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Section A of Two Sections
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 No. 50
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Crossings to celebrate holidays with shows, exhibits

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Crossings at
Carnegie presents a wide variety
of holiday concerts and exhibits
for those of all ages to enjoy.
Concerts
A Winters Tale with Sally

Barris, Don Henry and Jon Vezner,
is Saturday, December 13, at 7:30
p.m. at Crossings. A Winters
Tale is a gathering of friends ringing in the season with songs both
old and new, by singers/
songwriters Jon Vezner, Sally
Barris and Don Henry. All can
boast an impressive lineup of stars
whove recorded their songs, from
Patti Page to Ray Charles, and
Miranda Lambert to Conway
Twitty.
Songs for the Winter Solstice
with Ann Reed and Joan Griffith
will be held on Friday, December
19, at 7:30 p.m. at Crossings.
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Ann Reed and bassist/instrumentalist Joan Griffith will perform
songs sure to brighten even the
darkest night, with Songs for a
Winter Solstice. Reed has been
performing for more than 35 years
with songs that find a permanent
place in the heart. Griffith is a
classical and jazz guitarist, bassist and mandolinist.
The Holiday Extravaganza with

Dan Chouinard and Simone Perrin,
plus a multitude of local talent, is
Saturday, December 20, at 7:30
p.m. at the State Theatre. This
community-wide variety show and
sing-along will include performances by the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School jazz band, the Rochester Flute Choir, Gwendelara
Hendee, selections from the Zumbrota Dance Studios production
of Elsa, the Princess of Ice, Flamenco guitarist Victor Jortack, the
ZMHS Singers, and a special Ask
Santa segment featuring the jolly
old elf himself. This concert is a
joint production between Crossings at Carnegie and the Zumbrota
Area Arts Council to raise funds
for improvements to the historic
State Theatre, which is owned and
operated by the Zumbrota Area
Arts Council.
George Winston performs Monday, December 22 and Tuesday,
December 23, at 7 p.m. at Crossings. Solo pianist George Winston, best know for his seasonally
themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter into
Spring, and Summer, will perform his Winter Show. This solo
piano concert will feature some
seasonal favorites and also will
include selections from many of

his albums, including some stride
piano, New Orleans R&B piano,
Vince Guaraldis Peanuts pieces
and more.
The Bill and Kate Isles Band
will perform on Saturday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Crossings.
Join them for their twelfth performance celebrating the new year at
Crossings. Making use of a wide
variety of musical styles, their performances carry audiences through
a broad landscape of experiences
from metaphorical worlds to small
town family stories to zany comedy. Sarah and Derek Birkeland
add a lot of great musicality and
charm to this already charming
show. Regular fans will be thrilled!
December exhibit
Fabrications 11: Fiber and Textile Artists and Jewelers is on display through December 31. Thirteen artists intriguing crocheted
cloaks and necklaces, felted art,
scarves, and dcor, quilted and
woven jackets and wall hangings,
thread paintings, jewelry made with
polymer clay and stones, and more
can be viewed during Crossings
holiday open hours. These items
all are for sale and make one-of-akind holiday gifts.
Kate and Bill Isles are among the performers appearing at Crossings in the coming weeks.
January exhibit
The Prayer Flag Show, is a

group show of works inspired by
the Tibetan tradition of prayer flags.
This show is designed to welcome
in the New Year with peace and

compassion. This will run from
January 2 through February 13 with
the reception on Saturday, January 10, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Holiday hours
Crossings will be open Sundays,

December 7, 14, and 21 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m., and is open Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December
24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dollar General holds grand opening in Pine Island

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Dollar General celebrated a grand opening at
its new location at 214 Center Drive
East in Pine Island on Saturday, received a tote bag, among other

December 6. The first fifty adult items.
shoppers at the store received a
Dollar General is committed
$10 gift card, and the first 200 to delivering a pleasant shopping
experience that includes a convenient location, a wide assortment
of merchandise and great prices
on quality products, said Dan
Nieser, senior vice-president of
real
estate
and
store
development. We hope our Pine
Island customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar Generals new location.
Dollar General stores provide a
focused selection of national name
brands and private brands of food,
housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, basic apparel and
health/beauty products. The stores
fresh layout is designed to make
shopping simple for customers.
Seasonal products are displayed
in the center of the store, departVickie Thompson of Zumbrota, left, and Lori Baker of Red Wing were ments are easily recognizable with
among the first 100 shoppers who attended the grand opening of Dollar visible signage and coolers are
General in Pine Island. At the checkout counter is store manager Mike
Swearingen.
Jensen recommends not waiving

DFA wastewater penalties
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA An ongoing
discussion at Zumbrota City Council meetings has concerned the
DFA wastewater violations and
subsequent attempts to rectify the
situation. On December 4, City
Administrator Neil Jensen said the
city received a written request from
an attorney asking the council to
waive the penalties, of around
$90,000, that DFA has incurred
for violations. My recommendation is to not waive the penalties,
Jensen said. The choice is ultimately up to the council, though.
Jensen reminded the council that
DFA has received fifty-seven violations in the past seven or eight
months. He also stressed the importance of their lack of communication with the city in regard to
plant issues that directly affect the
citys water treatment.
We have big problems coming out of that plant and that has to
get figured out, Jensen said. What
they do inside the plant is none of

our business, but when what they
do crosses over from private to
public sectors it becomes our problem.
Public Works Director Mike
Olson said there was yet another
issue this past week. It started
over the weekend and by Monday
it was like a bomb went off, said
Olson, referring to the smell and
sludge that came out of the plant.
He had to email DFA before being notified of the situation, which
is a direct violation of the terms of
their contract.
It was also noted that state pollution control wants to come down
and meet with DFA and the city to
discuss the problems after DFA
violated city and state agreements
in regard to pollution.
The council will view the request to waive the penalties at the
next council meeting and vote on
what the next plan of action is for
the ongoing DFA wastewater issues.
sented with a resolution proposal

at the December 18 meeting. Neil
Jensen briefly mentioned that the
city needs to work on commercial
growth and somehow get more
business into Zumbrota.
The council approved:
A quote from Hach Company
for $6,270 to purchase a new sampler to help control the issues with
the heavy sludge discharge from
the DFA plant.
The comprehensive plan update to include mapping of Zumbrota from Loucks Associates, in
the amount of $17,320.
The 2015 rental equipment
rates, which include a $5 increase
in the most used equipment.
The 2015 fee schedule and
public hearing set for January 8,
2015 at 6:05 p.m. The only changes
noted were new water and sewer
rates, conservation rates, and discontinued street light and storm
water fees.
The decertification of the TIF
district for Fairview/Mayo Clinic,
Other business
effective December 31, 2014. This
The council discussed the 2015 will add $8,727 in city taxes to the
budget and levy and will be pre- 2015 levy.
conveniently located at the front

of the store.
The Dollar General Corporation
has been in business for 75 years,
offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such
as food, snacks, health and beauty
aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal
items. With more than 11,500 stores
in 40 states, Dollar General has
more retail locations than any retailer in America. In addition to
private brands, Dollar General sells
products from manufacturers such
as Clorox, Energizer, Procter &
Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars,
Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark,

Kelloggs, General Mills, and
PepsiCo.
Dollar General is also involved
in the communities it serves. At
the cash register of every Dollar
General store, customers interested
in learning how to read, speak
English or get their General Education Diploma (GED) can pick
up a brochure with a postage-paid
reply card that can be mailed in
for a referral to a local organization that offers free literacy services. Since its inception in 1993,
the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $97
million in grants to non-profit organizations, helping more than 5.8

million individuals take their first
steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant
programs,
visit
www.dgliteracy.com.
Traditional Dollar General stores
employ approximately six to 10
people, depending on the need.
Anyone interested in joining the
Dollar General team may visit the
career section at www.dollar
general.com.
Commissioners explain
property tax assessments
By Paul Martin
RED WING The Goodhue
County Board of Commissioners
meeting on December 2 ended with
the annual Truth-in-Taxation meeting. Required by state law, it allows time for public comment on
the 2015 budget, in advance of
the final vote to set the levy on the
December 16.
Only one member of the public
attended, however. He had a concern with his own tax bill, and
resolved it privately with County
Assessor Peggy Trebil. Commissioners and Finance Director
Carolyn Holmsten discussed once
again how they might be able to
make the confusing situation regarding property taxes clearer for
county residents.
Most confusing for residents is
that property taxes are based on
assessed values of property that
are, in turn, based on two-yearold property sales. State law controls the timing of the process that
leads from property sales to your
tax demands. For example, your
2015 taxes are based on the 2013
figures. Early in 2014, residents
got notice of the assessed value of
their property, allowing time for
Board of Assessment meetings in
April, at which time those values
could be challenged. Only then
could the board and county staff
start work on the budget and levy,
with a total assessed value for the
county in hand.
Because actual sales set the

countys total assessed value, the
share borne by agricultural, residential and business owners can
vary from year to year. 2014 tax
levels heavily favored homeowners
against landowners, following the
steep rise in land prices in 2012.
For 2015, shares stay more or less
the same. That helps explain the
lack of comment this time around.
Commissioners Ron Allen and
Jim Bryant also noted that residents will blame the county when
their taxes increase, when other
authorities may be responsible. A
Lake City resident complained to
me about her taxes, said Bryant,
but when I looked at the bill, her
county tax had gone down. What
had gone up were her city and
school district taxes. Commissioners and Holmsten vowed to
keep working at getting the word
out for residents.
Harmonizing pay scales
Commissioners spent most of

the meeting on a very complex
issue: how to harmonize the pay
scale for Health and Human Services (H&HS) employees who are
on different pay scales? They had
before them a new pay study, which
showed that most H&HS employees are on the same scale as other
county staff, but some senior employees have to conform to the
Minnesota Merit System (MMS).
Under the MMS, a new hire starts
with lower pay than on the county
scale and, in fact, takes eight years

to catch up. At careers end, however, the MMS pay is higher. Different levels of annual cost of living raises for county and state staff
complicate the situation further.
By a narrow vote, the board voted
to bring in Phase I of the report,
which removes inequities in starting pay, on January 1 and directed
staff to bring plans for Phase II,
which addresses how to harmonize higher pay levels, back to the
board for a decision by April 1.
Commissioners Allen and Ted
Seifert were in favor of waiting
until Phases I and II could be introduced together.
New event venue for Welch
A new wedding and event venue

is coming to the Welch area. Managers Joan and Daryl Hoffbeck
and Carl and Britni Nordine will
manage the business, which will
be on the south side of Hwy 61 at
the junction with County Road 19.
Events will be for up to 300 guests,
and initially for summer use only.
However, year-round use is
planned as permanent buildings
can be constructed. The Interim
Use Permit is good as long as current ownership is in place.
New commissioners start Jan. 6
The first meeting of 2015 will

be held on Tuesday, January 6, at
9 a.m. New Commissioners Brad
Anderson and Jason Majerus will
be sworn in at that time.
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Future of the zip road is here

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud
I know Cannon Falls residents

who were upset when the Elk Run
Highway 52 interchange was built
before one at the stoplights in
Cannon Falls. Safety was a legitimate concern at the Cannon Falls
interchanges. Crossing both lanes,
even with safety lights, was costing lives.
Highway 52 is becoming a limited-access highway on which cars
are traveling at ever-faster speeds.
Anyone who has driven on Interstate 35 knows that access is very
limited even between interchanges.
And an overpass does not mean
that a driver will have access on

or off the interstate.
The old adage Be careful what
you wish for is true for Cannon
Falls business owners, who are
now petitioning the state to reconstruct exit lanes where they
were recently removed. The new
interchange is so far removed from
the old access that businesses have
lost as much as three-quarters of
their business.
Elk Run may have been given
an early green light because of the
promise of jobs and economic
growth, but as events unfold I see
something more obvious at work
safe high-speed travel between
point A (Minneapolis) and point
B (Rochester).
The proposed zip rail promises
high-speed train travel between
Minneapolis and Rochester. It is
unlikely that there will be stops in
between. And its likely, if built,

that it will limit local access and
mobility across the county.
As Highway 52 is redesigned,
it is likely that they will take input
from local cities along the way,
but its unlikely that the state will
make exceptions to its guidelines
for safe and speedy travel between
point A and point B.
There is not enough travel between Minneapolis and Rochester to merit a zip rail at the likely
expense to construct and maintain. Especially when a new highspeed limited access zip road is
more efficient and cost effective.
I sympathize with business
owners whose livelihood was taken
away. They will have to relocate
to the new access points before
someone else does, if they want to
continue make a living off of the
highway.
ment of the ticket is marked may

change.
I had an instance years ago where
I tried this. I was in Dallas, Texas,
for a Common Meeting (computer
user group). The meeting started
on Sunday afternoon. I grew up
in Big Spring, Texas. My mother
and her parents are buried there. I
went to Dallas on Friday night
with plans to visit Big Spring. I
had forgotten how big Texas really is. Dallas to Big Spring is
over 200 miles and this was in the
55 mph time period. I left the Dallas airport, driving at 55. Everyone else was going faster. Most
cars were doing 60-65. The trucks
were doing 70. Within a few miles
I was passing the other cars and
still being passed by the trucks.
Next, I caught some of the trucks.
Finally, I was leading the trucks.
The terrain is flat, no towns, and
the trees are short, Joshua trees.
Ahead of me was a small hill
(manmade), I took my foot off of
the gas. I hadnt seen any highway patrols and I thought, What
a neat place to hide. I cleared the
hill slightly above 70 and there he
was. The interstate is fenced in,
no exits, no cross overs and a con-
struction zone coming up. I

watched the patrolman in my mirror. I decided that if he moved I
would shut it down. He moved.
By the time he got to me, I had my
wallet with my license out and the
rental car papers in my hand. He
was almost upset with me because
I think he wanted a good car chase.
We started talking calmly and I
answered his questions quickly and
simply without any arguments. His
safety concern was the construction zone ahead. He did give me a
ticket for speeding ($35).
My point is, with the latest stress
and strain of the distrust between
police and community, the police
are running on instinct and habits
in confrontations. In order to break
the stress, we, the public, must
stop and think before we react with
violence. This is the only way to
defuse the situations between us
and the police. We cannot expect
to walk away without harm if we
dont do the thinking. The situations are life and death to the police. Training to react without thinking can save a policemans life.
We should do the thinking and
save both our lives. Until next
week.
Alternatives
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
Now we have Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, New

York, with unarmed black men
who were killed by police. I am
making the following suggestion.
I have tried this several times and
it has defused a tense situation
every time. I havent tried full violence but I can understand the police
reaction. My suggestion is simple.
Be peaceful, do not resist. Be aware
of where you are and who is with
you. Think beyond your anger.
Ask yourself this question:
What do the police expect you to
do? This is not really a racial
question, even though current times
have made it one. They train intensely so that they react automatically and without thinking to
the situation. If you do what isnt
expected, you force them to stop
and think. Then the situation is
defused. You may still get a traffic ticket, but how the environ-
Creative solutions for rural roads

To the Editor:
The opening of the new interchange at Highway 52 and
Goodhue County Road 9 is certainly cause for celebration. Those
of us who travel the corridor on a
regular basis know how dangerous that area has been. Virtually
all residents of southeastern Minnesota will be served by this much
needed infrastructure improvement.
While there has been plenty of
credit to be shared and rightfully so I cant get over the simple
question: what took so long? And
just as important: why did an appropriate solution come about only
after multiple design iterations and
an exhaustingly desperate appeal
to MnDOT from area residents
and elected officials?
Of course, Ive asked these
questions. The answers arent altogether satisfying and their
implication reaches far beyond this
particular interchange to project
after project around the state. After
all, we need look no further than
the process for replacing the interchange at Highway 52 and
County Road 24 in Cannon
Falls. Or to similar access concerns in Pine Island.
The fundamental challenge with
these examples boils down to how
best to manage the transition of
the Highway 52 corridor to a limited-access freeway without inflicting unnecessary burdens on area
communities and businesses.
One complicating factor confronting these projects along with
so many others is the way we
fund transportation infrastructure
in Minnesota and across the
country. With so many transportation corridors including local,
state, and federal roadways,
projects tend to leverage dollars
from various funds at multiple levels of government. Many of those
funds have certain stipulations,
ranging from demonstrated safety
improvement to economic development potential.
Just as important, none of those
funds is limitless. Local elected
officials are mindful of costs to
property taxpayers, while the federal Highway Trust Fund is falling well short of keeping up with
demand. In Minnesota and particularly Greater Minnesota we
have a backlog of worthy projects
in need of funding. The states
transportation funding gap is
considerable and itll take a serious and sustained infusion of new
or rededicated funds to shrink it.
As we return to examples with
County Roads 9 and 24, the challenge isnt simply about
funding. Its about priorities, com-
munication, and community buyin. For far too long area residents
and elected officials were saying
one thing, but hearing another from
MnDOT. Unfortunately, this pattern plays out too often in Minnesota.
As the parameters for funding
have become more complicated,
so has the path toward breaking
ground on many projects. In meeting various stipulations for funding, though, we cant lose sight of
one very important thing: common
sense.
Roads and bridges, interchanges
and exit ramps, arent merely
amorphous features along the
landscape. They connect us, support commerce, and enhance quality of life. They bring customers
and businesses together, and impact a communitys identity and
potential.
As we celebrate long-sought
safety enhancements along the
Highway 52 corridor, we should
think seriously about how to give
MnDOT the resources they need
to properly maintain Minnesota
roads and bridges. In turn, we
should expect of MnDOT more
care in addressing community
concerns and getting it right from
the start.
Matt Schmit
Senator, District 21
ZM SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa School
Board will hold its last meeting of
the year on December 15 in the
high school media center in Zumbrota at 6:30 p.m. The meeting
will begin with a truth-in-taxation
hearing and then well move on to
the regular meeting. We will also
recognize Brian Haugen and
Stephen Rosenthal for the completion of their terms in service to the
ZM School Board. Another item
to be discussed at the regular meeting will be whether the board will
hire a consultant to assist with the
hiring of the new superintendent
in 2015.
Our first meeting of 2015 will
be held Monday, January 5, at the
elementary school media center
in Mazeppa. This meeting will be
the first for our newly elected board
members, Jean Roth and Becky
Hinchley. The meeting will be a
combination of our annual organizational meeting and a work
session, and it will be when we
will elect board officers and assign each board member to various board committees.
Over the course of the year our
students perform in arts and ath-
letic events to complement their

academic studies. Feel free to show
them your support in their various
activities. Refer to our school
website, www.zmschools.us, for
the calendar of events.
Brian Haugen
Stephan Rosenthal
Pete Hinrichs
Brian Grudem
Mark Krier
Jim Wendt
and board members elect:
Jean Roth
Becky Hinchley
Help all children

receive a gift this Christmas
To the Editor:
While the National Retail Federation reports sales slipped,
Americans still spent approximately $13 billion during Black
Friday weekend. Despite low
expectations, Cyber Monday
sales passed $2 billion in the biggest e-commerce day ever. Regardless of numerous consumer
economic reports, it is still safe to
say most Minnesota children will
be waking up on Christmas morning with gifts under the tree. Unfortunately, there will also be
Minnesota children who wont be
as fortunate.
That is where we can help.
Toys for Tots was founded by
members of the Marine Corps in
1947, when Marine Reservists in
Los Angeles collected and distrib-
uted 5,000 toys to needy children.

Nearly 70 years later, Toys for
Tots has distributed over 469 million toys to over 216 million children. Locally, the Twin Cities Toys
for Tots campaign distributed more
than 186,000 toys, books, and
stocking stuffers to more than
126,000 children in the community, resulting in the sixth highest
distribution in the nation.
Staff Sergeant Malek Neman is
once again overseeing the Toys
for Tots Minneapolis campaign
this year. You can drop off unwrapped toys like books, games,
puzzles, and sports equipment at
local drop-off sites, or at S.Sgt.
Nemans warehouse in Eagan at
985 Aldrin Drive. He asked us to
emphasize his warehouse is especially in need of unwrapped gifts
for older children, ages 11-15.

If you would like to join us in
supporting the Toys for Tots effort, please bring your new unwrapped toys to one of numerous
drop-off sites in the 2nd District.
The last day for donations is December 21. Please visit one of the
following websites to find a dropoff site near you:
Dakota, Scott, and Carver counties http://minneapolismn.toysfortots.org
Goodhue and Wabasha counties
http://red-wingmn.toysfortots.org
Rice County http://faribaultmn.toysfortots.org
Please help us ensure every
Minnesota child receives a gift this
Christmas.
John and Vicky Kline
Burnsville
ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

November 3
4:35 a.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
7:31 a.m. Ds Auto Care reported
that a key drop box had been taken from
the side of the building.
7:56 a.m. A male locked himself
out of his home and wanted some assistance.
11:14 a.m. A door of a vehicle in a
driveway had been left open for the past
couple of days. The owner was contacted and said she was airing the vehicle out after a cat had urinated in it.
12:36 p.m. A male let a friend into
his apartment and now is missing $200.
5:14 p.m. A female reported that
money was transferred out of an account into a known suspects PayPal
account.
5:35 p.m. A male hit a deer across
from the park on Main Street. His vehicle was damaged and he was unsure
if the deer is alive or not.
6:49 p.m. A driver was given a
verbal warning for going over the fog
line.
10:53 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
November 4
business alarm.
8:21 a.m. A male reported a theft
of medication and an Ipad from his vehicle.
12:17 p.m. An officer responded to
a medical alarm.
7:02 p.m. Kwik Trip reported that a
customer was unable to pay for gas. An
employee wanted the person to be IDd.
November 5
business alarm.
8:41 a.m. A male reported that a
truck was all over the road on southbound Highway 58. The driver was reaching down to get his coffee.
9:20 p.m. Zumbro Valley Mental
Health asked an officer to do a welfare
check.
Nov ember 6
7:51 a.m. ZMHS reported that someone had taken a stop sign and pole from
the back lots. The city crew was notified
to put up a temporary sign.
her son was throwing a fit because he
couldnt make mac and cheese. He was
kicking at the stove, yelling and screaming. He was transported to St. Marys by
an officer.
7:337 p.m. Cattle were loose on
County Road 10 and 240th Avenue Way
and were headed to Zumbrota.
8:37 p.m. A driver was warned for
having no headlights on.
10:02 p.m. Wabasha County Socia
Servicesl wanted an officer to check on
a residence.
November 7
business alarm.
9:31 a.m. A male was unhappy
with the service he had and wanted his
money back.
9:37 a.m. McDonalds reported that
a vehicle had been parked in the lot for
two weeks.
5:07 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
November 8
1 a.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
business alarm.
9:43 a.m. A male reported that his
ex-wife did not bring his children for
their weekend visitation. She had taken
the children to South Dakota for a family
event.
9:30 p.m. Rochester State Patrol
asked for assistance with a vehicle stop.
A passenger was being kicked.
November 9
11:39 a.m. SuperAmerica reported
a gas drive-off
November 10
8:35 a.m. A deer tag was issued.
7:22 p.m. A male was having left
side pain.
November 11
7:30 a.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
her two dogs were missing. One dog
was captured and the other one ran off.
5:41 p.m. A female reported that a
male broke into her apartment last week.
medical assist.
November 12
3:45 p.m. A male reported that he
had been assaulted. The person had
beaten him in the face, forehead and
had an eye injury.
7:37 p.m. A female reported a male
and female arguing.
7:54 p.m. Hub Food Center reported an abandoned bike on the side of
their building.
November 13
medical assist for a female who was
having abdominal pain.
suicide attempt.
11:42 a.m. An officer responded to
a medical assist.
3:47 p.m. A female reported that a
vehicle was parked down the street when
they pulled into their driveway. The vehicle then moved and parked in front of
their house.
business alarm.
November 14
12:08 p.m. Zumbrota Towers reported a male tenant who had recently
served with eviction notice had been

harassing residents.
medical assist.
4:02 p.m. Hub Food Center reported receiving a bad check.
4:16 p.m. A report was made of the
theft of garage door tracks.
5:09 p.m. ALCO reported receiving
a bad check.
November 15
1:41 a.m. Kwik Trip reported a
vehicle had broken down at the pumps
and they wanted help pushing the vehicle to a parking spot.
medical assist.
4:42 p.m. Subway reported a male
driving and who did not have a valid
license.
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COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center; Zumbrota area, Zumbrota Towers.
December 11-17
Thursday: Navy bean soup,
crackers, beef salad sandwich,
peach/cottage cheese, apple crisp
Friday: Birthday party, baked
fish (alt: beef patty), baked potatoes, Italian blend vegetables, carrot
cake
Monday: Spaghetti with meat
sauce, green beans, garlic bread,
fruited coleslaw, pumpkin bar
Tuesday: Chicken breast/sauce,
confetti rice, seasoned peas, tossed
salad, frozen yogurt
Wednesday: Roast beef,
mashed potatoes, asparagus,
brownie
If you have questions, call 3562228.
nings from 4-7 p.m. Story hour

for preschoolers is from 10-10:45
a.m. Action 100 conferencing can
be done during the morning hours.
The library is equipped with inter-library loan service, which
means if the library does not have
a book you want, that book can be
there in two days.
Historical Society
PINE ISLAND
Questions about Chester Woods,

call Celeste Lewis at 507-2872624. Questions about Oxbow
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507775-2451.
GOODHUE
Tops #1280
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Monday night at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 3564799 or 356-4700.
PI City Council Meeting
The council will meet Tuesday,

December 16, at 7 p.m. on the
The Goodhue School Library, second floor of city hall.
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the Senior Citizens Meeting
public Wednesday mornings from
The Pine Island Senior Citizens
9 a.m. - noon and Wednesday eve-
Community Library
Obituary
Merlin Kalstabakken 1943-2014
MAZEPPA A memorial service for Merlin Kalstabakken will

be held Saturday, January 10, 2015,
at the Community Church of Hokah
in Hokah. Pastor Dave Possing will
officiate. Mr. Kalstabakken, 71,
of Mazeppa, died Saturday, December 6, 2014, at Mayo Clinic
Hospital Saint Marys Campus
in Rochester.
History Center
Tops Meeting
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 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.
Historical Society
Merlin Francis Kalstabakken

was born March 23, 1943, in
Fillmore County, the son of
Raymond
and
Georgia
Kalstabakken. Raised in the
Chatfield area, he became a farmhand, and worked his own farm as
well. A longtime employee of
Seneca Foods in Rochester, he also
continued farming, and retired after
more than 30 years of service to
Seneca.
Merlin is survived by his mother,
Georgia Kalstabakken of Mazeppa;
sons, Mark (Sue) Kalstabakken
of La Crescent and Rick (Kris)
Kalstabakken of Fountain; a daughter, Diana Schott of Chatfield; eight
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Dale
(Arliene) Kalstabakken of Pine
Island. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Helen Kalstabakken;
father, Raymond Kalstabakken;
and
a
brother,
Marvel
Kalstabakken.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
are preferred.
Online tributes are being welcomed and may be written at
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.
WANAMINGO
Community Band Practice fiber and textile art and handmade
The Zumbrota Community Band jewelry, through Dec. 31.

A Winters Tale concert with
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Don Henry, Sally Barris and Jon
High School music room. Volun- Vezner, Sat., Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
How Pictures Work in Picture
teer musicians are welcome.
Books, Sun., Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
State Theatre
Making Your Songs Better, Sun.,
Free movie, How the Grinch Dec. 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Stole Christmas, starring Jim
Pottery Wheel Boot Camp: One
Carrey, on Saturday, December Day Wheel Intensive, Sun., Dec.
13, 2 p.m. Sponsored by Goodhue 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
County Chapter of Thrivent FiCrossings holiday hours Dec.
nancial.
1-23: MTWF 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
The State Theatre is at 96 East Th 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.
4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor- to 4 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
mation visit zaac.org.or call 507- open Wed., Dec. 24 10 a.m. to 3
Zumbrota Towers Events 272-1129.
p.m.
December 11-17
For more information go to
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. MAC/
www.
crossingsatcarnegie.com or
Crossings
NAPs; 10:15 a.m. Exercise
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
Monday: 10:15 a.m. Club MeetFabrications 11 group show of at 320 E Ave.
ing
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;
1:30 p.m. Cards
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet

Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.
in the library of the Good News
E-Free Church, 208 North Main
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
side door of the church and go
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 3564800 for more information.
Moms in Prayer
MAZEPPA
ORONOCO
History Center
The Zumbrota History Center

has a photo stand displaying over
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military 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).
The Goodhue Area Historical

Society is closed for the season,
but anyone who wishes to arrange
a visit can call Ardis Henrichs,
651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923- Toastmasters Meeting
4388. The museum will reopen
The Pine Island Toastmasters
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for infor- meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
mation.
not meet on holiday weekends:
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Day or Thanksgiving.
The Mazeppa Area Historical

Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
Seasons Hospice
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
Coffee and Conversation Group, 507-843-4013, or visit www.maz
Thursday, December 18, 6:30-7:30 eppahistoricalsociety.org
p.m. A group for anyone who has
experienced the death of a loved
one.
Newly Bereaved Group, Thursday, December 18, noon to 2 p.m. Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History CenA group for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one ter is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
withing the past four months.
All groups are held at the Cen- from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
ter for Grief Education and Sup- OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696 call 507-367-4320. You may also
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration visit our web page at oronocoarea
is required two days prior to the history.org.
date of the event. For details: 507285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.
Olmsted County Parks
meet Wednesday, December 17,

at noon at the handicapped accessible Senior Center for social activities following a noon meal. All
community seniors 55 and over
are welcome.
Zumbrota VFW Auxiliary

The Auxiliary meets Monday,
December 15, at 6 p.m. at StaryYerka VFW Post 5727.
VFW/Honor Guard
The VFW and Honor Guard will ZM Winter Concert
meet Tuesday, December 16, at 7
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa High
and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at the School bands will present their
Wanamingo Community Center. winter concert on Thursday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the high
school auditorium. The concert is
KW School Board
free and open to the public. PerThe next regular Kenyon- forming ensembles will be the
Wanamingo school board meet- ZMHS jazz band, ninth grade band,
ing will be Monday, December and the symphonic band. A wide
15, in the middle/high school me- variety of musical styles will be
dia center conference room in performed including big band
Kenyon. At 6:30 p.m. the annual swing, funk, concert overtures,
truth-in-taxation meeting will be beautiful lyrical pieces, and proheld. The regular meeting will grammatic works. The premier
begin at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda selection of the concert is a proinclude personnel, Sunday events grammatic work entitled Songs
scheduled by Community Educa- of Sailor and Sea, by Robert W.
tion, school board vacancy, ac- Smith. Performed by the symceptance of donations, 2014 levy phonic band, the piece depicts the
certification payable in 2015, the power and beauty of the ocean,
January
school
board the sailors who brave its wilds,
reorganizational meeting, the Min- and the creatures that live in the
nesota School Board Association depths.
convention January 15-16, school
board recognition, and committee and administrative reports. Both
meetings are open to the public.
Anyone wishing to address the
school board may do so at the beginning of the meeting.
ZUMBROTA
Library
Santa Story Time is Saturday,
December 13, at 10 a.m.
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.
Santa at Zumbrota Ford

Santa Claus and his elf will stop
by Zumbrota Ford on Saturday,
December 13, from 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. A mailbox will be available
to send letters directly to Santa.
Cookies and hot cocoa will be
served.
Mahn Family
Funeral and Cremation Services
Traditional Services
Memorial Services
Cremations
(our own crematory)
1475 Jefferson Drive

Zumbrota, MN 55992
507-732-5444
REHLING
Mahler Chapel
209 First Avenue N.W.
Pine Island, MN 55963
507-356-4620
Pre-arrangements
www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
Larson Chapel
NObit2-E.O.W.
Brad Rehling and Beth Newman

of Pine Island are happy to announce the birth of their third son,
Bennett Aaron, who was born
October 25 and weighed 8 lbs, 5
oz. Big brothers Brayden and Blake
were very excited to welcome their
new little brother into the family.
Grandparents are Mark and Patty
Newman and Gary and Karen
Rehling of Pine Island.
Area Sports
ZM struggles against Gold Division foes
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The Gold Division of the HVL Conference is
expected to be loaded with good
teams this year as the ZumbrotaMazeppa boys basketball team
found out this week. The Cougars
struggled in losses to Stewartville
and Kasson-Mantorville
ZM will host Pine Island on
Friday and Kenyon-Wanamingo
on Tuesday.
Stewartville
The Cougars got behind early
in Stewartville on Tuesday and
stayed that way in an 80-60 loss to
the Tigers.
ZM trailed 49-24 at the break
although they did rally to outscore
the Tigers 36-31 over the last 18
minutes of the game.

as the KoMets won 80-42.
Alex Guse paced ZM with 19
ZM trailed 42-22 at the break,
points, with Jacob Forrey adding and their 27% shooting from the
12.
field didnt help. KM hit a brisk
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 60
50% of their shots from the floor.
Stewartville 80
Noah Erickson was the only ZM
ZM - Adam Krage 2, Jerrell Guider 2, Noah
Erickson 8, Isaiah Stueber 3, Nathan Debner player to reach double figures in
5, Alex Nelson 1, Alex Guse 19, Landon Rauen scoring with 12 points.
8, Jacob Forrey 12
Scoring by halves
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
24
36 = 60
Stewartville
49
31 = 80
Free throws: ZM - 16 of 29 for 53%; S - 13 of
19 for 65%; Field goals: ZM - 20 of 58 for
34%; S - 31 of 60 for 51%; Rebounds: ZM - 19;
S - 32; Turnovers: ZM - 16; S -10; Threepointers: ZM - Jacob Forrey (2), Isaiah Stueber
(1), Landon Rauen (1); S - 7
Kasson-Mantorville
ZM lost big against KassonMantorville at home on Thursday
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 42
Kasson-Mantorville 80
ZM - Adam Krage 4, Noah Erickson 12, Nathan
Debner 4, Alex Guse 9, Landon Rauen 4,
Jacob Forrey 7, Josh Nelson 2
Scoring by halves
Kasson-Mantorville
42
28 = 80
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
22
20 = 42
Free throws: ZM - 7 of 12 for 58%; KM - 9 of
17 for 52%; Field goals: ZM - 16 of 59 for 27%;
KM - 32 of 64 for 50%; Rebounds: ZM - 27;
KM - 32; Turnovers: ZM - 16; KM -3; Threepointers: ZM - Jacob Forrey (1), Noah Erickson
(2); KM - 7
Lake City tops Goodhue in overtime

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE It was everything
a season opener should be, except
for a Goodhue win. Lake City edged
the Wildcats 56-54 in triple-overtime in Goodhue, Tuesday.
Goodhue got off to a great start,
building up a 10-point lead in the
opening half before going to the
locker room up 24-19. The Cats
scored the first six points of the
second half before the Tigers rallied knotting the score at 44 with
2:16 in regulation. LC took a 4644 lead with 1:24 to go, but a pair
of frees throws by Jacob Pasch
sent the game into the first overGoodhue will face Bethlehem
time. Lake City went up 49-46 Academy in Faribault on Thurswith a three-pointer, but that was day, host Triton on Friday, and
matched by Tyler Schumacher to play at Pine Island on Tuesday.
send the game into triple over- Goodhue 54 - Lake City 56 3 OT
G - Calvin Peterson 8, Jacob McNamara 8,
time.
Goodhue led 54-53 before Brady Sam McNamara 4, Jacob Pasch 12, Tyler
Kuchinka hit a three with six sec- Schumacher 21
Scoring by halves
onds to play to seal the win for Lake City
19
37 = 56
Lake City. Jacob McNamara did Goodhue
24
30 = 54
get off a three-point shot at the Free throws: G - 10 of 13 for 77%; LC - 6 of 10
buzzer, but it rimmed out for the for 60%; Field goals: G - 20 of 38 for 53%;
Rebounds: G - 30 (Tyler Schumacher 10);
Wildcats.
Turnovers: G - 15; Three-pointers: G Schumacher led Goodhue with Jacob Pasch (2), Tyler Schumacher (1), Jacob
21 points with Pasch adding 12. McNamara (1)
PI wins one of three games

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Some of the
area boys basketball team have
yet to play a game this season.
Pine Island played three games
this week, winning one of three to
move to 2-3 overall.
Pine Island will play at Zumbrota on Friday and host Goodhue
on Tuesday.
Lewiston-Altura
The Panthers posted a 68-61 nonconference win at Lewiston-Altura on Monday to kick off a busy
week.
Pine Island built up a 36-27 lead
by the half and never looked back.
Broc Finstuen led PI in scoring
with 23 points with Mitchel Acker
adding 15.
Pine Island 68 - Lewiston-Altura 61
PI - Ben Farrell 7, Broc Finstuen 23, Chris Frick
2, Matt Lien 6, Luke Thornton 5, Matt Smith 5,
Matt Kukson 5, Mitchel Acker 15

Scoring by halves
Pine Island
36
32 = 68
Lewiston-Altura
27
34 = 61
Free throws: PI - 18 of 34 for 53%; LA - 25 of
36 for 69%; Three-pointers: PI - Mitchel
Acker (3), Matt Smith (1)
Hinrichsen 2, Matt Lien 2, Luke Thornton 7,

Matt Smith 2, Matt Kukson 3, Mitchel Acker 13
Scoring by halves
Pine Island
27
33 = 60
Kasson-Mantorville
39
33 = 72
Free throws: PI - 17 of 26 for 68%; KM - 18
of 25 for 72%; Three-pointers: PI - 0; KM - 6
Kasson-Mantorville
Pine Island took on one of the
better teams in the HVL Gold Division standings when they traveled to Kasson-Mantorville on
Tuesday.
The Panthers played the KoMets even in the second half, but
they were unable to makeup trailing 39-27 at the break in the 72-60
loss.
Broc Finstuen pumped in a teamhigh 17 points to pace PI. Ben
Farrell added 14 and Mitchel Acker
13.
Lake City
Pine Island had balanced scoring in their game at Lake City on
Friday; they just didnt have enough
of it. Brock Finstuen led the way
with 23 points, Ben Farrell scored
15 and Mitchel Acker added 11 in
the 70-59 loss.
Pine Island 60 - Kasson-Mantorville 72

PI - Ben Farrell 14, Broc Finstuen 17, Bryce
Pine Island 59 - Lake City 70

PI - Ben Farrell 15, Broc Finstuen 23, Matt Lien
2, Luke Thornton 6, Matt Kukson 2, Mitchel
Acker 11
Scoring by halves
Pine Island
28
31 = 59
Lake City
38
32 = 70
Free throws: PI - 11 of 19 for 58%; LC - 14 of
22 for 64%
DC boys win big over Richfield

By Faye Haugen
KASSON the Dodge County
boys hockey team earned a win
and a pair of losses to move their
record to 2-4 overall.
They will play at Minneapolis
Co-Op on Saturday at 2 p.m.
South St. Paul
The Wildcats dropped a 2-0 shutout at South St. Paul on Tuesday.
Mitch Sobotta was kept busy in
goal as he turned back 44 shots.
Dodge County took 16 shots on
goal.
Dodge County 0 - South. St. Paul 2
Dodge County
0 0 0 = 0
South St. Paul
0 2 0 = 2
Second Period
SSP: Goal by Alex Reynolds; assist by Dan
Pietruszewski
SSP: Goal by Brenden Shanley; assist by Cameron
Buhl
DC shots on goal: 16
Saves: Mitch Sobotta, 44
Simley
The Wildcats fell 5-1 at Simley
on Friday. Dodge County trailed
5-0 in the second period when Max
Blaisdell lit the lamp for the Wildcats off assists from Colton Goodman and Grant Badger.
The Wildcats were outshot 2018 with Joey Biwer making 18
shots in goal for the Wildcats.
Dodge County 1
Simley 5
Dodge County
Simley
0 1 0 = 1
2 3 0 = 5
First Period
S: Goal by Cody Albright; assists by Aaron Otto
and Austin Cherry
S: Goal by Aaron Leafgren; assist by Michael
Busch
Second Period
S: Goal by Aaron Leafgren; assist by Jami
Warrick
S: Power play goal by Aaron Leafgren; assist by
John Riebert
S: Goal by Aaron Leafgren; assists by Michael
Busch and Zach Boughton
DC: Goal by Max Blaisdell; assist by Colton
Goodman and Grant Badger
Saves: Joey Biwer 20
Richfield
The Wildcats got back on the
winning track with a wild 9-5 win
over Richfield in Kasson, Saturday.
DC took a 3-1 lead in the first
period and fell behind 4-3 in the
second period before taking a 6-3
lead. They added three more goals
in the final period.
Earning points for the Wildcats
were Chris Roberts, a goal and an
assist; Max Kundert, two goals;
Nic Leisen, a goal and an assist;
Daytin Freerksen, two assists; Kylo
Courteau, a goal and an assist;
Brenden Rohlik, one assist; Colin
Sheridan, Ethan Strunk, Kevin
Clausen, Ben Colvin, a goal each;
and Grant Badger and Colton

Goodman, an assist each.
Joey Biwer and Gus Kirsch
shared time in goal with Biwer
turning back nine shots and Kirsch, eight.
Dodge County 9 - Richfield 5
Richfield
1 4 0 = 5
Dodge County
3 3 3 = 9
First Period
DC: Goal by Chris Roberts; assist by Nic Leisen
R: Power play goal by John Krohn; assist by
Trey Shellberg
DC: Goal by Max Kundert; assist by Daytin
Freerksen
DC: Goal by Nic Leisen; assists by Kylo Courteau
and Drew Kirmse
Second Period
R: Goal by Maxwell Krueger; assist by Brady
Saastad
R: Goal by Bailey Olson
Trey Shellberg
DC: Goal by Ethan Strunk; assist by Brenden
Rohlik
DC: Goal by Kylo Courteau; assists by Nic
Leisen and Chris Roberts
Brandon Clay
DC: Goal by Colin Sherden
Third
DC: Power play goal by Kevin Claussen; assist
by Max Blaisdell
DC: Goal by Max Kundert; assists by Grant
Badger and Daytin Freerksen
DC: Goal by Ben Colvin; assist by Colton Goodman
Saves: Joey Biwer (24:52) 9; Gus Kirsch (26:08)
8
DC girls remain undefeated at 7-0

By Faye Haugen
KASSON The Dodge County
girls hockey team upped their
record to 7-0 with a 7-0 whitewash at Orono on Friday evening.
Orono came into the game ranked
10th in Class A. The Wildcats are
ranked third in Class AA behind
Eden Prairie and Maple Grove.
Dana Rasmussen scored on four
power plays in the win with Dana
Rasmussen scoring twice and adding three assists. Molly Shelton
scored twice and added two assists. Katie Robinson had one goal
STANDINGS
HVL Wrestling
Conf
W L
Stewartville
3
0
Hayfield
1
0
Byron
1
0
Lake City
1
1
Kenyon-Wanamingo 0
0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0
1
Pine Island
0
2
Kasson-Mantorville 0
0
Cannon Falls
0
0
Goodhue
0
1
Triton
0
2
Over
W L
4 1
1 1
1 0
1 1
3 0
1 1
1 3
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 2
and two assists. Bella Wagner

scored once and had two assists
and Hollywood Hermanson scored
once and had an assist.
Dodge County outshot Orono
42-11 with Gabby Suhr making
11 saves.
The Wildcat squad will host Buffalo at 3 p.m. on Saturday and
Century at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Dodge County 0 - Orono
Dodge County
2 3 2 = 7
Orono
0 0 0 = 0
First Period
DC: Goal by Katie Robinson; assist by Dana
Rasmussen
HVL Girls Basketball

Conf
Blue Division
W L
Goodhue
1 0
Kenyon-Wanamingo 1 0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 0
Hayfield
0 0
Pine Island
0 1
Triton
0 1
Gold Division
Conf
Kasson-Mantorville 1 0
Byron
1 0
Lourdes
0 0
Lake City
0 1
Cannon Falls
0 0
Stewartville
0 1
Over
W L
3 0
2 1
2 1
2 1
1 1
0 3
Over
4 0
2 1
2 0
1 2
0 1
0 2
DC: Power play goal by Molly Shelton; assist

by Dana Rasmussen
Second Period
DC: Power play goal by Molly Shelton;
assists by Bella Wagner and Katie Robinson
DC: Goal by Bella Wagner; assists by Dana
Rasmussen and Katie Robinson
DC: Goal by Hollywood Hermanson; assists
by Molly Shelton and Brede Postier
Third Period
DC: Power play goal by Dana Rasmussen;
assists by Hollywood Hermanson and Jacie
Hoehn
DC: Power play goal by Dana Rasmussen;
assists by Molly Shelton and Bella Wagner
DC saves: Gabby Suhr, 11
HVL Boys Basketball

Conf
Blue Division
W L
Hayfield
1 1
Pine Island
0 2
Kenyon-Wanamingo 0 0
Goodhue
0 1
Triton
0 2
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 3
Gold Division
Conf
Lake City
3 0
Kasson-Mantorville 2 0
Stewartville
2 0
Byron
2 0
Cannon Falls
0 1
Lourdes
0 0
Over
W L
1 3
2 3
0 1
0 1
0 3
0 4
Over
4 0
3 0
2 0
2 2
1 3
0 0
PI POOL & PINS 2014 Pine Island football statistics

Island League
11-3-14
Majerus & Tiarks 15 vs. Comstock Farm 15;
Kittelson Heating & Plumbing 15 vs. Owens
Locker 15; Oertli & Pleschourt 19.5 vs. DMC
Plumbing 10.5; D&M Dairy 25 vs. Producers
Hybrids 5
Top team series: Oertli & Pleschourt 3487
Top team game: Majerus & Tiarks 1206
Top individual series: Chris Hus 709
Top individual game: Chris Hus 267
Island League
11-10-14
DMC Plumbing 19 vs. Owens Locker 11;
Majerus & Tiarks 11 vs. D&M Dairy 19; Kittelson
Heating & Plumbing 7 vs. Producers Hybrids
23; D&M Dairy 12 vs. Comstock Farm 18
Top team series: Producers Hybrids 3430
Top team game: DMC Plumbing 1188
Top individual series: Tim Rosaaen 707
Top individual game: Scott Maxson/Bruce
Nickell 246
Classic League
11-11-14
Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump 7 vs. 0 Leos
Sportsbar; Groth Implement 3 vs. 4 MJB
Farms; Eberhart Construction 2 vs. 5 Dupont
Pioneer; AR Auto Care 7 vs. 0 Bye
Top team game: Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump
1199
Top team series: Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump
3477
Top bowler game: Andy Rude 247
Top bowler series: Jim Smith 669
Harvest League
11-12-14
Bye 0 vs. 4 Jims Barbershop; Schaefers
Heating 2 vs. 2 PI Pool & Pins
Top team game: Friedrichs 1048
Top team series: Jims Barbershop 3014
Top bowler game: Rick Kunz 276
Top bowler series: Rick Kunz 690
First downs
by rushing
by passing
by penalty
Rushing plays
Rushing yards
Passing attempts
touchdowns
Passing completions
passing yards
interceptions
touchdowns
Total offense
PI
140
113
20
7
438
2795
88
35
43
672
4
6
3448
Opp
133
86
40
7
370
1671
194
15
85
1093
16
12
2764
Punts/avg.
Penalties/yds
Fumbles/lost
4/34
4/48
4/3
6/33
7/41
6/3
Scoring
39 112 70 75 = 326
41 32 70 67 = 210
Individual statistics
Passing: PI - Chris Frick, 42 of 85 for 622
yards, 5 touchdowns, 4 interceptions; Ben
Farrell, 1 of 3 for 42 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing: PI - Ben Farrell, 213 rushes for
1732/ 8.1 average per carry; Tristan Akason
56/364/6.5; Chris Frick 104/341/3.3; Aaron
Gillard 36/117/3.3; Jake Navratil 10/109/
10.9; Kyle Groven 5/91/18.2; Matt Kukson 6/
20/3.3; Brady Braaten 2/9/4.5; Colton Pike
1/6/6; Luke Thornton 2/2/1; Bryce Hinrichsen
2/1/.05; Ben Haller 1/0/0
Receiving: PI - Tristan Akason, 11 receptions
for 167 yards, 15.2 average; Matt Kukson 10/
187/18.7; Ben Farrell 9/210/23.3; Aaron Gillard
5/46/9.2; Mitchell Acker 4/28/7; Kyle Groven
3/8/2.7; Bryce Hinrichsen 1/26/26
Pine Island scoring
TD PAT FG total
Ben Farrell
23 0 0
138
Tristan Akason
9 0 0
54
Mitchell Acker
0 38 4
50
Chris Frick
4 0 0
24
Aaron Gillard
3 0 0
18
Matt Kukson
2 0 0
12
Jake Navratil
2 0 0
12
Colton Pike
1 0 0
6
Luke Thornton
1 0 0
6
Bryce Hinrichsen
1 0 0
6
Pine Island
Opponents
Commercial League
11-13-14
Bluff Valley Campground 3 vs. 4 Stus Proshop;
Bye 0 vs. 7 Nelson Family Services; Terry
Buck Construction 3 vs. 4 Ellefson Trucking;
Maple Island 5 vs. 2 Bluff Valley Campground
Top team game: Bluff Valley Campground
1165
Top team series: Maple Island 3327
Top bowler game: Jeff Kiffmeyer 265
Individual statistics
Top bowler series: Jeff Kiffmeyer 689
Passing: ZM - Freedom Hunt, 44 of 114 for
628 yards, 7 interceptions, 5 touchdowns;
Classic League
Isaiah Stueber, 16 of 41 for 248 yards, 3
11-18-14
interceptions, 1 touchdown
Eberhart Construction 7 vs. 0 Groth Implement; Rushing: ZM - Freedom Hunt, 156 rushes for
MJB Farms 2 vs. 0 Bye; Dupont Pioneer 4 vs. 799 yards/ 5.1 average; Maverick Jackson
3 Leos Sportsbar; Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump 126/614/4.8; Tucker Lemmerman 88/345/
6 vs. 1 AR Auto Care
3.9; Tyler Poncelet 11/2/4.7
Top team game: Hinrichs Plumbing & Pump Corey Dahl 5/37/7.4; Jacob Forrey 1/4/4;
1204
Devin Manzy 2/1/.5; Seth Tupper 1/-2/-2;
Top team series: Eberhart Construction 3413 Jerrell Guider 1/-3/-3; Isaiah Stueber 8/-4/Top bowler game: Brandon Pederson 290
.5; Alex Guse 1/-7/-7
Top bowler series: Brandon Pederson 723
Receiving: ZM - Jacob Forrey, 19 receptions
for 327 yards, 17.2 yard average; Alex Guse
Harvest League
14/159/11.3; Jerrell Guide 2/91/45.5; Jacob
11-19-14
Niebuhr 7/80/11.4; Noah Prodzinski 5/68/
PI Pool & Pins 1 vs. 3 Prigges Flooring; Jims 13.6; Kevin Nordquist 5/56/11.2; Bailey Berg
Barbershop 4 vs. 0 Freidrichs; Schaefers 3/49/16.3; Alex Nelson 3/28/9.3; Wyatt House
Heating 4 vs. 0 Bye
1/13/13; Maverick Jackson 1/5/5
Top team game: Jims Barbershop 1089
Punting: ZM - Alex Guse, 32 for 1097 yards,
Top team series: Jims Barbershop 3063
34.3 average
Top bowler game: Rick Kunz 233
Kickoffs: ZM - Freedom Hunt, 29 for 942,
Top bowler series: Rick Kunz 644
32.5 average; Teryn Erickson, 7 for 286/40.9
Punt returns: ZM - Jacob Forrey, 4 returns
Commercial League
for 60 yards, 15.0 average; Freedom Hunt, 1
11-20-14
return for 13 yards/ 13 yard average
Maple Island 7 vs. 0 Bye; Stus Proshop 5 vs. Kickoff returns: ZM - Kevin Nordquist, 21
2 Ellefson Trucking; Nelson Family Services returns for 312 yards, 14.9 average; Maverick
2 vs. 5 Kiffmeyer Motorsports; Terry Buck Jackson 14/146/10.4; Jacob Forrey 7/91/
Construction 2 vs. 3 Bluff Valley Campground 13.0; Freedom Hunt 1/20/20; Caden Steffen
Top team game: Stus Proshop 1227
3/37/9.0; Vincent Levi 4/12/3.0; Jerrell Guider
Top team series: Stus Proshop 3440
2/8/4.0; Alex Guse 2/2/1; Steef Weber-Gonzalez
Top bowler game: Mike Houghs 279
1/0/0
Top bowler series: Ron Nelson 779
ZM defensive statistics
T AT S I FR
Island League 11-17-14
Connor Hegseth
44 52 6 0 2
Kittelson Heating & Plumbing 5 vs. Oertli & Devin Manzy
43 45 5 0 1
Pleschourt 25; Producers Hybrids 24.5 vs. Tyler Poncelet
50 25 2 0 1
Comstock Farm 5.5; DMC Plumbing 17 vs. Evan Block
32 32 4 0 1
Majerus & Tiarks 13; Owens Locker 17 vs. Landon Rauen
34 30 0 0 1
D&M Dairy 13
Maverick Jackson
29 17 1 0 1
Top team series: Oertli & Pleschourt 3552 Caleb Arendt
16 27 4 0 0
Top eam game: Oertli & Pleschourt 1217
Kevin Nordquist
35 8 0 0 1
Top individual series: Tim Rosaaen 746
Freedom Hunt
22 9 0 2 4
Top individual: Tim Rosaaen 265
Zach Sanborn
22 9 0 1 1
Noah Prodzinski
15 10 5 1 1
Island League 11-24-14
Blake Lerum
12 15 1 0 0
Owens Locker 9 vs. Producers Hybrids 21; Jacob Forrey
17 9 0 0 0
Oertli & Pleschourt 16.5 vs. Majerus & Tiarks Jerrell Guider
16 7 0 1 0
13.5; Comstock Farm 5 vs. D&M Dairy 25; Alex Nelson
5 14 0 0 0
DMC Plumbing 8 vs. Kittelson Heating & Tucker Lemmerman
9 6 0 0 0
Plumbing 22
Robby Pollitt
5 9 0 0 0
Top team series: D&M Dairy 3269
Caden Steffen
5 5 1 0 0
Top team game: D&M Dairy 1109
Isaiah Stueber
7 3 0 0 0
Top individual series: Craig Blumers 758
Nathan Horsch
0 5 0 0 0
Top individual: Craig Blumers 264
Bailey Berg
1 2 0 0 2
Alex Guse
2 1 0 0 0
Classic League 11-25-14
Wyatt House
2 1 0 0 0
Hinrich Plumbing & Pump 2 vs. 5 MJB Farms; Corey Dahl
1 1 0 0 0
Groth Implement 4.5 vs. 2.5 Leos Sportsbar; Joey OGorman
1 1 0 0 0
Bye 0 vs. 4 AR Auto Care; Dupont Pioneer 2 Vincent Levi
0 1 0 0 0
vs. 5 Eberhart Construction
Seth Tupper
0 1 0 0 0
Top team game: MJB Farms 1117
Eric Swanson
0 1 0 0 0
Top team series: MJB Farms 3107
Wyatt Freiheit
0 0 1 0 0
Top bowler game: Brandon Pederson 235
Luke Schoch
0 1 0 0 0
Top bowler series: Doug Christianson 611
HVL All Conference: Evan Block, Connor
Hegseth, Freedom Hunt, Tyler Poncelet
Harvest League 11-26-14
HVL All Conference, Honorable MenFriedrichs 4 vs. 0 Bye; Schaefers Heating 0 tion: Maverick Jackson
vs. 4 Prigges Flooring
2014 Captains: Jacob Forrey, Connor
Top team game: Prigges Flooring 1121
Hegseth, Freedom Hunt, Tyler Poncelet
Top team series: Prigges Flooring 3171
Offensive Most Valuable: Freedom Hunt
Top bowler game: Tim Paulson 266
Defensive Most Valuable: Connor HegTop bowler series: Rick Koehler 647
seth
Special Teams Most Valuable: Kevin
Pine Island defensive statistics

T
AT STL I
FR
K. Peterson-Rucker 40 56 11 0 0
Ben Farrell
25 23 6
3 1
Tristan Akason
25 27 5
3 0
Colton Pike
12 33 8
1 2
Matt Kukson
26 13 0
2 0
Jake Higgins
20 39 4
1 0
Mitchell Acker
21 19 0
2 0
Mikael Sloane
19 15 1
1 0
Ben Haller
8
20 1
0 3
Aaron Gillard
6
33 4
0 1
Luke Thornton
3
21 1
0 2
Kyle Groven
10 12 1
0 0
Chris Frick
5
7 0
1 1
Braden Aakre
5
13 0
0 0
Bryce Hinrichsen 8
7 0
0 0
Nick Schleck
5
6 0
0 0
Brady Braaten
5
6 1
0 0
Matt Huus
2
2 0
1 1
Kaleb Kautz
4
0 0
0 0
Bryce Kunz
1
2 0
1 0
Chandler Bostrom 1
6 0
0 0
Joe Jarosinski
1
1 1
0 0
Tanner Bates
1
5 0
0 0
Trevor Turner
1
3 0
0 0
Alex Aarsvold
1
3 0
0 0
Josh Milbrandt
0
2 1
0 0
David Eaton
0
3 0
0 0
Duku Moses
0
2 0
0 0
Sean McDonough 1
0 0
0 0
Reed Johnson
0
1 0
0 0
Key: T - tackle; AT - assisted tackle; STL sack or tackle for a loss; I - interception; FR fumble recovery
HVL All Conference: Ben Farrell, Luke
Thornton, Matt Kukson, Tristan Akason, Keanan
Peterson-Rucker, Colton Pike
Mr. Hustle: Matt Kukson
Most Valuable: Ben Farrell
Lineman of the Year: Luke Thornton
Special Teams Player of the Year: Mitchell
Acker
Letterwinners: Seniors: Luke Thornton, Nick
Schleck, Ben Farrell, Matt Kukson, Mikael
Sloane, Ben Haller, Colton Pike, Duku Moses,
Bryce Kunz and Chris Frick; juniors: Kyle
Groven, Bryce Hinrichsen, Mitchell Acker,
Tristan Akason, Devin Schafer, David Eaton,
Matt Huus, Aaron Gillard, Jake Higgins and
Keanan Peterson-Rucker; sophomores: Braden
Aakre, Brady Braaten, Alex Aarsvold and Trevor
Turner; freshman: Trevor Turner
2014 ZM football statistics
AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 11
Goodhue boys basketball at Faribault Bethlehem Academy, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Chatfield, 6 p.m.
Pine Island wrestling at Byron, 6 .m.
Friday, December 12
Goodhue boys basketball, Triton at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Goodhue girls basketball at Dodge Center, 6 p.m.
Goodhue wrestling at Kasson, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball, Hayfield at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball at Hayfield, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Stewartville, 6 p.m.
Pine Island gymnastics, Byron at Pine Island, 6:30 p.m.
Pine Island boys basketball at Zumbrota. 6 p.m.
Pine Island girls basketball, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball, Pine Island at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 12
Dodge County girls hockey, Buffalo at Kasson, 3 p.m.
Dodge County boys hockey at Minneapolis Co-op. 2 p.m.
Goodhue dance at Zumbrota, noon
Kenyon-Wanamingo dance at Zumbrota, noon
Pine Island wrestling at Trinity, 9 a.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa dance at Zumbrota, noon
Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling at Eau Claire, 10 a.m.
Monday, December 14
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball at Schaeffer Academy, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15
Dodge County girls hockey, Rochester Century at Kasson, 7 p.m.
Goodhue boys basketball at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
Goodhue girls basketball, Bethlehem Academy at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Pine Island boys basketball, Goodhue at Pine Island. 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball, Kenyon-Wanamingo at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball at Kenyon ,6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling at Plainview with Century, 5 p.m.
Nordquist
Most Improved: Blake Lerum and Noah
Prodzinski
Nate Chalberg Award: Joey OGorman
Paul Thompson Award: Connor Hegseth
Letterwinners: Seniors: Jacob Forrey, Aaron
Bianchi, Freedom Hunt, Steef Weber-Gonzales, Noah Prodzinski, Tucker Lemmerman,
Jerrell Guider, Tyler Poncelet, Blake Lerum,
Seth Tupper, Caleb Arendt, Evan Block, Connor Hegseth and Joey OGorman; juniors:
Alex Nelson, Bailey Berg, Devin Manzy, Robby
Pollitt, Vincent Levi, Eric Swanson and Luke
Schoch; sophomores: Teryn Erickson, Isaiah
Stueber, Landon Rauen, Maverick Jackson,
Nathan Horsch,, Kevin Nordquist, Corey Dahl,
Zach Miller, Alex Guse and Wyatt House and
freshmen: Caden Steffen and Jacob Niebuhr
Southern Football Alliance

2014 All Conference
White Division
Triton
G
O D
Zach Otto
12 QB DB
Michael Thomas
12 WR DB
Kylo Courteau
12 RB LB
Jordon Deno
12 WR DB
Max Henderson
11 RB LB
Jax Bryngelson
11 QB DB
Adam Vacura
11 L L
Pine Island
Ben Farrell
12 RB LB
Luke Thornton
12 L L
Matt Kukson
12 TE DB
Colton Pike
12 L LB
Tristan Akason
11 RB LB
Keanan Peterson-Rucker 11 TE LB
Lewiston-Altura
Sam Riebel
12 RB LB
Brady Lange
11 RB L
Cullin Neeck
11 TE L
Thomas Hennessy
10 L L
Dover-Eyota
Joseph Riess
12 RB LB
Dillon Lehman
12 RB LB
Tanner Welsh
11 L L
Ryan Reach
11 RB LB
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Connor Hegseth
12 L L
Evan Block
12 L L
Freedom Hunt
12 QB DB
Tyler Poncelet
12 RB LB
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Tanner Warner
12 RB LB
Devyn Stordahl
12 WR DB
St. Charles
Ricardo Chavez
12 WR DB
Winona Cotter
Andrew Fratzke
12 WR DB
Coach of the Year
Don Henderson, Triton
Offensive Player of the Year
Ben Farrell, Pine Island
Defensive Player of the Year
Thomas Hennessy, Lewiston-Altura
Lineman of the Year
Adam Vacura, Triton
Blue Division
Caledonia
G
O D
Justin Burg
12 L L
Case McCormick
12 L L
Austin Bauer
12 QB DB
Seth Twite
12 WR DB
Devan Heany
12 RB DB
Tanner Langen
12 WR DB
Mitchell Schmitz
11 QB LB
Rushford-Peterson
Alex Vix
12 RB DB
Cole Kingsley
12 RB LB
Josh Agrimson
12 RB LB
Brandon Eide
12 L L
Jonnie Koenen
12 QB DB
Noah Carlson
10 RB DB
Goodhue
Garrett Huemann
12 RB LB
Casey Deneen
12 L L
Jacob Pasch
11 QB DB
Calvin Peterson
11 L L
Chatfield
Ian Morrison
12 L L
Drew Hurley
12 TE LB
Alex Bradt
12 RB LB
Carter Duxbury
11 RB LB
Wabasha-Kellogg
Ty Gaedtke
12 TE L
Paul Novak
12 RB LB
Ryan Wolfe
11 RB LB
Southland
Colton Allen
12 L L
Jackson Koenigs
11 RB LB
Josh Anderson
11 TE L
Fillmore Central
Jordan Miller
12 WR DB
Tyson Ristau
11 RB LB
Hayfield
Cody Carpentier
12 L L
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 PAGE 5A
Wrestling
ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Fifty years of wrestling in

Zumbrota/Mazeppa area
By Wayne Anderson
Prior to the 1964-65 school year,
the only winter sport for boys in
Zumbrota was basketball. This left
a lot of boys with no high school
sports activity during the long
winter season. Not all boys liked
or had the talent for basketball.
Some tried out for the team and
then got cut. Boys and parents put
pressure on the school board and
administration, and a wrestling program was started. John Dunbar
was the first coach and Ron
Mickelson and Jim OReilly were
the first captains.
The high schools of Zumbrota,
Mazeppa, and Zumbrota-Mazeppa
have had a number of coaches over
the past fifty years. In addition to
Dunbar, they were Jerry Smith,
William Heitsman, Perry Eggers,
David Olson, Ron Lenoch, Carl
Aegler, Jim Drewis, Chuck LaDue,
Kevin Nelson, Chad Otterness,
Paul Pagel, and Link Steffen.
It was Kevin Nelson who really
put the local school on the map
for wrestling. During his ten years
of coaching the program gained a
lot of attention and popularity. A
number of conference, sub-section, and section trophies were won.
Also, a good number of wrestlers
won individual titles and even
qualified for the state tournament.
The team became somewhat of an
area power as they earned four
trips to the state tournament in the
1990s.
Over the last eight years, Link
Steffen has also had a lot of success. More section trophies have
been won and more trips to State
were made by individuals and the
team. Other coaches had their share
of successful individual wrestlers
and teams, as well.
The Zumbrota High School
teams first winning season was
in 1969-70. The first district wrestling champion from Zumbrota was
David Oelkers, in 1970 in the 145pound weight class. Doug Rude
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tackles for the Gophers.
He won many awards
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Valuable Player at the
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The Zumbrota High School wrestling program began during the 1964-65 school year. With coach John
Dunbar, center, are co-captains Ron Mickelson, left, and Jim OReilly, right.
went to Regions in 1968, 1969,

and 1970. John Almli was a district champ in 1974 in the heavyweight class. He also did well in
1975, advancing the Regions.
Both Oelkers and Almli were
district champs when wrestling was
a one-class system. In 1981 Glenn
Hinz was the district champ, and
he did it again in 1982 when he
advanced to Regions. Randy Hunt
went to Regions in 1983, 1984,
and 1986. Glen Bowman did it in
1985 and 1986. Other wrestlers
advanced to Regions, but not in
multiple seasons. Tony Stensland
advanced multiple times and was
the first wrestler from the local
schools to make it to the state tournament, in 1987.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa has had
three state champions in Chris
Lowrie (1993), Justin LaGosh
(2004), and Tyler Lindhart (2008).

Twenty-two other wrestlers have
placed at State and seventy-five
have made it there. There have
been thirty-one Section champions.
Conference trophies have been
won by local teams in 1990-91,
1991-92, 1994-95, 1996-97, and
1999-2000. A district runner-up
trophy was won in 1991, and subsection championships in 1992,
1993, 1994, and 1995. Section
championships were won in 1992,
1995, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2011, and
2012. Section runner-up trophies
were won in 1993, 1994, 2000,
2007, and 2008. Teams advancing to State were those in 1992,
1995 (fourth place), 1996, 1998
(sixth), 2010 (fourth), 2011 (sixth),
and 2012.
Mazeppa has also had its share
of wrestling success. The program
was started in the 1973-74 school

year with Chuck LaDue as head
coach. In 1975-76 they won their
conference tournament with Paul
Mulholland, Tim Mulholland,
Roger McDonough, Paul Tupper,
Bob Darcy, and Dennis Klindworth
as champs. In 1982-83, Tony
Grandy went to State. In 1983-84
Jerry Perrotti and Eric Tupper won
district titles. In 1984-85 Perrotti
won a district title. Tupper and
Perrotti finished with 104 career
wins.
In 1985-86 and 1986-87
Mazeppa was paired in wrestling
with Zumbrota. It was in 1987-88
that the school districts merged as
Zumbrota-Mazeppa. For the Cougars, Chad Matthees had a great
2010-11 season, with a record of
48-4. For his career, Joey Majerus
has a 166-21 record.
KW wins Chisago Lakes Duals

By Faye Haugen
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo wrestling team opened
the season with three easy wins at
the Chisago Lake Duals on Saturday.
The seventh-ranked Class A
Knights topped Chisago Lakes,
46-13, 12th Ranked Class AA
Grand Rapids, 55-9 and Hibbing,
64-9.
KW will wrestle at Chatfield
on Thursday and at Stewartville
on Friday.
Chisago Lakes
The Knights used four falls and
a forfeit to roll over host Chisago
Lakes in the opening round.
Tyler Ryan, Drew Sathrum,
Luke Rechtzigel and Seth Donkers
won with a fall and Ethan Cota
won by forfeit. A major decision
went to Jared Clawiter, and deci-
ZUMBROTA
VISITORIGUIDE
sion winners were Bradley Kish, Seth Donkers won by fall. DeciMason Stevenson, Ted Androli and sions were earned by Jared ClawBailey Paquin.
iter, Dylan Craig, Ted Androli
Kenyon-Wanamingo 46
(major) and Bailey Paquin. Kaya
Chisago Lakes 13
Lindell and Luke Rechtzigel won
106 - Ethan Cota won by forfeit; 113 - Tyler
by forfeit.
Ryan pinned Derrick Kluge, 1:32; 120 - Jared
Clawiter won 11-3 over Solomon Lunde; 126
- Bradley Kish won 9-2 over Ted Pierce; 132 Matthew Houglum lost 9-1 to Aaron Sistrunck;
138 - Peyton Holke lost 5-2 to AJ Harrington;
145 - Dylan Craig lost 8-3 to Dylan Connell;
152 - Mason Stevenson won 8-2 over Dustin
Kluge; 160 - Ted Androli won 5-4 over Kyle
Schoenecker; 170 - Bailey Paquin won 5-0
over Nathan Grave; 182 - Drew Sathrum pinned
Mike Bliskowski, 1:26; 195 - Kayla Lindell lost
9-5 to Gabe Taylor; 220 - Luke Rechtzigel
pinned Adam Klick, 3:19; 285 - Seth Donkers
pinned Jax Ebbenga, 22 seconds
Kenyon-Wanamingo 55 - Grand Rapids 9

106 - Ethan Cota pinned Josh Holm, 3:20;
113 - Tyler Ryan pinned Kellen Schau, 57
seconds; 120 - Jared Clawiter won 5-3 over
Cole Jones; 126 - Bradley Kish pinned Dylan
Kislia, 5:29; 132 - Matthew Houglum lost 7-1
to Joe Pail; 138 - Peyton Holke lost 3-2 to Joe
Tindal; 145 - Dylan Craig won 8-2 over David
Brendan; 152 - Mason Stevenson lost 9-3 to
Jackson Schauer; 160 - Ted Androli won 10-2
over Austin Nelson 170 - Bailey Paquin won 31 over Beau Casteel; 182 - Drew Sathrum
pinned Jordan Casper, 1:10; 195 - Kaya Lindell
won by forfeit; 220 - Luke Rechtzigel won by
forfeit; 285 - Seth Donkers pinned Cole Walters,
2:00
Grand Rapids
KW rolled over ranked Grand
Rapids 55-9 in the second round Hibbing
of action. Ethan Cote, Tyler Ryan,
The Knights closed out the
Bradley Kish, Drew Sathrum and Chisago Lakes Duals by topping
Hibbing 64-9.
In Photo Album:
Zumbrota native Kelly
Bradley was an AllAmerican quarterback of
the 1984 NCAA I-AA
national championship
Montana State University
Bobcats. He held all MSU
passing records for many
years and was one of the
most prolific passers in Big
Sky Conference football
history. Brother Gus is
head coach of the NFLs
Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Pins were earned by Ethan Cota,

Tyler Ryan, Drew Sathrum, Luke
Rechtzigel and Seth Donkers. Jared
Clawiter and Mason Stevenson
won by forfeit. Dylan Craig and
Ted Androli won by technical fall
and Peyton Hilke, Bailey Paquin
Artists can submit entries for the 2016 Minnesota Wild Turkey
and Kaya Lindell all won with
Stamp contest from Monday, Dec. 8, through 4 p.m., Monday, Dec.
major decisions.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 64 - Hibbing 9
29, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
106 - Ethan Cota pinned Brad Powell, 1:18;
The turkey stamp is sold along with hunting and fishing licenses or
113 - Tyler Ryan pinned Logan Lustila, 58 as a collectable. In the contest, the eastern wild turkey must be the
seconds; 120 - Jared Clawiter won by forfeit;
126 - Bradley Kish lost 2-0 to AJ Bethea; 132 primary focus of the design. Judging will take place on Thursday, Jan.
- Matthew Houglum was pinned by Morgan 8, at DNR headquarters, 500 Lafayette Road, in St. Paul.
Revenue from stamp sales is dedicated to wild turkey habitat manFuenffinger, 3:49; 138 - Peyton Hilke won 91 over Ryan Pierce; 145 - Dylan Craig won by agement. Extirpated from Minnesota around 1900, wild turkeys now
technical fall over Tyson Dralaka, 17-2; 152 - thrive throughout all but the northern forested portions of the state.
Mason Stevenson won by forfeit; 160 - Ted
The contest offers no prizes and is open to Minnesota residents
Androli won by technical fall over David Ballek,
16-1; 170 - Bailey Paquin won 8-0 over Cole only. Artists are not allowed to use any photographic product as part
Rybachek; 182 - Kaya Lindell won 13-0 over of their finished entries. Winning artists usually issue limited edition
Leddell Nash; 195 - Drew Sathrum pinned prints of the artwork and retain proceeds.
Wild turkey stamp contest entries

accepted through Dec. 29
Ryan Pierson, 1:39; 220 - Luke Rechtzigel

pinned Holden Law, 1:20; 285 - Seth Donkers
pinned Jeff Boling, 32 seconds.
Forfeits haunt
Goodhue places second at Winona PI matmen
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The Goodhue
wrestling team opened the season
with a 48-28 loss to Byron, on
Thursday, but they bounced back
to place second in the 11-team
Winona Invitational on Saturday
The Wildcats will hit the mat
on Friday at Kasson.
Byron
The Wildcats opened their HVL
season with a home duel against
Byron on Thursday evening. It was
pin or be pinned as nine of 14
matches were decided with a fall.
Goodhue saw Bailee OReilly
(152), Charles Dahling (220) and
Jordan Ronningen (285) winning
with a fall. Logan Breuer (160)
won by technical fall, and Joel
Breuer (120) and Kelby OReilly
(138) both won by major decisions. Kaleb OReilly earned a
narrow 1-0 win at 145.
Goodhue 28 - Byron 48
106 - John Altendorf was pinned by Mitchell

Petersen, 3:26; 113 - Bjorn Otterness was
pinned by Matt Petersen, 2:43; 120 - Joel
Breuer was pinned by Chris Kline, 1:40; 126
- Joel Gadient won 14-3 over Flabio Olmos;
132 - Mason Huemann was pinned by Ben
Adamson, 3:12; 138 - Kelby OReilly won 130 over Nathaniel Douglas; 145 - Kaleb OReilly
won 1-0 over Nate Petersen; 152 - Bailee
OReilly pinned Alex Bertram, 5:46; 160 Logan Breuer won by technical fall over Trent
Nelson, 20-3; 170 - Jacob Gilsdorf was pinned
by Isaac Jestus, 55 seconds; 182 - Goodhue
forfeited to Ryan Thompson; 195 - Ryan
Schoenfelder was pinned by Nick Douglas,
4:29; 220 - Charles Dahling pinned Nick
Douglas, 23 seconds; 285 - Jordan Ronningen
pinned Cal Prigge, 3:05
Winona Invitational
It was Kasson-Mantorville and
everyone else at the Winona Invitational on Saturday. The KoMets rolled up 257.5 points to win
the meet. Goodhue placed a distant second with 161 points.
The Wildcats had two weight
bracket winners in Joel Gadient at
126 pounds and Kelby OReilly
at 138 pounds. Coming up short

in the championship match to place
second were Mason Huemann at
132 pounds, Kaleb OReilly at 145
pounds, Bailey OReilly at 152
pounds and Jordan Ryan at 220
pounds. Logan Breuer (160) and
Charles Dahling (182) both placed
fifth. Ryan Schoenfelder placed
sixth at 170 pounds.
Kasson- Mantorville (KM) 257.5, Goodhue

161, Dover-Eyota (DE) 13, St. Charles
(SC) 119, Lewiston-Altura/RushfordPeterson (LA) 102, Wabasha-Kellogg
(WK) 94, Medford (M) 93, Winona (W)
57.5, Cochrane-Fountain City (C) 47,
Onalaska (O) 43.5, LaCrescent (L) 40,
Minneapolis North (MN) 11
106 - John Altendorf did not place. He lost 102 to Willie Von Ruden (M); and lost by technical
fall to Jake Mueller, (W), 16-1
126 - Joel Gadient placed first. He pinned
Colin Jorde (DE), 1:57; won 7-0 over Elijah
Wilcox (KM); and won 8-7 over Alan Spaeth
(SC)
132 - Mason Huemann placed second. He
pinned Riddel Anthony MN), 35 seconds; won
by injury default; pinned Jacy Ball (SC), 1:44;

and lost 3-5 to Patrick Kennedy (KM)
138 - Kelby OReilly placed first. He pinned
Molaurin Aaron (MN), 1:13; won 10-1 over
Bradley Schmalzriedt (WK); and won 4-2 over
Thor Sandven (L)
145 - Kaleb OReilly placed second. He pinned
Brady Laumb (KM), 2:57; won 7-0 over Nick
Masso (M); and lost 11-4 to Lane Hein (SC)
152 - Bailee OReilly placed second. He pinned
Jim Paulson (KM), 1:48; won 9-0 over Sam
Riebel (LA); and lost by technical fall to Brady
Berge (KM), 26-11
160 - Logan Breuer placed fifth. He lost 9-7 to
Ricardo Chavez (SC); pinned Brett Paulson
(KM), 3:48; and pinned Nathan Meixner (M),
4:45
170 - Ryan Schoenfelder placed sixth. He
pinned Darian Doan (SC), 2:45; lost by technical
fall to Michael Otomo (DE), 18-0; pinned Quincy
Parker (O), 2:00 and lost 13-11 to Lequint
Jamison-Travis (MN)
182 - Charles Dahling placed fifth. He lost 54 to Cody Nahrgang (LA); pinned Chris Hill
(SC), 43 seconds; and pinned Cameron Robert
(O), 3:08
220 - Jordan Ronningen placed second. He
pinned Dalton Miller (WK), 4:45; and was
pinned by Chase OConnor (KM), 1:13
ZM places second at Glencoe

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa wrestling team opened
the season with an HVL loss to
Kasson-Mantorville in Kasson on
Friday. The third ranked Class AA
KoMets were 40-27 winners over
the Cougars. In the other dual of
the evening, ZM topped Menomine 44-34. No individual statistics
were available.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
The Cougars placed second in
the 10-team Glencoe-Silver Lake
Invitational on Saturday in Glencoe. Watertown-Mayer won the

meet with 214.5 points with ZM
scoring 191 points.
ZM had three champions in
Hayden Stensland (113), Devin
Manzy (160) and Dillon Downes
(182). Losing just one match and
finishing second were Spencer
DeFrang (106), Joey Majerus
(120), Sam Nordquist (126) and
Noah Prodzinski (195). Maverick Jackson placed third at 132
pounds, Connor Hegseth was
fourth at 285, Jacob Lawrence

(152) and Evan Block (220) both
placed fifth, and Freedom Hunt
was sixth at 145 pounds.
The Cougars will wrestle at Eau
Claire on Saturday beginning at
10 a.m. and they will travel to Plainview on Tuesday to face Rochester Century and PEM at 5 p.m.
Waverly (HL) 26
106 - Spencer DeFrang placed second. He
won 7-2 over Zack Sprink (WML); and lost 104 to Carter Entinger (WM)
113 - Hayden Stensland placed first. He won
14-2 over Dylan Rasmussen (SC); and pinned
Kendall Nowlan (WM), 2:41
120 - Joey Majerus placed second. He pinned
Brady Kohls (WM), 1:45; and lost 8-7 to Alex
Borsgard (WML)
126 - Sam Nordquist placed second. He pinned
Watertown-Mayer (WM) 214.5, ZumbrotaAustin Weis (SC), 2:26; won 8-3 over Evan
Mazeppa 191, Windom-Mountain Lake
Wiens (WML) and was pinned by Bryce Duske
(WML) 132, Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester
(WM), 32 seconds
Prairie (G) 103.5, Kimball (K) 101, BOLD
132 - Maverick Jackson placed third. He pinned
(B) 95, Prairie Valley (PV) 82.5, Trinity
Zach Malecek (B), 4:32; lost 4-1 to Wyatt
(T) 81.5, St. Clair (SC) 50, Howard Lake-
Swarthout won by decision in

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Three forfeits overtime at 152.
haunted the Pine Island wrestling Pine Island 33 - Hayfield 46
team in a 46-33 loss on Friday in 106 - Jack Williams pinned Wyatt Brennan,
55 seconds; 113 - Evan Goplen lost 11-1 to
Hayfield.
Jackson Heydt; 120 - Noah Bauer was pinned
Three Panther matmen won with by Cole Rasmussen, 2:23; 126 - PI forfeited to
pins in the dual meet with Jack Jordan Sullivan; 132 - Tucker Strande was
Williams (106), Colton Pike (195) pinned by Morgen Moreno, 4:37; 138 - Broghen
and Alex Aarsvold (285) all win- Kunz was pinned by Cameryn Stadler, 1:34;
- Trevor Turner won by forfeit; 152 ning with a pin. PI got six-point 145
Connor Swarthout won 10-5 in overtime over
forfeits from Trevor Turner (145) Lane Canny; 160 - Noah Koenig won by forfeit;
and Noah Koenig (160). Connor 170 - Mat Riley was pinned by Zach Elward,
Stevens (WML); pinned David Loeffler (SC),

1:36; and won 10-2 over Braydon Snow (WM)
138 - Jacob Bennett placed fifth. He was
pinned by Quinten Berres (K), 34 seconds;
won 7-3 over Dylan Pelnis (HL); was pinned by
Jackson Sweeney (WM), 39 seconds; and pinned
Peter Swanson (T), 1:53
145 - Freedom Hunt placed sixth. He won 53 over Corey Jobe (WM); lost 7-2 to Jared
Willaby( WML); lost 0-2 to Brady Mehr (K); and
lost 8-5 to Bryant Ridgeway (T)
152 - Jacob Lawrence placed fifth. He was
pinned by Zac Neaton (WM), 3:42; lost 6-4 to
Dylan Melchert (G); and won by disqualification
over Torn Leesberg (PV)
160 - Devin Manzy placed first. He pinned
Dalton Kosek (G), 2:32; won 8-0 over Jacob
Suess (WML); and pinned Andy Traen (WM),
5:37
170 - Jarret Haglund did not place. He was
pinned by Kyle Schlosser (PV), 1:30; and was
pinned by Skylar Schiefel Bein (K), 1:03
182 - Dillon Downes placed first. He pinned
Simon Monhaut (T), 1:34; won 7-2 over Jesse
Heck (WM); and won 6-4 over Ben Staffel (B)
195 - Noah Prodzinski placed second. He won
5-4 over Tristan Weber (G); and lost 12-4 to
Bryce Kallenbach (WM)
220 - Evan Block placed fifth. He lost 3-0 to
Peyton Sell (G); pinned Grant Garding (K),
1:05; lost 7-4 to Josh McKeown (PV); and won
11-2 over Tony Schedule (WM)
285 - Connor Hegseth placed fourth. He was
pinned by Logan Nibbe (PV), 29 seconds; and
he was pinned by Zach Foesch (B), 2:42
2:25; 182 - PI forfeited to Jesus Fernandez;

195 - Colton Pike pinned Tristan Rieken, 1:30;
220 - PI forfeited to Carter Behnken; 285 Alex Aarsvold pinned Trey Chatman, 1:10
Dover-Eyota
Four forfeits hurt the Panthers
in their second dual of the evening
against Dover-Eyota, falling 3324.
The Panthers got a fall from
Trevor Turner, a technical fall by
Evan Goplen, a major decision by
Jack Williams and decisions from
Noah Bauer, Isaac Hamann, and
Connor Swarthout.
The Panthers will wrestle at Byron on Thursday and at Trinity at
River Ridge on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
Pine Island 24 - Dover-Eyota 33
106 - Jack Williams won 9-0 over Taylor DeFrang;
113 - Evan Goplen won by technical fall over
Teigen Miller, 16-0; 120 - Noah Bauer won 60 over Michael Nelson; 126 - PI forfeited to
Colin Jorde; 132 - Isaac Hamann won 7-3
over Ryan Keach; 138 - Broghen Kunz lost 103 to Marcus Otomo; 145 - Trevor Turner pinned
Corbin Powrie, 1:49; 152 - Connor Swarthout
won 7-2 over Kane Lemke; 160 - Noah Koenig
was pinned by Keaton Schaefer, 37 seconds;
170 - PI forfeited to Michael Otomo; 182 - PI
forfeited to Nick Richards; 195 - Colton Pike
lost 10-2 to Reid Seelhammer; 220 - PI forfeited
to Noah Teed; 285 - Alex Aarsvold was pinned
by Tanner Welsh, 1:47
Girls Basketball
Photos by Peter Grimsrud
ZM players fight for a rebound (left to right): Laura Drackley, Alyssa Quam, Taylor Blakstad, and Lauren
Miller.
ZM girls win at Faribault

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa girls basketball team
moved their record to 2-1 with a
55-37 win at Faribault on Tuesday over Bethlehem Academy.
It was a nice win for us. We
played well defensively and in
rebounding, but we had way too
many turnovers, said Coach Scott
Paukert. To be competitive in the
HVL we will need to do a better
job of taking care of the ball. Injuries are beginning to pile up with
both Alyssa Quam and Natalie Majerus spraining their ankles. The
Cougars also may have lost senior Hailey Dykes for the season
with a knee injury.
Lauren Miller pumped in 16
points and pulled down 12 rebounds to pace the Cougars. Alyssa
Quam netted 15 points.
The Cougars will play a nonconference game at Lewiston on
Monday and they will open HVL
play on Tuesday when they host
Goodhue.
Photos by Peter Grimsrud
Pine Islands Emilie Rucker and Amanda Troester attempt to block a shot by Goodhues Shelby Hinsch, who
led all scorers with thirty-two points.
Goodhue uses first half to beat PI

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The HVL girls
basketball season opened for both
Goodhue and Pine Island in
Goodhue on Friday evening. The
Wildcats pulled out a 72-60 win
to move to 3-0. PI evens their mark
at 1-1.
The Wildcats opened up a 3928 lead over the Panthers by the
first break. Pine Island
was able to play
Goodhue nearly even in
the second half.
We got off to a great
start, grabbing an early
lead and benefitting from
some Goodhue foul
trouble. We were in the
bonus by the 10 minute
mark in the first half. We
shot 41 free throws on
the night. But Goodhue
took the lead for good
midway through the first
half, an they ended on a
run that really hurt us.
reported PI Coach Scott
Miller. We cut into their
lead early in the second
half, but they went on
another run to open up a
21-point lead. Im proud
of the way we fought
back and continued to
attack. We saw some
things to improve on, but
we got better tonight.
Shelby Hinsch had another big scoring game
for Goodhuewith 32
points. McKenzie Ryan
netted 12 and Sydney
Lodermeier added 11
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 55
Bethlehem Academy 37
ZM - Alyssa Quam 15, Rachel Mensink 8, Tara
Matuska 8, Laura Drackley 3, Taylor Blakstad
2, Miranda Mollenhauer 5, Lauren Miller 16
Scoring by halves
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
23
32 = 55
Bethlehem Academy
16
21 = 37
Free throws: ZM - 7 of 10 for 70%; BA - 4 of
9 for 44%; Field goals: ZM - 20 of 40 for 50%;
BA - 15 of 62 for 24%; Rebounds: ZM - 44
(Lauren Miller 12); BA - 15; Turnovers: ZM 30; BA - 7; Three-pointers: ZM - Alyssa
Quam (3); BA - 3
points.
Eliza Warneke and Noelle
Langworthy each scored 16 points
to pace Pine Island.
Goodhue will play at Dodge
Center on Friday and host Bethlehem Academy on Tuesday.
Goodhue 72 - Pine Island 60
G - Shelby Hinsch 32, Taylor Larson 6, Sydney
Lodermeier 11, Michelle Hadler 4, McKenzie
Ryan 12, Maddie Miller 5, Haley Lexvold 2

PI - Summer Cavallaro 4, Amanda Troester 3,
Emilee Fredrickson 6, Eliza Warneke 16, Kaitlyn
Champa 9, Autumn Pin 6, Noelle Langworthy
16
Scoring by halves
Pine Island
28
32 = 60
Goodhue
39
33 = 72
Free throws: G - 18 of 32 for 56%; PI - 24 of
41 for 58%; Three-pointers: G - Shelby Hinsch
(3), Sydney Lodermeier (1), McKenzie Ryan
(2); PI - Noelle Langworthy (1), Autumn Pin (1)
Wildcats Taylor Larson drives by Panthers Emilee Fredrickson.
Lauren Miller scores two of her sixteen points from inside.
PI
girls
crush
LA
in
opener
Zumbrota Golf Course shows
a healthy profit for 2014
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA Twenty-five
members of the Zumbrota Golf
Club attended the 2014 annual
meeting on November 11 with light
snow now covering the closed
course.
Board president Dana Ellefson
called the meeting to order and
course manager Will Lancaster
thanked all for coming to the meeting and for all of the volunteer
hours members spend cleaning up
garbage, mowing, raking, and trimming trees.
The course showed a profit of
$55,310 through the end of October. This compared to $40,956 in
2013 and $79,839 in 2012. A loss
of $794 was recorded in 2011.
In years past food service had
cut into the bottom line of the ZGC,
but the kitchen showed a profit
this year. More changes are on the
way for food service next season.

Total debt of the course was
reduced to $490,692. The bank
is happy, reported Lancaster.
A new fairway mover and tractor were purchases this year with
a three-year payback schedule.
Golf carts owned by the course
are five years old and Lancaster
said the board hopes to get a few
more years use out of them before
looking at a new fleet of carts.
ZGC course superintendent
Scott Novak reported that the
course has been put to bed for the
winter. He also thanked all of the
volunteers . He noted that a new
sandtrap groomer is needed as the
old groomer is over 20 years old.
A burn permit was received from
the city to burn the large wood
pile off the sixth fairway and the
grassy areas located on the back
nine will be burned in the spring.
Matt Anderson asked about

reducing weed growth on the back
nine next year. He noted that if
you were two inches into the rough,
it was hard to find that bad shot.
It would make our course more
playable and speed up play, said
Anderson.
Ellefson noted that the controlled
burn in the spring should help, but
the board will further discuss the
problem.
Jay Erickson and Dave Frederixon were elected to the board.
Shirley Buck has served two terms
as a board member and must step
down as per board rules. Jay Anderson was not re-elected. Erickson
and Frederixon join Ellefson, Jes
Flotterud, Todd Lexvold, Dan
Thoreson and Roger Archer as
ZGC board members.
The meeting was adjourned 40
minutes after it began.
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island girls basketball team got off
to a great start by crushing
Lewiston-Altura 62-26 in their
season opener on Thursday in Pine
Island.
Up just 29-18 at the break, the
Panthers poured it on in the second half for a nice non-conference win by holding the Cardinals to just eight points.
Everyone contributed in our
home opener. We had 10 players
The Panthers will host Zumscore and all 12 of them had some
rebounds and/ or assists. It was a brota-Mazeppa on Friday.
very good way to start the sea- Pine Island 62 - Lewiston-Altura 26
- Summer Cavallaro 7, Emilee Rucker 2,
son, said new head coach Scott PI
Leah Anderson 5, Amanda Troester 3, Emilee
Miller. Kaitlyn Champa really Fredrickson 7, Eliza Warneke 12, Kaitlyn Champa
played a solid game, getting to the 5, Madi Owen 8, Autumn Pin 3, Noelle Langworthy
rim a few times and getting us in 10
Scoring by halves
our offense every possession. She
18
8 = 26
helped us set the tempo where we Lewiston-Altura
Pine Island
29
33 = 62
wanted it.
Free throws: PI - 7 of 19 for 37%; LA - 5 of 12
Eliza Warneke led PI with 12 for 42%; Three-pointers: PI - Noelle Langworthy
points with Noelle Langworthy (3), Madi Owen (1), Autumn Pin (1), Amanda
Troester (1), Kaitlyn Champa (1); LA - 1
adding 10 points.
KW has little trouble with Triton

By Faye Haugen
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo girls basketball team
had little trouble in their home
opener on Friday when they
whipped Triton 72-40.
The Knights jumped out to a
42-21 lead by the break and outscored the Cobras 30-19 over the
last half of the contest.
Kenyon-Wanamingo had great
balance in their scoring with Brittney Flom netting 25, Mara Quam
15, Megan Quam 13 and Kasey
Dummer 12. Dummer sank four
threes in the win.
KW also took advantage of Triton fouls, hitting 18 of 27 at the
free throw line.
The Knights will play at Hayfield on Friday evening and host
Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday.
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KDHL Boys Basketball Faribault BA at Goodhue, Thurs., Dec. 11, 7 p.m.

KDHL Girls Basketball KW at Hayfield, Fri., Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
KDHL Girls Basketball Faribault BA at Goodhue, Tues., Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 70 - Triton 40
KW - Megan Quam 13, Brittney Flom 25,
Savannah Blees 1, Megan Flom 2, Mara Quam
15, Emily Ashland 3, Kasey Dummer 12, Tess
Hokanson 1
Scoring by halves
Triton
21
19 = 40
Kenyon-Wanamingo
42
30 = 72
Free throws: KW - 18 of 27 for 67%; T - 7 of
10 for 70%; Three-pointers: KW - Brittney
Flom (3), Mara Quam (2), Emily Ashland (1),
Kasey Dummer (4); T - 3
Goodhue
Wanamingo
Neighbors
Zumbrota
Section B of NEWS-RECORD
Oronoco
Mazeppa
Pine Island
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 No. 50
Goodhue Community Christmas was Dec. 6

By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE On Saturday,
December 6, Goodhue Community Christmas was held at the
Lions Community Center. Many
children lined up to see Santa Claus,
and outside Herman Knobelsdorf
and his team of Clydesdales gave
sleigh rides. This year he added
an additional wagon driven by his
grandson
Charlie
Cardwell. Between the two wagons over 200 young Goodhue residents were taken for a ride.
Just inside the building, the
Goodhue Lionesses sold tickets
to the Tour of Homes. The homes
of Keith and LeeAnn Carlson,
Travis and Michelle Goodman,
John and Janet Adams, and Mike
and Heather Germain were all
decorated for Christmas.
Inside the main room there were
enough vendors to fill four rows
of tables and still have others rows
across the ends of the room. If you
were looking for Christmas gifts
from jewelry to bird houses, you
could find them here. Bonnie
Luhman of Goodhue was selling
her unique wooden signs. A large
display of woodwork was available from Made by Don, who
comes to Goodhue from Lonsdale.
S&S Creations was selling
knitwear and stuffed animals. Also
available were tag blankets, minkee
quilts, and hats. They had two
tables full of their products. All of
the sewing was done by Sandy

LaGosh and her daughter Shannon Johnson. LaGosh said that the
sales of Wildcat stocking caps were
her best seller. Handcrafted art and
other dcor were displayed by The
Prairie Hen, with artist/crafter
Rachel Tri on hand to answer
questions. There was homemade
jewelry made by Jean Vieths and
Sheila Poston, and earrings of many
styles made by Katie Wyberg of
Red Wing.
The Belvidere Happy Go
Luckies 4-H Club had a table of
bakery goods which were sold and

replenished several times. They
were also selling hot lunches as
the adult leaders worked to keep
things organized.
The bazaar sponsored by the
Goodhue Lionesses was not only
a chance for many organizations
to sell their goods, it was also a
great place for the people of the
Goodhue area to come together
and socialize. Milk, coffee, cider
and cookies were provided by Ag
Partners and the First Farmers and
Merchants Bank.
Herman and Sue Von Knobelsdorf and their Clydesdales were available for sleigh rides for the kids at
Goodhue Community Christmas.
Julie Thermos sells Christmas

decorations.
Sandy LaGosh and granddaughter Izabella Johnson sell goods made by

S&S Creations.
From left to right, Kassie Nesser, Kendra Nesser, Brice Nesser, and Brianna Fitzgerald sell baked goods for
the Belvidere Happy Go Luckies.
Don Rezac of Lonsdale shows off his detailed woodworking skills. He

will be in Zumbrota on December 13.
Rachael and Gennaveve Tri sell homemade and re-furbished Christmas

ornaments.
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PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Public School District held a
Truth in Taxation hearing for the
property taxes payable in 2015 on
December 4, 2014. About ten agricultural property owners with
land located in the Pine Island
School District attended the meeting. The property owners do not
reside in the district and cannot
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landowner.
The landowners received their
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last week. For the construction
referendum, their property tax was
increased on all of the acres they
own, rather than their expectation
of one acre and a home.
They said that the school district did not provide them with
information about the effect of the
referendums for the new school
and improvements to the existing
building. The school board went
to the townships, sent mailings,
and provided a tax calculator on
the website. The landowners said
they did not see a mailing. The
mailing was sent to registered
voters and residents of the district.
The landowners reported property tax increases of 22% to 31%
with 90% of the increase identified for the school construction

projects. They reported that some
residents in town had tax increases
of 11%.
Board chair John Champa said
there was an 8% increase in net
tax capacity districtwide. He said,
This is a legislature issue, not a
school board issue.
People with ag land got dumped
on, one landowner said.
More residents and businesses
will reduce the cost for each taxpayer, Champa said.
Property tax levies
Finance manager Todd Netzke

presented information about the
levies from property taxes in the
district.
He said that, except for voter
approved referendums, the Minnesota Legislature determines the
maximum amount of property taxes
collected for the school district.
The local levy and state aid mix
are set by the Legislature. The
amount of property taxes levied
by the district cannot exceed the
maximum amount specified on its
Levy Limitation and Certification
Report from the Minnesota Department of Education.
City councils, township boards,
and county boards also levy for
local property taxes, but have more
options to increase their levies than
school boards. An increase in local taxes does not mean an increase in revenues for the school
district.
Budgets
Enrollment numbers and weighting affect state funding revenues.

Each year the legislature sets the
basic formula allowance and the
general education levy. The basic
formula allowance per student was
$5,302 for 2013-14. It was set at
$5,306 for 2014-15. There are
changes in weighting and other
funds. Enrollment is fairly stable
in the Pine Island School District.
Actual enrollment totaled 1220 in
June 2013. Netzke said so far it
has increased this year.
The actual budget for 2013-14
totaled $12,481,080. The expenditures totaled $12,863,824. The
sources of revenues in the budget
were 82% state funds, 12% local
funds, 2% federal funds, and 4%
other sources. Some examples of
other sources are fees and payment for services provided to other
districts.
In 2014-15 the revenues in the
budget will total $52,699,874.
Revenues for construction included
a total of $39,750,000 from bonds
for the voter approved referendum.
The expenditures will total
$34,431,743. The costs for construction will total $21,670,000
of the expenditures. Netzke said

these expenses are about 60% of
the total cost of the construction
projects, which will continue into
the next school year.
Excluding levies for debt, the
sources of revenues for other expenses from the general fund budget changed to 85% state funds,
9.9% local funds, 1.5% federal
funds, and 3.6% from other sources.
The increase in state aid and reduction of local funding are the
result of the Legislature approving Local Optional Revenue
(LOR).
Levy comparison
In 2013 the levy payable in 2014

included $1,084,016.79 (decreased
14.87%) for the general fund levy,
$168,995.77 (increased 17.56%)
for the community services levy,
and $630,303.45 (decreased
17.96%) for debt service. The total levy was $1,883,316.01 (decreased 13.82%).
The school board approved the
proposed 2014 levy payable in
2015,
which
includes
$1,222,345.24 for the general levy
(increased 12.76%), $149,507.13
for the community services levy
(decreased
11.53%),
and
$2,020,568.07 for the debt service (increased 220.57%). The total
proposed levy is $3,392,420.44
(increased 80.13%).
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Wanamingo
Pine Island
Chartwells makes food program

changes to address complaints
Photo by Terri Lenz/The Kenyon Leader
Wanamingo writer Robert Ringham will be signing his book at Area 57

Coffee Caf on Main Street in Wanamingo on December 13 from 8:0010:30 a.m.
Robert Ringham
publishes novel
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO After spending three and a half years working
on a novel, Wanamingo writer
Robert Ringham is happy to have
a soft cover edition of Good News
from the Bullpen Caf released.
He will be signing his book at Area
57 Coffee Caf on Main Street in
Wanamingo on December 13 from
8-10:30 a.m. An electronic
downloadable copy of the book is
also
available
through
Amazon.com.
The story is about a person who
is accepted to a prestigious university and then is faced with running a small town cafe. Ringham
said, The more I thought about
the concept of someone who was
accepted at Harvard Law School,
but had decided to take a year off
to run his deceased uncles small
town caf, the more interested I
became in the story. Small town
USA and Harvard Law School are
two different worlds, and that dichotomy creates friction and conflict; and that conflict leads to a
story and ultimately its resolution.
Ringham said that like many
stories, in the beginning the reader
is much like a detective, discovering who the characters are and
what the story is about. All good
stories have conflicttension that
keeps us interested in the final
outcome. I had to discover what
that conflict was for this particular story and then work the characters around it, he said.
In the first chapter of the book
the reader meets Charles Finstune,
a recent college graduate who
comes from a long line of attorneys, and who is planning on law
school at Harvard. After the death
of his uncle, Finstune decides to
take a year off to run his uncles
caf in the small town of Bullpen,
Minnesota. The small town has
very limited amenities, and in fact
Finstune has to drive to the top of
a hill in order to access the internet
to reach the outside world and blog
about his life-changing adventures.
The heart of the story is the rural caf, a place the author said is
where the real flavor of the town
shows through. Small town cafes, and cafes in general, are powerful institutions where people
come and connect. It is often the
Grand Central Station of a town,
and its impact on the community
is significant. Imagine small town
without them, Ringham said. Illustrating this very concept was a
goal in writing this book.
Although the books story line
appears to have references to places
and family names familiar to our
area, neither the characters nor the
story were based on local people.
However, Ringham said, The only

person that resembles someone I
know is an older character in the
story by the name of Homer
Robertson. When I was in college
years ago, I met an old man by the
name of Homer. I dont exactly
remember how we met, but we
became friendsand yes he did
play the game of Crokinole and
yes he did play the piano and yes
he did make waffles and yes they
were pretty goodwhen they
werent burned.
Good News from the Bullpen
Caf was self-published through
Barnes Printing. Ringham hopes
that people will enjoy the book.
A number of people have come
up to me and say they like this part
or that part of the story, and to me
that means it resonates with them
in some way, he said. In the
end, that is my goal, to write a
story that resonates with the reader
through humor, insights, conflict
and ultimately resolution.
Ringham has sent a copy of the
book to Barnes and Noble.
Ringham graduated from St. Olaf
College, has lived in Wanamingo
for about 18 years, and works as a
freight broker with a logistics firm
in Minneapolis. When not feeding his creative outlet, he also enjoys sports and loves watching his
kids play sports.
Some of his other written works
include a Christian musical The
Pilgrimage, screenplays In
Lombardis Way, Texas
Holdem, and The Iceman,
Sunday school curriculum for
young kids A Sabbath Calling,
a short film called Goodbye Miss
Tate, the novel Once Upon a
Clown, a how-to book called
Hardware Ingenuity, in addition
to numerous childrens stories.
With this novel just hitting the
market, Ringham is taking no down
time from writing. He said, Recently, I wrote a 17-page treatment for a screenplay called The
Beal Conjecture. It is a fictitious
story based on the real prize money
that bank owner Andy Beal in
Plano, Texas, is offering to anyone who solves his math riddle.
Beal was sent a copy, and Ringham
said, My hope is that he likes the
story and that it will be made into
a film.
Good News from the Bullpen
Caf is available for purchase
locally at Area 57 Caf and
Buckstop Grocery in Wanamingo,
at Bridgets Caf and Coffee Mill
Restaurant in Zumbrota, at Papas
Family Restaurant in Kenyon, or
online through lulu.com or
Amazon.com. Signed copies of
the book can be purchased at the
book signing at Area 57 on December 13 as well.
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On December 4, John Durtshi and Joni
Quamm reported on the improvements Chartwells made to the food
service program at Pine Island
School to address earlier complaints from students and parents
about menus and serving sizes.
Both recently attended a workshop about improving student participation in meal programs.
Durtshi said Chartwells surveyed
the middle and high school students. They are making some
changes from their input to include items that appeal to students
and continue to meet federal nutrition guidelines.
The lunchroom has been rearranged for more convenience for
the students and to improve the
environment. They are trying new
events, like deli and pizza days.
These received positive feedback
from students. Cooks made homemade meatloaf. Homemade items
are popular with the students.
Durtshi said that the younger
students tend to take more unlimited items but discard more food.
Older students tend to take only
what they will really eat. Chartwells
plans to continue trying new options on menus and more from
scratch foods.
Durtshi and Quamm shared recommendations from the workshop
on improving the lunchroom. Students prefer more individual seating, tables and chairs. Shapes and
sizes of tables can be varied. They
also like high-top table seating and
stations for technology. Brightly
colored walls are more appealing
to youth than white walls. Food
service areas are now more open
than in the school cafeteria.
The school board will consider
their recommendations for remodeling.
Facility updates
Kerry Hayden reported that plans

are to phase in improvements at
the existing school, and complete
the construction there by the start
of school in 2016.
The construction will begin in
the middle and high school dur-
ing the summer. The 1934 building will be demolished. Fortunately, the 1934 is pre-asbestos,
Hayden said. The infrastructure
for the entire school is in the basement of this section of the building. It must continue to be used
until it can be moved or there is a
new system in place. The auditorium construction and infrastructure switch must be done in the
summer. Some projects can be
phased while school is in session
and not disrupt students.
Kim Fall reported that the precast walls for the new school are
going up. You can see the design
developing, she said.
Superintendent Tammy BergBeniak said, The steel for roofs
comes next week.
Special education review
Special Education Director

Patrick Gordon presented the special education caseload review for
the Zumbro Education District
(ZED). It does not include early
childhood teachers or the students
served.
Gordon reported that other
school districts want to use the
Behavior Incident Report (BIR)
discipline reporting system developed by Josh Westphal. The BIR
has been deemed as the property
of the Pine Island Public Schools
and embellished with maroon, gold,
and panthers. Other schools will
be allowed to use the reporting
system.
Other business
The school board approved a

late fundraising request submitted by Megan Schimek for the
Roots and Shoots Club trip to Wolf
Ridge Environmental Learning
Center. The students will sale poinsettias for $13 to help fund their
trip.
The school board is planning a
retreat on Wednesday, January 21,
2015 at 6 p.m. in the district conference office. The Minnesota
School Board Association Conference is January 14-16. They
will discuss information from the
conference and work on a new
vision statement.
The board discussed expanding
the negotiation team with the principals to include the full board.
Three members are on the team.
Angela Heiden said the problem
with the negotiation is the principals are unwilling to meet. John
Champa said, I think we should
reach out with Superintendent
Berg-Beniak to schedule a meeting and resolve this before Christmas. A negotiation meeting with
the principals and full board was

tentatively scheduled for December 15 at 4:30 p.m.
Berg-Beniak reported that the
school district was contacted by
Winona State University to inquire
about opportunities to partner with
the nursing department. Nursing
students could help with preschool
and other screenings in the school.
More information will be available on this item as it develops.
Pine Island United Fund

campaign is under way
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The annual
Pine Island United Fund campaign
is in full swing with a goal of
$25,000. In 2013, thanks to many
generous contributors, the fund
reached this goal. Once again,
everyone who received the United
Funds mailing this year are encouraged to support local charities and area services. Mailing
envelopes are also available at the
Van Horn Public Library, Pine
Island Bank, and local churches.
Any size of contribution would
be greatly appreciated. Donations
can be mailed to the Pine Island
United Fund PO Box 976, Pine
Island, MN 55963. Contributions

need to be turned in by December
31.
This is a convenient way to give
and all donations are tax
deductible. Web addresses are
included in the mailing to help
contributors learn about any group
that is unfamiliar. Undesignated
amounts are distributed equally
among the groups.
The 2014 Board of Trustees on
the Pine Island United Fund consists of President Glen Hemann,
Vice President Chad Horkey, Secretary Jan Sween, Public Relations
Chair Mary Bakeberg, and CoTreasurers Donna Nielsen and Barb
Arel.
Low interest loans available

Goodhue County Soil and Water Conservation District has
AgBMP low interest loans available to farmers, rural landowners
and agriculture supply businesses.
The purpose of the AgBMP loan
program is to encourage best management practices that prevent or
reduce water quality problems. The
AgBMP loan program provides
loans up to $100,000 with 3% financing and can be used with costshare programs.
What does the AgBMP Loan
Program Fund?
Ag waste storage
Manure application
Conservation tillage equipment
Erosion control practices
Variable rate technology
Septic system upgrades
Any other practice that improves water quality
For more information about the
AgBMP loan program you can visit
the Minnesota Department of
Agricultures new website:
www.mda.state.mn.us/
agbmploans or call the Goodhue
County SWCD at 651-923-5286
ext. 3 to apply for a loan.
Christmas in Wanamingo
was celebrated December 4
Submitted photo
Brothers Griffin (left) and August Bakken take their turn on the laps of
Mr. and Mrs. Claus at SEMA Equipment during Christmas in Wanamingo.
August wants a red fishing pole and a remote control tractor from
Santa. Griffin wants a Transformers Rescue Bot, Heatwave.
Colin McGuire is excited about fresh

hot donuts offered at Area 57 during
Christmas in Wanamingo.
Photos by Alicia Hunt-Welch
Staff at Olmsted Medical Center in Wanamingo, from left to right, LuAnn DeFranco, Shayla Anfinson, and
Jennifer Miles, had a Candy Land themed office to delight visitors during Christmas in Wanamingo.
Patients will be able to enjoy the office dcor throughout December.
WANAMINGO Christmas in Wanamingo was met with mild evening temperatures on December 4 as
people walked around town for the annual business open house event. Staff at Area 57 Coffee Caf, from left
to right, Jenny Parlier, Catrina Hermann, Laura Kohn, Victoria Holmes, Sophia Holmes, Ryan Holmes, and
Nicole Holmes, were busy with their regular dinner crowd in addition to the hordes of guests that came in for
treats and holiday mingling.
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Zumbrota
A variety of holiday activities in Zumbrota last week

By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA After a wintry
November, milder weather during the first week of December
greeted shoppers and attendees of
a variety of holiday activities in
Zumbrota.
Besides the busy downtown area,
the first weekend offered performances by the Zumbrota Dance
Studio, holiday luncheons, home
tours, holiday concerts, and artists and crafters displaying and
selling their creations.
There was just enough snow for
Santa Claus to make stops in Zumbrota while in the southeast Minnesota area. He promises to return
to town again on Saturday, December 13. Santas stops will include the telephone company,
Zumbrota Ford, and the public library. Other activities in Zumbrota
will continue to keep the season Besides lefse to take home for the holidays, fresh lefse hot off the griddle was available at the Holiday
Festival Lunch & Bake Sale at United Redeemer Lutheran Church on December 6. Leah Wichman-Hinz, left
busy and bright.
front, watches as Nancy Menth of Zumbrota prepares a warm piece with butter and brown sugar while, in
back, Mary Birmingham, left, sells another to Kay Howard of Roseville.
Christmas outreach happening in Zumbrota

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA A Christmas
outreach was started in Zumbrota
to help families in need this holiday season. So far the group, made
up of people from Facebook, has
taken on five families to help out
this holiday season.
This year Zumbrota needs some
love! Cate McConaughey, organizer of the event, said. Everyone knows a family that is hurting
somehow and we want to reach
out to a few of those families and

help them with Christmas this
year.
So far, individuals and families
have stepped forward and volunteered to buy toys, clothes, gift
baskets, a crib, a bed, and food for
five families in the city of Zumbrota. An account was set up at
Busbys on Main Street where
people can donate money in the
Christmas outreach name for items
to be purchased for the families.
A generous donor went in the first

day and paid for an entire bed set
for a family who was in great need
of this item.
People have stepped forward
and offered to help with no real
pushing, McConaughey said.
The love that this town has shown
is amazing and touches my heart.
The deadline to drop off items
is December 12. For more information or to donate, please contact Cate McConaughey at 507-
210-1513
or
email
catherine92_10@live.com.
Community
Band Christmas
Concert
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
Community Band, under the direction of John Vettel, will hold
their annual Christmas concert
Sunday, December 14, at 1 p.m.,
at St. Pauls Catholic Church.
The program will include the
following selections: Joyous
Christmas, Sleep Little Tiny
King, Fantasy on a Bell Carol,
Swingin
Jingle,
At
Christmastime, The Christmas
Song, Gesu Bambino, Jesu,
Joy of Mans Desiring, Christmas Day, Wake, Awake, Deck
the Halls, and Silent Night.
There will also be an audience
sing-along and a singing duet. The
concert is free and open to the
public. Plan on making it a part
of your Christmas celebration.
Global
Family
Chiropractic
"The Power That Made
The Body, Heals The Body"
From left to right, Hipolito Garcia, Robert Ringham, Jeff Bremer, Wilson George, Steven Wilson, and Jesse
Ball blast six of the seven trumpets of rams horns followed by a triumphant shout by all in attendance at the
Operation Jericho gathering at Covered Bridge Park.
Operation Jericho team to

continue mission in Zumbrota
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Operation Jericho echoed prayers, testimony, and
praises to God throughout Zumbrota and specifically Covered
Bridge Park the week of Thanksgiving. The team, started in Zumbrota, always said this was not an
end all event, but rather a spark
to start more events like this. With
the success of Operation Jericho,
which took place on Friday, November 28, they have decided to
keep their vision alive.
The large Operation Jericho
event brought in roughly 100
people from Northfield, Cannon
Falls, Rochester, Wanamingo, Red
Wing,
Grand
Meadow,
Grantsburg, Wisconsin, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, St. Cloud, Cambridge, and the Twin Cities, including an entire busload of people
from a Hispanic church in St. Paul.
Many of the participants came
forward to say they felt Gods presence, with the cameraman noticing the nature of the sky and that
the sky was filled with clouds,
except for a patch of blue sky di-
rectly above the prayer circle. All

felt this was a sign of great things
to come for Zumbrota.
On Friday, December 5 at 7 p.m.
people gathered at the Family
Worship Church located at 81 W
5th Street for a follow-up meeting
to discuss testimonies that came
out of the event and to share future plans. The space was generously offered by Minister Art Olson.
Jeff Bremer talked about his
vision to possibly start a place that
is open to people of any faith, or
no faith at all, to come in, enjoy
coffee and/or food, and receive
prayer and guidance if they so wish.
He expressed the importance of
providing a space in which people
feel welcome that is less intimidating than a church. He noted
that many people dont feel they
fit in at a specific church yet, or
can feel judged, and he wants to
eliminate the fear many feel when
seeking support, prayer, and guidance.
The ultimate goal is to provide
a space for adults and youth to
Troy Higley, D.C.

Palmer Graduate
507-732-4200
404 Main St., Zumbrota
N43-TFC
Santa made his first visit to Gerkens Feed and Grain on December 6.
Jennifer Gerken said it had been a busy morning with pets and children
coming in to have their picture taken with Santa (a.k.a. Ken Gadient).
Although Havin (5) and Ella (2) Horsman of Wanamingo did not bring
their dog Gus in for a photo, a chihuahua named Melia posed with them.
Melias owners are Josh and Whitney Rolbiecki. Josh is an employee at
Gerkens.
Four homes were featured on the Zumbrota Area Historical Societys

fifteenth annual Christmas Tour of Homes. At Berniece Naesiths home,
Gin Pahl, left, and Doris Tiedemann,
both of Zumbrota, look at the items
in the hutch in the dining room
area. Pahl spotted a souvenir plate
In last weeks story on
with a picture of the Zumbrota School Zumbrotas new business, Luya
that was in existence from 1897- Shoes and Other Fine Things, an
1963. The plate also has Class of error was made regarding one of
1954 inscribed on it. The table
was set for the holidays and included the artists who displays and sells
cut glass and water goblets passed their work at the store. The name
Marie Amerson was
down from Naesiths grandmother. of
These items are over one hundred misspelled. She is from Port
years old.
Townsend, Washington.
Correction
come and worship together in a

welcoming, accepting environment
and ultimately becoming a service to the community with emphasis on helping others and giving back to those who need some
extra help now and then, whether
that be help painting their home,
mowing their lawn, or learning a
new skill/craft. The hope is that
adults, youth, and families will
become involved and feel unified
with one another while they grow
and learn their place in this community and the world.
Future meetings are scheduled
for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December
16, and Tuesday, December 30, at
the Family Worship Church. All
meetings are open to the public
and everyone is invited to attend.
More meetings will be scheduled
after the first of the year and will
become a monthly or weekly event
for people to attend.
For further information and details please visit www.facebook.
com/OJ.Zumbrota or contact the
team directly at OJ.Zumbrota@
gmail.com or 507-721-2003.
A prayer circle forms at the Operation Jericho event on Friday, November 28 at Covered Bridge Park in
Zumbrota.
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County
Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Snowmobile safely:
Be aware of power
lines and transformers
ZM students raise $4,500 for local families

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School FFA recently teamed up with the ZM Primary and Elementary Schools to sell fruit and raise
money for charity. Profits raised go toward adopting local families for the holiday season and Camp Courage. This is the 15th annual fruit drive
for charity. $4,500 was raised, with 1,000 cases sold. Above is Mr. Todd Cordess class who sold the most fruit with 55 cases. From left to right,
front row: Melani Raasch, Kaylee Perterson, Gabbie Perrotti, McKayla Nokes, Wyatt Mulder, Ella Meyers, Lilly Mehrkens, and Cole Lohman;
middle row: Jack Krier, Ava Knott, Ben Helfer, Kate Hart, Tristin Freiheit, James Eickhoff, Alex Ebertowski, and Eliot Downes; back row: Carson
Dillon, Avery Crosby, Tucker Buck, Caden Brady, MacKenzie Borass, Tyler Blakstand, Addisson Berg, Katelynn Albrecht, and Mr. Cordes.
ZM ISD 2805
TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING
AND ADOPTION
WITH REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING TO FOLLOW
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2805
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014
6:30 P.M.
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
HIGH SCHOOL
MEDIA CENTER
ZUMBROTA, MINNESOTA
I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)
II. Adopt Agenda (Action)
III. Welcome by Chairman Hinrichs
IV. Presentation of information on Truth
and Taxation
V. Truth in Taxation Discussion
VI. Adoption of the Tax (Action)
VII. Adjourn Meeting (Action)
REGULAR SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING
I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)
II. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
III. Adopt Agenda (Action)
IV. Communications
V. Reports
VI. Old Business
a. Superintendent Consulting Service
(Action)
b. SchoolFinance Negotiations SoftPhoto by Peter Grimsrud ware (Action)
c. 2015-16 School Year Start Waiver
VII. Patron Input
VIII. New Business
a. Adopt Consent Agenda (Action)
b. 2015-2016 School Calendar
IX. Board Comments and Reports
X. Pertinent Dates
XI. Future Agenda Items
ZUMBROTA Elsa, The Princess of Ice was performed Sunday, December 7, at the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
XII. Adjourn (Action)
High School by the Zumbrota Dance Studio. It was an adaptation of the hit Disney movie Frozen. From left
to right are: Halle Kruse (as Sven), Caleb Arendt (Kristof), Kaitlyn Hinchley (Anna), and Elliana Prigge (Olaf). ZM50-1f
Elsa, The Princess of Ice

performed Sunday in Zumbrota
Mazeppa Historical Society to host luncheon

MAZEPPA The fourth annual
Soup and Chili Luncheon hosted
by the Mazeppa Area Historical
Society will be at the Mazeppa
Community Center on Saturday,

December 13, from 11 a.m - 1
p.m. with dessert and beverage
for a free will donation. Santa will
make a visit, sponsored by the

Mazeppa Lions. Dora Hellerud will
be there to read Christmas stories.
There will be a drawing for a homemade quilt and other prizes. Winners dont need to be present.
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Snowmobile season and

weekly trail reports begin
Snowmobilers can legally ride
any of the more than 22,000 miles
of Minnesotas state and grantin-aid snowmobile trails , from
Dec. 1 through the end of March,
according to the Department of
Natural Resources.
Although many trails do not
yet have adequate snow cover for
grooming, this is a good time to
register your snowmobile, inspect
your equipment, download maps
and do your trip planning, said
Tom Landwehr, DNR commissioner. Minnesota offers a variety of scenery and terrain to explore in state parks, in state forests, on state trails and on private
land that citizens kindly allow
snowmobilers to use throughout
the winter months.
The economic impact of
snowmobiling in Minnesota is
estimated to be approximately $1
billion each year, according to
Minnesota United Snowmobilers
Association ( MnUSA ). Minnesota snowmobile registrations totaled 216,144 last season .
Outdoor recreation, including
winter activities, is important to
Minnesota tourism , said John
Edman , director of Explore Minnesota.
Snowmobiling
Minnesotas excellent trails, lakes
and forests is a great way to take
in beautiful winter scenery that
can be found only in Minnesota.
As riders head out on the trails,
the DNR urges them to ride safely
and responsibly.
Know the rules and use common sense, said DNR Conservation Officer Adam Block. Obey
signs, drive sober and be especially careful around wetlands,
streams and lakes, because the ice
may not be thick enough to ride

on, especially this early in the season.
Club volunteers maintain more
than 21,000 of the Minnesotas
22,000-plus trail miles. Trail clubs
welcome new members to help
keep trails open and join in other
club activities.
Snowmobile clubs and trail
crews are out working on the trails
now, and have been for some time,
said Terry Hutchinson, president
of MnUSA , but it could be awhile
before trails in some parts of the
state will be ready to ride.
Snowmobile trail maintenance
costs are partially funded through
snowmobile registrations, trail pass
sales, and gas tax attributed to
snowmobile use. Donations,
fundraisers, and volunteer work
by trail clubs make up the remainder of the costs and efforts to operate these trails.
Snow depth and trail conditions
are updated every Thursday after
2 p.m. throughout the winter
months at www.mndnr.gov/snow
.
Printed maps are available at
local DNR offices and also can be
ordered by calling the DNR Information Center at 651-296- 6157
or 888-646-6367 between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday or sending an email message to info.dnr@state.mn.us .
More information on snowmobile
and winter travel opportunities in
Minnesota can be found at
www.exploreminnesota.com.
MnUSAs snowmobile trail reports
are available at
http://
mnsnowmobiler.org/
index.php?pageid=95
Submitted by
Great River Energy
Great River Energy reminds
snowmobile enthusiasts of all ages
to be cautious while snowmobiling.
Heavy snow and drifting can bury
electrical equipment, causing dangerous situations for snowmobilers.
Please remember to be safe:
Watch out for power poles,
guy wires, and electrical equipment that can be hidden in the
snow. Heavy snowfalls can often
bury transformer boxes and cabinets.
Slow down, know the area
where you are snowmobiling, and
stay on the trails.

If you see a downed power
line, stay away from it and call
911 to report it. There is no way to
tell if a power line is energized
just by looking at it. Always assume it is live and can carry currents strong enough to kill.
Always wait for help to arrive
before you approach an accident
scene where a power line may be
involved.
Share this important information with family, friends, and anyone you know who rides a snowmobile.
Wabasha County
voter turnout rate
was 52 percent
On December 5, Wabasha
County Auditor/Treasurer Denise
Anderson released an estimated
voter turnout rate for Wabasha
County of 52 percent for the 2014
general election, based on data from
the U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) that include
the voting age population who are
U.S. citizens. Based on these figures, Wabasha County is ranked
36th in the state for voter turnout.
The 2014 turnout rate is down
from the 2010 midterm election
rate of 55 percent. For presidential elections, Wabasha County
turnout was 72 percent in 2012
and 72 percent in 2008.
The official Minnesota statewide
turnout rate for the 2014 general
election was 50.51 percent, based
on 1,992,566 total voters and an
estimated eligible voter count of
3,945,136. The statewide turnout

rate based on the ACS figures was
51.29 percent.
Anderson also reported that 79
percent of the countys eligible
voting population was unregistered
to vote as of November 3, 2014,
the day before Election Day. Statewide, more than 800,000 eligible
Minnesota voters are estimated to
be not registered (20 percent of
the voting population). Eligible
voters can register online at
mnvotes.org.
These statistics provide a good
measure of how our citizens engage in our democratic process,
Anderson said.Our goal is to continue to educate and encourage all
eligible voters to get involved in
our future elections to help further grow voter participation and
strengthen our elections.
Spring wild turkey hunters

can apply for permits
People can apply for early season spring wild turkey hunting permits through Friday, January 9,
according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The spring season, which runs
from April 15 to May 28, is divided into eight time periods. Only
people age 18 and older who want
to hunt during the first three time
periods (A-C) need to apply for a
spring turkey permit. Permits for
the remaining time periods (D-H)
can be purchased over-the-counter.
Permits for the last five time
periods and youth licenses for any
time period are sold over-thecounter starting March 1. Surplus
adult licenses from the first three
time periods, if available, are sold
starting around mid-March.
There are a lot of options for
DNR QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
Q: It seems like you see more
and more wild turkeys these days
near urban areas. Is this just cyclical, or has their population shifted?
A: Turkeys are another species
of wildlife that have adapted to
living in close proximity to people.
Prohibitions on hunting, the relative lack of predators, and the abundant food sources found in urban
and suburban landscapes contribute to high reproductive success
and low mortality for turkeys and
other wildlife.
The preservation of nearby natural areas, including river corridors,
wetlands, parks and backyards,
provides habitat for wildlife species that many people feel contribute to a higher urban quality of
life.
Bryan Lueth, DNR forest wildlife habitat team supervisor
hunters. You can apply for an early

spring permit or buy one overthe-counter, said Steve Merchant,
DNR wildlife population and regulations manager. For the second
year, weve let youth hunt during
all of the time periods, which makes
it easier to introduce a young person to turkey hunting.
In Minnesota, hunters can hunt
wild turkeys in spring and fall,
but spring turkey hunting is much
more popular. The first spring
hunting time period beg ins on
Wednesday, April 15.
Turkeys rear their young after
the spring hunting season, and nesting success can influence how
many turkeys are present during
the fall hunting season that runs
from early October through early
November.
For more information on turkey hunting, see www.mndnr.gov/
hunting/turkey .
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NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 PAGE 5B
From Our Files

WANAMINGO
GOODHUE
Don Tix in St. Paul. Gust and Don

attended the Vikings/Falcons game
Lana Lee, a member of the Sunday.
50 Years Ago
Holden Full OPep 4-H Club, was
one of 1,400 youths who gathered
December 10, 1964
in Orlando, Florida, for the 73rd
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lexvold reNational 4-H Congress.
turned home last Thursday evening
from a vacation trip to Texas. ***
40 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Anderson
December 12, 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johnson of were Sunday afternoon visitors at
Apple Valley spent the weekend the Arthur Swenson home in White
at the LuVerne Johnson home. *** Rock. *** Mr. and Mrs. Lee Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Arne Stockmo and of West Concord were visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Berg visited at Monday afternoon at the Joseph
the Sidney Lexvold home near Kvittem home.
70 Years Ago
Goodhue last Thursday evening.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Gust Myran spent
December 7, 1944
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Fredrickson
20 Years Ago
December 14, 1994
20 Years Ago
December 14, 1994
Hilbert Strusz took fourth place
at the demolition derby at the
Metrodome in Minneapolis on
December 3. *** Jeremy Hadler,
senior son of Kevin and Barb
Hadler, is the Student of the Week.
and daughter Evelyn Gail were
Twin Cities visitors on Monday.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simonson
were Sunday visitors at the Harley
Nash and Francis Ronning homes
in St. Paul. *** H.T. Thoreson
and son Marvin left Wednesday
for Tucson, Arizona, where they
plan to spend their winter months.
40 Years Ago
December 5, 1974
December 10, 1964

Mrs. J.P. Ryan was hostess to
her Bridge Club on Tuesday of
last week. *** Mr. and Mrs. Verne
Diercks were Sunday guests at the
E.T. Swenson home at White Rock.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Donald Luhman
of Mankato were Sunday dinner
guests at the Murland Buck home.
The Wildcat wrestling team had

five champions at last Saturdays
Mankato State Invitational. They
were Keith Lexvold (119), Lyle
Zemke (132), Mark Ryan (145),
Bruce Johnson (167), and Brad
Ryan (180). *** Thanksgiving Day
guests at the Arleigh Zemke home
60 Years Ago
included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
December 9, 1954
Zemke, Mr. and Mrs. George
Mr. and Mrs. Luverne Haas,
Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Reese, Johnny, and Dorothy spent SaturMr. and Mrs. Richard Reese, and day in Red Wing. *** The Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hinrichs.
Majeruses called on Mr. and Mrs.
50 Years Ago
Paul Butlin in Mazeppa Sunday
night. *** Mr. and Mrs. R.A.

Schulz and Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Banidt spent Saturday evening in
Red Wing.
70 Years Ago
December 14, 1944
T|Sgt. Joseph Gadient, son of
Rudy Gadient, was slightly
wounded in action in Germany on
November 29. He is in the medical corps. of General Pattons
Army. *** Mrs. Fred Mans of Plum
City, Wisconsin, is visiting at the
Cy Benda home. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Franklin and family visited
relatives in Red Wing on Sunday.
WANAMINGO, 1974 The elementary school band will give a concert and program tomorrow. From left to
right are some members of the band: Brian Anfinson, Bruce Peterson, Mike Nelson (front), Billy Froyum, and
Todd Greseth.
GOODHUE 1974 Retiring firemen Les Banidt and Fred Rusch were honored for their years of service
Tuesday night at the annual Ladies Night, when the wives of the local firemen are guests. Goodhue Fire Chief
Leonard Lodermeier, left, presents a 40-year plaque to Rusch. Between them is Les Banidt, who served 25
years. On the right is Assistant Chief Elroy Rusch.
PINE ISLAND
ZUMBROTA
*** Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Trelstad

of Zumbrota were supper guests
Mandy Sween, senior daughter of Clifford and Hulda Williams
of Jan and Dave Sween, is the on Sunday.
40 Years Ago
Student of the Month. *** Meints
December 12, 1974
Family Chiropractic will celebrate
its tenth year of business with a
Jimmie Bartholomew, a native
celebration on December 17. *** of Pine Island, was credited with
Andrew Johnson, son of Gerald saving the lives of two men from
and Patricia Johnson, is a member a burning vehicle on an ice-glazed
of the 1994-95 University of Min- Highway 52 last Friday evening.
nesota wrestling team.
He was assisted in his heroic effort by Lonnie Herrick of St. Paul.
30 Years Ago
*** Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kundert
December 5, 1984
Bob Melton, a local wildlife artist were Sunday dinner guests at the
and former schoolteacher, has home of their son David in Minopened The Frame Shop on the neapolis.
50 Years Ago
east side of South Main Street.
December 10, 1964
Melton taught at PI High School
for twelve years but has now deBORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Willcided to pursue his painting full- iam Hess, a son, on Sunday. ***
time. *** Arlie Kundert returned Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harper were
home Saturday after being at St. Saturday supper guests of Miss
Marys Hospital for three weeks.
20 Years Ago
December 14, 1994
Gladys Harper at Rochester. ***

Mrs. Ralph Julian returned home
Tuesday evening after a three-week
trip to California. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Almlie, Jurgan and Billy,
spent Sunday with relatives in
Minneapolis.
60 Years Ago
December 9, 1954
10 Years Ago
December 8, 2004
The Rotary Club of Zumbrota
named ZM senior Caitlin Perra as
its Student of the Quarter. She was
a guests of the club on Thursday
at the Covered Bridge Restaurant.
*** Katie Mack of Zumbrota was
crowned 2005 Minnesota State
Beef Princess at the Sheraton Hotel
in Bloomington. *** Pvt. Ryne J.
McNamara, a 2004 graduate of
ZMHS, recently graduated from
Marine Corps Basic Training at
MCRD in San Diego, California
and the Marines Corps School of
Infantry at Camp Pendelton, California.
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wobig, a daughter, on December 1; Mr. and Mrs. Harlan
Pahl, a daughter, on December 1.
*** A transaction was completed
recently by which Tony Murray
and Ray Stewart became the new
owners of Pine Island Pool Hall,
operated the last two years by Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Aune. *** Mr. and
20 Years Ago
Mrs. Kenneth Bloom entertained
December 7, 1994
relatives and friends Sunday afSt. Johns University junior, John
ternoon in honor of the fourth birth- Meyerhofer of Zumbrota is a memday of their daughter, Kathy.
ber of the College of Saint Benedict
and Saint Johns University percussion and marimba ensemble.
*** Dawn Siewert of Mazeppa
has been named to the first quarter B honor roll at the Minnesota
State Academy for the Deaf in
Faribault. *** The fourth-graders
at ZM Elementary School in Zumbrota have been collecting warm
hats, scarves and mittens. The articles they have collected will be
donated to the Zumbrota Area Food
Shelf.
Campbell, Joanne Ryan and Ann

Buck, all of Goodhue, and Jean
Bruemmer and Nancy Mikitta, both
of Red Wing, attended a Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Convention at the Minneapolis
Hilton Inn.
40 Years Ago
December 5, 1974
Mrs. Paul Rossi of Detroit Lakes
visited at the home of Mrs. Manley
Langeness and Mrs. Jack Klug
from Wednesday to Sunday. ***
Paula Conat spent the Thanksgiving holidays with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Luhmann
of Goodhue. *** Mrs. Clara Loken
of Kenyon and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Monson were among the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Monson
on Thanksgiving day. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Carley, Larris, and Edith
Heydmann and Lloyd Conat were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Luhmann on Sunday. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Lexvold and Cris of
Onalaska, Wisconsin, spent
Thanksgiving day with Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Lexvold.
50 Years Ago
December 3, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Sohn and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sohn were
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L.A.
Swenson in Bloomington. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Rolf Lund and children
from Forrest city, Iowa, arrived
Thursday morning and stayed until
Friday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J.O. Lund. Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Berg and children joined
the family for Thanksgiving dinner at the Lund Home. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Livingston, Laurie
and Randall of Rochester were
Sunday afternoon visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Klevan. *** Mr. and Mrs. Gilmar
Hoven and son, Gregg, left last
Thursday morning for Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, where they visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Clark. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Rude recently returned from California, where they
spent the past four months.
30 Years Ago
December 5, 1984
Jeffrey Robertson will be the
Zumbrota Community Hospitals
new administrator beginning January 1. *** Thanksgiving holiday
guests of the Fred Merseths were
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Laposki of
Cudaby, Wisconsin, Lisa
Danielson of Waukesha, Wisconsin and Marit Merseth of Winona.
*** Pastors Wayne Radke and Gary
Lundberg attended the Southeast
Minnesota District Pastors Theological Conference at Winona. ***
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Berg attended
a Christmas instrumental concert
Monday evening at a junior high
school in Minneapolis. Their
granddaughter, Erica Bone, a seventh-grader, played the clarinet. ZUMBROTA, 1984 Shawn Voeltz was caught under the mistletoe by
PINE ISLAND, 1984 Jim and Charlotte Sailors of Byron have opened Homeward Bound Christian Book and *** Rose Perra of Zumbrota, Tootie Tina Landstein, left, and Melissa Ronningen. The group of fourth grade
students presented the song Christmas Party Polka at the winter
Gift at 319-1/2 South Main Street, near the firehouse. From left to right are Tim, Mary, Charlotte, and Jim
elementary school concert on Wednesday and Thursday.
Sailors.
Wild turkey stamp contest entries accepted through Dec. 29

Artists can submit entries for
the 2016 Minnesota Wild Turkey
Stamp contest from Monday, Dec.
8, through 4 p.m., Monday, Dec.
29, according to the Department
of Natural Resources.
The turkey stamp is sold along

with hunting and fishing licenses
or as a collectable. In the contest,
the eastern wild turkey must be
the primary focus of the design.
Judging will take place on Thurs-
day, Jan. 8, at DNR headquarters,

500 Lafayette Road, in St. Paul.
Revenue from stamp sales is
dedicated to wild turkey habitat
management. Extirpated from
Minnesota around 1900, wild tur-
keys now thrive throughout all but

the northern forested portions of
the state.
The contest offers no prizes and
is open to Minnesota residents only.
Artists are not allowed to use any
Two Editions Print and Electronic of the
ZUMBROiiSHOPPER
Print Edition is Still FREE to Area Boxholders
photographic product as part of

their finished entries. Winning
artists usually issue limited edition prints of the artwork and retain proceeds.
Artists who want to submit en-
tries should closely read contest

criteria and guidelines for submitting work, available from the DNR
Information Center, 500 Lafayette
Road, St. Paul, MN 55155, and
online at www.mndnr.gov/contests
.
Grimsrud Publishing has added an exact duplicate online version of the

Zumbro Shopper published every Wednesday.
This online version is now available at no cost to people living in Cannon
Falls, Rochester, Red Wing and across the world.
There is no longer a mail delivery delay for our shopper readers outside of
the immediate trade area.
Advertisers will benefit from the combination of our print and online
editions.
Online Edition is FREE at www.zumbroshopper.com
Churches
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
HOLY
TRINITY
CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday,
Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Wed., Dec. 10: Newsboys
concert in Rochester. Thurs., Dec.
11: 7:30 p.m. Council meeting. Sat.,
Dec. 13: 10 a.m. Cookie exchange;
4-6 p.m. Open house at the parsonage. Sun., Dec. 14: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Christmas program. Mon., Dec. 15: 7 p.m. Adult
Bible study at the parsonage. Tues.,
Dec. 16: 9 a.m. Womens Bible study.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,
Dec. 10: 3:45 p.m. Confirmation class
at church. Sun., Dec. 14: 8:15 a.m.
Goodhue
Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School; Bible study. Tues.,
Dec. 16: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office
hours.
MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;
Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.
Website: www.gracelutheranoronoco
.com. Follow us on facebook.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., Dec.
10: 4-6 p.m. Food shelf open; 6:30
p.m. Session meeting. Thurs., Dec.
Luncheon and Smeby concert

at Grace Lutheran Church
ORONOCO Grace Lutheran
Church of Oronoco cordially invites everyone to join our Christmas festivities on December 14
at 10 a.m.
The day begins with a worship
service, followed by Experience
the Hope of Christmas concert
by Mark Smeby at 11:30 a.m. He
is a well known Nashville recording artist and brings the celebration of Jesuss birth in song and
music. After the concert you will
enjoy our famous Twelve Soups
of Christmas luncheon, complete
with Christmas goodies, at 12:30
p.m. You can attend any one of
these three activities.
There will be a free will donation for our Sunny & Share Evangelism Outreach. Please contact
Pastor Kempfert with any questions at 507-367-4329 or check
the website www.gracelutheran
oronoco.com and Facebook.
The church is located at 45 1st
Mark Smeby
Ave. N.E. Please take this opportunity to tour the newly remodeled education wing for the
churchs Sunday School.
11: 9:15 a.m. Food shelf delivery and

restocking. Sat., Dec. 13: 2-5 p.m.
Open house at Pastor Lisas home.
Sun., Dec. 14: 9 a.m. Worship; 10
a.m. Busy bag assembly; Bake sale.
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.
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.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., Dec. 10: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation; 7 p.m. Boards meet; 8 p.m. Planning council. Thurs., Dec. 11: Newsletter deadline. Sat., Dec. 13: 4:307:30 p.m. Sunday School Christmas
program dress rehearsal. Supper
provided. Sun., Dec. 14: 9 a.m. Sunday School Christmas program followed by coffee fellowship; 10:30 a.m.
Worship at Wanamingo Lutheran.
Wed., Dec. 17: 9 a.m. Volunteers
help with newsletter; 4:30 p.m. Youth
Christmas caroling.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
Dec. 10: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation at
Trinity. Thurs., Dec. 11: 1:30 p.m.
WELCA annual meeting and Christmas party; 6:30 p.m. Council meeting. Sun., Dec. 14: 10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth group at Trinity.
Tues., Dec. 16: Noon newsletter
deadline. Wed., Dec. 17: 4:30 p.m.
Christmas caroling meet at Trinity.
ZUMBROTA
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., Dec. 10:
9 a.m. The Lutheran study group; 7
p.m. Chancel choir; 8 p.m. Praise
team; 8:30 p.m. Brass rehearsal. Fri.,
Dec. 12: Newsletter deadline. Sat.,
Dec. 13: 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun.,
Dec. 14: 8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30
a.m. Adult forum; Fellowship; Sunday School; Handbells; 10:30 a.m.
Worship; Sunday School; 1 p.m.
Grades 6-12 shopping. Tues., Dec.
16: 8:30 a.m. Quilting; 9 a.m. Staff
meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible study; 8 p.m.
Brass rehearsal. Wed., Dec. 17: 6:30
p.m. Chancel choir/praise team caroling.
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., Dec. 10: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nursing Home communion; 3:15 p.m.
Confirmation class; 6 p.m. Bell choir;
7 p.m. Choir. Thurs., Dec. 11: 1:30
p.m. Sewing circle. Sun., Dec. 14: 8
and 10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School;
9:30 a.m. Bible study. Mon., Dec.
15: 7 p.m. Bible study. Tues., Dec.
16: 7 p.m. Church council. Wed,. Dec.
17: 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.
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
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.
New River Church helps

collect winter clothing
New River Assembly of God
Church in Zumbrota held its second annual winter clothing drive
for kids in the community recently.
The idea was started when the
church contacted Katie Kennedy,
the social service worker at the
Zumbota-Mazeppa
Primary
School, who made connections
with other organizations. The
clothes were dropped off on December 3.
Zumbrota Ford served as one
of the drop-off sites and they made
donations as well. The other three
drop-off locations were ALCO,
New River in Zumbrota, as well
as their parent church, New River
AG in Red Wing.
Because of these efforts 350
clothing items were raised to give
away to kids and families in need.
This included not only hats, mittens, and gloves, but several coats,
snow pants, and boots. There was
even matching sets of all of the
latter three for children.
Pastor Gary Basinski said, The
WANAMINGO
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13: 2-5
p.m. Open house at pastor Lisas
home. Sun., Dec. 14: 9 a.m. Church
decorating; 10 a.m. Goodie bag assembly; 11 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec.
16: 6:30 p.m. Council meeting.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., Dec. 14:
10:45 a.m. Worship; Micah 5:2-5;
1:30-4 p.m. Pastor Jans Christmas
open house.
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.
Over 350 items were collected in New River Assembly of Gods second
annual winter clothing drive.
amazing thing about all of this is

that it wasnt just a church doing
something, or a business donating a bunch of money. But rather
this was people from all over the
community that teamed up together
to help children in need, and to
make this community and the

schools in it a better place...In a
time, when all we hear and see on
the news is tragedy after tragedy,
it is so refreshing to see people
come together and simple do the
right thing.
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.,
Dec. 10: 9 a.m. Womens Bible study;
3:30 p.m. Junior youth group; 4:30
p.m. Youth group leaves for OCC
Processing Center; 7 p.m. Bible study.
Sat., Dec. 13: 7 a.m. Mens prayer
breakfast; Youth group 7-12 open
gym. Sun., Dec. 14: 8:30 a.m. Prayer
time; 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15
a.m. Worship. Wed., Dec. 17: 9 a.m.
Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m. Junior
youth; WINGS; 6 p.m. Youth group;
7 p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main
St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email
stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father
Randal Kasel, pastor. Office hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and
1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http:/
/stpaulzm.com. Mass Schedule: 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.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Susan Vikstrom, pastor; Cindy Wilson Youth director. Wed., Dec. 10:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 9 a.m. Naomi circle
at Carolyn Bartletts; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class; 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal;
Property management.
RURAL
Police officers visit Kids of Christ

ZUMBROTA The Kids of Christ children at the Christ Lutheran School enjoyed a visit from Zumbrota police
officers Pat Callahan, left, and Rob Jarrett on Tuesday, November 25. The children were reminded that our
officers are here to keep us safe. Front row, from left to right: Jacoby Brown, Reid Finnesgard, Abi Barton,
Mia Moran, Jake Moran, Brynn Hovel, and Bennett Myran; back row: Oakley Anderson, Layla Schran, Lincoln
Toombs, Athena Hoernemann, Joe Ottem, Sophia Garcia, Holly Jarrett, Landon Decker, Karlee Scheffler, and
Sofia Richter.
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,

Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Dec. 10:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation at Hauge; 6:15 p.m.
1st year confirmation at Hauge; 6:30
p.m. Choir at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer at Hauge. Sat., Dec.
13: Noon WMF Christmas luncheon
at Hauge. Sun., Dec. 14: 9 a.m.
Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;
Noon PreHEY Christmas party; 4 p.m.
Youth group Christmas party. Wed.,
Dec. 17: 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.
Goodhue ISD 253

SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA
INDEPENDENTSCHOOL DISTRICT#253
GOODHUE, MN 55027
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17,
2014
GOODHUE PUBLIC SCHOOL
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
7:30 P.M.
I. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. Comments by visitors **
V. Consider changes to the agenda
VI. Reports
1. Auditors report
2. Business Manager Report
3. Superintendent Report
4. Principals reports
5. Activities Directors Report
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
Sunday of each month.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Dec. 10:
3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation; 6:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30
p.m. Bible study and prayer. Sat.,
Dec. 13: Noon WMF Christmas luncheon. Sun., Dec. 14: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:45 a.m. Sunday
School Christmas program with lunch
to follow; Noon PreHEY Christmas
party at Emmanuel; 4 p.m. Youth
group Christmas party at Emmanuel. Wed., Dec. 17: 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., Dec. 10: 7:15
a.m. Youth Bible study at Bridgets;
9 a.m. Coffee and conversation; 6:15
p.m. Confirmation; Worship; 7 p.m.
Youth group. Thurs., Dec. 11: 2 p.m.
Life Touch portraits; 7 p.m. Praise
practice; Council meeting. Fri., Dec.
12: 2 p.m. Life Touch portraits. Sat.,
Dec. 13: 8 a.m. Youth lefse and
cookie baking; 9 a.m. Sunday School
program rehearsal; 2 p.m. Life Touch
portraits. Sun., Dec. 14: 7:30 a.m.
Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise
worship; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
9:45 a.m. Choir rehearsal; 10:30 a.m.
Worship. Tues., Dec. 16: 11 a.m.
Text study; 7 p.m. Spiritual guidance.
Wed., Dec. 17: 7:15 a.m. Youth Bible
study at Bridgets; 9 a.m. Coffee and
conversation; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation;
Worship; 7 p.m. Youth group.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., Dec. 10: 6:30
p.m. Pastoral board meeting; 7:30
p.m. Planning council meeting.
Thurs., Dec. 11: 5-8 p.m. Office
hours. Sun., Dec. 14: 8:45 a.m. Sunday School Christmas program rehearsal; 10:30 a.m. Youth Christmas
program with potluck following. Bring
a dish to pass. Mon., Dec. 15: 5-8
p.m. Office hours.
ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,
36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, Bear
Valley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,
home; 843-5302 work. Bible Class
is every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Mazeppa.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,
rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,
Pastor. Thurs., Dec. 11: 7 p.m. Ladies Aid Christmas party at the home
of Lois Scharpen. Sun., Dec. 14:
10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec. 16:
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. Sun., Dec. 14: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Sun., Dec. 14: 9 a.m.
Confirmation; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Tues., Dec. 16: 11 a.m. Text study.
Wed., Dec. 17: 6 p.m. Choir practice/party at Marcias.
VII. New Business

A. Approve consent agenda items as
follows:
1. Minutes of regular board meeting
on Nov. 24 , 2014
2. Approval of bills payable for the
month of Nov./Dec. 2014.
3. Approval of hires
4. Approval of resignations
5. Approval of fundraisers
6. Approval of donations
B. Consideration to approve the 2014
payable 2015 school levy
C. Consideration to approve the Seniority list for licensed personnel
D. Consideration to approve the reduction resolution
VIII. Reports
A. Board/Committee reports
B. Upcoming Meetings
IX. Adjournment
G50-1f
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.

Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., Dec. 10: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Affirmation class; 7:30 p.m. Praise and
worship practice. Sun., Dec. 14: 9:15
a.m. Sunday School; Youth forum;
10:30 a.m. Praise and worship. Wed.,
Dec. 17: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study;
6:30 p.m. Affirmation class.
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.
4-H
Mazeppa Musketeers
By Brooklyn Radtke
The November meeting of the
Mazeppa Musketeers was held on
Sunday, November 9 at the
Mazeppa Community Center. The
club planned the annual Christmas party. They will be making
fruit baskets and then going to
Riverview to play Bingo with the
senior citizens. Each 4-H family
will be bringing a Bingo prize and
a pan of bars or cookies.
The community Halloween party
was a success. Approximately 100
kids attended the party at the community center.
The club decided to reschedule
their rollerskating activity at Belle
Creek roller rink. The goals and
budget were discussed for the 201415 4-H year. Anja Thorson demonstrated how to make small cornucopias out of twine-type string.
Maddie OReilly demonstrated
how to get chickens ready for the
fair and how to hold them for judging. She brought one of her chickens to help demonstrate.
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Goodhue

Section A of Two Sections

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 No. 50

Crossings to celebrate holidays with shows, exhibits

A Winters Tale with Sally

The Holiday Extravaganza with

include selections from many of

The Prayer Flag Show, is a

in the New Year with peace and

Crossings will be open Sundays,

Dollar General holds grand opening in Pine Island

East in Pine Island on Saturday, received a tote bag, among other

Jensen recommends not waiving

they do inside the plant is none of

sented with a resolution proposal

conveniently located at the front

Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark,

million in grants to non-profit organizations, helping more than 5.8

Because actual sales set the

Commissioners spent most of

scale and, in fact, takes eight years

A new wedding and event venue

The first meeting of 2015 will

Drop off an unwrapped toy

PAGE 2A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014

Future of the zip road is here

I know Cannon Falls residents

that a driver will have access on

between. And its likely, if built,

ment of the ticket is marked may

struction zone coming up. I

Now we have Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, New

Creative solutions for rural roads

ZM SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE

letic events to complement their

Help all children

uted 5,000 toys to needy children.

for older children, ages 11-15.

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

served with eviction notice had been

Stop by and see our large

Friday, Dec. 5 & 12

SANTA'S NOT THE

Find out everything you

Get your new

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 PAGE 3A

nings from 4-7 p.m. Story hour

Questions about Chester Woods,

PI City Council Meeting

The council will meet Tuesday,

MAZEPPA A memorial service for Merlin Kalstabakken will

The Pine Island Area History

Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours

Merlin Francis Kalstabakken

Community Band Practice fiber and textile art and handmade

The Zumbrota Community Band jewelry, through Dec. 31.

Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet

The Zumbrota History Center

The Goodhue Area Historical

The Mazeppa Area Historical

Olmsted County Parks

meet Wednesday, December 17,

Zumbrota VFW Auxiliary