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By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO – On March 11

the Kenyon-Wanamingo SchoolBoard called an urgent meeting todiscuss the memorial service forlate Superintendent Jeff Evert, hiscontract, needs for a short-terminterim superintendent, prioritiesfor the March 23 school boardmeeting, and the development ofa new superintendent contract inpreparation for hiring.Memorial plans

A public memorial service wasplanned for Friday, March 13, atthe high school gymnasium, witha visitation in the commons area.Building & Grounds supervisorPaul Clauson said in addition tobleachers, 400 could be seated onthe gym floor, with overflow seat-ing in the auditorium with a si-multaneous broadcast. Clausonalso shared a draft of a memorialprogram he created.

Because Evert was a former ath-lete and longtime coach and hadserved 38 years with the district,board member Greg Dotson sug-gested that the high school gymbe dedicated to Jeff Evert. Otherideas brought up were a tree, benchand trophy case, but a majority ofdiscussion centered on a gym dedi-cation and how and when to havea ceremony. These ideas will belooked into.Superintendent’s contract

The district’s superintendentcontact through School Adminis-trative Specialty Services (SASS)was effective July 1, 2014 throughJune 30, 2015, for 200 work daysfor a total contract cost of $130,620to the district. The district officereviewed Evert’s service days anddetermined he worked 157 daysthrough March 6. A motion byPaquin, seconded by Syverson, to

approve payout for 157 days car-ried 7-0.Interim superintendent options

Last year Evert declared his in-tent to retire at the end of the schoolyear, with June 30, 2015, beinghis last day. The district had beenin the process of searching for anew superintendent prior to Evert’spassing. Interviews of candidatesare to be held before March 26.The question was posed, does thedistrict need an interim superin-tendent until a permanent posi-tion can be hired? Bruce Klaehn,half of the team hired in Decem-ber to assist in the superintendentsearch, said in his opinion yes,“now is a critical time to be plan-ning for 2015-16.”

The SASS contract stipulatedthat Evert specifically be providedto the district, but if Evert wereunable to fulfill the contract, SASScould provide a replacement. Boardmember Doug Kyllo said severalindividuals have contacted thedistrict to offer their assistance inthe interim, including retired LeSueur Superintendent DaveJohnson.

The district also has a staff mem-ber currently licensed as a super-intendent – interim principal JeffPesta. Pesta received his superin-tendent licensure in December.Principal Matt Ryan said Pestacould serve as interim superinten-dent until the hiring process iscompleted. The question was askedif it is possible for one individualto effectively hold two adminis-trative positions.

For several years, Evert had heldtwo administrative positions con-currently: superintendent and el-ementary principal. The 2009-10SASS contract outlined 172 dutydays and was reflective of a .8

full-time equivalent (FTE) posi-tion. That year, Evert estimated75% of his time was devoted tosuperintendent duties and the other25% to serving as elementary prin-cipal.

Klaehn said it would be pos-sible for Pesta to meet the mostmandatory responsibilities of hisprincipal duties in addition to do-ing the urgent duties of superin-tendent. He said the question wouldbe, would the district have enoughFTE positions based on the num-ber of students if Ryan and Pestacover all administrative hours? Thedistrict office would check withstate agencies to answer this ques-tion.

Ryan said a dean of studentscould be hired to assist with du-ties in the interim. He noted thatthe pool of superintendents avail-able is small, with more licensedas a principal, and a much largerpool able to serve as a dean. “Weneed to do what is best for thedistrict,” Ryan said, and due tothe complex situation the districtis in he said Pesta is a key to thesolution.

The question was asked, if Pestawas an applicant for the perma-nent superintendent position, andwas hired to serve as interim, wouldit appear the district gave him anadvantage? Ryan said this situa-tion is complicated and urgent.He said he believed staff mem-bers, the community, and candi-dates would understand thedistrict’s dire circumstances.

A motion by Syverson, secondedby Bauer, to ask Pesta to be in-terim superintendent carried unani-mously. The Administrative Com-mittee (Karla Bauer, MarilynSyverson, Dotson, Ryan and Pesta)will meet to discuss if a dean of

students is needed and for howmuch time. A motion by JenniferSmith to move the discussion of adean position to the Administra-tive Committee carried.

Smith noted that if Pesta agreedto also serve in the interim super-intendent position, his contactwould need to be amended. Amotion by Smith for contract dis-cussions to move to theAdmininstrative Committee car-ried.

Klaehn suggested that an expe-rienced superintendent go intoEvert’s office to see what he wasworking on and what reports maybe done, noting that an inexperi-enced superintendent may not beable to decipher Evert’s notes. Theboard agreed.

VFW hosts second annual Spring Expo

Zumbrota resident JoAnn Cluth of Laughing Monkey Designs demonstrateshow her fabric wrapped baskets are made.

Janice Allen of Wanamingo displays Girls Are Powerful products thather daughter, Shawntan Howell, started.

JAFRA representative Gine O’Neil from Rochester uses an almond lotionon Zumbrota resident Tracy Scapanski.

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA – Stary-Yerka

VFW Post 5727 in Zumbrotahosted the second annual SpringExpo on Saturday, March 14. Theevent had multiple vendors, foodavailable for purchase from theVFW, and the Easter Bunny.

Vendors included Norwex,Tupperware, Wildtree, UsborneBooks, Miche, Thirty-One, Pam-

pered Chef, Scentsy, It Works, MissBossy Bags, Dove ChocolatesDiscoveries, Tastefully Simple,Nerium, Do Terra Essential Oils,Jamberry Nails, KEEP Collective,Baby Doll clothes, Rather BeeCrafting, Heavens Touch CustomClothing. There were also jew-elry, candles with jewelry inside,and lots of homemade crafts andwood craft items.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND – Dr. Allan Clark

retired from Olmsted MedicalCenter in Pine Island after nearly30 years of serving the commu-nity. Clark officially retired lastyear on September 13, 2014. Afarewell retirement party for himwas held on November 24, 2014.

Clark is originally fromChatfield. He attended two yearsat Rochester Junior College andthen completed another two yearsat Hamline University in St. Paulwhere he majored in analyticalchemistry with a minor in biol-ogy. In 1981, he graduated fromMayo Clinic Medical School. He

married his wife Robin, who wasfrom Rochester, in 1982 and thenmoved to Waterloo, Iowa, wherehe studied for his residency. Shortlyafter that, Clark joined the mili-tary and served in the Navy forthree years, stationed in Los An-geles, California.

Upon his return to Rochester,Clark became interested in prac-ticing medicine in a small town.When he learned of an openingthrough Olmsted Medical Centerfor a physician in Pine Island, Clarkfound it to be just what he waslooking for; his only request wasto have a medical transcriptionistto assist him due to his dyslexia.With every thing in order, Clarkjoined the Olmsted Medical Cen-ter Pine Island branch clinic as afamily physician in 1986.

At the time, the branch clinicwas located in the building next tothe Main Street bridge, which iscurrently Family Hair Styling. AsOlmsted Medical continued togrow, a new building was built in1990 on the corner of South MainStreet and 5th Street SW to ac-commodate the needs of the com-munity. The building is now thehome of Meints Chiropractic. In2001, Olmsted Medical built an-other new building located at itspresent location 111 County Road11 NW which included the addi-tion of the pharmacy.

Over the years, Clark said hehas seen a lot of changes includ-ing the advancements from diptank x-rays to digital x-rays andmajor advancements in lab stud-ies that offer test results morequickly. But, one thing that didn’tchange was Clark’s ability to re-assure his patients. He made surethey understood what was goingon and left no surprises when itcame to procedures, something hispatients appreciated and respected.

Clark continues to live on hisfarm in rural Pine Island. He andhis wife have four grown children– a son Jeffery; and three daugh-ters, Jennifer, Heather, and April.Since retiring, Clark said he missesthe interaction with his patientsand staff members and wished hecould have continued to work as afamily physician, but a brain in-jury that occurred on his farm inSeptember of 2013 while work-ing with some cattle left him withmemory loss, the inability to multi-task, and headaches, which madeit very difficult to continue work-ing as a physician. He still takes

care of things on the farm, but at acareful pace and with more docilecattle.

He also is helping friend DickNold with his woodworking busi-ness, Dick’s Woodshop, inOronoco. Clark said, “I have al-ways had an interest in lumber. Igrew up on a dairy farm, but myfather was a carpenter, my unclemilled lumber, and my grandfa-ther was a logger, so I have beenaround lumber for most of my life.Working with Dick is a fun hobbyfor me and I rest when I need toand just do as much as I can.”

Olmsted Medical Center is inthe process of hiring a new familyphysician for the Pine Island branchoffice.

KW School navigates gap left in Evert’s absenceKlaehn asked business manager

Kathy Flikke if she was comfort-able in managing the financeswithout Evert. Flikke said no andhad serious concerns due to thedistrict’s dwindling fund balance.Klaehn said a consultant withSchool Management Servicescould be hired in the short-term tocome in and answer questions inpreparation for the new fiscal year.A motion by Bauer, seconded byJeremy Lerfald, to hire a consult-ant to advise Flikke carried 7-0.March 23 meeting agenda

The board was given a draftagenda for the March 23 meeting.The question was asked if Evertand the administrative team hadbeen planning for cuts to posi-tions/staff. Ryan said significant

changes and cuts were made lastschool year, but he did not thinkmajor cuts were planned for thisyear. Bauer said she spoke withEvert recently and asked if cutswere on the horizon. She said thatEvert did not indicate cuts in staffwere needed.

Bauer requested that the Com-munity Education budget proposalbe moved to the April agenda, in-stead of March, noting that now isan emotional time and she wouldlike to avoid any contentious dis-cussions out of respect for the fam-ily. Debb Paquin and Smith saidthe committee has the final pro-posal done and is ready to presentit. No decision was voiced onwhether to keep the item on theMarch 23 agenda.

Dr. Allan Clark retired after almost30 years as a family physician inPine Island.

Dr. Clark retires from OlmstedMedical Center in Pine Island

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Stop the Zip RailTo the Editor:

Zip Rail is a proposed 100-mile-long passenger rail line from theTwin Cities to Rochester, with nostops. Yes, I said no stops.

This electric Zip Rail will travelbetween 165 to 220 miles an hour,in a 400-foot-wide closedcorridor. A closed corridor meansthere will be fences to keep every-thing out, no east and west roadcrossing, and no animalcrossing. This proposed Zip Railis to be built near Highway 52 orHighway 56. The rail corridors andthe three to five overpasses – forthe 100 mile railroad – will re-move over 3,600 acres permanentlyfrom production, a loss of

$4,520,000 from the Minnesotaeconomy each year.

Do an experiment. Look out yourwindow at the road. Right in themiddle of the road is a high fenceand then a railroad track beyond.A train going 165 mph travels downthe track. Wow! The train riderswill get to their destinations in 45minutes. Now you need to get yourmail from the box on the otherside of the road. Get in your carand drive to the nearest overpass– probably 10 to 20 miles away –cross the Zip Rail overpass anddrive back to your mailbox for themail. Isn’t this a great idea forcentral Minnesota? How long didit take you to get home with your

mail? How much extra money didit cost you?

All the east and west roads inDakota, Goodhue, Dodge, andOlmsted Counties will be cut,where there will no at-grade roadsat all. Everyone in Minnesota willbe affected by this railroad. Min-nesotans like to travel. We wantto go to Red Wing, Mankato, thestate parks, or go fishing in thesmall lakes. We need to stop theZip Rail from being built. Call orwrite your elected officials let themknow this Zip Rail is not a goodidea.

Norma MonroeKenyon

FromDevil’sKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Teams

Public schools’ academicachievements are starting to showin the news. These tests and con-tests, to me, are more important tothe students, parents, and fans thanany sporting event. The studentsin the academic meets learn theprinciples of teamwork. For a givenactivity, they learn (or can learn)leadership skills, the different roleswithin a team, and, most impor-tantly, how to think rationally.

The speech teams have an eventcalled group discussions. Eachmember of a team has a specificrole to play. Certain employersuse such tools as group discus-sion to find people who under-stand group dynamics. My Num-ber Two son did take part in groupdiscussion. He is now a Lt. Colo-nel in the Air Force. One of hisinterviews for a position involved

a group discussion session. Noneof the other candidates had everbeen in a group discussion. Sincehe knew the roles, he took the strongrole and then led the others intotheir roles. The result was he gotthe assignment.

Athletic teams also learn teamprinciples but from a differentviewpoint. They find that the teamlessons are harder to apply to reallife. The team has different dutiesand for each sport and part, theteam organization may change.Being on the basketball team mighthelp with small team dynamics.Being on the football team and alarger team, one might not learnthe full lessons of group dynam-ics. Different teams have differ-ent goals and are mostly aboutwinning! Helping a customer wina business project is similar towinning, but the winning occursdifferently. The business goals thatmay get set may be different thanjust winning. The commitment islonger than just one weekend.

This is just one reason why Ibelieve that high school and col-lege level sports are not worth the

risk to the student. Typically, aninjury to a high school student willend their career in that sport andat the college level will reduce thechance for a professional career. Ifurther believe we should be teach-ing what the student needs to knowin order to succeed in life. Onefinal comment on high school andcollege level sports: Only the big-gest schools make any money pro-ducing the sport. The rest losemoney.

A quick comment on the letterto the editor last week about thehigh-speed rail between Roches-ter and St. Paul – the author madewhat I believe is a bad assumptionconcerning not asking people alongthe routes if they want the railservice. The service is not for them.Each town does not have to builda station because the train is notstopping there. Take a look at theinterstate map and how some cit-ies and towns have no direct exitfrom the highway to the town. Idon’t hear anyone crying for con-nection or route avoidance. Untilnext week.

DFA is behaving irresponsiblyTo the Editor:

I love living in Zumbrota withone exception – the stench emit-ted by the DFA plant via the citysewage system. I can’t count thenumber of times I have driven northon Highway 58 only to be greetedby the most caustic, nauseatingodor one can imagine. I’ve beenheartened by the actions of theZumbrota City Council to addressthe issue through monitoring and

greater fines.DFA admits there is a problem

and that its plant is the cause. Basedon that fact one would expect DFAto apologize, work constructivelywith the city and resolve the prob-lem. Instead it has elected to suethe city in an apparent effort tobully it into reducing or eliminat-ing fines. If the city did not followproper procedure in adopting the

fine schedule, it should abrogatethe old fine schedule, follow theappropriate administrative proce-dure, and double the fines that oth-erwise would have been charged.

DFA is a major polluter andproven itself dodgy and irrespon-sible. If it can’t operate its plantwithout spewing filth it should packup and leave.

Ken SchuelerZumbrota

Does not want the Zip Rail projectTo the Editor:

We do not want the Zip Railproject! We are in favor of the no-build option of the Zip Rail project!

It will destroy the rural agricul-tural communities between theTwin Cities and Rochester. Manyof the communities have been inexistence for years with many cen-tury farms and several 150-yearfarms. The totally fenced rail linewill make all of our gravel roadsdead-ends.

Our communities include schoolbus routes, emergency vehicleroutes, rural mail routes, schooldistrict boundaries, church con-gregations, routes to farm mar-kets, routes for fuel and fertilizer

delivery to farms and farm homes,routes for shopping trips, and town-ship and county boundaries. Travelcosts for these rural areas wouldincrease due to longer travel dis-tances.

The Zip Rail has no benefit forthese rural residents but has allthe inconvenience! Farmers willhave difficulty getting very largefarm machinery from one side ofthe tracks to the other, over bridgesor through tunnels under the trackson black-top roads. This includescombines with 12-row heads orlarger, 24 row corn planters, 40foot tillage equipment, etc.

The completed scoping docu-ment did not evaluate alternative

methods of transportation anddevelop a cost/benefit ratio for eachmethod.

I have not talked to anyone inthese communities who believesthe Zip Rail is needed or is eco-nomical to operate. There arenumerous less expensive solutionsto move people between the twoareas with far less infrastructureinvestment for Minnesota taxpay-ers.

People create and sustain com-munities. Why would the Stateof Minnesota choose to affect somany farming communities withstrong historical ties and relation-ships for the benefit of a medicalcenter and city when better, lessexpensive and disruptive alterna-tives exist?

Howard Midje and neighborsof Dennison

To the Editor:I ask Representative Tim Kelly

to oppose this boondoggle knownas the Zip Rail! Jan are I are veryopposed to this multi-billion dol-lar (low estimate $6 billion) projectwhich will not benefit one personin Goodhue County or House Dis-trict 21A and yet we are going tohave to pay for it.

Rumor has it that the Zip Railwill be on the west side of High-way 52. How many farmers’ prop-erties will be split in two? Howmany small country roads will beterminated at this corridor puttinguntold hardship on farmers, schoolbuses, REA, county and townshipmaintenance trucks, delivery andemergency vehicles (police, fire,EMTs) having to drive 10 to 20

miles extra each time they wantget from one side of the tracks tothe other. Zip Rail is supposed tosave energy. Hog wash!

How many creeks and wetlandswill be destroyed? How many BaldEagles will be splattered on thewindshields of these “bullet trains”? How much cropland will be de-stroyed? How many people’s liveswill be turned upside down whenthey have to relocate because theirhomes were seized by the Zip Rail?

The Cannon Falls City Coun-cil, Leon Township, and GoodhueCounty Board of Commissionerspassed resolutions demanding the“no build” option. No build is theonly logical option!

Merle LarsonCannon Falls

AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Winter wonderland

It’s hard to sell the joys of aMinnesota winter to someone fromthe sunny south when one readsof blizzard conditions, below zerotemperatures, and 10 inch snow-falls. Come spring, we northerngardeners know that these extremeconditions produce impressivetulips, lilacs, peonies and hostasthat our southern neighbors can’tduplicate. But that certainly doesn’tmean we foolishly enjoy hunkeringdown in igloos like hibernatingwildlife when we can drive southfor a few months to get the best ofboth worlds.

The plants that require freezingtemperatures are usually our mostspectacular harbingers ofspring. Shade-loving hostas alsoenjoy these consistently cold tem-peratures so they can go fully dor-mant for a long winter’s nap. As aresult, we usually produce largerhostas. And bigger really is betterif one wants to grow some of thespecimens that provide knock-

your-socks-off bang for the buck.Large plants not only make excel-lent backdrops in the garden butcan also serve as focal points ofextreme interest. It’s easier to vi-sualize this if one considers amature tree in the landscape witha plethora of perennials and evenannuals below it. There is texturein the branches above and also inthe average two-foot growth ofgarden below. But to get eye-pop-ping interest for the unnoticed ar-eas between, one needs shrubs ortaller plants to attract attention.Specimen hostas can add boldcolor, texture, and stature to bridgethat gap…especially if the annualpruning of shrubs isn’t one of yourfavorite chores.

The larger winter hardy bulbsare also candidates for middle rangeattention-grabbers. Think of gi-ant blue alliums, tree lilies (orien-tal/trumpet hybrids), or CrownImperials. Of course in total con-trast to those giant bulbs are thesix-inch and under species tulipswhich seed themselves and pro-duce one of the earliestgroundcovers available. Theiramazing colors after a late snow-fall will knock your socks off!

It takes a few long winter eve-nings curled up with stacks of cata-

logs to research and find thesegarden treasures, but they are wellworth the time and effort. By fill-ing the garden from top to bottomwith things to grab visual atten-tion, one can create a kaleidoscopeof ever changing color and tex-ture during the garden season…andthen confidently walk away fromit during the winter knowing all iswell under that thick blanket ofsnow.

That lovely blanket that keepsour plants dormant throughout thewinter, also keeps the roots, tu-bers, and bulbs we plant protectedfrom dehydration. The slow snowmelt provides needed moistureduring times of thaw. No matterhow one looks at it, the winterwonderland of Minnesota is a realblessing for the avid gardener.Sorry, my southern friends, butthis is one thing you just can’texperience unless you live here.But we’ll show you our photoswhen we see you next winter…

Whose side are the Republicans on?

I had hoped new Republicanswould put a good face on the party,strengthen our country, and legis-late with President Obama. No suchluck.

Freshman U.S. senator fromArkansas Tom Cotton crafted aletter some call traitorous and otherscall simply stupid. And he man-aged to garner 46 other SenateRepublican signatures, includingformer presidential candidate JohnMcCain.

The letter, addressed to the Ira-nians, openly undermines Presi-dent Obama’s negotiations to limitIran’s ability to enrich weapons-grade uranium. It is an overreachof their role provided by the con-

stitution of the United States.The letter is a sign of American

weakness, acrimony, and moreWashington dysfunction. Insteadof working within the frameworkestablished by our forefathers andstrategizing with our president, theyhave effectively formed a govern-ment within our government toserve their purpose. “If you’re notwith us, you’re against us” takeson a whole new meaning the waythey operate.Selma and Ferguson

Signs of “No justice, no peace”make sense on a primal level. Butwatching the televised replay ofReverend Martin Luther King Jr.’sspeech after Selma, I don’t thinkhe’d endorse the direction thingshave gone in Ferguson. Blackstoday stand on his message thatpromoted advancement of the blackrace through non-violence and nothumiliating (his words) the whiteman.

“Hand’s up, don’t shoot” was a

lie used to advance a cause. Butthe city’s acceptance of a hostileenvironment in which blacks inFerguson live is true and has ledto anger and now the resignationsof the police chief and the citymanager.

Admitting that there is a prob-lem is foremost in addressing aproblem. But there can be noprogress without acceptance of thetruth. And shooting police offic-ers will set back any attempts atorder. Because “No justice, nopeace” can also translate to “Nopeace, no justice.”Minnesota budget surplus

I don’t want the Minnesota bud-get surplus given back to state tax-payers. Instead, fund a worthwhileproject or pay down on a previ-ously authorized project like theVikings stadium that I consider tohave an unstable funding mecha-nism – pull tabs. And don’t raiseour taxes.

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Pool and bath house construction is progressingGOODHUE – Construction is progressing on the new swimming pool and bath house in Goodhue. On the left is the new roof on the bath house nearthe Goodhue swimming pool on March 11. On the right is the new L-shaped pool.

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CollegeConcordia College – Moorhead

MOORHEAD – Grace Murrayof Zumbrota is among more than100 students from the ConcordiaCollege Chapel Choir that is onits spring tour. The choir willpresent a concert at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, March 20, at ZumbroLutheran Church, 624 3rd Ave SW,Rochester.

University of Wisconsin – OshkoshOSHKOSH, WI – Kenneth

Rabbitt of Pine Island was namedto the dean’s list for the fall se-mester.

“No build” is the only option

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Sodbusters are collectingdonations for PI Sharing Shelves

The New Haven Sodbusters are collecting donations for the Pine Island Sharing Shelves through March.Their goal is 2015 pounds, and they collected 188 pounds at their March 8 meeting. From left to right, frontrow: Jason Ryan, Garret Rossman, Payton Rossman, Nick Rossman, and Logan Mentjes; back row: MitchellKaul, Aiden Allen, Pine Island Mayor Rod Steele, Emily Kaul, Patrick Bogard, Andrew Bogard, MariahNadolny, Rachel Ryan, and Hannah Ryan.

By Patrick BogardPINE ISLAND – “Be the Hero.

Fight Hunger.” was the New Ha-ven Sodbusters 4-H Club’s com-munity service theme for the March8 meeting at the St. Michael’sCatholic Church. Mariah Nadnolyand Patrick and Andrew Bogardshared the progress on the com-munity collaboration to reach 2015pounds for the Pine Island Shar-ing Shelves and the MinnesotaFood Share March Campaign. The

club collected 188 pound at themeeting to contribute to theeffort. Non-perishable food can bedonated at drop boxes at IslandMarket, Hardware Hank, DollarGeneral, Pine Island Bank, PineIsland Public Library, and the PISchool offices through the monthof March.

The club was honored by thepresence of Pine Island Mayor RodSteele, who opened the meetingwith a presentation on the valueof community service,

volunteerism and active citizen-ship for the community. He rec-ognized and thanked the club forthe many years of effort with com-munity service like ditch cleanup,cemetery, PI Sharing Shelves foodcollection, volunteering at Chan-nel One, cookie baking for PineHaven Care Center and pop salesduring Cheese Fest parades.

Jan McNallan, the club’s adultleader for the older youth leaders,was recognized for her mentorshipof youth and her recent Pine Is-

4-Hland Outstanding Citizenshipaward for volunteerism. The clubthanked McNallan for her ongo-ing contributions to all the club’sactivities.

Flag pledges were led by theRucker and Kottom families withroll call being “What is your fa-vorite spring activity?” Followingofficer reports, demonstrationswere given. Mitchell Kaul andJordan Befort presented on bas-ketball fouls to coincide with theannual NCAA college basketballtournament (March Madness).Rachel Kneeland gave a presen-tation on the care of guinea pigs. Afair project report was given byAnne Simpson.

Business discussed includedoverviews of the Regional Y Nightand the BLU (Building Leader-ship Understanding) conferenceattended by club youth. Andrewand Patrick Bogard, Aidan Allen,and Reed Kohlmeyer shared theirexperiences fromBLU. Additionally, the upcomingOlmsted County 4-H Hog RoastFundraiser, to be held April 19,was discussed. Both a club andyouth leader basket will be as-sembled for donation to thefundraiser. March cookie bakingfor Pine Haven Care Center willbe done by the Simpson, Ryan,and Williamson families. TheRegional 4-H Project Day onMarch 28 and 4-H summer campto be held in June were upcomingevents shared with club members.

The Cloverbuds ended the meet-ing with showing their art projectscalled “Rainbow and Pot ofGold.” After the meeting, themembers enjoyed an Irish feast –with those wearing green eatingfirst! The next meeting is Sunday,April 12, at 5 p.m. at St. Michael’sCatholic Church. Please contactMichelle Rossman, key leader, formore information at 206-7986.

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Obituaries

Bruce Banitt 1950-2015

PINE ISLAND – Bruce A.Banitt, 64, of rural Pine Island,passed away on Thursday, March12, 2015 at his home, surroundedby his family.

Bruce Allen Banitt was born onAugust 31, 1950, in Zumbrota toHarley and Delila (Groth)Banitt. He attended school in Zum-brota and farmed with his familyon the home farm. In 1969, Bruceentered the United States MarineCorp and served his country untilhis honorable discharge in1975. Bruce married Diane (Dee)Copley on June 15, 1974, at GraceLutheran Church in Goodhue. Thecouple farmed in Zumbrota until1986 when they moved to their

current home in Roscoe Town-ship, rural Pine Island. Bruceworked for Thomas and Betts un-til his retirement in January2014. He greatly enjoyed farm-ing, hunting, and wildlife. He couldalways be found fixing, building,or cutting wood. His greatest joycame from time with his family,especially his grandchildren.

Bruce is survived by his wife offorty years, Dee of Pine Island;his mother, Delila Heydmann ofZumbrota; children, Jenny (Jay)Strande of Pine Island, Mathew(Larissa) Banitt of Waverly, Ne-braska, Christa (Kevin) Haugenof Pine Island, and daughter-in-law Rhonda Corbin of Taylorville,Illinois; grandchildren, Tucker andHarley Strande of Pine Island,Madyson Banitt of Waverly, Ne-braska, Zoey and Mya Haugen ofPine Island, and Heather (Cory)Grover of Kingsland, Texas; onegreat grandson, Everett Grover ofKingsland, Texas; siblings, Joann(Dick) Egge of Cannon Falls, Diane(John) Mann of Zumbrota, BrianBanitt of Rochester, Suzie (Norris)Thomforde of Goodhue; sister-in-law Linda Banitt of Wanamingo;and many nieces and nephews.

Bruce was preceded in death byhis father; his brother, BradleyBanitt in 2014; and his son, DanielCorbin, on January 15, 2015.

Memorial services for Brucewere held on Tuesday, March 17,at Grace Lutheran Church inGoodhue with Pastor Justin Goschofficiating. Honorary pallbearerswere Larry Zielsdorf, LarryLohmann, Tucker Strande, JamieBanitt, and Freddie Thomforde.Military rites were performed byZumbrota American Legion Post#183, Zumbrota VFW Post #5727,Mazeppa Legion Post #588,Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard,and the Wanamingo VeteransHonor Guard. At his request,Bruce’s body was donated formedical research to the Mayo Foun-dation. Online tributes may becreated at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Jeff Evert 1950-2015

WANAMINGO – Jeffrey Evertpassed away unexpectedly onSunday, March 8, 2015 at his homein Wanamingo.

Jeff was born on June 12, 1950,in Red Wing. He attended Zum-brota High School and graduatedin 1968. He then attended WinonaState University and was awardeda bachelor of science in social sci-ence and physical education, witha minor in health. Jeff returned toWinona over the years attaininghis masters of science in educa-tional administration and his SixthYear Certificate in EducationalAdministration. On July 12, 1975,Jeff married Barbara Lynne Ander-son in Lake City. In 1974, theysettled in Babbitt, where Jeff wasa teacher and coach. In 1977, Jeffbegan a 38-year career with theKenyon-Wanamingo School Dis-trict as a teacher, coach, principaland superintendent. The educa-tion and well-being of each and

every student was paramount toJeff, and he did everything withinhis ability to make sure that everystudent got a chance to succeed.

He is survived by his wife, Bar-bara; his children Nick (Candace)Evert of Prior Lake, Katie (Joel)Benbrooks of Wanamingo, andJoseph Evert of Midland, Texas;four grandchildren, Austin andClaire Evert and Piper and OakleyBenbrooks (who were his world);sister Patricia (Edward) Anderson;and brothers Lawrence (Sheri)Evert, Michael (Sharon) Evert,Mark (Dawn) Evert and William(David) Evert. Jeff was precededin death by his parents, Lawrenceand Ina.

Jeff was an accomplished ath-lete who played football, basket-ball, and track. He later transferredhis love of sports to coaching, whichhe did for a number of years inBabbitt and Wanamingo. Jeff lovedwesterns, and could name everyactor in every cowboy movie evermade. He loved to stay active, of-ten tinkering around in the garageor working on one of many projectsstarted around the lawn or in thehouse. Jeff also loved to take hisfamily on vacations; from NewYork and Washington D.C. toFlorida and Mexico. Jeff most re-cently ventured out west, takinghis family to Deadwood, SouthDakota. After a lifetime of serv-ing others, Jeff was finally readyto hang it up and enjoy retirementwith the love of his life, Barb.

A memorial service was heldFriday, March 13, at the Kenyon-Wanamingo High School inKenyon with Pastor ChristopherCuluris officiating. A private fu-neral service will be held at a dif-ferent time. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to the Jef-frey Evert Scholarship Fund.

Dale Goplen 1941-2015

ZUMBROTA – Dale H. Goplen,73, of Zumbrota, died on Wednes-day, March 11, 2015 from inju-ries received in a tree trimmingaccident at his residence.

Dale Howard Goplen was bornon September 22, 1941, at homein Roscoe Township, GoodhueCounty, to Helmer and Norma(Haugen) Goplen. He grew up onthe farm and graduated from Zum-brota High School. On July 14,1964 he entered the U.S. Army.He served during the Vietnam Warand was honorably discharged onJuly 13, 1966. Dale started work-ing for a phone company in Ken-

tucky and retired from there aftermany years. After he retired hereturned to Minnesota and livedin rural Zumbrota. Dale loved goingto Treasure Island Casino, gar-dening, and spending time withfamily. Dale was a member ofLands Lutheran Church, the 65-50 Club, and the National RifleAssociation.

Dale is survived by his sisters,Lois (David) Paulson of Aitkinand Mary (Rolland) McDonald ofRochester; brother, Steven(Marlene) Goplen of Pine Island;sisters-in-law, Carolyn Goplen andKathy Goplen; many nieces andnephews and very good friend, RonHunt.

Dale was preceded in death byhis parents, Helmer and Norma;brothers, Dennis and MarvinGoplen; nephews, Ronnie andMichael and special friend, JanetOtte.

The funeral service was onMonday, March 16, at LandsLutheran Church in Zumbrota withPastor David Krinke officiating.Burial was in the church cemeterywith military honors provided bythe Stary-Yerka VFW Post #5727.The family suggests memorials toLands Lutheran Church or theAmerican Cancer Society.

Chuck Cordes 1944-2015

LAKE CITY – Charles “Chuck”“Old Man” Cordes, 70, of LakeCity, passed away on Saturday,March 14, 2015 at his home.

He was born on June 15, 1944,in Lake City to Norman and Mary(Frendt) Cordes. He graduatedfrom Lincoln High School in 1962and went on to join the Army,where he served for three years.Chuck married Annette Majerusat St. Mary’s Catholic Church inBellechester on June 1, 1963. Theylived in Granite City, Illinois, un-til 1965. After Charles was dis-charged, they returned to the fam-ily farm in Mt. Pleasant Town-ship. In 2005, they sold the cowsbut he still continued with otherfarm work. Chuck was a memberof the Bellechester American Le-

gion Post #598 and a life memberof the Lake City VFW Post#8729. He belonged to St. Mary’sCatholic Church in Bellechester.Chuck enjoyed playing cards,watching westerns, and playingscratch-off tickets. Most of all, heloved spending time with friendsand family, especially his grand-children.

Chuck is survived by his wife,Annette; three children, Charlie(Deb) Cordes, Steve (Camie)Cordes, and Vicki (Ross) Freiheit,all of Lake City; eight grandchil-dren, Tony, Melanie, Emily,Allison, Ashley, Kendra, Caleb,and Olivia; two great-grandchil-dren, Kasey and Cheyenne; mother,Mary Cordes of Lake City; twobrothers, Jerome (Diane) Cordesof Winona and Dennis Cordes ofEllsworth, Wisconsin.

He was preceded in death bytwo infant grandchildren; his fa-ther, Norman Cordes; and a sis-ter, Joleen.

A Mass of Christian Burial willbe at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,March 18, at St. Mary’s CatholicChurch in Bellechester with Fa-ther Paul Kubista officiating. Burialwill follow at the church cemetery.Visitation will be one hour priorto the service at the funeral home.Military honors will be handledby the Bellechester AmericanLegion Post #598. Online condo-lences may be shared with the fam-ily at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Charles Wilson 1933-2015

CANNON FALLS – CharlesJames Wilson, 82, of Cannon Falls,died on Thursday morning, March12, 2015 at Diamond Rehab andLiving of Cannon Valley in Can-non Falls.

He was born on January 11, 1933,in Ripley Township to Elanor andRoss Wilson and grew up in DodgeCenter. He joined the U.S. AirForce and was in the service forthree years and eleven months.He then worked for the Minne-sota Department of Transporta-tion and was a highway mainte-nance man. He put in over 31 yearsbefore retiring.

His hobbies included campingat Camp Croix, taking walks, help-

ing wherever needed, spendingtime with his kids, and being achauffeur to his mother. He talkedhighly about his work and lovedhis job. He helped out at VikingTerrace with maintenance, fed theducks with his grandsons, and tookthem to Dairy Queen for treats.

Charlie was married to RubyWilson on June 1, 1957, and washappily married to his best frienduntil she passed away on August17, 2007.

Charlie is survived by his twochildren, Brian and Judy (Flom)Wilson of Faribault and Keith andKelly (Wilson) Balfe of Kenyon;four grandchildren, Tylor and Jes-sica (Caron) Wilson of Warsaw,Elisha Wilson Kimmes ofFaribault, Dereck Flom of St. LouisPark, and Coty Balfe of Faribault.

He is preceded in death by hiswife, Ruby Wilson; parents, Elanorand Ross Wilson; brothers, Donnieand Marvin; sisters, Ardela andDelores; and an infant baby brother.

Funeral services were held Tues-day, March 17, at 1:30 p.m. at St.Paul’s Evangelical LutheranChurch in Cannon Falls, with Pas-tor John Baumann officiating.Casketbearers were Tylor Wilson,Elisha Wilson-Kimmes, CotyBalfe, Tim Wilson, AndrewBrunholzl and Kenny Timm.Burial with military honors fol-lowed at United Lutheran Cem-etery in Zumbrota.

Community CalendarCOUNTY

Senior DiningReservations are required by

calling 24 hours ahead at each ofthe nutrition sites.

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

5086).March 19-25

Thursday: Salisbury steak,confetti rice, broccoli, pineapple/peach, pudding

Friday: Baked fish (alt: groundbeef patty), oven-browned pota-toes, coleslaw, wheat roll, Man-darin orange dessert

Monday: Ham balls (alt: groundbeef patty), sweet potatoes, baked

beans and apples, flavored icecream

Tuesday: Baked chicken,mashed potatoes/gravy, Califor-nia medley vegetables, fruit de-light

Wednesday: Sweet pepper steakover brown rice, cauliflower, tossedsalad, pumpkin crisp

If you have questions, call 356-2228.

Seasons HospiceCoffee and Conversation Group,

Wednesday, March 25, 9-10 a.m.A group for anyone who has ex-perienced the death of a loved one.

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.

Tea Party MeetingThe Rochester Tea Party Patri-

ots will host speaker Ted Lillie,president of the Minnesota Tax-payers League, on Thursday,March 19, at 7 p.m. at the EaglesClub, 917 15th Ave SE.

Manure ManagementThe Minnesota Association of

County Feedlot Officers will of-fer a training session for commer-cial manure applicators and live-stock producers who want to learnmore about the developments inmanure application. The workshopwill be in Owatonna at the 4 Sea-sons building on the fairgroundson March 20, starting with regis-tration and lunch at noon (bothfree) and concluding with finalremarks at 4:15 p.m. Attendanceat the program will meet the edu-cation requirements for the Min-nesota Department of Agriculture’sCommercial Waste TechnicianLicensing Program. Contact feed-lot officer Virginia Westlie at 651-923-5304 for more information.

Co-op Electric MeetingThe Goodhue County Coopera-

tive Electric Association annualmeeting is on Saturday, March 21,at the ZM High School audito-rium, 705 Mill Street, Zumbrota.Breakfast is 8:30-10:30 a.m. fol-lowed by the business meeting.Three directors will be elected andprizes will be given away.

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park – Maple Syruping,

Saturday, March 21, 1 p.m. Joinpark staff for a brief history ofmaple syruping, then hike toOxbow’s sugar bush as we dem-onstrate how we tap our sugarmaples. Dress for the weather andexpect mud.

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 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.

MAZEPPASpring Dinner

Saints Peter and Paul CatholicChurch will host a Spring Dinneron Thursday, March 26, from 5-7p.m. in the church hall. A turkeydinner will be served. Please bringa donation for the Mazeppa FoodShelf.

Historical SocietyThe Mazeppa Area Historical

Society 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 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.

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.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday,

March 23, at 1 p.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church. Respite is avail-able upon request. Call Pine Is-land Area Home Services at 356-2999 for more information.

Blood Pressure ClinicThe clinic will be held on Tues-

day, March 24, at 11 a.m. at thePine Island City Centre.

Toastmasters MeetingThe Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.Paul Lutheran Church. They donot meet on holiday weekends:Christmas, New Year’s, Easter,Memorial Day, 4th of July, LaborDay or Thanksgiving.

History CenterThe Pine Island Area History

Center’s open hours are Mondaysfrom 8-11 a.m. and the first Sun-day of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.We will be closed April 5 for Eas-ter. Please contact us throughpineislandhistory.org or by call-ing 507-356-2802 (history center)or 507-398-5326 (director).

WANAMINGOKindergarten Meeting

An informational meeting forparents of 2015-16 KW kinder-garten students will be on Tues-day, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at theelementary school in Wanamingo.Free childcare for children 33months and older will be provided.Information will include kinder-garten readiness, health and im-munizations, transportation, cur-riculum, and a tour of the school.A kindergarten round-up mini ses-sion for students will be on Fri-day, May 8. If you have a childwho will be age 5 on or beforeSeptember 1, 2015, and have notyet been contacted by the schooldistrict, please call the KW El-ementary School office at 507-824-2211.

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 EventsMarch 19-25

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

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

Tops MeetingZumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-

ery Monday night at Our Saviour’sLutheran Church. Weigh-in timeis changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-come. Questions call 732-7459 or732-4766.

Community Band PracticeThe Zumbrota Community Band

practices on Monday nights at 7:30p.m. in the Zumbrota-MazeppaHigh School music room. Volun-teer musicians are welcome.

State TheatreKevin Kling with Simone Perrin,

Sat., March 21, 7:30 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.

CrossingsTom McGregor and Michael

Schmidt, oil and encaustic waxpaintings, through March 25.

“The Great Hinckley Fire” freehistory talk, Thurs., March 19, 7p.m.

Wine & Wheel pottery class,Fri., March 20, 7-9:30 p.m.

Poems into Poems workshop,Sat., March 21, 1-4 p.m.

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

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Area Sports

By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON – The Kenyon-

Wanamingo seventh grade boysbasketball team ended their sea-son with a home tournament inKenyon on February 14. Athletesreported for practice November10 and during their season tookthe court for 13 games and threetournaments from December 5to February 14.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON – The Kenyon-

Wanamingo eighth grade boysbasketball season came to an endwith a final tournament in Kenyonon February 14. The team begantheir season with practices onNovember 10. From December5 to February 13 the team tookthe court for 13 games, in addi-

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO – The Ken-

yon-Wanamingo seventh andeighth grade girls 2014-15 bas-ketball season was successful inmany ways; during practice, ingames and out of the gym. CoachTracy Erlandson said, “These girlswork hard on the basketball courtand in the classroom.” Jen Neri-son was the official coach of theseventh grade team, as Erland-son was for eighth, but both teamspracticed together and coaching

KW matmen win youth Clash title at WasecaThe Kenyon-Wanamingo kindergarten through third grade wrestling team defeated St. Michael-Albertville30-29 for the Waseca Clash title in Pool AA on February 22. Members of the team are, from left, front row:Luke Johnson, Landon Trump, Logan Trump, Owen Craig, Masyn Hanson, Riley Mitchell, Ryan LaCanne andEli Hanson; back row: Jackson Barron, Chase Radtke, Gavin Johnson, Emmitt Veal, Butch Lindell, William VanEpps, Cooper Brandon, Trent Foss and Dillon Bartel

Submitted photos by Deb QuamMembers of the Kenyon-Wanamingo seventh-grade girls basketball team are, from left, front row: : NoraWoock, Kaia Johnson, Megan Mattson and Arlette Becceril; middle row: Sydney Burow, Madi Luebke, RileyDonkers, Ally Peterson and Julianna Boyum; back row: Coach Tracy Erlandson, Morgyn Schaefer, CeraCrouse, Ellie Benson and Coach Jen Nerison

KW seventh and eighth grade girlsconclude successful basketball seasons

Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo eighth grade girls basketball team are from left, front row: Celia Woock,Kaitlin Vold, Kassandra Keller and Morgyn Schaefer; middle row: Ally Peterson, Megan Mattson, MadiLuebke and Riley Dummer; back row: Coach Tracy Erlandson, Emma Berquam, Julianna Boyum and CoachJen Nerison

the girls was a joint effort.Athletes on the seventh grade

team were Arlette Becerril, EllieBenson, Julianna Boyum, Syd-ney Burow, Cera Crouse, RileyDonkers, Kaia Johnson, MadiLuebke, Megan Mattson, AllyPeterson, Morgyn Schaefer andNora Woock.

Playing on the eighth gradeteam were Emma Berquam,Julianna Boyum, Riley Dummer,Kassandra Keller, Madi Luebke,Megan Mattson, Ally Peterson,

Morgyn Schaefer, Kaitlin Voldand Celia Woock.

Coach Erlandson said, “Suc-cess is a journey not a destina-tion. This is fitting for this groupof seventh and eighth grade girls.They are just beginning their jour-ney in the KW basketball pro-gram. It is going to be so fun tofollow them on this trail for therest of their basketball careers.”

Erlandson said it was a privi-lege to coach these girls.

KW seventh grade boys close season with five winsAthletes on the 2014-15 sev-

enth grade team were: GabeBauernfeind, Daniel Benrud,Xander Blauer, Tate Erlandson,Cole Flom, Wyatt Foss, ThomasHaasnoot, Riley Horn and CoryKnott.

Coach Brady Anfinson saidthe main goal for the team at thebeginning of the year was toimprove fundamentally at every

aspect of the game. “The kidswere always committed to theteam, even when things didn’tgo as they had planned. Theycame every day with a positiveattitude wanting to learn and want-ing to get better which made itextremely fun to coach them.”This was Anfinson’s first yearas a coach.

Submitted photos by Deb QuamMembers of the Kenyon-Wanamingo seventh grade boys basketball team are, from left, front row: WyattFoss, Daniel Benrud and Cory Knott; middle row: Riley Horn, Cole Flom and Tate Erlandson; back row: CoachBrady Anfinson, Xander Blauer, Gabe Bauernfeind and Thomas Haasnoot.

Members of the Kenyon-Wanamingo eighth grade boys basketball team are from left, front row: BradleyArcher; middle row: Colin Sviggum, Diego Becerril, Carter Johnson, Jacob DeWitt and Jacob Hilger; backrow: Donivin Rath, Coach Andrew Anfinson, Gavin Bauer, Dakota Guy and Dante Ugalde

KW eighth grade boys end the basketball seasontion to participating in three tour-naments.

Athletes on the 2014-15 eighthgrade team were: Bradley Ar-cher, Gavin Bauer, Diego Becer-ril, Jacob DeWitt, Dakota Guy,Jacob Hilger, Carter Johnson,Donivin Rath, Colin Sviggum andDante Ugalde.

Coach Andrew Anfinson said

the team goal at the beginningof the season was to win fivegames. Although that target wasnot attained, Anfinson said theboys improved their overall team-play skills; important for a teamwith some new, inexperiencedplayers. This was Anfinson’s thirdyear as coach for KW.

VOLLEYBALL

By Ed SternVolleyball Commissioner

GOODHUE – The final weekof the season is when the realstars of the league come through.And that’s exactly what KatieSchafer showed us on the lastnight of Goodhue volleyball.

She became the final Womanof the Week by setting a teamrecord with 41 set assists, add-ing 35 digs, four ace blocks,anda dazzling 94% serving perfor-mance.

“I just realized that next weekis the championship! We couldhave ended up with the extragame by finishing in fourth place.I wasn’t going to let that hap-pen. I wanted the easy night, so

Are we ready for some playoffs?I helped us finish in second. Iknow I shouldn’t say this, but,golly, I am good!”

We will see how good nextweek, Katie!

The playoffs are on Wednes-day, March 18 (tonight). Out ofTowners plays MisFits at 7:15p.m. in the extra game. That win-ner will face off against Dani’sat 7:45 p.m. Stacy’s will matchup with Dar’s FRIENDS on theother court at 7:45 p.m. With thechampionship to follow.Goodhue VolleyballFinal W L PADani’s 34 5Stacy’s 21 15Dar’s FRIENDS 21 18 676Out of Towners 21 18 698MisFits 1 35

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND– The Pine Is-

land girls basketball team heldtheir seventh annual Panthers fora Cure night on Friday, Febru-ary 13.

The funds raised during theevent go to benefit the Susan G.Komen foundation. Last year thePanthers for a Cure event raisedover $1500 dollars through t-shirt

PI girl’s basketball team raises close$1000 during Panthers for a Cure

sales and raffle items. This yearthe event raised close to $1000through a raffle, t-shirt sales, facepainting, a dash for cash compe-tition during half time, and a si-lent auction featuring pink gamejerseys.

This year’s Panthers for a Curet-shirts feature a design by cur-rent Pine Island technologyteacher and former Panther player,

Kelli (Rasmussen) Williams. T-shirts are still available for pur-chase for $15; contact AmyNorthrop via email atanorthro@pineisland.k12.mn.us ifinterested.

Goodhue’s O’Reilly brothers place at MN/USA Wrestling meet in RochesterBy Chad Otterness

ROCHESTER – Over 1,900wrestlers came to RochesterMarch 7 and 8 to compete in theMN/USA Folkstyle State Tour-nament.

Goodhue had four wrestlerscompete in the tournament.Kelby O’Reilly (145 pounds) andBailee O’Reilly (160 pounds)claimed championships in theirrespective weight classes, whileKaleb O’Reilly placed third (152pounds). Baxter O’Reilly (105pounds) went 1-2 in the school-boy division but did not place.

Results of the MN/USAFolkstyle State Tournament.areas follows:

Baxter O’Reilly:Baxter O’Reilly:Baxter O’Reilly:Baxter O’Reilly:Baxter O’Reilly: did not place at 105pounds.Kelby O’Reilly:Kelby O’Reilly:Kelby O’Reilly:Kelby O’Reilly:Kelby O’Reilly: placed first at 145pounds. Round 1 - Kelby O‘Reilly (Can-non Falls Mat Rats) won by fall, 3:39over Evan Lawrence (unattached); round2 - O‘Reilly won 2-1 by decision overJake Leicht (Bloomington Wrestling Club);won by 4-0 decision over Alex Wick (Eagan);semifinals - O‘Reilly won by a 12-5decision over Hayden Voxland (Zumbrota-Mazeppa); championship match - O‘Reilly( won by a 9-1 major decision over Jack-son Street (Anoka Youth Wrestling)Kaleb O’Reilly:Kaleb O’Reilly:Kaleb O’Reilly:Kaleb O’Reilly:Kaleb O’Reilly: placed third at 152pounds. Round 1 - O‘Reilly (Cannon FallsMat Rats) received a bye; round 2 -O‘Reilly won by a 1-0 decision over TJHoglund (St. Francis Gladiators); quar-terfinals - O‘Reilly won by a 3-2 decisionover Bodie Fitzsimonds (Anoka Youth

Wrestling); semifinal - lost 8-2 to Sam-uel Gibas (Elk River Youth Wrestling);consolation semifinals - O‘Reilly (won byfall, 1:39, over Calvin Sund (Prior LakeWrestling Club); third place match - O‘Reillywon by fall, 3:44, over Bodie Fitzsimonds(Anoka Youth Wrestling)Bailee O’Reilly:Bailee O’Reilly:Bailee O’Reilly:Bailee O’Reilly:Bailee O’Reilly: placed first at 160 pounds.Round 1 - O‘Reilly (Cannon Falls MatRats) won by a 3-2 decision over RobertStriggow (Hi Flyers); round 2 - O‘Reillywon by fall, 1:21, over Reis Stricker(Eagan); quarterfinal - O‘Reilly won bydecision a 9-6 over Seth Anderson(Lakeville Wrestling); semifinal - O‘Reillywon by a major decision, 12-0, overGaige Giles (New Prague); champion-ship match - O‘Reilly won by a fall. 1:34,over Jackson Mueller (Tri City United)

PI POOL & PINSClassic League3-5-15Groth Implement 7 vs. 0 Leo’s Sportsbar;Eberhart Construction 5 vs. 2 AR AutoCare; MJB Farms 0 vs. 7 Hinrichs Plumbing& PumpTop team game: Groth Implement 1257Top team series: Groth Implement 3562Top bowler game: Brandon Pederson258Top bowler series: Marlin Rude 703

Harvest League3-6-15Prigge’s Flooring 1 vs. 3 Schaefer’s Heating;Jim’s Barbershop 3 vs. 1 PI Pool & Pins;Bye 0 vs. 4 FriedrichsTop team game: Friedrichs 1136Top team series: Friedrichs 3291Top bowler game: Joel Rostad 277Top bowler series: Tim Paulson 633

Harvest League3-11-15Bye 0 vs. 4 PI Pool & Pins; Schaefer’sHeating 3 vs. 1 Friedrichs; Jim’sBarbershop 1 vs. 3 Prigge’s FlooringTop team game: PI Pool & Pins 1066Top team series: PI Pool & Pins 3096Top bowler game: Glen Betcher 237Top bowler series: Randy Schaefer 603

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Area SportsSix area athletes achieve career records

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenBailee O’Reilly joins Goodhue’s long list of 100 wrestling match winners. Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Ted Androli takes down Ethan Kimber of Bertha-

Hewitt/Verndale at this year’s State Class A tournament.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa’s Dillon Downes earns a takedown over Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Drew Sathrum at the Section 1A meet.

By Faye HaugenGOODHUE – When Bailee O’Reilly earned a 4-1 decision over

Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Mason Stevenson in the opening round ofthe Section 1A wrestling tournament, he became the 31st Wildcatwrestler to earned his 100th career victory.

The Goodhue sophomore saw his first varsity action as a sev-enth-grader wrestling at 106 pounds. He ended the season with a17-21 record. He again wrestled at 106 pounds as an eighth-graderplacing third at the Section 1A tournament and ending the seasonwith a 30-13 mark. As a freshman he moved up to 120 poundswhere he had a 27-12 record and a fourth place finish at the sectionmeet. This year O’Reilly moved up to 152 pounds where he had a29-10 record, placing second at 152 pounds. In his first state meetaction, O’Reilly did not place.

Bailee joins his dad Zach on the all-time wins list at Goodhue.Zach graduated in 1994 with a career mark of 111-32-2, good for20th on the list of 31 Wildcat wrestlers with 100 or more wins. It isa safe bet that Bailee will have family bragging rights by the timehis mat career is over at Goodhue in 2017.

Matt Gadient (Class of 1997) leads Goodhue’s win list with a198-43-1 record. He is followed by: Sam Gadient (2005), 168-48;Brian Sutter (1991), 151-59; Kyle Drehmel (2013), 147-55; EricRyan (2008), 145-53; Zach Diercks (2006), 132-63; Lucas Albers(2008), 127-69; Ben O’Reilly (2002), 126-32; Caleb Diercks (2008),125-37; Tim O’Connor (2002), 123-38; Mitchell Breuer (2013),122-65; Peter Burfeind (2002), 120-23; Dennis McNamara (1983),119-9-2; Joe Strauss (1997), 119-42; Matt Lexvold (2014), 119-68;Chris Lexvold (1998), 117-50; Chet Lexvold (2002), 115-42; BrandonVoth (2005), 113-32; Zach O’Reilly (1994), 111-32-2; Nate O’Reilly(1991), 110-20-3; Troy Stehr (2002), 111-34; Steve Hinrichs (1990),106-39-3; Brett Gadient (1994), 104-38; Mike Kurtti (1988), 103-31-1; Paul Mann (1995), 103-46-1; Chris O’Reilly (1994), 102-25;Casey O’Reilly (1998), 101-36; Kenny Lexvold (1981), 100-3-1;and Joel Schrimpf (1998), 100-25

Bailee O’Reilly joins his dadZach on Goodhue’s win list

By Faye HaugenZUMBROTA – Early in his senior season in December, Zum-

brota-Mazeppa’s Dillon Downes earned his 100th career wrestlingwin, becoming the 16th Cougar wrestler to attain that feat.

With a 40-9 record this season, Downes moved into third placein the all-time win list at ZM with a 135-55 record. He trails JoeyMajerus (Class of 2015) with a record of 213-24 set this year andMitchell Watkins (Class of 2013) at 142-65.

Downes saw his first action as a seventh-grader, winning theonly varsity match he wrestled in 2010. He tallied an 8-12 recordas an eighth-grader, but he moved into the varsity lineup full timeas a freshman, earning a 26-13 record and a second place finish atthe Section 1A meet at 170 pounds. In his first state meet appear-ance, Downes did not place. As a sophomore, Downes placed thirdat the section meet at 170 pounds, ending with a 29-13 record. Hedropped one weight class as a junior, finishing with a 29-13 recordat 160 pounds, placing fourth at the section meet. In his finalseason, Downes placed second in the section meet at 170 pounds toearn his second state meet trip, finishing with a 40-9 record. Hewas a member of the Cougar wrestling team that placed second thisyear in Class A, and teams that qualified in 2010,11 and 12.

The list of Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestlers who have won 100 ormore matches is as follows: Joey Majerus (2015), 213-24; MitchellWatkins (2013), 142-65; Dillon Downes (2015), 142-65Hunter Prodz-inski (2014), 133-93; Ryan Smith (1995), 132-27-2; Grant Kyllo(2011), 131-51; Matt Ryan (1993), 127-27-1; Chris Lowrie (1992),124-51-1; Chad Matthees (2011), 123-30; Cody Heitman (2014),119-61; Tim Quast (1998), 117-33; Justin Lowrie (1990), 113-36-2; Justin LaGosh (2004), 109-41; Brandon Klindworth (2011),109-88; Colby Mehrkens (2010), 106-59; and Matt Matthees (2007),103-45.

Dillon Downes is third onZM wrestling win roster

By Faye HaugenKENYON – Two Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestlers became the

15th and 16th wrestlers to joining the Knight 100 career win club.Ted Androli

Androli became the 15th Knight wrestler to reach to the 100-win mark during the Section 1A team duals in Rochester in Febru-ary.

The KW junior sports a 110-55 record heading into his seniorseason. Androli saw his first varsity action as an eighth-grader,sporting a 13-20 record at 106 pounds at the end of his first Section1A appearance. He placed second in the Section 1A meet as afreshman, but he did not place at State, ending the season with a24-12 record. Last year Androli won his first Section 1A title at132 pounds, and he placed sixth at the State Class A meet endingwith a 30-18 record. He repeated as a Section 1A champion thisseason, but at 160 pounds. At the state meet, Androli placed third,ending with a 43-5 record.Jared Clawiter

Also a junior, Jared Clawiter reached the 100-win mark duringthe Section 1A individual wrestling meet to move his four-yearvarsity mark to 100-36.

Clawiter saw his first varsity action as an eighth-grader, endingwith a 1-1 record. He moved into the staring lineup as a freshman,placing first in the Section 1A meet at 106 pounds and placingsixth in the State Class A meet, ending with a 32-15 record. As ajunior he came up a win short of moving on to the state tourna-ment, placing third at 113 pounds and ending with a 30-14 record.Again this season, Clawiter came up a win short at the section meetof advancing to State, placing third at 120 pounds and ending witha 37-6 record. He joins his brother Jace (Class of 2014, 133-58record) on KW’s win list.

Mitchel Lexvold (Class of 2012) leads Kenyon-Wanamingo’swin list with a 212-23 record. He is followed by: Nathan Lexvold(2008), 186-47; Drew Lexvold (2010), 181-21; Oakley McLain(2012), 177-23; Adam Langer (2008), 137-60; Jace Clawiter (2014),133-58; Chad Lexvold (2010), 132-29; Ben Johnson (1996), 126-30; Jarid Groth (2010), 123-79; Alex Jackson (2013), 120-64;Luke Hainka (2011), 109-83; Drew Sathrum (2015), 105-41; BradThompson (1992), 104-39-3; and Caleb Langer (2009), 101-79.

Ted Androli and Jared Clawiterjoin KW’s 100 career win club

Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Jared Clawiter tallied his 100 career wrestlingwin at the Section 1A meet in February.

By Faye HaugenGOODHUE – Tyler Schumacher joined a long list of 1,000

career point basketball players during the West Section 1A tourna-ment.

The Wildcat senior became a starter during his sophomore sea-son, scoring 280 points. He added 362 points in his junior seasonand netted 401 points this year. The 6’2’’ forward ends his careerwith 1,043 points, good for 14th place on Goodhue’s scoring list.

Schumacher is a two-time HVL All Conference selection andwas one the last two Goodhue teams that won the West Section 1Atitle.

Mikayla Miller (Class of 2014) leads Goodhue’s scoring listwith a 2,331 points. She is followed by Ashton Erie (2011), 1,737;Blaine Erie (2010), 1,597; Derek Roschen (2001), 1,474; BrittneyLodermeier (2008), 1,441; Dick Lodermeier (1972), 1,242; ErinGadient (2009), 1,224; Sue Lodermeier (1982), 1,190; Joy Mat-thees (1989), 1,145; Ann Mehrkens (1993), 1,123; Katie Thom-forde (1996), 1,120; Stef Lodermeier (1994), 1,093; Josh Peterson(2006), 1,070; Travis Holm (1994), 1,043; Callie Gadient (2001),1,034; Cory Ryan, (2004), 1,023; and Nikki Swenson (1993), 1,022.

Tyler Schumacher becomesGoodhue’s 21st player toscore 1,000 or more points

Goodhue Tyler Schumacher races for the loose ball at the West Section1A tournament game against Randolph on February 24.

Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Brittney Flom became the second Knight player toscore over 1,000 career basketball points this season.

By Faye HaugenKENYON – Brittney Flom became the second family member

to join a select club at Kenyon-Wanamingo high school during therecent playoff season. Flom joined 18 other basketball playersfrom Kenyon, Wanamingo and Kenyon-Wanamingo to reach the1,000 point career scoring mark that also includes her father Brian.

Brittney saw her first varsity action as an eighth-grader, nettingeight points. She added 70 points as a freshman and moved into thevarsity lineup full-time as a sophomore, netting 303 points. As ajunior on the second place State Class AA Knight squad, shepumped in 263 points. The 6’ forward ended her career in the WestSection 1AA finals last week, scoring a season total of 369 pointsfor a total of 1,013 points. Dad Brian (Kenyon Class of 1986) is

Brittney Flom becomessecond family member toreach 1,000 points at KW

fourth on the all-time list with 1,354 points.Kasi Quam (Class of 2001) leads Kenyon-Wanamingo win list

with 1,951 points. She is followed by: Brad Spitzack (Wanamingo,1975), 1,571; Whitney Ryan (2009), 1,440; Brian Flom (Kenyon,1986), 1,354; Siri Sviggum (2014), 1,313; Steve Strandemo (Kenyon,1966), 1,294; Jason Quam (1993), 1,170; Megan Quam (2015),1,152; Lisa Angelstad (Kenyon, 1987), 1,138; Audra Clark (2014),1,136; Brent Lurken (2001), 1,132; Brady Anfinson (2011), 1,091;Kyle Wallaker (Wanamingo, 1986), 1,088; Brandon Quam, (2011),1,073; Hans Sviggum (1999), 1,073; Shelby Auseth (2012), 1,047;Cheryl Bird (Wanamingo, 1990), 1,008; and Steph Peters (2006),1,000.

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULEMonday, March 30

Goodhue softball at Lake City, 5 p.m.Tuesday, March 31

Kenyon-Wanamingo softball, Cannon Falls at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa softball, Hayfield at Zumbrota, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 2Goodhue baseball at Lake City, 5 p.m.Kenyon-Wanamingo baseball, Kasson-Mantorville at Wanamingo, 5 p.m.Kenyon-Wanamingo softball at Kasson, 5 p.m.Pine Island baseball, Byron at Pine Island, 5 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa baseball, Cannon Falls at Zumbrota, 5 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Stewartville, 5 p.m.Zumbrota-Mazeppa track at Plainview, 4:30 p.m.

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Section B of NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, March 18, 2015 • No. 11

OronocoWanamingo Pine Island

Zumbrota MazeppaGoodhueNeighbors

Etta Meinecke of Rochester and Pam Miller of Bone Appetit Canine Bakery in Rochester donated three petoxygen mask kits to the Pine Island Fire Department on March 6 in appreciation for the help and kindnessMeinecke received from the PIFD after an accident that left her and two foster dogs in need of assistance.From left to right are Meinecke with Snoopy, Miller, PIFD Chief Jay Strande with Ranger, and fireman MikeBrown with Bella. Meinecke and Miller presented three pet oxygen mask kits to the PIFD on March 6.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-

land Fire Department has a newtool to use when pets are victimsof smoke inhalation in a home fire.Etta Meinecke of Rochester do-nated three specially designed petoxygen mask kits on March 6, as away to thank the PIFD for its as-sistance after her car accident inPine Island in January of 2014.The PIFD had helped take care ofthe two foster dogs she was trans-porting during the time of her ac-cident, so Meinecke felt the petoxygen masks were a perfect fit toshow her appreciation.

Pam Miller, the owner of BACBUnleashed in Rochester, alsoknown as Bone Appetit CanineBakery in Rochester, worked withMeinecke on the donation. Millerlaunched a campaign called FreshAir for Fido that collects dona-tions for the purchase of oxygenmasks made specifically for pets.Her goal is to have every truck inthe Rochester Fire Department,as well as in the surrounding Roch-ester area, equipped with these life-saving kits. Each kit costs about$65 and contains three reusablemasks appropriately sized forsmall, medium, and large pets.Most often, they are needed fordogs and cats, but they also can beused to resuscitate rabbits, othersmall mammals, and birds. Themasks connect to standard oxy-gen tanks that rescue teams carry.

PIFD Chief Jay Strande said theyknow how important pets are totheir families and the departmentis excited to have them. He added,“Calls that involve animals andkids really get to these guys and ithits them hard. I can remember acouple of times where the pet maskswould have come in handy, so weare glad to have them, but we hopewe don’t have to use them.” Thethree main trucks will be equippedwith the pet oxygen mask kits.Before the pet masks were avail-

able rescuers had to use masksmade for humans, which aren’tvery effective because they don’tfit over an animal’s snout. Withthese special pet masks, the PIFDrescuers will be able to give petsoxygen on the scene.

Since the start of Miller’s FreshAir for Fido campaign in the fallof 2014, the Rochester Fire De-partment now has fifteen new petoxygen masks, Kasson has two,

Dodge Center one, Eyota two,Plainview two, and now Pine Is-land has three. On Monday, March16, three were donated to the Zum-brota Fire Department. And Milleris working on campaigns for Byron,Stewartville, and other cities. Shesaid, “It’s a comforting feeling,knowing that the fire trucks areequipped with all the proper tools.You hear stories all the time abouthow firefighters are concerned

about pets, and how they’ll dowhatever they can to rescuesomeone’s pet. Now they’ll havethe right equipment to help.” Even-tually, Miller also hopes to launchcampaigns to buy protective vestsfor police canines. For more in-formation contact Miller at 612-816-7366, email BACBUnleashed@me.com, or visit www.BACBunleashed.com.

PIFD receives three pet oxygen mask kits

Five scouts cross over to Troop 76

Webelos from Pack 76 earning their Arrow of Light award are, from left to right, Trevor Steberg, LadenNerison, Hunter Jones, Kiernan McGuire and Evan Lewis. After being presented with their Pack awards, thescouts were welcomed into Boy Scout Troop 76.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO – On February

24 five Cub Scouts from Pack 76participated in a crossover cer-emony at the Wanamingo Com-munity Center to officially enterthe Boy Scout Troop. As Webelos,Hunter Jones, Evan Lewis, KiernanMcGuire, Laden Nerison andTrevor Steberg completed the re-

quirements to earn their Arrow ofLight Award patch prior to trans-ferring to Boy Scout Troop 76.The boys were also presented withtheir additional compass points togo on their emblem patch and ac-tivity pins they had earned towardtheir rank advancement during theceremony.

Others participating in the cer-

emony were Boys Scouts Bran-don and Jonathon Dierks, ChrisFarrell, Colin McGuire and AlecNesseth; adult leaders Mike Farrell(Troop Scoutmaster) and MikeMcGuire (Troop Assistant Scout-master/Pack Assistant Cubmaster),Eric Dierks (Pack Cubmaster) andBarney Nesseth (Pack Commit-tee Chairman).

By Alice Duschanek-MyersMAZEPPA – At the work ses-

sion on March 9, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board met withconsultants from School ExecConnect about the superinten-dent search. The consultants pre-sented six final candidates forthe board to interview.

Public interviews of the can-didates were conducted on Tues-day, March 17, and another willbe today, Wednesday, March18, in the Mazeppa elementaryschool media center at 5:30 p.m.Interviewed onTuesday, March 17

5:30 p.m.– Gary Anger – prin-cipal of Red Pine Elementary,Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

6:45 p.m. – Donita Stepan –director of curriculum, instruc-

tion and learning, Byron8 p.m. – Annette Freiheit –

elementary school principal,HayfieldSchedule forWednesday, March 18

5:30 p.m. – Deb Marcotte –director of teaching and learn-ing, Hutchinson

6:45 p.m.– Beth Giese – su-perintendent of Cannon FallsSchool

8 p.m.– Brad Jermeland – su-perintendent in Ogden, Iowa

The final candidate interviewswill be conducted in the ZMHigh School media center inZumbrota at 7 p.m. on Tues-day, March 24; Wednesday,March 25; and Thursday, March26.

The school board encourageseveryone to attend the inter-views.

ZM interviewing sixcandidates forsuperintendent

By R.D. AalandGOODHUE – On March 11,

Jeff Schneider of the City of RedWing Waste Campus addressedthe Goodhue City Council con-cerning the establishment of acontract between Goodhue and thewaste campus. The city is request-ing a contract that would expireon December 31, 2018 with a setfee for dumping recycled waste.

At the present time, Goodhue ischarged by Gibson Sanitation whothen pays the City of Red Wing a“tipping fee.” In January, Goodhuereceived a notice that the tippingfees were raised to $80 per ton.

Schneider said that a raise often dollars per ton would equalabout $0.73 a month perhousehold. Red Wing is cautiousabout setting a fee, because theyare at the mercy of state legisla-ture statutes and the MinnesotaPollution Agency. He will now talkto the City of Red Wing aboutsigning a contract.EDA meeting

The council met at 5 p.m. for itsEDA meeting. The subject of aland annexation was brought up

by city attorney RichardGorman. A committee consistingof Mayor Kerry Bien, councilmanJohn Adams, and Gorman will meetwith Goodhue Township. Anycosts occurred in the annexing willbe paid by the city.Volksfest

Alex Dicke, representing theGoodhue Jaycees, requestedchanging the set-up of the stagefor Volksfest to begin on Thurs-day evening at 7 p.m. He had spo-ken to the affected businesses andthey did not object.

The 2015 lineup for music hasbeen set: Minnesota & Blackhawkwill open on Friday, June 12. OnSaturday, June 13, JT & The Gun-slingers, Maiden Dixie, and Mont-gomery Gentry will perform.City projects

City engineer Andy Brandelpresented an adjusted bill fromFitzgerald Trucking and Excava-tion for work on the Third Streetproject. He and Public Works Di-rector Steve Voth reported thatwork on the bath house is pro-gressing as planned. The cementblock work was slowed by muddyconditions, but the shingling of

the roof is continuing.Other business

The Goodhue Fire Departmentrequested $400 to train three mem-bers of the department inRochester. The board approved thecosts.

The City of Bellechester hasrequested the use of Goodhue’sstreet sweeper once or twice peryear. The council approved thisfor a charge of $150 per hour fromthe time the sweeper leavesGoodhue until it returns.

It was brought up that Mitzi Bjorkhas not repaired the windows inthe building that housed DocSawyer’s. Councilor Leia Ryanwas assigned to follow up to en-sure the safety of area residents.

Red Wing Waste Campusdiscusses contract withCity of Goodhue

Goodhue

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO – For several

decades the Wanamingo Commer-cial Club has been active in thecommunity promoting and orga-nizing various events, such asHalloween and Christmas inWanamingo. The club has about25 active members who meet thefirst Wednesday of the month atnoon at JB’s Tavern on Main Street.However, there will be a specialmeeting on Friday, March 20 at 6p.m. at the Community Center.

Anyone is welcome to attend.Club president Todd Greseth

estimates that about 53 businessesare being operated in or aroundWanamingo or run by Wanamingoresidents. With the expansion ofVertical Limit, Riverview Services,and Maple Island, he said, “Theemployment side of the commer-cial business in Wanamingo islarger than it has ever been.” Thegroup started a page on Facebookand is in the process of creating awebsite.

The club will host a Small Busi-ness Saturday on March 21 at thecommunity center from 8 a.m. until2 p.m. The goal of the event is tobring a greater awareness to ser-vices that are provided by localbusiness individuals.

For more information on theWanamingo Commercial Clubcontact Greseth atgmitg@frontiernet.net or 824-2121; or call secretary/treasurerBonnie Hermann at 824-2912.

Commercial Club meeting is March 20Wanamingo

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Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORTFebruary 6

1:38 p.m. – Zumbrota Post Officerreported the theft of mail at an addresswhere the resident was out of town.

2:45 p.m. – An officer responded to aparking violation.

4:59 p.m. – SuperAmerica reporteda gas drive-off.

7:16 p.m. _ A driver was warned fornot having headlights on at night.

10:17 p.m. – A vehicle was blockinga roadway.

10:27 p.m. – A driver was arrestedfor DWI.February 7

3:03 a.m. – An officer assisted adeputy with a traffic stop.

11:44 p.m. – A driver was stoppedfor going over center line and drivingconduct. The driver was arrested on aDWI.February 8

1:03 p.m. – Rochester State Patrolreported a vehicle going all over theroad and over the fog line and centerline.

2:44 p.m. – A male asked for anofficer to do a stand by while he startedhis car.February 9

12:44 a.m. – A male reported that hefound two people inside his vehicle parkedin a driveway. He caught one and broughthim inside his garage and pinned himdown but the other person got away.

10:25 p.m. – A female reported thather vehicle had been broken into.

1:22 p.m. – The motel reported avehicle, driven by a gust, was not putinto park and rolled into the buildingsometime during the night. There wasmoderate to heavy damage to the build-ing.

5:03 p.m. – A female reported a theftfrom her vehicle. An iPhone car chargerand a wallet were taken.February 10

12:11 a.m. – An officer assisted adeputy with a traffic stop in Goodhue.

7:30 a.m. – An officer watched schoolcrossings.

12:54 p.m. – An officer assisted theState Patrol with lights for a vehicle inthe median.

1:08 p.m. – A 911 hang up wasreceived from Commercial Water distri-bution.

4:54 p.m. – A husky dog was runningloose in front of the high school.February 11

7:29 a.m. – An officer watched theschool crosswalks.

10 a.m . – A female was having chestpain and shortness of breath.

10:27 a.m. – An officer did a walkthrough in the school.

11:29 a.m. – An officer assisted witha funeral escort.

11:49 a.m. – A driver was warned forhaving no trailer lights.

4:58 p.m. – A male was having diffi-culty breathing.February 12

5:53 p.m. – A female reported lots offootprints around her house. An officerfound human and dog prints around thehome and going up the back stairs.There was no apparent entry into thehome.February 13

3:53 p.m. – The Verizon store re-ported two females were trying to steal aphone from the store. The owner of thestore chased them out and got the phoneback from them. The females were lo-cated and stopped by a deputy and weretaken into custody. Numerous pursesand shoes were found in their vehicle.

8:10 p.m. – A male reported that hiswife had had surgery and fainted andwas feeling weak.

10:52 p.m. – A driver was stoppedfor no visible plate.

11:10 p.m. – A male reported thathis son had come home and was uncon-scious. He thought he may have takensome kind of drug.

11:53 p.m. – A driver was cited forspeeding on Main Street.February 14

1:31 a.m. - A driver was cited for useof tabs from another vehicle.

6:36 a.m. – A driver was stopped forlicense plate out and the registered ownershowing a revoked driving status.

2:17 p.m. – An officer responded to abusiness alarm.

9:36 p.m. – An officer assisted aState Trooper with a vehicle stop.

10:21 p.m. – A driver was given awarning for a tail lamp out.February 15

1:14 a.m. – An officer did a trafficstop on a suspicious vehicle from area.The driver gave a false name of a realperson. The driver had a felony warrantout of Anoka County. The vehicle wassearched and the officer found over $600

ZM Math Masters team takes seventhZumbrota-Mazeppa sixth grade Math Masters are, front row, from leftto right: Morgan Archer, Kimmetha Weber, Audrey Downes, LoganJasperson, Raelyn Stiller, Gracie Flicek, and Beau Jurrens; back row:

Soren Hellyer, Landen Chandler, Paul Johnson, Carter Claxton, TannerGates, Willie Holm, Cole Brooke, Mya Archer, Annika Angerman, andcoach Denise Leedham.

ROCHESTER – The Zumbrota-Mazeppa sixth grade Math Mas-ters teams participated in the Re-gional Math Masters of Minne-sota Challenge in Rochester onMarch 6. There were twelve dif-ferent schools represented withthirty-seven teams for a total of183 participants from around south-east Minnesota. The team of RaelynStiller, Willie Holm, Soren Hellyer,

Landen Chandler, and Cole Brookereceived ribbons for placing sev-enth out of the 37 teams.

All students completed a seriesof eight different timed tests thatdefinitely challenged the think-ing process. A sample questionthat would have been given themwould be, “Find the product ofthe reciprocal of 3.75 and 3/5. Writeyour answer as a fraction in sim-

plest form.” (answer:4/25) The ZMstudents did extremely well in thefact drill with all sixteen studentsplacing in the top 40% of the 183participants. Mya Aiton was rec-ognized as 12th place on this drill.

All students at the competitionwere selected because of their in-terest and skills in mathematics.Math Masters began as a fifth grade

math competition program in 1989with teams from 44 schools tak-ing part. In 1995, the competitionexpanded to included sixth grad-ers; this year there are approxi-mately 5,000 fifth- and sixth-grad-ers registered to compete through-out Minnesota. Denise Leedhamvolunteers her time coaching thisteam.

MEDFORD – On Friday, March6, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa HighSchool symphonic band traveledto Medford for the annual LargeGroup Contest. For the sixth yearin a row the band received thehighest overall score of the day,receiving a rating of Superior, withindividual scores of 38, 38, and39 out of 40 possible.

Judges listening to the bandswere Thomas Maeck, band direc-tor from Eagan High School; JimSiewert, retired director from St.Peter; and Franklin Hotzel, afreelance trumpet player from theTwin Cities area. The judges wereall extremely complimentary ofthe band. Strengths of the groupidentified by the judges includedmaturity of sound, balance, blend,and intonation, as well as overallattention to detail and musicality.

The band performed two selec-tions: “Tocatta for Band,” by FrankErickson and “Shenandoah,” ar-ranged by Frank Ticheli. Manysoloists were featured throughout

the performance including fluteplayers Rebecca Steffes, RileyMorrow, Maggie Gunhus, andAlyssa Burns. Clarinet playersfeatured were Emma Gunhus,Georgia Hinrichs, Sophie Holmand Inga Jentsch. Mark Yeakelwas featured on alto saxophonealong with Rachel Tschann on horn.Trumpets featured were BradyHinrichs and Kevin Nordquist.Featured low brass included PaulDahlen on trombone, Miles Klotzon euphonium, and Alex Guse aswell as Derek Stehr on tuba.

You can hear the ZM symphonicband free of charge on Monday,March 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the ZMHSauditorium. The band will be shar-ing the stage in joint concert for-mat with the internationally rec-ognized Sheldon Theater brassband from Red Wing.

The band will again be perform-ing its annual spring concert onTuesday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. atthe ZMHS auditorium. The twoconcerts will feature different pro-grams.

ZMHS choir performsin Large Group Contest

MEDFORD – On Friday, March6, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa HighSchool choir performed in theMinnesota State High School LargeGroup Contest at Medford HighSchool. The concert choir per-formed “Ahrirang” by RobertDeCormier and “I Have Longedfor Thy Saving Health” by Will-iam Byrd. The choir received goodcomments from all three judges,including “lovely sound, ladies,”“mature and well blended,” “goodwork with dynamic changes,” and“good expression vocally.” Outof 40 points total, the choir re-

ceived 35, 34, 33 for an Excellentrating.

The choir also had the chanceto listen to choirs from otherschools. During this time they hadthe opportunity to evaluate the otherchoirs based upon: tone quality,intonation, rhythm, balance andblend, technique interpretation andmusicianship, diction and otherperformance factors.

The choir was accompanied byJackie Matuska. The ZMHS con-cert choir is directed by SusanPeterson.

Goplen dies in treetrimming accidentBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

ZUMBROTA – A rural Zum-brota man died on the afternoonof March 10 in an apparent tree-trimming accident. The body ofDale Goplen, 73, was discoveredon March 11 after authorities wereasked to check on his welfare.

On March 11 a friend stoppedby Zumbrota Ambulance at 1:41p.m. to request authorities checkon the welfare of Goplen after hedid not show up for morning cof-fee as scheduled. The friend, Zum-

brota Ambulance, and deputieswent to Goplen’s residence at47110 County 10 Boulevard inRoscoe Township to investigateand discovered the body.

The GCSO said it appearedGoplen had been using two lad-ders and a tractor with a bucket totrim a tree branch about 25 feetabove the ground. Authorities sus-pect the branch broke while it wasbeing cut by a chain saw. Thebranch then struck the ladder, caus-ing Goplen to fall to the ground.

ZM ISD 2805REGULAR SCHOOLBOARD MEETING

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT NO. 2805

ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPAPUBLIC SCHOOLS

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 20157:00 P.M.

ZM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMEDIA CENTER

MAZEPPA, MINNESOTAI. Call Meeting to Order (Action)II. Recite the Pledge of AllegianceIII. Adopt Agenda (Action)IV. CommunicationsV. ReportsVI. Patron InputVII. Old Businessa. Superintendent Interviewsb. MSBA Policy Revisionc. Trap Team Letteringd. School Resource Officere. 2015-16 School Calendar (Action)f. Construction HouseVIII. New Businessa. Adopt the Consent Agenda (Action)b. Personnel (Action)IX. Board Comments and ReportsX. Future Agenda ItemsXI. Adjourn (Action)

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in counterfeit currency.8:11 a.m. – A driver was cited for

speeding.1:57 p.m. – A driver was warned for

speeding.5:24 p.m. – A two-vehicle accident

was reported.9:35 p.m. – An officer responded to a

Lifeline alarm.February 16

9:25 a.m. – Dairy Farmers of Americareported receiving a message on theiranswering machine threatening to addsomething to their product and that ifthey didn’t get llama milk they would killsome kids.

4:58 p.m. – An officer unlocked avehicle.

6:46 p.m. – A female fell and wascomplaining of rib and ankle pain.

7:08 p.m. – An officer assisted adeputy with a DWI arrest.February 17

7:29 a.m. – A driver was warned fordropping off a child in the school busarea at school.

11:31 a.m. – Matthees Midtown re-ceived a bad check.

11:38 a.m. – A driver was warned forspeeding.

3:07 p.m. – An officer did a walkthrough school and watched the cross-walks.

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Best high school memory: Statedance team

Hobbies: Dance, reading, sing-ing

Person or persons you wouldlike to meet, living or dead?Ashton Irwin, Emma Watson, AlexGaskarth

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Person or persons you wouldlike to meet, living or dead?Melissa McCarthy

Favorite...Book: The Fault in Our StarsMovie: The HeatTV Show: The Biggest LoserSong: “I’m Not the Only One”

by Sam SmithIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? A nice sports car

Describe yourself in one word:Talkative

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College/career plans: Engi-neering or business at the Univer-sity of Minnesota.

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ChurchesTHE CHURCH CORNER

The comparison trapBy Pastor Gary BasinskiNew River Assembly of God

So many times in life, we all getcaught up in the comparison trap.It is a trap that entangles people ofall ages. We find ourselves look-ing around at other people to seewhat they have or don’t have anduse that as the gauge to whether ornot we are doing OK in our ownlives.

We all want to be doing OK, weall want to know, hey, I am mak-ing it in life. That is just a naturalpart of our human nature. Some-one is always richer, skinnier, taller,younger, older, smarter, there isalways someone that we can findthat has more of what we want.Because of this, we constantly findourselves selling ourselves shortand not measuring up to be goodenough. Or we see other peoplewho have less than we do, and westart to think we are better be-cause of what we have, based offof what they do not have. See thetrap? It is dangerous to get intoand unfortunately it is all too com-mon. So what do we do about it?

Jesus gave us a little bit of in-sight into what to do in Matthew25:14-30. It is called the Parableof the Three Servants. Jesus tellsthis story to illustrate a point. Thereare three guys; the owner gives

one guy five bags of gold, anothertwo bags, and the third one bag.The first two guys double theirbags of gold, and the third guygets scared and buries his in theground. When the owner returns,he gives both of the first two thesame reward. And then he turnsand snaps on the last guy. It wasn’tabout the amount that the othertwo brought back compared to his.Rather, it was that he didn’t doanything with it at all.

God doesn’t look at what wehave; he looks at what we do withwhat we have. In the story he evencalls ten bags of gold just a few!When in reality it could have beenup to thirty years’ wages. So stoplooking around at other people,see what God has blessed you with,and use it for his glory. When wedo that, he will continue to blesseach of us. But when we look sideto side we never stay focused onwhat God wants each of us to do.This week stay focused on yourcalling and what you can do andstop looking at other people.

God bless, and, as always, ifyou have questions or want an is-sue to be addressed email me atgary.nragz@gmail.com.

The News-Record invites areapastors to write for this column.Submit entries tonews@zumbrota.com.

Pastor Yackel ordinatedat Urland Luthern Church

Pastor Drew Yackel, with his wife Angel, was ordinated into UrlandLutheran Church on February 20.

CANNON FALLS – UrlandLutheran Church had the greathonor and privilege of hosting newpastor Andrew (Drew) Yackel’sordination service on Friday, Feb-ruary 20, 2015.

Present were members fromYackel’s home parish nearWindom, members of Mt. CarmelLutheran Church in northeastMinneapolis where Yackel vol-unteered during seminary, Can-non Falls area clergy, friends,mentors, and family members. Hisparents, Reverends MargaretYackel-Juleen and Dr. MarkYackel-Juleen, wife, siblings,seminary friends and pastor men-tors led the worship service. Bishop

Steven Delzer of the southeasternMinnesota Synod of the ELCAwas present to ordainYackel. Bishop Delzer, UrlandCouncil President Lyle Lorenson,and the Urland call committeecertified Yackel’s call and installedhim to serve as pastor.

Yackel recently graduated fromLuther Seminary in St. Paul andaccepted the call to Urland Churchin January. His wife Angel is aregistered nurse and is nearingcompletion of her schooling tobecome a family nurse practitio-ner. The couple have settled inCannon Falls. They love the smalltown atmosphere and are excitedto become active members of thecommunity.

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. MARY’S CATHOLIC , Bellech-ester, Father Paul Kubista. Sundaymornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesdaymornings: 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., March 18: 7 p.m. Worship.Sun., March 22: 8:30 a.m. SundaySchool; 9:30 a.m. Worship with com-munion with 3-6-graders singing.

ST. PETER’S EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

MAZEPPAST. JOHN’S 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. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.Website: www.gracelutheranoronoco.come. Follow us on facebook.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays andThursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed.,March 18: 11:30-1 p.m. Luncheon.Thurs., March 19: 6:30 p.m. Prayerclass meets. Sun., March 22: 11 a.m.Worship; Pack the Pews Sunday.Wed., March 25: 5-7 p.m. Food shelfopen.

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 andChildren’s Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC , 451 5thStreet SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-day 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.-1 p.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN , ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,Pastor Kip A. Groettum, AssociatePastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.orgWed., March 18: 3:30 p.m. 7-8-gradeconfirmation field trip; 6 p.m. Bookstudy; Dinner; 7 p.m. Worship; 8 p.m.Chancel choir; 8:45 p.m. Praise team.Thurs., March 19: 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.Senior quilt tying; 6:30 p.m. 5th grade1st communion class; 7 p.m. Churchcouncil. Sat., March 21: 8 a.m. Men’sgroup breakfast; 5:30 p.m. Worship.Sun., March 22: 8:15 a.m. Worship;9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sunday School;Handbells; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Sun-day School; 11:30 a.m. New mem-ber potluck. Mon., March 23: News-letter deadline. Tues., March 24: 8:30a.m. Mission quilting; staff meeting;1:30 p.m. Bible study. Wed., March25: 6 p.m. Book study; Dinner; 7 p.m.Worship; 8 p.m. Chancel choir; 8:45p.m. Praise team.

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., March18: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 6 p.m.Confirmation; 7 p.m. Worship. Thurs.,March 19: 10 a.m. Pine Haven Biblestudy; 4 p.m. Disciple. Sun., March22: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9 a.m.Worship with Sunday School play;IHN week. Tues., March 24: 7 p.m.Advanced disciple. Wed., March 25:9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 5:45 p.m.Meal; 6 p.m. Children’s worship; Con-firmation; Adult study; 7 p.m. Wor-ship.

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., March 18: 9 a.m. Volunteershelp with newsletter; 6 p.m. WLCsupper; 7 p.m. WLC Worship. Thurs.,March 19: 9 a.m. 1st call group inRochester. Sun., March 22: 9 a.m.Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship;6 p.m. 1st communion class. Mon.,March 23: 8:30 a.m. Quilting. Wed.,March 25: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.Worship.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,March 18: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.Worship. Thurs., March 19: 9 a.m.1st call group in Rochester. Sun.,March 22: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m.Sunday School; 6 p.m. 1st commun-ion class at Trinity. Wed., March 25:6 p.m. Supper at Trinity; 7 p.m. Wor-ship at Trinity.

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., March 18: 10:30 a.m.Bible study; 3:15 p.m. Junior choir;3:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 5 p.m.Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m.Adult choir. Sun., March 22: 8 and10:30 a.m. Worship with commun-ion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30a.m. Bible study. Mon., March 23: 7p.m. Bible study. Tues., March 24:2:15 p.m. Towers Bible study; 5 p.m.OWLS; 6 p.m. Bell choir. Wed., March25: 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m.Nursing Home service; 3:15 p.m.Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmationclass; 5 p.m. Supper; 6:30 p.m. Wor-ship; 7:30 p.m. Choir.

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. Secretary’s of-fice hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., March 18: 11:30a.m.-1 p.m. Luncheon at Oronoco.Thurs., March 19: 6:30 p.m. Prayerclass at Oronoco. Sun., March 22:Worship; Pack the Pews Sunday.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.Office: 732-5074. Thurs., March 19:6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,March 22: 10:45 a.m. Worship; Luke10:25-37.

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 SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN AFLCEric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pas-tors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,732-5449, church office. Website:oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,March 18: 9 a.m. Women’s Biblestudy; 3:30 p.m. Jr. Youth group;WINGS; 5:45 p.m. Meal; 6:30 p.m.Worship; 7:30 p.m. Youth group.Thurs., March 19: 1 p.m. Women’sBible study. Sat., March 21: 7 a.m.Men’s prayer breakfast; 8:30 a.m.Women’s prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. 7-12 grade open gym. Sun., March22: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m.Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship;7 p.m. 50+ Study groups. Mon.,March 23: 7 p.m. Team leaders/coun-cil liaison meeting; Moms in prayer.Wed., March 25: 9 a.m. Women’sBible study; 3:30 p.m. Junior youthgroup; WINGS; 5:45 p.m. Meal; 6:30p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m. Youth group.

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 MainSt. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, emailstpauls@hcinet.net Pastor FatherRandal Kasel, pastor. Office hours:Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http://stpaulzm.com. Mass Schedule: Sun-day, 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Thurs-day, 8:30 a.m. Mass at the nursinghome is the second Tuesday of themonth at 9:15 a.m.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Di-rector Cindy Wilson. Wed., March18: 7:15 a.m. CBC; 10 a.m. Foodshelf open; 3:30 p.m. 1st communionclass; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6:30 p.m.Worship; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal; Ju-bilee bells practice. Thurs., March19: 8 a.m. ECS; 5:45 p.m. Financemeeting; 6:30 p.m. Church council.Sun., March 22: 8 and 10:30 a.m.Worship; Sanctuary choir; 9:15 a.m.5th grade communion classes; PACE;Sunday School. Mon., March 23:VOICE deadline. Wed., March 25:7:15 a.m. CBC; 3:30 p.m. 1st com-munion class; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6:30p.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal;Jubilee bells practice.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., March18: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.2nd year confirmation at Hauge; 6p.m. Supper at Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1styear confirmation at Hauge; 6:30 p.m.Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Worshipat Hauge. Sun., March 22: 9 a.m.Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;5:45 p.m. Youth group at Hauge.Wed., March 25: 3:15 p.m. Over-comers; 5 p.m. 2nd year confirma-tion; 6 p.m. Supper; 6:15 p.m. 1styear confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;7:30 p.m. Worship.

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. JOHN’S 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. John’s: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.Communion on the second and lastSunday of each month. Wed., March18: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m. Worshipat Grace. Wed., March 25: 6 p.m.Supper; 7 p.m. Worship at St. John’s.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., March18: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m.2nd year confirmation; 6 p.m. Sup-per; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation;6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30 p.m. Worship.Sat., March 21: 9:30 a.m. WMFprayer breakfast. Sun., March 22:9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:45 a.m.Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group.Wed., March 25: 3:15 p.m. Over-comers; 5 p.m. 2nd year confirma-tion at Emmanuel; 6 p.m. Supper atEmmanuel; 6:15 p.m. 1st year con-firmation at Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m.Choir at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Wor-ship at 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.60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Wed., March 18: 7:15 a.m.Youth Bible study at Bridget’s; 9 a.m.Worship; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m.Youth group; 7:15 p.m. Worship;Confirmation. Thurs., March 19:Newsletter deadline; 9 a.m. Quilters;7 p.m. Praise practice; Property meet-ing. Sat., March 21: 8 a.m. Councilretreat. Sun., March 22: 7:30 a.m.Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praiseworship; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sun-day School; 6th grade acolyte, usher,welcome host training; 10:30 a.m.Worship; 1 p.m. Zumbrota Care Cen-ter. Tues., March 24: 11 a.m. Textstudy; 3:30 p.m. First communionchalice making at Crossings. Wed.,March 25: 7:15 a.m. Youth Bible studyat Bridget’s; 9 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.Worship; 5:30 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m.Youth group; 7:15 p.m. Confirmation.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Rev. HannahBergstrom de Leon, Pastor. Wed.,March 18: 9:30 a.m. Quilting; 6 p.m.Supper; Study; Worship. Sun., March22: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30a.m. Worship with communion; Eas-ter flower orders are due.

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

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

ST. JOHN’S 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., March 22: 10 a.m. Jointworship at Bethany followed by pot-luck.

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA , Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711. Wed., March 18: 5:30 p.m.Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship. Sun.,March 22: 9 a.m. Confirmation; 10:30a.m. Worship. Tues., March 24: 11a.m. Text study. Wed., March 25:5:30 p.m. Supper; 6:30 p.m. Wor-ship.

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor DavidHurtt, Interim. Wed., March 18: 6a.m. Men’s Bible study; 6 p.m. Sup-per; 7 p.m. Worship; 8 p.m. Praiseand worship practice. Sun., March22: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Youthforum; 10:30 a.m. Praise and wor-ship. Wed., March 25: 6 a.m. Men’sBible study; 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.Worship.

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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From Our Files20 Years Ago

March 22, 1995Nathan Augustine was named

to the dean’s list at the Universityof Wisconsin – River Falls for thefall semester. *** PaulaBartholome was among 75 Uni-versity of Wisconsin – River FallsDairy Club members and two ad-visors who went to Champaign,Illinois, for the regional Ameri-can Dairy Science AssociationConference February 9.

40 Years AgoMarch 20, 1975

Sue Reese placed first in theGoodhue Gesundheit 4-H Sharethe Fun contest for her storytelling.*** Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Scharpenarrived home on March 7 fromMesa, Arizona, in time to helptheir granddaughter, ChristineMarie, celebrate her first birth-day. *** BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs.LeRoy Henrichs, a daughter, onFebruary 28.

50 Years AgoMarch 18, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Befort wereSunday supper guests at the homeof Mrs. Josephine Hofschulte ofMazeppa. *** Mr. and Mrs.Leonard Dodge and Todd of St.Paul visited Sunday afternoon andevening at the Donald Payne home.*** Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Allersand family were supper guests inthe LeRoy Schinnert home onWednesday evening.

60 Years AgoMarch 17, 1955

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Ed-ward Bath, a son, on March 8; Mr.and Mrs. Walter Strusz, a son, onMarch 10. *** Mr. and Mrs. D.C.Lura were Saturday evening guestsat the Dr. DeGeest home. *** Din-ner company on Sunday at the A.H.Lohman home were Mr. and Mrs.V.R. Ericson, Janice and Vi Annof Hudson, Wisconsin.

GOODHUE20 Years Ago

March 22, 1995On February 6 the Ladies Aux-

iliary of Quamme Post 186 cel-ebrated their 72nd anniversary.There were ten ladies who startedthe auxiliary on May 15, 1923.They were Mina Loken, OlgaLoken, Esther Zimmerman, AlmaMoe, Anna Fredrickson, LauraQuamme, Theodora Johnson,Tabitha Kolsun, Gitta Johnson, andNellie Quamme.

40 Years Ago

March 20, 1975The new attorney in Wanamingo

is Steve Jorstad, who joined RayWahlberg in his law practice inJanuary. *** Rita Scharpen, daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. DuaneScharpen, was named to the dean’slist at Bemidji State College forthe winter quarter.

50 Years AgoMarch 18, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Hilling wereSunday dinner guests at the DonaldHilling home at Hopkins. *** Mrs.Mary Brislance visited from Thurs-day until Sunday at the JamesBrislance home and Jeroy Carlsonhomes at Burnsville. *** Mr. andMrs. Desmond Lien and family ofRed Wing were Sunday afternoonvisitors at the Oscar Haugen home.

70 Years AgoMarch 15, 1945

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holt and sons,Jackie and Duane, visited Sundayafternoon at the home of Mr. andMrs. Ed Biesner at Faribault. ***Mrs. Anne Jystad and son Lloyd

WANAMINGO

20 Years AgoMarch 22, 1995

On February 26-27, four PineIsland band students attended theDorian Band Festival at LutherCollege in Decorah, Iowa. Theywere Mandy Getschmann, AngieJohnson, Kim Wilson, and SarahShelstad.

30 Years AgoMarch 20, 1985

The Pine Island High SchoolStudent Council selected DalePhillipson as Teacher of the Month.*** The Pine Island speech team

placed first at the Cannon FallsInvitational on Saturday. Placingfirst were Matt Collins in Drama,Tom Koperski in Poetry, KaySandeen in ExtemporaneousSpeaking, and Maria Haack inCreative Expression. *** Mr. andMrs. Bob Dalager, Bree, andMichael of Morris spent the week-end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.Don Dietz.

40 Years AgoMarch 20, 1975

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. JackWobig, a daughter, Samantha

PINE ISLANDDelores, on March 10. *** Mr.and Mrs. Cameron Hayward spentthe weekend with Mr. and Mrs.John Gustafson of Cloquet andMr. and Mrs. Duane Gustafsonand family of Saginaw. *** Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Abel spentWednesday evening with Mr. andMrs. Jim Jackson in Minneapolisin honor of Mrs. Jackson’s birth-day.

50 Years AgoMarch 25, 1965

Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Abel were Mr.and Mrs. Don Gochnauer anddaughters, Linda and Lois. ***Mrs. Edw. Zeller called on Mrs.Clifford Quimby on Tuesday andMrs. John Zuercher on Thursday.*** Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bruceand family were Sunday dinnerguests of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kylloof Byron.

60 Years AgoMarch 17, 1955

Uranium prospecting has paidoff for a former Pine Island manand his two partners. Herman Bye(Pine Island), Ben Kennedy, andJack Carrigan, all employees ofthe Lockheed Aircraft corporationin California, have made the firsturanium strike in Los AngelesCounty. *** Leon Rew visited hisson-in-law and daughter, Mr. andMrs. Andrew Hanson and familyat Northfield on Monday. ***Roselee Siems of Rochester spentthe weekend with Carol Ann Moe.

ZUMBROTA10 Years Ago

March 9, 2005The Zumbrota Girl Scouts are

celebrating Girl Scout Week bydecorating area business windows.Troop 4850 and 4840 (third-andfourth-graders) decorated the Zum-brota Dance Studio. Troop 4820,the kindergarten Daisy Troop deco-rated Busby’s Hardware. *** OnThursday the first-graders fromZumbrota-Mazeppa ElementarySchool donated over 300 poundsof food to the Zumbrota Area FoodShelf.

20 Years AgoMarch 8, 1995

On Saturday Robert Flaaen,Kristen Berg, and Matt Teske,members of the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School band,participated in the 2nd Annual Tri-State Middle School Honor Band.*** ZM High School has two newforeign exchange student who willbe attending school here. They areAdrian Fischer is from Gera, Ger-many who lives with Mike andStephanie Geisler, and Lui CheungLee from Hong Kong who is liv-ing with Ken and Doris Mulhollandof Mazeppa.

30 Years AgoMarch 6, 1985

A.T. Grimsrud celebrated his82nd birthday Friday evening athis home. Helga Nerison preparedthe supper for guests David andAlice Stark, Jonathan and AnnaStark of Highland Park, and Davidand Deborah Grimsrud, Matthew,Erin, Andrew, and Holly Grim-srud. *** Mr. and Mrs. SidneyRonningen of rural Goodhue andMr. and Mrs. Lester Ronningenof Zumbrota returned Mondayfrom a two-week vacation inFlorida.

40 Years AgoMarch 6, 1975

Connie Utecht, Lee Ann Nel-son, and Carol Quast spent Sun-day cross country skiing from theUtecht farm to Mazeppa. Althoughthey probably didn’t set a speedrecord, they did enjoy the crispday in the wooded areas east oftown watching nature’s signs ofspring. *** Mrs. Etta Sandberg,Mrs. Stella Olson, and Mrs. MinnieGorder accompanied Mr. and Mrs.

Warren Sandberg and Stuart toMinneapolis Sunday to spend theday with Mr. and Mrs. EricSandberg. *** The home of Mr.and Mrs. Percy Thompson wasthe scene of a family birthday partyon Sunday for their daughter Robin.Guests were Faye and her friendGerry Schauer of St. Paul, Mr.and Mrs. Rueben Scheffler, Jr. andJason and Wes Urevig. *** Rela-tives and friends gathered at theJames Wood home Mondayevening to celebrate the birthdaysof Mr. and Mrs. Wood and ElmerStiller. *** Eight friends of MarkWedge helped him celebrate hiseighth birthday last weekend witha lunch at Shakey’s Pizza Parlorin Rochester. *** Dr. WayneWoodbury, Paul Rockne, andDavid Rockne enjoyed the pastweekend trout fishing near WhiteWater for the trout opener. ***Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Buck and Maryof Fairmont were weekend guestsof her mother, Mrs. Henry Rossi.

50 Years AgoMarch 4, 1965

Mrs. Bob Albrecht of Pine Is-land met Tuesday evening withMrs. David Pahl, Mrs. FloydBudensiek, and Mrs. DonaldFredrich at the home of Mrs. Rob-ert Barry to make plans for the1960 class reunion of ZumbrotaHigh School, to be held some timethis summer. There were 40 mem-bers in the 1960 class. *** Mrs.A.A. French, Mr. and Mrs. Will-iam French, Mr. and Mrs. HughFrench, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pahl,and Mr. and Mrs. David Pahl at-tended the wedding of Billy Hiensof Fargo, North Dakota, and MissKathy Radke of Rochester Satur-day morning. *** Mrs. Arlen Kylloentertained a group of relativesSunday in honor of her husband’sbirthday. Dinner guests were Mr.and Mrs. Howard Kyllo and sonDean of St. Paul, Gerald Kyllo ofMinneapolis, and Mrs. RaymondKyllo and son Russell. *** Mr.and Mrs. Robert Ahrens and chil-dren of Stewartville visited Sun-day at the home, of Mr. and Mrs.Dale Ayen and Mr. and Mrs. JohnAhrens.

GOODHUE 1965 – Students named to the National Honor Society for the 1964-65 school year are, front row,from left to right: Larry Voth, Paulette Engelby, Sandy Schafer, and Karen Hinsch; back row: Alice Dosdall,Glen Stenlund, Principal Meindl, Thomas Arendt, and Nancy Ericson.

WANAMINGO, 1965 – Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romness celebrated theirgolden wedding anniversary on March 7.

ZUMBROTA, 1965 – Eric Grimsrud of St. Olaf College was one of twojuniors selected to the first All-Conference Team by a vote of theMidwest Conference basketball coaches. St. Olaf tied for the leaguechampionship.

PINE ISLAND, 1985 – John Lindahl, sitting position, tries to turn hisopponent over at the first annual Pine Island Wrestling Open held Fridaynight with about 250 kids participating.

visited Sunday afternoon at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Holtan.*** Misses Ruth Grove and Phyllis

Bakko of Minneapolis were week-end visitors at their homes.

70 Years AgoMarch 15, 1945

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Ber-nard Kann, a son, on March 11.*** Miss Aileen Truttmann of RedWing was a weekend guest ofDorothy Krier. *** Mrs. Jack Haasand Mrs. J.J. Ryan visited Satur-day at the Luverne Haas home.

County

Submitted by theOronoco Fire Department

The 2006 legislature passed alaw requiring carbon monoxidealarms in all single-family homesand multi-family dwellings. Thislaw raises questions from citizensabout what carbon monoxide isand why detectors should be man-datory. The details and implemen-tation dates of the legislation, MN§ 299F.50, follow below. Theseare some common questions andanswers to help readers understandthe importance of this life-savinglaw.What is carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide (CO) is anodorless, colorless, very toxic gasformed in the process of fossil fuelcombustion. CO is produced whenany material burns, but more isproduced when there isn’t enoughoxygen for efficient burning. Com-mon sources of CO in homes in-clude fuel-burning devices suchas furnaces, gas or kerosene spaceheaters, boilers, gas stoves, waterheaters, gas dryers, fireplaces,charcoal grills, wood stoves, lawnmowers, power generators, campstoves, motor vehicles and powertools with internal combustionengines.How does CO affect me?

Carbon monoxide can accumu-late to dangerous concentrationsindoors when fuel-burning devicesare not properly operated, vented,

or maintained. It is estimated thatacute CO poisoning contributesto more than 2,000 deaths in theUnited States annually. The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Com-mission estimates that 8,000to15,000 people each year are ex-amined or treated in hospitals fornon-fire-related CO poisoning.Low concentrations of CO,breathed over time, may contrib-ute to other illness.

The health effects of breathingin CO depend on the concentra-tion of gas, the duration of expo-sure, and the health status of theexposed person. For most people,the first signs of exposure to lowconcentrations of CO include mildheadache and breathlessness withmoderate exercise. People withheart disease are most likely to beaffected. Continued exposure canlead to flu-like symptoms includ-ing severe headaches, dizziness,tiredness, and nausea that mayprogress to confusion, irritability,and impaired judgment, memory,and coordination. CO is called the“silent killer” because if the earlysigns are ignored, a person maylose consciousness and be unableto escape the danger. Lethal con-centrations of CO have occurredwithin ten minutes in a closed ga-rage with a car running inside.

The Minneapolis Heart InstituteFoundation studied 230 patientstreated for moderate-to-severe

poisoning from the colorless, odor-less gas and found that 37 percentsuffered heart muscle injury. Ofthat group, nearly a quarter diedwithin seven years.What is the law?

Effective January 1, 2007, allnewly-constructed, single-familyhomes and multi-family dwellingunits for which building permitswere issued on or after January 1,2007 shall be provided with ap-proved carbon monoxide alarms.

Effective August 1, 2008, allexisting single-family homes shallbe equipped with approved car-bon monoxide alarms. EffectiveAugust 1, 2009 all other multi-family dwelling units shall be pro-vided with approved CO alarms.

All carbon monoxide alarmsmust be certified by a nationallyrecognized testing laboratory thatconforms to the latest Underwrit-ers Laboratories (U/L) standards(also known as UL2034 Standards).General location requirements

Every single-family dwellingand every multi-family dwellingunit shall be provided with a mini-mum of one approved and fullyoperational carbon monoxidealarm installed within ten feet ofeach room lawfully used for sleep-ing purposes.

If bedrooms are located on sepa-rate floors, additional carbon mon-oxide alarms would be necessaryto be sure there is one alarm per

Carbon monoxide detectors required in every dwellingroom.Owner responsibilitiesin multi-family dwellings

The owner of a multi-familydwelling that is required to beequipped with carbon monoxidealarms shall be required to:

(1) provide and install one ap-proved and operational carbonmonoxide alarm within ten feet ofeach room lawfully used for sleep-ing; and

(2) replace any required carbonmonoxide alarm that has been sto-len, removed, found missing, orrendered inoperable during a prioroccupancy of the dwelling unitand which has not been replacedby the occupant prior to the com-mencement of a new occupancyof a dwelling unit.Battery removal and tamperingprohibited

No person shall remove batter-ies from, or in any way renderinoperable, a required carbonmonoxide alarm.Exceptions for certain multi-familydwellings and state-operatedfacilities:

(1) Multi-family dwellings mayhave approved and operationalcarbon monoxide alarms installedbetween 15 and 25 feet of carbonmonoxide producing, central fix-tures and equipment, providedthere is a centralized alarm sys-tem or other mechanism to allowresponsible parties to hear the alarmat all times.

(2) An owner of a multi-familydwelling that contains minimal orno sources of carbon monoxidemay be exempted from the require-ments of this statute, provided thatsuch owner certifies to the com-missioner of public safety that suchmulti-family dwelling poses noforeseeable carbon monoxide riskto the health and safety of the resi-dents.

(3) The requirements of thissection do not apply to facilitiesowned or operated by the state ofMinnesota.Where do I put my CO alarm?

• Follow manufacturer’s recom-mendations for placement in yourhome.

• Test CO detectors at least oncea month, following themanufacturer’s instructions.

• Replace CO detectors and bat-teries according to the manufac-turer’ s instructions.

• Remember: CO alarms do notfunction as smoke alarms, andsmoke alarms do not function asCO alarms.What do I do when the alarm sounds?

Treat all activations as real,evacuate everyone from your homeimmediately, leaving the door openfor ventilation on your way out.

Call 911 from a neighbor’s home.Have your home inspected by pro-fessionals and repair any malfunc-tioning appliance.

If you have additional questions

or need further information on thecarbon monoxide legislation pleasecontact the Oronoco Fire Depart-ment at www.oronocofire. com orthe State Fire Marshal Division at651-201-7200. You can also visittheir website at www.fire.state.mn.us or email your questions tofirecode@state.mn.us.

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WanamingoWanamingo approves fundtransfer to help ailing accountBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO – On March 9the Wanamingo City Council dis-cussed transferring $100,000 fromthe sewer fund to debt service Fund316. In 2002, a $1.385 milliongeneral improvement bond wastaken out for road and utility work.In 2010, that bond was refinancedto obtain a better interest rate. Atthat time the amount owed was$995,000.

Yearly bond payments are about$109,000. The fund fell into a nega-tive cash balance of $158,000 in2014. The sewer fund has a posi-tive balance of $350,000.

The audit committee recom-mended permanently transferring$100,000 to Fund 316 to help withmaking bond payments. City Ad-ministrator Michael Boulton saidif the transfer is made to DSF316,it should bring the fund balance toa manageable level.

A motion by Jamie Majerus toapprove the transfer carried 4-0.Passing of Jeff Evert

Mayor Ryan Holmes had openedthe meeting by offering the city’scondolences for the unexpectedpassing of Jeff Evert. Holmes notedthat Evert was a longtime residentof Wanamingo and an active mem-ber of a local church and the com-munity, in addition to being aneducator, principal, and superin-tendent of the Kenyon-WanamingoSchool District. The mayor askedthe community to keep the Evertfamily in their thoughts and prayers.Public Works report

Monty Schaefer and BradKennedy said that during the pastmonth they went to a wastewatermeeting in Pine Island. Work wasdone at the city shop and the twoworked on equipment. The regu-lar maintenance work was doneto the payloader and street sweeper.A rack was constructed to holdthe banquet tables at the Commu-nity Center. With the warmerweather, the ice rink is done forthe season. On March 9 they be-gan trimming trees on Main Street.

The city maintenance work planfor April, May and June was re-viewed. A motion by Todd Kylloto approve the plan carried.Other business

The council took action to ap-ply delinquent utility and city ser-vices bills to the owners’ propertytaxes. The property on 567 HillAve will be charged $206.76 fordelinquent bills and 2129 MingoView Drive will be charged $13.81.One other bill was paid prior tothe meeting only requiring thecouncil’s action on the two ac-counts. The amounts will be cer-tified with the county auditor/trea-

surer.A motion by Majerus to approve

renewed coverage for elected of-ficials through workers compen-sation carried. The policy is pro-vided through the League of Min-nesota Cities Insurance Trust.

Building permits were approvedfor Scott Ellingson for basementremodeling; and two for MapleIsland: one for a new automaticsprinkler system and one for me-chanical/plumbing work.

The next regular council meet-ing is on Monday, April 13, at 7p.m. in council chambers at cityhall.

Rehab work on the sewertank roofs approvedBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO – City engineerBrandon Theobald of WHKS En-gineering presented quotes forrefurbishing the wastewater sewerplant digester tank roofs to theWanamingo City Council at theMarch 9 meeting. The domes willbe pressure-washed and any re-pair work required will done be-fore a new gel coating is put onthe top. Estimates were providedby two companies: ChampionCoatings, Inc. for $32,500 and TMICoatings, Inc. for $33,800.

Councilor Jamie Majerus askedabout the cost to put new domeson, as a comparison. Theobaldestimated $200,000 to put newdomes on both units.

WHKS has worked with Cham-pion Coatings in the past andTheobald said they are reliable. Amotion by Jennifer Berquam, sec-onded by Todd Kyllo, to approvethe work and authorize ChampionCoatings to perform the work car-ried.

The contractor will be givendiscretion on the timeline for work,but Theobald estimated it would

be completed within two weeksafter work begins, so by aboutAugust 1. The city sewer systemoperation will not be affected bythe rehab work on the dome roofs.Open burning ordinance proposed

The council had its first look ata new ordinance regulating openburning within city limits. CityAdministrator Michael Boultonsaid the only reference to burningof materials on the books is re-lated to leaves. He said this topichas been discussed several timesover the last few years, due pri-marily to complaints about burn-ing garbage and shipping and con-struction supplies. Proposed or-dinance #169 would prohibit burn-ing such materials, but would notaffect recreational fires.

Majerus suggested that the firechief review the ordinance. Boultonsaid the language is similar to thatof other cities. He noted that atthis time Wanamingo is the mostlax on burning of any city in thearea. The council will review theordinance at the next meeting, alongwith any additions or changes sug-gested prior to that time.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriff’s Office.February 13

11:26 a.m. – A deputy observedcattle on the road near the 43800block of Cty 1 in WanamingoTownship. The cows were returnedand the owner was advised to takecare of the fence problem.

7:52 p.m. – A man was arrestednear Hwy 60 ad Nelson Dr forfifth degree possession of a con-trolled substance and driving af-ter revocation.February 14

11:52 p.m. – A man was ar-rested near the 47800 block of 160thAve in Roscoe Township for fifthdegree controlled substance crime,possession of a small amount ofmarijuana, and drug parapherna-lia.

February 151:31 p.m. – Cenex forgot to

charge a person for gas. A deputycontacted the vehicle owner, andthat person returned to the store topay for fuel.

3:10 p.m. – An alarm was acti-vated at Vertical Limit. It was afalse alarm.February 16

12:52 a.m. – Kossuth County,Iowa, advised deputies that theyhave warrants for two subject fromthe 460th St of Roscoe Township.

4:22 p.m. – A deputy checkedon the welfare of a person on the17300 block of 435th St inMinneola Township. The subjectwas fine.

4:58 p.m. – A deer was hit by avehicle near the 51700 block ofHwy 57 in Roscoe Township. Thedeer ran off before a deputy ar-rived.

7:33 p.m. – Burning plastic wasreported on 2nd Ave. The suspectwas advised of the complaint andsaid he would handle it.

10:26 p.m. – A man was ar-rested near Hwy 60 and 90th AveWay in Wanamingo Township forgross misdemeanor no insurance,driving after suspension, and ex-pired registration.February 17

6:18 a.m. – An apartment onMill St W filled with smoke aftera furnace motor seized.

8:35 a.m. – A vehicle lost con-trol and went into the ditch nearthe 10100 block of Cty 12 in CherryGrove Township. No injuries werereported.February 18

12:14 a.m. – A man was arrestednear Sherwood Trl and Hwy 52 inMinneola Township for speed,driving after revocation, no insur-ance, possession of a small amountof marijuana, and introduced drugsinto jail.

February 199:01 a.m. – A deputy assisted a

motorist with a disabled truck nearHwy 60 and Cty 1 in Cherry GroveTownship. The driver was given aride.

6:43 p.m. – A parking violationinvolving an enclosed trailer wasreported on 2nd Ave. The trailerhad a snowmobile inside. The resi-dent said it would be moved bythe next day.February 20

11:03 p.m. – A vehicle was inthe ditch near Hwy 52 and Cty 50in Minneola Township.February 21

11:34 p.m. – A deer hit a ve-hicle near Hwy 52 and Cty 50 inMinneola Township. The deer wasin the roadway.February 22

7:01 a.m. – A gas drive-off theftwas reported at Cenex. The reportwas unfounded.

4:02 p.m. – A dog bite was re-ported on the 48100 block of Cty1 in Cherry Grove Township.

9:05 p.m. – Threats via textmessage were reported on 3rd Ave.

10:00 p.m. – A deputy observeda vehicle light on in a closed ga-rage on Main St. A deputy madecontact with the male and all wasfine.February 23

7:43 p.m. – A GPS valued at$130 was reported stolen fromresidence on the 11700 block of415th St in Wanamingo Town-ship. It was believed to have hap-pened on February 14.February 24

2:38 a.m. – Issues with a renterwere reported on the 47800 blockof 160th Ave in Roscoe Town-ship.

12:28 p.m. – A vehicle rolloveroccurred near 480th St and Hwy57 in Roscoe Township. It wasunknown if the occupants had in-juries.

By Alice Duschanek-MyersPINE ISLAND – On March 12,

the Pine Island School Board ap-proved an official application forstudent school board representa-tive. The rep will be eligible toapply for a $500 scholarship fromthe board.

The rep will also be interviewedby a committee. Jeremy Douglas,Kim Fall, or Kerry Hayden willserve on the committee this year.One of the board members on thiscommittee will mentor the student.

School board members will con-tribute to the scholarship fundthrough the PI AAA Foundation,which will issue a scholarshipcheck to the student. Their contri-butions to the scholarship are tax-deductible.PreK-4 principal’s report

Principal Cindy Hansen reportedthat the elementary school receiveda grant for a full-time ReadingCorps tutor. The tutor receivesspecialized training and will workwith teacher Kari Nichols.

Community volunteers visitedthe school to read with the chil-dren on March 2, Read AcrossAmerica Day.

Eighty children were enrolledfor 2015-16 at kindergarten round-up. Hansen said there are now 83enrolled. Last year 67 students wereenrolled at the round-up and therewere 87 kindergarteners at the start

of school. Though it is early forthe exact numbers in kindergar-ten, five sections are planned forthe fall.

The elementary school will postopenings for the positions of K-8technology teacher and a secondgrade teacher. Kelli Williams ismoving to teach fourth grade,Molly Fernholz to third grade, andAmy Nielson to second grade.Middle/high schoolprincipal’s report

Principal Kevin Cardille re-ported that the average score ofPine Island students on the Febru-ary 18 ACT practice test was 19.9.The juniors are working on reme-dial work in weak areas and build-ing more confidence to improvetheir scores.

All juniors are taking the testthis year. The average for juniorswho took the ACT last year was24.1.

Cardille and some of the staffattended Ramp-Up for Readinesstraining. The session for middleschool was aimed at evaluatingthe success of the district’s pro-gram. The middle school programwas paid for as a pilot this year.The program cost for next year is$1,000. The high school partici-pated in Ramp-Up for data col-lection.

The district received materialsto teach lessons for Ramp-Up nextyear. Rosario Mollo presented the

rubric of the lessons to the schoolboard. This includes a scope andsequence. The lessons would be30 minutes. Lessons that are taughtin other places in the curriculumwill be omitted.

Cardille reported that grades 10and 11 registered this week forclasses. Grades 8 and 9 will regis-ter next week. He said from thisinformation he should be able topresent a plan and any changesfor next year. Work is continuingon the schedule options for nextyear in middle and high school.Superintendent’s report

Superintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak reported that the districtwill move forward with the changefrom rSchool Today to Skywardweb design and information man-agement next year. There will besome annual savings from thechange.

The Department of Transpor-tation and City of Pine Island areworking on a method for randomdrug testing. The district is adver-tising for insurance bids for nextyear.

The district will submit a grantapplication for Alternative Deliv-ery of Specialized InstructionalServices. The grant can be usedfor staff and instruction or equip-ment. Berg-Beniak said any equip-ment must be returned after thegrant period of two years.

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriff’s Office.February 14

4:50 a.m. – Kwik Trip reportedan intoxicated male left in a ve-hicle. The State Patrol located thevehicle in Olmsted County.

6:58 a.m. – A deputy assistedRed Wing Police in looking for arunaway on 3rd Ave NW. Thesubject was not at the location.

2:21 p.m. – Medical help wasrequested on 3rd St NW.

5:53 p.m. – A deputy helpedremove a person from a residenceon 3rd Ave NE. The subject waswanted on Olmsted County war-rants and was turned over to neigh-boring authorities.February 15

1:14 a.m. – A deputy assistedthe Zumbrota Police with a trafficstop near 490th St and Hwy 52 inPine Island Township.February 16

3:57 p.m. – Trees were beingsawed and a Bobcat vehicle usedon private property on the 51500block of 210th Ave in Pine IslandTownship. The complainant re-quested they be removed. Thewoodcutter owned the land he wason. The complainant was advised.

5:07 p.m. – A deputy checkedon the welfare of a person on 3rdSt NW. The subject was fine butwas having problems with theirphone.February 17

7:27 a.m. – A vehicle wasstopped in the middle of the road

near Main St N and Cty 11. Adeputy helped push the vehicle tothe roadside.

12:26 p.m. – A deputy provideda squad car escort for a funeralfrom St. Paul’s Church on 3rd StSW.February 18

8:47 a.m. – A deputy attendedto civil matters on 5th St SW.

8:29 p.m. – A suspicious ve-hicle was parked in the cul-de-sacnear Sunnyside Ct NE. The dis-abled vehicle would be picked upthe next day.

9:50 p.m. – Three boys in darkclothes were seen hanging out onthe bridge and climbing the rail-ing. They were hanging a sign forschool support. The city had giventhem permission to do so.February 19

1:42 a.m. – Medical help wasrequested on 5th St SW.

2:28 p.m. – A dog bite was re-ported on Center St W.

2:28 p.m. – A person near Hwy52 and Cty 11 requested a deputyassist with traffic control to get astray cat off the highway. The catmoved on its own.February 20

7:59 a.m. – A vehicle was in theditch near 520th St and Hwy 52 inPine Island Township.

11:48 a.m. – A person on Cen-ter St requested that a deputy re-lay an urgent message to a subjectat their last known address. Thebuilding had since been torn down.The complainant was advised.

2:53 p.m. – A vehicle was in theditch on its side near the 17400

block of Cty 27 in Roscoe Town-ship. No injuries were reported.

6:10 p.m. – A juvenile tobaccoviolation was reported at school.The complaint was unfounded.

9:17 p.m. – Medical help wasrequested on 1st Ave SE.

9:38 p.m. – Three cars were re-ported in the driveway, and two inthe street, near a foreclosed homeon Balsam Ct NE. One individualhad just purchased the house.

11:17 p.m. – During a businesscheck a deputy discovered freshATV tracks near the M&M Lawnand Leisure fence. All appearedfine.February 21

1:15 a.m. – A deputy assistedPrairie Island Police by checkingfor a vehicle on 4th St SW.

1:29 a.m. – An intoxicated malewho was unable to walk was inthe Kwik Trip store. The male waspicked up by his mother.

9:06 a.m. – Three vehicles wereparked near private property on490th St in Roscoe Township. Theoccupants were thought to be hunt-ers as dogs were loose with them.A deputy was unable to locate thesubjects.

9:34 a.m. – A vehicle was in themedian near 480th St and Hwy 52in Pine Island Township.

10:41 a.m. – A deputy provideda squad car escort for a funeralfrom United Methodist Church.

3:01 p.m. – Medical help wasrequested on the 51200 block ofFork Trl in Roscoe Township.

Pine IslandPine Island School approves studentrepresentative application and scholarship

KW SENIOR PROFILES

Name: Rosie BreimhurstParents: Robin and Louis

BreimhurstSiblings: Nate, Sam, Kurt, and

LouieHigh school activities: National

Honor Society, FCCLA, choral,band, winter play

Favorite class or subject: APPsychology

Best high school memory:Mason’s rave party

Hobbies: Playing piano, sing-ing, hanging out with friends, eat-ing food

Person or persons you wouldlike to meet, living or dead? MileyCyrus, Ella Yelich

Favorite...Book: The Man in the Moon is

Actually SatanMovie: ZoolanderTV Show: Bob’s BurgersSong: “Such Great Heights” by

Iron & WineIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? Buy all the kittens

Describe yourself in one word:Eclectic

College/career plans: Go tocollege and major in music anddietetics, and pursue a career as aregistered dietitian

Name: Justice BogerParents: Donnette Boger and

Brandon BogerSiblings: Declan and Ayden

BogerHigh school activities:

CheerleadingFavorite class or subject: En-

glish or historyBest high school memory:

Cheering at girls state basketballHobbies: Reading, cheerleadingPerson or persons you would

like to meet, living or dead? Ben-jamin Franklin, Marie Antoinette

Favorite...Book: Mortal Instruments se-

riesMovie: Lilo and StitchTV Show: Gilmore GirlsSong: “The Anthem” by Good

CharlotteIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? A decent car

Describe yourself in one word:Wonderful

College/career plans: Go tocollege to be a teacher maybe.

Name: Gwendolyn BleessParents: Brian Bleess and Kim

BleessSiblings: Kerri, 23; Ali, 20; and

Savannah, 15High school activities: Basket-

ball, choirFavorite class or subject: ArtBest high school memory:

Getting second in state in basket-ball junior year

Hobbies: Painting, singing,spending time with family andfriends

Person or persons you wouldlike to meet, living or dead? Dr.Seuss, Jon Bon Jovi, JenniferLawrence

Favorite...Book: The Legend of Holly

ClausMovie: AquamarineTV Show: How I Met Your

MotherSong: “Summer Train”If you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? Passports and tickets for twoto Paris

Describe yourself in one word:Honest

College/career plans: Get mycosmetology license and abachelor’s degree in business. Thenown my own salon.

Name: Marissa BrinkhausParents: Dave and Rebecca

BrinkhausSiblings: Lizzie Ince, 20; and

Kristin Brinkhaus, 23High school activities: TrackFavorite class or subject: Any

of Rudy’s classesBest high school memory: CSI:

Kenyon video that friends and Imade in criminal justice class

Hobbies: Singing, playing gui-tar, eating, sleeping

Person or persons you wouldlike to meet, living or dead? LiamNeeson, Stevie Ray Vaughn

Favorite...Book: Lord of the Rings tril-

ogyMovie: Gladiator, Rocky 4TV Show: Criminal MindsSong: “Never Too Late” by

Three Days GraceIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? Guitars and food

Describe yourself in one word:Quirky

College/career plans: Go tocollege for law enforcement tobecome a police officer

Great Hinckley fire dramadetailed in free history talk

ZUMBROTA – An event burnedinto the memory of Minnesota’spast, the Hinckley fire explodedout of nowhere and burned fourhundred square miles in four hours.In its path were the towns ofHinckley, Sandstone, WillowRiver and Partridge. John Grabkoshares the dramatic story in histalk, “The Great Hinckley Fire of1894,” Thursday, March 19, at 7p.m. at Crossings. The talk is free;free will offerings accepted.

More than 800 lives were lostin the great fire. Grabko will re-late the tragic and dramatic de-tails, including the Engine 69 es-cape to Skunk Lake, the refugefound in a rock quarry, the hero-ism of many and the sad end of

many others. In its wake, the GreatHinckley fire drove north centralMinnesota from a lumber economyto agriculture literally overnight.

To reserve a seat, call 507-732-7616 or stop in to Crossings at320 East Avenue in Zumbrota. Formore information, visit www.crossingsatcarnegie.com.

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Pine Island

By Audra DePestel

Don Vang namedPI Lion of the YearPINE ISLAND – Don Vang was selected by the Pine Island Lions as theirLion of the Year at the 2015 Mid-Winter Convention on January 17.From left to right are District Governor Jim Dunlop, Vang, and InternationalDirector Robert Littlefield. Dunlop asked clubs to select a deservingLion who goes above and beyond in Lions Club work and leadership.Vang, who has been a member of the Pine Island Lions Club for 33years, was chosen for his dedication to the club and his work aschairman of the meal served at the annual Antique Tractor Drive and theSwedish meatball dinner. He has received the award three times andhas also received the Helen Keller Award through the Lions VisionFoundation.

Pine Island Math Mastersteam competes in Rochester

Pine Island Math Masters who competed at Bethel Church in Rochesterare, from left to right, front row: Hannah Ryan and Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker; back row: Will Cobb, Graham Majerus, Alex Stalker, TannerHorton with the calculator, Logan Owen, and Mason Pike. Not pictured:Ethan Dale and Madeline Hanson.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND – On March 6,

the Pine Island Middle School MathMasters team participated in acompetition that took place atBethel Church in Rochester. Ma-son Pike and Madeline Hansenboth placed in the fact competi-tion out of 184 students. Hansontook seventh place and Piketook19th place. The team also didwell on the team and individualrounds but did not place.

The team members are WillCobb, Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker,Hannah Ryan, Madeline Hanson,Tanner Horton, Graham Majerus,Alex Stalker, Mason Pike, Logan

Owen and Ethan Dale, who wasunable to attend the competition.

The Math Masters team wasformed after the students took aselection test and the top ten stu-dents were selected to be a part ofthe team. They began practicingfor the competition at the begin-ning of January after their returnfrom winter break.

The program challenges studentsto use critical thinking skills andproblem-solving techniques inmathematics, while recognizingacademic effort and achievement.For more information about MathMasters go to www.mathmastersmn.org.

Joel Karsten

PINE ISLAND – On Monday,March 23, Van Horn Public Li-brary will welcome author andinnovative gardener Joel Karstenfor a presentation on straw balegardening. The event will take placeat the Pine Island Senior Center,109 3rd Street SW in Pine Islandat 7 p.m. All area residents arewelcome to attend. No registra-tion is necessary.

Karsten, a farm boy who grewup tending a soil garden like othergardeners have for centuries, shookup the gardening world with hisfirst book describing his break-through straw bale gardening con-cept. The New York Times calledstraw bale gardening “a revolu-tionary gardening method” and hisideas have been enthusiasticallyembraced globally, making hisbooks bestsellers in many lan-guages. Karsten has inspired tensof thousands of first-time garden-ers and a legion of “seasoned”growers who found a new and better

way to pursue their passion, aswell as enabled “retired” garden-ers to begin gardening again sincehis method eliminates the physi-cal challenges found in traditionalsoil gardening.

The “Straw Bale Gardens –Breaking New Ground!” workshopwill teach you how to grow a gar-den without pulling weeds, with-out the heavy lifting and withoutgetting down on your hands andknees like traditional gardeningrequires. If you thought the onlyplace to grow healthy vegetablecrops was in black dirt, you’ll beinspired by the science and biol-ogy Karsten offers in his presen-tation. Learn to grow a bountifulgarden using no herbicides, in-secticides or pesticides. Learn toplant a wide variety of vegetables,root crops, vine crops, and evenbeautiful flowers, directly into your“conditioned” straw bales, muchearlier in the season than you’reused to. Discover how any back-yard, concrete patio, rooftop ordriveway can become a produc-tive garden. Learn the details ofthis revolutionary and easy gar-dening method to create a beauti-ful and productive garden, with-

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND – The Pine Is-

land Fire Relief Association do-nates a total of $6,950 to help ben-efit several local and area organi-zations. The association distrib-utes the profits they receive fromcharitable gambling annually tolocal organizations and events thatrequest assistance and are approvedby the Pine Island Fire Depart-ment (PIFD) to receive the sup-port.

This year’s recipients includedPI Post Prom, PI youth football,PI baseball, PI Strikes softball, PIRage volleyball, PI Cub Scoutsand Troop 69 Boy Scouts, PI AreaHome Services, PI hockey ice rink,F.C.A., L.O.V.E., Food for Friends

(Crosswinds), and the Lonnie BergBenefit. The PI Fire Relief Asso-ciation also gives a $500 collegescholarship to two Pine Island HighSchool graduates and supportsPIFD members by providing col-lege scholarships for their chil-dren who are actively enrolled ina college.

The Pine Island Fire Departmentstarted its own non-profit reliefassociation in 1984. The late RobertSather, who was a prominent mem-ber of the fire department for 34years, was instrumental in writ-ing the by-laws for the Pine IslandFiremen Relief Association, to fundfire department equipment andbenefit community organizations.

Van Horn Library sponsorsstraw bale gardening workshop

out lifting a shovel and withoutusing soil.

Karsten earned a bachelor ofscience degree in horticulture fromthe University of Minnesota andspends his summers tending hisvegetable garden, doing research,and experimenting with new ideasand methods he can pass along tohis followers. He is a popularspeaker, making appearancesaround the world at events thatcelebrate innovation, garden en-thusiasts and healthful lifestyles,and he is renowned for his socialmedia presence, blog, and onlineimpressions.

Discover more informationabout Karsten and his methods atwww.StrawBaleGardens.com. Formore information about this andother Van Horn Public Libraryprograms and events, visit theirwebsite at http://pineisland.lib.mn.us/, call 507-356-8558, or likethem on Facebook.

PINE ISLAND – Pine Islandeighth-grader Emma Ann Oberghas been notified by the NationalGeographic Society that she is oneof the semifinalists eligible to com-pete in the 2015 MinnesotaNationalGeographic State Bee, sponsoredby Google and Plum Creek. Thecontest will be held at St. CloudState University on Friday, March27. Pine Island has not had a fe-

male winner of the local contestand qualifier for State since at least1996.

This is the second level of theNational Geographic competition,which is now in its 27th year.School Bees were held in schoolswith fourth through eighth gradestudents throughout the state todetermine each school champion.School champions then took aqualifying test, which they sub-mitted to the National GeographicSociety. The Society has invitedup to 100 of the top-scoring stu-dents in each of the 50 states, Dis-trict of Columbia, Department ofDefense Dependents Schools andU.S. territories to compete in thestate Bees.

Each state champion will receive$100, the “National GeographicAtlas of the World, 10thEdition,”a medal, and a trip to Washington,D.C., to represent their state in the

National Geographic Bee Cham-pionship to be held at NationalGeographic Society headquarters,May 11-13, 2015.

The national champion will re-ceive a $50,000 college scholar-

Emma Ann Oberg

Oberg is a Geographic State Bee semifinalistship and lifetime membership inthe Society. The national cham-pion will also travel (along withone parent or guardian), all ex-penses paid, to the Galápagos Is-lands, where he/she will experi-ence geography firsthand throughup close encounters with the is-lands’ unique wildlife and land-scapes. Travel for the trip is pro-vided by Lindblad Expeditions andNational Geographic. Visitwww.nationalgeographic.com/geobeefor more information on theNational Geographic Bee.

National Geographic Channeland Nat Geo WILD will air the2015 National Geographic BeeChampionship final round, mod-erated by award winning journal-ist Soledad O’Brien, on Friday,May 15, at 7 p.m. The final roundwill be aired later on public tele-vision stations. Check local tele-vision listings for air date and timein your area.

Pine Island High School secondquarter Honor Roll announced

PINE ISLAND – The follow-ing students were named to theHonor Roll for the second quarterat Pine Island High School.

A Honor RollGrade 12 – Jacob Barr, Adam

Barsness, Jordyn Braaten, KaitlynChampa, Jeremy Clark, KristiClark, Laura Cragoe, EmileeFredrickson, Christopher Frick,Abigail Gushulak, MelanieHeeren, Emily Kaul, James Kroll,Matthew Kukson, NoelleLangworthy, Mitchell Leland,Lauren Rupprecht, CaitlinSchartau, Taylor Schroder, LukeThornton, Derek Titus, VictoriaVouk, Ashley Westlake, AliciaWoodward

Grade 11 – Mitchel Acker,Valeria Agus, Sara Albertelli,Nicholas Cain, Garrett Cobb, KristaHogstad, Madison House, AlexisLoats, Stephanie Norte, KeananPeterson-Rucker, Brooke Salfer,Molly Shelton, Madeline Sorum

Grade 10 – Jessica Ableitner,Kayla Anderson, Leah Anderton,Madison Andrist, Ally Barr, JacobBarsness, Haley Bauman, AngelaBehrens, Hope Benike, AndrewBogard, Patrick Bogard, MorganBrehmer, Lindsay Cobb, EmmaCulbertson, Jena Garness, JosiahGutzmer, Allegra Hoppe, LaurenHunskor, Kelly Jackson, KimberlyJohnson, Malea Klein, NoahKoenig, Hannah Kraling, Paige

Landon, Drew Lohmeyer, LoganMeurer, Michael QuinteroBungert, Mikayla Radtke, BrittanyRud, Arlena Schmidt, TuckerStrande, Reagan Titus, ColeVanHouten, Eliza Warneke, JackWilliams

Grade 9 – Jocasta Adelsman,Tanner Bates, Josiah Bauer,Zachary Cain, CassidyClementson, Nicole Fall, BriannaFohrman, Ryan Fohrman, AllisonHogstad, Michael Horkey, BridgetKennedy, Noelle Koenig, NoahKuball, Josselyn Lindahl, KeeganMajerus, Morgan Martincek,Nathan Marx, Julianne O’Reilly,Brynn Olson, Alex Pahl, AutumnPin, Mya Polzer, Sara Schartau,Wesley Sorum, Katilynn Swanson,Isabella Wiggins

B Honor RollGrade 12 – Samuel Baska, Sa-

rah Dodge, Mikayla Goodman,Ryan Haffeman, Tucker Hanson,Brandon Haze, Hunter Kraling,Hannah Liffrig, MitchellMagnuson, Josie Mancilman,Mikayla Pukal, Keana Rosaaen,Nicholas Schleck, Liza Shelquist,Isabelle Sorensen, Emalie Stolp,Candace Uhde, Emma Vouk, KiraZiegler

Grade 11 – Tristan Akason, KatieBruesewitz, Summer Cavallaro,Kaylee Drazan, Kristin Evers,Shane Field, Miranda Hawkinson,Bryce Hinrichsen, Matthew Huus,

Caleb Kopp, Sydney Lenz, KyleeLocke, Jesselyn Lonneman, Jes-sica McNallan, Linnea Nichols,Madilyn Owen, Angelica Petrini,Brianna Quintero Bungert, Tay-lor Rasmussen, Summer Rauk,Nicolas Roberts, Erin Rupprecht,Montserrat Salinas Van Treek,Logan Simon, Amanda Troester,Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson, Chris-topher Williamson

Grade 10 – Alexander Aarsvold,Mason Agee, Jena Archer, IsabelleBond, Brady Braaten, AlyssaBronk, Samantha Clementson-Luhmann, Brielle Corbecky, EmilyCote, Jadyn Davidson, Derek Fall,Sabrina Felker, Emily Fisher, JaredFredrickson, Emily Fried, AmandaHildenbrand, Jacob Ihde, KatieJackson, Ryan Kelling, WilliamLarson, Katelynn Leibold, SeanMcDonough, Bernt Podratz,Michael Rabbitt, Leah Shelquist,Samantha Shull, Justice Story,Mariah Zincke

Grade 9 – Keagan Bailey,Arniecee Brewster, SydneyCavallaro, Melaina Distad,Lauralee Eaton, Tanner Jackson-Stock, Alec Jarosinski, GavinKennedy, Carolyn Kittleson, EmilyKlingsporn, Dane Loucks, IzabellaMaass, Elizabeth Nelson, MoniqueNelson, Shannon Pike, ShelbyPletz, Alexis Poncelet, MatthewRiley, Amanda Rogers, EmilieRucker, Cha’leigh Sellers, Mor-gan Strop

Utility agreement approved fornew Pine Island PreK-4 SchoolBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – On March 12,the Pine Island School Board ap-proved the agreement to extendwater, storm sewer, and sewer util-ity services to the new PreK-4building that is under construc-tion.

The agreement includes an al-ternative utility loop with the Cityof Pine Island waiving sewer ac-cess charges and water accesscharges for the school.

Superintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak reviewed the breakdownof costs for the entire utility project.The total construction cost includ-ing engineering, inspection, andcontingencies is $1,376,978. Theschool district’s 68.4% portion ofthe cost totals $962,956. The Cityof Pine Island’s 31.6% portion ofthe cost with upsizing of the linesfor future development is $414,022.

Berg-Beniak explained that theschool district’s final cost will be

reduced to $836,898 because of a$40,000 annexation fee that wasalready paid and an $86,058 con-tribution from Tower Investments.

“The city council will vote onthe agreement on Tuesday (March17). We must award the bid byMarch 27 before it expires,” shesaid. The board thanked her forall of the time and work she in-vested representing the district forthe utility agreement.Points of Panther Pride

The school board recognized theaccomplishments of:

• Broc Finstuen as Athlete ofthe Week for basketball

• Madeline Hansen for placingthird in Regional Semifinal Spell-ing Bee and making it to the eighthround in Regional Final SpellingBee

• Riley Gasser & ConnorMcAlpine for earning fourth outof fourteen teams at Science Olym-piad Robocross

• Brynn Olson who competedin state gymnastics.

• Ben Farrell who has been se-lected to play in the MinnesotaHigh School Football All-StarGame—one of only five in PineIsland School’s history.

• Noah Bauer, the state wres-tling champ in 113-pound class inSection 1A

• John Champa for receivingOutstanding Citizen in the Pillarsof Pine Island Awards.

• Emma Ann Oberg who willcompete in the State GeographyBee.

• Tim Nehring, first gradeteacher, who received the Post-Bulletin’s Teacher of the Monthaward.

• The Parent-Teacher-StudentOrganization for the funding toadd Wi-Fi on buses and for por-table Wi-Fi devices.

• Craig Anderson who receiveda state Epics in Coaching award,is featured in Coaching Manage-ment Magazine, and was nomi-nated to serve on the MinnesotaState High School League Boardof Directors.Other business

The board approved policies forcurriculum development, publicand private personnel data, schooldistrict curriculum developmentand instruction goals, and tobacco-free environment.

An overnight field trip requestfrom the FCCLA was approved.41 students in grades 7-12 willattend the annual state STAR com-petition in Bloomington, April 16-18. The district will pay $90 perstudent who qualified and theFCCLA will pay $100 per person.The students raise funds for thefield trip by selling cookie doughand butter braids in the fall. MargieBerg, Angie Koster, and Mike andStephanie Hildenbrand will super-vise the students.

Plans firmed up for summer constructionat Pine Island Middle/High SchoolBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND – At the facilityupdate on March 12, the Pine Is-land School Board firmed up someof the summer plans for construc-tion projects at the middle and highschool building.

Kerry Hayden said the 1934building will come down this sum-mer. A part of the 1934 basementwill be saved along with some ofthe utility and mechanical systemsthere. Some of the new highervoltage electrical and other me-chanics will be added.

The locker systems for grades5-8 will be installed over the sum-mer. Construction will also starton the fitness center and the audi-torium. The district has been meet-ing with theatre consultants andelectrical engineers.

The school board approved theinstallation of a large crane at the

back Panther door of the build-ing. The crane will be used in thedemolition of the 1934 buildingand many other projects. Haydensaid, “It will be available to alltrades working on the site.”

The school district has receivedcalls from organizations question-ing if their summer athletic campsand other activities in the middle/high school building must be re-located. Kim Fall said, “The con-struction was planned to allowsummer activities and events atthe school.”

Superintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak presented video views ofsome options for areas to be con-structed and remodeled in the build-ing. The auditorium, forum room,and open flexible use areas wereincluded in the presentation. Theboard is selecting seats for the newauditorium.

PreK-4 updateEarlier there was only one bid

for concrete at the PreK-4 site thatwas over budget. Kraus-Ander-son recommended waiting untilspring for bids. Hayden said Kraus-Anderson has been working withNorth Country Concrete, a com-pany currently working at the newsite. North Country would do thework for close to the budgetedline item. It was recommended thatthe school board accept their bidof $222,300. The board acceptedthe bid.

Hayden reported that the gym-nasium floor is finished. One sec-tion of the building is concreted,and drywall is in the process. An-other section is close to this stage.Work is progressing on anothersection. Crews will soon be work-ing on the structures that connectthe sections of the new building.

Pine Island Fire ReliefAssociation gives backto the community

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