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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 No. 51

One Dollar

Groundbreaking at Pine Haven will be in spring

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND On December 5, Pine Haven Care Center
residents, staff, and board members celebrated the announcement
of the upcoming groundbreaking
ceremony for the new addition that
will take place in early spring. The
long-awaited public announcement
is a proud moment for board members past and present who have
spent the last ten years planning
the expansion, renovation, and
growth of the Pine Haven Community.
The board worked with WAI
Continuum architects and the
USDA Rural Development offices
for financing. Schoeppner Inc.,
based out of Rochester, is the contractor for the project. The addition and remodel brings new technology, new equipment, new services, and new skills.
Pine Haven is expanding its
skilled nursing services to the new
building that is tentatively scheduled to be completed by late 2015.
The Neighborhood building will
offer 34 accommodating rooms
designed for short-term rehab care
and long-term care, featuring private baths and showers. Pine Haven currently operates a 66-bed
skilled nursing home.
The new addition also offers a
more convenient outpatient rehab
care, expanded wellness therapy
program, increased focus on
memory care, and an expanded

Pine Haven Care Center residents, staff, and board members gathered on December 5 for the groundbreaking announcement that featured a picture of the new 25,000 square foot
addition. Front row, from left to right: Milo Bud Hickey, MaryJane Sanborn, Marlen Hundorf, Eugene Gullickson, Mary Esterlen, John Feil, Margaret Pendergrass, Virginia Durst,
and Fred Kreinheder; back row: Steve Ziller, Connie Oldham, Judy Sanford, Rodney Myer, Laura Andrist, Wendell Zwart, Gene Rossow, Brian Hale, Shawn Jensen, Jennifer Kolsrud,
Kati Tri, Char Tewalt, Lisa Marx, Jay Wobig, Lori Stenhovden, and Jodi DeWitt.

hospice program. The addition and

renovation includes a chapel, more
common spaces, lounges and activity spaces, a caf, spa area, new
offices, and an enclosed courtyard.
As with the other services provided by the Pine Haven Community, The Neighborhood will uphold core values that respect the
voice of the resident. The additions will almost double the size
of the facility by adding another
25,000 square feet to the existing
27,000 square foot building. The
addition will provide a more modern home with an environment
where the residents can express

choice and practice self-determination in meaningful ways at every level of daily life.
Pine Haven is an independent
and self-sustained cooperation that
is not owned by the City of Pine
Island. The addition and remodel
will not affect local taxes. There
are no public obligations, but Pine
Haven is asking the community
for help with some donations for
furnishings and other items to finish the addition.
Pine Haven Board members
Wendell Zwart, Brian Hale, and
Gene Rossow, who are on the building committee, said their goal is

to raise 350,000 for furnishing

rooms, amenities, and the chapel.
A $50,000 pledge has been placed
by an anonymous donor with
matching funds. Pine Haven Community is managed by the administrator of Pine Haven, Steven
Ziller, and governed by a board of
directors: JoAnne Judge-Dietz
President, Brian Hale Vice President, Glen Hemann Treasurer,
Gene Rossow Secretary, Wendell
Zwart, Kerri Bjorkley-Campbell,
Theresa Buck, and Rod Steele.
Those interested in contributing to the funds can contact Brian
Hale at 507-356-4009 or any of

New directors named for

Zumbrota Area Food Shelf
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA Ron and Jan
Horsman and Andy and Maggie
Eggerichs, all of Zumbrota, were
approved as new co-directors of
the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf at
the Board of Directors meeting
on November 18. Deb Walstads
resignation was accepted after
serving as director for ten years
(see separate article about
Walstads tenure on page 2B).
The couples are no strangers to
volunteering at the food shelf or
working together on projects. Jan
and Maggie have worked on church
projects together and were members of the Jaycee Women when it
was an active organization in Zumbrota. They have been volunteers
at the food shelf, and all will share
duties as co-directors. The food
shelf currently serves approxi-

mately 125 families from the Zum- teers unload the truck that comes
brota, Mazeppa, Wanamingo, to Zumbrota each month. ApproxiBellechester, and Goodhue area. mately 3,000 pounds of frozen and
Partnership
canned food and other items are
Maggies volunteering at the ordered monthly for the local food
food shelf began over 20 years shelf.
ago, routinely helping distribute
Jan said, We will be learning
food and other items on Thursday as we go as they partner in the
evenings. She has served on the role of co-directors. Many of the
board of directors. Jan has volun- duties will be split, with each one
teered approximately seven years, taking on a primary responsibilassisting both with intake of items ity and everyone assisting each
and with distribution. A few years other as needed. Ron will take on
ago, Andy began helping unload the building maintenance duties.
the trucks that arrive from Chan- Andy will oversee ordering.
nel One. Channel One is a local Maggie will be the primary perfood shelf and regional food bank son for grant writing. Jan will take
serving southeast Minnesota and on paperwork and files. Maggie
western Wisconsin, located in explained, Deb (Walstad) just did
Rochester. Frozen meat and other it all. She quietly did what was
items in short supply are purchased needed. We dont know all of it
from Channel One, some at a very yet. Issues will come up and we
good price. Two to three volun- will address what is needed. We

will keep it flowing.

Wish for holiday season

When asked what is at the top

of their wish list for the Zumbrota
Area Food Shelf for the holiday
season, both Jan and Maggie responded money. While food and
other items are necessary and appreciated, money goes further for
purchases from Channel One and
to use toward monthly expenses.
Jan noted that with tighter budgets, some people have less to
donate. At Thanksgiving time,
besides the $1200 raised at the
Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving
morning, $683 was donated at the
community worship service in
Zumbrota on Thanksgiving eve.
Donations can be mailed to
Zumbrota Area Food Shelf; PO
Box 43; Zumbrota, MN 55992.

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

1,4B
1,6B
1,3B
1-3B

Churches ...........................
Community Calendar .........
Obituaries ..........................
Opinions ............................
Sports ................................

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2A
4B
2A
3-6A

the other board members. Dona- and updates follow Pine Haven
tions of any kind are greatly ap- on
Facebook
or
visit
preciated. For more information pinehavencommunity.org

Oronoco Township
wins Local Government
Innovation Award
MINNEAPOLISThe Humphrey School of Public Affairs on
December 10 announced winners
of its eighth annual Local Government Innovation Awards.
Among the recipients was Oronoco
Township, which was awarded
$5,000 for being the overall winner in the township category for
its Kings Park Sewer Project.
As local governments struggle
with cutbacks at state and federal
levels, these awards organized
in partnership with the Bush Foundation and co-sponsored by the
League of Minnesota Cities, the
Association of Minnesota Counties, the Minnesota School Board
Association, and the Minnesota
Association of Townships, recognize local entities that are most
creative in providing services to
Minnesotans. From the ways they
provide farm fresh foods to school
children and help youth develop
careers to how they regulate septic systems, 20 government entities are being recognized for their
innovative ways of doing business.
The federal and state governments are putting financial pressure on local governments to do
more with less, says Jay
Kiedrowski, senior fellow at the
Humphrey School of Public Affairs. At the end of the day, cities, counties, towns, and schools
have to rethink and redesign the
services they providewhich
could mean contracting for more
services, considering centralization versus decentralization, or
changing eligibilityand help the
community understand those
changes.
The awards program expanded
this year to include townships in
addition to the existing categories

Kenyon-Wanamingo
Principal Ashland resigns

Published by
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225 Main Street, PO Box 97
Zumbrota, MN 55992
Phone: 507-732-7617
Fax: 507-732-7619
Email: news@zumbrota.com

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON On December 8,
Brent Ashland unexpectedly resigned his position as KenyonWanamingo principal for grades
7-12. Superintendent Jeff Evert
and K-6 principal Matt Ryan have
The new co-directors of the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf are on hand at the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving
morning. From left to right are Ron and Jan Horsman and Andy and Maggie Eggerichs.

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their work with others. All 20 winners were formally recognized at
an awards ceremony and reception Thursday, December 11, at
the Humphrey School.
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Staff members said they were
only told that Ashland resigned
for personal reasons. Ashland was
hired by the school district in July
2011. He could not be reached for
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Accountability
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

Accountability is a nice big word

that everyone is impressed by and
thinks they want. Lets consider
the police departments around the
country. We should include the
local, the county, state, and national law enforcement groups, all
of them. Who should they be directly accountable to?
I suggest that it isnt you or me.
Monitoring any one law enforcement group is a full-time job. For
instance, when you are reading
the newspaper, do you read the
police report column every time it
is printed? Or do you casually
glance at it once in a while? If you
are really interested in what the
police and other law enforcement
groups are doing on a daily basis,
are you prepared to watch hours
of videos to see if they responded
correctly? It certainly isnt Reverend Al Sharpton who is too busy

destroying community relations

across the country. It also wont
be the mayor of New York City,
who is too busy being mayor.
The people who will review and
determine accountability will be
a separate group either within or
outside the police. In either case,
they will have some power or authority over the police. They will
also have to file some reports to
those above them documenting the
correctness and wrongs of the officers. The reports will not be
intended for or used in any court
hearing because of their nature:
heresay, and third-hand repeats.
Most law officers have to write
pages to document any incidents,
especially when they discharge
their weapons. While I was working at IBM, I knew a programmer
who was a member of the emergency response team. Every time
he responded to a call, he had to
write pages (hand written) on multipart forms regarding what he was
doing before, during, and after the
emergency. Someone had to read
all of the reports of the incident,
checking for in inconsistencies,
and investigating any differences.

When the police start wearing cameras, someone will have to watch
the videos, all of them, not just the
exciting ones.
How will we reconcile differences between the body cameras
and privately owned/operated cameras? Will any of this really solve
the problems, given the racial differences and viewpoints? When
a police officer suggests that you
not play in the street at night, is he
or she challenging you because
you are black, or is he warning
you of the dangers of being in the
street at night? For most of us, we
think and believe our neighborhood streets are safe at night. Every
once in a while someone speeds
through these streets with no time
to react to someone who is walking, standing, or running in the
same street.
The more important question is
how can the law enforcement organizations across the nation rebuild or build a positive, trusting
relationship between themselves
and the people they serve? TV
and camcorders may help, but they
are not the end fix. Until next week.

Zip Rail comments from

concerned citizens still not published
To the Editor:
The ZipRail Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/
ziprail) carried a posting dated 11/
25/14: As the Rochester-Twin
Cities Passenger Rail Corridor
Project (Zip Rail) enters the Tier
1 EIS process, additional representation from along the identified corridors will be required. We
also heard from the public who
have expressed interest in becoming more involved in the project
in an advisory capacity. To accomplish these needs, the project
Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC) will be expanded to add
representation from additional
communities along the corridors,
and a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will be formed to involve citizen representatives in the
Zip
Rail
Tier
1
EIS
process. Additional information
regarding membership on these
advisory groups will be provided
in the coming weeks.
The Final Scoping Decision

Document for the Tier 1 EIS,

planned for release in November,
will be delayed to allow for development of additional project definition and description of those issues to be addressed in the Tier 1
EIS. A tiered environmental process, commonly used in the development of complex projects,
is being used for this study.
Availability of the Final
Scoping Decision Document will
be noticed in the EQB Monitor,
on the project web site
(www.goziprail.org), through
news and social media outlets, and
via the project email list.
The public comments deadline
on the Scoping Decision Document was August 22, and these
comments were supposed to be
published by September 8. Then
the promoters of the ZipRail said
there would be a delay and these
comments would be published by
late November 2014. Now, were
being told there is another delay
with no end date in sight.

What does additional project

definition and description mean?
Is this another ploy to delay publishing the comments submitted
by public citizens?
Nora Felton (Cannon Falls) and
Heather Arndt (Hader) are now
currently on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Are there
others interested in representing
other communities along the proposed ZipRail corridor?
The Facebook posting also mentions a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) with additional information regarding membership
forthcoming. Please keep an eye
on the ZipRail Facebook page and
the Facebook CCARL (Citizens
Concerned About Rail Line) page
for additional information.
For now, I suggest you sharpen
your pencils and write Charles
Michael and Dan Krom at the addresses listed at http://
www.goziprail.org/contact_us/.
Barb Stussy
Zumbrota

DFA wastewater plant fines

To the Editor:
During the past year, I have read
numerous articles that the Dairy
Farmers of America plant in Zumbrota is getting fined for not only
putting undue strain on the wastewater plant, but also polluting the
fine Zumbrota air with their nauseating stench. Every time I read
another article regarding the subject, I asked myself, Thats great
but do they actually PAY those
fines?
Well, after reading the December 10 News-Record, I have my
answer: apparently, their attorney
thinks the fines should be waived!
Did he give any particular reason
for this request? As I understand
it, the excess dumping of chemicals at the DFA plant not only
causes Zumbrota residents undue
burden by making being outside
almost unbearable, but it also is
hard on the equipment in the citys
wastewater plant, which has to
somehow deal with much higher
levels of contaminants than usual.
The News-Record article mentions
the city having to spend $6,270
to help control the issues with
the heavy sludge discharge from
the DFA plant will the city be
reimbursed for that expense by
the DFA? Are there other, directly
DFA-related expenses that have
occurrred already? A Post-Bulletin article earlier this summer also
mentioned the possibility of Zumbrota getting fined by the State for
not being able to control the citys
wastewater emissions has this
already happened? If so, will the
DFA plant be paying those fines,
or will the city have to foot the
bill?
According to the article, City
Administrator Neil Jensen (who
recommends the city council deny

the request to waive the fines),

reminded the council that DFA
has received fifty-seven violations
in the past seven or eight months.
What do you think would happen
if you or I would accumulate 57
parking tickets in seven or eight
months? Do you think we could
just call city hall to have those
fines waived?
Websters Dictionary defines the
word fine as a sum imposed as
punishment for an offense or a
forfeiture or penalty paid to an
injured party in a civil action
what would be the purpose of the
fines the City of Zumbrota imposes onto DFA if they werent
actually collected? Where would
be the consequence for repeated
and blatant violation of the permit
issued to DFA by the City of
Zumbrota? Finally, what would be

the incentive to end the practice

of simply dumping excessive
amounts of DFA waste into the
citys wastewater plant?
I strongly urge the members of
the city council to deny the request to waive the fines and begin
the collection process immediately.
I ask any citizen of Zumbrota who
had an enjoyable time outside
spoiled by the stench caused by
DFA to contact each council member and voice their concern. Only
by actually collecting the fines
imposed will the city be able to
put enough pressure on DFA to
hopefully put an end to this blatant pollution and disregard to a
legal contract with the City of
Zumbrota.
Stephan Jennebach
Zumbrota

Get connected and

make a difference
To the Editor:
In the spirit of the holiday season, many people reflect upon their
blessings from the past year and
choose to give of their time, paying it forward to those who are
less fortunate. If you are able to
find an hour during the hustle and
bustle this holiday season, we ask
you to consider giving of your time.
Volunteer in your community. The
impact you make in another child
or familys life could be the greatest gift you give this season.
Check out all the opportunities
posted on our Get Connected
website. http://www.uw-gwp.org/

getconnected Year round, you can

view ways to volunteer, donate
in-kind goods, attend special
events, or make a monetary gift to
organizations doing great work
right here where we live. Deliver
meals to people who are
housebound, drive a patient dealing with cancer to their doctor
appointments, tutor youth after
school, or donate toys for tots.
There are many ways to truly make
a difference.
Laura Sand Prink
United Way of
Goodhue, Wabasha
and Pierce Counties

Community Calendar
ter is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at
Senior Dining
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
Reservations are required by call 507-367-4320. You may also
calling 24 hours ahead at each of visit our web page at oronocoarea
the nutrition sites.
history.org.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center; Zumbrota area, Zumbrota Towers.
Tops #1280
December 18-24
Thursday: Christmas party,
PI Tops #1280 meets every
baked ham (alt: beef patty), sweet Monday night at St. Paul Luthpotatoes, green beans/mushrooms, eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
dinner roll, ice cream
and meeting time is 6 p.m. EveryFriday: Meatloaf, cooked red one welcome. Questions call 356potatoes, cooked cabbage, cran- 4799 or 356-4700.
berry sauce, fruit cup
Monday: Chicken pot pie, cole- Caregiver Support Group
slaw, beet pickles, dinner roll, citThe group meets Monday, Derus fruit cup
cember 22, at 1 p.m. at Saint Paul
Tuesday: Beef tips, noodles, Lutheran Church. Respite is availcarrots, greens salad, cranberry bog able upon request. Call the Pine
dessert
Island Area Home Services at 356Wednesday: Closed.
2999 for more information.
If you have questions, call 3562228.
Blood Pressure Clinic

ing closed hours you can learn

more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.

The clinic will be held on Tuesday, December 23, at 11 a.m. at

Coffee and Conversation, the Pine Island City Centre.
Wednesday, December 24, 9-10
a.m. A group for anyone who has
experienced the death of a loved Senior Citizens Meeting
The Senior Citizens will meet
one.
Wednesday,
December 24, at noon
All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Sup- at the handicapped accessible Seport, Seasons Hospice, 1696 nior Center for social activities
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration following a noon meal. All comis required two days prior to the munity seniors 55 and over are
date of the event. For details: 507- welcome.
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.
Moms in Prayer
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.
Olmsted County Parks
Questions about Chester Woods, in the library of the Good News
call Celeste Lewis at 507-287- E-Free Church, 208 North Main
2624. Questions about Oxbow (across from Kwik Trip). Enter
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507- side door of the church and go
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356775-2451.
4800 for more information.

Tops Meeting

COUNTY

PINE ISLAND

Seasons Hospice

SWCD Meeting
The next scheduled monthly
meeting of the Goodhue County
Soil and Water Conservation District, Board of Supervisors will be
on Tuesday, December 23, 2014,
at 9:30 a.m. at the Soil Conservaton
Office in Goodhue.

GOODHUE
Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Wednesday mornings from
9 a.m. - noon and Wednesday evenings 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
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, 651-9234388. The museum will reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for information.

Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters
meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
not meet on holiday weekends:
Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Day or Thanksgiving.

History Center
The Pine Island Area History
Center will be open by appointment only during the months of
January and February. Please contact us through our website
www.pineislandhistory.org or by
calling 507-398-5326, 507-9934860 or 507-356-4778 to schedule your visit. Beginning in March
2015 the Pine Island Area History
Center will be open the first Sunday of each month from 1:00-3:30
p.m. and on all Monday
mornings from 8-11 a.m.

WANAMINGO
KW Elementary Concert

A Holiday Road Trip will be

presented at Kenyon-Wanamingo
Elementary School on Monday,
December 22 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Uncle Nick is taking the students
on a bus ride across the country to
see how Christmas is celebrated
around our nation. The magic bus
and the equally magical uncle
take us to see Zydeco and country
line dancers, Christmas at the
beach, and even to downtown New
York City. You might even hear
some Norwegian on the stop in
Minnesota. Music teacher Jan
Historical Society
Strand and her K-4 students inThe Mazeppa Area Historical vite everyone to attend.
Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz Library
eppahistoricalsociety.org
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.,
Area History Center
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
The Oronoco Area History Cen- 12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-

MAZEPPA

ZUMBROTA

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).

Zumbrota Towers Events

December 18-24
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Monday: 1:30 a.m. 500, Cribbage
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise

Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours

Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meeting time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.

Community Band Practice

The Zumbrota Community Band
practices on Monday nights at 7:30
p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volunteer musicians are welcome.

State Theatre
Holiday Extravaganza hosted by
Dan Chouinard with special guest
Simone Perrin and lots of local
talent, Saturday, December 20,
7:30 p.m. Tickets available at
Busbys, Main Street Pharmacy,
and Crossings, or call 732-7616.
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.

Crossings
Fabrications 11 group show of
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jewelry, through Dec. 31.
Songs for a Winter Solstice,
with Ann Reed and Joan Griffith,
Fri., Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Winter Show, with George
Winston, three performances, Sun.,
Dec. 21, Mon., Dec. 22, and Tues.,
Dec. 23, 7 p.m.
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3 p.m.; open Wed., Dec. 24 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
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call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.

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Dance

ZM dance invitational on Saturday in Zumbrota

Photo by Peter Grimsrud

The Goodhue high kick team performs at the ZM Invitational on Saturday. Performers include (left to right on the ground): Mindy Strusz, Amalia Oien, Sydney Kurtti, Abby Doerhoefer, Chelsea Voth, Haley Hinrichs, Macey
Larson, and Alyssa Herman. In the air: Laura Ringeisen, Rachel Opsahl, Elise Tipcke, Natalie Huemann, Jerica Staehli, Katherine Grigoleit, and Cheyennea Binondo.

Photo by Peter Grimsrud

The ZM high kick team performers (from left to right): Emma Gunhus,
Breana Haag, Maddie Lindhart, and Sophie Holm.

ZM Invitational dance results

High Kick Category
1. Dover-Eyota ....................... 4.5
2. PEM ....................................... 8
Photo by Peter Grimsrud 3. Lake City ............................. 10
The ZM dance team hosted an invitational on Saturday. ZM jazz team members (from left to right): Kaitlyn Hinchley, Myfanwy Postians, Katie 4. Wabasha-Kellogg .................13
Grudem, Breana Haag, Katie Lawler, Maddie Lawler, Sophie Holm, Grace Myran, Olivia Gadient, and Corie Deraas.
5. Goodhue .............................. 14
6. St. Charles ...................... 15.5
7. Zumbrota-Mazeppa ............. 23
8. Rushford-Peterson .............. 23
9. Hayfield .............................. 28
10. Lewiston-Altura ................. 31
11. WEM .............................. 32.5
12. Chatfield ....................... 32.5
13. Triton ................................ 39
14. Kenyon-Wanamingo .......... 42

Jazz Category
1. St. Charles ............................ 4
2. Zumbrota-Mazeppa ............... 5
3. Lewiston-Altura ................. 9.5
4. Dover-Eyota ......................11.5
5. Houston ...............................18
6. PEM ..................................... 19
7. WEM ................................ 19.5
8. Wabasha-Kellogg ................ 22
9. Chatfield

ZM dance team comments

ZM coach Jen Stumm said, Jazz year. All things considered, we
was ten times better than when we did outstanding.
ZM junior Breana Haag comperformed it on Tuesday. We had
a good showing, but our turns were mented, I think this weekend was
off, and you could tell the parts of a good start for us, being the first
the routine we have cleaned (per- competition of the season. It put
fected) and the parts we have yet in perspective the areas we defito work on. Now we know ex- nitely need to work on, and the
actly what we have to work on for parts that need to be changed. Benext weekend in Lake City, and ing so close to St. Charles (one
the girls have a fire in them to point away in Jazz) will hopefully
work harder than ever to make a spark a fire in all of us to not let
that happen again.
first place finish a reality.
ZM junior Katie Grudem said,
Stumm added, The varsity Kick
routine we finished learning at 6:00 Overall, I think the dances went
Thursday morning. The girls pretty well. Everyone when out
Photo by Peter Grimsrud worked REALLY hard to go out there and gave it their all. I am
The KW high kick dance girls performed Saturday in Zumbrota (from left to right): MacKenzie Davis, Kendall Johnson, Courtney Knott, Channing with a strong routine. We have excited to see how kick will do
Gallaghor, Megan Erickson, Kiley Eischen, and Marianna Peters.
great choreography (moves), now this season after more cleaning
we need to clean the routine and and practice. There is still a lot of
improve our technique and endur- room for improvement, but we all
ance to be able to perform it at the see the potential in our dances,
level that we want. We earned a and are very motivated after this
HVL Girls Basketball
higher score in every category weekend.
Conf
Over
on goal were nearly even. Gabby falo in Kasson, Saturday.
By Faye Haugen
compared to where we were last
Blue Division
W L
W L
KASSON The Dodge County Suhr made 25 saves in goal for
Bella Wagner scored the first
Goodhue
2 0
4 0
girls hockey team saw their seven- DC with the Wildcats taking 24 goal in the opening quarter off an
Kenyon-Wanamingo 2 0
4 1
game winning streak come to an shots.
assist from Magdalyn Wick. Katie
Hayfield
1 1
3 2
end on Tuesday when the Wild- Dodge County 2 - Edina 4
Robinson made it 2-0 in the secThursday, December 18
Pine Island
1 2
2 2
2 0 0 = 2
cats fell 4-2 to Edina. DC quickly Dodge County
ond period off an assist from Dana Dodge County boys hockey , Como Park at Kasson, 7 p.m.
Edina
1 0 3 = 4
Triton
0 1
1 3
rebounded to top 16th-ranked BufRasmussen. Rasmussen scored the Goodhue wrestling at Lake city with Cannon Falls, 5 p.m.
First Period
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 2
3 3
falo
on
Saturday.
final DC goal off an assist from Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball, Hayfield at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
E:
Goal
by
Sophie
Slattery;
assist
by
Lolita
Gold Division
Conf
Over
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling, Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Edina
Wagner.
Fidler
Lourdes
3 1
4 1
Pine Island wrestling, Triton at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
DC: Goal by Bella Wagner; assist by Barret
Dodge
County
went
into
Gabby
Suhr
turned
back
27
shots
Byron
2 1
3 2
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball at Hayfield, 6 p.m.
Boyer
Tuesdays
game
ranked
third
in
in
goal.
DC
took
29
shots
against
Kasson-Mantorville 1 0
4 0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball, Hayfield at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
DC: Goal by Barret Boyer; assists by
Class
AA
with
Edina
ranked
fifth.
Buffalo.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Lake City
0 1
2 2
Hollywood Hermanson and Magdalyn Wick
Dodge County 3 - Buffalo 0
They swapped places in the polls
Friday, December 19
Cannon Falls
0 1
0 2
Third Period
Buffalo
0 0 0 = 0
Goodhue boys basketball at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
after Edinas 4-2 win.
Stewartville
0 2
0 3
E: Goal by Anna Klein; assist by Olivia
Dodge County
1 2 0 = 3
Goodhue girls basketball at Kenyon, 7:45 p.m.
DC took an early 2-1 lead on a Kilberg
First Period
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball, Goodhue at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
E:
Goal
by
Emily
Odne;
assists
by
Sophie
goal
by
Bella
Wagner
off
an
assist
HVL Boys Basketball
DC: Goal by Bella Wagner; assist by
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball, Goodhue at Kenyon, 7:45 p.m.
Slattery
and
Lolita
Fidler
from Barret Boyer. Boyer then
Conf
Over
Magdalyn Wick
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Stewartville, 6 p.m.
Goal by Sophie Slattery; assists by Paige
Blue Division
W L
W L
Second Period
added a goal off assists from Hol- E:
Pine Island gymnastics, LaCrescent at Pine Island, 6:30 p.m.
Reno and Grace Bowlby
DC:
Goal
by
Katie
Robinson;
assist
by
Dana
Goodhue
2 1
2 1
lywood Hermanson and Magda- Buffalo
Pine Island boys basketball at Dodge Center, 6 p.m.
Rasmussen
Pine Island
2 2
4 3
Pine Island girls basketball, Triton at Pine Island, 6 p.m.
lyn Wick.
The
Wildcat
rebounded
with
a
Goal by Dana Rasmussen; assist by
Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling, Dover-Eyota at Mazeppa, 6 p.m.
Hayfield
2 2
2 4
Edina put the game away with 3-0 shutout over 16th-ranked Buf- DC:
Bella Wagner
Saturday, December 20
Triton
1 3
1 4
three goals in the third period. Shots
Dodge County girls hockey at Hill Murray, 2:30 p.m..

STANDINGS

DC girls suffer first defeat

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

Kenyon-Wanamingo
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Gold Division
Lake City
Byron
Kasson-Mantorville
Stewartville
Lourdes
Cannon Falls

0 3
0 5
Conf
4 0
4 0
3 1
2 1
1 1
1 3

0 4
0 7
Over
5 0
4 2
4 1
2 2
1 1
2 5

Conf
W L
Stewartville
3
2
Byron
2
0
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2
1
Lake City
2
1
Kenyon-Wanamingo 1
0
Kasson-Mantorville 1
0
Hayfield
1
1
Triton
1
3
Goodhue
0
1
Cannon Falls
0
2
Pine Island
0
3

Over
W L
4 2
4 1
3 1
2 2
7 0
2 0
1 2
5 5
0 1
2 9
1 5

HVL Wrestling

DC boys comes up short to two matches

By Faye Haugen
KASSON The Dodge County
boys hockey team dropped games
to Faribault and Minneapolis Coop and their record fell to 2-6.
The Wildcats will host Como
Park on Thursday at 7 p.m. and
they will play at Richfield on Saturday.
Faribault
The Wildcats dropped a 3-2
match to Faribault in Kasson, Tuesday.
DC took a 2-1 lead in the second period when Max Blaisdell
scored a pair of goals, one on a
power play. Assists went to Ben
Colvin, Nic Leisen and Kevin

Dodge County boys hockey at Richfield p.m.

Goodhue dance at Lake City, noon
Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Kenyon, 10 a.m.
Pine Island boys basketball at Chatfield, 3 p.m.
Pine Island girls basketball, Caledonia at Pine Island, 4:30 p.m.
Pine Island wrestling at Fillmore Central, 10 a.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa dance at Lake City, noon
Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling at Eau Claire, 10 a.m.
Monday, December 22
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball, St. Charles at Zumbrota, 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball at St. Charles, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 23
Dodge County girls hockey at New Ulm, 7 p.m.
Goodhue girls basketball, Hayfield at Goodhue, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys basketball at Blooming Prairie, 6 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball, Blooming Prairie at Kenyon, 6 p.m.
Pine Island gymnastics, Kasson-Mantorville at Pine Island, 6:30 p.m.

F - Goal by Austin Lewis; assists by Christian

Clausen.
Faribault score twice in the third Von Ruden and Koy Payne
period, one on a power play, to Minneapolis Co-op
The Wildcats fell 5-2 to Minneearn the win.
Mitch Sobotta made 24 saves apolis Co-op on Saturday in Minbetween the pipes. DC took 19 neapolis.
The Twin Cities lads shot to a
shots at the Falcons goalie.
4-0 lead in the opening period to
Dodge County 2 - Faribault 3
Faribault
0 1 2 = 3
take control of the match. They
Dodge County
0 2 0 = 2
upped their lead to 5-0 in the third
Second Period
period before Grant Badger got
F: Power play goal by Anthony Simons; assists
Dodge County on he scoreboard
by Christian Von Ruden and Tyler Becker
DC: Goal by Max Blaisdell; assists by Ben off assists from David Freerksen
and Kevin Clausen. Colton Good- 6 with Joey Biwer making 39 saves
Colvin and Nic Leisen
DC: Power play goal by Max Blaisdell; assist by man scored an unassisted gaol to
in goal for the Wildcats.
Kevin Clausen
make it 5-2 but that was as close Dodge County 2 - Minneapolis Co-op 6
Third Period
as the Wildcats would get.
Dodge County
0 0 2 =2
F: Power play goal by Koy Payne; assists by
4 0 2 = 6
The Wildcats were outshot 45- Minneapolis Co-op
Ryan Teske and Trevor Vos;

DC shots on goal: 6
Saves: Joey Biwer, 39

PAGE 4A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014

Area Sports

PI places fifth at Trinity

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Too many forfeits continue to hurt the banged
up and short-handed Pine Island
wrestling team.
The Panthers lost an HVL dual
at Byron on Thursday, and they
placed fifth at the Trinity Invitational on Saturday. Pine Island will
host Triton on Thursday and wrestle
at Fillmore Central on Saturday
beginning at 10 a.m.
Byron
The Panthers gave up 36 points
in forfeits at six weights at Byron,
Thursday, in a 53-17 loss to the
Bears.
Trevor Turner and Alex Aarsvold both won with a fall and Noah
Bauer won by technical fall.

Douglas; 145 - Trevor Turner pinned Ian Hjerleid,

51 seconds; 152 - Connor Swarthout lost 5-2
to Alex Bertram; 160 - PI forfeited ti Isaac
Jestus; 170 - PI forfeited to Isaac Johnson;
182 - PI forfeited to Ryan Thompson; 195 Colton Pike lost 12-7 to Nick Douglas; 220 - PI
forfeited to Noah Yeadon; 285 - Alex Aarsvold
pinned Cal Prigge, 2:18

Pine Island 17 - Byron 53

106 - PI forfeited to Mitchel Peterson; 113 - PI
forfeited to Matt Peterson 120 - Noah Bauer
won by technical fall over Chris Kline, 17-1;
126 - Logan Meurer lost 14-3 to Flabio Olmos;
132 - Isaac Haman lost 10-0 to Ben Adamson;
138 - Broghen Kunz lost 8-6 to Nathaniel

Redwood-River Valley (RV) 199, Trinity

(Trin) 159.5, Triton (T) 158, Northfield
(N) 124, Pine Island 121, East Ridge
(ER) 96.5, St. Paul Central (SPC) 83,
Ogilvie (O) 77.5, St. Croix Lutheran (SCL)
63, St. Agnes (SA) 41, St. Paul Humboldt
(SPH) 41

Trinity Invitational
The Panthers tallied 121 points
to place fifth in the 11-team Trinity Invitational on Saturday.
The Panthers had two champions in Isaac Hamann at 132 pounds
and Connor Swarthout at 138
points. Noah Bauer at 120 pounds,
Trevor Turner at 145 pounds, and
Noah Koenig at 152 pounds all
placed second. Colton Pike placed
fourth at 195 pounds and Logan
Meurer was sixth at 126 pounds.

120 - Noah Bauer placed second. He pinned

Austin Garcia (SC), 4:56; won by technical fall
over Devin Johnson (RV); and lost 0-6 to Ty
Okasa (ER)
126 - Logan Meurer placed sixth. He lost by
injury default to Pier Say (SPH); lost by injury
default to Ethan Johnson (N); and lost by
injury default to Pier Say (SPH)
132 - Isaac Hamann placed first; He pinned
Garrett Jung (N) 1:53; inned Peter Swanson
(Trin), 1:00; and pinned Matthew Warren (O),
1:39
138 - Connor Swarthout placed first. He pinned
Dalton Otterbein (T) 1:57; won 7-4 over Carson
Lesher (ER); and pinned Eric Bommersback
(RV), 2:57
145 - Trevor Turner placed second. He pinned
Josh Kirchert (SCL), 1:46; pinned Travis White
(N), 3:50; and lost 4-0 to Bryant Ridgway (Trin)
152 - Noah Koenig placed second. He won 92 over Noah Dzieweczynski (SCL); won 9-5
over Khang Le (SPH); and was pinned by
Dietrich Balbaugh( Trin), 20 seconds
160 - Matt Riley did not place. He lost 12-1 to
Colmn Maines (Trin); and lost by technical fall
to Gage Peterson (O), 15-0
195 - Colton Pike placed fourth. He lost 13-1
to Wyatt Lanning (SA); pinned Rosheen Harrington
(T), 30 seconds; pinned Wyatt Lanning (SA),
2:48; and lost 14-6 to Tristan Berg (O)

Photo by Peter Grimsrud

ZMs Maverick Jackson presses for a pin against a Triton wrestler in Tuesdays match in Mazeppa.

ZM whips a pair of HVL foes

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa wrestling team moved
their HVL record to 2-1 with a
pair of wins over Cannon Falls
and Triton. ZM also placed second in the 22-team North Husky
Invitational in Eau Claire on Saturday.
The Cougars will travel to
Kenyon for the annual Highway
60 battle with Kenyon-Wanamingo
on Thursday. ZM will host Dover-Eyota on Friday, and they will
also celebrate 50 years of Zumbrota and Mazeppa wrestling.
Cannon Falls
The Cougars opened the home
double dual on Tuesday with a
52-17 win over Cannon Falls.
Falls were earned by Spencer
DeFrang, Devin Manzy and Connor Hegseth. The Bombers gave
up forfeits to Caden Steffen, Dillon Downes, Noah Prodzinski and
Evan Block. Decision winners were
Hayden Stensland, Sam Nordquist
and Freedom Hunt (major decision).

won with a pin. Forfeit winners

were Hayden Stensland, Max
Smothers and Dillon Downes. Jacob Bennett won by a major decision, and a decision went to Spencer DeFrang.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 67 - Triton 9
106 - Connor Heitman pinned Mikiah Foster,
14 seconds; 113 - Spencer DeFrang won 4-0
over Dane Jenson; 120 - Hayden Stensland
won by forfeit; 126 - Max Smother won by
forfeit; 132 - Sam Nordquist pinned Hunter
Jennings, 1:40; 138 - Maverick Jackson pinned
Anthony Avery, 55 seconds; 145 - Jacob Bennett
won 11-2 over Dalton Otterbein; 152 - Freedom
Hunt pinned Brock Gullickson, 2:57; 160 Caden Steffen pinned Cody Saxton, 2:13; 170
- Dillon Downes won by forfeit; 182 - Devin
Manzy pinned Ethan Otterbein, 3:55; ;195 Noah Prodzinski pinned Isaiah Pierce, 4:33;
220 - Evan Block lost 5-2 to Randy Henderson;
285 - Connor Hegseth was pinned by Adam
Vacura

Eau Claire Invitational

The Cougars placed second in
the 22 team Eau Claire North Husky
Invitational on Saturday. Plainview-Elgin-Millville won the meet.
ZM had two champions in Hayden Stensland at 113 pounds and
Joey Majerus at 126 points. Majerus, seeded eighth after pool
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 52
rounds, wrestled up a weight and
Cannon Falls 17
106 - Connor Heitman lost 12-9 to Erwin beat three quality wrestlers accordStrelow; 113 - Spencer DeFrang pinned Peter ing to Coach Link Steffen.
Fitterer, 3:00; 120 - Hayden Stensland won
If a wrestler lost his opening
11-5 over Wyatt Johnson; 126 - Max Smothers
lost 15-5 to Gavin Gates; 132 - Sam Nordquist match after the pool rounds, he
News-Record photos by MJ Templeton won 9-4 over Cole Zimmerman; 138 - Maverick could wrestle back to place no
Pine Islands Brynn Olson performs her bar routine in the Pine Island gymnastics team home opener on Jackson lost 13-5 to Ryan Epps; 145 - Jacob higher than fifth. Spencer DeFrang
Bennett was pinned by Paul Fitterer, 3:35; (106), Caden Steffen (160), Devin
Friday.
152 - Freedom Hunt won 10-1 over Hayden Manzy (170), Dillon Downes
Strain; 160 - Caden Steffen won by forfeit;
(182), Noah Prodzinski (185) and
170 - Devin Manzy pinned Jacob Hanka, 3:29;
182 - Dillon Downes won by forfeit; 195 - Evan Block (220) all placed fifth.
By Faye Haugen
Noah Prodzinski won by forfeit; 220 - Evan Maverick Jackson at 132 pounds
Jean Harris Memorial Invitational
PINE ISLAND The Pine Is- Athlete
Block won by forfeit; 285 - Connor Hegseth and Connor Hegseth at 285 both
V
Br
B
F
AA
pinned Mason Stevens
8.35
5.95
5.80
8.05
28.15
land gymnastics team opened their Robin Talbot
placed sixth. Freedom Hunt was
8.40
7.45 (7) 6.65
8.25
30.75
Triton
season at the Byron Invitational Brittney Arendt
ninth at 152 pounds, Hayden Vox8.85 (1) 6.45
7.10
8.45 (7) 30.85
The Cougars rolled over Triton land was 10th at 138 pounds and
on December 6 and they hosted Brynn Olson
Heiden
8.10
5.3
in their second match of the Jacob Lawrence (145) and Sam
their first home meet of the sea- Cora
Rachel Schultz
8.35
6.70
7.30
evening, 67-9.
son on Friday with Byron.
Nordquist (120) both placed 17th.
Bailey Kuball
6.30
6.15
Connor Heitman, Sam Nor- 106 - Spencer DeFrang fifth. He pinned Brady
The Panthers will host LaCres- Megan Leland
6.50
dquist, Maverick Jackson, Free- Walters (PEM), 1:05; pinned Mitchell Hazard
33.95
28.15
26.95
32.05
119.10
cent on Friday and Kasson-Man- Pine Island totals
131.00
dom Hunt, Caden Steffen, Devin (CAD), 24 seconds; lost 1-5 to Mason Phillips
torville on Tuesday, both begin- Byron/Lourdes A
Red Wing
125.45
Manzy and Noah Prodzinski all
ning at 6:30 p.m.
Caledonia
123.30
Byron Invitational
LaCrescent
117.15
The Panthers placed fourth out Byron/Lourdes 132.78 - Pine Island 124.05
of five teams at the annual Jean Athlete
V
Br
B
F
AA
Harris Memorial Invitational at Brynn Olson
9.20 (1) 7.655 (3) 7.25
8.55
32.65
8.35
6.55
7.175
8.10
30.175
Byron. Byron/Lourdes took first Robin Talbot
7.35
place with 131 points followed by Brittney Arendt
Heiden
8.30
5.1
7.15
Red Wing, 125.45, Caledonia, Cora
Rachel Schultz
8.50
8.025
7.775
123.30, Pine Island 119.10, and Bailey Kuball
8.05
6.60
7.525
LaCrescent, 117.15.
Megan Leland
7.00
Brynn Olson took first place in Jenna Locke
7.175
34.35
28.15
29.60
31.95
124.05
the vault and she was seventh on Pine Island totals
34.525
30.525 32.90
34.825
132.78
the floor. Brittney Arendt was sev- Byron/Lourdes A
enth on the bars.
We started the meet on floor
and performed well. Robin Talbot, Brittney Arendt and Brynn
Olson all had scores of 8 or better.
We then moved to vault. We had a
great vault. Bailey Kuball, Rachel
Schultz, Robin Talbot and Brynn
recorded personal bests on the
event, with Brynn taking first place.
Bars was next. We were just a
little off on bars today. Both Bailey
and Robin had a hand slip on a
skill, and Brynn missed her disPhoto by Peter Grimsrud
mount. The bright spot was BrittZMs Caden Steffen throws a Triton wrestler.
ney. She added a new skill combination that helped increase her
score from last week by half a
point. Beam was last and it didnt
go well at all. We had to count
By Faye Haugen
138 - Peyton Hilke pinned Cooper Martens,
nine falls for scores, plus we missed
KENYON It was a very good 3:43; 145 - Dylan Craig lost 7-4 to Louie
many connections. Every fall
week for the Kenyon-Wanamingo Sanders; 152 - Mason Stevenson lost 5-1 to
counts half a point towards your
Damon Schmalzriedt; 160 - Ted Androli pinned
wrestling team as they ran their Kalen
score, so we really need to clean
Magers, 3:18; 170 - Bailey Paquin won
dual-meet
record
to
5-0
with
three
6-1 over Matt Sheetz; 182 - Drew Sathrum
this up. Overall this meet was an
big wins. The Knights smothered won 6-0 over Ari Hamitz; 195 - Luke Rechtzigel
improvement from last week,
second-ranked Lake Crystal/Wel- pinned Andrew Radtke, 1:39; 220 - Riley
pointed out Coach Chris Templecome Memorial and edged third- Donkers lost 5-0 to Shane Nelson; 285 - Seth
ton.
ranked Chatfield. The seventh- Donkers lost 3-1 in overtime to Nick Meixell
Byron/Lourdes
ranked Knights also added an HVL Chatfield
Pine Island fell 132.78-124.05
In a Section 1A showdown in
win over Stewartville.
to Byron/Lourdes when they
The annual Highway 60 battle Chatfield on Thursday, the Knights
opened the Southeast Gymnastics
between Kenyon-Wanamingo and lost the battle but won the war
Conference season in Pine Island,
Zumbrota-Mazeppa will be held over the Gophers.
Friday.
Chatfield won eight of the 14
on Thursday in Kenyon. The
We had a very good meet,
Knights will host their home Invi- matches, but KW earned extra
remarked Coach Templeton. We
tational on Saturday beginning at points in all of their wins.
had personal bests on the vault
In an up and down match, Ethan
10 a.m.
from Cora Heiden, Rachel Schultz
Cota won with a fall at 106, but
Lake
Crystal/Welcome
and Brynn Olson who placed first
the Gophers earned a pair of deciMemorial
with a 9.20. We didnt score any
sions for a 6-6 score. Bradley Kish
The
Knights
knocked
off
secpersonal bests on the bars, but we
ond-ranked Lake Crystal/Welcome won by decision at 126 and Matdid have a team season-high score.
Memorial in Kenyon, Tuesday, thew Houglum moved the score
Rachel scored our first eight of
to 15-6 with a fall at 132. Chat42-19.
the season on the beam. We still
field won the next four weights by
Tyler
Ryan,
Jared
Clawiter,
need to work on our connections
Peyton Hilke, Ted Androli and three decisions and a fall to take a
and falls, but the extra work we
Luke Rechtzigel all won with a 19-15 lead through 152 pounds.
put into this event in practice started
pin. Ethan Cota earned six points Ted Androli got the Knights on
to show tonight. Floor also really
with a forfeit, and Bailey Paquin track with f gall at 160 followed
went well for us tonight. Robin,
and Drew Sathrum both won by by a forfeit to Drew Sathrum at
Rachel and Jenna Locke all had
182 and a fall by Luke Rechtzigel
decision.
personal bests. Overall, we had
at 195 poounds to put the Knights
Kenyon-Wanamingo 42
15 personal bests scored tonight.
up 33-22 heading into the last two
Lake Crystal/Welcome Memorial 19
Brittney Arendt only did bars
106 - Ethan Cota won by forfeit; 113 - Tyler weights.
due to injury
Ryan pinned Riley Bohnert, 1:17; 120 - Jared Kenyon-Wanamingo 33 - Chatfield 31

Young PI gymnasts open the season

(ECN); pinned Brad Halmstad (Phillips), 2:35;

and pinned Tanner Booth (BW), 2:43;
113 - Hayden Stensland placed first. He won
8-0 over Alex Licht (Cad); pinned Blake Alherton
(PRE), 37 seconds; won 11-0 over Bailey
Gillett )CAD); and pinned Joe Stucky (PEM),
1:15
120 - Sam Nordquist placed 17th. He was
pinned by Tate Murty (CFC), 1:02;
126 - Joey Majerus placed first. He pinned
Liam Clapero (Phillips), 1:21; won 14-9 over
Jordan Sarver (NKP); won 12-2 over Gavin
Czerwonka (WM); and won 4-2 over Jake Obert
(LAX)
132 - Maverick Jackson placed sixth. He pinned
Keagan Watler (Wittenberg), 5:59; won 4-2
over Sam Tuttle (NKP); lost 5-4 to Zach Urguhart
(WB); won 7-2 over Sam Burzynski (SB); and
lost 4-3 to Chad Wadera (BT)
138 - Hayden Voxland placed 10th. He pinned
Joe Miller (PEM), 4:59; lost 16-7 to Justin
Peter (ECN); and pinned Deven Lien (Blair);
1:13
145 - Jacob Lawrence placed 17th. He won 86 over Tyler Lehikoinen (Superior); was pinned
by Paul Willfahrt (Auburndale) 1:45; and lost
9-2 to Dylan Harrison (ECN)
152 - Freedom Hunt placed ninth. He won 32 over Michigan Trunkel (BW); He pinned Wesley
Johnson (Wittenberg), 1:10; and was pinned
by Lee Becker (MDV), 5:54;
160 - Caden Steffen placed fifth. He won 7-0
over Zack Arvol (CBL); was pinned by Tucker
Peterson (Medford), 1:15; won 10-8 over
Dakota Stienke (OFA); and pinned Sam Newell
(CW), 5:00
170 - Devin Manzy placed fifth. He pinned
Mitchell Hazard (CAD), 1:28; pinned Nathan
Moen (CW), 1:05; lost 7-2 to Ronny Dorick
(SB); pinned Jasper Dunn (WHT), 1:49; and
pinned Jacob Stamos (MED), 2:40
182 - Dillon Downes placed fifth. He pinned
Anthony Ellis (SUP), 1:01; lost 5-4 to Hunter
Dahlby (ECN); and pinned Logan Graves (PEM),
1:46
195 - Noah Prodzinski fifth. He won 10-2 over
Austen Jahnke (ECM); lost 2-0 to Bradley Schutz
(PEM); won 8-2 over Steven Walker (OFA); and
won 13-4 over Marty Peterson (Phillips)
220 - Evan Block placed fifth. He won 3-2 over
Dylan Weiland (WB); was pinned by Isaac
Breuer (PEM), 3:14: pinned Devon Yarrington
(MDV), 3:43; won 7-3 over Kordel Ralston
(BRU)
285 - Connor Hegseth placed sixth. He won 52 over Jarod Martinez (LAX); was pinned by
Casey Smith (NPE); was pinned by Logan
Lammers (PEM), 1:43; lost 2-0 to Leegan
Delforge (WB)

Alumni
wrestling
night at PI
is Thursday
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island wrestling team will be hosting their annual Alumni Night on
Thursday, December 18 when they
the Panthers square off against
Triton.
All Panther alumni wrestlers,
cheerleaders, coaches, statisticians
and manager will be admitted free
to the match.
If you need more information
contact Greg Haman at 272-9731.
Junior varsity action begins at 6
p.m. with the varsity match to follow.

KW beats two ranked teams

PIs Robin Talbot competed on the

floor when the Panthers hosted
Byron in their home opener, Friday.

Clawiter pinned Avery Northquest, 1:15; 126 106 - Ethan Cota pinned Cael Bartels, 38
- Bradley Kish lost 9-1 to Brandon Laborde; seconds; 113 - Tyler Ryan lost 2-0 to Maleek
132 - Matthew Houglum lost 9-3 to Levi Marsch; Hussein; 120 - Jared Clawiter lost 4-3 to Jared

Goldsmith; 126 - Bradley Kish won 4-0 over

Nathan Goldsmith; 132 - Matthew Houglum
pinned Carl Fishbaugher, 2:13; 138 - Peyton
Hilke was pinned by Jake Mandt, 2:44; 145 Dylan Craig lost 1-0 to Ryan Meeker; 152 Mason Stevenson lost 12-2 to Hank Friederichs;
160 - Ted Androli pinned Kevin Bradt, 1:09
170 - Bailey Paquin lost 4-3 in triple overtime
to Ethan Wright; 182 - Drew Sathrum won by
forfeit; 195 - Luke Rechtzigel pinned Dalton
Lundy, 5:17; 220 - Riley Donkers lost 6-2 to
Jacob Bleess; 285 - Seth Donkers was pinned
by Ian Morrison, 3:47

Stewartville
The Knights earned their first
HVL win of the season when they
won 39-22 at Stewartville, Friday.
Ethan Cota, Tyler Ryan and Ted
Androli won with pins. Jared Clawiter won by a forfeit, and earning
decisions were Matthew Houglum,
Bailey Paquin, Drew Sathrum,
Luke Rechtzigel and Seth Donkers.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 39
Stewartville 22
106 - Ethan Cota pinned Brody Olson; 113 Tyler Ryan pinned Tyler Laures, 48 seconds;
120 - Jared Clawiter won by forfeit; 126 Bradley Kish was pinned by Tanner Prohasa,
3:24; 132 - Matthew Houglum won 6-0 over
Ryan Clark; 138 - Peyton Hilke was pinned by
Hunter Johnson, 4:20; 145 - Dylan Craig lost
4-2 to Alec Higgins; 152 - Mason Stevenson
lost 5-2 to Brady Keefe; 160 - Ted Androli
pinned Aaron Clark, 3:53; 170 - Bailey Paquin
won 5-4 over Troy Bailey; 182 - Drew Sathrum
won 7-2 over Jamie Gehling; 195 - Luke Rechtzigel
won 11-6 over Shane Curtis; 220 - Riley Donkers
lost 11-6 to Adam Gehling; 285 - Seth Donkers
won 10-3 over Kyle Lypkie

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014 PAGE 5A

Girls Basketball
Goodhue ups record to 5-0
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The Goodhue
girls basketball team moved their
overall record to 5-0 and HVL
mark to 3-0 with a 74-41 win at
Triton, Friday.
This week saw a lot of our
younger players step up and produce, said Coach Josh Wieme.
Our defensive pressure set the
tone and forced turnovers that could
turn into points for us. McKenzie
Ryan had a great first half off the
bench with eight points, as we really passed the ball well and found
teammates open for easy baskets.
Shelby Hinsch led Goodhue in

scoring with 20 points. Sydney game at about 7:45 p.m. The WildLodermeier added 10 as Goodhue cats will host Hayfield on Tuesday.
shot 50% from the field.
Shelby came back with another Goodhue 74 - Triton 41
nice game and Taylor Larson had G - Shelby Hinsch 20, Taylor Larson 3, Sydney
14, Michelle Hadler 5, McKenzie
a stat-stuffer night with six re- Lodermeier
Ryan 9, Maddie Miller 4, Haley Lexvold 4,
bounds, and five assists, pointed Megan Ryan 3, Kalley Diercks 2, Keisha OReilly
out Coach Wieme, adding, Again 2, Rachel Watson 6, Brittney Ryan 3
Scoring by halves
we got a lot of production from a
74
lot of people which could help Goodhue
41
make us a dangerous team down Triton
Free throws: G - 13 of 27 for 48%; Field
the road.
goals: G - 29 of 58 for 50%; Rebounds: G Goodhue will play a boy-girl 18; Turnovers: 18; Three-pointers: G doubleheader on Friday with the Megan Ryan (1), Michelle Hadler (1), Shelby
Goodhue boys facing Kenyon- Hinsch (1), Sydney Lodermeier (1), Brittney
Wanamingo at 6 p.m. and the girls Ryan (1)

Photo by Peter Grimsrud

Pine Islands Kaitlyn Champa tries to cut off ZMs Alyssa Quam in Friday game at Pine Island.

PI outshoots ZM from behind the arc

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
hit five more threes than Zumbrota-Mazeppa and they shot 47%
from the field in a 67-45 win over
the Cougars in Pine Island, Friday.
We took care of the basketball
and rebounded much better tonight.
Our guards did a great job passing
the ball to open teammates to
score, said PI coach Scott Miller.
We ran the floor well and were
able to use our depth to our advantage. ZM did a nice job getting the ball inside to cut the game
to five points midway through the

second half, but we were able to

hit a couple of threes to open it up
a little. The girls are really starting to understand how small a passing window is open, and tonight I
thought that was our greatest improvement.
PI led 34-24 at the break before
outscoring ZM 33-21 in the second half.
Eliza Warneke led PI in scoring
with 21 points. Madi Owen added
13. Ten players scored for the Panthers.
Lauren Miller pumped in 21
points to lead ZM.
Pine Island 67

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 45
PI - Summer Cavallaro 3, Emilee Rucker 5,
Emilee Fredrickson 3, Mikayla Radtke 4, Leah
Anderton 3, Eliza Warneke 21, Kaitlyn Champa
7, Noelle Langworthy 5, Autumn Pin 3, Madi
Owen 13
ZM - Natalie Majerus 1, Alyssa Quam 8, Rachel
Mensink 7, Tara Matuska 5, Laura Drackley 2,
Miranda Mollenhauer 1. Lauren Miller 21
Scoring by halves
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
24
21 = 45
Pine Island
34
33 = 67
Free throws: PI - 12 of 26 for 46%; ZM - 15 of
23 for 65%; Field goals: PI - 24 of 51 for 47%;
ZM - 14 of 51 for 27%; Rebounds: PI - 36 (Eliza
Warneke 10); ZM - 23; Turnovers: PI - 14; ZM
- 17; Three-pointers: PI - Noelle Langworthy
(1), Autumn Pin (1), Madi Owen (2), Emily
Fredrickson (1), Kaitlyn Champa (2); ZM Alyssa Quam (1), Tara Matuska (1)

Photo by Peter Grimsrud

Goodhues Maddy Miller tries to keep the ball in bounds as ZMs Laura Drackley shields herself in Tuesdays
game at Zumbrota.

Turnovers key in Goodhue win over ZM

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Goodhue rolled
to an easy 61-37 win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa in Goodhue, Tuesday, in HVL girls basketball.
Up just 23-13 at the half,
Goodhue outscored ZM 38-24 to
put the game away over the last 18
minutes.
We got a great spark from some
Megan Ryan three-pointers. Then,
Michelle Hadler had a brilliant second half to help us pull away,
said Goodhue Coach Josh Wieme

of Ryan with nine points and Hadler with 12 points. Shelby Hinsch also added 11 points. Defensively, we forced over 30 turnovers, several of which we were
able to convert into points. Maddy
Miller was a bright spot on defense, as she created steals that
led to offense on her way to seven
points.
Lauren Miller netted a gamehigh 12 points for the short-handed
Cougars.
Goodhue 61 - Zumbrota-Mazeppa 37

G - Shelby Hinsch 11, Rachel Watson 6, Megan

Ryan 9, Maddy Miller 7, Taylor Larson 5, Sydney
Lodermeier 7, Michelle Hadler 12, McKenzie
Ryan 2, Haley Lexvold 3
ZM - Briana Albers 1, Rachel Mensink 7, Tara
Matuska 6, Laura Drackley 5, Taylor Blakstad
3, Miranda Mollenhauer 3, Lauren Miller 12
Scoring by halves
Goodhue
23
38 = 61
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
13
24 = 37
Free throws: G - 10 of 14 for 71%; ZM - 8 of
12 for 67%; Field goals: G - 22 of 56 for 39%;
ZM - 13 of 27 for 48%; Rebounds: G - 14; ZM
- 28; Turnovers: G - 11; ZM - 33; Threepointers: G - Shelby Hinsch (1), Michele
Hadler (2)), Megan Ryan (3); ZM - Rachel
Mensink (2), Laura Drackley (1)

KW needs three overtimes to beat Hayfield

By Faye Haugen
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo girls basketball team
won big, but they had to work
hard for another win in action last
week.
The Knights crushed Bethlehem
Academy on Monday in Kenyon,
but they needed three overtimes
to win at Hayfield on Friday.
KW will play the second game
of a boy-girl doubleheader against
Goodhue on Friday (7:45 p.m. )
and host Blooming Prairie on Tuesday. The Knights will resume their
schedule on Tuesday, January 6
when they host Pine Island.
Photo by Peter Grimsrud Bethlehem Academy
Pine Islands Summer Cavallaro passes into the low post as ZMs Laura Drackley defends. Noelle Langworthy
The Knights took a 56-12
postions across the court for a three-point shot.
leadafter the first half of Mondays
game and never looked back, as
they roared to an 80-22 win over
Bethlehem Academy.
Brittney Flom had a huge game
By Faye Haugen
ing as Rachel Mensink netted 13, Lewiston-Altura 41
ZUMBROTA With a 52-41 Lyndsey Quam 12 and Lauren ZM - Rachel Mensink 13, Lyndsey Quam 12,
Laura Drackley 4, Taylor Blakstad 6, Miranda
win over Lewiston-Altura on Miller 11.
Mollenhauer 6, Lauren Miller 11
Monday evening, the ZumbrotaThe Cougars will host Hayfield
Scoring by halves
Mazeppa girls basketball team on Thursday, and play at St. Charles Zumbrota-Mazeppa
27
25 = 57
moved their record to 3-1 overall. on Monday. ZM will then get a Lewiston-Altura
19
22 = 41
ZM took a 27-19 lead at the half two-week holiday break before Free throws: ZM - 11 of 19 for 58%; LA - 11 By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Tuesdays trip
and outscored the Cardinals 25- resuming their schedule on Tues- of 25 for 44%; Field goals: ZM - 18 of 45 for
LA - 13 of 54 for 24%; Rebounds: ZM - to Hayfield was not a good one
22 over the last 18 minutes to earn day, January 6 when they host 40%;
25; LA - 18; Turnovers: ZM - 18; LA - 13;
for the Pine Island girls basketthe home win.
Triton.
Three-pointers: ZM - Lyndsey Quam (4); LA
ball team. The Vikings earned a
The Cougars had balanced scor- Zumbrota-Mazeppa 52
-3
convincing 76-43 win over the
visiting Panthers.
The Vikings dominated each
Dahling, Tyler Schumacher, Jordan RonninGoodhue Opp
Punt returns: G - Sam McNamara, 7 returns gen, Riley Augustine, Nathan Lamoreux and half, holding a 42-23 lead at the
First downs
163
for 137 yards, 19.5 average; Tyler Schumacher Jacob Gilsdorf; juniors: Jacob Pasch, Sam break and outscoring PI 34-20 over
by rushing
93
McNamara, Charlie Bristol, Nathan Alten- the last 18 minutes.
3/29/9.6
by passing
61
Kickoff returns: G - Sam McNamara, 9 dorf, Garrett Huemann, Wilson Jonas, Calvin
Hayfield shot the ball extremely
by penalty
9
returns for 207 yards, 23 average; Garrett Peterson, Casey Deneen, Ryan Evans, Chase
well
in their home opener. They
Rushing plays
382
Danielson,
Sam
Kyllo
and
Aaron
Austin;
sophoHuemann 1/20/20; Logan Breuer 1/19/19;
Rushing yards
1869 1531
Jacob Gilsdorf 7/106/ 15.1; Wilson Jonas 4/ mores: Jacob McNamara, Bailee OReilly, hit 5 of 9 from the three-point line
Passing attempts
164
60/ 15; Calvin Peterson 3/43/14/.3; Mason Cameron Dowden, Lex Logan, Lucas Thom- in the opening half and they conPassing completions
98
forde, Nicholas Thomforde, Taylor Buck, Walker verted some of our turnovers into
Huemann 1/3/3

Balanced scoring a plus for ZM

with 21 points, hitting six threes

in the win. KW also got double
digit scoring from Savannah
Bleess, 15 points, Emily Ashland,
13 points, and Megan Quam, 11
points. Quam also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 80
Bethlehem Academy 22
KW - Megan Quam 11, Brittney Flom 21,
Savannah Bleess 15, Mariah Quam 2, Mara
Quam 13, Emily Ashland 3, Kasey Dummer 9,
Tess Hokanson 6
Scoring by halves
Bethlehem Academy
12
10 = 22
Kenyon-Wanamingo
56
24 = 80
Free throws: KW - 13 of 17 for 76%; BA - 13
of 29 for 45%; Rebounds: KW - Megan Quam
10; Three-pointers: KW - Brittney Flom (6),
Savannah Bleess (1), Emily Ashland (1), Kasey
Dummer (3); T - 3

Hayfield
The Knights needed three
overtimes to beat a tough Hayfield team in Hayfield, Friday.
KW led 23-22 at the break. No

other details of scoring were available. The Knights did use good
free throw shooting to aid their
cause as they hit 29 of 37 free
throws (78%) to the Vikings 14
of 22 (64%).
Megan Quam pumped in 18
points to lead KW in scoring. Mara
Quam added 16, Emily Ashland,
12, and Brittney Flom and Savannah Bleess rounded out balanced
Knights scoring with 10 points
each.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 71
Hayfield 63 3 Overtimes
KW - Megan Quam 18, Brittney Flom 10,
Savannah Blees 10, Mara Quam 16, Emily
Ashland 12, Kasey Dummer 5
Scoring by halves
Kenyon-Wanamingo
23
48 = 71
Hayfield
22
41 = 63
Free throws: KW - 29 of 37 for 78%; H - 14 of
22 for 64%; Rebounds: KW - Megan Quam
10; Three-pointers: KW - Brittney Flom (6),
Savannah Bleess (1), Emily Ashland (1), Kasey
Dummer (3); T - 3

Hayfield overwhelms PI

2014 Goodhue football statistics

passing yards
interceptions
touchdowns
Total offense
Punts/avg.
Penalties/yds
Fumbles/lost

1537 1086
8
15
3406 2617
18/37.3 37/364 11/5 -

Scoring
100 85 46 67 = 298
39 39 51 72 = 201
Individual statistics
Passing: G - Jacob Pasch, 96 of 160 for 1427
yards, eight interceptions, 14 touchdowns;
Tyler Schumacher, 2 of 4 for 110 yards, 1
touchdown
Rushing: G - Garrett Huemann, 205 rushes
for 1236 yards/ 6.0 average/ 137.3 per
game; Jacob Pasch 74/176/2.4/19.6; Jacob
Gilsdorf 41/158/3.9;17.6; Logan Breuer 26/
117/4.5/13.0; Wilson Jonas 16/105/6.6/11.7;
Mason Huemann 4/30/7.5/3.3; Tyler
Schumacher 8/27/3.4/3/0; Bailee OReilly
8/20/2.5/2.2
Receiving: G - Tyler Schumacher, 47 receptions
for 809 yards, 17.2 yard average; Sam McNamara
26/341/13.1; Riley Augustine 17/276/16.2;
Calvin Peterson 1/75/75; Garrett Huemann
4/16/4; Logan Breuer 2/15/7.5; Jacob Gilsdorf
1/5/5
Punting: G - Tyler Schumacher, 18 for 671
yards, 37.3 average
Kickoffs: G - Riley Augustine, 35 for 1287,
36.8 average; Mariano Bigalk 9/287/31.9;
Wilson Jonas 2/85/42.5
Goodhue
Opponents

HVL All Conference: Garrett Huemann,

Casey Deneen, Jacob Pasch and Calvin Peterson
Academic All State: Tyler Schumacher
Letterwinners: Seniors: Logan Breuer, Chuck

Kennedy, Ben Opsahl, Brett Schrimpf. and

Justyn Lind; freshmen: Mariano Bigalk, Mason Huemann and Ryan Schoenfelder; Film :
John Altendorf; managers: Ryley Christianson, Cameron Ryan, Sam Peterson.

easy points, said Coach Scott

Miller. Hayfield continued shooting the ball well in the second half,
hitting 60% from beyond the arc
and almost 70% from the two. We
cant expect success when we allow our opponent to have that many
shots in rhythm. To make things
worse, we were outrebounded by
them. Their speed and ability to
jump a passing lane really gave us
trouble all night. We played hard
the entire game, but we certainly
learned how many things we have
to work on to become competitive in this division.

Pine Island 43 - Hayfield 76

PI - Summer Cavallaro 8, Emilee Rucker 2,
Amanda Troester 4, Emilee Fredrickson 6,
Eliza Warneke 9, Kaitlyn Champa 3, Noelle
Langworthy 11
Scoring by halves
Pine Island
23
20 = 43
Hayfield
42
34 = 76
Free throws: PI - 3 of 10 for 30%; H - 2 of 7
for 29%; Three-pointers: PI - Noelle Langworthy
(2), Emily Fredrickson (1), Kaitlyn Champa
(1); LA - 8

2014 Pine Island

volleyball statistics

2014 Goodhue volleyball statistics

AS SA E
K
H% PA
B
S
D
Michelle Hadler
32 283 33 39 .100 1.44 4.5 657 299
Ashley Cordes
3
17 2
2
.167 1.78 0
0
11
Sarah Ringeisen
10 152 13 98 1.08 1.87 6
0
194
Kate Stehr
31 218 37 91 0.38 1.93 0
0
207
Kate McNamara
14 233 10 72 .093 2.03 11 0
237
Sydney Lodermeier
0
2
0
108 .125 3..00 21 0
33
Alex Donahue
9
107 19 47 -.020 1.85 0
0
112
Shelby Hinsch
11 224 20 166 .186 1.50 59.5 0
101
Cass Ramthun
1
16 3
11 .017 1.45 1.0 4
14
Klarissa Dankers
0
1
0
13 .052 1.0 0
6
Taylor Larson
1
24 2
13 .106 0
3.0 0
9
Melissa Poncelet
2
21 2
3
.000 1.44 0
14
28
Lexie Kennedy
26 216 19 28 -.085 1.98 0
0
472
Brittney Ryan
4
37 13 23 .084 2.0 0
0
17
Kate Lexvold
0
10 3
3
-.121 1.76 0
0
88
totals
144 1661 177 717 .074 1.91 107 675 1626
Key - AS - ace serve; SA - service attempt; E - service error; K - kill; H% - hitting percentage;
PA - passing average; B - blocks; S - sets; D - digs
HVL All Conference: Shelby Hinsch and Michelle Hadler
HVL All Conference, Honorable Mention: Lexi Kennedy, Kate McNamara and Sydney
Lodermeier
Letterwinners: Seniors: Ashley Cordes, Kate Lexvold, Sarah Ringeisen, Kate McNamara,
Alex Donahue, Shelby Hinsch. Klarissa Dankers, Melissa Poncelet, Lexie Kennedy and
Brittney Ryan; juniors: Michelle Hadler, Kate Stehr , Cass Ramthun and Taylor Larson;
freshman: Sydney Lodermeier

Noelle Langworthy led the Panthers with 11 points.

The Panthers will host Triton
on Friday and Caledonia at 4:40
p.m. on Saturday. They will resume their schedule on Monday,
December 29 when they take part
in the Simley Invitational.

Zumbrota natives attend Jaguars game

Six Zumbrota natives went to Houston on December 7 to watch the
Houston Texans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in National Football
League action. Todd Kalass and wife Patty, both Zumbrota graduates,
hosted other Zumbrota natives, from left: Tim Oelschlager (Washington),
Todd Kalass, Gary OConnor (Zumbrota), Kathy OConnor (Zumbrota),
Dale Olson (Zumbrota) and Scott Kalass (Michigan). The group had
passes to the Jaguars suite and on-field access courtesy of Jaguars
Coach Gus Bradley, another Zumbrota native. The group toured the
practice facility and the entire complex/stadium, meeting coaches and
staff. All of us, excluding Kathy, attended the practice on Saturday
before golfing. Gus made it very clear that he is not a golfer and was
happy we were going without him, reported Gary OConnor. Bradley
brother, Scott Bradley (1970 Zumbrota graduate) and his mother Gloria
Bradley (of Zumbrota) also attended the game.

K A D B
A
Amanda Troester
173 2 146 25 22
Ali Woodward
0 0 25 0
2
Brooke Salfer
7 0 3
0
0
Eliza Warneke
162 3 73 92 13
Isabelle Sorenson 67 2 111 21 10
Maddie Sorum
0 0 5
0
2
Madi Owen
122 21 156 30 22
Morgan Depestel
0 0 11 0
0
Noelle Langworthy 13 648 74 19 37
Steph Norte
216 3 222 19 39
Key - K - kill; S - sets; D - digs; B - blocks;
AS - ace serve
HVL All Conference: Steph Norte
HVL All Conference, Honorable Mention: Noelle Langworthy and Eliza Warneke
Academic All State: Ali Woodward
Academic Silver Team Award: Pine Island Panthers
Letterwinners: Seniors: Isabelle Sorenson ,

Noelle Langworthy and Ali Woodward;

juniors: Steph Norte, Maddie Sorum,
Brooke Salfer, Madi Owen, Amanda Troester, Morgan Depestel; sophomore: Eliza
Warneke

PAGE 6A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014

Boys Basketball
Goodhue wins three straight HVL games
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE It was a good
week for the Goodhue boys basketball team as they recorded three
wins to boost their record to 3-1
overall.
The Wildcats will play at 6 p.m.
on Friday in the first game of a
boy-girl doubleheader.
Bethlehem Academy
The Wildcats opened the week
with a 54-43 win over Bethlehem
Academy in Faribault, Monday.

The first half was the differ- Schumacher 9, Ryan Alpers 10, Ben Opsahl 4,
ence in the contest as Goodhue Goodhue Scoring by halves
22
32 = 54
outscored the Cardinals 22-11 . Bethlehem Academy
11
32 = 43
Both teams netted 32 points in the Free throws: G - 10 of 15 for 67%; BA - 4 of
7 for 54%; Field goals: G - 21 of 27 for 77%;
second half.
Ryan Alpers came off the bench BA - 16 of 37 for 43%; Rebounds: G - 13; BA
- 9; Turnovers: G - 7; BA - 12; Threeto score a career-high 10 points. pointers:
G - Tyler Schumacher (1), Sam
Goodhue shot very well in the McNamara (1); BA - 7
contest, hitting 77% of their shots Triton
from the field.
Goodhue posted a 69-62 HVL
Goodhue 54 - Bethlehem Academy 43
Blue Division win over Triton in
G - Calvin Peterson 6, Jacob McNamara 8,
Sam McNamara 8, Jacob Pasch 9, Tyler Dodge Center, Friday. The Wildcats had great balance in their scoring with Calvin Peterson netting
13 points and Jacob McNamara
and Jacob Pasch 10 points each.
Goodhue held a 25-15 rebounding edge, and they hit five more
free throws than the Cobras.
Goodhue 59 - Triton 52
G - Calvin Peterson 13, Jacob McNamara 10,
Sam McNamara 9, Jacob Pasch 10, Tyler
Schumacher 7, Ryan Alpers 6, Sam Kyllo 4
Scoring by halves
Triton
22
30 = 62
Goodhue
30
29 = 69
Free throws: G - 20 of 34 for 58%; T- 15 of 23
for 65%; Field goals: G - 17 of 38 for 44%; T
- 16 of 31 for 51%; Rebounds: G - 25; T - 15;
Turnovers: G - 12; T - 16; Three-pointers:
G - Tyler Schumacher (1), Sam McNamara (1),
Jacob Pasch (2), Ryan Alpers (1); T - 5

Goodhue
gets off to
a huge start
over ZM
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE Goodhue got off
to a huge start in Tuesdays game
with Zumbrota-Mazeppa and never
looked back in HVL Blue Division action.
The Wildcats steamrolled the
Cougars in the first 18 minutes,
leading 48-15 at the break. Both
teams struggled to score in the
second half of play, with Goodhue
holding a 13-11 edge for a 61-26
final score.
Jacob McNamara led the Cats
with a game-high 17 points. Noah
Erickson and Nathan Debner paced
ZM with six points each.
Goodhue 61 - Zumbrota-Mazeppa 26
G - Calvin Peterson 8, Jacob McNamara 17,
Sam McNamara 2, Jacob Pasch 8, Tyler
Schumacher 9, Ryan Alpers 2, Ben Opsahl 6,
Isaiah Hinsch 2, Sam Kyllo 7
ZM - Jacob Forrey 3, Jerrell Guider 4, Zach
Sanborn 2 Noah Erickson 6, Nathan Debner 6,
Alex Guse 5
Scoring by halves
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
15
11 = 26
Goodhue
48
13 = 61
Free throws: G - 9 of 13 for 69%; ZM - 7 of 9
for 77%; Field goals: G - 25 of 45 for 55%; ZM
Photo by Peter Grimsrud - 9 of 36 for 25% Rebounds: G - 20; ZM - 15;
Goodhues Tyler Schumacher puts in a layup against ZMs Landon Turnovers: G - 16; ZM - 19; Three-pointers:
Rauen and Alex Guse (right) on Tuesday in Goodhue.
G - Jacob Pasch (2); ZM - Jacob Forrey (1)

PI beats ZM by 12 points
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Pine Iisland
earned a 63-51 win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa in HVL Blue Division boys basketball in Zumbrota, Friday.
The Panthers led 33-27 at the

break and outscored ZM 30-24 in

the second half.
We got a great game from our
nonstarters with Matt Lien leading us in scoring with 14 points,
Matt Smith with seven points and
four rebounds and Bryce Hinrich-

sen with six points, said PI coach

Jim McNamara. The bench play,
along with our starters with their
seven to ten points, made for balanced scoring. Broc Finstuen
pulled down 14 rebounds to lead
us in that statistic.
Nathan Debner paced ZM in
scoring with 12 points.
Pine Island 63
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 51
PI - Matt Smith 7, Ben Farrell 7, Broc Finstuen
7, Matt Lien 14, Luke Thornton 8, Matt Kukson
4, Mitchel Acker 10, Bryce Hinrichsen 6
ZM - Jacob Forrey 7, Alex Nelson 4, Isaiah
Stueber 8, Nathan Debner 12, Alex Guse 4,
Jerrell Guider 7, Landon Rauen 9
Scoring by halves
Pine Island
33
30 = 63
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
27
24 = 51
Free throws: PI -15 of 29 for 50%; ZM - 10 of
18 for 55%; Field goals: PI -22 of 56 for 39%;
ZM - 18 of 53 for 33%; Rebounds: PI -30
(Broc Finstuen 13); ZM - 24; Turnovers: PI 17; ZM - 17; Three-pointers: PI - Mitchel
Acker (2), Matt Smith (1), Matt Lien (1); ZM Jacob Forrey (3), Isaiah Stueber (1), Landon
Rauen (2)

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Kenyon-Wanamingos Devyn Stordahl gets sandwiched between a pair of Hayfield defensive players in
Fridays game in Kenyon.

KW looking for that first victory

By Faye Haugen
KENYON The KenyonWanamingo boys basketball team
suffered a pair of defeats last week
to Hayfield and Triton as they
search for that first win of the season.
The Knights will host Goodhue
on Friday evening at 6 p.m. as the
first game in a boy-girl doubleheader. KW will play at Blooming Prairie on Tuesday.
Triton
A frigid second half against
Triton spelled defeat for the
Knights in Tuesdays game in
Dodge Center.
Triton led just 37-30 at the half,
but the Knights were only able to
net five points over the last 18
minutes of the game in a 65-40
loss.
Gavin Roosen had a good game
with 18 points to lead KW in scoring.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 40 - Triton 65
KW - Eddie Matul 2, Gavin Roosen 18, Ethan
Benda 2, Eric Hokanson 6, Connor Sviggum 9,
Devyn Stordahl 3
Scoring by halves
Kenyon-Wanamingo
30
5 - 40
Triton
37
28 = 65
Free throws: KW - 11 of 12 for 92%; T - 6 of
13 for 46%; Three-pointers: ZM - Gavin
Roosen (4); T - 4

Kenyon-Wanamingos Ethan Benda reaches in to deflect the ball against

Hayfield on Friday in Kenyon.

KW trailed 22-13 at the break,

but they outscored the Vikings 2520 in the second half, but it was
Hayfield
not enough.
The Knights played their best
Eric Hokanson led KW with 15
game of the season so far in a 42- points. The Vikings stayed nearly
38 loss to Hayfield in Kenyon, foul-free, sending KW to the freeFriday.
throw line just three times where

they failed to connect.

Kenyon-Wanamingo 38 - Hayfield 42
KW - Eddie Matul 2, Gavin Roosen 7, Ethan
Benda 3, Eric Hokanson 15, Connor Sviggum
7, Devyn Stordahl 4
Scoring by halves
Hayfield
22
20 = 42
Kenyon-Wanamingo
13
25 = 38
Free throws: KW - 0 of 3 for 0%; T - 6 of 11 for
55%

ZM falls on the road

at Lewiston
By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa boys basketball team
played one of their best games of
the early season, but they still came
up short in a non-conference loss
to Lewiston-Altura on Monday in

Lewiston.
ZM trailed just 38-34 at the half,
but they lost their scoring touch
over the last 18 minutes, and they
were outscored 44-27 to fall 8261. LA dominated on the rebounding boards, holding a 47-24 edge.
Alex Guse scored a game-high
19 points for ZM with Jacob Forrey adding 12.
The Cougars will play at Hayfield on Thursday evening and host
St. Charles on Monday.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 61
Lewiston-Altura 82
ZM - Adam Krage 2, Jerrell Guider 2, Noah
Erickson 8, Isaiah Stueber 3, Nathan Debner
5, Alex Nelson 1, Alex Guse 19, Landon Rauen
8, Jacob Forrey 12
Scoring by halves
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
34
27 = 61
Lewiston-Altura
38
44 = 82
Free throws: ZM - 11 of 23 for 47%; LA - 14
of 23 for 60%; Field goals: ZM - 22 of 72 for
30%; LA - 29 of 69 for 42%; Rebounds: ZM 24; LA - 47; Turnovers: ZM - 10; LA -15;
Three-pointers: ZM - Jacob Forrey (2), Isaiah
Stueber (2), Alex Guse (1), Jerrell Guider (1);
LA - 10

Balanced scoring
a plus for PI

Photo by Peter Grimsrud

ZMs Isaiah Stueber ties up Pine Islands Ben Farrell for a jump ball.

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island boys basketball team used
balanced scoring to earn an HVL
win over Hayfield in Pine Island,
Tuesday.
Ben Farrell with 20 points, Matt
Kukson with 15, and Broc Finstuen with 13 points paced the
Panthers to the Blue Division win.
Both Ben and Matt had careerhigh scoring nights, said coach
Jim McNamara. Broc had a great
Photo by Peter Grimsrud
Pine Islands Broc Finstuen drives in for a layup against ZMs Jerrell all around game adding 16 rebounds and seven assists.
Guider and Jacob Forrey (right) on Friday in Zumbrota.

Pine Island 70 - Hayfield 45

PI - Ben Farrell 20, Broc Finstuen 13, Matt Lien
5, Luke Thornton 4, Matt Kukson 15, Mitchel
Acker 9, Bryce Hinrichsen 4
Scoring by halves
Hayfield
21
24 = 45
Pine Island
32
38 = 70
Free throws: PI - 2 of 4 for 50%; H - 12 of 19
for 63%; Three-pointers: PI - Mitchel Acker
(1), Matt Lien (1); H - 3

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KDHL Boys Wrestling ZM at KW, Thurs., Dec. 18, 7 p.m.

KDHL Girls Basketball KW at Goodhue, Fri., Dec. 19, 7:15 p.m.
KDHL Girls Basketball Caledonia at Pine Island, Sat., Dec. 20, 4:15 p.m.
KDHL Girls Basketball Blooming Prairie at KW, Tue., Dec. 23, 7:00 p.m.

PI led 32-21 at the break and

they outscored the Vikings 38-24
over the second half.
Pine Island will play Triton in
Dodge Center on Friday and at
Chatfield on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Goodhue
Wanamingo

Zumbrota

Neighbors

Section B of NEWS-RECORD

Oronoco

Mazeppa

Pine Island

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 No. 51

Alterations by Anne
opens in Pine Island

Santa makes stops in Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA Two year-old Braeden
Krukow of Pine Island arrived early
at see Santa Claus at Zumbrota
Ford, Saturday, December 13. Santa
found Braeden and his mom, Angie
Marking, waiting in the lounge area.
Despite intermittent fog and minimal
snow, Santa was able to make a
return visit to the Zumbrota area,
making several stops in town. (Thank
goodness for Rudolph to guide the
sleigh.) Braeden came prepared with
a letter for Santa and a wish for a
truck for Christmas.

Right: Five month-old Aiden Bolton

of Mantorville is face-to-face with
Santa Claus as the two meet for
the first time at the Zumbrota
Telephone Companys Christmas
Open House, December 13. Aiden
and his parents, Colleen and Jeremy
Bolton, were in Zumbrota for a family
Christmas gathering.

Wanamingo EDA updated on projects

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO The Wanamingo Economic Development
Authority met on December 8 to
conduct final business before the
end of the year. City Administrator and EDA Director Michael
Boulton informed the board that
repairs were needed at the Medical Building. Before Thanksgiving the hot water heater quit working in the clinic suite. A new water heater system was installed and
cost about $1,200, plus additional
labor costs. Heat tapes that were
installed last year to prevent ice

build-up have since frayed. The

cost for replacement heat tape was
$150. In addition, light bulbs outside the front of the building were
replaced.
Boulton said the city council
will look at de-certifying the Jeff
Benson Welding property as a Tax
Increment Financing (TIF) district
during their meeting that night.
TIF allows for property tax payments to the city and school district to be halted for a set period of
time while a business is establishing. After Bensons property is
de-certified, the only properties

in the Industrial Park still on TIF

would be Marcstone, the former
Meyers Tool building (now owned
by Concast) and the second Vertical Limit Building.
An update was given on the
Cenex Addition 4 development.
The project is over 80% complete
and construction was halted for
the winter. Left to be completed
on the construction project are some
areas of work around curb and
gutter and catch basins, in addition to the second layer of asphalt
on the street. Private utility service lines and street lights will

By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Alterations by
Anne is a full-service, custom design and alterations service specializing in bridal and formal wear.
Anne Roland opened her full-service business at her home at 118
Lillie Lane SE in Pine Island on
November 1. Prior to opening her
business, Roland worked at Jennys
Bridal in Rochester for four years
until it closed on November 8.
Roland grew up in Steven. She
and her husband Kym Fear moved
to Pine Island three years ago.
Roland has two grown sons, Nate
and Barry, and between her and
her husband they have ten grandchildren.
Roland developed a passion for
sewing in her youth that led to 4H projects and making her own
clothes. Her passion for sewing
over the last 50 years has given
her experience in custom clothing design, custom adaptive clothing for the physically challenged,
theatrical costuming, competition
dance costumes, remnant redesign
and up-cycled clothing, home accessories and, most recently, specializing in bridal and formal wear.
Roland is very customer orientated and takes the time to listen
to their needs.
She said, A customers garment is a reflection of their personal taste and style. Therefore, I
spend a considerable amount of
time listening to their specific goals
and ideas right from the start. Then
we can work together every step
of the way until their vision is

need to be installed next spring as

well. Boulton said all work should
be completed by June. The three
lots owned by the EDA on the
west side of the new road are now
ready for sale. The final costs for
the developments construction
will be divided between the Concast
lot and the available lots in the
addition.
Mayor Ryan Holmes thanked
board president Jim Kittelson and
fellow directors Brian Gudknecht,
Brian Johnson, Josh Schaefer, Josh
Sandberg and Danny Benson for
their service on the EDA during
the year, noting the growth in commercial businesses resulted in several meetings for the board. Since
it was Bensons last meeting as a
director, Holmes recognized
Benson for his service as a council representative on the EDA.
Bensons council term ends December 31.

Working out of her home, Anne Roland, owner of Alterations by Anne,

offers a full-service, custom design and alterations service that caters
to her customers needs.

realized.
With knowledge of various fabric techniques and adaptations,
Roland offers custom design and
alteration services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
She works with her customers to
solve fitting and design challenges,
while providing quality workmanship with attention to detail. What-

ever your needs, I will help you

achieve the look you want, on time
and within budget, Roland said.
For more information or to
schedule appointments call Anne
Roland at 507-206-7967 or email
annemroland@hotmail.com. For
more information, updates and
photos go to www.alterations
byanne.com or Facebook.

Cravens publishes
her first book
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Suzanne Cravens of Pine Island recently published her first book, Linger for a
while in the Heartland, which
features some of her favorite seasonal poems and scenic photos.
Cravens shares her love of Pine
Island and the natural world by
writing poems about what she sees.
She began writing in 2000 as a
way of keeping records for her
children. Writing gave her an outlet to express her hearts desire.
Her writings of short poems are
inspired by seasons, relationships,
and societal issues. Cravens, who
would read her writings aloud to
comfort her mother prior to her
passing away, hopes others will
find them inspiring.
Encouraged by her family and
friends to have her poems published, she was able to share her
work through the book, which includes photos by her husband Larry
Cravens and watercolors by her
sister Jane A. DeSerio that complement her poems. Cravens has also
created and published a magazine
titled Pine Island Country 2014.
The magazine is filled with beautiful scenic photos taken by her
husband and poems by her. Other
poems and writings by Cravens
can be found in the Rochester PostBulletin (Monday Life Section)
and the Marshall Independent, as
well as, newspapers in Tennessee
and Florida.
Craven also writes affirmations
about Pine Island in the form of

greeting cards that are available

at Arels Flowers and Gifts in Pine
Island. She is thrilled to announce
that she was recently in contact
with the popular magazine Farm
and Ranch. They are interested in
featuring a true Christmas story
by Cravens called The Black Dog
in their 2015 winter publication.
Now 70, Cravens moved to Pine
Island with her husband in 1977.
They have four grown children,
Carol Rae, Caryn, David, and
Dorothy, all graduates of Pine Island High School. David is also
an avid writer and Cravens said
her daughters are all talented artists. Over the years Cravens has
kept active in the community and
was a substitute teacher at Pine
Island School. It is through life
experiences that she draws inspiration to put her thoughts on paper. She is a member of the League
of Minnesota Poets and Southeastern Minnesota Poets. Her own
personal favorite quote that she
said fits her perfectly is By Gods
Grace I Pen My Words, by an
unknown author.
Linger for a while in the Heartland, published by Blurb publishing, is available for purchase
by contacting Suzanne Cravens
at glimpsesntales@ gmail.com.
This book is meant to be shared
and would make a great gift for
family and friends, said Cravens,
who is now working on her second book, Tales from Three Mile
Creek.

The junior high band plays Thunderstorms as Kim Lundak directs at the Goodhue High School holiday concert on December 8.

Goodhue School presents holiday concert

By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE The Goodhue
Schools music department put on
its holiday concert Monday, December 8. Their message was,
May the Christmas Spirit fill your
heart with love and joy today, to
bring you peace and happiness in
every special way.
The evenings entertainment
started with the junior high choir,
under the direction of Ms. Emily
Shores and accompanied by Dawn
Conroy. They sang Rattlin Bog,
Under Winter Moon, and
Sounds of Christmas.
The next group was the junior
high band, under the leadership
of Ms. Kim Lundak. They played
four songs: The Twelve Days of
Christmas, Christmas in England, Thunderstroms, and
Welcome Christmas. The last
song was taken from Dr. Seusss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
The next group to sing was the

concert choir. Ms. Shores explained that there were so many

students in choir that it has become necessary to have two
choirs. The concert choir consists
of students in grades 9-11 and they
focus on learning skills and
techniques. The chamber choir is
students from grades 10-12 and
they focus on performance
maturity. Both choirs performed
on Monday evening. The concert
choir sang four songs and the chamber choir added five more. Madison
Schafer sang a solo in the song
Because its Christmas. Anna
Kohlnhofer and Jacob McNamara
sang a duet during Baby its Cold
Outside.
The senior high band played four
more carols including the evening
finale of Santas Wild Ride.

Author Suzanne Cravens holds her newly published book Linger for a
while in the Heartland and Pine Island Country 2014 magazine while
visiting at Better Brew in Pine Island on December 10. She will be
donating one of her books to the Van Horn Public Library in Pine Island
and is hoping to do an official meet and greet book signing in the near
future.

Right: Jacob McNamara and Anna

Kohlnhofer sing a duet during Baby
its Cold Outside.

PAGE 2B NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014

Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Deb Walstad concludes
tenure as food shelf director
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA After ten years
serving as director of the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf, Deb
Walstad has stepped down from
the role. She will continue her
community volunteer efforts by
serving on the board and working
at the food shelf.
Ron and Jan Horsman and Andy
and Maggie Eggerichs, all of Zumbrota, were approved as new codirectors at the November 18 Board
of Directors meeting (see separate article for their introduction
on the front page).
Walstad first became interested
in volunteering at the local food
shelf when she brought some memorial money to it. A few years
later, when the need for a new
director arose, she stepped into
the role.
Changes over the years

Several changes have occurred

during the decade that Walstad
has served as director. The number of people seeking assistance
from the local food shelf has increased to approximately 125 families now receiving assistance with,

she said, many people living just

one paycheck away from needing
help. All food and monetary donations given to the Zumbrota Area
Food Shelf stay at and are used by
the local food shelf only. The service area includes, Zumbrota,
Mazeppa,
Wanamingo,
Bellechester, and Goodhue.
Grant writing is an important
task of a director, but Walstad
pointed out that it has become increasingly more competitive to
receive grant money as more
groups apply for the money available. As a result, she recently did
not receive a grant that she had
received in the past.
Due to the growing need, the
food shelf has been in four locations over the years. Walstad is
not sure when it first opened in
Zumbrota. Meeting minutes indicate it was 1985, but thoughts are
it may have opened earlier. The
food shelf moved to its current
location at 242 Main Street approximately eight years ago to
provide more space with easier
access. It is accessed from the back
of the building via the alley be-

After ten years, Deb Walstad has

stepped down as director of the
Zumbrota Area Food Shelf. She will
continue to volunteer and remain
on the board of directors.

tween Main Street and West Avenue off 2nd Street.

One thing that hasnt changed
has been the generosity of the community. Walstad mentioned the
increased monetary and food donations during Minnesota
FoodShare month in March. Donations tend to decrease in the fall
when school starts, but then increase this time of year around the
holiday season. Individuals, area
churches, and Hub Food Center
were all mentioned by Walstad
for their much appreciated support. Area schools also conduct
food drives that are of great help.
Besides providing food and personal items (shampoo, toothpaste,
hand and bath soap, laundry detergent), the cost of operation (rent,
utilities, garbage collection) averages approximately $800-$900
per month. There is no employee
cost as the food shelf is run entirely by volunteers.
Rewards

Serving as Director of the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf has been a

really good experience Walstad
said. My greatest rewards were
giving back to the community,
helping others, and teaching my
children to help others. Both of
our children helped at the food
shelf regularly. We are so blessed
to live in an area surrounded by
such generous communities that
really want to help those in need!
Shirley Rosener of Goodhue is
the president of the food shelfs
board of directors. She became
involved when Walstad asked her
to be on the board five years ago.
Rosener said, Deb had done a
wonderful job. She did everything.
She helped everyone that needed
help...Whenever something needed
to be done, Deb did it inventory,
ordering, stocking shelves, working when the food shelf was open,
grant writing and policy writing.
Rosener is pleased that although
Walstad is stepping down as director, she will remain on the board
and continue to volunteer at the
Zumbrota Area Food Shelf.

Groby wins Peace

Poster Contest at ZM

ZMES donates winter clothing to food shelf

The fourth-graders at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School have been collecting hats, scarves, and
mittens during November and December for their community service project. They will give their donated
items to the Zumbrota Area Food Shelf. Representing the fourth grade on December 10 are, front row:
Tanner Finstuen, Torey Stencel, and Holly Donovan; back row: Isaiah OReilly, Alyson Dillon, RJ Sylak, Olivia
Amsbaugh, and Kacey Scholl.

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

November 16
11:23 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding.
1:36 p.m. A male put up signs on
downtown businesses. He did not have
permission and was advised if he had
further conduct that he would be trespassing.
8:01 p.m. A female reported that
she paid $50 to have her vehicle fixed
by a friend of a friend. She picked up the
parts that were needed. She said that
the work had not been done and the guy
refused to pay her back. An officer spoke
with the male and he said he looked at
it and did what he could but there were
more parts needed and he could not
finish the work until she gets those parts
and he had done $50 worth of work on
the vehicle.
November 17
7:31 a.m. An officer sat by the high
school and elementary school looking
for speeding.
9:27 a.m. A male had cut his wrists
last evening. He said he wanted attention but was not suicidal. He agreed to
go to St. Marys for an evaluation.
November 18
3:10 p.m. A person was locked out
of a home.
3:12 p.m. The ZMHS principal called
regarding someone wanting to beat another person up.
6:31 p.m. A driver was warned for
not stopping at a stop sign.
November 19
4:47 p.m. A theft of a scooter with
an engine was reported.
11:32 p.m. Kwik Trip requested an
officer to escort a couple out of the
store.
11:55 p.m. A male reported that a
vehicle with Illinois plates was swerving
all over the highway and hitting his braks.
November 20
10:11 a.m. Goodhue County Social
Services requested a welfare check on a
possible vulnerable adult.
12:19 p.m. A male reported that
when he went to pick up his son his ex-

wife shut the door on him and would not

give up the child.
1:17 p.m. A female reported that
someone backed into her vehicle causing her hitch to be damaged on the front
covering.
5 p.m. A female reported that when
she came home her garage door was
open and a gun was missing from inside.
8:05 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
November 21
7:39 a.m. An officer observed a
school crosswalk for violations.
7:46 a.m. A driver was warned for
speeding during school traffic time.
10:34 a.m. A driver was warned for
seatbelt use.
10:56 a.m. Caseys north reported
receiving three fraudulent checks.
12:24 p.m. A female reported that
her vehicle was hit while it was parked
behind NAPA.
1:36 p.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa School
requested a welfare check on students.
A person reported that their father had
left them alone all week and they had
not been in school.
3:08 p.m. A bicycle and vehicle
accident was reported.
8:14 p.m. A male reported that his
girlfriend was intoxicated and making
accusations.
9:13 p.m. Olmsted County requested
an officer to do a welfare check.
November 22
10:04 p.m. A deer versus vehicle
accident was reported.
1:24 p.m. A male reported that a
female was attempting to gain entry into
his vehicle.
1:49 p.m. A driver was cited for
failure to stop for three pedestrians in a
downtown crosswalk.
3:50 p.m. A bike was found on the
bike trail.
4:41 p.m. A milk truck and vehicle
were in an accident. There were no injuries.
November 23
12:53 a.m. A female reported that

a male borrowed her vehicle on Tuesday and had not returned it at this time,
and she was unable to get ahold of him
12:54 a.m. An officer assisted a
deputy.
2:40 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
4:28 p.m. A driver was warned for
having no front plate.
4:50 p.m. An officer responded to a
business alarm.
4:53 p.m. A driver was warned for
having no lights on at night and in the
rain.
5:15 p.m. Rochester Patrol reported
a hit and run.
7:58 p.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a traffic stop.
November 24
3:28 p.m. Zumbrota Towers requested an officer to help with a male
who was getting out of control.
4:15 p.m. An officer issued a deer
kill tag.
November 25
10:51 p.m. Zumbrota Towers reported a disturbance in the common
area.
3:43 p.m. An officer assisted a
deputy with a drug traffic stop.
November 26
10:57 a.m. An officer responded to
a medical assist.
11:02 a.m. A report was made of a
truck pulling an empty snowmobile trailer
fishtailing into a parked vehicle.
1:12 p.m. A vehicle was off the
road on Highway 52 southbound between 90th Avenue and 100th Avenue.
1:57 p.m. The State Patrol requested
a check on a vehicle under a bridge to
Highway 60 West.
6:17 p.m. A driver was warned for
having no headlights on.
9:34 p.m. SuperAmerica reported
a gas drive-off.
11:03 p.m. A driver was warned for
having a headlight out and no proof of
insurance.
11:50 p.m. A driver was warned for
having no lights on the back.

Mazeppa approves levy and budget

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA The Mazeppa City
Council reviewed the final levy
and budget for 2015 on December 10. Proposed amounts were
submitted to the council for their
consideration in September. After the proposed amounts are approved and submitted to the county,

the final amount may only decrease.

City Administrator Duane
Hofschulte said revenue numbers
were reworked due to expected
ZUMBROTA Recognized on November 24 for winning the 2014-15
property tax and proposed levy
Lions Peace Poster Contest at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools was Evan
amounts. The final levy decreased
Groby, the son of Chris and Laurie Groby of Zumbrota. Groby was one of
by $1 from the amount proposed
ninety sixth-graders who drew posters for the contest. This years
in September. The total levy for
theme was Peace, Love, and Understanding. Hailey Gruden was awarded
2015 was recommended at
second place, and Annika Angerman third. Honorable mention went to
Devon Miller, Matti Stensland, and Gretta Anderson.
$347,345. This amount reflects an
increase of $1,188 from the levy
set for 2014.
Hofschulte said there were no
drastic changes in this budget from
the preliminary one approved, with
expenditures about the same. The
total budget for 2015 was set at
$1,805,912. The street equipment
fund was increased in preparation
for the purchase of a snow plow
truck in the future.
A motion by Tom Marsh to approve the 2015 levy as presented
carried. A motion by Derald
Mitchell to approve the 2015 budget as presented also carried.
The 2015 fee schedule was reviewed and approved by the council. The only rate changes from
the current fee schedule will be to
the water and sewer base rates
both increasing by $0.75 per month.
Resolutions amending the city
ordinances outlining the new water and sewer base rates were approved.
A 2015 retainer agreement for
city attorney Steve Erwin was
approved. The agreement establishes that Erwin will attend meetings, handle all prosecution in district court related to the city, render advice to the council and city
staff, and prepare and draft all leZUMBROTA Among the 122 children and adults who turned out for the Jim Carrey holiday movie, The gal documents for the city. The
Grinch, at the State Theatre Saturday afternoon, December 13, are, from left to right, Elyse Ryan, James city will pay Erwin $1,280 per
Ryan, Mason Gill, Mya Olson, Will Olson, and Brooke Olson. The movie wascourtesy of the Goodhue County
Chapter of Thrivent Financial. They will also be sponsoring Valentines Day on Sunday, February 15 at 2 month for his services.

Other business

The second reading of the city

ordinance that changes the dates
of the regular monthly city council meetings in 2015 to the second
Wednesday of each month was
presented.
Hofschulte presented the first
reading of the ordinance related
to the administrator/city clerk position. However, he found some
language that needed to be changed
regarding the job responsibilities
for the positions created. No action was taken to approve.
Wabasha County deputy Josh
Pischke presented the policing
report for November. During the
month deputies responded to eight
traffic incidents, four suspicious
activity complaints, one theft, a
911 hang-up call, an animal complaint, an assist to a motorist, an
assist to the public, and a report of
a sudden death.
City clerk Linda Friedrich recognized Mayor Bob Beniak, who

was at his last council meeting,

and said he has been a joy to work
with. Marsh and Mitchell also said
it was good to work with Beniak
and thanked him for his service
on the council.
Mayor-elect John Betcher attended the council meeting. He
will be sworn in at the first council meeting in 2015 on January 14
at 6 p.m.

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Zumbrota
Wanamingo
Wanamingo presented with
plan from Gibson Sanitation
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO At the
December 8 Wanamingo City
Council
meeting,
City
Administrator Michael Boulton
presented information on a
proposed plan that Dale Gilson
requested for garbage and
recycling. The city contracts with
Gibson Sanitation to provide
rubbish removal services for all
properties in Wanamingo. Gibson
would like to invest in rolling midsize garbage containers to use for
recycling materials and discontinue
use of the small rectangular bins,
with pick-up of recycling every
other week. Gibson would like to
charge all consumers $1 per month
for five years to offset the costs of
purchasing the new recycling
containers.
The immediate benefit would
be to Gibson, since one less man
would be needed to go with the
truck to pick up recycling bins
each week. Containers could be
lifted by the truck machinery. This
could lower costs to customers in
the future, but that is not guaranteed
at this time. The company would
also receive funds from the
customers to pay for the investment
in containers.
The benefit to Wanamingo
residents and businesses would be
a larger container for recycling
with a lid to prevent items from
blowing out of bins and throughout
neighborhoods.
Councilor Jamie Majerus said
she would be more supportive of
the plan if the cost was not passed
onto the customers. Jennifer
Berquam agreed, saying it doesnt
seem to be a benefit to the
customers. The council agreed that
there has been a problem with
garbage blowing about town, and
larger containers with a lid could
resolve that issue. Larry
VanDeWalker said he would be

interested in hearing what the

residents have to say about this.
Boulton said Goodhue recently
switched to these recycling tubs
and could possibly offer input.
The current contract with Gibson
Sanitation runs through 2016. No
action was taken by the council
on Gibsons request at this time.
Easement vacated
on Concast property

A public hearing was held on a

request to vacate a drainage and
utility easement on the property
owned by Concast. The easement
is between the two lots the company
owns. Boulton said no public
comment was submitted prior to
the meeting. No public comment
was offered at the meeting.
Following the public hearing, the
council approved the request.
Public Works report

Rick Turri, the contracted

licensed operator for the
wastewater treatment plant, said
the citys public works staff has
done many maintenance projects
over the year to keep the plant
running smoothly. Turri suggested
the sludge pump be addressed in
the near future, in addition to
painting the plants dome to protect
it. The city has the dome work on
the list of projects to do next year.
Turri estimated a pump would cost
about $10,000 plus the cost of
installation.
Public Works staff Monty
Schaefer and Brad Kennedy said
that during the last month snow
was plowed and sanded, light bulbs
in front of the medical facility
building were replaced, warning
lights were put on top of the
maintenance truck, and benches
and garbage cans were put away
for the winter. Shane Electric
temporarily fixed the lights on the
bridge over the river that were
damaged due to expansion of the
bridge. Schaefer and Kennedy have
begun the task of cleaning out the

city storage barn.

The council approved the 2015
first quarter work plan for the Public
Works staff.
Other business

City engineer Brandon Theobald

of WHKS submitted a pay request
to the city from Schumacher
Excavating for work on the Cenex
Addition 4. The third pay request,
for $63,888.24, reflected a lower
retainage from five to three percent
because 80% of the week was
completed on the project. Theobald
said lowering the amount withheld
from a contractor is typical with
so much of a project completed.
The pay request was approved.
Project tasks yet to be completed
are some curb and gutter work
and a layer of bituminous for the
street. Remaining work will be
completed in 2015.
The services of Smith Schafer
were secured to perform the 2014
city audit. Boulton said there were
no changes in cost from the
previous year. The contract states
fees will not exceed $19,400. A
motion to approve by Danny
Benson carried 5-0.
The council renewed its
agreement with Goodhue County
Land Use Management to serve
as the building inspector for the
city. The agency is responsible
for approving all building permits
and checking on those projects to
verify that code requirements are
met. The new contact will be in
effect January 1 through December
31, 2015.
Mayor Ryan Holmes recognized
Danny Benson for being at his
last meeting as a councilman.
Bensons term ends December 31.
Its been fun. Its been a good
experience, Benson said.
Councilman-elect Todd Kyllo
was present at the meeting. He
will take the oath of office at the
first council meeting in 2015 on
January 12 at 7 p.m.

ZM FFA wins awards at U of M Invitational

MINNEAPOLIS On Thursday, December 11, several Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School FFA students traveled
to the University of Minnesota to compete in various contests. Award winners were: Novice Parliamentary
Procedure, first place; Advanced Parliamentary Procedure, fifth place; Extemporaneous Speaking, Hannah
Eckblad, first place; Prepared Public Speaking, Aricka Roberson, third place; and Job Interview, Derek Stehr,
seventh place. ZM FFA members attending are, from left to right, front row: Casey Dykes, Mikayla Arendt,
Matthew Kuznicki, Kyra Nichols, Emily Haugen, and Brynn Karstens; back row: Dillon Downes, Aricka
Roberson, Hannah Eckblad, Samantha Perrotti, Derek Stehr, and Zach Stensrud.

Zumbrota
Township
stories
wanted

Wanamingo sets budgets

and levy for 2015
Zumbrota Ambulance donates
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Property taxpayers in Wanamingo should see
a 2-4% drop in their city taxes
next year. City Administrator
Michael Boulton shared this information at a public hearing on
the 2015 budget and levy during
the December 8 city council meeting. The overall levy will increase
less than one percent, from
$575,000 this year to $580,000
next year. However, due to increased business growth in the city
and a tax increment financing property moving to be decertified in
2015, more revenue will be generated for the city.
The general fund levy will decrease from $282,000 this year to
$260,000 next year. A positive
general fund balance is expected,
with increases in Local Government Aid, savings from a sales
tax exemption, and a fire department air pack bond being paid in
full. The Heritage Hill Fund levy
will increase to $25,000 (up $3,000)
due to additional facility costs. The
EDA Fund will increase by two
grand to $26,000, to offset additional costs and a small deficit.
Other debt service fund amounts
were raised or lowered as needed
to cover bond payments and any
deficits.
Boulton said the general fund
will have $8,000 in added expenses
per year for fire department seminars/trainings and turnout gear

clothing. Employee pay raises were

estimated at $8,600 for 2015, averaging to a 3.5% increase in wages.
The city is budgeting $6,500 for
new computers and servers and
$4,000 for a new roof on the Riverside Park screened shelter. The
capital improvement plan also
outlines painting/refurbishing the
roofs on the wastewater digesters
with costs estimated at $35,000.
Motions by Jamie Majerus to
approve the final 2015 budget and
by Larry VanDeWalker to approve
the final tax levy for 2015 both
carried.
Fire department budget approved

Boulton said that overall the

Wanamingo Fire Department budget for 2015 shrunk by about $4,000
to $140,831.75. The budget costs
are divided between the City of
Wanamingo and the townships
served: Cherry Grove, Leon,
Minneola,
Roscoe,
and
Wanamingo. The shared formula,

of about 54% to the city and 46%

divided between the townships,
has been the same since 2000. A
motion by Danny Benson to approve the WFD budget for 2015
carried.

to Sharing & Caring Tree

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota Area Ambulance attendants (the crew

members) donated $500 to the Sharing & Caring Tree, a program that
Bank of Zumbrota has been involved with for many years. Above, EMT
Heather Rolland and her son Aidan hand Bretta Damson, Vice-President/
of Marketing & Sales at the bank, a $500 check on Friday,
Benson property to be decertified Director
December 12. Bank of Zumbrota obtains names of Zumbrota area
In 2005 a tax increment financ- families with children under 17 years of age through the Goodhue
ing (TIF) district was established County Christmas Project. Then tags are put on the banks Christmas
for Jeff Bensons Welding in the trees. A tag might read, Family 3, Girl age 6; Shirt size M. Bank
Industrial Park. With the time limit employees and other community members then take the tags, purchase
reached for the district on Decem- the item listed, and return the gifts to the bank for dispersal. Each
ber 31, the council took action to family also receives a gift card for groceries.

decertify the TIF district. Boulton

said, It was a successful district,
as what was expected. With the
property no longer categorized as
a TIF district, property taxes will
be contributed to the tax base, providing revenue to the city and local school district.
Fees set for 2015

The fee scheduled for 2015 was

reviewed and approved by the
council. Changes from the current fee list included a new re-

the following: Cenex for cigarettes

sales; JBs Tavern for cigarettes,
on-sale and off-sale intoxicating
liquor, and Sunday on-sale liquor
sales; and Hometown Wine &
Spirits for cigarettes and off-sale
intoxicating liquor sales. License
approvals are contingent upon
approval from the state and payments of fees and such.
Other business
The next regular council meetLicenses for sales of liquor and
cigarettes for 2015 were reviewed. ing is set for Monday, January 12,
Applications were submitted for at 7 p.m. in council chambers.
zoning fee of $300 and anticipated
contract increases to the garbage
and recycling fees. The fee for
garbage will be $12.75 per month
and recycling will be $1.50
monthly. Also, the parking fines
were changed to a flat rate of $50,
rather than an increasing amount
for repeat offenders.

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County History Center will be featuring Zumbrota Township as the
next exhibit in its Goodhue County
townships exhibit series. This will
be the History Centers seventeenth
township exhibit. The exhibit will
be on display from February 1
through July 31, 2015.
The History Center is looking
for stories and information about
Zumbrota Township, including the
communities of Zumbrota, Forest Mills, and White Willow. They
are also interested in borrowing
photographs and artifacts related
to the schools, businesses,
churches, organizations, farms, and
people of Zumbrota Township.
If you have information or would
like to loan artifacts and photographs for the exhibit, please contact Johanna Grothe, Curator of
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Center at (651) 388-6024 or at
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by January 12.

Pack 76 holds Raingutter Regatta

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Cub Scout
Pack 76 of Wanamingo held its
annual Raingutter Regatta at the
Wanamingo Community Center
on November 25. The boys and
parents enjoyed many rounds of
competition with their colorful
handmade boats. Following the
competition and distribution of
awards, participants and guests
enjoyed a dessert potluck.

Eleven scouts participated in the

race. They were Tiger Cubs Joe
Coeffey Jr, Benjamin Dierks, and
Luke Gullickson; Wolf Cubs Gunner Kennedy, Reed Sommer,
Magnus Swanson, and Noah
Wallaker; Bear Cub Colton
Steberg; Webelos I Scout Jon
Voegele; and Webelos II Scouts
Evan Lewis and Trevor Steberg.
Boats were also judged for design
appeal and uniqueness. The award

for Scout Favorite Design went to

Magnus Swanson.
Scouts used their own lung
power to propel the boats atop the
water-filled raingutters. After several rounds of competition, a championship round was held, with first
place going to Reed Sommer, followed by Jon Voegele in second,
and Luke Gullickson in third. After races were completed, Evan

Lewis was selected for the Sportsmanship Award.

Cub Scouting is a yearlong program for boys in grades 1-5. Boys
may join the program at any time
of year and are welcome to come
check out a den meeting to gauge
their interest. For more information on Cub Scout Pack 76 of
Wanamingo, contact Cubmaster
Eric Dierks at 507-824-3363.

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Obituaries
Bill Schutz 1931-2014

PINE ISLAND William D.

Bill Schutz, 83, of Pine Island,
died Sunday November 30, 2014
at Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, Minnesota. He suffered from
COPD and several other medical
conditions.
Bill was born on June 21, 1931
in Rochester, the son of Walter
and Mary L. (Egger) Schutz. He
completed elementary school in a
one-room country school in rural
Dodge County. He graduated from
Pine Island High School and attended
Rochester
Junior
College. He served in the U.S.
Army from 1953 to 1955 and was
stationed primarily in South Korea.

He was a lifelong farmer and

lived his whole life on the farm
that was established by his paternal grandparents when they came
to the USA from Switzerland in
1883. He was interested in all aspects of farming and worked diligently to care for his buildings,
livestock, and land.
Bill was a lifelong member of
the Zwingli United Church of
Christ, Berne, and faithfully attended services until he was no
longer able due to poor health. He
was a regular donor at blood drives
for many years. Bill enjoyed reading and following sports and had
a keen interest in wildlife and
conservation. He had a special
fondness for the various dogs that
played prominent roles in his
life. He will be remembered by
those who knew him as a hard
worker and as a kind, good neighbor.
Bill was preceded in death by
his parents. He is survived by his
brother Richard Schutz of Topeka,
Kansas; nephew Erik Schutz of
Dallas, Texas; two cousins; and
his four beloved dogs, Apache,
Comanche, Tallulah, and Towser.
Bill was cremated. A memorial
service was held for him at the
Zwingli United Church of Christ
in Berne on Thursday December
11. Memorial contributions can
be made to the Zwingli UCC, The
Salvation Army, or Seasons
Hospice. Inurnment was in the Pine
Island Cemetery.

Ila Carlson 1929-2014

LAKE CRYSTAL Ila Carlson,

85, of Lake Crystal, died on Thursday, December 11, 2014, in Lake
Crystal surrounded by her family.
Ila Mae was born on August 8,
1929, in Goodhue County to Carl
and Bella (Ellefson) Kunde. She
was baptized and confirmed at St.
Johns Lutheran Church in
Minneola. She graduated from
Zumbrota High School in 1947
and from Kahler Hospital School
of Nursing in Rochester in 1950.
She had further education at
Mankato State University and the
University of Minnesota. Ila was
united in marriage to Albert Thomas Sumner in January 1953 in
San Francisco, Calfornia. They
had four children, David, Dale,
Janet, and Wayne. Albert died in
February 1964. She married Alfred
Lewis Carlson in December 1966.
They were later divorced.
In her professional career, Ila
worked as head nurse in the obstetrics department of Loretto
Hospital in New Ulm for eight
years. She owned and operated
the Diet Center of Mankato for
several years. Through the years

Ila was active in many organizations, a Cub Scout den mother, 4H Leader, and PTA officer when
her children were young. Ila was
an active member of the Minnesota Nurses Association, Business
and Professional Women of
Mankato, Zonta Club of Mankato,
and the Diet Center Advisory
Board. After retirement, she was
on the advisory council for the
Region 9 Area Agency on Aging. She was the chairperson for
the advisory board of the Senior
Nutrition Inc. and served as secretary and chairperson for the
G.R.A.C.E. thrift store board. Ila
was a longtime member of Zion
Lutheran Church and served on
the church council. She was a
ZLCW officer and member of the
Miriam Circle.
Ilas interests were time spent
with family, especially attending
ball games, concerts, dance recitals and programs of her grandchildren. She was an avid reader
and a lifelong seamstress, most
recently quilting. She enjoyed
bridge clubs and the Red Hat Society. Ila traveled to several foreign countries and was a charter
member and officer of the Friendship Force of South Central Minnesota.
Ila is survived by her children,
David (Kay) Carlson of Lake Crystal, Dale (Deb) Carlson of Medina,
Janet Ellanson of Lake Crystal,
and Wayne (Susan) of Dubuque,
Iowa; nineteen grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren with two on
the way; and sister, Carolyn
Holman of Coon Rapids.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Al Sumner;
and twin sons in 1954.
A memorial service was held
on Monday, December 15, at Zion
Lutheran Church in Lake Crystal
with Reverend Andrea Myers officiating. Burial will be at a later
date at St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery in Minneola, Goodhue
County.

Judith Nord 1940-2014

HARTLAND, WI Judith A.
Nord, 74, of Hartland, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday,
November 27, 2014, at Angels
Grace Hospice of Oconomowoc.
She was born on April 14, 1940,
in Wanamingo, the daughter of
Oliver and Polly (Jacobson) Berg.
Judith married Donald Nord on
January 2, 1958, at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua, Iowa. The
couple enjoyed 56 years of marriage and raised five children.
Judith was a member of Christ the
King Lutheran Church in Delafield,
Wisconsin, and enjoyed serving
where she was needed. She was
an avid gardener and a member of
the Garden Club of Delafield. She
enjoyed woodworking, golfing,
going on walks, and spending time
with family. Above all else, she
was a treasured wife, mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother,

and sister.
Judith is survived by four children, Scott (Kay) Nord of
Oconomowoc, Jon (Michelle)
Nord of Ixonia, Iowa, Dan Nord
of Oconomowoc, and Jennifer
(Eric) Thurston of Monroe, Georgia; thirteen grandchildren, Sara
(Lee), Brian (Anne), Jacob, Alana,
Joshua, Andrew, Jessica, Kaylyn,
Joseph, Nate, Rachel, Shawn, and
Max; five great-grandchildren,
Gage, William, Kash, Benjamin,
and Hadley; brother, Dave (Jeanne)
Berg of Pine Island; sister, Kathy
(Roger) Erickson of Zumbrota;
several nieces, nephews, other
relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, son William, grandson Kyle, and brother Dennis.
A memorial service was held
on Monday, December 1, at Christ
the King Lutheran Church of
Delafield with Rev. Dr. Lindsey
Jordan presiding.

MICHAEL MONSON
Michael Jon Monson passed
away on Monday, December 15,
2014 in Duluth. The funeral service will be held on Saturday,
December 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the
Mahn Family Funeral Home
Larson Chapel, 1475 Jefferson
Drive, Zumbrota . Visitation is from
12:30-1:30 p.m. Interment will be
in Zumbrota Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, the family asks that memorials be directed to St. Lukes
Hospice Duluth at 220 No. 6th
Avenue East, Duluth, MN 55805.
A full obituary will appear in next
weeks edition.

Goodhue
Richard Diercks 1931-2014

RED WING Richard Harry

Diercks, 83, of Red Wing, died
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his
home.
He was born July 25, 1931, in
Red Wing to Harry Louis and
Margaret Christine (Heitman)
Diercks. He grew up and attended
country school in Lake City and
Belvidere through the eighth grade,
and then he farmed with his father
until he turned 21. He began working as a farmhand for Morley
Schafer, Bob Grosse, and Earl
Schafer for seven years. On June
5, 1954, Richard married Elaine
Strusz at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Haycreek. Richard
worked for Lloyds Produce for
nine years. In 1965, the couple
moved to the family farm where
they dairy farmed for 28 years on
the homestead. Richard also
worked for Super Gro of Iowa as
a salesperson for organic seed and
fertilizer, and for Crows Seed Corn
as a salesman for ten years. Richard was a member of Concordia
Lutheran Church where he served
as head usher for 23 years, was a

former president and elder of the

church. He also served on the board
of education. He was a member of
the Farm Bureau, was president
of the Wells Creek Watershed for
15 years, president of the Belvidere
Union Cemetery for 41 years, and
served as a delegate for the Minnesota Milk Producers of America.
In his spare time, Richard enjoyed
hunting, fishing, gardening and
coaching softball for the Belvidere
4-H.
Richard is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Elaine; one
daughter, Kathryn (Scott) Warren of Red Wing; two sons, Kim
Diercks of Red Wing, and Mark
(Judith) Diercks of Goodhue;
grandchildren, Jessica (Jesse)Vold,
Tiffany Jaeger, Adrienne (Josh)
Hanson, Kelsey Deaton, Colin
Warren, Jacob (Bonnie) Diercks,
Meghan Diercks, and Emma
Diercks; great-grandchildren,
Kaylie and Jack Vold, Beau and
Bella Jaeger, Chase, Carter and
Quinn Hanson, and Annabelle
Diercks; siblings, Stanley
(Marilyn) Diercks, John (Elaine)
Diercks, Edith Milligan, Maxine
Wiech, Dean (MaryAnn) Diercks,
Marcia (Dean) Luhman, Ruth
(Dick) Berg, Roger (Linda)
Diercks, Jerry (Sue) Diercks,
Kathleen (Fran) Jonas, and Judy
(Dr. Jim) OReilly.
Richard was preceded in death
by his parents and one brother,
Ralph Diercks.
The funeral service was on Saturday, December 13, at Concordia
Lutheran Church, with Reverend
Tyge Zucker officiating. Burial
was at Belvidere Union Cemetery.
Memorials are preferred to
Belvidere Union Cemetery or the
Lutheran Hour. Online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.mahnfamilyfuneral
home.com.

Marvin Goplen 1943-2014

son of Aitkin, and Mary (Roland)
McDonald of Rochester; sisterin-law, Carolyn Goplen of Winona; and many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Helmer; mother, Norma
Lueck; brother, Dennis; and nephews, Ronnie Paulson and Michael
McDonald.
Marvin loved everyone and everyone loved Marvin.
A celebration of life will be on
Sunday, December 28 at the Milton Township Hall from 1-4 p.m.

Four meetings in
Goodhue in one night
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE Wednesday,
December 10, was a busy evening
in Goodhue, with four meetings
held that night.
At 6:30 p.m. was the annual
public budget hearing. Residents
of Goodhue came to express their
feelings on the proposed taxes for
2015. The council passed the proposed taxes for 2015.
The next meeting was for the
Economic
Development
Authority. The minutes for the last
meeting were approved, and there
was no new business so the meeting was adjourned.
The regular city council meeting followed. There are still a number of Goodhue residents who
would like to see a drive-up letter
dropbox installed near the post
office. So far the postal service
has shown no interest in adding
this option. The City of Goodhue
has very little to do with this, as it
is located on property owned by
Richard Luhman of Red Wing.
City engineer Andy Brandel
reported that the swimming pool
(bathhouse) will be under construction during the entire winter. The
city has purchased a portable heater
to be used at the pool site and later
at the waste treatment plant. He
also reported that there was a

punch list that needed to be completed before the final payment

could be made for the Third Street
project. This was to relieve the
concerns of many Third Street
residents.
Former police officer Michele
Clements is now working for the
Kasson Police Department. They
would like to purchase the investing that Goodhue has paid toward
her retirement. Goodhue Police
Chief Brian Loos was authorized
to get $500 from Kasson for the
transfer.
The City of Bellechester has
asked the City of Goodhue to sweep
their streets twice a year. The
measure was tabled to allow the
council to estimate costs. There
was a question brought to the council about changing the start time
of the meetings to 7 p.m. This was
also tabled. The city did approve
an agreement with Goodhue
County to continue using them as
building inspectors for 2015. They
also approved tobacco licenses for
the Corner Bar, Dars Pub, and
the Country Station for another
year.
The city council then called a
recess and the meeting resumed
at the home of John and Janet
Adams, where the only business
that was conducted was to have a
Merry Christmas.

New soil conservation

technician at USDA office
GOODHUE Joe Jirik is a new
employee at the USDA office in
Goodhue. He is working as a soil
conservation technician with the
Natural Resources Conservation
Service. Jirik graduated from the
University of Minnesota
Crookston in May of 2013 with a
bachelors degree in wildlife management, and started working with
the West Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District in Fergus
Falls.
Jirik is originally from a small
farm west of Faribault where he
helped raise beef cattle, grow organic crops, and produce maple
syrup. He looks forward to learning from the existing staff and
working with producers in Joe Jirik
Goodhue County to help them
address their resource problems.

Dear Santa, for Christmas this year...

ZUMBROTA Marvin Goplen,
71, passed away on Saturday, December 6.
Marvin Duane Goplen was born
on October 29, 1943 to Helmer
and Norma (Haugen) Goplen. He
grew up in Roscoe Township and
attended country school and graduated from Pine Island High School
in 1962.
Marvin married Kathleen Siems
on March 21, 1969. He worked
several jobs but loved farming.
Marvin is survived by his wife,
Kathy; son, Greg (Darcy); and
grandchildren, Evan and Eliza of
Pine Island; brothers, Dale of Zumbrota, and Steven (Marlene) of Pine
Island; sisters Lois (David) Paul-

College
Minnesota State University
Mankato

MANKATO Degrees were

presented to Tracy Wachowiak of
Oronoco (BS, nursing, magna cum
laude) and Jack Edwards of Zumbrota (BS, rec, parks and leasure
services, magna cum laude) at commencement exercises on December 13.

Memorial for
Cynthia Morgan
KENYON A memorial service for Cynthia (Glestad) Morgan will be held at 11 a.m. on
December 20 at Dale Lutheran
Church in Kenyon, with visitation one hour prior. Lunch will be
served following a graveside ceremony. At Cindys request, memorials may be directed to Red
Collar Rescue at 945 McKinney
St. #424, Houston, TX 77002 or
through www.redcollar.org.

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GOODHUE Goodhue
preschoolers wrote letters to Santa
Claus this year. They told him what
they want, what they need, what
they will wear, what they will read,
and what they would really love
for him to bring. Below are several of the students letters.
Brady McNamara I want a
yellow semi. Ill wear a Goodhue
shirt. Ill read a tractor book, and
Id really love you to bring me a
cattle trailer.
Jack Buck I want a new squirt
gun and my dad wants a new gun,
Ill wear something Frozen. Ill
read a Frozen book and Id really
love you to bring me a bulldozer
and a motorcycle.
Mari Hanson I want a toy pool
for my Barbies. I need sparkly
Christmas cookies. Ill wear a
sparkly red dress. Ill read probably a big, sparkly book and Id
really love you to bring me a big,
re, sparkly trampoline for my backyard.
Ruby Schafer I want Elf on
the Shelf. I need my ears pierced.
Ill wear Christmas clothes. Ill
read the Elf on the Shelf book and
Id really love you to bring me a
painted chair and Elsa and Anna
dolls.
Nathan Ballstad I want a football helmet and pads. I need cookies for Santa. Ill wear my Santa
or elf hat. Ill read the Elf on the
Shelf book and Id really love you
to bring me a football shirt. It
doesnt matter what team.
Isabella Ryan I want Barbies,
Elsa and Anna. I need turkey. Ill
wear a fancy pink and purple dress.
Ill read Christmas books and Id
really love you to bring me a pony.
Alex Loos I want Skylanders.
I need chicken nuggets. I love those.
Ill wear my hunting robe. Ill read
a Santa book and Id really love
you to bring me Army guys.
Connor Williams I want a boat.
I need... I already got a new house.
Ill wear a tractor shirt. Ill read
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas and
Id really love you to bring me a
purple dinosaur.
Tori Luhman I want my own
cooking stuff. I need Christmas
cookies. Ill wear Christmas socks
and a pretty purple and blue dress.
Ill read a Christmas book and Id
really love you to bring me Doc
McStuffin vehicle.
Tobias Alan Lodermeier I
want... I already have a dart gun. I
need nothing. Ill wear my Batman
pajamas. Ill read four Ninja Turtle
books and I dont really need anything for Christmas.

Dylan Klindworth I want a

robot thats a cop car. I need a coat
and a house. Ill wear a pirate hat.
Ill read a tractor book and Id
really love you to bring me a toy
gun for hunting.
Laylea Kodada I want a jacket.
I need a warm house. Ill wear a
jacket. Ill read A Snowy Day with
Friends and Id really love you to
bring me a baby sister.
Alex Moreno I want a car. I
need a jacket. Ill wear my Naughty
or Nice shirt. Ill read a book and
Id really love you to bring me
Ninja Turtle.
Carson Mickelson I want a
tractor for me to drive. I need
chicken and French fries. Ill wear
a Santa shirt. Ill read stories about
Ninja Turtles and Santa and Id
really love you to bring me a transformer with a dinosaur.
Zachary Huneke I want two
light up swords and when they
light up they talk. I need pizza. Ill
wear-I cant remember. Ill read a
Ninja Turtle book and Id really
love you to bring me a Ninja Turtle
staff with a white thing in the
middle.
Torin Callstrom I want two
dolls. I need a warm blanket for
Baby Lois. Ill wear a pretty purple
dress. Ill read a reindeer book
and Id really love you to bring
me purple playdough.
Preston Jacobson I want transformers. I need a house. Ill wear
a coat. Ill read a Ninja Turtle book
and Id really love you to bring
me new toy cars.
Jenna Lexvold I want a new
dollhouse. I need a doll. Ill wear
a fancy Christmas dress. All Christmas dresses are fancy. Ill read a
Santa book and The Night Before
Christmas and Id really love you
to bring me a new princess float
for my Barbies.
Ashlynn Stenlund I want Elsa
and Anna. I need clothes. Ill wear
Barbie clothes. Ill read the sleeping book and Id really love you
to bring me a little Christmas tree.
Bella Schlichting I want a
watch. I need warm boots. Ill wear
a snowman watch. Ill read a cat
book and Id really love you to
bring me a pink dog.
Dallas Shaw I want a cement
mixer. I need water. Ill wear my
clothes. Ill read books with black
words and Id really love you to
bring me a Super Mario game.
Cody Ryan I want a corn truck.
I need water. Ill wear a red shirt.
Ill read farm books and Id really
love you to bring me a red, Case
combine.
Stephanie Jimenez-Saldana I

want a guitar. I need snow pants

for mommy. Ill wear warm
clothes. Ill read Christmas books
and Id really love you to bring
me a dolly for Matthew, my baby
brother.
Piper Lexvold I want a stuffed
animal unicorn. I need brand new
mittens. Ill wear a beautiful,
sparkly dress. Ill read a book about
princesses and Id really love you
to bring me Cinderalla with a
squishy dress.
Whitney Carlson I want a
Barbie doll and a bow and arrow.
I need water and food. Ill wear
warm clothes. Ill read a book about
cooking and Id really love you to
bring me a boat.
Ellie Jennings I want a doctor
toy. I need a cupcake stand. Ill
wear something very pretty. Ill
read a gingerbread story because
I have many books to read and Id
really love you to bring me a microphone to sing Frozen.
Ben Gadient I want Ninja
Turtle guys. I need food. I like
cake. Ill wear a coat. Ill read a
Ninja Turtle book and Id really
love you to bring me guys (like
people) and Skylanders to play on
Wii.
Leandra Lundak I want a bow
and arrow. I need a Sophia doll.
Ill wear a Sophia costume. Ill
read my princess book and Id really love you to bring me a real
unicorn.
3-year-old preschool friends wish
list:

Walter Callstrom: Combine

Kevin Carlson: Baby toy for
Jackson and some coloring things
for me
Shelby Dankers: The Frozen
dolls Elsa and Anna
Hannah Jensen: Cash register
Mallory Lindholm: Blocks,
trucks and cows
Gavin Kreisler: Ka-boom trap
team, Skylanders
Finn Lodermeier: Big fire truck
Jackson Lodermeier: Big red
semi-truck
Isabella Mitchell: Playdough
teeth kit
Valerie Moreno: Baby doll
Ellie Nardinger: Red princess
bike
William Peterson: Big, black
semi-truck
Duncan Poncelet: Playdough,
a puppy dog, and football
Macey Poston: A doll
Layla Smith: My Little Pony
Benjamin Thomforde: Big, blue
bike
Abigail Tipton: A horsey, a
farmer and a chicken
Kate Wieme: Another doll house

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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. Mass
times: Monday and Wednesday, 8
a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday and
Thursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30
a.m. St. Columbkill; Wed., Dec. 24:
5 p.m. at Holy Trinity; 9 p.m. at St.
Mary.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Secretary hours: Monday and
Thursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesday
and Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 17: 6:30 p.m. Youth group
caroling and cocoa at the parsonage. Sun., Dec. 21: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship with
communion. Mon., Dec. 22: 7 p.m.
Adult Bible study at the parsonage.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

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. Sun., Dec.
21: 9 a.m. Worship. Wed., Dec. 24:
Food shelf is closed; 7 p.m. Worship.

PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE
BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation available. Cornerstone Kids meet every
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for children and adults;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
Group for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:
6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30
p.m. Bible study for all ages.
PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 3568622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class and
Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th
Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,
Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass
10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.
Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday
8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Confessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5
p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
Pastors David Beckstrom, and Kip
A. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email:
saint paulpi@yahoo.com; Web site:
www.saintpa1ulpi.org. Wed., Dec. 17:
6:30 p.m. Chancel choir/praise team
caroling. Thurs., Dec., 18: 9 a.m.
Interim pastors meeting in Rochester; 6 p.m. Transition team meeting;
7 p.m. Church council. Sat., Dec.
20: 5:30 p.m. Worship with communion. Sun., Dec. 21: 8:15 a.m. Worship with communion; 9:30 a.m. Adult
forum; Fellowship; Sunday School;
Handbells; 10 am. Childrens choir;
10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; Sunday School; 2 p.m. Sunday
School Christmas program. Mon.,
Dec. 22: 8 a.m. Brass rehearsal.
Tues., Dec. 23: 9 a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible study. Wed., Dec.
24: 3, 5 and 10 p.m. Worship; Office
closes at noon.
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 Wed., Dec. 17:
9 a.m. Better Brew; 6 p.m. Meal and
childrens worship; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation. Thurs., Dec. 18: 10 a.m. Pine
Haven Bible study; 4 p.m. Disciple

1; 7:30 p.m. Concert practice. Fri.,

Dec. 19: 3:30 p.m. LOVE project
wrapping. Sat., Dec. 20: 2 p.m. Murray family concert. Sun., Dec. 21:
8:30 a.m. Fellowship in back of sanctuary; 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School. Tues., Dec. 23: 7
p.m. Advanced disciple. Wed., Dec.
24: 4 and 11 p.m. Worship.

WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-8243019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo. Free nursery for infants
through age three; Sunday School
for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small
Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings
at 7 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., Dec. 17: 9 a.m. Volunteers
help with newsletter; 4:30 p.m. Youth
Christmas caroling. Thurs., Dec. 18:
Annual reports due. Sun., Dec. 21:
9 a.m. Worship with communion followed by coffee fellowship; 10:30 a.m.
Worship with communion at Wanamingo Lutheran; 6 p.m. Bible study.
Wed., Dec. 24: 4 p.m. Worship at
Wanamingo Lutheran; 5:30 p.m.
Worship.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
Dec. 17: 4:30 p.m. Christmas caroling meet at Trinity. Sun., Dec. 21:
10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; 6 p.m. Bible study at Trinity. Wed.,
Dec. 24: 4 p.m. Worship; 5:30 p.m.
Worship at Trinity.

ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 7325367. Wed,. 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.
Fri., Dec. 19: 8 p.m. Luther League
lock-in. Sat., Dec. 20: 8 a.m. Christmas practice. Sun., Dec. 21: 8 and
10:30 a.m. Childrens Christmas service. Mon, Dec. 22: 1 p.m. CLS at
nursing home. Tues., Dec. 23: 2:15
p.m. Towers Bible study. Wed., Dec.
24: 4 and 7:30 p.m. Worship.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.2 Corinthians.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, and counseling.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21: 11
a.m. Worship. Wed., Dec. 24: 4 p.m.
Worship.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., Dec. 21:
10:45 a.m. Worship.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m.
www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pastors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota,
732-5449, church office. Website:
oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues.,
Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Wed.,
Dec. 17: 3:30 p.m. Junior youth;
WINGS; 6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m.
Bible study. Thurs., Dec. 18: 1 p.m.
Womens Bible study. Sat., Dec. 20:
7 a.m. Mens prayer breakfast; 9 a.m.
Christmas program practice; 7 p.m.
7-12 grade youth group open gym.
Sun., Dec. 21: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time;
8:45 a.m. Special music by 5 and 6
graders; 9 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday
School Christmas program. Wed.,
Dec. 24: 5 p.m. Worship.
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. 17:
7:15 a.m. CBC; 10 a.m. Food shelf
open; 6:45 p.m. Confirmation class;
7 p.m. Choir rehearsal. Sun., Dec.
21: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15
a.m. PACE. Mon., Dec. 22: VOICE
deadline; 7 p.m. Food shelf open.
Wed., Dec. 24: 4 and 10 p.m. Worship.

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. St. Johns:
Sun., Dec. 21: 10:30 a.m. Sunday
School Christmas service. Mon., Dec.
22: 6:30 p.m. Pre-service; 7 p.m.
School Christmas service. Wed., Dec.
24: 5 p.m. Worship. Grace: Sun.,
Dec. 21: 9 a.m. Sunday School Christmas service. Wed., Dec. 24: 3 p.m.
Worship.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. 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. Sun., Dec. 21: 9 a.m.
Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;
5 p.m. Youth group movie, games
and popcorn night at Emmanuel.
Wed., Dec. 24: 5 p.m. Worship.
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. 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. Thurs., Dec. 18: 9 a.m.
Quilting; 7 p.m. Praise practice; Newsletter deadline. Sat., Dec. 20: 8 a.m.
Measure Twice mens Bible study.
Sun., Dec. 21: 7:30 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise worship with
communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship with communion. Tues., Dec. 23: 10:30 a.m.
Newsletter collation; 11 a.m. Text
study. Wed., Dec. 24: 4 and 10 p.m.
Worship with communion.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Wed., Dec. 17: 7:30
p.m. Womens Bible study at Cheryl
Kyllos; Office hours 5-8 p.m. Sun.,
Dec. 21: 10:30 a.m. Worship; Dec.
scrip card orders are due in the office. Mon., Dec. 22: Office hours 58 p.m. Tues., Dec. 23: Office hours
5-8 p.m.
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.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., Dec. 21: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
with communion and Sunday School
Christmas program. Tues., Dec. 23:
7:30 p.m. Worship. Wed., Dec. 24:
10 a.m. Bethany in Lake City.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Wed., Dec. 17: 6 p.m.
Choir practice/party at Marcias. Sun.,
Dec. 21: 9 a.m. Confirmation; 10:30
a.m. Worship with communion. Tues.,
Dec. 23: 11 a.m. Text study. Wed.,
Dec. 24: 4:30 p.m. Worship.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., Dec. 17: 6 a.m.
Mens Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Affirmation class. Sun., Dec. 21: 9:15
a.m. Sunday School; Youth forum;
10:30 a.m. Communion worship; 5
p.m. Sunday School Christmas program. Wed., Dec. 24: 5 p.m. Worship.
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.

Our Saviours Lutheran Church participants in Operation Christmas Child on December 10 are, from left to
right, front row: Julie Huneke, Tiffany Sanborne, Susannah Bryant, Micky Lawrence, Kassie Bauer, Sarah
Horvath, and Alison Petron; middle row: Bob Schmidt, Gary Bryant, Nikki Bryant, Abby Kreps, Lindsey Stussy,
and Pastor Tim Banks; back row: Sawyer Deraas, Zac Pollit, Sandy Bryant, Brenna Kreps, Virginia Schmidt,
Laura Sinclair, Juwuan Guider, Jeric Christianson, Katelyn Mehrkens, and Michelle Mehrkens.

Our Saviours helps with

Operation Christmas Child
BLOOMINGTON On
Wednesday, December 10, a team
consisting of the youth group, pastors, and adults from Our Saviours
Lutheran Church in Zumbrota traveled to Bloomington to help process gift-filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project
sponsored by Samaritans Purse

International Relief.
The Samaritans Purse website
says the following: Since 1993,
Samaritans Purse has collected
and delivered more than 113 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in over 150 countries through
Operation Christmas Child. In
2014, Samaritans Purse hopes to

Lands Lutheran to celebrate

Christmas in restored sanctuary
By Heidi Magnuson
ZUMBROTA Advent wreaths
and tree lights brighten the sanctuaries of many churches at Christmas. Thanks to a decision made
earlier this year, Lands Lutheran
Church in Zumbrota will gleam
all the brighter, as members and
visitors worship the newborn Savior for the first time in the newly
restored sanctuary.
Built in 1912, the sanctuary last
saw upgrades in the 1970s. Since
that time, wallpaper had begun to
peel, and the orange carpet showed
wear, including stains and rippling
near the altar. A/V technology was
limited to a portable screen and an
outdated microphone system. The
poor acoustics caused sound to
reverberate off the walls, making
it difficult to hear clearly.
The congregation at Lands voted
in January to make the necessary
repairs and improvements. The
committee overseeing the restoration hired Church Interiors of
High Point, North Carolina, to
perform the work. The company
recommended restoring the historic nature of the sanctuary. June
Freheit, committee member and
president of Lands congregation,
agreed. My great grandfather
served on the original building
committee before my mother was
even born, Freheit said. She
longed to see the sanctuary as he
did 100 years ago.
Work began in the summer.
Down came the wallpaper, exposing the original clay walls. The
clay came from the long-gone
Barclay Brick and Tile Company,
located north of Zumbrota where
the Shades of Sherwood Campground now sits. The sanctuary
walls were cleaned and treated with
a paint designed to hold the aging
clay in place.
Ripping out the orange carpet
revealed badly damaged wood
flooring. Teal-painted subflooring
surrounded the altar. In keeping
with the sanctuarys historical
nature and to bring out the stained
glass windows, blue carpet was
installed. One modern improvement, also in blue, came in the
form of upholstery for the bare
pews. When the sanctuary was
opened for viewing in August,
many members headed straight for
the pews to try out the new pad-

RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. 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. Sat., Dec. 20: 8
a.m. Mens fellowship breakfast. Sun.,
Dec. 21: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:45 a.m. Sunday School program;
5 p.m. Youth group movie, games
and popcorn night. Wed., Dec. 24: 5
p.m. Worship at Hauge.

New artwork above June Freheit and Pastor David Krinke enhances the
altar area of Lands Lutheran Church.

ding.
Sim Sound and Video of Winona
handled the A/V enhancements.
A large permanent drop-down
screen was added near the altar to
display songs, readings, and videos. To keep from damaging the
walls during rewiring, wire chase
moulding was affixed to the balcony soffit. According to committee member Pete Lang, The
sound system can now be controlled anywhere in the sanctuary
via an iPad tablet computer. To
assist those with hearing loss, an
audio induction loop system was
installed beneath the carpet. The
loop of cable generates a magnetic field picked up by hearing
aids.
Probably the biggest transformation took place in the altar area.
The original design of the sanctuary included an arch standing over
the altar to signify the division
between heaven and earth. Beautiful new artwork now enhances
this concept. A scrolled banner
above the arch declares in Norwegian, Her er Guds Hus / Her er
Himlens Port. The English translation, Here is Gods House / Here
is Heavens Portal, refers to the
story of Jacobs ladder taken from
Genesis 28. The story underscores
Gods unfailing commitment to
Jacob. An embossed wall arch,
inspired by the stained glass windows, frames the standing arch.
Above the wall arch, a dove representing the Holy Spirit hovers
within a circle of night sky, further emphasizing the portal of
heaven. Seven rays, representing
the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit,
beam down toward Earth.

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collect enough shoebox gifts to

reach another 10 million children
through the Operation Christmas
Child project.
The team from Our Saviours
helped put the Bloomington collection center over 500,000 boxes
to date.

Artist Craig Gallagher painted a

dove in Lands Lutheran Churchs
sanctuary to represent the Holy
Spirit.

A minor enhancement to the wall

behind the altar resulted in an unexpected coincidence. Two unsightly air returns were covered
with grating from Home Depot.
The grating was cut into trefoils
to match gold trefoils on the decorative wood flanking the statue of
Christ. Upon closer inspection,
committee member Brett Wood
noticed something familiar in the
grating. The holes are shaped like
trefoils, too, he said.
Pastor David Krinke favors the
tone of the newly restored sanctuary. He said, It takes 100 years of
tradition and moves it forward,
giving it legs again to empower
people, to provide the space for
worship now and into the future.
That will certainly be the case this
Christmas, as members and visitors celebrate newness of life at
Lands.
Lands encourages Christians and
the curious alike to celebrate the
spiritual side of Christmas. Houses
of worship and worship times are
listed in the churches section of
the News-Record. Please go and
take part.

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Pine Island

600 people attend

Breakfast with Santa
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND - Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE)
held its annual Breakfast with Santa
on December 6 in the Pine Island
School cafeteria, with close to 600
people in attendance. The popular event featured Santa and Mrs.
Claus, Dads Belgian Waffles,
served by the Pine Island Lions
Club, and a silent auction. Festive
Members of the Pine Island High School class of 1974 gathered at the Kahler Inn & Suites in Rochester in
September. From left to right are, kneeling: Lynn Andersen and Paul Saugen; second row: Debbie (Ritter)
Boelter, Nancy (Millard) Kramer, Ruth (King) Andersen, Diane (Lawman) Sigrist, Micky Sigrist, and Carl
Weis; third row: Randy Boelter, Mike Russell, Patty (Allen) Maxson, Jeanie (Youngkrantz) Rucker, Connie
(Dunkle) Weyrauch, and Jenny Steffey; fourth row: Paul Klein, Carle Murray, Scott Maxson, Jim Sugrue, and
Duane McGowan. Not pictured are Neil Groth, Gerald Koelsch, and Ron Flemke.

music performed by Pine Island

High School carolers and the orchestra group jazz juniors also
enhanced the holiday atmosphere.
Breakfast with Santa is one of
ECFEs most popular events which
helps raise funds for the Early
Childhood Family Education programs. Another profitable
fundraiser for ECFE is through
their sale of candles which were
also available for purchase at the

event. This is the fifth year selling

the candles which are from the
Country Corn Crib out of Utica.
This fundraiser has become an
annual event.
So far this year, ECFE has sold
a total of 405 candles with a profit
of $1,822.50. The money made
from the candle sales goes toward
scholarships and classroom supplies.

Pine Island class of 1974

establishes scholarship fund
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island High School class of 1974
has established a scholarship fund,
to be managed by the PIAAA Foundation and advised by a committee of 1974 graduates. A minimum of five scholarships of $500
each will be awarded to graduating PIHS seniors beginning in May
2015. Scholarship details will be
available at the PIAAA Foundation by mid-February.

Forty years after graduating, the

class of 1974 decided it was time
to give something back to the high
school that launched many successful careers, families, and lives.
Additionally, the fund is established in memory of their departed
classmates: Pat Quick, Tony Murray, Larry Buck, Ted Nei, Steve
Kramer, Rick Hewitt and Jane
Jasperson.
To date, nearly $5000 has been

raised. The fund will continue to

accept contributions from members of the class of 1974 or anyone else interested in supporting
these scholarships. Contributions
are tax deductible. Funds raised
in excess of the scholarships will
be available to the PIAAA Foundation to support other PIHS interests and needs. Questions regarding the fund can be directed
to
Mike
Russell
at
ad8198@comcast.net
From left to right, Alex (3) and Noah (6) Hudson of Pine Island share their Christmas wishes with Santa and
Mrs. Claus.

Pine Island Lion Bill Schroder serves coffee to Judy and Jay Hartl at Breakfast with Santa.

Phillip Goplen, a resident at Pine Haven Care Center who served in the Air Force from 1940-1965, accepts
a matching sweatshirt and pants set from Tom Schimek, left, and Mark Kreter, members of the Mayo/
Hiawatha Chapter 28 of the Southeast Minnesota Disabled American Veterans. For Goplen the gift was a
welcome addition to an already special day, as he and his wife Elsie celebrated 71 years of marriage.

Pine Haven veterans receive gift

from Disabled American Veterans
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND On Thursday,
December 4, Mark Kreter and Tom
Schimek presented resident veteran at Pine Haven Care Center
with a special gift on behalf of the
Mayo/Hiawatha Chapter 28 of the
SE Minnesota Chapter of the Minnesota Disabled American Veterans (MN DAV). The mission of
MN DAV is to help build better
lives for the men and women who
have served our country.
Chapter 28 had a very successful year raising money to support
area veterans so they decided to
recognize local veterans in nursing homes and give each of them
a warm sweatshirt and pants outfit. The MN DAV handed the special gifts to veterans in 13 surrounding counties. The Mayo/
Hiawatha Chapter 28 was formed
in 1972 and currently has approximately 700 members.
They meet monthly on the second Thursday of each month at 6
p.m. at the Rochester Elks Lodge
in Hillcrest Shopping Center.
Chapter 28 supports the veterans
of southeast Minnesota with a special focus on disabled veterans.

Veterans programs that Chapter

28 has supported in the last couple
of years include: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, Operation Hometown
Gratitude, the Bell of Honor and
events at Ironwood Springs. Other
local programs have included Vets
Visits on TV, Honor Flight, and
the support of needy veterans as
identified by local Veterans Ser-

vice Officers.
The Mayo/Hiawatha Chapter 28
has clothing donation bins around
Rochester and southeast Minnesota as a way of raising money to
support veterans causes through
donations of clothes and shoes.
Besides the many areas in Rochester, a DAV donation bin is also
located at the Pine Island Ameri-

From left to right, Collin (8), Mikenna

(11), and Ava (6) Fogarty of Pine
Island have fun decorating cookies.

can Legion, as well as at other

area locations including the VFW
in Zumbrota, and American Legions in Kasson and Dodge Center.

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Holiday Progressive
Woodworking with Grandpa Day was Dec. 5 Lunch held December 13

By Audra DePestel

By Audra DePestel

PINE ISLAND Kindergartener Brailyn McCutcheon invited her grandpas David Bye (left) and Bob McCutcheon
to be her special guest helpers for Woodworking with Grandpa Day on Friday, December 5, at the Pine
Island School cafeteria. Grandfathers or other guests helped the kindergarteners sand and stain their
projects. Afterwards, the children and their helpers enjoyed an assortment of holiday goodies supplied by
parents. The school supplied the stain for the secret wooden gift project which was designed and cut out by
high school shop teacher Rob Mainhardt. The Pine Island Lumber Yard donated the wood for the project.

PINE ISLAND Leonard Porter of Pine Island stopped at Pine Island

Bank and picked up a calendar at the annual Holiday Progressive Lunch
on Saturday, December 13. Porter, who has been a customer of the
bank for over 25 years, is joined by bank employee Kelsey Lingle. Many
local businesses participated in the event, offering a variety of goodies
as well as activities, prizes, and discounts. Throughout the day many
customers and visitors stopped in at participating businesses.