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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 No. 48

One Dollar

As Christmas approaches, Pine Island

will host a number of holiday events

Socks collected
for Shop the Block

By David Grimsrud

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
businesses and other organizations
will be hosting a number of events
this holiday season. Heres a
glimpse of whats happening.
The Pine Island Holiday Progressive Lunch will be held on
Saturday, December 13. Businesses will be promoting the Christmas season with prizes, sales, and
a variety of holiday goodies and
refreshments. (Look for the upcoming ad in the Zumbro Shopper for a full list of times and locations.)
On Thursday, December 4, at 7
p.m. at The Olde Pine Theatre,
Cornerstone Baptist Church will
host A Cornerstone Christmas
(with pie). Come enjoy a choral
Christmas concert, followed by a
Christmas message and dessert
pies. Admission and pie are free.
Cornerstone Baptist Church will
also hold its Christmas Choral
Concert at the morning service on
Sunday, December 7, at 10:30 a.m.
And on Sunday, December 14, at
6 p.m. is the Childrens Christ-

mas program, followed by a cookie

reception
Pine Haven Care Center is holding its annual basket raffle. The
drawing will be held December 5.
All proceeds will go toward benefiting the residents at Pine Haven. Raffle tickets can be purchase
from the social services office or
the business office.
ECFE Breakfast with Santa will
be held at the Pine Island School
in the cafeteria on Saturday, December 6, from 8:30 a.m.-11:30
a.m. The event will feature Dads
Belgian Waffles. Bring your camera and come see Santa. There is
also a silent auction, Country Corncrib Candles, and holiday music
provided by Pine Island High
School carolers and orchestra students.
The annual Holiday Bazaar &
Cookie Walk will be on Saturday,
December 6, at Saint Paul Lutheran
Church in Pine Island from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Proceeds will benefit St.
Paul youth activities.
The Church of St. Michael will
hold its annual Holiday Day Tea

on Saturday, December 6, from

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
At Pine Island School the band
concert (grades 8-12) will be held
on Monday, December 8, at 7:30
p.m.; the Orchestra Holiday Pops
Concert (grades 8-12) is on Monday, December 15, at 7:30 p.m.;
and the Holiday Choir Concert
(grades 5, 8-12) is on Monday,
December 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Van Horn Public Library will
host a holiday open house on Saturday, December 13 (same day as
the Chambers Progressive Lunch)
from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the youth
library. They will have hot chocolate and cookies and a craft activity for kids.
The Pine Island American Legion will host a pizza party with
Santa on Saturday, December 13.
Events include cookie decorating
from 2-3 p.m. followed by a pizza
party with Santa from 3-5 p.m. A
suggested donation of $5 is appreciated.
The Legion will also be hosting
a customer appreciation event on
Saturday, December 20, from 3-6

ALCO stores to close following bankruptcy order

ZUMBROTA Dave Busby, owner of Busbys Hardware & Furniture,

holds a basket filled with socks that will be donated to Three Rivers
Community Action. Persons donating a new pair of socks received 25%
off purchases of giftware, lamps, and accessories at his store on Friday
and Saturday, November 21-22. Other downtown Zumbrota business
participants in the Shop the Block/Sock Hop event were Wild Ginger,
Sarandipity, Beelighted, Ace Hardware, Crossings, Main Street Pharmacy,
Gunners Grill, Phenomenally Yours, Bridgets, Luya, Coffee Mill, All In
Stitches, Phenomenal Woman, and Flowers on Main.

ZUMBROTA Small town

discount retailer ALCO Stores will
close after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court
in Dallas, Texas approved an order by the companys creditors to
close. On Friday, November 21,
the ALCO store in Zumbrota put
up signs advertising its Going
Out of Business Sale.

The court order follows an

ALCO announcement of last
month that it had filed for Chapter
11 bankruptcy protection. At that
time, the companys headquarters
in suburban Dallas stated that it

intended to stay in business while

reorganizing.
All eleven stores in Minnesota
and 198 nationwide will close after inventories are sold. The ALCO
website states that all gift certifi-

Upcoming Wanamingo and

Kenyon Christmas events
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
The following are many of the
Christmas season events taking
place in the Wanamingo and
Kenyon areas in the upcoming
weeks.
November 26

Trinity and Wanamingo

Lutheran Churches will host a
Thanksgiving Eve service at 7 p.m.
at Wanamingo Lutheran Church.
November 30

The Emmanuel and Hauge Parish Choir Advent Concert People,

Look East will be at 3 p.m. at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Aspelund (on County Road 1, just
north of County Road 30). A light
supper will be served following
the concert. Come join in listening to the words of the coming of
Jesus to earth. You can also sing
along with carols and the Hallelujah Chorus.
December 1

It is the last day for Kenyon

residents to enter the residential
outdoor Christmas lighting and
decorating contest. Forms must
be completed and dropped off at
Kenyon City Hall, Security State
Bank of Kenyon, Write On or the
Kenyon Leader office. Contest
judging will take place December
2-4.
December 4

Christmas in Wanamingo is
from 2-7 p.m. From 2-5 p.m. stop
by participating Industrial Park area
businesses for open house gatherings, and treats and enter drawings for prizes.
SEMA Equipment on Highway
60 will be accepting Toys for Tots
donations, provide treats and feature surprise guests.
Businesses on Main Street will
welcome guests from 5-7 p.m. To
enter drawings for Mingo Bucks,
pick up a card from any partici-

pating business, and while visiting various businesses collect ten

different stamps. Completed cards
may be dropped off at Security
State Bank of Wanamingo by 7
p.m. Drawings will be held the
next day.
Wanamingo Lions Club members will be collecting donations
for the Salvation Army.
The Kenyon-Wanamingo High
School Christmas Concert will be
at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium in Kenyon. The high school
band and choirs will perform.
December 6

The Christmas in Kenyon

event will be held most of the day.
Write On will have an open house
beginning at 9 a.m. Stop by 113
Forest Street to sign up for prizes,
and enjoy homemade Christmas
cookies and a warm beverage. For
more information call Write-On
at 507-789-4611.
Beginning at 10 a.m. visit downtown businesses for treats and enter
drawings for prizes.
Held Bus will accept Toys for
Tots donations from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Santa will be at Security State
Bank of Kenyon from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. and at Kenyon Vet Clinic
from 1-3 p.m. to pose for pictures.
The Gunderson House will be
open for tours. Horse drawn buggy
rides will be available from about
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A Community Concert will feature local talent from 3-5 p.m. at
First Lutheran Church.
Community trees will be lit at
about 5:15 p.m. in Kenyon Veterans Park.
The Kenyon Police Department
is once again hosting the Garage
of Goodness from noon to 4 p.m.
at the old Kenyon ambulance build-

ing located at Langford Avenue

and 2nd Street. Gently used items
are dropped off and anyone in need
of such items is welcome to take
them on a first come first serve
basis. Police Chief Lee Sjolander
said, We are looking for household items like dishes, cookware,
clean clothing, shoes, coats, tables,
chairs, furniture, etc. We are not
taking beds, couches, TVs, or large
appliances. Items need to be in
good condition, and not broken or
missing necessary pieces. The KPD
reserves the right to refuse any
item for drop-off if it does not
meet usefulness guidelines. To
donate items, talk to an officer or
call dispatch at 651-385-3155 and
ask for an officer to meet you at
the Garage of Goodness.
December 21

New
Life
Church
in
Wanamingo, 525 Beverly Street,
will have their Childrens Christmas Program at 10 a.m.
The Emmanuel Lutheran Sunday School Christmas program will
be held during the 10:45 a.m.
worship service. Emmanuel
Lutheran is located in Wanamingo
Township, on County Road 1, just
north of County Road 30.
December 22

The KW Elementary School

Christmas program will be in the
school gymnasium in Wanamingo.
Performances are at 1 p.m. and 7
p.m.
December 24

Candlelight Christmas Eve

worship services will be held at
Wanamingo Lutheran Church at
4 p.m. and Trinity Lutheran Church
at 5:30 p.m. For questions about
either service, call 507-824-2155.
New Life Church of Wanamingo
will have a Christmas Eve service
at 5 p.m.

The ALCO store in Zumbrota will close after inventory liquidation.

By Vicki Iocco
Goodhue County
Health & Human Services
Pertussis, commonly known as
Whooping Cough or the 100-day
cough, has made a comeback in
recent years causing outbreaks in
communities and schools. There
is currently an outbreak of pertussis among elementary, middle
school, and high school students
in Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools
where nineteen confirmed cases
have been reported as of November 19. The Minnesota Department of Health is working with
the school district, local clinics,
and Goodhue and Wabasha County
health departments to control the
outbreak and prevent it from
spreading.
To confound the situation, cold
and flu season is upon us making
it difficult to discern if it is pertussis or another bug. The first symptoms of pertussis are similar to a
cold (runny nose, sneezing, mild
cough, sometimes a slight fever).
After a week or two, the cough
worsens and begins to occur in
sudden, uncontrollable bursts.
Persons with pertussis may seem
well between coughing spells,
which become less frequent over
time, but may continue for several weeks or months until the lungs
heal.
People can be contagious during the first three weeks of the
cough if not treated with antibiotics. Once treatment begins, the
person still needs to stay home for

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ABC News reported that ALCO
had $474 million in net sales in its
latest fiscal year and that was a
two percent drop from the year
before.
ALCO sells general merchandise including clothing, hardware,
furniture, food, electronics,
houseware, jewelry, seasonal
items, and toys. The nationwide
closings of all stores does not automatically mean that the Zumbrota store did poorly. That information, however, has not been
made public.
The company was established
in 1901 and built its Zumbrota
store in 2007at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 52 and State Highway 58 (in the Jacobson Commercial Park). The building measures 25,614 square feet.

Pertussis outbreak at ZM Schools

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The Pine Haven resident Christmas party will be Wednesday,
December 17, at 2 p.m. in the dining room at Pine Haven. Santa
will make a visit, refreshments will
be served, and residents will open
gifts from the Giving Tree. On
Christmas Eve at 10:30 a.m. Cowboy Jim will sing Christmas tunes,
and on Christmas Day at 2 p.m.
Ralph Campbell will entertain.
Residents and staff will ring in the
New Year on December 31 at 2
p.m. with a Bingo party.
Pine Island United Methodist
Church will host a Murray Family Concert at 2 p.m. on December 20. Large and small groups
will perform Christmas carols and
anthems along with solo and duet
instrumental music. This concert
is free and open to the public. A
free will food donation for the local food shelf will be accepted.
Check the Zumbro Shopper in
the coming weeks for details on
these and other events.

five days at which time they will

no longer be infectious. Persons
who have been in close contact
with someone with pertussis, like
household members, people who
are within three feet of the person
for at least ten hours a week, or
those who have had face-to-face
contact while the person is coughing, are identified by the health
department and recommended to
watch for symptoms or contact
their medical provider for preventive antibiotics. Close contacts who
are at high risk of complications
from pertussis, such as infants,
pregnant women, and people with
lowered immunity should also get
treated.
Some tips for those with symptoms include: cover your cough
in your sleeve, not your hand; stay
home when youre sick; and call
your health care provider if you

Pictures with
Santa Dec. 6
ZUMBROTA On Saturday,
December 6, Santa Claus will be
stopping in Zumbrota at two locations from 10 a.m. to noon in the
Zumbrota Towers lobby and from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Gerkens Feed
and Grain. Treats and a free digital photo with Santa will be offered at each location. Gerkens
welcomes all pets.

have a cough lasting seven or more

days. There is a vaccine to protect
children, teens, and adults from
pertussis. Check with your doctor
to find out if you need a Tdap.
And if you havent already done
so, get a flu shot (or mist)! More
information about pertussis can
be found at: http://www.health.
state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/
pertussis/index.html.
Questions? Call: Goodhue
County Public Health: 651-3856100, Wabasha County Public
Health: 651-565-5200 or the Minnesota Department of Health: 507206-2716

INDEX
Communities Served:
Goodhue ............................
Pine Island/Oronoco ..........
Wanamingo ........................
Zumbrota/Mazeppa ...........

1,5B
1-4B
1,5B
3A

Churches ...........................
Community Calendar .........
From Our Files ...................
Obituaries, Births ...............
Opinions ............................
Sports ................................

4A
2A
5A
5B
2A
6A

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Pine Island: Audra DePestel (356-2182)
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Faye is placed on the disabled list

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud

Tiger, Peyton, LeBron, Kirby,

Sid, and Faye only the first
name is necessary when mentioning these institutional sports figures. Of course, sports reporter
Faye Haugen applies only to people
living in this region. Faye is a multiaward winning sports photographer who is close to covering her
third generation of area high school
athletes.
Faye recently entered the intensive care unit in Rochester for an
infection that required surgery. She
is recovering nicely but is pre-

scribed indefinite bed rest and

nursing care. Weve always relied on our area coaches for statistics and a few game comments
this is especially true now.
Faye started working here by
asking my grandfather, A.T.
Grimsrud, if she could use a camera to cover Zumbrota ball games.
She did it without pay, but was
excited to get in the games for
free.
Over the years she turned her
love of photography and high
school sports into a salaried job.
She became a full-time sports reporter covering four schools when
my father, David Grimsrud, purchased the Goodhue, Mazeppa,
Wanamingo, and Pine Island newspapers.
Faye always gave equal coverage to girls sports, before it was

popular. She was influenced by

not being able to play high school
sports because she was a girl. This
carried over to her controversial
perspective of dance and
cheerleading as not an equivalent
Title 9 sport opportunity.
The 1982-83 Zumbrota girls basketball team broke her heart. The
undefeated team lost in the region
finals to a Lake City team they
had trounced weeks earlier. Shes
had fun covering area state tournament teams, but never allowed
herself to fall in love with another.
She loves what she does and
where she does it, except for the
bitter cold and the parents (most
of you know what she means).
Shes suffered severe bruises from
sideline tackles and line drives,
so we expect her back once shes
off the DL. Faye, get well soon.

Criminal and civil justice

From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

Within and under the Constitution of the United States, we have

several forms, and methods of justice. Our criminal justice system
has the strictest requirements for
evidence. The two sides of the trial
consist of the state and the criminal. We require that the criminal
be represented by a competent lawyer. The state has to present evidence that proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the charged
person is guilty. The defending
lawyers task is to cast doubt on
the presented data. We have heard
the term circumstantial evidence
which means that almost anyone
could have done something that
might prove the guilt. The defending lawyer challenges the
evidence to cast doubt as to who
may have committed the act. If
the defending lawyer is successful in casting doubt on all of the
evidence, the jury may return a

verdict of not guilty. The criminal justice system allows that the
person charged with the crime is
presumed innocent until proven
guilty. The state must prove the
guilt.
The civil justice system does
not decide guilt or innocence. It
usually decides if a promise/agreement/relationship is broken and
who is responsible for the breakage. The rules of evidence are
different. Often what one side is
trying to prove is that an agreement existed between the two parties and the other side broke the
agreement causing harm to the first
party. The judge gets to decide
the question. The judge determines responsibility; not guilt or
innocence.
The last form, I will call organizational justice. Every organization has rules to govern the actions of the members and of the
organization. The members of the
organization may be concerned and
act on the appearance of wrong
doing. The organization does not
need to have any rules of evidence.
The accused member of the organization receives a hearing in which
the results of any debate over the
actions have already been decided.

Community Calendar
ter is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
Senior Dining
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
Reservations are required by call 507-367-4320. You may also
calling 24 hours ahead at each of visit our web page at oronocoarea
the nutrition sites.
history.org.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center; Zumbrota area, Zumbrota Towers.
If you have questions, call 356- Tops #1280
2228.
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Monday night at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
Seasons Hospice
Memories of the Heart, Tues- and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyday December 2, 7 p.m. at Christ one welcome. Questions call 356United Methodist Church. You are 4799 or 356-4700.
invited to join us in honoring loved
ones who have died. The evening Senior Citizens Meeting
will include candle lighting, muThe Pine Island Senior Citizens
sic, reflection, and the reading of will meet Wednesday, December
names. For more information or 3, at noon at the handicapped acto include your loved ones name, cessible Senior Center for their
call 507-285-1930.
business meeting. All community
Tree of Memories, Tuesday, seniors 55 and over are welcome.
December 2, 6 p.m. The annual
lighting of the Seasons Hospice Moms in Prayer
tree at 1696 Greenview Drive SW,
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Rochester. Once illuminated, the
Monday
mornings from 8-9 a.m.
tree will remain lit through January 2, providing the community in the library of the Good News
with a place to share memories E-Free Church, 208 North Main
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
and honor loved ones.
Newly Bereaved Group, Thurs- side door of the church and go
day, December 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356A group for anyone who has ex- 4800 for more information.
perienced the death of a loved one
Toastmasters Meeting
within the past four months.
The Pine Island Toastmasters
All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Sup- meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696 Paul Lutheran Church. They do
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration not meet on holiday weekends:
is required two days prior to the Christmas, New Years, Easter,
date of the event. For details: 507- Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos Day or Thanksgiving.
pice.org.

COUNTY

PINE ISLAND

One action a person may take is

to plea no contest and, if this is
accepted, no trial is held. The
person may receive a sentence or
not. The no contest plea is not an
admission of guilt or innocence.
It is somewhat like saying, I didnt
believe that what I did was wrong.
The judge decides the amount of
punishment, if any. Thus, a person can be charged with a criminal act, plead no contest, and not
have a trial, may have some punishment, or walk away being found
neither guilty nor innocent. A civil
court might determine responsibility. The organization that the
person belongs to may take whatever action it deems necessary,
usually without recourse.
Whats the point of all of this?
Take a look at the case of Adrian
Peterson. He pleaded no contest
in criminal court and the NFL suspended him, with pay, and then
without pay for the rest of the season for the appearance of child
abuse. Dont forget Orenthal James
O.J. Simpson was acquitted of
the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole,
and the waiter, Ron Goldman. The Olmsted County Parks
Brown and Goldman families sued
Oxbow Park Holiday Crafts,
Simpson in civil court for wrongful death and won. Until next week. Saturday, November 29, 11 a.m.
Call to reserve your spot for fun
winter crafts! A naturalist will lead
holiday crafts made with some
natural materials from the park.
There is a $5 fee; space is limited.
tion (sixteen dwellings in a sec- Call to reserve your space by totion zoned for twelve with the day, November 26.
Questions about Chester Woods,
county wanting to issue more buildcall
Celeste Lewis at 507-287ing permits), he was told publicly
2624. Questions about Oxbow
by a county staff person that he Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507was talking nonsense.
775-2451.
I encourage Goodhue County
residents to attend these meetings.
Its your future at stake. And I
encourage the local media to attend and report on these meetings. Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
Despite budget cuts and reduced
in
conjunction with SELCO and
staffing over the years, media must
Goodhue County, is open to the
continue to help hold government public Wednesday mornings from
accountable to the people they 9 a.m. - noon and Wednesday everepresent not just those who nings from 4-7 p.m. Story hour
share their personal views and for preschoolers is from 10-10:45
values.
a.m. Action 100 conferencing can
Julie Eastling be done during the morning hours.
Welch The library is equipped with inter-library loan service, which
means if the library does not have
a book you want, that book can be
there in two days.

Hold government accountable

To the Editor:
I attended the Goodhue County
Planning Commission meeting on
November 19. The topic was comprehensive land use planning for
the county with an eye toward
changing the zoning in our county.
Here is what I heard.
County residents who have acreage that isnt actively being farmed
were openly ridiculed for not using the land, and committee mem-

bers and county staff stated that

such land was the logical spot for
additional growth and development. On the topic of housing for
farm help, one advisory member
cited a development in North Dakota that houses immigrant African farm workers and said that the
concentrated housing was a good
way to control them. When my
husband tried to provide some
context for our particular situa-

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photos are being added all the time.

Also on display are military memorabilia, 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 (7327049).

Zumbrota Towers Events

November 27 - December 3
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise/
Party with food/prizes; 1:30 p.m.
500

ZAAC Meeting
The Zumbrota Area Arts Council meets Monday, December 1,
at 7 p.m. at the Zumbrota Public
Library.

Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meeting time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. 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. Volunteer musicians are welcome.

State Theatre
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.

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 811 a.m. or by appointment. To
contact the History Center please
call 507-356-2802 or 507-3985326 or visit www.pineisland
history.org.

ZUMBROTA
Library
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. During closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.

Crossings
Fabrications eleven-group show
of fiber and textile art and handmade jewelry, Nov. 24 through
Dec. 31. Reception Sat., Dec. 6,
2-4 p.m.
Michael Johnson concert, Sat.,
Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Crossings holiday hours Dec.
1-23: MTWF 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Th 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
open Wed., Dec. 24 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Yoga, Tues., Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m.
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.

History Center

The Home Tour Committee is

looking for people who would be
interested in displaying their model
trains at the History Center following the Home Tour on December 6. If interested, call Sue Hinrichs
"The Power That Made
at 507-732-5607 or 732-7739.
The
Body, Heals The Body"
The Zumbrota History Center
has a photo stand displaying over
Troy Higley, D.C.
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
Palmer Graduate
scenes. They have been enlarged
Historical Society
507-732-4200
The Goodhue Area Historical to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
404 Main St., Zumbrota
Society is closed for the season,
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but anyone who wishes to arrange
a visit can call Ardis Henrichs,
651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF VOTING MEMBERS
4388. The museum will reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
TO BE HELD DECEMBER 3, 2014
good hueareahistory.org for inforNotice
is
hereby
given that the Annual Meeting of the voting
mation.
members of AG PARTNERS COOP will be held at the Goodhue
High School in Goodhue, Minnesota. A meal will be served at
7:00 p.m. and the business meeting to follow at 8:00 p.m., on
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, for the following purposes:

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Historical Society

The Mazeppa Area Historical

Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz
eppahistoricalsociety.org

ORONOCO
Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History Cen-

1. To receive reports from the Board of Directors and

management covering the business of the Cooperative for
the previous fiscal year; and
2. To elect three (3) directors whose terms are expiring; and
3. To consider any other business which may properly come
before the meeting.

Patronage refund checks will be distributed at the meeting.

AG PARTNERS COOP
Robert Hinsch,
Secretary

Dan Tipcke,
President
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Zumbrota/Mazeppa

Zumbrota Tour of Homes is December 6

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
Area Historical Society is hosting
its fifteenth annual Christmas Tour
of Homes on Saturday, December 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Four
homes, two newer and two older,
are featured and will be decorated
for the holidays. The four homes
on the tour are those of Brent and
Heather Caswell, 540 West 2nd
Street; Brad and Jamie Quam,
41348 Cty Blvd 6; Berniece
Naesith, 1442 Dorothea Drive; and
Mary Jansen, 1423 Dorothea Drive.
The history museum (55 East
3rd Street) will be open from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. for the public
and tour attendees to see an exhibit of collectible trains.
Tickets for the tour are sold at

Main Street Pharmacy through

December 5. Patrons who purchase
their tickets by December 5 will
have their names placed in a drawing for a chance to win a $25 gift
certificate for Main Street Pharmacy. On the day of the tour, tickets can be purchased at any of the
homes on the tour, the United
Redeemer Christmas luncheon, or
the history museum. As has been
the custom in the past, attendees
will remove their shoes while touring the homes; bags will be provided. Children 14 and older are
invited to attend.
This weeks issue will feature
the Jansen and Quam homes. The
Caswell and Naesith homes were
highlighted last week.

Brad and Jamie Quam

41348 County 6 Blvd
Brad and Jamie Quams place stall garage and an all new basemay be an early 1900s farm house ment foundation with finished bedwith the big red barn, but from a rooms and family room area for
complete whole house remodel- the four Quam children.
ing job it has become a beautiful
You will enter the home into
updated country family home.
the upper large family room with
The Quams purchased the home its warm colors of rustic country
in 1995 from Donna and Gary decor, fireplace, family photos, and
Hinsch. Other previous owners a view of the country landscape,
were Adolph Novonty, and the including the cattle grazing in the
original owner was Fenton with a pasture. To the left of the family
land agreement from the Unites room is the beautiful kitchen, the
States in 1857.
hub of the home, with cabinetry
One of Jamies stories was that made by Mark Van Natta of
shortly after they had purchased Mazeppa Millworks and a large
the home they brought Jamies center island and an eat-in dining
grandma over to show it to her area. This is where the family of
and her grandma said that she had six likes to entertain. The dining
stayed in this house when she was room is off from the kitchen and
seven years old many years ago. also the stairway to the basement.
The Quams did a whole house
Come and view the country life
remodeling job from the ground for Christmas. Jamie will have the
up literally, which included an ad- home decorated with four Christdition above a tuck under two- mas trees for the season.

Indoor Winter Market

on Tuesdays in Zumbrota
ZUMBROTA At Zumbrotas Indoor Winter Market on November 18,
Luella Wallerich of Rochester, left, admires the sweet treats offered for
sale by Rachel Bear of Mazeppa. In the background is Linda Thomas of
Byron who is selling knitted scarves and crocheted items.This seasons
Indoor Winter Market is being held in the lobby of the New River Church
on Tuesdays, from noon until 5 p.m. Vendors are selling Firebrick
Bread, sweet breads and treats, canned veggies and salsa, jams and
jellies, and knitted and crocheted items. All items are handmade by the
vendors. Market manager Stephan Jennebach said, Many of our customers
made the Tuesday Market a regular stop last winter were happy to be
able to be back in the same space, with even more offerings. For more
information about the Indoor Winter Market, call (507) 732-4667 or
look for Zumbrota Farmers Market on Facebook.

Mary Jansen
1423 Dorothea Drive
This beautiful home was built
As you enter the house you are
in 2006 by Doug Kleese of Kenyon. greeted by an open and inviting
Jansen said Kleese understood her floor plan. The warm wood tones
vision for the house perfectly and are seen in the red oak of the trim
had an eye for detail to the point and kitchen cabinets and the maple
that he hand-carved trim around wood floors that run throughout
the staircase.
the main floor. The practical charm
The house was custom designed is found in the built-in china hutches
by Mary with the help of Julie in the dining room and a large oak
Praus of Cornerstone Design. The window seat in the living room.
design of the house was inspired
Jansen also incorporated two old
by the Craftsman style, which was cabinets that were taken out of her
popular in the early part of the in-laws house, which was built
20th century. Craftsman houses around 1920. These cabinets, which
are known for having open floor have stained glass door fronts, can
plans, lots of big woodwork in be seen on the first floor of the
warm tones, and a functional beauty house. The first one you will nothat makes the practical a charm- tice is at the top of the stairs as you
ing part of the decor.
first enter the home. The second
can be seen as a divider between
the living and the dining room.
The living room has big windows which allow natural light to
fill the room. It also has a cozy
fireplace that warms the room on
those cold winter nights.
You will enjoy walking around
and appreciating the unique qualities of this home. There is a
screened-in porch with a woodburning stove and hot tub. Two
pantries provide generous storage,
and there is a main floor laundry
room and a speaker system that is
ready for iPod hook-up.
The house also has four bedrooms, including a master suite
with an en-suite and walk-in closet;
three bathrooms; and a large finished basement with a kitchenette.
Jansen currently has her house
on the market to sell.

Kids of Christ learn about Native Americans

ZUMBROTA The Kids of Christ at Christ Lutheran School learned about Native American Indians. The group
made individual headbands with feathers on November 17. From left to right, front row: Evan Scharpen, Mia
Moran, Brynn Hovel, Reid Finnesgard, and Jacklyn Tangen; back row: Sofia Richter, Joe Ottem, Landon
Decker, Layla Schran, Karlee Scheffler, Kendra Schumacher, Jasper Lohmann, Jake Moran, Athena Hoernemann,
Oakley Anderson, and Tyler Raasch.

Mazeppa
holiday
events
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
By David Grimsrud
MAZEPPA Upcoming Christmas season events taking place in
Mazeppa include the following. ZUMBROTA Windows were installed recently in this years house built

Keeping out the cold

November 29

by the Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School construction class, directed by

A Craft Fair will be held at the Kevin Nelson. Shown are the many windows and patio doors facing east
which allow panoramic views of the Zumbrota Golf Course. The house
Mazeppa Community Center.
will be sold this spring. An open house will be held Sunday, December

How to Observe Thanksgiving

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.

December 6

14, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 625 Golfview Avenue.

The Mazeppa American Legion

Auxiliary will have its annual Bake
Sale and serve pie and coffee from
8:30-11:30 a.m. at the American
Legion Hall.

Try Before You Buy!

December 13

Santa will stop at The Mazeppa

Community center from 10 a.m.
to noon.
The Mazeppa Area Historical
Society is hosting a Soup & Chili
Luncheon at the Community Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring soup, bread, dessert, and beverages for a free will offering. Dora
Hellerud will read Christmas stories. A quilt made by Lori VanNatta
will be raffled, along with other
prizes.

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Churches
ion. Tues., Dec. 2: 1-4 p.m. Pastors
office hours.

BELLECHESTER
ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITE
CHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2
miles north of Bellechester on County
2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-9234240. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Hymn
Sing every fourth Sunday.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellechester, Father Paul Kubista. Sunday
mornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesday
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUE

MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 26: 7 p.m. Worship. Sun.,
Nov. 30: 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.

HOLY
TRINITY
CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.

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.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,

651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Sun., Nov. 30: 9:30 a.m.
Worship with communion.

ORONOCO

ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,

WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,
Nov. 26: 7:30 p.m. Worship. Sun.,
Nov. 30: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
10:15 a.m. Worship with commun-

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.

Wedding

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., Nov.
26: 4-6 p.m. Food shelf open. Sun.,
Nov. 30: 11 a.m. Worship.

PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE
BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation available. Cornerstone Kids meet every
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday 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, 3568622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sundays: 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; Saturday 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.; Confessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tuesday-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.saintpa1ulpi.org. Wed., Nov. 26:
7 p.m. Worship with communion.
Thurs.-Fri., Nov. 27-28: Office
closed. Sat., Nov. 29: 9 a.m. Christmas decorating; 5:30 p.m. Worship
with communion. Sun., Nov. 30: 8:15
a.m. Worship with communion; 9:30
a.m. Adult forum; Fellowship; Sunday School; Handbells; 10:30 a.m.
Worship with communion; Sunday
School. Tues., Dec. 2: 9 a.m. Staff
meeting; Noon Elizabeth circle potluck at City Centre; 1:30 p.m. Bible
study; 6:30 p.m. Transition team
meeting; 7 p.m. Adult ed meeting.
Wed., Dec. 3: 12:30 p.m. Lydia circle
potluck; 7 p.m. Chancel choir; 8 p.m.
Praise team.

GANDER-TUPPER
Deanna Gander and Sean Tupper
were married on October 18, 2014
at St. Peter Lutheran Church,
Belvidere with Pastor Scott Fiege
officiating the ceremony.
The bride was given away by
her brother.
Parents of the bride are Lou
Gander of Rochester and the late
Bill Gander.
Parents of the groom are Del
and Judy Tupper of Winnebago.
The bride was attended by her
friend, Stephanie French, as matron of honor and by her sister,
Mary Kipp, as bridesmaid.
The flower girl was Katy Hector, niece of the groom. Personal
attendant was Nerissa Marzolf,
niece of the bride.
The best man was Bret Tupper,
brother of the groom and groomsman was Bob Gander, brother of

the bride.
The ring bearer was Bret Tupper
Jr., nephew of the groom. Ushers
were John Kipp, nephew of the
bride, and T.J. Lewis, friend of
the groom.
Ceremony greeter was Cosette
Tupper, niece of the groom. Scripture readers were Gina Tupper,
sister-in-law of the groom and Mike
Gander, nephew of the bride.
Following the ceremony, a reception, dinner and dance were
held at Mt. Frontenac Golf Course
in Frontenac.
The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Aruba before returning
home to Mazeppa. They are both
employed at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Deanna is an IT liaison in
cancer research and Sean is a senior workstation specialist in IT.

UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St.

North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Carolyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.;
Web address: www.piumc.org; email:
piumc@bevcomm.net Thurs., Nov.
27: Office closed; 7:30 p.m. Concert
practice. Sat., Nov. 29: 7 p.m. Concert practice. Sun., Nov. 30: 8:30
a.m. Fellowship in back of Sanctuary; 9 a.m. Worship followed by hanging of the greens with potluck; 10
a.m. Coffee hour fellowship in fellowship hall; 10:15 a.m. Sunday
School. Tues., Dec. 2: 10:30 a.m.
Communion at City Center; 7 p.m.
Advanced disciple; joint committee
meeting. Wed., Dec. 3: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation.

WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-8243019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo. 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.

THE CHURCH CORNER

Spare the rod, spoil the child

Pastor Gary Basinski
New River Assembly of God
I am not sure that at any time in
recent history has punishment of
a child and/or child abuse ever
been a hotter topic than in the last
couple of weeks. I have seen both
die-hard Packer and Vikings fans
unite together, as well as battle it
out both in public and in private
over the Adrian Peterson
case. There is one verse in the entire
Bible that gets brought up when
talking about these issues. That
verse is Proverbs 13:24. It states
spare the rod, spoil the child. There
are other verses in the book of
Proverbs that talk about disciplining our children and ways and
guidelines as to how it should be

done. But those hardly, if ever,

get mentioned.
Writing and speaking on topics
such as this one is not easy to
do. There are a variety of different ways people used to and are
now using discipline, some good,
some not so good. They are very
personal and people never like it
when their personal space is invaded. But especially with the
holiday season coming upon us,
and families spending all that extra time together it is an issue that
needs to be addressed.
The best way that I know how
to guide people to treat their children is the same way that our Lord
Jesus Christ treats us. He doesnt
punish us unfairly; in fact he has

Christmas Holiday Tea

Saturday, December 6
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Pine Island, MN

Baked Goods, Crafts and Raffle Items

Enjoy cookies, fancy treats
and sandwiches
Music provided by
Pine Island High School students.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,

Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., Nov. 26: 7 p.m. Worship at
Wanamingo Lutheran. Sun., Nov. 30:
10:30 a.m. Worship.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
Nov. 26: 7 p.m. Worship. Sun., Nov.
30: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Sunday
School.

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, 7325367. Wed., Nov. 26: 10:30 a.m. Bible
study; 1 p.m. Nursing Home service;
7:30 p.m. Worship. Thurs., Nov. 27:
10 a.m. Worship. Sun., Nov. 30: 8
and 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Bible study.
Mon., Dec. 1: 7 p.m. Bible study.
Tues., Dec. 2: 7:15 p.m. SPO meeting. Wed., Dec. 3: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 3:15 p.m.
Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation
class; 6 p.m. Bell choir; 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.2 Corinthians.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, and counseling.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 30: 9 a.m.
Worship.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., Nov. 30:
10:45 a.m. Worship; Philippians 4:49.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pastors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,
732-5449, church office. Website:
oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,
Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,
Nov. 26: 7 p.m. Worship. Fri., Nov.
28: 9 a.m. Operation Jericho at the
Covered Bridge. Sat., Nov. 29: 7 a.m.
Mens prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. Youth
group for grades 7-12 open gym.
Sun., Nov. 30: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time;
9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m.
Worship; 7 p.m. Prayer and praise
service. Mon., Dec. 1: 7 p.m. Council meeting; Moms in prayer. Wed.,
Dec. 3: 9 a.m. Womens Bible study;
12:45 p.m. Early release; 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: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass at the nursing
home is the second Tuesday of the
month at 9:15 a.m.

Sunday of each month. Grace: Wed.,

Nov. 26: 7 p.m. Worship. St. Johns
Thurs., Nov. 27 9 a.m. Worship.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Nov. 26:
6:30 p.m. Choir at Emmanuel. Fri.,
Nov. 28: 5 p.m. Youth group to decorate for Christmas at Emmanuel. Sat.,
Nov. 29: 10 a.m. Choir at Emmanuel. Sun., Nov. 30: 9:30 am. Sunday School; 10:45 a.m. Worship; 3
p.m. Advent choir concert at Emmanuel followed by supper. Wed., Dec.
3: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation at Emmanuel; 6:30 p.m.
Choir at Emmanuel; 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer at Emmanuel.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fellowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiritual guidance. Wed., Nov. 26: 7 p.m.
Praise practice; 7:30 p.m. Worship
at Minneola. Sun., Nov. 30: Hanging of the greens; 7:30 a.m. Praise
practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise worship;
9:30 am.. Sunday School; 9:45 am..
Choir rehearsal; 10:30 am.. Worship.
Tues., Dec. 2: 11 a.m. Text study; 6
p.m. Executive meeting. Wed., Dec.
3: 9 a.m. Coffee and conversastion;
6:15 p.m. Confirmation; Worship with
communion; 7 p.m. Youth group.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., Nov. 26: 7:30
p.m. Joint worship. Bring an item for
the food pantry; pie and coffee following. Sun., Nov. 30: 8:45 a.m.
Sunday School program practice;
10:30 a.m. Worship.
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. Thurs., Nov. 27: 9:30 a.m.
Worship. Sun., Nov. 30: 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor. Thurs., Nov. 27: 9:30 a.m.
Worship. Sun., Nov. 30: 8:30 a.m.
Worship; 9:30 a.m. Bible study. Tues.,
Dec. 2: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office hours.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Wed., Nov. 26: 8 p.m. Worship. Sun., Nov. 30: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Wed., Nov. 26: 6 p.m.
Choir; 7 p.m. Worship. Sun., Nov.
30: 9 a.m. Confirmation; 10:30 a.m.
Worship. Tues., Dec. 2: 11 a.m. Text
study. Wed., Dec. 3: 6:30 p.m. Council meeting.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., Nov. 26: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study. Sun., Nov. 30:
10:30 a.m. Polka service with Ray
Sands followed by dinner.
WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN,
LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Cannon Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Minister, 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.

Military
Groth graduates basic training
SAN ANTONIO, TX U.S. Air
National Guard Airman Aaron
C. Groth graduated from basic
military training at Joint Base San
Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio,
Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that
included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core
values, physical fitness, and basic
warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic
training earn four credits toward
an associate in applied science
degree through the Community
College of the Air Force.
Groth is the son of Tina M.
Hunsucker of Zumbrota and Douglas C. Groth of Leavenworth,

Kansas, step-son of Angela Groth

of Leavenworth, and Tim
Hunsucker of Zumbrota, and the
husband of Anna J. Groth.
He is a 2010 graduate of
Leavenworth High School.

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UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,

560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Susan Vikstrom, pastor; Cindy Wilson Youth director. Wed., Nov. 26:
7:15 a.m. CBC; TBA choir rehearsal.
Thurs., Nov. 27: Office closed. Sun.,
Nov. 30: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:15 a.m. PACE; Coffee and fellowship. Mon., Dec. 1: 2 p.m. Food shelf
open. Wed., Dec. 3: 7:15 a.m. CBC;
8 a.m. Ruth circle; 6 p.m. WELCA
meeting; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation; 7
p.m. Choir rehearsal.

RURAL

more patience with us than we

ever do with our own children.
Any of you ever get spanked by
God, or yelled at to turn the light
off? I havent. Jesus told people
that the two greatest commandments are to love the Lord with
your whole heart and to love other
people like you love yourself. Talk
about setting the bar high, when
we apply that to how we treat our
own children! Do we want to be
disciplined by God, the same way
we discipline our own kids? Is
that way really working? Or is it
just getting them to obey for a
time being until something else
takes place?!
Discipline really is about teaching and guiding our children
through life, and showing them
right from wrong. It is showing
them the good that comes with
doing right and the bad that can
happen when doing wrong. It isnt
about spanking or not spanking.
It is about teaching and guiding.
Isnt that what God does? He has
given us the Bible and said, here
is my way. I love you so much I
sent my son to die for you. If you
make him Lord of your life you
will live in eternity with me. If
you choose not to, you will spend
eternity in a place I dont want
you to, but that you are choosing
to go and that place is called
hell. Discipline your children. Our
schools are better off for it and
you will be too. Do it, keeping in
mind whether it is really teaching
and guiding your child or is it more
do as I say! We all have been guilty
at some level. God Bless!

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,

Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Nov. 26:
6:30 p.m. Choir. Fri., Nov. 28: 5 p.m.
Youth group to decorate for Christmas. Sat., Nov. 29: 10 a.m. Choir.
Sun., Nov. 30: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:30
a.m. Sunday School; 3 p.m. Advent
choir concert followed by supper.
Wed., Dec. 3: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 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.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nerstrand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sunday 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. St. Johns: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Communion on the second and last

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County
SimpleGifts coming to State Theatre

Goodhue County may retire A-3 Planning Zone

ZUMBROTA SimpleGifts
with Billy McLaughlin combine
violin, celtic whistle, piano, acoustic guitar and percussion with angelic three-part female vocals to
deliver a modern Old World
sound in Christmas carols and
hymns. SimpleGifts share music
of the holidays on Friday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. Crossings is
bringing SimpleGifts to the Zumbrota State Theatre.
SimpleGifts, an ensemble led
by award-winning musician Billy
McLaughlin, stay close to the heart
of Christmas by avoiding commercial and pop holiday repertoire
and instead balance sacred Christmas songs with warm, sentimental favorites. Children will enjoy
hearing holiday classics, while
adults are taken back to a quieter,

By Paul Martin
RED WING Goodhue County
may phase out the A-3 land use
zone that surrounds most cities in
the county. The Board of Commissioners considered a health
impact assessment on the proposed
change, which was presented by
staff from the Land Use and Human Resources Departments at the
boards November 18 meeting.
Despite the name, the study looked
at zoning around city lines from a
number of viewpoints, such as
economic, social and environmental, as well as physical and emotional health.
This is a large area, said Kristi
Gross of Land Use Management.
Urban fringe zones surround nine
of our ten cities, and are present in
18 out of our 21 Townships.
The A-3 zone was designed to
loosen controls on housing on the
edge of towns without allowing
suburban sprawl to invade the

simpler time with traditional songs

and hymns.
Crossings is thrilled to bring the
popular SimpleGifts show back
to Zumbrota for the seventh year
running.
The group continue to prove
there is nothing ordinary about the
arrangements they deliver both in
the studio and in concert. Seen by
more than 20,000 live audience
members last season, SimpleGifts
continue to grow in popularity
throughout the Upper Midwest and
have successfully transitioned from
their early days in coffeehouses
and small listening rooms to prestigious performing art centers and
larger churches.
Familiar classics audiences may
hear include O Little Town of
Bethlehem, Hark the Herald
Angels Sing, and Little Drum-

mer Boy, while lesser-known

songs offer fresh perspectives on
the holidays.
Members include Ashleigh Still,
Torie Redpath, Amy Courts,
Heather Moen (Garborg), Billy
Oehrlein, Laura MacKenzie and
Billy McLaughlin.
SimpleGifts has that special celestial sound that captures
the magic, spirit and meditation
of the Christmas season. Think of
a Courier and Ives holiday setting: The music you hear playing
is SimpleGifts with its richly woven tapestry of vocal harmonies
and perfect instrumentation, said
McLaughlin.
To reserve tickets, go to
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.

Fund your livestock expansion with grants

The Minnesota Department of
Agriculture Commissioner Dave
Frederickson announces that $2
million in grant funding is being
made available to livestock producers for on-farm improvements.
The Livestock Investment Grants
help farmers stay competitive and
reinvest in their industry. Last year,
131 Minnesota livestock farmers
received grants to improve their
operation.
Among 2014 recipients were:
Eugene Leckness of Hayfield,
who updated his facilities with a
monoslope barn to keep cattle and
manure under cover, protecting
his animals and environment.
Stephen Haugen of Roseau,
who completed an enclosed cattle

barn sheltering 300 grazing cows.

Katie Johnson of Kerkhoven,
who expanded her familys dairy
operation with a special calf care
unit.
Qualifying producers are reimbursed ten percent of the first
$500,000 of the investment, with
a minimum investment of $4,000.
Qualifying expenditures include
the purchase, construction, or improvement of buildings or facilities for the production of livestock,
and the purchase of fencing as well
as feeding and waste management
equipment. Producers who suffered
a loss due to a natural disaster or
unintended consequence may also
apply. The grant will not pay for
livestock or land purchases or the

cost of debt refinancing.

Minnesota livestock producers
who applied for but did not receive a grant in past years need to
reapply for the 2015 program.
These grants are incentives to start
projects and are not awarded to
works in progress. Grants are competitively funded based on how
well the applicants score. Applications for operations with farmers transitioning into livestock,
beginning farmers, and those with
a positive environmental impact
receive priority.
The deadline to apply for a grant
is December 10. Read about the
Minnesota Livestock Investment
Program on the MDA website at
www.mda.state.mn.us/
livestockinvestmentgrant

From Our Files

countryside. It requires large, 35acre lots, but gives a little more

freedom regarding permitted uses.
If it goes away, land within it would
be allotted to the other rural zones:
A-2, which allows twelve houses
per square-mile section, and the
prime agricultural A-1, which only
allows four per section. A-1 and
A-2, though, allow two-acre lots.
Some residents have voiced concern that this would mean a rash
of two-acre lots if the A-3 zone is
retired. We have told them that
would not happen, said Gross.
The limits on total dwellings per
section would still apply. Many
sections are built out already. Others are close to the limit. The change
would help area families with land
use and succession planning for
family farms.
Commissioner Dan Rechtzigel,
whose 3rd District includes a lot
of the countys prime agricultural
land, believes the zone is not

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORT

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
was issued near 500th St and Hwy
The following information was 52.
provided by the Goodhue County
2:57 p.m. Rochester Police
Sheriffs Office.
requested that a deputy check a
November 11
residence on 3rd Ave NW for a
7:16 a.m. A vehicle went into subject who was wanted on an
the ditch near 490th St and Hwy order for protection violation. The
52 in Pine Island Township. A subject was not located.
second vehicle slid and hit the first.
4:08 p.m. A medical call was
No injuries were reported.
received from Baylee Pl SW.
7:50 a.m. A vehicle slid into
4:38 p.m. Smoke was coming
another on the ramp near Hwy 52 from a barn on the 49900 block of
and Cty 11. One person reported a Hwy 52 in Pine Island Township.
possible injury but no one was A citation was issued for burning
transported to the hospital.
prohibited materials in a collapsed
November 12
barn.
8:11 a.m. Albert Lea Police November 13
requested that a deputy check Dc
4:25 a.m. A deputy attended
Ct SE for a subject involved in a to a civil matter on the 19400 block
gas drive-off theft and to have her of 500th St in Pine Island Towncontact them.
ship.
12:43 p.m. A speeding ticket

GOODHUE
20 Years Ago
November 30, 1994
Joseba Munoz, a foreign exchange student from Spain, is staying at the Mike and Dorothy
Lodermeier home. *** A new face
on the Goodhue School faculty is
Arlene Freewait, who has been
hired as a speech therapist. ***
Student of the Week is Annie
Matthees, senior daughter of Steve
and Mary Matthees.

40 Years Ago
November 21, 1974
The school board adopted a resolution to discontinue the valedictorian and salutatorian recognition and instead recognize all students who maintained an academic

needed. City officials in my area

see little difference in practice.
They do not have a shortage of
buildable land at present, he said.
If they do need more land in the
future, they would pursue orderly
annexation. The biggest question
is how residents of the current A3 zone feel about it.
Gross said the study led to four
recommendations. First, we
should keep standards that protect agriculture. Second, enforce
zoning standards regarding setbacks and separation between
neighbors. Third, use caution in
increasing housing density in rural areas, both to preserve quality
of life, and because of concerns to
do with water quality and other
issues. Lastly, consult with the
Townships.
Rechtzigel said We have been
looking at this proposed change
for some time now. We are not
about to make any sudden change.

8:59 a.m. Borgy Boyz Pizzeria reported that a tab sticker was
stolen off the license plate of their
delivery vehicle.
9:27 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported near Cty 11
Blvd NW.
10:33 a.m. A deputy provided
a squad car escort from Saint Paul
Lutheran Church to a ceremony.
7:36 p.m. A dog was found on
10th St SW. It was returned to its
owner and a final dog-at-large
warning was given.
November 14

7:41 a.m. Medical help was

requested on 2nd St SW.
12:23 p.m. A deputy attended
to civil matters on the 19400 block
of 500th St in Pine Island Township.

WANAMINGO

Stemmann of Chicago, Illinois, was

20 Years Ago
a Tuesday dinner guest last week
November 30, 1994
LuVerne and Esther Johnson
at the Elroy Rusch home. *** Mrs.
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. David Jesse Campbell entertained mem- entertained about 40 relatives at
Jones, a son, Michael Daniel, on bers of her birthday club on Fri- the community hall on Thanksgiving Day. *** Thanksgiving Day
November 19. *** Saturday visi- day afternoon.
guests at the Olaf and Ruby
tors at the home of Mrs. Laura
70 Years Ago
Langseth home were Mrs. Karen
Hanson were Mrs. Olaf Bjorngaard
November 23, 1944
Oelschlager of New York Mills,
and Mrs. Orville Bjorngaard of
Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Bredehoft Heather Oelschlager of St. Paul,
Zumbrota. *** Mr. and Mrs. of Zumbrota were afternoon call- Chad and Megan Kleinschmidt of
Leonard Payne and Todd of St. ers on Sunday at the Art Eppen Minneapolis, and Matthew
Paul spent the weekend at the home. *** Mrs. O.T. Parker was a Oelschlager of St. Paul.
Donald Payne residence.
business caller in Red Wing on
40 Years Ago
60 Years Ago
Saturday. *** Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
November 28, 1974
A party in honor of John
November 25, 1954
Schafer were Sunday evening visiOn Sunday Mrs. R.A. Schulz tors at the Geo. C. Diercks home. Froyums 87th birthday was held
and Fritzie and Mrs. Art Haas were *** Mrs. Will McHugh entertained at the Glenn Hoven home last
dinner and supper guests at the six ladies for afternoon coffee on Sunday. *** Ron Haugen, a freshman, has been named to the Inver
Rudy Matthees home. *** John Saturday.
Grove Heights Community College basketball team for the coming season. *** Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Schmitt of Ames, Iowa, visited at
the Les Revland home from Saturday until Monday.

November 26, 1964

average of 90 or above.

50 Years Ago
November 26, 1964

50 Years Ago

Mrs. F.A. Engstrom left Wednesday for Minneapolis to spent the

Thanksgiving holidays at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Janet
Henricksen. *** Miss Betty Lentz
and Reggie Pederson of Long Island, New York, are visiting at
the home of the latters parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Pederson. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Marlyn Bordson and
family have moved into their new
home, which they built on their
farm in Minneola Township this
past summer.

70 Years Ago
November 23, 1944
C.R. Tiller has retired from the
draying and hauling business after forty continuous years of service. *** Nels Nelson of St. Paul
arrived last Thursday for a few
days at the Romness homes in this
village. *** Misses Ruth Grove
and Phyllis Bakko of Minneapolis visited Saturday and Sunday at
their homes.

WANAMINGO, 1964 Charlie

Boone, one of WCCO Radios most
popular daytime personalities, will
be the guest speaker at the annual
Stag Party at the Wanamingo School
gym on December 1. The event is
sponsored by the Wanamingo
Commercial Club.

ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago
November 10, 2004

GOODHUE 1974 Five Goodhue football players were named to the 1974 Wasioja All-Conference Team and
two received honorable mention. They are, from left to right: Brad Ryan, Roger Kittelson (honorable
mention), Jon Roschen, Mike Haas, Geoff OConnor, Jim McNamara (honorable mention), and Bruce
Johnson.

PINE ISLAND
20 Years Ago
November 30, 1994

of Pine Island was among five

Goodhue and Wabasha County
area people chosen as Scouters of
the Year. Dietz has served on the
council level for both the Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts.

Pine Island FFA members who

attended the 67th National FFA
Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, November 9-12 were Erin
50 Years Ago
Weis, Shannon Schroeder, Katie
November 26, 1964
Holst, Mike Krause, Dan Diderrich,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ronningen
Eric Bye, Mike OBrien, and
will observe their 25th wedding
Cheryl Miller.
anniversary on November 29. ***
30 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Starz were
November 21, 1984
Maurice Klingsporn, a certified Sunday evening dinner guests of
public accountant and Pine Island Jean and Linda Kalass at Rochesresident, has opened a branch of- ter. *** Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
fice of his Zumbrota-based ac- Mondale visited her aunt, Mrs.
counting service here in Pine Is- Mayme Shaw, and other friends
land. *** Gloria Eberhart was at Fairview Rest Home on Sunelected president of the Pine Is- day.
60 Years Ago
land Business and Professional
November 25, 1954
Club at yesterdays monthly meetBORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Don
ing. Scott Richter was elected vicepresident. *** Mrs. Florence Miller Dietz, a son, Christopher Karl, on
and Mrs. Carolyn Swee were call- Monday; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
ers of Ethel and Margaret Zeller Jacobson, a daughter, on November 12; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Haight,
on Wednesday.
a son, on November 14. *** Mr.
40 Years Ago
and Mrs. Alwin Mensing celNovember 21, 1974
Frank Denny has beeen named ebrated their 30th wedding annithe Student of the Month by the versary on Friday. *** Joyce
art department. *** Dr. Don Dietz Hamlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George Hamlin, was injured Monday evening on her return from

school. She received a double fracture of her leg and was taken to
Zumbrota Community Hospital for
treatment.

Three Zumbrota-Mazeppa High

School band students attended the
15th annual Gustavus Honor Band
Festival in St. Peter. They were
Chris Flaaen, Carrie Bergstralh and
Amanda Robertson. The two-day
event was held on the campus of
Gustavus Adolphus College. ***
A poem by ZMHS student Hannah Sheets was published. *** The
Zumbrota-Mazeppa FFA Chapter
attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
Members attending were Anne
Mullholland, AJ Yusten, Jason
Kennedy, Hunter Bacon, Brandy
Oeltjenbruns, Brea Kelsey, Thomas Klevan, Elyse Oeltejenbruns,
Allison Newman, Amy Anderson,
Katie Mack, Tamara Tomfohrde,
Amber Drexler, advisor Jon
Yusten, Beth Neil, Grady Stehr,
Riley Budensiek, Adam Hoernemann and Bart Hoven.

when they visited Tim and Marie

Macks pumpkin patch. *** At a
special ceremony on Monday at
3M headquarters in St. Paul, Elden
Banitt, a 1955 graduate of Zumbrota High School, was inducted
into 3Ms prestigious Carlton Society. *** Duane Hofschulte of
the Mazeppa Volunteer Fire Department was a guest speaker for
Mrs. Gabrielsons and Mrs. Bauers
ZM second grade classroom. They
also saw Mazeppas new fire truck.

30 Years Ago
November 3, 1984

Taiwan, arrived in Zumbrota.

During their three-month furlough
they are staying with her parents,
the Orville Rudes, and his parents
in Woodruff, Wisconsin.

40 Years Ago
November 7, 1974
Dr. Robert Thompson joined the
Zumbrota Hospital staff. ***
Clarence Benson, a member of the
Zumbrota Police Force for the past
20 years, was honored with a dinner at the VFW club room. ***
Weekend guests at the home of
Mrs. Ruth Currier were Debbie
Deer and friend Mike Shields, both
students at Winona State College.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deer of Eagan
were Sunday visitors. *** Donald
Eayers of Pasco, Washington, spent
the past week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Thomforde. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schliep have
purchased and moved into the
former AE Collinge III home on
West 2nd Street.

Daniel Tri of La Crosse, Wisconsin, spend Sunday with his

parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tri,
Sr. of Zumbrota. *** LeAnn
Edwards moved last weekend to
Perham. She joined her husband,
Paul, who is employed at the Barel
O Fun factory in Perham. ***
Guests Sunday at the home of Mina
Loken were Dr. and Mrs. Frank
Braathen and children of Brooklyn Park. *** Pastor and Mrs. Ralph
20 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
Jones and four children, missionNovember 2, 1994
November 5, 1964
The ZM Early Childhood Fam- aries of the Wisconsin EvangeliMr. and Mrs. Sylvester Stehr,
ily Education class had a fun time cal Lutheran church at Taipei, and Mr. and Mrs. George Fogelson,
accompanied by Marietta Greseth
of Wanamingo, visited Sunday in
Eagleton, Wisconsin, with Rev.
and Mrs. B.A. Borgschatz. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Lyon were
supper guests Sunday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Bremer
in Lake City. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Erven Skaar of Cambridge were
weekend guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Manley Langeness.
*** Friday evening visitors at the
Edwin Goplen home were Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Tongen and Mr. and
Mrs. Baldwin Reppe. Sunday
evening visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
ZUMBROTA, 1974 A disastrous fire struck the Zumbrota Elevator Lynn Davidson, Mr. and Mrs.
Sunday night. The longtime landmark stood between two Butler grain Gilmer Hoven and Greg. *** Mr.
storage bins at the right and the old mill at the left, which was gutted by and Mrs. Gust Hadel returned home
flames. The elevator came to Zumbrota in pieces by rail in the first year last Wednesday from a trip to
of the railroad, 1878, from Wyocena, Wisconsin, according to Niles Chicago.

PINE ISLAND, 1984 Russ

Anderson, son of Ron and Mary
Anderson and a 1979 graduate of
Pine Island High School, is touring
with the National Shakespeare
Wedge, whose father, the late N.T. Wedge, came here the same year
Company.
from Wyocena, where he was born.

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Sports
PIZM varsity girls
soccer team awards
The PIZM varsity girls soccer team placed second in the Hiawatha
Valley League this season with a conference record of 6-1-0, the
highest ranking in the programs history.
Most Valuable Player Offensive: Abby Gushulak
Most Valuable Player Defensive: Justine Weber
Most Improved Player: Emily Kaul
Wildcat Award: Caitlyn Heitman
Most Valuable Player Overall: Abby Gushulak
HVL AllConference: Justine Weber, Laura Cragoe, Summer Cavallero,
Liza Shelquist, Abby Gushulak(second year).
Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Heitman
Letter Winners: Sarah Baack, Summer Cavallero, Laura Cragoe, Sami
Clementson, Emi Fredrickson, Abby Gushulak, Tessa Gushulak, Kat Hodgman,
Caitlyn Heitman, Maddy House, Kim Johnson, Hannah Kraling, Kelsey
Krier, Keana Rosaaen, Emilie Rucker, Caitlin Schartau, Leah Shelquist, Liza
Shelquist, Justine Weber
2015 Captains: Kat Hodgman, Maddy House, Summer Cavallero

ZM falls to
Lake City
LAKE CITY The Lake City
boys basketball team started
Fridays game with an 11-0 run
on their way to a 64-46 win over
Zumbrota-Mazeppa.
Jacob Forrey, ZMs lone returning starter from last years team,
was lost to a rib injury.
The Cougars closed to within
six points shortly after half before
Lake City opened up a thirty-one
point lead with eight minutes remaining in the game.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 46
Lake City 64

Photos by Peter Grimsrud

Pine Island center Luke Thornton gets New Pragues Malik Jallah in the air before scoring two of his 13 points in Fridays game.

Lake City Scoring

Brady Kuchinka 17 points, three 3pointers; Colin Fritz 3 points, one 3pointer; Eli Custer 10 points, 6
rebounds; Jesse Oliver 12 points, two
3-pointers; Luke Hartzell 1 point; Matt
Kjos 2 points; Matt Lanning 6 points;
Mitch Marien 11 points; Robert Barts
2 points.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Scoring
Adam Krage 6 points; Jack Owen 2
points; Isaiah Stueber 10 points, two
3-pointers; Nathan Debner 7 points;
Alex Nelson 3 points; Alex Guse 8
points; Landon Rauen 10 points, one
3-pointer.
Free Throws: Lake City 29,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1333.

PI POOL & PINS

Classic League
11-18-14
Eberhart Construction 7 vs. 0 Groth
Implement; MJB Farms 2 vs. 0 Bye;
Dupont Pioneer 4 vs. 3 Leos Sportsbar;
Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump 6 vs. 1 AR
Auto Care
Top team game: Hinrichs Plumbing &
Pump 1204
Top team series: Eberhart Construction
3413
Top bowler game: Brandon Pederson
290
Top bowler series: Brandon Pederson
723
Harvest League
11-19-14
PI Pool & Pins 1 vs. 3 Prigges Flooring;
Jims Barbershop 4 vs. 0 Freidrichs;
Schaefers Heating 4 vs. 0 Bye
Top team game: Jims Barbershop 1089
Top team series: Jims Barbershop 3063
Top bowler game: Rick Kunz 233
Top bowler series: Rick Kunz 644
Commercial League
11-20-14
Maple Island 7 vs. 0 Bye; Stus Proshop
5 vs. 2 Ellefson Trucking; Nelson Family
Services 2 vs. 5 Kiffmeyer Motorsports;
Terry Buck Construction 2 vs. 3 Bluff
Valley Campground
Top team game: Stus Proshop 1227
Top team series: Stus Proshop 3440
Top bowler game: Mike Houghs 279
Top bowler series: Ron Nelson 779

New Prague downs

Pine Island in season opener And the young shall prevail!
GOODHUE CO-ED VOLLEYBALL

By Peter Grimsrud
PINE ISLAND New Prague
head coach Aaron Jasperson
brought his team to play his old
hometown school on Friday in Pine
Island. He spoiled Pine Islands
season opener by defeating the Panthers 72 to 66.
Jasperson applied a full-court
press against Pine Island the entire game. The game went backand-forth until New Pragues pressure finally put them up for good
with minutes to play.
Pine Island head coach Jim
McNamara said, We played a very
good 32 minutes, having a 63-60
lead with four minutes left. A few
costly turnovers hurt us late in the
game and New Prague was able to
take the lead. We had a very good
rebounding effort from everyone.
Matt Lien and Bryce Hinrichsen
played well off the bench in their
first varsity action.

By Ed Stern
GOODHUE At the beginning
of the season, Rachels looked like
the team to beat. In the end, they
showed the World on Pay Per View
that they were. Rachels, the newcomer team of youngsters, played
hard and were ready for anything.
They first upset number two Dars
Pub in three, 25-17, 26-28, and
15-2. Man of the Year, Charlie
Dicke commented after the big
win, I knew we were ready to
take it all. Everything we did was
the right thing. And during game
two, where we lost in over-time, I
think we all knew what was happening! Charlie finished the night
with 41 set assists, 31 kills, including three in an impressive
volley that lasted about five minutes! I was definitely on. And
when I remembered that the Corvette was possibly mine, I jacked
it up even more!
Merribeth Schrimpf, the Woman

of the Year, took the wind out of

Stevies Wonders sails when she
blocked multi-year All Star, Aaron
Frederickson, for the go ahead point
in game two. I was surprised I
even got up that high, commented
Merribeth in her post-match interview. Then when I saw it was
Aaron.....Wow! Hes good!
Schrimpf finished the night with
72 digs, a new tournament record,
as well as getting 24 kills and 25
set assists. She served perfectly in
the tournament, tying another
record. And now, I have something to drive to church in through
the winter. Do Vettes have heaters?
Nice work, Chuck & Merr! You
made the league proud!
Again, if you are interested in
fielding a womens team for winter volleyball, contact Ed Stern at
923-4193 or 380-0258 before the
Christmas break at school. Cost is
once again $60. We will begin
some time in January.

New Prague 72
Pine Island 66
New Prague Scoring:
Jallah 10 points, one 3-pointer;
Johnson 5 points; Buthe 15 points;
Fuerniss 9 points, one 3-pointer;
Schmitz 5 points; Schoebauer 3
points; Greenwalt 16 points, one 3pointer; Hanson 3 points, one 3pointer.
Pine Island Scoring:
Ben Farrell 13 points; Broc Finstuen
22 points, 10 rebounds; Bryce
Hinrichsen 6 points; Matt Lien 2
points; Luke Thornton 13 points, 12
rebounds; Matt Kukson 5 points;
Mitchel Acker 5 points.
Pine Island Rebound Leaders:
Thornton 12; Finstuen 10.
Free Throws: New Prague 2431,
Pine Island 1021.
Three-Point Goals: New Prague 4,
Pine Island 0.

Pine Islands Matt Kukson trys to keep the ball away from Austin Greenwalt.

4-H
Cherry Grove Busy Gophers

By Kate Rechtzigel
At the meeting of the Cherry
Grove Busy Gophers on November 2, we first had a secretarys
report given by Isabelle Patterson
on county record judging. Then
we had the treasurers report by
Noah Rechtzigel saying that we
had $181.75 in our account.
After this, Emily Pliscott discussed the county meeting. She

got the cash for clovers buckets,

which are at local businesses where
anyone can donate money to support our county 4-H. After this
she explained the Leadership Conference being held in February.
She explained that the county is
thinking about having club knowledge bowl teams and they are discussing bringing softball back. We
were all happy, because like most
clubs we all missed softball.

Then we decided that at the

December meeting we are going
to have a potluck and do Toys for
Tots as usual. We also added donating to the food shelf in Kenyon
as part of our plan. We then decided that in January we are going
to do our annual bowling trip to
Wescon Lanes in West Concord
on either January 4 or 11 from 13 p.m. We then decided to have an
alumni dinner for the old members of the club and we created a

committee which consists of

Maddie
Patterson,
Noah
Rechtzigel, Sam Tudor, and me,
with Joan Quam and Wendy Pillar as the adults involved. We were
reminded once again of the dues
which are due in January.
We also welcomed Knut
Ronnigun into the club as our newest member.
The meeting ended at 7:26 p.m.
with games and the Quams serving.

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Pine Island

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 No. 48

Pine Island students travel to Galapagos Islands

PINE ISLAND Five Pine Island High School Students and
two adults walked in the footsteps
of Charles Darwin as they traveled to Ecuador and the Galapagos
Islands, June 27 through July 6.
Biology teacher Megan Schimek,
who organized the trip, was joined
by Jeff Leland, and students Mitch
Leland, Brooke Salfer, Adam
Barsness, Erin Rupprecht, Kayla
Sneller.
The crew spent the first day seeing the sights of Quito, Ecuador,
where they toured Independence
Plaza and the Basilica Del Voto
Nacional and explored the equatorial line. Students got to experience putting one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in
the southern.
Schimek said, Being a biology teacher, I have read a lot about
the islands that were made famous
by Charles Darwin. Never did I
think Id be able to observe the
same species Darwin did while
developing his theories of evolution and natural selection.
The remainder of the trip was
spent taking boat excursions to
the islands of Baltra, Santa Cruz,
San Cristbal, and Floreana. At
each location, the group learned
about the history of island and fully
experience the ecological treasure
firsthand by snorkeling in wa-

ters where they were surrounded

by sea turtles, taking selfies with
tortoises that were 200+ years old,
and playing on the sandy beaches
that were covered in sea lions,
marine iguanas, blue footed boobies, and marine crabs of all shapes,
sizes, and colors.
Rupprecht learned how different the world really is and how
much we take for granted. She
said, I would recommend this trip
to others because its such a remote and surreal place. It feels so
far away from the rest of the world
and there is no other place like it.
I loved seeing the sea lions on the
beach!
While on tour, each student completed a research project of their
choosing. Topics ranged from the
phenotypic (observable) differences in the shells of the tortoise
species to the effects of eco-tourism on the islands. Barsnesss
project on eco-tourism was identified by EF Tours as the top one
in his category and he was awarded
an Amazon gift card. Barsness
said,What I take away from this
trip is the stark differences in wildlife between islands and across
oceans, as well as different cultures around the world. This was
a once in a lifetime experience
and the unforgettable memories
opened my eyes wider to the
world. These projects allowed

students to get more out of their

adventure and also qualified them
for high school and/or college
credit.
Before heading back to the
United States, the group spent the
last day of the trip traveling to
Ecuadors cloud forest where they
had the opportunity to zipline
through the canopy of the forest
and swim in the waters surrounded
by a beautiful waterfall. Salfers
favorite memories were snorkeling with sea turtles, ziplining, and
getting to hang out with sea lions.
She said, I definitely walked away
with more respect for wild animals and for the people who work
so hard to protect them. This was
such an eye opening experience
that was filled with tons of learning and fun!
Schimek will be leading another
tour to Ecuador and the Galapagos
Islands in June 2016 for adults
and students currently in grades
8-12. There is an informational
meeting planned for Wednesday,
December 3, at 7 p.m. in the PIHS
biology room (220). Come to see
pictures and slideshow of this past
summers trip and find out how
you can sign up.
Anyone with questions about
the trip is encouraged to contact
Schimek at meschimek@pine
island.k12.mn.us.

On June 28, their first day in Quito, Pine Island visitors stood together at the middle of the world. From left
to right are Brooke Salfer, Erin Rupprecht, Jeff Leland, Mitch Leland, Megan Schimek, Adam Barsness, and
Kayla Sneller. While at the equator, they were able to balance an egg on the head of a nail and see how water
circulates in different directions as it goes down a drain in the northern and southern hemispheres. The
travelers also did their best to walk on the equator, a task which Schimek said is a lot easier said than done.

KW School nominates Anderson and Larson for Teacher of the Year

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Last week
Kenyon-Wanamingo School Principals Matt Ryan and Brent
Ashland announced nominations
for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
sponsored by Education Minnesota. Fourth grade teacher Kevin
Anderson was nominated by Ryan
and agriculture teacher Chuck
Larson was nominated by Ashland.

trict where agriculture is a driving

force in our local economy. He is
highly respected by community
members, colleagues, and most
importantly, his students. The
strength of his program was validated at the 2014 Minnesota State

Fourth grade teacher Kevin Anderson, left, and agriculture teacher

Chuck Larson were nominated by Kenyon-Wanamingo School for Minnesota
Teacher of the Year.

said, I am humbled by the honor.

There are many highly-skilled
teachers at Kenyon-Wanamingo
Elementary and I feel I am a product of positive and dedicated staff.
Chuck Larson

Larson teaches agricultural studies and serves as the FFA advisor

for KW Middle/High School. He
began his career with KW in 2004.

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
The 2014 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report has been
released. The report reveals data
from the 2013 survey in which
public school students in grades
5, 8, 9, and 11 were asked for their
input. In the past, student surveys
were administered to students in
grades 6, 9 and 12. Therefore, trend
data was limited to responses from
ninth-graders in the report. About
69% of ninth-graders and 62% of
eleventh-graders participated in the
survey.
Urban, suburban, and rural communities are all affected by adolescent sexual health issues. Although numbers may be higher in
metro areas, young people throughout Minnesota experience high
rates of pregnancy, birth, and sexually transmitted diseases/infections.

and birth rates are at historic lows.

The pregnancy rate among 15- to
19-year-olds declined 58% from
1990 to 2012. During that same
period, teen birth rates declined
49%.
The pregnancy rate includes the
number of live births, fetal deaths,
and induced abortions per 1,000
females. The birth rate is the number of live births per 1,000 females. In reviewing the data for
counties in the News-Record area
in 2012, the following rates were
reported for 15- to 19-year-olds:
Number of births reported
Goodhue County, 26; Olmsted
County, 55; Wabasha County, less
than 20
Birth rates Goodhue County,
18.4; Olmsted County, 12.8;
Wabasha County, 11.9
Pregnancy rates Goodhue
County, 24.8; Olmsted County,
20.4; Wabasha County, 16.4

Larson received his bachelor of

science degree in education from
North Dakota State University in
1987 and his masters degree in
educational leadership from
Winona State University in 2011.
In the nomination form Ashland
stated, Mr. Larsons agriculture
program at Kenyon-Wanamingo Pregnancy and birth rates
is exemplary for a small, rural disThe report shows teen pregnancy Sexual transmitted disease rates
In 2013, there were ten new cases
of HIV reported among teens ages
15-19 in Minnesota, an increase
of 43% from 2012. Although they
account for only 7% of the states
population, this age group accounted for 27.4% of chlamydia
and 25% of gonorrhea cases in
2013.
Females are two to three times
modeled homes. The homes on the
This event is in conjunction with more likely than males to be intour will be those of Keith and the
Goodhue
Christmas fected with chlamydia, regardless
LeeAnn Carlson at 19179 385th celebration. Tickets are $10 and of race or ethnicity. In 2013, MinSt., Travis and Michelle Goodman are available at First Farmers nesota had some of the highest
at 35569 180th Ave., John and &Merchants Bank in Goodhue, at rates of chlamydia in the country
Janet Adams at 107 10th St. N, the Community Center craft sale among American Indian and Afand Mike and Heather Germain at on December 6, and at each rican American females aged 15504 4th Ave. As in the past, at- home. The Goodman and Germain 19. Early detection of chlamydia
tendees will be asked to remove homes will be featured this is important, as complication risks
their shoes. Children 14 and older week. Next week will be the Adams are greatly reduced by early treatment.
are invited to attend.
and Carlson homes.
The rates of gonorrhea in this
age group have increased 69%
since 2011. High rates of gonorrhea tend to be reported in communities with high rates of poverty and school dropouts, and in
communities with low-quality and/
or inaccessible health care services.

Goodhue Lionesses to host tenth

annual Christmas Tour of Homes
GOODHUE The Goodhue day, December 6, from 10 a.m. - 2
Lionesses are hosting their tenth p.m. They are featuring two newer
annual Tour of Homes on Satur- homes along with two older re-

Mike and Heather Germain

504 4th Ave
Our house was built in 1930 as woodworking shop with a 960
a home with three bedrooms and square foot second floor photo stuone bath. An addition on the back dio. During that renovation the
of the house was added in the 1970s house was re-sided and re-roofed
making it a four bedroom two bath to match the new garage. The cehome.
ment driveway was removed, widWe purchased the property in ened and replaced with blacktop.
2006. The first improvement was Recently we removed the rear deck
the kitchen remodel and deck on and replaced it, and added a brick
the rear of the house in 2007.
patio along the garage. Now that
Since then we have continued major construction is done we are
working on the property, remold- working on improving the landing both bathrooms, making use scaping around the property. We
of the attic space, building a large are currently working on renovatoffice in the basement, and build- ing the laundry room, so please
ing an 1800 square foot garage/ excuse the mess!

Of his nomination Larson said,

I am very humbled to be nominated. We have great teachers in
this school district and to be chosen to represent them this year is a
honor.

State teen sexual health report released

Kevin Anderson

Anderson has been teaching in

the district for nineteen years, eighteen in the fourth grade.
Originally from International
Falls, he graduated in 1973 from
Concordia College in Moorhead.
He completed his masters degree
through Saint Marys University.
In the nomination for Teacher
of the Year, Principal Ryan wrote,
Anderson has a passion for helping students succeed and preparing them to be successful in their
years beyond fourth grade. The
lessons learned in Mr. Andersons
classroom have a lasting impact
on students academically, socially,
and behaviorally. This is evident
when year after year he is recognized by multiple students at the
National Honor Society induction
ceremony as their most influential teacher!
Of his nomination Anderson

Fair where the KenyonWanamingo FFA chapter was

awarded the Premier Chapter
Award for the best overall exhibit.
This recognition was well deserved
by all involved.

Of the students surveyed, fewer

youth report using condoms.
Sexual activity has declined

In Minnesota 15% of ninth-graders and 37% of eleventh-graders

reported that they have had sex.
From 2010 to 2013, the number
of ninth-graders who reported ever
having sex decreased by 25%.
When questioned about their reasons for not having sex, the top
five responses were: 1. Fear of
pregnancy; 2. Fear of sexually
transmitted infections; 3. I dont
think its right for a person my
age; 4. My parent(s) would object; 5a. I have not had a chance to
have sex (males), and 5b. I dont
want to have sex (females).
Parents have an impact

TeenWise Minnesota, the organization releasing the data, said

research shows that young people
who feel connected to their family and clearly understand their
familys values concerning sexuality are more likely to avoid risktaking behaviors, such as early
sexual activity. Honest and accurate information given to appropriately aged children and teens
by their parents is the first step
toward raising healthy children
who make responsible decisions
about sex, sexuality, and relationships. Parents/guardians need to
be supported in their role as educators.
Another concern of the organization is the normalization of sexual
violence in our culture. Sexual
violence including child sexual
abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and rape are prevalent but
this needs to change to create more
positive social norms. Educating
children and teens about personal
safety and healthy relationships
is a vital first step.
For more information on the
2014 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual
Health
Report
visit
www.teenwisemn.org and click on
the Be In The Know tab.

Travis and Michelle Goodman

35569 180th Ave
Travis, Michelle, Jack and Taite are three bedrooms, two full bathGoodman moved into their one- rooms, and a three-car attached
story rambler with a walkout un- garage. The floors, trim, and cupfinished lower level in the fall of boards were all made by an Amish
2011. The home has a front porch family in Wisconsin. Michelle and
facing the east and a screen porch her dad, Mike Mann, did the finfacing west. The kitchen and liv- ishing of the woodwork. Im sure
ing area are vaulted with a large you will enjoy seeing this beauticenter island in the kitchen. There ful new home in Belle Creek Township.

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Pine Island

Benefit for Shane Ellefson is December 6

series of tests to make sure that
they will be able to give a kidney
without any negative effects to their
own health. Ellefson and his family are praying that they will know
something soon and that the transplant will take place by the end of
January or before.
Ellefson is not on dialysis at
this time and the transplant surgeon would prefer that he not be
at all because such patients do so
much better post-operation.
Ellefson has only about 12% of

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Shane Ellefson
of Hastings, the son of Donna and
James Ellefson of Pine Island, is
in need of a kidney transplant and
is currently on the kidney transplant list. A benefit is planned for
him on Saturday, December 6, at
the Pine Island American Legion
Post 184. From 4:30-7:30 p.m.
there will be a spaghetti dinner,
silent auction, and bake sale. Proceeds from the benefit will go towards helping Ellefson pay bills
and medical costs. An account has
also been set up for Ellefson at the
Pine Island Bank and anyone wishing to make a monetary donation
can do so there.
Ellefson was born with
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
(HUS) which damaged his kidneys and put him into congestive
heart failure. As he grew up, his
heart healed and though his kidneys were damaged they were still
functioning. Ellefson was a healthy
child and lived a normal childhood. He participated in many
sports and graduated from Pine
Island High School in 1989.
But at the age of 18, Ellefsons
blood pressure elevated and he
began treatment for hypertension.
Every year, he went in for yearly
check-ups. It wasnt until this year,
at the age of 44, that Ellefsons
health condition took a discouraging turn. On June 17, 2014,
Ellefson was unable to catch his
breath at his home.
He was transported from Regina
Hospital by ambulance to St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester in heart and
kidney failure. He spent a week
there enduring a multitude of tests
to follow up on his diagnosis. The
doctors determined that because
he had kept his body in such great

kidney function left, so he and his

family are trying to remain optimistic and are leaving these decisions about the right match in Gods
hands and pray it wont be long.
Ellefson said, This time has
been very trying on my family
and we would appreciate your
thoughts and prayers as we go
through this. I have a great care
team at Mayo Clinic and I am confident that they will do everything
possible to make sure that I have
the best possible care and the best
chances at a long and healthy life.

Winter Fest returns in 2015

By Kelly Leibold
hopes of making this an even
PINE ISLAND Pine Islands grander event. Plans are underImage Committee and PI High way to accommodate snow paintSchools Environmental Club ings, storytelling, snowmobile
(Roots & Shoots) held their first rides at M&M Lawn & Leisure,
annual Winter Fest last January. activities downtown hosted by the
Included were groomed ski and Chamber, and much more.
snowshoe luminary trails, chili
If you have an idea to add the
served at the golf course, and Winter Fest, please let the Image
classes earlier in the afternoon Committee know by December 1.
taught by Eagle Bluff Environ- Even better yet, join us at a meetmental Learning Center.
ing (second Thursdays of the month
This year, the Image Commit- at 7:15 a.m. in the EDA office).
At St. Marys Hospital on June 19, Shane Ellefson was happy to get a visit from his children Anna and Tanner.
tee is joining forces with other Ideas and comments can be sent
Ellefson said this has been very trying on his family and asked everyone to keep them in their prayers.
community organizations in the to pieda@bevcomm.net.
physical condition it had found a always whats on the inside.
patient. That includes all aspects
way to compensate for the seriThe doctors decided that in Feb- of care, the proper medications,
ousness of his test results. Ellefson ruary when Ellefson had been ill proper exercise, proper mental
had been in the process of condi- with a cold and had gone into the support, dietary needs and anycountries, namely Alaska, Calitioning himself for the Tough local Urgent Care Center in thing that will improve the health By Roy Larson
PINE ISLAND Borrow-A- fornia, Iowa, Maryland, New JerMudder endurance race in Hudson, Hastings that he had a virus that of that patient. I cannot say anyWisconsin, with his brother Chris had in fact precipitated his condi- thing but great things for the care Bike had another busy year. Dur- sey, Ohio, Texas, Washington,
and several other friends.
tion. When Ellefson left St. Marys he has received from the best in ing the 2014 season (weekends Wisconsin, and Switzerland.
Pine Island can be proud to have
The diagnosis of heart and kid- he was fitted with a life vest by the world. Let me say that we are from May through October), 354
ney failure was a shock to his two Zoll, which is an external defibril- thankful that God has given them bikes and/or units went out and this bike usage for people coming
into our town, getting some exerchildren, Tanner (17) and Anna lator, because of his heart condi- such wisdom and technology to came back.
Exciting items in our collection cise and viewing what our com(13), as well as the rest of his fam- tion. Patients like Ellefson run the treat patients to the best of their
include two tandems, a recumbent, munity offers. Pine Islands Imily and friends considering how risk of having a sudden death epi- ability.
well he looked. Even Ellefsons sode and when that happens they
After six months of treatment, trikes, trailers, and more. The age Committee is responsible for
cardiologist was surprised, say- need to put their hearts back in a Ellefson was given some good majority of bike users were from the operation and management of
ing, What is on the outside is not normal rhythm. The pumping ac- news. His recent heart tests showed nearly forty Minnesota towns; oth- Borrow-A-Bike.
tion of Ellefsons heart was only that his heart is healing and the ers were from ten other states or
28%; the left ventricle was so en- doctors expect that he will make a
larged he could not pump the blood full cardiac recovery. His kidneys
back to his body properly. Nor- however are still failing and he
mal pumping action for most was recently placed on the kidney
people is 60% to 70%.
transplant list.
This was a life-changing moSeveral people have come forment for Ellefson to say the least. ward to be donors for Ellefson
He could no longer work at his and now he is waiting to see if one
job as a truck driver for Polk-A- or more will be a blood and tissue
Dot dairy in Hastings. DOT would match. These donors go through a
not allow him to drive under such
conditions, because he was a liability. Ellefson also was unable
to continue his normal physical
activity and his whole lifestyle
changed. He had to give up his
apartment and move back home
with his parents so that he could
be close to Mayo. On top of all
this, because he was in kidney failure, Ellefson had to change his
diet and was going for blood and
urinalysis tests at first weekly, then
every two weeks, and then every
three weeks. His life revolved
around take special care of himself, and his parents were right
there for support.
During his treatment, the doctors had decided the most successPINE ISLAND Fifteen Pine Island High School Student Council members ful way to improve his life would
went trick-or-treating on Halloween for canned goods. The food was
then delivered to the Pine Island Food Shelf on November 12. They eventually be a combination of a
collected almost double the total of previous years, with a grand total of heart and kidney transplant. They
443 pounds of food from the three groups who collected around town. placed him on heart medication
Delivering food to the food shelf are, kneeling: Carolyn Kittleson, Madison that had to be increased every two
House, Taylor Schroder (front center), and Mel Heeren; standing: Peyton weeks until he reached the maxi- PINE ISLAND On November 18, a group of Pine Island students attended the Rochester Area STEM Summit
Thein, Tristan Akason, Joe Bauer, Keanan Peterson-Rucker, Jeremy mum dose allowed for him. The at RCTC. The purpose of the STEM Summit is for students to explore careers and coursework that use
Clark, Jimmy Kroll, Chris Frick, and Mitch Acker.
cardiologist and nephrologists science, technology, engineering, and math skills. There will be a great demand for people who have these
collaborated with medications to skills to fill STEM jobs in the future. From left to right, front row: Carolyn Kittleson, Jade Douglas, Emily
treat both of his conditions to ac- Klingsporn, Autumn Pin, Noah Gorman, Talia Mentjes, Elijah Kellner, and Megan Quintero; middle row: Tori
Toft, Alexis Poncelet, Jayce Chester, Josselyn Lindahl, Mya Polzer, Gracie Elliott, Julia Milbrandt, Hanna
quire the best results.
Donna Ellefson, who has worked Bulau, Breanna Ihde, and Avri Kundert; back row: Dakota Kitto, Courtney Ellefson, Hannah Bronk, Amanda
Wyatt Weatherford, Josh Zemke, Christopher Bolton, Cameron Malley, Franklin Westlake, Kendra
at Mayo for almost 40 years, is Kelling,
very grateful to the Mayo Clinic Kundert, and Izzy Maass.
Regular meetings of the Pine Island EDA are
for the care her son has received.
She said, Mayo has a wonderful
held the first Wednesday of each month
system, when a group of specialat 5 p.m. at the EDA Office,
ists caring for a patient collabo106 2nd St. SW, Pine Island
rate together and come up with
Questions? Call 507-356-8103
the best treatment possible for that

Borrow-A-Bike season wraps up

Order your print and

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Trick-or-treating for a good cause

PI students attend area STEM Summit

P-last wk. of month

Meeting Notice - Pine Island

Economic Development Authority

By Audra DePestel

By Audra DePestel

Arels hosts Christmas open house

PIMS food drive collects over 1,300 pounds

PINE ISLAND Barb and Ken Arel, owners of Arels Flowers and Gifts in Pine Island, and longtime employee
Mary Paquette, right, welcomed visitors at their 34th annual Christmas open house Saturday and Sunday,
November 15-16. There were homemade treats, refreshments, prize drawings, and seasonal specials and
discounts. Besides their beautiful floral pieces, Arels has a wide variety of holiday items for home dcor and
they have a newly added line of beer breads and cake mixes. The popular Disney Frozen character Olaf
can also be found along with many other Ty Beanie collectables.

PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Middle School student council held a food drive November 11-22 to benefit
the local food bank. Student council members, from left to right, Hannah Ryan, Will Cobb, Kaedyn PetersonRucker, Taylor House, and Lauren Monosmith count and organize the collected food items on Monday,
November 22. The amount collected was 1,362.67, exceeding the councils goal of 1,000 pounds. The food
was donated to the Pine Island Sharing Shelves. The grade that collected the most food per person was the
eighth grade class with an average of 2.26 pounds. They received ice cream sandwiches as a treat.

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Pine Island

Nicole Mentjes is Pine Islands

2014 Teacher of the Year

The four winners who raised the most money in the Pine Island School
Lap-a-thon are, from left to right: Aubrey Rossow ($250), Sam Knox
($255), William Morrison ($655), and Emily Reisingner ($315).

Over $11,700 raised in

Lap-a-thon for PI School
By Audra DePestel
PINEISLAND Pine Island
Elementary School held an assembly on Friday, November 14, to
reveal the results of their Lap-athon fundraiser.
Students in kindergarten through
sixth grade participated in the event,
which raised $11,734.75. The students collected pledges from family
and friends to see how many laps
around the school track they could

complete. Altogether the students

ran a combined total of 1,878.25
miles. Those who ran the most
laps and raised the most money
were recognized during the assembly.
The fundraiser was sponsored
by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) in an effort to raise
money to buy Panther statues to
place in front of the new elementary school.

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND High school
art teacher Nicole Mentjes was
announced as Pine Island Schools
2014 Teacher of the Year at a celebration at the American Legion
on November 20. Mentjes was very
surprised when her name was announced and her family entered
the room to congratulate her with
flowers. Almost speechless and
trying to hold back the tears,
Mentjes accepted her award,
thanked her fellow colleagues for
nominating her, and added that
there are so many teachers deserving of this honor. Inspiring students to find their creativity and
to express themselves visually is
a goal I strive for each day, Mentjes
said.
Before she began teaching,
Mentjes was a museum education
curator for five years. She has a
B.A. in studio art and in art history from Gustavus Adolphus
College, an M.A. in art history
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an M.A.T. in
art education from Mankato State
University.
Originally from Albert Lea,
Mentjes now lives in Pine Island
with her husband Ron and two
children, Talia and Logan. She
started teaching art in 2000 and
has been the grades 9-12 art teacher
in Pine Island since 2003.
She said she is proud to be part
of such a dedicated team of teach-

Pine Islands 2014 Teacher of the Year Nicole Mentjes is joined by her family at a celebration held at the
American Legion on November 20. From left to right are Talia, Nicole, Ron, and Logan Mentjes.

ers and work for a school that is so

supportive of the arts. She also
gave credit to the student body for
the amazing amount of respect they
have for their school. A congratulations reception followed with a

cake honoring Mentjes. In addition to her husband and children,

Mentjes was also greeted at the
celebration by her parents Terry
and Nancy Peterson, mother-inlaw Carol Savoie, sister-in-law

Shawn Mentjes, and nephew Derek

Mentjes.
In her spare time Mentjes loves
to paint and work with clay on the
potters wheel. Nature and being
outdoors are her biggest inspirations.

Pine Island will not lower water and

sewer access fees for new school
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On November 18, the Pine Island City Council considered a draft of the development agreement for the new Pine
Island PreK-4 school. The school
requested the city waive or lower
the $7,000 per acre water and sewer
access fee for the 40-acre site. The
council made the decision not to
waive the fees.
Mayor Rod Steele said, They
were aware of the feesI think
they included it in their budget.
Councilor Randy Bates said,
Seeing its a school, we as taxpayers are going to pay either way.
He said that in the future with more
Visitors Charlene Miller, center, and Gayla Carlstrom, right, watch as Ann Fahy-Gust demonstrates the art of development the township and
making a simple stained glass design. Fahy-Gust donated one of her stained glass pieces to the History others will be paying too.
Center and it is now on display.
For consistency, the council
decided to leave the fee as it is in
the ordinance. The school needs
8 pipe, but the city plans to install 12 pipe to accommodate
future growth in the area. The City
will pay for difference in costs of
the pipe.

Holiday open house held at

Pine Island History Center
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Area History Center showed
off their festive holiday dcor during its annual Holiday Open House
on Saturday and Sunday, November 15-16. Todd VanDeWalker had
a Christmas Village collection on
display, as well as Star Wars ornaments and his various wood
crafted items. Visitors also enjoyed
watching a stained glass demonstration by local artist Ann FahyGust. Refreshments were served
during the event and door prize
drawings were held.
The History Center now has its
2015 Pine Island Area Historical
Society calendars available. This
is the 14th calendar produced by
the Historical Society. It includes
photos and information relative
to Pine Island.
Also, the newly published book
Pine Island Settlement and
Growth 1854 - 1915 is on display and available for purchase.
The book, compiled by Patricia
Mapel, contains interesting information and photos of the early days
in Pine Island. Mapel spent three
years gathering information for
the book which was released at
the beginning of November. The
books are available at the History
Center and Arels Flowers & Gifts,
with all proceeds going to the Pine
Island Area Historical Society.

Ortega property

Irma Ortega moved a construction trailer to her property at 806

White Pines Road SE to use as an
office for Rochester Auto Sales.
The structure is in violation of city
ordinances, and there have been
no applications made for permits
for the trailer or business.
The city notified Ortega by mail
that the trailer must be removed
by November 17. Notices were
also posted at the site. City Clerk
Jon Eickhoff said, There has been
no activity since the notices were
hung. How would the council like
to respond?
City Attorney Bob Vose said
the council could have a citation

www.pineislandhistory.org or 507356- 2802.

Please note the center will be
closed beginning the last two weeks
of December through the months
of January and February of 2015
for maintenance and restoration.
Plans for visiting the History Center
during this time need to be by appointment only.

cated at the nurses station along

with directions for the giving tree.
You can also pick up names at the
Better Brew Coffee House after
December 1.
On Christmas Eve Day at 10:30
a.m. Cowboy Jim will sing Christmas tunes.
On Christmas Day at 2 p.m. Ralph
Campbell will entertain. Many carolers and community members will
entertain the residents throughout
the month. The residents love the
festive season and the community
involvement!
We have been working on pen
pal letters, a project of get well wishes

The council continued the public hearing on assessments of

$277,847 to Bill Bossard of Forward Alma LLC and $173,748 to
Ron Liu of DCL Partners LLC for
the new US Highway 52 East Frontage Road. Both property owners
are disputing their assessment.
In October, the council directed
Eickhoff and Steele to talk with
Bossard and Lui. Steele said he
did and made little progress negotiating with either. He said Bossard
claims it is an illegal assessment
and he owes nothing. Lui wants to
pay 50% of the assessment, or he
could join Bossard in suing the
city.
Eickhoff said it will create a
cash flow problem if the assessments are not paid. The hearing
was closed and the council approved the assessments. The property owners must pay the assessments or dispute the assessment
in court by suing the city.
Other business

Courtney Shaefer presented a

proposal for 2015 Pine Island Saturday Nights Car Show events.
The events would include the City
Park with playground, horse shoe
pits, restrooms, and the shelter to
promote family night. The council will waive the rent on the creamery building, park shelter, and the
band permit for the non-profit organization. The flood buyout prop-

Payment Center for

City of Pine Island
and News-Record/
Zumbro Shopper
Located in front of
Pine Island City Hall

A choral Christmas concert followed by

a Christmas message and dessert pies.
Free Admission and Free Pie!
Please call the church at 507-356-4306 with any questions.

Thursday, December 4
7:00 p.m.

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRI

PINE ISLAND Pine Haven Care
Center birthdays for the month of
December are: Dorothy Hassler
December 2, Darsa Fiek 7, Marvin
Schultz 23 and Murial Steberg 24.
The December birthday party will
be hosted by the Pine Ears on Monday, December 8, at 2 p.m.
The resident Christmas party will
be held Wednesday December 17
at 2 p.m. in the dining room. Santa
will make a visit, refreshments will
be served, and residents will open
gifts from the giving tree. Stop in if
you would like to support the giving tree and purchase a gift for a
resident. Names will be available
after December 1 and will be lo-

Road assessments

erty could be used for overflow

parking and barricades placed on
East Center Street at Main Street
(for an entrance) and East Center
Street at Center Drive from 3-10
p.m. on May 16, June 27, July 18,
August 15 for tractors, August 22,
and September 19. Bands and other
entertainment are scheduled for
the events.
The council approved advertising for bids for the water and sewer
extension to the new school site
on 125th Street. City Engineer Neil
Britton said the extension could
serve part of Towers property and
the Hassler development in the
future.
The council certified delinquent
water, sewer, mowing, and other
charges to Olmsted and Goodhue
Counties for collection with property taxes. The bills will be removed from the list if paid.
A request to annex 831 County
Road 3 for Larry Pederson and
Donna Dovel was approved. The
request was made to connect to
municipal water and sewer.
Pine Island liquor licenses for
2015 were approved.

A Cornerstone
Christmas (with pie)

Dressed in his best, Chris Dietz, left, joins Todd VanDeWalker by

VanDeWalkers Christmas Village. VanDeWalker also had his collection
of Star Wars ornaments as well as many of his wooden bowls and other
wooden crafts on display.

The History Center is looking

for donations of old Christmas
decorations for use in decorating
the facility. Rather than just throwing them away, contact the History Center to see if they can be
put to good use.
The History Center is open
Mondays from 8-11 a.m. and Sundays from 1:00-3:30 p.m. or by
appointment.
Contact

issued for the code violation and

involve law enforcement, or sue
and get a local judge to condemn
the structure and move it.
The council approved finding
Ortega and issuing the citation,
and having building inspector Tom
Thompson evaluate the trailer.

and treat bags for the Ronald

McDonald house, and we will be
taking evening Christmas light tours
as weather permits.
We will ring in the New Year on
December 31 at 2 p.m. with a Bingo
party.
We welcome new volunteers who
would like to share their time or
talents. Stop in for a volunteer application, and well give you a tour!
If you would like to receive a
copy of our activity calendar we
can mail or e-mail you one. Our
phone number is 356-8304 ext. 27
or email activity@pinehaven
community.org.

The Olde Pine Theatre

113 2nd Street SW, Pine Island

CHRISTMAS
CHORAL CONCERT
Sunday, December 7
10:30 a.m. at morning service
Cornerstone Baptist Church
857 Rolling View Lane SE, Pine Island

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Pine Island/Oronoco
Borgy Boyz and PI Lumber will sponsor Athlete of the Week awards
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the Pine
Island School Board meeting on
November 17, Superintendent
Tammy Berg-Beniak announced
that Borgy Boyz Pizza and Pine
Island Lumber will sponsor a new
Athlete of the Week award. The
winners of the award receive a
certificate and a personal pan pizza.
Highlights of their accomplishments will be displayed near the
gold gym.

The first athletes to receive the

award were the three cross country runners who participated in the
State Class A Meet, sophomore
Jack Williams and freshmen
Jocasta Adelsman and Josselyn
Lindahl. Ben Farrel was also recognized for his outstanding season in football and leading the area
in points scored and running yards.
Next week boys and girls soccer and volleyball will be recognized. She recognized Borgy Boyz

and Pine Island Lumber for their Berg-Beniak said that the typical
support of the students.
rating score ranges from 300 to
Baldrige review report
350. She said she hoped for a score
Berg-Beniak reported the ini- of 600.
tial results of the Pine Island School
More information will be availDistricts Baldrige Review. A able from the review scoring once
Baldrige Review is based on the the report is analyzed.
criteria of the Malcolm Baldrige Facility improvement update
National Quality Award. It evaluAt the facility update Kerry
ates standards of excellence and Hayden summarized the progress
is used to create a plan for con- of the new PreK-4 building continuous improvement. In 2014 the struction and the improvement plan
school received a score of 504. for the middle/high school building.
He said 70% of the earthwork is
completed until spring for the new
building. Crews are working on
footings. The site is prepared for
cold weather construction. Masons
are preparing for the pre-cast walls,
and a crane to install the walls
will arrive during this week. Thein
Well Company will install the well.
Excel Energy is behind schedule for installing utilities. The
power is necessary on the site and
for the construction trailer.
Berg-Beniak reported that architects went through about half
of the middle/high school building on November 17. They will
finish looking at the building and
start coming up with plans and a
preliminary schedule for construction on this site. Their goal is to
have some plans by December 1.

Up for Readiness workshop with

staff. The district is waiting for
more information about training
for the transitional program from
middle to high school. Middle
school students will attend a session with adults in a variety of
professions and will have opportunities to ask questions about
careers.
The juniors had a College and
Career Day on October 30. They
attended the RCTC program and
had an opportunity to learn about
financing, different colleges, and
what to expect after graduation.
Plans are underway to provide
a practice ACT test for the high
school students. A plan is in development for remediation in necessary areas with extra instruction. Students currently use the
MCIS program. The eighth grade
students took the Explore test, and
sophomores took the PLAN test.
The results of these tests are comparable to the ACT test.
The National Honor Society
induction ceremony is scheduled
for November 24. Teacher Margie
Berg is the speaker. Students could
be required to do more service
work to remain in the organization.
Community Education is organizing a trip to Washington D.C.
Grades 5-12 principal report
for middle and high school stuPrincipal Kevin Cardille re- dents and parents June 22-28, 2015.
ported that he attended a Ramp The itinerary includes historic stops
Pine Island Legion Oratorical Contest

Miranda Hawkinson advances

to district oratorical competition
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island American Legion announced
the winner of its annual Legion
Oratorical Contest on Wednesday,
November
19.
Miranda
Hawkinson, a junior at Pine Island High School, won the contest with her presentation about
the Constitution and its application today.
Longtime coordinator of the
contest, Tom Bollman, assisted
Sheri French and Loraine Vettel
in judging the contest. High school
teacher Patrick Smith also helped
coordinate for the event from within
the school.
Hawkinson was the only one
who came forth to present for the
contest and was awarded $100 from
the Legion. She now advances to

the district competition on January 10 in Montgomery.

Hawkinson said she loves public speaking and plans on working to improve on her presentation, under the guidance of
Bollman, before her next competition. Bollman was very pleased
with Hawkinsons speaking ability and said she has a lot of potential to advance to the next level.
Bollman, who has been coordinating the contest since 1989, was
very disappointed in the lack of
participation this year. He said,
The Legion offers up prize money
and only one student out of 1,200
shows up. For next years contest, he said he might have to try
some different tactics and work
more closely with the school to
help promote it better.

and events, and the cost of the trip

ranges from $1,219-$1,799.
Other business

Student representative Taylor

Schroeder reported that the students will participate in a Heavenly Hats Foundation event. The
Toys for Tots Kickoff was November 19. This year there are four
core teams at the Pine Island
Schools that will participate with
other schools in the KAAL competition. Sophomores attended the
Respect Retreat. All of the new
tablets will be distributed to students by November 21.
For American Education Week,
Berg-Beniak reported that teachers will be recognized at 3:30 p.m.
on November 20. The Teacher of
the Year will be revealed at the
celebration. Support staff will be
recognized on November 19 from
10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., and
the cabinet will be recognized on
November 20 at 1 p.m.
The Effective and Efficient
Operations Committee is discussing facilities, developing a grantwriting committee, input for food
service, and school calendars. The
committee meets on the first
Wednesday of each month.
The school board approved
policies for a drug-free workplace
and harassment and violence prohibition. They also approved and
incident intake forms 413 and 418.

winner Miranda Hawkinson will

advance to the district level
competition held in Montgomery
on January 10.

Pine Island Fire Department

Pine Island students are competing will bid on an aerial firetruck
in a regional Toys for Tots contest
PINE ISLAND As the holiday season commences, students
at Pine Island High School are
preparing for their annual Toys
for Toys competition. PIHS has
been participating in the Toys for
Toys program since the late 1990s,
and for the past few years students have raised money in their
fifth hour classes while competing against the other fifth hour
classes to see who can achieve the
highest dollars per student ratio.
The winners prize: missing an
afternoon of school to shop for
toys in Rochester or Pine Island to
be donated.
However, the plan this year has
a little twist. For the last five years,
KAAL TVABC 6 News station has held its own competition

titled The Toys for Tots Students

Care Competition. The competition consists of southern Minnesota schools battling to see which
school can bring in the most toys
per student. PIHS is shifting to
the regional contest.
To unite the schools efforts more
than in previous years while retaining a competitive spirit for the
event, students have been put into
four large groups, instead of sixteen smaller classes, to collect
money. The winning group will
still get to shop for toys with the
money raised, but the larger goal
is to win the Students Care Competition. PIHS students are hoping to reach their goal of $6,000.
Students began collecting money
on Wednesday, November 19, at

the kickoff rally at the school, and

they will continue collecting until
Friday, December 12. A variety
of creative fundraisers have been
planned and many are already
under way. Watch for the annual
chicken bingo, babysitting for
holiday shoppers, aluminum can
drive, ugly sweater sale, holiday/
Toys for Tots t-shirt sales, Kisses
for Kids booth, half-court shot
contest, ice cream treats at home
sporting events, and many other
activities. If you would like to make
a donation, cups will be set out at
many businesses around town or
you may contact Beth Kohner,
PIHS Student Council advisor.
As in previous years, all of the
toys purchased by PIHS will be
donated to Goodhue County.

Roberts and Vouk are Pine Islands

November Students of the Month
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Lions Club has named Jackie
Roberts and Tori Vouk the November Students of the Month at
Pine Island High School.
Jackie Roberts

Art instructor Nicole Mentjes

states: Jackie has a love and passion for the visual arts and is a
great advocate for involving others in the arts. She has been the
co-president of Art SCREAM for
two years. In that role she has set
up educational field trips, participated in community projects,
taught art workshops for children,
helped paint murals and backdrops
for theatrical productions, and
worked at multiple community
charitable events such as Fright
Farm and Toys for Tots.
Jackie is exceptionally imaginative, and her creativity is remarkable. Her artwork always has
personal meaning and its own
unique style. She is always taking
the next step forward in creative
thinking definitely an outside
the box thinker and does not stay
static in her thought processes.
Jackie takes constructive criticism
well and often asks for peers and
teachers to critique her work, as
well as doing continual self-analysis.
Jackie has extraordinary talent in drawing and painting and
has even taught herself digital manipulation to take her art forms to
the digital level. She has taken
upper level painting, drawing, and
ceramics classes and also has taken
every extracurricular art opportunity offered in the department. She
has participated in the HVL Art
Exhibition at the Rochester Art
Center, displayed work in the
Rochester Art in the Sky program,
submitted work to and received a
superior rating at the Minnesota
Visual Art Competition, and proceeded to the state level of the
VFWs patriotic art contest. Jackie
also participated in the art and
culture field trip in Minneapolis/
St. Paul, which included experiences in theater, dance, and visual
and culinary arts.
Roberts enjoys leading activities that the Art SCREAM club

Jackie Roberts

Tori Vouk

conducts. Volunteering as the preHalloween scare technician at

the Rochester History Farm Center each fall is one of her favorite
activities. Drawing, reading, reading magazines, and watching movies are some of her interests.
She is the daughter of Nicole
and Kirk Ramanaukas and will
likely attend the Minnesota College of Art and Design and major
in graphic design. Her dream job
would be as a concept artist in a
video game studio.

der, cultural inheritance, and economic status.

Tori has a great desire to continue to improve her language skills
and use them in her experiences
in life. I see her as a learner who
will continue to travel and learn
about the world in the future. In
this day and age, knowing another
language and working to become
more globally aware is essential
for success in life. I know Tori
believes this is important as well.
To quote Ralph Crawshaw, Travel
has a way of stretching the mind.
The stretch comes not from travels
immediate rewards, the inevitable
myriad new sights, smells, and
sounds, but with experiencing firsthand how others do differently what
we believed to be the right and
only way. This quote, to me, sums
up Toris attitude in Spanish class
and Culture Club.
Vouk has taken four years of
Spanish. She is an honor student
and a member of the National
Honor Society. She is in choir,
carolers, and Art SCREAM. As
president of the Culture Club, she
especially enjoys learning about
other cultures through tours and
speakers. Vouk also reads and listens to music in her spare time.
She is the daughter of Katie and
Chris Vouk and she plans to attend the University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire and major in nursing.

Tori Vouk

Spanish teacher Jen Warnau

states: Tori embodies all the characteristics we look for in the Spanish department. She has shown
great character, intelligence, maturity, creativity, responsibility, and
a love of learning. She always participates fully and is excited and
enthusiastic in class. She has such
a love of learning about other cultures and languages.
Tori is also the co-president of
the Culture Club this year, of which
I am the advisor. She has been a
part of this club for several years.
The club promotes new experiences and diversity through studying culture. Tori has already been
an active president and recently
was one of the members to attend
the play The House on Mango
Street at the Park Center Theatre
in St. Paul, which addressed a girl
and her struggle to identify who
she is through her ethnicity, gen-

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On November 18, the Pine Island Fire Department requested that the city
council authorize making an offer of $500,000 to Eden Prairie
for a used 2003 mid-mounted platform truck with a 95-foot ladder
and equipment. After discussion
the council approved the request.
Fire Chief Jon Eickhoff told the
council that in the ISO (Insurance
Service Organization) audit in 2011
it was recommended that the PIFD
add this type of truck for high rescues and to fight fires in large or
multi-story buildings. The truck
can be used to reduce the risks for
firefighters when venting roofs to
release heat, for access to chimney fires, to evacuate residents
above the first floor, for rescues at
the elevator and grain bins, to elevate water streams on large structures, and to pump water from other
trucks.
There are many large structures
in Pine Island. Some of these are

Evergreen Place, Wazuweeta

Woods apartments, the school, the
downtown Main Street buildings,
Farm Country Co-ops elevators
and grain bins, Land O Lakes,
DS Manufacturing, and Progressive Tool & Manufacturing (PTM).
Of the large apartment complexes
in the city, only two have sprinkler systems. There are no buildings with standpipes to boost water to upper floors. More large
buildings will be constructed.
The truck has the capacity to
pump 2,000 gallons of water per
minute. The current Pine Island
trucks pump 1,500. The new truck
would have about 26,000 miles of
use. It levels itself for set-up and
has stabilizer pads. Four members
of the department inspected it and
it is in excellent condition. The
cost would be $1.2 million.
Eickhoff said, The fire department has been looking for a ladder truck since about 2003 and
has saved $512,000. We offered
Eden Prairie $450,000 for the

truck. But Eden Prairie will not

negotiate the price. Pine Island is
investigating whether Eden Prairie would include other equipment
in the price. There would be additional costs to change the lettering on the truck and for a communication system.
The council was concerned that
the purchase would empty the fire
departments fund. Eickhoff said
$50,000 to $90,000 goes into the
fund annually. The City of Pine
Island transfers funds into the account each year. He said, The
fire department came to the council because these are taxpayers
dollars.
Mayor Rod Steele said that he
hopes the city will tap into the
resource of registered nurses living in the community soon and
have its own ambulance. Eickhoff
explained that the requirements
for an ambulance are difficult to
meet. The council discussed adding a First Responder unit but no
decisions were made.

HOME SERVICES HAPPENINGS

PINE ISLAND Pine Island
Area Home Services serves the
Pine Island and Oronoco areas and
provides the following services
and events during the month of
December. Unless otherwise noted,
all occur at the Pine Island Senior
Center located at 109 3rd St. SW.
Services are available to adults 65
and older. For more information
or if you are in need of assistance,
please contact our office at 507356-2999.
Shopping Trips: WalMart trips
scheduled on Tuesday, December 2, at noon and Monday, December 22, a 11 a.m. Limited seating/ reservation required.

Foot Care Clinic: By appointment only at the City Centre on

Thursday, December 18. In-home
services are available for those who
have difficulty leaving home.
Exercise Classes: Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Class incorporates gentle strength and
balance training, stretching and
fun. You can join this ongoing
class at any time and exercises
start at your ability. Weights are
provided for optional use.
Aerobics Exercise Classes: Fridays from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Blood Pressure Clinics: 11 a.m.,
second and fourth Tuesdays at City

Center in Pine Island; 11 a.m., first

Wednesday at Pine Island Senior
Center; and 12:30 p.m. every fourth
Wednesday at the Oronoco Community Center. Unable to leave
home? Call PIAHS to schedule
an in-home blood pressure check.
Check us out and like us on
Facebook. PIAHS will be closed
on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day.
TRIAD and Senior Forum will
not meet in December. TRIAD
will resume Wednesday January
21 at 9:30 a.m. The Senior Forum
will resume Thursday, January 22,
at noon.

State legislators tell Oronoco

to get face time at the Capitol
By Karen Snyder
ORONOCO The November
18 Oronoco City Council meeting featured a report by councilor
Skyler Breitenstein on the Water
and Sewer Committee meeting held
October 28.
State Representative Duane
Quam and State Senator Dave
Senjem had attended, Breitenstein
said, along with representatives
from the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA) and
Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (MPFA). Discussion focused on the proposed municipal
sewer system and how to pay for
it.
Committee members learned
that if Oronoco and another community share a wastewater treatment plant, their chances of getting funding from the legislature
will increase; but whether the city
goes it alone or in combination
will make no difference to other
state financing sources.
Quam and Senjem had offered
advice, said Breitenstein: They
said the city should get face time
up at the Capitol.

Olmsted County Board about the

dozen or so problems created by a
county road project in Oronoco.
Declaring the roadwork complete,
the county had nixed fixing the
flaws, but now, McDermott said,
I think I conveyed the citys position and dissatisfaction. I got their
attention.
He did a super job of getting
their attention, said City Engineer
Joe Palen.
The board may have relented,
but winters early arrival means
that repairs must wait until spring.
Well take care of it then,
McDermott promised.
Gold Rush proceeds rise

Gold Rush Days after-expenses

proceeds, designated for local
groups and projects, had slumped
in recent years. But 2014 marked
a turnaround. This years event
netted $28,850, an increase over
last year of nearly $10,000.
New firetruck will be
fire engine red

When Fire Chief Dan Sundt

ordered Oronocos new fire truck,
he discovered that picking its color
isnt as easy as it sounds. Its
amazing all the reds there are.
Mayor makes his case
He scrutinized color samples, then
with the county board
Mayor Kevin McDermott re- chose dark red rather than orangeported that he had talked to the red.

That isnt all. He said, The top

of the cab and the hood will be
black, and everything else will be
red.
Sundt expects delivery of the
citys two-tone fire engine sometime next summer.
Other business

Voting unanimously, the council:

Approved the November election results. I want to thank everybody that ran and everybody
that voted, McDermott said. It
was a good turnout.
Renewed the citys contract
with Community Economic and
Development Associates (CEDA).
Accepted the resignation of
maintenance worker Travis Reed
and thanked him for his service.
The opening has been posted,
McDermott said, and applications
are being taken.
Asked City Attorney Fred
Suhler to review the gathering
permit ordinance to determine
whether it can be revised to apply
to all Gold Rush vendors, not only
those who set up on public property.
The council will hold its next
regular meeting at 7 p.m. on December 16 at the Oronoco Community Center.

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Obituaries
Donald Kundert 1939-2014

ORONOCO Donald Lee

Kundert, 75, of Oronoco, passed
away peacefully, surrounded by
family, on Friday, November 21,
2014, at Seasons Hospice.
Don was born at home on September 15, 1939, in New Haven
Township to Arlie and Effie
(Andrist) Kundert. He attended
New Haven Country School and
was a 1957 graduate of Pine Island High School. Don grew up
helping on the family farm and
then continued to farm as a hobby
as he grew older.
On October 21, 1961, Don married Theresa Hackman. He worked
at IBM and retired (twice) with a
total of 41 years of service. Along
with IBM, Don and Theresa owned
and operated Tri-Pine Nursery for
ten years, and for ten years operated with friends a concession stand

at area fairs and festivals.

Don was an active member of
Christ Community Church. He was
on the church board, taught Sunday school, was a hands-on building trustee, and was a leader for
small groups. Don enjoyed his faith,
fishing, farming, fencing, gardening, and landscaping. He was always engaged in home improvement projects, and was a master
storyteller. Don also enjoyed camping and four-wheeling in Mesa,
Arizona, where he and Theresa
wintered for the past eight years.
Above all, Don loved God and
spending time making memories
with his family and friends.
Don is survived by his loving
wife of 53 years, Theresa; sons,
Donald (Angela) Kundert of Rochester, Paul (Kim) Kundert of Madison, Wisconsin, Matthew Kundert
of Rochester; grandchildren,
Amanda, Brittany, Noah, and
Micah; sister, Delores (Eugene)
Schultz of Winona; brother, Robert (Jenny) Kundert of Scottsdale,
Arizona; many nieces, nephews,
and a host of other family and
friends. He was preceded in death
by his parents, Arlie and Effie.
A funeral service will be held
11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, at Christ Community
Church, 4400 55th St. NW, Rochester, with Pastor Paul Brushaber
officiating. Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the service at the
church. A graveside service will
be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
November 26, at Pine Island Cemetery. To share a special memory
or condolence, please visit
www.ranfranzandvinefh.com.

Goodhue

Wanamingo

Public hearing held

on Third Street project

Industrial Park
addition is
mostly complete

By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE The Goodhue
City Council held a public hearing on November 19 on the finalizing of the Third Street renovation project. The proposed assessment had been sent to all affected
homeowners, but only Michael
Earp contested the assessment.
Earp addressed the council with
his concerns about the sidewalk
adjacent to his property. His first
question was, Why replace a good
sidewalk? He said that it would
cost less to replace only the bad
areas. Mayor Kerry Bien and Jack
Fulton of I&S Group explained
that it was nearly impossible to
blend old cement work with new
construction.
Earp then explained that the
height and location of the new sidewalk has created a drainage problem, because the sidewalk is higher
than his house and water has nowhere to go.
The city will look into the situation to ensure that the construction met the design and that there
is not a drainage problem.
Regular council meeting

After the public hearing ended,

the regular city council meeting
started. Mayor Bien asked for a
moment of silence for the loss of
Councilman Fritz Schulz, who died
on November 1.

City attorney Richard Gorman

told the council that he had received a letter from the lawyer of
Fitzgerald Excavation. Their request was to extend the completion date for the Third Street project
to November 13, 2014. The city
has ninety days to answer the
letter. So far the City has changed
the completion date from October 17 to October 19. There was a
penalty established in the contract
of $1,200 per day if the project
was not finished by the completion date.
Other business

The council approved the assessment for the Third Street

project. Bien was appointed to the
Gas Board to replace Schulz. John
Adams was named assistant
mayor. And the four property
owners with delinquent water,
sewer, and garbage bills were certified, and the bills will be added
to their 2015 property taxes.
Councilman John Adams asked
Public Works Director Steve Voth
how he likes the new street
sweeper. Voth answered that it
drives like a Cadillac. He also said
that the old sweeper was stripped
of all usable parts and then sold to
Poncelet Metals for scrap.
There will be only one council
meeting in December on December 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Deyonne Kjos 1914-2014

SURPRISE, AZ Deyonne Kjos
passed away November 8, 2014,
at the age of 100 years, in Surprise, Arizona, where she had been
in hospice care.
Born Deyonne Ione Johnson on
August 9, 1914, in Sand Creek,
Wisconsin, Deyonne was the eldest of the four children of Juno
and Clarella (nee Hackett) Johnson.
She graduated from Zumbrota High
School in 1932 and studied dietetics at the University of Minnesota, was a member of Kappa
Kappa Lambda sorority and served
as its president her last year in
college.
She married Kenneth Kjos at
St. Andrews Lutheran Church in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April
15, 1939. They made their home
in Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio
over the next 11 years before moving to Madison, Minnesota, where
Kenneth joined his father in business.
In Madison, Deyonne was active in civic, social, and church
organizations while raising her
three children. She was District
President of the American Lutheran
Church Women (ALCW).
Upon retirement, the Kjoses
spent summers on Battle Lake in
Minnesota and winters in Sun City,
Arizona. After Kenneths passing
in 1998 Dee continued to spend
summers in Minnesota near family, wintering in Arizona. Beginning in 2005 she spent all her time
in Arizona where she was active
in The American Lutheran Church
of Sun City and the Sons of Norway.
Deyonne was preceded in death
by her parents, husband, and siblings Juneau Mentor, Beverly, and

Adeen. She is survived by daughter Barbara Miller, sons Thomas

and Kenneth, eight grandchildren,
and nine great grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held in
Madison, Minnesota, and Sand
Creek, Wisconsin, in the coming
summer.

Goodhue announces October

Students of the Month

GOODHUE Goodhue seventh-grader Tyler Ballman and

junior Casey Deneen were named
October Students of the Month
for the junior and senior high
school.
Ballmans parents are Kevin and
Chris Ballman. He enjoys math,
physical education class, and study
skills. He is involved in FFA and
notes that church has been a posiCARNEY
Peter and Lisa Carney of tive influence in his life. Ballmans
Suamico, Wisconsin, along with biggest accomplishment so far in
their son Caleb, would like to an- junior high is almost reaching $500
nounce the birth of Macie Marie
Carney. Macie was born on August 28, 2014. She weighed 9
pounds, 10 ounces and was 21.5 By Alicia Hunt-Welch
inches long.
The following information was
Proud grandparents are Bob and
provided
by the Goodhue County
Pat Carney of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, and Darrell and Janet Allen Sheriffs Office.
of Abrams, Wisconsin. Great- November 6
10:51 a.m. A barn fire was
grandmothers are Doris Durocher
of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin and reported on the 40700 block of
Cty 1 in Wanamingo Township.
Ruby Gronseth of Pine Island.
The Wanamingo Fire Department
responded.
10:43 p.m. A deputy checked
on a person walking down the
middle of Main Street near 3rd St
Funeral and Cremation Services
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10:39 a.m. Home checks were

requested on the 10800 block of
400th St in Wanamingo Township.
1:34 p.m. A deputy assisted
the State Patrol with a traffic stop
near Hader.
4:29 p.m. A deer was hit by a
vehicle near Hwy 60 and 135th
Ave in Minneola Township. A
person wanted to claim the deer.
12:30 p.m. An assault was
reported on the 40500 block of
Cty 8 in Wanamingo Township.
It was a verbal incident only.

WITH FRIENDS

November 9

1:15 p.m. A white car had

been sitting near SEMA Equipment for about five days. SEMA
said it was a customers vehicle
and they would take care of it.
8:24 p.m. A vehicle was reported crossing the center and fog
lines, entering the ditch, and coming back out near Hwy 52 and Cty
50 in Minneola Township. A
deputy searched the area but did
not find the vehicle.

Saturday, December 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

NEW LOCATION: Zumbrota Fire Hall, 1500 Jefferson Drive

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HOME BUSINESS OWNERS
Door Prizes at 3 p.m. Snacks Treats
Come and do some
Christmas shopping and
enjoy time with friends.

November 10

Come to our event and

pick up a coupon for
Gunner's Grill!

5:31 p.m. A two-vehicle accident occurred near Hwy 57 and

Cty 50 in Minneola Township. No
injuries were reported. The State
Patrol handled the incident.

For more info. call Cindy Sand 507-993-1593

November 7

November 8

HOLIDAY

for his FFA fruit sale.

Deneen is the son of Brian and
Amy Deneen. His favorite subjects are history and science. He
is involved in Teens Needing
Teens, National Honor Society,
Student Council, Environthon,
football, wresting, Knowledge
Bowl, and church youth group.
His biggest accomplishment so far
this year is being named All-Conference in football. He has also
been on the A Honor Roll every
year.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT

1475 Jefferson Drive

Zumbrota, MN 55992
507-732-5444

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General election results for city

races were reviewed by the council and certified. A total of 382
votes were cast on November 4.
Two-year term for mayor: Ryan
Holmes 356 votes and 7 writeins.
Four-year term for council, two
seats: Todd Kyllo 300, Jamie
Majerus 261, and write-ins 12.
Two-year term for council: Larry
VanDeWalker 338 and write-ins
6.
Holmes, Majerus, Kyllo and
VanDeWalker were issued certificates of election. Their new terms
start in January 2015.
Public Works staff Monty
Schaefer and Brad Kennedy said
decorations were put up on Main
Street. Two lights are out on the
Highway 57 bridge and after checking with various agencies, they
found out that the city is responsible for maintaining them. The
bridge expanded due to the weather
and snapped the lines to the lighting. Shane Electric is working on

Tyler Ballman, left, and Casey Deneen were named Students of the
Month for October at Goodhue School.

Larson Chapel

Election results certified

Main Street decorations

Birth

Traditional Services
Memorial Services
Cremations

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO City engineer
Brandon Theobald with WHKS
presented the Wanamingo City
Council with a pay request on
November 17 from Schumacher
Excavating for work on the Cenex
Addition 4. The pay request for
$210,744.68 was approved by the
council. To date all underground
work and drainage has been finished. Theobald said 80% of the
total project is completed, is on
schedule, and is on budget. Due to
the arrival of winter weather the
final bituminous road work will
be completed in the spring of 2015.
A public hearing will be held
on December 8 at 7 p.m. in request to vacate the drainage and
utility easement between the lots
owned by Concast.

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Each week
staff members at KenyonWanamingo Elementary School
(grades K-4) acknowledge students
who demonstrate good character,
spirit and behavior while at school.
The Student of the Week program recognizes one student in
each class displaying the following expectations: be responsible,
be respectful, and be safe. A staff
member and teacher are also selected for the weekly honor. The
following is a list of KW teachers
and the students they selected as
Student of the Week for the weeks
of October 31, November 7 and
14, respectively.
Kindergarten

5:34 a.m. A semi rear-ended a

passenger car near Hader, then jackknifed on Hwy 52, blocking the
southbound lanes. A secondary
crash involving two other vehicles
also occurred, in addition to three
to four other vehicles spinning out
in the area. A squad car was hit by
a vehicle, with minor damage reported. No one was injured in any
of the accidents. Freezing rain and
blowing snow were a factor.
9:36 a.m. Olmsted County
requested that a deputy check a
residence on 1st Ave for a vehicle.
6:02 p.m. A dog had been barking for 30 minutes near 2nd Ave.
The owner was not home. Two
more calls were received about
the barking. The third caller said
the dog had been left out all night.

Mrs. Heidi Haugen Eli Hedeen,

Eva Jacobson, Seth Aldorfer
Mrs. Tanya Short Samantha
Boyum, Peytyn Feyereisn, Griffin Bakken
Mrs. Krista Swanson Taryn
Bartel, Abigail Siems, N/A

8:59 a.m. A citation for speeding and no proof of insurance was

issued near 415th St and Hwy 57
in Wanamingo Township.
9:07 a.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near the 41300 block
of Hwy 57 in Wanamingo Township.
11:59 a.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near 415th St and Hwy
57 in Wanamingo Township.
November 13

10:17 a.m. A man was arrested

on the 6400 block of Cty 12 in
Cherry Grove Township for a
warrant on failure to appear in court
on a fifth-degree drug possession
charge and domestic assault.
12:07 p.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Hader.
5:17 p.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Cty 11 and Hwy
57 in Roscoe Township.
November 14

12:22 p.m. A vehicle fire was

reported near Hwy 52 and Cty 50
in Wanamingo Township. The fire
department was cancelled, as no
fire resulted.

Review of ordinances

City staff and members of the

council have been reviewing city
ordinances to clean up and clarify
language.
The parking violation ordinance
lists three separate fines. This will
be changed to one.
Councilor Jamie Majerus asked
if the council was still interested
in adjusting the plowing guidelines. The ordinance currently said
streets will be plowed after three
or more inches of snow.
The council discussed adjusting the policy to two inches.
Majerus recommended the ordinance regarding snowfall inches
be amended, at the same time the
parking violation fine is changed.
The council was supportive of this
idea.
Other business

Temporary gambling permits

were approved for the Wanamingo
Fire Relief Association for their
raffle during the annual snowmobile event on March 7.
Building permits were approved
for the following: plumbing and
mechanical HVAC for the Maple
Island new building; home addition for Jacob McBroom; re-roofing for SEMA; new addition for
Parrot Head Development/
Concast; re-roofing for Ron
Quamme; sign installation for
Vertical Limit Construction; and
new building permit for Jeff
Benson.
Mayor Ryan Holmes said former
mayor Ron Berg recently had a
serious medical emergency.
Holmes asked citizens to keep Berg
in their thoughts and prayers.
City Hall will be closed November 27 and 28.
The next regular council meeting will be Monday, December 8,
at 7 p.m. in the council chambers.

KW Elementary names
Students of the Week

November 11

November 12

a solution to the problem.

Second grade

Mrs. Mary Gail Anderson

Masyn Hanson, Jackson Boese,
N/A
Mrs. Renee Hildebrandt Brady
Wetzstein, Kyle Vukelich, Joslyn
Peterson
Mrs. Deb Hinrichs Jay
Jacobson, Lydia Flotterud, Isabella
Chmelik
Third grade

Mrs. Val Ashland Zachary

Mason, Autumn Rauk, Madison
Stenbakken
Mrs. Shelly Froehling Bailey
Leininger, Mackenzie Sturgis, Siri
Loken
Mr. Jake Wieme Kya Schmitt,
Dominic Schaefer, Jonathan Cortes
Fourth grade

Mrs. Cody Anstedt Adam

Crouse, Emma Paulson, Austin
Gerholdt
Mr. Kevin Anderson Alyssa
Traurig, Reganne Androli, Andrew
Ramirez-Vargas
Ms. Rhonda Thesing Tessa
Erlandson, Grace Swanson, Peyton
First grade
Mrs. Katie Benbrooks Savan- Cole
nah Metcalf, Lukas Gullickson, Teacher of the Week
Rhonda Thesing, Heidi Haugen,
Cody Harwood
Mr. Tony Donkers Derik Val Ashland
Syverson, Riley Mitchell, Rose Staff member of the week
Paraprofessional
Renee
Allen
Mrs. Sabrowsky, sub for Mrs. Clawiter, classroom aide Susan
Cathy Stark Kate Smith, Noel Hazen, cafeteria staff member
Peggy Burow
Hernandez, Addison Lindell

Guatemala trip benefit

is November 29
CANNON FALLS Two bands
will perform on Saturday, November 29, at Mill Street Tavern, downtown Cannon Falls, with a free
will donation accepted at the door.
The Ninth Planet Out will begin
at 7 p.m., followed by the Loose
Cannons from 8-11 p.m.
All proceeds from the night benefit a Medical Mission Trip to
Guatemala by Spring Garden
Church in January 2015. Five of
the thirteen members going on the
trip are from Wanamingo. They
are Katie and Jeff Sjoblom, Bekki
Bakken, Alli Ronningen and Pastor Nick Fisher-Broin. This is a
return trip for some of the group.
A silent auction will feature
many items, including Gopher
mens and womens basketball
tickets, a handmade cherry wood
bowl, quilting lessons, a walnut
and maple wine rack, ice fishing
and summer fishing weekend packages, man-cave items, a basket of
3M goodies and more. Tickets will
also be available for purchase for
a quilt raffle.

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County

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

New commissioners attend

Goodhue County Board meeting
By Paul Martin
RED WING Newly elected
commissioners Brad Anderson and
Jason Majerus attended the
Goodhue County Board of Commissioners meeting on November
18. The current board remains in
place until the first meeting of the
new year on January 6, but Anderson and Majerus are getting up to
speed about their new responsibilities. Anderson succeeds retiring Commissioner Richard
Samuelson in District 2, while
Majerus rode his hometown support in Zumbrota to win the 4th
District seat now held by Commissioner Jim Bryant.
Tough budget decisions

Lisa Hanni, County Land Use

Management Director, brought a
request to hire a new GIS specialist. The need for GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, has
grown enormously in recent years,
said Hanni. Staff use it for many
reasons, and so do the public. If,
say, the Property listing part of
our website goes down, we get
calls immediately. People use GIS
on their I-phones and GPS units,
too, for instance hunters in the
woods.
The new hire, who was approved
3 to 1, will be a joint hire with the
City of Red Wing, and will be for
an initial three-year period.
Goodhue County already works
well with Dodge County to provide GIS services for them. The

position will be funded by a

$60,000 state grant for control of
invasive species in rivers and lakes,
though that work will be spread
around various departments. The
no vote came from Board Chair
Ron Allen, who was not happy
about the funding trail back to the
state grant.
Highway workload is growing

Public Works Director Greg

Isakson also made his case for more
help. Two staff who retired in
2009 and 2010 were not replaced,
he said, but our workload just
keeps growing. We have several
new roads, especially for the new
hospital in Cannon Falls, and others such as Hwy 1 have added turn
lanes. These need much more clearing in snow season, as do our two
new bridges and four roundabouts
on Hwy 52. You cant plow across
bridges at 25mph and throw the
snow over the rail! We are trying
to turn back less used roads to the
townships, but that takes years to
achieve. No decision was made
at this meeting.
County Attorney Steve Betcher
asked for approval to enter an agreement to buy the house just downhill from the Citizens Bank building in Red Wing, which is being
converted into a new home for all
Health and Human Services staff.
Betcher explained carefully that
what the county wants is not the
whole house, but a 50-foot strip
of land needed for parking. How-

ever, a covenant for purchase has

to be in place to enable the county
to apply for zoning approval on
the lot from the City of Red Wing.
The agreement was approved 3 to
1, with Commissioner Ted Seifert
fearing the county would be stuck
with a moneypit.
South Country Health
success story

Commissioner Dan Rechtzigel

reported that South Country Health
Alliance continues to serve more
people better. By promoting programs that help people get healthy,
the Alliance has been able to
steadily secure state and federal
health grants to provide better services. In October 2014, the Alliance had 34,923 people enrolled
for health services, compared to
22,805 a year ago, he said. In
2015, they will make a start on
addressing dental health by offering providers more than just the
Medicaid rate.
The board also gave staff the
go-ahead to work with the Twin
Cities Power Boat Association to
stage power boat races on Lake
Byllesby over one weekend in
2015. This follows the success of
the first race weekend in May, 2014.
Isakson announced that there
would be a formal ribbon cutting
for the new Hwy 9 overpass on
Friday, November 21. Because of
the cold weather, the event was
moved to Urland Lutheran Church.

October 16
1:52 a.m. A driver was cited for no
proof of insurance.
12:03 p.m. A driver was warned for
going the wrong way on a one-way out of
ALCO.
12:31 p.m. A report was made of a
vehicle going over the fog line and center line and almost hitting multiple parked
vehicles. The driver was stopped in front
of the Bank of Zumbrota.
1:31 p.m. Bergs Towing reported
a bike found on their property.
3:17 p.m. A female reported that
she was locked out of her home. The
house was unlocked.
5:16 p.m. A welfare check was
made on a woman who recently had
back surgery and had been using too
many of her pills.
October 17
1:44 a.m. An officer pursued of a
suspicious person who showed warrants
out of Goodhue, Winona and Wabasha
Counties. He was tracked to Main Street.
4:20 p.m. A male reported a truck
was parked in his driveway with the
engine running. When he went out to
speak with the occupants they took off
northbound towards Main Street.
October 18
12:58 a.m. A female requested an
officer check on her fiance as he was
suicidal. He said he wanted to die and
had attempted suicide before.
11:32 p.m. A vehicle was going
northbound in the southbound lane at a
normal rate of speed
October 19
5:21 a.m. A female reported that
her husband was having severe back
pain.
3:17 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
8:16 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
October 20
10:20 a.m. Island Market reported
that a person was acting suspicious inside the store. The female bought pop
and then left driving over a curb.
1:30 p.m. A female reported that three
females were knocking on and opening

doors. They stated that they were looking for an apartment that was for rent.
2:46 p.m. A female reported that a
woman came into her shop crying and
stated that she was hit in the McDonalds
parking lot and that the vehicle left the
scene.
5:16 p.m. A male was out of control
and potentially suicidal. The parents
wanted the male transported to the ER
for evaluation.
6:39 p.m. A female reported that
she was receiving harassing phone calls.
7:05 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
7:19 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm
7:51 p.m. A wallet was found and
turned into the police department.
8:41 p.m. A male was at the Zumbrota bridge with a laceration on his leg
and a large amount of blood loss.
October 21
8:06 a.m. A report was made of a
minor accident at East Avenue and 6th
Street East.
1:12 p.m. A female reported her
family was being harassed.
1:30 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a suspended object.
1:43 p.m. A driver was cited for no
seat belt and no proof of insurance.
2:06 p.m. A driver was cited for no
seat belt.
2:30 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a suspended object.
3:17 p.m. A driver was warned for
suspended object and no proof of insurance.
4:31 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a suspended object.
5:04 p.m. A driver was cited for no
seat belt.
5:55 p.m. A female reported that a
male was blowing leaves in the street.
The party was advised that it was an
ordinance violation and the male will
remove them.
6:17 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a drivers side headlight out.
8:21 p.m. A male reported that a
Dish Network worker was at their resi-

dence that afternoon and made inappropriate comments and physical contact with his wife and he would like to file
a report.
10:41 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
October 22
2:13 a.m. A male was driving around
the business district. An officer stopped
and questioned him and was told that
he was lost and needed a hotel. The
driver was driven to the Zumbrota motel
for the night.
3:24 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
9:20 p.m. A fight was reported
outside an apartment on Main Street.
October 23
12:58 a.m. A female requested a
transport to Rochester for stomach pain.
10:07 a.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Schools reported a student acting up in
advisory.
11:56 a.m. A male reported that
scaffolding pieces had been taken.
1:14 p.m. a driver was warned for
improper seat belt.
1:56 p.m. A driver was cited for no
seat belt.
2:15 p.m. A driver was warned for
having no front plate.
2:27 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a hanging object and looking
down at phone while driving.
2:46 p.m. A driver was warned for
having improper seat belt.
3:18 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a cracked windshield.
4:07 p.m. A driver was warned for
having improper seat belt.
4:14 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a hanging object and no seat
belt.
5:01 p.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
7:01 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
9:22 p.m. A male reported that he
had just been assaulted.
9:43 p.m. A five-car pile up was
reported with multiple injuries. The weather
conditions were extreme fog.