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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 No. 4

Zumbrota welcomes new

Police Chief Patrick Callahan
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA With Zumbrota
Police Chief Gary Selness announcing his retirement at the end
of 2014, the city worked diligently
to find a suitable replacement. After
numerous interviews the city felt
they found the best match in Patrick
Callahan.
Callahan grew up in Apple Valley and graduated from Rosemount
Senior High School in 1990. He
graduated from Normandale Community College in 1993 and received a BA from Concordia University St. Paul in 2008. He is
currently attending Concordia to
obtain his MA in criminal justice
learning. Callahan has been married for 21 years to his wife,
Roberta, and together they have
three sons. His family currently
lives in Bird Island but he stays
with family in Kenyon during the
work week.
In 1997, Callahan started his
law enforcement career with Carver
County Sheriffs Office as a detention deputy before moving over
to the patrol division in 1998 where
he spent just under 15 years. I
worked in many divisions and
gained experience in multiple facets of criminal justice, Callahan
said of his time spent with Carver
County. Before coming to Zum-

Zumbro ta Police Chief Patrick

Callahan

brota, he was the police chief of

the Hector Police Department.
My grandfather was a police
officer for the city of Bloomington
where he spent 27 years and retired as a lieutenant, Callahan said.
I was inspired by him and was
attracted to the vocation early on
in high school. He also explained
that he took a public safety ca-

PI School special
education department
receives $3,500 grant
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island School special education department wrote a grant request this
past fall and was awarded $3,500
on January 6. The grant was
from Lowes as part of its Toolbox
For Education program.
The money will be used to create an independent living skills
area. Appliances to be purchased
include a refrigerator, oven, dishwasher, washer/dryer, microwave,
and materials for extra storage.
The area will be housed in middle/
high school special ed teacher
Becky Zinckes classroom and
used by all middle/high school
special ed students as part of their
transitional programming so they
can become more independent

upon graduating from school.

Patrick Gordon, special education director and writer of the grant,
said that with this room, students
would be able to work on vital
transitional skills such as cooking, cleaning their clothes, and
more. The room will hopefully be
completed by the fall of 2015.
Lowes Toolbox for Education
grant program is funded by the
Lowes Charitable and Educational
Foundation, which has supported
thousands of grassroots community and school projects in the
communities where Lowes does
business. Since it launched in 2006,
Lowes Toolbox for Education has
provided $38 million in grants to
improve more than 8,000 schools
and has benefited more than five
million schoolchildren.

reers course at Dakota County

Technical College his senior year
in high school, where his desire to
be in criminal justice was confirmed, and he volunteered as a
police explorer for the city of Apple
Valley. He also spent a couple years
as a police reserve for the city of
Bloomington before being hired
with Carver County.
When asked about his most
memorable moments on the job,
Callahan said, While with Carver
County, a partner and I responded
to a 911 hang-up in rural Carver
County, finding the home secure
and no activity at the residence.
We persistently investigated the
scene peering through windows
to discover a young boy who appeared to need medical attention.
We forced entry and rendered aid
until paramedics could arrive. We
later learned he was suffering from
a concussion from a head injury
earlier that day while playing dodge
ball. He survived, thankfully.
When he looks over his career
so far, a major success that stands
out for Callahan was when he was
a field training officer and trained
over twenty-five deputies, all of
whom he said went on to become
fine law enforcement officers.
While Callahan loves being an
officer and making a difference in
peoples lives, he said not everything about his job is good. His
least favorite part about the job is
delivering death notifications and

his hardest call involved a man

who fatally stabbed his parents in
Waconia.
While training with outgoing
Chief Gary Selness, Callahan said
he found the information of the
day-to-day operations with record
management and the use of the
Criminal Justice Information software (CJIS) terminal the most
helpful. He is required to attend
more training regarding the states
CJIS terminal, but training overall as it pertains to leadership in
management is a must. Keeping
the saw sharp is crucial in this
business, Callahan said. Especially when it comes to leadership
and management.
Callahan said the hardest part
about being police chief is managing all the hats he has to wear:
police officer, records specialist,
property clerk, technical specialist, manager, leader, and chief. As
the city grows, the needs grow
and the department grows, which
has led Callahan to work on efficiency needs as they pertain to
records and the property room.
Additionally, he said he is evaluating the needs of the officers
growth and development to ensure they receive the training they
need to meet the community demands for quality service.
He said his ultimate goals, as
well as his favorite part about being police chief, are essentially
the same: Lead well and be a
mentor to my staff.

One Dollar

Jeff Pesta hired as

interim KW principal
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON Jeff Pesta has been
hired as a Kenyon-Wanamingo
School interim principal for
grades 7-12. His official start date
was January 5. Pesta is originally
from New Prague. He earned a
bachelors degree in biology and
business administration from
Minnesota State University
Mankato and a masters degree
in science education from the
University of Minnesota.
Pesta was most recently the
principal at Northfield Middle
School. He said, I requested a
one year leave of absence from
my position as principal of
Northfield Middle School this
year to complete the writing of
my doctoral dissertation. I successfully defended the dissertation to a faculty committee on
December 18. In earning his
doctorate degree in leadership
from the University of St. Thomas, Pesta is licensed in Minnesota as a science teacher, principal, and superintendent.
With this doctorate work completed in December, Pesta was
available to consider other professional opportunities through
June 30. He said, I heard that
Kenyon had a vacancy from January through June, so I offered
my services to help out.
Pesta has served in the U.S.
Army and worked as a biologist.
In addition to his years of teaching and coaching, this is his 18th
year as a secondary school principal. Pesta and his family have

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On January
20, the appointment of the officers elected by the Pine Island Fire
Department members was delayed
by the city councils decision to
interview for the fire chief. In the
past, the fire department has elected
its officers and the council appointed the officers selected by
the department.
For 2015, the firefighters elected:
Patrick Pike (fire chief), Shawn
Hoffman (deputy chief), Ben
Hermann (first assistant chief), Rob
Pocklington (second assistant
chief), and Byran Baker (third assistant chief).
The council discussed recommending changes in the city code
to clarify the roles of the city versus the fire department in appointments with city attorney Bob Vose.
Mayor Rod Steele said, The
fire chief interacts with other departments and is a representative
of the city. The firefighters elect
officers making a decision, however, the conduct and etc. of the
fire chief is important to the city

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board is gathering input from residents to assist
in the search for a new superintendent. A six-question superintendent search survey is on the
district
website
Pine Island special education t eacher Becky Zincke holds the acceptance (www.zmschools.us.) to learn resiletter from Lowes and Special Education Director Patrick Gordon holds dents perspectives on the schools
the $3,500 check that will go toward an independent living skills area relationship with stakeholders,
at the school.
strengths, weaknesses, challenges,

and the residents. The fire chief is

an ambassador of the city.
Councilor Joel Knox questioned
if there was clear language about
the Economic Development Authority (EDA) director. Vose said,
in that case, the city council is not
solely in control. There is an EDA
Board of Directors. The EDA director and city attorney are hired.
Steele said, It would be even
better to have two candidates and
outline what the city feels, and
have the citizens decide through
their representatives from their
input.
Councilor Jerry Vettel said,
Lets delay the appointment until the next meeting and interview.
Vose said, There is no January
appointment required in the code.
He said the council could bring it
back at the next meeting with
changes, and the current officers
could remain in place. Members
of the fire department said this
would be a detriment to the fire
department. One firefighter said,
Whos in charge?
Patrick Pike said, I agree with

short- and long-range goals, the

qualities that are essential in a superintendent, and specific questions to ask candidates.
The survey will be analyzed by
Survey Monkey to assist in compiling the information collected.
The board plans to use the information to lead their selection of a
superintendent.
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lived in Northfield the last seven

years.
With a couple weeks in as interim principal, he is pleased with
the transition and the staff at KW.
He said, I have thoroughly enjoyed my first two weeks in the
KW school district. The district
leadership, staff, and community
have been very welcoming. When
I researched the possibility of applying for the interim principal
vacancy, I heard that the teachers were pulling together to insure that students would have a
quality educational experience this
year. Since joining the team, Ive
also seen firsthand how the support staff has consistently stepped
up to complete any task that was
necessary. That makes it easy for
me to focus on the big picture
responsibilities.

PIFD appointments delayed by

decision to interview for fire chief
the concern of the city. A concern
is the residents of the city have a
conduitThe townships citizens
need a conduit. It affects them more
than citizens that live here (in Pine
Island).
Vose said a joint board would
give anyone an opportunity to say
what they think. The city and townships would need an agreement.
Pike said, The five townships
do have a joint agreement.
Steele said the township folks
can come to a meeting of the council. The appointment of the fire
chief is the concern, and the chief
should be able to appoint officers
to work with.
The council removed appointing the fire department officers
from the agenda, and tabled appointing a fire chief and a deputy
fire chief until the next city council meeting on February 20.

administered the oath of office.

The appointments and committees for 2015 were approved. The
council approved a fee schedule
for the year. City clerk Jon Eickhoff
said, The fees are the same as
2014 except for the SAC (sewer
access charge) and WAC (water
access charge) that are inflationary. $2.50 was added to the base
charge for sewer by the utility
committee.
The council approved a fee holiday for building new, single-family homes on existing lots to be
completed by 2016. The city has
offered this fee holiday for a few
years to encourage residential construction on the vacant lots that
are available to build. Steele said
it has helped increase building
permits. Eickhoff said the fee holiday reduces water/sewer connection by $2,000.

2015 organizational items

Newly elected city councilor

Jason Johnson was administered
the oath of office. He took his seat
at the beginning of this meeting.
Mayor Steele and councilors Jerry
Vettel and Joel Knox were also

ZM School Board seeks residents

input for superintendent search

Jeff Pesta

Exec Connect are holding two

community meetings with stakeholders on January 28 at 6 p.m. at
the elementary school media center in Mazeppa or high school
media center in Zumbrota.
A summary of the superintendent search survey results will be
posted on the district website, after the school board discusses the
results on February 9.

INDEX
Communities Served:
Goodhue ............................
Pine Island/Oronoco ..........
Wanamingo ........................
Zumbrota/Mazeppa ...........

1B
1-2,4,6B
1,3B
3A, 1,4-5B

Churches ...........................
Community Calendar .........
From Our Files ...................
Obituaries, Births ...............
Opinions ............................
Sports ................................

3B
2A
4B
2B
2A
3-6A

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You snooze, you lose

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud

I first experienced what is now

an annoyingly growing practice
at a subsection final basketball
game between Byron and Zumbrota-Mazeppa.
My sons and I waited in line
early and decided to sit in a front
row seat of an empty non-fan designated section once inside. But a
man with a roll of tape was busy
reserving the first three rows of
seats of the entire section.
He approached me and said that
he was saving the taped off seats
for Byron fans. I asked him if the
people he was saving the seats for

were in the bathroom, at the concession stand, or even there yet.

He defended his actions by saying that he had arrived there before me.
I went to the nearby usher to
seek what I believed was the obvious solution my sons and I
sitting in three of the empty tapedoff seats. The usher didnt want to
deal with the situation, I decided
to sit and see if the gentleman
wanted to remove me. He didnt.
Reserving rows of seats seems
to be an accepted practice at dance
events. Last weekends HVL dance
meet was no different. One schools
fans were reserving a whole section of seats with pre-made signs,
prompting ZM and other school
fans to do the same with jackets
and whatever they had available.
One group of parents complained

to the ushers about the vast number of reserved seats for fans
who had not yet arrived. The ushers told them, You snooze, you
lose.
After the Byron/ZM game, I
complained to the head of the tournament and an old acquaintance.
He said that hed talk to all the
ushers before the next set of games
about fans attempting to reserve
large sections of seats. He said a
person should only be able to save
one or two seats, not tape off entire rows.
This is sometimes a problem at
our own band and dance productions. But its more difficult to
voice an objection to friends and
neighbors. This has the effect of
you snooze, you lose, meaning
a few more people will come with
their roll of tape the next time.

Technology and buttons

From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

I had an interesting thought about

the telephone. (It was interesting
to me.) The first telephones were
directly wired to one another. The
switchboard allowed multiple
phones to be connected to the network by direct-wiring each phone
to the switchboard. An operator
would physically connect the two
phones through the board. Here
is the interesting part: no dials, no
buttons, and the system was always hot. Then, technology
came along and made it better!
In an effort to reduce the number
of operators, dials were added to
the phones to set up switches in
the new switchboards to do the
connections. To get away from
always hot, the phone had a
button that was held on by the ear

piece or handset. Lift up the ear

piece or the handset and that closed
the circuit for the dial tone. The
nice thing was you didnt have to
push the button; picking up the
handset released the button.
Buttons and telephones soon
became inseparable. The dial was
replaced with the number pad. Add
a little memory to the telephone
and you could enter the number
before connecting to the network.
The functions came fast and furious once memory was added and
more buttons. But the problem is
every added function also added a
button to do the function. Sometimes you have to press the same
button two or three times in a row
to do the function select.
As I have gotten older, I want a
phone to be simpler. I dont want
to watch a movie on a 3-inch screen.
I dont want to send or receive
text messages because, even with
my glasses, the message is too hard
to read. When someone calls me,
I have to push two buttons; one to
answer the phone and the other to

activate the speakers. If I want to

call someone I have too many
options: I can look them up in my
phones mini-directory. I can look
in the regular phone book. If they
called me and I am returning their
call. I can push the redial button.
Or finally, (if I know the number)
enter a number pushing buttons
and then push the dial button.
The telephone has too many
buttons and too many functions.
Here is a thought on getting rid of
the buttons and maybe increasing
the functions. Design a phone that
is a headband. It could have an
earbud and a microphone of a throat
mike. You would, by voice, say
who you wanted to call, and the
system does the rest with no buttons. The other person answers
by saying hello. Caller ID is still
possible. The phone would tell you
who is calling and you could say
hello, or ignore it if you didnt
want to talk. The telephone needs
to be easier to use for all functions. What do you think? Until
next week.

help with medical issues such as

high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, etc. For the most part,
these people are picking up after
their dogs. Three of us make a
point to walk around the building
as time and weather allow, picking up dog feces that other dog
owners have left behind. Keep in
mind, there are several dog owners from many other parts of the
community who walk along East
Avenue at various hours during
the day and night, some of whom
do not do any picking up.
In the summer I sometimes walk
my dog through East Park where I
have witnessed blatant violations
of the city ordinance governing

this matter, which is punishable

by a fine of $25. However, I realize that it is up to every individual
to do the right thing, the responsible thing, and that is to pick up
after your dog. Always carry a
plastic bag, tissue, paper towel,
whatever, to pick it up, place it in
a bag, and properly dispose of it.
Please do not continue to give
dogs a bad rap, or the people who
own them a bad rap. It is a small
minority of citizens who choose
not to be responsible for these
wonderful canine companions in
their care.
Ellen Mittelstadt
Zumbrota

Personal connection to
record-breaking feat
To the Editor:
Theres something incredibly
exciting about being a part of history, especially the record-breaking variety. Its even better when
you know the person, have heard
his stories, shared his dreams, and
seen him accomplish them. Thats
why Lonnie Dupres successful
climb of Denali last week was such
a thrill!
Thanks to the SELCO Fall Author Tour, our librarian Morgan
Hansen, and the warm hospitality

at Better Brew, locals had an opportunity in the fall of 2013 to

meet this fellow Minnesotan and
hear firsthand of his past successful below zero exploits, some of
the failures along the way, and his
determination to be the first man
to climb Denali solo in winter.
Knowing what he was up against,
his need to have every detail down
in order to survive the climb, and
the physical training that never
ends is what makes the accomplishment more meaningful! The

Let your voice be heard

on the proposed ZipRail
To the Editor:
Senator Matt Schmit (D-Red
Wing) plans to meet with constituents on Saturday, Febrary 7,
1 p.m., at Bridgets Cafe in Zumbrota (365 Main St S) and at 3
p.m. at Papas in Kenyon (620
2nd St).
If you are concerned about
ZipRail and want to speak with

Schmit, please mark your calendars and plan to attend the town
hall meetings regarding the two
ZipRail proposed corridors.
Do not let the opinions of
Olmsted County and the DMC on
ZipRail be the only ones heard.
This is your chance to be heard!
Barbara A. Stussy
Zumbrota

COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by calling 24 hours ahead at each of the
nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals are
served at the Pine Island Senior
Center; Zumbrota area, Zumbrota
Towers.
January 29 - February 4
Thursday: Salisbury steak, scalloped potatoes, stewed tomatoes,
chocolate yum yum
Friday: Orange juice, cheese/ham
strata or egg/sausage bake, muffin,
fruit cup
Monday: Tater tot or Minnesota
Hot Dish, coleslaw, pineapple slice,
dinner roll, coconut crumb delight
Tuesday: Beef stew, seafoam
salad, dinner roll, baked apple
Wednesday: Chow mein over
rice, broccoli, spiced peaches, craisin
oatmeal cookie
If you have questions, call 3562228.

eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15

and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 3564799 or 356-4700.

is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,

507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. During closed hours you can learn
PI Senior Citizens Meeting more about the library at http://
The Senior Citizens will meet www.zumbrota.info.
Wednesday, February 4, at noon
at the handicapped accessible Se- History Center
nior Center for their business meetThe Zumbrota History Center
ing. All community seniors 55 and has a photo stand displaying over
over are welcome.
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
Moms in Prayer
photos are being added all the time.
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet Also on display are military memoMonday mornings from 8-9 a.m. rabilia, including Civil War items,
in the library of the Good News different models of telephones,
E-Free Church, 208 North Main Zumbrota telephone books dating
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter back to the 1900s, and items of
side door of the church and go Zumbrota advertising. Museum
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356- hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
4800 for more information.
Other hours by appointment (7327049).

Toastmasters Meeting

The Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
Seasons Hospice
not meet on holiday weekends:
Newly Bereaved Group, Thurs- Christmas, New Years, Easter,
day, February 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
A group for anyone who has ex- Day or Thanksgiving.
perienced the death of a loved one
within the past four months.
History Center
All groups are held at the CenThe Pine Island Area History
ter for Grief Education and Sup- Center will be open by appointport, Seasons Hospice, 1696 ment only during the months of
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration January and February. Please conis required two days prior to the tact us through our website
date of the event. For details: 507- www.pineislandhistory.org or by
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos calling 507-398-5326, 507-993pice.org.
4860 or 507-356-4778 to schedule your visit. Beginning in March
Olmsted County Parks
2015 the Pine Island Area History
Oxbow Park All About Wood- Center will be open the first Sunchucks, Saturday, January 31, 11 day of each month from 1:00-3:30
a.m. With Groundhog Day ap- p.m. and on all Monday
proaching, learn more about mornings from 8-11 a.m.
groundhogs, aka woodchucks. All
ages.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-2872624. Questions about Oxbow Blood Donation
KENYON The American Red
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507Cross will have a blood donation
775-2451.
opportunity
at
KenyonWanamingo High School, 400 6th
St, Kenyon, on Wednesday, February 4, from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. To
Community Library
learn more about donating blood
The Goodhue School Library, and to schedule an appointment,
in conjunction with SELCO and download the Red Cross Blood
Goodhue County, is open to the Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org
public Mondays and Wednesdays or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library 733-2767).
is equipped with inter-library loan
service, which means if the library Superintendent Search
does not have a book you want,
KENYON The Kenyonthat book can be there in two days. Wanamingo School Board will host
a public meeting on Thursday,
Historical Society
February 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the
The Goodhue Area Historical middle/high school media center
Society is closed for the season, in Kenyon. The public is invited
but anyone who wishes to arrange attend the meeting and offer input
a visit can call Ardis Henrichs, on qualifications and attributes the
651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651- board should consider in looking
923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651- for a new superintendent.
923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-9234388. The museum will reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for inforLibrary
mation.
The Zumbrota Public Library

WANAMINGO

Doesnt want dogs given a bad rap

To the Editor:
This is in response to the letter
of a few weeks ago regarding the
amount of dog fecal matter in
Zumbrota.
First of all, the town, parks,
boulevards, and the cemetery are
not full of poop. There may be
more than there should be in these
areas, but they are far from full.
As a resident of Zumbrota Towers, which was referred to as the
worst place in town for this problem, I can only say that I or anyone else in town cannot control
the actions of others. At the current time there are seven residents
in the building who are dog owners, mostly as companion dogs to

Community Calendar

GOODHUE

ZUMBROTA

evening with Lonnie Dupre was

memorable. If you havent taken
advantage of these ongoing literary events, be sure to check out
the events calendar at the library,
and while youre there, check out
Dupres book Life on Ice: 25
Years of Arctic Exploration for
a real cool read!
Jeanne Truestedt
Van Horn Library
Board Vice President
Pine Island

We will be transitioning to
Robotic milking in early March.
Farm experience and computer
skills a plus. Possible housing
available in exchange for labor.

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If no answer leave a message.
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January 29
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise

Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meeting time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.

Community Band Practice

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

ZAAC Meeting
The Zumbrota Area Arts Council meets Monday, February 2, at
7 p.m. at the Zumbrota Public Library.

Woodturners
The Zumbro Valley Woodturners meet Thursday, January 29.
Visit www.zvwoodturners.com for
details, or call Bob Post or Bill
Beckman.

State Theatre
Peter Ostroushko and Dean
Magraw, Saturday, January 31,
7:30 p.m. Tickets available at 507732-7616.
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.

Crossings
The Prayer Flag Show, through
Feb. 13.
Seamless Felted Slippers, Sat.,
Jan. 31, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.

MAZEPPA
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

ORONOCO

PART-TIME
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Zumbrota Towers Events

Area History Center

The Oronoco Area History Center is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.

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Area Sports

Zumbrota
Zumbrota City Council amends
wastewater permit for DFA
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Mayor Rich
Bauer informed the Zumbrota City
Council on January 22 that the
Wastewater Committee met and
came up with a proposed plan for
the DFA permit going forward, in
light of the fines of the past year.
The first amendment to the
wastewater permit for DFA involves the fees and penalties for
discharging into the citys wastewater system. In reviewing other
area cities who also serve cheese
plants similar to DFA, it was found
that Zumbrota has the lowest sewer
rates among those surveyed. The
cities that come closest to Zumbrota were Pine Island, Plainview,
Glencoe, Rochester, and Faribault.
The other cost the committee
reviewed were the penalties
charged for biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and total suspended
solids (TSS) that appear in the
wastewater coming out of the plant.
An increase of $1.50 per pound in
both BODs and TSSs over the

permitted allowance was determined to help deter DFA from

continually violating its wastewater
permit.
The Wastewater Committee and
Mayor Bauer recommend moving the fine from $4.50 to $6 per
pound per violation for BODs and
TSSs above the permitted allowance in DFAs Significant Industrial User permit.
They also increased BOD rates
from $15.25 per 100 pounds to
$20.25 for 2015 and $25.25 for
2016.
The council approved the proposal and agreed to review the
permit at the end of the year for
adjustments if the violations from
DFA continue.
Other business

Council approved an amendment

for Tina Hostager and Brad
Drenckhahn to switch positions
for the annual appointments.
Hostager will now be visiting the
Water
Committee
while
Drenckhahn will be attending the

Library Board.
A quote from Chandler Roofing to replace the wastewater treatment plants roof was approved
in the amount of $30,000.
The board approved a new copier
scanner for the Zumbrota Police
Department from A+ Imaging
Solutions. The cost is $2471.40
which will be paid through a lease
in the amount of $53.63 per month
over 60 months. The department
will then have the option of receiving a brand new machine at
the end of the five-year period.
Marie Marvin and Crossings at
Carnegie will be hosting the second annual Garden Party on June
12 and 13. The board approved a
road closure on East Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.
The council approved the Economic Development Authoritys
annual report.
Mayor Bauer mentioned that on
March 2 the Fire Board will be
selling the old fire engine.

Request to dismiss snow

parking violations is denied
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Requests by two
Zumbrota residents for the city
council to rescind their childrens
snow removal parking violation
tickets were denied at the January
22 meeting. Mike Kirtz and Ruth
Gartner said that their sons, who
are friends and now away at college, did not know about the city
ordinance.
You never even see the sign
about the snow removal depending on how you enter town, Kirtz
said. I noticed now that someone
has put duct tape over the sign as
well. Gartner added, This is especially true if you come from the
south side of town and turn on
Jefferson Drive. You never even
pass the sign.
Kirtz also took issue with the

fine amount, noting that it is more

than the fine for parking in front
of a fire hydrant or in a no parking
zone. Thirty dollars seems severe to me for a first-time offense,
said Kirtz.
Mayor Rich Bauer said,There
is no magical answer to why it is
thirty dollars when others are
twenty-five.
Councilor Dale Hinderaker acknowledged that the city clearly
needs to do something more to
notify Zumbrota residents of the
ordinance, as this has been an ongoing problem for years.
City Administrator Neil Jensen
said that he and Goodhue County
are looking into getting a code
red system similar to what the
schools use for early release, school
closure, and two-hours-late notices.

Residents who wish to sign up for

the service, if it is approved, would
then receive a text message or an
email notifying them of a snow
emergency so that they could move
their cars from public streets to
avoid fines. Jensen noted that this
system is already in use in Lake
City.
Police Chief Patrick Callahan
explained that the ordinance is in
place not just to make it easier on
plow drivers, but also to minimize
damage done to citizens property by city vehicles.
After hearing from both Kirtz
and Gartner, the solutions proposed
by Jensen, and councilor
Drenckhahn who opposed waiving the tickets, the council denied
the request.

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa high kick dance team from left, Myfanwy Postians, Kennedy Mueller, Katie Grudem,
Emma Gunhus, Halle Kruse, Breana Haag, Sophie Holm and Maddie Lindhart dance their way to a second
place finish at the HVL Dance Meet held in Hayfield Friday evening.

Area teams compete in HVL Dance Meet

By Faye Haugen
HAYFIELD The HVL dance
meet was held Friday evening on
Hayfield with a few surprises when
winners were announced.
Nine teams competed in high
kick with Cannon Falls taking first
place. Zumbrota-Mazeppa was a
surprising second place and Kasson-Mantorville placed third.
Placing second in high kick
was a very pleasant surprise, said
ZM coach Jen Stumm. The girls
have never danced that routine
better and they truly did an outstanding job. We still have room
to improve, but this might have
been the confidence boost that they
needed.
Goodhue placed fifth and
Kenyon-Wanamingo was ninth.
All conference and honorable
mention awards went to the following:
Goodhue high kick All Conference:
Alyssa Herman and Haley Hinrichs.

Goodhue high kick honorable mention All Conference: Mindy Strusz and Macey
Larson
Kenyon-Wanamingo high kick all conference: Kiley Eischen.
Kenyon-Wanamingo high kick honorable mention all conference: Kendall
Johnson
Zumbrota-Mazeppa high kick all conference: Emma Gunhus, Olivia Gadient and
Maddie Lindhart
Zumbrota-Mazeppa high kick honorable mention all conference: Breana Haag,
Kaitlyn Hinchley

Jazz
Four teams competed in jazz,
with Kasson-Mantorville placing
first, Byron second and ZumbrotaMazeppa third.
The girls had a good showing
in jazz with so much more energy
and strictness then we have ever
had, remarked Coach Stumm.
We had two mental errors, but,
overall, it was our most solid performance of the season. Its a great
building block, and although we

didnt place as high as we may

have wanted, we definitely improved.
Dover-Eyota
Zumbrota-Mazeppa took part in
the Dover-Eyota Invitational on
Saturday with jazz placing second and high kick fourth.
Building on our great performance on Friday, the girls had their
best performance in jazz with no
mental errors, pointed out Coach
Stumm. The girls performed outstandingly and I couldnt have
asked for more. We placed second which was a little defeating
considering their great performance, bit we have a renewed fire
to continue to improve. In kick
we placed fourth and the girls had
another great performance. There
is some very strong competition
in kick in our section and its
anyones chance to win on any
given day.

HVL BASKETBALL SCORING LEADERS

HVL girls basketball
Player
G
Pts
Byron
Ayoka Lee
14 211
Kailey Webster
13 133
Goodhue
Shelby Hinsch
15 242
Sydney Lodermeier
15 187
Taylor Larson
15 84
Hayfield
Bhrett Zahnle
12 212
Johanna Bungum
12 146
Kasson-Mantorville
Kristin Scott
16 265
Cori Kennedy
15 246
Lake City
Breanna Gates
14 208
Madi Green
14 194
Lourdes
Katie Helt
14 177
Megan Hobday
14 151
Anna Branstad
14 149
Pine Island
Eliza Warneke
9
135
Noelle Langworthy
16 189
Summer Cavallaro
16 131
Emilee Fredrickson
15 95

Madi Owen
Avg
15.1
10.2
16.1
12.5
5.6
17.5
12.2
16.6
14.5
14.9
13.9
12.6
10.8
10.6
15.0
11.8
8.1
6.3

14 71
Stewartville
Hunter Miller
15 126
Triton
Lexi Melder
13 155
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Lauren Miller
14 181
Alyssa Quam
12 110
Miranda Mollenhauer 14 65
Rachel Mensink
14 61
HVL boys basketball
Byron
Andrew Sorenson
15
Cannon Falls
Tanner Carlson
16
Dylan Dirckx
16
Jordan Flemmons
15
Ryan Dirckx
16
Goodhue
Tyler Schumacher
16
Jacob McNamara
16
Calvin Peterson
16
Jacob Pasch
16
Sam McNamara
16
Hayfield

5.0
8.4
14.5
12.9
9.2
4.6
4.4

176 11.7
226
197
165
170

14.1
12.3
11.0
10.6

224
165
134
109
101

14.0
10.3
8.4
6.8
6.3

Cam Rutledge
16 255
Aaron Anderson
16 232
Kasson-Mantorville
Braxton Raymond
16 332
Jacob Murphy
15 205
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Eric Hokanson
7
90
Gavin Roosen
7
87
Eddie Matul
7
53
Connor Sviggum
7
46
Ethan Benda
7
34
Lake City
Bradley Kuchinka
14 283
Eli Custer
14 172
Lourdes
Nick Hanson
13 235
James Usby
13 143
Pine Island
Brock Finstuen
16 290
Ben Farrell
18 199
Mitchel Acker
19 191
Luke Thornton
19 162
Matt Kukson
19 97
Stewartville
Aaron Quandt
17 363
Evan Schlee
17 282

15.9
14.5
20.8
13.7
12.8
12.4
7.5
6.5
4.8
20.2
12.3
18.1
11.0
18.1
11.1
10.1
8.5
5.1

The Goodhue dance team, from left, Haley Hinrichs, Jerica Staehli, Amalia Oien, Macey Larson, Laura
Ringeisen, Abby Doerhoefer and Alyssa Herman compete in the HVL Dance Meet held in Hayfield, Friday
evening. The Wildcats placed fifth in high kick competition.

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Raffle drawing to benefit

Wanamingo ball fields is February 6
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON A raffle has been
organized in support of the new
junior varsity ball fields at the
Kenyon-Wanamingo school site

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into a junior varsity baseball field.
To help fund these community
projects, raffle tickets are being
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Jamie Sommers, Brent or Tina
Leininger, Carrie Groth, Brian
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and tenth prize $150. Raffle purchasers and winners must be 18
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Area Sports
Stewartville stops Pine Island
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND With their leading scorer missing the game due
to illness, the Pine Island boys
basketball team fell 59-44 to Stewartville in HVL play in Pine Island, Tuesday. Broc Finstuen (18
points per game average) missed
the game due to the flu.
Pine Island trailed 28-20 after

the first half and they were unable

to make up any ground on the Tigers when they were outscored
31-24 in the second half of play.
Luke Thornton led the way for
PI with a season-high 19 points.
Ben Farrell added 13.
The Panthers host Triton on
Friday.

PI - Ben Farrell 13, Luke Thornton 19, Matt

Kukson 4, Chris Frick 2, Mitchel Acker 3, Matt
Lien 3
Scoring by halves
Stewartville
28
31 = 59
Pine Island
20
24 = 44
Free throws: PI - 12 of 22 for 55%; S - 7 of 19
for 37%; Three-pointers: PI - Mitchel Acker
(1); S - 5

Pine Island 44 - Stewartville 59

ZM struggles in the first half at Byron

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA In their only
game of the week, the ZumbrotaMazeppa boys basketball team fell
71-42 at Byron, Friday.
The Cougars got off to a horrible start as they trailed 39-12
after the first 18 minutes of play.
ZM rebounded to play much better in the second half. They nearly
matched the Bears in scoring, but
their first half play was too much

to overcome.
Nine players did score for the
Cougars, but only Jerrell Guider
reached double figures with 10
points.
The Cougars will play at
Kenyon-Wanamingo on Tuesday.
ZM has just four games left on
their regular season schedule, as
they will close out play on February 13 when they host Triton.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 42 - Byron 71

ZM - Noah Erickson 8, Isaiah Stueber 3, Nathan

Debner 5, Alex Nelson 4, Alex Guse 2 Jacob
Forrey 5, Zach Sanborn 2, Landon Rauen 3,
Jerrell Guider 10
Scoring by halves
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
12
30 = 42
Byron
39
32 = 71
Free throws: ZM - 8 of 13 for 61%; B - 9 of 16
for 56%; Field goals: ZM - 15 of 43 for 34%;
B - 27 of 61 for 44%; Rebounds: ZM - 16; B 27; Turnovers: ZM - 17; B -5; Three-pointers:
ZM - Isaiah Stueber (1), Noah Erickson (2),
Landon Rauen (1); B - 8

A tall KM team falls to Goodhue

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Goodhue played
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen their usual patient style of basketGoodhues Ben Opsahl and Tyler Schumacher try to trap Pine Islands Luke Thornton in Fridays game in ball against a much taller KassonGoodhue. The Wildcats won 49-40 in overtime.
Mantorville squad in Tuesdays
HVL game in Goodhue. The Wildcats stopped the KoMets 47-34.
Goodhue led just 14-12 at the
half, but they were able to outscore
By Faye Haugen
the visitors by 11 for the 13-point
GOODHUE In a game with
win.
many scoring swings, Goodhue
The Cats used balanced scorearned a 49-40 overtime win
ing to pull out the victory, led by
against Pine Island in HVL play
in Goodhue, Friday. Goodhue came
into the game leading the HVL
Blue division standings with an
8-3 record, with PI in second place
at 4-7. The victory gives the Cats
a four-game lead with three weeks
of the season remaining.
Goodhue jumped out to an early
By Faye Haugen
lead in the first half, but the PanKENYON Kenyon-Wanathers were able to narrow the score
mingo headed to Lake City to face
to three at the half, 21-18. Pine
the top team in the boys basketIsland knotted the score at 23 with
ball HVL Gold Division on Tues15:55 to play, but the Cats went
day. The Tigers dominated the
on an 11-2 run to open up a 34-25
game, winning 64-45.
lead. PI rallied to outscore Goodhue
Lake City took control of the
15-1 to open up a 38-35 lead.
game early and never looked back,
Goodhue came right back to take
up 36-18 at the half. The Knights
a 40-38 edge before Matt Kukson
nearly played the Tigers even in
hit a basket to tie the score with 39
the second half, but they could
seconds to play in regulation.
not undo their play of the first 18
Goodhue had a number of chances
minutes of the game.
in the last 30 seconds, but the game
went into overtime.
Tyler Schumacher hit his sixth
three of the game a minute into
overtime to give Goodhue a lead
they would not relinquish. Riley
Augustine hit four of four free
throws and Sam McNamara sank
two of two to bring the Cats to
nine overtime points in the win.
Schumacher pumped in a gamehigh 23 points to lead all scorers.
Jacob McNamara added 12 for
Goodhue.
Broc Finstuen led Pine Island
Pine Islands Broc Finstuen bats away Goodhues Riley Augustines shot
with 10 points.

Goodhue tops PI in overtime

Tyler Schumacher with 12, Riley and is ranked second in Class A.

Augustine, 11, and Sam Mc- Goodhue 47 - Kasson-Mantorville 34
Namara with 10 points. Jacob G - Jacob McNamara 9, Sam McNamara 10,
McNamara chipped in nine points. Tyler Schumacher 12, Calvin Peterson 4, Riley
Jacob Pasch 1
The Wildcats sport a 12-5 over- Augustine 11,Scoring
by halves
all record heading into Thursdays Kasson-Mantorville
12
22 = 34
home game against a red hot Do- Goodhue
14
33 = 47
ver-Eyota squad. Goodhue will Free throws: G - 21 of 23 for 91%; KM - 7 of
host Kenyon-Wanamingo on Fri- 11 for 63%; Field goals: G - 13 of 36 for 36%;
- 12 of 38 for 31%; Rebounds: G - 27; KM
day and play at Rushford-Peter- KM
- 18; Turnovers: G - 12; KM - 11; Threeson on Tuesday. Rushford-Peter- pointers: G - 0; KM - 3
son sports a 16-1 overall record

Fifth-ranked Lake City is too

much for Kenyon-Wanamingo

Goodhue 49 - Pine Island 40 OT

G - Jacob McNamara 12, Sam McNamara 5,
Tyler Schumacher 23, Riley Augustine 7, Jacob
Pasch 2
PI - Matt Kukson 4, Ben Farrell 9, Mitchel Acker
8, Broc Finstuen 10, Luke Thornton 4, Matt

Nine players scored for Kenyon- Triton

Wanamingo led by Gavin Roosen
The Knights fell 64-52 to Triwith 14 points and Connor Svig- ton on Friday evening. No other
gum with 11 points.
information was available at press
Kenyon-Wanamingo 45 - Lake City 65
time.
KW - Eddie Matul 4, Gavin Roosen 14, Connor
Kenyon-Wanamingo will play
Sviggum 11, Devyn Stordahl 6, Ben Ringham
in the second game of a girl-boy
2, Clint Irrthum 1, Ryan Pelky 4, Calvin Steberg
doubleheader in Goodhue on Fri7, Jake Alme 1
day. The girls will play at 6 p.m.
Scoring by halves
Kenyon-Wanamingo
18
27 = 45
with the boys game to follow. The
Lake City
36
29 = 64
Knights will host fellow Section
Free throws: KW - 12 of 18 for 67%; LC - 10 2AA member St. Peter on Monof 22 for 45%; Three-pointers: KW - Gavin
day.
Roosen (4), Connor Sviggum (1); LC - 5

late in Fridays game in Goodhue.

Lien 5,
Scoring by halves
Pine Island
18 22
0 = 40
Goodhue
21 19
9 = 49
Free throws: G - 11 of 14 for 78%; PI - 6 of 17

for 35%; Field goals: G - 15 of 36 for 41%; PI

- 16 of 33 for 48%; Rebounds: G - 19; PI - 17;
Turnovers: G - 9; PI - 11; Three-pointers:
G - Tyler Schumacher (6), Sam McNamara (1),
Jacob McNamara (1); PI - Mitchel Acker (2)

DC girls stop two ranked teams

By Faye Haugen
KASSON No one can say that
the Dodge County girls hockey
team has avoided a tough schedule. With the season winding down,
the Wildcats schedule has just
gotten tougher.
The DC girls beat a pair of ranked
teams, knocking off second-ranked
Class A Breck and fourth-ranked
Class A St. Paul United. The 11thranked Wildcats did come up short
against 17th-ranked Class AA
Centennial to move to 17-5-1 with
one match to play.
Dodge County will play at topranked and undefeated Eden Prairie
on Saturday to wind up the regular season at 3 p.m. Section 1AA
play will begin on Monday with
the higher seed hosting. Quarterfinals will be played at the higher
seed on Wednesday.
St. Paul United
The Wildcats earned a 5-2 win
over St. Paul United in Kasson,
Tuesday. After a scoreless first
period, both teams scored a solo
goal in the second period. Barret
Boyer notched DCs goal off assists by Bella Wagner and Dana
Rasmussen.
Rasmussen gave the Cats a 2-1
lead at the start of the third period
off assists by Jacie Hoehn and Bella
Wagner, but St. Paul tied it up at
2-2. Dodge County than put the
match away with three straight
goals for the 5-2 victory. Hoehn
got the game-winner off assists
by Rasmussen and Elly Strunk.
Molly Shelton off an assist by Katie
Robinson made it 4-2 and Rasmussen and Hoehn hooked up for
the 5-2 final score.
Gabby Suhr made 16 stops in
goal for DC, who took 44 shots on
the St. Paul United goal keeper.
Dodge County 5 - St. Paul United 2
St. Paul United
0 1 1 = 2
Dodge County
0 1 4 = 5
Second Period
SPU: Power play goal by Joie Phelps; assists
by Kate Hallett and Ella Mommeyer
DC: Goal by Barret Boyer; assists by Bella
Wagner and Dana Rasmussen
Third Period

DC: Goal by Dana Rasmussen; assists by

Jacie Hoehn and Bella Wagner
SPU: Goal by Joie Phelps; assist by Lauren
Boettcher
DC: Goal by Jacie Hoehn; assists by Dana
Rasmussen and Elly Strunk
DC: Goal by Molly Shelton; assist by Katie
Robinson
DC: Goal by Dana Rasmussen; assist by
Jacie Hoehn
DC shots on goal: 44
DC saves: Gabby Suhr, 16

Centennial
The Wildcats fell 2-1 in overtime to Centennial on Thursday
evening in Kasson.
The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in
the second period with DC knotting the score at 1-1 in the third
period on a goal by Magdalyn Wick
off andassist by Jacie Hoehn. Centennial got their game-winner in
overtime.
Gabby Suhr made 19 saves in
goal for the Wildcats, but DC had
a 29-21 shot advantage.
Dodge County 1 - Centennial 2 OT
Centennial
0 1 0 1 = 2
Dodge County
0 0 1 0 = 1
Second Period
C: Goal by Bailie Hughs
Third Period
DC: Goal by Magdalyn Wick; assist by Jacie
Hoehn

Overtime
C: Goal by Anneke Linser; assist by Gabbie
Hughs
DC shots on goal: 29
DC saves: Gabby Suhr, 19

Breck
The Wildcats stopped secondranked Breck 3-1 in Kasson, Saturday.
The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead
in the second period that was
matched by a power play goal by
Molly Shelton. DC added two more
goals in the third period on a goal
by Dana Rasmussen and a powerplay goal by Jacie Hoehn off an
assist by Dana Rasmussen.
DC held a 29-15 shot advantage with Gabby Suhr making 14
saves in goal.
Dodge County 3 - Breck 1
Breck
0 1 0 = 1
Dodge County
0 1 2 = 3
Second Period
B: Goal by Grace Zumwinkle; assist by
Nicole Oppenheimer
DC: Power play goal by Molly Shelton
Third Period
DC: Goal by Dana Rasmussen
DC: Power play goal by Jacie Hoehn; assist
by Dana Rasmussen
DC shots on goal: 29
DC saves: Gabby Suhr, 14

News-Record photo by MJ Templeton

Chalk dust flys as Brittney Arndt hit the bars during Fridays home meet with Stewartville.

PI takes part in a pair of dual meets

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island gymnastics team took part in
a pair of meets, falling at St. Peter
on Tuesday, but winning at home
over Stewartville, Friday.
The Panthers will travel to LaCrescent on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
and take part in the Breck Invitational on Saturday at 11 a.m.
St. Peter
The Panthers came up short at
St. Peter in a dual meet, Tuesday,
127.25-123.5.
This was a tough meet for us.
The two-hour bus ride and a meet
format that we are not used to took

Dodge County boys come up short

By Faye Haugen
KASSON The Dodge County Rohlik.
Mitch Sobotta made 30 stops in
boys hockey team saw their record
goal.
DC had 14 shots on goal.
dip to 5-13 with a pair of losses
County 2 - Waseca 5
this week. Just five games remain Dodge
Waseca
2 1 2 = 5
on the schedule for the Wildcats Dodge County
0 0 2 = 2
who will host Windom at 1 p.m.
First Period
on Saturday and play at Roches- W: Goal by JP Eykyn; assist by Zach Monshaugen
ter Lourdes on Tuesday at 7 p.m. W: Power play goal by Richard Volkmer; assist
by JP Eykyn
Waseca
Second Period
The Wildcats suffered a 5-2 loss W: Goal by Clinton
Volkman assist by JP Eykyn
to Waseca in Kasson, Tuesday.
Third Period
The Bluejays racked up a 3-0 lead DC: Goal by Nic Leisen; assist by Drew Kirmse
through the first two periods be- W: Goal by Cody Ulfers
fore DC got on the scoreboard at W: Goal by Dakota Johnson; assist by Michael
the start of the third period an a Priebe
Short-handed goal by Drew Kirmse; assist
goal by Nic Leisen off an assist by DC:
by Brendan Rohlik
Drew Kirmse. Waseca added two DC shots on goal: 14
more goals for a 5-1 lead before Saves: Mitch Sobotta 30
Kirmse scored a short-handed goal River Falls
for DC off an assist by Brendan
Dodge Country was shutout 4-

0 by River Falls, Saturday in Kasson. The visitors scored a solo goal

in the opening period and added
three more in the third period.
The Wildcats held a 17-13 shot
advantage with Mitch Sobotta
making nine saves for DC.
Dodge County 0 - River Falls 4
River Falls
1 0 3 = 4
Dodge County
0 0 0 = 0
First Period
RF: Goal by Roy Cranston; assists by Michael
Conde and Sam Shafer
Third Period
RF: Goal by Nick Miller; assists by Logan
DuBois and Roy Cranston
RF: Goal by Hunter Dolan; assists by Mason
Wolwode and Joe Black
RF: Goal by Nick Miller: assists by Michael
Conde and Michael Smits
DC shots on goal: 17
Saves: Mitch Sobotta 9

Pine Island 126.98 - Stewartville 123.75

Athlete
V
Br
Brynn Olson
8.925 (1) 7.55 (2)
Brittney Arndt
8.50
7.525 (3)
Rachel Schutz
8.35
5.80
Bailey Kuball
8.225
6.75
Cora Helden
8.20
5.175
Megan Leland
Pine Island totals
34.00
27.625
Stewartville
33.875
27.65

its toll. In the format, junior varsity competed firs, followed by

varsity, said Coach Chris Templeton. Varsity started on bars and
we did okay tonight. Bailey Kuball,
Brynn Olson and Brittney Arndt
scored over 7 with Brittney scoring a personal best 7.975, good
for second place. Vault didnt score
well for us tonight as the judging
was a little tight. Brynn did score
a 9.075, good for first place. Floor
was next. Robin Talbots back was
bothering her, so we had to pull
her from the event. Because junior varsity had already competed,
I couldnt bring anyone up to fill
her spot, so we had to go with only
four on floor. Both Megan Leland
and Brynn fell trying new skills
bringing our floor score down. We
finished on beam. Beam had been
going well for us, but not tonight.
We suffered a fall in every routine. It was just an off night. We
had a lot of mistakes that we dont
normally make.
Stewartville
The Panthers topped Stewartville
126.98-123.75 in Pine Island, Friday .
This was a much better meet

B
8.575 (1)
7.60
6.875
7.90
8.025 (3)
32.10
30.25

F
8.45 (2)
8.60 (1)
8.20
7.675
8.00
33.25
31.975

AA
33.50 (1)
32.225 (3)
29.225
30.55
126.98
123.75

for us. We had a good vault tonight and all the girls scored in
the 8s. Brittney Arndt was doing a new vault tonight and landed
it well, just missing a personal
best. Bailey Kuball also scored
a personal best with an 8.225.
We didnt swing bars very good
tonight as we had two falls and a
lot of stops, missing some connects. Beam was much better as
we only had to count one fall
towards the team score. We really hit floor well tonight. Megan,
Rachel and Brittney scored personal bests. Floor is starting to
come around. We made some
changes in some of the floor routines this week and it showed in
the scores. Bailey had a PB in
the all around, scoring a 30.55.
If we could hit all four events,
this team will score well, but we
just havent been able to do that
yet.
Placing for the Panthers were
Brynn Olson, first in the vault,
beam and all around and second
on the bars and floor; Brittney
Arndt, first on the floor and third
on the bars and all around; and
Megan Leland, third on the beam.

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Wrestling
ZM places second at Bloomington
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA After a very
busy schedule the last two weeks,
the Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling
team took a little bit of a breather
by wrestling in just one tournament on Saturday.
The Cougars placed second in
the eight-team Bloomington Jefferson Duals. ZM topped Irondale
and 18th-ranked Class AAA
Woodbury, but they fell to fifthranked Class AAA Hastings in the
championship match.
Irondale
The Cougars opened with a 689 win over Irondale as the Knights
gave up 30 points in forfeits. Freedom Hunt, Caden Steffen, Dillon
Downes, Seth Tupper and Evan
Block earned 30 points in pins for
the Cougars. Jacob Bennett and
Devin Manzy both won by major
decisions.

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Referee Dean Nelson slaps the mat as Goodhues Charles Dahling pins Hayfields Zach Elward in the second
period of Thursdays match in Kenyon.

Despite three forfeits, Goodhue wins big

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Even though they
gave up 18 points in forfeits, the
Goodhue wrestling team earned a
51-21 win over Hayfield in
Kenyon, Thursday.
The Vikings gave 12 of those
18 points back in forfeits, and the
Wildcats used four falls to top
Hayfield.
Kaleb OReilly, Bailee OReilly,
Charles Dahling and Jordan Ronningen all won with a pin. Logan

Breuer and Casey Deneen won by

forfeit. John Altendorf opened the
match with a technical fall. Mason Huemann won by major decision and Kaleb OReilly and Joel
Gadient both won by decision.
The Wildcats will take part in
the Robbinsdale Armstrong Invitational on Saturday beginning at
9 a.m.
Goodhue 51 - Hayfield 21
106 - John Altendorf won by technical fall over
Wyatt Brennan, 5:00; 113 - Goodhue forfeited

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 68
Irondale 9
106 - Spencer DeFrang won by forfeit; 113 Hayden Stensland won by forfeit; 120 - Joey
Majerus won by forfeit; 126 - Sam Nordquist
lost 9-4 to Sean Lafleur; 132 - ZM forfeited to
Luke Janecek; 138 - Jacob Bennett won 13-2
over Jake Brown; 145 - Freedom Hunt pinned
Justin Escobar, 1:20 152 - Caden Steffen
pinned Kevin Ihnen, 1:02; 160 - Devin Manzy
won 11-0 over Nick Harelson; 170 - Dillon
Downes pinned Jake Spencer, 29 seconds;
182 - Noah Prodzinski won by forfeit; 195 Seth Tupper pinned Isaiah Baldwin, 12 seconds;

220 - Connor Hegseth won by forfeit; 285 Evan Block pinned Abe Delculy, 1:42

Woodbury
The seventh-ranked Class A
Cougars had little trouble against
18-ranked Class AAA Woodbury,
winning 57-11.
Spencer DeFrang, Hayden Stensland, Sam Nordquist and Joey
Majerus got ZM off to a 24-0 lead
with four straight falls. Maverick
Jackson and Freedom Hunt won
by decision, and Caden Steffen,
Devin Manzy and Dillon Downes
won with pins. Noah Prodzinski
won by decision and Seth Tupper
earned a fall for ZMs last points
at 195 pounds.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 57
Woodbury 11
106 - Spencer DeFrang pinned Cole West,
1:23; 113 - Hayden Stensland pinned Brady
Moesenthin, 1:24; 120 - Sam Nordquist pinned
Max Malacko, 2:33; 126 - Joey Majerus pinned
Ben Malacko, 2:22; 132 - Maverick Jackson
won 5-2 over Austin Braun; 138 - Jacob Bennett
lost 12-3 to Ty Johnson; 145 - Freedom Hunt
won 7-4 over David Beseman; 152 - Caden
Steffen won by a fall, 33 seconds; 160 - Devin
Manzy pinned Hanjae, Joo, 4:43; 170 - Dillon
Downes pinned Joey Alexis, 4:15; 182 - Noah
Prodzinski won 2-0 over Andrew French; 195
- Seth Tupper pinned Parker Field, 37 seconds;
220 - Connor Hegseth lost 16-2 to Nathan
Borsch; 285 - Evan Block lost 13-8 to Pavel
Swenson

Hastings
ZM gave fifth-ranked Class
AAA Hastings all they could

handle in the final match of the

day.
Spencer DeFrang opened with
a fall and Joey Majerus, ranked
number 1 at 120 pounds in Class
A earned a 2-1 win over fifthranked Class AAA Adam
McSorley to put ZM up 9-3.
A major decision by Maverick
Jackson at 132 and an overtime
decision by Jacob Bennett increased ZMs lead to 16-8. Hastings closed the gap to 16-16 through
152 pounds, but Devin Manzy won
in triple overtime at 160 and Dillon Downes won with a pin at 170
to put The Cougars ahead 22-15.
Noah Prodzinskis decision at 195
gave ZM a 25-21 lead, but the
Raiders won the last two matches
to pull out the 27-25 win.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 27 - Hastings 25
106 - Spencer DeFrang pinned Jesse Mimbarn,
3:00; 113 - Hayden Stensland lost 8-2 to
Derek Edwards; 120 - Joey Majerus won 2-1
over Adam McSorley; 126 - Sam Nordquist
lost by technical fall to Spencer Koop, 18-3;
132 - Maverick Jackson won 11-3 over TJ
Poittinger; 138 - Jacob Bennett won 2-0 in
overtime against Kyle Erickson; 145 - Freedom
Hunt lost 6-5 to Austin Eichmann; 152 - Caden
Steffen lost 10-2 to Jake Anderson; 160 Devin Manzy won 3-2 in triple overtime over
Trey Rogers; 170 - Dillon Downes won 7-6 over
Jon Vouk; 182 - ZM forfeited to Mark Vaith;
195 - Noah Prodzinski won 8-7 over Edison
Duong; 220 - Seth Tupper lost 9-4 to Cullin
Brendeland; 285 - Evan Block lost 3-2 to
Jacob Bacon

to Jackson Heydt; 120 - Goodhue forfeited to

Cole Rasmussen; 126 - Joel Gadient won 125 in overtime over Mason Moreno; 132 Mason Huemann won 15-2 over Jordan Sullivan;
138 - Kelby OReilly won 6-0 over Cameryn
Stadler; 145 - Kaleb OReilly pinned Garrett
Kiser, 3:17; 152 - Bailee OReilly pinned Lane
Canny, 2:39; 160 - Logan Breuer won by
forfeit; 170 - Casey Deneen won by forfeit;
182 - Charles Dahling pinned Zach Elward,
2:41; 195 - Goodhue forfeited to Dylan Arndt;
220 - Ryan Schoenfelder lost 8-4 to Trey
Chatman; 285 - Jordan Ronningen pinned
Carter Behnken, 3:05

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Kenyon-Wanamingos Mason Stevenson tries to tip Hayfields Lane Canny over for back points in Thursdays
match in Kenyon.

KW rolls over Hayfield

Goodhues Joel Gadient and Hayfields Mason Moreno work to gain control in the 126-pound match at
Kenyon, Thursday. Gadient earned a 12-5 overtime decision.

KW hands Goodhue an HVL loss

By Faye Haugen
KENYON In the last dual of
the evening in an HVL doubledual in Kenyon, Kenyon-Wana-

FYI

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

By Faye Haugen
fotofaye@yahoo.com

Wrestling rankings
The fifth Class A wrestling rankings
of the season were released on Dec.
12.
Minneota remains the top ranked
team in Class A, but Kenyon-Wanamingo
moved from third to second. Chatfield
moved up from eighth to sxith and Zumbrota-Mazeppa jumped from ninth to
seventh.
Section 1A individuals are ranked
as follows: (wrestler, school, grade, last
ranking)
106: 1. Ethan Cota, Kenyon-Wanamingo,
11 (1); 8, Mark Buringa, St. Charles, 8
(8)
113: 5. Jared Clawiter, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 11 (8); 9, Kaleb Olson, WabashaKellogg, 11 (8)
120: 1. Joey Majerus, Zumbrota-Mazeppa,
12; 2. Jared Goldsmith, Chatfield, 12; 7
(2 at 113);
132: 8. Jake Mandt, Chatfield, 9 (6)
145: 1. Hank Friedrichs, Chatfield, 12
(1); 7. Andrew Schmidt, Lake City, 12
(6)
152: 8. Mason Stevenson, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 11 (10); 10. Ryan Meeker, Chatfield, 12 (nr)
160: 2. Shane Siewert, Lake City, 12
(2); 3. Ted Androli, Kenyon-Wanamingo,
11 (3)
170: 4. Drew Sathrum, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 12 (3)
182: 2. Nick Richards, Dover-Eyota, 12
(2)
195: 4. Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, 12 (2
at 220)
220: 6. Randy Henderson, Triton, 11
(7)
285: 3. Tanner Welsh, Dover-Eyota, 11
(3)

mingo earned a 46-21 win over

Goodhue. Both KW and Goodhue
topped Hayfield in the other two
matches during the evening.
The match was close through
145 pounds with KW leading 1815. The Knights used a pin by
Ethan Cota and forfeits to Tyler
Ryan and Jared Clawiter to score
their points. Goodhue got decisions from Joel Gadient, Kelby
OReilly and Kaleb OReilly and
a fall from Mason Huemann to
keep the match close.
The second-ranked Class A
Knights won six of the last seven
matches to earn the win. Decisions by Mason Stevenson and Seth
Donkers, a major decision by Drew
Sathrum, pins by Ted Androli and

Riley Donkers and a forfeit to Luke

Rechtzigel put the Knights in control. Goodhues only win in that
stretch was a fall by Charles Dahling at 170 pounds.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 46 - Goodhue 21
(KW wrestlers listed first)
106 - Ethan Cota pinned John Altendorf, 36
seconds; 113 - Tyler Ryan won by forfeit; 120
- Jared Clawiter won by forfeit; 126 - Bradley
Kish lost 7-4 to Joel Gadient; 132 - Peyton
Hilke was pinned by Mason Huemann, 5:11;
138 - Dylan Craig lost 2-0 to Kelby OReilly;
145 - Clay Burow lost 3-0 to Kaleb OReilly;
152 - Mason Stevenson won 3-1 over Bailee
OReilly; 160 - Ted Androli pinned Logan Breuer,
3:22; 170 - Bailey Paquin was pinned by
Charles Dahling, 4:25; 182 - Drew Sathrum
won 10-1 over Casey Deneen; 195 - Riley
Donkers pinned Ryan Schoenfelder, 2:45; 220
- Luke Rechtzigel won by forfeit; 285 - Seth
Donkers won 7-1 over Jordan Ronningen

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

Thursday, January 29
Goodhue girls basketball, Dover-Eyota at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo dance team at Cannon Falls, 7 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling, Cannon Falls at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Pine Island gymnastics at LaCrescent, 6:30 p.m.
Pine Island wrestling at Kasson with Stewartville, 5 p.m.
Friday, January 30
Goodhue boys basketball, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Goodhue, 7:30 p.m.
Goodhue girls baseball. Kenyon-Wanamingo at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball at Goodhue, 7:30 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Pine Island girls basketball at Dodge Center, 6 p.m.
Pine Island boys basketball, Triton at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball at Hayfield, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball, Hayfield at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Saturday, January 31
Dodge County girls hockey at Eden Prairie, 3 p.m.
Dodge County boys hockey, Windom at Kasson, 1 p.m.
Goodhue wrestling at Robbinsdale Armstrong, 9 a.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Cannon Falls, 10 a.m.
Pine Island gymnastics at Breck, 11 a.m.
Pine Island wrestling at Pine Island, 10 a.m.
Monday, February 2
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball, St. Peter at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball, Lake City at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 3
Dodge County boys hockey at Rochester Lourdes, 7 p.m.
Goodhue girls basketball at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Goodhue boys basketball at Rushford, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Pine Island girls basketball, Goodhue at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling, Chatfield at Mazeppa, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball at Kenyon, 6 p.m.

By Faye Haugen
KENYON In their opening
dual of the evening in Kenyon,
Thursday, the Knights crushed
Hayfield 69-3 in an HVL meet.
Goodhue also took part in the
double dual.
Pins and forfeits dominated the
match. Seth Brossard, Peyton
Hilke, Clay Burow, Mason Stevenson and Luke Rechtzigel all won
by fall. Ted Androli, Logan Quam,
Bailey Paquin and Riley Donkers
all won by forfeits.
Tyler Ryan and Jared Clawiter
both won by major decisions, and
Seth Donkers won by decision in
overtime at 285.
Kenyon-Wanamingo will host
Cannon Falls on Thursday evening.
The Knights will then travel to
Cannon Falls on Saturday for an
invitational meet beginning at 10
a.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 69 - Hayfield 3
106 - Seth Brossard pinned Wyatt Brennen,
5:16; 113 - Tyler Ryan won 10-1 over Jackson
Heydt; 120 - Jared Clawiter won 12-2 over
Cole Rasmussen; 126 - Bradley Kish won 121 over Mason Moreno; 132 - Peyton Hilke
pinned Jordan Sullivan, 2:35; 138 - Dylan
Craig lost 4-3 to Camryn Stadler; 145 - Clay
Burow pinned Garrett Kiser, 2:51; 152 - Mason
Stevenson pinned Lane Canny, 3:39; 160 Ted Androli won by forfeit; 170 - Logan Quam
won by forfeit; 182 - Bailey Paquin won by
forfeit; 195 - Luke Rechtzigel pinned Dylan
Arndt, 3:39; 220 - Riley Donkers won by
forfeit; 285 - Seth Donkers won 7-5 in overtime
over Trey Chatman

Kenyon-Wanamingos Seth Brossard has Hayfields Wyatt Brennen tied

up tight with a cradle hold in Thursdays match in Kenyon. Brossard
earned a third period fall.

SECTION 1A WRESTLING LEADERS

Wrestler
106
Ethan Cota, Kenyon-Wanamingo
Spencer DeFrang
Mark Buringa, St. Charles
Jack Williams, Pine Island
113
Hayden Stensland, ZM
Tyler Ryan, Kenyon-Wanamingo
Maleek Hussein, Chatfield
Noah Bauer, Pine Island
Kaleb Olson, Wabasha-Kellogg
120
Joey Majerus, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Jared Clawiter, Kenyon-Wanamingo
Jared Goldsmith, Chatfield
Alan Spaeth, St. Charles
Jeremy Keller, Lake City
126
Bradley Kish, Kenyon-Wanamingo
Joel Gadient, Goodhue
Jacy Ball, St. Charles
Nate Goldsmith, Chatfield
Colin Jorde, DE
Sam Nordquist, ZM
Morgen Moreno, Hayfield
132
Jake Mandt, Chatfield
Maverick Jackson, ZM
Mason Huemann, Goodhue
Isaac Haman, Pine Island
138
Connor Swarthout, Pine Island
Dylan Craig, Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kelby OReilly Goodhue
Jacob Bennett, ZM

W L
28
22
21
10

1
5
1
3

20
20
19
18
13

7
8
5
5
4

25
24
23
18
18

1
3
1
4
7

19
17
14
14
14
14
13

9
1
4
7
9
13
3

22
21
15
12

2
7
4
5

16
16
13
13

7
12
5
9

145
Hank Friedrichs, Chatfield
Lane Heim, St. Charles
Andrew Schmidt, Lake City
Ryan Keach, Dover-Eyota
Trevor Turner, Pine Island
Hayden Voxland, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
152
Keaton Schaefer, Dover-Eyota
Freedom Hunt, ZM
Ryan Meeker, Chatfield
Mason Stevenson, KW
Bailee OReilly Goodhue
160
Ted Androli, KW
Shane Siewert, Lake City
Caden Steffen, ZM
Logan Breuer, Goodhue
Ricardo Chavez, St. Charles
170
Drew Sathrum, Kenyon-Wanamingo
Devin Manzy, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Michael Otomo, Dover-Eyota
Bailey Paquin, KW
Ethan Wright, Chatfield
Ethan Otterbein, Triton
Jesus Fernandez, Hayfield
182
Dillon Downes, ZM
Nick Richards, Dover-Eyota
Charles Dahling, Goodhue
Ryan Hanson, Lake City
Dalon Miller, Wabasha-Kellogg
195
Luke Rechtzigel, KW
Jacob Bleess, Chatfield

23
21
17
17
13
13

1
4
2
9
8
10

20
17
17
15
12

6
6
7
14
5

24
21
19
12
12

4
1
5
6
8

26
22
19
18
16
15
11

3
5
8
10
8
8
4

23
21
14
14
14

4
3
4
10
10

22 6
19 4

Michael Noll, Lake City

Noah Prodzinski, ZM
Colton Pike, Pine Island
220
Randy Henderson, Triton
Evan Block, ZM
Ian Morrison, Chatfield
285
Tanner Welsh, Dover-Eyota
Seth Donkers, KW
Adam Vacura, Triton
Alex Aarsvold, Pine Island
Jordan Ronningen, Goodhue
Seth Tupper, Zumbrota-Mazeppa

18 1
15 12
13 10
19 3
17 5
16 6
22
20
17
14
9
8

3
8
6
7
5
6

STANDINGS
HVL Wrestling

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

Over
W L
14 0
10 3
20 4
11 7
20 6
5 7
4 4
4 5
1 6
7 10
2 14

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Girls Basketball

Pine Island has a tough week

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND It was a tough
week for the Pine Island girls basketball team as they dropped all
three games they played last week.
Stewartville, Lake City and Minnehaha Academy topped the Panthers, and their overall record
dropped to 6-11 and HVL record
to 3-6.
Pine Island will travel to Dodge
Center on Friday and host Goodhue
on Tuesday.
Stewartville
The Panthers were edge by Stewartville in Stewartville, Tuesday,
55-53.
Pine Island led 27-24 at the break,
but they could not hold off the
Tigers in the second half.
We did not execute well at all
tonight, lamented Coach Scott
Miller. We had some unforced
errors that cost us down the stretch.
As a team, we missed 20 free throws
(15 of 35) which makes it difficult
to compete.
Emilee Fredrickson led the Panthers with 12 points with Madi
Owen adding 10.
Pine Island 53 - Stewartville 55
PI - Summer Cavallaro 9, Emilie Rucker 9,
Kaitlyn Champa 1, Noelle Langworthy 5, Emilee
Fredrickson 12, Amanda Troester 2, Madi

Owen 10, Autumn Pin 3, Mikayla Radtke 2

Scoring by halves
Pine Island
27
26 = 53
Stewartville
24
31 = 55
Free throws: PI - 15 of 35 for 43%; S - 10 of
23 for 43%; Three-pointers: PI - Noelle
Langworthy (1), Autumn Pin (1), Madi Owen
(2); S - 3

Lake City
The Panthers dropped another
HVL game in Friday at home
against Lake City, 50-46.
We played much better tonight
than we did Tuesday. Everyone
played pretty solid, and we looked
like we were playing with a purpose, said Coach Miller. We just
didnt get enough stops down the
stretch, and we also needed one
more player to step up as a scorer.
Summer Cavallaro netted 16
points to lead Pine Island in scoring. Noelle Langworthy added 11.
This was a fun game to be part
of with some lead changes and
scoring runs. Our girls left everything on the court tonight, remarked Coach Miller.
Pine Island 46 - Lake City 50
PI - Summer Cavallaro 16, Autumn Pin 2,
Mikayla Radtke 2, Amanda Troester 3, Noelle
Langworthy 11, Madi Owen 5, Kaitlyn Champa
5, Emilie Rucker 2

Minnehaha Academy
The Panthers stepped out of HVL

action to take on ninth-ranked Class

AA Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, Saturday. This was the
third straight week the Panthers
have played on Saturday.
The Redbirds dominated the
game, winning 72-36.
We knew going in that Minnehaha had been playing well and
they had two or three kids who are
potential All State players in Class
AA. They proved to be a challenge, said Coach Miller. Our
team played pretty well, keeping
the game within 12 points until
the final 10 minutes, but I thought
our schedule really caught up with
us coming off three weeks of Tuesday-Friday-Saturday games. This
last was on 15 hours of rest.
Summer Cavallaro was the only
PI player in double figures with
14 points.
Im proud of how the girls
played through the fatigue. Summer put together back-to-back
games where she played well even
though our opponent had a noticeable size advantage.
Pine Island 36
Minnehaha Academy 72
PI - Summer Cavallaro 14, Amanda Troester
5, Noelle Langworthy 8, Kaitlyn Champa 2,
Emilie Rucker 4, Emilee Fredrickson 1, Leah
Anderton

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Kingslands Kailey Link tries to avoid Goodhues Haley Lexvold after the Goodhue sophomore makes a steal
in Saturdays game in Goodhue.

Goodhue earns another big win

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Over six days,
the Goodhue girls basketball team
played three ranked teams, defeating two of the three. The Wildcats
knocked off fifth-ranked Class A
Lyle/Pacelli last Saturday and they
added sixth-ranked Class A Blooming Prairie to their list on Tuesday. Goodhue gave eighth-ranked
Class AAA Kasson-Mantorville
all they could ask for on Thursday.
Goodhue, ranked fifth in the last
Class A poll, will host KenyonWanamingo on Friday as part of a
girl-boy doubleheader with the girls
tipping off at 6 p.m. The Cats will
play at Pine Island on Tuesday.
Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie came into
Tuesday game with a 14-1 record
and a 12-game winning streak, but
the Wildcats came away from the
road trip with a 40-38 victory.
Statistic wise, the Wildcats shot
just 28% from the field and they
had 20 turnovers to the Blossoms
three, but Goodhue made up the
difference by dominating the rebounding boards, holding a 36-13
edge. They hit 13 of 18 free throws
to BPs 7 of 14, and they hit five
threes to the hosts one.
The game was tied at the half,
16-16, and it stayed close in the
second half before a McKenzie
Ryan three-pointer put Goodhue
up by five points with three minutes to play.

Shelby Hinsch led Goodhue in

scoring with 16 points (10 in the
opening half) and 10 rebounds.
Sydney Lodermeier scored 13
points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Goodhue 40 - Blooming Prairie 38
G - Shelby Hinsch 16, Taylor Larson 2, Sydney
Lodermeier 13, McKenzie Ryan 6, Haley Lexvold
3
Scoring by halves
Blooming Prairie
16
22 = 38
Goodhue
16
24 = 40
Free throws: G - 13 of 18 for 72%; BP - 7 of
14 for 50%; Field goals: G - 11 of 39 for 28%;
BP - 15 of 42 for 35%; Rebounds: G - 36
(Sydney Lodermeier 12, Shelby Hinsch 10);
BP - 13 Turnovers: G - 21; BP - 3; Threepointers: G - McKenzie Ryan (2), Sydney
Lodermeier (1), Shelby Hinsch (2); BP - 1

Kasson-Mantorville
Goodhue was hoping to make it
three upsets in a row, but they
were denied that goal when Kasson-Mantorville posted a 63-56
win over the Wildcats in Kasson,
Thursday.
The KoMets won the game at
the free throw line, hitting 25 of
41. Goodhue was just 9 of 16 at
the line.
KM jumped out to a 34-29 lead
by the half and they kept their edge
in the last half of play, holding a
29-27 scoring edge.
Goodhue did a lot of things right
as they half three players in double
figures, led by Sydney Lodermeier
with 20 points and Shelby Hinsch
and Taylor Larson with 11 each.
Goodhue 56 - Kasson-Mantorville 63
G - Shelby Hinsch 11, Taylor Larson 11, Sydney

Lodermeier 20, Michelle Hadler 3, McKenzie

Ryan 3, Maddie Miller 7, Rachel Watson 2
Scoring by halves
Goodhue
29
27 = 56
Kasson-Mantorville
34
29 = 53
Free throws: G - 9 of 16 for 56%; KM - 25 of
41 for 61%; Field goals: G - 21 of 54 for 31%;
Rebounds: G - 23; Turnovers: 18; Threepointers: G - Michelle Hadler (1), McKenzie
Ryan (1), Sydney Lodermeier (3), Shelby Hinsch
(1); KM - 2

Kingsland
For the third straight week, the
Goodhue girls played in a Saturday contest. The Cats posted an
easy 64-35 win over Kingsland in
Goodhue.
The Wildcats jumped out to a
huge lead in the opening half and
never looked back, leading 2710. Coach Josh Wieme went to
his reserves early and often as all
players saw extended playing time.
Shelby Hinsch led Goodhue with
14 points. McKenzie Ryan came
off the bench to add 13 points, and
both Sydney Lodermeier and
Megan Ryan added 10 points
Goodhue 64 - Kingsland 35
G - Shelby Hinsch 14, Taylor Larson 6, Sydney
Lodermeier 10, Megan Ryan 10, McKenzie
Ryan 13, Haley Lexvold 2, Maddie Miller 6,
Michelle Hadler 3
Scoring by halves
Kingsland
10
25 = 35
Goodhue
27
37 = 64
Free throws: G - 7 of 14 for 50%; K - 1 of 4 for
25%; Field goals: G - 23 of 54 for 42%;
Rebounds: G - 19; Turnovers: 7; Threepointers: G - Megan Ryan (2), McKenzie
Ryan (3), Maddie Miller (1), Michelle Hadler
(1), Sydney Lodermeier (3), Shelby Hinsch (1)

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

With a Byron player blocking her way, Zumbrota-Mazeppas Alyssa Quam passes the ball in Tuesdays game
in Zumbrota.

ZM uses overtime to beat Stewartville

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa girls basketball team
needed overtime to earn their sixth
win of the season. The Cougars
topped Stewartville in overtime
to move to 6-9 overall. ZM fell to
Byron earlier in the week.
The Cougars will play at Hayfield Friday and host Lake City on
Monday.
Stewartville
ZM got off to a very slow start
in Fridays home game against
Stewartville, trailing 24-15 at the
half. But ZM turned the game
around in the second half by
outscoring the Tigers 26-17. Laura
Drackley gave ZM the spark they
needed as she scored nine of her
11 career-high points in the second half of play.
In overtime, senior Alyssa Quam
scored all seven of her points in
the last four minutes of the game,
as ZM outscored the Tigers 7-3
for the victory.
Lauren Miller pumped in 12
points to lead the Cougars in scoring. The freshman grabbed seven
rebounds and blocked six shots.
Miranda Mollenhauer led ZM with
eight rebounds.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 48
OT
Stewartville 44
ZM - Alyssa Quam 7, Laura Drackley 11,
Lauren Miller 12, Taylor Blakstad 4, Miranda
Mollenhauer 2 , Lyndsey Quam 7, Rachel Mensink
5
Scoring by halves
Stewartville
24 17
3 = 44
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 15 26
7 = 48
Free throws: ZM - 6 of 7 for 85%; S - 5 of 6 for
83%; Field goals: ZM - 19 of 51 for 37%; S - 17
of 64 for 26%; Rebounds: ZM - 35; S - 30;
Turnovers: ZM - 20; S - 12; Three-pointers:
ZM - Lyndsey Quam (1), Alyssa Quam (1),
Rachel Mensink (1), Laura Drackley (1); S - 5

A Kingsland player takes a swipe at the ball, but Goodhues Maddy Miller keeps her eyes on the basket as she
goes in for a layup against Kingsland, Saturday.

Byron
ZM fell 65-44 to Byron in Zumbrota, Tuesday. Alyssa Quam kept
the Cougars in the game by hitting five threes and finishing with
19 points. The Cougars needed
their outside shooting as 65 Bear
freshman Ayoka Lee was a force
inside, finishing with 14 rebounds.
ZM trailed 34-27 at the half,
but they were able to close the gap

Kenyon-Wanamingo ups record to 13-5

By Faye Haugen
KENYON With victories over
Lake City and Lourdes, the
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball team upped their overall record
to 13-5 and their HVL Blue Division leading record to 9-1.
The Knights will play at
Goodhue at 6 p.m. in a girl-boy
doubleheader on Friday evening.

The Wildcats are in second place

in the HVL Blue Division standings with a 6-3 record.
Lake City
The Knights did not play one of
their better first halves of the season at home against Lake City on
Tuesday. Scoring just 25 points,
the Knights held a five-point edge
at the break. But Kenyon-Wana-

Thursday, January 29
Friday, January 30
Friday, January 30
Monday, February 2

mingo got rolling in the second

half, outscoring the Tigers 43 -25
to earn an easy 68-45 win over
Lake City.
Mara Quam led Kenyon-Wanamingo with 22 points, with Brittney Flom adding 15 and Megan
Quam 10 points for very balanced
scoring.
Shooting from behind the arc

was key for the Knights as they

hit 10 treys to Lake Citys five.
Flom sank five of the threes with
Kasey Dummer and Mara Quam
each hitting a pair. Megan Flom
came off the bench to hit one.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 68 - Lake City 45
KW - Megan Quam 10, Brittney Flom 15,
Savannah Bleess 8, Mara Quam 22, Emily
Ashland 2, Kasey Dummer 8, Megan Flom 3

The Byron defense closes in as Zumbrota-Mazeppas Rachel Mensink

gets an open look at the basket in Tuesdays game in Zumbrota.

to five points. But the Bears saw

their outside shooting heat up as
they hit seven threes in the second
half of play.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 44 - Byron 65
ZM - Alyssa Quam 19, Lauren Miller 5, Miranda
Mollenhauer 8, Lyndsey Quam 3, Natalie Majerus
5, Laura Drackley 2, Rachel Mensink 2

Scoring by halves
Byron
34
31 = 65
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
27
17 = 44
Free throws: ZM - 1 of 3 for 33%; B - 7 of 11
for 63%; Field goals: ZM - 18 of 45 for 40%;
B - 24 of 57 for 42%; Rebounds: ZM - 24; B 30; Turnovers: ZM - 15; B - 8; Three-pointers:
ZM - Natalie Majerus (1), Lyndsey Quam (1),
Alyssa Quam (5); B - 10

Scoring by halves
Lake City
20
25 = 45
Kenyon-Wanamingo
25
43 = 68
Free throws: KW - 10 of 12 for 83%; LC - 9 of
15 for 60%; Three-pointers: KW - Kasey
Dummer (2), Brittney Flom (5), Mara Quam
(2), Megan Flom (1); LC - 5

Mara Quam 20, Kasey Dummer 3

Scoring by halves
Kenyon-Wanamingo
31
22 = 53
Lourdes
23
17 = 40
Free throws: KW - 5 of 8 for 63%; RL - 7 of 10
for 70%; Three-pointers: KW - Kasey Dummer
(1), Mara Quam (2); RL - 3

Lourdes
Great defensive play by the
Knights held Lourdes to 20 points
under their average in Rochester,
Friday.
KW earned a 53-40 win over
the Eagles who are in second place
in the HVL Gold Division standings.
The Knights jumped out to a
31-23 lead in the opening half and
continued to build on that advantage on their way to the 13-point
victory.
Mara Quam pumped in a gamehigh 20 points for Kenyon-Wanamingo with Megan Quam adding
19 points.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 53 - Lourdes 40
KW - Megan Quam 19, Savannah Bleess 8,

STANDINGS
HVL Girls Basketball
Conf
Blue Division
W L
Kenyon-Wanamingo 9 1
Hayfield
7 3
Goodhue
6 3
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3 6
Pine Island
3 7
Triton
0 9
Gold Division
Conf
Kasson-Mantorville 9 0
Lourdes
6 2
Byron
5 4
Lake City
5 5
Stewartville
2 9
Cannon Falls
1 8

Over
W L
13 5
12 4
13 5
6 9
6 11
1 16
Over
16 2
9 6
6 9
8 7
3 14
4 12

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Pine Island

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 No. 4

Pine Island considers

a social host ordinance
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the Pine
Island City Council meeting on
January 20, Julie Hatch of the
Goodhue County Chemical Health
Initiative discussed social host
ordinances with the council. Social hosts are adults who host parties on their property where alcohol is served. Liability laws hold
adults responsible if underage attendees are served, regardless of
who furnishes the alcohol. Studies show that teen parties are the
primary settings for underage alcohol consumption, high youth
consumption, and binge drinking.
Goodhue County passed a social host ordinance and many communities are passing supporting
ordinances. It is often difficult for
law enforcement to determine who
provided the alcohol to charge the
responsible party. With a social
host ordinance in place, law enforcement can cite the individual
who hosted the underage drinking party on their property.
Hatch said these ordinances include alcohol, marijuana, and other
substances. These laws are a best
practices approach. A child could
be charged if parents are gone and
have no knowledge of the activ-

ity. The City of Rochester has a

social hosting ordinance.
The council approved directing
city staff to write an ordinance
like the Goodhue County social
hosting ordinance.
Other business

Jon Eickhoff updated the council on the progress of the development agreement between Pine Island Schools and the City of Pine
Island for the new school construction. The school has not approved
the agreement yet and has questions on one item in the agreement. The city and school must
both approve the agreement before letting bids for the sewer/water
extension project to the new PreK4 building.
The council reviewed a draft of
changes in the parking ordinance
that would allow restrictions on
the street on the south side of Pine
Island Bank.
A draft from Planning and Zoning (P&Z) of Ordinance 127 Second Series, regarding solar energy
systems, was tabled by the council for further review. P&Z held a
public hearing on the solar energy
ordinance. No members of the
public attended. Building inspector Tom Thompson made some

changes for clarification in the draft.

Solar energy systems will require
a building permit. In the draft, solar
farms for wholesale production will
be limited to agricultural and industrial zones.
City engineer Craig Britton reported that the lights on the roundabout and East Frontage Road were
installed. There has been no response from MnDOT regarding
improved signage. The council
approved paying a request from
Rochester Sand & Gravel for
$96,358.50. The 5% retainage held
by the city is $102,000.
The City of Pine Island does
not have the easements from Tower
Investments, LLC for the water/
sewer to the new school and BioScience Drive.
Britton updated the council on
the 2015 street improvement
project. The project will complete
the seven blocks of improvements
in the northwest part of town. It
includes maintenance with some
belt crack repair, overlay, and curb
and gutter in other areas of town.
The council approved plans and
specifications for the 2015 projects
and ordered the advertisement for
bids. Britton said construction
should begin in May.

Photo by Alicia Hunt-Welch

Wanamingo Fire Department officers for 2015-16 are from left to right, front row: Jeff Benson, Rob Hedeen,
Gregg Erickson; back row: Jeremy Kiffmeyer, Todd Kyllo, Fire Chief Brian Gudknecht, Jason Bauer, Jon
Lubahn, and Eric Nelson. Not pictured: Brian Johnson.

Gudknecht is elected WFD Chief

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO At the January 5 meeting of the Wanamingo
Fire Department, Brian Gudknecht
was elected to serve as fire chief.
He will be supported by
FirstAssistant Chief Todd Kyllo
and Second Assistant Chief Jason
Bauer. Others elected to serve in
positions of responsibility were
safety officer Jeremy Kiffmeyer;
training officers Eric Nelson and
Gregg Erickson; Fire Marshall Rob
Hedeen; secretary Brian Johnson;
treasurer Jeff Benson; and First
Responder Service Director Jon
Lubhan. These recommendations
were presented to the Wanamingo
City Council and were approved
by them on January 12.
Gudknecht, 43, is a lifelong resident of Wanamingo. He joined the
Wanamingo Fire Department in
1994 and also served as the
departments fire chief from 200001. During his tenure he has also
served as a training officer and as
assistant chief. He and his wife
Holli have four children: Kyle and
Jami Simonson and Erin and Hanna
Gudknecht. Gudknecht works as
a mechanic for Grover Auto in
Zumbrota.
Scott Goodman, who served as
the WFD fire chief for the last ten
years, remains a committed member of the department.
The WFD currently has 28 members, many of whom are trained
as both firefighters and First Responders. Gudknecht said goals
this year will include purchasing
The top three finishers in the Pine Island Middle School Spelling Bee on January 20 are, from left to right: a grain rescue tube system and an
Madeline Hanson (first place), Ean Unverzagt (second), and Nathan Pike (third).
industrial rescue tripod. The cost
of these rescue items was partially
funded by a grant through AgStar.
Gudknecht said that later this year
the department will also accept
applications of potential new members.
On February 2, the WFD will
host their annual gathering with
By Audra DePestel
Participating in the PIMS Spell- winner. Unverzagt will serve as the city council and township
PINE ISLAND Pine Island ing Bee were eighth-grader Ean an alternate if Hanson is unable to boards for whom they provide
School District Spelling Bee win- Unverzagt; seventh-graders Lauren attend the regional competition. service. This dinner meeting is an
ner Madeline Hanson will advance Monosmith, Nathan Pike, and
to the Southeastern Minnesota Haley Taggart; and sixth-graders Zumbrota
Regional Spelling Bee held in Hannah Ryan and Madeline
Rochester at the Wood Lake Meet- Hanson. Presenter for the compeing Center at the Southeast Ser- tition was seventh grade English
vice Cooperative on February 10. teacher Mrs. Kim Jones, with sevHanson is a
enth grade science teacher Mr. Joe
On January 20, Hanson, a sixth- ODonnell assisting.
grader, competed against five other
The event only took five rounds.
students to win the top spot in the Hansons final word was savvy.
Pine Island Middle School Spell- First through third place winners
ing Bee. The students were given received ribbons. Second place
a classroom test in early January went to Ean Unverzagt, and third
to determine who would repre- to Nathan Pike. Hanson also resent the various classes in the school ceived a special prize of a spell
spelling bee.
corrector and puzzle solver electronic device as the first place

Madeline Hanson advances

to Regional Spelling Bee

opportunity for the city and township representatives to connect and

be updated on the departments
service, progress, goals and needs.
Relief Association officers

During the January 5 meeting,

elections were also held for the
Wanamingo Firefighter Relief
Association officers. The following members will serve in these
positions for 2015 and 2016: CEO/
President Mathew Schaefer; Vice
President Eric Nelson; Secretary
Brian Radtke; Treasurer Todd
Kyllo; and trustees Monty Schaefer
and Jeff Benson.
The primary purpose of the
WFRA is to provide supplemen-

tal benefits to volunteer fireman,

such as disability and accident
insurance and pension benefits,
in addition to raising funds to help
offset the cost of running the department. Through charitable gambling and fundraisers the organization also aids in the betterment
of the communities they serve, by
supporting such things as the
Wanamingo 4th of July fireworks
display and sponsoring the ball
field raffle.
The Wanamingo Firefighter
Relief Association will host the
annual Vintage Snowmobile Ride
and Show fundraiser event on
Saturday, March 7.

Mazeppa

Mazeppa Honor Guard and

Legion present scholarships
MAZEPPA Jeff Josselyn, right, representing the Mazeppa Veterans
Honor Guard and American Legion Post 588, presents a $250 check to
Emma Flotterud on January 17. Flotterud was one of the recipients of
the groups 2014 Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School scholarships. Also
receiving a check, but not pictured, was Kurt Gadient.

Goodhue

Goodhue Spelling
Bee is January 29
GOODHUE The Goodhue
Spelling Bee will be held in gym
2 on Thursday, January 29, at 1:15
p.m. All Goodhue students in
grades five through eight were
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nary test for the spelling bee. A

written pre-test was given January 13 to all participants. The top
spellers will perform in Thursdays
contest. They are:
Grade 5 Darby Miller and
Claire Schulte
Grade 6 Kathryn Evans, Kelby
Heitman, Richard Husband, and
Nayela Jimenez Parra
Grade 7 Becca Alpers, Levi
Anderson, Christian Chavez, Joseph Bryce Hammerschmidt,
Makaya King, Sam Opsahl, and
Conor OReilly
Grade 8 Carson Benda, Carter
Danielson, Chris Poncelet, and
Colin Warren
The winner will advance to the
Regional Spelling Bee in Rochester on February 10.

By Tawny Michels

Zumbrota Public Library

hosts gaming night
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota Public Library pulled out the Wii video
gaming system, board games, computer games, Twister, mini-golf, and
snacks for Zumbrota-Mazeppa 7-12 grade students on Friday, January
23. Roughly twenty-five students were in attendance. The majority
spent time in the video game room, while three other students played
mini-golf with Angie Gustafson, assistant director in charge of childrens Emily Haugen plays mini-golf in the main area of the library, which was
programs. Above: Georgia Hinrichs, left, and Katy Gerleman watched set up complete with hazards, using library items such as chairs,
others play video games while enjoying snacks provided by the library. stuffed animals, and bins.

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Obituaries

Elsie Goplen 1923-2015

Ora Deane Starz 1929-2015

KASSON Memorial services

for Ora Deane Starz, of Kasson
and formerly of Zumbrota, will
be held on Friday, January 30, 2015
at 11 a.m. at United Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. Her
family will receive friends and
relatives one hour prior to services
at the church. Burial will be in the
Zumbrota Cemetery.
Ora Deane Dilley was born on
June 26, 1929, in Durand, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edkin
Weatherson and Cora Eleanor
(Robinson) Dilley. As a young
child she moved to South St. Paul,
and then at the age of five moved
to Rochester. She graduated from
high school in Rochester in 1947.
On March 20, 1948 Ora Deane
and Marlan Harris Starz were
united in marriage at Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Rochester. The
couple farmed in Minneola Town-

ship, rural Zumbrota and raised

their triplet daughters. Ora Deane
worked as a bookkeeper at a lumberyard. Marlan died in 2001. She
enjoyed her country magazines,
Bingo, crossword puzzles and time
spent with her family. She was a
member of United Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Zumbrota.
She is survived by her three
daughters: Betty Ann (Tom) Dicke
of Goodhue, JoAnn (Bob)
Lohmann of Watertown, and Judy
Ann (Wayne) Childress of Ireton,
Iowa; twelve grandchildren (five
raised in Goodhue), Pauline (Paul)
VanNurden of New Richland,
Pamela (Guy) Bunnell of Seymour,
Wisconsin, Patricia (Jeremy)
Lindloff of Baraboo, Wisconsin,
Penni (Joe) Olsen of Austin, and
Derek (Jillian) Dicke of Red Wing,
(three raised in Watertown) Robert Lohmann of Norwood, Young
America, Kimberly (Brett)
Longdin of Burlington, Connecticut, and Kathleen Lohmann of St.
Bonifacius, (and four raised in
Ireton Iowa) Laura Graves of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, Shane (Dawn)
Christensen of Sioux Falls, Jean
(Thomas) Riley of Hudson, South
Dakota, and Stacey Childress of
Sioux Falls; twenty great-grandchildren; and one brother, Clyde
(Elaine) Dilley of Maumee, Ohio.
Ora Deane was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband and
one sister, Marilyn.
Memorials in Ora Deanes name
to Alzheimers research are appreciated by her family. Online
tributes are welcomed and can be
created at www.mahnfamily
funeralhome.com.

Timothy Groby 1958-2015

MAIDEN ROCK, WI Timothy Robert Groby, of Maiden Rock,

Wisconsin, died unexpectedly at
his home on Saturday, January 24,
2015. He had just celebrated his
57th birthday one week prior, on
January 17.
Born in 1958 to Leonard and
Phyllis (Grunklee) Groby, he
graduated from Pine Island High
School in 1976. For most of Tims
life, he was a dairy farmer, and a
pretty good one at that. He raised
four daughters, and was pretty good
at that too, though at times the
girls may have thought he was

fonder of his dairy cow. He was

definitely a family man. Yes, even
more than fishing (his favorite
pastime) he loved spending time
with his family, which has been
ever growing with the addition of
his adored grandchildren.
Tim was a hard-working, humble
and honest father and person. Our
father didnt tell us how to live,
he lived and let us watch him do
it.
He will be dearly missed by his
four loving daughters, Heather
(David Kleinschmidt) Groby, Tiffany (Levi) Nugent, Cassie (Brandon) Strain and Kyley (Jon)
Lindholm; grandchildren, Damian
Binner, Kaleb Walter, Gage Befort,
Allie and Kaden Kleinschmidt,
Johanna and Beau Strain and baby
boy Lindholm; his siblings, Susan, Mike, Tom, and Jeff (Kali)
Groby and a sister-in-law, Jo
Groby.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and a brother, Jim
Groby.
A celebration of Tims life will
be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday,
January 29, at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn
Chapel, with a time of sharing your
favorite Tim Groby story beginning at 7 p.m. Online condolences
may be left for the family at
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Dennis Kinsley 1954-2015

ROCHESTER Dennis
Kinsley, 60, of Rochester, died
Thursday, January 22, 2015, at
Rochester Methodist Hospital with
his wife at his side.
Dennis was born October 10,
1954, in Rochester, to Orville and
Ruth (Reinke) Kinsley. He grew
up in rural Rochester and graduated from John Marshall High
School, class of 1972. He turned
down the opportunity to play college football in order to pursue his
interest in the trades.
Dennis graduated from Staples
Area Vocational-Technical School
on May 29, 1974, after completing a two-year course in diesel
mechanics. Early in his career, he
worked on several construction
projects including the construction of the Garrison Dam in North
Dakota. He returned to Minnesota and went to work for various
John Deere dealerships, working
on industrial and ag equipment.
He spent the last 30 years of his
career working for the Minnesota
Department of Transportation as
a heavy equipment mechanic.
Dennis did a lot of business in the

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has made many good friends and
memories.
Dennis met the love of his life,
Rose, at a race track in Cresco,
Iowa. They were married two years
later at Sacred Heart Parish in
Meyer, Iowa. They had three sons:
Eric, Kevin, and Adam.
Over the years, Dennis was very
active in the broader community.
He was a teacher at heart, and he
enjoyed coaching numerous young
athletes and/or mentoring several
4-Hers.
Dennis is survived by his wife,
Rose; three sons: Eric (Kristin
Jackson) Kinsley of Dennison; their
son, Kevin (Staci) Kinsley and their
children, Parker and Ava, of Rochester; and Adam (Victoria
Szuberski) Kinsley of Rochester;
parents, Orville and Ruth Kinsley
of Rochester; sister, Cindy
(Wayne) Haabala of Farwell;
brother, Galen Shorty (Michelle)
Kinsley of Rochester; mother-inlaw, Bernice Runde of Riceville,
Iowa; and five sisters-in-law: Mary
(Charles) Oviatt, Donna (Ron)
Fritsch, Pat (Steve) Stensrud, and
Bev Timmons, all of Rochester,
and Catherine (Richard) Adams
of Riceville, Iowa; and twentyone loving nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his grandparents, LeRoy and Luella
Reinke; and Earl and Frana
Kinsley; and his father-in-law,
James Runde.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Saturday, January 31, at
Pax Christi Catholic Church. A
private internment will be held at
a later date. There will be a visitation on Friday, January 30, from
4-7 p.m. in River Park Chapel at
Macken Funeral Home and one
hour prior to the funeral service at
Pax Christi Catholic Church.
Online condolences are welcome
at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

ZUMBROTA Elsie R. Goplen,

age 91, of Zumbrota, died on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Pine
Haven Care Center in Pine Island.
Elsie Ruth Buvinghausen was
born on November 27, 1923, in
Houston, Texas, to William L. and
Ruth M. (nee Thomas)
Buvinghausen. She grew up in
Houston and graduated from high
school there. On December 4, 1943
she married Phillip M. Goplen in
Big Spring, Texas. They lived in
many communities, as Phillip was
a navigator in the United States
Air Force. After his discharge they
moved to Rochester and Elsie was
a homemaker and Phil worked for
Gopher Aviation. They later moved
to Mound, when Phil took a job
working for Elliot Beechcraft. They
moved to Zumbrota in the late

1970s after they retired. Elsie loved

to play bridge, cook, have coffee
with friends and converse with
people. She especially enjoyed
family gatherings and listening to
Christian music. Elsie and Phil
enjoyed traveling and wintered in
Corpus Christi, Texas for many
years. Elsie was a member of
United Redeemer Lutheran Church
and Galilean Lutheran Church in
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Elsie is survived by her loving
husband of seventy-one years,
Phillip; son, Larry (Kristine)
Goplen of North St. Paul; grandchildren, Jennifer (LaMont) Starch
of Davenport, Florida, Nathan
(Patricia) Goplen of Somerset,
Wisconsin, Nicholas (Angela)
Goplen of Columbia, Missouri, and
Nolan (Jennifer) Goplen of
Plainville, Kansas; great-grandchildren, Andrew and Rachel
Starch, Tyler, Xander, Isaac,
McKenna, Eli and Haley Goplen.
Elsie was preceded in death by
her parents, William L. and Ruth
M. Buvinghausen; brother, Billy
E. Buvinghausen and son, Ronald
A. Goplen.
A memorial service will be held
on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at
11 a.m. at United Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with
Reverend Richard Jorgensen officiating. The family will greet
friends for one hour prior to the
service at the church. Burial will
be at a later date. Memorials are
suggested to the Mayo Clinic for
cancer research.

Patricia Burgin-Hundeby 1934-2015

ST. PAUL Patricia Mary

Burgin-Hundeby, 80, of St. Paul
and formerly of Zumbrota, died
January 10 at St. Josephs Hospital in St. Paul.
Patricia wore many hats. She
was a homemaker, she worked at
Pine Haven Nursing Home,
Libbys, a toy factory in the 1970s,
housecleaning, and the Barrel of

Monkeys manufacturer. She was

happy, joyous, and loved laughter. She loved her family to the
moon and beyond as well as being
a devoted friend to all she met in
life. She was a devoted Catholic
Christian and attended St. Pauls
Catholic Church in Zumbrota.
She is survived by her children,
Frank (Toni) Burgin, Sherry (Darwin) Burgin Frank, Jeannine (Niki)
Hundeby, Joseph (Tiadora)
Hundeby, and Colleen (Jeff)
Hundeby-Bentson; twelve grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters Delight Steele and
Jeannie Stoltz.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Frank and Madeline
Steele; sister Marion Keller; and
husband William Burgin.
A celebration of life was held at
Fort Snelling Cemetery in St. Paul
on January 15, where she was buried alongside her husband. Memorials may be directed to Sherry
Burgin-Frank, 1543 92nd St NE,
Rochester, MN 55906.

Birth
to announce the birth of their son,
Walter Peter, born January 11,
2015, at Enterprise Hospital. He
was 9 pounds, 12 ounces, and 221/2 inches long.

Walter has two sisters, Abigail,

3, and Amelia, 19 months. Grandparents are Phil and Annette Kehren
of Zumbrota and Peter and Leila
Nehlsen of Washington Island,
Wisconsin. Great-grandparents are
Walter and Elaine Kehren of Lake
Pine Island for one year before
KEHREN
City, Walter and Evelyn Nehlsen
moving back to Zumbrota. Galene
Andy and Marisa Kehren of of Washington Island, and Jim and
started working for the Farmers Enterprise, Alabama, are happy Ginny Zwart.
Co-op Butter and Cheese Association. She later worked for
Monson Dray Line and Farmers
Security State Bank, which became the Bank of Zumbrota.
Galene retired from full-time work
at the bank in 1993, but continued
to work part-time until 2003.
Galene enjoyed crocheting, cooking, playing piano, doing jigsaw
puzzles and framing them, playing bridge and any family get-to5-0 to send the recommendations
gether, especially holidays and By Karen Snyder
ORONOCO The Oronoco City to the Gold Rush Committee. The
birthdays. Galene was a member
Councils first foray into video committee will review the proof Lands Lutheran Church.
Galene is survived by her daugh- conferencing proved a seamless posals and then schedule a public
hearing on the matter.
ters, Karen Brooks of Zumbrota success.
Mayor Kevin McDermott and
Regarding the Gold Rush Comand Pat Veiseth of Zumbrota;
grandsons, Adam and Mike councilors Trish Shields, Beau mittee, Breitenstein said its lookZUMBROTA Galene J. Berg, Veiseth; great-grandchildren, Hanenberger, and Ryland ing for two more voting members.
91, of Zumbrota, died on Thurs- Stephanie, Skyelar and Gage Eichhorst came in person to the Interested parties may contact him
January 20 meeting at city hall. (oronocosky@gmail.com, 507day, January 22, 2015 at her resi- Veiseth.
Hanenberger
Galene was preceded in death From Texas, councilor Skyler 367-4515),
dence.
Galene Joan Lund was born on by her husband, Orville; brother, Breitenstein attended remotely, an (oronoco@yahoo.com, 507-367or
Carol
Olson
August 29, 1923, on the family Rolf Lund of Forest City, Iowa; attentive talking head on a com- 2223)
farm in Minneola Township, and son-in-law, Richard Brooks. puter screen that sat on the con- (goldrush@bevcomm.net).
Skywarn spotter training
A memorial service was held ference table.
Goodhue County, to Johan O. and
Business as usual, but with a
Sundt gave a reminder: Severe
Stella G. (nee Swenson) Lund. She Tuesday, January 27, at Lands
storm season will return soon. He
grew up on the family farm, at- Lutheran Church in rural Zum- Google Hangouts twist.
suggested a meeting for people
tended country school and gradu- brota with Pastor David Krinke County will discuss
roadwork
interested in learning about storm
ated from Zumbrota High School and Pastor Jan Fischer co-offici- incomplete
Olmsted County declared spotting.
in 1941. On June 12, 1943 she ating. Burial was in the church it When
was finished on its 2013 road
The presenter, the National
married Orville H. Berg at Lands cemetery. Memorials are suggested project
in Oronoco, the city said Weather Service Weather ForeLutheran Church. They lived in to donors choice.
not quite, and asked the county to cast Office of La Crosse, Wiscontend to a dozen or so leftovers, sin, invites the public to attend the
such as steep, eroding banks and two-hour session. Its free of charge
deep, eroding ditches and crum- and scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March
bling shoulders.
31 at Rochester International Event
The countys work was done, Center.
outdoors. After raising his family
For more information, see http:/
in Northfield, Bill moved back to insisted the county. No, said the
his hometown to bring simplicity city. Last September, McDermott / w w w . c r h . n o a a . g o v / a r x /
told the council, As far as Im ?n=skywarn_schedule.http://
back to his life.
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a salesman most of his life. Known
its
refusal.
Other business
for his positive attitude and optiIn November, after McDermott
City engineer Joe Palen has vismism, Bills approach to life was talked to county officials, he told
ited
six potential building sites for
always honest and forthright. One the council, I think I conveyed the proposed
municipal wastewaof Bills best gifts was being able the citys position and dissatis- ter treatment facility and will have
to make others laugh. His hearty faction. I got their attention.
reported on them at the January
good humor left everyone he met
Olmsted County Commissioner 27 Water and Sewer Committee
smiling.
Lou Ohly came to the January 20 meeting.
Bills biggest joys late in life meeting to inform the council that
Ryan Cradick is the new chairwere his children and grandchild. Michael Sheehan, director of public man of the Parks and Trails ComHe valued his time with his fam- works for the county, has prom- mittee.
ily members and always looked ised a February or March review
The council voted:
of Oronocos road woes.
forward to the next visit.
Unanimously for Fred Suhler
When they do review it, Ill be to continue to serve as city attorHe is survived by the mother of
WANAMINGO William Ross his three children, Penny there, Ohly said, and Ill see to ney.
Unanimously and after lengthy
Fredrickson, 62, of Wanamingo, Fredrickson of Shoreview; his sons it the city gets notified, too.
discussion to approve Pastor Tim
passed away peacefully in his sleep and daughters-in-law, Eric and Help for the water tank
Voting unanimously, the coun- Grahams application for a conSunday January 18, 2015. Bill Kelly Fredrickson, of Lauderdale
will be remembered as a wonder- and Bjorn Fredrickson and Connor cil accepted KLM Engineerings ditional use permit for a photogful father, grandfather, brother and Brown of St. Paul; daughter and $15,000 bid for a mixer for the raphy business in his home.
citys troublesome water tank. The
Unanimously to accept the
friend.
son-in-law, Kysa and Jim Englund, tanks issues demand too much
Born May 5, 1952, to Joel and his granddaughter Ellie Lu time and attention from city main- Arborists of Rochester bid for tree
Ruth Fredrickson in Zumbrota, Bill Englund, of Greenwich, Connecti- tenance workers, especially dur- work.
4-1, with Breitenstein dissentgrew up in Wanamingo and at- cut; brother, Chuck (Shirley) ing the winter, said McDermott.
ing,
to OK Bowmans Door Solutended Austin Area Vocational Fredrickson of Wanamingo and
The mixer will prevent freeze- tions $5,882.56 bid for new back
Technical Institute. He enjoyed sister Sandi (Craig) Vold of ups and other problems and give doors at city hall.
the simple things in life, such as Dundas.
the Public Works Department time
4-1, with Hanenberger dissentfishing, his favorite pastime.
A memorial service will be held for other tasks.
ing, to accept the Schad Tracy
Whether it was riding motorcycles on Thursday January 29, at 2 p.m. New fire department equipment
Signs bid of $5,787 for lighting
The council approved 5-0 to for the city sign, contingent on the
as a 7-year-old, or pulling his own at Minneola Lutheran Church in
7-year-old on skis behind the family rural Goodhue. The family will purchase a thermal imaging cam- citys getting grant money for the
boat, Bill loved spending time greet friends for one hour prior to era for the fire department. The project.
$8,495 camera will be the first
the service at the church.
The council will hold its next
accessory for the new fire truck, regular meeting on February 17 at
and though the truck wont arrive city hall.
until fall, Fire Chief Dan Sundt
said he can use the camera before
Oronoco Auto Parts
that.
The fire department will also
& Auto Sales
Funeral and Cremation Services
order a hose drying rack, thanks
410 1st St., Oronoco, MN 55960
to a $1,400 grant from Peoples
Larson Chapel
Energy Cooperatives Operation Junkers and Repairables
Traditional Services
1475 Jefferson Drive
Round Up program.
Zumbrota, MN 55992
Memorial Services
Gold Rush Committee to review
507-732-5444
on most vehicles free tow
proposed ordinance changes
Cremations
More
$$$ If Sellable
Mahler Chapel
After city attorney Fred Suhler
(our own crematory)
209 First Avenue N.W.
reported on his suggested changes
www.oronocoautoparts.com
Pine Island, MN 55963
Pre-arrangements
to city code, changes directed at
507-356-4620
507-367-4315 or
equalizing rules for Gold Rush
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
NObit2-E.O.W.
Days vendors, the council voted
800-369-4315

Galene Berg 1923-2015

Oronoco

City Council gives video

conferencing a go

William Fredrickson 1952-2015

Mahn Family

$200 - $7,500

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Wanamingo

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
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

8:30 a.m. Quilting; 1:30 p.m. Bible

study; Elizabeth circle at City Centre; 7 p.m. Adult ed meeting. Wed.,
Feb. 4: 1:30 p.m. Lydia circle; 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., Jan. 28:
6 p.m. Meal and children worship.

GOODHUE

WANAMINGO

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.

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.

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., Jan. 28: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation class. Sun., Feb. 1: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
with communion; 11 a.m. Grades 912 Bible study at the parsonage.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,
Jan. 28: 8:30 a.m. Quilting with Bible
study; 3:45 p.m. Confirmation class.
Sun., Feb. 1: 8:15 a.m. Worship;
Synod Sunday; Installation of church
officers; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
Bible study. Tues., Feb. 3: 1-4 p.m.
Pastors office hours.

TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,

Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., Jan. 28: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation. Sun., Feb. 1: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Worship with MN Teen &
Adult Challenge followed by coffee
fellowship. Mon., Feb. 2: 8:30 a.m.
Quilting.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
Jan. 28: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation at
Trinity. Sun., Feb. 1: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship with
MN Teen & Adult Challenge followed
by lunch. Pastor David Krinke will be
covering emergencies 507-732-5827.

MAZEPPA

ZUMBROTA

ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,

Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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., Jan. 28: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nursing Home service; 3:15 p.m. Junior
choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation class;
6 p.m. Bell choir; Power hour. Sun.,
Feb. 1: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m.
Bible study; 6 p.m. Luther League.
Mon., Feb. 2: 7 p.m. Bible study.
Wed., Feb. 4: 10 a.m. Chapel; 10:30
a.m. Bible study; 3:15 p.m. Junior
choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation class;
6 p.m. Bell choir; Power hour.

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. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;
Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.
Website: www.gracelutheranoronoco
.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. Wed., Jan.
28: 4-6 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.
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.
ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th
Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,
Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; 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.-1 p.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
Pastors David Beckstrom, and Kip
A. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:
saint paulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:
www.saintpa1ulpi.org Wed., Jan. 28:
6 p.m. Adult ed class; 7 p.m. Chancel choir; 8 p.m. Praise team. Thurs.,
Jan. 29: 6:30 p.m. Call process meeting. Sat., Jan. 31: 5:30 p.m. Worship with communion. Sun., Feb. 1:
8:15 a.m. Worship with communion;
9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sunday School;
Handbells; 10 a.m. Childrens choir;
10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; Sunday School. Tues., Feb. 3:

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.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., Feb. 1: 10:45
a.m. Worship; Jeremiah 5:20-25.
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 and Tim Banks, Pastors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,
732-5449, church office. Website:
oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,
Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,
Jan. 28: 9 a.m. Womens Bible study;
3:30 p.m. Junior youth group; WINGS;
6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
Fri., Jan. 30: 4 p.m. Campers leave
for the ARC. Sat., Jan. 31: 6 a.m.
33 Series; 7 a.m. Mens prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. Grades 7-12 Youth group
open gym. Sun., Feb. 1: 8:30 a.m.
Prayer time; 9 a.m. Sunday School;
10:15 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Family
project; 50+ study groups. Mon., Feb.
2: 7 p.m. Church council meeting;
Moms in prayer. Wed., Feb. 4: 9
a.m. Womens Bible study; 12:45 p.m.
Early release; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7
p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main
St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email
stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father
Randal Kasel, pastor. Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and
1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http:/
/stpaulzm.com. Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass at the nursing
home is the second Tuesday of the
month at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Wed., Jan. 28:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 5:30 p.m. Handbell
practice; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class;
7 p.m. Choir rehearsal. Fri., Jan. 30:
Ora Deane Starz funeral. Sun., Feb.
1: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15
a.m. PACE; Sunday School. Mon.,
Feb. 2: 2 p.m. Food shelf open. Wed.,
Feb. 4: 7:15 a.m. CBC; 8 a.m. Ruth
circle; 5:30 p.m. Jubilee bells practice; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class; 7
p.m. Choir rehearsal.

RURAL

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. St. Johns:
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Jan. 28:
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. Sun.,
Feb. 1: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 5 p.m. Super Sunday party. Wed., Feb. 4: 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.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fellowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiritual guidance. Wed., Jan. 28: 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., Jan. 29: 10:30
p.m. Newsletter collation; 7 p.m.
Praise practice. Sat., Jan. 31: 8 a.m.
Doodle Bible study. Sun., Feb. 1:
7:30 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m.
Praise worship with communion; 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship with communion. Mon., Feb.
2: 6:30 p.m. Worship committee
meeting. Tues., Feb. 3: 11 a.m. Text
study; 6 p.m. Executive meeting; 7
p.m. Financial worship. Wed., Feb.
4: 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. Wed., Jan 28: 5-8
p.m. Office hours. Thurs., Jan. 29:
1 p.m. Wake; 2 p.m. Funeral for William Fredrickson. Sun., Feb. 1: 8
a.m. Youth board meeting; 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
11:30 a.m. Congregational meeting
and potluck followed by cemetery
board meeting. Wed., Feb. 4: 9:30
a.m. Womens Bible study; 7:30 p.m.
Adult choir practice.
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. Sun., Feb. 1: 10:30 a.m.
Worship; Synod Sunday. Tues., Feb
3: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office hours.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., Feb. 1: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion.

Jennifer Smith and Jeremy Lerfald

begin terms on the KW School Board
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Newly
elected Jennifer Smith, Jeremy
Lerfald, and Marilyn Syverson
were sworn in at the January 5
Kenyon-Wanamingo Board of
Education organizational meeting.
The board then reviewed two applications submitted by Jill
Dornbach and Debb Paquin for
the vacant position. Paquin, whose
term ended in December, was
unanimously appointed to fill the
position for a two-year term.
The floor was open to the nomination of officers. Greg Dotson
nominated Karla Bauer for chairperson. Paquin nominated Kyllo
for chair. Voting in favor of Bauer
were Dotson, Syverson, and Bauer.
Voting for Kyllo were Lerfald,
Paquin, Smith, and Kyllo. Doug
Kyllo was elected chairperson, 43. This is the fourth year he has
been elected to chair the school
board.
Syverson nominated Paquin for
board vice-chairperson. Smith
nominated Dotson for the position. Voting for Paquin were
Lerfald and Bauer. Voting for
Dotson were Smith, Paquin,

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County

9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., Jan. 28: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m. Praise and
worship. Sun., Feb. 1: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Youth forum; 10:30 a.m.
Communion worship. Mon., Feb. 2:
7 p.m. Peace circle. Wed., Feb. 4: 6
a.m. Mens Bible study; 6:30 p.m.
Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m. Praise
and worship.

Syverson, Dotson, and Kyllo. This

will be the first year Dotson has
served as vice-chair.
Motions by Syverson nominating Bauer for clerk and by Bauer
nominating Syverson for treasurer
both carried 7-0.
Board members voted to hold
salaries for board members to continue at $1,000 per year. Additional compensation is given to
officers: $300 for board chair, $200
for clerk, $150 for treasurer, and
$150 for vice-chair.

meetings.
Interim principal

Superintendent Jeff Evert introduced the new interim high school

principal, Jeff Pesta, who began
the position that day. Pesta resides
in Northfield and was most recently the principal at Northfield
Middle School. He took a leave of
absence from his Northfield position this school year to complete
his doctorate in leadership and
superintendent licensure. Pesta was
hired as interim principal for grades
7-12 following Brent Ashlands
Official designations
Depository The district has a abrupt departure in December.
contract with Security State Bank Other business
Joel Stencel of Eide Bailly preof Wanamingo until 2015
Newspaper A newspaper with sented the school district audit for
an office within the school dis- 2013-14. The audit was put on the
trict boundaries has priority; there- January 26 agenda for approval.
Evert recommended the board
fore, a motion to designate the
schedule a meeting with the two
Kenyon Leader carried
Legal counsel Ratwick, Roszak men assisting in the superintendent search, Gary Kuphal and
& Maloney of Minneapolis
The regular board meetings will Bruce Klaehn.
The next regular meeting will
be held the fourth Monday of each
month at 7 p.m. with odd-num- be on Monday, January 26, at 7
bered months in Wanamingo and p.m. in the elementary school media
even-numbered months in Kenyon. center in Wanamingo. At that time
Work sessions will be scheduled committee assignments will be
as needed. No legal action or vot- reviewed and approved.
ing will take place at the working

Wanamingo City Council

eyes bond refunding options
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO George
Eilertson of Northland Securities
attended the January 12
Wanamingo City Council meeting to present information on a
crossover refunding bond option
to save the city money. Two bonds
are available for refunding to obtain a lower overall interest rate:
2007 general obligation (GO)
improvement bonds worth $1.81
million and 2009 GO tax increment and improvement bonds
worth $740,000. The city must
meet a 3% statutory savings mini-

College
St. Marys University

WINONA Named to the deans

list for the first semester were
Caitlyn Strusz of Goodhue and
Molly Grover of Zumbrota.
University of Minnesota Duluth

DULUTH Area students

named to the deans list for the
fall semester were, from Mazeppa,
Autumn Arendt; from Oronoco,
Viacheslav Ivchenkov, Kyle
Powley, and Torri Simon; from
Pine Island, Jerad Borgschatz,
Hillary Heiling, and Colton Sinning; from Wanamingo, Erin
Groth; and from Zumbrota, Nathan
Bennett.
Iowa State University

AMES, IA Named to the deans

list for the fall semester were
Samuel Weigel of Oronoco, Jenna
Petersen of Pine Island, Sydney
Klimesh of Wanamingo, and
Abigail Hinchley of Zumbrota.
South Dakota State University

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,

Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Sun., Feb. 1: 9 a.m. Confirmation; 10:30 a.m. Worship with
communion; 11:30 a.m. Annual meeting and potluck. Tues., Feb. 3: 11
a.m. Text study.

Morgan Koschmeder of
Oronoco was recently initiated into
Phi Kappa Phi, the nations oldest
and most selective collegiate honor
society for all academic disciplines.
Only the top ten percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors,
having at least 72 semester hours,
are eligible for membership.

mum to be eligible for refunding.

Eilertson said there should not be
an issue in meeting the qualifications.
The 2007 bonds have a 4.71%
average interest rate and the 2009
bonds average 4.49%. Eilertson
anticipated that refunding at January rates could bring those bonds
down to 3.08% and 2.08%, respectively, for an overall 2.95%
total interest rate. This could save
the city about $221,875 over the
remaining terms of the bonds. This
savings included fees and other
charges already factored in.
Eilertson said many municipalities are taking advantage of the
low rates and using refunding options at this time.
In addition, the maturity date
for the 2007 bonds could be
changed from a year 2037 payoff
to 2035. The 2009 bonds would
still have a maturity date of 2025.
A motion by Jennifer Berquam,
seconded by Jamie Majerus, approving the issuance of GO crossover refunding bonds carried. This
action gives Mayor Ryan Holmes
and City Administrator Michael
Boulton the authority to give the
final go-ahead and sign documents
for bond reissuance if a 3% or
more net savings materializes at
the bond sale.

plowing policy, reducing the number of inches from three to two

inches of snow fall to trigger plowing. Public Works has been using
the two-inch guideline already this
season. Mayor Holmes said he has
heard good comments about snow
removal so far this year. Councilman Todd Kyllo said two inches
is typical criteria for commercial
snowplowing. A motion by
Majerus to approve the amended
policy carried 5-0.
City debt report

Boulton presented a report outlining the citys remaining debt.

As of January 1, 2015, the city
owed $5,515,477 on general obligation, tax increment, revenue, and
other various borrowing bonds. A
total of $389,937 was paid on bonds
during 2014. In addition, the EDA
owes $712,250 on bonds for city
building projects.
2015 fees set

A public hearing was held on

the 2015 fees to be charged for
city services and licenses. Boulton
also discussed long-term water and
sewer fund debt service accounts
with the council. He recommended
that the council look at increasing
the water service rate in the future
to assure the account stays in a
positive balance and would be able
to cover any bond payments. No
public comments were offered on
Public Works report
Monty Schaefer and Brad the fee schedule, and the council
Kennedy gave a recap of the Pub- approved the 2015 fees as prelic Works activities. During the sented.
last month the two have cleaned Other business
The council approved a tempoout the city barn, installed new
heating coils on the building be- rary liquor license for the
hind the 24/7 Workout Center, Wanamingo Fire Relief Associaworked on the ice rink, burned the tion for the annual snowmobile
brush pile, and cleared snow. A ride and show fundraiser on March
couple weeks ago the wellhouse 7.
Building permits were approved
interior was repainted to the citys
satisfaction. It was done during for: J.A. Opsahl for garage repair/
the water tower refurbishment remodel; Cora Vizecky for baseproject, but the results were sub- ment remodel; John Simonson for
residing; and Jeff Evert for remodel.
standard to the city.
The next regular council meetThe council reviewed and approved amendments to the snow ing is on Monday, February 9, at 7
p.m. in the council chambers.

Engaged

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.

Rapp Land
Surveying, Inc.
David G. Rapp

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,

Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Jan. 28:
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.
Sun., Feb. 1: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:45 a.m. Worship; 5 p.m.
Super Sunday party. Wed., Feb. 4:
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.

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MATTHYS-GIBSON
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are excited to announce their engagement.
Ashley, daughter of Mary Jo
and Dan Schwartau of Red Wing
and Don and Amy Matthys of
Burnsville, is a 2008 graduate of
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School.
She now works as a project manager for Epic, a healthcare software company in Madison, Wisconsin. Ean, son of Greg and Renee
Gibson of Plymouth, works for
Accenture, a consulting company
in the Twin Cities. The couple met
at Luther College where they both
ran on the cross country team.
They will be married in August
at Aria in Minneapolis.

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County
Community reading programs feature theme of immigration
This year the Zumbrota Public
Library and the Van Horn Public
Library in Pine Island are
partnering their annual community reading programs under the
common theme of Immigration:
Yesterday and Today. Zumbrota
Reads and One Town, One Title
will run from February 2 through
March 13, featuring some thoughtprovoking book selections and a
dynamic lineup of events.
The Zumbrota title selection is
My ntonia by Willa Cather, a
classic novel of the late nineteenth
century European immigrant experience. The Pine Island title
selection is The Book of Unknown
Americans by Cristina Henrquez,
a contemporary novel that interweaves stories of men and women
who came to the United States
from various Central and Latin
American countries. Free copies

of the books will be available at

their respective libraries starting
February 2. Copies of The Book
of Unknown Americans will also
be available at Arels Flowers and
Gifts, Better Brew Coffeehouse,
and Pine Island Bank.
Van Horn Public Library will
be hosting an open house kickoff
event at Better Brew Coffeehouse
in Pine Island from 4-7 p.m. on
Monday, February 2. Copies of
The Book of Unknown Americans will be available, and librarians will be there to give more
information about this years program and schedule of events. They
will also be hosting a Genealogy
Workshop at the Pine Island History Center at 2 p.m. on Sunday,
February 8. LeeAnn Cragen from
the Family History Center in Rochester will do a presentation on the

basics of genealogy research.

Zumbrota Public Library will
host a Family History Collage
Workshop at the library at 1:30
p.m. on Saturday, February 21.
Artist Susan Weinberg from the
Minnesota Historical Society will
address the materials and design
of a family history collage, taking
participants from individual photos and documents to the creation
of a finished piece.
A panel discussion on the topic
of immigration will be held at St.
Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 26. Panelists include
Khiengchai Fulton, an immigrant
from Laos currently living in
Oronoco; representatives from TriValley Opportunity Council in
Rochester who run a migrant and
seasonal Head Start program;

Prentiss Sayeweh, an immigrant

from Liberia; and Ahmed Osman,
an immigrant from Somalia who
is the employment program manager at Intercultural Mutual Aid
Association in Rochester.
The discussion for The Book
of Unknown Americans will take
place at Better Brew Coffeehouse
in Pine Island at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4. There will be a
showing of the film Sweet Land
at the State Theatre in Zumbrota
at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6.
Sweet Land is the story of a
feisty mail-order bride who arrives
in Minnesota in 1920 to marry a
young farmer, but her German
heritage and lack of official immigration papers makes her an
object of suspicion in the small
town, and they are forbidden to
marry. Zumbrota Public Library
will be wrapping up the series of

events with a discussion of My

ntonia at the library at 6:30 p.m.
on Monday, March 9.
All events are free of charge.
For more information, visit
www.zumbrota.info or pineisland.

Ostroushko and Magraw

to perform at Crossings
ZUMBROTA Peter Ostroushko, one of the finest mandolin
and fiddle players in acoustic
music, and guitarist, composer,
arranger, and producer Dean
Magraw return to Crossings on
Saturday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m.
The two legendary musicians
played as a duo for 15 years. Both
known for bringing together many
musical styles, their concerts will
leave audiences astounded and with

From Our Files

WANAMINGO
20 Years Ago
February 1, 1995
Bill Hermann has sold his
Wanamingo John Deere dealership to Dan Quam and his son
Wayne Hermann. *** Petra
Greseth celebrated her 100th birthday on January 29 at Pine Haven
Care Center.

a new appreciation for the similarities among musical traditions.

Because their musical interests
roam so widely, each man has
teamed up with other musicians
for performances and recordings
in every style from punk-folk to
jazz, Celtic to country.
To reserve tickets visit www.
crossingsatcarnegie.com, stop in
Crossings at Carnegie at 320 East
Avenue in Zumbrota or call 507732-7616.

GOODHUE

dinner guests at the Warren Jackson home. *** Mrs. Carl Kunde
of Minneola Township recently
underwent surgery at St. Johns
Hospital in Red Wing. *** Mrs.
Margaret Ingerson and Mr. and
Mrs. Duane Brekken of St. Paul
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Conrad Tiller home.

70 Years Ago
February 1, 1945

40 Years Ago
January 30, 1975

lib.mn.us. This project was funded

in part or in whole with money
from Minnesotas Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, as well as
Pine Area People for the Arts.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Greseth were

Friday evening guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Swenson.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Hans Hjermstad
and son Harlan visited at the Adolph
Stenhaug home at Sogn on Sunday. *** Miss Joan Olness of
50 Years Ago
Northfield was a weekend visitor
January 28, 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Asprey at the home of her parents, Mr.
of West Concord were Sunday and Mrs. J.N. Olness.
Ruth Rostad was the winner of
the Litton microwave oven on January 22, when the Commercial Club
played host to about 300 ladies.
Mrs. Jon Syverson emceed the
program.

20 Years Ago
February 1, 1995

their record to 8-0. It is their 17th Wing Sunday afternoon. *** Mr. to his home the past few weeks
straight win over the past two years. Christ Vieths has been confined because of illness.

The Region 8 FFA Greenhand

50 Years Ago
Camp was held at Good Earth
January 28, 1965
Village near Spring Valley. AtMr. and Mrs. Hugo Johnson
tending from Goodhue were Kevin spent Thursday visiting relatives
Dankers, Wayne Thomforde, and in Zumbrota. *** On Tuesday
Robert Voth.
evening, Mrs. Julius Ebe enter40 Years Ago
tained the members of her bridge
January 30, 1975
club. *** Lawrence Kistner of
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Robbinsdale was a Friday afterSchafer, a son, on January 21. *** noon caller at the Luverne Haas
The new Butler building, located residence.
on the corner and connected to the
60 Years Ago
Lodermeier Implement building,
January 27, 1955
will be available for viewing durBORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
ing Goodhue Appreciation Days, Anderson, a daughter, on January
February 6 and 7. *** Goodhue 22; Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Reese,
matmen defeated visiting Dover- a son, on January 20. *** A prompt
Eyota Friday night 49-10, running call to the Goodhue Fire Department prevented what might have
been a major fire at the Clem Ryan
farm Sunday evening. *** The
Naurice Husbyn family, together
with other relatives, were Friday
supper guests at the Herman
Husbyn residence in Cannon Falls.

70 Years Ago
February 1, 1945
Cecil Haas of Owatonna and
Delores Haas of Minneapolis spent
the weekend with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Haas. *** Mrs.
Frank T. OGorman was a recent
Rochester caller. *** H.H. Diercks GOODHUE 1975 Goodhues practicing attorneys Gary A. Fridell,
and Junior Lunde visited at the seated, flanked by William (Bill) Christianson, left, and C.R. (Randy)
Mrs. Margaret Nibbe home in Red Bentley are at their new law office, located in the basement of the new
Goodhue State Bank building.

ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
January 19, 2005

WANAMINGO, 1965 Past presidents of the Wanamingo Lions gather with District Governor Henry Brandt
of Kenyon following a joint meeting of the Kenyon and Wanamingo Lions in Wanamingo January 14. The
meeting marked the tenth anniversary of the Wanamingo Lions Club. Front row, from left to right: Kenneth
Syverson, Brandt, and Wilfred Hermann (current president); back row: Lyle Hogstad, Joyce Alme, Arland
Sundry, Lester Johnson, and Vernon Haugen. Joel Fredrickson and James Helleckson attended the meeting
but left before the photo was taken.

PINE ISLAND
Angela Tarara, Lauren Saugen, holidays in Georgetown, Texas,
Stacy Moore, David Maxson, and with Mrs. Dodges sister, Johnnel
Fisher, and her family.
Wanda Meyer, daughter of Mr. Jeff Rogness.
30
Years
Ago
40 Years Ago
and Mrs. John H. Meyer, graduJanuary 23, 1985
January 30, 1975
ated from the University of WisSteve and Kris Crandall spent
The board of the Pine Island
consin Stout on December 17.
*** On December 26, twelve Pine Sunday afternoon at the home of Medical Building, Inc., announces
Island students left for Mexico for his parents, Ralph and Judy that they have completed an agreean eight-day learning vacation with Crandall. *** Mr. and Mrs. Carroll ment with Dr. George Kelcy, M.D.,
chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Doll. Rossi of Kasson spent Monday in to practice medicine in Pine IsThey were Rebecca Lohmann, Pine Island visiting with Mr. and land. *** Julie Weis is the Pine
Heidi McCullough, Lynda Meyers, Mrs. Wilford Weis. *** Mr. and Island Lions Club Student of the
Katherine Halloran, Stephanie Mrs. Morris Dodge, Kim, Nicole, Month, representing the English
Jenson, Sara Ellis, Erin Grabau, and Brent, spent the Christmas department. *** Named Outstanding Citizens at the fourth annual
Jaycee Awards Banquet were
Kathy Flynn (Educator), Les
Schliep (Young Farmer), Dan
Jewel (Civil Servant), Clayton
Hovda (Boss), Jim Bale (Young
Minnesotan),
and
Jim
Bartholomew, who received a special certificate of merit.

20 Years Ago
February 1, 1995

50 Years Ago
January 28, 1965

Diane Carlson, an RN at
Rochesters Mayo Clinic, was recently appointed by Governor Tim
Pawlenty to serve on the Minnesota Commission on National and
Community Service, also known
as Serve Minnesota.

20 Years Ago
January 18, 1995
Charles Miller has joined the
Kent Feeds, Inc. Sales Department
as a district sales representative.
*** Specialist Jeremy Tri has been
selected as part of the duration
staff for Task Force Timberwolf.
Specialist Tri will be stationed in
Guatemala for six months as a
patient administrator. *** Jennifer Boomgaarden, a sophomore
from Zumbrota, has been selected
as a member of the Luther College Symphony Orchestra.

30 Years Ago
January 16, 1985
Jodi Stechmann spent a week at
the home of her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Stechmann during
the holidays. She returned to her
teaching duties in East Brunswick,
New Jersey on January 2. ***
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Tri, Sr. were Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Zimmerman of Zumbrota and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Arendt,
Dora Tri, Louis Tri, and Rick Tri,
all of Mazeppa. *** Gretha Loken

and daughters Barb and Jessie attended a bridal show Sunday afternoon at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. ***Approximately 200
friends and relatives attended the
85th birthday celebration honoring Henry Urness Sunday afternoon at the Wanamingo Fire Hall.
*** Marion Trelstad flew to Las
Vegas, Nevada, to spend the holidays with her son Howard and
family. Later she went to visit her
son Donavan and family in Phoenix, Arizona.

40 Years Ago
January 16, 1975
Many local families report having suffered from the flu for up to
three weeks. Christmas festivities
were hampered in many of these
homes by the bug. *** Miss
Geraldine Jacobson returned to
Birmingham, Alabama, after a
weeks stay in Zumbrota with her
parents. *** Suzann Olson returned
to Valparaiso Law School in Indiana after spending the holidays
with her parents. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Bailey and Cindy recently
returned from a post-Christmas trip
to New Mexico where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bailey in
Clovis. *** Jeannie and Carla
Befort of Rochester were visitors
at the Louis Befort home on Thursday. On Friday a group of Mazeppa
friends came to play cards and
enjoy supper with the Beforts. ***
Mrs. Ruth Bright entertained the

past matrons of the OES at a dessert luncheon on Friday, and it

was a good turn out in spite of the
cold rain which fell. *** A group
of relatives and friends helped Martin Hadler celebrate his birthday
on Thursday evening.

50 Years Ago
January 14, 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Klindworth
and family of Mazeppa were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Arley
Hinrichs home. *** Thursday afternoon Mrs. Chester Nord entertained a group of ladies in observance of her birthday, which was
that day. Guests were Mrs. Curtis
Haller, Mrs. Oscar Haller, Mrs.
Olaf Stockmo and Mrs. Arnie
Stockmo, all from Wanamingo and
a few local women. *** Monday
afternoon visitors from Lake City
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ardell
Schumann were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Schumann and daughter
Marcene. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Lohmann and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Lohmann were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Arnold Swenson home near Kenyon.
*** Private Dale Goplen returned
to Fort Bliss, Texas, after a holiday leave at the home of his parents. *** Sunday marked the birthday of Don Ramstad, and in celebration of the event his brothers
and sisters and families were guests
at the Ramstad home in the afternoon and evening.

Seniors named to the A Honor

Roll for the second nine weeks
are Robert Feigal and James Riess.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Wobig and
Marlene were Sunday afternoon
visitors at the Carroll Alberts home.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Garth Evarts
and family were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Evarts.

60 Years Ago
January 27, 1955

PINE ISLAND, 1965 Named Olmsted County Outstanding Young Farmer

of 1964, Darrel Miller of Pine Island, right, receives the award last
Friday night while his wife Ruby looks on. Presenting the award is
Wayne Arnold, president of the Rochester Jaycees. Miller, 35, has
farmed in New Haven Township for fifteen years.

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Leon

Markham, a son, on January 24,
in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mrs.
Markham is the former Virginia
Krause. *** Glen Nesbit was
elected president of the Pine Island Community Club on Thursday night. *** A transaction was
completed this week whereby
Greggs Cafe was purchased by
Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Reppert from
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gregor, who
have operated it since last FebruZUMBROTA, 1975 Four first place medalists in the Lewiston Invitational for varsity wrestlers last Saturday
ary.
are, from left to right, Neal Myran, Lyndon Noser, Paul Thomford, and John Almli.

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Mazeppa

Notice of Public Hearing

Peplinski requests
seven years of records
from Mazeppa
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA Although Steven
Peplinski no longer lives in
Mazeppa, he has continued to make
requests from the city and its associates. At the January 14 city
council meeting, city attorney Steve
Erwin and City Administrator
Duane Hofschulte updated the
council on the status of Peplinkis
latest request.
In a written letter dated December 1, 2014, Peplinksi requested
to inspect the following city records
from January 1, 2008, to present:
All correspondence between attorney Erwin and the Wabasha
County sheriff (Rodney Bartsh),
sheriffs office, attorney, and administrator; all correspondence
between Erwin and the City of
Mazeppa employees and elected
officials; and all agendas, notes,
and minutes from all City of
Mazeppa meetings, including
closed meetings.
Erwin said Peplinskis request
is extremely time-consuming and
will result in great expense for the
city, as the man hours demanded
of Erwin and his staffs time is not
covered in the retainer agreement
with the city. City staff are also
affected by this request. The extensive number of personnel hours
needed to find, pull out, copy, and
re-file such documents will result
in staff focusing work hours on
Peplinskis request instead of, or
in addition to, conducting normal
city business tasks.
Erwin and the city staff have
been working since receiving the
data request to gather documents.
As of January 14, they are about
half complete.
Personnel costs resulting from
Peplinskis request will eventually be picked up by the citys
taxpayers.
Erwin said this type of exten-

sive seven-year public data request

is made in attempts to paralyze
and hinder a municipality or agency
from productively doing its job
by bogging them down.
Peplinski, who listed his current city as Caledonia, lived in
Mazeppa from about 2010 to 2013.
Fitzpatrick unhappy
with snow parking ordinance

Mike Fitzpatrick attended the

meeting to express his dissatisfaction after a deputy asked that
his trailer be moved off the city
street for snow plowing. Fitzpatrick
said the deputy intended to ticket
him for violating the snow parking ordinance, but did not.
The council reviewed the winter parking regulations of ordinance
#16-1. Hofschulte recommended
the council amend the language,
as it noted no parking on curbed
city streets for snow removal.
Hofschulte said the intent of the
ordinance was for all vehicles to
be moved off streets during snow
removal, but a majority of streets
in Mazeppa are not curbed. The
curbed notation should not have
been included in the original ordinance.
Fitzpatrick was against the council amending the language, saying that because the word curbed
was in there, the deputy did not
ticket him.
Fitzpatrick said he has plowed
streets for many years and knows
vehicles in the road are a hindrance.
Even so, he argued again the ordinance, saying he had no driveway
to park his vehicles.
A motion by Scott Parker, seconded by Derald Mitchell, to approve the first reading of the
amended snow parking ordinance
carried 5-0.
The next regular council meeting will be Wednesday, February
11, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers.

County
Survey to gauge patient
demand for medical cannabis
To help develop a clear picture
of the scope and nature of patient
demand for medical cannabis, the
Minnesota Department of Health
(MDH) will be conducting a voluntary survey of prospective Minnesota patients this month. The
information generated by the survey will be kept confidential, and
will be used to fine tune the states
new medical cannabis program.
The survey asks potential medical cannabis patients several questions designed to provide program
planners with more information
such as patients qualifying conditions, likelihood of participating in the program, and location
in the state. It can be accessed at
https://survey.vovici.com/
se.ashx?s=56206EE350A5519C
from January 20 to February 6.
MDH invites any Minnesotans with
potentially qualifying conditions
to participate. The list of qualifying conditions under state law includes:
Cancer with severe/chronic
pain
Cancer with nausea or severe
vomiting
Cancer with cachexia or severe wasting
Glaucoma
HIV/AIDS
Tourettes Syndrome
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy

Severe and persistence muscle
spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
Terminal illness (life expectancy of less than one year) with
severe/chronic pain
Terminal illness (life expectancy of less than one year) with
nausea or severe vomiting
Terminal illness (life expectancy of less than one year) with
cachexia or severe wasting
Were making good progress
in the development of this program, and as we move into the
next phases we are looking for
Minnesotans to help give us a bit
more information about patients
conditions, locations and levels
of interest, Assistant Commissioner Manny Munson-Regala
said. This information will help
us and the certified manufacturers refine plans and set up the program in a manner that best serves
patients.
The Minnesota Department of
Healths Office of Medical Cannabis is on track to provide medical cannabis products to patients
by the statutory deadline of July
1, 2015. For more information
about the medical cannabis program, please visit the MDH medical cannabis website at http://
www.health.state.mn.us/topics/
cannabis/index.html.

Goodhue County Child Care

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Pine Island

Kroll and Baska are named

PI Students of the Month
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Lions Club honored Jimmy
Kroll and Sam Baska as Students
of the Month for January.
Jimmy Kroll

From left to right are Pine Island fifth grade students with their restaurant designs: Anne Simpson and her
ice cream shop called Cold Paw, Madison Feenstra with Madys Sports Bar and Grill, Krista Holzer with
Pizza Palace, and Evan Goranson with his Chinese restaurant Red Hydra.

Fifth-graders design restaurants

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
fifth grade students in Ms. Kelli
Williamss technology exploration
class designed restaurants for the
former A&W site located at the
north end of Main Street in Pine
Island. The students used various
online tools to do everything from
creating a menu and overall theme

to making a blueprints and advertisements.

The designs included several bar
and grill restaurants, an ice cream
shop, pizza restaurant, and a Chinese restaurant. Many of the students chose to create restaurants
that featured foods they like best.
A few students also thought about
competition and availability as they

created theirs.
Williams was impressed with
the students creativity and said,
There may be some successful
entrepreneurs in the future!
All 27 restaurant designs can
be seen in the hallway by the elementary computer lab located next
to the library.

PINE ISLAND SENIOR PROFILES

two
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? Get a sports car like a Nissan
GTR, Corvette, Porsche, etc.
Describe yourself in one word:
Curious
College/career plans: Going to
the University of Duluth to study
in Swenson College of Science.

Name: Mitchell Leland

Parents: Jeff and Ann Leland
Siblings: Garrett and Megan
High school activities: National
Honor Society, Art SCREAM,
orchestra, choir, jazz strings, carolers
Favorite class or subject: Art
and music
Best high school memory: The
music trip to New York City
Hobbies: Drinking coffee, taking pictures, reading
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead: Ellen
Degeneres, Tyler Oakley, Miranda
Sings
Favorite...
Book: Cuckoos Calling
Movie: Finding Nemo
TV show: Scandal
Song: The Awakening
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? A plane ticket to Europe
Describe yourself in one word:
Caffeinated
College/career plans: Attend
the University of Minnesota to
study graphic design

Name: Joe Hintz

Parents: Jon Hintz
High school activities: Could
not be in any due to collar bone
break
Favorite class or subject: Science because I like testing things
and seeing what happens in the
end.
Best high school memory:
When we had to take the writing
test and I thought I was gonna fail,
but I took it and got an A.
Hobbies: Snowmobiling, jet
skiing, tubing, wake boarding, and
riding bike
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead: Pit
Bull, the Rock, and Nonpoint Band
Favorites...
Book: The Hunger Games
Movie: Bad Boys
TV show: Moonshiners
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? A Nissan Gtr because the Gtr
is one of the most high-tech cars
there is and its engineering to get
it to that point is amazing.
Describe yourself in one word:
Amazing
Name: Levi Zimmerman
College/career plans: Go to
Parents: Dave Zimmerman and
school for two years, one auto Kathy Zimmerman
mechanics and one diesel meSiblings: Nikki Zimmerman
Favorite class or subject:
chanic, than work at a shop and
when I have enough experience Drawing and design and art
Best high school memory: Just
maybe one day open my own store.
spending time with my friends
Hobbies: Snowmobiling, drawing, and driving
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead: An
alien, Levi Lavallee
Favorite...
Book: Hatchet
Movie: Taken
TV show: Family Guy
Song: Carnivore Starset
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? A new Chevy Silverado
Describe yourself in one word:
Outgoing

Name: Sam Baska

Parents: Julie and Doug Baska
High school activities: DECA,
cross country,track and field, Ski
Club, orchestra
Favorite class or subject:
Mathematics and sciences
Best high school memory:
Having all my friends together at
the cabin and spending the weekend on the water.
Hobbies:
Snowboarding,
longboarding, playing video
games, hanging out with friends
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead: Chris
Pratt (loved Guardians of the Galaxy), Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart
Favorite...
Book: The last series I read all
the way through was the Harry
Name: Hannah Kosmicki
Potter books.
Parents: Bonnie and TJ
Movie: Guardians of the GalKosmicki
axy, 21 Jump Street
High school activities: I am
TV show: The Daily Show with
currently a full-time PSEO stuJon Stewart
Song: I cant pick just one or dent at RCTC but I have been in
pep band, jazz band, honor band,
band contest, was a teachers as-

sistant for two teachers, gave mock

trial a try once, and am a member
of the National Honor Society.
Favorite class or subject: Band
Best high school memory: Playing in the planetarium on our music trip to New York
Hobbies: Horseback riding,
reading, dancing, Tae Kwon Do
Person or persons you would
like to meet, living or dead: Jesus
Christ, John Wayne (in his younger
days), and Jeremy Renner
Favorite...
Book: Impossible question for
a bookworm
Movie: Marvel Movies
TV show: Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D., Hogans Heroes
Song: Wonderland by Natalia
Kills and Seven Nation Army by
The Glitch Mob
If you won the lottery, what
would one of your first purchases
be? Nothing. I would first tithe it,
pay off my parents mortgage, pay
for college and then budget the
rest to be debt free. If you live
like no one else today, later you
can live no one else. ~Dave
Ramsey
Describe yourself in one word:
Quirky
College/career plans: Finish
liberal arts degrees at RCTC this
summer then go to a four-year
Christian college for criminal justice/law enforcement degree. I
would like to be a homicide detective.

Math teachers Beth Kohner,

Shawn Hunskor, and Michelle
Ryan chose Kroll as their outstanding senior.
Kohner stated: Jimmy has
proven himself to be an outstanding math student. He has taken all
the upper level math courses offered at PIHS including computer
programming, in which he excelled. Jimmy is self-disciplined
and motivated. These have been
very beneficial qualities in the programming class which is mainly a
self-paced computer aided instruction course. He finished off all of
the required programs ahead of
schedule and was very helpful in
aiding others in the class when
needed. He has a greatet depth of
understanding and ability to solve
problems through programming
the computer than most high school
students.
Jimmy has the ability to not
only understand higher levels of
mathematics, he can integrate a
variety of disciplines in order to
solve problems. He is eager to learn,
which he demonstrates in class,
but also by being on the math team
where he has had to learn math
that we dont teach in the normal
curriculum. He is one of the captains of the team this year. He comes
to practice with the same mentality he has in class ready to learn
and determined to do his best. He
has always been willing to help
teammates prepare by explaining
material to them and assisting them
with practice problems.
Jimmy has the ability to excel
in class as well as in the many
extracurricular activities he is involved with, from athletics to the
arts. He is an independent person,
doing what he feels is right. He
treats all students and adults with
respect. It has been a great pleasure to have Jimmy in class and
working with him on the math team.
He has high expectations of himself and has been a positive role
model for fellow students as well
as the younger students in our

Jimmy Kroll and Sam Baska are the Pine Island Lions Club Students of
the Month for January.

school.
Additional classes completed by
Kroll include algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry, and analytic
geometry. His activities include
cross country, track and field, student council, DECA, National
Honor Society, wind ensemble,
choir, jazz band, mens ensemble,
and carolers. He was part of the
Homecoming Court, captain of
cross country and track, a DECA
state finalist, and vice-president
of the student council.
Kroll enjoys running, being
outdoors, math, and spending time
with friends. He plans to attend
Drake University or St. Thomas
University and major in actuarial
science. His dream job is to become an associate actuary.
Kroll is the son of Carol and
Chuck Kroll.
Sam Baska

Business department instructor

Nicole Rusch selected Sam Baska
as her outstanding student.
She stated: Sam has been an
exceptional student in the business and marketing department
throughout his high school years.
He has taken nearly every course
offered in the department and has
excelled in each of them. He intuitively understands many business
concepts and works hard to gain
more understanding of concepts
that are new to him.

In addition to excelling in the

classroom, Sam has also been a
member of the DECA program
for all four years of high school.
This year, he is serving as the copresident of the chapter. Sam has
qualified for the DECA state competition every year of high school
and will be competing in the category of Personal Financial Literacy this spring. In DECA, Sam
has shown that he has very strong
skills in the areas of sales, and he
does very well with presenting his
ideas in a confident and professional style. He demonstrates
maturity and is an excellent role
model for the younger members
of the DECA chapter. Sams leadership and dependability will be
missed next year!
Baska has taken these business
classes: personal computer applications, introduction to business,
advertising and sales, accounting,
and personal and business law.
Last year at the state DECA contest, Baska earned the second place
trophy in the Marketing Plan event.
Baska enjoys track and field,
music, and snowboarding. He plans
to attend the University of Minnesota Duluth in some field of
science or engineering. His dream
job would allow him to continue
to learn.
Baska is the son of Julie and
Doug Baska.

Pine Island students participating in the SEMBDA Honor Band Festival are, from left to right: Patrick Bogard,
Brynn Olson, Joshua Zemke, Shane Titus, Kimberly Johnson, Mikkey Noll, Andrew Bogard, and Madeline
Hansen.

Pine Island students play in

SEMBDA Honor Band Festival
ROCHESTER Eight students
from the Pine Island Middle School
and High School participated in
the seventh annual Southeast Minnesota Band Directors Association (SEMBDA) Honor Band Festival at Century High School in
Rochester, on Saturday, January
17. There were two bands representing students from thirty-four
schools in southeast Minnesota and
parts of the Twin Cities metro area.
The first band was comprised of
students in grades six through eight,
while the second bands members
were in grades nine and ten.
Pine Islands participating students were: Andrew Bogard (grade
10, horn), Patrick Bogard (grade
10, alto saxophone), Madeline
Hansen (grade 6, clarinet), Kimberly Johnson (grade 10, trumpet), Mikkey Noll (grade 7, trombone), Brynn Olson (grade 9, clarinet), Shane Titus (grade 7, per-

Meeting Notice - Pine Island

Economic Development Authority

ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, February 4 8 a.m.-Noon
218 Main Street South, Pine Island
Questions? Call 507-356-8103

cussion) and Joshua Zemke (grade

8, tuba). These students were nominated to participate by their band
director, Barbara Hoppe.
The students spent the day playing together in large group rehearsals and instrument specific
sectionals. The event culminated
with a concert in the afternoon.
The younger ensemble was directed by Randy Blaser, retired
music educator from the Winona
Public School District. The group
performed: Falcon Fanfare,
Grand Canyon Jubilee, Fantasy on an Irish Air, and Juno

Beach. The older group was directed by James Patrick Miller,

director of the Gustavus Wind
Orchestra at Gustavus Adolphus
College in St. Peter. This ensemble
performed: Fireburst Fanfare,
Mosaic, Ave Verum Corpus,
and Sweet Like That.
The honor band festival was
sponsored by the southeast region
of the Minnesota Band Directors
Association (MBDA). The MBDA
assists in the development of band
directors and band programs in
schools, colleges, and communities throughout Minnesota.

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRI

PINE ISLAND Pine Haven
Care Center residents celebrating
February birthdays are: Avis Weis
February 1, Rose Hofstad 12, and
Patricia Holmes 27. The February Birthday Party will be held
Monday, February 9, at 2 p.m. in
the dining room. It is hosted by St.
Michaels Catholic Church of Pine
Island.
We start the month off by asking
the
residents
if
PunxsutawneyPhil the Groundhog
will see his shadow. By a vote of
24 to 18 he will see his shadow!
We will have some Super Bowl
fun, host the ECFE Valentines
Dance, have Valentines treats and

crafts in February. We will host a

Valentines Lunch for all our married residents.
Staff and residents will enjoy
cherry pie together on Presidents
Day.
Musicians will lead us in song
throughout the month.
The Pine Haven Auxiliary meeting will be held February 25 at
1:30 p.m. in the activity room. New
members are always welcome.
Volunteer positions are available to fit your schedule and talent.
Email
@
activity@pinehavencommunity.org
or call 356-8304 to inquire.

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