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New sand volleyball courts at JBs TavernPhoto by Alicia Hunt-Welch

Four co-ed volleyball teams make use of the new sand courts at JBs Tavern in Wanamingo. Twenty teams play in Monday and Thursday nightsleagues.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO Opened in

early June, the new sand volley-ball courts and a large outdoordeck at JBs Tavern in Wanamingohave been a popular addition forthe local pub and eatery. The ideafor the expansion was a year inthe making.

In July 2014, bar owner BarneyNesseth and property owner Mer-lin Ring applied for a deck and

fence permit with the city. Nessethpurchased the vacant lot alongRailroad and Main Streets to con-struct the sand courts. The smalldeck off JBs was removed and amuch larger one was built. Thenearlier this year the vacant lot wasprepared for the sand courts andthe area was enclosed with fenc-ing, taking about one month tocomplete. Nesseth said it was quitethe undertaking but well worth it,

as many customers now enjoyhanging out on the patio. Its anice atmosphere out here, he said.

The tavern hosts volleyballleague play on Monday and Thurs-day nights, with thirteen co-edteams and seven womens teamscurrently playing. Bar operatorJustin Nesseth organizes the sched-ule. He also plans to run a con-densed volleyball schedule in thefall. Next year the goal is to have

leagues playing four nights a week.The courts are open to the pub-

lic to use when leagues are notrunning. Barney said on Fridayand Saturday nights people comedown and start playing. Some bringtheir own ball. Others borrow avolleyball from the bar with someform of collateral.

The party room and courts mayalso be reserved for private par-ties and events. Contact Justin atthe bar for more information.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON No one was injured

in a fire at Papas Kenyon FamilyRestaurant (620 2nd Street) afterthe close of business day onWednesday, July 8. The fire mar-shal inspected the restaurant onThursday morning, and the causeof the fire remains under investi-gation.

The fire was reported at 8:03p.m. after a motorist saw smokecoming from the roof of the res-taurant. Officers responded to thescene and Kenyon Police ChiefLee Sjolander forced open the backdoor to find the building engulfed

in smoke.No one was inside the building

at the time of the incident so theKenyon Fire Department concen-trated on quickly getting the fireunder control. Wanamingo andZumbrota Fire Departments wereplaced on standby in the eventmutual aid was needed.

By 8:30 p.m. KFD had the fireunder control, and the power andgas lines had been shut off. TheKFD stayed on scene until about2 a.m. to ventilate the smoke andto ensure that the fire did not reig-nite.

Fire at Kenyon restaurantis under investigation

By Audra DePestel

Annual Pie and Ice CreamSocial held at Pine HavenPINE ISLAND Pine Haven Care Center residents Doris Rawalt and Elsie Lubahn watch Jukebox Cruisinperform at the Pine Haven Auxiliarys annual Pie and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, July 8. Band members,from left to right, are Joel Blair, Jewel Podratz, Paul Miller, Dan Podratz, and Rick Murray. Ice cream and avariety of homemade pies were donated by local community members for residents, family, and friends toenjoy.

From left to right, Pine Haven resident Karen Budensiek is joined by her daughter Leslie Luhman, granddaughterLaura Lodermeier, and Lacey Luhman at the Pie and Ice Cream Social. Budensiek has been a resident at PineHaven for the past 20 years and her family seldom misses an event held at the care center.

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Section A of Two Sections Wednesday, July 15, 2015 No. 28 One Dollar

MazeppaDazecelebrated / 6A

PioneersbeatTigers / 8A

Motherand sonbook signing / 5A

Serving the Highway 52 Golden Corridor from Hader to Oronoco

ZUMBROTA Songs of Hope,the concert tour resulting from asix-week camp for children fromaround the world performing themusic of their countries, stops inZumbrota for the fifth year in arow, on Thursday, July 23, at 7p.m. The free concert is at the StateTheatre. Crossings and the Zum-brota Area Arts Council are spon-soring the performance.

In addition to the concert, Songsof Hope offers a free DrummingWorkshop for youth ages 7 to 16earlier in the day. Participants maythen perform onstage at the con-cert during one song.

On the tenth anniversary of Hur-ricane Katrina, the show will fea-ture a lot of New Orleans music.The event also showcases musicfrom countries large and smallmixed with U.S. songs chosenbecause they offer perfect enter-tainment for a warm summersnight: folk, jazz, blues, rock nroll, and much more. Music origi-nating from participating childrenshomelands will be part of the show.In the past, children have comefrom Vietnam, China, India, Serbia,Albania, Italy, Greece, Russia,Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica,Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico,and many other countries.

Children from many countries,ages 9 to young adults, partici-pate in Songs of Hope, a six-weekperforming arts summer camp inSt. Paul. However, more than justa performing arts camp, the non-profit Songs of Hope offers par-ticipants a unique opportunity tolive in community with kids fromother cultures while learning andperforming music from many coun-tries. Campers learn to look pastprejudices, misconceptions, andnewspaper headlines as they live,sing and dance together. They prac-tice six hours a day, six days aweek for six weeks. Then theytake these songs of peace, love,and respect into neighboring com-munities in a celebration of cul-tural unity.

The whole company performsevery song, which means the per-formers from more than a dozencountries will be singing in sev-eral languages that may be en-tirely new to them.

The Drumming Workshop takesplace 4:30-5:30 p.m. at East Park,just up the street from the StateTheatre. Participants must callCrossings to register, as space islimited. Instruments will be pro-vided for this introduction to somesimple but challenging percussionrhythms from around the world,taught by young musicians fromthose places, on drums from theirhomelands. After, participants mayperform onstage during one songat the Songs of Hope concert.

A community picnic is in EastPark from 5:30-6:30 p.m., withseveral churches contributing re-freshments including grilled food,salads and lemonade. Everyone iswelcome. Free will offerings willbe accepted.

These activities are made pos-sible by the voters of Minnesotathrough a grant from the Minne-sota State Arts Board, thanks to alegislative appropriation from thearts and cultural heritage fund andby a grant from the National En-dowment for the Arts.

For more information, visitwww.crossingsatcarnegie.com,stop in to Crossings at Carnegie at320 East Avenue in Zumbrota, orcall 507-732-7616.

Children fromaround the world toperform in Zumbrota

By R.D. AalandGOODHUE At the regular

Goodhue City Council meeting onWednesday July 8, GoodhueSchool Superintendent MikeRedmond said that the school hasretained a grant to increasesafety. He explained his plans tochange drop-off spots and tempo-rary parking. It will include load-ing up to three buses on SixthStreet. He asked the city to add asection of sidewalk on both sidesof Third Avenue just north of SixthStreet. The city approved fundsup to $1,500 for the project, to becompleted by August 14.Project updates

City engineer Andy Brandelreported that the Third Streetproject is finished except for pa-perwork.

Public Works Director SteveVoth said that the pool keeps hav-ing delays, but they still hope tohave it open by July 20.

I&S Group has finished its re-

port on seal-coating the streets ofGoodhue. The plan included count-ing and measuring all cracks foundin streets. 50% of all streets are inexcellent condition. The groupsplan would have all streets fin-ished in four years at a cost of$70,000 annually. The councilapproved that amount, with thework starting in the northwest areaof Goodhue.SMIF speaker

Alissa Blaha from the SouthernMinnesota Initiative Foundation(SMIF) addressed the council.SMIF works in twenty counties insoutheastern Minnesota, includ-ing Goodhue County, to help com-munity foundations raise moneyand apply for grants. Blaha is thedevelopment coordinator for SMIFand she strongly suggested thatGoodhue re-organize the GoodhueCommunity Foundation. Thecouncil told her they would con-sider it at a future meeting.Other business

City attorney Richard Gorman

reported that the city had collectednearly $4,000 in past due waterand sewer bills from one customer.

Steve Voth reported that theweed spray the city uses is onlyhazardous until it dries or for aboutfifteen minutes.

The council is concerned aboutwater drainage near the water towerand they will contact Verizon aboutthe problem.

A building permit was issued toMitch and Jessica Lindholm for anew house.

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FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Our immune system

The first line of defense for ourbodies (for all animals) is ourmouth. Most germs, bacteria, andviruses enter our bodies throughour mouth. Our mouths are notoblivious to whatever goes by.They attack and start the break-down of stuff that wants in.Whether the stuff is good or bad,it has to pass through the first lineof defense to begin the digestioncycle. Quite a bit of the bad stuff

we eat is destroyed before weswallow.

Now for the strange part. Themouth is also a playground forkissing! We get a lot of pleasurefrom kissing. The spectrum ofkisses runs from light pecks onthe cheek, to lips on lips with themouth closed, to the lips parted,and all the way to the tongue want-ing to get involved. The best thingis that we survive the kissing andat the same time build our im-mune system.

For all of the fun with kissing,at the atomic, molecular level, ourmouth is a violent place. With thatin mind, who wants to kiss? Myanswer is: I do, I do!

Along with kissing, comes hug-

ging. Hugging is fairly safe un-less you hug too hard. Good, hard,back slapping hugs between guyswho havent seen each other inyears is great to do and for some,strange to watch. You wonder whatis going on. (I was in the KansasNational Guard before we movedto Pine Island. Among the men inthe training company, was a bigfellow from the Minnesota Guard.We ended up in the same barracksin the same platoon. Our platoonbonded better than any other pla-toon. We learned and performedour tasks better than the rest ofour company and better than therest of the training battalion andwe were consistently at the top.)Imagine my surprise when we wentto school to enroll our childrenand meet the teachers in the gym.A certain high school principaland I recognized each other in themiddle of the gym. We were soonhugging and back slapping whileeveryone else wondered What the...?

One of my favorite coffee spotshas cups with the caption, Dowhat makes you feel good! I feelit is a bad message because kiss-ing and hugging make me feel good.Not everyone appreciates a goodhug and kiss, especially from astranger! Until next week.

AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Rascally rabbits

When it comes to rabbits in thegarden, no mercy is shown in myfanatical efforts to chase thevarmints into the neighbors yards:shouting, barking, cap guns, powerhose and fox urine are all fair inthe war on bunnies. But winterposes some serious problems asice and snow make it hazardous tochase after the rascally rodents.Its frustrating sitting indoors help-lessly watching them devour treesand shrubs as if they were at anall-you-can-eat salad buffet. For-tunately, a lucky Dollar Store dis-covery tipped the scales back inmy favor by providing cunninglyquiet scare tactics.

A six-foot inflatable boa con-strictor was just the thing to throw

on top of the snow to keep thosepesky pests from munching on themore vulnerable trees and shrubs.Blowing up six feet of plastic snakewas much more work than the in-structions implied. I was windedand lightheaded, but it took only aslight toss to send it sliding acrossthe snow to nestle in at the base ofa prize shrub. It certainly workedwell from my vantage point onthe porchno nibble marks vis-ible anywhere. The results wereso favorable that monitoring ef-fectiveness eventually got lostamidst the holidays. And whensnowfalls exceeded two feet, itwas forgotten for the rest of thewinter.

Somewhere around early April,the sirens call of springtime luredme back outdoors to check on howthings had survived the winter.Eager to see which bulbs werecoming up in the woods, one likesto poke, prod and wander frompatch to patch searching for bur-

ied treasures. Working my wayinto the azaleas, I prowled fromone to another until somethingmade the snow covered leavesshiver, then rise up from the for-est floor like a nightcrawler onsteroids. Screaming in panic, myleap across the azaleas was wor-thy of an Olympic gold medal.But mid-scream my mind con-nected the dots well enough tolink rabbits to the snake and thelocation of the protected bushwhich Id just vaulted over. Sureenough, Id managed to step onthe still-inflated snake which madeit rear upthus causing heart pal-pitations for both rascally rabbitsand gardener!

Fortunately, the rabbit popula-tion has now declined thanks inpart to the increase of cats andraptors in the neighborhood. And,thankfully, inflatable boa constric-tors are no longer needed, wantedor desired in the garden for per-sonal health reasons.

Community Calendar

Question #3: Take a moment to inspect the graph shown above. Itshows the average surface temperatures of the Earth for the months ofMay over the last 125 years. From this graph, do you think that thetemperatures in May have increased over the time span shown?

a) yes b) no c) I am not a meteorologist

Question #4: Take a moment to inspect the graph shown above. Itindicates the level of CO2 in the background atmosphere over the last800,000 years. Be sure to note the very sharp spike at the very rightedge of the graph. This spike began about 160 years ago when ourCO2 level was 280 ppm and resulted in the current value of 400 ppm.Note also the CO2 level had never previously exceeded 290 ppmduring the 800,000 year period shown. We also know, of course, thatthe Industrial Age began about 160 years ago. From this date, wouldyou suspect that the recent surge in background CO2 levels to 400ppmwas caused by mankinds activities during the Industrial Age?

a) yes b) no c) I am not a geologistQuestion #5: Scientists know that CO2 and the other greenhouse

gases in our atmosphere provide an insulating layer or blanket aroundthe surfaces of the Earth. If you put on a heavier coat, do you think youwould get warmer?

a) yes b) no c) I am not a physicianPeter Grimsruds interpretation of results:The correct answer for each question is (a). If you answered (a), you

likely realize that climate change is real and poses a threat to the worldweve taken for granted since the Industrial Revolution.

If you answered (b or c) for any of the questions, you probablymistrust science and/or have a Republican political agenda. Ironi-cally, many Republicans who want to hold the education systemaccountable by testing students and teachers are opposed to science.

Hopefully enough people who answered (a) will take up the chal-lenge to combat climate change and those who close their eyes to thetruth. Leadership shown by the Pope and our scientific communitycan help us preserve and provide a better way of life.

Test your aptitudePublishers

NotebookBy Pete Grimsrud

My uncle and scientist EricGrimsrud recently wrote and pub-lished a quiz on his website,ericgrimsrud.wordpress.com. Feelfree to read the full version there.Im reprinting an edited versionof the quiz below:

We hear a lot today about the need for increased testing in our publicschools. The reason for these additional exams is commonly claimedto be to ensure that students are learning properly and that the teachersare doing their jobs . . .

Question #1: We commonly use numbers to indicate the relativemagnitudes of some quantity of interest. For example, would 400 ofsomething be greater than 280 of those things.

a) yes b) no c) I am not a mathematicianQuestion #2: We often use graphs to indicate trends in time. If you

were asked to make a plot of the worlds population from say 0 BC tothe present, do you think the line produced by those annual data pointswould curve upward?

a) yes b) no c) I am not a statistician

An Exam for Professional Aptitude

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).

July 16-22Thursday: Swiss steak, mashed

potatoes, corn, fruited coleslaw,wheat dinner roll, peach crisp

Friday: Grilled chicken Ro-maine salad, melon wedge, batterbun, Dutch cookie

Monday: Green pepper steak,rice, parslied cauliflower, tossedsalad, citrus fruit cup

Tuesday: Baked chicken, bakeddumpling/gravy, asparagus, cole-slaw, vanilla ice cream

Wednesday: Ham and three-bean soup, chicken salad sand-wich, cukes in sour cream, straw-berry shortcake

If you have questions, call 356-2228.

Seasons HospiceCoffee and Conversation Group,

Wednesday, July 22, 9-10 a.m.All groups are held at the Cen-

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

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park Wild Cats, Sat-

urday, July 18, 11 a.m. Cougars,bobcats, and lynx these arentyour tame little house cats! Welltalk about hunting, physical ad-aptations, and many other charac-teristics of these amazing preda-tors.

Chester Woods Park Fireflies,Saturday, July 18, 8:45 p.m. Meetat the Kisrow classroom to learnabout these nighttime insects. Wewill share a story and then pro-ceed to the prairie to attempt tocatch a few of these bugs.

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 libraryis 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 open June through Au-gust, Thursdays and Sundays, 1-4p.m. To arrange a visit at othertimes call Ardis Henrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651-923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.

Ice Cream at GAHSThe Goodhue Area Historical

Society invites community mem-bers to the museum on Wednes-day, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. for anevening of visiting, checking outthe new artifacts, seeing how theaddition is progressing, and hav-ing some ice cream.

MAZEPPAHistorical Society

The Mazeppa Area HistoricalSociety Museum is open the sec-ond Saturday of the month fromnoon to 3 p.m. or by appointment.For inquiries, contact HelenReiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,507-696-3506; or Diane Gilsdorf,507-843-4013, or visit www.mazeppahistoricalsociety.org.

Outdoor Movie NightThe Mazeppa History Center

will show Marley & Me on July17 at 9 p.m. Bring your own chairsand beverages. Free admission andpopcorn. In case of rain, the moviewill be shown at the communitycenter.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the CityBuilding every second Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.-noon and open byappointment. Contact us at OAHC,54 Blakely Ct. NW or call 507-367-4320. You may also visit ourweb page at oronocoareahistory.org and find us onFacebook.

PINE ISLANDTops #1280

PI Tops #1280 meets everyMonday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-4799 or 356-4700.

Pine Island City CouncilThe council will meet on Tues-

day, July 21, at 7 p.m. on the sec-ond floor of City Hall.

Community Blood DriveThe Pine Island Community

Blood Drive is on Monday, July20, from 1-7 p.m. at American

Legion #184. First-time donors areneeded. For an appointment andmore information, call 356-4799.

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 throughpineislandhistory.org or by call-ing 507-356-2802 (history center)or 507-398-5326 (director).

WANAMINGOVFW/Honor Guard

The VFW and Honor Guard willmeet on Tuesday, July 21, at 7and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at theWanamingo Community Center.

ZUMBROTALibrary

LEGO Club Contest, Thursday,July 16, 6:30 p.m.

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.

Legacy Listening SessionLibrary users and community

members are invited to LegacyListening Sessions throughout theSELCO region in July and Au-gust. A session will be held at theZumbrota Public Library (100West Ave) on July 22 from 6-7:30p.m. SELCO staff representativeswill be on hand to hear your sto-ries of the impact Library Legacyprograms have had on you andyour community, to learn whattypes of community partnershipsare taking place as a result of theArts and Cultural Heritage FundLibrary Legacy funding, and toshare ides for possible future part-nerships and activities.

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 EventsJuly 16-22

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

500Tuesday: 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.

Zumbrota VFW AuxiliaryThe Auxiliary meets Monday,

July 20, 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 TheatreThe State Theatre is at 96 East

4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-732-5210.

CrossingsKim Gordon, Amy Riceexhibit,

through Aug. 1.Wine & Wheel, Fri., July 17, 7-

9:30 p.m.RUNA, Fri., Sept. 17, 8 p.m.Kids in the Mud, Sat., July 18,

10 a.m. to noon.Ariane Lydon, Sat., July 18, 8

p.m.Alakazam Youre a Star! Per-

formance Magic camp, Mon.-Fri.,July 20-24, 1-3:30 p.m.

Mixed-Up Media camp, Mon.-Fri., July 20-24, 10 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Messy Munchkins camp, Mon.-Fri., July 20-24, 10 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Learn to Throw! Pottery Wheelcamp, Tues.-Fri. July 21-24, plusMon., July 27, 10 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

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

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ChurchesBELLECHESTER

ROLLING 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.Thurs., July 16: 7 p.m. Worship atZion Lutheran Church. Sun., July19: 9:30 a.m. Worship with commun-ion.

ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,July 19: 10:15 a.m. Worship. Mon.,July 20: 7 a.m. Mens Bible study atchurch. Tues., July 21: 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.

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 1st

Avenue 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.Sun., July 19: 9:30 a.m. Worship; 7p.m. Council meeting. Tues., July21: 7 p.m. Sunny & Share meeting.

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. Sun., July19: 11 a.m. Worship. Wed., July22: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open.

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. Sun., July19: 10:30 a.m. Friends Day. Cateredby Wanamingo Meats withhomemeade ice cream for dessert.July 20-25: Teen camp at CampChetek.

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, 214

3rd 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.org.Wed., July 15-Tues., July 21: Youthgathering in Detroit. Sat., July 18:5:30 p.m. Worship with communion.Sun., July 19: 8:15 and 10 a.m.Worship with communion; 9:30 a.m.Fellowship. Tues., July 21: 9 a.m.Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible study.

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., July 15:9 a.m. Better Brew hours. Thurs.,July 16: 10 a.m. Pine Haven Biblestudy. Sun., July 19: 8:30 a.m. Fel-lowship; 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., July21: 1:30 p.m. Memorial committeemeeting. Wed., July 22: 9 a.m. Bet-ter Brew hours.

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.Sun., July 19: 9 a.m. Worship withcommunion at Wanamingo Lutheranfollowed by coffee fellowship. Tues.,July 21: Newsletter deadline. Wed.,July 22: 9 a.m. Bible study at Trin-ity; 6 p.m. Youth event at Trinity;WLC movie night at Trinity; 7 p.m.Bible study at Holden.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,July 15: Pastor Chris at youth gath-ering in Detroit. Thurs., July 16:Newsletter deadline. Sun., July 19:9 a.m. Worship with communion.Wed., July 22: 9 a.m. Bible study atTrinity; 6 p.m. Movie night at Trinity;7 p.m. Bible study at Holden.

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and School, WELS, 223 East 5thStreet, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-5367. Sun., July 19: 9 a.m. Wor-ship; 10 a.m. Bible study. Mon., July20: 7 p.m. Worship; Tues., July 21:6 p.m. Outreach board. Wed., July22: 1 p.m. Nursing Home service.

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., July 19: 9 a.m.Worship.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.Office: 732-5074. Sun., July 19: 10:45a.m. Worship; Acts 1:12-26.

NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.507-732-5156. Pastor Gary Basin-ski. Service times: Saturday, 6 p.m.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., July 15: 6 p.m.Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.Thur., July 16: 1 p.m. Womens Biblestudy. Sat., July 18: 7 a.m. Mensprayer breakfast. Sun., July 19: 8:30a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m. Worship.Wed., July 22: 12:30 p.m. Junioryouth group movie and park; 6 p.m.Youth group; VBS set building; 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., July 15:10 a.m. Food shelf open; ELCA youthgathering departs.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., July 15:5:30 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m. VBS. Thurs.,July 15: 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m.VBS; 7:30 p.m. VBS program. Sat.,July 18: 8 a.m. FBI Bible study atchurch. Sun., July 19: 10:45 a.m.Worship; 3 p.m. Young adult Biblestudy at Hauge; 5:45 p.m. Youth groupat Hauge. Wed., July 22: 7:30 p.m.Bible study and prayer at Hauge.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun2daySchool; Confirmation class.

GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERANCHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:7 p.m. Wednesday worship; Sundays8:30 a.m. worship. Communion onWednesdays following the second andlast Sunday of the month. Commun-ion on the second and last Sundayof the month. St. Johns: Sundays10 a.m. worship. Communion on thesecond and last Sunday of the month.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., July 15:5:30 p.m. Supper at Emmanuel; 6p.m. VBS at Emmanuel. Thurs., July15: 5:30 p.m. Supper at Emmanuel;6 p.m. VBS at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m.VBS program at Emmanuel. Sun.,July 19: 9 a.m. Worship; 3 p.m. Youthadult Bible study; 5:45 p.m. Youthgroup. Mon,. July 20: 7 p.m. Dor-

cas circle at Lucy Boyums. Wed.,July 22: 7:30 p.m. Bible study andprayer.

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

LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Wed., July 15: 9 a.m.Coffee and conversation. Thurs., July16: 6 p.m. Property meeting. Sun.,July 19: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m.Visitation team meets. Tues., July21: 11 a.m. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiri-tual guidance. Wed., July 22: 9 a.m.Coffee and conversation.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Berg-strom de Leon, Pastor. 9:30 a.m.Summer Sunday worship

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.

ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,Minneola Township, County Road 7,rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,Pastor. Sun., July 19: 8:30 a.m.

Worship with communion. Mon., July20: 7 a.m. Mens Bible study at St.Peters. Tues., July 21: 1-4 p.m.Pastors office hours.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,Pastor. Sun., July 19: 10:30 a.m.Worship with communion.

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711. Sun., July 19: 9:30 a.m.Communion worship; 10:30 a.m.Coffee fellowship. Tues., July 21:11 a.m. Text study.

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor An-drew Yackle. Sun., July 19: 9:30a.m. Communion worship. Tues., July21: 6 a.m. Mens bible study; 6:30p.m. Council.

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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Goodhue County Pheasants Foreverwraps up another controlled burn season

Lines of fire converge as the fire burns in on itself in Vasa Township.

A Goodhue County Pheasants Forever Chapter crew conducted a burning in Roscoe Township this pastspring. Only one crew member in this picture is under the age of 65. From left to right are Frank Trapanese(Red Wing), Jim Flipp (Cannon Falls), Matt Chowen (Welch), Larry Voth (RW), Lon Schueth (RW), Ken (Jug)Johnson (RW), and Wayne Gustafson (RW). Taking the photo is burn boss Chris Fritz (RW).

The Goodhue County PheasantsForever Chapter recently com-pleted one of its busiest burn sea-sons. The all volunteer crew com-pleted nineteen burns coveringabout 330 acres on area landown-ers grassland habitats. Controlledburning is done to better maintainthe grasslands by recycling nutri-ents back into the soil, removingthatch, and deterring the growthof unwanted tree species and un-desirable grass species.

Landowners enrolled in govern-ment conservation programs havean obligation to do some type ofmaintenance during the terms oftheir contracts, and burning is of-ten one of the most effective. Con-trolled burning mimics the effectof wildfires that used to occur ei-ther naturally or intentionallyacross the prairie landscape. Land-owners are often amazed at thegrowth of the prairie grasses fol-lowing their first spring burn. Tim-ing of burns can also affect thepresence of flowering forbs in thegrasslands, which are very impor-

tant to our pollinators.Goodhue County Pheasants

Forever has been involved in con-trolled burning since 2003 and hasinvested funds from their annualfundraisers to equip itself and itsvolunteers to ensure safer burns.A majority of the burn crew is at

least 65 years old, with the oldestbeing a 76-year-old retired fire-man. Roughly half of the crewholds DNR Wildland FirefighterCertificates, which require a oneweek training course.

This past winter, the burn crewassisted another local conserva-tion group, Hiawatha Land P.F.,Inc., in the completion of a DNRLessard/Sams Outdoor HeritageCouncil Conservation PartnersLegacy Grant to remove undes-ired trees from two Zumbrota areawildlife management areas. The

crew burned stacks of trees thathad been cut and stump-treatedby a contract crew the previouswinter. Burning was done in theprairie with snow on the groundto confine burning to the stacks.About Pheasants Forever

Goodhue County PheasantsForever Chapter was the third everchapter in the national organiza-tion, which is now the nationslargest nonprofit organization dedi-cated to upland habitat conserva-tion. There are now more than700 local chapters and 140,000members across the United Statesand Canada. Chapters are empow-ered to determine how 100 per-cent of their locally raised conser-vation funds are spent; the onlynational conservation organizationthat operates through this trulygrassroots structure.

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ObituariesBurton Goranson 1949-2015

PASCO, WA Burton BurtStuart Goranson, 66, died at homeon Sunday, July 5, at 12:30 a.m.,after an 11-year fight with pan-creatic cancer.

He was born in Lake City onMarch 9, 1949 to Burton and Gar-net Goranson.

He grew up in Mazeppa, alongwith his 12 other siblings. In highschool he played football and thetuba, making halftime very inter-esting. He was a school bus driverwhen he was 18 and shortly aftergraduating enlisted in the Navy in1968. He served four years, firstin Tennessee (where he did seeElvis), then a majority on WhidbeyIsland, Washington, as a recipro-cating engine mechanic. While inthe service he started skydivingand also earned his private pilotlicense from his close friend, BobPorter. After his time in the Navy,Burt attended Hutchinson AreaVocational-Technical School.After graduating he moved to theTri-Cities to work for Nortec inthe field of nondestructive test-ing. Soon after, a true friend, DickTerning, talked him into headingto Iowa where he and friends taughtskydiving lessons for AviationSports. Burt had over 650 jumps,including a few into ball fields forFourth of July celebrations and afew rodeos. This is where he methis future wife, Nanette Slechta,one of his students. Nan has 105jumps. Burt and Nan were mar-ried August 7, 1976 in Sioux Falls,South Dakota. He worked forCulligan while Nan attendedschool.

Burt and Nanette were marriedfor 38 years. They moved to Pasco,Washington, in 1978 when Burtreturned to work in the nonde-structive testing field at Nortec,Stavely Instruments, Xactex Corp.,and later UniWest, where he wouldretire in April of 2015 after 38years in the industry, ending hiscareer as vice-president of inter-national sales. He was a proudmember of American Society ofNon-Destructive Testing and re-ceived many awards and honors.He was very dedicated to his ca-reer, and took pride in his work. Ittook him so long to retire becausehe genuinely cared for his cus-tomers and their families, and en-joyed traveling globally for hiscareer.

Burt and Nan lived in the samehouse for 36 years. This was thebase camp for many adventures,including their three children, Jus-

tin, age 32, Anna, age 31 and Brad,age 26. He was proud of his kidsand very proud grandpa.

Burt was a member of CentralUnited Protestant Church for 36years and his faith in God wasvery important to him and his fam-ily. Being loyal and dedicated tochurch, he was a regular attendeeand contributor to the communitythere when he wasnt camping withBoy Scouts or traveling for workor with family. He believed in liv-ing with integrity and honoringGod in everything he did, includ-ing building traditions. Prayingwith his family at meal times wasan important part of this until thevery end.

Burts hobbies included elk hunt-ing, flying his plane, spending timewith family, road trips to anywhere,an attempt at fishing. He put hispassion for flying on hold for familyand Boy Scouts. Early in his mar-riage he also accomplished the featof climbing Mt. Rainier to the top.

Burt saved all his old photosand clippings of his family whenthey made it in the newspaper,clippings from yearbooks, quotesthat he saved over the years. Butthe most important are all the mushylove letters from his girlfriend (fu-ture wife) in the early 70s.

Burt became Scout Master forPasco Boy Scout Troop 159 andhelped 39 boys become men andearn their Eagle award, includinghis two sons. Burt was too busy asa young man to attain the rank ofEagle Scout but received manyscouting awards as Scoutmasterincluding Scoutmaster of the Yeartwice, the James West Award, thePelican Award, and the SilverBeaver Award. He was very proudof Troop 159.

Burt was diagnosed with pan-creatic cancer in 2004 and under-went chemo, radiation and sur-gery. He blessed us all by beatingthe odds.

He is survived by his wife,Nanette; son, Justin (Jessica);daughter, Anna (John) Hooser; andson, Brad; grandchildren, Levi andLuke; and mother-in-law ViolaSlechta; siblings Shirley Webster,Leroy (Nancy) Goranson,Raymond (Cheryl) Goranson,Patricia Goranson, Zelda Goran-son, Yolie (Russ) Donely, LindaGoranson, Lee Goranson, DebbieCarrier, Shelia (Dennis) Albers,Zola Monsrud, Dale (Mary) Goran-son, and; many special nieces andnephews.

He was preceded in death byhis mother Garnet and father Bur-ton Goranson and grandson Ben-jamin Chase Goranson.

A memorial service will be heldat Central United Protestant Churchin Richland on Friday, July 17, 6p.m. with a viewing at 5 p.m. inthe chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations canbe made to set up a scholarshipfor future Eagle Scouts from Troop159 of Pasco in honor of Burt.Checks can be made to the BurtGoranson Boy Scout ScholarshipFund.

Burial will be at a later date atKing Cemetery near Odebolt, Iowa.

Tom Harwood 1935-2015

KENYON Tom A. Harwood,80, of Kenyon, died on Thursday,July 9, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hos-pital, Saint Marys Campus, inRochester.

Tom A. Harwood was born onJune 15, 1935, in Chatfield, theson of Carroll and Carrie (Bal-come) Harwood. He marriedLynda Garnatz on December 28,1963, and the couple laterdivorced. Formerly of SpringValley and Preston, Tom movedto Kenyon in 2007 to be closer tohis daughter. He was employedas a cement hauler for La Cres-cent Ready Mix in Spring Valley,and also worked as a farmhand. He

retired due to declining health.Tom is survived by his daugh-

ter, Tracy (Gene) Bang of Kenyon;son, Troy (Danielle) Harwood ofSpring Valley; eight grandchildren,Adam and Sarah Bang, Aric Bang,Alysha Bang, Jordynn Tart, AlexysHarwood, Ashlyn Harwood, andBrantley Harwood; a sister, PortiaHarwood of Minneapolis; and aniece and a nephew.

He was preceded in death byhis parents.

Graveside services were heldTuesday, July 14, at the SumnerPresbyterian Cemetery, ruralChatfield with the Reverend Chris-topher Culuris officiating. Onlinetributes may be written atwww.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Jim Sumption 1925-2015

Jim Sumption died on July 3,2015, at Glacial Ridge Hospitalin Glenwood.

James David Van BeverenSumption was born in Chicago,Illinois on August 13, 1925, toRichard and Mary (Horrell) VanBeveren. His family moved to theMinneota area where Jim attendedschool. Before finishing highschool, he answered the call ofduty and joined the U.S. Navy.He served from January 7, 1944,through February 19, 1946, whenhe was honorably discharged. Jimspent much of his deployment ona submarine in the South Pacific,and later was awarded the PurpleHeart for his service. He then re-turned to Minnesota and completedhigh school, graduating withBeverly Swanson, his high schoolsweetheart. On August 14, 1946,the couple married at HopeLutheran Church in Minneota.They moved to Sioux Falls, SouthDakota, and Jim attendedAugustana College where heplayed basketball and ran track.After graduation, they moved toSt. Paul where Jim attended LutherSeminary. With a growing fam-ily, he worked weekends and eve-nings in construction and was ableto graduate in three years. He ac-cepted his first call to a two-pointparish in Kenneth.

Jim served a number of churchesacross the state, including parishesin Crookston, New Ulm, ruralStarbuck, Grove City, and Boydbefore retiring in 1978. In June of2015, he was recognized by ELCAfor sixty years of ministry. He isremembered as one of those rareindividuals who could reach outto all, regardless of social or cul-tural differences.

Jim loved the outdoors and ledmany youth groups on canoeing

and camping trips to northernMinnesota. He thoroughly enjoyedhis ministry, especially his workwith youth and families. He de-veloped his own curriculum forconfirmation which inspired manyto use the Bible as an importantsource of study and meditation.

He was a hunter, fisherman,nature photographer, and birdwatcher. He loved learning aboutthe ways of Gods creatures andspent much time reading, study-ing the scriptures, and writing.Based on personal experiences withfamily, he compiled a book en-titled, Devotional Letters toGrandchildren. Printing from hiscomputer, he gave away hundredsof copies to friends, relatives, andstrangers.

Jim enjoyed sports of all kindsand spent many hours watchingyoung people play basketball, foot-ball, wrestling, and running, whileencouraging them from the side-lines. In the 1960s, he became anavid photographer at sportingevents and eventually set up hisown darkroom at home. The blackand white prints he developed weregiven to the young athletes.

Jim is remembered as a wise,gentle, and caring man of God,ministering to those around himuntil his journey on earth was com-plete. Just a week before his deathhe baptized Kloe Reich, his great-grandchild.

Jim is preceded in death by hisparents; two brothers, WilliamSumption and Robert Sumption;one sister, Marilyn Zellmer; and adaughter, Leah Marie Sumption.

He is survived by his wife of 68years, Beverly of Glenwood; twosons, David (Angelina) Sumptionof Playa Del Rey, California, andMark (Sally) Sumption of Toma-hawk, Wisconsin; four daughters,Linda Sumption of Portales, NewMexico, Faith (Paul) Anderson ofStarbuck, Judy Sumption ofGlenwood, and Janis Sumption(Scott Tostenson) of Benson; threesisters, Pearl (Kenn) Anderson ofSioux Falls, South Dakota, RubyMcFadden of Poplar Bluff, Mis-souri, and Mary Lee (Larry) Ol-son of Zumbrota; ten grandchil-dren; fourteen great-grandchildren;and many nieces, nephews, andfriends.

A funeral service was held onSaturday, July 11, at St. JohnsLutheran Church near Starbuckwith Pastor Michael Hanson offi-ciating. Pastor Matt Anderson of-ficiated at the inurnment serviceat Indherred Lutheran Cemetery.

Chris Romness 1954-2015Christian Maynard Romness

passed away suddenly on Friday,July 3, 2015 in Minot, North Da-kota.

Chris was born on December24, 1954, at St. Marys Hospital inRochester to Avis Joy (Ewers) andHalvor Maynard Romness. Chrisgraduated from Wanamingo HighSchool in May of 1973. He wenton to graduate from DunwoodyInstitute with a degree in automo-tive technology. Chris then joinedhis father in running the RomnessGarage in Wanamingo until 2005when he moved to Crosby, NorthDakota. For the past several years,Chris worked for the City of Crosbyand, most recently, worked forNorth Dakota Public Transit.

Chris had a deep interest in an-tique gasoline engines and wasrecognized internationally for hisknowledge in that field. He wasvery involved with the City of

Wanamingo during his time liv-ing there including terms on thecity council and as chief of thefire department.

Chris is survived by his brotherBrian (Cathy) Romness ofChanhassen; his sister Carol(Frank) Loncar and their threechildren (Katelyn, Brian andMichael) of Hudson, Wisconsin;and sister Daphne Romness ofEagan, and her friend Tariku Be-lay of Minneapolis. His sense ofhumor and generous spirit will bemissed by all who knew Chris.

A memorial gathering was heldat the Mahn Funeral Home in Zum-brota on Friday, July 10. A me-morial service was held at TrinityLutheran Church in Wanamingoon Saturday, July 11.

Those wishing to make a me-morial donation are encouragedto donate to the American Diabe-tes Association.

Maria OReilly

MINNEAPOLIS MariaMonserrate OReilly, 76, of Min-neapolis, died peacefully on Sun-day, July 5, 2015, at St. Thereseof New Hope.

Maria was born in San Juan,Puerto Rico, and her brave par-ents brought her to Minnesota whenshe was fifteen. She graduated fromvocational high school, later mar-ried Daniel W. OReilly, and di-vorced.

Maria had a deep faith in God,and loved to dance, sing, travel,and eat ethnic food. She was anintelligent, compassionate womanwith a heart for those who weredisadvantaged. She had strongconvictions, was gentle, kind, and

had a great sense of humor. Shewas a prayer-warrior who lovedchildren.

Maria is survived by her eightchildren, Yolanda OReilly ofMaple Lake, Natalia (Willard HolmJr.) of Zumbrota, MagdalenaOReilly (Greg Wilmes) of St. Paul,Xiomara (Jim Bell) of Salt LakeCity, Liza OReilly (Jesus Garcia)of New Orleans, Sean OReilly(Nancy Pelstring) of Pine City,Kevin OReilly of Zumbrota, andMiroslava Leon of Minneapolis;twenty-three grandchildren; onegreat-grandchild; siblings, EugeniaZelada, Vidalina (RonaldPederson), and Nicholas Leon; herdear friend Donald Oliver; manycousins, nieces, and nephews.

Maria was preceded in death byher parents, Nicolas and JuanitaLeon; and brother Guillermo Leon.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld on Monday, July 13, at HolyRosary Catholic Church in Min-neapolis. Interment was in Lake-wood Cemetery.

Memorials are preferred to theNational Alliance of Mental Ill-ness (NAMI-MN), 800 TransferRd #31, St. Paul, or St. ThereseNursing Home Pastoral Care,New Hope.

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I. Call the meeting to orderII. Roll callIII. Pledge of AllegianceIV. Comments by visitorsV. Consider changes to the agendaVI. ReportsBusiness Manager ReportActivity Director ReportSuperintendent ReportPrincipal Reports No reportsVII. Old BusinessVIII. New BusinessA. Approve consent agenda items as

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ESTHERVILLE, IA Gradu-ating with a degree in welding onMay 15 was Kalley Berg of PineIsland. She was magna cum laude(GPA 3.5-3.74).St. Benedicts University

ST. JOSEPH Named to thedeans list for the spring semesterwere Brooke Bitzan and MollyMcNamara of Goodhue, andAlison Newton of Oronoco.

University of Wisconsin PlattevillePLATTEVILLE, WI Michael

Angst of Pine Island was namedto the deans list for the springsemester.

Minnesota State University Mankato

MANKATO Named to thedeans list for the spring semesterwere Timothy DeWeese ofGoodhue; Abigail Thein ofOronoco; Allison Anderson,Marissa DeWitz, KelliAnnKnudsvig, and Sheldon Las, all ofPine Island; and Isaac Leonard,Jerry Thompson, and JacobTschann, all of Zumbrota.

Minnesota State University Moorhead

MOORHEAD CourtneyOReilly of Oronoco was namedto the spring semester deans list.

University of Wisconsin StoutMENOMONIE, WI Earning

the Chancellors Award (3.5 GPAor higher) for the spring semesterwere Samantha Keller of Goodhue,Carissa Darcy and Kyle Forrey ofMazeppa, and Sophie Heubleinand Kacie Shull of Oronoco.

University of Wisconsin LaCrosseLACROSSE, WI Graduating

at spring commencement exerciseson May 10 were, from Oronoco:Jacqueline OReilly, bachelor ofscience in communications stud-ies, organizational and professionalcommunication emphasis; fromPine Island: Jeffrey Benike, bach-elor of science in psychology; andfrom Zumbrota: Gena Gadient,bachelor of science in exercise andsports science, physical education,Highest Honors; Ryan Paukert,bachelor of science in biology, bio-medical science concentration,Highest Honors; and JoshuaShirley, bachelor of science inbiology, biomedical science con-centration.

By Sandy HadlerCANNON FALLS Fireworks

went off early Wednesday, July1, at the Cannon Valley Fair, dur-ing the Goodhue County Com-missioners meeting. CommissionerJason Majerus dropped a bomb-shell when he proposed a flat levyfor 2016. His proposal was her-alded by Board Chair Ted Seifertand Commissioner Ron Allen, butwas met with sharp criticism fromCommissioners Dan Rechtzigeland Brad Anderson. Rechtzigelcited inconsistencies in Majerusscampaign promise to cut the bud-get, while supporting staff wageincreases of $900,000 in 2016.

Finance Director CarolynHolmsten also voiced objectionto the proposal, stating that a flatlevy would create a $2.4 millionbudget gap in 2016. She noted thatprevious financial decisions madeby the board will make it impos-sible to keep the levy flat.

Majeruss proposal came as asurprise since the board has notyet set a preliminary budget, whichaccording to state law must becompleted in September and can-not be increased.

Majerus agreed that county staffwill have to dig deep to determinewhat cuts to make to eliminate$2.4 million from next years bud-get. But he compared this to whatcounty residents have had to doduring the past years of recession,

and he said he was sure staff couldreduce their budgets and continueto maintain existing services.

Rechtzigel demanded that Allen,Seifert, and Majerus come up witha plan to reduce spending, ratherthan leaving it to the county de-partment heads. He responded,You cant hide behind staff. Illhold your feet to the fire on thisone.

Anderson pointed out that staffhas already been dealing with lackof funding, and this proposal willcause the county to move back-ward. In a compromise move,Allen proposed an amendment todirect staff to recommend cuts asthough the 2016 budget was flat,but to allow some leeway by notsetting the final levy in stone untilafter the preliminary budget is set.The motion passed by a 3-2 vote.Afterward, Seifert noted that de-spite the motion, there would prob-ably be no changes to the 2016budget.

Holmsten told the commission-ers, I do not see that we can makea zero levy work in 2016.

A Committee of the Wholemeeting was scheduled for July21 to hear details on a proposalthat Allen brought up about a po-tential local transportation salestax. It would be used as a revenuesource for road projects and couldbring in $1.5 million next year.

Majerus proposesflat levy for 2016

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Pine Island/Oronoco

Van Horn program to coverbaseball player who broke barriers

PINE ISLAND Van HornPublic Library continues its Ev-ery Hero Has a Story Tuesdays@ 2 presentations on July 21 atthe Pine Island Senior Center. TheMinnesota History Center willpresent a program on Toni Stone,a pioneer for both women andAfrican-Americans in baseball.

Stone, a St. Paul native bornand raised in the Rondo neighbor-hood, broke many barriers by play-ing for the first time on mensteams, all across the nation. Al-though she faced a great deal ofdiscrimination, she rose among theranks of farm town barnstormingteams to become the first womanto play professional baseball inthe Negro Leagues. Her drive, perseverance and determination

transformed her from a Minne-sota tomboy to the female JackieRobinson of the Negro Leagues.

The program is for ages ten yearsand older. The program works bestfor kids who have some familiar-ity with the history and backgroundof the civil rights movement, arefamiliar with segregation and JimCrow laws, and have an under-standing of the progression ofwomens rights in the UnitedStates. Adults, with or withoutchildren, are also encouraged toattend.

All Library programs are freeand open to all ages. In case ofspecial needs, please notify thelibrary in advance (507-356-8558)so accommodations can be made.

Toni Stone was the first woman toplay professional baseball in theNegro Leagues.

VAN HORN READER OF THE WEEK

Name: Kara KundertAge: 11, just completed fifth

grade

Parents: Jade Kundert and Benand Mary Kundert

Siblings: Ben, 8; and Kendra,Avri, and Malia, 14

Favorite book: All of the DorkDiaries series. These books arereally funny.

Favorite school subject: Sci-ence

In the summer: I hang out withmy friends.

Ive lived in Pine Island for:Six years

What do you like about livinghere? It is a really safe and smalltown.

I want people to know that: Ihave been in a play actually two.Peter Pan and The Music Man.I love to sing.

Online auction businesslaunches in OronocoBy Karen Snyder

ORONOCO Oronoco OnlineAuctions, a new enterprise, boastsan eclectic focus: We specializein everything, said Jayne Krause.We have everything from farmmachinery, including antiquemachinery, to household trinkets.And storage sheds.

Krause, Pauline Williams, andRichie Bennerotte co-own thebusiness which held its debut salein June. Confirming the every-thing theme, the bid list of 300-plus lots consisted of cars, pres-sure washers, Red Wing pottery,trucks, four-wheelers, tractors, apontoon, and fishing gear. AlsoTonka and John Deere toys, aNintendo Wii, Coca-Cola andM&Ms collectibles, a wine crate,a beer crate, beer signs, beer clocks,other clocks, and more.

It was a successful debut, Krausesaid, with bidders from the areaand out-of-state.

Auctions will open for biddingearly each month and end at 6 p.m.the third Monday. Julys sale, un-derway now and double the sizeof Junes, will close at 6 p.m. onthe 20th. Among its lots are aYamaha motorcycle painted purpleand trimmed with the autographsof current and former MinnesotaVikings players, a 1940 BuickSpecial project car, a Lund 15-foot project boat, more beer signs,a childs playhouse, coins, furni-ture, etc.

You go online to see whats onthe block, Krause said, then youcan visit the display room.

People can come here and lookat the items and try things out tomake sure they work, said Will-iams.

And if you still like the itemsthat caught your eye, you placeyour bid online, Krause said. Youcan sit in an easy chair at homeand click-click-click.

The trio of entrepreneurssearched for months for ideal busi-ness quarters and found them whenS&M Salvage and Marine closed.We have lots of space, Krausesaid, and lots of room to expand.This is a user-friendly facility forour customers and for us.

Oronoco Online Auctions seeksbidders and consigners. The con-signment deadline is the firstMonday of the month. Werelooking for good, used, saleable,clean products, Williams said.You can sell one item, or two, or afew, all the way up to an entireestate.

Prospective bidders can alwayscount on variety, and theyre notthe only ones. We never knowfrom month to month what will beon the block, Krause said. Its asurprise for all of us.

Oronoco Online Auctions is at815 5th St NW. They can bereached at 507-367-4500,oronocoauctions.com, and onFacebook.

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By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON On June 22, Todd

Greseth of GMI Insurance pre-sented three quotes from insur-ance companies to the Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board.Riverport, EMC, and RAM sub-mitted proposals for school dis-trict property and workers com-pensation insurance.

Riverport had the most com-petitive bid for a one million dol-lar umbrella policy for commer-cial property/liability, with anadditional identity breach and data

compromise coverage valued at$100,000. Debb Paquin said thatduring her time on the board shehas encouraged the district to con-sider a two million dollar umbrellapolicy, but after researching it shefound no precedent set by otherdistricts to justify the additionalexpense. The board accepted thebid from Riverport Insurance Com-pany for $48,015.

For workers compensation andemployers liability insurance, thedistrict once again went with RAMMutual Insurance Company. The

KW School Boardsinsurance rating improves

policy will cost the district $39,790for the 2015-16 school year. Asignificant savings was seen onthis policy from the previous yearwhen the district paid $60,355 for2014-15. Greseth said this was dueto the districts workers compen-sation rating having improved.

The policies are for one year,effective July 1, 2015.

The next regular school boardmeeting will be Monday, July 27,at 7 p.m. at the elementary schoolmedia center in Wanamingo.

Wanamingo truck/tractor pull resultsWANAMINGO On July 5,

the Southeast Area Tractor Pull-ers (SEATP) put on a truck/trac-tor pull in Wanamingo. There were136 hooks of tractors and trucks.Below are the results from all theclasses.4,500 Farmstock 5 in class

First Carl LarishSecond Mark NobleThird Erin Gudknecht

4,500 Improved Farm 2 in classFirst Mark NobleSecond Steve McGowan

4,500 Sportsman 3 in classFirst Randy ZelinskeSecond Shawn PostonThird Brian Gudknecht

5,000 Farmstock 5 in classFirst John RechtzigelSecond Carl LarishThird Mark Noble

5,000 Sportsman 3 in classFirst Shawn PostonSecond Randy ZelinskeThird Brian Gudknecht

5,500 Farmstock 10 in classFirst Logan ZimmerSecond John RechtzigelThird Cody Thompson

5,500 Improved Farm 1 in classFirst Thad Sunsdahl

5,500 Sportsman 4 in classFirst Nick DohertySecond Earl SchultzThird Randy Zelinske

6,500 Farmstock 13 in classFirst Cody ThompsonSecond Logan ZimmerThird Greg Knott

6,500 Improved Farm 2 in classFirst Thad SunsdahlSecond Disqualified

6,500 Sportsman 4 in classFirst Earl SchultzSecond Elwood WitterThird Nick Doherty

7,500 Farmstock 11 in classFirst Carl Larish

Second David WikumThird Dave Puppe

7,500 Sportsman 3 in classFirst Gary VanBuskerSecond Elwood WitterThird Travis Klindworth

7,500 Open 1 in classFirst Gary VanBusker

8,500 Farmstock 4 in classFirst Jake KnottSecond Greg KnottThird Carl Larish

8,500 Improved Farm 2 in classFirst Jake KnottSecond Greg Knott

8,500 Sportsman 1 in classFirst Gary VanBusker

8,500 Open 2 in classFirst Greg KnottSecond Jake Knott

9,500 Farmstock 7 in classFirst Curt PeineSecond Rick PeineThird Brent Kisro

9,500 Improved Farm 2 in classFirst Jake KnottSecond Greg Knott

9,500 Open 2 in ClassFirst Greg KnottSecond Jake Knott

10,500 Farmstock 7 in classFirst Rob TiedemannSecond Danny AndersonThird Dave Peine

11,500 Farmstock 4 in classFirst Danny Anderson

Second Harold MancilmanThird Rob Tiedemann

11,500 Open 2 in classFirst Erich HemenwaySecond Jordan Brinkman

12,500 Farmstock 4 in classFirst Danny AndersonSecond Harold MancilmanThird Craig Kennedy

12,500 Open 2 in the classFirst Erich HemenwaySecond Jordan Brinkman

13,500 Open 1 in classFirst Erich Hemenway

14,500 Open 1 in classFirst Doug Stag

5,800 Street Stock Trucks 8 in classFirst Joe FrandrupSecond David WardThird Bill Pemrick

6,200 Street Stock Trucks 9 in classFirst Leroy RomnessSecond David WardThird Joe Frandrup

7,000 Street Stock Trucks 2 in classFirst Jeff WiskowSecond Leo Nesseth

8,500 Street Diesel Trucks 6 inclass

First Greg WieweckSecond Chris EstremThird Jason Nesseth

8,500 Open Diesel Trucks 3 in classFirst Greg WieweckSecond Jason NessethThird Mike Moechnig

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriffs Office.June 20

3:25 a.m. Medical help wasrequested near 490th St and Hwy52.

5:59 a.m. An elderly personon 3rd St NW called and was con-fused. The Pine Haven staff wouldcheck on her.

2:51 p.m. A person asked tospeak with a deputy regarding afamily member with mental ill-ness.

8:28 p.m. Rocks were thrownin a pool on 9th St SW two days ina row.June 21

12:13 a.m. Medical help wasrequested on 6th St SW.

4:58 a.m. A dog was found onPrairie View Dr NE. It was re-turned to the owner.

5:26 a.m. An abandoned ve-hicle with a damaged front endwas near 1st Ave NE and CenterDr.

6:38 a.m. A vehicle went offthe road by a steep ditch near 495thSt and Cty 11 in Pine Island Town-ship. No injuries were reported.

11:13 a.m. Rochester policeasked a deputy to contact a personon Main St N for a current phonenumber.

6:50 p.m. A tow truck wascalled for a truck with a blown tire

near 490th St and Hwy 52.June 23

11:36 a.m. A man was arrestedon 1st St NE for 2nd degree driv-ing while intoxicated and for vio-lation of a restricted drivers li-cense.

7:10 p.m. A deputy conductedparking enforcement on Main StS.

10:19 p.m. An unknownminivan drove into CJs Auto onWhite Pines Rd SE. The ownerwas in the building. All was fine.June 24

5:38 a.m. Apple Valley po-lice requested that deputies con-tact a person on Petra Ct SW re-garding a runaway.

3:23 p.m. A group of kids wereriding a scooter on the road near8th St and 1st Ave SW.

6:00 p.m. A driver near the17500 block of Cty 27 in RoscoeTownship hit the shoulder of theroad, over-corrected and went offthe opposite side of the road, hit-ting a no passing zone sign andgoing into a field. No injuries werereported.

7:38 p.m. A deputy assisted amotorist with a stalled vehicle near490th St and Hwy 52.

11:35 p.m. A deputy discov-ered an open door to the trailersbehind the school. All appearedfine.June 25

8:17 p.m. A deputy attended

to civil matters on 2nd St SW.9:45 p.m. Olmsted County

asked deputies to look for a ve-hicle involved in a domestic inci-dent.

11:29 p.m. Six driving com-plaints regarding a vehicle cross-ing center lines was reported onHwy 52 near Pine Island. A manwas arrested for 4th degree driv-ing while intoxicated, .08 or moreand for crossing center line.June 26

12:00 a.m. Medical help wasrequested on the 48800 block ofCty 55 in Pine Island Township.

9:54 a.m. A speeding ticketwas issued near 500th St and Hwy52.

10:21 a.m. A vehicle struckthe Olmsted Medical Center build-ing on Cty 11. No injuries werereported.

1:56 p.m. A vehicle struck aparked vehicle on 1st St NE whilebacking out of a parking spot. Noinjuries were reported.

2:35 p.m. A vehicle was driv-ing erratically near 520th St andHwy 52 in Pine Island Township.The vehicle was not located.

2:43 p.m. A shoplifter left Is-land Market before employeescould verify what was taken. Adeputy advised them to trespassthe subject and notify them if thesuspect returns.

9:38 p.m. A vehicle left KwikTrip on 1st St NE and drove acrossthe grass to The Dollar Store.

PINE ISLAND Science-fic-tion writer Dave Cravens and hismother, Heartland poet SuzanneCravens, will host a book signingat Better Brew Coffeehouse in PineIsland on July 24 from 5:30-7:30p.m.

Their books and styles couldnot be more different. Suzannespoems in Linger for a While inthe Heartland have been reviewedas lyrical descriptions of the natu-ral world in rural Americana, whileher sons novel, The GodThought, has been likened to thethrillers of Dan Brown and MichaelCrichton (BlueInk Reviews). Butthese writers share a connectionthat goes well beyond their lastname.

To say Pine Island has had astrong influence on our writingwould be an understatement, Davesaid. My parents have made ittheir home since 1977. I spenttwenty years growing up here.

Its easy to find the rural inspi-ration in their work. Childhoodaround the scenic west developedSuzannes early love of the land.And it is no coincidence that herson, Dave, chose a farmer to bethe character in his novel to un-lock the god thought a mo-ment so powerful it is said to mir-ror what God thought when theuniverse was created. A farmerfrom a small town in the Midwestliterally changes the balance ofthe world, explained the 41-year-

old author. It sets off an epicmanhunt as others seek to learnand control the power hes tapped.

Though Dave has written anddirected for TV commercials, docu-mentaries, and video games since1997, his mother Suzanne redis-covered her joy for writing onlyrecently. The 71-year-old poetbegan to scribe her thoughts whenthe last of her children moved awayand married, a stage of her lifepunctuated with the onset of de-mentia in her mother, Harriet.Suzanne found writing to be a wayto journal, catalogue and escapethe challenges of the disease. Herson was a great supporter and en-

couraged her to publish her works,which have found success inMinnesota, Florida, and Tennes-see.

Suzannes seasonalanthology, Linger for a While inthe Heartland, includes photos byher husband, Larry, from outingsseeking pictures of her poemsources.

Both Cravens look forward totheir book signing. Its a once-in-a-lifetime experience, Suzannesaid. Our readers may be differ-ent, but we come from the sameplace. The 24th will be a specialgathering with friends old and new.All are welcome.

Writers Suzanne Cravens and her son Dave Cravens will sign theirbooks at Better Brew Coffeehouse on July 24.

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Livestock judging teamtakes first at regionals

SLAYTON The southwestMinnesota regional livestock judg-ing team contest took place onJuly 1 at the Murray County Fair-grounds in Slayton. Forty-sevenyouths from nine counties partici-pated in the regional event.

In the senior division, theGoodhue County team earned firstplace with 1758 points. Secondplace went to Jackson County team1 with 1733 points and third placewent to the Cottonwood/RedwoodCounty team with 1666 points.

Goodhue County team memberswere Maddie Patterson and BellePatterson of Kenyon, and MaddieSchaffer and Maddie Lodermeierof Goodhue. Individually, MaddiePatterson earned first place with600 points. Following her wasSchaffer with 596 points. In thirdplace was Riley Johnson of Jack-son County team 1 with 592 points.

In the junior division, JacksonCounty team 1 placed first with1742 points, followed by PipestoneCounty team 1 with 1657 points

and Jackson County team 2 with1622 points. Jackson County team1 also swept the top three indi-vidual awards.

In the beginner division, thePipestone County team receivedfirst place with 1612 points. Sec-ond place went to the LincolnCounty (SD) team with 1595points. The Lincoln(MN)/RockCounty team won third place with1508 points.

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News-Record photos by Faye HaugenRyne McNamara of Zumbrota hits the ball to the other side of the net inSundays co-ed volleyball tournament held at Mazeppa Daze. Eighteenco-ed teams took part in the tournament, with fourteen womens teamstaking part in Saturdays tournament.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenTony Buck of Kenyon was one of many drivers who took part in theMazeppa Daze tractor pull held Sunday.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenPeter Jasperson gets a fist bump from fellow Liffrig Ranch teammateBill Frank during Sundays softball tournament at Herb Vik Field. Sixteenteams, eight in Zumbro Falls and eight in Mazeppa, took part in the two-day tournament with all action moving to Mazeppa on Sunday.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenFireworks lit up the sky over Mazeppa on Saturday evening as thousands of people took in the Mazeppa Dazeevents.

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenDean Bridley of Mazeppa looks over the work-in-progress of Dean Ragen of Rochester. Ragens hot rodconsisting of a 1929 Model A frame and a 500CC Cadillac engine drew a lot of attention at the annualMazeppa Lions Car Show at Mazeppa Daze on Sunday.

Mazeppa Daze celebrated last weekendPAGE 6A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015

Parade photos by Peter Grimsrud

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa marching band finished their season with the Mazeppa Daze parade on Fridayevening. From left to right are Katie Mehrkens, Sophie Levi, Derek Stehr, Alex Guse, and Tyler Grudem.

Helen Reiland serves ice cream to Terri Brunner at a fundraiser for the Mazeppa Historical Society.

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Area Sports

ZUMBROTA The CoveredBridge Riders snowmobile clubin Zumbrota will be sponsoringa glow ball golf fundraiser onFriday, July 31 at the ZumbrotaGolf Club.

The nine-hole four-personscramble will begin at 9 p.m.with a shotgun start. Be sure to

Glow ball golf set for July31 at Zumbrota Golf Club

bring your flashlights. Cost is $50per player.

Registration, happy hour anda light meal will be from 7 to8:30 p.m.

To register your team, con-tact Marla Lodermeier at 732-5727 or the Zumbrota Golf Clubat 732-5817.

By Coach Mark BraatenGoodhue

The Pine Island AmericanLegion baseball team opened theirgame at Goodhue scoring tworuns in the first inning. They thenpitched and played good defenseto hold on to what ended up be-ing a 2-0 rain-shortened game.

Brady Braaten pitched four in-nings striking out nine, walkingone and giving up one hit .

At the plate Jacob Navratil was2 for 2; Aaron Gillard had anRBI single; Brady Braaten was2 for 2 with an RBI; and MattLien scored a run and stole abase.Waseca

Pine Island had runners inscoring position with one out inthe first three innings at Wasecaon July 2 but didnt get the jobdone. Waseca scored three runsin the bottom of the third, two inthe fourth and one in the fifthand sixth innings to lead 7-0. Inthe seventh the Panthers wereonly able to get one plated, los-ing 7-1.

Matt Lien struck out seven,walked four and gave up sevenhits over five innings of moundwork. Aaron Gillard tossed oneinning of relief with one hit andone earned run.

Offensive leaders were MattLien, Braden Aakre, and DerekFall, with a single each.Zumbrota-Mazeppa

In Tuesdays game in PineIsland, Zumbrota-Mazeppaopened up the game scoring onerun in the first, four runs in thesecond, and one in the third offBrady Braaten who had controltrouble on the mound. AaronGillard came on in relief to pitchthe rest of the game.

ZUMBROTA The Zum-brota-Mazeppa American Legionbaseball team traveled to PineIsland to start their week. CadenSteffen got the start on the mound.He threw 4.1 innings and wasthen relieved by Caleb Hinrichs.

Kevin Nordquist led the chargefor the offense going 3 for 3 witha double. Isaiah Nolte, TylerGrudem, Steffen, and Sam Ad-ams all contributed hits as well.

Unfortunately the Cougarscouldnt hold the lead, and lost8 to 7.

On Sunday the Cougars playeda double-header against Cannon

PINE ISLAND The PineIsland athletic department willbe hosting the 13th Annual Pan-ther Open on Friday, July 24, atthe Pine Island Golf Course.

Registration will be from 11:00to 11:50 a.m., with a shotgun startat noon. This will be a four-per-son scramble event with numer-ous door prizes and a meal served

ZUMBROTA The Zum-brota-Mazeppa Senior Babe Ruthbaseball team played two gamesagainst Cannon Falls last week,earning a split in the double-header.

In the first game, Isaiah Nolteand Tyler Grudem provided thehits but it wasnt quite enough.Cannon Falls got the win, 4-0.

ZM Babe Ruth team earns asplit at Cannon Falls

In game two, things startedjust as slow for the Cougars, butthey erupted in the fifth inningto score 10 runs.

Cooper Utley, Tyler Grudem,and Isaiah Nolte led the offense.

Alex DeBlieck was the win-ning pitcher throwing three score-less innings. The final score was12-10 in favor of the Cougars.

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Falls and lost 9-2. Alex Nelsongot the start and pitched fivestrong innings.

ZM had a few errors whichcost them the game. Isaiah Nolte,Brady Schoenfelder, Willy Heit-mann, and Carter Cordes all hadhits.

In the second game, KevinNordquist went the first two in-nings on the mound, and Spen-cer DeFrang pitched the last four.

ZM struggled to get the batsgoing getting only two hits pro-vided by DeFrang and IsaiahNolte. The final score was Can-non Falls 8, ZM 0.

ZM drops three Legion games

After a scoreless fourth inningZM was up 6-2. PI scored 4 inthe fifth to tie the game 6-6, andadded one more in the sixth totake the lead, 7-6.

In the top of the seventh ZMmanaged to get a run to tie thegame 7-7. After PI was heldscoreless in the seventh, the Pan-thers got their game-winner whenDrew Lohmeyer reached first onan error, Matt Lien bunted himto second, and Gillard was in-tentionally walked for runners atfirst and second with no outs.Brady Braaten hit a line drive toleft center to score Lohmeyerfrom second ending the game 8-7 in Pine Islands favor.

Braaten tossed three inningswith five hits, three strikeoutsand eight walks. Aaron Gillardthrew four innings with ninestrikeouts and three walks.

Matt Lien led the offense go-ing 3 for 4. Gillard earned threewalks, had three stolen bases, andscored twice. Braaten was 1 for2 with two RBI; Braden Aakreand DJ Titus each had an RBIsingle.Kenyon-Wanamingo

PI played a tough Kenyon-Wanamingo team on Monday,and got a great start on the moundfrom Drew Lohmeyer.

KW had a 1-0 lead going intothe fifth inning, but after a fewPanther fielding miscues, PI wassuddenly down 7-0.

Matt Huus pitched the last twoinnings, only giving up one run,to make it an 8-0 Knight win.

Pine Island had runners onbase, but they hit into four double-plays and could only manage fivehits. Matt Lien, Aaron Gillard,Brady Braaten, Derek Rucker andDrew Lohmeyer each had a hit.

Pine Island American Legionwins two of four games

By Coach Chuck OhmZUMBROTA In game one

against Stewartville Maroon, theZumbrota-Mazeppa Senior BabeRuth baseball team got a 10-0win in three innings.

Tyler Grudem went the threeinnings on the mound for the win,striking out four walking one andgiving up one hit.

The Cougars scored four runsin the bottom of the first on onewalk, three hit batters and anerror. ZM got three more runs inthe second inning on hits by LukeTupper, Willy Heitmann (double),and Carter Cordes. The Cougarswon it in the bottom of the third

ZM Senior Babe Ruthsweeps Stewartville Maroon

inning by scoring three runs onhits by Tupper, Grudem (double),Heitmann, and Sam Nordquistwho got a two-RBI single to endthe game.

In the nightcap, the Cougarsclung to a 4-1 lead going intothe top of the fifth inning buttook command by scoring fiveruns in the inning.

Isaiah Nolte got the win onthe mound going the distance,striking out four, walking threeand giving up one hit.

At the plate Ian Niles went 3for 3, Nolte went 2 for 4 with adouble and Grudem, Willy Heit-mann and Cordes each collectedone hit.

Zumbrota/Mazeppa

By Alicia Hunt-WelchMAZEPPA At the July 8

Mazeppa City Council meeting,new City Administrator Clerk KarlNahrgang gave an update on thepublic works position. He said thejob was offered to an individual,but that the person did not imme-diately accept. The candidate re-quested a higher hourly wage andmore vacation time than the counciloffered. The council decided it wasfeasible for the city and fair to thecurrent employees to meet thoserequests. They also discussed otheroptions, including re-advertisingthe position.

Longtime Public Works Direc-tor Larry Zielsdorf planned to re-tire on August 31, however, if thecouncil decides to re-advertisingfor the position and the hiringtimeline is set out further, Zielsdorfcould stay on a bit longer to trainhis replacement.

In regard to city needs, Zielsdorfsaid the gear box went out on thecity mower. A used mower waspurchased for $4,900. The influ-

ent sampler at the sewer plantstopped working. A new $6,400sampler was purchased. Zielsdorfsaid when the sewer plant is re-placed the new sampler could re-main in use.Fire department update

Mazeppa Fire Chief BrandonGoranson said that in May thedepartment responded to fivemedical calls and one fire, in ad-dition to participating in one train-ing. In June, the department re-sponded to three medical calls,three fires, and held one auto ex-trication training.

Goranson, the council, and cityattorney Steve Erwin discussedlegal aspects of various types ofaccounts, and which accounts billswould be paid from. Nahrgang willtake over billing for emergencycalls.

The department received a billfor the Mazeppa Fire ReliefAssociations 2014 audit. Coun-cilor Scott Parker made a motionto donate $3,100 to the MFRA topay for the cost of the audit, withmoney to come from the fire de-

partment budget operated by thecity. The motion carried.Municipal liquor store update

Liquor store manager CindySmith presented a summary forJune, saying her records showed a$3,229 profit for the month. Smithand the council discussed changesthat city auditor Tom Cummingsrecommended at last monthsmeeting in regard to cash transac-tions and the recording of those,as well as the loss the businessexperienced last year.

Smith objected to the audi