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On the left side are the 2014 Goodhue County Dairy Princesses who were crowned on April 5: from left to right, Krystin Anderson, Mikayla Piller,and Samantha Keller. On the right are the 2013 Dairy Princesses, Rachael Rostad, Nicole Hinsch, and Libby Mills.

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA 2014 Goodhue

County Dairy Princesses KrystinAnderson of Vasa, Mikayla Pillerof Kenyon, and Samantha Kellerof Lake City were crowned onApril 5 at the Stary-Yerka VFWPost 5727 in Zumbrota. Beforelast years coronation only one can-didate was crowned, but in 2013this was changed and all candi-dates are now named Dairy Prin-cesses. We crown them all asequals because they all do the samething throughout the followingyear, explained Lindsay Finnes-gard of the Goodhue County DairyHerd Improvement Association(DHIA).

Farmers from around GoodhueCounty gathered at the VFW tocelebrate 60 years of the Minne-sota DHIA and to honor the 2014Goodhue County Dairy Princesses.The night began with a banquetfor DHIA award recipients, pastand present Dairy Princesses, andtheir families. It concluded with abrief overview of the past 60 yearsof DHIA in Minnesota and hon-oring the past ten years of DairyPrincesses.DHIA award winners

Top Five Herds in GoodhueCounty

1. Larry Lexvold Family,

Goodhue2. Firschen Brothers, Lake City3. Crazy Daisy Dairy, Kenyon4. Hernkes Dairy, Cannon Falls5. Opsahls Holsteins, GoodhueTop Milk Quality AwardCrazy Daisy Dairy, KenyonPremier Dairyman (Best three-

year rolling herd average)Fitschen Brothers, Lake City

Dairy PrincessesBefore crowning this years prin-

cesses, 2013 Dairy PrincessesRachael Rostad of Zumbrota,Nicole Hinsch of Goodhue, andLibby Mills of Lake City talkedabout what they had been up toover the past year of their reign.This included school and daycarevisits to teach children about wheretheir dairy products come from

60 years of DHIA celebratedat Dairy Princess banquet

and about dairy farming.This years Dairy Princesses take

their responsibilities very seriouslyand expressed their gratitude atbeing chosen for this honor.Mikayla Piller said, I am excitedto be an advocate for GoodhueCounty dairy farmers and I lookforward to educating the publicabout the nutritious products thatthey buy.

Auditions to be heldfor Peter Pan Junior

PINE ISLAND Calling all areastudents just finishing grades 4-9who are interested in musical the-atre! Join in the fun and become apart of the Peter Pan Junior castthis June when PAPA (Pine AreaPeople for the Arts) offers anotherexciting theatre experience foryoung actors.

Wendy Darling loves to tell sto-ries to her brothers, Michael andJohn. But when her father an-nounces she must move out of thenursery, Peter Pan comes to visitthe children and whisks them awayto Never Land. Their adventureintroduces them to the Lost Boys,Mermaids, Indians and even theinfamous pirate, Captain Hook.Based on the Disney film and J.M.Barries enchanting play, DisneysPeter Pan Junior is a modern ver-sion of the timeless tale about a boywho wouldnt grow up, and theresno flying required. New arrange-ments of classic Disney songs in-clude Fly to Your Heart,The Elegant Captain Hook, TheSecond Star to the Right, YouCan Fly, Yo Ho, A Pirates Lifefor Me, and Never Smile at a

Crocodile.Auditions will be held Monday

through Wednesday, April 21-23from 3:15-5:00 p.m. each day inthe choir room at the Pine IslandHigh School. Pick one of thesedates to come and audition. Eachparticipant will be asked to readfrom the script and sing a familiarsong. Everyone will make the cast;auditions will help artistic direc-tor Marty Nunemaker and musicdirector Myra Murray decide onthe character parts. A $40 partici-pation fee ($75 family maximum)will be collected at the time of theaudition, along with an additional$5 charge if you want to order acast T-shirt. Make checks out toPAPA. Five weeks of daily after-noon rehearsals will begin Mon-day, May 19. A complete sched-ule will be handed out to cast mem-bers at the beginning of May.

Three performances will be heldJune 20-22. Look for more infor-mation in future issues of the News-Record and Zumbro Shopper. Ifyou have questions, call MartyNunemaker at 507-226-6401.

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Section A of One Section Wednesday, April 9, 2014 No. 15 One Dollar

GoodhueSchoolauction / 3A

Farm BusinessManagementbanquet / 10A

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WEST CONCORD Detailsabout the upcoming Pine IslandSchool bond referendum will bepresented and discussed at a pub-lic forum at the Milton TownshipTown Hall at 7 p.m. on Wednes-day, April 16.

Superintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak and school board mem-bers will be on hand to share in-formation and answer questionsabout the proposed plans for a new

off-site PreK-4 school building.The referendum vote is scheduledfor Tuesday, May 13.

The Milton Town Hall is lo-cated on Dodge County 11, southof Dodge County 24, just east ofBerne. The address is 54368 250thAvenue, West Concord.

Questions can be directed toMadge Alberts, township clerk,at (507) 356-8625.

Frozen pipes arestill a possibilityBy Karen Snyder

Keep those thermometers handy,say officials from local commu-nities, because the Winters Wordon frozen pipes persists:

Monitor your cold waters tem-perature. If it falls below 40 de-grees, run a continuous, pencil-diameter-size stream. Tell city hallyour faucet is on.

Ticking water meters are, ofcourse, taking note, but as Zum-brota finance clerk Cindy Thomp-son pointed out, Its cheaper torun your water than to pay for a

frozen pipe.Besides, area communities have

adopted policies to make thingseasier for water-running residents.When you get an emergency situ-ation, each town does somethingdifferent, but they all try to help,Wanamingo city administratorMichael Boulton said.Zumbrota

When freeze-up season struck,Zumbrota helped unfrozen and fro-zen neighbors hook up hoses. Thatassistance ended when the citycouncil approved a frozen waterpolicy the familiar WintersWord, with a request to residentsto track water temperatures throughApril. (The policy, along with in-formation about water-tempera-ture monitoring, is posted atci.zumbrota.mn.us.)

Zumbrota water customers whorun water and notify the city areeligible for a credit of up to 5,000gallons over normal usage.

People have been calling want-ing to know if they should con-tinue, said city administrator NeilJensen. We still have some pipesthat are frozen. We wont tell peopleto stop yet.Goodhue

Goodhue has been very lucky,Mayor Kerry Bien said. Therehave been only a couple of frozenpipes. The city is offering a $15discount to water customers whoturn on that recommended trickleand tell the city that they did.

Goodhue gave the Winters

Word some time ago and has ex-tended it through April. It costseverybody money if the pipesfreeze up, Bien said.Mazeppa

Mazeppas website puts it thisway: A frozen water repair ser-vice cost can run upwards of sev-eral thousand dollars due to theoverwhelming demand for theservice.

Water bills for the duration willreflect only the first thousand gal-lons. Thats $8, city clerk LindaFriedrich said.

The city had suggested runningwater until April 1, but has sincemoved the big day to May 1. Assoon as the situation returns tonormal so that people can quit tak-ing temperatures and turn off thetaps, the city will post the news onits website and announce it on TVand on the city hall answeringmachine.

Were hoping its May 1,Friedrich said.

Pine Island bondreferendum infosession is April 16

OronocoIs this a sign of spring? Late in

February, Oronoco officials askedeverybody in town to run water.Now were telling people to dothat if the water is below 40 de-grees, public works director CainDolan said.

If the temperature is 41 or 42,they should still keep checking it.As soon as you have 45-degreewater, I think its going to be safe.

Residents who let city hall knowtheir faucets are on get 35 percentdiscounts on water bills.Pine Island

No city mains have frozen, saidPine Island city clerk JonathonEickhoff, but a number of servicepipes have. Customers who runtheir water and call city hall willreceive a 15 percent credit on theirbills.

Many people are running theirwater, he said, and many areworking with plumbers to get waterfrom their neighbors. To my knowl-

edge only one pipe that froze hasthawed out. Were hoping that laterin April as the ground starts toheat up, water temperatures willrise and this will be done.Wanamingo

Weve been lucky comparedto some other communities, cityadministrator Boulton said. Thecity mains have been fine. Someservice lines did freeze, and thecity helped unthaw them.

Wanamingo didnt officially

advise people to run water, ac-cording to Boulton, who added,But we said if they would prefernot to have to call the plumber,they probably should run it.

Maintenance supervisor SteveHaggstrom seconds Boultonsadvice and adds a caution and anencouragement. He said, The frostline is maybe going to go downbefore it comes back up, but theweather is at least getting better.

Remember to fileyour tax returns byTuesday, April 15

DHIA award recipients are, from left to right, Wayne Fitschen of Fitschen Brothers, Larry Lexvold, Greg Pillerof Crazy Daisy Dairy, and Rahn Hernke and Ben Kruse of Hernkes Herdsman. Not pictured is Dean Opsahlfrom Opsahls Holsteins.

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By Tim KellyMN Rep. District 21A

CapitolComments

Supporting the 5% campaign

When it comes to properly com-pensating people who selflesslywork for our disabled residents,Minnesota has dropped the ball.Caregivers who choose this lineof work do so not to become rich;they simply love what they do andthe people they help. However,this does not mean that we shouldexpect them to be satisfied withconsistently low salaries.

This is an essential, yet oftenthankless profession that has goneunrewarded for far too long. 2013marked the fifth year in a row thatservices for the disabled did notreceive rate increases to keep upwith rising costs.

Its time to right this wrong. WithMinnesota now seeking ways toallocate a $1.2 billion budget sur-plus, I am fully supporting The5% Campaign, which would pro-vide a five percent rate increasefor those who care for Minnesotasmost vulnerable residents.

How did we get to this point?Years of continued state budgetdeficits forced the industry to ac-cept budget freezes if not outrightcuts. Admittedly, these occurredduring times of Democratic andRepublican legislative majorities,so both parties can accept theirshare of the blame.

In hindsight, the high staff turn-over result should have been ex-pected. Those who did choose tostick around often had to find asecond job in order to pay theirbills.

We currently have a $1 billionbudget surplus projected for theremainder of the 2014-15 bien-nium and also a $2.6 billion wind-fall for the 2016-17 biennium.There is no reason for lawmakersto play games with their salariesand give these folks anything lessthan a five percent funding increase.

Lets not forget that when youlose highly skilled employees fromthe workforce, quality suffers. Afive percent increase will not onlyhelp retain current staffers whoare helping residents who cannotcare for themselves, but may alsoentice others to join the industryand make a difference.

This would also show employ-ees that the legislature not onlyvalues, but prioritizes their com-mitment. Long-term care provid-ers are some of the largest em-

ployers in rural Minnesota, so itsimportant that we have quality care,and quality employees, in place.

The good news is that the 5%Campaign has solid bipartisan sup-port. Even better news is that leg-islative leadership has now agreedto fully allocate a five percent fund-ing increase.

The bad news is that legislativeleadership has chosen to includethe proposal in a 436-page spend-ing bill that covers new financeand spending decisions from nearlyevery area within state govern-ment.

I was truly excited to give a posi-tive update on this bill to my con-stituents. Make no mistake, I be-lieve in this legislation and it isvery much needed. But it is sodisappointing to once again seepolitics at work.

Instead of giving this proposala straight up or down vote, it hasnow been bundled into what somehave called a garbage bill thatincludes a $400 million bailout of

MNsure which is Minnesotasversion of Obamacare and an-other $10 million for Metro Arearapid transit. Overall, the bill in-creases state spending by morethan $300 million for the rest ofthis biennium and by nearly $1billion in 2016-17.

Vote for the proposal, and youresupportive of these controversialitems. Vote against it, and youcan ultimately be labeled as a non-supporter of the 5% Campaign.

The campaign itself is just goodcommon sense. In all, nearly 91,000caregivers and staff would finallyreceive long overdue, needed com-pensation increases. These folkswill then turn around and spendthis money on goods and servicesin their towns, while the State ofMinnesota will benefit through in-creased income sales tax collec-tions on their purchases. Its a truewin-win situation.

Its just unfortunate that poli-tics was forced to get in the way ofvery good policy.

FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Oh dear, what to do, what to do?

A United Nations science com-mittee recently released its reportabout climate change. The scien-tists definitely fixed blame on hu-mankind for the climate change.They estimated the cost of doingnothing, doing something, anddoing even more. As I under-stand it, they did not give any so-lutions but made some cost esti-mates. Lets take a look at someof the solutions.

The biggest problem, and stillgrowing, is energy production andconsumption. Since various na-tions have a growing middle class,the demand for energy is rising.Burning coal to heat water intosteam is the easiest, cheapest wayto produce electricity. It is alsothe dirtiest in terms of climatechange. Oil and gas are next withthe same dirt. All three producecarbon dioxide. The first levelsolution is to stop burning coal,oil, and gas. The social, cultural,and economic cost to stop burn-ing the big three is tremendous.

This solution requires the worldof humankind to stop growing andregress to the caves.

The other ways of producingelectricity are nuclear power plants,geothermal, wind, and solar. Noneof these methods have reached ascale that will replace the big three.Nuclear has its problems, and theUS has not built a new nuclearpower plant in years. Instead ofproducing carbon dioxide, it pro-duces radioactive materials thatare more deadly to us.

Geothermal, if one is in theright place, works well. Ice-land is sitting on a fault line withlots of geothermal water. The water(some steam) has been heated bythe earth with little carbon diox-ide production. Iceland producesmost, if not all, of its electricity bygeothermal means. The popula-tion is less than half a millionpeople. Is geothermal scalable?The quick answer is probably not.It works great for low demand.All of these forms of electricityare known as dispatchable. Aslong as we have some excess re-served power generation, we canincrease power production; butwind and solar are not dispatchable.The sun doesnt shine 24 hours aday on one spot. We cannot makethe wind blow harder at any time.

Wind energy has several prob-lems. One problem is the heightof the towers and that the bladesare 50 to 150 feet long. This wasan easy solution and it is a poorone. Shorter towers with wind tubesrunning straight down have beenproposed. The wind tubes emptyinto squirrel cages on the ground.The wind tubes are a little moredifficult to make. The squirrel cageis easier to maintain.

Solar power requires some kindof collector. Two technologiesare pursued. One technology con-verts sunlight directly into elec-tricity and is known as solid state.This solution is fairly clean. Theother technology heats water intosteam the old fashioned way andpipes it into steam turbines. Theseare the first and second levels oftrying to meet the rising demand.

The real technology question is,How do we remove just carbonfrom the atmosphere? Making dryice and then burying it also re-moves oxygen which we need. Wehave other pollutants, but carbonin its various forms and compoundsis the worst. We need to removethe carbon in a scalable manner.This will clean up our mess andreturn us to a more normal cli-mate. Until next week.

By Steve DrazkowskiMN Rep. District 21B

CapitolComments

Final decision on $90 millionstate office building coming soon

If you ever wanted an exampleof lawmakers prioritizing them-selves over the needs of Minneso-tans, look no further than the brandnew, $90 million Senate officebuilding that will be funded at yourexpense unless the MinnesotaHouse Democratic majority comesto its senses.

Why is this glamorous Taj Mahalallegedly needed? Because some not all Minnesota state sena-tors are going to be temporarilydisplaced while needed renova-tions are being made at the StateCapitol.

Keep in mind that Minnesota

has survived 155 years of state-hood without it. Also rememberthat 28 of the 67 state senators arealready housed in the State OfficeBuilding and will not be impacted.

In essence, youre spending $90million because 11 senators andtheir staff need a place to hangtheir coat and park their car.

A typical legislative session lastsno more than five months out of ayear. This years session will lastthree months. But lavish digs areapparently needed in order forSenate Democrats to find new waysto wastefully spend your money.Heaven help us if they were forcedto make do at a temporary site fora couple of years.

This proposal was never debatedin front of a House committee.Legislative Democrats tucked theprovision into a 379-page taxesbill in the dark of night when noone was watching so much foropenness and transparency andapproved the package during thefinal minutes of the 2013 legisla-tive session.

This is why Im co-authoringlegislation that would repeal theauthority to build a new legisla-tive office building, and use thatmoney to further the State Capitolrenovation project. Despite itspopularity it has more than 30co-authors House leadershiplikely wont consider the bill thissession.

That means all thats left beforeconstruction begins on this $90million boondoggle is a simplevote of support by the MinnesotaHouse Rules Committee.

The public outrage is being heardby lawmakers from all corners ofthe state.

Consider that Senate Democratswere willing to hold a recent taxbill hostage in order to get HouseDemocrats to support the Senateoffice complex. This legislationeliminated some of the Democratsunneeded tax increase laws from

last year and approved several taxdeductions that you can claim onyour state income taxes this year.Of all people, Governor Daytonactually had to publicly lash out athis Senate Democratic teammatesfor acting as roadblocks beforethe legislation finally moved for-ward.

Yet at the same time, and with a$1.2 billion surplus at our disposal,legislative Democrats cant find away to provide a five percent fund-ing increase to help pay the em-ployees who care for people withdisabilities.

Minnesota Senate leaders haveonly one priority this year to adda new $90 million castle to theirkingdom of government.

The Minnesota House has therare opportunity to stand up forMinnesotas taxpayers. Not sur-prisingly, due to the controversialnature of this proposal, majoritymembers of the Rules Committeehave moved slowly and have notcalled for a vote on the plan. I amtruly hopeful they will join withRepublicans in bipartisan fashionand stop this abuse of Minnesotastaxpayers.

Think about what the state coulddo with $90 million: repair roadsand bridges; support schools; re-lieve some taxpayer burdens; makelife easier for elderly and disabledresidents. The possibilities areendless. Instead, legislative Demo-crats prioritized a new Senate of-fice Building and a parking lot.

Common sense says we shouldbe able to put our heads togetherand find a place for displaced sena-tors to call home while Capitolrenovations are taking place. Af-ter all, we are elected to solve prob-lems.

Surely Republicans and Demo-crats can find a temporary solu-tion to a minor inconvenience with-out wastefully spending $90 mil-lion on a grandiose, excessive, andunnecessary new Senate complex.

PublishersNotebook

By Pete Grimsrud

Old age can be cruel not only toa persons body, but also on apersons legacy. My grandfatherA.T. Grimsrud was a respectedand well-educated newspaper pub-lisher. After some health issues inold age, his doctor recommendedwalking as a remedy.

As with everything in his life,he was regimented work sevendays a week, church on Sundays,and three square meals a day. Hehad no hobbies other than his work,civic memberships, and politics.So he walked.

He was a preoccupied walkerwho often relied on traffic to lookout for him on the shoulder. Atdusk one evening a pickup truckwith oversized mirrors clipped himin the head, somersaulting him into

the ditch. Bob Post witnessed theaccident and quickly went to hisaid, certain that he was dead.

Already an old man, he survivedwith his elbows and face shattered.A.T. was never really the sameperson again except for one qual-ity his determined regimenta-tion. He rebuilt his body throughphysical therapy by working home-made pulleys at home and carry-ing a dumbbell and hammer ineach hand on his long walks.

He is remembered by those whoonly knew him in his later yearsas the goofy walker. But his doc-tor praised him as one of the bestpatients he ever had.

After being forced to relinquishhis car and then house, he stub-bornly went to the nursing homeby saying, So this is it.

Last week, I spent two days inMilwaukee with my gracious fa-ther-in-law helping my aunt, onmy moms side of the family, clearout her house. She sold the housein order to fend off foreclosure,purchase a tiny new home, and

pay off a large credit card debt.I am her last surviving relative

and her house is my grandparentsold home. The house and mymemories of it have crumbled af-ter many years of neglect.

My aunt not only neglected theneeds of the house, but also herbody. After surgery to assist abalance problem, she completelyignored the follow-up therapy. Thewoman who spent her life travel-ing to every hospitable continentand country in the world cannotleave her house under her ownpower.

She belongs in a nursing homeand yet has managed to stay out.She harbors the idea that some-day she will ski and travel again.She hasnt walked in three years,but insisted that I not donate herskis or luggage to Goodwill.

She is a shadow of herself. Weleft her home ready for the profes-sional movers and with a fewthoughts: we never want to leavethings in that condition for ourchildren and how sad that its cometo this.

I remember them when they were younger

Amendment 12 of the United States ConstitutionPassed by Congress December 9, 1803. Ratified June 15, 1804.

The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, oneof whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in theirballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, andthey shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealedto the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; the Presidentof the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates andthe votes shall then be counted; The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall bethe President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no personhave such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list ofthose voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, thePresident. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from eachstate having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirdsof the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. [And if the House ofRepresentatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, beforethe fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of thedeath or other constitutional disability of the President. ]* The person having the greatest number ofvotes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number ofElectors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, theSenate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the wholenumber of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no personconstitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the UnitedStates.

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Zumbrota MazeppaGoodhueNeighbors

Prints by Celeste Bergum and Kayla Wedde.

Jenica Darcys painting was inspired by Kandinsky.Maverick Jackson works on a clay project for the upcoming art show.

Sophie Leonard, left, and Laura Gerken will have paintings in the artshow.

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School is holdingits annual senior high art exhibitfrom Tuesday through Thursday,April 15-17. The kick-off for this

event coincides with the springhigh school band concert on Tues-day evening.

There will be a variety of art-work on display paintings, draw-

ings, prints, pottery, sculptures andcomputer graphics created bystudents in grades 9-12 through-out the year. The show, located inthe upper walkway of the high

school gym, will be on displayTuesday all day and evening untilafter the band concert, and from 8a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesday andThursday.

Gary Collins namedEveryday Hero by LionsPINE ISLAND Gary Collins was voted by Pine Island Lions Club membersto receive the Everyday Hero Award. 5M1 District Governor Earl Orvikrecognized one Lion in each of the 49 clubs who work hard but haventreceived much recognition. Collins joined the Pine Island Lions in 1988and has perfect attendance. He served as club president with the 100%President Award and has served as popcorn sales chair, tail twister,first vice-president, program committee chair, membership chair, tailgatechair, bake sale chair, citywide cleanup cashier, on Habitat for Humanityand for many terms on the leadership board. He taught industrial arts inPine Island from 1963-1990 and continues to live on the farm.

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From left to right, Carol Dicke, Holly Haire, and Nancy McCleary make sure all transactions are accurate atthe Goodhue School auction.

Mike Harvey holds a Holstein mailbox and auctioneer Keith Dicke solicits bids at the Goodhue School auction,which was held to raise funds for the ninth grade trip to Washington D.C.

Goodhue School holds auctionfor Washington D.C. tripBy R.D. Aaland

GOODHUE GoodhueSchools first annual charity auc-tion was held at the schools ga-rage and parking lot on April 5.Superintendent Mike Redmondgave all the credit for the auctionto high school principal Mike

Harvey who came up with the ideaof an auction to raise money forthe ninth grade class trip to Wash-ington D.C. Six weeks of hard workby the eighth grade class solicit-ing items for the auction finalizedat ten oclock Saturday morning.Auctioneer Keith Dicke handledthe sales. When the receipts weretotaled, the school had added$5,727 to its Washington D.C. tripfund. There were also several cashdonations.

The first sales item was a largepainting of a dog that sold for $20.The Goodhue County SheriffsOffice donated many boxes of newshoes and other clothing. MikeHarvey and Tony Poncelet assistedKeith Dicke by displaying the itemthat was being sold. Lindsey Macerecorded all sales as they occurred.Ensuring a smooth-running auc-tion by handling the paperworkwere Carol Dicke, Holly Haire,and Nancy McCleary. Judy Loder-meier and her staff supplied theconcession stand complete withhot soup, hot chocolate, and cof-fee.

Many items were dug out ofstorage from the school. Many olddesks, chairs, blackboards, and wall

maps were sold. There were oldcomputer desks and unpaid-forshop projects. Haire found sevenboxes of old Goodhue yearbookswhich were all offered for sale.

Several birdhouses sold from$6 to $17.50. A set of fourteendishes sold for $17.50 while acompression bow and four arrowssold for $10. The buy of the daymight have been an electric RhodesMark II piano for $12. On the otherside of the price range pecan piesand turtle cheesecakes sold from$55 up to $110. Other high-priceditems were two electric welders, abranch chipper, an ATV four-wheeler and a one-horse doctorsbuggy.

GoodhueDaniel Roebuck to present hisdocumentaries at the State Theatre

ZUMBROTA Join actorDaniel Roebuck for a fun and freeevening of entertainment at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, April 10, atZumbrotas historic State Theatrelocated at 96th East 4th Street.Roebuck, currently filming HisNeighbor Phil in Zumbrota, willscreen two documentaries that hehas recently produced, written, anddirected.

The first, Monstermaniacs,examines the pop cultural phenom-enon of people who collect horrormovie memorabilia Roebuckbeing one of them. The seconddocumentary, Cave Girl, A Sec-

ond Journey Back In Time, is atongue-in-cheek look back at thevery first film in which Roebuckstarred. This event will be the de-but screening of the Cave Girl docu-mentary.

Daniel Roebuck has starred incountless movies and televisionshows including Matlock, TheFugitive, Lost, Agent Cody Banks,and hundreds more.

The actor will also take part in ano holds barred Q and A afterthe screenings.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Dona-tions to support operations at theState Theatre will be gratefullyaccepted. The State Theatre isowned and operated by the Zum-brota Area Arts Council, on theweb at zaac.org.

Daniel Roebuck, center, on the set of the 1985 film Cave Girl. Adocumentary looking back on the film will play at the State Theatre onApril 10.

The documentary Monsterman-iacs is hosted by Roebucksspooktacular alter ego, Dr. Shocker.

Dylon Starr inMantorvilleTheatre playMANTORVILLE Dylon Starr ofZumbrota is among the cast of TheMantorville Theatre Companyspresentation of Ken Ludwigs classiccomedy, Lend Me A Tenor.Performances are Friday andSaturday, April 11-12, at 7:30 p.m.,and Sunday, April 13, at 2 p.m. atthe Mantorville Opera House. Call(507) 635-5420 for tickets.

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Zumbrota

Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters, HealthyCommunities (H3) Festival is April 12

MAZEPPA Want to learn moreabout the history and animals ofthe Zumbro River? Ever wonderwhy the regions ponds and lakesfill with sediment? Want to learnabout eagles, otters, and otherwildlife that live in our area? Doyou wonder what farmers andhomeowners can do to protect oursoil and keep our rivers clean?

Then youll want to bring yourfamily to the first annual HealthySoils, Healthy Waters, HealthyCommunities Festival on Satur-day, April 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the Mazeppa Community Cen-ter.

Children will be able to playgames and take part in activities

to learn about river animals andhistory. Pictures will be taken withZumbro Zoe the six-foot-tallZumbro River otter mascot. Youcan also learn about the history ofMazeppa and the Zumbro River,and discover simple things youcan do to work for cleaner waterand fewer floods on the ZumbroRiver.

Speakers will talk about the his-tory, science, and wildlife of theZumbro River from 10 a.m.to 3p.m.

If you want to get outside, joinus for a two-hour Zumbro RiverHistory and Conservation BusTour, with the first bus leaving at8:30 a.m. and the last bus leaving

at 1:30 p.m. Tours will leave onthe hour. Youll have a chance tosee the results of flooding and ero-sion problems on the ZumbroRiver, and what local farmers aredoing to protect their soil and keepthe Zumbro clean.

At this family and child activityevent, youll learn to see soil in awhole new way, through hands-on activities and presentationsabout the Zumbro River, healthysoil farming practices, river-friendly lawn care, area wildlife,and more.

For more information, contactZWP Education Coordinator KevinStrauss at 507-993-3411 oreducation@zumbrowatershed.org

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa students attendSolo/Ensemble Music Contest

GOODHUE On April 1, theZumbrota-Mazeppa High SchoolMusic Department attended theSection 1 Solo/Ensemble MusicContest in Goodhue.

The following students receiveda superior rating for their vocalsolos: Dillon Downes (baritone),Emily Krohn (mezzo-soprano),Haley Ellingson (soprano), JazminPortillo (alto), Griffin Gartner (bari-tone), Georgia Hinrichs (mezzo-soprano), Tianna Beniak (So-prano), Kennedy Mueller (alto),Sabrina Spratte (soprano), SarahBaack (soprano), Nathan Horsch(baritone), and Sophie Holm(mezzo-soprano).

Vocal ensembles receiving su-perior ratings were Madi Nelson,Katy Gerleman, Justine Cash,Jenna Roark, Haley Ellingson(freshmen womens ensemble),Sophie Holm, Emma Gunhus, andLaura Schueler (womens trio),and Rachel Tschann and Sophie

Holm (vocal duet).Earning excellent ratings were

these soloists: Jessica Anderson(mezzo-soprano), Laura Schueler(soprano), Jenna Roark (soprano),Kari Thoreson (alto), Cody Tabor(baritone), Alex Moreno (tenor),Amber Brown (alto), BrittanySyhakhoun (soprano), and EmilieRubio (soprano).

Ensemble excellent ratingperformances: Amber Brown,Caleigh Avery, Shania LaCanne,and Katlyn McCarty (womensensemble), Dillon Downes, Da-kota Kruckenberg, Chad Vodov-nik, and Cody Tabor (mens en-semble) and Emily Krohn andShania Bode (vocal duet).

The following students receiveda superior rating for their in-strumental solos: Justine Weber(Oboe), Rebecca Steffes (flute),Georgia Hinrichs (clarinet), CallieRyan (clarinet), Lindsey Renken(flute), Breanna Haag (alto saxo-phone), Rachel Tschann (horn),

Paul Dahlen (trombone), MarkYeakel (alto saxophone), andKellie Nordquist (flute).

Sophie Holm (clarinet) receivedan excellent rating for her soloperformance.

Instrumental ensembles thatreceived a superior rating werethe ZM jazz band, and a clarinetquartet.

Jazz band members are: MarkYeakel, Anna Haugen, SullySpratte, Sawyer Deraas, SidSubramaniam, Paul Dahlen, ColtonWebster, Landon Rauen, BradyHinrichs, Jacob Tschann, ArickaRoberson, Rachel Mensink, AnneWilson, Jackie Matuska, andPayton Kruse.

Clarinet quartet members areEmma Gunhus, Georgia Hinrichs,Callie Ryan, and Sophie Holm.

ZM band students were win-ners of the Best in Site award foreach of the four instrumental sites.Best in Site winners were: ZMjazz band, Lindsey Renken (flutesolo), Rachel Tschann (horn solo),and Callie Ryan (clarinet solo).Callie Ryan, a sophomore clari-netist, was the only student at thecontest from any school to receivea perfect score of 40.

Other solo/ensemble participantswere Chad Vodovnik, CaleighAvery, and Jeremiah Benson.

Accompanists were Jackie Ma-tuska, Anne Wilson, KristenDonovan, Dianne Issacson andSusan Peterson.

Vocalists are taught by SusanPeterson. Instrumentalists aretaught by Scott Cory.

Zumbrota plans to pass a penaltyfor water meter violationsBy Tara Chapa

ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaCity Council met Thursday, April3, and discussed the need for apenalty when a Zumbrota residentviolates a water meter regulation.By the time the discussion con-cluded, the council did agree toset forth an administrative fee of$1,000 that encompasses all meth-ods of bypassing a water meter;however, a formal penalty was notyet passed.

The water department receivedinformation about a house that hasbeen plumbed so the sprinklersystem is ahead of the water meter.A picture was provided for coun-cil members at the meeting. Theplumbing is a violation of city codeand needs to be corrected. Cur-rently, the city has no penalty inplace other than a criminal pen-alty (1099).

City Administrator Neil Jensensaid that in talking with attorneyMatt Rockne, the city needs to putsomething in place. Jensen saidthat the City of Byron has a pen-alty for bypassing a homes watermeter. Residents and businessescaught doing this for any reasonare fined $1,000 and may be is-sued a criminal citation.

Jensen said that, on average,sprinkler systems use 34,000 gal-lons of water per month in themiddle of the summer. This trans-lates to $65 to $70 per month. The

sprinkler systems run about sixmonths a year. The violation un-der discussion is one method ofbypassing the water meter, andthere are several others ways. Ifthe council agrees to charge for aviolation, Jensen said it shouldpertain to all methods of bypass-ing a water meter. Jensen addedthat Zumbrota residents can bringtheir violation to the city councilfor a hearing.Rebranding the City of Zumbrota

At the last city council worksession meeting in early March,the council decided that a com-mittee should be formed to directthe councils effort to rebrand thecity. The committee would be across-section of business ownersand residents from Zumbrota. Thiscommittee would also look at thestrategic plan of the city as a guidefor the next 10-15 years.

Mayor Rich Bauer said that thepossible sale of the former GroverAuto lot to Dollar General Storehas resulted in quite a bit of talkabout how Zumbrota should lookas a community. An updated stra-tegic plan will guide the down-town and other areas of the city aswell as help the council and fel-low boards with placement of busi-ness inquiries such as this. Bauersaid that city staffs duties are topresent these business inquiriesto the city for review and consid-

eration of specific areas of Zum-brota that are best suited for theirtype of business. Bauer also saidthey will continue to present in-quiries to the council for consid-eration, no matter the type of busi-ness or situation.

City Administrator Neil Jensenand City Development DirectorDan King announced that there isa seminar coming up in May re-garding the citys rebranding ef-forts. Both of them said they feltthis would be a great opportunityfor city staff to educate themselves.Councilor Tina Hostager said nofurther decisions should be madeuntil councilor Sara Durhman isavailable to take the lead on therebranding of the city as well asthe strategic planning committees.Durhman was not present at themeeting. The council agreed towait for her to assist in appointinga sub-committee for both the citysrebranding efforts and the strate-gic plan. After appointing the oneor two committees, they will moveforward with listening to market-ing firm presentations.Lawn mowing

The city is need of renewing alawn care company. The councilagreed to move forward with GreenEdge Lawn Service at $715 totalper mowing. This is a 6% increaseover the current contract and runsfrom 2014-16.

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ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SENIOR PROFILES

Jamie WarnekeParents: Jeff and Janet WarnekeSiblings, ages: Jared, 24;

Nathan, 20; Megan, 18High school activities: Volley-

ball, track manager, Senior ClassCommittee, mock trial

Favorite class or subject:Chemistry with Mrs. Post and APlanguage with Mrs. Bradley

Best high school memory:Volleyball senior year

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Reading, watching Netflix,hanging out with friends, shop-ping, watching sports, going toIce Hawks games with the girls

Part-time job: Dairy QueenFavorite book: Along for the

Ride by Sarah Dessen; movie:Harry Potter; TV show: Law andOrder: SVU, Once Upon a Time,Friends, How I Met Your Mother;song: Tiptoe by Imagine Drag-ons

Future plans: Go to St. CloudState University, major in account-ing or finance, become success-ful, and live the good life.

Megan BennettParents: Dan and Jennifer

BennettSiblings, ages: Nathan, 19;

Jacob, 13High school activities: Senior

Class CommitteeFavorite class or subject: Ad-

vanced biology with HeitmannBest high school memory:

Homecoming senior yearOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Hanging out with friends andfamily, watching Netflix

Part-time job: Dairy QueenFavorite book: The Hunger

Games; movie: Taken and TheHeat; TV show: Friends and PrisonBreak; song: Team by Lorde

Future plans: Go to Minne-sota State University Mankatofor medical lab science

Rachel WhippleParents: Guy and Denise

WhippleSiblings, ages: Maurria, 22;

Tahtina, 18; Olivia, 15High school activities: Mock

trial, FFA, track, SADDFavorite class or subject: AP

language with Mrs. BradleyBest high school memory:

Meeting Khloe KardashianOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Hockey, camping, shopping,reading, hanging out with friends

Part-time job: Dietary aid atZumbrota Health Services; nannythrough Possibilities

Favorite movie: Perks of Be-ing a Wallflower; TV show: Law& Order: SVU

Future plans: Go to college fornursing, work, and then go backto earn my doctorate and work asa nurse practitioner.

Amber GehrkeParents: Scott and Cyndie

GehrkeSiblings, ages: Sarah, 16; Ri-

chard, 13; Charlie, 11High school activities: Soft-

ball, trap shooting, Senior ClassCommittee, and Close-Up

Favorite class or subject: Ad-vanced biology

Best high school memory:Winning senior Powder Puff game

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Anything outdoors, hang-ing out with friends, family, andboyfriend, hunting, snowmobiling

Part-time job: Cashier at HubFood Center

Favorite book: Heaven is ForReal; movie: Tommy Boy; TVshow: Duck Dynasty; song: Any-thing country

Future plans: Go to LutherCollege, get a bachelors degreein the medical field, get married,travel, start a family, and enjoylife.

Maddie RobertsParents: Rodney and Michelle

RobertsSiblings, ages: Ben, 12; Ella,

7; Ashley, 26; Ricky, 25High school activities: Soccer

(wish there was more but I was areally shy kid in school)

Favorite class or subject: Bi-ology and art

Best high school memory:When I think of high school I geta video montage of all the ups anddowns in my head. But if I had topick, it would have to be my sopho-more year altogether.

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Hanging out with friends andfamily, shopping, working out,baking, playing PS3 and XBox,pinning things on Pinterest

Part-time job: Sales associateat American Eagle at Apache Mall

Favorite book: Perfect byEllen Hopkins; movie: Maybe TheOther Guys, The Heat, Prisoners,or Meet the Millers; TV show:Games of Thrones, Girl Code,Friends; song: Pumpin Bloodby NONONO, White Room byCream, The Man by Aloe Blacc

Future plans: Travel, get outand see the world, or at least theUnited States for starters. Hope-fully along the way Ill figure outwhat I want to do for a career.Nothing too exciting, just gettingexperiences and figuring life out.

Jessica AndersonParents: Karen Anderson, Jim

Anderson, step-mother Sara An-derson

Siblings, ages: Ryan, 21;Michael, 16; Noah, 9

High school activities: Speech,choir, play (Grease)

Favorite class or subject: Choiror art

Best high school memory:Going to Nashville, Tennessee, forthe choir trip freshman year; go-ing to Omaha, Nebraska, senioryear for choir

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Hunting, reading, shopping,fishing, swimming

Part-time job: McDonaldsFavorite book: Mysteries and

fiction books; movie: Scooby Dooand Disney movies, Fast and Fu-rious series, Frozen; TV show:How I Met Your Mother and TheAndy Griffith Show; song: ColderWeather and Chicken Fried bythe Zac Brown Band

Future plans: Go to college,become a kindergarten teacher, getmarried, have kids, visit all fiftystates, grow old, die.

Jacob TschannParents: Paul Tschann and

Monica CapraSiblings, ages: Juan, 23; Isaac,

20; Emma, 19; Rachel, 15High school activities: Foot-

ball, basketball, track, mentor,band, National Honor Society

Favorite class or subject: GymBest high school memory:

Semifinals in soccer my sopho-more year

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Soccer, marching band, youthgroup, fishing

Part-time job: Soccer refereeFavorite book: The Hunger

Games; movie: Frozen; TVshow: 90210; song: Let it Go(Frozen)

Future plans: Go to Minne-sota State University Mankato,get married, and live happily everafter.

Collin CarneyParents: Kari Douglas and

Michael CarneySiblings, ages: Emma Carney,

20; Grady Carney, 7; AlyssaJenkins, 18

High school activities: Foot-ball, Close-Up

Favorite class or subject: Phys-ics

Best high school memory:Football, hanging with friends

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Golf, lifting, football, hang-ing out with friends

Part-time job: Dairy QueenFavorite book: The Da Vinci

Code; movie: Wolf of Wall Street;TV show: Game of Thrones; song:There He Go by Schoolboy Q

Future plans: University ofMissouri

Sully SpratteParents: Heidi and Arlan SpratteSiblings, ages: Samuel, 21;

Sabrina, 15High school activities: Band,

jazz bandFavorite class or subject: Sci-

enceOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Video games, Magic: TheGathering, reading

Part-time job: McDonaldsFavorite book: Game of

Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire;movie: The Lego Movie; TV show:Dr. Who; song: Flikr byJohnathan Coulton

Future plans: Open a gamingstore

Brady HolstParents: Leon and Lara HolstSiblings, ages: Sarah Holst, 15High school activities: Soccer,

musicalsFavorite class or subject: Phys-

ics/scienceBest high school memory:

2011-12 PIZM soccer seasonOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Coaching, playing, andreffing soccer; watching Netflix;lifting; running this town

Part-time job: Dairy Queen andHolst Construction

Favorite book: Stalingrad: TheFateful Siege: 1942-43; movie:The Book of Eli; TV show: Gameof Thrones; song: On Top of theWorld by Imagine Dragons

Future plans: Attend Univer-sity of Wisconsin - Madison for abachelors or doctorate degree innuclear engineering

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Zumbrota/Mazeppa

ZM FFA attends FFA Day at the CapitalST. PAUL On Thursday, March 27, Zumbrota-Mazeppa FFA members attended FFA Day at the Capital.Students had the opportunity to meet with legislators, sit in on committee meetings, watch the Senate insession, and learn about how the government works. Students also had the chance to walk on the Senatefloor and see it from the point of view of the Senate president. From left to right are Emma Flotterud, LisaEcker, Senator Matt Schmit, Hannah Eckblad, and Alyssa Stehr.

A Spring Wonderland on April 4ZUMBROTA With several inches of new, heavy snow on April 4, many Minnesotans are wondering if springwill ever come. As the snowfall was ending at 9:30 a.m. traffic on Highway 52 north of Zumbrota was movingslower than usual as roads were covered with snow and slush. By 1 p.m., the roadway was melted and clear.Zumbrota-Mazeppa and several other area schools began classes two hours late.

Cougar Care staff, Zumbrota-Mazeppa students, and Zumbrota PublicLibrary staff gather at the April 2 literacy program. Sitting, from left toright: Emma Flotterud, Tristan Lohmann, Jent Beyer, Anders Hellyer,Autumn Reese, Hudson Ohm, Ethan Miller, Aaron Miller, Evan, Stimets,Kyla Hanson, Ella Chandler, Aaron Cruz, Kalli Paukert, Grady Striet,Jadyn Flynn, Clara Hornseth, Megan Rafnson, Annabelle Kettner, LydiaHatleli, Courtney Andring, Ivy Baldauf, Emma Hatleli, Ava Schumacher,Mitchell Olson, Evan Kutschied, Gage Goranson, Nick Seaver, VivianHatlevig, Amirah Barrett, Conner Barrett, and Pam Stehr; middle row:

Erin Huneke, Carter Christopherson, Stanley Hinchley, Lucas Mann,Preston Ohm, Ben Murray, Ryan Stimets, Sommer Post, Janica Balash,Jackson Shane, Taitum Shane, Cora Ohm, Danica Frohlich, SydneyPreston, Rylee Nelson, Arianna Rivas, and Kristi Robb; back row: MonicaDohrn, Alyssa Stehr, Angie Tutewohl, Jackie Sorensen, Joey Schreyer,Quinn Mulder, Warren Murray, Conner Preston, Chase Jervis, DrewChristopherson, Cole Lohmann, James Eickhoff, Hunter Streit, HaileySchliep, Peighton Buck, Tucker Buck, Emma Jervis, Wyatt Mulder, IsaacMoore, Caden Stumpf, Jordan Schliep, Amy Giannini, and Angie Gustafson.

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA Students from

Cougar Care, the after-school pro-gram at Zumbrota-MazeppaSchool, are getting excited aboutliteracy with the help of the Zum-brota Public Library. The partner-ship between Cougar Care and thelibrary began in October 2013. Theidea came about late last summerwhen library staff decided to comeup with a way to get more elemen-tary-aged children involved in li-brary activities.

Childrens librarian AngieGustafson was concerned aboutthe lack of involvement for el-ementary students. She said, Wehave story times and programsaimed at preschool-aged kids, butwe really wanted to get the olderkids involved. Staff decided tolook at the school calendar to tryand find a way to make a programwork that wouldnt cause too manyconflicts for students and theirparents. The prospect arrived whenthey discovered that ZM startedhaving early release days the firstWednesday of every month. Stu-dents get out of school at 12:45p.m. on those Wednesdays andthis seemed like the perfect op-portunity to get the students in-volved.

The library reached out to Cou-gar Care to pitch the idea and plana joint effort to get the studentsinvolved in library activities. ErinHuneke, Cougar Care staff lead,expressed their interest in the pro-gram, saying, The program of-fers something different for thestudents from their everyday rou-

tine. It has been a nice change forall of us. It gives the students achance to do things we dont havethe resources to provide at Cou-gar Care.

When the weather is nice stu-dents walk over to the library fromZM School. When the weather ispoor library staff meet the stu-dents in the cafeteria with booksand crafts to do their activities.The program puts a large empha-sis on cognitive development withthe use of arts and crafts as well asliteracy with books and story timefor the younger students. The stu-dents in grades two through fivego into one room for their choiceof a craft or Legos while K-1 stu-dents join Gustafson for story time

followed by a craft related to thebook that was just read.

The best part for me is that Iget to connect with kids who dontget to come to the library other-wise, Gustafson said. In somecases, certain kids had never beenin the library before this programbegan. This is where the programthrives. Their goal is to encour-age reading and creativity to stu-dents who dont get the opportu-nity to learn in that type of envi-ronment otherwise.

Second-grader Arianna Rievassaid about the program, I lovecoming here because I get to do alot of arts and crafts. My favoritefrom today is the cup we made outof paper. Third-grader Lucas

Mann said he loves going to thelibrary because, they have lotsof Legos! These are things ErinHuneke says they arent able toenjoy in the same capacity at Cou-gar Care.

Library staff realized throughtheir partnership with Cougar Carethat Legos are a popular hobbynow with elementary students andthey have since formed an eveningLego Club that began on March20.

There will be one more eventon Wednesday, May 7 at the li-brary, but the library staff want tomake everyone aware that all stu-dents in grades K-5 are welcome,and encouraged, to attend whetherthey are in Cougar Care or not.

Cougar Care students improve literacy andcognitive skills with help from Zumbrota Library

ZMHS bands to performtheir spring concert

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School symphonicband, concert band, and jazz bandwill be performing their annualspring concert on April 15 at 7:30p.m. at the ZMHS auditorium.

The jazz band is fresh off of itsrecent contest performance inwhich it received a superior rat-ing and was awarded Best in Site.The band will be performing threeselections: Im Beginning To Seethe Light (up-tempo swing), DoNothin Til you Hear from me(swing ballad), and Aftershock(rock).

The concert band will be per-forming four selections: Into theClouds (an overture), Ammer-land (lyrical), Counterbalance(standard selection), and finally arousing arrangement of music fromthe Pirates of the Caribbean film,At Worlds End.

The symphonic band is cappingoff a busy performance seasonwhere they performed at LargeGroup Music Contest and receivedthe highest scores on the day of39, 38, and 38 out of 40 possiblepoints from each of the three judges.The band also just had a very suc-cessful concert on March 17 withthe Augustana Concert Band. Evenwith performances this close to-gether, the band will be proud toshare some new music with youincluding: A Jubilant Overtureby Alfred Reed, Amazing Gracearranged by Frank Tichelli,Groove Music by BrianBalmages, and, finally, one of ourtwo selections from large groupcontest, Dreams and Proclama-tions by Roland Barrett.

The ZMHS Art Show will alsobe taking place in the halls out-side of the auditorium.

Poet-Artist Collaboration returns to Crossings

The Power of Ideas, watercolor on paper, Wendy Westlake of Zumbrota.

ZUMBROTA Crossings 13thannual Poet-Artist Collaborationexhibit is on display now throughMay 15, celebrating a pairing ofthe two art forms that allows po-etry to inspire visual art of all kinds.Fifty poets and visual artists tookpart in this years exhibit, whichcan be seen free of charge duringregular business hours. A recep-tion and poetry reading takes placeSaturday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m.both at the gallery and next doorat the State Theatre.

Some 110 poets and artists par-ticipated in this years event byentering up to three poems each,or submitting artistic work samples.Jurors winnowed nearly 210 po-ems down to just 26. Other jurorsselected 26 artists from those whoentered. For this exhibit, each se-lected artist chooses one selectedpoem from which to create an art-work. Poems and the work theyinspired are displayed together.

Coleen Johnston of Mazeppawrote a poem about Abraham Lin-coln that reads in part,

He wasnt perfect,not a god,not much for looks by all ac-

counts,but still he calls usto write words so sopped with

truththat they can be wrunginto eternityThis poem grew out of my re-

flections on the kind of personwho might have the insightsAbraham Lincoln had, Johnstonsaid.

Zumbrota artist WendyWestlake selected Johnstons poemto inspire a watercolor portrait ofLincoln, with a color-divided mapof the United States behind him.

I tried to capture the enormouspressures Lincoln must have faced.The nation threatened to rupture,socially, politically and economi-cally. Only a great man can leadunder those circumstances andthats how we remember him, agreat man, Westlake explained.

The 50 participating poets andartists come from around Minne-sota, including three from Zum-brota and others from Rochester,Minneapolis, Faribault, Wabashaand elsewhere; two are from Iowaand one each from North Dakotaand Wisconsin.

The exhibit can be viewed dur-ing regular open hours, at no charge.Crossings is open MTWF 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.; Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4p.m. For more information, callCrossings at 507-732-7616, stopin at 320 East Ave., Zumbrota, orgo to www.crossingsatcarnegie.com.News-Record area participants

Goodhue: Connie LudwigMazeppa: Coleen JohnstonOronoco: Maggie Sutton, Su-

san WaughtalPine Island: Greg FinneganZumbrota: Nick Sinclair, Sarah

K Nygaard, Wendy Westlake.Other Minnesota

Austin: Rich Campbell

Avon: Larry SchugBloomington: Chet CoreyDodge Center: Gary EddyFaribault: Audrey Kletscher

Helbling, Larry GavinHampton: Aimee RadmanKasson: Ingvild HerfindahlLake City: Kate HalversonMinneapolis: Alison Morse,

Holly Grimsrud, Kim Gordon,Linda Back McKay.

New Brighton: James C.Henderson

Plymouth: Franklin KnollRed Wing: Dan Wiemer, Marta

BiittnerRochester: C. Anthony Huber,

Greg Wimmer, Gwen Lomberk,Ivete Castro Martinez, JeanneLicari, Jeff Bell, Jody Brown, Justin

Watkins, Kit Rohrbach, RaulUrrutia, Steven Vogel, ToniStevens, Tony Pucci.

Sauk Rapids: Char HopelaShorewood: Becky LiestmanSt. Cloud: Sandy Bot-Miller,

Micki BlenkushSt. Paul: Cary Waterman, Karen

TrudeauSt. Charles: Lisa BeckerWabasha: Nicole Borg

Out of stateCedar Falls, Iowa: Joanna Th-

ompson YezekOsage, Iowa: Lori Biwer-

StewartWest Fargo, North Dakota:

Travis MooreHagar City, Wisconsin: Cathy

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Princess Kay visitsZM Elementary School

Princess Kay of the Milky Way, MarJenna McWilliam, talks to Zumbrota-Elementary School students about the dairy industry.

ZUMBROTA Princess Kayof the Milky Way, MarJennaMcWilliam, the goodwill Minne-sota Dairy Industry ambassador,came to Zumbrota-Mazeppa El-ementary School on March 28 andtalked to the kindergarteners andthe high school agri-science stu-dents about the dairy industry. Onestudent asked me my favorite thingto do as Princess Kay, and it waseasy to respond that coming toclassrooms like theirs is my fa-vorite. I love to bring the farm tothe them, stated McWilliam.

A 20-year-old college studentfrom Winger representing PolkCounty, McWilliam was crownedthe 60th Princess Kay of the MilkyWay in an evening ceremony at

the Minnesota State Fairgroundson August 21.

McWilliam, who will serve asthe official goodwill ambassadorfor nearly 4,000 Minnesota dairyfarmers, is the daughter of Bruceand LaVonne McWilliam and at-tends North Dakota State Univer-sity, majoring in English educa-tion with a Norwegian languageemphasis.

Throughout her year-long reignas Princess Kay of the Milky Way,McWilliam will make public ap-pearances helping consumers makea connection with Minnesota dairyfarm families who are dedicatedto producing wholesome milkwhile caring for their animals andnatural resources.

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CountyExtra distracted drivingenforcement set for April 11-20

Law enforcement will conductextra enforcement April 11-20 inan effort to reduce distracted driv-ing. The Cannon Falls, Kenyon,Red Wing, and Zumbrota PoliceDepartments as well as theGoodhue County Sheriffs Officeparticipate in Towards Zero Deathsenforcement campaigns.

Several southeast Minnesotahigh schools, including Pine Is-land High School and Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, arepartnering with AT&T and theMinnesota Network of Employ-ers for Traffic Safety, which of-fers the It Can Wait distracteddriving awareness campaign inApril. During the week of April 7,high school junior and senior stu-dents will engage in a friendlycompetition. They will take thepledge to never text and drive. Fartoo many lives have been foreverchanged because someone decidedto text behind the wheel, and wewant to spread the word about howdeadly a simple text can be, saidPaul Weirtz, president of AT&TMinnesota. Were challengingall Minnesota drivers, especiallyour teens, to take the pledge tonever text and drive and make it alifelong commitment. Nation-wide, more than four millionpledges have been made atwww.ItCanWait.com. The move-ment is making a difference.

One in three people who haveseen the texting while driving mes-sage say theyve changed their driv-

ing habits Drivers need to makea serious effort to recognize andlimit dangerous and unnecessarydistractions, and passengers needto speak up to stop and preventdrivers from texting, says RobJarrett, Zumbrota Police Officer.Your focus behind the wheel isfar more important than the textmessage you are sending or read-ing behind the wheel.

State Farm Insurance has pro-vided law enforcement agencieswith Stop the Distraction cards asa reminder of the dangers of dis-tracted driving. These educationalcards will be distributed to driv-ers, along with a citation, duringthe enforcement wave. The cardsgive factual information on oneside, along with a tragic story ofhow texting and driving impactedone family. We all should be con-cerned about the very real safetyrisk distracted driving creates, saidState Farm Agent Bruce Fujan.Education efforts are an impor-tant part of the comprehensiveapproach we must pursue to re-duce distracted driving.

In 2012, distracted driver-relatedcrashes resulted in 51 deaths and8,304 injuries, according to theMinnesota Department of PublicSafety (DPS) Office of TrafficSafety. In Minnesota, it is illegalfor drivers to read, compose orsend texts/emails, and access theInternet on a wireless device whilethe vehicle is in motion or a partof traffic, such as at a stoplight orstuck in traffic. It is also illegal

for drivers under age 18 to use acell phone at any time.

Goodhue County Health andHuman Services participates in theTowards Zero Deaths Coalitionand says driver distractions includereaching for items, fiddling withradio/music/vehicle controls, eat-ing/drinking, dealing with rowdypassengers, grooming and more.

Tips to minimize distractions: Turn off your cellphone, or

place it out of reach. If on a phone conversation with

someone driving, ask them to callyou back.

Texting, emailing and web usewhile driving is illegal in Minne-sota, including when stopped intraffic.

Drivers under age 18 are pro-hibited from any cell phone use.

Passengers should: Speak up to stop drivers from

engaging in distracted behaviors. Assist with phone, directions

and radio/music controls.Distracted driving education is

a component Minnesotas core traf-fic safety initiative, Toward ZeroDeaths (TZD). A primary visionof the TZD program is to create asafe driving culture in Minnesotain which motorists support a goalof zero road fatalities by practic-ing and promoting safe and smartdriving behavior. TZD focuses onthe application of four strategicareas to reduce crashes educa-tion, enforcement, engineering andemergency trauma response.

2014 theme for National Public HealthWeek is Public Health: Start Here

National Public Health Weekis April 7-13. Every year in theUnited States, seven out of tendeaths are due to preventablechronic diseases such as diabetesand heart disease. In fact, chronicdiseases account for a whopping75 percent of national health carespending, yet only three percentof our health care dollars go to-ward prevention. Here in GoodhueCounty, the age-adjusted diabe-tes rate is 7.4 percent, comparedto 6.2 percent statewide. But thereare steps we can take to help turnthese statistics around.

It takes all of us to improve thehealth of our communities andGCHHS staff is happy to help leadthe way said Nina Arneson,Goodhue County Health and Hu-man Services Director. Manysmall preventive steps related tohow we live, work, learn, play andreceive health care can add up tomake a big difference in our over-all individual and communityhealth.

Five topics are part of the Ameri-can Public Health Associationsannual celebration of the role ofpublic health and prevention inour communities. Since 1995,communities nationwide have cel-ebrated NPHW each April. Thisyears five topics are:

1. Be Healthy from the StartPublic health starts at home.

From family nutrition to maternalhealth, the first step the commu-nity takes toward public health arein the comfort of their own home.Breastfeeding is associated withdecreased risk of many chronicconditions such as obesity, Typeone diabetes, and leukemia.

The most effective way to en-courage breastfeeding amongsoon-to-be or new mothers is edu-cation, said Krista Early, Family

Health Supervisor. We partici-pate in the Goodhue WabashaPierce County Breastfeeding Coa-lition to do promotion and educa-tion with hospitals and in the com-munity.

2. Dont PanicPublic health professionals help

communities withstand the impactof a natural or man-made disasterby planning ahead and acting as asource of information during thecrisis. Susan Johnson, EmergencyPreparedness Coordinator, hasresources available to help fami-lies put together an emergencystockpile kit, create a crisis com-munication plan, and designate anemergency meeting place.

3. Get Out AheadPrevention is now a nationwide

priority. More than half of all can-cer deaths could be prevented bymaking healthy choices such asnot smoking, staying at a healthyweight, eating right, keeping ac-tive and getting recommendedscreening tests

According to recent research,every ten percent increase in in-vestments in community-basedpublic health programs is estimatedto reduce deaths due to prevent-able causes by one to seven per-cent. The Minnesota Departmentof Health awarded two new grantsto Goodhue County last year whichincreased funding for prevention.The Tobacco-Free Communitiesgrant, beginning in February 2013,has so far led to twelve smoke-free policies in multi-unit build-ings to reduce secondhand smokeexposure. The Statewide HealthImprovement Program grant wasawarded in November 2013.

4. Eat WellIn total, Americans are now eat-

ing 31 percent more calories thanwe were 40 years ago including

56 percent more fats and oils and14 percent more sugars and sweet-eners. The average American noweats 15 more pounds of sugar ayear than in 1970.

Our Statewide Health Improve-ment Program grant is required towork with local schools to helpthem educate children on healthyeating habits early. Many schooldistricts in our county are alreadyworking on this, and we are plan-ning with them how to expandthose efforts as well as share whatsworked in one school with the otherschools, said Ruth Greenslade,Healthy Communities Supervisor.

5. Be the Healthiest Nation inOne Generation

For the first time in decades,the current generation isnt ashealthy as the one that came be-fore. Public health professionalscan lead the way by helping com-munities identify the resources andinformation available to make surethat children and young adults havebright, healthy futures.

National Public Health Weekhelps educate and engage Ameri-cans in the movement to create ahealthier America for ourselvesand the generations to come, saidGeorges C. Benjamin, MD, ex-ecutive director of the AmericanPublic Health Association. Weall have a role to play in makingAmerica the healthiest nation inone generation. And it starts witheach of us taking the simple pre-ventive steps that lead to betterhealth.

For more information aboutNational Public Health Week, visitwww.nphw.org. To learn moreabout public health efforts inGoodhue County, visit http://www.co.goodhue.mn.us/depart-ments/publichealth.

Goodhue County ranked 43rdin health outcomes and 24th inhealth factors, according to the2014 County Health Rankingsreport released by the Robert WoodJohnson Foundation and the Uni-versity of Wisconsin PopulationHealth Institute. The rankings comeout during National Public HealthWeek, an opportunity to remindAmericans about the importanceof public health in their lives.Quality of life and clinical carewere highlighted as areas ofstrength for Goodhue County.

We are fortunate to live in anarea of the state where we enjoygood quality of life and high-qualityclinical care. As part of the qual-ity of life measure, I was pleasedto see the continued decline in thepercentage of low birth weightbabies in our county, said NinaArneson, Goodhue County Healthand Human Services Director.

The health outcomes rank of 43rdrose ten places from 53rd last year.This was due to a slight decline in

low birth weight babies and a slightdecline in poor physical healthdays reported. Goodhue Countyranked 13th for quality of life, in-cluding a decline in low birthweight, which was 5.8% comparedto the state average of 6.5%. Healthoutcomes included both qualityof life and length of life.

Goodhue Countys health fac-tors ranking held fairly steady at24th, up three places from 27thlast year. The health factors rank-ing was based on clinical care,health behaviors, and a few othermeasures.

Goodhue County was ranked17th for clinical care. OlmstedCounty took first in the state as ithas since County Health Rankingswere first issued five years ago,and Goodhue Countys neighborsWabasha (6th), Steele (11th), Rice(14th), and Dakota (15th), werealso in the top 20. Clinical caremeasures things like the percentof diabetics receiving properscreening, which was 94% in

Goodhue County, above the 88%state average.

An area where the rankingschanged in Goodhue County washealth behaviors, ranked 40th in2014, up from 68th in 2013 and81st out of 87 counties in 2010.Health behaviors include smok-ing, obesity, and excessive drink-ing, and for each of these mea-sures Goodhue County remainedslightly worse than the state aver-age. This year, measures of ahealthy food environment andaccess to exercise opportunities,where Goodhue scored well, wereadded in to the health behaviorscore.

There is room for improvementand it takes all of us to improveindividual and community health.This important work starts by uslearning more about those factorsthat influence individual health likewhere we live, work, learn, playand receive health care, saidArneson.

Protection from heating and utilitydisconnections ends April 15

After April 15, connected util-ity companies will be turning offheat and electric service for ac-counts that are past due. ColdWeather Rule protection ends then.

Funding is still available forheating and utility assistance inGoodhue, Rice, Olmsted andWabasha Counties. Householdincome must be within the fol-lowing guidelines:

Number in household, grossthree-month income

1, $6,808 (2,269/mo)2, $8,903 (2,968/mo)

3, $10,997 (3,666/mo)4, $13,092 (4,364/mo)5, $15,187 (5,062/mo)6, $17,282 (5,761/mo)7, $17,675 (5,892/mo)8, $18,067 (6,022/mo)Households that heat with oil

or propane can apply also. Visitwww.threeriverscap.org andsearch for energy assistance. Theenergy assistance telephone num-bers are 507-732-8554 and 800-277-8418

Utility accounts do not need tobe past due to apply.

PINE ISLAND SENIOR PROFILES

Kayla MoreyParents: Vicki and Dale MoreySiblings, ages: Tiffany, 20High school activities: Track

and field, Panther Crew leader,wrestling statistician

Favorite class or subject: MathBest high school memory:

Senior Leadership Day, 2014 NewYork music trip

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Dance, four-wheeling,snowmobiling, fishing, skiing

Part-time job: Panther PalsFavorite book: The Note-

book; movie: August Rush; TVshow: The Walking Dead; song:Anything country

Future plans: Attend BemidjiState University

Kalley BergParents: Tom and Penny BergSiblings, ages: Jon, 29; Matt,

25; Mark 21High school activities: Basket-

ball, track and field, dance, FFAFavorite class or subject: Shop

and artBest high school memory:

Senior Leadership DayOut of school activities, hob-

bies: 4-H, welding, running, farm-ing, four-wheeling, spending timewith family and friends

Part-time job: Trailside DairyFavorite book: Catching Jor-

dan; movie: Forrest Gump; TVshow: Blue Bloods, Castle; song:Outsiders by Eric Church andI Hold On by Dierks Bentley

Future plans: Attend a two-year college for welding and farmoperations

Nicole FokkenParents: Shawn and Gregg

FokkenSiblings, ages: Mitchell Fokken,

20High school activities: Basket-

ball, volleyball, peer helpers, Pan-ther Crew, track and field

Favorite class or subject: Hu-man anatomy and physiology orany art class with Mrs. Mentjes

Best high school memory: Play-ing at the 2013 state basketballtournament with my best friends

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Playing basketball, shopping,spending time with friends, andcamping with my family

Favorite movie: Despicable Me1 and 2; TV show: Psych and HowI Met Your Mother; song: Cloudsby Zach Sobiech

Future plans: Going to college,playing basketball, and becominga physical therapist

Ian RadtkeParents: Kevin and Michelle

RadtkeSiblings, ages: Mikayla Radtke,

15High school activities: Foot-

ball, baseball, FFAFavorite class or subject: Any

class with Mr. MainhardtBest high school memory:

Winning Section 2AA champion-ship for football

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Hunting, fishing, trap-shoot-ing, hanging out with friends

Part-time job: Farm laborer forKlingsporn Farms

Favorite book: EndersGame; movie: Happy Gilmore;TV show: Family Guy; song: Anyrock song from the 80s.

Future plans: Attend Univer-sity of Wisconsin River Fallsand major in agricultural engineer-ing.

Marcus WoelfleParents: Jeannie and Michael

WoelfleSiblings, ages: Erica, 22; and

Jillian, 20High school activities: Track,

FFA, Environmental ClubFavorite class or subject: Psy-

chology, anatomy, and humani-ties

Best high school memory:Every day with my friends at school no day was dull with them!

Out of school activities,hobbies:Reading Manga, gaming,reading stories that my friendswrote, looking up conspiracies,watching anime on the computer

Part-time job: Bergens Green-house in-store merchandisingalong with Wal-Mart

Favorite book: ArmageddonsChildren by Terry Brooks; movie:Riddick series; TV show: Sherlock(BBC), Game of Thrones, Fire-fly; song: Dance with the Devilby Breaking Benjamin

Future plans: Join the CoastGuard

Taylor BakerParents: Bryan and Sara BakerSiblings, ages: Jaden, 11; Bran-

don, 8High school activities: One-

act play, carolers, womens en-semble, Panther Crew, CultureClub, Art Scream, choir

Favorite class or subject: ChoirBest high school memory: Play

practice for Anything Goes myjunior year

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Singing, dancing, acting,taking pictures, writing, reading,spending time with my family andfriends, and traveling

Part-time job: Personal careassistant and working at IslandMarket

Favorite book: The Fault InOur Stars; movie: NationalLampoons Christmas Vacation;TV show: That 70s Show; song:Breathe by Angels & Airwaves

Future plans: Earn a degree inEnglish education with a minor intheater at Winona State Univer-sity

Allison AndersonParents: Connie and Doug

Anderson, Jon and Lisa Ander-son

Siblings, ages: Steven, 19;Mackenzie, 19; Morgan, 16

High school activities: Gym-nastics, softball, National HonorSociety, Panther Crew, Art Scream

Favorite class or subject: Digi-tal photography or ceramics

Best high school memory: Anyof the Homecoming Week activi-ties

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Dance

Favorite book: Look Againby Lisa Scottoline; movie: Fro-zen or That Awkward Moment; TVshow: The Bachelor/Bachelorette;song: Holding On Too by LoriMartini

Future plans: Attend the Uni-versity of Minnesota Mankatoand figure out what to do with therest of my life

Danielle ByeParents: Raymond and Robin

ByeSiblings, ages: Joshua, 29;

Miranda, 27; Aaron, 23; and Bra-dley, 21

High school activities: Year-book, FFA, track, National HonorSociety, wrestling statistician

Favorite class or subject:Chemistry

Best high school memory:

Being in Louisville at the NationalFFA Convention and getting thephone call saying the football teamwas going to State

Out of school activities, hob-bies: 4-H, hanging out with friends,reading, shopping, being outside

Part-time job: Calf feeder atAlbert Brothers Dairy

Favorite book: Vampire Acad-emy series; movie: Dirty Danc-ing; TV show: Friends; song:Drink to That All Night

Future plans: Attend the Uni-versity of Wisconsin Stout forcross-media graphics management.Id like to graduate and go rightinto a job, advance in the field,and settle down with a family.Maybe move somewhere warmer.

Report shows how Goodhue Countyranks in factors that affect health

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Churches

THE CHURCH CORNER

Christians...Hollywood...really???Pastor Gary BasinskiNew River Assembly of God

With two big box office hitsrecently, a lot has been said aboutwhether or not Christians shouldbe in the movie business. Shouldwe go to these movies and howshould Christians react to thesesituations? I am sure there are more,but the two movies that have causedthe biggest uproar recently are Sonof God and Noah. One wasdone by a more conservative per-son who, I believe, also wrote orhad a part in Touched by an An-gel and the Bible mini-series onthe History Channel. The otherstars Russell Crowe and was doneby a more traditional Hollywoodmovie producer. Christians wantto use them as a way to make astatement or a way to witness tosomeone; personally, I just do notunderstand it.

I get it. I love movies and I amgoing to see both of these verysoon. But, in no way, do I takeeither of these movies as truth.They are both stories from theBible, which is true by the way.But each movie has taken personal

liberties and in doing so haschanged the real account. One mayhave taken this liberty more thanthe other one, but either way, nei-ther of them are the gospel. Theyare both forms of entertainment.They need and should be treatedas such.

It is a sad day when we are ar-guing over a movie. You see manypeople who call themselves Chris-tians who have been extremelyvocal about these movies and donot even believe the Bible them-selves. They believe in a form ofit, or most of it but they do nottake the entire thing as the inher-ent Word of God. That is the big-gest issue facing Christianity to-day, but these movies come outand we freak out. Oh no, someonegot the story of Noah wrong! Buthow many of them know that Noahgot drunk and passed out in histent only to have his sons find himnaked. So they covered him up,and when he awoke he cursed theone who covered him up. You seethe Bible is full of stories that noone knows about. Thats whatshould bother us, not a movie meant

for entertainment.We see our culture and all the

disturbing trends, and all we cando is fight over a movie. It is dumb.Wake up and see the only thingthat can change lives is JesusChrist. If all we do is fight overthis dumb stuff, no wonder therest of the world thinks we are abunch of crazy people. We justsaw Ken Hamm get destroyed inthe media because he actually hasfaith in a God who created theworld in six days like the Biblesays. That should get us riled up.Lets stand up for the Bible, enjoygood entertainment and show theworld the love of Christ and stoparguing about things that do notmatter. If you want to go see thesemovies go for it, who cares! Havea great time, buy some pop andpopcorn and enjoy your night. Justremember they are movies, notthe Bible! If you ever have ques-tions you can call me at the churchat 507-732-5156 or just stop onby New River Zumbrota. You canalso email me at gary.nragz@gmail.com. God bless and havea great week.

Palm Sunday concertat Hauge April 13By Alicia Hunt-Welch

KENYON In a combined ef-fort through two area churches, aPalm Sunday concert will featuremusic and the Spoken Word incelebration of this Easter season.The program titled Great Is OurGod! will be held at HaugeLutheran Church in Kenyon onSunday, April 13 at 3 p.m. The

parish choir of Hauge andEmmanuel Churches and the FirstLutheran bell choir will sing. Ev-eryone is invited to attend, and alight supper will be offered fol-lowing the concert. HaugeLutheran Church is a handicap-accessible building and is locatedon the corner of Third and BullisStreet in Kenyon.

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

ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellech-ester, Father Paul Kubista. Sundaymornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesdaymornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUEHOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ,Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Sat-urdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-sanally. Wed., April 9: 7 p.m. Wor-ship; Council meeting. Sun., April13: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30a.m. Worship with communion byintinction and all grades singing. Wed.,April 16: 9 a.m. Quilting; 6:30 p.m.8th grade confirmation.

ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,April 9: 8:30 a.m. Quiling at churchwith Bible study; 7:30 p.m. Worshipwith Pastor Shoch speaking with fel-lowship following service and Ladiesaid. Sun., April 13: 8:15 a.m. Wor-ship with communion; 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School; Bible study. Tues., April15: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office hours.

MAZEPPAST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN ,Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bibleclass every Wednesday at 7 p.m.Sun., April 13: 8:30 a.m. Worship;9:30 a.m. Sunday School.

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

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

ORONOCOGRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1stAvenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. SundaySchool; Bible class; 10 a.m. Wor-ship. Wed., April 9: 7 p.m. Worship.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays andThursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., April9: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open; 5:30p.m. Lenten study; 6:30 p.m. Ses-sion meeting. Thurs., April 10: 9:15a.m. Food shelf delivery and restock-ing. Sun., April 13: 9 a.m. Worship.

PINE ISLANDCORNERSTONE BAPTISTCHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.cornerstonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-able. Cornerstone Kids meet everyWednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meet-ing is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

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

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

ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5thStreet SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-day Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass

10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,John Torris Lohre, Senior Pastor; KipA. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:saintpaulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed