Mazeppa Veterans Memorialdedication is May 23By Alicia Hunt-Welch

MAZEPPA The new MazeppaVeterans Memorial will be dedi-cated in a special public ceremonyon May 23 at 11 a.m. The memo-rial overlooks the Zumbro Riverin Coopers Park, located on thewest side of the riverbank betweenMazeppas historic WalkingBridge and the Maple Street Bridge.

The Mazeppa Veterans Memo-rial pays tribute to all who haveserved honorably in the UnitedStates Armed Forces or with theU.S. Allies, from the time of theRevolutionary War to present. Thememorial features an expansivewall of bronze plaques engravedwith the names of veterans. A bur-nished block wall features a se-ries of flags and pedestals, eachcommemorating a branch of theArmed Forces. A statue of a sol-dier stands guard at each end ofthe memorial. The American flagand the Prisoner of War/Missingin Action flag fly high overheadin the center of the triangular de-signed memorial.

The memorial project was a joint

effort of the Mazeppa AmericanLegion Post #558, the MazeppaVeterans Honor Guard, and theCity of Mazeppa. Constructionbegan in July 2014. The MazeppaVeterans Memorial Committeewas guided by Commander LeRoyGoranson, and supported by com-mittee members Tom Lemmerman,Mike Nord, Tom Schimek, LarryVanDeWalker, and the late DaveTri.Ceremony program

Welcome from Jeff Josselyn,Master of Ceremonies

Posting of colors by theMazeppa American Legion andMazeppa Veterans Honor Guard

National Anthem performedby Mackenzie Monsrud and TracyNelson

Prayer led by Post ChaplainGary Hager

Remarks from guest speakerGlenn Mueller, American LegionState Vice-Commander

Music from Ben Olsen Recognition of all veterans Music from Jeff Josselyn Rifle salute by the Mazeppa

American Legion and VeteransHonor Guard

Sounding of the Bell of Honor Playing of Taps Amazing Grace performed

by bagpiper Bob Schmidt

KWs Sydney Warner wasselected for All-State Band

Sydney Warner

By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON Kenyon-

Wanamingo High School sopho-more Sydney Warner has beenselected to play baritone saxophonewith the All-State Band. KW BandDirector Claire Larson said, Ithas been sixteen years since any-one from KW has been selectedfor an all-state group. The bandwill meet at St. Olaf College inNorthfield and have rehearsals andperformances from August 3-8

The day that Warner learned shewas selected was an emotionalrollercoaster. Larson spoke withWarner briefly in the morning andasked that she come to her officeafter school to hear the results ofthe audition. Warner said, I wentthrough the whole day anxious andworried...When I found out I wasvery excited and could hardly be-lieve what I was hearing...I gaveMrs. Larson a hug and I was cry-ing and laughing at the same time.I was so excited that the year Ispent working and prepping forthis paid off and helped me getinto this.

Larson recognized the determi-nation and work that Warner putinto preparing for the audition: Weall know that talent abounds herein our music communitytalentplus hard work has the potentialto turn great musicians into out-standing ones.

Warner said, Its not every dayyou get told youre the best barisaxophone student in the state. Itfeels even better to think that thiscould be a starting trend for theKW band. She was quick to sharethe glory with her teacher andmentor, saying that Larson is anamazing teacher and I could neverhave gotten this without her.Sarah Benrud namedAll-State Choir alternate

Junior Sarah Benrud was se-

lected as an alternate for the 2015All-State Choir. 245 singers in thestate are selected to the choir. KWVocal Director StephanieSchumacher explained, Beingchosen as an alternate means Sa-rah is one of the top 40 first altosin Minnesota! She worked veryhard to prepare two solos and scalesfor her audition, which she recordedback in March.

Rehearsal and performance datesfor the choir are August 3-8 atConcordia College in Moorhead.

Schumacher said, We are soproud of Sarah for her dedicationand pursuit of excellence in mu-sic! This is a momentous achieve-ment, as she is the first KW stu-dent ever to be selected as an All-State Choir alternate or partici-pant.

The All State programs are runthrough the Minnesota MusicEducators Association. Instrumen-tal auditions consist of a preparedsolo, a number of scales includ-ing the chromatic scale, and a tech-

nically challenging etude. A vo-cal audition consists of two pre-pared solos, one accompanied andone acappella, as well as scales.Other KW music news

On May 2 select KW fifth- andsixth-graders attended an honorsband event in Farmington for firstand second year band students.They were fifth-graders RachelNesseth, Julia Dahl, Leah Berg,Jaelyn Sexton, Thuan Vuong, ArinKyllo, Evan Brossard, and PrestonLeininger; and sixth-graders AishaRamirez, Katie VanEpps, SethKyllo, Brianna Ryan, and CaseyWesbur. Sixteen schools were rep-resented at the Southeastern Min-nesota Band Directors Associa-tion event.

Claire Larson recently accepteda position as the band director atCarleton College in Northfield forthe 2015-16 school year while thepermanent band director is on sab-batical. She will continue teach-ing at KW, since the college bandrehearsal schedule will not inter-fere with her teaching schedule.

Sarah Benrud

By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA Stary-Yerka

VFW Post 5727 in Zumbrota isfinalizing preparations for its tenthannual Field of Honor on Memo-rial Day Weekend, May 23-25.Since its first year, the event hasgrown as people of all ages visitthe Covered Bridge Park wherehundreds of American flags areprecisely aligned.

The three-day event honors notonly veterans but anyone some-one chooses to honor. Some prepa-rations and ceremonial portionsare standard protocol each year,while special activities have oc-curred other years. With 2015 be-ing the tenth year of the event,several additions are planned.Events will kick off early Satur-day, May 23, at 7 a.m. with a POW/MIA hot air balloon on display(weather permitting) prior to theField of Honor program at 10 a.m.Other activities are planned, es-pecially for any person who hasserved in the military.Beginnings and preparation

Vietnam War veteran HowardAyen is the Zumbrota Field ofHonor coordinator. The first year,215 flags were rented and placedby VFW members. Subsequently,the VFW purchased the 500 flagsthat are now placed each year. Ayensaid the number is about all wecan fit in the park and make it looknice...It looks the way we wantit.

Considerable preparation willtake place prior to Saturdaymornings opening program. OnFriday morning, one crew willplace the stakes in the ground atthe park, assuring the straight linesand rows seen from any angle.Meanwhile, another crew will workat the VFW getting the flags onthe poles and ready to go the parkthe following morning. Ayen saidthis will be the third year studentsfrom Christ Lutheran School willbe helping put the flags on. In ex-change, the veterans present a classon patriotism.

Mary Ayen of the ZumbrotaVFW Ladies Auxiliary overseesthe identification of those beinghonored with the flags. For any-one wishing to dedicate a flag insomeones honor or memory,forms are available at the Bank ofZumbrota, at the VFW, or in theZumbro Shopper. A donation of$10 is suggested. Forms and do-nations can be dropped off at theVFW (25 East First Street) orbrought to the field. A tag is com-pleted and attached to a flag forthe weekend. We have neverthrown a tag away. They are allcataloged, said Mary. Tags arelabeled to correspond to the rowsof flags that are all lettered andnumbered so if someone goes tothe information table during anannual Flag of Honor, they can bedirected to the appropriate loca-tion. The person you honordoesnt need to be a veteran. Itcan be any hero in your life, re-minded Howard.Hot air balloon; other activities

A black POW/MIA hot air bal-loon, basket, and burners are sched-uled to arrive from St. Cloud atthe park for set-up at 7 a.m. onMay 23. Howard explained thatlittle to no wind is crucial for hotair balloons, so the early morninghours are usually the most opti-mal times of the day. If weathercooperates, the plan will be forthe balloon to be set up at the parkuntil 9-10 a.m. and then takendown.

World War II veteran and ex-POW Frank Goplen has partici-pated in each opening ceremonyby placing the POW/MIA flag.Also part of the opening ceremonyis the reading of names and plac-ing flags for each member of theHonor Roll veterans who havepassed away during the previousyear. Those same Honor Rollmembers will be honored duringthe Memorial Day ceremony atthe cemetery. Community volun-teers assist the veterans with place-ment after the initial ceremonial

posting of flags and with otheraspects of the weekend.

The Zumbrota Community Bandwill continue a tradition by par-ticipating in this years ceremony.The band also participates in theparade and at the ceremony at thecemetery on Memorial Day. TheZumbrota Boy Scouts assist withthe opening ceremony and withthe tear-down Monday afternoonat 4 p.m.

Each year, the flags are illumi-nated throughout the night. OnSaturday night, floodlights willprovide the light. On Sundayevening, at dusk, luminaries willbe lit. In addition, volunteers standwith the flags (taking shifts) aroundthe clock as an honor. It takes alot of people to run this. We ap-preciate the help from the com-munity so much, said Howard.Mary added, It gives us a thrill tosee how people help more and moreeach year. If interested in volun-teering, help is welcome Fridaymorning at the VFW; during theopening program Saturday morn-ing; Sunday at dusk; and Mondayat 4 p.m.Welcome Center

New this year will be a Wel-come Center for all military per-sonnel (past or present), whethera veteran of a foreign war or not.Howard Ayen acknowledged thatnot all veterans or service mem-bers were welcomed when theyreturned home. He said, We wantall who have served to stop at thetent we will have set up. We willhave some refreshments, conver-sation, and information on re-sources available.

An invitation is also extendedto all military personnel to walkor march in the Memorial Dayparade on Monday, May 25. Trans-portation will be available for any-one who is unable to walk the pa-rade route. Howard pointed out,You do not need to be a veteran,a member of a VFW or a Legion.We are encouraging anyone whois or has been in the military, any

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Tschann namedto All-StateBand / 3B

New pastorat MinneolaLutheran / 3A

Serving the Highway 52 Golden Corridor from Hader to Oronoco

Special events added for tenth Field of Honorbranch, to join us at the WelcomeCenter and for the parade.

Assembly for the parade beginsat 9 a.m. on Mill Street between4th and 5th Streets. The presenta-tion of colors is at 9:35 followedby the parade at 9:45.

Small flags will be distributedalong Main Street prior to the pa-rade to wave as the service per-sonnel go by.Other Fields of Honor

After VFW Post 5727 initiatedtheir Field of Honor ten years ago,several other area towns were in-

spired to follow, includingWanamingo, Mazeppa, Hayfield,Mantorville, Byron, Pine Island,and Red Wing. Red Wing alsoholds their event over MemorialDay. The other towns borrowZumbrotas flags and poles.

Pine Island assessing publicsupport for new aquatic center

Pine Island Family Aquatic Center as presented to the park board two years ago by USA Aquatics. Thiscompany has done work for Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Kasson and Byron.

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PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-land Park Board has been gettinginput on what to do with the citys60-year-old swimming pool. Op-tions currently appear to be: do-ing nothing and close the pool;spend $1.5 million on upgrades;or invest approximately $3 mil-lion for a brand new facility.

Mayor Rod Steele expects thepool to stay open this summer whilethe park board looks for a long-term solution. There is no time-table but the public process hasbegun. About eleven people at-

tended a park board meeting onThursday, May 7, to discuss thesituation. A new aquatic centerwas presented by USA Aquatics.

In 2013, a consultant drafted aplan for a new aquatic center toreplace the outdated facility at acost of $2.65 million. Updated costsare still pending. The plan includedtwo water slides, a multi-use areawith a basketball hoop, a divingboard with a drop slide and a zero-depth leisure area for kids. Thebathhouse would be renovated, andan admission/concession buildingwith a covered eating area were

proposed in the design.Steele was reached for comment

and said the pool is a quality oflife issue, but also understands thepublic has been bombarded withcivic projects in recent years andhe will support what they want.He intends to put forth the bestalternative before the people as apublic referendum.

Bringing the old pool back tocompliance involves about $1.5million in upgrades, which wouldincludes meeting the Americanswith Disabilities Act and electri-cal system/water heat standards.

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Not allowed to letterfor a sanctioned sport?To the Editor:

Why are ZM students not al-lowed to letter in a sanctionedsport?

This year there are some 8,600youths in grades 6-12 from 235teams who will participate in asport statewide. In June, there willbe an estimated 6,000 youths par-ticipating at the state finals in Al-exandria. This high school sportis the second most popular sportin the state next to football. Imtalking about trap shooting andthe Minnesota State High SchoolClay Target League.

About six years ago while I wasserving on the Board of Directorsfor the Minnesota Outdoor Heri-tage Alliance, an elderly gentle-man by the name of Jim Sablecame before the board seekingmuch-needed funding for a pipedream. He had eleven metroschools and six gun ranges par-ticipating in a fledgling programhe called the Minnesota State HighSchool Clay Target League. His

reason for starting the programwas twofold: he was tired of thenegative news about guns andyouth, and as a trap shooter healso wanted to revive a stagnantsport. One year later, Mr. Sablecame before the NWTF State Boardon which I was also serving seek-ing funding. The program haddoubled since I had first met him.Since these first few meetings theprogram has caught on statewidelike wildfire. The program has avery strict set of rules, as the stu-dents are required to maintain acertain grade point average andthus are eligible or are supposedto be eligible for a letter in sport.It is supervised, coached, and in-structed by qualified volunteersfrom the local gun club. For moreinformation on the sport you cango to mnclaytarget.com, and fromthere you can also follow yourlocal team standings.

It came to my attention earlierthis spring that ZM students en-rolled in the fastest growing sportin state high school history are not

being allowed to letter in the sport.I have been told by members ofthe school board that the reason isbecause of policy wording and thatthe sport is not sanctioned by theState High School League. Howcan the sport not be sanctionedwhen the Minnesota State HighSchool League sponsors a traptournament a week or two later inSt. Paul which only takes thosethat place at the MSHSCTL stateshoot in Alexandria? I honestlybelieve that there is more goingon here than just a policy issue.

For exercise I advise the gun.The gun gives moderate exerciseto the body and boldness of enter-prise to the mind. Games playedwith the ball are too stressful onthe body and stamp no characteron the mind, therefore let yourgun be your constant companionof your daily walks ThomasJefferson, from a letter to his wardand nephew who was attendingschool in Paris.

Warren RobertsonZumbrota

FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Riots part two

Last week I started to write aboutthe Baltimore riots. I distractedmyself with the memory of theWichita non-riot. The events inBaltimore are unrelated at the pri-mary level. But at lower levels,they are related through the ac-tions of the police. Event one wasa peaceful protest against the po-lice dealing too harshly with freshlyarrested people. The protest hadlittle media coverage. Event twobecame a riot due to police in-volvement. A mall is located abouttwo to three blocks from a highschool. The mall is also a trans-portation hub for buses and trains.

When school is done for the day,many students walk to the malland take a bus or train home. Bal-timore has a light rail line runningnorth-south through the center ofthe city. I rode the train one daywhile I was in Baltimore. It cov-ered quite a few suburbs provid-ing people access to downtownfor jobs. No riots broke out at the

protests. Speakers/leaders of theprotest directed their commentsto the city administration and thecity had people responding. Thedialog lasted several days.

On Monday, some students triedto schedule a flash-mob at themall. But they had very few stu-dents who wanted to do it. Some-one at the police department wasmonitoring the social network andpanicked. The riot plan the policehad, called for shutting the malldown, and stopping all transpor-tation. They let the mall fill upand then would not let anyoneleave. The students accepted theinactivity for a while, but then thepolice decided to push a little andthey got a response. Why did thepolice provoke the students?Maybe they wanted to try out theirnew riot gear. Or maybe it wasconsidered a live training assign-ment. In any case, the police ac-tion caused the riot. Freddie Graysmishandling by police was not theissue of the riot. The police opera-tions were the main issue of theriot.

I think an interesting side issuein Baltimore is the interaction ofthe gang leaders trying to stop theriot. These leaders may have un-derstood the police of Baltimore

better than anyone else, includingthe mayor. They knew the riot wasa fake and tried to stop it. Some-one in the police department madea serious mistake. That personshould be relieved of duty (if notfired) and the chain of his peopledemoted. Further, the police shouldaccept responsibility for the prop-erty damage and harassment thathappened.

A point of humor, I couldnt getin last week. In the center of theWichita ghetto was a liquor store.As soon as the word riot was onthe radio, the owner closed thestore, double padlocked the doorsand went home. He did not re-open until the curfew was lifted.On the second night after mid-night, the police, along with theState Patrol, raided the store. Thepolice failed to communicate theirplan to the National Guard. Imag-ine the surprise the NG officersfelt as they stepped outside thecommand post and no police werearound. Now imagine the looks ofdisgust the State Patrol gave theWichita Police after surroundingthe store and finding the buildinglocked tight with a note on thedoor, Closed until the curfew islifted! Until next week.

AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Vision versus vigor

When we purchased this pieceof the planet forty-eight years ago,it was a vision of lush woods, witha large home for us to grow into,and all sorts of space to fill withdiverse plant materials. Whatcouldnt be anticipated was 11 elmsdead within five years, 17 maturetrees uprooted by straight linewinds in1989, and a three-yearforeign assignment in Germany.Fortunately, the vigor of youthfuloptimism sees to clean-up, newplantings, and changes in plans.Thats the type of drama one ac-cepts as normalswings of for-tune and adversity over times andseasons brought about by things

totally out of our control.Dreams and plans help us imple-

ment our vision of whats wanted,but vigor and strength are neededto make those dreams come true.Learning to work smarter enablesus to do more with less muscle,especially as we age.

Consider these tips:1. Use strong weather resistant

structures in the garden to avoidfrequent replacement of trellises,birdbaths, and yard art.

2. Follow directions to plantthings right the first time and wa-ter as needed to avoid replace-ments, neglect, or dehydration.

3 Read and use as directed allchemicals.

4. Tackle only those things youknow youll have time and en-ergy to dothe rest can wait foranother day.

Unfortunately many of us comefrom backgrounds that encouragedbrute force, slave labor, or weed-

ing punishments as standard op-erating procedure in the garden.Those habits and attitudes are hardto overcome, and they often di-minish our enjoyment of the gar-dening process. Avid gardeningisnt a job. Its a form of relax-ation, creativity, and fun. It alsooffers exercise, tension relief, learn-ing opportunities, companionship,and unexpected surprisesallthings found in a healthy lifestyle.But if you cant see that vision,you probably wont find the vigorto give it a fair trial.

There are many areas of gar-dening interests to investigate:veggies, trees, ponds, patios, pots,raised beds, xyriscaping, grasses,hay bales, etc. Find a dream toexplore, learn about it, and playwith it. Your new found visionjust might turn into a compulsionupon which youll want to expendsome serious vigor.

By Tim KellyMN Rep. District 21A

CapitolComments

Proposal brings new fundingto local nursing homes

On April 29, the MinnesotaHouse approved a proposal thatwill fund our states health andhuman services programs for thenext two years.

The highlights include reform-ing our child protection laws andinvesting $53.8 million in childprotection services to keep our kidssafe, dedicating $90 million to thecaregivers of Minnesotans withdisabilities and aging adults, andensuring that health and humanservices costs dont grow expo-nentially faster than the budgetsof the families who funds theseprograms.

But to me the most importantaspect of this proposal prioritizesour nursing homes, and if this billbecomes law, it will have a tre-mendous positive financial impacton our districts care centers.

Basically, the legislation pro-

vides the greatest nursing homepayment reform in a generation.Minnesota has been talking aboutmaking these needed changes fordecades, and finally we have comeup with a plan that includes newformulas that benefit not only thefacilities but their employees aswell.

As nearly all of our nursing homeadministrators can attest, when itcomes to funding, care centersoperating in rural Minnesota aretreated differently by state gov-ernment when compared to facili-ties in the inner cities. This ineq-uity is significant as nursing homesare among the biggest employersin Greater Minnesota communi-ties meaning residents and work-ers are impacted.

Under the changes recently madein our health funding proposal,the inequity begins to disappearas Greater Minnesota nursinghomes finally receive the top bill-ing they deserve.

According to a non-partisanMinnesota House research staffanalysis that projects the annualchange in Medicaid and estimatedprivate revenue for the 2016 rateyear, you can see how much newrevenue our local nursing homeswould gain under our proposal:

Red Wing Red Wing HealthCenter: $1,175 million; St. Brigidsat Hi-Park: $630,000; SeminaryHome: $487,000

Lake City - Mayo Clinic HealthSystem Lake City: $1.7 million

Cannon Falls Angels CareCenter: $936,000

Wabasha St. ElizabethsMedical Center: $2.04 million

Zumbrota Zumbrota CareCenter: $422,000

A recent survey found that, onaverage, facilities have been re-ceiving reimbursements that aremore than $30 per bed per dayshort of the actual cost of care,which should give you some ideaof the obstacles our local care cen-ters are trying to overcome.

Minnesota is going to undergoa major demographics shift overthe next two decades as our popu-lation ages. This means we can nolonger procrastinate when it comesto properly funding our nursinghomes. Our local facilities deserveadequate reimbursement for thetasks they provide, and our seniorcitizens deserve the best possiblecare. Its my belief that the HouseHealth and Human Services fi-nance proposal will accomplishboth of these goals.

Think about Zip Rail carefullyTo the Editor:

Whether publicly or privatelyfunded, the Zip Rail is a problemfor Minnesota farmers, schools,and all who travel north to southhighways because of the problems,it is going to cause:

1. This is a farming state and weare losing too much farm land allthe time to high lines and broad-ening highways. Very soon therewill be no farmland left...no food.

2. If raised overhead rail is built,it will have to be built out offrostproof material that wont swellin the winter and that thaws in thespring, and does not sink to cause

a heave in the track. We live in acold state, and if ice forms on thetrack it could fall on cars crossingunderneath.

3. School buses will have to leaveat least an hour earlier to pick upstudents in order to go around tothe mandated crossings. It willdivide school districts and causemore expense to the districts.

4. Farmers have divided landson many different sides of the road-ways and large equipment to crossthose roads. They will have to travellonger distances to get access tothat land, as will milk trucks, grainsemis, and hay haulers.

The only people who will ben-efit from the rail are Mayo Clinicemployees and travelers. I dontremember that our state has beenrenamed Mayosota. The majorityof employees still drive their owncars to work for the convenienceof being on their own schedules.

The rail will not benefit the tax-payers, the students, and especiallynot the farmers. And they shouldbe your main concern.

Please think this over carefully.This is not Chicago, Hong Kong,or New York City. This is farmcountry and our state.

Pat HinrichsZumbrota

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The simple solution to deflated footballs

Tom Brady was ranked as thenumber two quarterback in NFLhistory behind John Elway in arecent online top 15 ranking.Former Viking Fran Tarkenton wasranked ahead of his contemporar-ies Terry Bradshaw and RogerStaubach. I didnt agree with allof the rankings, but stories likethis can be fun, shared, and sparkdebate.

Seeing Bradys exceptionallyhigh rank reminded me of hisamazing career that really startedwith the fortuitous tuck ruling inthe AFC Championship game thatled to his first Super Bowl winand is bookended by his SuperBowl win after the deflategate

episode in this years AFC Cham-pionship game.

The Patriots victory over theColts was so lopsided that itsobvious that slightly deflated foot-balls had no outcome on the game.The Patriots have skirted leaguerules in the past and are being pun-ished again for circumstantial evi-dence of wrongdoing by Bradyand team managers.

Even though upholding integ-rity and uniformity of the gameare paramount in professional sportleagues, I fault the NFL for lackof supervision and control.

Well see if the league looksinward instead of absolving them-selves with the four game suspen-sion of Brady. The commissionershould consider the simple solu-tion of controlling the balls andhaving both teams play with thesame set of game balls.

In my lifetime, the NFL movedthe kickoff and goalposts back tochallenge kickers. But they alsoallow kickers to use their own ball

for increased accuracy and dis-tance. They could kick and playwith the same football. Each ballshouldnt have to be perfectly fitto a player or serve a special pur-pose.

Baseball may play on a fieldwith varied ballpark dimensionsand playing surfaces, but they doso with one official ball. I con-cede that pitchers may request anew ball be put in play by theumpire if one is not to their liking,but it is from a uniform set of sharedgame balls for each game.

The league can easily move for-ward to institute this change. Itspractical, fair, and would put anend to this nonsense. If the NFLcan test players for drug/steroiduse, it certainly should be able tomanage footballs on game dayregardless of the change. Then wecan go back to rooting for our quar-terback to lead the Vikings to theirfirst NFL championship whilewearing performance-enhancinggloves.

PublishersNotebook

By Pete Grimsrud

ChurchesPastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leonjoins Minneola Lutheran Church

In February, Pastor Hannah Bergstrom de Leon began a new career atMinneola Lutheran Church. She enjoys a moment together after worshipservice with her husband and twin sons, from left to right, Leonel, Zeke,and Milo.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchThree months ago a new pastor

arrived at Minneola LutheranChurch. Reverend HannahBergstrom de Leon or PastorHannah, as she prefers to be called began serving Minneola Lutheranon February 11. Thus far, she de-scribes the experience as wonder-ful, adding, Minneola has been awelcoming and supportive con-gregation. They are a great com-munity to begin my pastoral ca-reer in, and I am excited to con-tinue walking beside them as wediscern and do Gods work in thisworld together.

The youngest daughter of aLutheran Pastor, Hannah grew upin Iowa. As a child she had manydreams, including one day becom-ing a truck driver, an astronomer,and an environmentalist. But af-ter graduating from New Hamp-ton High School, she decided toattend Iowa State University whereshe earned a degree in Englisheducation in 2004, with an em-phasis on English as a second lan-guage. After graduating, she movedto the Twin Cities and took a jobteaching English in a south Min-neapolis alternative high school.Two years later she accepted a jobas a project manager for a smallsoftware start-up company in EdenPrairie.

But in 2010 everything changedwhen she felt the call to ministry.This is a strange story, she said,but the punch line is that I re-ceived my call while on a silentretreat at the Jesuit Retreat Housein OshKosh, Wisconsin, Hannahsaid. She enrolled in Luther Semi-nary in St. Paul that year. Duringher third year there she interned atChrist the King Lutheran inBloomington. In December 2014she graduated from seminary.

With another milestone in herlife reached, Pastor Hannah andher husband of eight years, LeonelLeon, prepared for yet another life-changing event the birth of twinboys, born on Hannahs 33rd birth-

day, December 23, 2014. Emiliano(Milo) and Ezekiel (Zeke) sharedanother special connection withtheir mother shortly after their birth.On January 18, Hannah had herordination and two children werebaptized. I was 28 [when calledto ministry] and it was a life chang-ing call, but it was the right oneand I am so happy I followed itand deeply blessed with where ithas already taken me, she said.

This year the pastor has learnedto balance family life, a new ca-reer, and a new congregation. Inher free time she does have hob-bies, like reading, gardening, cook-ing, and hosting gatherings, butfinds it has become increasinglydifficult with twin infants al-though she admits it is fun tryingto do it all! Overall, she is grati-fied with where she is in life. Icant think of a better place for meand my family to be right now,

than the Minneola Community,she said.

Church president Denny Veisethsaid, Working with her, she hasbrought a different perspective toministry. Shes got a lot of vigorand enthusiasm for what she wantsto do. She has been a good addi-tion. Veiseth noted the kids seemto like Pastor Hannah, and thatshe is willing to go with the flowand is open to what others wantand incorporating their ideas.

Pastor Hannah can be found lead-ing worship on Sunday morningsat the church. On May 17 worshipwill be at 10:30 a.m. The summer9:30 a.m. worship schedule be-gins May 24. Minneola LutheranChurch ELCA is located at 13628County 50 Boulevard (one mileeast of Highway 52, on GoodhueCounty Road 50). Their next bigevent is the annual Fourth of Julybreakfast in Wanamingo.

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. Tuesdayand Thursday mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUEHOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ,Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Masstimes: Monday and Wednesday, 8a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday andThursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Satur-day, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sun-day, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30a.m. St. Columbkill.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-sanally. Secretary hours: Monday andThursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesdayand Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.Wed., May 13: 6 p.m. Council meet-ing. Sun., May 17: 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship with communion followed byyouth road side clean-up and BBQ.

ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

MAZEPPAST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN ,Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bibleclass every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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, 8-11a.m. Website: www.graceLutheranOronoco.com. Follow us on facebook.Wed., May 13: 6 p.m. Catechism.Sun., May 17: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship; 7p.m. Council meeting. Wed., May 20:6 p.m. Catechism

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and

Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., May13: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open; 6:30p.m. Session meeting. Thurs., May14: 9:15 a.m. Food shelf delivery andrestocking shelves. Sun., May 17:11 a.m. Worship.

PINE ISLANDCORNERSTONE BAPTISTCHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.cornerstonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-able. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayerservice; Cornerstone Club.

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.

CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL CATHO-LIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island,356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pas-tor. http://www.stpaul stmichael.comSaturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. Mass atPine Haven Care Center is the firstWednesday of the month at 11 a.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,Audrey Lukasak, interim senior pas-tor, and Kip A. Groettum, associatepastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.orgWed., May 13: 11 a.m. Bldg./groundsmeeting; 3:30 p.m. 7-8 grade confir-mation; 7 p.m. Youth gathering meet-ing. Sat., May 16: 8 a.m. Mens groupbreakfast; 5:30 p.m. Worship withcommunion. Sun., May 17: 8:15 a.m.Worship with communion; 9:30 a.m.Fellowship; Sunday School; Hand-bells; 10 a.m. Youth choir; 10:30 a.m.Worship with communion; SundaySchool; 7 p.m. Baccalaureate. Tues.,May 19: 8:30 a.m. Quilting; Staff meet-ing; 1:30 p.m. Bible study. Wed., May20: 7 p.m. Special gifts meeting.

UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Caro-lyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;Web address: www.piumc.org; email:piumc@bevcomm.net. Wed., May 13:

9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 5:45 p.m.Meal; 6 p.m. Childrens worship;Confirmation: Adult study; 6:30 p.m.Confirmation rehearsal.

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

TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-2155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.Wed., May 13: 2 p.m. Wednesdaycircle hosted by Sue Haugen; 8 p.m.Baccalaureate service at Holden.Thurs., May 14: Newsletter dead-line; 2 p.m. Thursday circle at Heri-tage Hill. Fri., May 15: 3 p.m. Lute-fisk supper at Lands. Sun., May 17:10:30 a.m. Worship with commun-ion.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,May 13: 8 p.m. KW Baccalaureateat Holden. Thurs., May 14: 2 p.m.WELCA Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Councilmeeting. Fri., May 15: 3 p.m. LandsLutefisk supper. Sun., May 17: 9 a.m.Worship with communion.

ZUMBROTACHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCHand School, WELS, 223 East 5thStreet, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-5367. Wed., May 13: 10 a.m. Chapel;10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nurs-ing Home communion; 7:30 p.m Ex-amination service. Thurs., May 14:1-4 grade track and field day; 1:30p.m. Sewing circle. Sun., May 17: 8and 10:30 a.m. Worship with com-munion. Thurs., May 19: 9 a.m. Cir-cuit meeting; 5 p.m. OWLS in theschool; 6 p.m. Outreach board; 6:30p.m. Preschool spring program; 7 p.m.Church council. Wed., May 20: 10a.m. Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Bible study.

FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weeklyworship services: 81 West 5th Street,Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m- Corinthians.Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Biblestudies, prayer, and counseling.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys of-fice hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., May 17: 9 a.m.Worship. Tues., May 19: 6:30 p.m.Council meeting.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.Office: 732-5074. Thurs., May 14:6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,May 17: 10:45 a.m. Worship; FriendDay with Courier with potluck din-ner following.

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

OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLCEric Westlake, Pastor, 1549 East Av-enue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, churchoffice. Website: oslczumbrota.org.Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri.,8 a.m.-noon. Wed., May 13: 9 a.m.Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m.WINGS; Junior youth group; 6 p.m.Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study. Sat.,May 16: 7 a.m. Mens prayer break-fast. Sun., May 17: 8 a.m. Prayertime; 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. 50+ Bible study.Mon., May 18: 7 p.m. Moms in prayer.Wed., May 20: 9 a.m. Womens Biblestudy; 3:30 p.m. WINGS; Junior youthgroup; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.Bible study.

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CATHOLIC,749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email stpauls@hcinet.net Pas-tor Father Randal Kasel, pastor. Of-fice hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http://www.stpaulstmichaelcom.Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.;Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.Mass at Zumbrota Care Center isthe second Thursday of the monthat 9:15 a.m.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Di-rector Cindy Wilson. Wed., May 13:7:15 a.m. CBC; 6 p.m. Confirmationclass picnic; 7 p.m. Property man-agement. Thurs., May 14: 9 a.m.

Naomi circle at Dolly Ylvisakers; 1:30p.m. Rebekah circle at JoAnn Rings;6 p.m. Finance meeting; 6:30 p.m.Church Council; 7 p.m. Food shelfopen. Sat., May 16: 11 a.m. Wellvangmemorial. Sun., May 17: 8 and 10:30a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Congregationalmeeting in Sanctuary; 9:30 a.m. PACE;2 p.m. Rochester Male Chorus Con-cert. Mon., May 18: 2 p.m. Food shelfopen; 6 p.m. Trust fund meeting. Wed.,May 20: 7:15 a.m. CBC at BridgetsCafe; 10 a.m. Food shelf open; 6p.m. Mens steak night; VOICE dead-line.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 13:5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation atHauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirma-tion at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible studyand prayer at Hauge. Thurs., May14: 1:30 p.m. Rachel circle at PhyllisForss. Sun., May 17: 9 a.m. Wor-ship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; NoonPreHey spring shindig; 5:45 p.m.Youth group at Hauge. Tues., May19: Noon WMF honoring senior mem-bers. Wed., May 20: 7:30 p.m. Biblestudy and prayer.

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

GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERANCHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15Sunday School. Communion on thesecond and last Sunday of eachmonth. St. Johns: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.Communion on the second and lastSunday of each month.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 13:5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6:15p.m. 1st year confirmation; 7:30 p.m.Bible study and prayer. Sun., May17: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:45a.m. Worship; Noon PreHey springshindig at Emmanuel; 5:45 p.m. Youthgroup. Mon., May 18: 7 p.m. Dorcascircle at Lucy Boyums. Wed., May20: 7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayerat Emmanuel.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old ChurchRoad. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. SundaySchool; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fel-lowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.

LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.

Friend Day May 17 is atLighthouse Community Church

ZUMBROTA LighthouseCommunity Church at 179 WestThird Street, Zumbrota, will hostits bi-annual Friend Day onSunday, May 17, at 10:45 a.m. Apotluck dinner will follow the ser-vice. The congregation of Light-house Community Church, alongwith Pastor Jan Fischer, wish toextend a special invitation to theZumbrota community to join inthis special day of celebration.

Ministering in music (gospelbluegrass) will be Courier, ahusband and wife duo consistingof Patrick and Susan Anderson of

Blaine. Patrick plays the lead guitarand Susan the upright bass. Join-ing them on the violin and guitarwill be their grandson, Tyler Kiage.

Little Mt. Church, It Is NoSecret What God Can Do, IllFly Away, I Saw the Light,and This Ol House are just asampling of songs Courier hasbrought to the stage at bluegrassfestivals in Minnesota, Iowa, SouthDakota, Wisconsin, and Missouri.They began as part of a gospelgroup called Melody and Praisein the Minneapolis area and havesince branched out on their own

visiting nursing homes, churches,and bluegrass festivals sharing theirmessage in song.

Courier in Websters Dictio-nary means messenger or bearerof news, and Couriers missionis to do just that to bring a musi-cal message of good news and goodol gospel music from the heart.

A free-will offering for theirministry will be received.

In addition to the music PastorJan will share a message fromGods Word, God Encounters:Paul.

60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Wed., May 13: 7:15 a.m.Youth Bible study at Bridgets; 9 a.m.Coffee and conversation; 6:15 p.m.Confirmation with 6th graders attend-ing; Worship; 7 p.m. Youth group.Thurs., May 14: 9 a.m. Lutefisk prep;7 p.m. Praise practice. Fri., May 15:3 p.m. Lutefisk supper. Sun., May17: 7:30 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30a.m. Praise worship with commun-ion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:45a.m. Visitation team meets; 10:30 a.m.Worship with communion; 7 p.m. Peerministry at Dairy Queen. Tues., May19: 11 a.m. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiri-tual guidance meets. Wed., May 20:7:15 a.m. Youth Bible study atBridgets; 9 a.m. Coffee and conver-sation; 6:15 p.m. Worship; 7 p.m.Youth group.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Berg-strom de Leon, Pastor. Wed., May13: 6:30 p.m. Property board meet-ing; 7:30 p.m. Planning council meet-ing. Sun., May 17: 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship withgraduating senior recognition withpotluck following; Scrip card ordersare due.

ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC ,36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30a.m. Mass.

ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, BearValley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,home; 843-5302 work. Bible Classis every Wednesday at 6 p.m. inMazeppa.

Wedding

GADIENT-WARNEKEBreanna Gadient and Jared

Warneke, both of Zumbrota, weremarried on April 18, 2015, inDuluth.

The bride is the daughter of Ritaand Bruce Matthees of Zumbrotaand Brian Gadient of Red Wing.She graduated with the Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School class of 2007and she earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in mortuary scienceat the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2011. She is now adeath investigator with Carlton and

St. Louis County MedicalExaminers Office.

The groom is the son of Jeffreyand Janet Warneke of Zumbrota.He graduated from Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School in 2008 andfrom Minnesota State University Mankato with a bachelor of sci-ence degree in law enforcementin 2012. He is now a police officerwith the Duluth Police Department.

Following a honeymoon inMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, thecouple will live in Duluth.

ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,Minneola Township, County Road 7,rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,Pastor.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,Pastor. Sun., May 17: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worshipwith communion.

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711. Sun., May 17: 9 a.m.Confirmation; 10:30 a.m. Worship withcommunion. Tues., May 19: 11 a.m.Text study.

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor DavidHurtt, Interim. Sun., May 17: 10:30a.m. Communion Worship. Mon., May18: 6:30 p.m. Council. Tues., May19: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study. Wed.,May 20: 6:30 p.m. Affirmation men-tor night.

WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN,LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Can-non Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507-663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Min-ister, 263-5613. Sundays 9 a.m.Worship. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Biblestudy; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.

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Doris Kyllo 1933-2015

ROCHESTER Doris V. Kyllo,81, of Rochester and formerly ofZumbrota, died on Sunday, May3, 2015 at her residence in Roch-ester.

Doris Vivian Vangsness wasborn on June 17, 1933, in RoseglenTownship, McLean County, NorthDakota, to Henry A. and Myrtle(nee Pearson) Vangsness. At anearly age her family moved to ru-ral Hader. Doris attended countryschool and graduated fromWanamingo High School in 1952.On April 4, 1953 she marriedMaurice A. Kyllo at MinneolaLutheran Church. They made theirhome in Minneapolis for severalyears before moving to Hader andlater to Zumbrota. Doris enjoyedsewing, cooking, needlework andespecially taking care of children.

Doris is survived by her hus-band, Maurice of Rochester; chil-dren, Suzette (Steve) Hinrichs ofZumbrota, Vonnie Torkelson ofLakeville, Dean Kyllo of Lake City,Shelley (Robert) Downer of Roch-ester and Sheri Kyllo of St. LouisPark; grandchildren, Jessica(Aaron) Berg, Tiffany (Brian)Betcher, Titus Torkelson and fiancMolly Heydmann, Beth (Will)Erickson, Rachel (Kevin) Strain,Samantha (Keith) Enstad, DanielleKyllo and Aviana Torkelson; great-grandchildren, Morgan, Addisonand Emma Berg, Lucas and LaurenErickson, Milo and Vivian Strain;siblings Arlene (Norman) Struckof Rochester, Clarice Cardinal of

Amery, Wisconsin, Charles (Jan)Vangsness of Goodhue, Arvid(Barb) Vangsness of East Betheland Vernon (Linda) Vangsness ofAmery, Wisconsin.

Doris was preceded in death byher great-granddaughter, KylieErickson; and brothers-in-law, EliCardinal, Bob Blackston andDonald Kyllo.

A memorial service was heldon Thursday, May 7, at MinneolaLutheran Church in rural Zum-brota with Pastor HannahBergstrom de Leon officiating.Burial was in the church cemetery.Memorials are suggested to Sea-sons Hospice or Minneola LutheranChurch.

Community Calendar

CollegeMinnesota State University Mankato

MANKATO Students fromthe following area cities receiveddegrees during commencement ex-ercises on May 9:

Goodhue Tracey Roschen, BS,sociology

Mazeppa Benjamin Sand, MS,reading

Oronoco Joshua Gentling,BFA, art, magna cum laude

Pine Island Kortney Aeikins,MS, health sci: school health;Joanna Grim, BA, theater arts;Sheldon Las, BS, dental hygiene

Wanamingo Kendall Welch,BFA, art

Birth

CLEMENTSONRachel and Steven Clementson

of Pine Island announce the birthof their son, Bruce Steven, bornApril 16, 2015. He was 8 pounds,1 ounce, and was 20.5 inches long.

Grandparents are Scott andRobyn Clementson and Steven andCarmen Pleschourt, all of PineIsland. Great-grandparents areBruce Clementson of Pine Island,Barbara Paulson of Arizona, AvisOverboe of Pine Island, and DarrellPleschourt of Faribault. Great-great-grandmother is FlorenceKruse of Zumbrota.

COUNTYSenior Dining

Reservations are required bycalling 24 hours ahead at each ofthe nutrition sites.

In the Pine Island area, mealsare served at the Pine Island Se-nior Center (356-2228); Zumbrotaarea, Zumbrota Towers (732-5086).

If you have questions, call 356-2228.

Seasons HospiceAll 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.

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park Spring Fest, 11

a.m. - 3 p.m. Bring the entire fam-ily out to the Zollman Zoo for aday of food, fun, and games. Therewill be animal feedings, kids ac-tivities, and a silent auction.

Questions about Chester Woods,call Celeste Lewis at 507-287-2624. Questions about OxbowPark, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507-775-2451.

GOODHUECommunity Library

The Goodhue School Library,in conjunction with SELCO andGoodhue County, is open to thepublic Mondays and Wednesdaysfrom 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library

is equipped with inter-library 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 season,but anyone who wishes to arrangea visit can call Ardis Henrichs,651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651-923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388. The museum will reopenwith regular hours next spring. Visitgood hueareahistory.org for infor-mation.

MAZEPPAHistorical Society

The Mazeppa Area HistoricalSociety Museum is closed for theseason. For inquiries, contact HelenReiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,507-843-4013, or visit www.mazeppahistoricalsociety.org.

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 every

Monday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-4799 or 356-4700.

PI City Council MeetingThe council will meet Tuesday,

May 19, at 7 p.m. on the secondfloor of city hall.

PI Senior Citizens MeetingThe Senior Citizens meet

Wednesday, May 20, at noon atthe handicapped accessible SeniorCenter for social activities follow-ing the noon meal. All commu-nity seniors 55 and over are wel-come.

Moms in PrayerPine Island Moms in Prayer meet

Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.in the library of the Good NewsE-Free Church, 208 North Main(across from Kwik Trip). Enterside door of the church and godownstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356-4800 for more information.

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

Centers open hours are Mondaysfrom 8-11 a.m. and the first Sun-day of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.Please contact us through

pineislandhistory.org or by call-ing 507-356-2802 (history cen-ter) or 507-398-5326 (director).

WANAMINGOVFW/Honor Guard

The VFW and Honor Guard willmeet on Tuesday, May 19, at 7and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at theWanamingo Community Center.

Log Cabin RestorationMore funds are needed to finish

the restoration of the Larson LogCabin. On Saturday, May 16, thecabin will be open from 10 a.m. tonoon. Anyone who makes a do-nation will receive a copy ofJulias Child. Uniforms and otherartifacts from World War I andWorld War II will be on display.

KW School Board MeetingThe next regular Kenyon-

Wanamingo School Board meet-ing is on Wednesday, May 20 at 7p.m. in the elementary school mediacenter in Wanamingo. Items onthe agenda includesuperintendents contract 2015-18;principals contract 2014-2016;interim business manager proposal;Phase II of the one-to-oneChromebook initiative; personnel;event passes for retiring and de-parting school board members;acceptance of donations; activityfundraiser requests; extended fieldtrip requests; transfer of funds;committee reports and adminis-trative reports. The meeting is opento the public. Anyone wishing toaddress the board may do so at thebeginning of the meeting.

ZUMBROTALibrary

The Zumbrota Public Libraryis 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 photo stand displaying over50 photographs of early Zumbrotascenes. They have been enlargedto 8 x 10 for easier viewing. Newphotos are being added all the time.Also on display are military memo-rabilia, including Civil War items,different models of telephones,Zumbrota telephone books datingback to the 1900s, and items ofZumbrota advertising. Museumhours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Other hours by appointment (732-7049).

Zumbrota Towers EventsMay 14-20

Thursday: 10:15 a.m. ExerciseMonday: 9 a.m. Hair DayTuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;

1:30 p.m. 500

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.

65-50 ClubThe 65-50 Club meets Thurs-

day, May 14, at 6 p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

Zumbrota VFW AuxiliaryThe Auxiliary meets Monday,

May 18, at 6 p.m. at Stary-YerkaVFW Post 5727.

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 TheatreCome Back When You Grow

Up: The Bobby Vee Story, byJustin Ploof, Sat., May 16, 8 p.m.Call 732-7616 for tickets.

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

CrossingsKat Corrigan, Cynthia

Starkweather-Nelson exhibit,through June 20. Reception Fri.,May 22, 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Wine & Wheel, Fri., May 15, 7-9:30 p.m.

The Business of Books andWriting, Sat., May 16, 10 a.m. to1 p.m.

Kids in the Mud, Sat., May 16,10 a.m. to noon.

Yoga, Tues., May 19, 6:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.

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

Obituaries

Ruth Wordsworth 1938-2015

THEODOSIA, MO Ruth AnnClarice Wordsworth, 76, ofTheodosia, Missouri passed awayon March 28, 2015 at Cox SouthMedical Center in Springfield,Missouri.

She was born on August 4, 1938in Zumbrota, the daughter of Cur-tis and Viola (Hagen) Finstuen.

Ruth grew up in Minnesota andgraduated from Zumbrota HighSchool in 1956. She moved toTheodosia in 1978. She owned andoperated the Cart Court Motel andalso the D Bar D Tavern inTheodosia until it closed in 2004.Ruth loved shopping, crochetingand reading; but especially loved

shopping. She was a fabulous cookand loved to feed her family.

Ruth always said her favoriteson was Steve, and her favoritedaughter was...well, that dependson which daughter you ask. Shehad a way of making each of hersix children feel like they werespecial. She was a very lovingmother and grandmother. She al-ways told her kids I love youmore. Today they would like tosay: Mom, we love you Most!

Ruth was a Christian. She willbe missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her six chil-dren, Dixie Sexton of Marengo,Iowa, Kathy Offerman and SteveMiller, both of Marion, Iowa, JaniceMiller, Sue Cuthbertson and ShellyWordsworth, all of Theodosia;Alvin Honeycutt, significant otherof 15+ years; ten grandchildren;three great-grandchildren; onebrother Del Finstuen ; and threesisters, Helen Lother, Donna Carl-son, and Nikki Mohn.

She was preceded in death byher parents.

Funeral services were held onFriday, April 3, 2015 in theTheodosia United MethodistChurch. Burial was in the LutieCemetery.

Online condolences may bemade to www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.

Lefty OReilly 1926-2015

Gerald David Lefty OReilly,89, of Red Wing and formerly ofGoodhue, died on Wednesday,May 6, 2015 at his home at St.Brigids at Hi-Park Assisted Liv-ing in Red Wing.

He was born on March 6, 1926,in Goodhue Township, the son ofVincent George OReilly andAgnes Regina (Guenther)OReilly. He grew up in Goodhueand graduated from Goodhue HighSchool in 1944. He went on toserve with the US Navy duringWorld War II until his honorabledischarge in 1946. He returned towork at Tomfohr Implement inGoodhue from 1946-1950. He wasemployed at the Goodhue PostOffice as clerk from 1950-65, be-coming postmaster in 1965. Heretired in 1989.

A very active member of theGoodhue community, Lefty servedon the school board from 1953-55and helped work on the originaladditions to the school. He wasan active member of Holy TrinityCatholic Church, where he servedon the council and was a backer of

the new church addition. He wasa founding charter member of theGoodhue Lions Club, and servedat many chicken barbeques overthe years. He also served as sec-retary for Vaughn Bien (District5M3 Governor in 1969.) He was amember of the Bellechester Ameri-can Legion Post 598 and volun-teered to put out flags at the cem-eteries for over 40 years. He was amember of NARP (National As-sociation of Retired Postmasters.)Lefty enjoyed spending time withhis family, and was always in-volved in his nieces and neph-ews activities.

He was preceded in death byhis parents; brothers, Donald (Jen)and James; and nephew, ThomasBien.

He is survived by his sister,Therese (Vaughn) Bien ofGoodhue; brother, Larry of Ana-heim, California; nieces and neph-ews, Kathy (Gary) Reynolds,Cherie (Richard) Coffman, Kerry(Pat) Bien, Vaughn Jr. (Bernadette)Bien, Tim (Denise) Bien and John(Andrea) Bien; and many grand-nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial wason Saturday, May 9 at Holy Trin-ity. Active pallbearers were KerryBien, Vaughn Bien Jr., Tim Bien,John Bien, Charlie Gorman, andDick Gorman. Honorary pallbear-ers were Kathy Reynolds, CherieCoffman, and Carl Long. Memo-rials are preferred to the GoodhueSwimming Pool, Sisters of theOrder of Saint Benedict, or donorschoice. Interment with militaryhonors will be held on Saturday,May 16, at 1 p.m. at St. ColumbkillCatholic Cemetery, Belle CreekTownship. Online condolencesmay be directed to www.lundbergfuneral.com.

Eric SandbergCORALVILLE, IA Eric W.

Sandberg, 68, of Coralville, Iowa,died on May 2, 2015. He is sur-vived by his wife Jayne. He waspreceded in death by his parents,Marian and Warren Sandberg,formerly of Zumbrota.

Arnold Stafford 1927-2015

PINE ISLAND Arnold Rich-ard Stafford, 87, of Pine Island, aretired farmer, passed away on May7, 2015, at Pine Haven Care Cen-ter in Pine Island where he hasresided since March of 2015.

Arnold was born on October 3,1927, in New Haven Township,Olmsted County, the son of Arthurand Edna (Glassenappe) Stafford.He attended District 80 countryschool and the Pine Island Schoolsystem. He was baptized and con-firmed at St. Pauls LutheranChurch in Pine Island. In 1945 heenlisted in the United States Armywhere he was stationed in Vir-ginia. He spent this time workingon the railroad. He was honorablydischarged in 1947. He then workedon the Calvin Andrist farm nearMantorville. It was during this timehe met his wife Anne (Andrist)Weis, a sister to Calvin. Arnoldand Anne got married on Septem-ber 17, 1949, at the MethodistChurch Parsonage. They lived onemile south of Pine Island andfarmed for 35 years. They soldthat farm and moved the anotherfarm nearby. During this time,Arnold sold seedcorn, raised beef,and did crop farming. In 2006,they sold their farm and movedinto Pine Island to a townhomethat was destroyed four years later

in the 2010 flood. They then movedto Evergreen Place in Pine Island.Recently, Arnold moved to thePine Haven Care Center.

He was a member of the PineIsland United Methodist Churchhis entire married life and alsobelonged to the Odd Fellows andthe American Legion. He enjoyedenjoyed having coffee at the localcafe with his friends. He lovedplaying cards, shooting pool, read-ing, watching Westerns, and go-ing on fishing trips. He had a stronglove for farming and cattle.

Arnold is survived by his wifeof 65 years, Anne of Pine Island;stepson, Raymond (Candy) Weisof Chatfield; sons, David (Darlene)Stafford of Pine Island and Chris(Jeanne) Stafford of Stewartville;daughter-in-law, Neletta (Ken)Harper of Rochester; sister, DelorisSkalisky of Pine Island; grand-children, Michelle (Jim) Kelly,Jennifer Weis, Jason (Melanie)Weis, Jill (Nate) Carlson, Shawn(Amy) Stafford, Sara (Sathish)Selvaraju, and Alisha (Zach)Nelson; and thirteen great-grand-children.

He was preceded in death byhis parents; one sister, AlicePummers; and stepson, WayneWeis.

Funeral services for Arnold wereheld on Tuesday, May 12, at PineIsland United Methodist Churchwith Pastor Carolyn Westlake of-ficiating. Katha Johnson was theorganist for Pastor Dan Ashpole,soloist. Burial was at the Pine Is-land Cemetery with full militaryrites. Pallbearers were Jason Weis,Shawn Stafford, Zach Nelson,Sathish Selvaraju, Jim Kelly, An-drew Hare, Larry Range, and BrianWeis. Honorary pallbearers wereJerry Beckman, Duke Schultz,Orrie Kromm, Ralph Carter, DickHoughton, Dick Erwin, and KenHarper. Online condolences canbe offered at mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Baseball

ZM gets first win of the seasonBy Faye Haugen

ZUMBROTA A very youngZumbrota-Mazeppa baseball teamhit the diamond in March and theyhave shown steady improvementsince then. The Cougars notchedtheir first win of the season Satur-day at Dodge Center.

ZM will try to keep up theirwinning ways when they close outregular season play at Pine Islandon Friday and at Lake City onMonday. First pitch is at 5 p.m.Hayfield

ZM gave Blue Division lead-ing Hayfield all they could han-dler on Friday. The Vikings hadto play nine innings to earn the 3-2 victory.

We played really well, but theywere able to pull it out in the bot-tom of the ninth when we walkedthree and they got a sacrifice hit tocenterfield to end the game, saidCoach Chuck Ohm.

Caleb Hinrichs tossed 8.1 in-nings with five strikeouts, threewalks and seven hits. Caden Stef-fen tossed one-third of an inningwith two walks.

Kevin Nordquist had a big gameat the plate going 4 for 5. ConnorHegseth had an RBI double in thefirst inning, and Spencer DeFrang,Isaiah Nolte, Brady Schoenfelderand Freedom Hunt all hit singles.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 - Hayfield 3

R H EZM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0Hayfield 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1Pitching IP K BB H R ERZM - Hinrichs 8.2 5 5 7 3 3ZM - Steffen .1 0 2 0 0 0Hayfield 9 3 4 9 2 2: ZM Freedom Hunt, Kevin Nordquist (4),Spencer DeFrang, Brady Schoenfelder, IsaiahNolte; 2B -Connor HegsethTriton - game one

The Cougars opened an HVLdoubleheader in Dodge Center onSaturday with an 8-2 victory overTriton.

The game was tied 2-2 until ZMplated six runs in the top of theseventh inning.

Connor Hegseth went 3 for 4 atthe plate with an RBI to lead theZM offense, Caden Steffen hadsingle, double and three RBI andBrady Schoenfelder had a pair ofhits.

Steffen went the distance on themound, striking out five, walkingone and giving up six hits.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 8 - Triton 2

R H EZM 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 8 11 1Triton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 6Pitching IP K BB H R ERZM - Steffen 7 5 2 6 2 2Triton 6.2 6 1 11 7 41B: ZM Brady Schoenfelder (2), ConnorHegseth (3), Tyler Grudem, Alex Nelson,Spencer DeFrang, Isaiah Nolte, Caden Stef-fen; 2B: ZM Caden SteffenTriton - game two

Although they outhit Triton 12-5 in the second game, the Cougarswere unable to earn the sweep,falling 5-3 in the nightcap. The

Cobras scored solo runs in the firstthree innings, adding two more inthe top of the seventh.

Trailing 5-2, ZM was able toget one run across in the bottomof the seventh, but they left basesloaded on an infield hit that endedthe game.

Tyler Grudem, Isaiah Nolte andConnor Hegseth combined to walkone and give up five hits in theloss on the mound.

Brady Schoenfelder, Grudem,Alex Nelson and Spencer DeFrangall had a pair of hits.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3 - Triton 5

R H ETriton 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 9ZM 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 12 2Pitching IP K BB H R ERZM - Grudem 3 0 0 2 3 3ZM - Nolte 3 0 1 3 2 2ZM - Hegseth 1 0 0 0 0 0Triton 7 5 3 12 3 31B: ZM Kevin Nordquist, Brady Schoen-felder (2), Connor Hegseth, Tyler Grudem(2), Alex Nelson (2), Spencer DeFrang (2),Isaiah Nolte, Caden Steffen

Pine Island stops ZM in six inningsBy Faye Haugen

ZUMBROTA Pine Islandneeded six innings to earn a 12-1win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa inHVL play on Monday in Zum-brota.

The Panthers outhit the Cou-gars 10-5 with Brady Braaten go-ing 4 for 4 with a double and fourRBI. Aaron Gillard was 2 for 3with a double and two RBI, andMatt Lien had a pair of hits to leadPine Island.

ZM got two singles from Con-nor Hegseth.

Lien went the distance for PI toearn the mound win when he struckout two, walked four and gave upfive hits. Caden Steffen threw threeinnings for ZM with six strike-outs, two walks and five hits. TylerGrudem closed out the last threeinnings with three strikeouts, twowalks and five hits.

We got a nice pitching perfor-mance from Matt, and we wereable to bunch our hits together fortwo big innings, said PI coachCraig Anderson. It was a solidgame for us. It was also great to bepresent at Frank Aunans dedica-tion for the field. Aunan was anoutstanding coach for first Zum-brota and then Zumbrota-Mazeppa,and has continued to serve the dis-trict with the field maintenance. Itis so well deserved, he added.Pine Island 12 - Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1

R H EPine Island 1 0 4 0 7 0 12 11 2ZM 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2Pitching IP K BB H R ERPI - Lien 6 2 4 5 1 1ZM - Steffen 3 6 2 5 5 4ZM - Grudem 3 3 2 5 7 71B: PI Aaron Gillard, Brady Braaten (3)Matt Lien (2), Derek Rucker, DJ Titus, Braden

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenZumbrota-Mazeppas Spencer DeFrang gets down to make a play againstPine Island, Monday.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenPine Islands Derek Rucker tags a flying Isaiah Nolte out at home when the Zumbrota-Mazeppa freshman tiedto score in Mondays game in Zumbrota.

Zumbrota-Mazeppas Caden Steffen hustles to second as Pine IslandsBrady Braaten makes the catch on the infield hit in Mondays game inZumbrota.

Aakre; ZM - Caden Steffen, Connor Hegseth (2); 2B: PI Brady Braaten, Aaron Gillard

KW sweeps two from GoodhueBy Faye Haugen

WANAMINGO Kenyon-Wanamingo swept an HVL double-header from Goodhue in perfectweather in Wanamingo, Saturday.The Knights won 6-0 and 9-0 inthe sweep.Game one

Drew Sathrum threw sevenstrong innings for th Knights withnine strikeouts, no walks and justtwo hits in the opening game.

Up 1-0, the Knights plated fiveruns in the bottom of the sixthwhen KWs Dylan Craig knockedin a pair of runs with a double.

Sathrum led the Knight offensegoing 3 for 4 with a pair of triplesand an RBI. Connor Sviggum was2 for t3 with a double and a triple.Jake Whipple was 2 for 4 with adouble and an RBI.

Logan Breuer and Tyler Schu-macher had Goodhues hits.

Sam Kyllo took the mound lossfor Goodhue when he struck outfour, walked three and gave up 10hits.Kenyon-Wanamingo 6 - Goodhue 0

R H EGoodhue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0KW 0 1 0 0 0 5 x 6 10 1Pitching IP K BB H R ERKW - Sathrum 7 9 0 2 0 0G - Kyllo 5.2 4 3 10 6 51B: KW Drew Sathrum, Jake Whipple; G -Logan Breuer, Tyler Schumacher; 2B: KW Dylan Craig, Connor Sviggum, Jake Whipple;3B: KW Drew Sathrum (2), Connor Svig-gum

Game twoThe Knights posted a 10-0 shut-

out in the nightcap behind the pitch-ing of Ethan Benda who gave upjust two hits, singles to Jacob Paschand Tyler Schumacher.

Drew Sathrum continued to hitthe ball well, going 2 for 4 with adouble and four RBI. Luke Re-chtzigel was 2 for 4 with a doubleand two RBI and Jake Wipple was2 for 5 with an RBI.

Schumacher took the loss for

Goodhue on the mound when hestruck out one, walked three andgave up five hits over four innings.Logan Breuer saw three inningsof mound work.Kenyon-Wanamingo 10 - Goodhue 0

R H EKW 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 10 8 1Goodhue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3Pitching IP K BB H R ERKW - Benda 7 - - 2 0 0G - Schumacher 4 1 3 5 9 61B: KW Drew Sathrum, Luke Rechtzigel,Jake Whipple (2); G - Jacob Pasch, TylerSchumacher; 2B: KW Luke Rechtzigel,Drew Sathrum

Kenyon-Wanamingos Luke Rechtzigel makes the catch for the out atfirst base in Saturdays game against Goodhue.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenKenyon-Wanamingos Calvin Steberg slides into third under the tag of Goodhues Nathan Altendorf inSaturdays game in Wanamingo.

PI earns a big win over HayfieldBy Faye Haugen

PINE ISLAND A win overTriton, but a pair of losses to Kas-son-Mantorville and Kenyon-Wanamingo dropped the Pine Is-land baseball teams record to 4-6in HVL play and 5-8 overall.

Pine Island will host St. Charlesin a makeup game on Wednesday(5 p.m.), play at Wanamingo onThursday (5 p.m.), host Hayfieldin an HVL doubleheader in PineIsland on Saturday (11 a.m.) andplay at Dodge Center on Tuesday(5 p.m.). The Panthers will closeout regular season play on Friday,May 15 against Zumbrota.St. Charles

The Panthers fell 12-6 to St.Charles in a rescheduled game onWednesday in Pine Island.

We dug a hole with our de-fense, as St. Charles took advan-tage of four errors, six walks, twohit batters and some timely hit-ting to jump out to a big lead,lamented Coach Craig Anderson.We did play good baseball overthe last three innings with twodouble-plays on defense, and wehit the ball well down the stretch.

Braden Aakre was tagged withthe mound loss. He walked fiveand gave up seven hits over fourinnings. Colton Pike and BryceHinrichsen also saw some pitch-ing action.

The highlight of the game wasa two-RBI homerun by AaronGillard. Brady Braaten and TuckerHanson (three RBI) each haddoubles.Pine Island 6 - St. Charles 12

R H ESt. Charles 2 6 0 2 1 0 1 12 9 0Pine Island 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 6 4Pitching IP K BB H R ERPI - Aakre 4 0 5 7 10 5PI - Pike .1 0 1 0 1 1PI - Hinrichsen 2.2 1 0 2 1 11B: PI Tucker Hanson, Matt Lien, DerekRucker; 2B: PI Tucker Hanson, BradyBraaten; HR: PI Aaron GillardHayfield - game one

The Panthers opened up an HVLdoubleheader in Pine Island onSaturday, dropping the first game1-0.

We got an outstanding gamefrom Matt Lien as he held an ex-cellent Hayfield team, that has beenscoring a lot of runs and is rankedsixth in Class A, to only five hitsand struck out 10, pointed outCoach Anderson. To Hayfieldscredit, they bunched three hits anda walk into scoring three runs inthe second inning. After that, Mattshut them down. We had somechances with four walks, but wecould not solve the Vikings AaronYounge who had a one-hitter andstruck out nine.

Matt Lien had PIs only hit, adouble.Pine Island 0 - Hayfield 3

R H EHayfield 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0Pine Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Pitching IP K BB H R ERPI - Lien 7 10 2 5 3 32B: PI Matt LienHayfield - game two

The Panthers threw a wrenchinto the Vikings title chances whenPI earned a 7-4 win in the night-cap.

It was a great way to end abusy week as Brady Braaten pickedup his third win of the season toimprove to 3-0. He gave up onlyfive hits and two earned runs,remarked Coach Anderson. Wealso got contributions from dif-ferent guys on offense in thisgame.

Braden Aakre had a pair of hitsto lead PI at the plate. Matt Lien,Matt Huus, Garrett Cobb, AaronGillard, Bryce Hinrichsen, NoahKoenig and Braaten all had singles.

With Hayfield being rankedhighly and leading the Blue Divi-sion, it was good to end a three-game losing streak and beat a goodteam, pointed out Coach Ander-son.Pine Island 7 - Hayfield 4

R H EPine Island 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 9 3Hayfield 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 3Pitching IP K BB H R ERPI - Braaten 7 7 5 5 4 21B: PI Matt Lien, Matt Huus, Garrett Cobb,Aaron Gillard, Braden Aakre (2), Bryce Hin-richsen, Noah Koenig, Brady Braaten

KW wins big over Pine IslandBy Faye Haugen

KENYON After edging PineIsland 7-6 last week, the Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball team routedPine Island on Thursday at Wana-mingo.

The Knights won 17-4 to stayin contention for the HVL BlueDivision title with Hayfield.

KW got rolling in the first twoinnings, scoring six in the firstinning and adding seven more inthe second for a 13-0 lead.

Connor Sviggum and TedAndroli broke the game open forus with big hits in the first andsecond innings, said KW coachRandy Hockinson.

KW put on a hitting clinic. Westruggled to throw strikes and failedto make some plays that could havekept us in the game, lamented PIcoach Craig Anderson. It was animpressive game by the Knights.

Drew Sathrum had a big offen-sive game going 3 for 4 with threedoubles and four RBI. Sviggumwas 2 for 2 with four RBI, andAndroli had a double and two RBIto pace KW.

Brady Braaten had a double andtwo RBI to lead PI at the plate. DJTitus had a double and Matt Liena single.

Gavin Roosen earned the moundwin for the Knights when he struck

out three, walked five and gaveup three hits. Aaron Gillard startedfor PI, tossing 1.1 innings withthree strikeouts, four walks andseven hits. Matt Huus closed outthe last 2.2 innings with one strike-out, four walks and seven hits.Kenyon-Wanamingo 17 - Pine Island 4

R H EPine Island 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 3KW 6 7 0 4 x 17 13 2Pitching IP K BB H R ERKW - Roosen 5 3 5 3 4 2PI - Gillard 1.1 3 4 7 13 9PI - Huus 2.1 1 4 7 6 61B: KW Jared Clawiter, Drew Sathrum,Connor Sviggum (2); PI - Matt Lien; 2B: KW Drew Sathrum (3), Ted Androli; PI - BradyBraaten, DJ Titus,

Kenyon-Wanamingo whipsTriton in five inningsBy Faye Haugen

WANAMINGO The Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball team keepsrolling along, winning 13-3 inDodge Center on Monday in Fiveinnings.

KW was outhit 8-7 by Triton,but they used 11 Cobra walks towin big. Drew Sathrum had a pairof hits, one a triple. Luke Rechtzi-gel had a two RBI double and hit-

ting singles were Gavin Roosen(RBI), and Jake Whipple.

Ethan Benda earned the moundwin when he struck out two, walkedfive and gave up eight hits.

With a 9-5 HVL record and a12-5 overall mark, the Knights arein the hunt for the Blue Divisiontitle. KW will close out regularseason play on Friday when theyhost Triton at 5 p.m.

Kenyon-Wanamingo 13 - Triton 3R H E

KW 1 0 6 0 6 13 7 2Triton 1 0 1 1 0 3 8 2Pitching IP K BB H R ERKW - Benda 5 2 5 8 3 2Triton 5 4 11 7 13 101B: KW Gavin Roosen, Drew Sathrum JakeWhipple; 2B: KW Luke Rechtzigel; 3B: KW Drew Sathrum

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Area SportsPI boys win section True Team titleBy Faye Haugen

DODGE CENTER For thesecond straight year the Pine Is-land boys track has won the Sec-tion 1A True Team title., ThePanthers rolled up 1,007 points.Lake City was second with 957.5.Kenyon-Wanamingo and Zum-brota-Mazeppa tied for fourthwith 789 points.

The Panthers will advance tothe State True Team Meet onSaturday in Stillwater at 10 a.m.PI placed fourth a year ago instate competition.

The True Team Meet measurea tams strength. Each team isallowed to enter two athletes ineach event and one relay team ineach race.Boys

The Panthers had a numberof outstanding races from: KyleGroven, first in the 400-meterdash and second in the 100-meterdash; Mitchel Acker, first in the800-meter run and second in the1600-meter run; Ben Farrell, sec-ond in the 200-meter dash, highjump and triple jump; and first-place relays team, the 4x200,4x400 and 4x800-meter relays.

Kenyon-Wanamingo domi-nated the hurdles events withCaleb Greseth winning the 110-meter hurdles and Mason Steven-son winning the 300-meterhurdles. The Knights 4x200-meterrelay team placed second.

Leading Zumbrota-Mazeppawere Dillon Downes, second inthe 300-meter hurdles; and ZachSanborn, second in the high jump.

We were pleased to finish inthe top four. It was a completeteam effort, said ZM coach JaredAndring. We had some kidsrunning in events they normallywould not, but we would not havefinished as high as we did if theydidnt run those events. We re-ally needed every point we gotfrom everyone.Pine Island 1007, Lake City 957.5, St.Charles 796.5; Kenyon-Wanamingo 789,Zumbrota-Mazeppa 789, Lewiston-Al-tura 660.5, Hayfield 657, Chatfield 623,Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 621.5,Blooming Prairie 611, Rushford-Peter-son/Houston 603.5, Triton 574.5, Wa-basha-Kellogg 517.5, Minnesota Acad-emy 506.5, Medford 453, Dover-Eyota441.5, Lyle/Pacelli 267.5, SchaefferAcademy 173Track events100-meter dash: 2. Kyle Groven (PI) 11.24;7. Jacob Dall (ZM) 11.98; 10. Devyn Stordahl(KW) 12.13; 11. Nathanael Bauernfeind (KW)12.13; 12. Tristan Akason (PI) 12.17; 13.Sean OMalley (ZM) 12.18; 110-meterhurdles: 1. Caleb Greseth (KW) 16.13; 3.Mason Stevenson (KW) 16.85; 5. Dillon Downes(ZM) 17.96; 9. Nicholas Cain (PI) 18.22; 17.Ryan Kelling (PI) 19.82; 26. Wyatt House(ZM) 24.53; 1600-meter run: 2. MitchelAcker (PI) 4:42.2; 3. Jack Williams (PI) 4:42.5;4. Eric Hokanson (KW) 4:51.1; 11. BaileyBerg (ZM) 5:09.4; 12. Sam Ringham (KW)5:15.3; 21. Cole Haferman (ZM) 5:31.4; 400-meter dash: 1. Kyle Groven (PI) 50.3; 4.Kyle Keller (KW) 53.8; 5. Jason Hoerle (PI)54.3; 8. Ben Ringham (KW) 55.7; 12. JacobDahl (ZM) 56.8; 17. Zach Sanborn (ZM) 58.2;800-meter run: 1. Mitchel Acker (PI) 2:02;2. Isaiah Ondler (PI) 2:07.8; 4. Isaiah Steu-ber (ZM) 2:12.1; 5. Micah Grove (KW) 2:13.1;16. Ben Erickson (KW) 2:25; 23. Tyler Stene(ZM) 2:28.5; 200-meter dash: 1. Kyle Groven(PI) 22.4; 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 22.9; 9. KyleKeller (KW) 24.2; 10. Jacob Dahl (ZM) 24.3;10. Nathanael Bauernfeind (KW) 24.3; 16.Matt Lyon (ZM) 25.2; ; 300-meter hurdles:1. Mason Stevenson (KW) 42.4; 2. DillonDownes (ZM) 43.5; 4. Caleb Greseth (KW)44.4; 6. Chris Frick (PI) 45.00; 11. NicholasCain (PI) 47.1; 17. Adam Krage (ZM) 49.8;3200-meter run: 4. Jack Williams (PI)10:32.9; 7. Bailey Berg (ZM) 10:47.3; 10.Ben Bohn (KW) 10:55.7; 11. Aaron Grove(KW) 10:55.9; 13. Logan Meurer (PI) 11:00.06;21. Cole Haferman (ZM) 12:03.7Field eventsHigh jump: 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 58; 2. ZachSanborn (ZM) 58; 4. Alex Guse (ZM) 56;12. Tristan Akason (PI) 52; 19. Ben Ring-ham (KW) 5; 29. Aaron Grove (KW) 48;Triple jump: 2. Ben Farrell (PI) 201.5;13. Bailey Berg (ZM) 261.75; 17. JimmyKroll (PI) 353.5; 20. Wyatt House (ZM)344.25; 23. Micah Grove (KW) 339; Dis-cus: 17. Ryan Kelling (PI) 1072; 18. AlexGuse (ZM) 1059; 22. Peyton Thein (PI)984; 24. Bailey Paquin (KW) 958;28.Aaron Grove (KW) 866; 29. Landon Rauen(ZM) 836; Shot put: 6. Peyton Thein (PI)422.5; 14. Caleb Greseth (KW) 273; 18.Bailey Paquin (KW) 351; 19. Alex Guse(ZM) 35; 27. Ben Haller (PI) 326; 32.Landon Rauen (ZM) 202; Long jump: 4.Chris Frick (PI) 192; 9. Kyle Groven (PI)184; 11. Zach Sanborn (ZM) 183; 14.Adam Krage (ZM) 179.25; 15. NathanaelBauernfeind (KW) 174; 25. Mason Steven-son (KW) 16; Pole vault: 8. Nathan Marx(PI) 9; 9. Broghen Kunz (PI) 9; 10. MattLyon (ZM) 86; 12. Dillon Downes (ZM)86Relays4x800-meter relay: 1. Pine Island 8:45.09;4. Kenyon-Wanamingo 8:58.88; 10. Zum-brota-Mazeppa 9:24.3; 4x200-meter re-lay: 1. Pine Island 1:37.2; 2. Kenyon-Wana-mingo 1:37.4; 5. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1:43.5;4x100-meter relay: 4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa48.1; 5. Kenyon-Wanamingo 48.7; 7. PineIsland 49.0; 4x400-meter relay: 1. PineIsland 3:40.1; 5. Kenyon-Wanamingo 3:52.2;6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3:54.7Girls

Lake City won the girls titlewith 992 points. Pine Islandplaced fourth with 840 points.Kenyon-Wanamingo was seventhwith 668 points, and Zumbrota-Mazeppa was 13th with 497points.

Pine Island was paced by ElizaWarneke who placed second inthe 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles. Caitlin Schartauwas third in the 200-meter dash.

We outperformed mostpeoples expectations, said PIcoach Bill Frame of his team.With 32 athletes gone from lastyears roster, many coaches statedthat they were quite surprised thatthe Lady Panthers came out to

earn fourth place out of 18 teams.We had six kids perform careerbest marks in Emily Kaul (twoevents), Caitlin Schartau, MikaylaPukal and Liza Shelquist. Ninth-grader Cassidy Clementson andeighth-grader Hannah Bronk alsohad personal records. We alwaysput an emphasis on doing ourbest at true team and I felt thatwe truly did our best. I am veryproud of this team.

Mara Quam placed first in thetriple jump and long jump to leadKenyon-Wanamingo. Tess Ho-kanson was third in the 400-meterdash.

Maddie Lindhart won the shotput and was third in the discusto lead Zumbrota-Mazeppa.Breanna Haag was third in the100-meter hurdles.

Our girls did well. With oursmall number of girls, we do notset up well for a meet like thetrue team, but we should do wellat the conference meet, remarkedCoach Andring.Lake City 992, Lanesboro/Fillmore Cen-tral 938.5; Dover-Eyota 903, Pine Is-land 840, Rushford-Peterson/Houston761.5; Chatfield 692, Kenyon-Wana-mingo 668, Hayfield 523, SchaefferAcademy 596.5, St. Charles 560, Med-ford 534.5, Blooming Prairie 506.5,Zumbrota-Mazeppa 497, Lewiston-Al-tura 466, Triton 431.5, Wabasha-Kellogg418.5, Lyle/Pacelli 406, MinnesotaAcademy 282.5Track events100-meter dash: 7. Breanna Haag (ZM)13.85; 8. Cassidy Clementson (PI) 13.86;11. Madison House (PI) 13.99; 14. KaelaHorn (KW) 14.01; 19. Corynne Dahl (KW)14.17; 29. Katie Lawler (ZM) 15.07; 100-meter hurdles: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI) 16.87;3. Breanna Haag (ZM) 17.24; 8. JulianaBoyum (KW) 18.15; 10. Mikayla Pukal (PI)18.27; 28. Amanda Edstrom (ZM) 20.1; 1600-meter run: 5. Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 5:44.3;12. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 5:59.5; 13. Syd-ney Burow (KW) 6:01.1; 23. Madison Luebke(KW) 6:24.8; 24. Taylor Rassmussen (PI)6:27.5; 26. Haley Ellingson (ZM) 6:44.6;

400-meter dash: 3. Tess Hokanson (KW)1:02.8; 5. Caitlyn Schartau (PI) 1:03.6; 11.Brittney Arndt (PI) 1:06.4; 19. KassandraKeller (KW) 1:09.6; 31. Lauren Miller (ZM)1:15.5; 33. Lexi Macht (ZM) 1:20.8; 800-meter run: 6. Sara Schartau (PI) 2:39.5; 7.Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 2:39.6; 15. MaddiePatterson (KW) 2:49.6; 18. Breanna Ihde(PI) 2:52.4; 19. Kasey Dummer (KW) 2:54.3;30. Haley Ellingson (ZM) 3:16.1; 200-meterdash: 3. Caitlin Schartau (PI) 27.2; 7. ElizaWarneke (PI) 28.3; 7. Tess Hokanson (KW)28.3; 16. Bella Wagner (ZM) 29.3; 19. KaelaHorn (KW) 29.7; 27. Katie Lawler (ZM) 31.6;300-meter hurdles: 2. Eliza Warneke (PI)49.8; 3. Breanna Haag (ZM) 50.3; 8. Mi-kayla Pukal (PI) 52.7; 15. Juliana Boyum(KW) 54.6; 16. Corynne Dahl (KW) 55.0; 32.Amanda Edstrom (ZM) 1:05.9; 3200-meterrun: 5. Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 12:23.7; 20.Annika Adelsman (PI) 14:38.2; 22. NaomiBauerfiend (KW) 14:57; 27. Clara Flikke (KW)16:28.8Field eventsHigh jump: 4. Eliza Warneke (PI) 410;14. Leah Anderton (PI) 44; 23. Nicole Si-monson (KW) 4; Triple jump: 1. Mara Quam(KW) 34; 13. Breanna Haag (ZM) 294;19. Kassandra Keller (KW) 2711; 22. Jor-dyn Braaten (PI) 277; 24. Jessica New-man (PI) 265; 31. Haley Ellingson (ZM)232; Long jump: 1. Mara Quam (KW)174; 5. Tess Hokanson (KW) 148; 6.Madison House (PI) 147; 11. Bella Wagner(ZM) 144; 21. Liza Shelquist (PI) 133;25.Katie Lawler (ZM) 13; Shot put: 1. MaddieLindhart (ZM) 4010.75; 11. Lauren Miller(ZM) 297.5; 21. Emily Kaul (PI) 2310;26. Hannah Bronk (PI) 22; 31. HannahFischer (KW) 2011; 34. Kaele Horn (KW)192; Pole vault: 6. Leah Anderton (PI)76; 13. Lexi Macht (ZM) 66; 17. SkylerJacobson (ZM) 6; 19. Liza Shelquist (PI) 6;Discus: 3. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 1076;12. Lauren Miller (ZM) 7710; 14. MaddiePatterson (KW) 776; 20. Emily Kaul (PI)675; 23. Alyssa Bronk (PI) 624; 33. KiraQuam (KW) 44Relays4x800-meter relay: 5. Pine Island 10:45.72;7. Kenyon-Wanamingo 11:19.25; 4x200-meter relay: 3. Kenyon-Wanamingo 1:56.8;6. Pine Island 1:58.4; 15. Zumbrota-Mazeppa2:05.99; 4x100-meter relay: 5. Kenyon-Wanamingo 55.9; 6. Pine Island 56.2; 17.Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1:05.3; 4x400-meterrelay: 6. Pine Island 4:27.3; 12. Kenyon-Wanamingo 4:47.6; 14. Zumbrota-Mazeppa4:54.7

By Faye Haug