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Goodhue girls basketball team members, from left, Maddie Miller (1), Mikayla Miller (11), McKenzie Ryan(hidden), Kali Ryan (15), Meredith Watson (33), Megan Ryan (4), Shelby Hinsch (45) and Kalley Dierks (23),hoist their Section 1A championship trophy for their fans to see after winning the title on Thursday inRochester. The Wildcats will play their first game in the Class A tournament against Ada-Borup on Thursdayat 1 p.m. at Mariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota.

Kenyon-Wanamingo basketball players, from left, Siri Sviggum, Megan Quam, Audra Clark and Emily Ashlandcelebrate at the buzzer of Thursdays Section 1AA basketball final at Mayo Civic Arena. The Knights will faceRedwood Valley on Wednesday (tonight) at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the State Class AA tournamentMariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota.

Goodhue and KW girls are headed to State

By Marilyn AndersonROCHESTER Growing up at

a time when high school sportsfor females was just beginning, itis unlikely one would have pre-dicted what 1975 Zumbrota HighSchool graduate Deb Thomford(OBrien as a student and trackteam member) would accomplishin the years ahead. On October13, 2013, as Thomford crossedthe finish line at the Green Moun-tain Marathon in Burlington, Ver-mont, it also marked her comple-tion of a marathon in each of thefifty states plus the District ofColumbia.

But that is not all. Her time atthe Green Mountain Marathon was3:38:03. In fact, each of the 26.2mile courses in all 50 states andthe District of Columbia was un-der 4 hours, making her the firstwoman in Minnesota to accom-plish this, and only the eighth

Thomford joins elite group of marathon runnerswoman in the United States to doso. On January 25, she was namedRunner of the Year at the an-nual Rochester Track Club ban-quet.

Thomford, now of Rochester,grew up on a farm near Mazeppa.She credits her parents, Dennisand Marilyn OBrien, for givingher the gift of a body that can runand also the mental toughness toget through a marathon. Duringher high school years, she acknowl-edged math teacher Ken Belangeras being a great role model for heras a math teacher and for his ac-tive lifestyle and passion for fit-ness.

But it wasnt until January 1990that Thomford began running se-riously. After having three ba-bies, I needed to lose weight. Istarted with an aerobics class threetimes a week. I decided to run onthe other days that I didnt have

class. Running was very flexiblein a schedule with three children.

The experienced runner hasntkept an exact total of the numberof marathons she has run, but sheestimates it to be approximately70 since the first in 1991. But be-coming a member of an elite groupof runners in the 50Sub4 Mara-thon Club, a club founded in 2009,doesnt happen only by runningmarathons. In addition to runningmarathons, Thomford has run nu-merous 5K, 10K and half-mara-thon races, many in the local area.

In addition to her career as anurse anesthetist, Thomford spendsabout one hour per day running.In January, 2014, she added astrength training class three timesper week. Along with the strength

training, she does push-ups andsit-ups.

Thomford does most of her run-ning outdoors, but due to the iceand cold this winter, she neededto head indoors. She is also asnowshoer.

For running, good shoes are es-sential. And in winter, layers ofclothes, a Gore-Tex jacket andwarm gloves, make up her out-door running attire.

Over the years, Thomford hasrun many miles in Zumbrota andthe area and continues to returnregularly to run. Zumbrota has agreat trail to run. It has excellentmaintenance in winter.

After becoming only the 46thperson in the US man or woman

to accomplish the milestone ofrunning marathons under fourhours in all 50 states and the Dis-trict of Columbia, one wonderswhat will be on tap next forThomford.

She simply hopes to keep run-ning in new places to keep it fresh.But with her past experiences oftraveling and attending eventswhen in the area, many optionsare still available. She has signedup for the Calgary Marathon inCanada in June. The experiencedrunner cites mental and physicalfitness as some of the additionalbenefits of continuing to run. Whennot training or working, garden-ing in the summer and quilting inthe winter also keep her busy.

One of the lessons learned byThomford has been, You can pre-pare for a race and be ready andthen the weather can change ev-erything the day of the race. Butregardless of any plan to partici-pate in a race, she encourages oth-ers to walk or run if they arentalready. She said, Start some-where. Get out and move. Go on-line or use magazines to get infor-mation. Talk to other runners/walk-ers. There are some really funpeople who enjoy an active lifestylethat will share their story and givesupport.

Thomford also noted, Runningis easy to fit into a days schedule.You dont need equipment. It isfun if you can go with anotherperson. Set a goal together.

Mazeppa native Deb Thomford completed the Green Mountain Marathonin Burlington, Vermont on October 13, 2013. This marked her completionof a marathon in each of the fifty states plus the District of Columbiawith a race time under four hours.

Kevin Poliszuk of Boy Scout Troop 69 of Pine Island attained the EagleScout rank on April 28, 2013. With him are his parents, Dan and MariaPoliszuk.

PINE ISLAND The past yearhas been a celebration of BoyScouting in Pine Island. Four BoyScouts from Troop 69 have beenawarded the Eagle Scout rank. Thisweek, the first to be recognizedwith this award will be featured.Kevin Poliszuk received the EagleRank on April 28, 2013, at a cer-emony in the city hall.

Poliszuk was a Boy Scout withTroop 132 in Stillwater for sev-eral years before his family movedto Pine Island. He joined Troop69 and was soon one of the youthleaders of the troop. He served asSenior Patrol Leader and also asthe youth leader of a crew fromPine Island that completed an 80-mile hike in the New Mexicomountains at Philmont ScoutRanch. He also served on summercamp staff at Tomahawk ScoutReservation, helping hundreds ofBoy Scouts advance in scouting.

In addition to completing over355 requirements for this highestrank in scouting, Poliszuk was alsorequired to complete a leadershipservice project. His project was toclear an area at Camp Victory tobe used for a confidence course.He organized, outfitted, and su-pervised a work crew in the re-moval of invasive buckthorn forthe area and the preparation of thesite for the future confidencecourse. This project involved over100 man hours of work and plan-ning to complete for the benefit of

everyone attending programs atCamp Victory.

Family members, friends, andmembers of Troop 69 and Troop132 attended the April 28 after-noon ceremony. The ceremony in-cluded a history of the eagle as asymbol of strength, excellence,victory, and valor.

Troop 69 Eagle Scout RileyKeane, accompanied by all of theEagle Scouts present, remindedPoliszuk of his new responsibili-ties and obligations through theEagle Scout Charge.

Poliszuks Scoutmaster from

Stillwaters Troop 132, Mike Mad-den, was the guest speaker. Hetold of Poliszuks accomplishments(and challenges) in scouting.

Both Scoutmasters, Troop 132sMadden and Troop 69s PeterSanders, presented PoliszuksEagle Scout Award. MariaPoliszuk, Kevins mother, pinnedthe Eagle badge on her sons uni-form. Kevins father, Dan Poliszuk,presented his son with the EagleCertificate. Poliszuk then spoketo the audience, thanking every-one who had a part in offeringhim the opportunity to reach the

First of four PI Eagle Scouts recognized this weekEagle Scout Rank. He describedhow scouting has shaped his vi-sion of his future life and thankedthose who helped him understandthe value of a strong moral codeand modeled how to live it.

Following the ceremony, themothers of previous Eagle Scoutsof Pine Island Troop 69 hosted areception for Poliszuk and all theguests.

Poliszuk is continuing in scout-ing as the Assistant Scoutmasterwith Troop 69.

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FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Satire and science fiction/fantasy

Before I get started you, dearreaders, need to know that I lovethe Star Wars saga of movies, nov-els, audio tapes, and graphic nov-els (the politically correct namefor comic books) and I tremen-dously enjoy the Discworld se-ries by Terry Pratchett. Lets takea look at these two series of sto-ries from a different point of view.(My favorite phrase of Star WarsIV.) Look at these writings aspolitical satire and they take on abigger structure.

First, Star Wars: The movieshave more satire than the books.Some of the easy points are theGalactic Senate with its corrup-tion and complexity, especially thestaff of each senator. Compare itto the US Senate, the House ofLords (UK), and any other parlia-mentary body in the world. Theleader of the senate is also theleader of the galaxy elected by thesenate. Compare this to the USPresidency, the Prime Ministersof various nations. Compare thescandals of the real people versusthose of Star Wars. Subtle andfun! The satire does not get in theway of the story.

As for the Jedi and Sith, we havemultiple levels of satire and goodversus evil. Then there is the linebetween the Jedi and the Sith. Howeasy is it to cross back and forthuntil one finds the bad side is moreexciting? The entire Forcestoryline matches with religion.The novels expanded the life ofJacen, the son of Leia and HanSolo. He explored and studied asmany different force users as hecould find. His final environmentwas as a Sith Lord. You can com-pare the different force groups toour religions and how we all be-lieve in the same thing: My par-ticular style is better than yoursand Ill kill you to prove it! Thereis more for you to discover as areader exercise.

Terry Pratchetts Discworldseries is usually more obvious inits satire. The basic premise is theancient Indian myth that the worldis a flat disc placed on the backs offour elephants, standing on the backof a giant turtle. Water spills overthe edge and is sucked in under-neath to flow out the top. Pratchettsstyle includes puns. He is the onlywriter Ive read who footnotes hispuns. The footnotes give him asecond chance to explain the punwith another pun. His stories in-clude the personification of deathand other major spirits. He ex-plores in his satire, different formsof government, scandals, and majorinventions done in a manner thatmatches the nature of the

Discworld. He has poked his sat-ire into government organizationand operation; the postal system,the military, the telegraph, streetvendors, and childrens books. Oneof the books had the Captain ofthe Night Watch reading thechildrens book Are You MyMother to his young son. Hestarts adding to the story using thestreet characters from the city. Theirony, if any, is that the childrensstory has been published as its ownbook,

The ultimate political satire infantasy literature is GulliversTravels by Jonathan Swift. Get acomplete, adult version. It actu-ally has four books. One commentfrom a reviewer concerning thefourth book is, If you haventread it, dont! The third book hasan interesting science point. Swiftsthird book is about islands, includ-ing a floating island (space sta-tion). The scientists, without a tele-scope, because it wasnt inventedyet, discuss the moons of Mars.He writes that two moons existand gives the mass and orbit ofeach one. He is within 10% of theactual values! Book one is the landof the little people 1/12 our size.Book two is the land of the giants,twelve times our size. Book threeis about islands and the floatingisland. Book four is the land of thehorses. The horse is the dominantspecies and humans are minor. Thehorses are surprised to find an in-telligent human. Until next week.

Energy independenceTo the Editor:

The notion that our country wasapproaching energy independencetook a setback this winter whenpropane prices soared to recordheights, leaving individuals andfamily farms struggling to get by.The reasons have been discussedby state and federal leaders, andshort-term aid has been allocatedto low income people in ruralAmerica. Yet, I wonder, will thishappen again?

After reading and researchingthis topic, Ive concluded the mainproblem is the increased exportsof propane from America to othercountries. The propane profiteers,as I like to call them, could see theperfect storm brewing with the latefall harvest and distribution prob-

lems looming. With the increasedexports of propane, suppliers hadthe chance to gouge to the hilt.The nonsense came to a resolu-tion when members of congressasked the president to limit pro-pane exports. When the presidentcame a-calling, funny how thepropane profiteers reacted.

Maybe Im going against thegrain a little, considering Im aprogressive sort, but approving theKeystone XL pipeline seems likea slam dunk. In fact, building newand replacing old pipelines mightbe the one way to avoid futurepropane shortages. Im sure someof my progressive friends will fightthe Keystone pipeline to the endand the White House appears likelyto drag this out until Im 50 years

old, but it seems like the commonsense thing to do for America.

Furthermore, the growing con-cern about transporting volatileBakken crude oil from North Da-kota around our country by railseems like an opportunity to pro-mote and invest in pipelines. Inthe short-term, we need to findsafe and reliable means to trans-port our energy to all of America.The goal, in the long-term, is towean ourselves from fossil fuels.This goal might not be achievedfor 30 or 40 years, but its worthour best efforts. When we get theresomeday, then we can truly saywere energy independent.

Jeffrey FlatenDennison

ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL BOARD UPDATESchools are continually chal-

lenged to offer a broad range ofcourses to help prepare studentsof all abilities for the next stage oftheir lives. Our area has a coupleof examples where our districts

are working efficiently with oneanother to provide opportunitiesfor our students. Goodhue and ZMhave had students working on thebuilding of a new home the pastfew years. ZM, Goodhue, and KW(and soon to add Cannon Falls)are offering a variety of advancedplacement and elective classes viavideo conference. A teacher in theKW district can be holding a classwith students from ZM andGoodhue participating as well. The

reverse is true for ZM and Goodhuefaculty doing the same for the othertwo districts. This has proven tobe a great way for our districts tocollaborate in finding cost-effi-cient ways to offer more courseselections for our students.

We have to continually look forbalance in our offerings of aca-demics, arts, and athletics. It of-ten seems like we have a milliondollars of great ideas, but ten dol-lars to work with. School boardsmust also continually find a bal-ance of compensating our hardworking and talented school staffs,and at the same time build recom-mended budget reserves to coverabout a months worth of expenses.Its not an easy process and onethat keeps school board memberscontinually looking for solutions.We welcome input from our pa-trons on issues pertaining to theZM Schools. Feel free to attendany of our regular board meet-ings. Our next one will be Mon-day, March 24 in the Mazeppaelementary school media centerstarting at 7 p.m.

Jim WendtBrian Haugen

Mark KrierStephen Rosenthal

Brian GrudemPete Hinrichs

Proceeds from sales of Poweradeproducts go to area high schools

Coca-Cola gives $1,221.13 to Goodhue School on March 13. From left to right are cold drink accountmanager Bill Laqua, Logan Brewer, Carter Danielson, Chase Danielson, Joel Gadient, Rachel Watson, KalleyDiercks, and Activities Director Josh Wieme.

Coca-Cola gives $795.92 to Zumbrota-Mazeppa School on March 14.At Hub Food Center, from left to right, are Kallie Paukert, cold drinkaccount manager Bill Laqua, Jacob Ugland, Hub Food Center managerSherie Majerus, and Molly Lawler.

Coca-Cola gives $1,611.40 to Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools on March 17. From left to right are cold drinkaccount manager Bill Laqua, Garrick Mallery, Siri Sviggum, Have Clawiter, and Cenex manager Lynn Nelson.

Viking Coca-Cola BottlingCompany directed a portion of itssales of Powerade and PoweradeZero back to participating area highschools under a program called Powerade 4 Schools. Money wascollected on all products soldthroughout the Viking Coca-Colasterritory and then divided to highschools based on a percentage ofpurchased beverages. Kenyon-Wanamingo earned $1,611.40;Goodhue $1,221.13; and Zum-brota-Mazeppa $795.92.

Other participating schools wereRed Wing, Lake City, CannonFalls, Randolph, Pepin, and PlumCity.

The programs goal is to en-courage active lifestyles throughthe support of school athletic pro-grams within the Viking Coca-Colas franchise territory.

ZMMS students participate in thevery first MBDA Region Jazz BandNORTHFIELD On Saturday, March 8, five students from Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School participated inthe very first Minnesota Band Directors Association Honor Jazz Ensemble. The event was held at NorthfieldMiddle School, and involved students from 17 different school districts from southeast and south centralMinnesota. ZMMS participants were, from left to right (grade level in parentheses): Madisen Enger (8),Hayden Voxland (8), Lauren Miller (8), Ariel Showers (7), and Anna Schueler (8). At the festival, studentsspent most of the day rehearsing with their guest conductor, Dave Gudmastad, retired director from WinonaCotter. This was the first time the musicians had played together as a group. The students then performeda concert for the public at 3 p.m. There were three other groups featured, in addition to the southeast 7-8jazz band. They were: the 7-8 south central ensemble, the 8-9 southeast ensemble, and the 8-9 south centralensemble.

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ZM Primary School celebrates Read Across America

Right photo: Firefighter Mike Boraas reads a story as Stacy Liebenowprojects the books pictures onto the wall. Other readers during theweek were Kenyon Police Chief Lee Sjolander; Dr. Emily Daligga; Dr.Andy Christensen, dentist; and ZM Principal Quinn Rasmussen.

Students dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat are,in front: Carson Lobatos, Isaac Moore, Taylor Hofschulte, Alyx Shomaker,and Aaron Miller; in back: Jenn Moore, Sydney Preston, Cole Bannit,Ethan Miller, and Danelle Dykes.

ZUMBROTA The week of March 3-7, Zumbrota-Mazeppa PrimarySchool celebrated Read Across America. Each morning the studentswere greeted by a guest reader, each of whom was a communityhelper. The week also involved a variety of dress-up days, and specialreading times and events throughout the building. Teachers dressed as

book characters on March 7, are, from left to right, front row: AmyHansen, Cindy Wendroth, Sue Benson, Stacy Liebenow, Laurel Betcher-Kann, and Lisa Nelson; back row: Mary Jo Schwartau, Alexis Gleason,Jeanette Richardson, Mary Jo Kruse, Amanda Boyum, and CarleneLawler.

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Carly Hauserdonates hairZUMBROTA Carly Hauser, 9, athird-grader at Zumbrota-MazeppaElementary School and daughterof Joel and Heather Hauser ofZumbrota, donated nine inches ofhair to Pantene Beautiful Locks onMarch 5.

Work sessioncorrection

ZUMBROTA In the articlefrom March 12, 2014 on the Zum-brota City Councils work session,it was reported that CouncilorBrad Drenckhahn defined rebrand-ing as Determine, Develop andDeploy which would be a 15-year plan for the citys future in-volving education, investment,promise, and community pride.

Drenckhahn was actually quot-ing from an email from RobertTremain of CenterPoint Associ-ates in Rochester.

ZM Math Masters compete at regions

ZM Math Masters at the regional competition are, from left to right, front row: Abby Voss, Calen Scholl,Alyssa Mancilman, Ivan San, and Will Grimsrud; back row: Garrett Hein, Kalli Olson, Reagan Dillon, BelleDrenckhahn, Heidi Davis, and coach Denise Leedham.

ROCHESTER On Friday,March 7, the sixth grade MathMaster teams from Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle school competedin the regional competition inRochester. There were 168 totalstudents in the competition com-prising 35 teams from aroundsouthern Minnesota, many from

the Rochester schools andStewartville which brought 11teams.

The ten ZM students had beenpracticing for the competition forthe past two months and were readyto take on all comers. The ZMMSteam of Heidi Davis, BelleDrenckhahn, Garrett Hein, KalliOlson and Calen Scholl had a great

showing by bringing home sixthplace in the team scoring. HeidiDavis also received a medal forsixth place in the individual scor-ing and another ribbon for 11thplace with the fact drill. All ten ofthe students did very well in thefact drill by placing in the top thirtyscores.

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Peter Ostroushkoand Dean Magrawcoming to Crossings

ZUMBROTA PeterOstroushko, one of the finest man-dolin and fiddle players in acous-tic music, returns with guitaristand composer Dean Magraw toCrossings for another amazingnight of music on Saturday, March22, at 7:30 p.m. Crossings is bring-ing them to the State Theatre.

Ostroushkos tours have takenhim to clubs, performing arts cen-ters, music festivals and theatresacross North America and Europe,and he has earned an internationalreputation as a versatile and daz-zling musician and composer. Heis at his most passionate playing arich ethnic mix of music, at theheart of which is his Ukrainianheritage. His term for his mixtureof musical styles is sluz duz, aphrase roughly meaning over theedge or off his rocker.

His latest album, The MandoChronicles was three years in themaking. It is a three-CD setOstroushko calls, a labor of lovethat Im very proud of. Its kind of

a history of the mandolin as it re-lates to my own journey of play-ing the instrument. It has Classi-cal, American Old Time, Brazil-ian, Irish, Ragtime, my own Ukrai-nian Roots music and much, muchmore.

Ostroushko has spent more than25 years as a frequent performeron A Prairie Home Companion,and for a few seasons, he did astint as Music Director for thepopular radio show. You may havecaught him on TV, too. Hes ap-peared on Austin City Limits, LateNight with David Letterman, evenMr. Rogers Neighborhood.

He has recorded with artists suchas Willie Nelson, Emmylou Har-ris, Greg Brown, and Taj Mahal.His first recording session wascontributing the mandolin partsfor Bob Dylans epochal Bloodon the Tracks. As a composer,Ostroushko has written works thathave been performed by the SaintPaul Chamber Orchestra, the Min-nesota Sinfonia, the Rochester(Minnesota) Symphony Orches-tra, and more.

Composer/guitarist Magrawsmusical passion transcends allboundaries, yet the vital essenceof his distinctive style remains,while performing and recordingsolo, with numerous regional en-sembles, and on projects with in-ternational notables as diverse asJapanese shamisen prodigy NittaMasahiro, classical violinist NigelKennedy, South Indian virtuosoNirmala Rajasheker, epic song-stress Ruth MacKenzie, Irish su-pergroup Altan, radio personalityGarrison Keillor, jazz bassist An-thony Cox, and many others.

Magraws music career spansthree decades and he has workednot only as a composer and gui-tarist but as an arranger and pro-ducer as well.

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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HILLESHIEMStella Marie Hilleshiem was born

to Amanda and Les Hilleshiem ofZumbrota on March 2, 2014, inRed Wing. She weighed 6 pounds,11 ounces and was 19-1/4 incheslong.

Stella joins one brother, Landen,and one sister, Kylie. Gradparentsare Jerry and Brenda Fulton ofZumbrota, Rick Seyffer of RedWing, Patrick and JoAnn Hille-shiem of Goodhue, and RoseKronebusch of Owatonna.

PARKERJackie (Meints) and Elijah Parker

are proud to announce the birth ofa son, Micah Paul, on February14, 2014, at Olmsted CommunityHospital in Rochester. He weighed8 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 20inches long.

Micah has one brother, Malachi.Grandparents are Brad and KristineMeints of Pine Island, and Kendyand Joyce Parker of West Con-cord. Great-grandparents are RitaPrescher of Rochester, Ivan Meintsof Clara City, and Shirley Parkerof Shoreview.

Orville Lubahn 1922-2014

ORONOCO Orville A.Lubahn, 91, of Oronoco, was calledhome on Thursday, March 13, 2014at his home surrounded by his fam-ily.

He was born on June 24, 1922,in Olmsted County to William andClara (nee Koenig) Lubahn. Orvilleattended school in Oronoco. OnOctober 23, 1942 he entered theU.S. Army, served during WorldWar II in the Pacific Theater, andwas honorably discharged on De-cember 28, 1945.

Orville married Betty Berg onAugust 24, 1946 in Zumbrota. Theyfarmed in the area until 1951 whenthey moved back to Oronoco, andhe started his plumbing business.Orville sold his business and started

working for the Plumber LocalUnion 6.

Orville enjoyed baseball, watch-ing the Minnesota Twins and Vi-kings, western movies, NASCAR,fishing, and carpentry. He alsoenjoyed working on old cars andtractors, and being the pit boss forhis three dirt track racing sons.

Orville is survived by his daugh-ter, Carol Lubahn of Oronoco; sons,James (Ruth) Lubahn of Pine Is-land, Robert (Diane) Lubahn ofMantorville, Jerry (Mary) Lubahnof Oronoco; grandchildren, Jason(Virginia) McCoy, Kirsten (An-thony) Plummer, Tina (Chris)Stolp, Jessica (Jeremy) Haire,Brandon Lubahn, Brittany Lubahn,Mistie (T.J.) Murphy, Kristin(John) Blue; seventeen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Gladys (Marvin)Olhoff of Sacramento, California;brothers, Lyle of Rochester, Calvinof rural Pine Island, Gordon (Mary)of Byron, Ernest (Donna) ofWaukon, Iowa; and the extendedVirginia Myhro family.

Orville was preceded in deathby his wife Betty, who died onApril 5, 2002; brothers, Willis,Darryl, Arvin; and special friend,Virginia Myhro.

A funeral service was held onTuesday, March 18, at Saint PaulLutheran Church in Pine Islandwith Pastors John Torris Lohreand Kip Groettum officiating.Burial was in the Oronoco Cem-etery.

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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.

March 20-26Thursday: Birthday party,

salisbury steak, baked potato, broc-coli, peach/pineapple, cake

Friday: Vegetable soup, eggsalad sandwich, fruited jello salad,dessert

Monday: Ham balls (alt: groundbeef patty), baked potatoes, wholekernel corn, oatmeal crispie

Tuesday: Baked chicken, yams,Italian blend vegetable, pudding

Wednesday: Roast beef,mashed potatoes/gravy, carrots,Waldorf gelatin salad, dinner roll,bar

If you have questions, call 356-2228 or the SEMCAC kitchen at732-4072.

Seasons HospiceCoffee Get-Together, Wed-

nesdy, March 26, 9-10 a.m. A drop-in time to share with others whoare experiencing grief.

All groups are held at the Cen-ter for Grief Education and Sup-port, Seasons Hospice, 1696Greenview Dr. SW. Registrationis required two days prior to thedate of the event. For details: 507-285-1930 or shbp@seasonshospice.org.

AARP Tax AidTax help is available by calling

the Red Wing Senior Center foran appointment: 651-267-3599.For a Cannon Falls appointmenton Saturdays, call the ShepherdCenter at 507-263-2136.

Career and Job FairThe 2014 Construction/Trade

Career and Job Fair will be onWednesday, March 26, from 9 a.m.- noon at the Rochester Commu-nity and Technical College HeintzCenter (1926 Collegeview Rd).This is a career fair for peoplewho want to learn about employ-ment opportunities in the construc-tion and trades industries.

Rideability FundraiserRideability, a family-focused

non-profit providing therapeutichorseback riding for disabled per-sons and their families, is holdingits annual meeting and silent auc-tion fundraiser on Sunday, March23, from noon to 3 p.m. at theClarion Inn in Rochester. A lunchwill be at 1 p.m. and the magicianAmazing Jeffo will entertain. Fordetails or tickets call Jeanie at 507-356-8154.

Chester WoodsQuestions, call Celeste Lewis

at 507-287-2624.

Oxbow ParkMaple Syruping, March 22, 1

p.m. Join park staff for a briefhistory of maple syruping, thenhike to Oxbows sugar bush as wedemonstrate how we tap our sugarmaples. The program ends with asmall sample of maple syrup! Dressfor the weather and expect mud.All ages.

Questions, call Clarissa Josselynat 507-775-2451.

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.

MAZEPPASpring Dinner

The Saints Peter and Paul Catho-lic Church will hold its spring din-ner on Wednesday, March 19, from4:30-7 p.m. at the church hall.Serving: turkey/gravy over mashedpotatoes, cole slaw, dinner buns,desserts, and beverage.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the City

Building 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 ISLANDTops #1280

PI Tops #1280 meets everyMonday 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. Seniors 55 andover are welcome.

Spring CelebrationEclectic Gallery at 222 South

Main Street is holding a SpringCelebration Drum & Flute Circleon March 21 at 6 p.m. Bring yourinstrument. Haute cuisine will beprovided. For more informationcall 507-216-1030.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday,

March 24, 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.

Blood Pressure ClinicThe clinic will be held on Tues-

day, March 25, at 11 a.m. at thePine Island City Centre.

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 Years, Easter,Memorial Day, 4th of July, LaborDay or Thanksgiving.

History CenterThe Pine Island Area History

Center is located at 314 North MainStreet. It is open by appointmentonly, due to maintenance projectsthat have been scheduled. Regu-lar hours will begin on Sunday,March 2. To contact the HistoryCenter go to www.pineislandhistory.org or by leaving a mes-sage at 507-356-2802. If you wishto speak with someone, call thedirector at 507-398-5326.

WANAMINGOKW Kindergarten Meeting

An informational meeting forparents of 2014-15 Kenyon-Wanamingo kindergarten students

will be held on Tuesday, March25 at 6:30 p.m. at the elementaryschool in Wanamingo. Free child-care will be provided. Informa-tion covered will include kinder-garten readiness, health and im-munizations, transportation andcurriculum. A tour of the elemen-tary school will also be offered. Ifyou have a child who will be age 5on or before September 1, 2014and have not yet been contactedby the school district, please callthe KWES at 507-824-2211.

KW School Board MeetingThe next regular Kenyon-Wana-

mingo School Board meeting willbe Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. inthe elementary school media cen-ter in Wanamingo. Items on theagenda include the food servicecontract, revisions to the currentschool year calendar, the 2014-15school calendar, the GoodhueCounty Education District VirtualSchool, the district advisory com-mittee, technology, sub pay, firemarshal, personnel, retirement/mentorship program, committeeand administrative reports. Any-one wishing to speak to the boardmay do so at the beginning of themeeting.

ZUMBROTAMoms in Prayer

Moms in Prayer meet on Mon-days, 7 p.m. at Our SavioursChurch, 1549 East Avenue, Zum-brota.

Zumbrota Towers EventsMarch 20-26

Thursday: 10:15 a.m. ExercisesMonday: 1:30 p.m. Cribbage,

500Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. ExercisesWednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre

Fiddle ProgramThe Southeastern Minnesota

Youth Orchestras (SEMYO) Fid-dlers will present a program ofCeltic, Scottish, and Old ThymeMusic on March 22 at 1:30 p.m.at the Zumbrota Public Library.The group will briefly discussthe role that fiddle tunes playedin the community and demon-strate the similarities and differ-ences between each type. Theprogram will be about an hourlong. The project was funded inpart or in whole by the the Min-nesota Arts and Cultural Heri-tage Fund.

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 SavioursLutheran 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 TheatrePeter Ostroushko and Dean

Magraw concert, Sat., March 22,7:30 p.m. Tickets available at 732-7616.

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

CrossingsWater, Water Everywhere

exhibit with Michelle Wegler andCheryl LeClair-Sommer, throughMarch 26.

Laurie McClain, Dave Stoddard,and Karen Mal concert, Thurs.,March 20, 7 p.m.

Glass Trinkets & Wine, Fri.,March 21, 7-9 p.m.

Fun with Glass Fusing, Sat.,March 22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Knotted Pearl Necklaces, Sun.,March 23, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Wire-wrapped Bracelets, Sun.,March 23, 1-3:30 p.m.

Yoga, Tues., March 25, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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

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Amanda Laue 1915-2014

PINE ISLAND Amanda C.Laue, age 99, of Pine Island, diedon Friday, March 14, 2014 at PineHaven Care Center.

She was born on March 1, 1915,in Forestville Township, FillmoreCounty, to Otto and Amanda (neeAffeldt) Meyer. Amanda attendedSt. Johns Parochial School inWykoff. On November 10, 1931she married Richard Zwart inGreenleafton. She was a home-maker for several years caring fortheir eight children. On July 11,1956 Richard died. Amandaworked in food service at manyhospitals and schools throughoutthe years. She met Dietrich DickLaue and they married on June10, 1963 in West Concord. Theyfarmed in the Kenyon area. OnMarch 15, 1991 Dick died. Amandalater moved to Pine Island. Sheenjoyed crocheting, crafts at the

Senior Center, especially quilting,playing cards, her flower garden,cooking, and attending church.Family was especially importantto her, as well as attending all gath-erings. She was a member of SaintPaul Lutheran Church in Pine Is-land and the Pine Island SeniorCenter.

Amanda is survived by her chil-dren, James (Virgina) Zwart,Marjorie (Michael) Carson, Rob-ert (Katherine) Zwart, Wendell(Judy) Zwart, Carolyn (Steve)Hammett, Richard (Carol) Zwart,Lorna (Mearl) Baarts, Lavonne(Rolland) Olson, Larry (Norma)Laue, Ardis (Duane) Lennartson,Karen Rossow, and Darvin (Anne)Laue; 99 grandchildren; 138 great-grandchildren; 73 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, MagdaleneJeske; a brother, Marvin BuddyMeyer; and a sister-in-law,Marjorie Early.

Amanda was preceded in deathby her husbands, Richard Zwartand Dick Laue; children, WilliamZwart, Geraldine Billman, WalterLaue, Lois Templeton, DelorisDokken, David Laue; grandsons,Doug and Robert Gravelle, andKevin Laue.

A funeral service will be at 11a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, atSaint Paul Lutheran Church withPastors John Torris Lohre and KipGroettum co-officiating. Burialwill be in Concord Cemetery. Visi-tation will be for one hour prior tothe service at the church. Memo-rials are preferred to Pine HavenCare Center or to the Pine IslandSenior Center.

Duane Horning 1941-2014

MANTORVILLE Duane F.Horning, age 73, of Mantorvilleand formerly of Pine Island, wentto be with his heavenly Father andLord and Savior, Jesus Christ onFriday, March 14, 2014. He passedaway at home peacefully with hiswife and son beside him.

He was born January 8, 1941 inAlbert Lea to Russell and Naomi(Ditlevson) Horning.

On May 18, 1963 he marriedShirley R. Hanson of Mantorville.They celebrated their 50th wed-ding anniversary in 2013.

They farmed in the Pine Islandand Mantorville area. They wereblessed with four children: Dale(Bobbie) Horning of Ostrander;Randy Horning of Forest, Virginia;Mark Horning of Mantorville; RuthAnn (John) Cyphers of Mantor-ville. They have seven grandchil-dren: Travis Horning and Trent(Brandice) Horning both of Roch-ester; Mandy, and Marissa Horningof Ostrander; and Mariah, Elijah,and Cassidy Cyphers, all ofMantorville.

Duane was a member of FirstBaptist Church in Kasson, wherehe served as deacon and usher formany years. He served on the pas-toral search committee whichbrought Pastor John Todor to serveas pastor in 2013. He enjoyed hand-ing out the church bulletin andgreeting the people as they en-tered the sanctuary every Sundaymorning. He always had a happysmile and greeting for everyone,and his presence will be greatlymissed.

After 33 years of dairy farm-ing, Duane worked at Al Corn Etha-nol Plant in Claremont for threeyears. Then he worked at McNeilusSteel, Inc. in Dodge Center forfifteen years where he loved histractor driving job there and theinteraction with his co-workers.

Duane loved the years of farm-ing. He grew up on a farm and itwas his life. He enjoyed going toSouthern Gospel Quartet conven-tions, the Gaithers Gospel mu-sic, eating out with friends andfamily, fairs, farm shows, tractorpulls, and watching western mov-ies (especially John Wayne films)and doing yard work.

He is survived by his wife, chil-dren, grandchildren, and brothersDean (Lonna) Horning of Marsh-field, Missouri; Lowell (Ruth Ann)Horning of Rochester; JerryHorning of Kasson; and sister-in-law Nancy Horning.

He was preceded in death byhis parents Russell and NaomiHorning, and his brother Roger.

A memorial service for Duanewas held at First Baptist Churchin Kasson on March 18 with Pas-tors John Todor and Dale Phelpsco-officiating. Burial was at MapleGrove Cemetery in Kasson. In lieuof flowers, the family prefers me-morials to the church.

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Area SportsClass A is loaded with ranked teamsBy Faye Haugen

GOODHUE Which everteam wins the Class A champi-onship trophy on Saturday atWilliams Arena will earn it. Ofthe eight teams that qualified forthe state tournament, seven ofthem were ranked in the last ClassA poll of the season, and six ofthem return from playing in the2013 tournament.

Besides top-ranked Goodhue,also qualifying for State weresecond ranked Minneota (30-1),third-ranked Mountain Iron-Buhl(28-2), fourth-ranked Ada-Borup(28-1), fifth-ranked MaranathaChristian (23-5), seventh-rankedMankato Loyola (27-2) and ninth-ranked Win-E-Mac (28-2). Theonly non-ranked team in the ClassA tournament is Browerville (23-5).

For the first time, coaches inthe Class A tournament seededthe top five teams, with a ran-dom draw deciding the rest ofthe tournament. Minneota was

seeded first followed by Ma-ranatha Christian, Mountain Iron-Buhl, Goodhue and Ada-Borup.

We would have liked to havebeen seeded higher, but Minneotais the defending state champion,so it is hard to argue that, saidCoach Josh Wieme. With sixof the teams back from last year,it is hard to know what the othercoaches were thinking. But wehave nothing to complain about.We got seeded. The biggest thingis to win the first game and comeback and play two more. That iswhat we are focusing on.

The Wildcats will pit their 25-5 record against Ada-Borup intheir opening state tournament

Anticipated lineupsGoodhue (25-5) Ada-Borup (28-1)Player G Ht P PG Player G HT P PGKali Ryan 12 58 G 8 Moinica Vega 12 53 G 12Mikayla Miller 12 58 G 25 Shania Stevenson12 51 G 9Meredith Watson 12 58 F 6 Heidi Eggen 12 58 F 9Michelle Hadler 10 56 G 6 Miki Lee 11 57 G 7Shelby Hinsch 11 510 F 11 Haley Poehler 11 57 F 8

Goodhue Girls State Tournament InformationTickets: Tickets for Thursdays Class A quarterfinal game between Goodhue and Ada-Borup are on sale at the Goodhue school until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cost of ticketsis $14 for adults and $9 for students.Fan bus: Fan buses will be supplied for Goodhue basketball fans. Cost is $6 for the busride, plus the cost of the ticket.T-Shirts: Section 1A Goodhue girls basketball championship T-shirts and Gym Rat T-shirts will be on sale starting on Tuesday.

game at 1 p.m. on Thursday atMariucci Arena at the Univer-sity of Minnesota.

Ada-Borup is netting 65 ppgand limiting opponents to 31 ppg.They are led by senior MonicaVega, a 53 guard who nets 12ppg. Senior Heidi Eggen, a 58forward is the second leadingscorer with 9 ppg.

The Cougars lone loss wasto ninth-ranked Class A Win-E-Mac. Ada-Borup is no strangerto the state tournament. The Cou-gars are making their seventh statetournament appearance in the lastnine years, placing fourth or betterin each one. They placed secondin the 2013 tournament.

Ada-Borup seems to be inthe tournament every year. Theircoach has had tremendous suc-cess. He does a great job of get-ting his team to buy into his pro-gram, remarked Coach Wiemeof the Cougars. They are notvery tall, but those other statetournament teams from Adahavent been very tall either. Theyare scrappy, work hard and playphysical. They are a lot like us.

Senior Mikayla Miller (58guard) is the leading Goodhuescorer, averaging 25 ppg. JuniorShelby Hinsch (510 forward)averages 11 ppg, senior Kali Ryan(58 guard) averages 8 ppg andsenior forward Meredith Watson(58) and sophomore guard,Michelle Hadler (56) are bothnetting about 6 ppg. As a team,The Wildcats are averaging 65ppg while holding opponents to44 ppg.

Goodhue lost twice to second-ranked Class AA Kenyon-Wana-mingo, and once each to fourth-ranked Class AAAA White BearLake, Hayfield and Kasson-Man-torville, Kenyon-Wanamingo, andKasson-Mantorville are playingin the state tournament this week.

KW is seeded second in Class AABy Faye Haugen

KENYON The last time theKenyon-Wanamingo girls basket-ball team played in the state tour-nament in 2001, the Knightsplaced third in Class A. KW willplay in the Class AA tournamenton Wednesday when they faceRedwood Valley at 6 p.m. atMariucci Arena

The Knights are one of fourranked teams to make the eight-team field. Top-ranked New Rich-land-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva(28-0), second-ranked Kenyon-Wanamingo (29-1), fifth-rankedNew London-Spicer (24-5) andsixth-ranked Howard Lake-Wa-verly-Winsted (27-2) all advanced

to State. Also qualifying are Red-wood Valley (19-9), MinnehahaAcademy (20-6), Pequot Lakes(23-6) and Esko (25-5)

For the first time, Class AAseeded the top five teams, with arandom draw deciding the restof the tournament. New-Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva wasseeded first followed by Kenyon-

Anticipated lineupsKenyon-Wanamingo (29-1) (30-0)Player G Ht P PG Player G HT P PGMeg Clark 12 55 G 6 Lauren Hanson 11 510 G 11Audra Clark 12 56 G 14 Makenzie Mace 11 59 F 8Siri Sviggum 12 57 F 18 Tara Sandgren 12 57 G 8Brittney Flom 11 6 F 9 Kayla Pohlen 12 51 G 8Megan Quam 11 511 F 10 Alison Curry 11 58 F 5

KW Girls State Tournament InformationTickets: Tickets for Wednesdays Class AA quarterfinals game between Kenyon-Wanamingo and Redwood Valley are on sale at the KW schools until 10 a.m. onWednesday. Cost of tickets is $14 for adults and $9 for students.Fan bus: Fan buses will be supplied for Kenyon-Wanamingo basketball fans. Cost is $6for the bus ride, plus the cost of the ticket.

Wanamingo, New London-Spicer, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted and Minnehaha Acad-emy.

Redwood Valley is averaging50 ppg and limiting opponentsto 49 ppg. They are led by jun-ior Lauren Hanson, a 510 guardwho nets 11 ppg. Senior TaraSandgren, a 57 guard, Mak-enzie Mace, a 59 junior for-ward, and Kayla Pohlen, a 51senior guard, are all averagingeight ppg. Junior Alison Curry,a 58 junior forward, the otherCardinal starter, is averaging 5ppg.

We really do not know a lotabout Redwood Valley. We didnot anticipate that they were theteam we would play, said KWcoach Brent Lurken. They havea lot of good athletes and havelost some games against toughopponents. I know they got offto a slow start at the beginningof the season, but they have founda way to win when theyve neededto.

The Knights are led by se-nior forward Siri Sviggum (57forward) at 18 ppg. Senior Au-dra Clark (56 guard) is net-ting 14 ppg, followed by juniorMegan Quam (511 forward),10 ppg, junior Brittney Flom (6junior), 9 ppg, and Meg Clark,(56 guard), 6 ppg. Mara Quam,a 55 freshman guard, is thefirst off the bench and is averag-ing 6 ppg. KW is averaging 76ppg while holding opponents to43 ppg. The Knights are on a20-game winning streak. KWsonly loss was to top-ranked NewRichland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva.

The girls are excited to beplaying in the state tournament.We need to stay focused on whatwe want to accomplish, re-marked Coach Lurken.

4. Goodhue (25-5)

Friday, March 21Williams Arena,U of M, noon

5. Ada-Borup (28-1)

Mankato Loyola (27-2)

2. Maranatha Christian (23-5)

3. Mountian Iron-Buhl (28-2)

Win-E-Mac (28-2)

Friday, March 21Williams Arena,U of M, 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 22,Williams Arena, U of M,noon

1. Minneota (30-1)2014 State Class A Girls Basketball

Thursday, March 20, 11 a.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Thursday, March 20, 3 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Thursday, March 20, 5 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Browerville (23-5)

Thursday, March 20, 1 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Saturday, March 22, Concordia University,St. Paul, 10 a.m.

Third place game

4. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (27-2)

Friday, March 21Williams Arena,U of M, 6 p.m.

5. Minnehaha Academy (20-6)

Redwood Valley (19-9)

2. Kenyon-Wanamingo (29-1)

3. New London-Spicer (24-5)

Esko (25-5)

Friday, March 21Williams Arena,U of M, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 22,Williams Arena, U of M,2 p.m.

1. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (28-0)

2014 State Class AA Girls Basketball

Wednesday, March 19, 2 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Wednesday, March 19, 6 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Wednesday, March 19, 8 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Pequot Lakes (23-6)

Wednesday, March 19, 4 p.m.,Mariucci Arena, U of M

Saturday, March 22Concordia University,St. Paul, noon

Third place game

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenA happy group of Kenyon-Wanamingo players, from left, Megan Quam, Siri Sviggum, Meg Clark and MaraQuam walk off the Mayo Civic Arena court after winning the Section 1AA title. The second-ranked andsecond-seeded Knights will open State Class A tournament play on Wednesday at 6 p.m. against RedwoodValley at Mariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenGoodhue basketball players, from left, Sydney Lodermeier, Shelby Hinsch, Megan Ryan and McKenzie Ryan,can hardly contain their glee as the final seconds of the Section 1A championship basketball game tick offthe clock on Thursday at Mayo Civic Arena. The Wildcats will face Ada-Borup in the Class A quarterfinals at1 p.m. on Thursday at Mariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota.

The Pine Island gymnastics team wrapped up their 2014 season byhanding out awards at their annual banquet on Friday, March 7. Earningplaques are, from left, Katie Schultz, Captains Award and CoachesAward; Bailey Kuball, Most Valuable, junior varsity; ; Allie Anderson,Captains Award and Coaches Award; Gabbie Tilford, Most Improved,junior varsity; Brook Schaefer, Most Improved, varsity, Southeast Gymnastics

Pine Island gymnastics team hands out 2014 awardsAll Conference, All Section 1A; Isabella Wiggins, Most Improved, Csquad; and Siera McNallan, Captains Award, Most Valuable, varsity,Southeast Gymnastics All Conference, All Section 1A, All State Class A.The Panthers also achieved a gold academic rating from the MinnesotaState Gymnastics Coaches Association with a grade point average of3.765.

Island League3-3-2014D&M Dairy 15 vs. Owens Locker 15;Oertli & Pleschourt 23 vs. Comstockfarm 7; Producers Hybrids 20 vs. DMCPlumbing 10; Kittelson Heating & Plumbing10 vs. Majerus & Tiarks 20Top team series: Oertli & Pleschourt3668Top team game: Oertli & Pleschourt 1278Top individual series: Tim Rosaaen 697Top individual game: Chris Hus 255

Island League3-10-2014DMC Plumbing 25 vs. Kittelson Heating& Plumbing 5; Producers Hybrids 25vs. Majerus & Tiarks 5; Comstock Farm13 vs. D&M Dairy 17; Owens Locker 20vs. Oertli & Pleschourt 10

PINE ISLAND POOL & PINSTop team series: Owens Locker 3354Top team game: Oertli & Pleschourt 1187Top individual series: Jerry Morrow 710Top individual game: Jerry Morrow 253

Classic League3-11-2014MJB Farms 4 vs 3 Groth Implement;Hinrich Plumbing & Pump 2 vs. 5 DupontPioneer; Eberhart Construction 7 vs. 0Gars RepairTop team game: Eberhart Construction1234Top team series: Eberhart Construction3530Top bowler game: Eric Christianson 269Top bowler series: Eric Christianson 708

Harvest League3-12-2014

Prigges Flooring 3 vs. 1 Cof fee Mill;Jims Barbershop 3 vs. 1 SchaefersHeating; Friedrichs 4 vs. 0 PI Pool &PinsTop team game: Jims Barbershop 1137Top team series: Jims Barbershop 3276Top bowler game: Jerry Morrow 259Top bowler series: Jerry Morrow 697

Commercial League3-13-2014Stus Proshop 7 vs. 0 Nelson FamilyServices; Maple Island 5 vs. 2 BluffValley Campground; Kiffmeyer Motorsports2 vs. 5 Ellefson TruckingTop team game: Ellefson Trucking 1154Top team series: Ellefson Trucking 3297Top bowler game: Darik Rude 277Top bowler series: Darik Rude 708

ZM waffle feed isMarch 29

ZUMBROTA The annualZumbrota-Mazeppa track teamwaffle feed will be held Satur-day, March 29 at United Re-deemer Lutheran Church in Zum-brota from 8 a.m. to noon. Costis $7 in advance and $8 at thedoor.

Athlete Grade Wt HVL W HVL L PreviousCannon Falls

Clay Broze 12 220 8 0 2013Connor Rohr 12 132 9 1 2013Derek Johnson 12 170 10 1 2013Keston Lopez 12 126 9 1Paul Fritterer 11 106 10 0 2013Nathan Melhouse 11 170 10 1Ryan Epps 10 120 10 0 2013

GoodhueMatt Lexvold 12 126 9 2Bailee OReilly 9 120 10 1

HayfieldCorey Thompson 12 195 7 2

Kasson-MantorvilleSam Stoll 12 285 1 0 2011, 2012, 2013Bryce Seljan 12 220 10 0Chase OConnor 11 195 7 2Aaron Berge 10 152 10 0Andrew Bigelow 10 170 10 0Brady Berge 9 145 11 0 2013Keaten Schorr 9 106 11 0

Kenyon-WanamingoJace Clawiter 12 138 10 1 2013Trent Brossard 12 145 10 1Drew Sathrum 11 170 8 2Mason Stevenson 10 152 8 3 2013Ethan Cota 10 106 8 1

Lake CityAndrew Denser 12 285 9 2 2013Shane Siewert 11 152 9 1 2013Andrew Schmidt 11 132 11 0Michael Noll 11 195 9 2

Pine IslandSam McPhail 12 152 10 0 2012, 2013Zach Kennedy 12 220 8 2 2012, 2013Isaac Haman 9 113 8 2

StewartvilleBailey Herman 12 132 6 1Jamie Gehling 11 182 8 2Alex Higgins 11 126 8 1Shane Curtis 11 170 6 1

TritonLucas Etchason 12 195 9 0 2013Patrick Ramirez 11 126 6 2 2013

Zumbrota-MazeppaCody Heitman 12 145 8 1 2013Hunter Prodzinski 12 182 10 1Shane Bode 12 295 8 1Joey Majerus 11 113 10 1 2011, 2012, 2013Seth Tupper 11 220 8 2Dillon Downes 11 160 9 2

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Girls Basketball

By Faye HaugenROCHESTER The Goodhue

girls basketball team may haveplayed their best game of the sea-son in the Section 1A title gameon Thursday in Rochester. TheWildcat handed East Section 1Achampions Rushford-Peterson (23-5) a crushing 75-38 defeat.

It sure might have been, saidCoach Joah Wieme of his teamsplay against Rushford-Peterson.Every single player on our teamplayed well. Even deep into ourbench. It wasnt perfect, but it wasjust a complete game.

Although the Cats got off to aslow start, they were able to takecontrol in a big way by midwaythrough the first half. Rushford-Peterson took a 4-3 lead nearlyfour minutes into the game. Butback-to-back threes by MeganRyan and Shelby Hinsch put theCats ahead for good. Three bas-kets and a free throw by MikaylaMiller upped Goodhues lead to20-8 with eight minutes to go inthe half, and the rout was on.

It took us awhile to find ourtempo. Our bench gave us a greatspark to get us the lead. OnceMikayla made a steal and a layup,that seemed to really get us go-ing,: remarked the Goodhue skip-per. Once we got running, I thinkour defensive depth wore themdown. But if the game had stayedthe tempo it was in the first fiveminutes, we wouldnt have hadthe outcome we had.

Rushford-Peterson could notcontend with Goodhues full-courtpressure. As a result, Goodhue wasable to force 18 turnovers in thefirst half. A three by Miller and apair of free throws by RachelWatson upped the Cats lead to38-18 at the half.

The Wildcats got plenty of of-fense from their entire lineup. Athree and a basket by MichelleHadler, five points from MeredithWatson and a basket by Hinschincreased Goodhues lead to 56-23 five minutes into the secondhalf. Up by 30 points with morethan six minutes to play, Coach

Wieme cleared his bench. Reserveplayers didnt disappoint, as theyadded nine more points to theGoodhue lead. The mercy rule wentinto effect late in the game with arunning clock ticking downsGoodhues celebration.

I thought the game would becloser. I really didnt expect run-ning time, said Coach Wieme.

Mikayla Miller led Goodhuewith 21 points, scoring 17 in theopening half. Sydney Lodermeiercame off the bench to net 12 andShelby Hinsch added 11 points.

The Cats forced 30 turnoversand made 17 steals in the contest.They limited the Trojans to just33 shots in the game. Brianna Kooppaced Rushford-Peterson with 13points.

The top-ranked Wildcats (25-5) were seeded fourth in the ClassA tournament. They will face

fourth-ranked and fifth-seededAda-Borup (28-1) at 1 p.m. onThursday at Mariucci Arena at theUniversity of Minnesota. Seed-ing was done by the State Class Acoaches who qualified for the statetournament.Goodhue 75Rushford-Peterson 38G - Mikayla Miller 21, Kali Ryan 2, MichelleHadler 7, Meredith Watson 6, Sydney Lodermeier12, Shelby Hinsch 11, Megan Ryan 5, RachelWatson 4, McKenzie Ryan 4, Haley Lexvold 3RP - Kendra Crawford 7, Carissa Bieberforf 2,Sierra McNamer 7, Keela Brand 7, BriannaKoop 13, Alli Oian 2

Scoring by halvesRushford-Peterson 18 20 = 38Goodhue 38 37 = 75Free throws: G - 15 of 20 for75%; RP - 10 of15 for 67%; Field goals: G - 28 of 47 for59%;RP - 14 of 33 for 42%; Rebounds: G - 21; RP- 22; Turnovers: G - 17; RP - 30; Three-pointers: G - Michelle Hadler (1), McKenzieRyan (1), Mikayla Miller (1), Shelby Hinsch (1);RP - 0

Goodhue rolls over Rushford-Peterson fortheir fourth Section 1A title in six years

KW hits their free throws to hold off PEM andadvance to the State Class AA tournament

PEM came roaring back, tak-ing a 35-33 lead with 8:07 to play.The lead bounced back and forththe next three minutes before asteal and a basket by Audra Clarkand a free throw by Megan Quamgave the Knights a 40-37 lead with3:43 to play. The Bulldogs closedthe gap to 40-39, but a pair of freethrows by Mara Quam put KW up42-39 at the 1:52 mark.

An air ball by PEM with 1:21leftallowed KW to run time off the

Plainview-Elgin-Millvilles Caitlin Schad intentionally fouls Kenyon-Wanamingos Siri Sviggum with nine seconds to play in ThursdaysSection 1AA game. Sviggum hit both free throws to seal the Knights 46-42 victory.

clock before the Bulldogs fouledSviggum who missed the front endof the one-and-one free throw. TheBulldogs called a timeout, butmissed an easy shot under the bas-ket as play resumed. Megan Quamsnared the rebound and she madeboth free throws with 31 secondsto play to put KW up 44-39. Butthat lead did not last long as theBulldogs nailed a three with 21seconds to play to make it 44-42.The PEM defense then forced KWto turn over the ball on the inboundspass, giving them a chance to tieor take the lead. But another airball with 11 seconds to play gaveKW the ball. PEM fouled Svig-gum, who hit both free throws tosend KW to the state tournamentfor the first time since 2001.

Audra Clark led the Knights with12 points. Mara Quam came offthe bench to net 11 and Siri Svig-gum scored 10 points. Sarah Hartand Karlie Gilbeck each scored15 points for PEM.

We are sure glad we do nothave to come back to the Arena toplay for awhile. It will be nice toplay someplace else, said CoachLurken of playing back-to- backclose games. I thought the girlsplayed with a lot of poise downthe stretch. We knocked downsome big free throws both againstHayfield and Plainview-Elgin-Millville when we needed themmost.

Although she scored seven pointsand had eight rebounds, MeganQuam played a huge role inThursdays win. Megan alwaysseemed to come up with a keyrebound or a basket when weneeded one. She also shut downHaley Rau (four points) who wasaveraging double figures cominginto the game.

Coach Lurken also had praisefor freshman Mara Quam. Wehad three starters on the benchwith two fouls each before the half.Mara did a great job of runningour offense at that time. We had asix point lead when the starterswent out of the game and we hada six point lead when we went tothe locker room. Those girls re-ally did their job Lurken said,pointing to Quam, Emily Ashlandand Savannah Bleess.

The Knights were seeded sec-ond in the Class AA tournamentand will face Redwood Valley (19-9) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday atMariucci Arena.Kenyon-Wanamingo 46Plainview-Elgin-Millville 42KW - Audra Clark 12, Siri Sviggum 10, MeganQuam 7, Mara Quam 11, Meg Clark 2, BrittneyFlom 2, Emily Ashland 2PEM - Chloe Holtz 2. Tessa Hubbard 2, MorganShindelar 4, Haley Rau 4, Karlie Gilbeck 15,Sarah Hart 15

Scoring by halvesPlainview-Elgin-Millville 20 22 = 42Kenyon-Wanamingo 26 20 = 46Free throws: KW - 11 of 15 for 73%; PEM - 6of 7 for 86%; Field goals: KW - 17 of 40 for42%; PEM - 16 of 53 for 30% Turnovers: KW- 16; PEM - 11; Rebounds: KW - 29; PEM - 22;Three-pointers: KW - Mara Quam (1); PEM- Sarah Hart (3), Karlie Gilbeck (1)

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenGoodhues seniors, from left, Kali Ryan, Mikayla Miller and Meredith Watson, cheer on their teammates inthe Section 1A championship game on Thursday at Mayo Civic Arena in Rochester. The Wildcats earned acrushing 75-38 win over Rushford-Peterson to advance to the state meet.

With the Rushford-Peterson trapping defense closing in, Goodhues KaliRyan makes a pass during Thursdays Section 1A final.

Goodhues Megan Ryan tries to get in front of Rushford-Petersons Kendra Crawford to slow down theTrojans offensive attack in Thursdays game in Rochester.

By Faye HaugenROCHESTER For the sec-

ond time in two games, the Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball teamhad to hit free throws at the end ofthe game to keep their season andtheir dream of reaching the ClassAA State Tournament alive. SiriSviggums two free throws withless than 10 seconds to play sealedthe Knights 46-42 win over Pla-inview-Elgin-Millville to win theSection 1AA title.

We knew they were going tobe tough and they were, saidCoach Brent Lurken of the 10th-ranked Bulldogs. We knew theywere good at taking the ball to therack and we needed to stop theirpenetration to the basket. I thoughtwe did that.

It was a hard fought game fromthe beginning. PEM took a 7-2lead early in the game, but theKnights came back on a 9-2 runfor an 11-7 lead with 11 minutesto play in the half. Neither teamshot well during the game (KW40%, PEM 32%) , but that wasbecause of the great defense byboth teams.

The score was tied at 16 witheight minutes to play in the half,but KW was able to rally to take a26-20 lead to the locker room.

The Bulldogs sank the first bas-ket of the opening half, but KWtook their biggest lead of the gamea minute later, up 30-22 with achance to make it a double-digitlead. But a number of good shotswould not drop for KW.

I had the feeling that if we couldhave extended our lead to doublefigures, we would have settled in.We had some good looks, but wejust couldnt knock down thoseshots, lamented Coach Lurken.

Kenyon-Wanamingos Meg Clark tries to prevent Plainview-Elgin-MillvillesSarah Hart from getting up the court in Thursdays Section 1AA finals.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenKenyon-Wanamingos Megan Quam gets a hand in the face of Plainview-Elgin-Millvilles Haley Rau during Thursdays Section 1AA championshipgame.

KW pasta supperis April 5

WANAMINGO - The annualKenyon-Wanamingo pasta supperwill be held Saturday, April 5 from5 to 7 p.m. at the Wanamingo Com-munity Center. All proceeds fomthe supper will be used to imrpoveMemorial Field in Wanamingo forthe Kenyon-Wanamingo HighSchool softball and baseball teams.

Area 57 will be catering themeal.Tickets are $6 for adults, $4for children 5-12 and under fiveeats free.

Three HVL teams advance to the state tournamentMINNEAPOLIS The HVL

Conference will be well repre-sented at the State Girls Basket-ball Tournament. Goodhue willplay in Class A, Kenyon-Wana-mingo will play in Class AA andKasson-Mantorville will play inClass AAA.

Goodhue, ranked first in ClassA, and Kenyon-Wanamingo,ranked second in Class AA have

been in the polls all season, butKasson-Mantorville (25-5) entersthe state tournament unranked.

KM has placed second in theSection 1AAA finals the past twoyears. They defeated Winona onFriday, 67-55, to earn their firststate basketball appearance since1997.

The KoMets, unseeded in theClass AAA tournament, got a tough

draw to open tournament play. KMwill take on second-seeded Fer-gus Falls (28-1) on Wednesday at10 a.m. at Mariucci Arena at theUniversity of Minnesota. The Ot-ters were the top-ranked ClassAAA team in the last poll. ParkCenter (23-5) earned the top seed.The Pirates were ranked sixth inthe last Class AAA poll.

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OronocoWanamingo Pine Island

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Royal-T concert raises $1,200 for PIAHSPine Island residents, from left to right, Nikki Gushulak, Mark Murch, and Cindy Murch have fun at the fundraiser singing along with the Royal-T band. Band members from left to right are Bill Rapp, Jackie Olson, Paul Mattson (hidden), Mike Young, Adam Young, Jon Brandt, and EricMattson.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND The band

Royal-T performed at the PineIsland American Legion on Sat-urday, March 8, as a fundraiserfor Pine Island Area Home Ser-vices (PIAHS) that was sponsoredby Turkey Run Hostas (Gerry andJean Meyer of Pine Island). Over$1,200 was raised to benefitPIAHS. This was the second an-

nual PIAHS fundraiser event tofeature the Royal-T band. A thirdfundraiser is in the works for nextyear.

Royal-T members work or haveworked for IBM at the Rochesterlab and have been playing togetherfor more than ten years. They playrock, oldies, country, and someblues. What makes the band uniqueis their interaction with the crowd.

Described as live karaoke,Royal-T encourages audience par-ticipation and requests. Along withaudience microphones, the bandalso hands out instruments to thecrowd to keep the fun going.

Royal-T has a play list of over150 cover songs along with a hand-ful of originals including the crowdfavorite, I Cant Go On. Theband consists of Bill Bronco

Rapp on lead guitar, harmonica,and vocals; Mike Bergie Youngon guitar and lead vocals; SarahEgge on lead vocals; Paul Mattsonon the drums; Jon Brandt on thebass guitar; Adam Young on theguitar; Erik Jones on bass/guitar;Jackie Olson on the flute; and SteveScoobs Skiba providing backupvocals.

Peters is a reading millionaire at KWHannah Peters has reached the one million word mark in the Accelerated Reader program at Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO An all-school

assembly was held at Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary Schoolon March 7 to recognize studentsreaching goals in the AcceleratedReader program. One student,fourth-grader Hannah Peters, hasread her way into the KWES Mil-lionaires Club. This is the secondtime Peters has read her way tothe one million word mark, withlast year being her first inductioninto the elite club.

By the end of February, Peters

had read a total of 1,114,843 wordsduring the school year. Her favor-ite read this year has been TheHidden Kingdom, the third bookin the Wings of Fire series byTui T. Sutherland. Peters said sheliked the book because it was setin the warm rainforest and its beentoo cold and wintery here rightnow. Her favorite books have beenwritten by authors Sutherland orErin Hunter. Her favorite readingspot is in her moms room, as ithas the perfect lighting and a re-ally fuzzy blanket. Her ultimategoal is to write a book and get itpublished. It would maybe beabout a girl getting lost on an is-land and she needs to figure outhow to survive, Peters said.

In the Accelerated Reader pro-gram, students read books and thentake a computerized test to evalu-

ate their knowledge and under-standing of the content. Once abook test is passed, the studentgets credit for the number of wordsin the book.

Other students in the AR pro-gram reaching reading goals inFebruary were:

750,000 words Ashley Recht-zigel

500,000 words Erin Christ-enson and John Smith

400,000 words Ben Short300,000 words Josie Flom200,000 words Brody Parks,

Madrox Wagner100,000 words Cooper Bran-

don, Eivind Brogger, Evan Bross-ard, Neveah Greseth, JonathanVoegel, and Liliana Wood

50,000 words Sydney Belcherand Landon Trump

Goodhue Schools concessionstand awarded by KDHL radio

Goodhue Booster Club vice-president Sherri Kroskob-Betcher and concessionstand manager Judy Lodermeier hold the KDHL Gordy Gourmet BestConcession Stand Award that the schools concession stand won onMarch 6.

GOODHUE On March 6, theGoodhue Booster Club wasawarded the KDHL Gordy Gour-met Best Concession Stand Award.This award, named after GordyKosfeld, was handed out to theGoodhue School concession standfor its outstanding food offerings.

Judy Lodermeier, the head cookat Goodhue School and the con-cession stand manager, has offered

a variety of foods for spectactorsat events anything from walk-ing tacos to a baked potato to tatortot hotdish. She has even madeher famous chili and sweet rolls.

The Goodhue Booster Clubsmain money maker is running theconcession stand. Each year thegroup, which is run by volunteers(with the exception of Lodermeier),donates over $15,000 to theGoodhue School athletic programs.

Goodhue School to hold consignmentauction to help pay for D.C. trip

This old one-horse Doctor Buggy is one of the items to be auctioned off on April 5 at the Goodhue Schoolparking lot. The consignment auction will raise funds for the schools Washington D.C. trip next fall.

By R.D. AalandGOODHUE Goodhue High

School will be having a trip to Wash-ington D.C. this fall. A consign-ment auction, run by the eighth grade,will be held at 10 a.m. on April 5 toraise funds for the trip.

The idea for the trip started witha conversation between High SchoolPrincipal Mike Harvey and Activi-ties Director Josh Wieme. Severalgroups at the school take trips, suchas band, FFA, FCCLA, and the Span-ish class, but what about the stu-dents who are not involved in thesespecial groups?

Washington D.C. was suggestedas a place that would be fun andeducational. The next questions werewho and when? It was decided thatthe ninth grade would be a goodcandidate, because the class wouldstill had several years of school left

in which a teacher could use the tripas a learning tool. Because this isthe first year of the trip, however,all students from the tenth, elev-enth, and twelfth grades are alsoinvited. Departing at the beginningof November was determined to pro-duce the fewest conflicts with ath-letic events, and if they go to D.C.during election week, there wouldbe fewer crowds to fight around theCapitol.

Students will leave Goodhue atnoon on Thursday, November 6 andtravel in two buses until arriving inWashington at 10 a.m. the follow-ing day. On Friday they will visitthe Smithsonian Museums and Ar-lington Nation Cemetery, beforechecking in to the Hampton Inn.That evening they will travel by buson a monument tour. On Saturdaythe group will take a city-guidedtour with stops at the Capitol, theWhite House, and several monu-ments including those of Lincoln,Jefferson, Martin Luther King,Roosevelt, and the Vietnam and Ko-rean Wars. Over the few couple daysthe tour will include other notableplaces. At 4 p.m. on Monday, No-vember 10, the bus will leave forGettysburg. Monday night will bespent at the Gettysburg Country Inn& Suites. Tuesdays highlights willinclude Gettysburgs battlefield andmuseums, with a departure for homeat 4 p.m.

Cost per student is $450, and doesnot include meals. The eighth stu-dents are working to get items tosell for the consignment auction tohelp students pay for the trip. Auc-tion items will include householditems, farm machinery, or anythingelse people have that needs a newhome. You can donate an item ordonate a percentage of that item. Ifyou have items to donate bring themto the school parking lot from noonuntil 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3,or Friday, April 4. Items may alsobe brought to the school the morn-

ing of the auction. More informa-tion is available at www.goodhue.l12.mn.us or by calling Mike orSheila at 651-923-4447. Cash do-nations will also be accepted.

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Area dancers to performin Sleeping BeautyROCHESTER Two local dancers have been cast in the RochesterChildrens Dance Theatres production of Sleeping Beauty. IsabelleTudor, 14, who lives in Wanamingo and is home-schooled, and BenjaminBestgen, 10, who attends Pine Island School, will perform in the showsat Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall March 21-23. Fifty-five dancersand five actors perform in this full-scale theatrical production choreographedto the music of Tchaikovsky.Tickets are available at the Mayo CivicCenter Box Office at 507-328-2220 or through Ticketmaster.

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Bids accepted for Wanamingowater tower and well house workBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO Eleven com-panies submitted bids for work onthe Wanamingo water tower nearMain Street and well houses. Thecity council reviewed these bidsat the March 10 meeting and tookaction to award the projects andbegin work. K&W Coatings, LLCwill provide pressure washing andovercoat painting of the tower. TJsTrucking & Excavating will workon the two well houses, and Auto-matic Systems Company will workon the well house control systems.The total cost of all projects withengineering services was estimatedto be $162,348.

Eight companies submitted bidsfor water tower painting, rangingfrom $90,000 to $218,000. K&WCoatings, LLC of central Iowaentered the lowest bid for over-coat painting. Companies also hadthe option to bid on sandblastingand recoating the tower but thecost of this was too high for the

city to finance, with the lowestbid coming in at $232,880. As re-quired in the contract, K&W Coat-ings will be obligated to come backafter one year to touch up the work,if needed.

Two companies submitted bidsfor work on piping repairs andrehabilitation to the well houses.TJs Trucking & Excavating ofWinona had the lowest bid of$27,296 $11,630 for the mainwell house by the softball fieldsand $15,666 for the back-up wellhouse by city hall.

Automatic Systems Companyof St. Paul submitted the only bidfor work on the internal electricalcontrols for both well houses. Thiswas for $22,652.

Most of the cost for work on theback-up well house will be cov-ered by insurance due to damagefrom a pipe break.

Engineering costs for all projectswas estimated at $22,400.

Overall, bids for work on the

water tower came in $31,000 lowerthan the city engineers expected,but bids for well house work camein higher than anticipated.

A motion by Danny Benson,seconded by Larry VanDeWalker,to accept the bids and award workto K&W Coatings, LLC for watertower work carried 5-0. A motionby Jamie Majerus, seconded byJennifer Berquam, to award wellhouse work to TJs Trucking &Excavating and Automatic Sys-tems Company carried 5-0.

The council then discussed theamount of funding to request fromMinnesota Rural Water for theproject. City AdministratorMichael Boulton suggested the cityrequest a microloan for $150,000to cover any contingency expensesthat may arise. Any unused amountcan then be turn around and im-mediately paid on the loan. Thecouncil members indicated theywould be in agreement with thisplan.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO The Wana-

mingo Economic DevelopmentAuthority met briefly on March10 to consider the sale of two lotsin the Industrial Parks Cenex ad-dition to Brian Groth. The adjoin-ing lots are along Highway 57,north of 9th Street. Groth said hereached a deal to buy the WrightCoaches building on a 1.2-acreproperty at 850 3rd Avenue, con-tingent on the EDA approving thesale of the adjacent lots to him.

The EDA agreed to sell the lotsto Groth $50,000 for the larger2.47-acre lot and $35,000 for theslightly more than one acre lot.The amounts covered the value of

the lots and money the city hadinvested in them.

Water and service lines are avail-able for the undeveloped lots ifneeded. Groth noted that he in-tends to use the undeveloped lotsto display implement equipmentand at this time had no plans forconstructing a building on eitherof the lots.

Following a public hearing, amotion was made by DannyBenson, seconded by Brian Gud-knecht, to approve the sale of thetwo lots to Groth. The motion car-ried 6-0. After the documents arefinalized and the land is paid forthe transaction will be complete.

With the sale of these lots, EDA

land still available in the Indus-trial Park is a lot on 9th Streetbehind Jeffs Welding and landsouth of Marcstone and Concast.Medical building issues

City Administrator MichaelBoulton said a few problems wereaddressed at the Medical FacilityBuilding. The water heater circu-lation pump went out and the costto replace it was about $200. Atoilet also needed to be replacedin the workout center and a waterservice line froze up to the build-ing. All problems were addressed.Next meeting

The next EDA meeting isplanned for Monday, April 14, at6 p.m. in the city council cham-bers.

Wanamingo discusses snow policyBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO Following theadverse winter weather conditionsrecently, the City of Wanamingohas received numerous complaintsinvolving snow removal and streetconditions. Therefore, City Ad-ministrator Michael Boulton putthe snowplowing and ice controlpolicy on the March 10 city coun-cil meeting agenda. According tothe policy, the city crew has fourconditions for plowing: snow ac-cumulation of three inches or more,drifting of snow that affects travel,icy conditions affecting travel, andif the time of snowfall coincideswith heavy traffic.

Councilor Danny Benson saidhe would like to consider chang-ing three inches of snow to two.The council discussed the densityof the snow being the main factor,not necessarily the total inches.

Public Works Director SteveHaggstrom and his co-workerMonty Schaefer said several fac-tors made this year difficult. Muchof the season there have been be-low zero temperatures, making saltineffective for melting ice. Timesof major snowfalls also made fordifficult plowing. Haggstrom saidhe actually prefers waking up at 2a.m. to clear streets when there islittle to no traffic on the roads. Butsnowfalls during commute timescomplicated the problem. Coun-cilor Jennifer Berquam agreed,saying this has been a tough win-ter and this needs to be consid-ered.

Jamie Majerus asked Haggstromand Schaefer if they had any rec-ommendations for changes in the

policy. Haggstrom said there aretoo many variables to consider.For example, plowing after a snow-fall is complete is preferable, so itonly needs to be done once. Plow-ing mid-storm means more timeand money to the city.

Boulton said it takes at least sevenhours for Haggstrom and Schaeferto plow every street in Wanamingoafter a snowfall. Berquam said thecitizens need to be aware of howhard the city staff works. She saidthey have a strong work ethic andWanamingo is lucky to have themas employees.

No action was taken at this timeto change the policy.Public Works report

Haggstrom said during the lastmonth he and Schaefer had theDepartment of Transportation in-spection done on the dump truck.Snow was plowed and sand andsalt was put on the streets when itwarmed up, only for it then to rain.Hydrants were cleared of snow.Some frozen water service pipesneeded to be thawed. Drains atthe city shop froze up. After awarm-up thaw, water run-off cameinto city hall on March 9 and theyhave been addressing cleanup.

The council approved the sec-ond quarter maintenance and util-ity work plan for the city crew.Plant management award

Wanamingo received a certifi-cate of commendation from theMinnesota Pollution ControlAgency for outstanding operation,maintenance, and management ofthe citys wastewater treatment sys-tem. Since November 2011, RickTurri has served as the licensed

wastewater treatment plant opera-tor for Wanamingo. As a contrac-tor, Turri has the required licen-sure needed to oversee the plantsoperation, until such time asHaggstrom and/or Schaefer cancomplete the training to become alicensed operator. A statewide con-ference to honor award memberswill be held March 26 in Brook-lyn Park.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO The Wana-

mingo City Council took the firststeps to amend the ordinance regu-lating times for Sunday liquor salesat the March 10 meeting. The or-dinance currently states that on-sale intoxicating liquor can be soldafter noon in establishments sell-ing food. The state allows for salesat 10 a.m.

JBs Tavern operator BarneyNesseth requested the councilchange the ordinance to allow themto serve liquor at 10 a.m. on Sun-day. The council had no initialobjections to the request.

The first reading of the amendedordinance was held during themeeting. The council will considerapproving the change at the April14 meeting.Pool fees

The council approved pool feesfor the 2014 season. Pool fees will

be $3.50 per swimming sessionfor the big pool. Family seasonpasses will be $94 for residentsand $105 for non-residents. Indi-vidual season passes will be $46for residents and $50 for non-resi-dents. Swim aerobics will be $80for a season pass or $6 per ses-sion. A complete list of pool feesis available at city hall.Other business

The city took action to certifydelinquent utility bills against thepropertys real estate taxes. Fourproperties had past due bills total-ing $939.53. The property own-ers were notified, but none of themattended the meeting to object tothe action.Insurance coverage

Workers compensation insur-ance coverage was approved forcouncil members, EDA boardmembers, city staff, and fire de-partment members. This has beenapproved in past years. The League

of Minnesota Cities (LMC) In-surance Trust simply requires aspecial resolution authorizing theact.Public notices

The council was asked to sup-port a LMC push to change statelaw that would allow cities to de-termine whether web publicationshould replace or supplement news-paper publication of public no-tices. Current law requires noticesto be published in print in the citysdesignated legal newspaper. If thislegislation is approved, a city coulddecide to post on its own website,for example, instead of printingin the newspaper. Council mem-bers did not see a need to supportthe legislation at this time, andBerquams motion to table the topiccarried 5-0.Next meeting

The next regular council meet-ing will be on Monday, April 14at 7 p.m. in council chambers.

JBs Tavern requestsearlier Sunday liquor sales

Goodhue

By R.D. AalandGOODHUE At the Goodhue

City Council meeting on March12 City Engineer Andy Brandelreported that the only bid receivedfor the Minnesota Pollution Con-trol Agencys required update fromC to B compliance sewer treat-ment building was from Loder-meiers Inc., for $53,373. This bidincludes the structure, the plumb-ing, and electrical wiring. Thecouncil accepted the bid. The con-struction will start this spring,depending on the weather.Frozen pipes

The number of residents run-ning their water to prevent pipe-freezing was discussed. The cityis deducting $15 dollars from theApril water bill for people whoare running their water and havenotified the city clerk.

To date, only three water pipeshave been reported as frozen withinthe City of Goodhue, whic