Panel discussion on adoption wrapsup One Town, One Title series

Morgan Hansen, Van Horn Public Librarys lead librarian, right, welcomes participating panel members andthe audience to the One Town, One Title panel discussion Adoption Now. Seated from the left are MattMcKay of the Family Service of Rochester, Richard Hacker of Olmsted County Child and Family Services, LisaLevi of Pine Island, and Kenyon Police Chief Lee Sjolander.

PINE ISLAND Van HornPublic Library and Pine AreaPeople for the Arts (PAPA)wrapped up the 2014 One Town,One Title series with a panel dis-

cussion on February 27. TitledAdoption Now, this discussionon the current state of adoptionand foster care in Minnesota tookplace at the United Methodist Fel-lowship Hall in Pine Island. Thepanel included Richard Hacker ofOlmsted County Child and Fam-ily Services, Lisa Levi of Pine Is-land, Matt McKay of the FamilyService of Rochester, and KenyonPolice Chief Lee Sjolander.

A combination of perspectivesand experiences made for a livelyback-and-forth between the pan-elists and between the panel andthose in attendance. Sjolander hasbeen fostering children in his homefor many years, but he himselfcame from a troubled home envi-ronment and at the age of thirteenplaced himself and his two youngersiblings into the foster care sys-tem. Levi and her family have beenfostering children for many yearsand a little over a year ago adoptedthree siblings ages one throughfour. Hacker has worked forOlmsted County for 25 years andhas spent the last ten as a supervi-sor in foster care and adoptions.

McKay was adopted from Koreawhen he was five years old, hasworked with Family Service for13 years and recently adopted adaughter from Korea.

The audience embraced thechance to discuss these topics af-ter reading about the MinnesotaState Public School for Depen-dent and Neglected Children. Thisorphanage, located in Owatonna,was in operation from 1886 through1945. The circumstances in thisyears One Town, One Titlebook, Pattys Journey, were verylike several of the stories of cur-rent day children who find them-selves in foster care. The fostercare/adoption system, however, haschanged very much from the daysof large, formal institutions likeOwatonnas and, according to thepanelists, will continue to evolveas time goes on.

For further information on otherupcoming events or if you are in-terested in becoming more involvedwith next years One Town, OneTitle program contact Van HornPublic Library at 507-356-8558or pipl@selco.info.

Pastor John Lohre is retiring from Saint Paul Lutheran Church in PineIsland after over 20 years of serving the congregation. A retirementcelebration will take place May 4.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND After over 20

years as pastor at Saint PaulLutheran Church in Pine Island,John Lohre will be retiring on May31. A potluck gathering will takeplace after worship on May 4 tocelebrate his retirement.

Before beginning at Saint PaulLutheran Church in November of1993, Lohre was the pastor atImmanuel Lutheran in St. Paul for16 years. He and his wife Maryhave been married for 46 yearsand they have two grown daugh-ters, Sara and Kathryn, and threegrandchildren. Sara was in col-lege when the Lohre family joinedthe Pine Island community.Kathryn graduated from Pine Is-land High School in 1995.

Lohre is grateful for his years atSaint Paul. He said, Its a work Ilove to do. As pastors, not every-thing [he and Associate Pastor KipGroettum] do works for everyonewe serve. The past two decadeshave been an adventure. Lohresaid he is most proud of the con-gregation for their mission workand benevolence. Many upgradesand improvement to the churchhave also taken place over the yearsincluding building an educationalwing, landscaping, new carpet andpew cushions, projecting worshipwords, just to name a few. He said,We participated in a CommunityService Project Day on Rally Dayin 2013 that was just incredible.Saint Paul has grown strong in layinvolvement in all aspects of min-istry in and through our congre-gation.

Saint Paul Lutheran Church iscelebrating 116 years of serving

at its current location. Pastor Lohreattributes the success and longev-ity of the church to the faithfuland generous congregation, whohe says works together in the bestways toward the mission they share.Weve learned to say: Gods

Work, Our Hands. Im so gratefulto have been part of this mission,Lohre said.

In retirement Lohre hopes tospend time with his family and beable to serve as interim pastor forother churches in the area that arein transition.

Pastor Lohre to retire fromSaint Paul Lutheran Church

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PI High School classesheld online on snow daysBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND School hasbeen cancelled in Pine Island sevendays this year due to dangerousweather and snowstorms. OnMarch 6, Technology DirectorTaylor Bauman and PrincipalKevin Cardille reported that onthe sixth and seventh snow daysteachers in grades 9-12 were ableto hold class with students onlinethrough the one-to-one tablet pro-gram. These days can be counted

for attendance.Superintendent Tammy Berg-

Beniak said the teachers came upwith this idea at Meet & Confer.Cardille reported there was 90%student participation online, butthere were some issues with powerand network outages due to theextreme weather conditions.

Berg-Beniak said, No studentdays will be added.

PreK-8 Principal Cindy Hansonis working on project-based make-

ups for teachers in grades PreK-8for the two snow days.

Cardille also reported that forthe first time students could regis-ter for classes for next year at homewith their parents online. Teach-ers from different departmentsrotated to provide Google presen-tations about class offerings toprepare the students for registra-tion. There was some misunder-standing about Project Lead TheWay classes offered for tenth gradenext year that will be corrected.

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By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA Ah-Sirt Fitness

and Nail Studio, formerly locatedin the basement of Wild GingerBoutique, has recently moved to abigger location. They will also beadding a hair and nail salon to thebusiness sometime in April or May.The new location is 205 18th Avebehind SuperAmerica and DairyQueen.

Ah-Sirt is a 24-hour workout

center that specializes in groupfitness classes including Pilatesmat, Pilates reformer, Zumba,Zumba toning, Turbokick, kick-boxing, boot camp, circuit train-ing, Kettlebell, Piyo, TRX, Yoga,line dancing, and more. They alsooffer personal training.

Once the hair and nail salon isadded they will offer manicures,pedicures, acrylics, gel polish,paraffin, nail art, haircuts, colors,

Ah-Sirt Fitness is now located behind SuperAmerica and Dairy Queen in Zumbrota.

Ah-Sirt Fitness has newlocation in Zumbrota

and perms.Owner Trisha Miller is avail-

able by appointment only, otherthan the group fitness classes, andhas classes starting as early as 4a.m., and on weekends and eve-nings.

During the month of March thereis no registration fee (new mem-bers only). Miller can be reachedat 507-208-0004 and ahsirtfitness@gmail.com.

KW School considers staff cuts,approves superintendent contractBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO Superinten-dent Jeff Evert presented a list ofproposed cuts to the school boardfor consideration on February 24.Listed as high priority (all essen-tial) cuts were:

An elementary position ingrades 5-6 (downsizing due tosmaller class sizes)

Move interventions positionto basic skills

One speech position (wouldgo from two positions to one)

One physical education posi-tion

One paraprofessional reduc-tion

In addition, Evert listed the busi-ness education and industrial tech-nology position but noted somehesitation about cutting these.Other cuts included general fundexpense reductions to maintenance,supplies, district travel and subs;

and eliminating NWEA testing,the use of Board Book, and thedistricts affiliation with SEMVA.The list of cuts proposed for the2014-15 school year totaled about$300,000.

Evert said the members of thedistrict finance committee dis-cussed the cuts presented. Boardmembers Marilyn Syverson, LisaJohnson, and Greg Dotson serveon the finance committee. Duringthe board meeting Syverson saidbusiness and industrial tech wereareas administration saw an op-portunity to trim. Dotson said thereis a necessity to make cuts.

No action was taken by the boardto cut positions during this meet-ing.Superintendent contract renewed

Following discussions regard-ing the need for cuts, the schoolboard approved the superin-

tendents contract through SchoolAdministrative Specialty Services(SASS). The contract providesfor Evert to be contracted to thedistrict. By a majority vote, theboard approved the contract aspresented.

The contract for the 2014-15school year outlines that Evert willwork 200 days for a total contractcost to the district of $130,620.Last years superintendent con-tract was for 210 duty days for thesame total cost.

The district makes twelvemonthly payments of $10,885 toSASS, who then pays Evert. Therenewed contract begins July 1,2014 and is effective through June30, 2015, unless the contract isterminated with 60 days writtennotice.

In August 2009, Evert and theSee KW STAFF CUTS, page 4A

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FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Minnesota local governments

Minnesota has four bodies oflocal government. The boards,councils, etc, are all elected at,by, and for the people within thejurisdiction of the government. Thebodies are the cities and town coun-cils, the county boards, the schoolboards, and sometimes the town-ship council. The interesting andconfusing properties with thesefour bodies are the laws that de-fine and control the operations ofeach one.

For instance, the leader of a citycouncil is usually called the mayor,and then the fun begins. In somecities the general population electsthe mayor and in others the coun-cil elects its own leader/mayor.The county, township, and schoolboards elect the leader from within

the board. The term of office isalso set by law. It is now fouryears for school boards (previouslyit was three years and then threeor four years districts choice).For most people, part of runningfor office is to make the four-yearcommitment to the group. Butone can resign at any time for anyreason.

The biggest inequity is withmoney. Recently (within the lastfive years) the Minnesota StateLegislature gave a right to thelarge cities in Minnesota. The citycouncils of these cities can sellbonds to raise money for construc-tion without asking the generalpublic. All of the cities and townscan levy additional taxes on prop-erty to raise money for the opera-tion of the city or town; again,they dont ask their public for per-mission. Public school districts(who receive almost all of theirfunding from the state and verylittle federal money) have to asktheir public for permission to raisea portion of the property taxes (bond

issues) and to increase the levyoverride. Once again, across thestate, 85% of the public schooldistricts have levy overrides inplace. A levy override lasts up toten years and then it ends, if notsooner, by choice of the board.

At one point, the State Legisla-ture had over 50 unfunded man-dates that school districts had toperform and somehow absorb thecost. The latest mandate involvesbullying. Every instance of reportedbullying must be investigated, notjust by the principal and super-intendents office, but possibly byoutside (police) personnel. Thestate did not set up any funding tosupport these investigations or thereporting that must be sent to thestate. Each investigation takes timeand money away from teachingour students.

Governor Dayton wants to cleanup the law books of Minnesota.Maybe he should spend some timelooking at the operational laws forlocal government and get that setin a uniform and cleaned-up orga-nization. Until next week.

By Tim KellyMN Rep. District 21A

CapitolComments

Warehousing tax repeal makesprogress in House, not in Senate

The Minnesota Legislature isback in action, and on the first dayof session lawmakers hit the groundrunning.

Our first order of business inthe Minnesota House was to ap-prove a bill that helps our poorestresidents who are struggling to heattheir homes this winter. The leg-islation appropriated $20 millionto the Low Income Home EnergyAssistance Program (LIHEAP),and it was passed unanimously.

Minnesotas bitter winter con-ditions, combined with a propanegas supply shortage across the state,have caused tens of thousands ofMinnesotans to seek energy as-sistance from the LIHEAP pro-gram. Without additional fundsthe program would have been outof money by March 1.

As Opening Day continued,my bill that focuses on repealinglast years warehousing and stor-

age sales tax law was heard in theHouse Taxes Committee. This isthe same bill I proposed for de-bate during our special session inSeptember that our legislative lead-ership chose not to hear.

Beginning April 1, the new lawwould impose a 6.875 percent taxon general product warehousingand storage at bulk shipping ter-minals, such as railroads and com-mercial docks. It impacts bordercommunities as businesses can altertheir behavior by utilizing stor-age and repair services in neigh-boring states.

My legislation authorizes a fullrepeal of this unneeded tax increase.

An interesting political sidenoteto this discussion because someconstituents have asked: althoughIve been working on this plan formonths, I was not allowed to bethe official chief author becauseIm a member of the minority party.Certainly, the most important is-sue is that we achieve the goal ofeliminating the tax altogether.However, it gives you an idea ofthe games that are often played inmajority/minority party relations.This is exactly why the generalpublic gets so frustrated. If we allthought it was a good idea to re-

peal this tax, we should have doneit back in the special session whenwe initially proposed it.

A repeal of the warehousing andstorage tax would be the best thingfor our district and Minnesota.Though it has not yet taken effect,the threat of implementation onApril 1 has put business, jobs, andpotential revenue to the state onhold. The Minnesota House tookthe first step toward its elimina-tion by approving tax repeal leg-islation on March 6, and I am verythankful that we took quick ac-tion.

The problem is the MinnesotaSenate appears to be in no hurryto follow suit. The Senate Major-ity Leader has already stated thathe doesnt see the need to rushthings, so who knows how long itcould take to reach our desiredresolution on this issue if at all.

If you agree that the warehous-ing and storage sales tax law needsto disappear, I strongly encour-age you to contact members of theMinnesota Senate and share yourconcerns. Its time for the legisla-ture to correct this mistake andshow Minnesotas business own-ers we value their contributionsas job creators.

To the Editor:Local party caucuses encour-

age us to propose resolutions whichmay become part of the state partyplatform (new law). I have con-cerns about the safety of teenagedrivers and have entered a resolu-tion to mandate a parent to attenda two-hour class with their childas part of the drivers permit class.This class includes a highway pa-trol officer showing a video aboutMinnesota fatal teenage crashes,an insurance representative, a CDLdriver expressing car issues, SADDreports and various videos aboutcrashes. Over the years, I haverequired this parental involvementfor over 1,000 students withoutany refusals or complaints aboutit being a waste of their time.

Various eastern states with much

Advocates mandated parentalinvolvement in teen drivers permit class

tougher teen driving regulationshave required parental class at-tendance. Follow-up studies showreduced number of fatal crashesand injuries, fewer tickets, loweruse of cell phones, alcohol anddrugs. Parents are still the great-est factor in the next generation ofsafe drivers.

I then attended the county Re-publican convention to explain myresolution. To my surprise, myresolution was not on the list to bevoted on by the delegates. I haveheard that conservatives of the stateare the sole protectors of individualfreedoms. That probably explainswhy we were one of the last statesto lower the alcohol level to .08%and make the seat belt law a pri-mary offense. Most states requiremotorcyclists to wear a helmet.

We are at the bottom for the num-ber of highway patrol officers per100,000 citizens. Most states havelaws making cell phone use ille-gal for all drivers, not just 16-17year olds.

Last year I asked Representa-tive Kim Norton to try passing theparent mandate law. She said thatRepublicans would not let it comeout of committee. My response is:Since when are personal freedomsmore important than young driv-ers killing themselves and others?

One legislator even promotedthe 30-hour permit class shouldbe available on the internet sinceteens are too busy to attend theclass. Thats one parent who wouldlikely be too busy to attend thetwo hours. Color me disappointed.

Don BuckZumbrota

Eighth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionExcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments

inflicted.

Goodhue pool sticker shock

You may have read the News-Record article stating that the pro-posed swimming pool in Goodhuewill cost $1.9 million. And youmay have told a friend or thoughtif the pool board came in around

$1.1 million, maybe you wouldsupport it.

After last weeks sticker priceshocker of $1.9 million, Goodhueresidents may breathe a sigh ofrelief to know that we mistakenlyreported the cost of the proposedpool by an additional $800,000.

If you didnt know about themistake, you probably complainedabout the high cost of everythingand wondered how your commu-nity was ever going to make thatmuch money from bake sales. If

you knew it was a mistake andspent time trying to convince yourneighbors and friends of the ben-efits before the project price nearlydoubled, sorry.

Community swimming pools area positive, healthy, safe way forall of us to spend time with ourfamily and friends in the summer.Sharing costs not only allows usto build necessities such as roadsand bridges, but allows many ofus to enjoy the better things in lifesuch as bike trails, parks, and swim-ming pools.

PublishersNotebook

By Pete Grimsrud

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.

March 13-19Thursday: Sliced ham and

cheese sandwich (alt: turkey andcheese), peach half, potato salad,dessert

Friday: Tuna casserole, greenbeans, mixed greens salad, wheatroll, cream puff

Monday: Meat loaf, mashedpotatoes, candied carrots, brownie/mint icing

Tuesday: Pork steak, dressing,California medley, Romaine let-tuce salad, cinnamon applesaucegelatin

Wednesday: Chicken a la kingover biscuit, peas, cole slaw, fruitcup

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

Seasons HospiceCoffee Get-Together, Thursday,

March 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m. A drop-in time to share with others whoare experiencing grief.

Newly Bereaved Program,Thursday, March 20, noon to 2p.m. A gathering for anyone whohas experienced the loss of a lovedone within the past three months.

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.

GCCEA MeetingThe 77th annual meeting of the

Goodhue County CooperativeElectric Association will be onSaturday, March 15, 10:30 a.m. atthe Zumbrota-Mazeppa HighSchool auditorium at 705 MillStreet. Three directors will beelected. Waffles will be served at8:30 a.m.

Chester WoodsQuestions, call Celeste Lewis

at 507-287-2624.

Oxbow ParkMaple syruping, March 15, 1

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

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; Marie

Strusz, 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 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 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.

Pine Island City CouncilThe council will meet Tuesday,

March 18, at 7 p.m. on the secondfloor of city hall.

PI Senior Citizens MeetingThe Senior Citizens meet on

Wednesday, March 19, at noon atthe handicapped accessible SeniorCenter for social activities follow-ing the noon meal. All commu-nity seniors 55 and over are wel-come.

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.

WANAMINGOVFW/Honor Guard

The VFW and Honor Guard willmeet on Tuesday, March 18, at 7and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at theWanamingo Community Center.

KW Calendar ChangesDue to the unusual winter and

the excessive school closingsKenyon-Wanamingo School hasadjusted the 2013-14 school cal-endar. April 16 and May 29 arenow changed to full days of in-struction. The following days havebeen added as full instructionaldays: April 17, April 21 and May30.

ZUMBROTAMoms in Prayer

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

Zumbrota Towers EventsMarch 13-19

Thursday: 10:15 a.m. ExercisesSaturday: 5:30 p.m. Soup sup-

perTuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;

1:30 p.m. 500

VFW AuxiliaryThe Auxiliary meets Monday,

March 17, at 6 p.m. at the Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

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 TheatreThe State Theatre is at 96 East

4th 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.

The Amazing Life, Times, andDemise of Glenn Miller, free his-tory presentation by John Grabko,Thurs., March 13, 7 p.m.

Wine & Watercolor, Fri., March14, 7-9 p.m.

Kids in the Mud clay class, Sat.,March 15, 10 a.m. - noon, andSat., March 22, 2-3 p.m.

Nuno Feltmaking: Make a Scarf,Sat., March 15, noon - 4 p.m.

Sweet Papa Dave band, Sat.,March 15, 7:30 p.m.

Yoga, Tues., March 18, 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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Zumbrota MazeppaGoodhueNeighbors

Sign painters from aroundthe world gather in Mazeppa

Right: This old Coca-Cola popdispenser was created using anairbrush method by artist Rod Tickleof Australia.

Artwork was done during the Panel Jam of the sign painters gathering. The Mardi Gras sign was done byartist Mark Josling of London. The Mazeppa themed milk jug was one of four pieces done by local artist MikeMeyer of Mazeppa.

By Tawny MichelsMAZEPPA This was the fourth

time since 1999 that the letter-head meet was hosted in Mazeppaby local artist and sign painter MikeMeyer. The five-day event ran fromMarch 4-8 and was held largely atMeyers shop at 189 1st Ave N.The event drew in artists from allover the United States as well asLondon, Scotland, and Australia.The five-day meet included semi-nars, discussions, and painting timefor the artists.

Thursday evening the documen-tary Sign Painters was shownto the public at the State Theatrein Zumbrota with an introductionfrom Meyer. The festivities con-cluded Saturday at the MazeppaCommunity Center with a chilifeed, auction of pieces createdduring the panel jam event, and aband. The community center wasthe place for the public to viewmultiple pieces of artwork whetherthey wanted to bid on them or not.This event brought out a lot ofenthusiastic patrons who, Meyersaid, are essential to the successof an event like this.

Goodhue FCCLA members at the Capital Job Shadow Day on March 4are AnaLeslie Jimenez, Ethan Dressen, Brekah Baker, and TiffanieAnderson.

GOODHUE Walk a mile inanother persons footsteps and youbegin to see a new world. FCCLAmembers learned about careers inpublic service through MN FCCLAShadow day.

How do you learn about careers?How do you know whats involvedin a job as a legislator? How doyou make a difference in the stateby changing a law, changing apolicy, or making an impact? FourGoodhue FCCLA memberslearned by attending LegislativeShadow Day on March 4.

Ethan Dressen shadowed Sena-tor John Hoffman, Tiffanie Ander-son shadowed Senator VickiJensen, Brekah Baker shadowedRepresentative Ron Kresha, andAnaLeslie Jimenez shadowed Rep-resentative Rena Moran. They wereable to see what it is like to be apublic servant, servant leader,in an elected position. By follow-

ing a legislator for a day, they sawwhat they do, how they commu-nicate, work with committees, andwhat are the state initiatives forchange.

One of the purposes of FCCLAis to encourage democracy throughcooperative action in the home andcommunity. Shadow Day speaks

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Despite the air temperature of zero the morning of February 28, JohnWilkinson had already completed his two-mile morning walk alongJefferson Drive in Zumbrota. In mid-February, he reached 5,000 consecutivedays of his walks, routinely walking 2-1/2 to 3 miles. Wilkinson has aparka and other clothing to keep him warm. The trail was excellentconsidering the winters heavy snowfalls and drifting.

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA Those who

know John Wilkinson also knowhe is not afraid to volunteer or totake on new projects. Most of hisprojects have a deadline or arecompleted and he can move ontosomething else. But Wilkinsonstarted something on June 10, 2000that he has no intent of ending.That was the day he got up earlyand went for a walk. Since then,Wilkinson has continued his dailywalks, covering 2-1/2 to 3 mileseach day. February 16, 2014marked the 5000th consecutiveday.

In 2000, at the of age 49, theMayo Clinic physician in familymedicine found himself in less thanideal shape out of breath, evenwhen doing routine activities, andcarrying 30 pounds of extra weight.Although physically active and fitduring his college and medicalschool years, priorities seemed tochange and the doctor found hisown health in jeopardy.

Wilkinson began hitting theZumbrota walking trails, literallyjust a few steps from his home. Hesaid, Two-thirds of the time I walkbefore work; one-third of the timeI walk after work. Very often Illdo two miles in the a.m. and onemile in the p.m. Either way, I haveto do the walk before going tobed. Yes, Ive been out in the coldand dark at 11 p.m. some nights.

While one may think that with awinter as harsh as it has been thisyear, Wilkinson would have ei-ther missed a day or walked in-side. However, his walks havecontinued mainly outdoors.Though he admits he occasion-ally walks in the Mayo/downtownsubway/skyway system in Roch-ester, its not necessarily becauseits cold. Even in the coldestweather, I usually walk outdoors.I have a great parka and layers ofclothes, and am usually surpris-ingly comfortable. I have flash-ing lights for after-dark walking,the experienced walker explained.Another tip he shared is he usesYaktrax on the bottoms of hisshoes when its slippery. The dedi-cated outdoor walker also givesa shout-out to the great, great citycrew here in Zumbrota they do agreat job on the streets and thetrail.

Wilkinsons walking partner fortwelve years was Molly, an ener-getic Labrador, who accompaniedhim on his Zumbrota walks. Mollydied in the fall of 2012, one monthshy of turning 15. The walkingsure did her well; hope it does asmuch for me, said Wilkinson ofhis canine companion and her lon-gevity. Other than his walks withMolly, Wilkinson usually walksalone. Its a great way to thinkand organize my thoughts and planmy day. I never have listened to

music.Results and advice

Though initially feeling angryand bitter as he began his newhealthier lifestyle, his moodchanged as his weight and back-aches both decreased. He alsofound his sleeping improved. Inaddition to walking regularly,Wilkinson began to make betterdecisions about his food choices -decreasing portion size and increas-ing the amount of fruits and veg-etables.

After dropping more than twentypounds the first two years of mak-ing lifestyle changes, Wilkinsonis now down a total of forty poundsfrom where he was in June, 2000and holding stable. Hes convincedthat if he hadnt made changes byadding daily walks and modify-ing his diet, he was on a spiralof becoming diabetic.

As someone who has benefit-ted from modifying his habits, andas a physician, Wilkinson says

exercise and diet are both impor-tant. He encourages others to makesmall, gradual changes which canbe sustained. Dont worry aboutseeing rapid changes; were in thisfor the long haul. He sometimesuses himself as an example, tell-ing others how he began with hisdaily walks, followed by eatinghealthier. He doesnt count calo-ries, but watches serving size andwhich foods he eats.

The family medicine physiciansaid the numbers used are easy toremember:

150-300 (minutes of exerciseeach week)

5-10 (servings of fruits andvegetables each day)

8 (hours of sleep a night)Future articles

In the weeks and months ahead,additional stories will be sharedof people you may have seen thefaces (or backs) of along area trailsor sidewalks regularly walking,running, biking, or strolling.

Cindy Oelkers retires after 16 yearsof service to the City of Pine Island

Deputy Clerk Cindy Oelkers (front left) is joined at her retirement celebration at Pine Island City Hall by co-workers, from left to right, Carol Krueger, accounting clerk; Jon Eickhoff, city clerk; and Janice Prescher,deputy registrar, as they wish her well during her retirement celebration at city hall on Friday, March 7.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND On Friday,

March 7, co-workers, friends, andcommunity members wisheddeputy clerk Cindy Oelkers a happyretirement. It was her last day of16 years of service to the City ofPine Island.

Oelkers started working for thecity in 1998 part-time in the util-ity building, and in 2001 she was

hired full-time as deputy clerk, aposition she held for the past thir-teen years. Oelkers said she hasseen a lot of changes and growthin Pine Island over the years in-cluding the recent Elk Run projectand the addition of frontage roads.

Oelkers and her husband Stevehave been married for 45 yearsand they have three grown daugh-ters Shannon, Brandi and Shilo

all Pine Island High School gradu-ates. Oelkers also has four grand-children with whom she plans onspending more time now that sheis retired. Besides spending moretime with her family, she also saidthat she has a few home projectsthat she wants to catch up on.Oelkers said she will miss seeingher co-workers and residents, butplans on stopping in as often asshe can to visit.

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KW Elementary SchoolStudents of the WeekBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO Each weekstaff members at Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School(grades K-4) recognizes one stu-dent in each class who displaysthe expectations of: Be Respon-sible, Be Respectful, and Be Safe.The following is a list of KW teach-ers by grade and the students theyselected as Student of the Weekfor the weeks of February 14, 21/28, and March 7, respectively:Kindergarten

Mrs. Haugen Hannah Ranc,Emma Wood, Abby Belch

Mrs. Short Ryleigh Wetzstein,Holly Carlstrom, Jonathon Pajarillo

Mr. Starr Evan Kruse, RyanLaCanne, Shaila Sanchez-Lopez

Mrs. Swanson Noah Schaefer,Amia Allison, Rose AllenFirst grade

Mrs. Benbrooks Owen Siems,Francis Cusey, Calvin Feasel

Mr. Donkers Tanner Hedeen,Jack Vierling, Jonathan Whetstine

Mrs. Stark Max Erickson,Devon Kreisler, Kyle BroggerSecond grade

Mrs. Anderson Cavan Mc-

Guire, Kya Schmitt, JonathanCortes

Mrs. Hildebrandt AidanLindell, Anna Syverson, JorjaNolan

Mrs. Hinrichs Dakota Temple,Connor McGowan, Siri LokenThird grade

Mrs. Ashland VanessaSchmidt, Andrew Ramirez-Var-gas, Lily Roosen

Mrs. Froehling NevaehGreseth, Blake Clemons, AndrewSoden

Mr. Wieme Skylar Stevens,Chloe Baker, Grace GettingFourth grade

Mr. Anderson Nicolai Mork,Onyka Lopez, Leah Berg

Ms. Thesing Matthew Jack-son, Corrie Born, Brigitte Delgado-ArratiaTeachers of the Week

Tony Donkers, Deb Hinrichs,Val AshlandStaff Members of the Week

Paraprofessional Char Schoch,maintenance staff member StuHegseth, paraprofessional PattyPrigge

KW School officer contractrenewed with GCSOBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

KENYON Deputy JasonNurnberg and Captain Pat Thomp-son of the Goodhue CountySherriffs Office attended the Feb-ruary 24 Kenyon-WanamingoSchool Board meeting to answerquestions regarding the proposedrenewal of the school police re-source officer/liaison contract.

The new contract will be effec-tive August 18, 2014 through June30, 2017. The officer will provide1,600 hours of service during eachschool calendar year. The contractwill cost the district $21,616 forfirst year, $22,464 the second year,and $23,280 the third year of thecontract. Nurnberg is currentlyserving as the KW resource of-ficer.

For many years the GCSO hasprovided a resource officer to beon duty at the school during schooldays. The Kenyon Police Depart-ment expressed interest in sub-mitting a bid this year for the schoolofficer contract but later determinedthey could not provide servicesunder the same terms the GCSOoffered. The letter from KenyonCity Administrator Mark Vahlsingsaid the KPD will continue to makeevery effort to assist the schooldistrict when needed.

A motion by Marilyn Syversonto approve the contract with GCSOcarried 7-0.

Donations acceptedMany donations were received

in the last month: $900 from EliseWrolstad for needs in the K-6 pro-grams, $500 from KHW MutualFire Insurance Co. for the robot-ics team, $500 from the OrientalLodge No. 34 for Coats for Char-acter, $500 from the Kenyon Li-ons Club for the Les Miserablesmusical (other donations to themusical were received from PapasFamily Restaurant, Ace Hardware,Write-On, Tatge Jewelry,Schweichs Bar & Hotel ofKenyon, and Karen Davidson),$300 from VFW Post 141 for theEagle Bluff trip, $240 from theKW Knights Track Boosters, $120from the Kenyon Police Depart-ment for school safety money, $50from the City of Kenyon for therobotics team, $55.10 from the KWgirls basketball boosters for thepurchase of shorts.Other business

School social worker CarrieGroth was approved a leave ofabsence from about April 11 untilabout May 23. She plans to returnto her position shortly after herleave is completed.

Board member Karla Bauer saidthe Certified Negotiations Com-mittee continues to meet with theteachers union to negotiate a con-tract.

The Advisory Committee is in

need of volunteers to serve on thecommittee. Contact the school ifinterested.

Student representative EllynBeulke said Snow Week was awash and didnt really take place.She said students have expressedconcern about the one workingmicrowave in the cafeteria.

The Cannon Falls school dis-trict will be joining KW, Zum-brota-Mazeppa and Goodhueschools in the Wasioja EducationTechnology Cooperative (WETC).Superintendent Jeff Evert saidCannon Falls will be taking ad-vantage of only the technologyprograms at this time.

A proposal for a new softballfield in Wanamingo at the ballfields was presented to the board.Greg Dotson noted that measure-ments for outfield and fencing didnot adhere to the state high schoolleague guidelines. The plan wassent back to the community groupthat submitted it.

Building security involving dooraccess, locking procedures andsurveillance cameras were dis-cussed at length. The board ap-proved moving toward a two-point-entry plan to be implemented atthe discretion of administrationand the security team.

The next regular school boardmeeting will be March 24 at 7p.m. in the elementary school mediacenter in Wanamingo.

Wanamingo utility billsdelayed due to system errorsBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO Residents andbusiness owners in Wanamingocan expect a delay in receivingtheir monthly utility bill. On Fri-day, March 7, City AdministratorMichael Boulton said the cityshandheld water meter readers wentdown recently. As a result, meterreadings could not be taken.Boulton said the system has sincebeen restored and they were hop-ing to get meters read on Monday.

When the utility bills are gener-ated, they will reflect more than30 days of service during the pre-

vious cycle, therefore water billsmay be higher than normal. Thefollowing bills sent out will thenreflect only a couple weeks, in-stead of a month of service, so theaverage should then even out.

Boulton said the city apologizesfor any inconvenience this maycause. The computer operatingsystem the city is working with isoutdated and obsolete, but the cityhas no extra money at this time topay for upgrades. System upgradesare scheduled in the near future aspart of the citys comprehensiveplans.

Monitoring water temperatureWith the extremely cold win-

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thew, 15; Jacob, 11High school activities: FFAFavorite class or subject: Ag

construction with Mr. YustenBest high school memory: FFA

National ConventionOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Snowmobiling, farming, dirtbiking, relaxing

Part-time job: Burdick FarmsFavorite book: Halo Evolu-

tions; movie: Iron Man; TVshow: Person of Interest

Future plans: Go to college,farm, get married, enjoy life

Alyssa StehrParents: Craig and Pam StehrSiblings, ages: Ryan, 19; Derek,

16High school activities: Basket-

ball, track, band, National HonorSociety, and FFA

Favorite class or subject: Agwith Mr. Yusten

Best high school memory:Going to State in basketball mysophomore year and the New York/Boston band trip

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Hanging out with friends,showing livestock, 4-H, peer min-istry, and babysitting

Part-time job: Cougar CareFavorite book: The Bible;

movie: The Great Gatsby; TVshow: The Bachelor/Bachelorette;song: Round Here by FloridaGeorgia Line

Future plans: Attend college,find my dream job, get married,and live happily ever after

Cody HinrichsParents: Keith and Deb HinrichsSiblings, ages: Caleb, 15High school activities: Base-

ball, roboticsFavorite class or subject: So-

cial studiesOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Golf, Legion baseball,snowmobiling, fantasy football

Part-time job: Dairy QueenFavorite book: The Green

Mile; movie: Django Unchained;TV show: Breaking Bad; song:Hail to the King

Future plans: Attend St. CloudState University to study meteo-rology

Emma FlotterudParents: Alan and Kathy

FlotterudSiblings, ages: Nick, 24; Scott,

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National Honor Society, SADD,basketball, Close-Up

Favorite class or subject: NewMoves gym class, advanced biol-ogy

Best high school memory:Powder Puff

Out of school activities, hob-bies: 4-H, studio dance, piano,babysitting

Part-time job: Cougar CareFavorite book: Cold Plague

by Daniel Kalla; movie: The Heat;TV show: Parks and Recreation;song: Your Love Never Failsby Chris Quilala

Future plans: Attend the Uni-versity of Wisconsin LaCrosseto major in therapeutic recreation

Jackie SorensenParents: Rusty and Melanie

SorensenSiblings, ages: Joe, 20High school activities: National

Honor Society, mentor, SeniorClass Committee, Close-Up

Favorite class or subject: Ad-vanced biology

Best high school memory:Class trip to Washington, D.C.

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Dance studio and snow-boarding

Part-time job: Cougar CareFavorite movie: Frozen; TV

show: Pretty Little Liars; song:Pompeii by Bastille

Future plans: Attend Minne-sota State University Mankato

Marie Ann JohnsonParents: Teresa Majerus, Matt

JohnsonSiblings, ages: Tanner Wich-

man, 21; Alex Johnson, 15; PaulJohnson, 11

High school activities: Choir,dance team

Favorite class or subject: ChoirBest high school memory:

PromOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Running, swimming, beingwith friends

Part-time job: McDonalds andfull-time member of the NationalGuard

Favorite book: Percy Jacksonand the Lightning Thief; movie:Fast and Furious series; TV show:Switched at Birth, Face-Off, Op-posite World; song: My Mon-ster

Future plans: Leaving for ba-sic training July 1; being full-timein the Army National Guard

Paige NicholsParents: Dan Nichols, Jamie

JohnsonSiblings, ages: Chase Nichols,

21; Kaylee Nichols, 9; step-brotherDylan Wood, 18; step-sisterChelsea Wood, 22

High school activities: Volley-ball freshman year

Favorite class or subject: APeconomics with Mr. Smith

Best high school memory: Myfriends and I went to the collegefair in the Twin Cities. We leftand walked 15 blocks to get cof-fee and bagels. Cant suspend menow. Blame bad supervision.

Part-time job: Pine HavenNursing Home

Favorite book: Alive: TheStory of the Andes Survivors;movie: Super Troopers; TV show:Girl Code and Pretty Little Liars;song: My Language by Drake

Future plans: Major in eco-nomics, move to Colorado, marryMr. Right

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McKensi JacksonParents: Todd and Cheryl Jack-

sonSiblings, ages: Nick, 25; Colin,

21High school activities: Senior

mentor, freshman tutor, Close-UpFavorite class or subject: Ad-

vanced biologyBest high school memory:

PromOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Horseback riding, camping,fishing, hunting with friends

Favorite book: Chosen by aHorse by Susan Richards; movie:Stand by Me; TV show: RodeoGirls; song: Anything country

Future plans: Going to vetschool, major in equine science,open up my own horse stable, havea family and a wonderful husband.

Griffin GartnerParents: Ruth and Jeff GartnerSiblings, ages: Greta, 14High school activities: Theatre,

choir, band, National Honor So-ciety

Favorite class or subject: His-tory

Best high school memory:Getting to be Danny Zuko inGrease this year

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Singing, playing piano, find-ing new places to hide my socksto bother my mom

Favorite book: Band of Broth-ers; movie: Taken; TV show:Anything besides Pawn Stars;song: Im a Real One by YG

Future plans: Get a historydegree and teach at a college

KW STAFF CUTSContinued from front pageschool board began contractingthrough SASS to provide a super-intendent to the district. To becontracted through SASS, Evertresigned as a direct employee ofthe school district. This allowedhim to collect retirement benefitswhile still working through SASS.

The initial 2009-2010 SASScontract was for 172 duty daysand cost the district $115,240. Thecontract was reflective of a .8 full-time equivalent (FTE) position.That year, Everts time was di-vided between two administrativepositions; he estimated 75% of histime was devoted to superinten-dent duties and the other 25% wasserving as elementary principal.This was equal to the district hav-ing a .48 FTE superintendent.

In 2010, board member KarlaBauer pressed for a full-time su-perintendent. The 2010-11 SASScontact was increased to 210 daysand Evert began serving as a full-

time superintendent. This SASScontact was approved by the board,but not without extensive debateover several months.

During the last three years the210-day SASS contract was re-newed each year without dispute.Since the move from a half-timeto a full-time superintendent, theboard has not publicly weighedthe effectiveness of that change.

After being presented with thenewly proposed SASS contract atthe February 24 board meeting,Debb Paquin made a motion totable action on the contract untilthe next regular meeting on March24. Paquin said that would givethe school board time to discussthe contract at the March 10 work-ing meeting. Paquin said there wasno need to rush approving the con-tract, as the current one does notexpire until June.

Marilyn Syverson argued thecontract was already discussed.

Paquin responded that she wasnot aware of those discussions butthey could be shared during theworking meeting; and the boardcould discuss future needs of thedistrict, as Evert noted he intendedto retire after the 2015 contract.

Syverson argued that approv-ing the contract and discussingfuture needs of the district weretwo different issues. Syversonasked if Paquin was thinking aboutnot approving Everts contract.Paquin said that was not the issueand commented that Evert has donea good job; she just would likemore time to review the contract,since it had just been presented tothe board for approval.

Johnson seconded Paquinsmotion to table the vote until theMarch meeting but the motionfailed 2-5. Greg Dotson then mo-tioned to approve the SASS con-tract as presented and Syversonseconded. The motion to approvethe contract carried 5-2, withPaquin and Johnson opposed.

Unlike salary contracts for prin-cipals, teachers and other staff,the district does not negotiate theSASS superintendent contract.

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Remember to support food shelfduring FoodShare campaignBy Marilyn Anderson

ZUMBROTA Though Marchis nearly half over, there is stillplenty of time to participate in theMinnesota March FoodShare cam-paign. Deb Walstad, the Directorof the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf,along with board members andvolunteers, greatly appreciate theresponse received thus far.

The yearly campaign raises morethan half the food distributed eachyear by Minnesota food shelves.This is because MinnesotaFoodShare provides a portion oftheir food fund dollars to localfood shelves across the state. Theamount of money provided to in-dividual food shelves is based onthe pounds of food collected anddollars raised in the local commu-

nities during March. A secondincentive is the Alan FeinsteinFoundation, which provides $1million for hunger programs acrossthe country, again distributed basedon a formula using the amount ofpounds and dollars donated inMarch.How to donate

Monetary donations can bemailed to Zumbrota Area FoodShelf, PO Box 43, Zumbrota, MN55992. Volunteers will also beavailable Tuesday, March 18 andTuesday, March 25 from 5:30 p.m.to 7 p.m. to accept your donations.The food shelf is located at 242Main Street with access from theback via the alley between MainStreet and West Avenue off 2ndStreet.

Full schedule is plannedfor ZMHS speech teamBy Marilyn Anderson

ZUMBROTA The weathercontinued to impact the Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School speech teamschedule in late February. Withthe Lewiston-Altura Invitational,originally scheduled for February22, rescheduled to March 8, thecalendar leading up to tournamenttime has become extremely busyfor the ZM team.

Eighteen teams competed at theChatfield speech meet on Satur-

day, March 1. Placing for ZM wereDusty Haxton and Nick Culver,taking fourth place in Duo Inter-pretation. Also placing for ZM wasMaggie Mills, placing sixth in In-formative Speaking.

The team will also participatein the Eye of the Tiger tourna-ment at Lake City on March 15.The HVL Conference Meet willbe March 17 at Kasson, leadingup to subsection competition.

Call for volunteers atZumbrota Public Library

ZUMBROTA The library isalways a great place to go to learnnew things, and this summer theZumbrota Public Library wouldlike to pack their programs full ofeducational opportunities. If youhave a skill or hobby that othersmight be interested in, you mightbe the perfect person to volunteeryour time and skills and lead aone to two hour workshop. Youcan set the parameters how many

can attend and what age range theyshould be and the library willtake care of the promotion andsign up.

So...gardeners, coders, crafters,writers, tinkerers, scientists, na-ture lovers, actors, photographers,hobbyists, and all others...the skysthe limit! Give the library a call at507-732-5211, or stop by some-time to let them know if you canhelp.

ZM High School to hostAugsburg College concert band

ZUMBROTA Under the di-rection of conductor Michael Buck,PhD, Augsburg Colleges 50-member concert band will performin a joint concert with conductorScott Corys Zumbrota-Mazeppasymphonic band on Monday,March 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Zum-brota-Mazeppa High School, 705Mill Street, Zumbrota.

Performing a diverse collectionof wind band repertoire, theAugsburg band will feature se-lections old and new, borrowedand kind-of blue. From time-hon-

ored classics by Gustav Holst,Clifton Williams, and Alfred Reed,to the contemporary sounds of JohnMackey and Andrew Boysen, theprogram explores a soundscapeboth virtuosic and plaintive. Clos-ing the program is an excitingmodal and bluesy programmaticwork by a young Japanese com-poser depicting the story of therise and fall of the gloriousmountaintop city of Machu Picchu.

Augsburg student Joseph Kempfof Zumbrota will perform with theensemble.

By Tara ChapaZUMBROTA The Zumbrota

City Council discussed its visionfor the next 10-15 years at its worksession meeting prior to a citycouncil meeting on March 6. ComeJuly 2014, Zumbrota will havereceived close to $300,000 fromRochester sales tax money thathas been divided up among sur-rounding communities. Althoughthe council discussed ideas pre-sented to the Economic Develop-ment Authority by Zumbrota resi-dents on what to do with the money,no final decisions were made.

One possibility was to invest inthe State Theatre as well as pur-chase a large property to be usedfor future industrial growth. CityAdministrator Neil Jensen said hewould like to position Zumbrotato be ready for those who wish tobuy into our community immedi-ately rather than have them wait ayear for proper development.Jensen said when telling prospec-tive buyers that they need to waita year, they will likely move on tonew communities.

Councilor Tina Hostager pre-sented the option of rebranding.She said this would be more thansimply changing a website or citylogo; it would be a continuousmovement of decisions to changethe city to a progressive commu-nity. Mayor Rich Bauer said itwould need to be a communitydecision. Hostager said more thanlikely the decision to rebrand wouldbe made by an appointed strategiccommittee made up of Zumbrota

residents, downtown business own-ers, EDA members, as well ascouncil members. Councilor BradDrenckhahn defined rebrandingas Determine, Develop and De-ploy which would be a 15-yearplan for the citys future involv-ing education, investment, prom-ise, and community pride.

The website thechicagocouncil.org defines branding a city aslabeling the citys attitude and vibe.For example Paris is romance, NewYork is energy, and Washingtonis power. The site states thatwhether a place is looking to re-

build, enhance, or reinvigorate itsimage, a comprehensive brandstrategy is the first step in achiev-ing this goal. Hostager presentedthe Cannon Falls city website andshowed their constantly changingpictures of the city, comparing itto Zumbrotas current websitewhich shows only a few picturesof the city. One of the thingsHostager loves about Zumbrotais that she would not need to leavethe city for weeks since Zumbrotahas everything one needs withinthe city. She gave this as an ex-

ample of something Zumbrotacould showcase.

Another area that Zumbrotacould showcase would be the com-munity parks and trails. Commu-nity Development Director DanKing said that the prospective newtrailhead project would simply addto Zumbrotas beauty. Thetrailhead center would highlightZumbrota, featuring the historicCovered Bridge, the Goodhue Pio-neer Trail, and Zumbrota history.The topic was tabled for the nextcity council meeting.

By Tara ChapaZUMBROTA Goodhue

County Commissioner Jim Bryantvisited the Zumbrota City Coun-cil meeting on Thursday, March6. He said County Road 6 betweenCounty Road 1 and County Road9 will be regarded for construc-tion this summer. And an over-pass at County Road 9 over High-way 52 has been approved andwill begin this spring with plansto be completed in the fall.Street closure

Crossings owner Marie Marvin

has requested to close East Av-enue for June 28 and 29. She plansto host a garden party with a vari-ety of vendors.

City Administrator Neil Jensensaid Marvin will need to place bar-ricades up on both lanes of theroad for a total of four barricades.Jensen advised Marvin to contactAlan Schumacher for proper bar-ricades. The city approved the streetclosure.2014 fireworks

The council approved the 2014fireworks display to be set off via

J&M Firework Displays out ofRochester. Terry Meiley will bethe supervising and pyrotechnicsoperator at the Covered BridgeFestival at 10 p.m. on June 21.The anticipated fireworks crew isJeff Witter, Jason Hunt, Linda Edd,Harrison Freeman, and KrissiePoffenberger.

ZM students display works at HVL Art ShowROCHESTER The second annual Hiawatha Valley League Conference Art Show is on display at theRochester Art Center through March 16. The exhibit includes up to twenty works of art from each high schoolin the conference. Representing Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, from left to right: Kellie Nordquist,Jennica Darcy, Callie Ryan, Lindsey Renken, Laura Gerken, Casey Klein, Maddie Nyhus, Emma Drackley, andLeah Binondo. Not pictured: Arick Roberson, Maddie Roberts. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Conditional use requested forMazeppa commercial buildingBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

MAZEPPA A conditional usepermit has been requested by PatLaganiere to use a commercialbuilding in the downtown area asa residential rental property. Thebuilding on 1st Avenue South,across the street from the commu-nity center and formerly occupiedby Steve Peplinski, is now ownedby Laganiere.

Joe Sand of the Mazeppa Plan-ning & Zoning Board presentedLanganieres plans to the councilon March 5 for review. Laganierewould like to turn the buildinginto two rental units, with an apart-ment upstairs and another on thestreet level, with space for a busi-ness suite on the main floor. To dothis a conditional use permit isneeded.

The P&Z Board has reviewedand approved the plan. Approvalof a conditional use permit requiresa public hearing. The next citycouncil meeting will be moved toApril 9 at 6 p.m. to allow time toadvertise the public hearing.Mazeppa policing report

Wabasha County Deputy JohnCoons presented the policing re-port for the councils review. InFebruary deputies responded tothree drug incidents, two reportsof suspicious activity, two civilmatters, two driving while intoxi-cated incidents, an animal com-plaint, an assault, a domestic inci-dent, a report of harassment/threat,

a traffic violation, a traffic crash,a motorist assist, one incident ofassisting the public, and they as-sisted other departments on oneoccasion.Sign painters greet the council

Mike Meyer and four of hisguests from across the AtlanticOcean attended the council meet-ing briefly to introduce themselves.Meyer, the owner of Mike MeyerSigns, was hosting an internationalsign painters gathering in Mazeppa.

He and two fellow craftsmanfrom England and two from Scot-land all sporting smudges of paintfrom the fun theyve been having shared some information on theevent. Meyer said sign paintersfrom Germany, Brazil, and Aus-tralia are also attending the gath-ering.Other business

Public Works Director LarryZielsdorf said he has been receiv-ing a large number of work-re-lated calls on his personalcellphone. A motion by TomMarsh, seconded by MikeHammes, to provide Zielsdorf witha stipend to offset the increasedcharges on his personal cellphonebill carried.

Marsh said Zielsdorf did a greatjob with the roads after the laststorm. City Administrator DuaneHofschulte said Zielsdorf and streetworker Jim Glander worked 37hours straight during the last bliz-zard to trying to keep roads in

Mazeppa cleared. Hammes saidall winter the city crew has workedhard to maintain roads.

2014 liquor licenses were ap-proved for W.D.s Bar & Grill,Leos Sports Bar, the AmericanLegion, and the Mazeppa LiquorStore. Final approval is pendinguntil all businesses show the ap-propriate insurance and pay therequired fee.

Andrew Miller contacted the cityto request a replat of his residen-tial property. Miller owns two lotson 3rd Avenue SE and would liketo combine both lots to put up anaccessory building. P&Z tenta-tively approved the plan. The is-sue will come before the councilat the next meeting for consider-ation.

Mazeppa City Council recommendsrunning water to prevent pipe freezingBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

MAZEPPA Councilman MikeHammes served as acting mayorin the absence of Bob Beniak atthe March 5 Mazeppa City Coun-cil meeting. Scott Parker was alsoabsent. The council opened themeeting by discussing frozen wa-ter lines and recommendations forproperty owners to run water toprevent freezing. City Adminis-trator Duane Hofschulte said thatduring the past three weeks, tenservice water lines froze, causingservice disruption for those indi-viduals.

Public Works Director LarryZielsdorf said the frost line is downmore than six feet. The councildiscussed other cities that have

recommended residents run a thinsteady stream of water to providecontinuous friction in the pipesand help prevent the water freez-ing in them. The recommendationwas to run a pencil lead widthstream of water at all times.

To determine if a water line isat risk of freezing up, propertyowners should monitor the tem-perature of their water. Run thewater and use a thermometer toaccess the temperature. If the tem-perature falls to 39 degrees orcolder, it is recommended the waterbe run continuously.

Service repair bills to address afrozen pipe could cost thousandsof dollars. The cheaper solution isto run water to avoid the problem.

City clerk Linda Friedrich saidsome residents have been doingthis for a while now and have notseen their water bill go up; mostlikely because their average wa-ter usage was down.

Hofschulte said a credit will beaffected on the utility bills for any-one running water as a preventa-tive measure. Councilman TomMarsh moved to approve the rec-ommendation for property own-ers to run a pencil-width stream ofwater to avoid freezing, and thecity will offer a credit on theirutility bill. The motion was sec-onded by Derald Mitchell and car-ried 3-0. Property owners plan-ning to run water should informcity hall in advance.

Investment options for Rochester salestax dollars discussed at work session

By Paul MartinRED WING Goodhue Coun-

tys total 2013 expenditure of al-most $63 million was about $7.5million over budget, but was bal-anced by revenues of nearly thesame amount, Goodhue CountyCommissioners heard at theirMarch 4 meeting. The overrun wascaused by several public worksprojects which were approvedduring the year. Chief among thesewere major road improvements onUS Hwy 52 at the junctions withHwy 24 and County Road 9; andthe planning stage of work on thePublic Health building, which willbe demolished later this month,the Citizens Building and the Gov-ernment Center. These expenseswere balanced by state and fed-eral aid to some extent, and bytransfers from county bond dol-lars earmarked for roads. Com-missioners confidence in the fig-ures presented by county staff wasshown by the fact that no ques-tions were raised about the fig-ures before they were approved.County Historical Societyto hire new director

Commissioner Ron Allen, who isthis years board chair, reported thatthe Goodhue County Historical Soci-ety is close to hiring a new director.Allen is the boards liaison to theSociety.

Very few comparable HistoricalSocieties have three full-time staff,as ours does, said Allen. And fewreceive as much county support. Peopleare very generous. Fundraisers arewell supported, and the Society re-ceived a $300,000 bequest last spring.

Allen welcomed some new direc-tions the Society is taking. The can-

didate they hope to hire has been verysuccessful in applying for grants, hesaid. The Society is working to moveaway from a research and library modeland back to an emphasis on educa-tion and outreach.Award for countybuilding department

Goodhue Countys Building De-partment was honored with the 2013Building Department of the Year awardfrom AMBO, the Association of Min-nesota Building Officials. On hand topresent it was Craig Hoium, AMBOBoard member. The award is for suc-cessfully enforcing building codes.

Making sure building codes arefollowed often includes telling peoplewhat they dont want to hear, saidHoium. The work is necessary toensure public safety and allow peopleto trust the buildings they occupy.

Clinton Sjoquist was given a con-ditional use permit to build a hay andstraw storage business on Hwy 1 westof White Rock in Leon Township.Plans call for up to four 80 x 200 footstorage buildings and a 60 x 100 of-fice and shop building. The businesswill serve the areas farming com-munity.

County Commissioner Jim Bryantupdates Zumbrota on road construction

EDA appointmentsThe planning committee voted

to recommend that the mayor ap-prove Todd Hammel to serve aterm on the planning commissionand Betty Jo Grothe to serve aterm on the Economic Develop-ment Authority. Grothe is fillingan open position from a resigna-tion. The council approved theappointments.

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Pine Island

Pine Island School schedulesreferendum information meetingsBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND On March 6,Pine Island School Board ChairJohn Champa announced theschedule for three meetings withresidents to get information outand answer questions from thecommunity.

The meetings with the commu-nity will be held in the school caf-eteria at 7 p.m. on March 25, April23, and May 4. SuperintendentTammy Berg-Beniak said child-care will be available for parentswho attend. There will also be in-formation about the referendumand answers to questions that comein on the Pine Island Schoolwebsite, www.pineisland.k12.mn.us.

The Referendum Communica-tion Committee will meet with dis-trict staff to provide informationabout the referendum and answertheir questions on March 21 at11:15 a.m.

School board members will beat Better Brew Coffeehouse onWednesdays from March 26through May 7 at 5:30 a.m., 8 a.m.,and 2 p.m. to talk with residents.

They plan to make visits to someof the churches. And they will meetwith the Chamber of Commerce

on April 8 at noon, the Lions onApril 21 at 7 p.m., and OronocoEstates (with childcare available)on April 24 at 7 p.m.Kraus-Anderson Construction

The school board approved anupdated construction managementagreement with Kraus-AndersonConstruction Company (contin-gent on voters passing the$33,250,000 referendum) for a101,000 square foot new PreK-4elementary school; addition andremodeling to the existing second-ary school; and repairs to the run-ning track.

In the design and constructionschedule in the agreement, the pre-liminary design assumptions areplanned for summer and fall of2014. Construction projects would

start in spring 2015. The new PreK-4 building would be completed in15 months. The addition and re-modeling at the secondary schoolsite would be completed in thesummer of 2017.

New technology help desk is asuccess at Pine Island SchoolsBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND This year astaffed technology help desk sys-tem was initiated in the Pine Is-land Schools. On March 6, Tech-nology Director Taylor Baumanreported on the success of usingthis system to address problemsand questions from students andstaff. There have been 438 ticketsfor issues so far this year. Thetechnology department can trackproblems and improvements us-ing the system.

Bauman reported that there havebeen some problems with the newMinnesota Comprehensive Assess-ment (MCA) testing. A part of theproblem is that the Minnesota De-partment of Education switchedto Pearson as the administrator ofthe test. Pearson does not supportthe use of tablets, iPads, and otherdevices for testing, and will notfor two more years.

The school buildings are 99%on the wireless network. More im-provements, including rewiringprojects, will be made this sum-mer. Technology labs in the dis-trict are the elementary IMC, por-tables, high school library, andtechnology lab.

Bauman reported that the tech-nology committee discussed theimportance of students learningin a blended environment, becausein the real world Macs, iPads,Androids, and Windows, and manydifferent applications are widelyused. The committee plans to bringmore people into the discussionin the future.Panther points of pride

The school board recognized the

following students and staff fortheir accomplishments:

Music teacher Rikka Dick wasa featured musician on MinnesotaPublic Radio.

The girls basketball team madeit to playoffs at the Mayo CivicCenter on March 3.

Coach Bill Frame was inducedinto the Region 1 Wrestling Hallof Fame

Zach Kennedy, Sam McPhail,and Noah Bauer advanced to thestate wrestling meet

Zach Kennedy also celebratedhis 100th varsity win in the firstround of the state wrestling tour-nament. He is the first Panther wres-tler to accomplish this.

Ben Warneke was selected toplay in the Minnesota High SchoolAll Star Football Game at St. CloudState University on June 28.

Siera McNallan competed inthe state gymnastics meet on Feb-ruary 22, placing 7th on the floor,19th on bars, and 12th in the all-around.

The speech team placed sec-ond in small team competition inChatfield on March 1. KellyLeibold, Sara Cramer, LauraTorgeson, and Mook SiriwimolNarongkidpanit placed in the event.

Laura Torgeson was selectedfor All-State Choir at St. JohnsUniversity this summer. This isthe second year she has been se-lected. She described her previ-ous experience at the event to theschool board.

The following FFA memberswere congratulated for their suc-cess at the Region Winter Leader-ship Day:

Kalley Berg completed theState FFA degree

Emalie Stolp was selected as amember of the 2014-15 Region 8FFA officer team

Katelyn Leibold took 7th placein FFA Creed Speaking

Michael Moitzheim was se-lected as a Region 8 officer candi-date

The following DECA (Distrib-uted Education Clubs of America)members were congratulated forcompeting at the state level:

Jack Miller earned second placein the Advanced Interview event

The team of Kelly Leibold,Sara Cramer, and Anika Hooyerearned second place in the Mar-keting Plan-Service event

The team of Jennifer Ondler,Zach Knutson, Andre Ringle, andSam Baska earned second placein the Marketing Plan-Productevent.

Jimmy Kroll competed in thefinals for the Economics in Mar-keting event.

The team of Kelly Leibold,Sara Cramer, and Anika Hooyeradvanced to the finals for theirBusiness Operations Researchevent in the area of Buying andMerchandising.Other business

Superintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak reported that she, AprilBailey, Kim Fall, and Angie Heidenwill represent the school districtin negotiations with the cabinetand non-licensed school staff.

The school board will reviewthe updated district strategic planat a retreat on April 23.

PIAAA Foundation has new websitePINE ISLAND The Pine Is-

land Academics, Arts, and Ath-letics Foundation is pleased toannounce it has a new website:www.piaaa.org. Foundation Presi-dent Clint Miller said, The foun-

dation is growing and with thisgrowth we felt it was important toprovide additional and current in-formation about our activities.

The foundation has been grant-ing more than $10,000 annually

for projects that enhance studentand staff learning and activitiesfor the past several years. Theyhave supported field trips that en-hanced student cultural and art ex-periences, provided matchingfunds for a new archery programfor the athletic department, andhelped fund new technology im-provements that directly benefitedstaff and students.

The foundation is supporting anupcoming Spanish language im-mersion experience for the Span-ish 3 and 4 classes at ConcordiaLanguage Village in Stillwater.Students will spend the day speak-ing entirely in Spanish as theylearn about cultural events, cook-ing, and participate in activitiesthat help them improve their Span-ish language skills.

Miller said, We rely on sup-port of individuals and the com-munity to fund the opportunitieswe provide. The foundation is aprivate non-profit organization thataccepts tax deductible gifts andhosts various fundraising events.The next fundraiser is DairylandDonkey Basketball, which comesto Pine Island on March 15 at 7p.m. at the School. Tickets can bepurchased at Hardware Hank andthe high school office or at thedoor on Saturday.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND Students in

grades K-8 and staff at Pine Is-land School celebrated positivebehavior and a month long I Loveto Read competition on Friday,February 28. During the assem-bly students were recognized andcongratulated for positive behav-ior, and those whose names weredrawn won a prize.

Reading teacher Kari Nicholsand K-12 library media specialistKahla Jourdan coordinated thereading initiative that ran through-out February for grades K-8. Theclassroom at each grade level withhighest average amount of read-ing time per student won the op-portunity to throw a pie in ateachers face during the assem-bly celebration.

The class with the highest aver-age reading amount was Mr.Wagners class with 1879.5 min-utes. Combined, the students readfor a total of 959,715 minutes inschool and 635,235 minutes athome during the month, amount-ing to about 1,107 days of read-ing.

Each year the numbers haveincreased in total minutes. In 2011,students read 219,678 minutes; in2012, it was 319,818; and last yearit was 440,940.

Teachers who were pied in facefor each grade level:

K Schreiber with 1,206 min-utes

1 Nehring with 1,279.5 min-utes

2 Nielsen with 1,161 minutes3 Lenoch with 1,354.5 min-

utes4 Rasmussen with 1,248 min-

utes5 Mollo with 1,269 minutes6 Wagner with 1,879.5 min-

utes7 Dewey with 844.5 minutes8 Junker with 1,489.5 min-

utesPrize winners

Student prize winners were:Ryley Salzl, Ruby Severson, ShaneJohnson, William Taylor, MileahStensgard, Ally Boe, ChristianJohnson, Teagan Blantchan, Grace

Spring coaches approvedfor Pine Island athleticsBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND ActivitiesDirector Craig Anderson presentedrecommendations for the springathletic coaches and salaries to thePine Island School Board on March6. The board approved his list ofrecommendations.

Baseball: Craig Anderson, headcoach ($4,389); Darrin Schmidt,volunteer varsity; Dave Anderson,junior varsity ($2,926); JoshPederson, C team ($50/game),Robert Mainhardt, eighth grade($1,881); Greg Arens, seventhgrade ($1,881); and Jay Stande,volunteer coach.

Boys track: Matt Northrop, headcoach ($4,389); Amy Northrop,assistant ($2,926); Alan Dewey,junior high ($1,881); KortneyAeikens, assistant ($2,926); andWayne Dickie, volunteer coach.Dewey will also help with the girlsjunior high track team.

Girls track: Bill Frame, head

coach ($4,389); Brenda Frame, as-sistant ($2,926); Kathryn Thomp-son, assistant ($2,926); AmandaSwinek, volunteer; and WayneDickie, volunteer assistant. Thejunior high coach is yet to be de-termined.

Golf: Rick Canton, head coach($3,971); Craig Erickson, assis-tant ($2,926); and Laura Rofshus,junior high ($1,672). Anderson saidRofshus is a PGA certified instruc-tor.

Softball: Kim Jones, head coach($4,389); Mark Passow, associ-ate coach varsity (Booster Club $2,000); Clark Jones, assistantcoach varsity (Booster Club $1,000); Kelli Rasmussen, juniorvarsity ($2,926); Ron Lenoch,eighth grade ($1,881); and JeffSchroeder, seventh grade ($1,881).Both Lenoch and Schroeder havecoached for over 30 years.

The coach for weight trainingthis spring is John Stapleton($2,500).

WASHINGTON, D.C. Trom-bonist Isaac Johnson of Pine Is-land won the Marine Bands 2014Concerto Competition with his per-formance of the Andante andScherzo from Henri TomasisWaltz from Trombone Concertoduring the competition final roundon Feb. 22 in John Philip SousaBand Hall at the Marine BarracksAnnex in southeast Washington,D.C. As winner, Johnson receiveda $2,500 cash prize from the Ma-rine Corps Heritage Foundationand will also appear as soloist inconcert with the Marine Band onApril 27 at Northern VirginiaCommunity Colleges Rachel M.Schlesinger Concert Hall and ArtsCenter in Alexandria, Virginia.

I was very content when I hadfinished playing, Johnson saidof his performance in the final

round. Even if I hadnt won, Istill would have felt quite satis-fied with the whole experience ofcoming to Washington, D.C., andplaying in the finals. He statedthat when his name was announcedas winner he was rather in shock,but excited and felt honored towin. He is the first trombonist towin the competition.

More than 80 high school stu-dents from across the country sentin applications to the ConcertoCompetition, and from that poolsix were chosen to compete in thefinal round presented as a recitalopen to the public. The final roundincluded a judging panel consist-ing of Marine Band Director Col.Michael J. Colburn, Assistant Di-rectors Maj. Jason K. Fettig andCapt. Michelle A. Rakers, and guest

judge Professor John Hendricks,Director of Bands at West Vir-ginia University.

In his comments before announc-ing Johnson as the winner, Col.Colburn remarked on the incred-ible talent of all of the finalistsand recognized the amount of workand hours of practice to preparefor the competition. He noted howthe judges are amazed each yearat the level of maturity and per-formance ability of the youngmusicians.

The annual Marine Band Con-certo Competition is open to highschool musicians, grades 9-12, whoare performers of woodwind, brass,or percussion instruments. Detailsand application packets for the 2015Concerto Competition are avail-able at www.marineband.marines.mil.

PI High School graduate winsMarine Band concerto competition

PI School celebrates reading and good behaviorSchroeder, Kaitlyn Simons, JoJoNoll, Ellie Hoffarth, Jamie Simp-son, Avril Arleth, Emily Unver-zagt, Caden Hoppe, KryslynnBaker, Hailey Chilson, AddisonStrop, Hailey Thomas, NathanWheelock, JT Wasmund, Mack-enzie Markham, Evan Goranson,Jaden Baker, Izzy Riley, LeviMaxson, Carl Schutz, KendraMcClure, Brecken Lawson, andKaylee Trisko.

The staff also held drawings.Prize winners were Ms. Ras-mussen, Mrs. Pike, Mrs. Nielsen,Mrs. Daak, Mr. Wagner, and Mrs.Flotterud.

First grade teacher Tim Nehring takes a selfie with Monica Semsafter she gave him a pie in the face.

Students prize winners, from left to right, front row: Ryley Salzl, Ruby Severson, Shane Johnson, WilliamTaylor, Mileah Stensgard, Ally Boe, Christian Johnson, Teagan Blantchan, Grace Schroeder, Kaitlyn Simons,and JoJo Noll; middle row: Ellie Hoffarth, Jamie Simpson, Avril Arleth, Emily Unverzagt, Caden Hoppe,Kryslynn Baker, Hailey Chilson, and Addison Strop; back row: Hailey Thomas, Nathan Wheelock, JT Wasmund,Mackenzie Markham, Evan Goranson, Jaden Baker, Izzy Riley, Levi Maxson, Carl Schutz, and KendraMcClure. Not pictured: Brecken Lawson and Kaylee Trisko.

Pieces of pie go flying as Amanda Kelling throws a French silk pie at seventh grade teacher Allen Dewey.

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Churches

Saint Paul Lutheran Church to hostDave Gerhartz in concert and worship

PINE ISLAND Singer-song-writer and recording artist DaveGerhartz will be sharing his mu-sic and message of faith at SaintPaul Lutheran Church. On Satur-day, March 22, he will be at the5:30 p.m. worship service and willhold a 7:15 p.m. concert, and onSunday morning, March 23, hewill be at the 8:15 and 10:30 a.m.worship services. The public iswelcome to attend. A free-will of-fering will be taken.

Gerhartz embraces adventure.You may find him hiking the landsof southeastern Wisconsin withhis family, searching for beautyin a woodland sunrise or in thecomplexity of the landscape aroundhim. Recently, he has found a newand deeper adventure in explor-ing the heart and soul and mark-ing this journey with song.

The songs from his recent al-bum Leaving the Familiar Be-

hind, produced by Grammy-Award-winning Mitch Dane (Jarsof Clay, JJ Heller, Bebo Norman),chronicle the struggles and joysof change in his life. Daves trans-

parency in writing is appreciatedand he embraces a songs abilityto encourage, provide hope, andpoint people to something muchgreater.

Pastor Sarah Nietz accepts callto serve Faribault congregationBy Marilyn Anderson

GOODHUE After serving therural congregation of MinneolaLutheran Church since July 2002,Pastor Sarah Nietz has acceptedthe call to serve as lead pastor ofOur Saviors Lutheran Church inFaribault. She will begin her newrole April 1.

Pastor Sarah will lead her lastSunday service of the shared min-istry with the Minneola congre-gation on March 23. The servicebegins at 10:30 a.m. and will befollowed by a fellowship dinner.Community members are welcometo attend. The church is locatedone mile off Highway 52 onGoodhue County Road 50 at 13628Country 50 Boulevard.

A native of Fairmont, Nietz at-tended Luther College in Decorah,Iowa, before attending LutherSeminary in St. Paul. She and herhusband, Dan Nietz, DVM, a Zum-brota native, spent a year in theGreen Bay, Wisconsin area whereshe was doing ministerial workwhen she received her first pasto-ral call to the Minneola congrega-tion. The couple and their daugh-ter, Anna, two years old at thetime, moved to Zumbrota. Annais now thirteen. The other two Nietzchildren ten-year-old Maren andfour-year-old Stefan were borninto the congregation.

During her tenure at MinneolaLutheran, Nietz has been involvedin several roles locally and withthe Southeastern Minnesota Synodof the Evangelical Lutheran Churchin America (ELCA). She has par-

ticularly enjoyed being a part ofthe pastors rotational schedule atZumbrota Health Services. She hasserved on the Congregational Re-newal Team, Endowment Com-mittee, and as dean of the areaconference. She said the synodexperiences have given her the op-por