.m. Helen Larsen memorial service. Tues., April 21: 11
a.m. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiritual guidance. Wed., April 22: 7:15 a.m. Youth
Bible study at Bridgets; 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
group.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. Wed., April
15: 9:30 a.m.-noon Quilting; 7:30 p.m.
Womens Bible study at Cheryl Kyllos;
Updated information request forms
are due in the church office. Sun.,
April 19: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship; Scrip card orders are due in the office.
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. Sat., April 18: 12:30 p.m.
LWMS Spring rally at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Austin. Sun.,
April 19: 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion followed by Ladies Aid.
Mon., April 20: 7 a.m. Mens Bible
study at church. Tues., April 21: 14 p.m. Pastors office hours.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., April 19: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
with communion.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Sat., April 18: 9 a.m.
Church cleaning. Sun., April 19: 9
a.m. Confirmation; 9:30 a.m. Choir;
10:30 a.m. Worship with communion. Tues., April 21: 11 a.m. Text
study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., April 15: 7 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Affirmation class. Thurs., April 16: 6 p.m.
Communion instruction class. Sun.,
April 19: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
Youth forum; 10:30 a.m. Communion worship. Mon., April 20: 6:30
p.m. Council. Wed., April 22: 7 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m. Praise and
worship practice.
WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN,
LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Cannon Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Minister, 263-5613. Sundays 9 a.m.
Worship. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Bible
study; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.
ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,
West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.
Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.

COUNTY

ORONOCO

Senior Dining

Area History Center

Reservations are required by

calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center (356-2228); Zumbrota
area, Zumbrota Towers (7325086).
April 16-22
Thursday: Swiss steak, baked
potato with sour cream, corn,
fruited coleslaw, peach crisp
Friday: Grilled chicken Romaine salad, melon wedge, wheat
dinner roll, peanut butter cookie
Monday: Green pepper steak
over rice, parslied cauliflower,
tossed salad, citrus fruit cup
Tuesday: Baked chicken, baked
dumpling/gravy, asparagus, coleslaw, vanilla ice cream
Wednesday: Wild rice soup,
chicken salad sandwich, kidney
bean salad, Watergate dessert
If you have questions, call 3562228.

The Oronoco Area History Center is open to visitors in the City

Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.

Seasons Hospice
Coffee and Conversation Group,
Wednesday, April 22, 9-10 a.m.
A group for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.
All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Support, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.

Tax Rally Day

The City of Zumbrota is updating its Comprehensive Strategic

Plan and is holding an open house
Tuesday, April 21, at 6 p.m. at the
VFW at 25 1st St E. Jerry Williams from Destination Medical
Center (DMC) and Heather
Holmes of Olmsted Countys Journey to Growth (J2G) will give brief
presentations after which well
break into small groups and discuss various planning and growthrelated issues like parks and trails,
Tops #1280
commercial, industrial, and resiPI Tops #1280 meets every dential development and transporMonday night at St. Paul Luth- tation. Please call city hall at 732eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15 7318 with any questions.
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 356- Our Saviours 5K Son Run
4799 or 356-4700.
The second annual Our Saviours
Lutheran Church 5K Son Run will
Community Blood Drive
be on Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m.
The Pine Island Community starting at Covered Bridge Park
Blood Drive is on Monday, April (by the library). Early registration
20, 1-7 p.m. at American Legion will be until April 18. Participants
Post 184 (108 First Ave S). First- may register up to and including
time donors are needed. For an the day of the race. A Kids Dash
appointment or more information, will be at 9:50 a.m. (no pre-regiscall 356-4799.
tration required) All proceeds will
go toward the youth ministry at
Pine Island City Council
Our Saviours.
The council will meet Tuesday,
April 21, at 7 p.m. on the second Zumbrota VFW Auxiliary
floor of city hall.
The Auxiliary meets Monday,
April 20, at 6 p.m. at Stary-Yerka
VFW Post 5727.
Moms in Prayer
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m. Zumbrota Towers Events
April 16-22
in the library of the Good News
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
E-Free Church, 208 North Main
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
side door of the church and go 1:30 p.m. 500
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 3564800 for more information.
Tops Meeting

PINE ISLAND

The Rochester Tea Party Patriots will host Tax Rally Day tonight, April 15, at the Rochester
Eagles Club, 917 15th Ave SE. A Image Committee Sale
Pine Islands Image Commitsilent auction will be at 6 p.m.
Radio commentator Jack Tomczak tee is holding a sale at the Cheese
and economist/writer Loren Spivak Factory during the city-wide garage sale days, April 24-25. They
will speak at 7 p.m.
are looking for donated items in
good, usable condition, except no
Recycling Paint
and large electronics.
Among the Dodge County En- clothing
Items
may
dropped off on
vironmental Services locations to Wednesday orbeThursday,
22drop off paint to recycle for free is 23, from 4-7 p.m. at theApril
Cheese
at Pelicci Ace Hardware in Zum- Factory building in the city park.
brota, 90 E Third Street, 507-732- The Image Committee is a branch
4111. Limit five gallons per visit. of the Economic Development
Paint is accepted during regular Authority and supports projects
business hours. Accepting latex- that enhance the quality of life in
and oil-based paints, stains, and Pine Island. Proceeds from this
varnish. Not accepting aerosols sale support Borrow-A-Bike;
(spray paints and other spray prod- Winter Fest; Cheese,Wine, & Beer
ucts), containers without original Gala; city entrance signs; and other
labels, or containers that are empty projects.
or leaking. Call ahead for hours
and to make sure the store can
accept the amount and type of paint Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters
you would like to recycle.
meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
Olmsted County Parks
not meet on holiday weekends:
Oxbow Park Hibernation Na- Christmas, New Years, Easter,
tion, Saturday, April 18, 1 p.m. Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Learn which native Minnesota Day or Thanksgiving.
animals sleep all winter and maybe
see the zoos hibernators back in History Center
action for spring.
The Pine Island Area History
Chester Woods
Centers
open hours are Mondays
Woodcock Watch, Thursday,
April 16, 7:30 p.m. Every spring from 8-11 a.m. and the first Sunthe Woodcock birds perform one day of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.
of the strangest and most interest- We will be closed April 5 for Easing mating rituals. We will ob- ter. Please contact us through
serve it up close just before dusk. pineislandhistory.org or by callMeet at 7:30 p.m. in the horse trailer ing 507-356-2802 (history center)
or 507-398-5326 (director).
parking lot.
Youth Turkey Hunt, from sunrise to noon on April 18 and 19.
The Olmsted County Park Department will close the park for youth VFW/Honor Guard
to hunt. The purpose is to provide
The VFW and Honor Guard will
an opportunity for a young person meet on Tuesday, April 21, at 7
and their parent or guardian to hunt and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at the
turkeys safely and effectively. Wanamingo Community Center.
Questions, call the Public Works
Department at 507-328-7070 or
the Chester Woods office.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287- Library
2624. Questions about Oxbow
The Zumbrota Public Library
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507- is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
775-2451.
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. During closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
Community Library
www.zumbrota.info.
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
public Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library has a photo stand displaying over
is equipped with inter-library loan 50 photographs of early Zumbrota
service, which means if the library scenes. They have been enlarged
does not have a book you want, to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
that book can be there in two days. photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military memorabilia, including Civil War items,
Historical Society
models of telephones,
The Goodhue Area Historical different
Zumbrota
telephone books dating
Society is closed for the season, back to the
1900s, and items of
but anyone who wishes to arrange Zumbrota advertising.
Museum
a visit can call Ardis Henrichs, hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1
p.m.
651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651- Other hours by appointment (732923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651- 7049).
923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-9234388. The museum will reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for information.

WANAMINGO

ZUMBROTA

GOODHUE

MAZEPPA

Zumbrota needs
your input

Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours

Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meeting time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.

Community Band Practice

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

State Theatre
The Music and Magic of Patsy
Cline, by Cassie and the Bobs,
Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. Call
732-7616 for tickets.
Poet/Artist
Collaboration
Slideshow and Readings, Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Free admission.
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.

Crossings
Poet-Artist Collaboration 14,
through May 9. Reception and
poetry reading, Sat., April 18, 6:30
p.m.
Wine & Wheel, Fri., April 17,
7-9 p.m.
Copying Your Artwork 101, Sat.,
April 18, 10 a.m. to noon
Kids in the Mud, Sat., April 18,
10 a.m. to noon
Yoga, Tues., April 21, 6:30 p.m.
to 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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Services
For You
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We Are Here!
We provide in-home
welcome visits to new
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Join your business neighbors
in the Zumbrota/Mazeppa,
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Call 651-923-4916
or Toll Free 1-888-923-4916
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Historical Society
The Mazeppa Area Historical
Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz
eppahistoricalsociety.org.

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Obituaries
Marcella Buck 1924-2015

GOODHUE Marcella Buck,

90, of Goodhue, died Easter Sunday evening, April 5, 2015 at St.
Brigids at High Park in Red Wing.
She was born October 8, 1924,
in Featherstone Township to
Fredrick and Laura (Duden)
Luhman. She was raised in
Goodhue and confirmed May 22,
1938, at St. Johns Lutheran
Church. She was a member of St.
Johns Lutheran Church all her
life. Marcella graduated June 4,
1943. On April 14, 1945 she married Murland Buck at St. Johns.
In 1971 they moved to a farm in
rural Goodhue. She was a devoted
wife, mother and grandmother.
When you came to her house you
would find her in the kitchen baking breads for anyone in the family. Whenever there was a party in
the family, we would call on Mom
to make Chex Mix. Taking care
of her family and being a mom
and grandma was her life. She loved
Goodhue Wildcat Sports. Mom
moved to Goodhue in 2006 after
Murphys passing. She enjoyed

Lloyd Tangen 1920-2015

all of her family visiting.

She is survived by her children
and their families: Linda (Arnie)
Breuer of Goodhue and their family, Susie (Ross) Breuer Matthees,
Mitch, Logan, Joel and Ethan
Breuer, Keiten Matthees, Michelle
(Ryan) Holm, Carson, Hayden and
Bree, Amanda; Carol (Gary) Voth
of Goodhue and their family, Troy
(Nancy) Voth, Parker, Tom (Lyn)
Voth, Billy, Cassie and Emma,
Jody (Ken) Ayres, Jordan
(Brayden), James, Austin and Cole,
Becky (Bryan), Taylor, Mattie,
Kevin (Jenn) Vera, Jeffrey; Ni
(Terry) of Goodhue and their family, Ryan (Lauren), Adam (Anna)
Brenna, Eli; Rick (Sharon) of
Goodhue and their family Cody
(Erin) Marcus, and baby girl Buck,
Kelby, Casey, Cindy (Dave) Ryan
of Goodhue and their family
Maggie (Steve) Voth, Macy,
Murphy; nieces Sharon (Lowell)
Anderson of Cannon Falls, Linda
Von Bargen of Vasa; brother-inlaw Cal (Jeannette) Buck of Eagan;
sister-in-law Vonnie (James) Olson of Hastings; and many nieces
and nephews.
Marcella was preceded in death
by her husband of sixty years
Murland; grandsons Tim Breuer
and David Ryan; great-grandson
Bryce Breuer; brother Donald
Luhman; sister Kay Von Bargen;
brothers and sisters-in law Ruth
Luhman, Sonny Von Bargen,
Annie and Bernie Bartel, Dale and
Johnell Buck; and nephew Curt
Von Bargen.
The funeral service was on
Thursday, April 9, at St. Johns
Ev. Lutheran Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Online
condolences can be made at
lundbergfuneral.com. Memorials
to donors choice.

ZUMBROTA Lloyd Wilhelm

Tangen, 94, of Zumbrota and formerly of Roscoe Township,
Goodhue County, died peacefully
on April 6, 2015 at Zumbrota
Health Services.
Lloyd was born on December
18, 1920, in Rochester, the son of
Halvor and Kirsten (Kjos) Tangen.
He was baptized and confirmed at
Holden Church, Kenyon. Lloyd
graduated from Zumbrota High
School in 1939. He worked at the
Zumbrota Cheese Factory and also
welded on ships in Portland, Oregon. On October 20, 1942, Lloyd
entered the United States Army
and served in the 91st and 70th
Divisions in the European theatre
of operations. On November 18,
1944, Lloyd married Amy L.
Lohmann at Christ Lutheran
Church in Zumbrota. After his
honorable discharge in March 12,
1946, they farmed with H. August Lohmann (Amys parents) for
four years and then purchased a
120-acre farm in Roscoe Township, Goodhue County where they
raised registered Holsteins and
Lloyd resided until he entered the
Zumbrota Health Services in November of 2014. After being marLarson in 1961 in Wanamingo.
ried for over 67 years, Amy died
He was a lifelong member of on October 27, 2012.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church of
Aspelund, and was a member of
the VFW in Wanamingo. He enjoyed camping, and he and his wife
were members of the Holiday
Ramblers Camping Club for
twenty years. He was a collector
of John Deere tractors and antique
farm equipment, and he liked
working with small engines.
He is survived by his wife, Joan
Iverson of Wanamingo; two daughters, Lorrie (Gerald Armentrout)
Iverson of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Sally (Van) da Costa of
Shakopee; a son, Clifford (Melissa) Iverson of New Brighton;
five grandchildren, Derek and Leah
Armentrout, and Joseph, Sophia,
and Isabelle da Costa; sister,
Marilynn (Wilbur) Schumann, and
his twin sister, Charlotte Iverson,
both of Rochester.
He was preceded in death by
BELLECHESTER Jo Lynn
his parents; and a brother, Arvin (Kohlnhofer) Grenfell, 57, of
Iverson.
Bellechester, passed away peaceA memorial service was held fully Thursday March 19, 2015,
on Tuesday, April 14, at Emmanuel at her home.
Lutheran Church with Pastor
She was born on June 21, 1957,
Martin Horn officiating. A pri- in Minneapolis to Victor and Elvera
vate interment was held in the Kohlnhofer. Jo Lynn was a graduchurch cemetery. Memorials may ate of Lakeville High School. Afbe directed to Emmanuel Lutheran ter high school, she earned her
Church of Aspelund, 42957 County nursing degree as an LPN at Min1 Boulevard, Kenyon, Minnesota neapolis VoTech. She then moved
55946. Online tributes may be cre- to Washington state in the early
ated at www.mahnfamilyfuneral 1980s, and returned home in 1998
home.com.
to be with family. Jo Lynn worked
for Home Healthcare and Mayo
Hospice. She loved caring for her
clients and was very proud of being a nurse. Jo Lynn enjoyed sewConstruction, manager of the VFW ing, crafts, cooking, and baking
in Oronoco. He eventually retired but most importantly she loved to
from the Mayo Clinic. He was a spend time with her family.
member of the American Legion
in Pine Island and the VFW in
Oronoco.
God received a loving, hardworking, cookie-eating, card-playKohlnhofer Farms
ing, dance-loving, bib-wearing,
is seeking qualified
NASCAR (Jeff Gordon) watchapplicants
to join our
ing, fish-catching, birdhouse-makteam
at
our
large
modern
ing, rib-eating, suspender-wearswine operation for
ing, golf cart-cruising, angel. He
construction, farm
loved watching his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren grow; they equipment maintenance,
always brought a smile to his face.
and swine chores.
He is survived by his wife
We offer competitive
Marjorie of Rochester; sister Angie
wages, medical and
(Glenn) Dwelle of Lake City; childental insurance,
dren Michael (Bonnie) Oelkers of
Pine Island; Barb (Randy) Kerkhoff
and paid vacations.
of Pine Island; Debra (David)
Located 15 minutes
Postier of Pine Island; Sandy (Lynn
south of Red Wing.
Olson) Voeltz of Colorado; RobPlease call
ert Jr. (Barb) Oelkers of Byron;
Connie (Dan) Radke of Oronoco;
651-923-4824
Roger Oelkers of Zumbrota; SuN&S13-4cc
san (Dan) Bradshaw of Waseca;
step-children Mike (Cindy) Fischer
of Florida; Randy (Deb) Fischer
of Oronoco; Dan Fischer of Rochester; twenty-six grandchildren and
twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; son Joseph; wife Virginia; sister Marge (Harvey)
Lohmann; grandchildren Brad,
Ryan and Kelsey.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, April 11, at Crosswinds
Church in Oronoco. Burial will
be later with family at the Mazeppa
Cemetery. Condolences and flowers may be sent to Crosswinds
Church.

Charles Iverson 1932-2015

Lloyd was an active member of

Christ Lutheran Church, a church
council member, and was on the
church school building committee. He also served on the DHIA
Board, DFA Board, Farm Bureau,
Goodhue County Holstein Association Board, and was a 4-H leader.
Lloyd loved to hunt and fish, bowl,
play cards, golf, and he enjoyed
watching and playing sports, especially baseball, where he played
town baseball into his 40s. He especially loved to watch his children and grandchildren play sports
in high school and college. Lloyd
and Amy were instrumental in starting reunions for the 884th F.A.Bn.
Battery C in 1969, and he traveled
to all states, except two, for these
reunions. Lloyd played in the All
Star game for the 71st Division
while he served overseas.
Lloyd is survived by his children, Paul (Helen) Tangen of Grand
Meadow, Mary (Lowell) Berglund
of Dawson, Don (LeAnn) Tangen
of Sartell, Susan (Daniel) Abel
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Lowell
(Kathleen) Tangen of Wanamingo,
and Ann (Paul) Nibbe of Zumbrota; nineteen grandchildren;
thirty-three great-grandchildren;
brothers-in-law, Martin Lohmann
and David (Gladys) Lohmann of
Zumbrota; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; his wife Amy; daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Bill
Jensch; grandson, Hans Abel; sisters, Agnes Jackson and Ruth Jackson; and infant sister, Myrtle
Tangen.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, April 11, at Christ
Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with
Reverend Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial was in the Zumbrota Cemetery with full military
rites. Pallbearers were Lloyds
grandsons, and honorary pallbearers were his granddaughters.
Online condolences can be created at mahnfamilyfuneralhome.
com.

Jo Lynn Grenfell 1957-2015

WANAMINGO Charles
Iverson, 83, of Wanamingo, died
on Tuesday April 7, 2015, at Mayo
Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys campus, in Rochester.
Charles Irving Iverson was born
February 18, 1932, on the family
farm in Goodhue County, the son
of Andrew and Elida Iverson.
Raised there, he was a graduate of
Wanamingo High School in 1949.
He worked on the farm, and then
held various jobs. Drafted into the
U.S. Army in 1955, he served in
Germany and was honorably discharged two years later. Returning to Wanamingo, he eventually
became a truck driver for twenty
years, and then worked a number
of years at the creamery in
Wanamingo. He married Joan

Bob Oelkers 1925-2015

Help Wanted

ROCHESTER Robert Bob

Henry Oelkers 89, of Rochester
passed away surrounded by his
children and grandchildren on
Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Zumbrota Care Center of natural
causes. Bob was born on November 9, 1925, to Gertrude (Haas)
and Ernest Oelkers. He lived on
the family farm outside of Mazeppa
until 1945 when he joined the
United States Army. He proudly
served our country until he was
honorably discharged in 1947.
In 1951, he married Virginia
(Murray) of Pine Island. They
raised nine children on the family
farm outside of Mazeppa until
moving to Douglas in 1962. Virginia passed away in 1983. Bob
later married Marjorie (Fischer)
in 1987. Bob grew up farming and
later worked as a laborer for Weis

Jo Lynn will be deeply missed

by her family and everyone who
knew her. Those she leaves behind to cherish her memory include: mother, Elvera Kohlnhofer;
brothers and sisters, Jeff (Carla)
Kohlnhofer of Goodhue, Beth
(Brian) Raskovich of Lakeville,
Michael (Teresa) Kohlnhofer of
Goodhue, Yon (Jean) Kohlnhofer
of Goodhue, Guy (Stacy)
Kohlnhofer, and Dan Kohlnhofer
of Lakeville, and Rae Kohl of
Minnetonka; nieces and nephews,
Shannan (Cory) Cranbrook,
Micayla (Eric) Ryan, Samantha
(AJ) Jacobson, Ellyn Kohlnhofer,
McKenzie Kohlnhofer, Jenna
Kohlnhofer, Abbey Kohlnhofer,
Cassidy Kohlnhofer, Nathan
Klose, Blake Raskovich, Anna
Kohlnhofer,
and
Grace
Kohlnhofer; great-nieces and nephews, Calvin Cranbrook,
Sylvia Cranbrook, and Isaac Ryan;
as well as many other relatives
and friends.
She is preceded in death by her
father Victor Kohlnhofer, grandparents, and aunts and uncles.
A memorial service for Jo Lynn
will be conducted at the First Presbyterian Church of Red Wing on
May 15, 2015, at 5 p.m. Jo Lynns
family will greet relatives and
friends from 4 p.m. until the time
of service. In lieu of flowers, a
memorial will be placed in Memorial Park of Red Wing where
Jo loved to walk with her family.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
High Ave and 5th St W.
The following information was March 25
provided by the Goodhue County
1:08 a.m. A vehicle was in the
Sheriffs Office.
median near 145th Ave and Hwy
March 20
52 in Minneola Township.
11:51 p.m. A citation was is8:04 a.m. Lands Lutheran
sued on 3rd Ave for driving after Church on Hwy 60 in Minneola
revocation and no insurance.
Township reported they had been
2:33 p.m. A fire call was re- broken into overnight. An exteported on the 48500 block of Cty rior door was pried open and an
1 in Cherry Grove Township.
office door was kicked in result4:54 p.m. Medical help was ing in $200 in damage. Other items
requested on the 49400 block of might have been taken.
130th Ave in Roscoe Township.
2:19 p.m. The city reported
8:14 p.m. A vehicle was swerv- that someone forced open the door
ing near Hwy 52 and Cty 50 in to the pump house at the pool.
Minneola Township. The vehicle Nothing was taken but it would
was not located.
cost $250 to replace the door. A
10:46 p.m. A speeding ticket picnic table and two lifeguard
was issued near Hwy 60 and Cty 1 chairs were thrown into the pool.
in Cherry Grove Township.
3:49 p.m. Family complaints
March 22
were reported on 2nd Ave.
12:16 p.m. A van was in the March 26
median near Hwy 52 and 145th
11:02 a.m. A male was reAve Way in Minneola Township. ported stumbling near Main St and
6:12 p.m. Three vehicles went 2nd Ave. A deputy checked the
off the road near Hwy 52 and 420th area but did not locate the subject.
St in Minneola Township.
5:52 p.m. A person on 2nd
8:35 p.m. A man was arrested Ave reported that a back door to
near Hwy 52 and Sherwood Trl in the residence was pried open. The
Minneola Township for fourth- cupboards and dresser had been
degree driving while intoxicated, gone through. A container of
.08 or more.
change, with about $375, had been
March 23
taken.
5:32 a.m. A car went into the
6:02 p.m. A gas drive-off theft
median near Hwy 52 and Cty 50 of $151.07 was reported at Cenex.
in Minneola Township.
The white semi with no name on
10:39 a.m. Medical help was the trailer headed toward Zumrequested on 3rd Ave.
brota. A deputy was unable to lo12:51 p.m. A business check cate the vehicle.
was requested on the 46700 block
of 135th Ave in Roscoe Township.
1:41 p.m. Wanamingo Meats
and Catering reported that some- University of Wisconsin River Falls
one attempted to pry open a door
RIVER FALLS, WI Nicole
but did not gain entry to the busi- Hinsch of Goodhue and Kamyn
ness. $250 in damage was reported. Peterson-Rucker of Pine Island
11:40 p.m. Medical help was were initiated into The Honor
requested on 2nd Ave.
Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the
nations oldest and most selective
March 24
7:53 p.m. A snow removal collegiate honor society for all
parking violation was reported near academic disciplines.

College

Urdahl to discuss book on

Lincolns assassination
RED WING Join State Representative Dean Urdahl at the
Goodhue County Historical Society on Thursday, April 16, at 7
p.m. for a presentation on possible conspiracies surrounding the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
In his latest novel, Conspiracy!, Urdahl discusses a plot
to kill Lincoln that reaches far
beyond John Wilkes Booth; into
the Masons, the Catholic Church,
and Knights of the Golden Circle.
The booka work of historical

fictiondraws from still-debated

conspiracy theories and historical
research. Conspiracy! is the
fourth book in the Uprising series.
Urdahl was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives
in 2002 and served as Minnesotas
commissioner to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
For more information on this event
or the Goodhue County Historical Society, visit www.goodhue
countyhistory.org.

Birth

IRISH
Kurt and Nicole Irish of Mazeppa
are happy to announce the birth of
their daughter, Kinsley Kathleen.
She was born April 3, 2015, at
Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus
in Rochester, weighing 7 pounds,
11 ounces, and measuring 20 inches
long. She was welcomed home by
brothers Jadyn, Nolan, and Cooper.
Grandparents are Mark and
Kathi Arendt of Mazeppa, Nancy
Irish of Plainview, and the late
Tom Irish.

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Senior Profiles
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA HIGH SCHOOL

KENYON-WANAMINGO HIGH SCHOOL

Hobbies: Games, hanging out with

friends, movies
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Eminem, Neil Patrick
Harris, Will Ferrell
Favorite...
Book: American Sniper
Movie: American Sniper, Varsity Blues
TV Show: Vikings, Friends
Song: Radioactive and We Built
This City
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? A nice car
Describe yourself in one word: Curious
College/career plans: Computer engineer

and composition
Best high school memory: Cheering
at State basketball and softball
Hobbies: Reading, hanging out with
friends, camping
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Taylor Swift
Favorite...
Book: A Christmas Carol by Charles
Dickens
Movie: Finding Nemo
TV Show: Friends
Song: I Had The Time Of My Life
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? Plane ticket
to Fiji
Describe yourself in one word: Kind
College/career plans: Crown College
for nursing

Name: Tyler Andrist

Parents: Katrina Nagfors and Rick
Andrist
Siblings: Trevor Andrist
Favorite class or subject: Construction
Best high school memory: Tug of war
during class competitions
Hobbies: Hunting, working on trucks,
riding four-wheeler
Favorite...
Movie: American Sniper
TV Show: Street Outlaws
Song: This Kind of Town Justin
Moore
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? A new truck
College/career plans: Dakota County
Technical College
Name: Tim Hinrichs
Parents: Mark and Sue Hinrichs
High school activities: Football, band,
marching band, FFA, clay target shooting
Favorite class or subject: Any class
with Mr. Yusten and Mr. Raasch
Best high school memory: Band trip
to Colorado
Hobbies: Snowmobiling, working in
my shop
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Chris Burandt, Jay
Leno, and John Hennessey
Favorite...
Book: Last Man Standing by Vince
Flynn
Name: Laura Ann Schueler
Movie: Fast & Furious movies
Parents: Beth and Ken Schueler
If you won the lottery, what would one
Siblings: Anna, 15
High school activities: National Honor of your first purchases be? Farmland
Describe yourself in one word: AdSociety, band, choir, Senior Class Comventurer
mittee, 4-H, State Arts-In, MMTA
College/career plans: College and farm,
Favorite class or subject: Advanced
plumbing/well contractor
biology, AP Calculus, sociology
Best high school memory: Watching
football games on the sidelines with friends
Hobbies: Sewing, singing, and going
out to movies/out to eat
Favorite...
Book: Three Cups of Tea
Movie: The Breakfast Club
TV Show: Law & Order: SVU and Gossip Girl
Song: Float On by Modest Mouse
and Make It To Me by Sam Smith
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? Multiple plane
tickets so I could travel the world
Describe yourself in one word: Passionate
College/career plans: To go to Luther
College and double major in biology and
psychology. Find my husband and get
married. Then go on to get my masters/
Phd.
Name: Jackie Matuska
Parents: Mike and Amy Matuska
Siblings: Tara and Joel
High school activities: Softball, volleyball, basketball manager, National
Honor Society, senior class committee,
mentors
Favorite class or subject: Psychology
Best high school memory: Prom
Hobbies: Spending time with friends
and playing piano
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite...
Book: Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
Movie: Inception
TV Show: One Tree Hill and American
Horror Story
Song: Cry For You by September
If you won the lottery, what would one
Name: Isaiah St. Martin
of
your
first purchases be? Pay for colParents: James St. Martin and Traci
lege
St. Martin
Describe yourself in one word: CreSiblings: Braden, Jakob, and Anna
High school activities: Golf, LEGO ro- ative
College/career plans: Go to college
botics
Favorite class or subject: On your and get a good job and have a family.
own
Best high school memory: Class competitions
Hobbies: Golf, electronics
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Steve Jobs
Favorite...
Book: The Hobbit
Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Song: The Anthem by King Shark
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? A house for
my brothers
Describe yourself in one word: Inventive
College/career plans: Go to St. Thomas University for mechanical engineering

by the 1975
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? Plane tickets
for my friends and family to the UK
Describe yourself in one word: Cheerful
College/career plans: Attend Winona
State University and major in art education

Name: Dallas Gruhlke

Parents: Tammy Gruhlke, Jason Gruhlke
Siblings: Summer, Savannah, Farrah,
and Annistin Gruhlke; and Chloe and
Brady Henn
High school activities: Golf
Favorite class or subject: Construction
Best high school memory: Prom
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Gabriel Iglesias
and Will Ferrell
Favorite...
Book: American Sniper
Movie: American Sniper and Step
Brothers
TV Show: Supernatural
Song: Best Day Ever by Mac Miller
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? Brand new
Chevy Silverado
Describe yourself in one word: Quiet
College/career plans: Working construction the rest of my life

Name: Justine Wallaker

Parents: Jamie and Janet Wallaker
Siblings: Jessica, 20; and Jamie, 14
High school activities: SADD, Prom
Committee, yearbook, Knowledge Bowl
Favorite class or subject: Literature

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HIGH SCHOOL
Name: Rachel Mensink
Parents: Dan and Pat Mensink
Siblings: Kathleen, 28; Nathan, 14;
Hannah, 14; Sarah, 12
High school activities: Volleyball, basketball, softball, National Honor Society, freshman mentor, Senior Class Committee, symphonic band
Favorite class or subject: Advanced
biology with Heitmann
Best high school memory: Senior
homecoming week
Hobbies: Spending time with friends
and family and playing sports
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? James Franco and
Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite...
Book: The Last Song
Movie: Dirty Dancing and all the High
School Musical movies
TV Show: Friends
Song: Leave the Night On by Sam
Hunt
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? Pay for college
Describe yourself in one word: Unique
College/career plans: Attend St. Cloud
State University, get a good job, find the
man of my dreams, and live a wonderful
life!

Name: Emma Gunhus

Parents: David and Julie Gunhus
Siblings: Sam, 19; Maggie, 16; Claudia,
13; Ben, 9
High school activities: Soccer, dance
team, baseball manager, band, choir,
musicals, speech, SADD, National Honor
Society
Favorite class or subject: AP psychology
Best high school memory: All three
Name: Xeni Garcia
trips to State in dance team
Parents: Jozka and Veronica Garcia
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, baking,
Siblings: Aisha, 15; and Ishvari, 12 crocheting, reading romance novels, and
High school activities: Dance team, spending time with my fabulous friends
Person or persons you would like to
cheerleading, SADD, mentor, Spanish
meet, living or dead? One Direction, Adam
club
Favorite class or subject: Social psy- Levine, and Channing Tatum
Favorite...
chology over ITV with Rudy from KW
Best high school memory: My junior
Book: The Mortal Instruments series
Movie: Grease
prom
Hobbies: Dancing, singing, writing,
TV Show: The Voice and The Bachreading, drawing, listening to music, elor
Song: Sugar by Maroon 5
hanging out with friends
Person or persons you would like to
If you won the lottery, what would one
meet, living or dead? Harry Styles, Michael of your first purchases be? Front row
Clifford, Matty Healy
tickets to a One Direction concert with
Name: Sean Ludlow-OMalley
Favorite...
meet and greet passes
Parents: Brandi Ludlow and Dolan
Book: Looking for Alaska and Paper
Describe yourself in one word: PasOMalley
Towns, both by John Green
sionate
Siblings: Connor Ludlow, Breanna
Movie: This Is Us
College/career plans: Attend college
Houglum
TV Show: American Horror Story, and earn a degree in psychology, allowHigh school activities: Track
Sherlock
ing me to help others dealing with emoFavorite class or subject: History
Song: Cherry Wine by Hozier, Me tional instability. Then meet the man of
Best high school memory: Having fun
my dreams and raise a beautiful family.
times with my friends at the lunch table

Name: Robert Woodward

Parents: Don and Shirley
Favorite class or subject: Anything
with Rudy, Van Epps, or Quam
Best high school memory: When Ryan
Noah went through Van Eppss wall and
broke a desk
Hobbies: Watching hockey
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Blake Shelton, Abe
Lincoln
Favorite...
Book: White Fang
Movie: The Heat
TV Show: Friends, How I Met Your
Mother
Song: Anything Blake Shelton
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? A newer car
Describe yourself in one word: Outspoken
College/career plans: Go to Winona
State and get a degree in human resources or mass communications

Name: Kate McNamara

Parents: Bruce and Marie McNamara
Siblings: Blair
High school activities: Volleyball, National Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl,
band
Favorite class or subject: Art
Best high school memory: Florida band
trip
Hobbies: Art, 4-H, reading, time with
friends
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Jesus, Jennifer
Lawrence
Favorite...
Book: Harry Potter series
Movie: Its A Wonderful Life
TV Show: The Office
Song: Dont Dream Its Over
Crowded House
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? College
Describe yourself in one word: Creative
College/career plans: Major in studio
art

Name: Billy Voth

Parents: Tom and Lyn Voth
Siblings: Cassie and Emma Voth
High school activities: Envirothon,
working at school, 4-H, FFA
Favorite class or subject: Construction
Best high school memory: Car rides
to and from construction
Hobbies: Racing, working on cars
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Dale Earnhardt
Sr., Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon
Favorite...
Book: The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen,
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly
Cleary
Movie: Smokey and the Bandit, Full
Metal Jacket
TV Show: Hogans Heroes
Song: Courtesy of the Red, White,
and Blue by Toby Keith, Paradise City
by Guns N Roses
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? 1970 Chevrolet
Chevelle SS 454
Describe yourself in one word: Modest
College/career plans: Serve in the
Minnesota Army National Guard, undecided about college

Name: McKenna Weyandt

Parents: Diane Weyandt, Eddie Weyandt
Siblings: Kieran, 14
High school activities: Northfield traveling soccer, band, chorale, student aide
Favorite class or subject: Music or
biology
Best high school memory: St. Louis
trip or going with the pep band to State
for the girls basketball team
Hobbies: Soccer, reading, video games
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite...
Book: The Truth About Forever (any
book by Sarah Dessen)
Movie: Avatar, Divergent
TV Show: Whose Line Is It Anyway?,
Brain Games
Song: Anything by Anthem Lights
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? My own car
Describe yourself in one word: Me
College/career plans: Most likely get
a two-year degree at RCTC and then go
on to a four-year college.

Name: Tegan Thibedeau

Parents: Deanna Thibedeau
Siblings: Dustin
Favorite class or subject: Woods class/
robotics
Best high school memory: When Britney
Woods got hit with the Frisbee in the
head during the CS program
Favorite...
Song: Monster Ghost Town
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? A new car
Describe yourself in one word: Quiet

Name: Tanner Warner

Parents: Chuck and Lisa Warner
Siblings: Chas, 20; Jacob, 15
High school activities: Football, baseball, basketball, National Honor Society, robotics
Favorite class or subject: Math and
science
Best high school memory: Playing
sports, going out and having bonfires
with friends
Hobbies: Playing sports
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Satchel Paige so I
can see how fast he throws with a radar
gun
Favorite...
Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins
Movie: Coach Carter
TV Show: Friday Night Lights
Song: Lips of an Angel and Lost in
the Sun by Hinder
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? I would design and build my own house.
Describe yourself in one word: Determined
College/career plans: Go to school
for mechanical engineering.

Name: Anna Washburn

Parents: Kirk and Bliss Washburn,
Terri and Steve Lenz
Siblings: Chance, 14; Maddie, 16;
Westly, 18; Sara, 23; Joe, 23; David, 25
High school activities: FCCLA, National Honor Society, choir, cheerleading,
Knowledge Bowl, Homecoming Committee, Prom Committee, volleyball
Favorite class or subject: Social psychology
Best high school memory: Powderpuff
junior and senior year, games and practices
Hobbies: Singing, watching movies,
hanging out with friends, cooking, riding
horse, volunteering, listening to music,
shopping
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Abraham Lincoln,
Jesus Christ, Emma Watson
Favorite...
Book: The Great Gatsby
Movie: When The Game Stands Tall,
The Book Thief
TV Show: Castle, Outlander
Song: Same Love by Macklemore
and Im Ready by AJR
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? College education
Describe yourself in one word: Exuberant
College/career plans: A teacher
elementary or high school history

Name: Dakota Walker

Parents: Chad Walker and Carrie Wenzel
Siblings: Connor Walker, 15; Mackenzie
Walker, 13; Samuel Walker, 7; Taylor
Walker, 3
High school activities: Football
Favorite class or subject: Social studies (criminal justice)
Hobbies: Work, waterskiing, NFL
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Jim Carrey, John
Wayne, Barack Obama
Favorite...
Book: Death of a Salesman, Hatchet
Movie: 300
TV Show: Dr. Phil, Shark Tank
Song: Lifestyle by Young Thug
Describe yourself in one word: Sexy
College/career plans: Law enforcement Minnesota State Trooper

Name: Luke Votruba

Parents: Roberta Braaten and Joe
Votruba
Siblings: Elsie, 6
High school activities: Football, golf,
clay target league
Favorite class or subject: Advanced
physics
Best high school memory: Playing
football with the boys
Hobbies: Gaming, watching sports
Person or persons you would like to
meet, living or dead? Jennifer Lawrence,
Jessica Alba, Chad Greenway
Favorite...
Book: Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix
Movie: The Green Mile
TV Show: Breaking Bad
Song: Renegade by Styx
If you won the lottery, what would one
of your first purchases be? A new car
Describe yourself in one word: Sarcastic
College/career plans: Go the University of Minnesota to be a doctor

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From Our Files

GOODHUE
20 Years Ago
April 19, 1995

and son at St. Johns Hospital in

Red Wing on Thursday.

Melanie Holst, daughter of Larry

60 Years Ago
and Brenda Holst, has been seApril 7, 1955
lected to receive the Scholarship
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
for Student Leaders from Hamline Conrad, a son, on March 26. ***
University.
Mr. and Mrs. Glaydon Kern of
40 Years Ago
Minneapolis spent the weekend
at the Hart-McHugh home. ***
April 10, 1975
Reverend Theodore H. Kuske The A.B. Overbys were evening
of Wonewoc, Wisconsin, has ac- callers at the Joe Elmes home
cepted the call to fill the vacancy Tuesday of last week.
of the parishes of St. Peters in
Goodhue and St. Johns in
Minneola. *** Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Campbell and Jo visited at the
Lavern Windhorst home in
Mazeppa on Sunday, where Mr.
Windhorst is recovering from a
foot operation. *** Susan Benrud,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Benrud, was named to the deans
list for the winter quarter at Golden
Valley Lutheran College.

WANAMINGO
70 Years Ago
April 5, 1945
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Augie
Reincke, a daughter, on March 28;
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Voth, a daughter, on April 1. *** Lt. Wm. Gerald
Heaney is now confined to a hospital in Leige, Belgium, because
of yellow jaundice. *** Mrs. Mike
McNamara of Rochester spent a
few days with relatives here.

Mandy Sween, a senior at Pine

Island High Schoool, is the recipient of a Sorenson Scholarship.
*** Timothy Sailors has been
named to the deans list for the
fall semester at Wheaton College,
Illinois.

40 Years Ago
April 10, 1975
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Henschel
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on April 6 when friends
and relatives gathered at Stordahl
Lutheran Church to honor the
couple. *** Mr. and Mrs. Don
Greseth, Lisa and Dan, and Mr.
and Mrs. Norm Edwards, Heidi,
Paul, and Eric vacationed in the
Ozarks from April 2-6. *** Bertha Swanson spent Easter with the
Jim Swanson family in Litchfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Stockmo and

family were Sunday evening supper guests at the Chester Nord home
in rural Zumbrota. *** Miss Selma
Thoreson had the misfortune to
slip on a patch of ice last month
and fracture a bone in her shoulder. *** Mrs. Esther Larson left
Tuesday for Moorhead for a visit
of two weeks at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Pastor
and Mrs. Torgney Jystad.

70 Years Ago
April 5, 1945
Miss Elaine Romness left Sunday for Minneapolis where she
will secure employment. *** Miss
Edith Perret of St. Paul is spending this week at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Perret.
*** Elmer Peterson of Cokato spent
a few days recently at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Iverson.

WANAMINGO, 1975 First District

Congressman Albert H. Quie
announced the appointment of
Steven H. Wolf of Wanamingo to
the Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, Colorado.

Mr. and Mrs. Arne Stockmo and

County
GOODHUE 1965 Otto Drenckhahn, center, was recognized by the
Goodhue Civic Club for his many years of service to the community on
Monday evening. On the right is Martin Majerus, president of the civic
club, and on the left is Keith Todd, master of ceremonies. Drenckhahn
served as postmaster from 1947 until February of this year.

PINE ISLAND
20 Years Ago
April 19, 1995

Ward and Muriel Duncan were

host to several visitors over the
weekend to celebrate the April 17
birthdays of their children Sandy
and Doug.

50 Years Ago
April 8, 1965

50 Years Ago
April 8, 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kurtti and
children were Sunday afternoon
and supper guests at the Jerome
Thun home in St. Peter. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Edw. Lodermeier entertained four couples for Sunday
supper. *** Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Rusch called on Mrs. Paul Keifer

20 Years Ago
April 19, 1995

from a one-week trip to Puerto

Rico. *** Guests at the home of
Evelyn Albrecht last Monday and
Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Qualey of Menahga. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Jackson and family of
Wyoming, Minnesota, spent Easter weekend with Mrs. Peg Abel.

the County Birthday Club on Friday evening. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Swee and Mr. and Mrs.
John McKay were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Obert Swee at Brook
Park on Saturday afternoon.

40 Years Ago
April 10, 1975

Mrs. Ted Steege went to Waseca

on Monday to spend several days
with Mr. and Mrs. James Miller
and children. *** Mrs. Verne
Christofferson and Mrs. Hazel
Stewart of Wasioja were Monday
visitors of Mrs. Blanche Webb.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sather
and family visited his brother, Jerry
Sather and family, at St. Paul on
Sunday.

30 Years Ago
April 10, 1985

David Kundert of Minneapolis

Howie Keane, Rick and Jeanne spent Saturday with his parents,
Keane returned Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kundert. ***
Mrs. Nicolai Trelstad entertained

50 Years Ago
April 15, 1965

60 Years Ago
April 14, 1955
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Zeller celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 3. *** Robert
Mahler spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Mahler and family at
Waseca. *** Mr. and Mrs. B.J.
Birkland of Minneapolis called on
PINE ISLAND, 1975 Julie Champa and Dean Murray will play the lead Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baumgartner
characters in the all-school play David & Lisa on Saturday.
on Sunday.

Minnesota wetlands are

shelter from the storm
Enough wetlands remain in the
flood-prone areas of Minnesota to
hold enough rain to cover the city
of Mankato in more than a foot of
water, according to a new report by
the Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center.
The analysis, Shelter from the
Storm: How Wetlands Protect Our
Communities from Flooding, says
the areas wetlands are at risk from
pollution and development, however, and so is the regions natural
shield against flood damage.
Our wetlands are natures first
line of defense against storms and
flooding, said Cora EllensonMyers, campaign organizer with
Environment Minnesota. We need
to protect whats left of them.
Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States,
causing an average of $8.2 billion
in damage each year for the past 30
years. In Minnesota last June, severe flooding caused a state of emergency in 35 counties, negatively
affected soybean and corn crops,
and evacuated businesses near the

overflowing Crow River.

I have flat fields that dont ever
have standing water, and [last year]
we had so much rain that my flat
field was just a river, said Josh
Reinitz, a farmer in Henderson. A
number of houses in Henderson were
destroyed or threatened. One was
pushed off its foundation by a
mudslide.
As global warming continues,
scientists predict that the damage
caused by floods will only increase.
Warmer air is able to hold more
water vapor, leading to higher levels of precipitation during rain and
snowstorms. At the start of this decade, storms were already producing fifteen percent more precipitation in the state than they did in the
1970s.
These little river towns were
founded in a day when they were
considered safe, but now the volume of the water entering the river
after these rain events is so big and
the waters are so high that the floods
are just massive, said Reinitz. After
a heavy rain event, within hours [the

river] is flooding because the water

movement is so quick.
A loophole in the nations Clean
Water Act leaves the states smaller
streams and 20 million acres of
wetlands across the country without guaranteed protection under the
law. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed restoring the safeguards with a rule expected to be finalized as early as
next month.
The restored clean water and
wetland protections have won support from hundreds of thousands of
Americans, farmers, small businesses, and local officials, including 40 local elected officials from
across Minnesota. Developers and
other polluters have waged a bitter
campaign against them in the U.S.
Congress, however.
Wetlands give us shelter from
the storm, so the law should shelter
wetlands from development and
pollution, said Ellenson-Myers.
We call on Senator Klobuchar to
stand up to the polluters and back
protections for all of our streams
and wetlands.

ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
April 6, 2005
Head Start children from the
Zumbrota area celebrated the end
of color week with a pajama
day. The children had fun reviewing colors through stories and special activities. The last day was
spent in their pajamas. *** Sidney
Ronningen, great-grandfather of
Jordan Ronningen and a World
War II veteran talked to the ZMES
second grade classes. He shared
his experiences, pictures and
memorabilia of World War II with
them.

20 Years Ago
April 5, 1995
The ZM Middle Schoolers collected money for the area food
shelf. The students were encouraged to bring their pennies, nickels and dimes in an attempt to reach
the school-wide goal of $500. The
total raised by the school was higher
than expected at $1,041.33. It will
be donated to the Zumbrota Food
Shelf. *** Girl Scout Troop 227
of Zumbrota was busy on Monday afternoon. The second-graders adorned the doors at the nursing home with bows that they had
made.

weekend guests of the Frank

Althoffs on Sunday. On Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Allen, Jennifer and Jeffrey of Winona were
dinner guests of the Althoffs. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bartsh of
Rochester were Sunday dinner
guests at the Lowell Bartsh home.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bonde
and Ericka of Minneapolis were
weekend guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Berg. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Fandrey and
Christopher of Hastings and Mr.
and Mrs. Ewald Fandrey, Jr. of
Red Wing were Easter dinner
guests of their parents the Ewald
Fandreys. *** Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Anderson and Robyn of LaMoulle,
and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Boettcher
and Mrs. Louise Boettcher of Stewartville were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Flotterud.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Art Stechmann
were Easter dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hagen
in Cannon Falls.

50 Years Ago
April 1, 1965
Miss Marit Lomen was awarded
the Kristiania Lodge 47 Sons of
Norway scholarship at a meeting
held by the group in Rochester.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Stiller had
as their Sunday dinner guests Mr.
and Mrs. Aldon Matthees and two
children of Goodhue and Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Kish of Mazeppa.
*** Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Forrest Scharpen were
the families of Reynold Matthees
of Goodhue, Lloyd Schumacher
and Millard Ripley. During the
afternoon the children enjoyed the
winter sport of tobogganing. ***
Mrs. Dale Ferrell and son Jeffrey
of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, returned
to their home Friday after spending a week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Sommers. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lexvold entertained
a large group Sunday afternoon in
honor of the first birthday of their
daughter, Tammy.

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during the past two weeks. ***
Karlene Magnuson returned home
Wednesday from a ten-day trip to
Germany with German II students
from Goodhue High School. ***
Bill and Delila Heydmann and
Ervin and Melva Hinrichs returned
from a 12-day trip to Arizona. ***
Dennis and Mary Hermann returned from a two-week trip to the
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*** Peter Grimsrud, a sophomore
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April 3, 1975
The Lloyd Archer family were
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Pine Island
SSC Director Riley summarizes
savings for Pine Island School

Diane DeBoer (left) and Lois Scripture have been volunteering for Heartland Hospice for over six years.

Lois Scripture and Diane DeBoer

recognized during Volunteer Week
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND As part of
Volunteer Week, April 12-18,
Heartland Hospice recognizes two
hospice volunteers who share their
time in Pine Island and in Zumbrota. Lois Scripture and Diane
DeBoer are longtime residents of
Pine Island, and they both have
been volunteering for Heartland
Hospice for over six years.
Scripture volunteers at Pine
Haven Care Center in Pine Island;
not only with Heartland Hospice

patients but with other residents

there as well. DeBoer also volunteers at Pine Haven, and she goes
to Zumbrota Health Care Center
and occasionally to the Cottages
in Rochester.
Both women share a passion for
volunteering and find it very rewarding. It only takes a little bit
of your time and the families are
so appreciative, DeBoer said.
Scripture said she enjoys being a
friendly visitor and is blessed to
be able to do that.

Volunteers fill many roles at

Heartland Hospice, providing a
special kind of caring and compassion to patients and their families. Without the work of volunteers Heartland Hospice could not
continue with its work. A complete program of training, orientation, and certification is offered
for volunteers. For information,
contact Lee Ann McKinney at 507993-2044 or email leeann.
mckinney@hcr-manorcare.com.

Pine Island School plans to celebrate

Coach Craig Andersons 500th win
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the Pine
Island School Board meeting on
April 9, Superintendent Tammy
Berg-Beniak recognized baseball
coach Craig Anderson for his 500th
win. Anderson has been the head
coach of the varsity team for 38
years. She said, We are planning
to celebrate his 500th win.
Facility update

Construction trash bins are positioned at the south side of the

1934 building. Crews are cleaning out the basement of this section of the current school.
The school board awarded an
asbestos abatement contract to the
lowest of four bidders, Twell Environmental for $55,687. Other
bidders were Environment Plant
Services $58,800; Mavo Systems
$74,318; and EnviroBate, Inc.
$69,720.
Asbestos will be abated from
the pipes and tunnels of the 1934
building, starting May 11. The work
will be done in the evening and at
night. Berg-Beniak said the basement is closed off and a safe work
environment. It will not affect the
students.

Some spring sports activities

have been cancelled. The spring
teams are sharing the gym spaces
for practice because of weather.
The students chose to recognize
teacher Jennifer Wernau in April.
She started using an innovative
enrichment of using storytelling
in her Spanish language classes.
This has piqued the interest of the
students.
Other business

Berg-Beniak reported that

Emilee Fredrickson (varsity basketball) and Chris Frick (varsity
football), the co-athletes of the
week, were recognized in Points
of Panthers Pride. This week Matt
Lien (baseball) was recognized as
athlete of the week.
The board accepted donations
to fund Wi-Fi access for student
use on the school buses from the
Pine Island Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) and the
middle school student council.
John Champa and Rob Warneke
will represent the school board for
the 2015 graduation ceremony on
May 24 at 2 p.m.
The school board approved:
Berg-Beniak providing MinStudent representative report
nesota Department of Education
Senior student Taylor Schroeder (MDE) access to data coaches
reported that the solo/ensemble
Certifying an achievement and
participants did very well representing the Pine Island music department. Some received Best in
Site.
Students Mitch Leland in music and Schroeder herself in English were the Lions Club StuPINE ISLAND For the month
dents of the month.
All of the members of the speech of April, the Pine Island High
team will continue to sectional School group Roots and Shoots
competition in Byron on April 11. will be collecting old cellphones
Snow Week and Spring Fling and other small handheld electronwere combined because of the ics to be recycled. Electronics will
shortened school year. There was be collected through April 22 (Earth
a guest speaker who talked about Day) and will be donated to the
relationships, a talent show, a game Como Zoo to support their great
show, dodgeball, and a Students ape conservation efforts.
Cellphones contain Coltan, a
Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
mineral ore that contains two minpresentation.

integration incentive revenue budget of $29,249.54 for 2016 to MDE

Amending the 2015-16 calendar to have school on Martin Luther
King Day with one hour of observation activity, and move the staff
development day to February 1
Clark Jones as seventh grade
softball coach with a salary of
$1,881
Chad Corky as C-team baseball coach to be paid $50/game
The board discussed the process and timeline to complete BergBeniaks evaluation before July
1, 2015. Negotiations with licensed
staff started on April 6.
Angie Heiden reported that the
Zumbro Education District hired
a consultant to update the strategic plan. The board is invited to
participate in the planning process.
The board discussed health office coverage for two school sites
with one full-time school nurse
and one full-time health aid. The
principals reported that more staff
will be recruited to cross-train and
cover lunches in the health offices.
Berg-Beniak said the football
field will be a Field of Honor June
11-13.
This year the PTSO Carnival
will be on April 17 from 5-7 p.m.

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the Pine
Island School Board meeting on
April 9, Suzanne Riley, the executive director of the Southeast
Service Cooperative (SSC), presented an overview of the school
districts use of services and savings from membership in the organization. The Pine Island School
District has been a charter member of SSC since 1976.
Riley said she was visiting the
school board to report on the
districts use of services in 201314, and inform the board of other
services that would benefit the
district. Pine Island spends $1,980
for its membership, and benefited
from $66,000 of services last year.
This is a 3800% return on the investment.
SSC saves member districts
funds by negotiating with vendors
for discounts. SSC also collaborates on the districts behalf with
other schools and sometimes the
counties and applies for grants for
the schools. Pine Island saved about
$77,000 last year through the cooperative.
Riley also reported that SSC
received a grant and was chosen
to organize the School Climate
Improvement Program for the
entire State of Minnesota. Districts
can apply to participate in the 15month program. Superintendent
Tammy Berg-Beniak said the district is already working on some
areas identified on the list of participation requirements. The school
board will consider applying to
the program.

learning goals, which is 35% of cific classes. Parents and students

the final score.
have been informed that there is
Middle/high school
no drop/add of classes in the fall.
principals report
The middle school is working
Principal Kevin Cardille re- with the City of Pine Island to
ported that middle and high school organize student participation in
staff will meet to discuss the City-wide Cleanup. Seventh
remediation for students with and eighth grades will help on April
multiple Fs and repeat Fs in the 28 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Fifth and
third quarter.
sixth grades will help on April 30
There are 23 students in the al- from 1:30-3:00 p.m.
ternative learning program (ALP).
Cardille is using Twitter to get
The district is using some online information out to the public and
curriculum and evaluating whether share success stories in the middle
it addresses the needs of the ALP and high schools. You can follow
students to reduce failures. Car- him at @KevinCardille.
dille said, We are looking for good
In March, enrollment in grades
software for the students.
5-12 totaled 747 students. EnrollThere has been no decision on ment in grades 5-12 will increase
offering opportunities for students by eight students in 2015-16.
to recover credits over this sum- Eighty students will graduate this
mer. The summer programs have year. The fourth grade class comoffered teacher-led classwork in ing into fifth grade in 2015-16
ninth and tenth grade English, math, currently totals eighty-eight stusocial studies, and science in the dents. In 2013-14 there were 353
past.
students in grades 9-12, compared
Cardille thanked Patrick Smith to 371 in 2014-15.
for volunteering and developing Other business
the trapshooting team for 36 grade
The board approved recommen6-12 students. He thanked the dations for tenure for Melissa
White Pines Sportsmans Club for Gergen, Zak Hanegraaf, Josh
collaborating with the school for Pederson, Elizabeth Wetzel, Kelli
trapshooting for the students. There Williams, Josh Westphal, and
are now 8,600 students in the state Robin Schmoll. The board apfrom 243 schools participating on proved a recommendation for nontrap teams. There has been no cost renewal of contract for first year
to the school. The program is teacher Cole Dorow.
funded by fees, individuals, local
Chair John Champa recombusinesses, and the Sportsmans mended referring the review of
Club and members. The program polices for establishment and adopis in the third year. Originally 18 tion of the budget, modification
students participated.
of the budget, and the audit to the
The middle and high school are finance committee. The members
analyzing the student class requests of the board agreed with his recfrom registration. Staffing is de- ommendation.
2016 graduation
Mike Hildenbrand and Jill Jansen pendent on the demand for spefrom the Cheesefest committee
requested the school board reschedule the 2016 graduation. The Sunday, June 5 ceremony at 2:00 p.m.
will conflict with the festival parade. After discussion the board
decided to continue the discussion with the committee to come
up with times that work for both
events.
PreK-4 principals report

Principal Cindy Hansen reported

that 90 kindergarteners are registered for fall 2015. She said parents can help the district plan for
staff and the number of sections
needed for the kindergarten by
registering their children as soon
as possible. Last year at this time
only 60 children were enrolled.
The Worlds Best Work Place
committee will present a summary
and recommendations to the school
board at the May 13 meeting.
Hansen, Berg-Beniak, and the
elementary staff are discussing a
list of furniture and other needs
for the new building. Work is in
progress to finalize the daily schedule at the new school and transportation for the students.
The principals are meeting with
the teacher evaluation team to finalize the procedures to create
evaluation ratings. They plan to
meet with the teachers when the
teachers complete their student

Pine Island High School Roots and

Shoots are collecting old cellphones
erals: columbite and tantalite.
Coltan can be refined to produce
tantalum, an important element in
creating capacitors, which control
the flow of electric currents inside devices like mobile phones,
televisions, and DVD players.
The mining of Coltan in the
Congo is threatening the habitats
of the gorillas. Forests are being
cut down and the apes are being

hunted for food.

By recycling electronics we can
cut down the demand of Coltan Art students Haley Krause and Mitchell Leland check out the human
for future electronics. You can help figurative sculpture that they created (along with Sydney Lenz) which
this cause by dropping off your now hangs in the kindergarten atrium.
donation in the collection boxes
at these locations: the Pine Island
High School office, Ms. Schimeks
biology room, Better Brew coffeehouse, and Van Horn Public
Library.
PINE ISLAND Students in a sky diver will be in front of the
the Pine Island High School sculp- main stairwell hanging from the
ture class have been creating pub- ceiling, and one more has not found
lic art works in the form of human a home yet.
figurative sculpture.
This is the fourth year these
The students created five dif- sculptures have been created. The
ferent sculptures this year. The new thing that students have been
first one was placed in the school required to do this year is to create
on March 31 and is on view in the a video that shows their process
kindergarten atrium. Others that and
has
their
artist
can be seen throughout the school statements. These are uploaded to
are: a girl with an umbrella lo- YouTube and then a QR Code is
cated outside behind the high generated so that when viewers
school art room, a human ant on scan the code located near the sculpthe interior wall near the art room, ture, they can see the process.

PI students create human

figurative sculptures

The Pine Island Economic Development Authority (EDA) is

accepting applications for an Executive Director position.
Responsibilities include providing leadership and administration
for the Pine Island EDA and assisting/directing development and
redevelopment initiatives in the city. Position description and
profiles are available at:

http://www.pineislandeda.org/
To Apply: Send a letter of introduction, resume, salary history
and up to four work-related references to:
Executive Search Committee
c/o PIEDA Personnel Chairperson,
106 2nd Street SW, PO Box 727
Pine Island, MN 55963

By Audra DePestel

Pine Island kindergarteners learn about plants

PINE ISLAND Mrs. Jackie Walters kindergarten class is learning about plants this month. On April 9, the students joined Mr. Shawn Ericksons
entrepreneur class which was focusing on agriculture businesses. Students planted sunflower seeds, and learned about the parts of a plant and
what a plant needs to grow. Left: kindergartener Eli Jewell learns about parts of a plant with high school partner Joseph Hintz. Right: Mr. Erickson
helps kindergartener Grace Steffen add soil to her planting pot as her high school partner Bridget Kennedy stays close to assist.

Recruitment will continue until the position is filled, with first

consideration given to applications received by May 15, 2015.
The Pine Island Economic Development Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Area Sports

Pine Island
Pine Island High School third
quarter Honor Roll announced
PINE ISLAND The following Pine Island High School students were named to the Honor
Roll for the third quarter for the
2014-15 school year.
A Honor Roll
Grade 12 Jacob Barr, Adam
Barsness, Samuel Baska, Kaitlyn
Champa, Jeremy Clark, Kristi
Clark, Laura Cragoe, Benjamin
Farrell, Emilee Fredrickson, Christopher Frick, Abigail Gushulak,
Brandon Haze, Melanie Heeren,
Emily Kaul, James Kroll, Matthew Kukson, Noelle Langworthy,
Mitchell Leland, Mitchell
Magnuson, Josie Mancilman,
Isaiah Ondler, Mikayla Pukal,
Lauren Rupprecht, Caitlin
Schartau, Nicholas Schleck, Taylor Schroder, Emalie Stolp, Luke
Thornton, Derek Titus, Victoria
Vouk, Ashley Westlake, Alicia
Woodward
Grade 11 Mitchel Acker,
Valeria Agus, Sara Albertelli,
Nicholas Cain, Garrett Cobb,
Madison House, Sydney Lenz,
Stephanie Norte, Madilyn Owen,
Keanan Peterson-Rucker, Angelica
Petrini, Brooke Salfer, Molly
Shelton, Logan Simon, Madeline
Sorum
Grade 10 Jessica Ableitner,
Kayla Anderson, Leah Anderton,
Madison Andrist, Ally Barr, Jacob
Barsness, Haley Bauman, Hope
Benike, Andrew Bogard, Patrick
Bogard, Morgan Brehmer, Lindsay Cobb, Emily Cote, Jena
Garness, Josiah Gutzmer, Amanda
Hildenbrand, Allegra Hoppe,
Lauren Hunskor, Kelly Jackson,
Kimberly Johnson, Addison Justin, Malea Klein, Noah Koenig,
Hannah Kraling, Paige Landon,
Drew Lohmeyer, Logan Meurer,
Michael Quintero Bungert,
Mikayla Radtke, Brittany Rud,
Arlena Schmidt, Reagan Titus,
Cole VanHouten, Eliza Warneke,
Jack Williams
Grade 9 Jocasta Adelsman,
Josiah Bauer, Arniecee Brewster,
Sydney Cavallaro, Cassidy
Clementson, Lauralee Eaton,
Nicole Fall, Ryan Fohrman,
Allison Hogstad, Michael Horkey,
Bridget
Kennedy,
Emily
Klingsporn, Noelle Koenig, Noah
Kuball, Josselyn Lindahl, Keegan
Majerus, Morgan Martincek,
Monique Nelson, Julianne
OReilly, Brynn Olson, Alex Pahl,
Shannon Pike, Autumn Pin, Mya
Polzer, Emilie Rucker, Sara

Schartau, Morgan Strop, Katilynn

Swanson
B Honor Roll
Grade 12 Jacob Braaten, Jordyn
Braaten, Daniel Brown, Sarah
Dodge, Kendra Euler, William Eye,
Mikayla Goodman, Benjamin
Haller, Cole Hintz, Jason Hoerle,
Hunter Kraling, Haley Krause,
Colton Pike, Liza Shelquist,
Candace Uhde, Emma Vouk, Kira
Ziegler
Grade 11 Tristan Akason, Katie
Bruesewitz, Summer Cavallaro,
Anna Cramer, Kaylee Drazan,
David Eaton, Kristin Evers, Shane
Field, Aaron Gillard, Miranda
Hawkinson, Bryce Hinrichsen,
Krista Hogstad, Matthew Huus,
Alexander Keigley, Caleb Kopp,
Megan Krause, Alexis Loats, Kylee
Locke, Jesselyn Lonneman, Jessica McNallan, Kaia Perry, Brianna
Quintero Bungert, Taylor
Rasmussen, Summer Rauk,
Nicolas Roberts, Luke Runge,
Montserrat Salinas Van Treek,
Amanda Troester, Bailey Trogstad-

Isaacson, Christopher Williamson

Grade 10 Alexander Aarsvold,
Mason Agee, Brittney Arndt,
Angela Behrens, Isabelle Bond,
Alyssa Bronk, Nicholas Brustuen,
Samantha Clementson-Luhmann,
Derek Fall, Broc Finstuen, Jared
Fredrickson, Emily Fried, Rylee
Goodman, Jacob Ihde, Katie Jackson, Ryan Kelling, William Larson, Bernt Podratz, Michael
Rabbitt, Derek Rucker, Samantha
Shull, Tucker Strande, Peyton
Thein, Mariah Zincke.
Grade 9 Keagan Bailey, Garrett
Bates, Tanner Bates, Zachary Cain,
Jayce Chester, Melaina Distad,
Jade Douglas, Courtney Ellefson,
Brianna Fohrman, Tanner Jackson-Stock, Alec Jarosinski,
Katelyn Kennedy, Carolyn
Kittleson, Dakota Kitto, Hayden
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
Larson, Dane Loucks, Nathan
Marx, Elizabeth Nelson, Jacob Zumbrota-Mazeppas Alex Nelson gets the glove down for the catch at home, but the throw does not arrive
Olson, Shelby Pletz, Alexis Pon- in time to get the Hayfield base runner out in Fridays game in Zumbrota.
celet, Amanda Rogers, Cody
Schoenmann, Chaleigh Sellers,
Wesley Sorum, Victoria Toft,
Isabella Wiggins
By Faye Haugen
and Tyler Grudem came on in re- many games where you are going
ZUMBROTA Hayfield came lief of Hegseth giving up two hits to win walking 11 hitters.
away with a 12-2 win over Zum- and one walk. All together, CouAt the plate the Cougars could
brota-Mazeppa in six innings in gar pitching surrendered 11 walks only manage three hits in six inHVL baseball in Zumbrota on in the game.
nings. Nelson had a double to score
Friday.
Hayfield jumped out to a 3-0 two runs in the bottom of the sixth
Alex Nelson started on the lead in the first inning after Nel- inning. Kevin Nordquist and Grumound for the Cougars, going four son struck out the first two hitters dem got the other two hits for ZM,
innings giving up five earned runs he faced. But four hits later, Hay- both singles.
on five hits and three walks. He field was up 3-0.
The 0-2 Cougars will play at
struck out four. Brady SchoenDefensively we let Nelson Rochester Lourdes on Thursday
2014, when expenditures totaled felder pitched the fifth inning giv- down as two balls should have at 5 p.m., host Kenyon-Wanamingo
66.6%.
ing up three earned runs on one been played for outs. This led to in an HVL doubleheader in ZumThe unassigned general fund hit, and three walks. He struck out the three runs for Hayfield in the brota on Saturday beginning at 11
balance is projected for $2,277,409 three. Connor Hegseth also saw first inning, lamented coach a.m. and host St. Charles on Monon July 1, 2015.
some mound work when he pitched Chuck Ohm. There are not too day at 5 p.m.
Preliminary budget for 2015-16
a third of an inning in the sixth,
Superintendent Tammy BergBeniak said there have been requests for increases in some departments in the district. We are
being conservative and continuing to meet the districts
needs192 districts are making
cuts for 2015-16, she said.
Netzke reviewed highlights of
the preliminary 2015-16 budget.
On July 1, 2015, the expected total amount in the general fund (GF)
is $3,331,309. The 2015-16 revenues in the GF should total
$11,537,497; and planned expenditures total $11,533,728.
On June 30, 2016, the projected
unassigned GF balance is
$2,323,798. The total projected
GF balance is $3,335,078.
The Hayfield base runner breaks for third as Zumbrota-Mazeppas Isaiah Nolte makes the play on the infield

ZM gives up too many walks

PI School Board
reviews budgets
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND Finance manager Todd Netzke reviewed the
status of the 2014-15 budget with
the Pine Island School Board on
April 9. The revenues in the revised budget total $11,474,352.
The
expenditures
total
$11,039,530.
On March 31, 2015, the district
had received 74.4% of state, 22.9%
of federal, 46.9% of property tax,
5.5% of tuition, and 86.3% of local revenues. The revenues received to date total $8,154,963;
or 71.1% of the revenues for the
school year.
At the same time in 2014, the
district had received 78.4% of state,
74.4% of federal, 114.2% of property tax, 30.2% of tuition, and
99.1% of local revenues.
Expenditures on March 31, 2015,
totaled 63.5% of the revised spending budget; or $7,004,802. Spending is similar to the same time in

hit in Fridays game in Zumbrota.

Zumbrota

15th annual Pasta Supper to benefit Memorial

Field set for Saturday in Wanamingo

Formation of comprehensive strategic

plan for Zumbrota is under way

WANAMINGO The 15th

annual Pasta Supper will be held
Saturday, April 18 from 5 to 7
p.m. at the Wanamingo Community Center.
Area 57 Cafe will be catering

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA A comprehensive and strategic plan has been
discussed at Zumbrota City Council
meetings for roughly the past six
months. The first meeting of the
steering committee to discuss the
plan was held on February 26. The
next meeting will be on Tuesday,
April 21, at 6 p.m. at Stary-Yerka
VFW Post 5727. This meeting will
be open to the public.
The committees purpose is to
protect public and private investment over time as a comprehensive strategic plan is developed
for the city. The committee members are Todd Hammel, Richard
Meyerhofer, Brittany Thomforde,
Angela Andring, Roxanne Bartsh,
Brenda Lerum, Steve Johnson,
Merissa Ramboldt, Brian Grudem,
Jason Majerus, Dave Dahlen,
Ronda Anderson-Sand, Laura
Haugen, city council members, and
Mayor Rich Bauer, with the advice of Loucks & Associates.
During this meeting we provided an overview of what the
comprehensive and strategic plan
is all about, what the role of the
steering committee is, and discussed some planning issues that
will be addressed, Tina Goodroad,
Director of Planning for Loucks
& Associates, said. The bulk of
the meeting was then focused on
the committee and their responses
to questions so I can learn more
about what is important to them
and what the committee wants to
see focused on during this update.
They used a SOAR exercise to
identify community Strengths,
Opportunities, Aspirations, and
Results to determine what the steering committee members feel are
important for the city of Zumbrota.
We will use the results of this
input to have focused table topic
discussions at the community-wide
meeting on the 21st, Goodroad
said.
Community and business members are encouraged to visit the

the all you can eat supper. All proceeds from the free will donation
supper will go to improving Memorial Field in Wanamingo.
The Kenyon-Wanamingo softball and baseball programs ben-

efit from this supper with many

improvements made over the past
several years, including a new junior varsity softball and baseball
field this spring.

City of Zumbrotas website and steering committees planning:

fill out a survey to help with the http://www.ci.zumbrota.mn.us/.

ZM vocalists participate
in solo/ensemble contest
RANDOLPH The ZumbrotaMazeppa High School vocal music department attended the Section 1 Solo/Ensemble Music Contest in Randolph on March 31.
The following students received
Superior ratings for their vocal
solos: Dalton Ludington (baritone),
Ben Knowlton (tenor), Laura
Schueler (soprano), Anna Schueler
(alto), Jackson Duncan (baritone),
Tianna Beniak (soprano), Ashlynn
Taft (alto), Sabrina Spratte (soprano), Layla Sjolander (soprano),
and Nathan Horsch (baritone).
Vocal ensembles receiving Superior ratings were Justine Cash
and Anna Schueler (vocal duet)

and Dalton Ludington and Layla

Sjolander (vocal duet).
Earning Excellent ratings were
these soloists: Casey Klein (alto),
Suzanna Bryant (alto), Alex
Johnson (baritone), Scarlet Weber (alto), Caleigh Avery (alto),
Elizabeth Sonnenberg (alto), Dillon
Downes (baritone), and Kennedy
Mueller (alto).
Ensemble Excellent rating
performances: Amber Brown and
Caleigh Avery (vocal duet), Dillon
Downes (mens ensemble), Haley
Ellingson, Amber Brown, and
Caleigh Avery (vocal trio), and
Elizabeth Sonnenberg and Madi
Nelson (vocal duet).

Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball award winners

The Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball team recently celebrated their 2014-15 season with a year end
awards banquet. Letterwinners for this years Knight team are, from left, front row: Mariah Quam, Kayla
Knott, Kaitlin Knott and Tess Hokanson; back row: Savannah Bleess, Megan Flom, Brittney Flom, Megan
Quam, Emily Ashland, Courtney Houglum and Sarah Sahl. Missing from the photo are Siri Quam, Mara Quam
and Kasey Dummer. Academic All State Awards went to seniors Mariah Quam, Megan Quam, Brittney Flom
and Emily Ashland. Both Megan Quam and Brittney Flom received their HVL All Conference awards (Mara
Quam was also named all conference Megan Quam was also named to the Class AA All State Team.

ZM wins three across the border in Wisconsin

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa softball team traveled
to the Wisconsin Dells over the
weekend and it wasnt to splash in
the water. The Cougars won all
three of their games at the Mauston Tournament to run their record
to 4-0
The Cougars will host Lake City
on Thursday at 5 p.m. Simley, New
Life Academy and St. Anthony
Village will take part in the ZM
Invitational on Saturday beginning
at 10 a.m.
Eau Claire
ZM opened tournament play on
Friday with a 10-0 shutout over
Eau Clarie Memorial.
Morgan Olson threw a perfect
game with nine strikeouts, no walks
and no hits in the five inning contest.
Olson aided her cause by going
2 for 2 at the plate with a double,
triple and two RBI. Rachel Men-

sink was 2 for 3 with a homerun Nordquist.

and four RBI. Alyssa Quam was 2 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 7 - Holmen 1
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for 3 with a triple and an RBI.
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Nordquist was 2 for 3 with a double

and an RBI.

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4 3 1 10 10 10
1B: ZM Jackie Matuska, Alyssa Quam,
Rachel Mensink, Laura Drackley, Cait Heitman 2B: ZM - Morgan Olson, Taylor Mort;
3B: ZM Morgan Olson, Alyssa Quam; HR:
ZM Rachel Mensink

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa 10
Eau Claire 0

Holmen
ZM posted a 7-1 win over Holmen in their first game on Saturday. Morgan Olson earned her third
mound win in as many games when
she struck out eight, walked on
and gave up five hits.
Olson also had another big day
at the plate going 3 for 3 with a
double, homerun and three RBI.
Cait Heitman went 3 for 3 with a
triple. ZM also got a homerun from
Taylor Mort and a triple by Kelli

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IP K BB H R ER
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7 8 1 5 1 1
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1B: ZM Morgan Olson, Jackie Matuska,
Savanna Echols, Alyssa Quam (3), Cait Heitman (2); 2B: ZM Morgan Olson; 3B: ZM
Kelli Nordquist, Cait Heitman; HR: ZM
Morgan Olson, Taylor Mort

New Richmond
ZM closed out tournament play
with a 7-0 win over New Richmond. In her first varsity start,
Tara Matuska earned the pitching
win when she struck out three,
walked two and scattered three
hits.
ZM bats were strong again with
four of their 11 hits going over the
fence for homeruns. Morgan Olson was 2 for 3 with a homerun
and an RBI; Tara Matuska was 2
for 3 with a homerun and an RBI;
and both Taylor Mort and Savanna
Echols had solo homeruns. Kelli

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1B: ZM Morgan Olson, Alyssa Quam, Tara
Matuska, Kellie Nordquist, Laura Drackley,
Cait Heitman; 2B: ZM Kellie Nordquist;
HR: ZM Morgan Olson, Tara Matuska,
Taylor Mort, Savanna Echols

ZGCs Tuesday Womens Golf

League meeting is April 15
ZUMBROTA The Tuesday
Womens Golf League at the Zumbrota Golf Club will hold their
annual spring meeting at 6:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 15.
Starting the Tuesday league in
May instead of June will be discussed, as well as any other changes
members would like to see.
This fun nine-hole league will
run through the end of August.
This competitive and fun league
can accommodate any golfer of
any skill.

The competitive league consists

of one player competing in a matchplay event. Fun league consists of
two players competing in a best
shot format.
Come out and see how much
fun you can have on Tuesday evenings.
If you cannot attend the meeting, but would like to sign up,
contact Faye Haugen at 271-7044
or the ZGC clubhouse at 732-5817
for more information.

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Area Sports
ZM runners open the season at Elgin
field 38, Dover-Eyota 15
By Faye Haugen
ELGIN Although cold rain Track events
dash: 4. Jacob Dahl (ZM) 12.36;
washed out this past weeks 100-meter
110-meter hurdles: 4. Dillon Downes (ZM)
schedule for area track teams, 18.36; 400-meter dash: 3. Zach Sanborn
Zumbrota-Mazeppa did open the (ZM) 58.16; 4. Isaiah Stueber (ZM) 59.75;
200-meter dash: 5. Matt Lyon (ZM) 25.19;
season at Elgin on April 2.
The Cougars will take part in 300-meter hurdles: 3. Dillon Downes (ZM)
the Plainview-Elgin-Millville In- 44.49; 3200-meter run: 2. Bailey Berg
10:56.96
vitational on Friday at Elgin be- (ZM)
Field events
ginning at 4:30 p.m. ZM will High jump: 3. Alex Guse (ZM) 56; 4. Zach
travel to Cannon Falls on Tues- Sanborn (ZM) 56; Triple jump: 3. Bailey
Berg (ZM) 357; Discus: 2. Alex Guse (ZM)
day for a 4:30 p.m. meet.
10902; Long jump: 4. Zach Sanborn
Boys
192.25
The
Zumbrota-Mazeppa (ZM)
Relays
placed second in the five-team 4x800-meter relay: 3. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
meet with 61 points, well behind (Colton Webster, Isaiah Stueber, Cole Haferfirst place Plainview-Elgin- man, Bailey Berg) 9:57.75; 4x200-meter
relay: 4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Brad Arendt,
Millville with 214.5 points.
The Cougar 4x100-meter re- Corey Dahl, Wyatt House, Dylan Mollenhauer)
4x100-meter relay: 2. Zumbrotalay team of Jacob Dahl, Adam 1:50.6;
Mazeppa (Jacob Dahl, Adam Krage, Matt
Krage, Matt Lyon and Dillon Lyon, Dillon Downes) 28.16 4x400-meter
Downes had the best finish of relay: 3. Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Jacob Dahl,
the meet for ZM with a second Adam Krage, Jacob Niebuhr, Zach Sanborn )
place finish. Alex Guse was sec- 3:51.55
ond in the discus and Bailey Berg Girls
The ZM girls placed third in
placed second in the 3200-meter
the five-team meet at Elgin with
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen run.
Randolph catcher Amber Shay tries to put the tag on Goodhues Kate Lexvold at home plate, but Lexvold beats Plainview-Elgin-Millville 214.5, Zum- 51 points. Plainview-Elginbrota-Mazeppa 61, Medford 40.5, Chat- Millville took team honors with
the throw and is safe in Goodhues 13-12 win over the Rockets.

178 points followed Chatfield

who was a distant second with
55 points.
Maddie Lindhart picked up
where she left off last season,
winning both the shot and discus. She had a throw of 406
in the shot and a throw of 1227
in the discus. Breanna Haag
placed first in the 100-meter
hurdles, and Skyler Jacobson won
the 800-meter run.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 178, Chatfield
55, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 51, Dover-Eyota
48, Medford 37
Track events
100-meter hurdles: 1. Breanna Haag (ZM)
17.91; 1600-meter run: 2. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 6:05.14; 400-meter dash: 5.
Lauren Miller (ZM) 1:16.11 800-meter run:
1. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 2:39.54; 300-meter
hurdles: 3. Breanna Haag (ZM) 52.09; 3200meter run: 4. Haley Ellingson (ZM) 15:21.48
Field events
Triple jump: 4. Breanna Haag (ZM) 289;
Long jump: 4. Bella Wagner (ZM) 139.75;
Shot put: 1. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 406;
Discus: 1. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 1227
Relays
4x100-meter relay: 4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
(Katie Lawler, Amanda Edstrom, Bella Wagner, Breanna Haag) 57.14

Goodhue moves record to 3-2 Pine Island wins big, loses big
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE While four HVL
teams are still waiting to play their
first game, Goodhue put four more
games into the book to move their
record to 3-2 overall. The Wildcats topped Randolph and Lake
City, but fell to Triton and Prescott.
Goodhue will take part in the
Rushford-Peterson tournament on
Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m.
and they will play at Byron at 4:30
p.m. on Monday.
Randolph
In a wild game in Goodhue on
Monday, the Wildcats earned a
13-12 win over Randolph in nonconference action.
It was a great game by both
teams, said Coach Bob Bitzan.
Randolph came back in the sixth
to go up by two runs, but we scored
three in the bottom of the seventh.
Goodhue pounded out 18 hits.
Kate Lexvold had four hits, one a
triple, to lead Goodhue at the plate.
Cassie Voth, Lexi Kennedy (homerun), Bailey Kreisler and Kate
Stehr (triple) all had a pair of hits.
Brittney Ryan and Autumn Lindblom added homeruns.
Kennedy earned the win on the
mound, striking out three, walking three and giving up 16 hits.

By Faye Haugen
two and gave up both hits over our first two games, we broke down
PINE ISLAND The Pine Is- three innings. Aakre struck out defensively in the third inning, as
land baseball team saw both sides five and walked four.
we allowed Caledonia/Spring
of winning and losing this past
At the plate, Matt Lien was 3 Grove to score seven runs on only
week. The Panthers crushed Hous- for 4 with a pair of doubles and two hits. We made three errors,
ton on Monday, but they felt the three RBI. Matt Huus (2 RBI), failed to execute bunt defense,
pain in a big loss to Caledonia/ Aakre (3 RBI), Derek Rucker (2 walked two and threw three wild
Spring Grove on Saturday.
RBI) and Colton Pike (RBI) all pitches, remarked Coach AnderThe Panthers will host Stew- had a pair of hits. Contributing a son. Caledonia/Spring Grove
artville on Thursday, Prescott on single were DJ Titus, Aaron played errorless defense and took
Monday and St. Charles on Tues- Gillard, Braaten, Tucker Hanson advantage of our mistakes.
day. All three games begin at 5 and Garrett Cobb.
Braden Aakre was tagged with
Pine Island 21 - Houston 0
p.m.
the mound loss. He walked three
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Houston
and gave up two hits while strikPine Island 2 3 10 0 6
21 16 0
The Panthers whipped Houston Houston
ing out one. Bryce Hinrichsen
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21-0 in Houston on Monday. PI Pitching
IP K BB H R ER tossed the last 3.1 innings with
3 5 2 2 0 0
pounded out 16 hits and took ad- PI - Braaten
one strikeout and one hit.
- Aakre
2 5 4 0 0 0
vantage of nine Hurricane errors PI
Hinrichsen had a pair of hits.
Houston
5 2 9 16 21 and three walks in the massive 1B: PI Matt Huus, Aaron Gillard, Braden Aakre, DJ Titus, Matt Huus and
win.
Aakre (2), Matt Lien (2), Tucker Hanson, Brady Braaten all hit singles.
We generated a lot of offense Colton Pike (2), Garrett Cobb, Derek Rucker Pine Island 0
DJ Titus, Brady Braaten; 2B: PI Matt Caledonia/Spring Grove 10
that was fueled by their errors and (2),
Lien (2)
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free passes, said Coach Craig Caledonia/Spring Grove
CSG
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10 8 0
Anderson. While we did walk
Island 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
6 4
After winning big on Monday, Pine
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
Goodhues Kate Stehr slides back into second base during a Randolph six batters, Brady Braaten and
the Panthers lost big on Saturday.
- Aakre
2.1 1 3 2 7 1
pick-off attempt in Mondays game in Goodhue.
Braden Aakre shut them down on Caledonia/Spring Grove took PI
PI - Hinrichsen
3.2 1 0 1 3 3
Kate Stehr; 3B: G Kate Lexvold, Kate Stehr; a double. Pearson also aided her two hits for the decisive win.
home a 10-0 win in Pine Island. 1B: PI Bryce Hinrichsen (2), DJ Titus, Matt
HR: G Lexie Kennedy, Brittney Ryan, Au- cause with a pair of hits. Adding
Braaten struck out five, walked
After playing solid defense over Huus, Brady Braaten, Braden Aakre
tumn Lindblom
singles were Kate Lexvold, Bailey
Triton
Kreisler and Brittney Ryan.
The Wildcats suffered their first Goodhue 2 - Triton 6
loss of the season with a 6-2 setR H E
Goodhue
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back at Dodge Center, Friday.
0 0 3 1 2 0 x 6 10 0
The Cobras took a 3-0 lead in Triton
IP K BB H R ER
the third inning, adding a solo run Pitching
G - Kennedy
4 0 6 6 4 3
in the fourth and two more in the G - Pearson
2 0 1 4 2 2
Goodhue 13 - Randolph 12
7 9 1 7 2 2
fifth. The Cats scored solo runs in Triton
R H E
1B: G Kate Lexvold, Bailey Kreisler, Lexi
the fifth and sixth innings.
Randolph
2 5 2 1 0 0 3 12 18 0
Brittney Ryan, Kate Pearson (2);
Lexi Kennedy was tagged with Kennedy,
Goodhue
4 3 0 1 0 2 3 13 16 0
2B: G Lexie Kennedy
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER the mound loss. She tossed four Prescott
G - Kennedy
7 3 3 18 12 12 innings with six walks and six hits.
In their opening game in the
Randolph
7 0 2 16 13 13 Kate Pearson threw two innings
Lake City Invitational on Satur1B: G Cassie Voth (2), Lexi Kennedy, Kate
Lexvold (3), Bailey Kreisler (2), Alyssa Bien, with one walk and four hits.
day, the Wildcats fell 6-3 to PresKennedy had a pair of hits, one cott. Prescott had a very good
pitcher who struck out 10, walked
AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE one and gave up five hits. Lexi
Kennedy had two of the hits, one
Thursday, April 16
a double. Kate Lexvold, Bailey
Goodhue baseball at Kasson, 5 p.m.
Kreisler and Bailey Gullerud had
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball, Lake City at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.
the other singles.
Kenyon-Wanamingo track at Dodge Center, 4:30 p.m.
Kennedy pitched all seven inPine Island baseball, Stewartville at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
nings for Goodhue, striking out
Pine Island softball, Stewartville at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
one, walking one and giving up
Pine Island boys golf at Willow Creek, noon
10 hits.
Pine Island track at Dodge Center, 4:40 p.m.
Goodhue 3 - Prescott 6
R H E
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball at Rochester Lourdes, 5 p.m.
Goodhue
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Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, Lake City at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
Prescott
3 3 0 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys golf at Willow Creek, noon
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
G - Kennedy
6 1 1 10 6 3
Friday, April 17
P - Wescott
7 10 1 5 3 3
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Stewartville, 5 p.m.
1B: G Kate Lexvold, Bailey Kreisler, Lexi
Pine Island softball, Houston at Pine Island, 4:30 p.m.
Kennedy, Bailey Gullerud; 2B: G Lexie
Zumbrota-Mazeppa track at Elgin, 4:30 p.m.
Kennedy
Lake City
Saturday, April 18
The Wildcats crushed Lake City
Goodhue softball at Rushford, 10:30 a.m.
in the third place game, 17-0.
Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball at Zumbrota (DH), 11 a.m.
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
Goodhue pounded out 14 hits
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Austin, 11 a.m.
led by Autumn Lindblom with Goodhues Nicholas Thomforde fields an infield Randolph hit in Mondays game in Goodhue.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, KW at Zumbrota (DH), 11 a.m.
three singles. Kate Lexvold and
Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball at Zumbrota, 10 a.m.
Lexi Kennedy each had a pair of
Monday, April 20
hits. Haley Evans and Bailey
Goodhue softball at Byron, 4:30 p.m.
Gullerud each hit doubles.
Kenyon-Wanamingo golf, Lake City and Stewartville at Kenyon, 3 p.m.
Kate Pearson earned her first By Faye Haugen
Goodhue had just one hit in the Stewartville 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 8 3
Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Randolph, 4:30 p.m.
Goodhue
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GOODHUE While many loss, a single by Augustine.
win on the mound when she struck
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
Pine Island baseball, Prescott at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
out one, walked one and gave up teams in the area failed to get on Goodhue 2 - Randolph 13
G - Kyllo
7 8 9 8 9 7
Pine Island golf at Faribault, 12:30 p.m.
R H E
the field due to wet conditions,
just two hits.
Stewartville
7 8 1 5 1 1
Randolph
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0
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Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, St. Charles at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.
1B: G Taylor Buck, Riley Augustine, JorGoodhue 17 - Lake City 0
the Goodhue baseball team had a Goodhue
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dan Ronningen, Nick Thomforde; 2B: G
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Tuesday, April 21
very busy week with games against Pitching
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Lake City
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Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Cannon Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER ton.
Goodhue came up short , 8-6, at
Randolph
7
11
3
1
2
1
G - Pearson
5 1 1 2 0 0
Pine Island softball at Dodge Center, 5 p.m.
The Wildcats will play at Kas- 1B: G Riley Augustine
Dodge Center on Saturday in a
Lake
City
4
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son
on
Thursday
at
5
p.m.
Pine Island baseball, St. Charles at Pine Island, 5 p.m.
Stewartville
rescheduled HVL contest with Tri1B: G Emily Benrud (2), Kate Lexvold (2),
Pine Island track at Cannon Fall, 4:30 p.m.
The Wildcats fell 9-1 to Stew- ton.
Bailey Kreisler, Lexi Kennedy (2), Autumn Randolph
Goodhue
held
a
1-0
lead
against
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls golf at Lake City, 1 p.m.
Lindblom (3), Abby Doerhoefer, Kate Stehr;
artville on Friday, but Coach Scott
Tyler Schumacher struck out
2B: G Haley Evans, Bailey Gullerud
Randolph through four innings Christianson noted that he did see four, walked four and gave up six
Zumbrota-Mazeppa track at Cannon Falls, 4:30 p.m..
before the Rockets took control in improved play from his squad,
hits in his mound debut. Logan
a non-conference game in
It was a 1-0 game until the top Breuer tossed one inning of reGoodhue, Monday.
of the seventh when the Tigers lief.
A series of hits and walks al- plated eight runs. Goodhue came
Breuer led the Cat offense golowed four Rocket runs to score back with a solo run in the bottom ing 3 for 4 with a double. Nathan
in the fourth inning. Randolph of the seventh for the 9-1 final Altendorf had an RBI single, and
added five more runs in the sixth score.
Jordan Ronningen and Schumainning and upped their lead to 13Sam Kyllo took the loss on the cher both had singles.
1 with four runs in the top of the mound. He struck out eight, walked Goodhue 6 - Triton 8
seventh. Goodhue did score a run nine and gave up eight hits.
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in the seventh for the 13-2 final
Logan Breuer led Goodhue at Goodhue
Triton
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score.
the plate with an RBI double. HitIP K BB H R ER
Riley Augustine threw five in- ting singles for the Cats were Taylor Pitching
G - Schumacher 5 4 4 6 8 3
nings with five strikeouts, eight Buck, Riley Augustine, Jordan G - Breuer
1 0 0 0 0 0
7 10 2 6 6 4
walks and five hits. Taylor Buck Ronningen and Nick Thomforde. Triton
1B: G Logan Breuer (2), Jordan Ronnincame on to throw the last two in- Goodhue 1 - Stewartville 9
gen, Nathan Altendorf, Tyler Schumacher;
R H E
nings
with
three
strikeouts,
two
2B: G Logan Breuer
Goodhues Nathan Altendorf comes up short of the bag when he attempts to steal second in Mondays game
walks and six hits.
against Randolph.

Goodhue has a busy week

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