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PINE ISLAND – Having workedwith team members and local vol-unteers in Potrego Grande, CostaRica, Thrivent Financial forLutherans’ Brian Hale, along withhis wife Gayle, recently returnedfrom a service mission in CostaRica building homes for local popu-lation. The week-long trip, Sep-tember 28 through October 6, waspart of the Thrivent Builds World-wide program, a partnership be-tween Thrivent Financial forLutherans and Habitat for Human-ity International.

Hale was one of ten financialrepresentatives who attended theweek-long trip led by ThriventFinancial senior leaders. The fi-nancial representatives who wenton the trip are some of the mostsuccessful in the organization, and

they opted to attend a service mis-sion instead of attending one ofThrivent’s traditional field recog-nition conferences. Hale qualifiedfor Pinnacle conference achieve-ment which means he was in thetop five percent of financial rep-resentatives in the country and isbeing recognized for his outstand-ing service to members and theirfamilies.

“It was such a remarkable ex-perience,” said Hale. “It was anincredible way to give back andbe generous and live out the spiritof my faith in a different setting.”

The group started from scratchbuilding two homes. Hale said,“We began by unloading the con-crete beams and walls from a semi.Then all 23 of us proceeded to dig28 post holes and move dirt for

each of the two homes. By the endof the fourth day we had put upthe concrete walls. It was hard butvery rewarding work. We met thefamilies who were receiving thesehomes and found them to befriendly and appreciative of thework we were doing that they couldnot do themselves. Sometimes itwas difficult to work as we wouldget caught up in the beautiful scen-ery of Costa Rica or play with thekids whose homes we were build-ing. We not only built homes butfriendships that will last a life-time.”

The need for affordable hous-ing in Costa Rica is great andThrivent Builds Worldwide is start-ing a commitment to the countryand community to help affect apositive change. The impact in theregion has already been felt by

Brian and Gayle Hale return fromThrivent Builds trip to Costa Rica

Brian and Gayle Hale of Pine Island recently traveled to Costa Rica to build homes as part of the Thrivent Builds program. Above is a comparisonbetween the kinds of homes people used to live in and the new homes that were built.

community members, many ofwhom are now benefiting fromstable housing, indoor plumbingand running water for the veryfirst time.

Thrivent Builds with Habitat forHumanity is a multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership betweenThrivent Financial for Lutheransand Habitat for Humanity Inter-national. Thrivent Builds is de-signed to involve Thrivent Finan-cial members in helping peoplewho lack decent shelter, offeringthem a path to greater economicindependence. Excluding govern-ment funding, Thrivent Builds withHabitat for Humanity is Habitat’slargest single source of funding,constructing over 2,600 homes inthe U.S. and around the world since2005. For more information visitwww.thriventbuilds.com.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO – Bob Gud-

knecht has reached a milestonethat very few firefighters havereached. He was honored at a ban-quet on September 28 for a halfcentury of service to the Wana-mingo Fire Department. This wasnot a retirement party, however.The 72-year-old said he plans tocontinue to serve as a firefighteras long as he can effectively per-form the duties.

Gudknecht was presented acommemorative axe at the ban-quet. He had the honor of receiv-ing it from his son Brian and son-in-law Jason Bauer, both of whomare also members of the WFD.

Gudknecht joined the Wana-mingo Fire Department at the ageof 22 in 1963. “I was working intown and they needed the helpand I thought it was the thing todo,” he said. In the 1960s not muchtraining was required offirefighters. Gudknecht said, “Acouple times a year a guy wouldcome to talk to us about

training…It’s quite different now,even to just get started.” In thepast, special firefighter clothingwas not required. He said, “A lotof times you didn’t put on any-thing, and you ruined the clothesyou had on.”

Fast forward to 2013. “Now theturnout gear is completely differ-ent,” Gudknecht said. “Training,equipment, trucks...everything isso much better now than they wereback then.” During his tenure,Gudknecht has taken part in themandatory trainings required ofmodern firefighters. This includesa regular meeting the first Mon-day of each month, and a three tofour hour training meeting fromeducators on the third Monday ofeach month.

Despite all the training require-ments and the changes, Gudknechtsaid he has truly enjoyed servingthe community as a member ofthe WFD. He encouraged othersto join the department, saying, “Ithink it’s a good thing. We needthe people. It’s quite a commit-

ment now… but it’s somethingyou can do for your community.”

The highlight for him has beenthe bonds he has developed withfellow members of the department.He explained, “Just being with thepeople, the social life with the restof the guys...it’s like a completelydifferent world. It’s like havingan extended family.

Most of Gudknecht’s life hasbeen spent in the Wanamingo. Overthe years he worked as a full-timecarpenter, and now he works part-time for SEMA Equipment. Work-ing close to home during the dayis one of the reasons he has con-tinued on with the WFD for somany years. He said it is oftendifficult for the department to findvolunteers who are available togo on emergency calls during theday, as many people commute outof town to work.

Bob and his wife Therine havetwo children, Brian Gudknecht andTricia Bauer. He also enjoys be-ing a grandpa to six grandchil-dren.

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Pine Island will televisecity council meetingsBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – On October15, the Pine Island City Councilapproved spending $600 to pur-chase video equipment to televisemeetings. The video will streamon the non-profit channel 7.

Teacher Josh Westphal of thePine Island Public Schools pre-sented information on what wasnecessary, in answer to requestsfrom the public about video re-cording and streaming at a previ-ous council meeting.

Councilor Randy Bates ques-tioned whether a disclaimer shouldbe published with the videos be-cause there is pop-up advertisingon Channel 7. The council agreedto use a disclaimer.

City Attorney Bob Vose saidthe city was not making a choiceon the advertising but the dis-claimer is a good suggestion.Other business

The council accepted the watermain construction and maintenanceon 2nd Street NE. Steve Oelkersreported that the construction ispart of Land O’Lakes (LO’L) $4.3million expansion project. The 8”main under the LO’L building was

moved across the street. Some citypiping was also removed. It is nolonger LO’L’s responsibility tomaintain and is now the city’s re-sponsibility. The installation wassupervised by city engineers.

Oelkers reported that the NEFrontage Road/210th Street is ex-tended past the gun club. The bi-tuminous surface will be installedon October 21. There will be aturn-around at the end of the road.The shoulders must be constructedon the SW Frontage Road. Thecity’s frontage road projects willbe completed when these projectsare finished. The medians andCounty Road 31 access no longerexist on US Highway 52.

Oelkers reported that the pub-lic works department is checkingon sidewalks and other commit-ments in developments. Costs willbe investigated to add a streetlightin Pine Crest on the corner of In-terior Drive and Sunrise Drive.The council recommended add-ing a streetlight at the crosswalkon 8th Street SE near the DouglasTrail. There is a problem on 4thStreet where the storm sewer isnot large enough to manage heavyrainfall, which will be changedwith street projects in that area.

Joe Wheeler, executive direc-tor at Southeastern MinnesotaMulti-County Housing and Rede-velopment Authority, requested aplan for the flood buyout proper-ties. Jon Eickhoff said there is anallotment of $3,000 per lot for land-scaping and trees in the buyout.

The library roof needs shingles.Jon Eickhoff said it is from ageand not covered in the League ofMinnesota insurance. Estimates toreplace the roof will be obtained.

City Engineer Neal Britton re-ported that he expects an opinionback from MnDOT in St. Paul onthe plans for the CSAH 11 inter-change next week.

City Attorney Bob Vose saidthe paperwork is completed andthe City of Pine Island should havea decision on litigation with aformer employee in a couplemonths.

Gudknecht reaches 50 years of service as a fireman

Wanamingo firefighter Bob Gudknecht, center, was presented with a commemorative axe for his 50 years ofservice with the Wanamingo Fire Department. The gold axe head was engraved with his name and the WFDemblem. The engraved plate states, “In honor of your fifty years of dedicated service to our community, wepresent you with this axe with the highest of regards. You perseverance and selflessness will never beforgotten.” Presenting the gift to him were his son Brian Gudknecht, left, and son-in-law Jason Bauer, right.All three are long-time volunteers with the WFD.

ZAAC plans Halloween activities at the State TheatreZUMBROTA – The Zumbrota

Area Arts Council has two spe-cial activities planned at the StateTheatre to celebrate Halloween.

On Friday, October 25, ZAACwill be showing “The Rocky Hor-ror Picture Show.” This 1975 Brit-

ish musical-comedy-horror filmis a cult classic with millions offans around the world. A comictribute to mid-twentieth centuryscience fiction and B horror mov-ies, the film has been elected bythe Library of Congress to the

National Film Registry as “cul-turally, historically, or aestheti-cally significant.”

The story involves a newly en-gaged couple who experience acar breakdown on a dark and stormynight. While in search of a tele-phone to call for help, they arriveat the bizarre castle of transvestiteDr. Frank-n-Furter, who has cre-ated his own man. The film starsTim Curry, Susan Sarandon, BarryBostwick, and Meat Loaf. RatedR for mature subject matter, thefilm also includes highly comicelements, singing, and dancing.

Audience participation is the hall-mark of this film, including shout-ing lines, using props, and danc-ing along to the “Time Warp.”Movie goers are encouraged todress up for the film and bring anopen mind as well as their ownprops; however, no open flamesor food items are allowed in. (Sorry,no toast or hot dogs.) We suggestbringing party hats, toilet paper,playing cards, newspapers, flash-lights, noisemakers, and confetti.Cues on when to use props will beprovided. While traditionallyshown at midnight, the ZAAC

showing will begin at 7 p.m. Alltickets are $8. For more informa-tion, visit zaac.org.

The second State Theatre ac-tivity is a costume party for chil-dren and families. On Sunday,October 27, there will be a 2 p.m.trick-or-treat matinee of “Ghost-busters,” rated PG. Three wise-cracking, unemployed college pro-fessors, played by Dan Aykroyd,Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis,set up a unique ghost removal ser-vice in an old firehouse. Whenthey stumble upon a gateway to a

paranormal dimension, they arecalled upon to save The Big Apple.Nominated for two Oscars andfeaturing a catchy theme song, thefilm made famous the line “Whoyou gonna call? Ghostbusters!”Give your Halloween costume anearly test drive—prizes will beawarded for the best costumes.Tickets are $5 for adults and $4for students age 18 and under. Moredetails at zaac.org.

The State Theatre is located at96 East 4th Street in Zumbrota.(507) 732-5210.

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Not “crying wolf”To the Editor:

The award-winning Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District needs ourhelp! Our school board has beenvery diligent in cutting costs, yetit has been forced to spend re-serve operating funds. Those re-serves are now almost gone.

Passage of this referendum istruly critical. This isn’t “cryingwolf”; we’re simply running out

of money.Please support our kids. They

deserve the high quality of educa-tion we have come to take forgranted in our communities. Wewill be voting yes on Tuesday,November 5, and hope you willthoughtfully consider doing thesame. Say yes to our kids and theirfutures.

Don and Peggy LochnerZumbrota

FromDevil’sKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

But it doesn’t make sense!

Logic: plain, simple, logicalstatements presented using the rulesof logic don’t always make senseor prove the point. The rules gov-ern a group of operators and a groupof statements. The basic opera-tors are “and,” “or,” “xor,” and“not.” The general statements areusually described as “A,” “B,” and“C.” The result of taking two (ormore) statements and operatingon them with the operators is a“truth table.” Nowhere have I saidanything about the statements be-ing related by some perceived re-lationship.

See the basic truth tables to theright (In all of the tables, T meanstrue and F means false).

This is how you read the truthtable: Given two statements, Aand B, and each statement can haveone of two values – true or false –the basic operators show the re-sult after using an operator on thestatements. For example, resultline 1 is A and B are both true,therefore A and B is true, A or B is

true, A exclusive – or B is false,and not A is false.

Consider this logic: StatementA is, “Good workers are hard tofind.” Statement B is, “Bob ishard to find.” Therefore, “Bob is agood worker.” Another statementis “Mike is always helping me.”Therefore, “Mike is not a goodworker.” Two fallacies exist inthese logical arguments. The mean-ing of “hard to find” is different inthe statements. Going from thegeneral statement to the particu-lar statement isn’t always valid.Two squared (two times two)equals four, while the square rootof 4 is not always plus two, some-times it can be minus two. Minustwo squared is plus 4.

The other night, we went out todinner with one of our daughtersand her husband. We came backto our house. A discussion startedconcerning what to do next. Myson-in-law yawned. My daughtersaid, “We should go home sincehe is yawning.” While she wassaying this, I yawned. Then I said,“I should go with him and leaveyou with your mother since I amyawning. Obviously, yawningpeople should go home to bed andnon-yawning people should con-tinue doing whatever!” She said,“What!” We said, “It makes logi-cal sense that the yawning peopleshould go home to bed!” He and Ilaughed and then they went home.Until next week.

Democrats’ K-12 education decisionsmean we pay more for less accountability

With Election Day now just acouple of weeks away, we are be-ginning to hear from many schooldistricts across this state that willask the voters to voluntarily raisetheir property taxes in order togive their school districts addi-tional funding.

In some cases, schools simplywant to continue their operationallevy at current levels. In other cases,districts are asking for substan-tially more than state aid and theircurrent property tax levy provide.In all, 58 schools are asking thevoters for additional money thisNovember.

A few education points worthnoting from the Capitol:

While Democrats passed theirhistoric tax increases ontohardworking Minnesotans, theypassed this new “windfall” of taxesto benefit their special interestgroups. In the meantime, they ig-nored the responsibility of payingoff borrowed school dollars, wipedout classroom accountability mea-sures, and increased the fundingdisparity between metro and ruralschools – leaving our kids in thedust.

Two years ago, Republicansincreased K-12 education spend-ing by $195 million. This session,the Legislature increased K-12funding by $485 million. At 43percent of the state general oper-ating budget, Minnesota nowspends more than $15.7 billionevery two years on school fund-ing – an all-time high.

The claim that the Legislaturehas “shortchanged our schools”can no longer be made. For years,previous legislatures borrowedmoney from schools in order tohelp Minnesota balance its bud-get. Now, thanks to Republicanbudgeting priorities put in placetwo years ago, those days are over.

The budget that the 2011-12Legislature developed ended onJune 30, 2013. That budget re-sulted in a large biennial budgetsurplus that paid off nearly all ($2.5billion of the $2.7 billion borrowed)of the school debt resulting fromtwo different legislatures ($1.9billion from 2009-10 and $760million from 2011-12).

Perhaps most disappointing in2013 was the Democrats’ failureto fulfill their promise to forgoshifts and gimmicks. During thispast session, the DFL not only failedto pass legislation to pay back themoney owed our schools, it actu-ally extended the shift of fundsfor yet another budget cycle. Prom-ises broken.

That same legislature also passeda number of controversial lawsthis year that negatively impactproperty owners, and in some cases,give control of raising propertytaxes to the school boards.

In one new statute, Democratssigned off on a plan that gives aschool board the right to raise yourtaxes without voter approval. If adistrict has a levy that’s less than$300 per pupil or does not haveone at all, the school board nowhas the authority to increase thelevy up to the $300 per pupil levelsimply by passing a resolution.To me, this is fiscal insanity andan insult to the property owners ofMinnesota who want to have asay as to whether or not a localgovernment can take more of their

money.These measures also force Min-

nesota farmers to pay an additional,state imposed property tax on ev-ery acre of land and building thatthey own. Under this new $20million statewide general schoolproperty tax, the education com-missioner will set a uniform prop-erty tax rate that will be applied toall property in Minnesota – in-cluding farm properties.

With this boatload of new tax-payer dollars, DFL legislative lead-ers also passed laws that elimi-nated teacher accountability mea-sures which ensured the best andbrightest are teaching in the class-room.

Do we honestly want teacherswho are unqualified? It begs thequestion of whether Democrats arereally trying to do what’s best forthe kids or for the teachers’ union.

To sum up the education agendafrom this past session, Minnesotafamilies were told they are goingto pay significantly more for edu-cating kids while measures for bothstudent and teacher accountabil-ity were diminished. This radicaldirection is not in the best interestof Minnesota students or their fami-lies.

By Steve DrazkowskiMN Rep. District 21B

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OutdoorRamblings

By MelissaGerken

That’s a wrap, folks

Summer is over. It was overweeks ago, you might say. How-ever, given the rather short sum-mer we managed to have, I amhaving a hard time coming to termswith it. Yes, the leaves are beauti-ful and I do enjoy the influx ofmigrating birds this time of year,but a part of me is really yearningfor the 80 degree weather.

Reluctantly, I have been notic-ing some of the different signs offall here on the Gerken place. Someof these include:

1. The garden is dead. I meanreally dead. I managed to pick sev-enteen pounds of green beans onOctober 13, a feat made possibleby our unbelievably late killingfrost. It was a good year with lotsof produce tucked away for thewinter, but I was hoping for just afew more days for some extra beansand tomatoes. Pat says I should behappy considering the date, but I

think he’s just bummed that wenow have more beans than sweetcorn stashed away.

2. The pool is closed for theseason. Not only the city pool, butour own little plastic doggie pool.After rounds of ball chasing thissummer, both dogs loved to splashand cool down in our kids’ oldpool. Full of holes that were patchedmultiple times, the canine (redneck)“spa” finally bit the dust duringone of the hurricane force windsthat have been so common lately.With freezing nights, it was timeanyway. However, still playing balland feeling hot, the dogs are nowforced to “wade” into a measlyeighteen inch wide by three inchdeep rubber livestock waterer. Bythe looks they’ve been giving me,I know it’s just not cutting it. Sorry,guys!

3. The chickens are really slack-ing off. They enjoyed the longsummer days and showed us thelove, laying up to sixteen eggs perday. Now we are lucky to findfive or six. They are also startingto look really rough as many ofthem are molting. One of them islooking so sparse on top, I havetaken to calling the poor thing

Kojak (all she needs is a grass-hopper on a stick and a .38 spe-cial).

4. I no longer mind when ourbarn cat jumps up on my lap. Evenin the summer heat, desperate forsome attention, she tried to parkherself on our laps, only to be gentlyforced down. Not so any longer,despite the painful, clawing, knead-ing action on sensitive skin. Wesadly lost our older super mouserto illness this summer, but if hewere still here, he’d be bolting inthe house every chance he’d getfor some lap time, too.

5. Hunger...as in, “Get me someheavy whipping cream, ASAP!”or, “A little lard sounds nice.” Justlike the animals, we have to at-tempt to lay on a little extra pad-ding for the winter. You never knowwhen you might become strandedon Highway 52, and that “bonuslayer” will come in handy!

I could go on, but you get thedrift. I think I’ll start packing upthe shorts, flip flops and swim-suits and put them in storage.Maybe later we’ll have a bonfireand watch the stars while sippingsomething warm. Hmmm…maybefall won’t be so bad after all!

What would A.J. Rockne do?Publisher’s

NotebookBy Pete Grimsrud

John McCain said that Repub-licans will soon be down to bloodrelatives and paid staff for sup-port if they continue down theircurrent path. As a tepid memberof the Republican Party, I sharehis opinion. I struggle aboutwhether I fit within the party whosecaucus I attend. I could simplyavoid all political parties and poli-tics and take care of my family.

I could focus on my commu-nity like Conway Marvin and Dr.John Anderson, who have donemore than they care for anyone toknow about. Their time and dona-tions are often anonymous or theirown reward. I only know because,like most small town gossip, wordeventually gets out even if it’s notin our newspaper.

I could try to make a differencein the Democratic Party by remind-ing them that every want isn’t aneed. The Democratic Party hasalways been big enough for everycause and special interest, exceptthere is never enough money toplease everyone. Even someDemocrats openly recognize theneed for a healthy RepublicanParty, if only to provide balanceand restrain themselves.

When the Tea Party started, Iheard a voice in the wildernessthat challenged both parties to reignin out-of-control governmentspending and bailouts. Becausethis “party” lacked structure andclear leadership, the void was filledprimarily by a fringe whose bestsolution to all problems was justto say, “No.” Republican adop-tion of this mob ensures that theywill always be relegated to a sec-ondary national status by avoid-ing legislation and governing withprocedural foolery.

Democrats had no qualms aboutpassing healthcare alone, but areunwilling to take the first step inoffering a comprehensive budgetsolution until tax increases are onthe negotiation table by Republi-cans. So we are at an impasse andthe voice of “No” continues toresonate as long as the party inpower continues to borrow anddeny our math problem.

These are some of the challengesI hoped to find answers to by at-tending a Zumbrota Area Histori-cal Society presentation by attor-ney Paul Rockne about his grand-father A.J. Rockne. A Republi-can, Rockne was considered oneof the most powerful political fig-ures, serving through two worldwars and the Great Depression. In1915 Rockne became chairmanof the state legislature’s SenateFinance Committee and earned thenickname, “Watchdog of the Sen-ate.”

His grandson painted him as amoderate Republican despite be-ing called the “Commander-in-Chief of the Hunger Brigade,” amoniker given to him during theGreat Depression by his politicalopponents. He resisted expansionof government, preferring localcontrol and living within ourmeans. This philosophy led to hisopposition of President Roosevelt’sNew Deal. Paul said that his grand-father eventually relented on as-pects of the New Deal.

Paul verbalized a question Iwondered when reading his back-ground before the meeting: howwould his grandfather, a staunchfiscal conservative, fit in today’sRepublican Party? He offered sto-ries without definitively answer-ing his own question.

As an accomplished attorney,A.J. was knowledgeable and ca-pable of fighting financial wasteand corruption. He crafted the firstworkman’s compensation legis-lation in the State of Minnesota.He defended farmers, workingmen, widows, orphans, and peoplefighting infectious disease. His 44years of elected service in the statelegislature is unsurpassed.

What would A.J. Rockne dotoday? I think he’d find a way toget our finances in order, expectsacrifice, and do his best to pro-tect working men from overbur-dening taxation. It sounds likesomething a Republican might saytoday if “No” weren’t overtakingreason and persuasion.

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Area Sports

SOUTHERN FOOTBALL ALLIANCE STATISTICS

Coach Randy Hockinson, of Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools, was recognizedfor his 25 years of coaching baseball by the Minnesota State HighSchool Coaches Association on October 12, 2013. The annual awardsbanquet was held at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront in St. Paul. Hockinsonhas guided his Knights to section titles in 2007 and 2012.

KW’s Randy Hockinson recognizedfor 25 years of coaching baseball

PI POOL & PINSClassic League10-8-13MJB Farms 0 vs 7 Gar’s Repair; M&DConstruction 5 vs 2 Dupont Pioneer; GrothImplement 5 vs 2 Eberhart Construction;Leo’s Sportsbar 7 vs 0 Hinrich Plumbing &PumpTeam game: 1145 M&D ConstructionTeam series: 3176 Gar’s RepairBowler game: 265 Brandon HasleyBowler series: 676 Brandon Hasley

Commercial League10-10-13Stu’s Proshop 2 vs 5 Maple Island; KiffmeyerMotorsports 3 vs 4 Jim’s Barbershop; EllefsonTrucking 5 vs. 2 Bluff Valley CampgroundTeam game: 1159 Jim’s BarbershopTeam series: 3336 Kiffmeyer MotorsportsBowler game: 279 Jef f Kiffmeyer MotorsportsBowler series: 772 Jeff Kiffmeyer

Island10/14/13D & M Dairy 10 vs Comstock Farm 20; Oertli& Pleschourt 14-1/2 vs Owen’s Locker 15-1/2; Majerus & Tiarks 25 vs Producer’s Hybrids5; Kittelson Htg & Plg 11-1/2 vs DMC Plumbing18-1/2Top team series: Majerus & Tiarks 3,339Top team game: Majerus & Tiarks 1,175Top individual series: Ron Nelson 677Top individual game: Ron Nelson 269

By Coach Brian RuckerPINE ISLAND – This past

weekend saw the Pine Island HighSchool bowling team in Winona.In the first match they went upagainst LeRoy-Ostrander. ThePanthers got the day off to a goodstart winning all five games whileaveraging 184 per game. The five-game total was 922-753.

Helping lead the way wasDerek Rucker, rolling sevenstrikes and only one open in histen frames for a 90% fill per-centage.

In the second match, the Pan-thers went up against the third-place team from Wabasha-Kellogg/Pepin. After losing theopening game, the team re-grouped and got on a roll, win-ning the final four games to takethe match and averaging 201 inthe final four games. A big rea-son was Shawn Pletz, who ingames two, three and four, wasable to strike on 11 of his 12frame opportunities, striking ineach tenth frame of those games.For the match Pletz had only oneopen frame and rolled 14 strikesin his 17 frames bowled for a94% fill percentage. For the sea-son Pletz has taken over the topspot in the league with threeweeks left, an overall fill per-centage of 84% and a league-high 56% strike percentage.High School BowlingVarsity W LPine Island 10 0Winona/Onalaska 8 2Wabasha/Kellogg/Pepin 6 4Rushford-Peterson 5 5Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4 6Mable-Canon/FC/Chatfield 3 7LeRoy-Ostrander 3 7St. Charles 0 10

Pine Island High Schoolbowlers remain in first place

Junior varsityThe junior varsity Panthers had

two matches go down to the wirelast weekend in Winona. The firstmatch had the team taking onthe third place Winona Blackteam. PI jumped on top early,winning the first two games. Theteam struggled in games threeand four, setting up the finalgame. Game five was tight butwent to Winona 173-161. Lead-ing the team in the match wasHayden Larson, filling on all butone frame and a 92% fill per-centage.

Match two was against theundefeated 9-0 Winona Orangeteam. Both teams swapped thefirst four games, with the Pan-thers taking games one and three.Game five was tight, but a keystrike by Coltin Strop in the eighthframe helped Pine Island pull outa 183-176 victory. McKaylaShanks came up big in this matchrolling seven strikes in her tenframes with only one open, a 90%fill percentage.

The teams had this past weekoff with the MEA break. PineIsland will return to action inRushford on October 26 at 1 p.m.The junior varsity match beginsat 3 p.m. The Southeast EasternConference will be in Pine Is-land on November 2 at Pine Is-land Pool and Pins. Varsity bowl-ing is at 1 p.m. and junior var-sity is at 3 p.m.

High School BowlingJunior Varsity W LWinona/Onalaska Orange 9 1Pine Island 8 2Winona/Onalaska Orange 7 3Wabasha/Kellogg/Pepin 3 7Winona/Onalaska White 2 8

STANDINGSSouthern Football Alliance

Conf OverRed Division W L W LKasson-Mantorville 6 1 7 1Stewartville 6 1 7 1Rochester Lourdes 6 1 7 1Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4 3 5 3Lake City 2 5 3 5LaCrescent 2 5 3 5Byron 1 6 2 6Cannon Falls 1 6 2 6White Division W L W LTriton 7 0 7 1Pine Island 6 1 6 2Lewiston-Altura 5 2 5 3Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4 3 4 4Kenyon-Wanamingo 3 4 3 5St. Charles 2 5 2 6Winona Cotter 1 6 1 7Dover-Eyota 0 7 0 8Blue Division W L W LCaledonia 8 0 8 0Chatfield 7 1 7 1Rushford-Peterson 6 2 6 2Hayfield 4 4 4 4Goodhue 3 5 3 5Wabasha-Kellogg 3 5 3 5Fillmore Central 3 5 3 5Southland 2 5 2 6Kingsland 0 8 0 8

HVL Volleyball Conf OverW L W L

Stewartville 12 0 22 1Kasson-Mantorville 10 2 24 5Cannon Falls 10 2 17 7Kenyon-Wanamingo 9 3 20 6Goodhue 8 4 21 7Hayfield 7 5 17 7Zumbrota-Mazeppa 6 6 11 12Rochester Lourdes 5 8 10 14Byron 4 8 10 17Pine Island 4 8 9 13Triton 3 9 11 12LaCrescent 1 11 4 15Lake City 0 12 3 21

HVL Girls Soccer Conf OverW L T W L T

LaCrescent 5 1 0 17 1 0Kasson-Mantorville 5 1 0 17 4 0Byron 4 2 0 10 6 2Lourdes 4 2 0 7 6 4PIZM 2 4 0 10 7 1Stewartville 1 5 0 3 12 2Lake City 0 6 0 3 13 0

HVL Boys Soccer Conf OverW L T W L T

Lourdes 6 0 0 13 5 2Kasson-Mantorville 4 2 0 11 7 1Stewartville 4 2 0 6 10 0Byron 3 2 1 11 4 4LaCrescent 2 3 1 10 6 1Lake City 1 5 0 2 14 0PIZM 0 6 0 3 12 0

Southern Alliance FootballWeek 7 White Division

OffenseTeam Rush Pass TotalLewiston-Altura 211 393 2504Triton 2021 340 2361Pine Island 1117 1237 2354ZM 650 1416 2066St. Charles 1055 969 2024Dover-Eyota 761 1090 1851Cotter 704 730 1434KW 1164 232 1396

DefenseTeam Rush Pass TotalTriton 542 349 891Lewiston-Altura 1228 823 2051ZM 1582 597 2179Pine Island 1371 832 2203Cotter 1539 726 2265KW 1241 1033 2274St. Charles 1541 840 2381Dover-Eyota 1456 1303 2759

PointsTeam PS PA NetTriton 225 55 170Lewiston-Altura 215 121 94Pine Island 194 111 83ZM 177 197 -20KW 115 221 -106St. Charles 138 248 -110Dover-Eyota 108 267 -159Cotter 59 268 -209

Individual rushingPlayer Att Yds AvgBrady Lange, LA 91 768 8.40Drew Sathrum, KW 91 608 6.69Ryan McNallan, PI 119 593 4.98Jacob Tschann, ZM 111 544 4.90

Individual receivingPlayer Rc Yds AvgNathan Boice, SC 26 477 18.3Ben Farrell, PI 20 473 23.6Ben Warneke, PI 23 435 18.9Ellis Hirman, ZM 19 397 20.8Hunter Prodzinski, ZM 23 342 14.8Jacob Ugland, ZM 13 299 23.0Jacob Forrey, ZM 18 228 12.6

Individual passingPlayer Att Com YdsJared Lohmeyer, PI 117 63 1219Kurt Gadient, ZM 98 65 1205Owen Riley, DE 169 78 1054Jericho Braun, SC 120 65 969Josh Frost. WC 62 28 422Storm Seefeldt, LA 70 23 393Tristan Penic, WC 65 25 292Zach Otto, T 40 15 259Luke Rechtzigel, KW 46 10 179Freedom Hunt, ZM 37 13 139

Individual scoringPlayer TD PAT FG TBen Warneke, PI 7 23 1 68Brady Lange, LA 10 0 0 60Ryan McNallan 9 0 0 54Jacob Tschann, ZM 5 17 2 53Drew Sathrum, KW 8 1 0 49Ellis Hirman, ZM 7 1 0 44

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULETuesday, October 22

Section 1A football tournament, Goodhue at Harmony, 7 p.m.Section 2AA football tournament, Norwood Young America at Zumbrota, 7 p.m.Section 2AA football tournament, WEM at Kenyon, 7 p.m.Section 2AA football tournament, GFW at Pine Island, 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 24Section 1A cross country meet at Northern Hills Golf Course, Rochester, 4 p.m.Section 1AA cross country meet at Brooktree Golf Course, Owatonna, 4 p.m.East Section 1A volleyball at Goodhue, 7 p.mWest Section 1AA volleyball, Lourdes at Zumbrota, 7 p.m.West Section 1AA volleyball, Pine Island at Kasson, 7 p.m.South Section 2AA volleyball at Kenyon, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 26East Section 1A volleyball at Mayo Civic Arena, Rochester, 11:30 a.m.West Section 1AA volleyball, at Mayo Civic Arena, Rochester, 1 and 2:30 p.m.South Section 2AA volleyball at Mankato East, 6 p.m.Section 1A football at the higher seed, 7 p.m.Section 2AA football at higher seed, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 29Section 2AA volleyball at Mankato East, 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 31East Section 1A volleyball at Mayo Civic Arena, Rochester, 7:30 p.m.West Section 1AA volleyball, at Mayo Civic Arena, Rochester, 6 p.m.South Section 2AA volleyball at St. Peter, 6 p.m.

Southern Alliance FootballWeek 8 Blue Division

OffenseTeam Rush Pass TotalChatfield 2207 634 2841Wabasha-Kellogg 1884 326 2210Goodhue 1027 878 1905Southland 848 686 1534Fillmore Central 1076 362 1438Hayfield - - -Caledonia - - -Kingsland - - -Rushford-Peterson - - -

DefenseTeam Rush Pass TotalCaledonia 340 118 458Rushford-Peterson 674 245 919Southland 811 338 1149Kingsland 699 452 1151Fillmore Central 947 803 1750Chatfield 796 987 1783Goodhue 1477 392 1869Wabasha-Kellogg 1235 871 2106Hayfield - - -

PointsTeam PS PA NetChatfield 260 68 192Caledonia 250 52 198Rushford-Peterson 140 95 45Goodhue 152 153 -1Fillmore Central 93 120 -27Wabasha-Kellogg 157 188 -31Hayfield 89 128 -39Southland 98 188 -90Kingsland 82 315 -233

Individual rushing

Player Att Yds AvgJake Neis, Ch 136 1075 7.90Austin Baab, WK 143 994 6.95Riley Huemann, G 118 458 3.88Cole Kruger, H 87 413 4.75MarvinHeimer, S 40 338 8.45Garrett Huemann, G 41 216 5.27

Individual receivingPlayer Rc Yds AvgJayme Laplante, Ch 12 294 24.5Alex Thomforde, G 32 292 9.13Drew Hurley, Ch 10 239 23.9Logan Masters, FC 12 168 14.0Nick Finbraaten, S 19 164 8.63Sam McNamara, G 8 157 19.6Cody Nord, G 6 81 13.5Calvin Peterson, G 4 56 14.0

Individual passingPlayer Att Com YdsTyler Schumacher, G 132 70 762Cameron Rutlegge, H 120 44 619Nate Skare, Ch 69 28 613Trent Reinartz, S 108 54 528Bryce Whitehill, FC 76 32 248Austin Baab, WK 48 20 216Mason Demorrett, Ca 19 10 214

Individual scoringPlayer TD PAT FG TJake Neis, C 19 0 0 114Austin Baab, WK 11 1 0 68Riley Huemann, G 7 1 0 44Nate Skare, C 4 14 2 44Cole Kruger, H 6 0 0 36Marvin Heimer, S 5 1 0 32Tommy Loechler, WK 5 0 0 30Alex Thomforde, G 3 0 3 24

The Goodhue eighth grade volleyball team ended the 2013 season with an undefeated regular season recordof 15-0. The team played in three tournaments, placing second at Hayfield and first at Wabasha-Kellogg andCannon Falls. The Wildcats were coached by Wendy Lexvold. Members of the team are, left to right, frontrow: Madeline Lodermeier and Dani Hove; second row: Paige Lantis, Haley Evans, Kjersten Veiseth, MakaylaThompson, Emily Benrud and Abby Doerhoefer; back row: Millie Hahn, Heather Lingbeck, Kennedy Buck,Sydney Lodermeier, Morgan Roschen, Mariah Tipcke, Katie Pearson, and Coach Wendy Lexvold.

Perfect season for Goodhue eighth grade volleyball team

Oronoco Public Works toget new maintenance shopBy Karen Snyder

ORONOCO – The spotlightbeamed on the Department ofPublic Works at the October 15Oronoco City Council meeting.The council authorized construc-tion of a new maintenance shopand hired a new maintenance su-pervisor.New shop

Before the council began review-ing bids for building the shop,councilman Nathan Hartung,whose company Hartco Construc-tion had bid on the project, movedfrom his chair at the council table,took a seat in the crowd and be-came, for the duration of the dis-cussion, a silent observer.

Among the seven bidders,Hartco’s was lowest. The base bidof $364,343.30 was reduced by$18,200 by opting for radiant heatinstead of a more expensive in-floor method, for a final bid of$346,143.20. Mayor Kevin Mc-Dermott sought assurance fromCity Attorney Fred Suhler that ac-ceptance of the bid would be le-gal.

Suhler said he knew of no pro-hibition as long as Hartung didn’tparticipate in the decision-mak-

ing process. “I’m trusting the opin-ion of your city engineer who seemsto think it’s fine and that the bid isresponsive and complete. It’s defi-nitely the lowest bid.”

Pointing out that the currentbuilding has a leaky roof and ismoldy and dangerous, Council-man Skyler Breitenstein urged thatconstruction start soon. He movedto accept Hartco’s bid, and thecouncil, with Hartung not voting,approved 4-0.New supervisor

Council members agreed, 5-0,to appoint Cain Dolan as mainte-nance supervisor. Dolan, the topcandidate among six applicants forthe job, has worked for OronocoPublic Works for three years.

After he’d accepted his newposition and the council membershad congratulated him, they au-thorized posting his old job. Dolanreplaces Tim Redpenning whoresigned last month.Assessment meeting set

Roads in the Cedar Woodlandssubdivision are in bad shape andneed top coating, a task the devel-oper failed to complete. “We can’tlet it go any longer,” MayorMcDermott said. “I don’t like as-sessment, but we don’t have money

to pay for the work.”The council discussed ways of

determining assessment fees. At-torney Suhler recommended us-ing the lineal foot method which,by City Engineer Joe Palen’s esti-mate, would cost the subdivision’slandowners $22.81 per lineal foot.

Then the council scheduled apublic meeting on Cedar Wood-land assessments – 6:30 p.m. onNovember 19 at the communitycenter.Other business

The city set a November 11 dead-line for First Street Northwest prop-erty owners to trim the weeds andtrees along the right-of-way. “Insome spots you can’t drive up themiddle without having branchesbrush your car,” McDermott said.

Jonya Pacey, who will hold acharity sewing event on Novem-ber 2 at the Oronoco CommunityCenter, asked the council to waivethe rental fee. The council approvedthe request.

Mayor McDermott reported thatremoval of the Lake Shady damhas been postponed from this winterto next winter.

The council will hold its nextregular meeting at 7 p.m. Novem-ber 19 at the community center.

Jonya Pacey’s mitten-makingendurance event set for November 2By Karen Snyder

ORONOCO – Jonya Pacey ofOronoco, soon to be known as themitten marathoner, has announcedplans to sew mittens for 24 straighthours and then give them to theRonald McDonald House.

The endeavor, she said, is a ran-dom act of kindness. “For someof the families who visit the RonaldMcDonald House and who havemore to think about when they arepacking than our weather, donatedmittens could warm both theirhands and their hearts.”

Actually, Pacey will be com-mitting two random acts of kind-

ness – sewing 50 pairs of fleecemittens and raising $500 for thecharity Random Acts (TheRandomAct.org). For every $21 contrib-uted, she’ll sew for an hour, andshe’ll keep on sewing for 24 hoursor until the pledges run out, which-ever is first.

She’ll begin her mitten-makingday with a party, 9 a.m. to noon,on Saturday, November 2, at theOronoco Community Center.

All are invited, especially thosewho will help. Extra sewing ma-chines will be available, and therewill be spots at a cutting table tocut out fleece mitts.

Pacey would appreciate anRSVP. “If I know you are com-ing,” she said, “I can reserve asewing machine for you.” Help-ers won’t go hungry, promisesPacey who plans to serve cookiesand coffee and juice.

At noon when the party ends,she’ll go home and sew some more.“This,” she said, “is an enduranceevent.”

To learn more and/or RSVP, call507-251-8502 or visit homegrowntechnologies.net. To donate toPacey’s Random Acts fund, go toow.ly/p22EZ.

Oronoco

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriff’s Office.September 28

5:35 p.m. – A woman onRidgeway Ln NE reported that theback window of her vehicle hadbeen broken within the last halfhour. Damage was estimated at$500.

11:32 p.m. – A deputy checkedon a group of kids on 5th St SW.They were having races on foot.They were told to move along.September 30

10:44 a.m. – Deputies were askedto remove a person on Keystone DrNE from the property. The com-plainant changed his mind and can-celled the deputy.

2:08 p.m. – A deputy assisted amotorist with a flat trailer tire nearMain St N and Cty 11.

3:43 p.m. – A deputy assisted inlocating a kindergartener who gotoff at the wrong stop. The child wasfound at the park and taken todaycare.

7:41 p.m. – A deputy attended tocivil matters on 3rd St NW.

8:08 p.m. – Four males on MainSt S reportedly smelled like mari-juana. A deputy found some kidsbehind a restaurant but no onesmelled of drugs.October 4

3:34 a.m. – A vehicle was driv-ing slowly around storage unitson 1st St NE, and it left after thedriver saw a deputy. The vehicle

was stopped and driver identifiedand questioned. The deputychecked the units for break-in butfound no signs of foul play.

1:02 p.m. – Four lawn ornamentswere taken from a property on PineRidge Dr NE. The loss was val-ued at $17.

8:16 p.m. – A vehicle was wit-nessed backing into a parked ve-hicle after leaving the footballgame. The vehicle plate numberwas provided. Neither the vehiclenor any damaged vehicles werefound on 3rd Ave SE.October 5

10:45 a.m. – Squad car escortwas provided for a funeral from3rd St SW.

11:39 a.m. – A highly intoxi-cated person was passed out atPool and Pins. A deputy spoke tothe bartender who said the manwas taken home by a sober party.October 6

8:05 a.m. – A home alarm wasactivated on Cedar Ct NE. It was afalse alarm.

10:53 a.m. – A 911 hang-up callwas received from the 14300 blockof Cty 12 in Roscoe Township. Itwas a misdialed call.

12:07 p.m. – A dark truck wasreported blocking a driveway on 5thSt SW. A deputy found the vehicleparked legally and not blocking thedriveway.

2:25 p.m. – A deputy observed aman standing on Center St W look-ing at a residence. When the deputycame back to check on the situation

the man was gone.5:31 p.m. – A loose dog was re-

ported on 2nd St SW.October 7

12:58 p.m. – Medical assistancewas requested on Main St N.

3:26 p.m. – Home checks wererequested on the 51200 block ofFork Trl in Roscoe Township.

11:05 p.m. – A request was madeto remove a drunk male standingoutside a residence on 5th St SWand pounding on the windows. Theman was removed.October 8

10:03 a.m. – Cows were outsidethe fence near Cty 27 and BranchTrl in Roscoe Township. A deputyadvised the owner.

1:04 p.m. – A citation for a seatbelt violation was issued near Mainand 4th St SE.

2:57 p.m. – A person on ElmwoodDr NE reported fraudulent chargesmade out of state to a credit card.

5:02 p.m. – A vehicle was on theside of the road without flashers on,and a male was standing outside thecar. The vehicle was recently pur-chased and he was having vehicleissues.

8:54 p.m. – A verbal domesticincident was reported on the 49900block of Hwy 52 in Pine Island Town-ship. Those involved were separatedfor the evening.

10:02 p.m. – The top half of aback door was open to the meatmarket on Main St. It appeared noone was on site. A deputy contactedthe owner. He came to secure thedoor.

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013 • PAGE 3A

Area Sports

ZM earns a first round home gameBy Faye Haugen

ZUMBROTA - The Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball team earneda three-game sweep over Lourdesin Zumbrota, Tuesday in the regularseason finale. The Cougars willget another shot at the Eagles onThursday in the quarterfinals ofthe West Section 1AA tournament.

ZM used good net play to stopthe Eagles 25-13, 25-17 and 25-22 to finish in seventh place in the

Goodhue whips Byron to end the season

PI beats Triton in four close gamesBy Faye Haugen

PINE ISLAND - A year agothe Pine Island volleyball teamfinished dead last in the HVL stand-ings with an 0-13 record. The Pan-thers turned this around this fallfinishing the regular season witha four-game win over Triton and aninth-place finish in the HVL witha 4-8 record. PI was 9-13 overall.

Triton stopped the Panthers 25-15 in the opening game, but thePanthers were able to rebound andwin the next three very close games,

25-23, 25-21 and 25-23.Niki Fokken had a huge game

at the net with 10 kills and 10blocks. The senior also had twoace serves. Eliza Warneke hadseven kills with Amanda Troesterand Jessie Wollschlager each re-cording six. Noelle Langworthydished out 36 set assists andStephanie Norte dug out 16 balls.

The Panthers were seeded sev-enth in the West Section 1AA play-offs. They will travel to Kasson totake on the second-seeded and

HVL standings with a 6-6 record.ZM is 11-13 overall.

Carley Henning had 13 kills andfive ace serves to lead ZM overLourdes. Emma Drackley addedfive kills, Kalli Paukert had 19 setassists, Molly Lawler had 10 digsand Megan Warneke had four aceserves.

Fourth-seeded ZM will hostfifth-seeded Lourdes at 7 p.m. onThursday. A win will advance the

Cougars to Saturday’s semifinalsat Mayo Civic Arena at 1 p.m.against either top-seeded and sec-ond-ranked Stewartville or Tri-ton.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 25 25 25Lourdes 13 17 22Kills: Emma Drackley 5, Carley Henning 13Blocks: Hailey Dykes 5Set assists: Kalli Paukert 19Digs: Molly Lawler 10Ace Serves: Carley Henning 5, Megan Warneke4

KW get tops seed in South Section 2AABy Faye Haugen

KENYON - The Kenyon-Wana-mingo volleyball team made quickwork of LaCrescent in their HVLregular season finale in Kenyon,Tuesday. LaCrescent was no matchfor the Knights as Coach Jen Neri-son was able to use her entire teamin the 25-16, 25-11, and 25-20victory.

“This was a nice night for hon-oring our senior volleyball play-ers. We have six seniors playersand one senior manager ,” remarkedCoach Nerison of Bailey Auseth,Siri Sviggum, Meg Clark, KaileeBerquam, Audra Clark andSammie Ellingson. “This programwill miss these senior seniors tre-mendously. They have played animportant part of this program formany years. I appreciate all theirdedication and hard work they haveput into this volleyball programfor many years. ”

KW dominated at the net andthe serving line. Mara Quam andBrittney Flom each had nine kills.Siri Sviggum and Audra Clark eachhad three ace serves, and Siri Quamand Meg Clark each had two aceserves.

With their 18-11 record, theKnights earned the top seed in theSouth Section 2AA tournament.KW will host eighth-seeded MapleRiver on Thursday at 7 p.m. inKenyon. A win will move KWinto the semifinals on Tuesday atMankato East at 6 p.m. againsteither fourth-seeded Tri-CityUnited or fifth-seeded New Rich-land-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva.Kenyon-Wanamingo 25 25 25LaCrescent 16 11 20Kills: KW - Mara Quam 9, Brittney Flom 9, Siri

Sviggum 3, Audra Clark 5, Megan Quam 4,Kailee Berquam 3Set assists: Meg Clark 23Digs: Bailey Auseth 10Ace serves: Siri Quam 2, Siri Sviggum 3,Meg Clark 2, Audra Clark 3

ranked seventh in the last poll andGoodhue earned votes. In WestSection 1A, Bethlehem Academyis ranked fifth and Hayfield isranked ninth.Goodhue 25 25 25Byron 13 14 23Kills: G - Mikayla Miller 11, Kali Ryan 9,Meredith Watson 14, Mikayla Tipcke 2, ShelbyHinsch 8Set assists: G - Mikayla Tipcke 42Digs: G - Emilee Roschen 10, Mikayla Tipcke17, Meredith Watson 14, Kali Ryan 19, MikaylaMiller 19, Jo Ellen Poncelet 5Blocks: G - Kali Ryan 2, Shelby Hinsch 2Ace serves: G - Mikayla Tipcke 3

2013 South Section 2AA Volleyball

Thursday, Oct. 247 p.m., Montgomery

5. NRHEG

4. Tri-City United

1. Kenyon-Wanamingo

Thursday, Oct. 247 p.m., Waterville

7. Blue Earth Area

2. WEM

Thursday, Oct. 247 p.m., St. Peter

6. Waseca

3. St. Peter

Thursday, Oct. 247 p.m., Kenyon

8. Maple River Tuesday, October 29,6 p.m., Mankato East

Tuesday, October 29,7:30 p.m., Mankato East

Thursday, October 31,6 p.m. Gustavus, St. Peter

2013 West Section 1AA Volleyball

Thursday, October 24,Zumbrota, 7 p.m.

5. Lourdes

4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa

1. Stewartville

Thursday, October 24,Kasson, 7 p.m.

7. Pine Island

2. Kasson-Mantorville

Thursday, October 24,Cannon Falls, 7 p.m.

6. Byron

3. Cannon Falls

Thursday, October 24,Stewartville, 7 p.m.

8. Triton Saturday, October 26Mayo Civic ArenaRochester, 1 p.m.

Saturday, October 26Mayo Civic ArenaRochester, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 31Mayo Civic ArenaRochester, 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 26Mayo Civic ArenaRochester, 10 a.m.

2. Mable Canton

3. Goodhue

Saturday, October 26Mayo Civic ArenaRochester,11:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 31Mayo Civic ArenaRochester, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 24,7 p.m., Harmony

1. Fillmore Central

9. Hope Lutheran

2013 East Section 1A Volleyball

Thursday, October 24,7 p.m., Mable

Thursday,October 24,7 p.m., Goodhue

8. Spring GroveMonday, October 21

4. Wabasha-Kellogg

10. Kingsland

7. HoustonMonday, October 21

6. Rushford-Peterson

11. Schaeffer Academy

Monday, October 21

Thursday, October 24,7 p.m., Wabasha

12. Lanesboro

5. Lewiston-AlturaMonday, October 21

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenKenyon-Wanamingo’s Mara Quam goes up for one of her nine kills against LaCrescent on Tuesday.

Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Kailee Berquam tries to tip the ball past theLaCrescent blocker in Tuesday’s game in Kenyon.

With her sign upside down, Etta Powell jumps and cheers for MaraQuam during Tuesday’s Kenyon-Wanamingo and LaCrescent contest.

By Faye HaugenGOODHUE - The Goodhue

volleyball team made quick workof Byron in their last regular sea-son games on Tuesday in Goodhue.The win puts the Wildcats in fifthplace in the final HVL standingsat 8-4. Goodhue is 21-7 overall.

The Cats had little trouble withthe Bears, winning 25-13, 25-14and 25-23. Meredith Watson hada big game with 14 kills and 14digs. Mikayla Tipcke had 42 setassists, two kills, 17 digs and threeace serves. Mikayla Miller had 11

kills and 19 digs and Kali Ryanhad nine kills and two blocks.

The third-seeded Wildcats willopen East Section 1A play onThursday when they host eitherRushford-Peterson or Lanesboroat 7 p.m. in Goodhue. A win willmove Goodhue into semifinal playon Saturday at Mayo Civic Arenain Rochester at 11:30 a.m.

Section 1A is loaded with rankedteams. Fillmore Central is rankednumber one in Class A and has thetop seed in East Section 1A. Sec-ond-seeded Mable Canton is

third-ranked KoMets at 7 p.m. onThursday. The West Section 1AAsemifinals will be played at MayoCivic Arena on Saturday at 2:30p.m.Pine Island 15 25 25 25Triton 25 23 21 23Kills: Jessie Wollschlager 6, Niki Fokken 10,Eliza Warneke 7, Amanda Troester 6, MadiOwen 4Blocks: Niki Fokken 10, Amanda Troester 2Set assists: Noelle Langworthy 36Digs: Amanda Troester 9, Stephanie Norte 16Ace serves: Niki Fokken 2

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA - The conclu-

sion of the football game be-tween the Zumbrota-MazeppaCougars and Pine Island Pan-thers seventh grade teams onTuesday, October 15, marked theend of the season for both teams,with ZM coming out on top 20-16. It also was the end of theseason for a father and daugh-ter, both involved in the game,but on opposing sides. Thoughnot unusual to have relatives onopposing sides involving areateams, the ZM vs. PI game in-cluded PI seventh grade coachGeoff Wagner and his daughter,ZM seventh grade football player,Sofia Wagner.

Though Sofia could have cho-sen the more traditional volley-ball, soccer, or cross countryoptions for a fall sport, she chosefootball because it “gives betterconditioning for hockey...and youget to hit people.” Geoff ex-plained that all four of his andwife Jody’s daughters playhockey.

Sofia admits she didn’t playyouth football and “didn’t knowanything about football” until thisyear. She wasn’t familiar withthe positions or the roles. Geoffsaid that isn’t the case with

Father and daughter conclude2013 football season

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa vs. Pine Island seventh grade football game onOctober 15 included a father/daughter “combo” on opposing teams.Posing for a photo after the game were PI seventh grade coach GeoffWagner and his daughter, ZM seventh grade football player, Sofia Wagner.A small number of girls are involved in playing football in youth programsor at the junior high school level in the southeast Minnesota area.

hockey, which Sofia started play-ing at age three.

This fall, Sofia had the op-portunity to play several posi-tions including linebacker, full-back and kicker. Geoff waspleased to see how Josh Funk,the ZM seventh grade coach, al-lowed her to play the differentpositions. As a dad, he was “trulyproud of her playing running backand being able to score sometouchdowns during the season.”ZM’s season was 2-6 with onegame called after two quartersdue to weather. PI’s season endedat 3-5.

A very small number of girlsare involved in playing footballin youth programs or at the jun-ior high school level in the south-east Minnesota area, accordingto both Wagner and Funk.

Geoff teaches sixth grade inPine Island. Though he has hadother coaching positions, this washis first year coaching seventhgrade football. He noted it wasnice to coach them right afterhaving had them in the class-room the past school year. Buthe also said. “Having coached

Sofia in hockey, it was weirdcoaching against her in footballthis week.”

When asked if dad gave daugh-ter football advice this fall, Geoffsaid they didn’t talk anythingspecific. But the first year foot-ball coach added, “At this level(seventh grade), the job isn’t towin games, but to have fun andlearn to play the game.” Withthe family involved in sports,when asked if there is a littlesports talk around the dinner table,Sofia was quick to respond, “Ev-ery day!”

Sofia’s goal is to play six yearsof high school football. She alsoplans to continue with hockey,by playing in the Dodge CountyWildcat Hockey Co-op programthis winter, followed by track andfield in the spring.

The other members of theWagner family and their sportsof choice are: Lydia, a 2013 ZMgraduate, now at Gustavus Ado-lphus College- softball andhockey; Bella, a ZM sophomore- hockey, volleyball and track;and Lola, a third-grader at PineIsland - hockey.

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FootballPI is the top seed in Section 2AABy Faye Haugen

PINE ISLAND - In 2012, thePine Island football team endedhe regular season with a 1-8 recordand the eighth seed in the Section1AA tournament. What a differ-ence a year makes. The Panthersare flying high in 2013 with a 6-2mark and the top seed in the Sec-tion 2AA tournament that startson Tuesday.

“The work that these kids put inover the summer to prepare forfootball really has shown this fall,”said Coach John Stapleton. “Lastyear I wasn’t hired until June andwe were never able to set up aschedule for a summer program.You could call it a lost season.This year we were able to pre-pare, and it helped who we had alot of kids coming back that knewwhat we wanted to do from thestart and that really makes a dif-ference.”

The Panthers closed out regu-lar season play on Wednesday witha 37-13 win over Cotter in PineIsland. Their 6-1 record in theSouthern Alliance Football’s WhiteDivision puts them in second placein the standings behind 7-0 Tri-ton.

Cotter got off to a 6-0 start on aone-yard plunge by Josh Frost inthe first quarter. It was all PineIsland after that as Jared Lohm-eyer threw for four straight touch-down passes. Lohmeyer connectedwith Ben Farrell on a 10-yard passto give PI a 7-6 lead when BenWarneke kicked the first of fourPATs. Lohmeyer passed for TDsof 12 yards to Warneke, six yardsto Luke Schmidt and 15 yards to

KW secures a home playoff gameBy Faye Haugen

KENYON - Heading intoWednesday night’s regular sea-son finale against Dover-Eyota,the Kenyon-Wanamingo footballknew there was a lot riding on theoutcome. A win would secure ahome playoff game on Tuesday,something that hasn’t happenedin eight years. A win would alsoimprove KW to 3-5, a much bet-ter record than last season’s 0-9mark.

The Knights pulled out a 22-21win, but they needed some lastsecond heroics to do it. KW scoredfirst on a perfect 63-yard pass fromLuke Rechtzigel to a wide openKyle Munstermann. Luke Votrubakicked the PAT.

Dover-Eyota opened the secondquarter with a two-yard run byCody Johnson who also ran in theconversion for an 8-7 lead. DEstopped KW’s next series andforced the Knights to punt. DevynStordahl was in the right placewhen an Eagle player touched thepunted ball and it got loose, withStordahl recovering the ball onthe DE 38-yard line. A five-yardTD run by Drew Sathrum gavethe Knights a 14-8 lead. But thatlead did not last long as the Eaglesput together a quick scoring driveto take a 15-14 lead at the breakwhen Owen Riley hit WesleyBrown with a 31-yard touchdownpass.

After a scoreless third quarter,the Knights regained the lead on afive-yard run by Trent Brossard.KW went for two points, scoringwhen Rechtzigel found TannerWarner with the conversion passand a 22-14 lead. But Dover-Eyotaquickly answered, scoring on a22-yard scoring pass from Rileyto Mark Young. The Knightssquelched the Eagles’ conversionrun to keep the lead, 22-21 with4:44 to play.

The Knights may have madetheir biggest defensive play of theyear in the final seconds of thegame. The Eagles tried a 35-yardfield goal as time ran out, but KWwas able to make the block andsecure the win.

Luke Rechtzigel was 4 of 7 pass-ing for 114 yards, his best totals ofthe season. Kyle Munstermann hadtwo receptions for 64 yards. DrewSathrum rushed for 112 yards on17 carries.

The Knights will host fifth-seeded Waterville-Elysian-Mor-ristown (20-6) on Tuesday at 7p.m. A win would move KW intothe semifinals at top-seeded PineIsland on Saturday at 7 p.m. Aloss will end KW’s season.Kenyon-Wanamingo 22Dover-Eyota 21

KW DEFirst downs 18 13

rushing 17 5passing 1 7

penalty 0 1Rushing plays 47 23Rushing yards 235 67Passing attempts 9 27Passing completions 4 14Passing yards 114 195

interceptions 2 0touchdown 1 2

Total offense 349 262Punts/avg 1/44 4/29Penalties/yards. 9/88 4/28Fumbles/lost. 0/0 1/0

ScoringDover-Eyota 0 15 0 6 = 21Kenyon-Wanamingo 7 7 0 8 = 22

First quarterKW: 63-yard touchdown pass from Luke Rechtzigelto Kyle Munstermann. PAT kick by Luke Votruba.7-0

Second quarterDE: Two-yard touchdown run by Cody Johnson.Conversion run by Cody Johnson. 8-7KW: Five-yard touchdown run by Drew Sathrum.PAT kick by Luke Votruba. 14-8DE: 31-yard touchdown pass from Owen Rileyto Wesley Brown. PAT kick by Harrison King.15-14

Fourth quarterKW: Five-yard touchdown run by Trent BrossardTwo-point conversion pass from Luke Rechtzigelto Tanner Warner: 22-14DE: 22-yard touchdown pass from Owen Rileyto Mark Young. Conversion run failed. 22-21

KW individual statisticsPassing: KW - Luke Rechtzigel, 4 of 7 for 114yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; DrewSathrum 0 of 1 and 1 interception; MichaelHomeier, 0 of 1Rushing: KW - Drew Sathrum, 17 rushes for112 yards; Tanner Warner 9/59; Trent Brossard6/41; Luck Rechtzigel 9/24; Michael Homeier3/3; Mason Stevenson 1.2; Jacob Whipple 1.-2; Kyle Munstermann 1/-4Receiving: KW -Kyle Munstermann, 2 receptionsfor 64 yards; Drew Sathrum 1/27; TannerWarner 1/23

Goodhue rolls up 404 yards but falls to RPBy Faye Haugen

RUSHFORD - The Goodhuefootball team had one of their bestoffensive nights of the season, roll-ing up 404 yards at Rushford-Peter-son on Wednesday. Despite allthe yards gained, the Wildcats cameup short on the scoreboard, 35-14, as the Trojans rolled up evenmore yards.

All of the scoring was done inthe first half of play. The Trojansscored on their first series on aone-yard run by Cole Kingsley.RP stopped Goodhue’s next se-ries of plays, setting up a 50-yardTD run by Alex Vik for a 14-0lead. Garrett Huemann’s one-yardplunge at the end of the first quar-ter got Goodhue on the scoreboard,trailing 14-6.

Both teams went to the air in

the second quarter. RP scored ona six-yard pass from Jonnie Koenento Kingsley. Goodhue counteredwith a four-yard pass from TylerSchumacher to Garrett Huemann.Jacob Pasch found Logan Breuerwith the conversion pass to cutthe Trojan lead to 21-14. But Rush-ford-Peterson would put togethertwo long passing plays in the last2:40 of the half. The first was a54-yard pass from Koenen toKingsley and the other was a 50-yard pass between Koenen andVik for the 35-14 final score.

Tyler Schumacher was 11 of32 passing for 202 yards, a touch-down and one interception. RileyHuemann gained 75 yards on 13carries to lead the Goodhue groundattack. Sam McNamara made sixreceptions for 147 yards.

In one of those odd quirks offootball seeding, fifth-seededGoodhue will play at fourth-seededFillmore Central on Tuesday inthe opening round of the Section1A tournament. Both teams havethe same record, 3-5, and Goodhuebeat the Falcons 20-7 on October11, but Fillmore Central ended upwith a higher QRF score that isused for seeding and got the fourthseed, putting the Wildcats on theroad. A win on Tuesday wouldfind them traveling to top-seededBlooming Prairie on Saturdayevening for a 7 p.m. contest. Aloss will end their season.Goodhue 14 - Rushford-Peterson 35

G RPFirst downs 16 18

rushing 4 9passing 10 9

penalty 2 0Rushing plays 32 41Rushing yards 139 223Passing attempts 40 30Passing completions 14 13Passing yards 265 267

interceptions 2 0touchdowns 1 3

Total offense 404 490Punts/avg 4/32 -Penalties 2/20 3/25Fumbles/lost 2/0 2/0

ScoringGoodhue 6 8 0 0 = 14Rushford-Peterson 14 21 0 0 = 35

First quarterRP: One-yard touchdown run by Cole Kingsley.PAT kick by Kyler Paulson. 7-0RP: 50-yard touchdown run by Alex Vik. PATkick by Paulson. 14-0G: One-yard touchdown run by GarrettHuemann. Conversion pass failed, 6-14

Second quarterRP: Six-yard touchdown pass from JonnieKoenen to Cole Kingsley. PAT kick by KylerPaulson. 21-6G: Four-yard touchdown pass from TylerSchumacher to Garrett Huemann. Conversionpass from Jacob Pasch to Logan Breuer. 14-21RP: 54-yard touchdown pass from JonnieKoenen to Cole Kingsley. PAT kick by KylerPaulson. 28-14RP: 50-yard touchdown pass from JonnieKoenen to Alex Vik. PAT kick by Kyler Paulson.35-14

Individual statisticsPassing: G - Tyler Schumacher, 11 of 32for 220 yards, 1 interception, 1 touchdown;Jacob Pasch 3 of 8 for 63 yards, 1 interceptionRushing: G - Riley Huemann, 13 rushes for72 yards; Logan Breuer 3/22; Jacob Pasch5/18; Garrett Huemann 7/15; TylerSchumacher 4/12Receiving: G - Sam McNamara, 6 receptionsfor 147 yards; Garrett Huemann 4/27; TylerSchumacher 2/57; Alex Thomforde 2/24;Riley Huemann 1/10

Pine Island’s Jake Navratil tries to break away from the hold of a Cotterdefensive player in Wednesday’s game in Pine Island.

Triton running game is too much for ZMBy Faye Haugen

ZUMBROTA - Going intoWednesday’s season finale, theZumbrota-Mazeppa football teamcoaching staff knew that Tritonliked to run the ball and controlthe tempo. ZM got off to the startthey wanted, limiting the Cobrasto three plays and punt on the firstdrive of the night. Even better, theCougars scored on their first se-ries when Jacob Tschann ran infrom the three and kicked the PATfor a 7-0 lead.

“We got off to a great start. Thedefense was able to stop them forc-ing a punt, and then we took thelead,” said Coach Willie Rauen.“But then we gave up a long touch-down run (60 yards by Zach Otto)and then threw two interceptionsthat really hurt us. They scored onboth of those turnovers.”

Triton used those two picks toset up TDs of eight and 12 yardsby Patrick Ramirez. Ramirez in-creased the Cobras’ lead to 29-7on a 10-yard run with 1:10 to go.The Cougars were able to narrowthe lead to 29-14 with no time lefton the halftime clock when KurtGadient found Tschann with a 14-yard pass.

Triton was able to score a safetyin the third quarter when Gadientwas tackled in the end zone. Tri-ton added seven more points inthe fourth quarter when StaceyJackson ran in from the five mid-way through the quarter.

Triton threw just one uncom-

pleted pass in the win. The Co-bras rushed for 413 yards on 52carries.

Kurt Gadient was 15 of 24 pass-ing for 210 yards, one touchdownand two interceptions. Ellis Hir-man made six receptions for 78yards. Jacob Tschann rushed for29 yards on nine carries. HunterProdzinski led the defense with14 tackles. Evan Block, JacobForrey and Tyler Poncelet eachmade 11 tackles.

The third-seeded Cougars willhost sixth-seeded Norwood YoungAmerica at 7 p.m. on Tuesday inthe opening round of the Section2AA tournament. A win will ad-vance ZM the semifinals at 7 p.m.on Saturday. If second-seededMedford beats LeSueur-Hender-son, the game will be played inMedford. A Medford loss and ZMwin would put the game in Zum-brota.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 14 - Triton 38

ZM TFirst downs 17 22Rushing plays 31 52Rushing yards 46 413Passing attempts 24 1Passing completions 15 0

passing yards 210 0interceptions 2 0touchdowns 1 0

Total offense 256 413Punts/avg. 3/41 0/0Penalties/yds 6/60 3/25Fumbles/lost 1/0 2/1

ScoringZumbrota-Mazeppa 7 7 0 0 = 14Triton 7 22 2 7 = 38

First quarterZM: Three-yard touchdown run by Jacob Tschann.

PAT kick by Jacob Tschann. 7-0T: 60-yard touchdown run by Zach Otto. PATkick by Andy Buck. 7-7

Second quarterT: Eight-yard touchdown run by Patrick Ramirez.PAT by Andy Buck. 14-7T: 12-yard touchdown run by Patrick Ramirez.PAT by Andy Buck. 21-7T: 10-yard touchdown run by Patrick Ramirez.Conversion run by Kylo Courteau. 29-7ZM: 14-yard touchdown pass from Kurt Gadientto Jacob Tschann. PAT kick by Jacob Tschann.14-29

Third quarterT: Safety on tackle of ZM quarterback in theend zone. 31-14

Fourth quarterT: Five-yard touchdown run by Stacey Jackson.PAT kick by Andy Buck. 38-14

Individual statisticsPassing: ZM - Kurt Gadient, 15 of 24 for 210yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptionsRushing: ZM - Jacob Tschann, 9 rushes for29 yards; Kurt Gadient 16/14; Jerrell Guider2/6; Colin Carney 2/4Receiving: ZM - Ellis Hirman, 6 receptions for78 yards; Jacob Forrey 3/43; Jacob Ugland3/37; Hunter Prodzinski 2/38; Jacob Tschann1/14

ZM defensive statisticsT AT S I FR

Hunter Prodzinski 12 2 0 0 0Evan Block 6 5 0 0 0Jacob Forrey 6 5 0 0 0Tyler Poncelet 5 6 0 0 0Ellis Hirman 6 3 0 0 0Robby Pollitt 5 1 0 0 0Connor Hegseth 4 1 2 0 0Jacob Ugland 3 1 0 0 0Ryan Bennett 3 0 0 0 0Jacob Tschann 0 3 0 0 2Freedom Hunt 0 3 0 0 0Alex Nelson 1 1 0 0 0Jerrell Guider 1 0 0 0 0Collin Carney 0 1 0 0 0Caleb Arendt 0 1 0 0 0

2013 Section 2AA Football Playoffs

Tuesday, October 22 atKenyon, 7 p.m.

5. WEM

4. Kenyon-Wanamingo

1. Pine Island

Tuesday, October 22 atMedford, 7 p.m.

7.LeSueur-Henderson

2. Medford

Tuesday, October 22 atZumbrota, 7 p.m.

6. Norwood Young America

3. Zumbrota-Mazeppa

Tuesday, October 22 atPine Island, 7 p.m.

8. GFWSaturday, October 26 athigher seed, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 26 athigher seed, 7 p.m.

Friday, November 1at higher seed, 7 p.m.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenKenyon-Wanamingo’s Devyn Stordahl reaches down to pick up the Dover-Eyota fumble on a punt, putting theKnights in great field position near the end of the first half.

2013 Section 1A Football Playoffs

Tuesday, October 22 atHarmony, 7 p.m.

5. Goodhue

4. Fillmore Central

1. Blooming Prairie

Tuesday, October 22 atRushford, 7 p.m.

7. Southland

Tuesday, October 22 atKasson, 7 p.m.

6. Wabasha-Kellogg

3. Bethlehem Academy

Tuesday, October 22 atBlooming Prairie, 7 p.m.

8. KingslandSaturday, October 26 athigher seed, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 26 athigher seed, 7 p.m.

Friday, November 1at higher seed, 7 p.m.

2. Rushford-Peterson

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenPine Island’s Keenan Peterson-Rucker gets down low to make the solotackle of Cotter’s Jason Klug in Wednesday’s game in Pine Island.

Dover-Eyota quarterback Owen Riley is on the run as Kenyon-Wanamingo defensive players, Caleb Greseth(44), Mason Stevenson (24) and Trent Brossard flush him out of the pocket in Wednesday’s game in Kenyon.

Spencer Schultz to give the Pan-thers a commanding 27-6 lead atthe half.

Pine Island came back from thebreak to up their lead to 30-6 on a22-yard field goal by Warneke.Ryan McNallan rushed for a 34-yard touchdown to start the fourthquarter for a 37-6 edge. Cotter didscore late in the contest on a 30-yard run by George Weege for the37-13 final score.

Jared Lohmeyer had a big night,hitting 11 of 18 passes for 150yards and four touchdowns. BenFarrell made four receptions for

83 yards. Ryan McNallan rushedfor 115 yards on 18 carries.

Top-seeded Pine Island will hosteighth-seeded Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Awin will put them into Saturday’ssemifinals at 7 p.m. in Pine Islandagainst either fourth-seededKenyon-Wanamingo or fifth-seeded Waterville-Elysian-Mor-ristown. A loss will end their sea-son.Pine Island 37 - Cotter 13

PI WCRushing plays 44 30Rushing yards 198 118Passing attempts 18 20Passing completions 11 6

passing yards 150 70interceptions 0 2touchdowns 4 0

Total offense 348 188Punts/avg. 1/34 1/19

ScoringWinona Cotter 6 0 0 7 = 13Pine Island 7 20 3 7 = 37

First quarterWC: One-yard touchdown run by Josh Frost.PAT kick failed. 6-0PI: 10-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Ben Farrell. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 7-6

Second quarterPI: 12-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Ben Farrell. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 14-6PI: Six-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Luke Schmidt. PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 21-6PI: 15-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lohmeyerto Spencer Schultz. PAT kick failed. 27-6

Third quarterPI: 22-yard field goal by Ben Warneke. 30-6

Fourth quarterPI: 34-yard touchdown run by Ryan McNallan.PAT kick by Ben Warneke. 37-6WC: 30-yard touchdown run by George Weege.PAY kick by Andrew Tofstad. 13-37

Individual statisticsPassing: PI - Jared Lohmeyer, 11 of 18 for150 yards, 4 touchdownsRushing: PI - Ryan McNallan, 18 rushes for115 yards; Tristan Akason 7/22; Spencer Schultz6/21; Brandon Miller 3/21; Jake Navratil 3/10; Aaron Gillard 2/3; Jared Lohmeyer 1/2;Brady Braaten 1/2Receiving: PI - Ben Farrell, 4 receptions for83 yards; Ben Warneke 3/27; Spencer Schultz2/23; Luke Schmidt 2/17

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Cross Country

• • • • • • • •

By Faye HaugenHAYFIELD - They were not

the favorite, but the Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingoboys cross country team did ev-erything right to win the HVL titleon Thursday in Hayfield. In wet,cool and overcast conditions, theCougars won their first title since2006 with 64 points, five pointsbetter than second-place Lake City.Pine Island placed sixth with 155points and Goodhue came in ninthwith 250 points in their first everHVL conference meet.

“The kids ran super,” said a verypleased ZMKW coach Brad Smith.I really think the sloppy condi-tions favored a team like ours asthese kids are pretty strong. Allfour of the kids who earned all-conference honors (Eric Hokan-son, Ben Nystuen, Micah Groveand Craig Banks) ran season-besttimes. Banks saw the greatest jumpin his time from September as heimproved from 19:39 to 18:02.Ben Bohn also ran, by far, his bestrace of the season. He was at 19:57on the same course back in Sep-tember and cut his time to 18:27.This is the first meet that our boyshave won this season.”

Hokanson led ZMKW, placing11th in 17:52. He was followedby Nystuen, 12th, Grove, 15th,

Banks, 16th and Bohn, 25th. Alsorunning for the Cougars wereJames Drettwan, 34th and BenKleese, 36th

Logan Meurer ran to a 21st placefinish to lead Pine Island. Run-ning a time of 18:16, Meurer earnedhis first HVL All Conferencemedal. The top 21 runners earn allconference honors. Meurer was

followed by Isaiah Ondler, 31st,Jack Williams, 32nd, Ben Bauer,41st, Isaac Haman, 47th, HunterKraling, 55th and Adam Ple-schourt, 56th.

“We are so impressed withLogan’s drive to get where hewanted to be,” said PI coach AmyNorthrop. “All in all, we are soproud of the efforts of all of therunners throughout the season andare looking forward to competingwell at the section meet.”

Ryan Alpers ran to a 45th placeto lead Goodhue in a time of 19:39.He was followed by Gavin Luh-man, 46th, Derek Alpers, 54th,Joel Gadient, 63rd, CJ Hahn, 64thand Ryan Gorman, 65th.

Ian Torchia of Lourdes won theindividual title in a time of 15:59.Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo64, Lake City 69, LaCrescent 79, Lour-des 81, Kasson-Mantorville 124, PineIsland 155, Byron 156, Cannon Falls181, Goodhue 250; Incomplete: Stew-artville, HayfieldMedalist - Ian Torchia, Lourdes, 15:59.111. Eric Hokanson (ZMKW) 17:52.5; 12. BenNystuen (ZMKW) 17:53.7; 15. Micah Grove(ZMKW) 18:01.9; 16. Craig Banks (ZMKW)18:02.3; 21. Logan Meurer (PI) 18:16.3; 25.Ben Bohn (ZMKW) 18:27.3; 31. Isaiah Ondler(PI) 18:40.5; 32. Jack Williams (PI) 18:48.1;34. James Drettwan (ZMKW) 18:56.2; 36.Ben Kleese (ZMKW) 19:00.2; 41. Ben Bauer(PI) 19:20.3; 45. Ryan Alpers (G) 18:39.2; 46.Gavin Luhman (G) 19:39.2; 47. Isaac Haman(PI) 19:45.4; 54. Derek Alpers (G) 20:08.9;55. Hunter Kraling (PI) 20:13.9; 56. AdamPleschourt (PI) 20:32.3; 63. Joel Gadient (G)22:11.4; 64 CJ Hahn (G) 22:14.1; 65. RyanGorman (G) 22:14.6Varsity girls

Lake City took HVL team hon-ors in the girls varsity race with alow score of 56 points. Lourdeswas second with 70 points. PineIsland placed sixth with 149 points,Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo was eighth with 154points, and Goodhue placed 10thwith 272 points.

PI senior Adeline Angst led the

ZMKW boys win HVL titlePhoto courtesy of Diane Hokanson

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo boys cross country team won the HVL Conference title onTuesday in Hayfield. Members of the team are, from left, Ben Kleese, Micah Grove, Ben Bohn, Ben Nystuen,Eric Hokanson, Craig Banks and James Drettwan.

Zumbr ot a -Mazeppa/Ken yon -Wanamingo’s Skyler Jacobson ranto a third-place finish at the HVLConference meet on Tuesday inHayfield.

Goodhue’s Cassandra Voth splashesthrough the water near the finishline at the HVL meet in Hayfield.Voth placed 21st to earn allconference honors.

Goodhue’s Ryan Alpers prepares to run around a Lourdes runner at theHVL cross country meet in Hayfield, Tuesday. Alpers led the Wildcats byplacing 45th.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Callie Ryan is sandwichedbetween Lourdes runners Elizabeth Bauer and Megan Lens near thefinish at the HVL cross country meet. Ryan finished 16th to earn allconference honors

Pine Island’s Hunter Kraling, left, and Adam Pleschourt run in front ofGoodhue’s Derek Alpers, left, and Joel Gadient at the midway point ofthe HVL meet in Hayfield, Tuesday.

Panthers, placing 23rd in 17:04.Like last year, Angst just missedearning all conference honors. Thetop 21 runners earn those honors.

“Adeline has worked so hardthis season and we were so bummedfor her to be so close to achievingthat elusive all conference,” re-marked Coach Northrop. “She hasbeen an outstanding leader all year,embracing every challenge that hascome her way.”

Angst was followed by TaylorRasmussen, 28th, Alyssa Rauk,30th, Josselyn Lindahl, 31st, Jo-casta Adelsman, 37th, JordynBraaten, 45th, and KaitlynChampa, 65th.

“We were also very impressedwith Alyssa’s race and finding herway in the top five varsity girls,”pointed out Coach Northrop of thePanther seventh-grader, “We didreach our team goal on both theguys and girls in the middle of thepack.”

Eighth-grader Skyler Jacobsonpaced ZMKW, placing third in16:04 to earn HVL All Confer-ence honors for the second straightyear. Sophomore Callie Ryanplaced 16th to also earn an all con-ference medal. Kellie Nordquist,placed 27th followed by, MaddiePatterson, 49th, Katie Bohn, 59th,Emma Schnieders, 60th and EmilyKarl, 71st.

“Skyler turned in her best timeof the season, and she continuesto improve each meet out and islooking very strong. Callie ran apersonal best of 16:50. On thiscourse in September she ran 18:09,”pointed out Coach Smith of theimprovement. “All of these kidson both the junior varsity and var-sity team have shown so muchimprovement since August andeven more since the 2012 season.Each of them seem to be peakingat the right time.”

Cassandra Voth set a new stan-dard for Goodhue, running to a21st place finish in 16:58 to earnHVL All Conference honors forthe first time. She was followedby Madison Schafer, 54th, MayraMonjaraz, 64th, Haley Hinrichs,66th, Rachel Watson, 67th, BrookeKehren, 72nd and Sydney Mc-Namara, 73rd.

Emi Trost of Cannon Falls domi-nated the girls meet with a win-ning time of 14:34.

Pine Island and Goodhue willrun in the Section 1A meet at North-ern Hill Golf Course in Rochesteron Thursday beginning at 4 p.m.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo will run in the Sec-tion 1AA meet at Brooktree GolfCourse in Owatonna at 4 p.m.Lake City 56 Lourdes 70, Stewartville101, Cannon Falls 110, LaCrescent 142,Pine Island 149, Byron 150, Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo 154, PineIsland 159, Kasson-Mantorville 253,Goodhue 272, Hayfield 304Medalist - Emi Trost, Cannon Falls, 14:34.13. Skyler Jacobson (ZMKW) 16:04.6; 16. CallieRyan (ZMKW) 16:50.1; 21. Cassandra Voth (G)16:58.3; 23. Adeline Angst (PI) 17:04.9; 27.Kellie Nordquist (ZMKW) 17:15.2; 28. TaylorRassmussen (PI) 17:21.4; 30. Alyssa Rauk (PI)17:23.2; 31. Josselyn Lindahl (PI) 17:24.5; 37,Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 17:43.5; 45. JordynBraaten (PI) 18:15.8; 49. Maddie Patterson(ZMKW) 18:35.7; 54. Madison Schafer (G)18:42.9; 59. Katie Bohn (ZMKW) 18:52.4; 60.Emma Schnieders (ZMKW) 19:17; 64. MayraMonjaraz (G) 19:44.1; 65. Kaitlyn Champa(PI) 20:03.4; 66. Haley Hinrichs (G) 20:13.8;67. Rachel Watson (G) 20:28.3; 71. Emily Karl(ZMKW) 21:09.7; 72. Brooke Kehren (G) 21:16.3;73. Sydney McNamara (G) 21:21.7.

Hayfield’s Hannah Conroy and Pine Island’s Jocasta Adelsman race tothe finish line at the HVL cross country meet. Adelsman edged Conroyfor 37th place by .3 of a second.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenThe Goodhue cross country team from left, Rachel Watson, Sydney McNamara, Madison Schafer, MayraMonjaraz, Haley Hinrichs and Brooke Kehren take off from the starting line at their first HVL Conferencemeet run in Hayfield, Tuesday. Goodhue placed 10th out of 11 teams.

2013 HVL CCAll Conference

ByronB - Ian Thomason 12G - Rebecca Houston 11

Cannon FallsB - Bjorn Pearson 10G - Emi Trost 12G - Katherine Hoffman 10G - Payton Cooper 8

GoodhueG - Cassandra Voth 9

HayfieldB - Jon Fleischmann 12B - Gabe Temple 11

Kasson-MantorvilleB - Mark Ostroot 11B - Brennan Gustafson 9

LaCrescentB - Hunter Gross 12B - Zack Emery 9G - Sylvia Lechnir 11G - Taylor Haney 9

Lake CityB - Colin Fritz 11B - Carl Kozlowski 9B - Cole Willers 9B - Mitchell Mund 9G - Samantha Keller 12G - Becca Goertzen 11G - Lydia Taylor 11G - Morgan Dammann 10G - Sidney Renelt 8

Pine IslandB - Logan Meurer 9

Rochester LourdesB - Ian Torchia 12B - Dakota Streit 12B - David Turlington 11G - Rachel Sobiesk 12G - Ellen Beckman 11G - Elizabeth Bauer 10G - Megan Lenss 9G - Anna Braun 7

StewartvilleB - James Mathison 11G - Chrissy Lofgren 10G - Marie Larson 10

Zumbrota-MazeppaB - Ben Nysuten 12B - Eric Hokanson 11B - Micah Grove 11B - Craig Banks 11G - Callie Ryan 10G - Skyler Jacobson 8

Pine Island’s Jack Williams, left, and Isaiah Ondler run as a tandem atthe HVL cross country meet. Ondler finished 31st and Williams 32nd onThursday.

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OronocoWanamingo Pine Island

Zumbrota MazeppaGoodhueNeighbors

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO – In the first

week of October, Rachel Frieseof Wanamingo traveled to Madi-son, Wisconsin, for the WorldDairy Expo. The expo is a largeshow event with various vendorsand companies promoting theiragricultural products. Friese said,“It’s like a big party for dairy farm-ers!” This was her first time at-tending the annual event, and shebrought with her two of the finestcows from Rodash-View Hol-steins: a senior three-year-oldnamed Whittaker KK Goldie Roseand 11-year-old Rodash-ViewDurham Jazz to show in the125,000-pound cow class. Cattlefrom all over the world were en-tered in the event. When the com-petition was complete, Friese andRose had won Grand Championof the International Junior Hol-stein Show.

Friese decided to compete thisyear because it was the last oppor-tunity for her to show as a juniormember. She traveled to Madisonwith the Stransky family fromOwatonna, another livestock showfamily. She said, “The string ofcattle that we took care of all weekincluded 25 animals. My cousinGenavieve Knaup (who is fiveyears old) and her dad Kyle alsoown part of Rose and he was thereall week but was busy fitting cattlefor other people.” Kyle had bredRose with Lee Whittaker and pur-chased her as a heifer; therefore,he was personally invested in herdoing well.

As show day arrived, Friese wastense. “I was really excited butalso very nervous. I am used toshowing cows with my family butthis time I was solo…This showis huge and you are lucky to standat the top half of the class because

all the cattle there are so nice.”She prepared her cows and Kyleperfected them before she headedfor the show ring. “I walked intothe coliseum and saw the purpleshavings and all of the beautifulcows. I knew Rose was lookingreally good. She had eaten a lotthat morning and her udder wasfull of milk.”Although hopeful,Friese knew competition was bestiff. Some of the cows in Rose’sclass were a great deal larger, andFriese knew they would be hardto beat.

After stepping into the ring thenerves faded. “It was just like anyother show,” She said. “I was thereto show my cow the best that Icould.” All was going well, untilthey rounded the first corner dur-ing presentation and Rose saw thedoor. Friese said, “She started mis-behaving as usual. I tried to calmher down and continued showing.”They circled the ring a few timesand then the judge selected Frieseand her entry in for the first pull, asign they being considered forawards. Now the pressure was on.Rose was anxious and Friese at-tempted to slow her down and gether legs set up. “She kept side-stepping and messing up the lineof cows,” she said. “The judgepatiently waited for me to set herup again.” Perhaps the extra at-tention Rose was demandinghelped, because the spirited cowwon in the three-year-old class!

David and Becky Friese(Rachel’s parents and the ownersof Rodash-View Holsteins), KyleKnaup, and the rest of the Roseand Rachel’s supporters werecheering on the sidelines.

After winning her class, Friesehad a shot at Intermediate Cham-pion. She was sent right back intothe ring. The judge pulled out a

few cows he liked and Rose wasone of them. After more observ-ing, the judge walked down lineof cows and then tapped Rose andshook Friese’s hand. She said, “Itwas really exciting for me!”

Rose went on to beat the Juniorand Senior Champions (which werea winter yearling and five-year-old cow) for Grand Champion ofthe show. Friese said, “It was anamazing experience that I wasn’texpecting. Since Rose won GrandChampion of the Holstein JuniorShow, she had to compete in theJunior Supreme Champion whichwas held on Saturday. She didn’treceive any higher awards, but itwas an honor to be a part of theceremony.” In true style and pag-eantry, they placed a purple sashover her back and sprinkled glit-ter on her. They walked into thering in the dark and then had aspotlight on them. Friese said, “Itwas really cool to show off mychampion cow in front of so manypeople.”

The ceremony was a perfectending to their relationship, asFriese said goodbye to her cham-pion. Rose was sold to a Canadianman. He showed Rose on Satur-day in the open class show. “Shedid very well in that show too,”Friese said. “She won third placein her class and also best udder.The two cows that beat her wenton to win Intermediate and Re-serve Intermediate Champion ofthe show.” This time Friese wasable to watch Rose from the side-lines.

As for Jazz, she also did well.She won second place in the125,000-pound cow class (mean-ing Jazz has produced that muchmilk in her lifetime). The cow wasalso named best udder in the com-petition. During her lifetime, Jazz

Friese wins Grand Champion at World Dairy Expo

Rachel Friese, right, participated in the 2013 World Dairy Expo. Her entry, three-year-old Rose, won GrandChampion of the International Junior Holstein Show. On stage with the winners are Rachel’s parents, Davidand Becky Friese of Wanamingo.

has won several big honors, in-cluding the 2011 Minnesota StateFair Grand Champion, and she isa three-time big show winner ofSupreme Champion that same year.

Rodash-View Holsteins is lo-

cated two miles southwest ofWanamingo in Cherry GroveTownship. The Friese farm milks90 cows and raises their own heif-ers. They also farm about 350 acresof corn, alfalfa, and sorghum.

Rachel Friese, a former GoodhueCounty Dairy Princess, is currentlyat the University of Minnesotastudying animal science with anemphasis in pre-veterinary medi-cine.

Goodhue County Sheriff’s Officein Pine Island moves to City Hall

Goodhue County Deputy Jordan Winberg has been serving the PineIsland community for two years. He said the move to City Hall has beenvery positive and that he feels the central location is more visible andconvenient and offers a more welcoming atmosphere for the citizens ofPine Island.

By Audra DePestel andAlice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – On October4, the Pine Island office of theGoodhue County Sheriff’s Officewas relocated from the north endof town to City Hall, 250 SouthMain Street, in Pine Island. Theoffice is in the souteast corner ofthe building and the entrance is onthe south side.

The move offers a more centrallocation for law enforcement depu-ties to respond to calls and be morevisible and welcoming to the com-munity. The move also savesmoney for the City of Pine Island.

Goodhue County Sheriff’s Of-fice Sergeant Jason Johnson saidthe deputies will do most of theirwork from their squad cars. Theywill be in and out of the office, butcan be in the office to meet withpeople. Arrestees will be trans-ported by the squads directly toRed Wing.

The sheriff’s office in Pine Is-land has moved around the townover the years and now has nowcome full circle by making its wayback to City Hall. In the early 1900sthe jail was in the City Hall build-ing in the same area now occu-pied by the sheriff’s office. Andfrom the early 1970s to the mid1990s the office was also locatedin a small area in the back of CityHall.

Pine Island has contracted withthe sheriff’s office for police ser-vices since 1972. The mission ofGCSO is to work together in aproblem-solving relationship withcommunities, government agen-cies, private groups, and individualsto fight crime, reduce fear, main-tain peace and order, and improvethe quality of life for the people ofPine Island and all of GoodhueCounty. They accomplish thisthrough core values of integrity,

professionalism, reverence for thelaw, and a vision for a better to-morrow.

Currently, Pine Island has fourdeputies working nine-hour shifts,with 24-hour coverage, seven daysa week. The GCSO stated that it isimportant for people to realize thatpolice protection is more than justpatrolling to catch someone in theact. True policing means involve-ment in the community and deter-mining the problems and needs ofthe community.

For an emergency in Pine Is-land, dial 911. To speak to a deputyabout a non-emergency, phone thePine Island office directly at (507)356-4070 (if a deputy is in theoffice or to leave a message), orcall the sheriff’s dispatcher at 1-800-482-5903 or 651-385-3155and ask to have a deputy contactyou.

Covered Bridge Riders holdannual dinner and drawings

Jared and Christie Zillgitt of Zumbrota were the grand prize winners of the 2013 Arctic Cat 400 4X4 ATV atthe Covered Bridge Riders annual dinner and drawings on October 19.

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA – Each October,

the Covered Bridge Riders Snow-mobile Club sponsors its annualdinner, drawings, and music. Theevent is the club’s major fundraiserfor the year and helps cover op-erational expenses for the organi-zation and maintaining area trails.This year’s event was held Satur-day evening, October 19 at Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727. A chickendinner was catered by BonnieGreseth followed by live music inthe bar by JT Thompson.

A maximum of 400 tickets are

sold by members. The donationfor each ticket includes dinner fortwo with winners drawn for thegrand prize and cash prizes dur-ing the event. The grand prize thisyear was a 2013 Arctic Cat 4004x4 ATV.

Prizes awarded were:ATV – Jared Zillgitt, Zumbrota$500 – Bikeman (business),

Wyoming, MN$100 – Peg Page of Mazeppa,

Mike Alme of West Concord, CraigRitter of Pine Island, and LanaHuemann of Zumbrota

Snowmobile Club members areresponsible for maintaining andgrooming over 60 miles of trailsin Goodhue County. On Saturday,October 26, club members will becleaning up the 4.5-mile southernsection of the Goodhue PioneerTrail that runs north from the Zum-brota Covered Bridge Park. Com-munity members who walk, run,and bike the trail are welcome toassist with the cleanup that beginsat 8:30 a.m.

Later this fall, when crops areharvested, club members will beinstalling temporary bridges andsafety signs along the remaining

miles of trails in preparation forthe snowmobiling season. ClubPresident Ross Matthees said thatin addition to the approximately60 local members and their fami-lies, snowmobile enthusiasts fromother areas of southeastern Min-nesota and northern Iowa use thetrails throughout the winter. Thesnowmobilers appreciate the sup-port they receive from the land-owners who allow them to main-tain the trails across their land aswell as the businesses in the re-gion where they stop for mealsand to refuel.

The Minnesota DNR snowmo-bile safety training course for youthand young adults is offered inZumbrota each year with regis-tration taking place in December.The course is conducted by vol-unteer snowmobile safety instruc-tors in cooperation with conser-vation officers from the Depart-ment of Natural Resources. Any-one with questions about the train-ing program may contact Kory orTara Matthees.

For information on membership,a map of area trails and trail con-ditions, visit the www.coveredbridgeriders.org/

ZumbrotaPine Island

Pine Island studentsattend We Day eventBy Audra DePestel

ST. PAUL –Pine Island Middleand High School student repre-sentatives were among the18,000students who attended the first WeDay Minnesota on October 8 atthe Xcel Energy Center. Eighty-five students were chosen by HighSchool Principal Kevin Cardilleand staff to take part.

We Day is described as “themovement of our time, empower-ing a generation of young globalcitizens through an inspirationalevent and a year-long educationalinitiative called We Act, whichoffers curricular resources, cam-paigns and materials to help turnthe day’s inspirations into sustain-able activation.” We Day speak-

ers and performers included Gov-ernor Mark Dayton; State Educa-tion Commissioner BrendaCassellius; musicians DemiLovato, the Jonas Brothers, andCarly Rae Jepsen; humanitarianBarbara Pierce Bush; the Minne-sota Vikings; human rights advo-cate Martin Luther King III; andinternational activists and Free TheChildren co-founders Craig andMarc Kielburger.

The representatives from PineIsland School for We Day alsowill be expected to be leaders andparticipants in service activitiesat Pine Island High School through-out the winter such as Toys forTots and care packages for sol-diers.

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WANAMINGO POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriff’s Office.October 1

4:41 a.m. – A citation was issuedfor driving after revocation and speed-ing near Hwy 60 and 135th Ave inMinneola Township.

6:50 a.m. – Medical assistance wasrequested on Sherwood Trl.

12:40 p.m. – A deputy assisted witha juvenile matter involving an appre-hension order in Wanamingo Town-ship.October 2

9:28 a.m. – A minibike valued at$150 was taken from the 40300 blockof Cty 8 near Hader during the over-night hours.

9:36 p.m. – A brown Lab with anorange collar was struck by a vehiclenear Hwy 60 and 145th Ave inMinneola Township. Very little dam-age was reported on the car.October 3

3:46 p.m. – A stray yellow Labwas reported on Beverly St. The ownerwas contacted.October 4

7:29 p.m. – A citation for expiredregistration and no proof of insur-ance was issued near Hwy 60 andHwy 57.October 5

6:29 a.m. – Medical assistance wasrequested on High Ave.

11:30 p.m. – An unsecured doorwas discovered at Zumbro ValleyLandscaping. The building waschecked and the door was secured.October 6

12:07 a.m. – An open door wasfound at Concast. The building waschecked and the door was secured.

1:54 a.m. – A deputy assisted DodgeCounty authorities with a traffic stopnear 520th St and 70th Ave in CherryGrove Township.

4:54 a.m. – A speeding ticket wasissued near Hader.

8:33 a.m. – A deputy checked onloose cattle on the 6470 block of Cty12 in Cherry Grove Township.

1:16 p.m. – A violation of a re-straining order was reported on 4th StE. No violation was found.

8:51 p.m. – A vehicle was partiallyblocking the road near Hwy 52 andCty 50 in Minneola Township andtwo men in dark clothing were walk-ing from the vehicle. The state patrolhandled the incident.

10:34 p.m. – A deputy helped lo-cate a juvenile who had left home.The subject was found and returned.

11:12 p.m. – A deputy attended tocivil matters on Main St.October 7

2:04 p.m. – A 911 hang-up callwas received from the 42300 blockof 135th Ave in Minneola Township.It was determined to be phone prob-lems and the service provider wouldbe contacted.

11:54 p.m. – A deputy checked onthe occupants of two vehicles at thecar wash on 3rd Ave. They were iden-tified as the owners.October 8

5:06 p.m. – A female on HillcrestManor Ave locked her 15-month-oldin the van. The Kenyon Police as-sisted and unlocked the vehicle with-out incident.October 9

10:15 p.m. – A juvenile had notbeen seen all day. The subject wasfound and returned home.October 10

3:40 a.m. – A barking dog com-plaint was reported on 3rd Ave. Thearea was checked, and it was quiet.

6:21 p.m. – A deputy checked onthe welfare of an individual on the11700 block of 415th St in WanamingoTownship. The person appeared tobe fine.

Goodhue

Goodhue class of ‘73 celebrates 40-year reunionGOODHUE – The Goodhue High School class of 1973 met at Roy and Judy Lodermeier’s on Sunday,September 29 to celebrate its 40-year class reunion. First row: Tim McNamara, Rick Buck, Dean Albers,Jerry Benrud, Diane Reese, Kathy (Diercks) Warren, and Keith Nardinger; second row: Kevin Voth, MikeMann, Dave Diercks, Becky (Lunde) Holst, Teresa Buck, Sue (Lexvold) Diercks, Marva (Dahling) Platte, andIrene (Kehren) Rehmer; third row: Dan Anderson, Larry Reese, Mary (Raasch) Pierson, Roy Lodermeier, JohnHuneke, Dana Frederixon, Kenny Ryan, Dale McNamara, Ellie (Majerus) Huneke, and Rod Nardinger; fourthrow: Roxanne (Engelby) Bang, Karen (Benidt) Bergrund, Nancy (Meyer) Kohrs, Amy (Dicke) Gadient, Janet(Reese) Burfeind, Rose (Lodermeier) Benson, Marcia (Vieths) Clemens, Barb (Majerus) McNamara, Kathy(Kyllo) Hadler, Doug Ryan, Kevin O’Connor, and Mary (Gorman) Reinhardt.

New Ranger for Goodhue Fire & RescueGOODHUE – Due to the generous support of fundraising efforts, GoodhueFire & Rescue was able to purchase a new 2014 Ranger for wildlandfires and rescue.

County

By Paul MartinRED WING – At its October 15

meeting, the Goodhue CountyBoard of Commissioners heardfrom Greg Isakson, Director ofPublic Works, on how his depart-ment proposes to use revenue fromthe wheelage tax. The new tax willbe a flat tax of $10 per year onevery vehicle registered in thecounty. It was authorized by thestate legislature in its 2013 ses-sion. Unlike the gas tax, all rev-

enue will go to the county for lo-cal use. The state will collect itwhen the vehicle is licensed, thentransmit it monthly to the countyin which the vehicle is registered(even if the owner uses an officein another county). It will not ap-ply to motorcycles, mopeds, trail-ers, or semi-trailers. It is expectedto raise about $463,000 in GoodhueCounty in 2014.

Public Works is faced with heavyroad maintenance expenses in thenext few years. Many county roadswere improved and blacktopped40 to 50 years ago, and are near-ing the end of their useful life. $9million was bonded for these roads,but a big slice of that money isnow needed to pay the county’sshare of several big projects: theHwy 52/24 interchange at the southend of Cannon Falls, the new Hwy24 relief road for the town, theHwy 52/County Road 9 inter-change, and new roads at the northend of Zumbrota.Sealcoating adds yearsto road life

Isakson shared a schedule forsealcoating roads, especially tenyears after a major reconstruction.The process only costs about$25,000 per mile, but adds yearsto road life. “If you have a housewith wood walls, you need to makesure you keep it painted,” saidIsakson. “Sealcoating works thesame way with roads.”

The board agreed this was thebest use for the wheelage tax rev-enue. Board Chair Dan Rechtzigelsaid, “These are user fees that comefrom all over the county. This pro-gram applies them to roads all overthe county.”State program may payfor new Hwy 52 work

Isakson then turned to a Minne-sota Department of Transporta-

tion (MnDOT) program that willmake $300 million available forimprovements to major highwaysin the state, such as Hwy 52. “Wewere only given a few days noticeof the date to apply for 2014 fundsunder this program,” he said. “Evenif we don’t get approval, applyingwould set us in line for 2015. Ournext priority is a northern bridgeover Hwy 52 in Cannon Falls nearthe Cannonball, but MnDOT hasno interest until they see a realneed for it. If and when there isreal traffic growth in the area, Ibelieve they will fund it.”

Isakson said the best chance toget funds is through a joint appli-cation with Dakota and OlmstedCounties. He advised supportingDakota County, who are well onthe way with plans for improve-ments to the dangerous Hwy 52/86 junction just north of CannonFalls. “They were planning sur-face improvements,” he said, “butwhen they saw how unpopular thatsort of work was when proposedfor the CR 9 junction, they de-cided to go for an overpass in-stead.”Roadwork wishlists

Commissioner Rich Samuelsonagreed that Hwy 86 has to be thefirst priority, in view of the re-peated accidents there. He said,“After that, the Hwy 52/14 junc-tion will become a priority. Oncethe lights are removed, the con-stant flow of traffic will make itmuch harder to cross Hwy 52.”

Commissioner Jim Bryant saidwork is also needed on the Hwy52/57/8 junction near Hader, andon a Hwy 52 bridge for Hwy 68north of Zumbrota.

Isakson responded, “Again,MNDot will need to see proof ofreal problems before those projects

Wheelage tax will be usedto maintain Goodhue County roads

become a priority for them.”New county website

The county approved spendingan initial $39,600, plus about$6,000 per year, for a much im-proved and up-to-date countywebsite. IT Director RandyJohnson spoke of the many ad-vantages the new website willbring. The county will no longerneed an intranet as well, and edit-ing content will be much easier.The public will find a much easierto use home page, with quick ac-cess to all content. Extra band-width will mean any meeting canbe shown live, and archived forviewing up to two years later. Therewill also be a translator function.Grant applications for Cannon ValleyTrail, County Park

The board agreed to support twogrant applications for State LegacyFund money. Cannon Valley Trailstaff want a grant to build twosolar-powered drinking fountainsin areas that have no power sup-ply. One would be halfway be-tween Red Wing and Welch, theother halfway between Welch andCannon Falls.

Isakson said the parks boardwants to build a trail to a view-point on the cliffs at the west endof the County Park. The countyfailed to get on the 2013 grantprogram, but will try again in 2014.The board declined to fund part ofthe estimated $500,000 cost, al-though this would have increasedchances of success. In answer tocommissioners’ concerns aboutcliff jumpers, Isakson said the pro-posed trail area is some distanceto the east of the area used fordiving, which is outside countyproperty. He also agreed that thisis not the right time to be spend-ing county dollars on a trail, asdiscussions with Dakota Countyabout an enhanced regional parkcontinue.

Lastly, Isakson reported thatprogress on the new trail bridgejust below the dam is unclear. “Ikeep asking when they are goingto build. They keep assuring me itwill happen, and they are justworking on final details.”

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORTSeptember 11

4:05 a.m. – Kwik Trip reported thatan occupied vehicle was in the parkinglot facing south watching the Subwayand Dairy Queen building. They wereconcerned about burglars with recentrobbery attempts at Subway.

9:08 a.m. – A female was havingsevere knee pain.

1:04 p.m. – A driver was warned for

going the wrong way out of Alco.6:03 p.m. – A male reported that his

mini storage unit was broken into andtools were missing.

7:02 p.m. – A combination lock thatgave access to a group of restaurants,businesses, and residences, had beendamaged within the last three hours.

8:07 p.m. – A female reported thather son’s friend came to the house some-

time since last Saturday and took herbox of checkbooks, which also containedsome cash.September 12

12:03 a.m. – Kids were screamingbehind a residence.

2:48 a.m. – A business had an opendoor.

10:27 a.m. – A female passed out ina back yard and was not alert.

1:04 p.m. – A couple of bikes werefound at a car wash.

3:53 p.m. – A female reported thatshe was receiving phone calls from amale who is her daughter’s boyfriend.

5:21 p.m. – A male reported that apickup with dual exhaust followed hiseight-year-old daughter and nine-year-old neighbor on 18th Street after theygot off the bus.

6:14 p.m. – A female called and saidher grandson was missing and had left asuicide note and that there were weap-ons in the house.September 13

3:10 a.m. – An officer assisted witha female who was having chest painsand was transported.

9:33 a.m. – A female reported that aperson had called up her son and threat-ened to bash his head in.

10:31 a.m. – Bank of Zumbrota re-ported a fraud case occurring in Califor-nia.

Ever Readies elect officersand introduce new members

New members of the Aspelund Ever Readies are Svea Goldsmith, SolveighGoldsmith, Matt Scheffler, Hanna Gudknecht, and Ella Kelm. Not pictured:Luke Huseth.

New Aspelund Ever Readies officers are, front row: Owen Scheffler(reporter), Cal Luebke (council representative alternate); back row:Marcus Irrthum (vice-president and council representative), BrittneyFlom (secretary), Kailee Berquam (president), and Eric Hokanson(treasurer).

Submitted by Owen SchefflerThe Aspelund Ever Readies 4-

H club held their monthly meet-ing on Sunday October 13, 2013,at 4:30 p.m. at Holden Park. Mem-bers enjoyed a tailgate-themedpotluck party.

New officers were installed andnew members were welcomed andintroduced. See the photos fornames.

We talked about the meetingschedule, the club budget and rais-ing money for the county 4-H pro-

gram. Members also signed up forcommittees. Members were en-couraged to turn in project recordsfor county judging on November7.

Our next meeting will be heldon Sunday November 10 at 6:30p.m. at the Aspelund Church.Members are asked to bring aChristmas gift bag and a pair ofsocks. If you are interested in join-ing our club please contact theGoodhue County Extension Of-fice at 651-385-3100.

Busy Bees make windowdisplay for National 4-H WeekZUMBROTA – Members of the Zumbrota Busy Bees 4-H club, KaylaGilberton, Cole Gilbertston, Gretta Anderson, and Allyse Widholm, puttogether a window display for National 4-H Week, October 6-12, atTimm’s Custom Woodworking Shop on Main Street in Zumbrota. Notpictured: Neva Anderson and Leah Widholm. The Busy Bees meet everythird Monday of each month at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1549East Avenue. Cloverbuds (kindergarten through third grade) meet at6:30 p.m. for some fun and the regular meeting starts at 7:15 p.m. forthose who are older (up to one year past high school). The meeting thismonth is on Monday, October 21. They’d love to see you there!

11:58 a.m. – An officer assisted theRochester Police Department with awarrant arrest on a male who was asuspect in an attempted homicide inRochester.

12:20 p.m. – A female wanted awelfare check done on her children.

7:40 p.m. – A Yellow Lab was foundand returned to its owner.

9:22 p.m. – A vehicle was crossingthe center and fog line and going vary-ing speeds from mid-40s to 70s.September 14

11:58 a.m. – An accident was re-ported with no injuries.

5:36 p.m. – A group of juveniles re-ported that a male took a corner toohard and lost several items on the road.The male returned to pick them up. Hehad an expired drivers license and nodrivers license in his possession.September 15

10:27 a.m. – An officer took two dogsto be impounded at the vet clinic. Theyhad no collars or tags.

10:59 a.m. – A driver was given averbal warning for speeding.

4:43 p.m. – A male reported that aperson was pushing a bike on north-bound Highway 52 and he was con-cerned for his safety.

7:34 p.m. – A female reported thatthere were people fighting in the yard.September 16

10:42 a.m. – A semi tractor trailerpulled into an alley and tapped an XcelEnergy pole. Xcel Energy was on thescene as a fuse had pulled loose.

6:54 p.m. – A female reported thather brother-in-law was on their propertyand they do not want him there. He ishomeless and looking for a place to stayand is possibly under the influence.September 17

12:06 p.m. – Alco reported that amale and female were in the store shop-lifting. They left and are at McDonald’s.The female headed into a cornfield. Theirbackpack had stolen items in it.

4:51 p.m. – A female reported thatthere were fraudulent charges on hercredit card. She received a call from hercredit card company of numerous charged.September 18

11:15 a.m. – A male requested thatan officer accompany him while he pickedup his daughters.

12:10 p.m. – A person was having anasthma attack.

3:23 p.m. – A male reported that hiswife’s car had been backed into. Shewas not on the scene as she had tocatch a flight.

7:22 p.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

8:05 p.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

8:29 p.m. – A semi and a vehiclewere involved in an accident with un-known injuries.

11:45 p.m. – A driver was cited forspeeding.September 19

1:02 a.m. – A vehicle was parked inthe park with belongings on the roof ofthe vehicle. A male was inside sleeping.

7:34 a.m. – A female would like tohave a welfare check on her mother.She was not answering her phone.

4:47 p.m. – Hub Food Center re-ported receiving bad checks from a PineIsland woman and a Zumbro Falls woman.

6 p.m. – An officer was at ZM Schoolsfor transportation night showing his squadcar and equipment.

6:23 p.m. – A female reported thattwo males were selling fruit from Califor-nia and she wanted to know if they hadvalid permits. The parties stated thatthey did not have a permit to sell fruitand they were advised to stop sellingfruit until a permit was issued.

8:22 p.m. – A male reported that apickup was all over the road and cross-ing both the center line and fog line atvarious speeds.

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Zumbrota

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA – On Wednesday

afternoon, October 16, Zumbrota-Mazeppa students enrolled inCougar Care participated in a na-tionwide celebration of afterschoolprograms. The annual event,“Lights On Afterschool,” was ex-pected to attract one million Ameri-cans to 8,000 events across thecountry. The celebration was justone of several efforts promotedby the Afterschool Alliance, anational organization establishedin 2000 and dedicated to raisingawareness of the importance ofafterschool programs and advo-cating for more afterschool invest-ments.

The local event included thechildren coloring and decoratingpictures of light bulbs that werethen posted on the hallways of theEarly Education Building, hometo Cougar Care and Bright Begin-nings. The children and staff allgathered at 4:00 p.m. for a grouppicture. As parents arrived to pickup their children, cookies weredistributed to the children and tothe adults in celebration.

Michele Hatleli, program direc-tor/childcare coordinator for BrightBeginnings and Cougar Care pro-grams, said this marks the thirdyear Cougar Care has participatedin Lights On Afterschool. Addi-tional information about theAfterschool Alliance can be foundat http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/

Erin Huneke, Cougar Care leadteacher, said 135 children are en-rolled in Cougar Care with ap-proximately 70-80 children par-ticipating each day. The program

On Wednesday, October 16, Cougar Care participated in a nationwide celebration ofafterschool programs. The event, “Lights On Afterschool,” was dedicated to raisingawareness of the importance of afterschool programs. Sitting, front row: Kaila Huneke,Ben Helfer, Avery Crosby, James Eickhoff; sitting, second row: Aaron Miller, Gavin Hostager,Evan Kutschied, Tristan Lohmann, Logan Vath, Evan Stimets, Lydia Hatleli; sitting, thirdrow: Tommy Helfer, Ava Schumacher, Jadyn Flynn, Ivy Baldauf, Ella Chandler, Kyla Hansen,Sydney Preston, Logan Vath, Vivian Hatlevig, Molly Grobe, Emma Hatleli, Emma Flotterud(high school assistant); kneeling, fourth row: Monica Dohrn (para), Gage Goranson,Sommer Post, Taitum Shane, Cole Lohmann, Alexandra Ebertowski, Rachel Krinke, Dalton

O’Reilly, Ryan Stimets, Laiken Copeman, Carter Christopherson, Arianna Rivas, KateHart, Jordan Schliep; standing, fifth row: Aaron Cruz, Carson Lobatos, Ethan Miller, NoahEbertowski, Autumn Reese, Maggie Nelson, Adde Kennedy, Lydia Hessenius, Mia Baldauf,Mitchell Olson, Jent Beyer, Anders Hellyer, Alyssa Stehr (high school assistant), AngieTutewohl (teacher assistant), Courtney Hammes (para/teacher assistant); standing, sixthrow: Jackie Sorensen (high school assistant), Austin Walstad (teacher assistant/para),Caden Stumpf, Joey Schreyer, Kye Copeman, Peighton Buck, Hailey Schliep, Chase Jervis,Drew Christopherson, Conner Preston, Stanley Hinchley, Emma Nelson, Emma Jervis,Tucker Buck, Rylee Nelson, Lucas Mann, Erin Huneke (lead after-school teacher), BlakeLerum (high school assistant).

Cougar Care celebrates “Lights On Afterschool”

is also open days that school is notin session (such as October 17-18during the Education MinnesotaProfessional Conference). On earlyrelease days, students have the op-portunity to go to the ZumbrotaPublic Library for planned activi-ties. Field trips are also sched-uled during the year such as at-

tending the movie “Cloudy with aChance of Meatballs 2” on Octo-ber 17 in Rochester.

A typical afterschool day in-cludes a snack followed by thechoice to be indoors or go out-side. Indoor options include work-ing on crafts where there are threedifferent stations to choose from.

A homework room is availablewith a high school student there toassist students who want to gettheir schoolwork done before go-ing home. On rainy days, the com-puter lab and gymnasium in theschool are options.

Various “clubs” are offeredduring the year where studentsfocus on activities as diverse asLegos, duct tape, and cooking, witheach club running three to fourweeks and an activity once a week.

Outdoor games focus on groupparticipation with different typesof ball games or jump rope activi-

ties allowing the children to spendtheir free time with friends.

Hatleli said the goal for CougarCare and similar afterschool pro-grams is to “provide a place that issafe, nurturing, and fun for chil-dren who have parents who areworking at the end of the schoolday.” In the three years that Hatlelihas worked at Cougar Care theprogram has grown each year.When Hatleli and Huneke wereasked why they think it continuesto grow, Huneke responded, “It isvery convenient,” with Hatleliadding, “Word of mouth.” She also

noted that high school and col-lege students are hired to help withthe program. The younger chil-dren look up to them as mentors.

Cougar Care is a year-roundprogram. Currently there are eightadults, part-time and full-time,working as teachers, assistants andcoordinator. Additional high schoolstudents work with the program.

For more information, emailchildcarecoord@zmsch.k12.mn.usor call 732-4650 or visit the Com-munity Education website http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi

ZM ISD 2805REGULAR SCHOOLBOARD MEETING

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLDISTRICT NO. 2805

ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPAPUBLIC SCHOOLS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 20137:00 P.M.

ZMHS MEDIA CENTERZUMBROTA, MINNESOTA

I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)II. Recite Pledge of AllegianceIII. Adopt Agenda (Action)IV. CommunicationsV. ReportsVI. Old BusinessVII. Patron InputVIII. New Businessa. Adopt the Consent Agenda (Action)b. Personnel (Action)c. 2012-13 School Audit (Action)d. Assurance of Compliance (Action)e. Special Meeting to Canvass Elec-

tion Results (Action)f. Policy ChangeIX. Board Comments and ReportsX. Pertinent DatesXI. Future Agenda ItemsXII. Adjourn (Action)

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa students will performin HVL Honor Band and Choir ConcertKASSON – The annual HVL Honor Band and Choir concert will be at Kasson-Mantorville High School onMonday, November 4 at 7 p.m. HVL Honor Band members from Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School are, frontrow: Rachel Mensink, Justine Weber, and Emma Gunhus; middle row: Craig Banks, Jacob Tschann, andBrady Hinrichs; back row: Paul Dahlen and Nathan Debner. The band will be directed by Joan deAlbuquerqueand will play “Overture for Winds” by Charles Carter, “Elegy for Albinoni” by Shelley Hanson, “WashingtonPost March” by John Philip Sousa, “In the Forest of the King” by Pierre LaPlante, and “Heaven’s Light” bySteven Reineke.

HVL Honor Choir members from ZMHS are, front row: Caliegh Avery, Amber Brown, Sophie Holm, and LauraSchueler; back row: Cody Tabor, Torger Jystad, Ryan Bennett, and Dillon Downes. The choir will be under thedirection of Bruce Phelps who will lead the songs “Sinner Man” by David Eddleman, “The May Night” byJohannes Brahms, “The Awakening” by Joseph M. Martin, “Cornerstone” by Shawn Kirchner, and “JohnnySaid, ‘No!’” by Vijay Singh.

Zumbrota will apply for grant for GoodhuePioneer Trailhead and Visitors CenterBy Tara Chapa

ZUMBROTA – On October 17,The Zumbrota City Council ap-proved applying to the MinnesotaDepartment of Natural Resources(DNR) for a Parks and TrailsLegacy Grant for the constructionof a trailhead and visitors centeron or near the recently acquiredKalass property by the CoveredBridge Park. This grant was ap-plied for last year but was not ap-proved.

The grant application is for$100,000 to construct a picnicshelter with bathrooms, a drink-ing fountain, and trail/visitor in-formation. Based on a recommen-dation from the trailhead subcom-mittee, the Zumbrota EconomicDevelopment Authority has con-tracted with Oertel Architects of

St. Paul to develop a master siteplan for the area and facility. TheZumbrota Community Trustagreed to cover the cost of thearchitect.

Oertel Architects has been rec-ognized for constructing key de-velopments across Minnesota aswell as adjoining states. Currently,they are working on an environ-ment center in Washington Countythat would be used for collection,recycling, and reuse of householdhazardous waste and miscellaneousmaterials.Covered Bridge Park sprinklingand surveillance system project

The sprinkler and surveillancesystem project for the CoveredBridge Park is moving forward.The project is to be funded througha Federal Highway Administra-

tion grant that will cover 80% ofthe cost up to $40,000. The entirecost of the project is estimated at$50,000; therefore, the city willbe responsible for the remaining$10,000.

Because this is technically aMinnesota Department of Trans-portation (MnDOT) project, Zum-brota must enter into agreementwith them to administer the grantmonies. The project has gone outto bid. Community DevelopmentDirector Dan King said the cityshould know within a few weeksall responses to the bid as well asactual costs.

The council approved being re-sponsible for 20% of the entirecost as well as entering into agree-ment with MnDOT.

Zumbrota city employees earn slightly lessthan those in surrounding communitiesBy Tara Chapa

ZUMBROTA – Mayor RichBauer and Councilman DaleHinderaker reviewed a pay studyof city employees at the October17 Zumbrota City Council meet-ing. Trusight, a human resourcesand employers’ association com-pany out of Plymouth, put togethera pay study based on current Zum-brota city employees’ pay rates(minimum to maximum) and com-pared them to eleven surroundingcities. The study found that Zum-brota employees are being paidslightly less than employees incomparable communities in thearea.

Trusight recommended a draftpay structure that is designed toprovide a linear pay-line that iscompliant with pay equity and thatmoves top jobs (management)slightly closer to peer organiza-tions. They also recommended, ata future date, that Zumbrota makean adjustment to top grade posi-tion wages because it will be nec-essary to attract and retain quali-fied management job candidates.

Mayor Bauer proposed a twopercent cost of living adjustment,defined as increase, while alsoincreasing all salaries by 0.95%in an effort to put them more inline with the Trusight pay study.Currently, Zumbrota pays out$852,069 annually. With Bauer’sproposed increases, the 2014 pay-roll costs would go up to $888,851,in 2015 they would be $903,747,in 2016 $930,408, and in 2017$957,855.

In previous years, Bauer said itwas voted to increase wagesstraight across the board by $0.62rather than an actual pay grid. Nodecisions were made as councilrequires further discussion.Cost of financial softwareand server increase

After some questioning fromCouncilman Brad Drenckhahn, thecouncil approved to an addendumto the recently approved cost topurchase a new financial softwarepackage and a new server.

Pete Cornell of Cornell Com-puters informed the city of the priceincrease of the recently orderedserver. The total cost of the changeis $1,548 but Cornell Computerswill absorb $588 of the increaseleaving the city responsible for$960.

In a memo to the council, KimSimonson, the city accountant, saidthese changes are necessary to pro-vide a stable platform to supportdata for the next six to eight years.Drenckhahn questioned the needfor the increase, saying that thisissue should have been addressedwhen originally quoted for the costof the upgrade. Drenckhahn saidhe would approve the increasedcost if the city would add this toCornell Computers’ file for fu-ture reference. He said if this habitof adding additional costs contin-

ues, they’ll have it documented.Upcoming school referendum

Pete Hinrichs of the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board brieflytalked about the November 5 schoolreferendum vote. The referendumis asking for $350 per student forthe next ten years.

Hinrichs said he knows that thecouncil is familiar with the refer-endum due to the recent news ar-ticles and letters to the editor aboutit. Mayor Rich Bauer said he isproud of ZM Schools as they arealways ranked at the very top whencompared to other schools in thearea.Sewer and water budget

The 2013 sewer and water bud-get had monthly increases in resi-dential use of 5 cents in water and15 cents in sewer. The base ratefor both enterprises went up from$7.25 to $7.50 and the infrastruc-ture fee remained the same at $9.

The infrastructure fee has notbeen increased since it was estab-lished in 2006. At a previous bud-get meeting, the council proposedincreasing the infrastructure feeto $11 in 2014.

Dairy Farmers of America(DFA) is on a separate sewer bill-ing system and the city councilhas been increasing their sewerrate at double the residential rateto get all users paying the sameamount per 1,000 gallons. Theirincrease was 30 cents a gallon thisyear. If this continues, the userswill match rates in 2015.

A comparison of residentialsewer bills for 2013 and 2014: per1,000 gallons, $29.02 (2013),$31.22 (2014); per 5,000 gallons,$46.98 (2013), $49.98 (2014); andper 10,000 gallons, $69.43 (2013),$73.43 (2014).435th Street cost to be assessed

The 435th Street Project is nearcompletion except for the bitumi-nous paving. Bituminous pavementis ground or milled into small par-ticles. The asphalt millings areblended with a small amount ofasphalt emulsion, paved and com-pacted, allowed to cure for sevento ten days, and then overlaid withasphalt. The total cost of the projectis estimated at $317,316. The cityis responsible for 50% of the total

cost, as agreed upon in the initialdevelopment agreement for theHighlands Development.

The amount proposed to be as-sessed is $109,000 for ten years ata 3.7% interest rate. In order tocomplete the assessment for theproject, city needs to declare thecost to be assessed and set a pub-lic hearing. The public hearing willbe held November 7 at 6 p.m.

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ObituariesRod Grams 1948-2013

CROWN – Senator Rodney“Rod” Dwight Grams, 65, ofCrown passed away on Tuesday,October 8, 2013 at his home withhis wife Christine by his side

Rod was born on February 4,1948, in Princeton, Minnesota, theson of Audrey (Sandey) and Mor-gan Grams. Rod was baptized andconfirmed his faith at ZionLutheran Church in Crown. Hegrew up on a dairy farm near Crownand graduated from St. FrancisHigh School in the class of 1966.He attended Brown Institute, 1966-68, Anoka-Ramsey CommunityCollege, 1970-72, and CarrollCollege, 1974-75.

Rod had a career as a televisionnews anchor and producer that tookhim to KFBB-TV in Great FallsMontana, WSAU-TV in WausauWisconsin, WIFR-TV in Rock-ford, Illinois, which culminatedwith the position of senior newsanchor for KMSP-TV in the TwinCities from 1982 to 1991. In ad-dition, he served as president andCEO of Sun Ridge Builders, a TwinCities construction and residen-tial development company that heestablished in 1985. In 1992, hewas elected to represent Minn-

esota’s sixth congressional districtin the U.S. House of Representa-tives, where he served one term(1993-95) before being elected tothe U.S. Senate, where he servedone term (1995-2001). Subse-quently, he went back into the pri-vate sector, and in 2004 he boughtthree radio stations in Little Fallsand re-kindled his broadcastingcareer.

Rod is survived by his wife,Christine Grams of Crown (daugh-ter of Sonia Gunhus of Zumbrota);daughters, Michelle (Greg) Bauerof Ramsey, Tammy (John) Rob-erts of Big Lake, Rhiannon (Keith)Kiffmeyer of Zimmerman; son,Morgan Grams of Ramsey; mother,Audrey Grams of Crown; eightgrandchildren and one great-grand-daughter; two step grandchildren;sisters, Linda Jones of Cambridge,Pam (Bill) Goodrich of Champlin,Lana (Assad) Awaijane of Fridley,Sheila Decker of Andover, PattyNichols of Sartell, Barb (Tom)Vogtlin of Crown; brother, Greg(Cheryl) Grams of Isanti; half-brother Michael (Lyubov) Gramsof Osseo, half-sister Andrea (John)Craft of St. Michael; former wifeLaurel Grams of Ramsey; and nu-merous relatives, colleagues, andfriends.

He was preceded in death byhis father Morgan, brother Gary,and grandson Blake.

A funeral service was held onTuesday, October 15, at the ZionLutheran Church of Crown withReverends Jacob Dandy, DennisHeiden and Richard Kunst offici-ating. Vocalists were Emma,Maggie and Claudia Rose Gunhus.Pianist was Penny Hammer. Bag-piper was Kent Kaiser. Pallbear-ers were Daryl, Harry, and DannyGrams, Bill Goodrich, TomVogtlin and Assad Awaijane. In-terment was in the Zion LutheranCemetery. Memorials are preferredto the Crown Christian Day School.Online condolences at www.carlsonlillemoen.com.

Anna Gathje 1915-2013ROCHESTER – Anna O.

Gathje, 98, of Rochester, died onOctober 11, 2013, at Seasons Hos-pice in Rochester.

Anna Orelle Bagaason was bornon September 2, 1915, in AlbertLea to Arthur and Clara (Dyrdal)Bagaason. She graduated fromAlbert Lea High School andworked at the Albert Lea Court-house, Leutholds, and for Ameri-can Gas. She married Kenneth“Duke” Pierson on June 28, 1940,at the Little Brown Church. Theymoved to Rochester in 1958 andshe worked for Mayo Clinic as amedical secretary, retiring in 1978.Kenneth passed away in 1971, andshe married Charlie Gathje onMarch 11, 1978, in Rochester.Anna and Charlie enjoyed travel-ing and dancing and spending timewith family and friends.

Survivors include her husband,Charlie, of Rochester; four daugh-ters, Dee Knutson of Zumbrota,Linda Weiberg of Mazeppa, AnnaO. Barker of Woodbury, and Elaine(Jay) Lawrence of Rochester; sevengrandchildren, Tom Weiberg ofParis, Texas, Beth (Tim) Krohnof Zumbrota, Tim (Kristi) Weibergof Stewartville, Kris Knutson ofKaneohe, Hawaii, Jill (Mark)Hovelsrud of Circle Pines, Kathryn(Matt) Loecker of Boston, Mas-sachusetts, and Elizabeth Barkerof St. Paul; and four great-grand-children, Emily and SpencerKrohn, and Karina and JensHovelsrud.

A memorial service was heldon October 15 at Bethel LutheranChurch with the Rev. AnjanetteBandel officiating. Inurnment wasat Oakwood East Cemetery.

Rick Mann 1952-2013

OSLO – Richard “Rick” KarlMann, 61, died Friday October11, 2013 at his rural Oslo, Minne-sota, home due to complicationsof cancer.

Rick was born August 25, 1952in Red Wing, the son of Raymondand Adeline Mann. Raised in Zum-

brota, he worked on the familyfarm in his youth. On March 17,1972 he married Lois AnnSommerfield in Red Wing. Rickand his son owned and operatedR&L Repair in Red Wing for 17years. He enjoyed travelling in theupper midwest and the west. Heenjoyed collecting and restoringold cars and tractors. He was amember of the former SoutheastMinnesota Classic Chevy Club.

He is survived by his wife, LoisMann of rural Oslo; mother,Adeline Mann of Zumbrota; son,Lance (Joan) Mann of Wanamingo;grandchildren, Sienna Adams,Seton Adams, Logan Mann, andKaley Adams; sisters, Charlotte(Doug) Neff of Red Wing, MaryLee (Jim) Olson of Kasson, andDonna (Dallas) Mann of Roches-ter; brothers, John (Diane) Mannof Zumbrota, and Terry (Sue)Mann, also of Zumbrota. Alsosurviving is Rick’s deputy, Cow-boy. He was preceded in death byhis father.

Services will be held at a laterdate.

Addy Kramer 1929-2013

PINE ISLAND – Adeline A.“Addy” Kramer, 84, of Pine Is-land died on Saturday, October19, 2013 at her residence in PineIsland.

Adeline Adele Naatz was bornon March 4, 1929 in Kasson toHarry and Adele (nee Ludwig)Naatz. She grew up on a dairyfarm in Kasson, attended KassonSchool and graduated from KassonHigh School in 1947. Addy workedfor 2-1/2 years as a receptionist/bookkeeper for Peoples NaturalGas Co. in Kasson. On February14, 1948 she married DarrollKramer at St. John’s LutheranChurch in Kasson. They lived ona dairy farm near Kasson for tenyears. In 1958, they purchased afarm near Pine Island and togetherthey farmed until 1991 when theyretired. In 1992, Addy started work-ing as a wing assistant at the PineHaven Care Center and workedthere for twelve years. On No-vember 1, 2012, Addy moved toEvergreen Place Assisted Living

in Pine Island and rented the farmhouse to her granddaughter Jenna,fulfilling one of Addy’s longtimedreams. For forty five years, Addydecorated cakes for weddings,graduations, birthdays and otherspecial events. Addy was a mem-ber of Saint Paul Lutheran Churchin Pine Island and the Cancer Sur-vival Group, serving as a support-ive member of the group. Addywas a 41-year survivor of breastcancer. She enjoyed bowling, play-ing Bingo, traveling on bus tours,watching the birds at her feedersand going to the casinos.

Addy is survived by her chil-dren, Gary (Carol) Kramer, Glenda(Jeff) Dohrmann, Gerri (Joe)Heimberg and Ken (Vicky)Kramer, all of Pine Island; fifteengrandchildren; 27-1/2 great-grand-children; brothers, Harry (Nancy)Naatz of Mantorville and Kenneth(Marie) Naatz of Hobbs, NewMexico; half-brother, Harold (Jan)Naatz of Austin and three half-sisters. Addy loved her familydearly.

Addy was preceded in death byher husband of 56 years, Darroll;two infant daughters, Sandra andMary; her parents, Adele andHarry; and sister and brother-in-law, Caroline and Melvin Hanson.

A funeral service will be onWednesday, October 23, 2013 at11 a.m. at Saint Paul LutheranChurch in Pine Island with Pas-tors Kip Groettum and John TorrisLohre co-officiating. Burial willbe in Maple Grove Cemetery inKasson. Visitation will be one hourprior to the service at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorials canbe directed to Saint Paul LutheranChurch or Seasons Hospice.

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Community CalendarCOUNTY

Senior DiningReservations are required by

calling 24 hours ahead at each ofthe nutrition sites.

In the Pine Island area, mealsare served at the Pine Island Se-nior Center; Zumbrota area, Zum-brota Towers; Wanamingo, Heri-tage Hills Apartments.

If you have questions, call 507-824-2995, 356-2228 or the SEM-CAC kitchen at 732-5086

October 24-30Thursday: Spaghetti and meat

sauce, carrots, coleslaw, garlictoast, fruit

Friday: Hamburger on bun (alt:brat on bun), sauerkraut or onion,spring salad, calico beans, applepie

Monday: Hawaiian chicken,confetti rice, peas, kidney beansalad, frozen yogurt

Tuesday: Roast beef, mashedpotatoes, peas, carrots, and cauli-flower, beet pickles, pears in cara-mel sauce

Wednesday: Ham (alt: slicedroast turkey), boiled potato, car-rots, seven-layer salad, dinner roll,lemon bar

Chester Woods ParkContact Celeste Lewis at 507-

287-2624 for program details.

Oxbow ParkFarm Life, Saturday, October

26, 1 p.m. Learn the purpose of

domestic animals on the farm. Seethe food these animals eat as thenaturalist feeds. Take a step backin history as we go explore the oldfarmhouse and learn about the farmmachinery.

Questions, call Clarissa Josselynat 507-775-2451.

55+ Driver ImprovementThe Minnesota Highway Safety

Center will offer the four-hourrefresher course on Tuesday, Oc-tober 29, 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle/High School,400 6th Street, Kenyon. For moreinformation or to register, visitwww.mnsafetycenter.org or call1-888-234-1294.

Seasons HospiceAll groups are held at the Cen-

ter for Grief Education and Sup-port, Seasons Hospice, 1696Greenview Dr. SW. For details:507-285-1930 or shbp@seasonshospice.org.

GOODHUECommunity Library

The Goodhue School Library,in conjunction with SELCO andGoodhue County, is open to thecommunity on Mondays andWednesdays, 3:30-7 p.m. whenschool is in session. The library isequipped with interlibrary loanservice, which means if the librarydoes not have a book you want,

that book can be there in two days.

Historical SocietyThe Goodhue Area Historical

Society is closed for the seasonuntil June 1 when regular hoursresume. If you want to arrange avisit in the meantime call ArdisHenrichs, 651-923-4629; MarieStrusz, 651-923-4302; Ray Mc-Namara, 651-923-5117; or RoyBuck, 651-923-4388. Visit goodhueareahistory.org for informationabout the historical society.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the CityBuilding every second Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us atOAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW orcall 507-367-4320. You may alsovisit our web page at oronocoareahistory.org

PINE ISLANDPine Haven Halloween

Trick-or-treators are welcomeat Pine Haven Care Center onThursday, October 31, from 4-7p.m. The residents love to see them!Trick-or-treators will follow apumpkin path, receive candy alongthe way, and at the end they willreceive a bag of goodies!

PI students “Scare Hunger”Pine Island Student Council

members will “scare hunger” bytrick-or-treating for canned goodsfor the food shelf on Thursday,October 31. The members will beout from 6-8 p.m. If you wouldlike to donate, have your items atthe door.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday, Oc-

tober 28, at 1 p.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church. Respite is avail-able upon request. Call the PineIsland Area Home Services at 356-2999 for more information.

Cancer Support GroupThe group meets on Thursday,

October 24, at 9 a.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church.

Tops #1280PI Tops #1280 meets every

Monday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-8596 or 356-8990.

Toastmasters MeetingThe Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.Paul Lutheran Church. They donot meet on holiday weekends:Christmas, New Year’s, Easter,Memorial Day, 4th of July, LaborDay or Thanksgiving.

History CenterThe Pine Island Area History

Center is located at 314 North MainStreet. Open hours are Sundaysfrom 1-3:30 p.m. and Mondaysfrom 8-11 a.m. or by appointment.To contact the History Center goto www.pineislandhistory.org orcall 507-356-2802.

WANAMINGOKW Board Meetings

The On Monday, October 28the Kenyon-Wanamingo SchoolBoard will conduct three meet-ings. Two public informationmeetings will be held regardingthe upcoming levy referendumspecial election. At 6 p.m. infor-mation will be presented at theelementary school media centerin Wanamingo. The 7:15 p.m. in-formation will be presented atKenyon at the school media cen-ter. The regular KW Board meet-ing will begin at 8 p.m. in themiddle/high school media centerconference room in Kenyon. Itemson the agenda include personnel,a referendum update, the accep-tance of donations, and commit-tee and administrative reports.Anyone wishing to address theboard may do so at the beginningof the meeting.

ZUMBROTAZumbrota Towers Events

Community events at ZumbrotaTowers: Thurs., Oct. 24, 10:15 a.m.Exercises; Mon., Oct. 28, 1:30 p.m.Cribbage and Games; Tues., Oct.29, 10:15 a.m. Exercises.

Legion Post 183American Legion Post 183 meets

Thursday, October 24, at 6 p.m. atthe Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

VFW MeetingThe VFW meets Thursday,

October 24, at 7:30 p.m. at theStary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

Moms in PrayerMoms in Prayer meet on Mon-

days, 7 p.m. at Our Saviour’sChurch, 1549 East Avenue, Zum-brota.

Halloween Hustle 5KThe Green Travelers 4-H Club

is holding a 5K run/walk and fam-ily event on Saturday, October 26,at the 4-H building at the fair-grounds in Zumbrota. Check-in is8:00-8:45 a.m. The race starts at 9a.m. Other family activities thatday include face painting, candybar bingo, and costume judging.Registration brochure and infor-mational flyer are available atwww.extension.umn. edu/county/goodhue (click on 4-H in GoodhueCounty and look under Forms).

Questions? Contact the GoodhueCounty Extension Office at 800-385-3101.

LibraryThe Zumbrota Public Library

is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-ing closed hours you can learnmore about the library at http://www. zumbrota.info.

History CenterThe Zumbrota History Center

has a new photo stand displayingover 50 photographs of early Zum-brota scenes. They have been en-larged to 8 x 10 for easier view-ing. New photos are being addedall the time. Also on display aremilitary memorabilia, includingCivil War items, different modelsof telephones, Zumbrota telephonebooks dating back to the 1900s,and items of Zumbrota advertis-ing. Museum hours are Saturdays,10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by ap-pointment (732-7049).

Tops MeetingZumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-

ery Monday night at Our Saviour’sLutheran Church. Weigh-in timeis changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-come. Questions call 732-7459 or732-4766.

Community Band PracticeThe Zumbrota Community Band

practices on Monday nights at 7:30p.m. in the Zumbrota-MazeppaHigh School music room. Volun-teer musicians are welcome.

State TheatreTwo movies this weekend:The Rocky Horror Picture Show,

rated R, on Friday, October 25, 7p.m. Costumes encouraged.

Ghostbusters, rated PG, on Sun-day, October 27 at 2 p.m. Therewill be a Halloween costume con-test.

The State Theatre is at 96 East4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-272-1129.

CrossingsOdell Portz, Susan Farnham

exhibit, Oct. 1-31.Mosaic Madness, Saturday,

October 26, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. andSunday, October 27, 11 a.m. - 3p.m.

Kevin Kling with Simone Perrinperformance, Saturday, October26, 7:30 p.m.

Yoga, Tuesday, October 29,6:30-7:30 p.m.

For more information go towww. crossingsatcarnegie.com orcall 507-732-7616. Crossings isat 320 E Ave.

Schedule a freeannuity review today

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Druhá Tráva to perform bluegrass-based music at Crossings

ZUMBROTA – LegendaryCzech band Druhá Tráva returnsto the United States, and to Zum-brota, performing at Crossings onFriday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m.

Famed on both sides of the At-lantic for its “Czechgrass” fusionof acoustic, bluegrass, folk androck, Druhá Tráva won a CzechGrammy in 2012 in the countrymusic category for their album,Marzipan from Toledo.

Druhá Tráva (which means “Sec-ond Grass”) was formed in 1991by singer-songwriter RobertKrestan. His gritty vocals meldwith banjo, dobro, bass and windinstruments played by the band.

A 1960s Pete Seeger tour inCentral Europe ignited a passionfor a bluegrass, which, along withAmerican folk, became associatedwith the Prague Spring in 1968.The musical styles have remaineda part of the Czech musical tradi-

tion since then.Druhá Tráva has a loyal fol-

lowing at home and in the UnitedStates. The band has 28 albumslisted on its website and have re-corded collaborative CDs withUnited States stars Peter Rowanand Charlie McCoy.

American music is the jump-ing-off point for this band. Theyperform new acoustic world mu-sic with bluegrass influences.Audiences may also hear a BobDylan tune or one by other Ameri-can or British artists.

Druhá Tráva first performed inthe U.S. in 1993 and since 1994has toured North America everyyear except 2008 and 2012.

Tickets are $18 in advance, $20at the door. To reserve tickets, visitwww.crossingsatcarnegie.com,call 507-732-7616 or stop in toCrossings at 320 East Avenue inZumbrota.

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Roy Bradley 1927-2013ZUMBROTA – Roy James Bra-

dley passed away peacefully atSt. Marys Hospital in Rochesteron Sunday, October 20, 2013.

Visitation will be held onWednesday, October 30, from 5-7 p.m. at Mahn Funeral Home inZumbrota.

Funeral services will be held onThursday, October 31, 11 a.m. atSt. Paul’s Catholic Church in Zum-brota.

Memorials are preferred to St.Paul’s Catholic Church.

A full obituary will be in nextweek’s News-Record.

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Churches

Lighthouse Community Churchto host “Friend Day”

The gospel bluegrass group Courier (Nicholas Kiage, Tyler Kiage, Patrick Anderson, and Susan Anderson)will be performing at Lighthouse Community Church in Zumbrota on “Friend Day,” October 27.

Lighthouse Community Churchin Zumbrota will be hosting theirbi-annual “Friend Day” on Sun-day, October 27 at 10:45 a.m. Thecongregation of Lighthouse Com-munity Church, along with PastorJan Fischer, wish to extend a spe-cial invitation to the Zumbrota com-munity to join in this special dayof celebration. A potluck dinnerwill follow the service.

Ministering in song (gospel blue-grass) will be Courier, a husbandand wife duo—Patrick and SusanAnderson from the northern Min-neapolis suburb of Blaine – Patrick

playing the lead guitar and Susanon the upright bass. Joining themon the violin and guitar will betheir grandsons, Tyler and NickKiage.

“Little Mt. Church,” “It Is NoSecret What God Can Do,” “I’llFly Away,” “I Saw the Light,”and “This Ole House” are just asampling of songs “Courier” hasbrought to the stage at bluegrassfestivals in Minnesota, Iowa, SouthDakota, Wisconsin, and Missouri.They began as part of a Gospelgroup called “Melody and Praise”in the Minneapolis area and have

since branched out on their ownvisiting nursing homes, churches,and bluegrass festivals sharing theirmessage in song.

Courier in Webster’s Dictionarymeans “messenger, bearer ofnews.” Courier’s mission is to dojust that, to bring a musical mes-sage of good news and good ol’Gospel music...from the heart.

A free-will offering for theirministry will be received.

In addition to the music, PastorJan will be sharing a message fromGod’s Word, “What is YourGoliath?”

St. John’s School in Goodhuehas new playgroundGOODHUE – This summer St. John’s School in rural Goodhue had a busysummer. The school purchased Goodhue Public School’s former playgroundand, with help from a lot of volunteers, the playground was taken downand reassembled. The school bathrooms were also completely remodeled.If you are interested in learning more about St. John’s School, pre-kthrough eighth grade education, call 923-4773.

BELLECHESTERROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITECHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2miles north of Bellechester on County2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-923-4240. Sundays: 10 a.m. SundaySchool; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. HymnSing every fourth Sunday.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC , Bellech-ester, Father Bruce Peterson. Sun-day mornings: 9 a.m. Mass. Tues-day mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUEHOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ,Goodhue, Bruce Peterson, Pastor.Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-sanally. Wed., Oct. 23: 6:30 p.m.Confirmation. Sun., Oct. 27: 8:30 a.m.Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worshipwith communion by intinction. Wed.,Oct. 30: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation.

ST. PETER’S EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,Oct. 23: 8:30 a.m. Quilting; 4:15 p.m.Confirmation class. Thurs., Oct. 24:12:30 p.m. LWMS fall rally at GraceLutheran; 7 p.m. Choir. Sun., Oct.27: 8:15 a.m. Worship with commun-ion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Biblestudy; 3 p.m. Area WELS reforma-tion service at Christ Lutheran inZumbrota. Mon., Oct. 28: 7 p.m.Sunday School staff meeting. Tues.,Oct. 29: 1-4 p.m. Pastor’s office hours.

MAZEPPAST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN ,Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bibleclass every Wednesday at 7 p.m.Sun., Oct. 27: 8:30 a.m. Worship;9:30 a.m. Sunday School. Mon., Oct.28: 7 p.m. Worship.

ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC ,Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.

UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ORONOCOGRACE LUTHERAN, WELS , 45 1stAvenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.

Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. SundaySchool; Bible class; 10 a.m. Wor-ship.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson; Office hours: Tues-day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Wednesdays10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., Oct. 23: 5-7p.m. Food shelf open. Sun., Oct. 27:9 a.m. Worship.

PINE ISLANDCORNERSTONE BAPTISTCHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.cornerstonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-able. Cornerstone Kids meet everyWednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meet-ing is Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Wed.,Oct. 23: 6:45 p.m. Cornerstone club.Sat., Oct. 26: Youth activity. Sun.,Oct. 27: 6 p.m. Quarterly businessmeeting.

GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-land, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School for children and adults;10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. YouthGroup for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30p.m. Bible study for all ages.

PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD ,520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 356-8622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sun-days: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class andChildren’s Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC , 451 5thStreet SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-day Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5p.m.; Friday, 9 .a.m.-1 p.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN , ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,John Torris Lohre, Senior Pastor; KipA. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:saintpaulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed., Oct. 23:3:30 p.m. 7th and 8th grade confir-mation; 5:30 p.m. Baja meeting; 6p.m. Adult ed; 7 p.m. Chancel choir;8 p.m. Praise team. Thurs., Oct. 24:7 p.m. Church council. Fri., Oct. 25:6 p.m. Fright farm for grades 5-12.Sat., Oct. 26: 8 a.m.-noon Fall churchclean-up; 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun.,Oct. 27: 8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m.Fellowship; Sunday School; 7th grade

confirmation; Handbells; Confirmation;10:30 a.m. Worship with commun-ion; Sunday School. Mon., Oct. 28:Newsletter deadline. Tues., Oct. 29:8:30 a.m. Mission quilting; Staff meet-ing; 1:30 p.m. Bible study; 2 p.m.Bible study leaders; 3:15 p.m.Children’s choir. Wed., Oct. 30: 3:30p.m. 7th and 8th grade confirmation;6 p.m. Adult ed; 7 p.m. Chancel choir;8 p.m. Praise team.

UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Caro-lyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;Web address: www.piumc.org; email:piumc@bevcomm.net. Wed., Oct. 23:9 a.m.-noon Pastor Carolyn at Bet-ter Brew. Thurs., Oct. 24: 7 p.m.Disciple. Fri., Oct. 25: Ministerial athigh school in Pine Island. Sat., Oct.26: 9 a.m. Quilters. Sun., Oct. 27: 9a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Fellowship;10:15 a.m. Sunday School. Mon., Oct28: 2 p.m. Disciple; 6:30 p.m. Silentprayer; 7 p.m. Council. Wed., Oct.30: 9 a.m.-noon Pastor Carolyn atBetter Brew.

WANAMINGONEW LIFE CHURCH , Wanamingo,Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-824-3019. New Life Church meets at 10a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wana-mingo. Free nursery for infantsthrough age three; Sunday Schoolfor all ages beginning at 9 a.m. SmallGroup Bible Studies Sunday eveningsat 7 p.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN , Wanamingo,Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-2155. Wed., Oct. 23: 9 a.m. Volun-teers help with newsletter; 4:30 p.m.Confirmation. Thurs., Oct. 24: 2 p.m.Women of Trinity birthday party; 6p.m. Excelling in mission at UnitedRedeemer in Zumbrota. Sun., Oct.27: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship followed by BBQ fundraiser.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410.Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. Confirmationat Trinity. October: 9 a.m. Worship;10 a.m. Sunday School.

ZUMBROTACHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCHand School, WELS, 223 East 5thStreet, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-5367. Wed., Oct. 23: 10 a.m. Chapel;10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nurs-ing Home service; 3:15 p.m. Juniorchoir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation class;6:15 p.m. Bell choir; 7 p.m. Choir.Sun., Oct. 27: 8 and 10:30 a.m.Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m.Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Teen Biblestudy; Adult Bible study; 3 p.m. Areareformation service. Mon., Oct. 28:7 p.m. Bible study. Wed., Oct. 30:10 a.m. Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Biblestudy; 3:15 p.m. Junior choir; 3:30p.m. Confirmation class; 6:15 p.m.Bell choir; 7 p.m. Choir.

FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weeklyworship services: 81 West 5th Street,Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; 1 Corin-thians 12-14; Wednesday, 7 p.m.,Prayer and healing.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;Rev. Lisa Johnson. Sun., Oct. 27:11 a.m. Worship.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum

@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pas-tor. Office: 732-5074. Tuesdays: 6p.m. Bible Study at the home of Jimand Leora Busch. Sun., Oct. 27:10:45 a.m. Worship with potluck fol-lowing.

NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD ,290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basin-ski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.

OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN AFLCEric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pas-tors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,732-5449, church office. Website:oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,Oct. 23: 11:30 a.m. Women’s Biblestudy at church; 3:45 p.m. WINGS;Junior youth group; 6 p.m. Youthgroup; Prayer hour; 7 p.m. Bible study.Sat., Oct. 26: 7 a.m. Men’s prayerbreakfast; 7 p.m. Worship. Sun., Oct.27: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m.Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship.Mon., Oct. 28: 7 p.m. Moms in prayer.Wed., Oct. 30: 11:30 a.m. Women’sBible study at church; 3:15 p.m.WINGS; Junior youth group; 6 p.m.Prayer hour; Youth group; 7 p.m. Biblestudy.

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 MainSt. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, emailstpauls@hcinet.net Pastor FatherRandal Kasel, pastor. Hours: Tues-day, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday 7:30-11:30a.m. http://stpaulzm.com. MassSchedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tues-day and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Massat the nursing home is the secondTuesday of the month at 9:15 a.m.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,Tom Isaacson and Susan Vikstrom,pastor. Wed., Oct. 23: 7:15 a.m.Christian Breakfast Club; 6:45 p.m.Confirmation class; Small group fel-lowship; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal. Thurs.,Oct. 24: 9 a.m. Quilting; 6:30 p.m.SYNOD excelling in mission. Sun.,Oct. 27: Special music; 8 and 10:30a.m. Worship with baptism; Confir-mation; 9:15 a.m. PACE. Mon., Oct.28: 6:30 p.m. Mission support stuffenvelopes. Tues., Oct. 29: 9 a.m.and 6 p.m. Lefse. Wed., Oct. 30: 6p.m. Men’s dinner; 7:15 a.m. CBC;6:45 p.m. Confirmation class; 7 p.m.Choir rehearsal.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Oct. 23:3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 1st

year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2nd yearconfirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30p.m . Bible study and prayer. Thurs.,Oct. 24: 6 p.m. 3rd year confirma-tion at Hauge. Sun., Oct. 27: 9:30a.m. Sunday School; 10:45 a.m.Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group sup-per; 6 p.m. Youth group. Wed., Oct.30: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.1st year confirmation at Hauge; 6:15p.m. 2nd year confirmation at Hauge;6:30 p.m. Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m.Bible study and prayer at Hauge.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun-day School; Confirmation class.

GRACE & ST. JOHN’S LUTHERANCHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County.4 Blvd., Andrew Krause, Pastor.Grace: Sundays 10:30 a.m. Worship;Wednesdays 7 p.m. Worship; Com-munion the Wednesday before thesecond and last Sundays of the monthand communion the second and lastSunday of the month; 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School. St. John’s: Sundays 9a.m. Worship; communion the sec-ond and last Sunday of the month;10:15 a.m. Sunday School.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastoral. Wed., Oct.23: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.1st year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2ndyear confirmation at Emmanuel; 6:30p.m. Choir at Emmanuel. Thurs., Oct.24: 6 p.m. 3rd year confirmation. Sun.,Oct. 27: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:30 am.Sunday School; 5:45 p.m. Youthgroup supper at Emmanuel; 6 p.m.Youth group at Emmanuel. Wed., Oct.30: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.1st year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 2ndyear confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old ChurchRoad. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-388-4577. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship.

LANDS LUTHERAN , 16640 Highway.60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Wed., Oct. 23: 9 a.m.Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m.Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m. Youthgroup. Thurs., Oct. 24: 7:15 a.m.Youth Bible study at Bridget’s. Fri.,Oct. 25: 6:30 p.m. Praise practice.Fri.-Sat., Oct. 25-26: 6 p.m.-6 a.m.Can can lock-in. Sun., Oct. 27: 7:45a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praiseworship; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Oct. 29:11 a.m. Text study. Wed., Oct. 30: 9a.m. Coffee and conversation; 6:15

p.m. Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m.Youth group.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Wed., Oct. 23: 5:30p.m. Meeting at St. Paul in Pine Is-land. Sun., Oct. 27: 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship withcommunion; 11:30 a.m. Congrega-tional meeting.

ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC ,36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,Bruce Peterson, Pastor. Sundays:10:30 a.m. Mass.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN , BearValley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,home; 843-5302 work. Bible Classis every Wednesday at 6 p.m. inMazeppa. Sun., Oct. 27: 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN, WELS ,Minneola Township, County Road 7,rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,Pastor. Thurs., Oct. 24: 12:30 p.m.LWMS fall rally at Grace Lutheran.Sun., Oct. 27: 10:30 a.m. Worshipwith communion; 3 p.m. Area WELSreformation service at Christ Luth-eran in Zumbrota. Tues., Oct. 29: 1-4 p.m. Pastor’s office hours.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN , The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,Pastor. Wed., Oct. 23: 1:30 p.m. AdultBible class; 6 p.m. Confirmation. Sun.,Oct. 27: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;10:30 a.m. Worship. Wed., Oct. 30:1:30 p.m. Adult Bible class; 6 p.m.Confirmation.

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA , Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711.

URLAND LUTHERAN Rural Route.1, Box 300, Cannon Falls, MN 55009-5411, Pastors: Arthur W. Sharot Jr.,Dean Lundgren, 263-2770. VisitationMinister, Linda Flom, 263-5613. Wed.,Oct. 23: 6 a.m. Men’s Bible study;6:30 p.m. Confirmation; 7:30 p.m.Praise and worship practice.

WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN ,LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Can-non Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507-663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Min-ister, 263-5613. Sundays 9 a.m.Worship. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Biblestudy; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.

ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.

ASSE International Student ExchangeProgram is seeking volunteers

The ASSE International StudentExchange Program (formerlyAmerican Scandinavian StudentExchange) is seeking volunteersto serve as area representatives intheir communities. ASSE providesacademic year and semester ex-change programs in the UnitedStates for high school students fromaround the world. Students are 15-18 years of age, have passed aseries of academic and characterrequirements, and are awaiting anopportunity to embark on theirAmerican adventure. Local rep-resentatives also have an oppor-tunity to support American highschool students in their journeyabroad.

Area representatives recruit andscreen prospective host families,supervise the exchange studentsin their community throughout theyear, and interview American stu-dents who wish to live and learnabroad. Area representatives arecompensated based on the num-ber of students they are supervis-ing.

ASSE’s primary goal is to con-tribute to international understand-ing by enabling students to learnabout other languages and culturesthrough active participation in fam-ily, school, and community life.Through sharing their home, hostfamilies and communities also gain

new knowledge and appreciationof other cultures and languages.

For more information aboutASSE or becoming an area repre-sentative, call the Midwest Re-gional Office at 1-800-736-1760,email asseusamidwest@asse.comor go to host.asse.com.

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From Our Files

20 Years AgoOctober 20, 1993

Krissa Thoreson, sophomore atWaldorf College in Forest City,Iowa, was crowned HomecomingQueen on October 8. Krissa is thedaughter of Curt and SharonThoreson of rural Wanamingo.

40 Years AgoOctober 25, 1973

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schrieverreturned October 16 from a 25-day trip to the British Isles andScotland.

50 Years AgoOctober 24, 1963

Kathleen Thoreson, WanamingoHigh School senior, has been hon-ored for her high performance onthe National Merit ScholarshipQualifying Test given last spring.*** Mr. and Mrs. P.O. Stockmoof Kenyon were Sunday dinnerguests of Mrs. Esther Larson. ***Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Moe were Sun-day afternoon and supper guestsat the John Giesler home in WestConcord. *** Mr. and Mrs. AlbertFriese visited from Saturday untilMonday at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.Edw. Ordalen, of Albert Lea.

WANAMINGO70 Years Ago

October 21, 1943Mrs. John Overkill spent Satur-

day visiting Mrs. Helge Johnsonand Mrs. Ed Enevold at Red Wing.*** Mr. and Mrs. K.L. Syversonand children were Sunday guestsat the home of Mr. and Mrs. JackBush in Minneapolis. *** Mr. andMrs. Ed Bakko of Minneapoliswere callers at the Vernie Fossanhome Tuesday afternoon. *** Mr.and Mrs. Hans Rostad of BelleCreek Township have purchasedthe Ed Nelson residence in Zum-brota.

40 Years AgoOctober 25, 1973

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Frazier willobserve their 35th wedding anni-versary on October 28. *** TheWildcat football team upped itsconference record to 5-1 with a28-6 win over Byron on Wednes-day. Jim McNamara had a 52-yardtouchdown on a punt return in thegame.

50 Years AgoOctober 24, 1963

Mr. and Mrs. Naurice Husbynwere Sunday evening callers atthe Harold Husbyn home at Can-non Falls. *** Mr. and Mrs. Cy

Benda and Mrs. Esther Strauss wereThursday evening guests at theKenneth Strauss home. *** Mr.and Mrs. LaVerne Diercks wereThursday evening callers at theWallace Swenson home in Zum-brota.

60 Years AgoOctober 22, 1953

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. MelvinJohnson, a daughter, on October11; Mr. and Mrs. John Mahoneyof Bellechester, twin daughters,on October 19. *** Mr. and Mrs.Geo. Vieths were callers at theFred Vieths home on Saturdayevening. *** Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred

GOODHUEO’Reilly and family were inWaseca on Sunday as dinner andsupper guests of Mr. and Mrs. AlNordeen.

70 Years AgoOctober 21, 1943

Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Ehlenwere Goodhue visitors Saturdayevening. *** Mr. and Mrs. WalterBuchholtz and Dorothy Krier spentSaturday in Faribault. *** Mrs.Anton Guenther spent a few dayslast week with Mr. and Mrs. ArtBuck and family. *** TheresaO’Reilly of Red Wing visitedfriends here Friday evening.

10 Years AgoOctober 22, 2003

James Mack is the new presi-dent of Pine Island Security StateBank.

30 Years AgoOctober 26, 1983

Randal Acker and Jane Collinswere among Mankato State Uni-

versity freshmen who will be hon-ored at Academic Recognition Day,October 30. *** Pete Bushmanwon his seventh cross country racein nine meets, completing thePlainview Invitational course in atime of 16:35.

40 Years AgoOctober 25, 1973

PINE ISLANDThe girls varsity basketball team

won its fourth straight game, de-feating Hayfield 30-27. RosemarySwarthout led the team with 8points. *** Mrs. Carl Radtke re-cently spent a week with her son-in-law and daughter and family,Mr. and Mrs. Lenny Bitz, ofBrowerville. *** Mr. and Mrs.Alvin Hassler of Howard, SouthDakota, spent Monday with rela-tives here.

50 Years AgoOctober 24, 1963

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hadler ofGoodhue and Mr. and Mrs. PhillipWeeks were Monday evening visi-tors of Mr. and Mrs. Ida Kettner.*** Mr. and Mrs. John Buhler spentthe weekend with their son Allenand family at Walnut Grove. ***Mr. and Mrs. Leo Temberill ofRed Wing visited Mrs. John RoenSunday afternoon.

60 Years AgoOctober 22, 1953

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Ken-neth Evarts, a son, on October 19;Mr. and Mrs. Colin Glarner, a son,on October 20. *** Mr. and Mrs.Willis Cowles of Rochester weredinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.Harold Cowles on Tuesday. ***Mr. and Mrs. Art Reed of Mankatowere overnight guests Wednes-day of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Noser.

PINE ISLAND, 1983 – Pine Island Record publisher Joe Matt hasannounced that Lori Copler, currently a news reporter for the Record,has been named the editor of the newspaper. She is a 1978 graduate ofPine Island High School.

ZUMBROTA, 1963 – The bank clock disappeared from the businessdistrict when the Farmers Security State Bank moved to its new buildingat West Third Street and West Avenue two years ago. Now there’s ahandsome streamlined replacement for the old Main Street clock atopthe new bank building next to the sign.

ZUMBROTA10 Years Ago

October 22, 2003The Zumbrota-Mazeppa first-

graders spent a day at the AppleRidge Orchard in Mazeppa. ***The Zumbrota Golden Gophers4-H Club installed new officers attheir October 6 meeting, and theyare: historian Alyssa Finnesgard,treasurer Natalie Przytarski, presi-dent Katie Mack, vice-presidentMaggie McNamara, secretaryMarcella Thumann and reporterVictoria Jensch. *** Officer GeneLeifeld of the Zumbrota PoliceDepartment is the newly appointedschool resource officer for theZumbrota-Mazeppa School Dis-trict. *** Page Welding is relo-cating in late November to its newbuilding along Highway 52 andnext to the new Grover Auto Com-pany facility.

20 Years AgoOctober 20, 1993

Chris Kapp of Kasson has beenhired as the Zumbrota Area Am-bulance Association’s first direc-tor. *** Clifton Hovland of Zum-brota was honored at the meetingof the Zumbrota American LegionPost #183 and the Ladies Auxil-iary at the Zumbrota Towers Sat-urday morning, October 9 for 75years of membership in the Ameri-can Legion.

30 Years AgoOctober 26, 1983

Residents of the Zumbrota Nurs-ing Home were treated to an after-noon of playing cards when mem-bers of the 65-50 Club visited thehome. *** Bertha Haugen ofNorthfield recently spent the week-end with Ruth Currier. *** MaryAnn Kenyon, a local artist, has afull exhibit of new pastel paint-ings now showing at the CallawayGalleries in Rochester. *** KimFinstuen, a student at Winona StateUniversity and friends, Barb Ward,Mike Wenman and John Crabtree,all of the WSU, were guests at thehome of Alice and Duane Finstuenover the weekend. *** TimO’Connor, formerly of Zumbrotaand friends, Mark McClue, GregJohnson and Jim Aamot, all of

Owatonna, spent Saturday visit-ing with friends in Zumbrota.

40 Years AgoOctober 25, 1973

Peder Morseth enjoyed Sundaydinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Morseth. *** Mr. and Mrs.Luverne Goplen were dinner guestsat the home of Mr. and Mrs. MelvinFroyum of St. Paul on Sunday.*** Mrs. Oscar Mathison ofNorthfield was a weekend guestof Mr. and Mrs. Roald Mona. ***Newcomers to Zumbrota are Mr.and Mrs. Gregory Swarthout whomoved here from Estherville, Iowa,but were originally from the Wana-mingo and Pine Island areas.

50 Years Ago

October 24, 1963A party of five men left on

Monday for South Dakota to do alittle pheasant hunting. JerryJohnson, Bob Seely, Dr. JohnAnderson, Dr. Wayne Woodburyand Roy Bradley are planning tobe back by Thursday. *** Mrs.Palmer Opem and Miss ThailaLines were Sunday dinner guestsof Ruth Jones of Lake City. ***Miss Bonnie Hinrichs, a studentat Rochester Beauty School, spentthe weekend with her parents Mr.and Mrs. Laverne Hinrichs. ***Mrs. Fred Schliep was honoredSunday on her birthday with a fam-ily dinner at The Pines in PineIsland.

Pine Island

By Alice Duschanek-MyersPINE ISLAND – OP 2 Realport,

LLC requested that the City ofPine Island take ownership by quickclaim deed of Outlot A at theKispert Farms development. Theoutlot is a retention pond. On Oc-tober 15, the city council votedunanimously to refuse the requestto take ownership of the pond.

OP 2 made the request becausethe lots at Kispert Farms are alldeveloped. The developer nolonger owns other property at thedevelopment and there is not anestablished neighborhood associa-tion.

Councilor Jerry Vettel said,“This is a retention pond becausethe owner wanted it to be a reten-tion pond. Normally we don’t take

over retention ponds because it isexpensive to maintain.”

Mayor Rod Steele said, “Thepond drains the city streets andgets debris. Eventually it will befull of silt. There is liability if some-one drowns. It is eight feet deep inthe middle. Who will dredge it?”

City Attorney Robert Vose said,“Expense and liability. Those arethe issues.” He said in the future itis best to require the developer tostart an association to take respon-sibility. The outlot is of little eco-nomic value to the city. The countycould end up with it in the futureand it will eventually be up to thecity.

Councilor Nick Novak asked ifa homeowner could purchase it

for back taxes. Steele said there isa neighbor who is passionate aboutthe pond, who might be interestedin taking it on.

Vettel asked if it could bechanged to a detention pond. CityEngineer Neal Britton said thereare concerns when there is a lot ofwater – it rises and goes ontopeople’s lawns.

Novak moved to refuse owner-ship of the outlot. Councilor ErikDiskerud seconded, saying, “Thisis another idea of the City of PineIsland coming to the rescue. Wehave enough going on.” The coun-cil voted in favor of rejecting own-ership of the outlot. BusinessManager Jon Eickhoff would no-tify OP 2, LLC of the decision.

PINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-land Toastmasters selected DarleneHighet as Toastmaster of the Yearon September 13. Highet has beena member of the Toastmasters forten years and has served as trea-surer and vice-president of edu-cation. Last fall, Highet coordi-nated a speech craft class throughRochesters Continuing EducationPrgram.

When asked why she joinedToastmasters, Darlene wrote: “Thefirst and foremost reason was Iwanted to improve my grammarand be able to speak in front of agroup of people without gettingsick or so tremendously nervousthat my legs would shake uncon-trollably. Little did I know that Iwould acquire a long list of addi-tional skills and rewards from join-ing Toastmasters. Some of themare: listening skills, confidence,leadership, friendships, alwayslearning something new from afellow Toastmasters speech, cut-ting the annoying ahs and umsfrom my speech, and best of all

Highet named Pine IslandToastmaster of the Year

Darlene Highet is presented her Pine Island Toastmaster of the Yearaward by Southern Division Governor Doug Blakesley.

my legs no longer shake when Igive a speech. I encourage any-one who wants to improve your-self . . . come to Toastmasters. It isthe best investment you can make

in yourself.”Pine Island Toastmasters meet

Friday mornings at 6:30 a.m. atSt. Paul Lutheran Church in PineIsland. Guest are always welcome.

PI Council discusses amending waterutility agreement with Royal CourtBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-land City Council discussedamending the water utility agree-ment with Royal Court trailer parkon North Main Street at the Octo-ber 15 meeting. A decision on theamendment was tabled in Septem-ber.

Steve Oelkers of Public Workspresented a plan of costs to updatewith eight manholes, meters, andshut-offs on lots 54, 49, 38, 37,11, 10, 32, and 21. The cost of themeters is estimated at $7,500 andthe cost of installation is estimatedat $20,000.

Oelkers said, “There has to be abetter way.” He recommendedestablishing better communicationand cooperation with the ownerof Royal Court, John Tiedemann.He also recommended hiring a co-operative park manager and es-tablishing a checklist for peoplewho move in that would includecontact information and a newaddress when they move out.“There has to be a cheaper wayand better way for all parties con-cerned,” Oelkers said, adding thathe was willing to meet withTiedeman.

Randy Bates said, “We shouldsee what other cities are doing.”

Nick Novak said that he spokewith Tiedeman and he is hiring anew manager. He tore down anabandoned trailer and is trying tomake improvements.

Mayor Rod Steele asked Oelkersto prepare a list of his recommen-dations and what would improvefor the council.

Vose said Tiedeman’s attorneyhad contacted him. From this con-tact, it didn’t seem he was open tochanging the agreement. Vose said,“The agreement in place is fairlyclear.” He said another idea is thatthe city must have non-discrimi-natory, even rates. This is not trueif it is more costly to deliver ser-vices to an area. A larger depositcould be required for utilities.

Novak asked Vose, “Is it a breachof contract to have water sprayingout before the meters?” He re-quested that city staff start docu-menting these violations.

Vose said the unique differencebetween Royal Court and othertrailer parks makes the situationmore complex. Usually the trail-ers are on a single portion of landowned by the owner. Royal Court

is a platted area of the city.Steele asked if a two-tiered de-

posit is acceptable. He suggested$100 if the paperwork for the cityis completed and $200 if it is notdone. Vose said it is more costlyand more difficult; therefore, hav-ing different rates for this area isappropriate.

John Tiedeman of Royal Courtarrived at the meeting. Steele saidthe main concern was the watermeters and how to get these shutoff when necessary.

Tiedeman said he has to getmeters on lots 25 and 28, and haddemolished the old trailer on lot31. By November 15 there will bea new manager for better commu-nication. Royal Court will be cut-ting trees on Broadway and 5thStreet.

Steele thanked him for comingforward with the improvements.He said, “We need to give himsome guidelines.”

Oelkers said he and the Utili-ties Committee could meet withTiedeman.

Bates said, “We just need thisfixed.”

Novak said, “I appreciate theeffort to improve it.”

SMIF development director reportson investment in Goodhue CountyBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – On October15, Southern Minnesota InitiativeFoundation (SMIF) Director ofDevelopment Jennifer Nelson at-tended the Pine Island City Coun-cil meeting. She reported that theorganization provides $5 millionin grants in the 20 southern coun-ties of the state each year. SMIFinvested $325,000 in grants, loans,technical assistance, and early

childhood program assistance inGoodhue County this year. $1.3million of resources were investedin early childhood/school readi-ness over the past ten years.

SMIF has partnered with theUniversity of Minnesota atMankato for Capstone experiencesfor students this year. Two newresources were developed. One isfarmland designation for charitywith the tax income remaining in

the county. Another is an equityfund of $3 million, offering fund-ing with a limit of $100,000 foreconomic development in busi-nesses.

SMIF was established by theMcKnight Foundation in 1986.Corporations, businesses, and in-dividuals contribute funds and theirexpertise to SMIF in the interestof economic development and im-proving quality of life.

PI refuses to take ownership ofKispert Farms’ retention pond

Kling and Perrin bring humor andaccordion music to Crossings in Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA— National Pub-lic Radio commentator KevinKling brings his unique blend ofstorytelling to Crossings on Sat-urday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m.,with assistance from accordionistaSimone Perrin. Kling, a lifetimeMinnesotan who never let a birthdefect or severe motorcycle acci-dent slow him down, takes listen-ers on a journey through his lifethat is no less poignant for thehumor Kling’s telling imparts.

Kling is best-known for his com-mentaries on NPR’s All ThingsConsidered. He also is the creatorof several books and CDs of re-corded storytelling. The CD “StateFair” is his latest offering, withnew, original stories written andtold by Kling.It carries titles like,“Easy Bob’s Lament.”

Joining Kling will be Minne-apolis-based theater actress, com-poser, vocalist and accordionistaPerrin, who has been featured on

A Prairie Home Companion andis a regular performer, in a varietyof capacities, at Crossings.

Kling and Perrin collaborate tocreate a performance that coversa range of humor, tenderness andmusic.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $22at the door.To reserve tickets, visitwww.crossingsatcarnegie.com,stop in to Crossings at Carnegie at320 East Avenue in Zumbrota orcall 507-732-7616.

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