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Communities Served:
Goodhue ............................ 1,2B
Pine Island/Oronoco .......... 1,6B
Wanamingo ........................ 2B
Zumbrota/Mazeppa ........... 1,3-4B
Churches ........................... 5B
Community Calendar ......... 4B
Obituaries .......................... 5B
Opinions ............................ 2A
Sports ................................ 3-6A
The USA float of the seniors was the first place float. From left to right are Nick Earp, Cheyenne Binondo, and
Bailey Kreisler.
Kate McNamara paints the senior window.
Casey Deneen (top) and Wilson Jonas show off their double-decker
push-up in their class skit.
Homecoming Week celebrated in Goodhue
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE Homecoming
Week was busy at the Goodhue
High School. It started with the
coronation on Monday, Septem-
ber 29, with the crowning of Lo-
gan Breuer and Shelby Hinsch as
King and Queen.
The Homecoming theme was
Around the World, with sub-
themes for each class: seniors,
USA; juniors, Japan; sophomores,
Norway; freshmen, Greece; eighth
grade, Jamaica; and seventh grade,
Germany.
Each day had its own theme as
well: Monday was theme day,
Tuesday was pro/college team day,
Wednesday was biker day, Thurs-
day was decade day, and Friday
was spirit day.
Volleyball was played on Thurs-
day. The final game was between
the senior boys and the high school
faculty. It lasted for twenty min-
utes with the teachers hanging on
to a 48-36 victory. In a post-match
interview, Homecoming King
Logan Breuer said, I want to thank
all of my teammates, because with-
out them I would have been alone.
That evening the Wildcats varsity
girls volleyball team went on to
defeat the Cougars from Zumbrota-
Mazeppa 3 games to 1.
Friday started with two hours
of school followed by a pep fest
and other Homecoming
activities. After an extended lunch,
the high school students proceeded
to the football field for their an-
nual Powder Puff football
game. With the temperature near
forty and wind gusts of 20 miles
per hour, it was coat weather. The
junior girls, wearing blue shirts
and yellow flags, faced the senior
girls, dressed in red shirts and red
flags. The seniors scored on their
first procession and that score held
until the fourth quarter when some
officiating corrections made
scoring easier. The seniors held
on to win 20-14. The Homecom-
ing parade was next. The first place
float was designed and built by
the senior class. The rains held off,
but the winds quickly took a toll
on the floats.
See page 2B for more photos
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA The Goodhue
County United Veterans Organi-
zation held this years candidate
forum on Monday, September 29.
Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727 in
Zumbrota hosted the event in their
banquet hall.
The meeting was called to or-
der, followed by the introduction
of candidates by Goodhue County
Veterans Service Officer Robby
Robinson. The candidates had four
minutes to introduce themselves,
followed by questions from the
audience.
Candidates in attendance for
county offices included Goodhue
County Sheriff Scott McNurlin,
Goodhue County Attorney Steve
Betcher, candidates for county
commissioner for District 2 Brad
Anderson and Nora Bryson Felton,
and county commissioner for Dis-
trict 4 candidates Commissioner
Jim Bryant and Jason Majerus.
Also in attendance running for
federal and state offices were: Paula
Overby (IP) who is running for
U.S. House of Representatives for
District 2; Minnesota Secretary
of State candidates Bob Helland
(IP) and Dan Severson (R); state
auditor candidates Patrick Dean
(IP) and Randy Gilbery (R); House
of Representatives District 21A
candidates Representative Tim
Kelly (R) and Lynn Schoen (DFL);
House of Representatives 21B
candidates Representative Steve
Drazkowski (R) and Mark A.
Schneider (DFL); and House of
Representative candidate from
District 58B Marla Vagts (DFL).
Economy and
Affordable Care Act
Important topics of the meeting
included the economy and the
Affordable Care Act. A question
from the audience that sparked a
lot of debate involved the fact that
Preferred One is severing its ties
with MNSure and how candidates
plan to keep rates from going up
20%.
Representative Kelly pointed out
that the problem isnt just
ObamaCare, it is MNSure. He said,
The problem is we spent 142
million dollars in setting up
MNSure before we even had one
person sign up for insurance. He
explained that the reason Preferred
One backed out is because they
cannot survive financially the way
MNSure is set up. Thus, he said,
we need to toss it out and come up
with a new plan.
Schoen disputed throwing the
whole plan out by stating, It would
be irresponsible to just throw
MNSure out. These are just grow-
ing pains. She added that it is not
a perfect system, but maintained
throughout the entire debate of the
evening that it was all just grow-
ing pains.
Vagts and Schneider supported
much of the sentiment expressed
by Schoen with Vagts asking the
audience how they would feel if
they were one of the 2-3% of people
who didnt have healthcare be-
fore and were faced with finan-
cial ruin to get medical care.
Schneider gave an impassioned
speech about how insurance and
ObamaCare is not the issue and
that the real problem is cancer
causing too much burden for in-
surance companies.
Small businesses
Another question that caused
much debate on both sides stemmed
from two questions about dying
small businesses. They revolved
around small businesses not be-
ing able to afford to pay for their
employees insurance or being
fined under the new Affordable
Care Act and how to help busi-
nesses stay open.
Schneider said he doesnt think
that any employer should have to
pay anyones insurance. I dont
get where people expect insurance
to be paid for by their work...if
Im elected there will be a new
law, he said.
Overby followed up by stating,
This was mandated by our fed-
eral government. She said it is
not a state issue that a state office
can change. The State of Minne-
sota actually got exemptions be-
cause we had better health care
than the Affordable Care Act was
offering us, she said.
Drazkoswki agreed with Overby,
saying, Obama isnt going to
change his mind. We need federal
politicians who can rally to change
this. We need to un-elect Senator
Franken. Representative Kelly and
Schoen maintained their previous
sentiments, with Kelly saying we
need to start over and get rid of
MNSure and Schoen saying they
are just growing pains and to toss
it out would be irresponsible.
As for how to keep small busi-
nesses open, capital cronyism was
thrown around by Severson,
Overby, and Drazkowski. Severson
started out by saying, We are see-
ing that larger industries have
learned how to lobby in Washing-
ton D.C. What we are seeing is
the dividing of favors, over-certi-
fication, and over-licensure that
larger government does. When-
ever larger government has over-
sight they put more regulations
specifically on smaller businesses.
Drazkowski pointed out that
Democrats and Republicans on
both sides of the aisle are guilty of
this and they are placing oppres-
sive taxes on Minnesota small
businesses such as the statewide
commercial industrial tax which
makes it hard for small businesses
to compete with larger corpora-
tions.
Helland placed blame on the fact
that colleges dont properly in-
form business majors of what the
Secretary of State does and how
to get their foot in the door while
Schoen maintained that it is not
the governments fault but the
communitys fault for not mar-
keting itself and businesses effec-
tively.
Local economic development
One of the final questions of the
evening found agreement from all
who commented. The question
involved bringing economic de-
velopment to Goodhue and
Wabasha counties.
Kelly and Overby agreed that
Candidate forum held in Zumbrota Sept. 29
the issue is income taxes.
Overby pointed out that Min-
nesota has the second highest taxes
in the country, which means we
are one of ten to twelve states that
actually fund the federal govern-
ment. Kelly and Overby agreed
that this needs to change if small
businesses in rural areas are to
survive.
Hellands answer to this was to
get young people to vote and to be
passionate about politics. They
have a lot of ideas and skills they
can bring to the table to help with
this, he said.
Robinson had to cut off the ques-
tion portion of the evening when
the meeting ran a half hour over.
There was a light meal following
for candidates and attendees to
mingle and discuss topics further.
Most took advantage of the op-
portunity to speak one-on-one with
candidates before the November
4 election.
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the Pine
Island School Board meeting on
October 2, John Durchey and
Joanie Quam of Chartwells Food
Service addressed complaints
about the student lunch program.
The board was seeking an action
plan to gain input from students
and parents.
Durchey said, There have not
been a lot of changes from last
year. We have put items on the
menu that the students said they
liked most. He said the menu is
consistent with other local schools
and the concern is not choice but
portion size. The portions meet
the guidelines for age groups.
Chartwells plans to meet with a
parent who complained and the
older students in Pine Island. There
will be a survey for high school
students input online. Questions
will determine whether the issue
is the choices available or portion
sizes. Durchey is meeting with
Principal Kevin Cardille and Joanie
Quam.
Durchey said that all of the fed-
eral school food program guide-
lines from 2010 are now in place.
Menu items were 85% whole grain
last year, and are 100% whole grain
now. There have been some sup-
ply issues from producers, espe-
cially for a la carte items. There
will be menu changes in late Oc-
tober or November. Some item
portion sizes exceed the guide-
lines. Currently, servings of fruits
and vegetables are unlimited. Des-
serts, bars, and cookies could be
added.
Superintendent Tammy Berg-
Beniak asked, What are the rami-
fications if we left the program
for grades 9-12? Wayzata and
Byron have done this. The con-
cerns are that older students get
hungry in the afternoon and that
student athletes need more calo-
ries.
Durchey said there are questions
that must be answered by the state,
because all grades are in one build-
ing in Pine Island. Grades 9-12
would not benefit from commodi-
ties any more. It might be better to
make this change when there are
two buildings. Two batches of
meals must be cooked. There are
questions about funding free and
reduced lunches. Durchey esti-
mated a loss of $30,000 to $35,000
from food service and questioned
if the other districts were making
their revenues on a la carte items.
Berg-Beniak said, We need to
do a better job of letting kids know
about unlimited fruits and veg-
etables.
PreK-4 principal reports
Principal Cindy Hansen reported
on the Worlds Best Work Force
(WBWF) Committee. Represen-
tatives from the community were
able to attend the first meeting.
They reviewed the five WBWF
goals and organized a system of
reporting information and data to
committee members. One focus
of the committee is the success of
Pine Island students. They will
meet again in March.
With the implementation of
Multi-Tiered System of Supports
(MTSS) and Response to Inter-
vention (RTI) under way, target
time was extended. Last year sup-
port in reading for elementary stu-
dents was added in target time.
This year mathematics was added.
The data coaches met with teach-
ers to review the Minnesota Com-
prehensive Assessment student test
scores from last spring. They are
developing strategies to analyze
curriculum and instruction from
these results.
Students with enough panther
pride points for outstanding be-
havior will have a Panther Lunch
with Hansen each month.
Other business
Rollie Sessions is interviewing
outside contractors to fill two cus-
todial positions. Advertisements
for applicants have been out for a
long time. He said there will be an
increased need when the new build-
ing opens. He is in contact with
Dasher, Service Solutions, and
Arnolds.
The school board reviewed and
approved an amended fundraising
list and the contract with Wendel
Architects. Policies for advertis-
ing, testing, legal status, school
calendar, staff notification of vio-
lent behavior of a student, and stu-
dent sex nondiscrimination were
approved. The board will continue
the review of the school board
agenda policy.
The board is working on updat-
ing the Vision and Mission State-
ments of the Pine Island Schools.
They will seek input from the PIEA,
students, committees, and the com-
munity. There could be a survey
for parents at conference times.
Berg-Beniak reported that Pine
Island will host a track confer-
ence in 2021. She reported there
is an online suggestion box on the
webpage. Also, WiFi has been
installed on three school buses.
The school board closed the
meeting to discuss negotiation of
the principals contract, follow-
ing the regular and facility update
meetings.
Action plan addresses
complaints about
Chartwells lunch program
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From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
Dates of our lives
Our lives begin with our births
(or conceptions). It ends with our
death. We have a set of important
dates in between. Some questions
about the two dates birth and
death are open to discussion.
Which date is remembered? Which
date is more important?
I contend that your birth date is
the most important date of your
life. It beats out your death date,
wedding date, maybe a divorce
date, a coming of age date, vari-
ous religious dates, and education
dates. I would rate your death date
as the least important. Why do I
rate the death date so low? It has
to do with how I believe we should
be remembered.
When do we remember our loved
ones who have gone before us and
what do we remember? Were their
lives joyful with you? Do you want
to remember the pleasant times
and the joy you had with them?
We usually remember death as a
period of sadness. During that time,
remembering joyful times is dif-
ficult. The reverse is usually true
for births. The joy of a new life
sets the tone of your birth date.
Again, joyful times are easier to
remember when we are in a joyful
mood. From my Jewish heritage,
I think we got it wrong. We cel-
ebrate solemnly the death date and
how someone died. We light a
special candle which will burn for
24 hours. We dont spend a lot of
time really remembering. When
someone dies in a horrible man-
ner, is that what we want to re-
member? If I die in such a man-
ner, is that how I want to be re-
membered? My answer is no! The
horribleness can overwhelm the
joyfulness of lives, and we may
lose those great memories.
Look in the Bible, both Old and
New Testament. My example is
Moses. The story of his birth and
the hiding in the river to be found
by a princess is exciting. We dont
know when or where Moses died.
G-d sends him away from the camp
to wander in the wilderness until
he dies. No one is allowed to go
with him to help or comfort him.
His separation allows a clean, clear
start for Joshua to take over being
the leader. Moses was a grown
man when the Exodus began and
40 years later, he is an old guy!
We remember Moses when we
learn about Jewish history. We
dont know his birth date, or his
death date.
All too often, we dont truly
know a persons entire lifes story.
We know just the part when we
were together. For those of our
family who died before we were
born, we rely on other people to
tell the story of their lives. An-
other interesting Biblical fact is
that Noah is the first descendant
who did not know Adam. Abraham
is the first descendant who did not
know Noah. It is Abrahams fa-
ther and family who have to tell
him about Adam and Noah and
the rest of the family.
How do you want to be remem-
bered? Do you want to be remem-
bered as a fun guy doing joyful
things and attending events with
the family? Or just the old guy
who tottered along gradually fol-
lowing behind? Until next week.
To the Editor:
Recently Scott OHara wrote a
brief biography of himself when
he announced his candidacy for
Wabasha County Sheriff. I just
met him and this is what Ive
learned. Hes much more than a
police officer who worked in Coon
Rapids and St. Paul. He worked
with diverse groups of people, faced
danger and, in my opinion, re-
sponded appropriately, clearly
demonstrating and living the motto
Protect and Serve.
Im sure some think hell bring
big city policing to Wabasha
County. I dont believe theres
such a thing but would ask, Whos
better qualified to be at the helm
in that situation? I believe OHara
will bring credibility to this county
due to his work experience which
places him in a position to meet
the challenges of a growing popu-
lation.
A sheriff is someone who must
demonstrate leadership qualities.
Will he be impartial to his con-
stituents, respectful of his fellow
elected officials, and someone who
imparts a friendly word but knows
the difference between being a
friend and being friendly? Abso-
lutely, and I believe these are the
main qualities to look for in a can-
didate for any office.
OHara grew up locally and lives
in Zumbro Falls. I want a person
who has integrity and who wont
depart from the oath of office they
took when they swore to uphold
the laws and Constitution of the
United States.
Name recognition should never
be a reason to put someone in of-
fice. Think about that when you
go to the polls in November.
Darin Lundell
Lake City
Scott OHara has the qualifications
to serve a growing population
Restore leadership
by electing Torgerson sheriff
To the Editor:
Leaders who are admired and
respected have earned that admi-
ration and respect. Kevin
Torgerson is an admired and re-
spected leader as a captain in the
Olmsted County Sheriffs Office.
I have had the honor to work
with Torgerson in many civic roles
within the county. These include
the Polar Plunge and Torch Run
for Special Olympics and events
sponsored by the Minnesota and
southeast Minnesota branches of
the Law Enforcement Memorial
Association. I have even had the
solemn duty of assisting in two
line of duty funerals along with
Torgerson. These are just a few of
the causes he has devoted himself
to.
It seems that politicians build
themselves up by becoming more
active in the community during
an election year. Torgerson has
not done these things to build his
name in the county for a run at the
office of sheriff. He has partici-
pated in these events for decades.
I have seen his model of leader-
ship, and it is one that we can all
aspire to. He commands respect
rather than demanding it.
Torgerson is the best choice for
the office of Olmsted County Sher-
iff from both a fiscal and leader-
ship point of view. Please vote for
Kevin Torgerson for Olmsted
County Sheriff on November 4.
Jonathan Pahl
Pine Island
To the Editor:
How many children have their
own iPod, iPad, or computer? The
reality is that children today have
more access to technology, the
internet and the problems that come
with it than ever before. Some
children are unable to play unless
it involves a game controller or an
app. Many have lost the ability to
use their imagination to play their
own games. They can spend an
entire, sunny day in a virtual world
without thinking twice about it.
Dont let this happen to your child.
Limit their screen time and en-
courage them to play without it.
Along with screen time, the
music they hear is making them
grow up way too fast. Children
are exposed to far too much at
such a young age; I even hear kids
singing songs that, as a college
student, I listen to. Some may say
that its fine to let them listen be-
cause they dont understand what
the words mean anyway. How-
ever, the more they sing along the
more they believe that what they
are hearing is the norm, that its
fine to talk in a way that is not age
appropriate.
Children are losing their chance
at a childhood of imagination and
innocence from being exposed to
vulgar music and time consum-
ing electronic games. You can
change this. Limit their screen time,
monitor what they hear, and most
importantly encourage them to use
their imagination to play a game,
play outside, or sing a song with-
out the use of technology.
Emma Flotterud
Zumbrota
Children are too dependent on
technology for entertainment
Can the taxpayer afford Zip Rail?
To the Editor:
Can the taxpayer (this includes
taxpayers in the entire state) af-
ford Zip Rail?
Using numbers that have been
allocated to a similar 114-mile Zip
Rail in California:
Estimate of $7,600,000,000 to
build at a per mile cost of
$66,600,000 per mile, than mak-
ing a swag (guess) estimate that in
Minnesota this cost might (un-
likely) be 25% less would give a
per mile cost of $49,950,000 per
mile.
The planned route (est. 77 miles)
from Rochester along Highway
52 (shorter than an alternate route)
to the Minneapolis Airport by the
Olmsted County Regional Rail
Authority would then be
$3,846,150,000. This comes to
about $9,514 per foot. Bonding to
finance the rail at 4% interest would
then be an annual cost of $380 per
foot per year or an interest cost
just over $1 per foot per day. About
$45,500 dollars of interest per mile
per day. Equaling approximately
$424,000 interest per day per year.
The Olmsted County Regional Rail
Authority has projected a $27 to
$30 one-way fare to be charged.
This would mean the number of
fares per day would need to ex-
ceed 14,000 fares just to pay the
daily interest, not to say anything
about the electricity to power the
train, its track lighting, terminal
operations, maintenance opera-
tions, parking ramps, and payroll
for ticket agents, facility cleaning
and maintenance personnel, train
maintenance technicians, computer
security and maintenance, etc.
Part of the Olmsted County
Regional Rail Authority proposal
was for the condemnations and
eminent domain taking of a 200-
foot-wide right of way for the Zip
Rail. This translates to approxi-
mately 25 acres per mile or about
2,000 acres (over three square miles
of land) for the 77-mile route.
The U.S. Government Account-
ability Office has estimated that
building a two track high speed
rail that lets trains travel at top
speed in both directions simulta-
neously is $50,000,00 per mile.
This number may not be a current
number as its issue is undated. This
would validate the swag numbers
used above. A European study
estimated annual maintenance cost
for high speed rail at $140,000
per year per mile. A British study
puts the maintenance cost at
$493,000 per year per mile. Re-
member, 77 miles for shortest pro-
posed route.
Numerous farm to farm as well
as farm to market to farm roads
will be turned from through roads
into dead end roads. Emergency
services would be significantly
impacted by these same closures.
Cost of any environmental im-
pact studies is immaterial and use-
less until the financial impact study
is done first.
Harold Radtke
Pine Island
Write in candidate for ZM School Board
To the Editor:
My name is Richard Meyerhofer
and after much deliberation and
encouragement from district pa-
trons, I wish to submit my name
as a write-in candidate for the up-
coming Zumbrota-Mazeppa
School Board elections.
Serving on the ZM Board of
Education will certainly be a huge
undertaking and responsibility, but
one I feel extremely qualified to
fill. In announcing this candidacy,
I bring with me over 25 years of
teaching experience, plus an added
ten years of administrative duties
as middle school principal and
superintendent of school at Zum-
brota-Mazeppa.
I believe I can offer the knowl-
edge and expertise to help our stu-
dents achieve superior academic,
artistic, and athletic success. In
addition, I feel confident of my
ability to assist the school district
in continuing our strong academic
presence, while maintaining a
strong fiscal bottom line.
I encourage you to vote on No-
vember 4 and ask for your support
at the polls. Simply write in my
name under the ZM Board of Edu-
cation portion of the ballet.
Thank you all in advance for
your support.
Richard Meyerhofer
Zumbrota
The second half
of property
taxes are
due by
October 15
Three candidates from the In-
dependence Party attended the
VFW candidate forum on Mon-
day, September 29. This served
as a reminder of the libertarian
streak that runs through this area.
I think the Independence Party
tends to run socially liberal and
fiscally conservative something
of a Ron Paul Republican.
Unlike Paul, who tries to change
the system from within the Re-
publican Party, the Independence
Party members have cut ties with
the Republican and Democratic
Parties. During the forum, mem-
bers from all three parties blamed
crony capitalism for stripping away
Americans dream of owning their
own business.
Ive been writing this column
Accountability in a two-party partnership
for a little over seven years and
nothing seems to change with our
two-party partners. Its logical that
a third party would rise, but un-
likely. I grow tired of writing about
problems and the pretend solu-
tions that Republicans and Demo-
crats fight over.
Six years of Obama and things
are as hopeless as before: division
is power; the rich are getting richer;
the poor work the system as a best
option; healthcare is broken; we
fight over pretend wars on gays,
immigrants, blacks, and women;
and lose lives in a perpetual war
on terror.
If Americans had clarity and
were as committed to their gov-
ernment as they are to the NFL,
we might bring about some change.
Baltimore Ravens running back
Ray Rice knocks out and drags
his wife out of an elevator and
Americans revolt not against
the common community service
punishment administered by the
peoples court, but against the
NFLs initial two-game suspen-
sion that will cost him a few mil-
lion dollars.
Minnesota Viking Adrian Peter-
son has an indefinite suspension
from the NFL due to declining
sponsor support as a result of fan
criticism. Petersons actions may
briefly shine light on corporal
punishment of children, but I ques-
tion if lawmakers or the courts are
ready to tackle this issue when
public passion against the NFL
and Peterson subside.
Bigger-than-life personalities
and money are what Americans
follow and care about. This is how
an all-star wrestler got the Minne-
sota Independence Party off the
ground and a Texas billionaire was
able to make a legitimate run at
the presidency.
Our country is the most power-
ful in the world. Its time to hold
our leaders and ourselves account-
able by exercising our freedom to
demand stewardship, sacrifice,
protection, fairness, and opportu-
nity.
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Goodhue places
third at Byron
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE - It was an up and
down week for the Goodhue vol-
leyball team. The Wildcats fell in
three games at Cannon Falls on
Tuesday, won in four games over
Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Thursday,
and placed third in the 10-team
Byron Invitational
Goodhue will host Lake City
on Thursday and close out regular
season play on Tuesday at Byron.
Cannon Falls
You could put down Goodhues
defeat at Cannon Falls on Tues-
day as a result of Homecoming
week. The Wildcats never got going
Zumbrota-Mazeppa earns their second
win of the season over Pine Island
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND - Coming off a
disappointing three-game loss to
Kasson-Mantorville, the Kenyon-
Wanamingo volleyball team re-
gained their winning ways by beat-
ing Pine Island 29-27, 25-15 and
25-18 in Pine Island, Thursday.
It was a hard fought win over
Pine Island. PI is scrappy and they
are fighters. We had to stay on our
toes tonight and work hard for every
point, said KW coach Jen Neri-
son. We still need to improve
our consistency. Too many missed
serves, and our hitting errors need
to improve. We are hurting our-
selves when this happens and giv-
ing up free points to the oppo-
nents.
Pacing the Knights were Mara
Quam, 12 kills and nine digs;
Megan Quam, eight kills and two
ace serves; Brittney Flom, eight
kills and five blocks; Mia Peter-
son, 18 set assists; Kasey Dum-
mer, 20 digs; and Megan Flom
five blocks.
Standing out for Pine Island
were: Stephanie Norte, three kills,
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA - For just the sec-
ond time this season, the Zum-
brota-Mazeppa volleyball team
savored the taste of a win. The
Cougars earned a 25-22, 17-25,
25-21 and 25-20 win over Pine
Island in Zumbrota, Tuesday.
Both teams worked hard in the
match, with a number of good vol-
leys on both sides of the net.
The Cougars saw Breana Haag
with 11 kills and eight digs; As-
pen Brubaker had nine kills, 11
digs and five ace serves; Hailey
Dykes had nine blocks; and Rachel
Mensink had 16 set assists.
Pine Island was led by Stephanie
Norte who had 12 kills, 14 digs
and two ace serves. Eliza Warneke
had eight kills and five blocks.
Noelle Langworthy had 34 set
assists; and Madi Owen had eight
kills and three ace serves.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 25 17 25 25
Pine Island 22 25 21 20
KW makes quick work of Pine Island
By Faye Haugen
KENYON - The Kenyon-Wana-
mingo volleyball team earned some
votes in the latest Class AA polls,
but the Knights were no match for
third-ranked Kasson-Mantorville
in Kenyon, Tuesday.
I am hoping that we can learn
from this match and move for-
ward, lamented Coach Jen Neri-
son. It was not our best night by
far. Things werent clicking, and
we didnt play as a team.
The KoMets won the opening
game 25-13, but they had to work
harder in the second and third
games before winning 27-25 and
25-22.
Pacing the Knights were: Mara
Quam, seven kills and 10 digs.;
Megan Quam, six kills and 18 digs;
Brittney Flom, five kills; Mia
Peterson, 16 set assists; and Megan
Flom, five blocks.
The Knights will wrap up regu-
lar season play when they host
top-ranked Class AA Stewartville
on Thursday.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 13 25 22
Kasson-Mantorville 25 27 25
Kills: KW - Brittney Flom 5, Megan Quam 6,
Mara Quam 7
Set assists: KW - Mia Peterson 16, Siri Quam
10
Digs: KW - Mara Quam 10, Kasey Dummer 9,
Megan Quam 17
Blocks: KW - Megan Flom 5
KW is no match for
third-ranked KM
Volleyball
Goodhue stops ZM
in four games
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE - In a well played
HVL match in Goodhue on Thurs-
day, the Goodhue volleyball team
earned a four game win over Zum-
brota-Mazeppa, 19-25, 27-25, 25-
18 and 26-24.
The Wildcats had a number of
players step up an contribute in
the victory. Michelle Hadler dished
out 47 set assists with Shelby Hin-
sch putting down a team-high 13
kills. Libero Lexie Kennedy had
40 digs.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa saw Hailey
Dykes with 13 kills, Tara Matuska
with 22 set assists and Aspen
Brubaker with 22 digs.
Goodhue 19 27 25 26
Kills: G - Sarah Ringeisen 8, Kate McNamara
9, Shelby Hinsch 13, Sydney Lodermeier 7;
ZM - Alyssa Quam 7, Hailey Dykes 13, Breana
Haag 6
Set assists: G - Michelle Hadler 47; ZM - Tara
Matuska 22
Digs: G - Michelle Hadler 19, Lexie Kennedy
40, Kate Stehr 19, Sarah Ringeisen 16, Kate
McNamara 13; ZM - Bella Wagner 15, Aspen
Brubaker 22
in the 25-16, 25-21 and 25-14 loss.
Michelle Hadler dished out 23
assists and had 16 digs. Sarah
Ringeisen, Kate McNamara,
Shelby Hinsch, Sydney Loder-
meier and Alex Donahue each had
four kills. Lexie Kennedy stayed
busy with 32 digs.
Goodhue 16 21 14
Cannon Falls 25 25 25
Kills: Sarah Ringeisen 4, Kate McNamara 4,
Shelby Hinsch 4, Sydney Lodermeier 4, Alex
Donahue 4
Set assists: Michelle Hadler 23
Digs: Michelle Hadler 16, Lexie Kennedy 32,
Kate McNamara 12
Byron Invitational
Goodhue had a 4-1 record at the
Byron Invitational to take third
place.
The Wildcats opened with a 25-
15, 19-25 and 15-9 win over Tri-
ton. They also defeated Rushford-
Peterson 25-18, 17-25 and 15-10
and St. Anthony Village 25-15 and
25-12. The Cats only loss in pool
play was to South St. Paul, 25-13,
25-17.
Goodhue took on Triton in the
third-place game, winning 24-26,
25-23 and 15-10. No individual
statistics were available.
Goodhue heads into the last week
of the season with a 13-10 overall
record.
10 digs and three ace serves; Eliza
Warneke, five kills; and Noelle
Langworthy, 14 set assists.
Pine Island 27 15 18
Kills: KW - Brittney Flom 8, Megan Quam 8,
Mara Quam 12; PI - Stephanie Norte 3, Eliza
Warneke 5, Madi Owen 2, Amanda Troester 2
Set assists: KW - Mia Peterson 18, Siri Quam
12; PI - Noelle Langworthy 14
Digs: KW - Mara Quam 9, Kasey Dummer 20;
PI - Isabelle Sorenson 9, Stephanie Norte 10,
Amanda Troester 10, Madie Owen 7
Blocks: KW - Megan Flom 5, Brittney Flom 5,
Alexa Christenson
Ace serves: KW - Megan Quam 2, Siri Quam
2; PI - Stephanie Norte 3,
Kills: ZM - Breana Haag 11, Aspen Brubaker
9; PI - Isabelle Sorensen 2, Stephanie Norte
12, Eliza Warneke 8, Madi Owen 8, Amanda
Troester 7
Set assists: ZM - Rachel Mensink 16, Tara
Matuska 10; PI - Noelle Langworthy 34
Digs: ZM - Bella Wagner 9, Rachel Mensink 8,
Breana Haag 8, Aspen Brubaker 11; PI - Isabelle
Sorensen 10, Stephanie Norte 14, Amanda
Troester 8
Blocks: ZM - Hailey Dykes 9; PI - Eliza Warneke
5
Ace serves: ZM - Aspen Brubaker 5; PI -
Amanda Troester 2, Stephanie Norte 2, Madi
Owen 3
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
The Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball team, from left, Coach Jen Nerison, Brynn Gillard, Maddie McCauley, Madisyn Alme, Sydney Way, Corynne
Dahl, Kasey Dummer, Mia Peterson, Emily Ashland and Megan Flom gets excited when they beat Pine Island in their opening game at Pine Island,
Thursday.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Mia Peterson
makes a set against Pine Island in
Thursdays game.
Pine Islands Noelle Langworthy keeps her eyes on the ball as she
serves to Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday.
HVL Volleyball Conf Over
W L W L
Stewartville 9 0 19 2
Kenyon-Wanamingo 8 1 18 5
Kasson-Mantorville 7 1 19 3
Byron 5 3 17 9
Goodhue 4 4 13 10
Hayfield 4 4 12 6
Cannon Falls 4 4 8 9
Pine Island 2 6 10 9
Rochester Lourdes 2 6 6 9
Lake City 2 6 5 11
Triton 1 8 9 16
STANDINGS
Goodhues Sarah Ringeisen goes up for a block against Triton at the
Byron Invitational on Saturday.
Goodhues Kate Lexvold hit out of
the back row against Triton at
Saturdays Byron Invitational.
Pine Islands Isabelle Sorensen hustles in to make a save at Zumbrota
on Tuesday.
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Aspen Brubaker comes in to block, as Pine Islands Madi Owen pushes the ball over the
net in Tuesdays game in Zumbrota.
Pine Island places fifth at Byron
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND - The past two
weeks have been tough for the
Pine Island volleyball team. The
Panthers were riding a four-game
losing skid, but they won three of
five games at the Byron Invita-
tional on Saturday to place fifth in
the 10-team tournament.
Pine Island opened pool play
with a 25-18 and 25-21 loss to
Visitation, won 25-22, 25-13 over
South St. Paul, fell 25-23 and 25-
20 to Byron, and won 25-15, 25-
13 over Rushford-Peterson. Play-
ing in the fifth-place game, Pine
Island again topped Rushford-
Peterson, 25-19 and 25-12. No
individual statistics were available.
The Panthers will host Byron
on Thursday and play at Kasson
on Tuesday. PI will wrap up regu-
lar season play at the Century In-
vitational on Friday and Saturday,
October 17 and 18.
Classic League
9-16-14
Groth Implement 7 vs. 0 Bye; Eberhart
Construction 0 vs. 7 MJB Farms; Dupont
Pioneer vs. Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump;
Leos Sportsbar 7 vs. 0 AR Auto Care
Top team game: Groth Implement 1146
PI POOL & PINS
Top team series: Groth Implement 3340
Top bowler game: Ed Matul 245
Top bowler series: Darik Rude 642
Commercial League
9-18-14
Maple Island 5 vs. 2 Kiffmeyer Motorsports;
Terry Buck Construction 3 vs. 4 Ellefson
Trucking; Bluff Valley Campground 4 vs.
3 Stus Proshop; Bye 0 vs. 7 Nelson
Family Services
Top team game: Maple Island 1196
Top team series: Maple Island 3397
Top bowler game: Andy Rude 300
Top bowler series: Andy Rude 788
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 PAGE 3A

2014 Section 1A Boys Soccer Tournament
Tuesday, October 7
9. PIZM
8. Faribault
1. Lourdes
Tuesday, October 7
12. Stewartville
5. PEM
Tuesday, October 7
13. LaCrescent
4. Winona
16. Caledonia Thursday,
Oct. 9 at
higher seed
Thursday,
Oct. 9
at higher
seed
Saturday, Oct. 11
at higher seed
Tuesday, October 7
11. Cotter
6. Albert Lea
3. Kasson-Mantorville
Tuesday, October7
10. Byron
7. Red Wing
15. Cannon Falls
2. Austin
Tuesday, October 7
14. Lake City
Thursday,
Oct. 9
at higher
seed
Thursday,
Oct. 9
at higher
seed
Saturday, Oct. 11
at higher seed
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Rochester Regional
Sports Stadium,
7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7
Tuesday, October 7
2014 Section 1A Girls Soccer Tournament
Tuesday, October 7
9. Red Wing
8. Caledonia
1. Kasson-Mantorville
Tuesday, October 7
12. Lake City
5. PEM
Tuesday, October 7
13. Stewartville
4. Lourdes
Bye Thursday,
Oct. 9 at
higher seed
Thursday,
Oct. 9
at higher
seed
Saturday, Oct. 11
at higher seed
Tuesday, October 7
11. St. Charles
6. PIZM
3. Dover-Eyota
Tuesday, October7
10. Cotter
7. Byron
15. Cannon Falls
2. LaCrescent
Tuesday, October 7
14. Winona
Thursday,
Oct. 9
at higher
seed
Thursday,
Oct. 9
at higher
seed
Saturday, Oct. 11
at higher seed
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Rochester Regional
Sports Stadium,
5 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7
Tuesday, October 7
Area Sports
During Fridays Kenyon-Wanamingo Homecoming game, Lyle Wendroths State Farm Agency in Zumbrota
and Kenyon sponsored the second annual Highway 60 Border Battle between Kenyon-Wanamingo and
Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Members of the winning team accepting the $100 donation to the ZM Football Booster
Club courtesy of Lyle Wendroth, are, from left: Linda (Hernlem) Quast (Zumbrota queen 1965), Tony
Stensland (ZM king 1987), Bruce Goodman (ZM king 1991), Pattie (Theis) Nordquist (ZM queen 1994),
Emma Gunhus (ZM queen 2014), and State Farm agent, Lyle Wendroth. The ZM Homecoming royalty kicked
off against KW royalty Tanyia Greseth (1976), Travis Burt (2008), Stacy Quam (1994), Jim Beulke (1985),
and Mariah Quam (2014), beating them 188 yards to 139 yards.
Second annual Border Battle held between KW and ZM
By Ed Stern
Volleyball Commissioner
GOODHUE The match of the
century lived up to its name as it
produced several highlight vid-
eos and both the Woman of the
Week and Man of the Week in
Goodhue coed volleyball.
Dani Ramthun, this weeks
Woman of the Week, proved to be
the difference for Stevies, as she
provided 61 set assists and 41 ace
digs to keep her team from wilt-
ing in the clutch. While Steve
Dankers would proudly (and in-
GOODHUE CO-ED VOLLEYBALL
correctly) say that it was all his
work, the Channel 10 video seg-
ment shows the truth.
I just did what I am supposed
to do. Rachels is a great team.
But with my help, we were even
greater tonight. I cant wait to meet
them again! remarked Dani.
Charlie Dicke was the Man of
the Week.
He was an animal! said sev-
eral proud fans at the post-match
interview. Chuck gathered 21 ace
kills to go along with his 22 blocks
(9 aces) as he did everything he
could to get Rachels the sweep.
I feel bad that I couldnt do it.
I expect more from myself. Thats
all I can say Im just too de-
pressed with the loss.
Great efforts, Dani and Chuck.
Keep up the good work. We look
forward to the next time.
Goodhue Co-ed Volleyball W L PA
Stevies Wonder 12 3 260
Rachels 10 5 283
Dars 7 5 336
Majerus Garage 6 9 295
Alyses 3 12308
Match of the century is awesome
As part of Goodhue Homecoming week, the Wildcat volleyball team held an alumni scrimmage. Current and
former members taking part are, from left, front row: Sarah Ringeisen, Mikayla Miller, Kali Ryan, Kate
McNamara, JoEllen Poncelet, Melissa Poncelet, Breanna Ryan, Angie Stehr and Lindsey Mace; second row:
Brittany Ryan, Kate Stehr, Shelby Hinsch, Megan McNamara, Molly McNamara, Maggie Bigalk, Kate
Lexvold, Michelle Hadler, Kim Lundak, Tia Schimek, Sheila Stehr and Joy Miller; and back row: Darby Miller,
Sydney Lodermeier, Alex Donahue, Ashley Cordes, Klarissa Dankers, Abby McNamara, Megan Jaeger, Abby
Tutewohl, Cass Ramthun, Molly Matthees, Courtney Schroeder and Taylor Larson
Goodhue holds volleyball alumni scrimmage
AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 9
Section 1A girls soccer at higher seed
Section 1A boys soccer at higher seed
Goodhue volleyball, Lake City at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Pine Island volleyball, Byron at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball at Stewartville, 6 p.m.
Friday, October 10
Goodhue football at Chatfield, 7 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo football at Winona Cotter, 7 p.m.
Pine Island football at St. Charles, 7 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa football, Dover-Eyota at Zumbrota, 7 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball at Apple Valley, 5 p.m.
Saturday, October 11
Section 1A girls soccer at higher seed
Section 1A boys soccer at higher seed
Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball at Apple Valley, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, October 14
HVL cross country meet at Byron, 4:30 p.m.
Goodhue volleyball at Byron, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball, Stewartville at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Pine Island volleyball at Kasson, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball, Hayfield at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Southern Alliance Football
Week 5 Blue Division
Individual rushing
Player Att Yds Avg
Ryan Wolfe, WK 130 783 6.0
Garrett Huemann, G 101 649 6.4
Devan Heaney, Cal 68 473 6.9
Individual receiving
Player Rc Yds Avg
Tyler Schumacher, G 26 443 17.0
Alex Vix, RP 11 429 39.0
Jackson Gosse, WK 12 319 26.5
Sam McNamara, G 12 198 16.5
Individual passing
Player Att Com Yds
Jonnie Koenen, RP 39 84 924
Jacob Pasch, G 51 81 745
Austin Bauer, Cal 25 47 323
Bryce Whitehall, FC 27 55 222
Individual scoring
Player TD PAT FG T
Garrett Huemann, G 11 0 0 66
Alex Vik, RP 11 0 0 66
Cole Kingsley, RP 9 1 6 62
Tyler Schumacher, G 3 0 0 18
Week 5 White Division
Offense
Team Rush Pass Total
Lewiston- Altura 1659 513 2172
Triton 1860 166 2026
Dover-Eyota 965 727 1692
Cotter 800 850 1650
St. Charles 618 1008 1626
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 741 549 1290
Defense
Team Rush Pass Total
Triton 888 447 1335
St. Charles 1194 792 1986
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1443 612 2055
Cotter 1830 817 2647
Points
Team PS PA Net
Triton 208 77 131
Dover-Eyota 120 159 -39
St. Charles 119 184 -65
Kenyon-Wanamingo 77 158 -81
Cotter 142 280 -138
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 55 201 -146
Individual rushing
Player Att Yds Avg
Ben Farrell, PI 97 785 8.0
Drew Sathrum, KW 57 449 7.8
Jax Bryngelson, T 43 447 10.3
Brady Lange, LA 42 427 10.1
Jospeh Reiss, DE 69 390 5.6
Andrew Knapczyk, LA 58 366 6.3
Freedom Hunt, ZM 85 322 3.7
Individual receiving
Player Rc Yds Avg
Andrew Fratzke, WC 24 414 17.2
Ryan Keach, DE 19 384 20.2
Ricardo Chavez, SC 27 301 11.1
Nathan Boice, SC 20 300 15.0
Kyle Kerrigan, WC 16 293 18.3
Jacob Forrey, ZM 11 259 23.5
Alex Guse, ZM 11 139 12.5
Individual passing
Player Att Com Yds
Derek McCready, SC 153 84 981
Josh Frost, WC 101 53 734
Garrett Struder, DE 81 37 657
Peyton Schumacher, LA 62 31 513
Freedom Hunt, ZM 71 28 464
Chris Frick, PI 36 17 260
Luke Rechtzigel, KW 42 12 196
Jay Bryngelson, T 17 7 136
Individual scoring
Player TD PAT FG T
Ben Farrell, PI 12 0 0 72
Collin Duellman, WC 8 0 0 48
Ryan Keach, DE 7 1 0 44
Andrew Fratzke, WC 7 0 0 42
Ricardo Chavez, SC 7 0 0 42
Brady Lange, LA 6 0 0 36
Tristan Akason, PI 6 0 0 36
Southern Football Alliance
Conf Over
Red Division W L W L
Lake City 3 2 4 2
LaCrescent 2 3 2 4
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 2 3 3 3
Byron 2 3 3 3
White Division W L W L
Triton 5 0 5 1
Pine Island 4 1 5 1
Lewiston-Altura 4 1 4 2
Dover-Eyota 2 3 2 4
Winona Cotter 1 4 1 5
St. Charles 1 4 1 5
Blue Division W L W L
Caledonia 6 0 6 0
Rushford-Peterson 6 1 6 1
Goodhue 5 1 5 1
Chatfield 4 2 4 2
Southland 3 3 3 3
Wabasha-Kellogg 3 4 3 4
Hayfield 1 5 1 5
Kingsland 0 6 0 6
Fillmore Central 0 6 0 6
STANDINGS
HVL Girls Soccer Conf Over
W L T W L T
Kasson-Mantorville 6 0 0 11 3 2
PIZM 5 1 0 8 5 2
Lourdes 3 2 1 8 5 2
Byron 3 3 0 6 6 2
Lake City 2 4 0 4 11 0
Stewartville 1 5 0 2 10 0
Cannon Falls 0 6 0 1 10 1
HVL Boys Soccer Conf Over
W L T W L T
Lourdes 6 0 0 12 4 0
Kasson-Mantorville 5 1 0 14 1 0
PIZM 4 2 0 7 6 2
Stewartville 2 4 0 3 9 2
Lake City 2 4 0 2 13 0
Cannon Falls 0 6 0 1 10 0
HVL FOOTBALL STATISTICS
By Faye Haugen
St. PAUL A number of area
runners took part in the 33rd an-
nual Twins Cities Marathon held
Sunday between Minneapolis and
St. Paul.
Tyler Pennel of Blowing Rock,
North Carolina won the event in
2:13.32. Esther Erb of Richmond,
Virginia placed first in womens
competition in 2:34.
Area runners take part in 33rd
running of the Twin Cities Marathon
The top area finisher was Ben
Bosch of Pine Island. He placed
568th in 3:14.29. He was closely
followed by Trevor Distad of Pine
Island who placed 596th in 3:15.13.
Results of the 26.2 Twin Cities
Marathon are as follows:
568. Ben Bosch, Pine Island 3:14.29
596. Trevor Distad, Pine Island 3:15.13
1556. Greg Lenn, Pine Island 3:37.36
2826. Tina Leininger, Wanamingo 3:55.21
3127. Ben Hinrichs, Zumbrota 3:58.24
3765. John Borup, Kenyon 4:06.58
4252. Evan Jacobson, Pine Island 4:13.34
4536. Van Jacobson, Pine Island 4:17.04
4769. Jayne Shelquist, Pine Island 4:20.32
5022. Rebecca Zincke, Oronoco 4:24.22
7183. Jodi Erickson, Wanamingo 5:08.05
7612. Kayla Musgjerd, Wanamingo 5:09.28
8838. Laurie Mona, Zumbrota 6:07.12
County
Fiddler April Verch celebrates
Canadian and Appalachian sounds
ZUMBROTA Canadas Ot-
tawa Valley meets Old-Time Ap-
palachia: crack fiddling, electric
step dancing, sweet singing. JUNO
Award nominee April Verch and
her band return to the U.S. for a
performance at Crossings on Fri-
day, October 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Verch and her band spent seven
weeks touring overseas in mid- to
late-summer, from Germany to
England, Ireland and Sweden. They
return to the U.S. in early Octo-
ber.
Verch has never sounded more
comfortable in her skin than she
does now, in the second decade of
her career as an internationally
touring fiddler, step dancer, singer,
and songwriter. Shes a woman
whos fleshed out her identity and
is in full command of her gifts, a
woman whos grown from a
prodigy into an enduring artist
one of musics most unforgiving
public transitionswith grace and
grit to spare.
The April Verch Band
rounded out by bassist and
clawhammer banjo player Cody
Walters and guitarist Hayes Grif-
fin, is an energetic, virtuosic, tra-
dition-celebrating outfit. It doesnt
hurt that the thrilling grand finale
involves Verch fiddling and step
dancingand often executing two
entirely different intricate rhyth-
mic patternsat once.
The story of how Verch came
to be a brilliant interpreter of tra-
dition is just as striking as the re-
sults. Shes of a generation far more
likely to have spent its formative
years taking in MTV than taking
part in any sort of traditional mu-
sic scene, and yet practically from
birth she was immersed in folk
music and dance from her native
Ottawa Valley, a melting pot of
Franco-Celtic flavors brought by
the hard-working loggers who
settled the area.
But Verch reaches across geo-
graphic idioms and pulls in sounds
from the Appalachia mountains
and the Deep South, as well. Shes
so fluent in folk traditionsthe
Canadian ones she was born into
and the American ones she later
found her way tothat old fiddle
tunes like those featured in the
Canadian medley Dusty Miller,
Fiddle Fingers and Grizzly
Bear and the Appalachian med-
ley Edward in the Treetop, Yel-
low Jacket and Quit That Tick-
ing Me sound positively reinvigo-
rated. Originals like her instru-
mental waltz Morris & Boris
and country courting number The
Only One are clearly made to
last.
To reserve tickets visit
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.
For the first time, 13 Minnesota
utilities are joining forces to fight
back against scams. Reports of
phone and email billing scams tar-
geting Minnesota utility custom-
ers are increasing at an alarming
rate, representing thousands of
dollars lost by customer victims.
In an effort to shut down scammers,
the Minnesota utility coalition to-
day launched Slam the Scam,
an awareness campaign aimed at
warning customers and prevent-
ing scams. The coalition is en-
couraging customers who think
they are being targeted by a
scammer to simply end the con-
versation by slamming down the
phone.
Utility companies across the
country are reporting an increase
in scams aimed at customers. Some
Minnesota utilities are experienc-
ing an increase of more than 300
percent in customer scam attempts
compared to 2013 figures.
Scammers are targeting all classes
of customers, but particularly small
businesses such as restaurants. In
most cases, a scammer calls dur-
ing busy hours of operation and
threatens to disconnect the
customers utility service unless
the customer makes a payment
immediately.
Scammers are using various tac-
tics to con customers into provid-
ing payment. Posing as utility
employees, scammers have been
known to:
Tell intended victims their
accounts are past due and threaten
to disconnect their utility service
if they do not make payments im-
mediately.
Require victims to pay using
a pre-paid debit card, such as a
Green Dot card.
Manipulate caller ID to dis-
play a fake number, which may
actually be your utilitys number.
This is called spoofing.
Email customers phony util-
ity bills that appear to be from an
energy provider with an account
number, amount due, due date and
a link to make the payment.
Protecting personal and finan-
cial customer data is a top priority
for utilities, and they are working
to provide solutions to protect the
public from scams. Utilities want
customers to know how to iden-
tify a scam. If they are behind on
their bills, they will receive a written
notice before service disconnec-
tion. Customers who have not re-
ceived a disconnection notice in
the mail should not engage any-
one on the phone or by email who
is demanding to take payment.
Instead, customers should hang
up and contact their respective
utilities to verify account status
and report the attempted scam.
They are also encouraged to re-
port the incident to local law en-
forcement. Utilities offer the fol-
lowing tips to avoid being victim-
ized:
Never give out personal in-
formation or credit card numbers
or wire money as a result of an
unexpected or unsolicited call or
email if you cannot validate the
authenticity.
Be suspicious if the caller is
insisting on the use of a pre-paid
debit card or an immediate pay-
ment. Utilities provide many op-
tions for payment.
Know that your utility will
contact customers first by U.S. mail
about past due bills. You will be
sent a disconnection notice in writ-
ing before your service is turned
off
If it just doesnt feel right, slam
the scam and end the conversa-
tion.
Your utility will welcome the
call to verify your account status.
Contact your utility using a num-
ber provided on a recent bill or the
companys website.
TheBetter Business Bureau of
Minnesota and North Dakota is
closely tracking these types of
scams and has provided an infor-
mative video to help protect the
public.
Slam the Scams aimed at warning
utility customers to prevent scams
Order your print
and e-edition
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Area Sports
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-
land/Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls
soccer team built up a head of
steam heading into the Section
1A playoffs by closing out the
regular season outscoring their
opponents 18-2.
PIZM beat Byron 3-2 and them
crushed Cannon Falls 7-0 and
Jordan 8-0 to move to 8-5-2.
The Wildcats opened Section
1A play on Tuesday. A win would
move them into quarterfinal play
on Thursday at a site to be de-
termined.
Byron
Pine Island/Zumbrota-Maz-
eppa earned 3-2 win over Byron
in Pine Island on Tuesday.
Abby Gushulak gave the Wild-
cats a 1-0 lead midway through
the first half, but the Bears knot-
ted that score at 1-1 before Liza
Shelquist put the Cats up 2-1 with
1:41 to play in the half.
The Bears made it 2-2 mid-
PIZM girls outscore opponents 18-2
way through the second half, but
Shelquist scored her second goal
of the game with 21:17 to play
to give PIZM a lead they would
not relinquish
Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 3
Byron 2
PIZM 2 1 = 3
Byron 1 1 = 2
PIZM goals: Liza Shelquist (2), Abby Gushulak
(1)
Cannon Falls
The Wildcats traveled to Can-
non Falls on Thursday and came
home with a 7-0 win over the
Bombers. With the victory, PIZM
ends HVL play with a 5-1 mark,
good for second place in the con-
ference standings.
Abby Gushulak and Madison
House each had a pair of goals.
Scoring a single goal were Tessa
Gushulak, Emilee Fredrickson
and Summer Cavallaro. Goal-
keeper Cavallaro came out from
between the pipes to play offense
for PIZM.
Assists went to Liza Shelquist
By Faye Haugen
land/Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys
soccer team closed out regular
season play with a 2-0-1 record
for the weekthis moves them to
7-6-2 for the season.
The Wildcats opened Section
1A play on Tuesday. A win would
move PIZM into the quarterfi-
nals at a site a to be determined.
Byron
The Wildcats fought to an 0-
0 draw in double-overtime at
Byron on Tuesday.
Byron controlled the ball, but
we created a few good opportu-
nities and played hard, said
Coach Leo Barbosa.
PIZM held a 4-3 edge in shots
on goal. Brady Schoenfelder was
in goal for the Wildcats.
Stewartville 0 OT
PIZM 0 0 0 0 = 0
Byron 0 0 0 0 = 0
PIZM shots on goal: 3
PIZM saves: Brady Schoenfelder (3)
Cannon Falls
PIZM earned a 4-1 win over
Cannon Falls in Pine Island on
Thursday to close out HVL play.
The Wildcats finish with a 4-2
conference mark to place third
in the HVL standings.
The Wildcats saw Nathan
Marx, Derek Titus, Matthew Lien
and Matt Smith score solo goals.
Smith, Lien and Marx also each
earned an assist.
We had great passing and
movement of the ball. We com-
municated very well, remarked
Coach Wiggins. This was a well
deserved win.
PIZM outshot the Bombers 9-
5 with Brady Schoenfelder mak-
ing four saves in goal.
Cannon Falls 1
Cannon Falls 1
PIZM goals: Nathan Marx (1), Derek Titus
(1), Matthew Lien (1), Matt Smith (1)
PIZM assists: Matthew Lien (1), Matt Smith
(1), Nathan Marx (1)
PIZM boys go 2-0-1 to end the season
PIZM saves: Brady Schoenfelder (4)
Jordan
The Wildcats closed out regu-
lar season play with a 3-0 win
over Jordan. PIZM dominated
play as they outshot the Hubmen
14-3.
Matthew Lien scored a pair
of goals in the first half, with
Jeric Christianson adding the
other score.
Jeremy Bryant, in his first start
in goal, turned back three shots.
Jordan 0
PIZM 3 0 = 3
Jordan 0 0 = 0
PIZM goals: Matthew Lien (2), Jeric Chris-
tianson (1)
PIZM assists: Nathan Marx (1), Matt Smith
(1)
PIZM saves: Jeremy Bryant (3)
(2), Leah Shelquist, Abby Gushu-
lak and Laura Cragoe.
Cannon Falls 0
PIZM 7
Cannon Falls 0
PIZM goals: Abby Gushulak (2), Madison
House (2), Tessa Gushulak (1), Emilee Fre-
drickson (1), Summer Cavallaro (1)
PIZM assists: Liza Shelquist (2), Leah
Shelquist, (1), Abby Gushulak 91), Laura
Cragoe (1)
Jordan
PIZM closed out regular sea-
son play with an 8-0 shutout
against Jordan in Pine Island
Saturday.
Senior Emma Gunhus had a
huge day, scoring four times.
Tessa Gushulak scored twice,
once on a penalty kick, and solo
goals were netted by Liza
Shelquist and Abby Gushulak.
Jordan
PIZM 4 4 = 8
Jordan 0 0 = 0
PIZM goals: Emma Gunhus (4), Liza Shelquist
(1), Abby Gushulak (1), Tessa Gushulak (2)
A Byron player hooks the leg of Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppas Sammi Clementson during Tuesdays game
in Pine Island. The Wildcats earned a 3-2 win over the Bears.
Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppas Hannah Kraling heads the ball away from a Byron player in Tuesdays game
in Pine Island.
Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppas Nathan Marx works to get ahead of a
Jordan defender in Saturdays game in Pine Island. Marx had an assist
in the Wildcats 2-0 victory.
Despite getting kicked, Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppas DJ Titus continues to move the ball up the field
against Jordan on Saturday.
By Faye Haugen
CHATFIELD - While most cross
country meets are run according
to each participant placing, the
Chatfield Invitational runs their
meet as a total time meet. The
times of each teams top five fin-
ishers are totaled up with the low-
est time winning the team title.
At Tuesdays meet, the Pine Is-
land boys placed second and the
girls placed third. The Goodhue
boys placed 10th and the girls
placed 12th.
Both Goodhue and Pine Island
will now prepare for the HVL
Conference meet that will be run
at Byron on Tuesday.
Varsity boys
Jack Williams paced Pine Is-
land, placing fourth in 17:59. He
was followed by Isaiah Ondler,
16th, Logan Meurer, 24th, Gar-
rett Bates, 30th, Jacob Wright, 33rd,
Josiah Bauer, 37th, Evan Goplen,
38th, Jimmy Kroll, 40th, Jason
Hoerle, 45th, Michael Horkey,
58th, Brandon Haze, 73rd, Isaac
Haman, 74th, Mitchell Magnuson,
76th, Adam Barsness, 82nd, Gar-
rett Cobb, 85th, Jakob Ableitner,
90th, Sam Baska, 93rd, Sam
Kepros, 94th, Garrett Talbot, 98th,
Jonathan Aggen, 102nd, Jonathan
Hintz , 112th, and Jeremy Clark
12th.
Ryan Alpers placed 27th to lead
Goodhue in 19:47. He was fol-
lowed by Derek Alpers, 41st, Ryan
Gorman, 69th, CJ Hahn, 88th, and
Trevor Huneke, 99th.
James Mathis of Stewartville ran
to medalist honors in 17:10.
Blooming Prairie ran a low com-
bined time of 91:15 minutes to
win the meet. PI tallied 96.35 min-
utes and Goodhue had a total of
109:39 minutes.
Blooming Prairie 91:15; Pine Island 96:35;
Rochester Area Home School 97:08;
Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson
98:33; Chatfield 99:14; Crestwood 99:36;
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 100:24;
Wabasha-Kellogg 101:58; Kingsland
108:33; Goodhue 109:39 ; Incomplete:
Stewartville, Schaefer Academy, Hayfield,
Medalist - James Mathis, Stewartville, 17:10
4. Jack Williams (PI) 17:59: 16. Isaiah Ondler
(PI) 19:09; 24. Logan Meurer (PI) 19:37; 27.
Ryan Alpers (G) 19:47; 30. Garrett Bates (PI)
19:50; 33. Jacob Wright (PI) 19:59; 37. Josiah
Bauer (PI) 20:13; 38. Evan Goplen (PI) 20:15;
40. Jimmy Kroll (PI) 20:22; 41. Derek Alpers
(G) 20:24; 45. Jason Hoerle (PI) 20:32; 58.
Michael Horkey (PI) 21:16; 69. Ryan Gorman
(G) 21:49; 73. Brandon Haze (PI) 21:59; 74.
Isaac Haman (PI) 22:00; 76. Mitchell Magnuson
(PI) 22:01; 82. Adam Barsness (PI) 22:25; 85.
Garrett Cobb (PI) 22:41; 88. CJ Hahn (G)
23:06; 90. Jakob Ableitner (PI) 23:14; 93.
Sam Baska (PI) 23:57; 94. Sam Kepros (PI)
24:00; 98. Garrett Talbot (PI) 24:25; 99. Trevor
Huneke (G) 24:32; 102. Jonathan Aggen (PI)
25:04. 110. Jonathan Hintz (PI) 27:49; 112.
Jeremy Clark (PI) 28:16;
Varsity girls
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central won
team honors with a low time of
86:12. Schaeffer Academy was
second with a total time of 87:40
and Pine Island tallied 88:42 min-
utes. Goodhue had a total time of
97:54 minutes.
Jocasta Adelsman paced Pine
Island, placing second in 16:36.
She was followed by Josselyn
Lindahl, 16th, Alyssa Rauk, 25th,
Goodhue and PI run in total time meet
Ally Noll, 29th, Taylor Rasmus-
sen, 36th, Emma Vouk, 70th,
Valerie Abus, 72nd, Jesselyn Lon-
neman, 83rd, Lauren Rupprecht,
84th, Summer Rauk, 86th, and
Kaitlin Champa, 91st.
Cassie Voth led Goodhue, plac-
ing 19th in 17:36. She was fol-
lowed by Madison Schafer, 33rd,
Keisha OReilly, 53rd, Sydney Mc-
Namara, 73rd, Brooke Kehren,
85th, Kalley Diercks, 102nd, Jerica
Staehli, 105th, Chelsea Voth,
106th, Maggie Mills, 108th and
Caitlin Roschen, 115th.
Chrissy Lofgren of Stewartville
took medalist honors with a time
of 16:28.
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 86:12;
Schaeffer Academy 87:40; Pine Island
88:42; Crestwood 90:12; Rochester Area
Home School 92:19, Stewartville 92:35;
Wabasha-Kellogg 93:22; Kingsland 95:07;
Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson
95:54, Blooming Prairie 96:19; Chatfield
96:40; Goodhue 97:54; Hayfield 98:08
Medalist - Chrissy Lofgren, Stewartville,
16:28
2. Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 16:36; 16. Josselyn
Lindahl (PI) 17:28; 19. Cassie Voth (G) 17:36;
25. Alyssa Rauk (PI) 17:58; 29. Ally Noll (PI)
18:08; 33. Madison Schafer (G) 18:25; 36.
Taylor Rasmussen (PI) 18:30; 53. Keisha OReilly
(G) 19:29; 70. Emma Vouk (PI) 20:29; 72.
Valerie Abus (PI) 20:37; 73. Sydney McNamara
(G) 20:49; 83. Jesselyn Lonneman (PI) 21:17;
84. Lauren Rupprecht (PI) 21:18; 85, Brooke
Kehren (G) 21:33; 86. Summer Rauk (PI)
21:48; 91. Kaitlyn Champa (PI) 22:06; 102.
Kalley Diercks (G) 23:05; 105. Jerica Staehli
(G) 23:28; 106. Chelsea Voth (G) 23:40; 108.
Maggie Mills (G) 24:15; 115, Caitlin Roschen
(G) 25:32;
By Faye Haugen
OWATONNA - Not only did
the Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-
Wanamingo cross country team
get a preview of the Section 1AA
course they will be running on in
three weeks, the teams also got to
run against most of their competi-
tion.
The Cougars were jumped back
up to Class AA last season, and
they will run against the big schools
again this season. Most of the Sec-
tion 1AA teams took part in the
Ev Berg Invitational that was run
at Brooktree Golf Course in Owa-
tonna on Thursday.
Both the ZMKW girls and boys
teams placed last in the 11-team
meet. The girls tallied 349 points
and the boys 239. Rosemount won
the girls title with 70 points and
the boys title with 48 points.
The Cougars will get the week
off as they prepare for the HVL
Conference meet that will be run
at Byron High School on Tues-
day, October 14. The ZMKW boys
are the defending champions.
Varsity boys
Eric Hokanson led ZMKW,
placing 30th in 17:47. He was fol-
lowed by Ben Bohn, 37th, Micah
Grove, 49th, Craig Banks, 57th,
Cole Haferman, 66th, Joey Ma-
jerus, 68th and Noah Krueger, 69th.
Alex Berhe of Rosemount won
the meet in 16:16.
Rosemount 48, Rochester Mayo 61,
Winona 84, Owatonna 112, Northfield
129, Albert Lea 160, Mankato West 173,
Rochester John Marshall 206, Austin
221, Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-
Wanamingo 239
Medalist - Alex Berhe, Rosemount, 16:16
30. Eric Hokanson (ZMKW) 17:47; 37. Ben
Bohn (ZMKW) 17:51; 49. Micah Grove (ZMKW)
18:22; 57. Craig Banks (ZMKW) 18:33; 66.
Cole Haferman (ZMKW) 19:40; 68. Joey Majerus
(ZMKW) 20:29; 69. Noah Krueger (ZMKW)
ZMKW gets a preview of Section 1AA course
21:04
Varsity girls
Tianna Beniak led Zumbrota-
Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo,
girls placing 63rd in 17:35. She
was followed by Maddie Patter-
son, 67th, Kallie Alders, 72nd,
Payton Kruse, 74th, Sarah Ben-
rud, 75th, and Clara Flikke, 76th.
Emma Christianson of John
Marshall took medalist honors with
a time of 14:35.
Rosemount 70, Eastview 75, Austin 77,
Mankato West 120, Owatonna 132, Albert
Lea 155, Northfield 157, Winona 167,
Rochester Mayo 205, Rochester John
Marshall 269, Zumbrota-Mazeppa/
Kenyon-Wanamingo 349,
Medalist - Emma Christianson, John
Marshall, 14:35
63. Tianna Beniak (ZMKW) 17:35; 67. Maddie
Patterson (ZMKW) 17:49; 72. Kallie Alders
(ZMKW) 18:47; 73. Haley Ellingson (ZMKW)
19:16; 74. Payton Kruse (ZMKW) 19:16; 75.
Sarah Benrud (ZMKW) 20:29; 76. Clara Flikke
(ZMKW) 21:53
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 PAGE 5A
Football
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE - It was one of those
games where everything went right
for the Goodhue football team.
Even their mistakes.
With the wind howling from the
northwest, it took the Wildcats three
times before they were able to kick
the ball off to start the game. A
Cat player had to hold up the ball
on the tee for Riley Augustine to
make the kickoff. The kickoff was
muffed with the ball traveling to
just midfield where it was recov-
ered by the Cats. Goodhue quickly
turned it into seven points when
Garrett Huemann rushed in from
the one and Mariano Bigalk kicked
the first of five PATs.
Kingsland saw their first drive
end when Tyler Schumacher
stepped in front of Kingslands
Marcus Plaehn to make an inter-
ception. That turnover was turned
into a 14-0 lead when Jacob Pasch
found Riley Augustine with an 11-
yard pass. Goodhue made it 21-0
in the opening quarter when Pasch
ran in from the one.
The Cats scoring didnt end
there. Logan Breuer rushed in from
the one and Pasch hooked up with
Tyler Schumacher with a three-
yard pass for a 35-0 lead at the
half. Breuer scored on a one-yard
plunge in the third quarter, and
Wilson Jonas scored on a four-
yard run in the fourth quarter to
push Goodhue to a 47-0 lead.
Kingland did get on the score-
board in the game on a 12-yard
run by Quinn Larson.
Goodhue dominated the game
Goodhue runs over Kingsland
ZM wins a defensive battle at KW
By Faye Haugen
KENYON - Both teams came
into Fridays game at Kenyon need-
ing a win. Both Kenyon-Wana-
mingo and Zumbrota-Mazeppa had
1-4 records, each beating only St.
Charles earlier this season.
In a game dominated by defense,
ZM pulled out an 8-6 victory.
The Knights scored first when
they recovered a Cougar fumble
on ZMs first offensive series.
Tanner Warner rushed in from the
16-yard line for the touchdown,
but the PAT kick failed to go
through the cross bars for a 6-0
Knight lead 40 seconds into the
game.
ZM scored their only touchdown
of the game late in the second quar-
ter when Freedom Hunt hit Jacob
Forrey with a 15-yard pass. Hunt
ran in for the two-point conver-
sion and the Cougars led 8-6, a
lead that held up trough the end of
the contest.
The Knights did have their
chance to take the lead late in the
second quarter when Jacob
Whipple had a 36-yard kickoff
return, taking the ball to the ZM
10-yard line. But a holding pen-
alty pushed the Knights back to
the 25-yard line, and on the next
play they fumbled the ball with
ZMs Evan Block making the re-
covery to snuff out the Knights
scoring attempt.
ZM held a 202-127 yards gained
advantage over KW. Neither team
did much passing in the high winds
that buffeted players and fans
throughout the contest.
Maverick Jackson rushed for 109
yards on 26 carries to lead ZM in
rushing yards. Hunt was 3 of 5
passing for 28 yards. Forrey made
two receptions for 25 yards.
Tanner Warner led KWs ground
game with 60 yards on 16 carries.
Luke Rechtzigel was 4 of 9 pass-
ing for 13 yards. Gavin Roosen
had one reception for nine yards.
The Cougars will host Dover-
Eyota on Friday at 7 p.m. in Zum-
brota. The Eagles have a 2-4 record
and are coming off a 21-20 loss to
St. Charles. ZM will conclude regu-
lar season play on Wednesday,
October 15 when they host Cot-
ter.
Kenyon-Wanamingo will travel
to Winona to take on Cotter at 7
p.m. at Winona State University.
The Ramblers sport a 1-5 record
and are coming off a 61-7 loss to
Triton. KW will wrap up regular
season play when they host
Lewiston-Altura on Wednesday,
October 15. at 7 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 8
Kenyon-Wanamingo 6
ZM KW
First downs 11 7
by rushing 8 7
by passing 1 0
by penalty 2 0
Rushing plays 53 34
Rushing yards 174 114
Passing attempts 5 9
Passing completions 3 4
passing yards 28 13
interceptions 0 1
touchdowns 1 0
Total offense 202 127
Punts/avg. 4/37 5/32
Penalties/yds 5/40 5/48
Fumbles/lost 3/1 5/3
Scoring
ZM 0 8 0 0 = 8
KW 6 0 0 0 = 6
First quarter
KW - 16-yard touchdown run by Tanner Warner.
PAT kick failed. 6-0
Second quarter
ZM - 15-yard touchdown pass from Freedom
Hunt to Jacob Forrey. Conversion run by Freedom
Hunt. 8-6
Individual statistics
Passing: ZM - Freedom Hunt, 3 of 5 for 28
yards, one touchdown; KW - Luke Rechtzigel 4
of 9 for 13 yards, one interception
Rushing: ZM -Maverick Jackson, 26 rushes
for 109 yards; Freedom Hunt 25/61; Jacob
Forrey 1/4; KW - Tanner Warner 16/60; Calvin
Steberg 8/19; Luke Rechtzigel 5/19; Jacob
Whipple 5/16
Receiving: ZM - Jacob Forrey, 2 receptions
for 25 yards; Alex Nelson; 1/3; KW - Gavin
Roosen 1/9; Caleb Greseth 1/6; Jacob Whipple
1/2; Tanner Warner 1/-4
in all aspects. They rolled up 352
yards of offense, while holding
the Knights to just 80 yards.
Pasch was 5 of 5 passing for 50
yards. Riley Augustine made two
receptions for 16 yards. Garrett
Huemann rushed for 121 yards
on 16 carries.
Goodhue will get a test in their
PI stays in the hunt for a title
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND - Lewiston-Al-
tura came into Fridays game with
a 4-0 record in White Division
play. The Panthers knew if they
wanted to stay in the hunt for a
title, they had to knock off the
Cardinals. That is just what they
did with a 16-13 victory in Pine
Island.
Now the Panthers have to hope
that LA can beat division-leading
Triton on Friday so that all three
teams sport the game record.
Turnovers made the difference
in Fridays game. The Cards had
two fumbles, one that led to a touch-
down, while the Panthers had no
turnovers.
On their second play from scrim-
mage, the Cardinals fumbled the
ball with PI making the recovery
on their own 32-yard line. It didnt
take long for the Panthers to score
when Chris Frick hit Ben Farrell
with a 31-yard pass for a 6-0 lead
when the PAT kick failed.
But the Cards came right back
with an 11-yard rushing TD from
Brady Lange. The Panthers blocked
the kick for a 6-6 game.
Pine Island took a 13-6 lead to
the locker room when Farrell
rushed in from the eight in the
second quarter and Mitchel Acker
kicked the PAT.
LA came back from the half to
knot the score at 13-13 when Brady
Borkowski rushed in from the 20.
Peyton Schumacher kicked the
PAT. The Cardinals were on the
move late in the quarter when the
drive stalled. LA lined up to punt
the ball, but the Panthers were able
to make the stop on a fake punt,
taking over the ball at midfield.
PI drove deep into LA territory,
but saw their drive stop. Acker
came in and kicked a 29-yard field
goal to give PI a 16-13 lead.
News-Record photo by Peter Grimsrud
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Connor Hegseth reaches for Kenyon-Wanamingos Calvin Steberg as Knight lineman
Ryan Pelkey tries to prevent the tackle in Fridays game in Kenyon.

Another LA fumble late in the
game resulted in the Panthers run-
ning out the game clock for the
big win.
LA came into the game leading
the White Division in both offense
and defense. The Panther defense
held the Cards to 176 total yards,
25 in the fourth quarter.
PI moves their record to 5-1.
The Panthers will travel to St.
Charles on Friday to take on the
1-5 Saints. SC won their first game
of the season last week when they
edged Dover-Eyota 21-20.
PI will wrap up regular season
play when they play at Dover-Eyota
on Wednesday, October 15.
Pine Island 16 - Lewiston-Altura 13
PI WC
Rushing plays 42 42
passing yards 90 0
interceptions 0 0
touchdowns 1 0
Scoring
LA 6 0 7 0 = 13
Pine Island 6 7 3 0 = 16
First quarter
PI - 31-yard touchdown pass from Chris Frick
to Ben Haller. PAT kick failed. 6-0
LA - 11-yard touchdown run by Brady Lange.
PAT kick blocked. 6-6
Second quarter
PI - Eight-yard touchdown run by Ben Farrell.
PAT kick by Mitchell Acker. 13-6
Third quarter
LA - 20-yard touchdown run by Brady Borkowski.
PAT kick by Peyton Schumacher. 13-13
PI - 29-yard field goal by Mitchell Acker. 16-13
Passing: PI - Chris Frick 5 of 8 for 90 yards,
one touchdown. Ben Farrell 0 of 1
Rushing: PI - Ben Farrell 25 carries for 93
yards; Chris Frick 11/21; Matt Kukson 1/3;
Tristan Akason 3/1; Aaron Gillard 2/-2
Receiving: PI - Tristan Akason, two receptions
for 51 yards; Ben Farrell 1/31; Mitchell Acker
1/5; Aaron Gillard 1/3
next two games. The Cats will head
to Chatfield on Friday to face the
4-2 Gophers who are coming off a
48-7 win over Wabasha-Kellogg.
Goodhue will host second-ranked
Class AA Caledonia on Wednes-
day, October 15 to wrap up regu-
lar season play.
Goodhue 47 - Kingsland 7
G K
First downs 22 2
by rushing 18 1
by passing 4 1
by penalty 0 0
Rushing plays 54 19
passing yards 50 56
interceptions 0 0
touchdowns 2 2
Punts/avg. 0 -
Penalties/yds 3/25 5/25
Fumbles/lost 5/1 2/0
Scoring
Kingsland 0 0 0 7 = 7
Goodhue 21 14 6 6 = 47
First quarter
G: One-yard touchdown run by Garrett Huemann.
PAT kick by Mariano Bigalk. 7-0
G: 11-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Pasch
to Riley Augustinbe. PAT kick by Mariano Bigalk.
14-0
G: One-yard touchdown run by Jacob Pasch.
PAT kick by Mariano Biglak. 21-0
Second quarter
G: One-yard touchdown run by Logan Breuer.
PAT kick by Mariano Bigalk. 28-0
G: Three-yard touchdown pass from Jacob
Pasch to Tyler Schumacher. PAT kick by Mariano
Bigalk. 35-0
Third quarter
G: One-yard touchdown run by Logan Breuer.
Fourth quarter
G: Four-yard touchdown run by Wilson Jonas.
K: 12-yard touchdown run by Quinn Larson.
PAT kick by Leo Thoss. 47-7
Passing: G - Jacob Pasch, 5 of 5 for 50 yards,
two touchdowns
Rushing: G - Garrett Huemann, 16 rushes for
121 yards; Wilson Jonas 4/83; Jacob Gilsdorf
17/63; Mason Huemann 2/11; Jacob Pasch
8/11; Bailee OReilly 4/8; Logan Breuer 3/5
Receiving: G - Riley Augustine, 2 receptions
for 16 yards; Garrett Hueman 1/19; Sam
McNamara 1.12; Tyler Schumacher 1/3
With Zumbrota-Mazeppas Tyler Poncelet in pursuit, Kenyon-Wanamingos Tanner Warner finds some running
room after teammate Clint Irrthum (73) puts a block on Zumbrota-Mazeppas Robby Pollitt (55) and Evan
Block (74).
News-Record photo by Faye Haugen
Both Pine Islands Ben Haller (52) and Lewiston-Alturas Brady Borkowski
(4) look at the loose ball late in Fridays game in Pine Island. It was
Haller who got to the ball first.
Pine Island players, from left, Keanan Peterson-Rucker (42), Mikael Sloane (18), Aaron Gillard (33), Luke
Thornton (52), Mitchell Acker (12), Ben Farrell (24), Ben Haller (58) and Jake Higgins (50), react to
recovering a Lewiston-Altura fumble with three minutes to play in Fridays game in Pine Island.
News-Record photo by Faye Haugen
Goodhues Mason Huemann (9), Chase Danielson (56) and Bailee OReilly (32) meet at the quarterback in
Fridays game in Goodhue. Kingslands quarterback Jacob Rindels was sacked by the Goodhue defense.
Goodhues Tyler Schumacher steps in front of Kingslands Marcus
Plaehn for an interception early in Fridays game in Goodhue. Nathan
Altendorf (14) is also in on the play.
STANDINGS
Southern Football Alliance
Conf Over
Red Division W L W L
Lake City 3 2 4 2
LaCrescent 2 3 2 4
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 2 3 3 3
Byron 2 3 3 3
White Division W L W L
Triton 5 0 5 1
Pine Island 4 1 5 1
Lewiston- Altura 4 1 4 2
Dover-Eyota 2 3 2 4
Winona Cotter 1 4 1 5
St. Charles 1 4 1 5
Blue Division W L W L
Caledonia 6 0 6 0
Rushford-Peterson 6 1 6 1
Goodhue 5 1 5 1
Chatfield 4 2 4 2
Southland 3 3 3 3
Wabasha-Kellogg 3 4 3 4
Hayfield 1 5 1 5
Kingsland 0 6 0 6
Fillmore Central 0 6 0 6
Football Friday, October 10, Cannon Falls at KM, 6:45 p.m.
Football Wednesday, October 15, St. Charles at Triton, 6:45 p.m.
Join us Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. for the area fall Coaches Shows.
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Section B of NEWS-RECORD Wednesday, October 8, 2014 No. 41
Oronoco
Wanamingo
Pine Island
Zumbrota
Mazeppa
Goodhue
Neighbors
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By Audra DePestel
land High School football team
ended Homecoming Week with a
16-13 victory over Lewiston-
Altura on Friday, October 3.
Throughout the week of Septem-
ber 29-October 3 students and staff
celebrated Homecoming with the
crowning of royalty, dress-up days,
games, skits, and other fun activi-
ties.
Varsity football player Ben Haller helps kindergartener McKinley Sorum
put on a washable Panther Football tattoo on October 3.
Harry Pike, the #1 Panther Fan, gets ready to be escorted through the
indoor parade by Keanan Peterson-Rucker, center, and Mitchel Acker.
Homecoming King Chris Frick and Queen Mel Heeren walk along the
indoor parade route with junior royalty Kadence Woodfin and Troy
Hinton, followed by the rest of the senior court.
Colton Pike (front, left) keeps his footing as the senior boys pull their
way to a win in the Tug-of-War challenge.
The winning sophomore float was one in which Kayla Anderson dressed
up as an injured cardinal (representing the Lewiston-Altura mascot)
while being pulled in a wagon by the Pine Island Panther mascot.
Varsity football player Duku Moses reads a book about football to
students in Ms. Schreibers kindergarten class on October 3. Chris
Frick, Luke Thornton, and Ben Haller also took turns reading to
kindergarteners and first-graders.
PI Homecoming week ends in victory
Due to cool and rainy weather,
outdoor activities were held in-
side this year. The Powder Puff
ultimate frisbee game was changed
to a game of dodgeball and was
held in the school gymnasiums.
On Friday, October 3, the Tug-
O-War contest and the parade were
also held inside the school. Win-
ners of the float competition were
the sophomores and the overall
winners of the Spirit Cup chal-
lenges were the seniors.
Goodhue Area Historical Museums
annual auction is October 16
GOODHUE The Goodhue
Area Historical Museum will hold
its 15th annual auction on Octo-
ber 16 at the Lions Community
Center in Goodhue. The musuem
will be receiving donated items
such as produce, antiques, crafts,
yards of crushed rock and black
dirt, and other items. Of course,
the famous Pie of the Month will
be sold to the highest bidder. There
will be a bake sale also beginning
at 5 p.m.
The auction and about five acres
of soybeans or corn, along with
memberships and donations, are
what keeps the museum operat-
ing. There are a large number of
volunteers performing regular
duties, from office work to clean-
ing, serving as guardians during
summer visiting hours, etc., and a
board who keeps it all together.
Summer visits
Many guests and groups made
a stop at the museum this past sum-
mer. The Goodhue County Ex-
tension Home Study Group day
tour visited in early April, the
Goodhue fifth-graders came down
to tour on a field trip day, and the
Goodhue faculty and staff included
a visit during one of their work-
shop days in August.
The total number of registered
guests was approximately 275,
including guests from Texas, Mis-
souri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Georgia,
Montana, and North Dakota, along
with places in greater Minnesota
like St. Cloud, Nisswa, and Min-
neapolis.
Addition complete
The first phase of an addition
onto the existing building was
completed late this summer; the
plan is for it to be completed in
2015. The new addition will nearly
double the space and allow for
more exhibits that are currently
stored off site.
ZM School to present Crazytown
ZUMBROTA The cast and crew from Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School/Middle School have been rehearsing
for their upcoming performance of Crazytown by Jonathan Rand. Fourteen students, under the direction
of Heidi Hanson, will take the audience on a tour of the most messed-up town in America. In front: Sabrina
Spratte; second row, from left to right: Brynn Karstens, Georgia Hinrichs, and Ben Knowlton; in back:
Isabelle Drenkhahn, Jack Rubio, Hannah Eckblad, Sophie Holm, Aricka Roberson, Rachel Tshann, Kayla
Smith, Madeline Drenkhahn, and Emilie Rubio. From the police interrogation room where the nicest guy in
town is issued a strange ultimatum, to the elementary school for a heated political debate on critical issues
like tater tots, the story is sure to provide some laughs. The public is invited to attend the performances at
the Neuman Auditorium at the high school on Thursday, October 9, at 1 p.m. or Saturday, October 11, at 7
p.m.

Goodhue
Preschoolers learn about fire safety
GOODHUE Goodhue
preschoolers were fired up to
learn about fire safety last week.
The four-year-old classes took field
trips to the fire station September
29-30, and the three-year-old class
had a firefighter visit the class-
room.
The children learned that
firefighters are our friends and we
dont need to be scared of them,
even if they look different in their
gear. They also learned to crawl
low like a puppy during a fire
(Stop, Drop, and Roll) and how
to get out QUICK!
Dylan Klindworth tries on the heavy
firefighter coat.
From left to right, Jose Murillo, Alex Loos, and Giovanni Sanchez
climbed up in the big firetruck. These friends left saying they were
going to be firefighters when they grow up.
Jordan Ronningen, Kate Lexvold, Ashley Cordes help with hallway
decorating.
Kate Stehr, Kalley Diercks, Michelle Hadler pose for the camera on
Biker Day.
Homecoming Queen Shelby Hinsch sprints for the first senior touchdown
in the Powder Puff game. Junior Kate Larson is in pursuit.
Goodhue Homecoming Week
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WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
The following information was
provided by the Goodhue County
Sherriffs Office.
September 10
7:23 p.m. A juvenile accidently
shot another juvenile with a BB
gun on 5th St E. Both juveniles
and parents were spoken to. A
warning was given.
11:57 p.m. A suspected brush
fire was reported near the 10500
block of Cty 12 in Cherry Grove
Township. The Wanamingo Fire
Department responded. Once on
scene, the chief cancelled the call.
September 11
3:26 p.m. Wanamingo Locker
Plant reported that a window on
the company van had been bro-
ken.
5:42 p.m. The soda machine
on Main St was giving away free
pop. Viking Coca Cola was con-
tacted.
September 12
7:59 a.m. Medical help was
requested on Hill Cr.
11:53 p.m. Suspicious activ-
ity was reported on 3rd Ave. A
female said she was waiting for a
friend who was picking up a dog.
September 14
11:10 a.m. A home alarm was
activated on the 10800 block of
400th St in Wanamingo Town-
ship. It was a false alarm.
September 15
3:07 p.m. An adult female was
missing from Beverly St. The fam-
ily had been looking for her around
the residence for two hours. A Code
Red was sent to residents within a
five mile radius. The Wanamingo
Fire Department assisted the
sheriffs office with a search of
Wanamingo and the surrounding
area. The search was halted at 11
p.m. with plans to continue the
next day. At 12:30 a.m. a family
member called to say the female
had been found.
September 16
4:03 a.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Hwy 60 and Cty
168 in Minneola Township.
September 17
11:59 a.m. A subject known
to the complainant was found in
her home on Nelson Dr. The inci-
dent is under investigation.
12:59 p.m. Home checks were
requested on Nelson Dr.
6:57 p.m. Criminal damage
involving a juvenile was reported
near 4th St E and Main St. The
complaint was unfounded.
September 19
1:09 a.m. An unknown ve-
hicle was parked at SEMA Equip-
ment. A deputy found all doors
secured.
September 20
1:40 a.m. A person in a ve-
hicle on Main St was not stable
and talking about suicide. The
subject was given assistance.
2:35 a.m. A deputy was asked
to check on the welfare of a fe-
male in the grassy field near
Beverly and Main St. The female
was intoxicated. No foul play was
suspected. The female was trans-
ported to St. Marys emergency
room in Rochester.
12:54 p.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Hader.
10:59 p.m. A vehicle was
stopped near the 47600 block of
160th Ave in Roscoe Township.
The vehicles occupant was get-
ting the mail.
11:16 p.m. A carbon monox-
ide detector was going off on Mingo
View Dr. The house was checked
by the fire department.
September 21
12:24 a.m. Medical help was
requested on Hill Ave.
6:16 p.m. A residential alarm
was activated on the 13900 block
of Cty 12 in Roscoe Township. It
was a false alarm.
September 22
8:05 a.m. A driver struck a
parked vehicle on 5th St E.
5:47 p.m. A suspicious ve-
hicle was in front of a house on 1st
Ave, then a male walked toward
the open garage. The complain-
ant opened the front door and the
suspicious male turned and walked
back to the vehicle. A deputy
checked the area but did not lo-
cate the vehicle.
7:43 p.m. A deputy assisted
the public near Hwy 60 and 3rd
Ave.
September 23
7:14 a.m. A dog bite was re-
ported near 490th St and Cty 10 in
Roscoe Township.
10:43 a.m. A citation for speed-
ing was issued near 460th St and
Hwy 57 in Minneola Township.
September 24
4:19 p.m. A woman was ar-
rested near Hader for third-degree
driving while intoxicated, .08 or
more, and open bottle.
September 25
11:55 p.m. Medical help was
requested on 1st Ave.
Wanted: Women who love to quilt
By Kathy Theel
WANAMINGO A new quilt-
ing group is starting at the Wana-
mingo Community Center on
Monday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m.
We are looking for people who
love to quilt, whether you are a
new quilter or an experienced
quilter.
Our session will last for two
hours. Bring your own projects or
come to see what others are work-
ing on and get some new ideas.
The group will meet on the sec-
ond and fourth Monday of the
month.
We will share tips, give demon-
strations and enjoy each others
ideas. This is open to anyone no
matter where you live.
Bring your sewing machines,
cutting boards and anything else
you need to complete your projects.
If you are a knitter, bring your
needles.
For more information, call Kathy
Theel at 507-251-9327.
Photo by Alicia Hunt-Welch
New staff at Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School are, from left to right: Demian Jackman (art), John
Medcraft (emotional behavior disorders), Beth Windhorst (deaf and hard of hearing students), Roxy Rolstad
(media center educational specialist), and Cody Anstedt (fourth grade).
Meet the new staff at
KW Elementary School
KW had the ideal job opening to
suit that desire. Anstedt said, I
went to a small college in a small
town and I loved everything about
it...The teachers and staff at KW
are all really good people who truly
care about educating kids, which
is exactly the type of school I want
to teach at!
Anstedt was hired to teach fourth
grade. And as part of her core class
rotation schedule with the other
fourth grade teachers, Anstedt will
teach all the reading classes. The
other two fourth grade teachers
are splitting the math and science
duties.
In her free time, Anstedt enjoys
reading, hanging out with friends,
making crafts, playing tennis, and
being outside.
Beth Windhorst
Speech language pathologist
Beth Windhorst comes to KW af-
ter having taught in Faribault. She
will serve as the teacher for deaf
and hard of hearing students. I
provide speech, language and hear-
ing services for students, support-
ing them with their communica-
tion skills, she said.
As a child Windhorst lived in
Massachusetts, Ohio, California,
and Texas, before finally landing
in Kentucky in third grade. She
said, When I was young, I told
my mom I would not be a nurse or
a teacher...because she was both.
Despite this, I became a teacher
and its been great.
Windhorst graduated from West-
ern Kentucky University with a
bachelor of science in communi-
cation disorders. She received her
masters in deaf education from
the University of Cincinnati in
Ohio.
Even before being hired by the
district, KW was sort of a second
home to her. Windhorst said, My
daughters went to school at KW,
so I always had a soft spot for the
staff who worked here. I knew
this would be a great place to work.
When not working, Windhorst
enjoys spending time with her
farmer husband, their two daugh-
ters, and their many many pets, as
well as listening to music, cook-
ing, and sewing costumes.
Roxanne Rolstad
Roxy Rolstad returns to Kenyon-
Wanamingo this year and is ex-
cited about the opportunity. She
said, I previously worked at the
KW Elementary School for close
to eight years. So returning to the
scene of the crime as a media
center educational specialist is like
coming home. I am very, very
excited to be a part of the KW
education system again.
Rolstad said she looks forward
to meeting all the children as they
come into the library this year to
check out books and work through
the Accelerated Reader program.
Parents, I would love the chance
to meet you also, she said. Please
stop in the library any time and/or
mark your calendars to stop in
during our book fairs in October
and March. They coincide with
school conferences.
But visitors be prepared: Rolstad
is quite opinionated and not at all
afraid to support the Green Bay
Packers publicly. She said, I was
born and raised in Iowa, aka Gods
Country. I proudly cheer for the
green and gold thats right Im a
Cheesehead! So as you can see
Im a troublemaker. In fact, a
wall in the library has been trans-
formed into a mini Packers shrine.
Rolstad lives in Kenyon with
her husband of 19 years. Their
son Freddie graduated high school
last year and is attending the Golf
Academy of America in San Di-
ego, California. She said, Lov-
ing, laughing, family, friends, and
my faith are huge motivators in
my life.
John Medcraft
Hired by Kenyon-Wanamingo
Schools in 2013, John Medcraft is
not new to the district, but he is a
new face at KW Elementary. In ad-
dition to his duties at the middle/
high school working with students
with emotional behavior disorders
(EBD), this year Medcraft will also
work with students in the elemen-
tary with EBD challenges.
Medcraft received his bachelor
of science degree in social work
from Winona State University and
his licensure in emotional behavior
disorders/learning disabilities from
Augsburg College. He continues to
work on his masters in education at
Augsburg College.
WANAMINGO Five new staff
members are in the classroom and
hallways of Kenyon-Wanamingo
Elementary School this year. Be-
low you will find out more about
Demian Jackman, Cody Anstedt,
Beth Windhorst, Roxy Rolstad,
and John Medcraft.
Demian Jackman
Demian Jackman was hired to
teach art. He was born in Tennes-
see and grew up in Minneapolis.
As a teen Jackson knew he wanted
to pursue a career in visual arts.
After graduating from Minneapolis
public schools he began teachers
college in 2002 at Middle Ten-
nessee State University in
Murphreesboro, Tennessee (home
of the Blue Raiders). In 2003, he
transferred up to the University of
Minnesota. He earned his bach-
elor in visual arts in 2006. While
working on his masters in art edu-
cation, Jackman conducted his stu-
dent teaching assignment in a sub-
urb of Wellington, New Zealand,
with the Global Student Teaching
program. He also did some stu-
dent teaching at Park Center High
School in Brooklyn Center, and
Sand Creek Elementary in Coon
Rapids. He earned his Masters in
2008 from the University of Min-
nesota College of Education and
Human Development.
For the past five years, Jackman
has been teaching K-8 art and de-
veloping art curriculum for New
City Charter School in Minneapo-
lis.
Last year Jackman, his wife and
their two children moved onto 22
acres outside of Cannon Falls,
with the hope that I would keep
teaching somewhere around here,
establish a rural art studio, and
start a hobby farm of sorts. Well
another baby arrived in June of
this year, and anyone who has
experience with small children
knows that personal aspirations
get shelved for a bit when you
have little ones. Jackman took
on substitute teaching jobs through-
out Goodhue County. He said,
When the half-time art position
opened up at KW, it seemed like a
natural fit. Elementary students
have art time with Mr. Jackman
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fri-
days.
Cody Anstedt
As a child growing up in Lake
Zurich, Illinois, a suburb of Chi-
cago, Cody Anstedt had dreams
of being an orthopedic surgeon.
But sometime prior to graduating
from Lake Zurich High School,
she determined the white doctors
coat and surgical mask were not
for her. She decided to attend
Carroll University in Waukesha,
Wisconsin, to major in elemen-
tary education with a minor in lan-
guage arts.
In July Anstedt moved to Min-
nesota from Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania. She lives in Inver Grove
Heights with her husband Danny,
and their two cats, Jax and Boo.
She was interested in teaching
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Zumbrota/Mazeppa
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Discussion at
the October 2 Zumbrota City Coun-
cil meeting largely revolved around
the 2015-2025 reconstruction plan
and the fact that Jefferson Drive
was not included in the plan. Mayor
Rich Bauer asked for comments
concerning the proposed plan,
which contains much of East Av-
enue and parts of 2nd Avenue East,
West 5th Street, Mill Street, and
West 6th Street.
When councilor Sara Durhman
asked about the absence of
Jefferson Drive in the plan, City
Administrator Neil Jensen said he
welcomed feedback because It
is a big issue that needs to be ad-
dressed. Jensen pointed out that
the current plan was based on in-
frastructure and how badly the
specific roads were doing. Jefferson
Drive has minimal problems with
its infrastructure most are re-
lated to the inconvenience of driv-
ing on it with all the deep cracks.
Jensen said a previous quote for
the replacement of Jefferson Drive
was over $2 million. Councilor
Brad Drenckhahn suggested a plan
to start putting aside funds to pay
to replace the street. Members dis-
cussed doing small sections of
Jefferson Drive, with the cost
roughly being $700,000 for each
patch every four years. They esti-
mate the entire project would then
take twelve years. This would give
council time to find the funds to
pay for the cost. It was then sug-
gested by Drenckhahn that they
look at the cost of patching up
what can be done next spring to
keep the road intact until the city
can come up with the $700,000 to
replace the first small section.
The council agreed to keep this
topic on the agenda for a little
longer, and wait until councilor
Tina Hostager, who was absent,
had time to look it over, and also
to have Public Works Director
Mike Olson to get a quote to patch
up areas of Jefferson next spring.
Other business
The possible roof replacement
of the wastewater treatment plant
control building was mentioned.
The council said the best route is
to place a metal roof.
The painting bid of $3,415 by
Steve Ball for wastewater plant
clarifiers was accepted.
Zumbrota Health Services was
granted a one-day liquor license
for the grand opening of the reno-
vated facility on October 23.
Charter Communications re-
quested consent to transfer con-
trol because they are merging with
Comcast. The company will even-
tually be known as New Charter.
The council gave consent.
The council approved a bid by
Heartlind Trees, Inc. in the amount
of $1,600 to remove eight trees
along East Avenue and West 4th.
MAZEPPA On September 29,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Super-
intendent Tony Simons updated
the school board about the open-
ing of the new Early Childhood
Center in the Zumbrota Health
Center expansion. He said, It will
open in the next few days.
The center was moved without
shutting down services, he said.
He credited Jen Burfeind for or-
ganizing the move. She thanked
everyone involved, including the
City of Zumbrota, for their help
getting the center ready for fami-
lies and children.
There will be additional space
to add classes for the growing fam-
ily and child education programs
at the new center. The district hopes
to offer more services for young
families. The after-school program
has also grown from 30 to 89 chil-
dren.
The district is planning a grand
opening to coincide with the health
center grand opening at the end of
October. There will be more in-
formation available about the event
when the plans are definite.
Costa Rica trip
Teacher Ashley Buchholz pre-
sented information about the ZM
and Cannon Falls Spanish Clubs
trip to Costa Rica that is sched-
uled from June 24 until July 3,
2015. The cost of the trip is $2,999.
Students must have completed at
least two years of Spanish.
On the trip, students will stay
for two to three days with host
families. In the past, students have
reported this is the best experi-
ence on the trip. Some activities
planned are visits to Indian re-
serves, whitewater rafting, visits
to organic farms, hiking, and en-
joying the beaches.
Buchholz expects 11 students
to register. The school board ap-
proved the trip and selling gift cards
for fundraising.
Mobile technology insurance
The school board held a hear-
ing to discuss adding a fee for in-
surance to repair mobile technol-
ogy devices. Three choices will
be offered to parents and students.
Parents can pay a $25 fee and
$25 deductible for any repairs. They
can pay into an insurance group.
They can cover the device inde-
pendently through homeowners
insurance or assume responsibil-
ity for all damages. Students quali-
fying for free and reduced lunch
are covered under the district pro-
tection plan at no cost.
The most common repairs have
been cracked screens. The cost of
repairs to the screen is $110-$130,
depending on devices.
The insurance also covers theft
of the technology device with a
police report. It does not cover
lost devices.
Staffing updates
Newly hired staff approved by
the school board are Jamie Borst
(language arts), Dawn Guse
(middle school student council
advisor), Heidi Hansen (one-act
and three-act play advisor), Elliott
Kann (high school football men-
tor for special education), Logan
Jensen (ninth grade boys basket-
ball coach), Cecelia Garcia (Cou-
gar Care special education teach-
ing assistant), and Jordan Siem
(special education assistant).
Teaching overloads to cover ad-
ditional instructional needs and
changes in assignments were also
approved.
The board approved the resig-
nations of Michelle Radtke (edu-
cation assistant), Heidi Hansen
(language arts), Aaron Schumacher
(music director), Anne Solberg
(music co-director), Crystal Olsen
(lead Cougar Care teacher), and
Ben Hinrichs (ninth grade boys
basketball).
The high school and college
Cougar Care assistants approved
by the board are Rachel Tschann,
Katelyn Mehrkens, Callie Gunhus,
Aricka Robertson, Chloe Berg,
Sophia Helm, and Kayla Stensrud.
Ramp Up to Readiness contracts
with a $500 stipend for lead teach-
ers Kelsey Bradley, Katie Kennedy,
Cindy Jacob, Pamela Peterson,
Dawn Guse, and Mary Kleese were
approved by the board.
Other business
The Mazeppa Lions Club do-
nated $300 to provide dictionar-
ies for the third grade. Simons said
the students were very excited
about the dictionaries because of
all the additional information in-
cluded in the books.
2014-15 Master Agreements
were approved for the head of
buildings/grounds, the mainte-
nance coordinator of health and
safety management, the K-6 prin-
cipal, and Sugar Loaf Bus Ser-
vice. More information is needed
to approve the agreement for spe-
cial education transportation. Us-
ing a Hasler meter from Advanced
Business Products to meter all
school postage in the district of-
fice was approved. Simons said,
The change from leasing from
Pitney Bowes should save $4,000
to $5,000.
The school board approved the
Strategic Plan, the Worlds Best
Work Force Plan, and the Profes-
sional Development Plan.
The board also approved
Whitewater Learning E-Education
for Educator online training for
staff development on the Febru-
ary 13, 2015 teacher workday.
Teachers can complete the mod-
ules prior and not attend that day,
or report and complete the train-
ing on the workday.
The school board considered
moving the graduation ceremony
on Saturday, May 30, 2015 to an
earlier time than 7 p.m. Chair Pete
Hinrichs said an earlier time would
conflict with sectional competi-
tions in baseball and track.
The Joint Powers Agreement for
Goodhue County Education Dis-
trict (GCED) was amended to in-
clude Lake City. The additional
membership will increase the
GCED facility budget to $14.5
million.
The Wasioja Education Tech-
nology Cooperatives (WETC)
Internet access speed was increased
to 1000 Mbps. Cannon Falls, Zum-
brota-Mazeppa, and Kenyon-
Wanamingo are sharing Solid
Works CAD licenses through
WETC.
ZM School Board certifies
2014 levy in maximum amount
MAZEPPA On September 29
the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School
Baord reviewed the preliminary
2014 school levy that is payable
in 2015. The school board approved
certifying the levy in the maxi-
mum amount.
The levy increased 7.25% from
2013-14. Last years levy totaled
$3,006,911. The levy for 2014-
2015 will total $3,225,056.
The 2014-15 levy for referen-
dum funds decreased from
$1,363,042 to $855,349. It de-
creased from $113,173 to $109,158
for health and safety.
The levy increased from
$400,305 to $1,066,716 for gen-
eral operations, from $162,012 to
$196,736 for community educa-
tion, and from $968,379 to
$997,097 for debt service.
District accountant Diane
Matthees said the increase in the
levy amount is mostly from the
GCED facility and Early Child-
hood Center. It was the Local
Option Revenue that lowered the
referendum (in the levy). The state
will pay more, she said.
Paid for by Richard Meyerhofer for School Board.
Announcing Candidacy
Resident of Zumbrota 37 years
Educator ZM Schools 24 years
ZM Middle School Principal 6 years
ZM Superintendent of School 4 years
Member of Zumbrota Cemetery Board
Member Zumbrota EDA Council
Member Zumbrota-Mazeppa Education Foundation
I Will:
Support Strong Academics and Fiscal Responsibility
Promote Educational Excellence
Support All Programs
Collaborate With Community Partners
Communicate With Stakeholders
Support and Create Educational Opportunities for ALL Students
Richard Meyerhofer
Write in Candidate
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board
2014 Election
Please write in my name as candidate for the
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board on Tuesday, November 4.
Thank you for your support. Richard Meyerhofer
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Strengths and potential improvement
areas identified during Bikeabout
Riders head through the Covered Bridge into the park as they begin the Bikeabout September 30 to help
determine where it is safe to ride, where its challenging, and what will make it safer in Zumbrota.
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA Even before
beginning the Bikeabout in Zum-
brota on the evening of Septem-
ber 30, participants identified one
item to improve: there were no
bike racks in the city hall parking
lot. The Bikeabout was sponsored
by the City of Zumbrota and Live
Well Goodhue County.
But during the next 90 minutes,
riders also identified several
strengths as they traveled through
Covered Bridge Park, visited the
Goodhue Pioneer State Trail and
biked through the community.
Before heading out on the ride,
David Anderson, Coordinator for
Live Well Goodhue County, ex-
plained that he first met with city
leaders in January about a num-
ber of ideas to promote a culture
of wellness in the community.
Developing a master plan and
improving the safety of biking
stood out for Zumbrota. We would
love to see more kids riding bikes
to school; families riding to the
library; adults riding to the gro-
cery store and the Farmers Mar-
ket, Anderson said. He noted
that most trips people need to make
in Zumbrota are less than three
miles, a very bikeable distance.
The small group of riders in-
cluded community members, as
well as Mayor Rich Bauer, Coun-
cil and Park Board Member Brad
Drenckhahn, and Community
Development Director Dan King.
Gene Leifeld is the local repre-
sentative of the Live Well Com-
munity Leadership Team and he
also participated. Four stops were
made along the ride to discuss what
the group was seeing and experi-
encing.
Preliminary feedback
Participants were asked to com-
plete a form at the end of the ride.
However, King and Anderson pro-
vided some initial feedback from
the discussions.
While no bike racks are present
at City Hall or in the Covered
Bridge Park, racks were located
at the public library, swimming
pool, school, and at Crossings. The
route provided some areas that were
easily maneuvered (the path along
Jefferson Drive and West Avenue
for example), but places were chal-
lenging. Crossing Main Street/
Highway 58 at Jefferson Drive was
the biggest challenge. West Av-
enue was noted to be wide and
good to travel and East Avenue
will also be a good option when
repairs are completed.
Next steps
Initial discussion will be held at
the November Park Board meet-
ing. King said there are options,
such as an open house, to get ad-
ditional comments and input from
the community.
From left to right, Mayor Rich Bauer and Community Development
Director Dan King listen as David Anderson, coordinator for Live Well
Goodhue County, explains background and goals before heading out on
the bikeabout September 30.
MOPS group opens
at New River Church
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Mothers of
Preschoolers (MOPS) is a
grassroots movement with the
philosophy that moms are world
influencers. The organization clas-
sifies preschoolers as kids from
birth through kindergarten.
MOPS Zumbrota will be run by
Tina Basinski and Liz NeSmith.
There will also be some women,
known as Moppets, who will be
available to teach and watch the
children during the meetings. They
will meet every third Wednesday
of the month at 9:30 a.m. at New
River Church in Zumbrota at 290
Main Street.
MOPS is something that has
been on my heart for a little over a
year now, but we were waiting for
the right time to launch it, said
Basinski. My husband and I have
fallen in love with the town of
Zumbrota, and love any opportu-
nity to be in the community.
Basinski went on to explain that
MOPS is a great program for
women in all stages of mother-
hood. I am personally a stay-at-
home mom and know the struggles
and the loneliness it can bring,
and some days being with other
moms and leaning on each other
is the best way to do it! she said.
At MOPS moms will have time
for fellowship, to discuss some
interesting topic and to do a fun
craft at every meeting.
MOPS prides themselves on a
very specific set of core values.
These values include being wel-
coming to all women, mentoring,
leadership development, honest
conversation, relevant teachings,
creative activities, and providing
quality childcare during meetings.
All are welcome to attend the
MOPS meeting on Wednesday,
October 15 at 9:30 a.m.
New ZM early childhood center opens soon
Parent/teacher conferences for
grades 7-12 will be from 4-7 p.m.
on October 13. The fifth grade
music concert is scheduled for
October 28 at 7 p.m. in the el-
ementary school large gymnasium.
Elementary Principal Quinn
Rasmussen reported that the first
of the Multi-Tiered System of
Support meetings was held at
Goodhue County Education Dis-
trict on September 25. MTSS fo-
cuses on the needs of all students,
not just those struggling, like RTI
did. The students are doing very
well with the Chromebooks and
iPads. The third grade is benefit-
ting from more open access to all
of the tech labs.
Middle/High School Principal
Jeff Nolte reported that SE Tech-
nology contacted him about of-
fering a CNA class for students.
He has started a work release pro-
gram eighth hour with set expec-
tations for students to fulfill. It
will offer students with study hall
that hour more flexibility.
Simons reported that enrollment
has increased by 24 students this
year.
Zumbrota Council
discusses fate of
Jefferson Drive
ZM ISD 2805
School Board
Work Session Agenda
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Public Schools
Independent School District
No. 2805
Monday, October 13, 2014
7:00 p.m.
ZM Middle/High School
Media Center
Zumbrota, Minnesota
I. Call work session to order (Action)
II. Report on a 1st grade student is-
sue
III. Update on the Early Childhood
facility
IV. Update on the mobile technology
computer usage form
V. SPED bus contract update
VI. Update on the softball field water
project
VII. Review of board update for the
newspaper
VIII. Review calendars to schedule
board canvassing of election results
IX. Closed session for superintendent
review (Action)
X. Adjourn (Action)
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ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT
September 6
1:11 a.m. A driver was given a
citation for not having headlights on,
running lights only, and a suspended
license.
7:36 a.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
3:50 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm on 22nd Street.
business alarm on North Star Drive.
domestic dispute. A female said that a
male was trying to kill her. There was
screaming in the background.
September 7
9:26 a.m. A dog was found with no
collar. The dog was taken to the vet
clinic. The owner was called and the
owner stated that she was out looking
for the dog as it had slipped out of its
collar. The dog had tags and was re-
turned to the owner.
11:55 a.m. A male reported that
someone had been in their house last
night and had taken $12 cash, pills and
a gold mens ring.
1:43 p.m. A driver was warned for
going the wrong way on a one way out of
ALCO and McDonalds.
6:46 p.m. A vehicle was going all
over the road and had gone into the
other lane. The vehicle was located and
stopped.
September 8
1:52 a.m. An officer spoke with a
driver regarding the red/blue lights that
he attached to his windshield. He stated
that his buddy had used the vehicle on
the weekend and he forgot to remove
them. The lights were removed.
9:03 a.m. The police department
received information of a non-registered
offender living in Zumbrota.
1:31 p.m. A female reported that
she had a babysitter watching her chil-
dren and when she came home she
noticed a lot of her clothing was miss-
ing.
3:23 p.m. Matthees Midtown re-
ported receiving a bad check from a
Pine Island person.
4:10 p.m. A deputy found a St.
Bernard.
9:52 p.m. A male was having chest
pains and was transported to Roches-
ter.
11:42 p.m. An officer responded to
a medical alarm.
September 9
10:41 a.m. A male reported a couple
of boys on bicycles with backpacks go-
ing up to a house. He later saw them
riding bicycles on County Road 10 going
east. The boys were absent from school
and were returned to school.
4:02 p.m. A male reported that a
bicycle was stolen from his residence
the previous night. It was found at Kwik
Trip.
4:33 p.m. A deputy responded to
an altercation in a parking lot a dispute
over $3,500 that was owed for a sale of
a vehicle. A person was arrested on a
warrant with a possible match from
Ramsey County.
6:19 p.m. A male reported that two
juveniles came out of his barns and
were walking onto County Road 10.
11:01 p.m. An officer found a fe-
male driver and a male passenger sleeping
in a car.
11:11 p.m. An officer responded to
a complaint that a female was sleeping
in a vehicle for several nights in a row.
11:28 p.m. A driver was warned for
crossing over the center line and driving
conduct.
September 10
1:37 a.m. A male juvenile was warned
for being out after curfew. The male was
given the officers card to have his mother
call in the morning.
11:38 a.m. A 911 hang-up call was
received.
7:27 p.m. A vehicle was all over the
road. The vehicle was found going 73
mph. The driver said that she was using
her phone GPS.
September 11
3:50 a.m. An officer assisted with a
stop and vehicle search.
11:39 a.m. An officer assisted with
a funeral escort.
1:39 p.m. Kwik Trip reported that a
bike had been on their property for one
week. It was taken to the police depart-
ment.
4:37 p.m. A child was down on the
football field with back pain.
8:40 p.m. McDonalds reported that
two males tried to pass two counterfeit
bills. One male was taken into custody
after the vehicle was found two hours
later. In the vehicle were several drug
items including crack cocaine. The male
was arrested for 5th degree controlled
substance, possession/uttering counterfeit
US currency and driving without a li-
cense.
September 12
12:23 a.m. A Visa card was turned
in.
11:18 a.m. SuperAmerica requested
an ambulance for a female who had
fallen outside and was having a hard
time breathing.
12:57 p.m. A female was having
difficulty breathing. It was the same fe-
male that SuperAmerica reported. She
was transported to Rochester.
2:20 p.m. A dog was found. The
owners stated that they had just res-
cued the dog.
3:16 p.m. A reported was made of
a two-vehicle head-on accident with no
injuries.
September 13
1:46 a.m. A driver was warned for
no drivers license in possession and
failure to transfer car title.
speeding.
3:35 a.m. Zumbro Valley Mental
Health reported received a call from a
person who was making strange state-
ments.
September 14
having tail lights out.
going over the center line.
she lost her purse while visiting garage
sales.
1:10 p.m. A report was made of a
male and female taking items from a
worksite.
6:17 p.m. A vehicle was going over
the fog and center line.
10:01 p.m. An officer assisted a
deputy. Three people were arrested for
3rd degree controlled substance with
intent to sell.
September 15
2:44 p.m. A report was made of a
male in the area soliciting.
her debit card had been used illegally
over the weekend.
Zumbrota/Mazeppa
MAZEPPA On September 29,
the school board reviewed the costs
of bringing sewer and water ser-
vice from West Avenue to the soft-
ball concession stand on the ath-
letic field, and adding a sprinkler
system to irrigate the softball and
practice football fields.
Superintendent Tony Simons
reported the costs for extending
the sewer and water service from
the main in the street based on an
estimate from Schumacher Exca-
vating, Inc. The cost using six-
inch pipe is $29,250 and using
one-inch pipe is $21,100. There
are other pipe sizes that could be
used depending on the districts
preference.
The costs of irrigating the ath-
letic fields at the upper end from
the school provided by Steves
Sprinkler Systems, LLC were also
reported. The cost of irrigating the
two softball fields is $6,600 and
the practice football/JV baseball
field is $11,700.
The school board discussed other
elements of the project. The bath-
rooms in the concession building
have partitions and plumbing in-
stalled. Fixtures must be installed.
It is possible to install the utilities
in the building and stage the sprin-
kler systems later. The board will
check on the efficiencies of dif-
ferent sized pipes. Board mem-
bers hope to get the commitment
of the booster clubs to help with
funding. The project could be done
this fall, or this summer.
The discussion was tabled to
get more information. All agreed
they are interested in completing
the project.
ZM School Board discusses extending
utilities to the athletic fields
ZM FFA attends Fall Leadership Day
ROCHESTER Zumbrota-Mazeppa FFA has had a busy fall. On Wednesday, September 17, ZM FFA attended
Fall Leadership Day, a conference put on by the Region VIII Officers at Rochester Community and Technical
College. Those who attended are, from left to right: Hannah Eckblad, Sam Perrotti, Shelby Betcher, Kerrie
Post, Aricka Roberson, Zach Stensrud, Seth Tupper, Derek Stehr, and Kayla Stensrud.
Community Calendar
COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Se-
nior Center; Zumbrota area, Zum-
brota Towers.
October 9-15
Thursday: Roast beef, mashed
potatoes, brussel sprouts, custard
Friday: Pork chop medley,
California blend vegetables, din-
ner roll, strawberry shortcake
Monday: Chili con carne, crack-
ers, peach/cottage cheese, corn
muffin, moon cake
Tuesday: Italian chicken, baked
potatoes, green beans, cranberry
sauce, peanut butter brownie
Wednesday: Roast pork,
mashed potatoes, seasoned peas,
cinnamon applesauce, cake, birth-
day party
If you have questions, call 356-
2228.
Seasons Hospice
Coffee and Conversation, Thurs-
day, October 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
A group for anyone who has ex-
perienced the death of a loved one.
Newly Bereaved Group, Thurs-
day, October 16, noon - 2 p.m. A
group for anyone who has experi-
enced the death of a loved one
within the past four months.
All groups are held at the Cen-
ter for Grief Education and Sup-
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the
date of the event. For details: 507-
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.
Olmsted County Parks
Oxbow Park Feed the Rap-
tors, Saturday, October 11, 3 p.m.
Spend an afternoon learning more
about some of our areas most
common birds of prey.
Chester Woods Park Fall
Wagon Rides, Saturday, October
11, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Meet at shel-
ter #1 for a ride through the parks
prairies and woodlands.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287-
2624. Questions about Oxbow
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507-
775-2451.
GOODHUE
Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Wednesday mornings from
9 a.m. - noon and Wednesday eve-
nings from 4-7 p.m. Story hour
for preschoolers is from 10-10:45
a.m. Action 100 conferencing can
be done during the morning hours.
The library is equipped with in-
ter-library loan service, which
means if the library does not have
a book you want, that book can be
there in two days.
Flu Clinic
A flu clinic will be held on Oc-
tober 13 from 4-7 p.m. at Goodhue
Public School, 510 Third Avenue.
Questions? Contact Goodhue
County Public Health at 651-385-
6100.
Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical
Society is closed for the season,
but anyone who wishes to arrange
a 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 reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for infor-
mation.
MAZEPPA
Historical Society
The Mazeppa Area Historical
Society is open Saturdays from
noon to 3 p.m. A monthly meet-
ing is held on the second Tuesday
of each month.
ORONOCO
Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History Cen-
ter is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.
PINE ISLAND
Tops #1280
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Monday night at St. Paul Luth-
eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-
one welcome. Questions call 356-
8596 or 356-8990.
PI Senior Citizens
The Senior Citizens meet on
Wednesday, October 15, at noon
at the handicapped accessible Se-
nior Center for social activities
following a noon meal. All com-
munity seniors 55 and over are
welcome.
Caregiver Support Group
The group meets on Monday,
October 13, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul
Lutheran Church. Respite is avail-
able upon request. Call the Pine
Island Area Home Services at 356-
2999 for more information.
Blood Pressure Clinic
The clinic will be held Tues-
day, October 14, at 11 a.m. at the
Pine Island City Centre.
Moms in Prayer
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.
in the library of the Good News
E-Free Church, 208 North Main
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
side door of the church and go
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356-
4800 for more information.
Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters
meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
not meet on holiday weekends:
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Day or Thanksgiving.
History Center
The Pine Island Area History
Center is located at 314 North Main
Street. Open hours are Sunday from
1-3:30 p.m. and Mondays from 8-
11 a.m. or by appointment. To
contact the History Center please
call 507-356-2802 or 507-398-
5326 or visit www.pineisland
history.org.
ZUMBROTA
Library
Super Saturday Story Time is
at 10 a.m. on October 11. The
Zumbrota Fire Department will
visit.
LEGO Club will meet on Thurs-
day, October 16, at 6:30 p.m.
Students homemade horror
movie submissions are due to the
library by 8 p.m. on October 20.
See last weeks article or contact
the library for details.
The Zumbrota Public Library
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-
ing closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.
History Center
The Zumbrota History Center
has a photo stand displaying over
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military memo-
rabilia, including Civil War items,
different models of telephones,
Zumbrota telephone books dating
back to the 1900s, and items of
Zumbrota advertising. Museum
hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Other hours by appointment (732-
7049).
Historical Society Meeting
The annual meeting of the Zum-
brota Area Historical Society will
be on Monday, October 13, at 7
p.m. at the history center, 55 E 3rd
Street. There will be a program on
the history of scouting in Zum-
brota, and a business meeting will
follow the program. The public is
invited.
Zumbrota Towers Events
October 9-15
Thursday: 8:30-9:30 a.m. MAC/
NAPS; 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;
1:30 p.m. 500
65-50 Club
The 65-50 Club meets on Thurs-
day, October 9, at 6 p.m. at Stary-
Yerka VFW Post 5727.
Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-
ery Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-
ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-
come. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.
Community Band Practice
The Zumbrota Community Band
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volun-
teer musicians are welcome.
State Theatre
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-
mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-
272-1129.
Crossings
Lori Biwer-Stewart and Susan
Solomon exhibit, Oct. 6 Nov.
21. Reception Fri., Nov. 21 6-7:30
p.m.
April Verch concert, Fri. Oct.
10, 7:30 p.m.
Batik Bee, Sat., Oct. 11 and Sun.,
Oct. 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day.
Rogue Valley with Chris Koza
concert, Sat., Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Yoga, Tues., Oct. 14, 6:30-7:30
p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.
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retire? Let's Talk
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Palmer Graduate
Peppy Peppers 4-H Club elects officers
The Belle Creek Peppy Peppers 4-H Club made a window display at Dons Foods in Goodhue for National 4-
H Week.
By Jay Dicke
The September meeting of the
Belle Creek Peppy Peppers 4-H
Club was called to order by John
Altendorf. The election of offic-
ers was held. Elected were Nathan
Altendorf, president; John
Altendorf, vice-president; Sydney
Lodermeier, treasurer; Madeline
Lodermeier, secretary; Alyssa
Lodermeier, reporter; Abby
Rosenquist, historian; and Jake
Callstrom, flag bearer.
The adult report was about
records and how they can affect
you in the future. Turn them in as
soon as possible.
Sign-up for 4-H is online. Also,
sign up for the committee you
would like to serve on.
Adult contact leaders will all
take turns in the next five years.
The deadline to cash fair checks
was September 30.
4-H Week is coming up and the
club helped put up a window dis-
play at Dons Foods. The Gale
McNamara family led the project.
Belle Creek 4-H helped out at
the Goodhue County Fair with
many projects. Several members
did well at the fair.
Order your print and
e-edition subscriptions
online at
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Churches
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Mazeppa
wishes to thank all the people, volunteers and participants,
who made our Annual Fall Bazaar another huge success.
A special thank you to our raffle sponsors:
Mark Losure Construction, First State Bank of Mazeppa,
Mahn Funeral Homes, Crown Restaurant (Charlie Brannon),
Hub Food Center, Dewitt Auto, Mazeppa Liquor Store,
Leos Sports Bar, Neptune Bar, MotoProz, Rhondas Hair Care.
N&S41-1a
Family Worship
Church
PO Box 141, 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, MN 55992
www.fwcl.org 507-732-7438
SUNDAYS 9:30 A.M.
Marriage on the Rock
(Based on Scriptures)
WEDNESDAYS 7 P.M.
Interactive Bible Studies,
Prayer and Counseling
N&S41-1p
BELLECHESTER
ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITE
CHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2
miles north of Bellechester on County
2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-923-
4240. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Hymn
Sing every fourth Sunday.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellech-
ester, Father Paul Kubista. Sunday
mornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesday
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.
GOODHUE
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Sat-
urdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-
sanally. Wed., Oct. 8: 6:30 p.m.
Confirmation class; 7:30 p.m. Coun-
cil meeting. Sun., Oct. 12: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
with communion followed by Conse-
cration brunch at Lions building.
Tues., Oct. 14: 9 a.m. Womens Bible
study.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.
MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-
6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 12: 8:30 a.m. Worship;
9:30 a.m. Sunday School.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-
noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;
Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.
Website: www.gracelutheranoronoco
.com. Follow us on facebook.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., Oct.
8: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open; 6:30
p.m. Session meeting. Thurs., Oct.
9: 9:15 a.m. Food shelf delivery and
restocking of shelves. Sun., Oct. 12:
9 a.m. Worship. Mon., Oct. 13: 6:30
p.m. Worship advisory committee
meets. Wed., Oct. 15: 11:30 a.m.-1
p.m. Fall luncheon; 7 p.m. Birthday
party and Bingo at Pine Haven Care
Center.
PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-
able. Cornerstone Kids meet every
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meet-
ing is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 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. Youth
Group for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:
6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30
p.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 and
Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th
Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,
Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Satur-
day Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass
10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.
Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday
8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-
fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-
day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5
p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
Pastors David Beckstrom, and Kip
A. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:
saint paulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:
www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed., Oct. 8:
9 a.m. Study group; 3:30 p.m. 7-8
grade confirmation; 6 p.m. Adult ed;
7 p.m. Chancel choir; Confirmation
stole making; 8 p.m. Praise team.
Sat.-Wed., Oct. 11-15: Baja mission
trip. Sat., Oct. 11: 9 a.m. Confirma-
tion stole making; 5:30 p.m. Wor-
ship. Sun., Oct. 12: 8:15 a.m. Wor-
ship; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship; Sunday
School; Handbells; 10:30 a.m. Wor-
ship; Sunday School. Mon., Oct. 13:
Newsletter deadline. Tues., Oct. 14:
8:30 a.m. Quilting; 9 a.m. Staff meet-
ing; 1:30 p.m. Bible study; 6:30 p.m.
Stewardship meeting.
UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.
North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Caro-
lyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;
Web address: www.piumc.org; email:
piumc@bevcomm.net Wed., Oct. 8:
9-11:30 a.m. Better Brew hours; 6:30
p.m. Confirmation; 7 p.m. Advanced
disciple. Thurs., Oct. 9: 4 p.m. Dis-
ciple. Sat., Oct. 11: 4-7 p.m. Har-
vest Home dinner. Sun., Oct. 12: 9
a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m. Sunday
School. Tues., Oct. 14: UM clergy
lunch. Wed., Oct. 15: 9-11:30 a.m.
Better Brew hours; 7 p.m. Advanced
disciple.
WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-824-
3019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wana-
mingo. Free nursery for infants
through age three; Sunday School
for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small
Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings
at 7 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-
2155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., Oct. 8: 2 p.m. Circle hosted
by Eloise Goodman; 4:30 p.m. Con-
firmation; 7 p.m. Boards meet; 8 p.m.
Planning council. Thurs., Oct. 9: 2
p.m. Circle hosted by Ardelle Revland;
7:30 p.m. Joint parish committee.
Sun., Oct. 12: 9 a.m. Sunday School;
Worship followed by coffee fellow-
ship; Youth go bowling in Pine Is-
land; 10:30 a.m. Worship at Wana-
mingo Lutheran; 7 p.m. Youth group
meets. Mon., Oct. 13: 8:30 a.m.
Quilting. Tues., Oct. 14: 7 p.m. Prayer
shawl at Wanamingo Lutheran.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-
days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
Oct. 8: Confirmation at Trinity. Thurs.,
Oct. 9: 1:30 p.m. WELCA honor se-
nior members and thank offering; 6:30
p.m. Council meeting; 7:30 p.m. Joint
parish meeting at Trinity. Sat., Oct.
11: 9 a.m. Worship and music com-
mittee meeting. Sun., Oct. 12: 9:15
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship; Youth go bowling in Pine
Island; 7 p.m. Youth group meet at
Trinitys basement. Tues., Oct. 14:
7 p.m. Prayer shawl meeting. Oct.
15-21: Pastor is on vacation.
ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-
5367. Wed., Oct. 8: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nurs-
ing Home communion; 3:15 p.m.
Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation
class; 6 p.m. Bell choir; 7 p.m. Choir.
Thurs., Oct. 9; 1:30 p.m. Sewing
circle. Sun., Oct. 12: 8 and 10:30
a.m. Worship with communion; 9:15
a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Bible
study. Oct.13-14: Pastor is at con-
ference in Red Wing. Tues., Oct.
14: 6 p.m. Youth discipleship board;
7 p.m. Church council. Wed., Oct.
15: 10 a.m. Chapel; 10:30 a.m. Bible
study; 3:15 p.m. Junior choir; 6 p.m.
Bell choir; Power hour; 7 p.m. Choir.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; Marriage
on the rock (based on scriptures);,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, counseling.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secr-etarys of-
fice hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 12: 11
a.m. Worship. Mon., Oct. 13: 6:30
p.m. Worship advisory committee
meets. Tues., Oct. 14: 6:30 p.m.
Council meeting.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., Oct. 12: 10:45
a.m. Worship with Dr. Zimmer speak-
ing.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basin-
ski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric 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.,
Oct. 8: 9 a.m. Womens Bible study;
3:30 p.m. Junior youth group; WINGS;
6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
Sat., Oct. 11: 7 a.m. Mens prayer
breakfast; 8:30 a.m. Womens prayer
breakfast; Youth group open gym for
grades 7-12. Sun., Oct. 12: 8:30 a.m.
Prayer time; 9 a.m. Sunday School;
10:15 a.m. Worship. Mon., Oct. 13:
Moms in prayer. Wed., Oct. 15: 9
a.m. Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
Junior youth group; WINGS; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main
St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email
stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father
Randal Kasel, pastor. Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and
1-5 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 nursing
home is the second Tuesday of the
month at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Susan Vikstrom, pastor; Cindy Wil-
son Youth director. Wed., Oct. 8:
7:15 a.m. CBC 5:45 p.m. Finance
meeting; 6 p.m. Grade 10 confirma-
tion; 6:30 p.m. Church council; 6:45
p.m. 8-9 grade confirmation; 7 p.m.
Choir rehearsal; Property manage-
ment. Thurs., Oct. 9: 9 a.m. Naomi
circle at Linda Pahls; 1:30 p.m. Rebe-
kah circle at Marilyn Andersons. Sun.,
Oct. 12: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:15 am.. PACE; Sunday School; 1
p.m. Lefse; 4 p.m. Social ministry
meals. Mon., Oct. 13-Wed., Oct. 15:
Visit Care Center. Wed., Oct. 15:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal.
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Oct. 8:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 3rd year con-
firmation at Hauge; 5 p.m. 2nd year
confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
Thurs., Oct. 9: 1:30 p.m. Rachel circle
at Sue Davidsons. Sat., Oct. 11:
WMF fall rally. Sun., Oct. 12: 9:30
a.m. Sunday Scool; 10:45 a.m. Wor-
ship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group. Mon.,
Oct. 13: 1:30 p.m. Hannah circle at
church; 6:30 p.m. Deacons meeting;
7:30 p.m. Church council meeting.
Wed., Oct. 15: 3:15 p.m. Overcom-
ers; 3rd year confirmation at Hauge;
5 p.m. 2nd year confirmation at
Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirma-
tion at Hauge; 6:30 p.m. Choir at
Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer at Hauge.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-
strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-
2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun-
day School; Confirmation class.
GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
Sunday School. Communion on the
second and last Sunday of each
month. Midweek worship 7 p.m. Com-
munion on the Wednesday before
the second and last Sunday of the
month. St. Johns: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Communion on the second and last
Sunday of each month.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Oct. 8:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 3rd year con-
firmation; 5 p.m. 2nd year confirma-
tion; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation
at Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m. Choir at Em-
manuel; 7:30 p.m. Bible study and
prayer at Emmanuel. Sat., Oct. 11:
WMF fall rally. Sun., Oct. 12: 9 a.m.
Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;
5:45 p.m. Youth group at Emman-
uel. Mon., Oct. 13: 9:30 a.m . Rachel
circle at Ruth Fredricksons. Tues.,
Oct. 14: 6:30 p.m. Deacons meet-
ing; 7:15 p.m. Church council meet-
ing. Wed., Oct. 15: 3:15 p.m. Over-
comers; 3rd year confirmation; 5 p.m.
2nd year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 1st
year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir;
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-
388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fel-
lowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiri-
tual guidance. Wed., Oct. 8: 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation; 6 p.m. Con-
firmation banquet; 7 p.m. Youth group.
Thurs., Oct. 9: 7:15 a.m. Youth Bible
study at Bridgets; 9 a.m. Quilting.
Sat., Oct. 11: 7:30 a.m. Measure
Twice mens Bible study; 8 a.m. Stew-
ardship meeting. Sun., Oct. 12: 7:30
a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise
worship; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship with commun-
ion; 7 p.m. Peer ministry at parson-
age. Tues., Oct. 14: 11 a.m. Text
study. Wed., Oct. 15: 9 a.m. Coffee
and conversation.
Obituaries
Judy Zander 1939-2014
ROCHESTER Judith Ann
(Reichel) Zander, 75, formerly of
Zumbrota, passed away on Sep-
tember 28, 2014 at Cottagewood
Senior Communities in Roches-
ter.
Judy was born September 26,
1939, in Shawano, Wisconsin, to
Harold and Henrietta Reichel. She
grew up in Shawano and gradu-
ated from high school there in 1957.
Judy subsequently graduated from
the Deaconess School of Nursing
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1959.
She married Richard Zander at St.
James Lutheran Church in
Shawano, in September of 1960
and divorced in 1982. During fam-
ily moves to Massachusetts, Ohio,
California, Texas and Kentucky,
Judy, as a working mother, was
employed as a registered nurse,
real estate broker, vocational edu-
cation health careers teacher, and
retail sales associate. Judy enjoyed
participating in training Arabian
horses for western saddle compe-
titions, as well as costume. She
enjoyed gardening, interior deco-
rating, playing piano, knitting for
others and attending her
grandchildrens school events.
They were a very big part of her
life.
Judy is survived by her three
children: Robert (Belinda) Zander
of Grenada, Mississippi; Beth
(Mark) Windhorst of Cannon Falls
and Rebecca (Joe) Zeipen of
Jenison, Michigan; six grandchil-
dren, AJ and Nick Zander, Lauren
and Carleigh Windhorst, Jon and
Anna Zeipen; one brother, Rever-
end H. Gene (Patricia) Reichel of
York, Pennsylvania; and numer-
ous nieces, nephews, and cous-
ins.
She was preceded in death by
her parents.
Friends are invited to attend a
visitation at Spring Garden
Lutheran Church in rural Cannon
Falls on Thursday, October 16,
from 4-6 p.m. with a memorial
service to follow at 6 p.m. Inter-
ment and a small service will be
held at the Woodlawn Shawano
City Cemetery in Shawano, Wis-
consin, on Friday, October 17 at 2
p.m. Memorials in lieu of flowers
are suggested to the Alzheimers
Association or Cottagewood Se-
nior Communities, Rochester.
Marlis Agenter 1925-2014
LAKE CITY Marlis Mae
(Martens) Agenter went home to
be with the Lord on Saturday, Sep-
tember 27, 2014.
She was born to Lawrence Mar-
tens and Anna (Hedeman) Mar-
tens at the family home in Goodhue
County on May 19, 1925.
She attended Spring Primary and
Roberts Country School in
Goodhue County through the sev-
enth grade. Marlis completed
eighth grade in rural country school
in Milaca and graduated from
Milaca High School in 1943.
After graduating from high
school she attended Princeton
Teachers training and graduated
in 1944. Marlis taught in rural
schools in Wabasha, Goodhue,
Olmstead, and Dodge counties,
teaching all eight grades.
She received a bachelors de-
gree in elementary education and
a masters degree from St. Cloud
University in school counseling.
She taught first grade at Skyline
and Hawthorne Schools in Roch-
ester for 39 years.
Marlis met Arbye Agenter in
Milaca and married three years
later in the Belvidere Church on
June 17, 1947. (The same church
her parents were married in.) They
made their home in Kenyon until
they retired in 1985 and moved to
their home in Lake City where
they both remained until their
deaths. They were married 51
years.
She was always fond of coun-
try music, art, and sewing she
was an accomplished seamstress.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and husband,
Arbye. She is survived by her two
sisters, Marilee Hinck and Phyllis
Hinck, both of Lake City; one sis-
ter-in-law, Donna Agenter; and
many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was on Satur-
day, October 4, at Mahn Family
Funeral Home Anderson Peter-
son Chapel in Lake City with Terry
Bridgewater officiating. Burial was
at St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent
to www.mahnfamilyfuneral
home.com.
College
Wartburg College
WAVERLY, IA Benjamin
Bogard of Oronoco and Colton
Thoreson of Zumbrota were in-
ducted into the Alpha Chi National
College Honor Society, which rec-
ognizes the top 10% of the junior
and senior classes, on September
27.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., Oct. 8: 9 a.m.-
4 p.m. Office hours; 6:30 p.m. Pas-
toral board meeting; 7:30 p.m. Plan-
ning council meeting. Sat., Oct. 11:
Baja mission group leaves. Sun., Oct.
12: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30
a.m. Worship with communion. Tues.,
Oct. 14: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Office hours.
ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,
36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, Bear
Valley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,
home; 843-5302 work. Bible Class
is every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Mazeppa. Sun., Oct. 12: 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-
eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-
videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., Oct. 12: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-
ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-
271-5711. Sun., Oct. 12: 9 a.m.
Confirmation; 9:30 a.m. Choir; 10:30
a.m. Worship. Tues., Oct. 14: 11
a.m. Test study.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., Oct. 8: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 1 p.m. WELCA
Bible study at Twin Rivers; 6:30 p.m.
Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m. Praise
and worship practice. Sun., Oct. 12:
9:15 a.m. Sunday School; Youth fo-
rum; 10:30 a.m. Worship. Wed., Oct.
15: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study.
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. Bible
study; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.
ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,
West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.
Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control, the single best
way to protect oneself from get-
ting the flu is to get vaccinated
each year.Mayo Clinic Health
System will offer flu vaccinations
at locations throughout southeast-
ern Minnesota and western Wis-
consin. All people ages six months
and older are encouraged to get a
seasonal influenza vaccination.
Children and adults may get
vaccinated during regularly sched-
uled appointments with their pri-
mary care providers or they may
schedule an appointment during a
flu shot clinic. Visit
mayoclinichealthsystem.org for flu
shot clinic details at any of the
following area locations:
Cannon Falls:32021 County 24
Blvd. Oct. 23, 27, Nov. 8, 13. Call
507-263-6001 for appointment.
Lake City: 500 West Grant St.
October 7, 9, 15, 18. Call 651-
345-1100 for appointment.
Red Wing: 701 Hewitt Blvd.
October 14, 15, 16, 17. Call 651-
267-5000 for appointment. Walk-
in also available.
Zumbrota:1350 Jefferson Dr.
October 15. Call 507-732-7314
for appointment.
The cost of seasonal flu vac-
cine is covered by some insur-
ance plans. Mayo Clinic Health
System will bill insurance or ac-
cept payment.
The best way to prevent spread-
ing the flu is to get the flu vaccine.
It is especially important for people
who meet these criteria to get vac-
cinated:
People at high risk of devel-
oping serious complications like
pneumonia if they get the flu, in-
cluding those with chronic medi-
cal conditions such as asthma, dia-
betes and lung disease;
Pregnant women;
People 65 or older;
People who live with or care
for others at high risk of develop-
ing serious complications, includ-
ing caregivers of people with
chronic medical conditions.
The flu vaccine cannot not cause
flu illness. It takes about two weeks
for antibodies to develop in the
body and provide protection against
influenza virus infection.
Mayo Clinic Health System
to offer flu vaccinations
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 PAGE 5B

Pine Island
By Audra DePestel
Panther Lunch Awards earned for good behavior
PINE ISLAND Each month teachers at Pine Island Elementary School
nominate one student from their grade level to receive the Panther
Lunch Award. The awards go to students who have been role models of
respectful behavior. Students have lunch with the principal at a special,
decorated table in the cafeteria and receive a small prize.It is an honor
to be nominated. Parents are e-mailed a letter of congratulations and a
picture of the lunch. September winners are, left photo, from left to
right (grade level in parentheses): Cooper Rutten (K) and Alexis Swintek
(1); and right photo: Justin Beck (4) and Seth Konik (2); not pictured:
Joshua Alvarez (3).
Pine Island Senior Citizens
celebrate membership month
land Senior Citizens Organization
is celebrating membership month
during October. The group invites
current members to renew their
memberships and all seniors (55
years and older) to become mem-
bers. This is the groups fourth
year of offering meals and other
social opportunities for Pine Is-
land seniors at the Senior Center.
On Saturday, October 18, se-
niors are invited to the member-
ship potluck lunch at noon. Enter-
tainment and door prizes are on
the agenda. Check out the calen-
dar at the Senior Center for other
events taking place.
The Senior Center is available
to rent for events and meetings.
The newly remodeled meeting
room provides more space than
before. Contact Carol Moreland
at 356-8975 for more information.
PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORT
The following information was
provided by the Goodhue County
Sherriffs Office.
September 20
8:33 a.m. A deputy assisted with
traffic control for a bike race on Main
St S.
11:27 a.m. A dog was reported
inside a vehicle near Main and Cen-
ter St W. A deputy found a window
partially open and the outside tem-
perature was 65 degrees, so there was
no harm to the dog.
9:00 p.m. A deputy checked on a
vehicle with hazard lights on near Hwy
52 and Cty 11 in Pine Island Town-
ship. The vehicle had transmission
problems. A tow was requested.
9:42 p.m. A citation was issued
near 1st Ave and 4th St SW for driv-
ing after revocation and no insurance.
10:13 p.m. A deputy found a ve-
hicle at Island Auto with lights on
and the drivers side window open.
No one was around. The deputy turned
the lights off but was unable to secure
the vehicle.
11:43 p.m. Two people wearing
dark clothes were in a vehicle parked
behind the bank. Occupants told a
deputy they were working on a ve-
hicle in the parking lot.
September 21
9:27 p.m. An unknown person
was using a chain saw continuously
on Sunnyside Ct. The complainant
wanted the noise stopped. The sub-
ject was cutting down a tree in the
backyard and said he would be done
by 10 p.m.
September 22
12:09 a.m. Loud noise was re-
ported in a neighboring apartment on
5th St SW and it is an ongoing prob-
lem. A deputy checked the area, but
no sounds were heard.
5:44 a.m. A dog was walking on
Hwy 52 near Cty 11.
10:25 a.m. A suspicious person
was reported on 6th St NW. It in-
volved a civil matter.
10:47 a.m. Illegal dumping was
reported in a trash bin on Main St S.
2:15 p.m. A deputy assisted
Olmsted County with a shooting com-
plaint on White Pines Rd SE. The
complaint did not realize a gun range
was in the area.
3:12 p.m. Cruelty to a dog was
reported on Main St N. The claim
was unfounded.
3:48 p.m. A fraudulent phone
call was reported on the 16900 block
of 515th St in Roscoe Township.
6:33 p.m. A disabled vehicle was
in the intersection near Main St N and
Center Dr E. The vehicle ran out of
gas. A gas station employee was put-
ting fuel in the car when a deputy
arrived.
8:25 p.m. A noisy muffler was
reported on 7th Ave SW.
10:04 p.m. A man was arrested
on 4th Ave SW on a warrant from
Winona County for failure to appear
in court on a child support matter.
September 23
3:12 a.m. A vehicle was parked
on the wrong side of the road near 3rd
Ave and 2nd St NW with lights on
and a door opened. The vehicles reg-
istered owner was contacted, and per-
mission was given for the vehicle to
be in the persons possession.
10:49 a.m. A citation for a seat
belt violation was issued on 5th St
NE.
4:59 p.m. A dog was loose on
Main St. The dog was found and the
owner retrieved it.
5:21 p.m. Family complaints were
reported on Main St N.
5:30 p.m. A vehicle backed into
another near 3rd Ave and 5th St SE.
No one was injured. Minor vehicle
damage was reported.
7:04 p.m. A deputy assisted with
moving a disabled vehicle to a safe
location on 1st St NE.
September 24
10:08 a.m. Trash was dumped
near the Elk Run interchange.
10:48 a.m. Pine Heat and Air
reported that about 80 gallons of gas
was removed from vehicles over the
past two weeks. Loss was valued at
$256.
12:52 p.m. Someone was believed
to be tampering with the mail on the
48300 block of 180th Ave in Roscoe
Township.
Two arrested in Elk Run
project site burglary
PINE ISLAND A male and a
female were arrested for taking
$5,753 in equipment from the Elk
Run project site near the 21700
block of 520th Street. The inci-
dent was reported on September
14 at 1:10 p.m.
Roshanda Pratt, 21, of Roches-
ter, and Red Degner, 49, of Lake
City, were taken into custody by
Rochester Police. Both were ar-
rested for third-degree burglary
and possession of stolen property.
Workers at the site said they
confronted the two taking items
from a trailer. The suspects then
left the area and headed south on
the service road. Goodhue County
and Olmsted County authorities
were able to identify two possible
suspects. The accused had power
tools, battery packs, chargers, and
hand tools.
Bids accepted for for PreK-4 school
PINE ISLAND At the Pine
Island City Council meeting on
October 2, Justin Webster of Kraus-
Anderson reviewed nine bids for
the construction of the new PreK-
4 school, which were included in
Package #4. Bidding opened on
October 1. The board accepted the
bids from the lowest bidders that
were recommended by Kraus-
Anderson:
Schiwkerts Tecta America,
LLC roofing/ $1,444,000
Kendell Doors and Hardware
hardwood doors and frames/
$163,991
Hentges Glass Company
entrance, storefront, and alumi-
num glazing/ $310,055
Crawford Door specialty
doors/ $13,580
Mulchay Nickolaus Commer-
cial drywall/ $356,908
Kulinek food service equip-
ment/ $375,771
Olympic Fire Protection fire
suppression system/ $133,625
DMC Plumbing mechani-
cal systems/ $3,100,000
Javens Electric Inc. electri-
cal system/ $2,028,280
The budgeted total for bid pack-
age #4 is $10,500,000. These low-
est bids total $9,700,000. Webster
said there is a savings of about
$700,000. He recommended wait-
ing on any plans to spend the sav-
ings because there could be changes
related to weather and other is-
sues.
Brian Brunette of the Minne-
sota Laborers Union addressed the
school board on behalf of mem-
bers with a concern about the dis-
trict selecting Thompson Construc-
tion for the concrete work for the
new PreK-4 building. He said,
Thompson has a history of sub-
standard work. According to Bru-
nette, there have been labor dis-
putes that stopped work on projects
using Thompson elsewhere. He
recommended the board to be sure
there is no cutting of corners on
the new school project.
The board thanked him for the
information. Webster said he would
investigate for more information.
Balanced calendar
Berg-Beniak reported that the
Zumbro Education District (ZED)
members are considering a change
to a balanced calendar by 2017
because it benefits students aca-
demically.
A balanced calendar configures
the school calendar emphasizing
an even distribution or balance of
instructional days and breaks over
a period of twelve months. The
schedule maintains the same in-
structional hours as a traditional
school year but the breaks are dis-
tributed more evenly throughout
the year. There can be variations
of schedules within a balanced
calendar. The schools can run on
either a single-track or multi-track
calendar.
In Berg-Beniaks example,
school could start in the second
week of August and end in the
first week of June in 2017. Breaks
of two weeks could be scheduled
at MEA break and winter break.
Sports and other extracurricular
activities would continue on the
current schedules.
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The New Ha-
ven Sodbusters are celebrating
National 4-H Week from October
5-11. The 4-H club is promoting
4-H with a window display lo-
cated in two windows at Hard-
ware Hank in Pine Island. The
theme of the display is Vote for
4-H, encouraging children, adults
and the community to always cast
their vote in support of the 4-H
program. The variety of projects
on display represents just a few of
the many areas of 4-H, indicating
that there is something for every-
one. Many of these projects were
exhibited at the Olmsted County
Fair this past summer. The
Sodbusters also have their Com-
munity Pride and Historian book
at the Van Horn Public Library,
and they have their Grand Cham-
pion State Fair banner displayed
at the Pine Island Bank.
4-H members are given the
opportunity to expand their hori-
zons by choosing from a number
of projects that interest them, or
that they may wish to explore and
exhibit at the county fair. Projects
range from music, creative arts,
needlepoint, health and safety,
food, shop, gardening, photogra-
phy, mechanical science, animals,
and youth leadership. Jan
McNallan, Youth Leader Advi-
sor and longtime advocate for 4-
H, said, The 4-H program is a
great way for boys and girls and
families to come together and care
for their community and get in-
volved. It gives parents a chance
to work with their kids and lead
by example. It is a very rewarding
experience. Most importantly,
McNallan said, the youth learn
and develop valuable leadership
skills and how to give demonstra-
tions. They learn to be self-confi-
dent.
4-H is a program designed for
families. With todays busy
lifestyle, 4-H helps bring family
time back in focus. The New Ha-
ven Sodbusters encourage parents
to attend meetings and work and
learn right along with their chil-
dren. The 4-H Club also has a very
active Cloverbud program, which
is designed for the younger mem-
bers. Cloverbuds do hands-on
projects during the meetings in a
separate area.
New Haven Sodbusters 4-H Club
has been active for more than 75
years. 4-H Club members stay in-
volved within the Pine Island com-
munity by taking part in Adopt a
Highway, Toys for Tots, Pine Is-
land Food Shelf, L.O.V.E Project,
Pine Island Care Center, Eagles
Cancer Telethon, Channel One,
and the Pine Island 5K Ribbon
Run/Walk.
This years elected New Haven
Sodbusters officers are President
Emily Kaul, Vice-President Andy
Bogard, Secretary Aiden Allen,
Treasurer Reed Kohlmeyer, Pho-
tographers Josh Zemke and Talia
Mentjes, and Reporter Pat Bogard.
Emily Kaul is a senior at Pine
Island High School and has been
a member of the Sodbusters for
thirteen years. As club president,
Kauls duties include conducting
meetings, overseeing activities and
following parliament procedures.
She said she really enjoys 4-H
because it offers great leadership
experiences and has helped her
improve her public speaking skills.
She said its much easier to talk to
people. Kauls favorite things about
4-H are being a camp counselor
and playing on the 4-H softball
team.
Andy Bogard, club vice-presi-
dent, is a junior at Pine Island High
School, and he has been active in
4-H for eleven years. He said he
likes that 4-H helps build great
leadership skills and the opportu-
nity it gives for meeting new people.
A highlight for Bogard was at-
tending the Citizenship Washing-
ton Focus (CWF) in Washington
D.C. this past summer. The CWF
is a national citizen and leader-
ship program offered exclusively
to 4-H members. Bogard said he
enjoyed learning about the gov-
ernment and meet people from
different areas. One of Bogards
favorite things about 4-H is being
a County Ambassador which al-
lows him to work with the county
fair, and help with special activi-
ties and fundraisers.
Pat Bogard, club reporter, is a
junior at Pine Island High School
who has been active in 4-H for
eleven years. Bogard said he likes
that 4-H is involved in a lot of
volunteering in the community.
He said 4-H opens a lot of doors
that help with skill building and
new experiences. Bogard also liked
attending the Citizenship Wash-
ington Focus (CWF) in Washing-
ton D.C. this past summer. He said
they learned about what it takes to
be a better citizen, and he enjoyed
touring the area. Bogards favor-
ite thing about 4-H is volunteer-
ing and he especially likes the
L.O.V.E project.
Talia Mentjes, club photogra-
pher, has been an active member
in 4-H for six years. She enjoys
Bicyclist hit by tractor
PINE ISLAND On Septem-
ber 28, Goodhue County dispatch
received a report of an adult male
who was run over by a tractor north
of Pine Island.
Bruce Wohlfeil, 51, of Roches-
ter, had been seen around 10:15
a.m. by a passerby sitting along-
side the road with his bicycle on
180th Avenue in Roscoe Town-
ship. At 12:45 p.m. a caravan of
four tractors were in the area cut-
ting corn stalks in the field along
180th Avenue. The first tractor
with the cutter stopped after it hit
Wohlfeils bicycle, but did not hit
Wohfeil. Wohlfeil was run over
by the second tractor that was pull-
ing a trailer catching the corn stalk
clippings.
Goodhue County Deputies,
Zumbrota Police, Zumbrota EMS,
and Mayo One responded to the
scene. The victim was conscious
upon arrival, was stabilized on the
scene, and later airlifted to St.
Marys Hospital in Rochester for
further treatment.
New Haven Sodbusters celebrate National 4-H Week
New Haven Sodbusters 4-H Club officers, from left to right, Pat Bogard, Talia Mentjes, Emily Kaul, and Andy
Bogard, gather next to one of the display windows at Hardware Hank on Main Street in Pine Island where the
Sodbusters are promoting National 4-H Week.
the community service that 4-H
offers and feels its important to
help out. Mentjes said 4-H has
been instrumental in developing
her speaking skills and she is now
more talkative. She likes that 4-H
offers great leadership opportuni-
ties.
The New Haven Sodbusters 4-
H Club meets on the second Sun-
day of each month at St. Michaels
Catholic Church in Pine Island at
5 p.m. with a potluck meal. The
next meeting will be held on Oc-
tober 12. For more information
contact Michelle Rossman at 206-
7986. Visitors are always welcome
to come to the club meetings.
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By Jessica Seide
Goodhue County
Health and Human Services
Only 61 percent of Americans
think it appropriate to tell family
members about a mental illness
diagnosis, according to a recent
study commissioned by the New
York City metro chapter of the
National Alliance on Mental Ill-
ness. Just 43 percent approve of
telling friends about a diagnosis,
and just 13 percent of telling co-
workers. Why is this?
Mental Illness Awareness Week
2014 is October 5-11. You cant
really talk about mental illnesses
without talking about stigma.
Stigma can be harmful. It often
leads people to be ashamed of their
(or their family members) men-
tal illness. This also causes most
to wait an average of 10 years be-
fore seeking treatment. The im-
pact of waiting to seek treatment
can include a loss of employment
and income, homelessness, incar-
ceration or suicide.
The truth is that mental illnesses
are treatable health conditions very
common in the world today. They
can affect anyone, regardless of
age, race, religion or income. But
people are still afraid to talk about
it due to shame, misunderstand-
ing, negative attitudes, and fear of
discrimination.
The problem is that you cant
always see it. So, why do we
hold such negative images? Why
do we use derogatory words to
describe mental illnesses and not
illnesses such as diabetes or can-
cer? Why are there more negative
thoughts and emotions that come
to mind when someone is experi-
encing a mental illness? Its due
to the stigma surrounding mental
illnesses.
This stigma impacts how each
of us think about, talk about and
even treat people experiencing a
mental illness, whether we know
it or not. The stigma isnt just an
attitude, its also discrimination.
How we picture and talk about
mental illnesses, shapes how we
think about people who may ex-
perience one. One important thing
to note is that there is a
misperception that people with
serious mental illnesses are dan-
gerous or violent, but theyre not.
Only about 5% of the violent crimes
in our country are committed by
people with a serious mental ill-
ness.
During Mental Illness Aware-
ness Week, lets take a look at the
way we perceive mental illnesses
and get the conversations started.
Lets stop the silence, share sto-
ries, and dispel the myths surround-
ing mental illnesses. The more we
talk, the more we understand.
To find out more about mental
illnesses and how to fight the stigma
go to:
http://makeitok.org/
www.namihelps.org
www.mentalhealthmn.org
Mental Illness Awareness
Week is Oct. 5-11

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