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Area high school graduates
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Section A of Two Sections
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 No. 21
One Dollar
Cathy and Galen Lohrenz, owners of Cathys Catering and Deli recently
celebrated ten years in the catering business and seven years in the
restaurant business. In front of the couple is one of their homemade
pumpkin spice pies.
Cathys Catering
celebrates ten years
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Cathys Catering and Deli recently celebrated
ten years in the catering business.
Cathy Lohrenz opened her catering business in May of 2005 and
over the past ten years business
has maintained a steady growth.
In March of 2008 Cathy and her
husband Galen opened Cathys
Catering and Deli, located just off
Main Street in Pine Island. The
restaurant, which evolved from a
deli to more of a caf to meet the
needs and requests of their customers, offers lunch and dinner
meals for carry-out or eat-in. The
menu includes a variety of burgers
and appetizers, homemade salads
and soups, award winning broasted
chicken, sandwiches, and their
popular hot roast beef special.
Another crowd pleaser is their
every Friday and Saturday night
fish fry and their desserts which
kids menu for the smaller appetite.

Galen said he loves to mingle
with their customers. You meet
a lot of interesting people from all
over the place and its fun visiting
with them and finding out what
they like. It helps us know what
type of food people are interested
in. Most just want good food served
fast, he said.
Cathys Catering and Deli caters for many types of occasions
including business meetings, weddings, funerals, graduations and
other family events. Their business hours are Monday-Tuesday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., WednesdaySaturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and
closed on Sunday. For reservations, carry-out or catering call
507-356-8735.
Library summer
reading programs
celebrate heroes
The Zumbrota Public Library
and the Van Horn Public Library
in Pine Island will be celebrating
reading heroes of all ages during
their summer reading program,
Every Hero Has a Story.
Zumbrota Public Library

program begins June 1 with a Kickoff Carnival from 5-8 p.m. Readers and their caregivers can start
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Communities Served:
Goodhue ............................
Pine Island/Oronoco ..........
Wanamingo ........................
Zumbrota/Mazeppa ...........
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3-5,8A,1B
6-8A,1B
1,3-5B
Churches ...........................
Community Calendar .........
Opinions ............................
Sports ................................
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2B
2A
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Photo by Alicia Hunt-Welch
Mazeppa veterans at the memorial dedication are, from left to right, front row: Robert Tri, Ivan Frank, Martin Meerkins, Frank Irwin, Eugene
Virgil Luhmann, Mike Nord, Tom Lemmerman, Vern Dose, Mike Meyer, Butch Wobschall, Roger Hofschulte, Tom Friedrich, and Gary Hager;
include bars, cookies, cakes and Hofius,
middle row: Tom Schimek, Dale Goranson, Bruce Kinlund, Carey Jones, Ray Goranson, Wes Voeltz, and Ken Markson; and back row: Jeff Josselyn,
pies. The restaurant also offers a Larry VanDeWalker, Jerry Siems, Leroy Goranson, and Richard Weber.
Mazeppa Veterans Memorial dedicated

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA The new Mazeppa
Veterans Memorial overlooking
the Zumbro River in Coopers Park
was dedicated in a ceremony on
May 23. Numerous veterans groups
attended and Jeff Josselyn served
as master of ceremonies.
American Legion Minnesota
State Vice-Commander Glenn
Mueller was the special guest
speaker. Music was provided by
Mackenzie Monsrud and Tracy
Nelson, Ben Olsen, trumpet play-
ers Brady Hinrichs and Ryan

Borgstrom from ZumbrotaMazeppa High School, and bagpiper Bob Schmidt.
Facing the east, the memorial
features an expansive wall of
bronze plaques engraved with the
names of veterans. A burnished
block wall hosts a series of flags
and pedestals, each commemorating a branch of the Armed Forces.
A statue of a soldier stands guard
at each end of the memorial. The
American flag and the Prisoner of
By Marilyn Anderson
ZUMBROTA Darrel and
Valerie Leonard purchased
Matthees Midtown Shell from
Bruce Matthees, effective May 1.
The business, located at 448 Main
Street Zumbrota, has been renamed
Leonards Corner Shell.
The Leonards have lived in
Zumbrota for 18 years, and had
recently been looking for a business in or around town in which to
invest. The opportunity to purchase
the gas and service station and
convenience store was a good
match. Matthees had owned and
operated the business for 24 years.
nouncement of the exact date when

details are set.
Hours
Hours at Leonards Corner Shell

are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through
Friday; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday;
closed on Sunday. Pay at the pump
is available 24 hours. Diesel and
91 octane non-oxygenated gas is
also available.
Shop hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday; 8
a.m. to noon on Saturday.
The telephone number is 7325616.
On tour
Darrel and Valerie Leonard purchased Matthees Midtown Shell in Zumbrota,

effective May 1. The business has been renamed Leonards Corner
Shell.
Darrel pointed out that the service

station is fortunate to have two
skilled mechanics, Mark Johnson
and Jeremy Kettner, to work on
cars and small trucks in the shop.
A full line of tires and batteries
are offered as well as custom exhaust work and routine oil changes.
Towing is also available, including AAA emergency road service.
Val is busy making a few modifications, however, largely related
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pay tribute to veterans who served

honorably in the military.
The Mazeppa Veterans Memorial Committee was guided by
Commander LeRoy Goranson, and
supported by committee members
Tom Lemmerman, Mike Nord,
Tom
Schimek,
Larry
VanDeWalker and the late Dave
Tri. For more information on the
memorial, to order a plaque, or to
contribute to the project, contact
Goranson at 507-843-5455 or
Schimek at 507-282-2068.
Leonards Corner Shell in Zumbrota

to continue hometown service
picking up reading logs at the library to keep track of daily reading time. Completed logs earn
treats from Dairy Queen, and an
accumulation of five weeks of reading earns a free new book.
Special events at the library this
summer include a Raptor Show
featuring three live birds on Saturday, June 13 at 1 p.m. and a
Super Hero Magic Show on Saturday, July 11 at 1 p.m. There
will be a Pajama Party for ages 12 Few changes
Despite new ownership, customand up on Tuesday, June 9 at 7
p.m., with a special project of ers will see few changes. New
making fleece blankets for kids name, same hometown service,
See SUMMER READING, page 8A said Val, who is the on-site manager, overseeing the day-to-day
activities. Darrel, assisting with
the shop side of the business, said,
Bruce (Matthees) is helping out
with the transition until we get a
full feel for the business. Customers may still see Bruce at the
station or hear him answer the
phone during the interim.
Lois Lerfald, who has worked
in various locations on Zumbrotas
Main Street for nearly 61 years,
continues to work with the
Leonards. And joining the
Leonards in the convenience store
area is Deb Huneke.
The automotive repair business
remains essentially unchanged.
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13837N Impala 2LT
13730N Malibu 2LT
13854N Traverse AWD LT
War/Missing in Action flag fly

high overhead in the center of the
memorial.
The memorial project was a joint
effort of the Mazeppa American
Legion Post #558, the Mazeppa
Veterans Honor Guard, and the
City of Mazeppa. Construction
began on the memorial in July 2014.
The memorial, located on the west
side of the riverbank between
Mazeppas historic Walking
Bridge and the Maple Street Bridge,
is open year round for visitors to
These former service loaners

are priced to sell!
Sale prices include factory rebate to dealer.
You may qualify for additional incentives.
to reopening the on-site kitchen.

Plans include offering hot and cold
breakfast items, take and bake
pizzas (pizzas will be freshly prepared in the kitchen to be baked at
home), and lunch items. New coffee options will also be offered.
A grand opening celebration will
be held after we get settled in,
said Darrel. A mid to late June
date is targeted. Watch for an an-
Soon after the purchase, the

Leonards were excited to find the
site was part of the Zumbrota Historic Walking Tour. The tour, soon
to be rolled out to the community
and visitors, is designed to educate people about the rich history
of Zumbrota.
A placard, designed for display
at Leonards Corner Shell, tells of
the many businesses that have been
located on 5th and Main over the
years. Zumbrota Bottling Works
or Pop Shop, manufactured and
sold temperance drinks at the location in the early 1900s. And
automobiles were sold at the site
beginning in 1909. Because it was
a part of the St. Paul-Dubuque Trail,
the first territorial road between
the two cities, the corner was a
part of the highly travelled road in
Minnesota during the westward
expansion.
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Failing those who failed us

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud
ZM Principal Jeff Nolte was

released, effective immediately,
at last Mondays school board
meeting. Due to data privacy, I
dont know why Nolte was terminated. I can speculate as to the
reason and the contributing factors.
The environment isnt a reason
why, but it sometimes guides how
things play out. Nolte is new to
town and lacks a strong base of
family and friends to defend him.
A piling-on effect can occur without local support.
Im not the only person to question why board member Brian
Grudem abstained from voting,
considering it was possible that
his family was the subject of the
reason why. But Grudem recused
himself because he was uncomfortable voting, given that he and
Nolte have sons who are friends,
classmates, and play varsity baseball together as ninth-graders.
Nolte lacked administrative support. The school board compelled
Superintendent Tony Simons to
resign last fall, effective at the end
of the school year. Nolte said that
Simons was a lame duck, who
didnt provide the type of direction and support that would normally exist in a healthy environment. He also contends that the
typical buffer and chain-of-command that exists between the school
board members and the principal

did not exist.
Nolte developed a reputation as
being a harsh disciplinarian. Many
older students and some parents
do not appreciate rigid authoritarian rule. This may not be a reason
by itself, but can contribute to the
general view of his competency
and likability.
One of my fathers oft-repeated
stories is a lesson he learned as a
young teacher. He had flunked a
quarter of his art students after the
first quarter. He said that he was
demanding and very rigid with students, at least for high school aged
students looking for an easy art
credit.
The principal met with him and
said that if a quarter of students
were failing his class, maybe he
was failing a quarter of his students. He said that he appreciated
the guidance from his administrator.
An engaged superintendent can
provide this type of insight and
support to resolve any conflict.
And given a chance to change,
Nolte may have improved his reputation over time to that of a firm
but fair principal.
Nolte lacked salesmanship and
maybe even openness to criticism.
He asked the board to reconsider
its decision to release him, but then
proceeded to repeatedly insult the
board by accusing it of administering an unethical evaluation and
being unqualified to do so.
If he regularly dismissed corrections or complaints by blaming others and citing their lack of
knowledge and experience, his
suspension was overdue and will

follow him wherever he goes.
Data privacy obscures the real
reason(s) why. Data privacy directly refutes Noltes notion that
he has nothing to hide. He has
something important enough professionally or personally to hide
that he silenced the board before
the public. Its his right to do so
and it is not for us to know why.
These administrative positions
are especially important because
ZM Schools are in a transitional
period with retiring teachers. I was
surprised to hear the discredited
Nolte say that he has already
worked with the incoming superintendent on hiring teachers for
next year.
Quality teachers can mask a dysfunctional administrative team and
school board. But quality teachers are only going to accept a position and stay at a school with a
good reputation, supportive community, and sound administrative
team.
I hope the new superintendent
is superb and supported by the
school board. Now ZM needs a
good principal who works well
with the new superintendent. That
process is underway, suggesting
Nolte never really had a chance to
appeal.
This board has presided over
some great school accomplishments, but it has failed the district
in its hiring of top positions. Nolte
and Simons may have failed, but
it feels like we failed them as well.
I expect well try harder to get it
right this time, because we cant
afford to get it wrong again.
candidate Hillary Clinton. She supported the war. This hypothetical

question allows her to dodge her
actual voting record.
Clintons judgment and leadership should be called into question for what she actually did, not
what she might have done if she
had the luxury of deciding today.
She wont be given that benefit if
elected president.
Monday morning hypothetical

challenges are much easier than
answering for real life decisions
made over Bengazi or Iraq. A challenging hypothetical question
would be, If elected president,
what would you do about ISIS,
Iraq, and Iran? Then measure their
response against how they voted
and made tough decisions under
fire.
The importance of studying history

From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher
Several years ago, I spent two

weeks in the Boston area. During
the weekend, my wife and I went
to Lexington and Concord. What
we teach about the pre-revolutionary period and what really happened are two different stories.
This is the time period after the
French and Indian War and before the Revolutionary War.
From 1756 to 1763, the French
and English fought each other in
what they call the Seven Years
War. We and the English Canadians call it the French and Indian War and the French Canadians call it the War of the Conquest. This war involved all of
Europe, and alliances were formed
between former enemies against
current enemies. The English allies included Prussia, some of the
other German states and Portugal. The French had Austria, Spain,
Sweden, Saxony, and in the beginning, Russia, on their side.
Toward the end of the war, the
Russian Empire switched sides to
the English.
The result of this war was that
England won the most. Many of
the French Canadians left Canada
and migrated to New Orleans to
become the Cajuns. Even though
Spain was allied with France, it
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both lost (Florida) and gained

(French Louisiana, Cuba, and the
Philippines). While France was
saddled with the war debt, both
France and England were basically broke financially. England
raised taxes and tax rates throughout the Empire but exempted the
homeland.
That last item was the main cause
of strife between England and the
rest of the British Empire. Ben
Franklin became the ambassador
to England and presented the Declaration of Independence to King
George. At this time the colonies
were still split, some being proEngland and others wanting independence. George publicly didnt
accept the Declaration. I have come
to believe that some back room
politicking occurred between Ben
and some English advisors to set
the stage for independence. Now
lets leap forward to Lexington
and Concord.
The English camp had spies
among the independents and the
Independents had spies in the English camp. Both sides knew what
the other side was planning and
they knew the other side knew
they knew! Concord became the
line in the sand. If I ask you what
you remember about Lexington
and Concord, your answer may
be the shot heard round the world
and the Minute Men. Despite what
youve heard and learned, war has
rules especially about civilians.
Sniping was illegal. If you are
marching through a village and
someone snipes at you and your
troops, the commanding officer
has the right to destroy the village
and kill everyone in it. The English had sent 1,000 men. The
commanding officer had specific
orders to destroy the barn with
munitions west of Concord. He
chose to ignore the one sniper shot
in Lexington and continued to
Concord. Had he wanted to, he
could have destroyed Lexington
and killed everyone. At Concord,
By Peter Grimsrud
ZUMBROTA District 21
Senator Matt Schmit (D) stopped
in at the News-Record office in
Zumbrota on Tuesday, May 19,
to recap the budget deal reached
by the Monday night deadline. He
said that they reached a compromise that puts the state in a stable
budget position for the third straight
year. He added that it was a cordial session.
One hour before Schmits stop,
Governor Mark Dayton vetoed the
budget deal because it didnt contain funding for mandated preschool. Schmit said that its too
bad the bill wasnt to the governors
liking, but he can understand Dayton fighting for his prized project.
He added that he is confident that
this will work out in special session.
Schmit calls himself a pragmatist and doesnt want perfect to
be the enemy of good. His priority is to put more money toward
the education formula because it
provides stability and flexibility
for schools and puts less pressure

on local property taxpayers. Most
schools in his district told him that
they do not have the space and are
not equipped, at this time, to handle
mandated preschool.
The education formula for
schools in the vetoed bill would
increase 1.5% next year and 2%
the following. They also passed a
measure to fully equalize infrastructure spending to relieve property taxpayers. Schmit said the 2%
increase was part of a compromise with Republicans by holding off on a proposed gas tax.
There was disagreement between Democrats and Republicans
over transportation funding in
particular a gas tax that was championed by Democrats. Schmit said,
We cant do it entirely out of the
general fund, referring to the
Republican preference instead of
supplementing with a gas tax. But
he supports the compromises made,
citing the overall bill.
The Minnesota legislature was
working with a $2 billion surplus.

The bill spent about half and held
half in reserve. Schmit cautioned
that about half of the surplus is
one-time money that cant be
counted on to fund ongoing programs.
When asked about the proposed
high-speed rail from Minneapolis
to Rochester, Schmit said, I dont
see this going forward. We have
trouble funding Amtrak...and [we
have] a great highway system.
He repeated that he is skeptical,
but said he believes the feasibility
study should be allowed to conclude.
He was also asked about the
Pioneer Trail in Zumbrota. It is
not his top priority but he said he
believes it needs to get done. I
dont want to see another twenty
years go by, he said. A show of
local support could provide momentum for the project and it may
also be a fit for DMC (Destination
Medical Center) money, Schmit
said.
The layered look

As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt
To envision what interest factors will enhance your landscape,

think of a sandwich. Your first
layer of interest is within the first
foot (the bread and butter upon
which you build). Composed of
rocks, ground covers, small bulbs,
etc. it provides a platform for the
meat of the garden: annuals, perennials, hostas, etc. The salad/
condiment layer is the most diverse; shrubs for height, tall flowering bulbs and perennials for color,
and climbing vines on trellises for
spice. Huge hostas will add bold
texture and color to this layer, too.
And of course the top layer includes the mature trees and shrubs
you planted when you first moved
into your home.

A lot with large or mature trees
is a miracle on a silver platterits
also a decade head start in terms
of seasons of growth. But if you
have only a flat piece of ground
upon which to work, immediately
plant a diverse (evergreen, hard
and soft woods preferably all
disease resistant varieties) collection of saplings before the first
winter. Take advantage of sales,
cool temps, and the friends who
help you move to plant those trees
ASAP. Not only will you benefit
by increasing your property value
and curbside appeal when you sell,
but you are leaving behind a living legacy of oxygen exchange
for the neighborhood.
Once the top layer of your garden sandwich is planted, you can
start building from the bottom with
leisure. Friable soil first, and then
whatever you envision as garden. Perennials are usually more
cost-effective as they come back
year after year. But annuals can

certainly add big splashes of seasonal color if you want to use a
certain theme or match your house
color. Rocks or boulders add dimension and protection for delicate roots, and yard art gives
whimsy or wildlife attraction.
Bulbs planted in the fall give lots
of early spring color to this layer
because they die down as the perennials cover them up. In fact, it
isnt a good idea to cut tulips, etc,
back because doing so keeps the
bulb from storing up energy for
the next year. All those sickly looking bare stems and yellowing leaves
are building up the bulb even
though they dont look like it.
How you fill in the spaces of
meat, salad and condiments is the
fun part. Dont be afraid to mix
flowering shrubs in with more traditional plants. Use leaf color, too,
as a matter of taste. Then sit back
and enjoy, savoring your garden
sandwich with relish and a welldeserved cold beverage
Tell Schmit your views on Zip Rail
Monday morning hypotheticals

Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush was asked, if we
knew then what we know now,
should we still have invaded Iraq?
He answered as if he heard a different question. Bush looked and
sounded un-presidential the subsequent week trying to explain his
gaffe.
Interestingly enough, we have
an actual voting record to examine for Democratic presidential
Senator Schmit pleased with budget deal
he left 500 men guarding the bridge

and took the other 500 to the barn.
Remember, we knew they knew.
The barn did have some munitions in it. The pretext of the English was to either pay for the
munitions-left over from the French
and Indian war or give them
back. In true John Wayne style
we replied, No, you gave them to
us to fight your war and now it is
our God-given right to shoot Indians.
I realized the entire incident was
an act of provocation. Ever since
then, we have gone to war due to
an act of provocation. We always
respond when the right guy
knocks the chip off our shoulder. Next week I will write more
about provocation. This one policy
explains much of what happens at
the federal, state, and local levels.
Until next week.
Correction
Bruce Banitt, not Brian Banitt ,
should have been listed under the
Honor Roll in last weeks Memorial Day observances section for
Zumbrota.
To the Editor:
The people have spoken. Few,
if any, county residents support
the proposed Zip Rail going
through our county. They site many
great reasons, all of which would
negatively affect our daily lives.
Having attended a grass roots
meeting hosted by our Senator Matt
Schmit, I get the impression that
he may not be on the same track.
The audience was totally anti-Zip
Rail. When pressed for his stand,
he hesitatingly said the project
should not happen. However, he

also felt the state should continue
funding further study of the matter. What doesnt he understand
about the word NO? He needs
to hear from us. Remind him that
his next election hinges on his vote.
On a different note, I am totally
amazed by the successes of our
area high school track teams. KW,
PI and ZM do not have good facilities to practice their various
events on . They can never experience hosting a home meet and
Opposed to forgiving loans

to private businesses
To the Editor:
An article in the April 29 NewsRecord talked about the changes
made by the EDA to the Commercial Building Improvement Program. I applaud the fact that loans
are being made available to local
businesses for the improvement
of the buildings.
I firmly oppose the fact that these
loans are forgiven, either in part
or in full, after varying periods of
time up to ten years. I see no valid

reason that I, as a homeowner paying real estate tax to the city or
contributing to the sales tax in
Rochester, should have those tax
dollars diverted away from the
common good and used to subsidize the profits and the equity of
any private for-profit business.
I would think a better approach
would have been to abate and di-
vert the increased tax revenue, resulting from the increased value
of the property, to pay the loan
back. Then, place those dollars
into a fund that would allow the
fund to be maintained for perpetuity. No one knows for sure, but
the source of the funds from the
Rochester sales tax could go away
just as easily as it appeared.
Larry Evert
Zumbrota
Stop the secrecy

To the Editor:
ZM School Board, please stop
all the secrecy.
As taxpayers, we feel we deserve to have more answers than
what we are being given re: the
dismissal of Principal Jeff Nolte.
We understand the element of
confidentiality, but all the secrecy
is only leading to many distorted
conclusions floating around, and
this is not fair to so many people,
especially to Mr. Nolte.

Second chances how many
times have each one of us asked
for a second chance and throughout our lifetime will continue to
ask for the second chances?
Our creator continues to forgive
us and gives us another chance
over and over again. Why cant
we do the same for others?
As it was voiced by several persons at the last school board meet-
ZM SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE

Yet another school year is coming to an end. The ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board would like
to congratulate our senior class
and wishes them well with their
future endeavors.
School boards have historically
been put in positions to make decisions that are certain to generate
opinions and often emotions. In
the past year the ZM Board has
dealt with a number of human resources related actions or decisions to accept resignations. Given
that our district employs over 150
people, we know that there will
be times when the board needs to
the local support that goes with it.

Yet they are extremely competitive (good coaches help also).
When you see one of these athletes, give them a high five and
say good job, well done. They
tend to be humble and kind to their
competitors. Your support means
much to these athletes. After all,
one of their mottos is The agony
of de feet. Good luck in the
sectionals.
Don Buck
Zumbrota
act on recommendations made. We

want to assure everyone that decisions are not made without proper
documentation and legal guidance.
We are committed to doing what
is in the best interests of our district and the education of our students.
Were going to be working
through the summer to prepare for
the upcoming 2015-16 school year.
Budgets, transitioning administration, and the start of another negotiating period will be areas of
focus. Well also be working with
the Zumbrota Police Department
to add a school resource officer to

our district for the next three years.
Were also reviewing how our
increasing enrollment numbers will
affect staffing and curriculum
throughout the next few years.
Increased enrollment numbers are
certainly a good challenge! We
just need to make sure were planning ahead not only for the coming year but for the next five to ten
years.
Pete Hinrichs
Jean Roth
Becky Hinchley
Brian Grudem
Mark Krier
Jim Wendt
ing, Principal Nolte came into a

difficult situation at ZM School.
Was he really given the support
he deserved during his first year
or did those who should have
stepped forward in person to help/
be available throughout the year
just stand back instead of stepping up to the plate and work as a
team player?
Working as a team is so critical
in getting the best cooperation and
best end result possible. It does
not appear there was an honest
team effort in place to support
Principal Nolte.
Mr. Nolte should be allowed to
at least finish out his two-year
contract. Lets give our new Superintendent Simons and Principal Nolte the opportunity to work
together as a team and to provide
our ZM students and staff a great
education atmosphere and opportunity.
We are discouraged and frustrated with the decision of the
school board and feel their actions
were done in haste.
Signed by two disillusioned ZM
taxpayers.
Jim Wilson
Laurie Anderson-Wilson
Zumbrota
NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 PAGE 3A
Pine Island
Free transportation Pine Island High School class of 2015 graduates
during Cheese Fest
PINE
ISLAND
Hiawathaland Transit will be

providing a free route in Pine
Island on Saturday, June 6, to
accommodate Cheese Fest participants and make their travels
between events as easy as possible. The transit vehicle is
equipped with a handicap-accessible lift entrance.
A set route will run from 10

a.m. - 5 p.m., with a one-hour
break from noon to 1 p.m.
There will then be 30 minutes of downtime in between
each round for the bus driver to
make call-in stop requests. All
additional stop requests must
be made through dispatch, at
866-623-7505.
The route will go as follows:
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Pine Island
Public School celebrated its one
hundred twenty-second annual
graduation commencement on
Sunday, May 24, 2015.
The processional into the gold
gymnasium was led by junior ushers Madison House and Keanan
Peterson-Rucker, followed by seventy-seven graduates. The ceremony began with a welcoming
introduction from Superintendent
Tamara Berg-Beniak and Principal Kevin Cardille. This years
speakers were co-valedictorians
Mel Heeren and James Kroll and
salutatorian Taylor Schroder; and
Luke Thronton was elected by his

class to present the senior address.
During the ceremony graduates
who were involved in wind ensemble, symphony orchestra, and
concert choir joined with their
music groups to give one last performance.
As Cardille presented the class
of 2015, Berg-Beniak joined board
of education members John
Champa and Rob Warneke in congratulating the new graduates as
they were awarded their diplomas.
The ceremony concluded with a
reception inside the gymnasium
to celebrate their achievement.
Nicholas Cain named

to All-State Mens Choir
PINE ISLAND The Minnesota Music Educators Association
and the Pine Island High School
vocal music department are proud
to announce the selection of Nicholas Cain to the 2015-16 All-State
Mens Choir. Cain was chosen
through audition to be a part of
this prestigious ensemble comprised of the best singers in the
state.
He will attend a camp this summer at Concordia College in
Moorhead, where he will spend
time in rehearsal with the other
members of the mens choir under the direction of Jefferson
Johnson from the University of
Kentucky. His All-State experience will conclude with a performance at Orchestra Hall in MinNicholas Cain
neapolis on February 13, 2016.
After receiving his diploma, Levi

Zimmerman leads his classmates
moving their tassels from the
Pine Island School Board member John Champa congratulates Jordyn in
right of their cap to the left, signifying
Braaten as she receives her diploma.
their graduation accomplishment.
PINE HAVEN POTPOURRI

Pine Haven Care Centers building project is moving right along.
The nice weather also means time
to get out on the bus. We so enjoy
touring the countryside, so give
us a wave as we go by.
We start June off by judging the
Kiddie Parade for Cheese Fest and
watching the Cheese Fest Parade.
Flag Day we will wear red, white
and blue, as our residents are very
patriotic, and June 14 we will celebrate Fathers Day. We will enjoy various entertainers and activity events throughout the month.
Our monthly birthday party will
be hosted by Mary Anne Owen
Pine Island class of 2015 co-valedictorians Mel Heeren and James Kroll
and salutatorian Taylor Schroder were speakers at the commencement
on May 24.
and Conrad Lechelt on Monday,

June 8, at 2 p.m. in the dining
room. Those celebrating June birthdays are: Geraldine Horseman June
11, Richard Grendahl 16, Phillip
Goplen 18, Rita Prescher 24.
The Pine Haven Auxiliary will
meet in the activity room Wednesday, June 24, at 1:30 p.m. They
are busy planning the ice cream
social for July. Please join them,
as new members are always welcome.
For all of our activity events
you can request a calendar by calling Pine Haven Community at 3568304 or e-mail us at activity@
pinehavencommunity.org.
Costs of alternatives to update the

Pine Island swimming pool are reviewed
the committee was to expand the

pool and bath house for $2.2 million. There are two tiers of amenities in the plans. The cost of the
first is $2.5 million. The second,
which includes all of the amenities selected by the committee, costs
$2.7 million.
Northland Securities prepared
a plan for the committee using tax
abatement to finance the improvements or construction of a new
pool. Based on council discussions
the members are supportive of
doing something to keep a swimming pool in Pine Island. They
have not considered using tax
abatement to fund the swimming
PINE ISLAND Volunteers at ongoing process. There are inforpool.
the Pine Island Area History Cen- mation cards available at the hisThe council discussed using a
ter are continually collecting, re- tory center for visitors to record
referendum for voters to decide
cording, and filing information for information they may have. The
what to do. A referendum could
future generations. One of the many only requirement is that the card(s)
also be used for voters to approve
projects they are working on is must be signed and dated by those
or disapprove a decision made by
Area Businesses Over the Years. providing the information.
the council.
The information and photos that
The history center is open the
The council favored some level
people donated will be on display first Sunday of the month, 1:00of fundraising and donations from
through June and July, along with 3:30 p.m.; each Monday, 8-11 a.m.;
private sources to improve the pool.
the information and artifacts the and during the Cheese Festival
They directed City Clerk Jon
history center has collected.
Open House on Friday, Saturday,
Eickhoff to provide them with inThe history center does not have and Sunday, June 5-7, noon to 5
formation on how much the city
all of the facts relative to area busi- p.m.
can spend on the pool for ADA
nesses and knows that it will be an
improvements. Jamie Hitchcock
recommended doing something
this year at the pool to show
progress on the ADA requirements.
Mayor Rod Steele said the council owes it to the taxpayers to be
good stewards of their tax dollars.
He told the pool committee that if
the city spent $2.2 million to finance improvements at the pool,
the southwest street projects would
be delayed until 2019. There are
many complaints from residents
about these streets, and the utilities there are 70 years old.
Councilor Jerry Vettel requested
a business plan for the pool. He
said the council must also consider the citys level of debt.
Councilor Erik Diskerud sugPine Island band director Barbara Hoppe, left, is with students who earned awards at the year-end concert
on May 11. From left to right are Ben Haller, Kimberly Johnson, Austin Seelbinder, Allegra Hoppe, DJ Titus, gested having a special meeting
and Jimmy Kroll.
with the pool committee to focus
on discussion of plans for the pool.
A special meeting was scheduled
for Monday, June 1 at 6 p.m.
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On May 19,
the Pine Island City Council reviewed costs of the alternatives to
update the 60-year-old municipal
swimming pool. Pool Committee
members Janet Pike and Doug
Sveska presented information from
the committees meeting on May
7.
Originally the committee invested $6,500 for the pool consultation, design, and costs in 2013.
U.S. Aquatics architect Tom
Schaffer said the plan was updated
for 2015 and the designs came
from the requests of the pool committee, not him. He said the old
pool will be used as a form for a
new basic pool and the bath house
will be renovated. There would
be savings from not demolishing
both. The amenities chosen by the
pool committee add to the basic
costs. He said it takes one year to
build a swimming pool.
The city must make improvements at the pool to comply with
the Americans with Disabilities
Act requirements to keep the pool
open. The base project chosen by
Year-end concert held and awards

presented for Pine Island bands
PINE ISLAND The eighth and

ninth grade concert band and tenth
through twelfth grade wind ensemble at Pine Island High School
held their year-end concert on
Monday, May 11, in the maroon
gym. The concerts theme was
Animation and featured songs
from animated movies, television
and video games. The concert band
played: Im a Believer, Chipmunk Song, and Let It Go. The
wind ensemble played: (Meet)
the Flintstones, Pocahontas,
The Pink Panther, Baba Yetu,
and The Incredibles. Both ensembles are directed by Barbara
Hoppe.
The seniors were recognized
during a slideshow while the wind
ensemble played their chosen senior song, Highlights from High
School Musical. Seventeen students will be graduating from the
wind ensemble this year. As a finale, the groups played two movements from the Peer Gynt Suite
together in a mass band.
In addition, the band awards were
announced at the concert. The following students were recognized:
sophomores Allegra Hoppe and
Kimberly Johnson (Rookies of the
Year), junior Austin Seelbinder
(Most Improved), senior Ben

Haller (Spirit Award), senior DJ
Titus (Directors Award) and senior Jimmy Kroll (John Philip
Sousa Award).
Predatory offenders
ordinance amended
The council approved amending Ordinance 130 Chapter 10

of the City Code to Regulate the
Residence Location of Predatory
Offenders. In the amendment Level
III sex offenders cannot reside
within 200 feet of places frequented
Meeting Notice - Pine Island

Economic Development Authority
Regular meetings of the Pine Island EDA are
held the first Wednesday of each month
at 5 p.m. at the EDA Office,
106 2nd St. SW, Pine Island
Questions? Call 507-356-8103
P-last wk. of month
Display presented on Pine Island

businesses over the years
Luke Thornton was elected by his

classmates to give the senior
address.
by children. On a map designating the daycare centers, parks,

schools, and other areas where
children congregate in Pine Island,
there are only a few areas where a
Level III offender could reside.
Land O Lakes expansion
On May 12 the planning and

zoning commission held a public
hearing on the Land OLakes setback variance request and recommended approving it. Bill Taylor
from Land OLakes explained their
expansion project to the council.
To expand the boiler and steam
generation system Land OLakes
needs to build within 27 feet of
the property line. The expansion
is a $3.9M improvement project.
To preserve the required fire setbacks for the outdoor propane tank,
Land OLakes cannot expand to
the north.
The council asked if the changes
would increase wastewater flow
from Land OLakes to the treatment facility. Taylor said the old
pipes to the pre-treatment facility
at Land OLakes will be replaced
in the project. The council approved
the setback variance.
Fire department
Fire Chief Jay Strande requested

that Nick Goranson, Ben Lenz,
Charles Lenz, and Mike Peck be
promoted from probationary to
active firefighters. The council
approved the request. City Attorney Bob Vose administered the
oath of office to the firefighters.
Strande said there are currently
27 firefighters.
the council discuss reorganizing

the citys administration at city
hall.
Father Randal Kasel asked the
city council to consider allowing
bee hives within the city limits.
The father and son group at St.
Michaels Catholic Church would
like to have a hive on the church
property for educational purposes.
Currently beehives are limited to
agricultural property. Permits will
be required if beehives are allowed.
Don Callahan requested the
council consider reducing utility
charges from leaking plumbing in
a rental property owned by
Callahan. The council did not reduce the charges.
The council approved a request
from Stephanie Pocklington to
submit an application to the Ace
Hardware Paint the Town grant
program. The grant is to be used
toward painting a mural in city
hall.
Mayor Steele recognized
Courtney Schaffer for Pine Island Saturday Nights. About 100
people turned out for the event in
Trailhead Park. Food was served
and a band performed.
Cheese Fest details
The council approved the Cheese

Fest parade route and the permit
for the fireworks display. The parade route has not changed from
past years. Pyrotechnicians will
shoot the fireworks off from behind the home plate of the varsity
baseball field this year. Diskerud
questioned the safety of the river
and trees there if there was a
drought. The fire department will
have a truck at the fireworks display. Firefighters with backpacks
will be nearby.
Street, water, sewer projects
City Engineer Craig Britton

updated the council on the 2015
Street Projects. The council approved the first pay request for
the NW Street Projects to
Schumacher Excavating in the
amount of $64,412.68. A change
order for $1,580.00 to remove some
large trees was also approved.
City Engineer Neil Britton updated the council on the water and
sewer utility extension to elementary school and water main loop.
Heselton Construction is preparing to install the extension. Britton
said there will be some blasting to
move rock that is in the way of the
pipeline.
Other business
Mayor Rod Steele recommended
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Samuel Baska
Chandler Bostrom
Jacob Braaten
Jordyn Braaten
Sarah Bronk
Daniel Brown
Derek Burdick
Kaitlyn Champa
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Cole Hintz
Joseph Hintz
Jason Hoerle
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Better Brew Coffeehouse
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Bombay Elevator Inc
Borgy Boyz Pizza
Bridgets Caf, Zumbrota
Busby Hardware & Furniture,
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Cathys Catering & Deli
Central Livestock Association
Coffee Mill Restaurant, Zumbrota
Cut Above Home, Red Wing/
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Dairy Queen Grill & Chill of
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Dan Greseth Drywall, Wanamingo

DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Donna Manthei - Property Brokers
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Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush
Days
DS Manufacturing, Inc.
Family Hair Styling
Feils Oil Company, Mazeppa
First American Insurance
Gars Mobile Repair & Garage
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Gerald & Carol Erickson Trucking
Goodhue County Cooperative
Electric
Goodhue Family Dental
Gormans Main Street Meats
Grover Auto Company, Zumbrota
H&R Block, Zumbrota office
Hay Creek Mutual Insurance
Hemann Grover & Company Ltd
Henrys Hair Designers
Hometown Salon & Spa, Zumbrota
Hub Food Center, Zumbrota
Island Market
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Mahn Family Funeral Home
Main Street Dentistry
Dr. Joel Swan
Maley Photography
Meints Chiropractic Health Center
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Northland Buildings Inc., Oronoco
Olmsted Medical Center
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Pine Island Golf Course
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Subway of Pine Island and Kenyon
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Tiarks, Becker & Hackett Financial
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Graduation Ceremony
was held
Sunday, May 24
at 2:00 p.m.
CLASS FLOWER: Friendship Rose
CLASS MOTTO: Our lives are before us. Our pasts are behind us.
But our memories are forever with us.
CLASS COLORS: Maroon and Gold
Levi Zimmerman
Not pictured:
Brinly Corbecky
Kenyon-Wanamingo Graduates
Emily Ashland
Jessica Bauer
Naomi Bauernfeind
Dylan Bennett
Shayla Berkner
Ellyn Beulke
Gwendolyn Bleess
Justice Boger
Rosemary Breimhurst
Marissa Brinkhaus
Elijah Bushman
Trevor Clouse
Nathan Dahlgren
MacKenzie Davis
Katherine Doehling
Abigail Donkers
Brice Eggert
Kiley Eischen
Megan Erickson
Logan Estrem
Isabelle Finholm
Brittney Flom
Caleb Greseth
Eric Hokanson
Erin Houglum
Clint Irrthum
Briar Jacobson
Kendall Johnson
Mara Johnson
Jonathan Karl
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Jason Bauer Construction
JBs Tavern
Keller Insurance Agency, Kenyon
Kenyon Ace Hardware
Kenyon Ag Service
Kenyon Country Club
Kenyon Market
Kenyon Muni
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Maple Island, Inc.
Michaelson Funeral Home
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KW School provides update on principal search

WANAMINGO At the
Kenyon-Wanamingo School
Board meeting on May 20, Greg
Dotson and interim principal/superintendent Jeff Pesta updated
the board on the search for a principal for grades 7-12. Fourty-five
applicants were narrowed down
to the twelve, and from them four
final candidates were selected. Of
those, two stood out to the administrative interviewing committee.
Dotson said the top candidate
was offered the position and a
contract, accepted it, and then declined the position. The second
candidate was then offered the
position and contract, verbally
accepted it, and then declined it
because of not wanting to move at
this time.
Pesta said the other two candidates only had experience in part
of the skills KW wanted for a principal. He suggested waiting until
August to resume the 7-12 principal search.
After discussion of hiring two

administrators and reconfiguring
duties, the board agreed it was best
to wait and consider reorganizing
the administration. The committee will meet to discuss options
next week and report back to the
board.
2015-18 superintendent contract
The board reviewed the superintendent contract for 2015-18.

Dotson said, The superintendent
salary was increased to be commensurate with other schools our
size. We need to be competitive
with others.
The salary increases in the contract are $119,000 in 2015-16,
$123,000 in 2016-17, and $127,000
in 2017-18.
Pesta highlighted changes from
past contracts. The superintendent
can opt out of spending for some
benefits and choose benefits.
Pesta was hired in January as
the interim 7-12 principal for 201415. In March, he was appointed to
serve as interim superintendent
until June 30, 2015. He has been

filling both administrative positions. He was selected as the permanent superintendent through the
competitive interview process, and
would assume the superintendent
responsibilities on July 2, 2015.
The contract was not signed at the
meeting.
The contract is retroactive for

K-6 principal Matt Ryan. The board
recognized Ryan for stepping up
and assuming other administrative duties to cover for the principal shortage. Ryan said, Thats
what you sign up for in an unexpected year. It is expected in this
position.
2014-16 principal contract
Staff recognitions
Dotson reported that the

principals salary was increased
to be like other similar schools in
the area. KWs salaries were the
lowest. The elementary and secondary principal will have the same
contract and salary scale, because
of the number of students each
serves.
Pesta said there is a 4% increase
in the salary for next year, and a
total of 4.9% over the three contract years. The principal can earn
a pay-for-performance bonus of
$5,000 if rated proficient (satisfactory) or higher on the evaluation completed by the superintendent.
The school board recognized the

administrative assistants who have
taken on responsibilities beyond
their job description during the
shortage of administrators in the
district.
These stipends were approved
for their efforts: Marliss Derscheid
$500, Holli Gutknecht $1,000,
Cynthia Sturgis $500, and Linda
Thoreson $1,000.
The board approved paying Pesta
a stipend of $9,434 for taking on
the interim superintendent responsibilities while serving as the interim secondary principal until the
end of the 2014-15 school year.
Pesta said the stipends will come
from funds out of savings from the interim business manager with
the salaries for the open positions. the KW School District.
Acceptance of donations
A full-year of contract services
The school board approved ac- from SMS costs $55,000. The discepting the following donations: trict will pay a semi-annual ad $254.95 for track equipment vance of $27,500. There is a 3%
from the KW Knights Track Boost- increase in costs for the second
ers
and third years of a contract.
$120.95 for junior high base- Chromebook initiative
ball a slip knot base and pad from
The school board approved rethe KW Knights Boys Baseball searching Phase II of the one-toBoosters
one Chromebook Initiative rec $2,553.78 for equipment from ommended by Pesta. All 7-12 grade
the KW Knights Baseball Boost- students would be eligible to parers
ticipate in the program, which
$150 from Kenyon Ace Hard- would be on a cloud-based platware for nails and bins
form using Google, Schoology,
$100 worth of used folding or Infinite Campus.
chairs from Hauge Church
Students would own and use their
Interim business manager
own devices. They could purchase
Pesta recommended approving Chromebooks or use their phones
a contract with the consulting firm and other devices. A voucher sysSchool Management Solutions tem would be developed to pur(SMS) on an interim basis for busi- chase Chromebooks. The district
ness management services through would have back-up devices that
the annual audit. The board ap- could be checked out from the
proved his request. Todd Netzke, media center in emergencies. A
president of SMS, will work as Continued on next page
Kenyon-Wanamingo Graduates
Caitlyn Lehman
Edward Matul
Brennah McCorkell
Taylor Meeks
Franziska Miles
Mark Mund
Ryan Noah
Caitlin Northway
Madison OHara
Bailey Paquin
Mariah Quam
Megan Quam
Noah Rechtzigel
Benjamin Ringham
Mason Sanders
Drew Sathrum
Makayla Sokoloski
Kwazi Spencer
Devyn Stordahl
Autumn Story
Connor Sviggum
Tegan Thibedeau
Quinn Traxler
Lucas Votruba
Dakota Walker
Justine Wallaker
Tanner Warner
Anna Washburn
McKenna Weyandt
Robert Woodward
Graduation will be held

Sunday, May 31 at 1:00 p.m.

Security State Bank of Kenyon
Security State Bank of Wanamingo
Shane Electric
State Farm Insurance - Lyle Wendroth
Subway of Kenyon and Pine Island
Tatge Jewelry/Awards by Tatge
Traxler Power & Equipment

VFW Post #141 Kenyon
Wanamingo Grooming
Wanamingo Mutual Insurance
William L. Lewis, D.D.S.
Zumbrota Eye Care
KW principal
search
The board approved organizing

a ceremony with the students in
the fall and possibly hanging a
plaque in the elementary gymnasium to memorialize Superintendent Jeff Evert. He served for 38
years in the KW School District
as a teacher, coach, athletic director, and superintendent. He will
be recognized at the 2015 graduation ceremony.
The board approved transferring funds from the community
education early childhood family
education account to the school
readiness account.
Issuing lifetime activity passes
to retirees and departing school
board members was approved by
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school self-insurance plan costing $25 will be available. Any

balance from these funds would
be used to invest in the loaner
Chromebook stock, and loaners
would also be available to needbased families.
Student experts could be trained
for technical assistance. In the
future, the experts might be able
to earn college credit in a technology course at the school.
Other business
Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle/High School Gymnasium

CLASS MOTTO: In growing, we have found friendship. In learning, we have shared knowledge.
In pride, we have left memories.
CLASS FLOWER: Calla Lily
CLASS COLORS: Magenta and Silver
Class Song: The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
the board. Chair Doug Kyllo said,
This is fantastic for outgoing
staff. Dotson said, It will not
cost much for us and is a good
perk. This year lifetime passes
will be issued to Kevin Anderson,
Mary Gail Anderson, Barb Evert,
Lisa Johnson, and Elisa Wrolstad.
The board approved renewing
the Minnesota State High School
League membership for 2015-16.
The board recognized outgoing
student school board representative Ellyn Beulke and welcomed
incoming representative Sarah
Benrud.
The activity fundraisers and
extended field trips for 2015-16
were approved.
WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT

The following information was
provided by the Goodhue County
Sheriffs Office.
April 26
7:41 p.m. A deputy was asked

to help locate a juvenile from High
Ave. The child was located at a
friends house and returned home.
10:41 p.m. A suspicious male
was sitting on the side of the road
near 3rd Ave. He stated that he
was cooling off after an argument
with a girlfriend.
11:14 p.m. A person on West
Ave, who had been involved in an vehicle sending a rock airborne

argument, requested extra patrol and cracking a windshield on 3rd
in the area for the night.
Ave.
April 27
8:20 p.m. Medical help was
5:48 a.m. A deputy assisted requested on Beverly St.
with traffic control while a mo- April 30
torist changed a tire near Hwy 52
1:17 a.m. A deer hit by a veand Cty 50 in Minneola Town- hicle needed to be dispatched near
ship.
Hwy 52 and 420th St in Minneola
April 28
Township.
3:27 a.m. A speeding ticket
9:38 a.m. A deputy provided
was issued near the 6040 block of a squad car escort for a funeral
Hwy 60 in Wanamingo Township. from Trinity Lutheran Church on
April 29
2nd Ave.
7:44 a.m. A truck passed a
Not pictured:
Katelynn Hawkins
KW holds Senior Awards Recognition Night

KENYON Senior Awards
Recognition Night for the KenyonWanamingo High School class of
2015 was held May 13. Scholarships and awards were presented
at a dinner in the KW commons.
Following the presentation, a baccalaureate ceremony was held at
Holden Lutheran Church. The following is a list of scholarships and
awards presented to seniors.
AgStar Abigail Donkers and
Clint Irrthum
Alverne Strandemo Agricultural
(a charitable fund established at
the Lutheran Community Foundation) Noah Rechtzigel
American Red Cross Isabelle
Finholm, Anna Washburn, Rosie
Breimhurst, and Franziska Miles
Arlyn and Mardell Johnson (in
memory of children Donald and
Laurie) Eric Hokanson and Drew
Sathrum
Cannon Falls Masonic Lodge
(Sponsored by the Masons of Cannon Falls and Minnesota Masonic
Charities) Clint Irrthum
Darrel Trom Memorial Eric
Hokanson
Dennison Lions Club Justine
Wallaker and McKenna Weyandt
Dolores Wrolstad Memorial

Brittney Flom
Foldcraft Emily Ashland
Genesis Abigail Donkers
Goodhue County Electric
Rosie Breimhurst
Goodhue County Corn Growers Eric Hokanson
Harlan Rippentrop Memorial
(given by the Kenyon Vet Clinic)
Clint Irrthum
Heidi Gusenius Community
Appreciation Megan Quam
Isaacson Implement Abigail
Donkers and Noah Rechtzigel
Jack Holmes Memorial Tanner Warner
Jacob Baalson Memorial Tanner Warner
Kenyon Area Business Association Abigail Donkers and
Quinn Traxler
Kenyon and Wanamingo Lions
Clubs Ellyn Beulke and Erin
Houglum
KW Chemical Health Initiative
Emily Ashland and Ellyn Beulke
KW Education Association
Rosie Breimhurst
KW FFA Alumni Association
Senior Achievement Award
Abigail Donkers, Eric Hokanson,
Clint Irrthum, and Quinn Traxler
KW Students Against Destructive Decisions Emily Ashland

Lowell Estrem Memorial Anna
Washburn
Mack Noble Memorial Rosie
Breimhurst and Abigail Donkers
Mark Wrolstad Memorial
Tanner Warner
Minnesota Association of Farm
Mutual Insurance Companies
Brennah McCorkell
Rice County Farm Bureau
Abigail Donkers
Security Insurance Agency
Quinn Traxler
Security State Bank of Kenyon
Emily Ashland and Erin Houglum
Security State Bank of
Wanamingo Ellyn Beulke and
Mariah Quam
Singles in Agriculture Abigail
Donkers and Clint Irrthum
Southeast Minnesota Ag Alliance Abigail Donkers
Steele-Waseca Cooperative
Electric Autumn Story
Western National Brennah
McCorkell
Whitemore Fire Consultants,
Inc. Ryan Noah
Wrestling Booster Club
Abigail Donkers, Erin Houglum,
and Drew Sathrum
Pine Island/Oronoco
Wanamingo
Agreement reached with

Olmsted County on road repairs
By Karen Snyder
ORONOCO Oronoco and
Olmsted County have reached a
compromise of sorts in their 18month-long dispute over who
should fix the defects in a slipshod road project. The countys
work in Oronoco left a dozen or
so trouble spots that the county
first promised to repair and then
reneged.
Now the county says it will help
correct a couple of the problems.
Terms call for the city to pay for
supplies and the county to furnish
equipment and labor. This is nothing I like or want, Mayor Kevin
McDermott told the council at its
May 19 meeting, but its got to
get done.
The council agreed, voting 4-0
to spend a maximum of $4,000 on
the fix-ups.
Sheriff touts countys
social host law
Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin

Torgerson outlined the countys
social host ordinance that went
into effect May 15, then asked the
council to pass a like law. In fact,
he said, hes making that request
of all towns in the county.
A social host is an adult who
knowingly allows underage drinking parties on property he/she owns,
leases or otherwise controls. The
ordinance, which makes social
hosting a misdemeanor, already

applies in Oronoco, Torgerson
explained, because the city contracts with the county for law enforcement services. But the county
attorney would like to see you pass
it, he said.
The ordinances purpose is to
switch the focus from teenage
drinkers to adult providers/
enablers. That, says the theory,
will deter underage drinking.
In a recent survey of area teens,
many admitted they do drink, and
the majority of those said when
they indulge, they down five or
more drinks. Alcohol use among
minors is a public health issue,
Torgerson said. He asked to meet
again with councilors to discuss
Oronocos adopting a social host
ordinance.
Other business
The council voted 4-0 to approve the revised Gold Rush Days
ordinance. The new regulation
covers all vendors, whether on
public or private property. Vendors can start setting up at 1 p.m.
Thursday, according to councilor
Beau Hanenberger. And not a
minute sooner.
An estimate of $43,200 for four
fire hydrants stunned the council.
You should get different quotes,
City Engineer Joe Palen said. Far
better quotes, said McDermott.
Sgt. Lee Rossman of the Olmsted

County Sheriffs Office gave an
update on the Oronoco crime scene:
Nothing to report.
Sheriff Torgerson distributed
copies of the Olmsted County
Sheriffs Office newsletter. The
monthly bulletin debuted in February. Issues are available online
at co.olmsted.mn.us/sheriff.
Construction of the citys new
fire truck will start soon, said Fire
Chief Dan Sundt. Anticipated delivery date is Sept. 23. Hes working on grants to help pay for equipment hell order in August.
Sundt thanked the Olmsted
County Sheriffs Office for its
donation to the Oronoco Fire Department of three 2004 model radios, all in good working condition.
The council voted 4-0 to authorize expenditures of:
$43,444 to Pearson Bros. Inc.,
Hanover, for roadwork
sealcoating and crack filling.
$6,000 for the citys 4th of
July celebration.
$1,000 on a new brush assembly for the ToolCat sweeper, if
the Public Works budget permits.
The council will hold its next
regular meeting at 7 p.m. June 16
at Oronoco City Hall/Community
Center.
Cheese, Wine, and Beer Gala is June 6

PINE ISLAND The second
annual Cheese, Wine, and Beer
Gala in conjunction with the Pine
Island Cheese Festival is on Saturday, June 6. This will be a chance
to sample wines produced in southern Minnesota, regional cheeses,
and local craft beers. The event
will be held in the historic Cheese
Factory building from 2-6 p.m.
This years wineries include:
Alexis Bailly Vineyard of Hastings,
the oldest vineyard in Minnesota;
Cannon River Winery of Cannon
Falls, a 2014 Indy International
Wine Competition award winner;
and family-owned Flower Valley
Vineyard of Red Wing. Each winery will provide samples of their
unique wines and staff will be
available to answer questions and
provide ideas for pairings with
various cheeses and other foods.
We are so pleased to have local
wineries and vineyards participating, said Karen Doll, representative of the Pine Island Image Committee, which is sponsoring the
event. Southeast Minnesota has
become a new destination for wine

lovers, and it is great to see the
different farming techniques and
varieties of vineyards and grapes
in production in this area.
To accompany the local wines,
cheese samples will be available
from a number of local
cheesemakers. Kirk Litynski from
The Friendly Confines Cheese
Shoppe in Le Sueur will be returning this year. Metzs Hart-Land
Creamery from Rushford, a relatively new creamery in the area,
will be on hand with samples of
their hard cheeses and curds. All
of the milk for their cheeses comes
right from their farm. Land O
Lakes will also be providing
samples of their cheeses.
New to this years Gala are craft
beer tastings. Mankato Brewery,
SUMMER READING
Continued from front page
receiving medical care in Rochester.

Story time will continue every
Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m.
and will feature several community heroes including firefighters,
a police officer, EMTs, authors, a
farmer, and an educator. The reading therapy dogs Midnight and
Annie will also be in the library
on Tuesday mornings so kids can
spend time reading with them.
LEGO Club will continue to
meet on the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. The LEGO
Club meeting on July 16 will feature a construction contest. Contestants are welcome to bring in
something they built at home or
build something with library
LEGOs before the judging begins.
Prizes will be awarded to the most
creative constructions.
Workshops will be offered at
various times throughout the summer on topics such as drawing,
paper crafts, t-shirt decorating,
weaving, and acting. A special
feature this year will be a Robotics Expo on Wednesday, July 15,
from 6-8 p.m. Registration for
workshops begins June 1.
The summer reading program
will conclude on Saturday, July
25, with a Reading Heroes Wrapup Party from 9 a.m. - noon. Readers are encouraged to come dressed
as their favorite super heroes or
book characters.
is located at 100 West Avenue.
For more information visit
www.zumbrota.info or call the library at 507-732-5211.
Chris Dietz receives

Distinguished Alumni Award
MANKATO Christopher K.
Dietz of Pine Island recently received the 2015 Distinguished
Alumni Achievement Award from
Minnesota State University
Mankato. Dietz, who recently retired after 18 years as associate
director of the Mayo Clinics anesthesia program, is one of eight
2015 alumni award winners. He
was honored at an April 24 ceremony hosted by the Minnesota
State Mankato Alumni Association. Alumni Achievement Awards
go to graduates who have achieved
high rank or honor in their professions and have had a major impact on their communities.
The Distinguished Alumni
Award is just one of many unique
achievements for Dietz. He is an
Eagle Scout who has received
numerous scouting awards during the 52 years hes been involved
with the Boy Scouts. He was a
cryptanalyst and German linguist
in the U.S. Army and received the
first Distinguished Graduate
Award from the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy he attended. He works to preserve the
heritage of his hometown of Pine
Island. Hes involved in his church,
provides opportunities for art activities in schools and talks to junior high students about his time
serving his country. One of the
Chris Dietz
things hes most proud of is receiving his doctorate in nursing

practice and passing that new
knowledge on to others.
Dietz helped to develop and
implement a masters and a doctorate of nurse anesthesia program
at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester
and was named Graduate Educator of the Year from the Mayo
School of Health Sciences. He has
also won the Outstanding Nurse
Anesthesia Educator of the Year
title three times.
the first brewery in Mankato since

1967, opened in 2012. They will
present samples of their ales, porters, and stouts. Kinney Creek
Brewery of Rochester will provide samples of their uniquely
crafted beers. They pride themselves on sourcing as many ingredients from local farmers and vendors as possible when brewing.
Island Sports Bar and Grill/Pool
and Pins will be providing nonalcoholic beverages for purchase
as well.
Live music will be provided by
talent from the Pine Island area
including guitar, vocals, piano, and
violin. Last years event was very
well attended and we are planning for an even bigger event this
year, Doll said. Image Committee members have had a great time
putting this event together and hope
that the public enjoys trying some
of the quality cheeses, wines, and
beers produced right here in Southeast Minnesota.
Bikes for Books winners at KWES

WANAMINGO Four lucky third and fourth grade readers at Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School scored
new bicycles in the Bikes for Books program drawing on May 13. The bikes were donated by the Cannon Falls
Masonic Lodge. From left to right, front row, are winners Sophia Culuris (grade 4), Peyton Cole (grade 4),
Colton Steberg (grade 3), and Julia Alexander (grade 3). In back are Paul Otte and Harris Haugen of the
Masonic Lodge. For every ten books a student read at their reading level, a ticket was place into a drawing
for them.
Wanamingo EDA reviews

projects and financial audit
WANAMINGO Directors of
the Wanamingo Economic Development Authority board met on
May 11 to get updates on the
Cenex 4 addition and the needs
for the medical building, and to
review the 2014 audit. In the Industrial Park expansion, work on
the Cenex 4 addition was over 80%
complete before halting for the
winter, with all grading, storm
sewer, sanitary sewer, and water
lines completed. This spring the
concrete around the catch basins,
ditch tiling, seeding, cleanup work
and the second layer of blacktop
will be tackled. City Administrator Michael Boulton said the project
is on schedule and on budget.
Review of EDA funds
The directors reviewed portions

of the city audit that applied to
EDA accounts. The EDA budget,
Fund 251, experienced a loss in
2014, primarily due to paying property taxes on the Medical Center.
At the end of the year the account
balance had a deficit of $9,309.
Boulton said in the coming years
the property tax burden to the city
Van Horn Public Library
To register for Van Horn will be lessened. Another factor
Librarys summer reading pro- was a portion of city staff salaries
gram, stop by the library anytime come from the EDA fund, in reladuring open hours through June
6. In addition to rewarding children for the books they read
throughout the summer, the library
has a full slate of engaging programs planned.
Each week, the library invites
all children three years and up to
Story Time. From June 10 through
July 22, Story Times will be held
each Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. Kids will be enthralled for By Alice Duschanek-Myers
the entire 30-45 minute session as
PINE ISLAND On May 20,
they listen to books, sing songs, the Pine Island City Council redance, and make a themed craft to viewed the 2014 city audit with
take home.
Kevin Cobik of Abdo, Eick &
Van Horn will also have four Meyers LLP. Cobik said that the
entertaining Tuesday @ 2 programs. Each will be held on Tues- financial reports the city provided
days at 2 p.m. They begin on June for the audit were accurate and
23 at the Pine Island Senior Cen- complete.
He recommended that the city
ter with a program from the Minnesota History Center. Toni Stone continue to work on assigning fiwas a pioneer for both women and nancial activities to more than one
African-Americans in baseball. person. It is common to have duThis St. Paul native, born and raised ties more segregated in smaller
in the Rondo neighborhood, broke cities with fewer staff, but it can
many barriers by playing for the
first time on mens teams all across be more difficult to discover erthe nation. Although she faced a rors or theft without desegregatgreat deal of discrimination, she ing finance-related duties.
As a safeguard against errors,
rose among the ranks of farm town
barnstorming teams to become the the city council reviews all exfirst woman to play professional penditures each month and quarbaseball in the Negro Leagues. terly budget reports. Expenditures
Her drive, perseverance, and de- that were not planned for in the
termination transformed her from city budget must be approved by
a Minnesota tomboy to the fe- the city council.
male Jackie Robinson of the
On December 31, 2014 the citys
Negro Leagues. This program is
net
assets exceeded its liabilities
designed for ages ten years and
by $20,878,063. The city had
older.
On July 7 at the Senior Center, $5,386,827 of unrestricted net asMad Science of Iowa will return sets to use for services for the citiwith the Heroes & Their Music zens and for debts. There was a
Impact Assembly Show. The He- total increase of $315,441 in net
roes covered will include the likes financial position. The citys total
of Anne of Green Gables, Batman, debt increased $2,727,790 during
Huckleberry
Finn,
Pippi the fiscal year from two new bonds
Longstocking, Pokemon, Power
Rangers, Scooby-Doo, Spiderman, for improvements.
At the end of 2014 the sum of
Sponge Bob, Stuart Little and
the
ending balances of all governSuperman. Each experiment in
the show will start out with the mental funds was $4,153,881. This
heros theme music and the chil- is an increase of $1,418,940 from
dren trying to guess which hero December 31, 2013.
the music connects to. Then comes
The citys 2014 revenue sources
a fun experiment dedicated to the for government activities were
hero. Designed to please those of 48.0% property taxes, 20.0% capiall ages.
tal grants and contributions, 16.3%
tion to the amount of time they

spend working on EDA business.
The council approved a pay increase for staff, which resulted in
a slight raise in expenses from the
fund. To address the deficit fund,
the city council audit committee
supported a one-time transfer from
the citys revolving loan fund to
zero out the account and start anew.
The older Cenex addition Fund
306 had a significant increase in
2014, due to the sale of land to
Brian Groth. As of December 31,
2014 the fund had a balance of
$136,153. Boulton said bond payments for projects from this fund
are $78,000; therefore the fund is
in good shape in the near future.
The Medical Building Fund 604
had a slight gain over the previous
year, but at the end of the year still
had a negative balance of $81,493.
This was primarily due to past
accumulated losses for vacant
space in the building. Last year all
suites in the building were occupied, although some at a rate that
was not profitable. However, the
increased rental income limited
financial losses. The EDA discussed the possibility of a tenant
moving out, but the clinic and ag
seed business have long-term

leases. If another vacancy occurs
and the space is not reoccupied
quickly, losses for the building
will increase quickly. The bond
on the medical building has a payoff date of 2033.
The EDA reviewed and approved their portion of the city
audit 5-0.
Other business
Concrete repairs are needed in

a few spots around the medical
building sidewalk and rampway.
Leon Nerison of B&N Construction was contacted to make repairs.
In April, the Goodhue County
Assessors Office contacted city
hall to review parcel valuations
and taxes. The current leases for
occupants of the Medical Building were sent to the assessor for
review. Due to this the citys portion of property taxes on the building will drop from $3,086 to $696
for 2015, as the lease with the clinic
notes the tenant is responsible for
property taxes on the space they
lease. The assessors office and
Boulton spoke with representatives
from OMC and they were accepting of the change.
Pine Island City Council

reviews 2014 city audit
grants and contributions not restricted to specific programs, 9.7%
charges for services, 5.3% operating grants and contributions, and
0.7% unrestricted investment earnings. There were some changes in
levels of funding from these sources
from the previous year.
In the audit the citys Enterprise
Funds (water, sewer, Evergreen
Place, cemetery, and Deputy Register) are considered business activities. The revenue sources for
these funds were 98.0% charges
for services, 1.7% unrestricted
investment earnings, and 0.3%
capital grants and contributions.
At the end of 2014 the general
fund balance was $528,768. The
unassigned fund balance totaled
about 25% of the 2015 budgeted
expenditures. The City of Pine
Island set a goal to establish a 35%
Unassigned General Fund Balance
for 2008. Cobik said that if this
was still the goal, the city would
need to decide to take measures to
meet that goal.
The city has budgeted to increase
general fund revenues 3.1% and
decrease expenditures 1.4% in
2015 to continue to stabilize and

increase the general fund balance.
Auditors recommend that cities maintain unassigned general
fund balances of at least 40% of
the planned expenditures for the
next year because the majority of
revenues are received from tax
payments from the counties. This
helps ensure that funds will be
available for operation, unbudgeted
items, legal matters, and any emergencies if these revenues are delayed.
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Goodhue
Goodhue Schools
to continue using
weighted grading
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE Goodhue High
School Principal Mike Harvey
requested a change in weighted
grades at the May 18 school board
meeting. He said, At a recent
conference the high school team
attended, the idea of weighted
grades was discussed. I know many
local schools have moved away
from weighted grades primarily
because weighted grades are being ruled unfair by the courts. This
is our current policy which I recommend we move away from starting with the class of 2018. The
new policy would place all classes
on a 4.0 scale.
Superintendent Mike Redmond
added that colleges now redo a
students grade point averages to
represent the four point grade
system. The weighted scale was
put in place to give a student extra
credit while taken Advanced Placement (AP) courses. In the weighted
grading program an A was worth
5.00 points instead of the usual
4.00.
After a discussion on how this
would affect the future of enrollment in AP and college credited
courses, the board unanimously
voted to continue the weighted
program in Goodhue.
Personnel changes
Several personnel changes were

approved by the board.
New hires were Malinda
Madery, science; Christina Ryan,
special education; Wendie
Christianson, preschool; and
Michelle Roschen, preschool paraprofessional.
Resignations were accepted from
Tyler Baker, industrial technology; Cindy Baker, community library supervisor; and paraprofessionals Deb Lodermeier and Gloria
Mensing.
Jill Buxengard, a special education paraprofessional, was removed due to declining enrollment,
and custodian Susan Flaskas temporary appointment will conclude
on May 29.
The board also approved a new
principal master agreement to cover
2015-18.
High School principals report
Harvey requested a change for

next year moving to quarter
classes for the seventh and eighth
grade instead of the semester
classes that the rest of the high
school lhas.
He listed these benefits:
1) This will align with the enrichment courses which are already
quarter classes.
2) It will allow the school to
have more celebrations and recognition for academic success.
3) This is more in line with ageappropriate shorter term grading
periods that will allow the students and teachers to clear the slate
and start over every nine weeks.
This was approved by the board.
Harvey also reported on a successful Activity Day. He said, We
had great participation on this day
with only a few kids (ten) calling
in to not participate.
Goodhue Public School will
once again offer a summer math
program open to all students in
seventh and eighth grade during
the 2014-15 school year. The program will be run by Ms. Kelly
Holmstadt and is designed to
strengthen the math skills of students at all levels. The program
will include whole group work on
the geometry, probability, and statistics state standards, as well as
individualized work on math areas which each student may need
to strengthen. The program will
be offered twice during the summer. Students are welcome to participate in one or both of the sessions. Each session is free if at
least six students to sign up.
Elementary school
principals report
Elementary school principal

Mark Opsahl reported that the
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments are nearly finished.
The penny drive brought in
$1875 for the Goodhue swimming
pool and new choir robes.
Summer school will meet on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for one and a half hours daily
for six weeks. They will focus on
Miss Goodhue coronation is June 12

GOODHUE 2015 Miss Goodhue will be crowned on Friday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at Goodhue High School gym 2. Candidates are, front row, from
left to right: Kate Stehr, Chelsea Voth, Laura Ringeisen, and Kalley Diercks; back row: Taylor Larson, Michelle Hadler, Cass Ramthun, and Keisha
OReilly.
reading and math skills.

Band/choir trip approved
Music instructor Kimberly

Lundak received approval from
the board to proceed with a planned
band and choir trip to Orlando,
Florida on March 18-24,
2016. They will be staying at the
Disney All Star Resort.
Other business
The board approved the preliminary budget for fiscal year

2016. This must be approved and
sent to the State of Minnesota by
June 30, 2016. Business manager
Dan Schneider gave the board a
complete rundown of revenues and
expenses for the 2015-16 school
year. There were no major changes
expected, but the legislature could
make some changes.
The schools house will be offered for sale.
The second reading of several
policies were approved.
Donations were accepted from
Box Tops for Education for
$1,138.10, Goodhue Lions of
$4,000 for choir robes, and the
Goodhue County Soil & Water
from $300 for Envirothon.
The board approved a resolution to join the Minnesota State
High School League for another
year.
The next board meeting will be
on June 15 at 7 p.m.
Mills and Keller are among

twelve Princess Kay finalists
The selection of twelve young
women from dairy farm backgrounds on Sunday, May 17, in
St. Cloud has paved the way for
crowning Minnesotas 62nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way, the
dairy industrys official goodwill
ambassador.
Representing
Goodhue County are Maggie Mills,
18, of Lake City and the daughter
of Kent and Deborah Mills; and
Samantha Keller, 19, of Goodhue
and the daughter of Ted and Lora
Keller.
The newest Princess Kay will
be named just before the opening
of the Minnesota State Fair in
August, and each of the twelve
finalists for the title will be sculpted
in butter throughout the fair.
The finalists were named at the
conclusion of a three-day workshop attended by nearly 70 county
dairy princesses. The other nominees are:
Kallie Baker, 18, Plainview,
representing Wabasha County,
daughter of Natalie and Bruce
Wood
Kylee Fernholz, 18, Hoffman,
representing Douglas County,
daughter of Mark and Michele
Fernholz
Michele Green, 20, Greenbush,
representing Roseau County,
Maggie Mills
Samantha Keller
daughter of Doug and Corena

Green
Kyla Mauk, 19, Howard Lake,
representing Wright County,
daughter of Chris and Harlan Mauk
Jennifer Oelfke, 18, Hamburg,
representing Sibley County, daughter of Jim and Jody Oelfke
Ellen Sheehan, 19, Rochester,
representing Olmsted County,
daughter of Jerome and Karen
Sheehan
McKinzie Smith, 21, Adams,
representing Mower County,
daughter of Rick and Tracy Smith

Rachel Stender, 17, Lester Prairie, representing McLeod County,
daughter of Allen and Lisa Stender
Morgan Uphoff, 18, Melrose,
representing Stearns County,
daughter of Victor and Ann Uphoff
Carley Vinkemeier, 18,
Norwood Young America, representing Carver County, daughter
of Jeff and Tina Vinkemeier
On behalf of Minnesotas dairy
farmers, Princess Kay makes appearances to help explain their commitment to taking care of the animals and resources while providing wholesome, nutritious and affordable dairy products. Midwest
Dairy Association manages the program.
Goodhue Envirothon just

misses placing at State
CLOQUET The Goodhue
High School Silver Envirothon
team had a great showing at the
Minnesota State Envirothon competition on Monday, May 18, at
the Cloquet Forestry Center in rural
Cloquet. After placing third at the
regional level behind Medford and
Rushford-Peterson teams on May
6 in Lewiston, the Goodhue team
redeemed themselves a bit by placing fourth at the state level. RP
placed 13th and Medford placed
22nd.
Goodhue had the highest scores
GOODHUE Ross Matthees of Goodhue County Cooperative Electric shares electrical safety tips and facts out of any teams in the state in the
with Goodhues fifth-graders on May 14. With him are Alex Nelson, center, and Ethan Matthees. Matthees categories of aquatics and oral
also exhibited lineman equipment and discussed careers in the electrical field. This was a review of the presentation. The team missed
students unit on electricity and magnetism.
placing in the top three and
Students learn about electrical facts and safety
medaling by just 2.17 points. Placing above them was Frazee High
School in third and TrekNorth High
School in second. The winner of
the competition was Hopkins High
School.
Hopkins will now have a chance
to participate at the National
Envirothon Competition in Springfield, Missouri, at the end of July.
The Goodhue Silver team members include seniors Holly Husband, Ethan Dressen, and Billy
Voth and juniors Casey Deneen
and Sam McNamara. The Goodhue
envirothon teams are coached by
Matt Halverson, high school biology teacher.
Cow milking
and calf feeding
featured
at day camp
GOODHUE Celebrate June is

Dairy Month and the end of the
school year by sending your kids to
camp. This year the ever-popular
Day Camp on a Dairy Farm is set to
take place on Thursday, June 11
from 3:30-7:00 p.m. at Burfeind
Dairy. The Burfeind farm is located
just west of Goodhue at 18820 Cty
9 Blvd, Goodhue.
Campers can get hands-on experience feeding calves, as well as
watch cows being milked and find
out what they eat. Campers will
receive educational information on
beef and hog production, complete
with baby piglets brought by a representative from the Wabasha
County Pork Producers. Minnesota
Farmers Union counselors will lead
campers in games and crafts, and
the Goodhue County Dairy Princesses will be on hand to scoop ice
cream and share fun facts about
dairy. In addition, a light dinner
will be served.
The camp is for children 5 to 12
years of age. Scholarships are available if there is a financial hardship.
Although on-site registrations will
be taken, campers are asked to preregister by June 10.
Day Camp on a Dairy Farm is
Paige Lantis and Jacob Gilsdorf were the Goodhue Students of the presented by Minnesota Farmers
Month for April.
Union, in conjunction with Goodhue
County Farmers Union. For more
information or to register for Day
Camp on a Dairy Farm, contact Dori
Klein at 507-843-4560 or by email
at dori@mfu.org.
Goodhue April Students

of the Month named
Girls on the Run donates to Goodhue pool
GOODHUE The Girls on the Run and Girls on Track programs have wrapped up for the year for Goodhue
students with the completion of a celebratory 5K event at AP Anderson Park in Red Wing on May 16.
Throughout the program, the girls participated in positive discussions and activities while incorporating
running. They also organized a community project a toy sale and lemonade stand from which they donated
the funds, totaling $250, to the Goodhue pool. Presenting the funds they raised to Goodhue Elementary
School teacher and Goodhue pool representative Robby Ebner are, first row: Kennedy Diercks, Brooke Ryan,
and Ali Strauss; second row: Ava Wallaker, Elisabeth Gadient, Hannah ONeill, Taylor Berg, Allie Christensen,
Abigail Jablonski, and Madisen Betcher; third row: Sydney Melson, Brianna Fitzgerald, Lily Hutter, Olivia
Ryan, Grace Thomforde, Melanie Beck, Brooke Ryan, Emma Thomforde, Ebner, Grace Schulte, Alex Bien,
Julia Carlson, Alexa Schafer, and Teagan Hinsch; fourth row: Georgie Ziemer, Lindsey Mangan, Annika
Schafer, Joslyn Carlson, Samantha Ross, Ellie Smith, Alandra Hinsch, Briahna Barlow, Emma Jennings,
Madee Benda, and Madison Bartholome. Not pictured: Ellie Peterson and Alexis Gotsch.
GOODHUE Paige Lantis and

Jacob Gilsdorf were named Students
of the Month at Goodhue School
for April. These are the final award
recipients for the school year.
Lantis, the daughter of Doug and
Laurie Lantis, was chosen to represent the junior high school. She said
her favorite subject is health. The
most positive influences in her life
are her friends Sydney Lodermeier
and Haley Evans who always include her. Lantis is involved in volleyball and adaptive bowling. Her
biggest accomplishment so far is
getting to go the state for adaptive

bowling.
Gilsdorf, the son of Charlie and
Kim Gilsdorf, represents the high
school. He said his most positive
influences have been friends,
coaches, school staff, and Ghandi.
His favorite subject is physics, and
he is involved in football,
Environthon, and wrestling. Gilsdorf
said his biggest accomplishment so
far has been the unique and special bond created between myself
and my classmates.
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Goodhue Graduates
Tiffanie Anderson
Riley Augustine
Cheyennea Binondo
Joshua Bolin
Logan Breuer
Mitchell Breuer
Kayla Carlson
Amanda Clugston
Ashley Cordes
Charles Dahling
Klarissa Dankers
Leslie Davila
Elizabeth Dicke
Alexandra Donohue
Ethan Dressen
Nicholas Earp
Jacob Gilsdorf
Luis Gomez-Quino
Katherine Grigoleit
Alyssa Herman
Hayley Hilleshiem
Haley Hinrichs
Isaiah Hinsch
Shelby Hinsch
Holly Husband
Brooke Kehren
Alexis Kennedy
Bailey Kreisler
Nathan Lamoreux
Katelyn Lexvold
Samantha Lexvold
Kate McNamara
Sydney McNamara
Maggie Mills
Mayra Monjaraz-Olmos
Sara Moreno
Holly Norton
Roman Olson
Junior Phetnoi
Melissa Poncelet
Michael Poncelet
Sara Post
Justen Quinn
Cassandra Richter
Sarah Ringeisen
Jordan Ronningen
Caitlin Roschen
Brittney Ryan
Madison Schafer
Anthony Schmitz
Tyler Schumacher
Jerica Staehli
Melinda Strusz
Ben Stumpf
Jamie Thermos
Raymond Tipcke
Blooms on Broadway
Bombay Elevator Inc
Bridgets Caf, Zumbrota
Zumbrota
C&G Hardware Hank
Coffee Mill Restaurant,
Zumbrota
Country Station
Rochester/MOA
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill of
Zumbrota
Dan Greseth Drywall,
Wanamingo
Dars Pub
Dons Foods
Days
DS Manufacturing, Inc, Pine
Island
First Farmers & Merchants
G&B Feeds
Gadient Plumbing & Heating
LLC
Gerald & Carol Erickson
Trucking
Electric
Grover Auto Company,
Zumbrota

Company
Hedeen Insurance Agency
Hemann, Grover & Company
Ltd.
Hometown Salon & Spa,
Zumbrota
Jonas Farm Seeds
Keith Carlson Trucking Inc.
Knobelsdorff Electric, Inc.
Kwik Trip
Larsen Industries Vinyl & Farm
Supply
Living Well Massage
Lodermeiers, Inc.
M&M Lawn & Leisure, Pine
Island
Majerus Garage
Mike Lodermeier Construction
News-Record/Zumbro Shopper
Northland Buildings Inc.,
Oronoco
NU-Telecom
Richs Auto Body & Southside
Storage
Route 60 Plumbing, Heating &
Cooling
Roy N Als Auto Service
Schaefer Insurance,
Wanamingo
Schulz & Company Realty
Shane Electric
Shear Enhancement

Tatge Jewelry/Awards
by Tatge, Kenyon
Traxler Power & Equipment,
Kenyon
Voth Insurance Agency
Wanamingo Grooming
Workout 24/7 of Goodhue
Zumbrota Eye Care
William Voth
Rachel Watson

Ag Partners Coop
American Family Insurance
Wade Shelstad

Bellechester Tavern
Graduation
will be held
Sunday, May 31
1:30 p.m.
Gymnasium #2
Goodhue
Wanamingo
Zumbrota
Neighbors
Section B of NEWS-RECORD
Oronoco
Mazeppa
Pine Island
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 No. 21
Area cities celebrate Memorial Day
Tom Gall, first sergeant of the Minnesota Third Volunteer Infantry, Company C, Civil War Living Historians,
reads a response to In Flanders Field as, from left to right, Samuel Moenning, Terry Norton, Blair
McNamara, Josh Boraas (holding the flag), and Randall Kuznicki listen.
Goodhue
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE The threat of rain
held off as over fifty people attended the annual Memorial Day
ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery
in Goodhue. Tom Gall, first sergeant of the Minnesota Third Volunteer Infantry, Company C Civil
War Living Historian, gave the
opening remarks.
Captain Randall Kuznicki of
Company C said, We should not
lose the reason for Memorial Day:
young men from all branches of
the services who have voluntarily
given their lives so we may enjoy
freedom. We remember letters
received from loved ones fighting overseas, and for those who
did not return, we will remember
them with reverence.
The only Civil War fatality buried at Evergreen is W. H. H.
Bruce. A wreath was placed on
his grave by Marie McNamara.
Madison Schafer read the
Gettysburg
Address. Haley
Hinrichs read the poem In
Flanders Field, which was written byLieutenant Colonel John
Photos by Faye Haugen
Zumbrota
ZUMBROTA Sara Nelson and Maggie Nelson (a very proud Zumbrota Girl Scout Daisy) decorate the grave
of a solider at the Zumbrota Cemetery on Memorial Day. The mother and daughter took time to read the
information on the grave marker.
Madison Schafer, Haley Hinrichs, and Kate McNamara wait to do their

readings in the Memorial Day celebration.
McCrae during World War

I. Corporal Thomas Gall of Company C read a response to the
poem. And Kate McNamara read
the poem Freedom is not Free.
John Huneke, Color Guard Commander, American Legion Post
598, read the names of the 30 veterans buried in Evergreen Cem-
etery.
The audience then sang My
Country Tis of Thee.
Both the Third Infantry and the
American Legion Post performed
the presentation of colors. They
also each performed a rifle salute,
followed by Echo Taps from the
American Legion.
Frank Aunan, center, commander of the Zumbrota VFW, and Mike Nord, right, commander of the Zumbrota
American Legion, lead the Honor Guard at the annual Zumbrota Memorial Day Parade, Monday.
Pine Island American Legion Honor Guard members are, from left to right: Tom Bollman, Kodey Weis, Eric
Jacobson, Gerry Kruse, Denny Ostlund, Ashley Rew, Ed Berryman, and Doug Andrist.
Pine Island
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Memorial Day ceremony held
on Monday, May 25, began at the
Oronoco Bridge followed by a
ceremony at the Oronoco Cemetery and the St. Michaelss Catholic Church Cemetery.
Members of the American Legion Post 184 then lined up at Van
Horn Public Library in Pine Island before leading the way down
Pine Island American Legion

Chaplain Don Baker tosses a
flowered wreath off the bridge to
the waters below in remembrance
of those who have died.
Main Street, followed by members of the PI Girl Scouts and Boy

Scouts. The parade was escorted
by members of the Goodhue
County Sheriffs Office. The first
stop was at the Main Street Bridge
where Legion Chaplain Don Baker
spoke a few words, followed by
members of the Legion Honor
Guard firing off shots in honor of
those who have given their lives.
Baker then tossed a flowered
wreath off the bridge into the water. The PI High School Band performed during the memorial remembrance.
The parade and honorary ceremony ended at the Pine Island

Cemetery where Boy Scouts had
earlier adorned each veterans
grave with an American flag. Guest
speaker at this years ceremony
was Harlan Buck, past state commander and Korean War veteran The Zumbrota Memorial Day Parade marks the start of the summer marching season for the Zumbrotafrom Hayfield Legion Post 330. Mazeppa High School marching band. The Cougar band will next march at the Pine Island Cheese Festival
The ceremony ended with the Parade on Sunday, June 7.
Honor Guard once again giving
remembrance to fallen soldiers with
a gun salute. A potluck dinner for
members, family, and friends was
held at the PI American Legion
following the ceremony.
Pine Island American Legion Honor Guard member Ed Berryman drives

the escort vehicle carrying guest speaker Harlan Buck, past state
commander and Korean War veteran from Hayfield Legion Post 330,
and his wife JoAnn.
Wanamingo
Photos by Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Veteran Jim Wilson of Zumbrota, left, served as the guest speaker for the Wanamingo
Memorial Day ceremony in Riverside Park on the morning of May 20. Wilson served in the U.S. Navy. Right:
World War II veteran and former prisoner of war Ken Axelson of Wanamingo waits for the Memorial Day
ceremony to begin.
PAGE 2B NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
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
and Thursday mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.
Community Calendar
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., May 27:
Annual conference. Thurs., May 28:
annual conference; 2 p.m. Rebekah
Lodge. Sun., May 31: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., June
2: 10:30 a.m. Communion at City
Center; 7 p.m. Trustee. Wed., June
3: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours.
WANAMINGO
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.
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.
Sun., May 31: 8:30 a.m. St. Luke
seniors breakfast; 9:30 a.m. Worship with communion. Mon., June
1: 7 p.m. VBS volunteer meeting.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,
May 31: 10:15 a.m. Worship with
communion. Tues., June 2: 1-4 p.m.
Pastors office hours.
MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8-11
a.m. Website: www.graceLutheran
Oronoco.com. Follow us on facebook.
Sun., May 31: 9:30 a.m. Worship.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.
Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays
1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., May
27: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open; 5 p.m.
Serve Dorothy Day residents dinner;
6:30 p.m. Publicity team meeting.
Sun., May 31: 11 a.m. Worship.
PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE
BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation available. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship
(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayer
service; Cornerstone Club.
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.
CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island,
356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pastor. http://www.stpaul stmichael.com
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.-noon. Mass at
Pine Haven Care Center is the first
Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214
3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,
Audrey Lukasak, interim senior pastor, and Kip A. Groettum, associate
pastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo
.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.org
Wed., May 27: 6 p.m. Adult ed class.
Thurs., May 28: 6:30 p.m. Building/
grounds meeting. Sat., May 30: 5:30
p.m. Worship. Sun., May 31: 8:15
and 10 a.m. Worship; 9:15 a.m. Congregational informational meeting.
Tues., June 2: 9 a.m. Staff meeting;
Noon Elizabeth and Lydia circles; 1:30
p.m. Bible study; 7 p.m. Adult ed
meeting. Wed., June 3: 6:30 p.m.
Youth ed meeting.
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.
Sun., May 31: 9 a.m. Worship.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Thurs.,
May 28: First call group meets at
Mt. Olive, Rochester. May 24-June
4: Pastor Chris on vacation. Sun.,
May 31: 9 a.m. Joint 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., May 27: 10 a.m. Chapel;
10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1 p.m. Nursing Home service. Sun., May 31: 9
a.m. Worship. Mon., June 1: 7 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- 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., May 31: 9 a.m.
Worship.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Thurs., May 28:
6:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,
May 31: 10:45 a.m. Worship;
Jeremiah 33:1-3.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 5-7:30
p.m. www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.
OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC
Eric Westlake, Pastor, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, church
office. Website: oslczumbrota.org.
Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri.,
8 a.m.-noon. Wed., May 27: 9 a.m.
Womens Bible study; 3:30 p.m.
WINGS; Junior youth group; 6 p.m.
Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study. Sat.,
May 30: 7 a.m. Mens prayer breakfast; 7 p.m. 7-12 grade open gym.
Sun., May 31: 8:30 a.m. Prayer time;
9 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. 50+ Bible
study. Wed., June 3: 9 a.m. Womens
Bible study; 12:30 p.m. Junior youth
group/Como Zoo trip; 6 p.m. Youth
group; 7 p.m. Bible study.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CATHOLIC,
749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 7325324, 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://www.stpaulstmichaelcom.
Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Mass at Zumbrota Care Center is
the second Thursday of the month
at 9:15 a.m.
UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,
560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Thurs., May 28:
7 p.m. Food shelf open. Sun., May
31: 8 a.m. Outdoor worship; 9:30
a.m. Worship. Mon., June 1: 2 p.m.
Food shelf open. Wed., June 3: 7:15
a.m. CBC; 8 a.m. Ruth circle; 6 p.m.
WELCA meeting.
COUNTY
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 27:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer at
Hauge. Sun., May 31: 9 a.m. Worship; 2 p.m. Young adult Bible study
at Hauge; 5:45 p.m. Youth group at
Hauge. Wed., June 3 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nerstrand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; Confirmation class.
GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
7 p.m. Wednesday worship; Sundays
8:30 a.m. worship. Communion on
Wednesdays following the second and
last Sunday of the month. Communion on the second and last Sunday
of the month. St. Johns: Sundays
10 a.m. worship. Communion on the
second and last Sunday of the month.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., May 27:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
Sun., May 31: 10:45 a.m. Worship;
2 p.m. Young adult Bible study; 5:45
p.m. Youth group. Wed., June 3:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer at
Emmanuel.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; Bible class; 9:45 a.m. Fellowship time; 10 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Wed., May 27: 7:15 a.m.
Youth Bible study at Bridgets; 9 a.m.
Coffee and conversation. Thurs., May
28: 10:30 a.m. Newsletter collation;
7 p.m. Praise practice. Sat., May 30:
8 a.m. Highway cleanup. Sun., May
31: 7:30 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30
a.m. Praise worship; 10:30 a.m.
Worship. Tues., June 2: 11 a.m. Text
study; 6 a.m. Executive meeting.
Wed., June 3: 9 a.m. coffee and
conversation.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. Sun., May
31: 9:30 a.m. Worship with coffee
following.
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. Sun., May 31: 8:30 a.m.
Worship; 9:30 a.m. Bible study. Tues.,
June 2: 1-4 p.m. Pastors office hours.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., May 31: 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Sun., May 31: 10:30 a.m.
Worship. Tues., June 2: 11 a.m. Text
study. Wed., June 3: 6:30 p.m.
Church council.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor David
Hurtt, Interim. Wed., May 27: 6:30
p.m. Praise and worship practice.
Sun., May 31: 9:30 a.m. Communion worship. Mon., June 1: 6:30 p.m.
VBS planning meeting. Tues., June
2: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study.
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.
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center (356-2228); Zumbrota
area, Zumbrota Towers (7325086).
May 28-29
Thursday: Meat lasagna, mixed
greens salad, French bread, pudding
Friday: Roast beef, mashed
potatoes/gravy, asparagus, carrot
raisin salad, orange wedges
If you have questions, call 3562228.
Seasons Hospice
History Center
Woodturners
The Pine Island Area History

Centers open hours are Mondays
from 8-11 a.m. and the first Sunday of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.
Please contact us through
pineislandhistory.org or by calling 507-356-2802 (history center)
or 507-398-5326 (director).
The Zumbro Valley Woodturners meet Thursday, May 28. Visit

www.zvwoodturners.com for details or call Bob Post or Bill
Beckman.
ZUMBROTA
Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,
in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. 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.
ZAAC
The Zumbrota Area Arts Council meets Monday, June 1, at 7
p.m. at the Zumbrota Public Library.
Blood Donation Opportunity
Library
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. During closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.
GOODHUE
The American Red Cross will

have a blood donation opportunity at the VFW in Zumbrota, 21
E 1st St, on June 2 from 1-7 p.m.
State Theatre
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507272-1129.
Crossings
Kat
Corrigan,
Cynthia
Starkweather-Nelson exhibit,
through June 20
For more information go to
www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or
call 507-732-7616. Crossings is
at 320 E Ave.
College
University of Wisconsin River Falls
RIVER FALLS, WI Joy

Murry, a 2008 KenyonWanamingo High School graduate, graduated with a master of
science degree in clinical exercise physiology on May 16.
St. Marys University of MN
WINONA Molly Grover of

Zumbrota was named to the deans
list for the second semester and
on May 9 she graduated with a
bachelor of arts degree.
Creighton University
OMAHA, NE Kristine
Community Band Practice Altrichter graduated magna cum
The Zumbrota Community Band laude from the College of Arts

and Sciences with a bachelor of
science degree on May 16.
Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical
Society is open June through August, Thursdays and Sundays, 1-4
p.m. To arrange a visit at other
times call Ardis Henrichs, 651923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-9234302; Ray McNamara, 651-9235117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.
MAZEPPA
Historical Society
The Mazeppa Area Historical
Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz
eppahistoricalsociety.org.
ORONOCO
Area History Center
The Oronoco Area History Center is open to visitors in the City
Building every second Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon and open by
appointment. Contact us at OAHC,
54 Blakely Ct. NW or call 507367-4320. You may also visit our
web page at oronocoarea
history.org and find us on
Facebook.
Tops #1280
PI Tops #1280 meets every
Monday night at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 3564799 or 356-4700.
Senior Citizens Meeting
N&S21-1a
practices on Monday nights at 7:30

p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School music room. Volunteer musicians are welcome.
Newly Bereaved Group, Thursday, June 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Support, Seasons Hospice, 1696
Greenview Dr. SW. Registration
is required two days prior to the History Center
date of the event. For details: 507The Zumbrota History Center
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos has a photo stand displaying over
pice.org.
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
Olmsted County Parks
Oxbow Park Feed the Deer photos are being added all the time.
and Elk, Saturday, May 30, 1 p.m. Also on display are military memoA short hike over to the elk and rabilia, including Civil War items,
deer pens will allow participants different models of telephones,
to get a closer look at these spec- Zumbrota telephone books dating
tacular creatures. Accomodations back to the 1900s, and items of
can be made for non-hikers, se- Zumbrota advertising. Museum
hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
niors, etc.
Chester Woods Park Moon- Other hours by appointment (732light Paddle/Moonlight Hike, Sat- 7049).
urday, May 30, 8:45 p.m. Bring
your canoe or kayak and join us Zumbrota Towers Events
for an evening paddle on Chester
May 28 - June 3
Lake. Meet at the boat ramp. Or
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
meet at the kiosk by the boat ramp
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;
parking lot for a hike through the 1:30 p.m. 500
park with the moonlight guiding
the way. Flashlights are welcome. Tops Meeting
Questions about Chester Woods,
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets evcall Celeste Lewis at 507-2872624. Questions about Oxbow ery Monday night at Our Saviours
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507- Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet775-2451.
ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.
PINE ISLAND
Low interest rates getting you

down? Let's talk.
not meet on holiday weekends:

Christmas, New Years, Easter,
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor
Day or Thanksgiving.
Photo by Dean Murray
Laverne Schettl shares

woodcarving stories
PINE ISLAND The United Methodist Church of Pine Island held its
annual May Buffet on Tuesday, May 12. Laverne Schettl, a local woodcarver
who has been carving for more than twenty years, told stories about her
extensive work and her collection of nativities. She showed the audience
her tools and how she uses them to create figures. One of her prized
pieces is a walking stick, given to her by her husband, upon which she
invites fellow woodcarvers to carve.
The Pine Island Senior Citizens

meet on Wednesday, June 3, at
the handicapped accessible Senior
Center for their business meeting.
All community seniors 55 and over
are welcome.
Moms in Prayer
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Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet

Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.
in the library of the Good News
E-Free Church, 208 North Main
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
side door of the church and go
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 3564800 for more information.
Toastmasters Meeting
The Pine Island Toastmasters
meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
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NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 PAGE 3B
Zumbrota
Changes coming for
Zumbrota Police Department
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA At the city council meeting on Thursday, May 21,
Zumbrota Police Chief Patrick
Callahan discuss a lot of changes
coming for the Zumbrota Police
Department as well as ZumbrotaMazeppa Schools. These changes
were, overall, accepted with enthusiasm from councilors.
School resource officer
ROAR Awards presented May 21

ZUMBROTA On Thursday, May 21, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools held their Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports celebration to present the fourth quarter ROAR (Respect, Optimism, Acceptance, Responsibility)
awards. Winners are, front row, from left to right (grade level in parentheses): Ty Morseth (7), mascot Dillon
Downes, Nadia Olson-Seegert (9); back row: Casey Klein (11), Payton Kruse (10), Brady Hinrichs (12), Alexis
Moore (12), Jenna Stene (7), Roslind Anderson (8), and Blake Stiller (8). Not pictured: Spencer DeFrang (9),
Kevin Nordquist (10), and Brandon Banski-Gamboni (11).
Preliminary MCA scores

for ZM grades 3-6 are in
MAZEPPA Primary/elementary school principal Quinn
Rasmussen reported the preliminary student test scores to the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board on
May 18. Students in grades 3-6
scored 76% on reading, 86% on
mathematics, and 88% on science.
He commended the students, their
parents, and teachers for the success. We are proud of them, he
said.
The primary students attended
a performance by storyteller,
singer, and musician Jack Pearson.
The performance was covered by
a SELCO grant. The students enjoyed the event.
Field trips for students include
sixth grade Minnesota History
Center; fifth grade Sea Life
Aquarium at Mall of America;
fourth grade Minnesota Science
Museum; third grade Quarry Hill;
second grade the Childrens
Theatre; first grade Minnesota
Zoo; and kindergarten the Arendt
Family Farm.
Middle/high school report
Principal Jeff Nolte reported that

on Friday, May 15, the district
received notification of a $5,000
grant for the health care program
being developed in the high school.
Students can earn certification as
nursing assistants (CNA) over the
summer.
The prom at Gopher Hills was a
success. He recognized and
thanked Brad Smith for his sev-
enth and final year as senior class

advisor.
He received feedback that the
community service day for students was greatly appreciated by
the cities of Zumbrota and
Mazeppa. The students cleaned
up trash at the Zumbrota City Park
and Mazeppa Cemetery.
School trips
Angela Heitmann presented an

update on the Galapagos biology
trip that is planned for June 2016.
Ten students and two parents are
planning to go on the trip.
Heitmann, and possibly Mike
Matuska, will chaperone. The
school board approved the group
having a pancake breakfast and
raffle in the fall to raise funds for
the trip.
Dawn Guse and Darin Raasch
presented a report to the school
board on the Close Up trip to
Washington D.C. with junior and
senior social studies students. Ten
students went on a one-day trip to
the Holocaust Museum costing
$400. Thirteen students went on a
trip for a week costing $2,000. On
the longer trip the students room
with students from other schools.
They are assigned to a program
instructor while their teachers complete special training and workshops for social studies. They visit
the Holocaust Museum, memorials, war memorials, Capitol Hill
with visits to senators, the
Smithsonian, Arlington National
Cemetery, and sites outside the
federal government area. They

fundraise for these trips by selling
spring flowers, fall mums, and
poinsettias in the winter.
Other business
The district received no bids for

the Vocational Construction
Project house on the second bidding closed on May 15. The board
is considering advertising for bids
again or listing the home with a
realtor. Superintendent Simons said
there is a cost every time the district advertises for bids.
The board approved the best bid
of $74,661.28 from The Kalass
Agency in Zumbrota for casualty,
property, and workmans comp
insurance.
The final proposed 2015-16
Operating Capital Budget of
$285,175.50 was approved by the
school board. $140,849.36 will
come from the levy. $144,326.14
will come from state aid.
the Minnesota State High School
League membership, a one-time
transfer of excess funds from the
Community Education-Early
Childhood Family Education Fund
to the School Readiness Fund, and
the Title I program for 2015-16.
Superintendent Tony Simons
requested that the board set his
written separation date from the
ZM School District. The board
set the date for July 6, 2015 because of banking schedules for the
4th of July.
The first item discussed and

approved by council was the contract for the new school resource
officer (SRO) starting in the 201516 school year. Callahan attended
the ZM School Board meeting on
Monday, May 18, where the board
came to an agreement that the
school district would be 75% responsible and the city 25% responsible for the cost of the officer and
equipment.
This decision will add approximately $5,000 into the 2015 budget and $20,500 to the police budget for 2016. This is just our best
guess as far as budget, City Administrator Neil Jensen said. He
explained that some of the expenses
could fluctuate one way or the other
depending on ever-changing
healthcare costs, etc.
Callahan said he has someone
in mind who is interested in becoming the SRO and he would
highly recommend this officer.
Since the officer is already employed by the city it would require the city to hire another fulltime officer to take this officers
place. Callahan recommends opening the position up to current parttime officers first.
The council decided it would
be a smart plan to send councilor
Tina Hostager or Brad Drenckhahn
to meet with the school board to
discuss the possibility of Callahans
candidate for SRO being approved.
If all are in agreement the candidate would go to a training session starting on June 6.
Dykes, Rachel Mensink, Christian Monsrud, and Seth Tupper

Bill Peper ($1,000) Kennedy
Mueller
EMZM ($500) Hannah
Eckblad
Bank of Zumbrota ($750) Rose
Bridley and Olivia Gadient
Zumbrota Area Arts Council
($500) Jerrell Guider
Mazeppa Fire Relief ($500)
Tianna Beniak, Christian Monsrud,
and Holly Parker
Goodhue County Co-op ($500)
Connor Hegseth
Peoples Energy Cooperative
($800) Jacob Forrey
Century Farms honored

The Minnesota State Fair and
the Minnesota Farm Bureau have
recognized 222 Minnesota farms
as 2015 Century Farms. Qualifying farms have been in continuous family ownership for at least
100 years and are 50 acres or more.
Century Farm families receive a
commemorative sign, as well as a
certificate signed by the State Fair
and Minnesota Farm Bureau presidents and Governor Mark Dayton. Since the program began in
1976, more than 10,000 Minnesota farms have been recognized
as Century Farms.
2015 Century Farm in area counties are families are listed by county,
then by the farms city, family
names, and year of original purchase:
Pine Island, Donald and Mary

Weis, 1913
Stewartville, Orven Blegen Family Farm, 1915
Stewartville, Reggie and Rosemary Oeltjen, 1915
Wabasha County
Mazeppa, Majerus Family Farm,

1909
Theilman, Paul and Judy
Kottschade, 1913
Information on all Century
Farms will be available at the
Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit
during the 2015 Minnesota State
Fair, which runs August 27 through
Labor Day, September 7. A Century Farm database is also available at fbmn.org.
Global
Family
Chiropractic
Goodhue County
Cannon Falls, Robinson Grimes

Farms, 1915
Goodhue, Worrell and Pauline
Swanson/Tim and Julie Magalis,
1902
Kenyon, Gary and Tamra Berg,
1896
Red Wing, Carlson Farm, 1858
Red Wing, DoBy-Day Holsteins
Inc., 1876
"The Power That Made

The Body, Heals The Body"
Troy Higley, D.C.

Palmer Graduate
507-732-4200
404 Main St., Zumbrota
Olmsted County
Hayfield, Yngsdal Farm, 1909
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COPS grant
The idea was raised of applying

for a federal grant to be able to
afford another full-time police
officer.
In a memo that was given to the
city council Jensen had said, If
Police union contract
the city council is looking at 24Chief Callahan again addressed hour police coverage in the future
council to make some changes, we should start looking into a COPS
primarily in police scheduling.
grant to cover some of the costs
In the police contract there was over the next several years. The
a reopener to discuss health insur-
COPS grant application period has

opened and will close on June 19
for the year. The grant covers 75%
of an entry level police officer up
to $125,000 over a three-year period. The cost to the city would be
about the same $18,000 to $21,000
discussed in earlier talks.
The city would have to make a
commitment to continue with the
new hire into the future and fund
this 100%. Jensen then asked the
council if they would be ready to
commit to 24/7 coverage by the
police department.
Callahan said that if council
wishes to go forward with the
COPS grant that they agree to contract with a grant writer to complete the narrative portion of the
grant to make the chances of securing the grant successful. The
cost of this service is $1,500. If
the city is not successful they will
rewrite the grant at no cost until
they are funded with another grant.
A lengthy discussion followed
as to whether it is necessary to
apply for a grant at this time.
I prefer to wait until January
after we see how the 21-hour days
work, Mayor Bauer said. This
sentiment was addressed by Chief
Callahan who explained that not
all of the grants offered throughout the year are the same and there
is no guarantee that a grant will
come up that will cover the cost of
a full-time officer.
I prefer we do it all at one shot,
Durhman said. If we build up to
a 24-hour day on our own it will
take a long time and cost more
over time. Mayor Bauer responded by saying that it will
increase our budget by about 8%.
I am not comfortable with that
idea and think the public needs to
weigh in on this.
Per Brad Drenckhahns request,
a vote passed 4-0 to approve the
$1,500 to hire the grant writers
while the overall issue of applying for the grant was tabled by
Mayor Bauer until the June 4 meeting. The motion to table the issue
was passed 3-1 with Tina Hostager
opposing.
Annexation of land approved

for possible industrial growth
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA On March 27
the City of Zumbrota received a
petition from Ken and Lynn Olson to annex approximately 11.1
acres of land north of AmeriCold.
The intention is to sell the property upon annexation for industrial development. Council approved the proposal at the May 21
meeting.
The Olsons are in the process of
selling their farm just outside of
the city limits, west of the cold
store property. They were requesting to annex a small portion of the
First Farmers and Merchants farm for the new owners to build a
Bank ($500) Alyssa Quam
maintenance building for highway
Charles Buck ($1,000) Emma commercial trucks. The company
Gunhus
said they like that specific propAmerican Legion Post 588 and
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
($250) Caleb Arendt and Mark
Yeakel
Peter Sand Memorial Beau
Bidwell, Xenishma Garcia, Dustin
Haxton, George Hodkinson,
Sophie Leonard, Shauna Malone,
Alexis Moore, Tayler Mort, Tyler By Alice Duschanek-Myers
Poncelet, Noah Proszinski, ElizaMAZEPPA On May 18, the
beth Sonneberg, Kayla Stensrud, Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board
Lindsey Thompson, and Steeff approved signing an agreement
Weber Gonzales
with the City of Zumbrota for a
Shepard Buffalo Farm ($500) school resource officer (SRO) from
Brandon Billman and Hannah August 18, 2015 through June 30,
Eckblad
2018.
Willis Aebly ($1,500) Kari
In the agreement, the school must
Thoreson, Jackie Matuska, Justine pay 75% and the city must pay
Weber, Mark Yeakel, Hannah 25% of the expense of an officer.
Eckblad, Madi Lindhart, Emily Wages, medical insurance, matches
Smith, Seth Tupper, and Wally for pension and Medicare, and
Friese
$6,140 of annual miscellaneous
Willis Aebly ($1,000) Paul costs for the SRO total $81,933.81
Dahlen and Caitlyn Heitmann
in 2015-16, $87,943.33 in 2016Zumbrota Partners in Preven- 17, and $87,351.89 in 2017-18.
tion Justine Weber
The miscellaneous costs include
Mayo Clinic Department Rose phone, radio, uniform, vehicle, and
Bridley, Ben Bryant, Paul Dahlen, a computer.
Joey Majerus, Laura Schueler, and
Police Chief Patrick Callahan
Mark Yeakel
said there is an officer who is inGoodhue North Wabasha Corn terested in working at the school
and Soybean Growers/Goodhue as the SRO. The school board plans
County Pork Producers Hannah to interview the officer next week.
Eckblad
Personnel
The board heard Jeffrey Noltes
appeal to fulfill the second year of
his probationary principal contract
and input from the public. A decision on the resolution for non-renewal of the contract was moved
to the end of the meeting agenda
to allow the board to close the
meeting for discussion. The board
voted not to renew the probationary principal contract of Jeffrey
Peter McWaters
Nolte and suspend him with pay
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to the end of the school year.
Zumbrota, MN
The board approved hiring
Khendra Johnson (art teacher), Ann
Husbyn (paraprofessional in the
Scholarships presented at ZM
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Students, staff,
family, and community members
gathered for Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High Schools community scholarship award ceremony on
Wednesday, May 20, at the ZMHS
auditorium. The following are the
scholarships that were awarded and
their recipients.
Patrick Gadient ($500) Caitlyn
Heitman
Zumbrota Telephone Company
($1,000) Brady Hinrichs
Gale Hellerud Memorial ($500)
Christian Monsrud
Mazeppa Lions ($500) Hailey
ance and the police schedule. The

police committee met and discussed the new proposed schedule. The new schedule will be based
on a two-week work schedule and
add an hour on the night shifts for
a 21-hour day (currently a 20-hour
day). This addition to the schedule will add approximately $18,000
to the annual police budget.
These two topics will provide
more police coverage in the city
and will add $40,000 to the 2016
budget. The councilors approved
these proposed changes.
What we are looking to do is
ultimately get to a full 24-hour
coverage of services, Callahan
said. His main concern is the safety
of the police officers and offering
them more reasonable schedules
so they can have every other weekend off from work. The community is also showing us we need
more coverage at certain times
because that is when more property damage and break-ins are
occurring.
Callahan hopes that the police
force will eventually be able to
hire on another full-time police
officer in order to implement a
24-hour coverage plan.
For now, the main focus was in
getting the council to approve the
switch from a three-week schedule to a two-week schedule and
upping coverage from 20 hours to
21 hours. He said this will also
allow more officers to have weekends off on more occasions to spend
time with their families.
With the approval from council
came support from councilor Sara
Durhman who said, I think this
is very good for the community.
erty being so close to Highway

52.
Zumbrota resident Bill
Budensiek said, The township is
opposed to this. We get nothing
out of this. Ken Olson said, This
has been the plan for several years.
This will be good for current and
future job growth for Zumbrota
and bring more people to the community.
Mayor Rich Bauer weighed in
by saying, Weve always wanted
to build on more industrial developments in the community, so this
was always the plan for this area.
He then recommended that city
council approve ordinance 201501, the annexation of the Olson
property. The proposal passed 4-
0.
Other business
Council approved liquor license

renewals for area businesses, effective July 1. Sara Durhman abstained from the vote since she is
co-owner of The Guilty Goose.
The Covered Bridge Supper
Club has changed hands back to
the original owners, effective June
1, and they are requesting a new
liquor license. This new license
will be prorated for one month
until the renewals are complete.
This proposal was approved.
Dan King said that the Economic
Development Authority chose eligible applicants of the building
improvement grants and residents
should expect to see improvements
on Main Street soon.
ZM approves signing agreement

for school resource officer
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primary school effective May

1), Mark Moran (math teacher),
Dawn Guse and Kristin Thum (coadvisors for the junior high and
senior high student councils), and
Katie Kennedy and Jen Stumm
(co-advisors for the senior class)
for the 2015-16 school year.
The board is reviewing the new
policy for workload limits for certain special education teachers from
the Minnesota School Board Association. The policy is mandated
by the state and could be approved
at the June 22 meeting. This is the
first reading of the policy.
Superintendent Tony Simons has
recommended adding a part-time
physical education teacher for
2015-16. The board recommended
trying to fill the position with current staff. Simons said if it was
filled internally, it would be at the
expense of the students.
The board discussed whether to
offer a stipend or add an overload
for staff servicing as the district
assessment coordinator. Simons
said districts are handling this
position in a variety of ways depending on the size of the district
and assessment needs of their students. If the DAC responsibilities
were added to a counseling position, a stipend could be $500$2,000 depending on the size of
the district and number of assessments. At Z-M a committee worked
with counselor Pam Langley. He
said new superintendent Gary
Anger might have ideas and could
write a description of these duties.

the student teacher agreement with
Winona State University beginning July 1, 2015 through July 31,
2020.
A teacher workday and the staff
recognition breakfast are scheduled for May 29 at 7:30 a.m. at the
cafeteria in Zumbrota. The breakfast will start at 8 a.m. School board
representatives will present awards.
Superintendents report
K-12 enrollment will total 1,135

in May. This is an increase of 33
students since the same time last
year.
On April 30, the balance of the
general fund totaled $1,282,391.63.
The
total
balance
was
$1,873,883.17. Simons expects
there will be a growing general
fund balance compared to past
years on June 30, 2015.
Important dates
The last student day with an early

dismissal is on Thursday, May 28.
Students will leave the middle
school at 1:25 p.m. and the elementary and high school at 1:40
p.m.
The 2015 graduation ceremony
is on Saturday, May 30, at 7 p.m.
The Covered Bridge Music &
Arts Festival Parade in Zumbrota
is on Saturday, June 20, at 6 p.m.
The school board will meet at 7
p.m. for the work session on June
8 and hold the regular meeting on
June 22 in the ZMHS media center in Zumbrota
The Mazeppa Daze Parade is
on Friday, July 10, at 6 p.m.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Graduates
Aaron Adams
Tyler Andrist
Caleb Arendt
Jacob Baack
Craig Banks
Tianna Beniak
Celeste Bergum
Aaron Bianchi
Beau Bidwell
Brandon Billman
Evan Block
Shania Bode
Rose Bridley
Benjamin Bryant
Kara Closner
Jacob Dahl
Paul Dahlen
Nathan Debner
Dillon Downes
Hailey Dykes
Hannah Eckblad
Jacob Forrey
Olivia Gadient
Xenishma Garcia
Laura Gerken
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Class Motto: With every ending there is a new beginning.
Area Sports
2015 HVL All Conference Girls Golf
Girls
S
G AOP
Lexie Geolat^+#
LC 12 11.1 Kari Thoreson^+#
Emily Schimbeno^+# LC 11 11.3 Emily Krohn#
Makayla Olsen*^+#
S
11 13.9 Gretchen Keller
Madeline Pagel
RL 12 15.0 Ahna Boe#
Brandi Geolat
LC 12 16.3 Camille Snyder#
Olivia Matzke#
LC 10 17.6 Citori Gowland
Lidia Wallerich+#
LC 10 18.6 Grace Heillemeier
Clair Gruber^+#
LC 12 19.1
Key: S - school; G - grade; AO - average over par
ZM
ZM
T
S
KM
B
B
12
12
12
10
12
10
9
21.3
22.3
23.7
26.2
26.5
26.8
27.0
Previous HVL All Conference * 2011, ^ 2012, + 2013, # 2015
2015 HVL All Conference Boys Golf

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa trap team members are, front row, from left to
right: Caleb Hinrichs, Sarah Gehrke, Richard Gehrke, Zach Stensrud,
Ben Thompson, and Rose Bridley; and back row: coach Sam Michels,
Ben Klapperich, Zach Sanborn, Travis Husbyn, Dean Anderson, Alex

Nelson, Tyler Poncelet, Hailey Dykes. Not pictured: Brittany Sanborn
and Alyssa Sommerfield.
ZM trap team concludes regular season

ZUMBROTA On May 16, the
Zumbrota-Mazeppa FFA and open
trap teams competed in the Pine
Island FFA and Open Invitational
Trap Tournament. Seven teams
from the area attended.

This was ZMs first opportunity to shoot at a different course,
as all competition is usually done
at the each teams own course.
On May 27, the ZM team closes

out its regular season, and then
will hold a family night the following night. Twelve members of
the trap team will shoot at the state
tournament in Alexandria on June

11. This is the largest school tournament in the world.
The ZM team is coached by Sam
Michels.
Preston Pflaum
Boys
S G AOP
Brennan Rothgarn
Hunter Fjerstad#
B 9 5.5
Ethan Otterbein#
Jaden Thiemann*^+# T 11 6.4
Matt Moskal+#
CF 11 6.77 Brady Becker+#
Jonah Callister#
Parker Schurhammer LC 9 7.8
Luke Alexander#
Keagan Kochie+#
KM 12 7.8
Jack Thayer
Zach Otto*^+#
T 12 7.9
Peter Alexander
Nick Hillermeier#
B 10 8.5
Peter Thayer
Austin Gillund#
T 8 9.4
Key: S - school; G - grade; AO - average over par
T
LC
T
H
CF
RL
RL
RL
RL
12
9
11
12
12
8
11
11
11
10.1
10.5
11.1
11.2
11.2
11.9
11.9
12.1
12.8
Previous HVL All Conference * 2011, ^ 2012, + 2013, # 2014,
STANDINGS
HVL Baseball
Blue Division
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Hayfield
Pine Island
Triton
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Goodhue
Gold Division
Rochester Lourdes
Cannon Falls
Kasson-Mantorville
Byron
Stewartville
Lake City
Conf. Overall
W L W L
11 5 15 6
11 5 14 5
8 8 9
11
3 13 5
15
3 13 3
16
2 14 4
16
W L W L
16 0 18 0
11 5 14 6
11 5 14 7
10 6 13 6
6 10 7
12
5 11 7
13
All Comers
track meets at
Maddie Lindhart and Connor Hegseth were chosen as this years Senior
Runners take off at the starting line at the Son Run heldMay 9 in Zumbrota. The event was spronsored by OUr PI are set for
Athletes of the Year at Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
Saviors Lutheran Church Zumbrota.
1 and 9 Lindhart and Hegseth are chosen
Second annual Son Run held in Zumbrota June
PINE ISLAND The 19th
27. Monty Johnson, New Folden 34:13 annual Pine Island Lions All as ZMs athletes of the year
ZUMBROTA The second follows:
annual 5K Son Run was held in
Zumbrota with 52 runners toeing the line at the start.
The trail system around Zumbrota and through the Covered
Bridge Park was used as their
course. The event was sponsored
by Our Saviours Lutheran Church
of Zumbrota
Evan Ouverson of Byron was
the first runner across the finish
line in 19:47. He was followed
by Hayden Voxland of Zumbrota
in 20:13.
Molly Gadient of Zumbrota
placed third in 23:22 and she was
the first woman to finish the race.
A kids dash was held before
the start of the 5K with 15 children taking part.
The top three male and female runners received medals.
Results of the Son Run are as
1. Evan Ouverson, Byron

2. Hayden Voxland, Zumbrota
3. Molly Gadient, Zumbrota
4. Colton Prigge, Zumbrota
5. Elijah Parker, Zumbrota
6. Amy Neints, St. Paul
7. Jackie Parker, Zumbrota
8. Denny Meints, St. Paul
9. Luke Westlake, Pine Island
10. Naomi Pahl, Pine Island
11. Alex DeBliec, Zumbrota
12. Joseph Bauer, Watertown
13. Hannah Raasch, Wanamingo
14. Andrea Lehnertz, Dover
15. Steve Hinrichs, Zumbrota
16. Audra Knaup, Zumbrota
17. Tiffany Sanborn, Mazeppa
18. Lisa Schulte, Zumbrota
19. Collins Voxland, Zumbrota
20. Laura Johnson, Rochester
21. Heather Alden, Grand Mead.
22. Tami Eardman, Zumbrota
23. Deb Dahl, Pine Island
24. Pat Meyer, Zumbrota
25. Roger Pahl, Pine Island
26. Tonya Schmitz, Zumbrota
19:47
20:13
23:22
23:37
24:09
24:10
24:10
24:10
24:51
24:58
26:07
26:36
28:39
28:39
29:27
29:33
29:42
29:57
29:57
30.29
30:30
30:30
30:31
30:35
30:37
33:02
28. Will Olsen, Zumbrota

34:14
29. Ben Olsen, Zumbrota
34:40
30. Maggie Mulholland, Zumb.
34:41
31. Adelyn Voxland, Zumbrota
35:09
32. Ann Thompford, Zumbrota
35:11
33. Kaylee Peterson, Zumbrota 35:52
34. Jared Peterson, Zumbrota
35:54
35. Summer Jantzen, Zumbrota 36:20
36. Allen Jantzen, Zumbrota
36:20
37. Eric Westlake, Zumbrota
36:38
38. Calven Voxland. Zumbrota
40:56
39. Shannon Bauer, Watertown 40:57
40. Diana Overton, Mantorville
41:06
41. Julie Huneke, Wanamingo
41:06
42. Dawn Dillon, Zumbrota
48:38
43. Amanda Johnson
48:39
44. Jan Raasch, Wanamingo
50:20
45. Jacob Bauer, Watertown
50:41
46. Lois Bauer, Zumbrota
50:51
47. Tim Hulholland, Zumbrota
52.44
48. Jeff Josselyn, Zumbrota
52:47
49. Bonnie Lemmerman, Zumb. 53:13
50. Cindi Bauer, Watertown
54:31
51. Amanda Little, Kenyon
1:04.0
52. Jalie Bauer, Watertown
1:06.0
53. Gail Purfeerst, Wanamingo 1:06.0
Pioneers move record to 2-1

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island Pioneers earned a 3-2 win at
Spring Valley, Wisconsin on May
17 to up their record to 2-0.
Matt Serr earned the win on the
mound when he struck out seven
and gave up one hit over seven
innings. Sam Jensch started on the
mound, striking out five, walking
two and giving up three hits over
five innings.
Mitchell Enerson and Ben Bauer
(double) each had a pair of hits to
lead the Pioneers. Jordan Pin had
a single and two RBI, and Serr
had a sacrifice hit for an RBI.
Pioneers 3 - Spring Valley 2

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Pioneers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 SV
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IP K BB H R ER
P- Jensch
5 5 2 3 2 0
P - Serr
4 7 0 1 0 0
1B: P Mitchell Enerson (2), Ben Bauer,
Adam Pleschourt, Jordan Pin, Jake Sharpen;
2B: P Ben Bauer,
Jordan Pin took the loss when

he struck out six and walked six
over 4.1 innings.
Brad Russell had a pair of hits,
one a double. Ben Bauer, Brian
Sorum, Jordan Pin, and Nic Enerson each had two hits.
The Pioneers will play at AusRed Wing
tin on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.,
The Pioneers lost their first game and host Plum City on Saturday at
of the season, falling 9-8 to the 1 p.m. and Waseca at 2 p.m. on
Red Wing Aces.
Sunday.
We took an 8-5 lead into the Pioneers 8 - Red Wing 9
R H E
ninth inning, but couldnt quite
0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 9 13 2
hold on, reported Dan Drazan. Pioneers
RW
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 11 0
A bases-loaded double with one 1B: P Ben Bauer (2), Brian Sorum (2), 4x400-meter relay: PEM 4:11.22; Lake
out in the ninth gave Red Wing Jordan Pin (2), Nic Enerson (2), Brad Rus- City 4:11.33
sell; 2B: P Brad Russell
4x800-meter relay: Lake City 10:01.42;
the win.
SECTION 1A TRACK LEADERS

Girls
100-meter dash: Morgan Shindeler, PEM,
12.74; Autumn Erickson, Chatfield, 12.87
200-meter dash: Morgan Shindeler, PEM,
26.68; Mandy Kammer, Chatfield, 26.9
400-meter dash: Katie Eidem, Schaeffer Academy, 59.19; Maddy Kammer, Chatfield, 60.14
800-meter run: Taylor Kreitinger, Byron, 2:22.88; Madison Tuma, Dover-Eyota,
2:24.58
1600-meter run: Taylor Kreitinger, Byron, 5:14.77; McKenzie Kirtz, GMLOKS,
5:16.39
3200-meter run: Kiera Olson, Lanes-
Comers Track Meet will be held

Monday June 1 and Tuesday, June
9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. each
evening at the Pine Island High
School track.
The meet is open to all children ages 12 and under with a
one mile predict your own time
run open to all ages. There is no
fee to take part in the meet, thanks
to thePine Island Lions Club.
Athletes can sign up at individual events on race day with
ribbons for boys and girls for
first through third place in each
event and participant ribbons for
all beyond third place.
Events include: children 12
and under: 50-meter, 100-meter,
400-meter and 800-meter runs,
long jump, 4x100-meter relay,
hurdles, high jump and shot put;
and all ages (adults included):
one mile predict your own time
run.
Age groups include: boys and
girls: four and under, 5-6, 7-8,
9-10 and 11-12.
If your need more information contact: Wayne Dickie at
252-1011, or Mike Haider at 3564274.
This is an informal event for
an evening of family fun. Please
join us!
Any weather-related cancellations will be broadcast on
KROC AM 1340 and FM 106.9.
boro/Fillmore Central, 11:58.47; Chrissy

Lofgren, Stewartville 12:00.95
100-meter hurdles: Mara Quam, KenyonWanamingo, 15.86; Emma Weatherly, Byron, 16.00
300-meter hurdles: Clair Speardson,
LaCrescent, 47.66; Emma Weatherly, Byron, 47.78; Mara Quam, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 48.42
Shot put: Maddie Lindhart, ZumbrotaMazeppa, 436; Taylor Hagen, Blooming
Prairie, 397
Discus: Maddie Lindhart, ZumbrotaMazeppa, 1336; Olivia Haug, Lanesboro/
Fillmore Central, 1192
Long jump: Ashley Agrimson, RushfordPeterson/Houston, 178; Mara Quam,

Kenyon-Wanamingo, 1611.5
Triple jump: Leah Koll, Cotter, 362.5;
Emma Weatherly, Byron, 3512; Mara
Quam, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 346.75
High jump: Sarah Holtz, Lyle/Pacelli, 56;
Chole Holtz, PEM, 55;
Pole vault: Hannah Coleman, Byron,
106; Jordan Honken, Rushford-Peterson/Houston 104
4x100-meter relay: Chatfield 51.31; Lake
City 51.36
4x200-meter relay: Lake City 1:48.23;
PEM, 1:49.19
Dover-Eyota 10:04
Boys
100-meter dash: Colin Duellman, Cotter, 11.05; Easton Cox, Lake City 11.23;
Kyle Groven, Pine Island, 11.24
200-meter dash: Kyle Groven, Pine Island, 22.4; Brandon Ching, PEM, 22.83;
Colin Duellman, Cotter, 22.86
400-meter dash: Kyle Groven, Pine Island, 49.39; Dakota Streit, Lourdes, 49.9
800-meter run: Mitchel Acker, Pine Island, 2:00; Isaiah Ondler, Pine Island,
2:01.19
1600-meter run: Zach Emery, LaCrescent, 4:33.78; Mitchel Acker, Pine Island
4:35.16
3200-meter run: Zach Emery, LaCrescent, 9:49.32; Alec Ille, Blooming Prairie
10:05.46
110-meter hurdles: Riley Mickow, PEM,
15.85; Caleb Greseth, Kenyon-Wanamingo,
16.13
300-meter hurdles: Riley Mickow, PEM,
41.01; Hector Bugarin, Triton 41.43; Mason Stevenson, Kenyon-Wanamingo, 41.45
Shot put: Preston Hanson, Medford, 49
9; Cody Carpenter, Hayfield, 498
Discus: Cody Carpenter, Hayfield, 16811;
Shane Curtis, Stewartville, 16010
Long jump: Dalten Fox, PEM, 226.5;
Noah Carlson,Rushford-Peterson/Houston,
223.25; Ben Farrell, Pine island, 21.5
Triple jump: Noah Carlson, RushfordPeterson/Houston, 471; Dalten Fox, PEM,
447
High jump: Riley Mickow, PEM, 62;
Sam Schmitz, LaCrescent 511
Pole vault: Lucas Scruggs, Stewartville,
126; Frank Cerar, PEM, 12,
4x100-meter relay: PEM 44.19; Lake
City 44.48
4x200-meter relay: Pine Island, 1:31.75;
PEM, 1:32.99;
4x400-meter relay: PEM 3:28.33; Pine
Island 3:29.01
4x800-meter relay: Lourdes 8:18.94;
Pine Island 8:19.3
ZUMBROTA Maddie
Lindhart and Connor Hegseth
were named Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Senior Athletes of the Year.
Lindhart has been involved in
dance team and track and field,
advancing to the state meet in
both sports. Hegseth played football, wrestled and played baseball. The two seniors answered
the following questions.
Maddie Lindhart
What is your most memorable moment in your sport career?
Receiving third place at the state dance
tournament and placing second and third
at the state track tournament.
How important was it to be in multiple sports?
Participation in multiple sports was a
very important piece of my high school
career. I learned so much from them,
and they will have a direct impact on my
life after high school. Being able to balance academics, and extracurricular activities taught me to successfully manage my time and prioritize my activities
to align with attaining my goals.
As a multi-sport athlete, how do
you balance your time to achieve
success in all your activities?
Being able to attain success in both
dance team and track required discipline, education and passion. Being so
involved in high school was rewarding,
but also very demanding. Without passion and love for the activities I was
involved in, the level of dedication and
discipline it took would have been unattainable. It led me to make choices and
sacrifices to become a better student
athlete.
What did athletics instill in you that
will help you in the future?
Athletics has made an everlasting im-
pact on who I am. It has instilled many

important qualities and taught me invaluable lessons. As a captain, it has
taught me about leadership and what it
takes to be an effective leader. It helped
me understand the dynamics of a team
and what successful teamwork entails.
It has instilled a strong work ethic and
has shown me how much I can accomplish with hard work and dedication.
Do you believe athletics made you
a better person and how?
I absolutely believe that athletics has
had a positive impact on my life. Without sports, I would not be the person I
am today. Participation in athletics has
built my character and set the foundation for future success. I am very thankful to have had the chance to participate
in athletics while getting a great education.
Connor Hegseth
What is your most memorable moment in your sport career?
2015 state wrestling
How important was it to be in multiple sports?
I loved staying busy during the year.
Being in multiple sports helped me not
to get the feeing of being burned out in
a certain one
As a multi-sport athlete, how do
you balance your time to achieve
success in all your activities?
Time management at times was not the
easiest, but success with academics was
important to me.
What did athletics instill in you that
will help you in the future?
Athletics helped me develop leadership
and teamwork skills.
Do you believe athletics made you
a better person and how?
Athletics helped me meet new people
pitside of my regular group of friends. It
has taught me to be responsible and
develope a strong work ethic.
Anderson gets new golf clubs

Craig Anderson now has an excuse to hit the Pine Island Golf Course.
The long time Pine Island baseball coach was given a new set Mizuno
golf irons from the Zumbrota-Mazeppa coaching staff, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
athletic department, Rochester Indoor Golf Center and many friends to
commemorate his 500th coaching baseball win this spring. He is just
a great mentor, friend and role model to coaches and athletes throughout
the area and state, said ZM athletic director Tim McAthie.
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Golf
PI and ZM advance four

boys to Section 1AA finals
By Faye Haugen
ROCHESTER Four area
boy golfers extended their season another week when they
placed in the top 20 in the opening round of the Section 1AA
golf meet at Eastwood Golf
Course in Rochester, Friday.
In the best weather they have
played in all this spring, Triton,
Lourdes, Lake City and Byron
took the top four places in the
standings to advance to
Wednesdays final round also at
Eastwood Golf Course.
Triton had a team total of 313
in the 18-hole tournament followed by Lourdes, 315, Lake
City, 320, and Byron, 324.
Pine Island placed seventh
with 355 strokes and ZumbrotaMazeppa was ninth with 368
strokes. A total of 14 teams took
part in the tournament.
The top four teams and the
next 20 individuals not on those
four teams advance to Wednesdays second round.
Pine Island will advance two
golfers to Wednesdays meet.
Matt Smith carded an 83 (3944) to place 17th overall. Keanan
Peterson-Rucker also extended his
season an extra week when he
fired an 87 (41-46) to place 27th
overall. Also playing on the Panther team were Jake Barr, 92 (4349) and Cole VanHouten, 93 (4845). Rounding out PIs team were
Kaleb Kautz, 101 (48-53) and
Hayden Larson, 103 (52-51).
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Noah
Erickson led the Cougars with a
low score of 86 (36-40) to place
22nd overall. Joey OGorman will
advance to Wednesdays meet,
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen as he shot an 88 (45-43) to place
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Emily Krohn watches her chip to the first green at Fridays Section 1AA meet at 31st overall. Sid Subramaniam
Eastwood Golf Course. Krohn placed sixth overall to advance to the second round of the section meet on finished with a 96 (50-46) and Zumbrota-Mazeppas Alec Hunstad chips up to the fifth green and is
Wednesday.
Corbin Avery had a 98 (46-52) able to make par at the Section 1AA meet, Friday.
to round out ZMs scoring team. ors with a with an even par 71. Ethan Otterbein 36-43=79
Also playing were Alex Hunstad, (Top four teams and next 20 individuals marked * Lourdes 315: Jack Thayer 39-42=81,
101 (48-53) and Anthony with a * advance to Wednesdays portion of Peter Thayer 37-42=79, Luke Alexander 38Cylkowski, 103 (48-55).
Section 1AA meet at Eastwood)
39=77, Josh Fritzjunker 36-42=78
Keagan Kochie of Kasson- * Triton 313: Jaden Thiemann 36-40=76, * Lake City 320: Parker Schurhammer 38Mantorville took medalist hon- Zach Otto 42-38=80, Austin Gillund 33-34=78, 39=77, Brennan Rothgarn 37-37=74, Tho-
Red Wing and Lake City lead

Section 1AA girls golf standings
By Faye Haugen
ROCHESTER As expected,
Red Wing and Lake City, both
ranked in the top 10 in Class AA
golf rankings, led the girls Section 1AA meet at Eastwood Golf
Course in Rochester on Friday.
Under blue skies and warm
temperatures, Red Wing finished
with a four-player total of 301
strokes, led by medalists
Stephanie Herzog and Sophia
Yoemans who each carded a oneover par 71. Lake City shot a
329 and Stewartville (357) and
Caledonia/Spring Grove (381)
rounded out the teams that will
advance to Wednesdays final
also at Eastwood. The top four
teams and next 20 individuals
not on those teams advance to
the second round.
All three of ZumbrotaMazeppas golfers will extend
their season. Senior Emily Krohn
led the Cougars with an 82 (4537) to place sixth overall. Teammate Kari Thoreson was one
stroke back at 83 (44-39) to place
ninth overall. Junior Emma
Schnieders shot a 95 (49-46) to
Pine Islands Emily Fried chips to the third green at Eastwood Golf
place 27th overall.
Course, Friday.
Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson had
to
withdraw from the tournament. 52-49=101, Kathryn Heimer 60-57=117
her best round of the season to
408: *Camille Snylead Pine Island with a 103 (53- (Top four teams and next 20 individuals marked Kasson-Mantorville
der 49-47=96, Kendall Alexander 52-52=104, Pine Islands Keagan Peterson-Rucker chips to the 12th green at the
with
a
*
advance
to
Wednesdays
portion
of
50) to place 39th overall and Section 1AA meet at Eastwood)
*Gretchen Johnson 54-49=103, Emma Section 1AA meet, Friday. Peterson-Rucker will return for the second
advance to Wednesdays meet. * Red Wing 301: Stephanie Herzog 34- Brumfield 51-54=105
round of the meet on Wednesday.
Arlena Schmidt shot a 115 (57- 37=71, Sophia Yoemans 35-36=71, Reagan Triton 418: *Gretchen Kelly 46-42=88 Carli
59) and Emily Fried was forced Haley 38-44=82, S. Christianson 42-36=78 Krukerberg 60-54=114, Shelby Maloney 52* Lake City 329: Emily Schimenbo 4242=84, Brandy Geolat 45-40=85, Lidia
Wallerich 39-43=82, Claire Gruber 40-38=78
*Stewartville 357: Macayla Olsen 4238=80, Ahna Boe 45-45=90, Alli Birch 4946=95, Jordan Danielson 46-46=92
* Caledonia/Spring Grove 381: Ashley
Gavin 46-48=94, R. Schroeder 46-47=93,
Katrina Paulson 52-47=99, Claudia Melde
47-48=95
Byron 385: *Citori Gowlland 49-49=987,
*Tatum Lussler 48-48=96, *Grace Hillemeier
44-44=88, *Cobi Gowlland 50-53=103
LaCrescent 394: *Alex Nutter 45-42=87,
* Anna Tollefson 44-50=94, *Mikayla Michalke
50-49=99, Anna Peterson 60-54=116
Lourdes 401: *Madeline Pagel 45-38=83,
*Wynter Betgner 53-47=100, *Josie Hansen
52=104, Taylor Abbott 62-60=112

St. Charles 433: *Callie Fisher 46-42=88,
Natalie Splittoesser 55-54=109, Maricela Salas
56-55=111, T. Schweitzer 67-77=125
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 442: *Danielle
Gander 47-48=95, Jayden Munsch 57-55=112,
Rachel Ferkin 59-56=115, Ali Burks 56-64=120
Chatfield 454: *Paige Isensee 46-41=87,
M. Fahrenholtz 62-61=113, Pam Lisowski
59-54=113, Jenny Shafer 70-71=141
Zumbrota-Mazeppa incomplete: * Emily
Krohn 45-37=82, *Kari Thoreson 44-39=83,
*Emma Schnieders 49-46=95
Pine Island, incomplete: Arlena Schmidt
57-59=115, *Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson 5350=103
Medalists: Stephanie Herzog and Sophoa
Yoemans, Red Wing, 71
PI wraps up the regular season

By Faye Haugen
CANNON FALLS On
maybe the worst day of the spring
to play golf, Pine Island closed
out regular season play on Monday at the Cannon Falls Golf
Club.
Temperatures in the upper 30s
with gale-force winds made for
miserable playing conditions in
the last HVL triangular of the
season.
Boys
Triton took teams honors in
the meet with a low score of 324.
Cannon Falls was second with a
score of 324 and Pine Island had
a 396.
Matt Smith led Pine Island
when he carded an 91. He was
Pine Islands Arlena Schmidt gets followed by Keanan Petersonover the top of her putt on the first Rucker, 97, Kaleb Kautz, 102,
hole at Fridays Section 1AA meet and, Hayden Larson, 106.
in Rochester.
mas Huettl 42-44=86, Nathan Klipfel 3845=83

* Byron 324: Hunter Fjerstad 40-43=82,
Chris Streed 41-41=82, Nick Hillemeier 4139=80, Riley Truax 37-42=79
Red Wing 332: *Cecil Belisle 38-39=77,
*Spencer Kronbeck 37-45=82, *Mac DeSutter
42-44=86, *Ben Munson 40-46=86, *Cole
Stewart 46-41=87, *Joe Renshaw 42-46=88
Kasson-Mantorville 339: *Keagan Kochie
37-34=71, Max Blaisdell 48-43=91, Grant
Badger 47-45=92, *Mason Holecek 32-43=85
Pine Island 355: *Matt Smith 39-44=83,
Jake Barr 43-49=92, *Keanan Peterson-Rucker
41-46=87, Cole VanHouten 48-45=93
Stewartville 358: *Moses Hettinger 3947=86, *Mitch McQuire 45-44=89, Jacob
Strulf 46-48=94, *Nick Lechenberg 44-45=89
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 368: *Joey OGorman
45-43=88, Sid Subramaniam 50-46=96, *Noah
Erickson 36-40=86, Corbin Avery 46-52=98
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 372: *Garrett
Chick 44-44=88, *Wyatt Kujath 46-43=89,
Josh Hanson 50-52=102, Carson Root 4746=93
Caledonia/Spring Grove 378: *Cody
Breeser 47-43=90, *Ethan DuChame 4743=90, Symon Ely 43-56=99, Rodney Twiet
49-50=99
St. Charles 388: *Parker Cage 46-44=90,
Quinn Roessler 47-47=94, Mason Buck 5154=14, Isaiah Wimmer 51-49=100
Dover-Eyota 441: *Dalton Nelson 44-44=88,
Wes Brown 47-64=111, Ryan Kildahl 6457=121. Jyden Koehler 64-57=121
LaCrescent 453: Alex Ferrier 53-58=111.
James Kies 57-58=115, Grant Nutter 5052=102, Ryan Lemke 57-69=125
Chatfield, incomplete: Chris Hanson 5644=100, Levi Roline 61-64=125, Rhett Littrell
60-82=142
Medalist: Keagan Kochie, KM, 71
Pine Islands Jake Barr uses an iron on the first hole tee at Eastwood Golf Course to try and make the dog-
Tritons Zach Otto earned leg corner in the Section 1AA meet, Friday.
Goodhue
medalist honors with a 71.
Triton 324: Zach Otto 76, Preston Pflum
81, Ethan Otterbein 83, Austin Gilland 84
Cannon Falls 349: Jonah Callister 83,
Matt Moskal 84, Cole Zimmerman 89, Addison Bahr 93
Pine Island 396: Matt Smith 91, Keanan
Peterson-Rucker 97, Hayden Larson 106,
Kaleb Kautz 102
Medalist: Zach Otto, Triton 76
STANDINGS
Conf. Overall
W L W L
Kasson-Mantorville 11 0 20 2
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 10 1 21 2
Hayfield
8 3 18 4
Stewartville
8 3 15 9
Byron
7 4 14 9
Pine Island
7 4 12 7
Girls
Lourdes
4 7 7
12
Cannon Falls took team hon- Triton
3 8 8
11
3 8 7
10
ors in the girls meet with a score Cannon Falls
of 409. Triton had a 426, and Kenyon-Wanamingo 3 8 6 15
Pine Island fielded an incomplete

team.
Emily Fried and Arlena
Schmidt both shot a 117. Bailey
Trogstad-Isaacson fired a 120.
Maddie Adel took medalist
honors with a 91 on her home
course.
Cannon Fall 409: Maddie Adel 91, Maddie
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Nelson 110
Triton 426: Shelby Malony 93, Gretchen
Keller 95, Taylor Abbott 116, Makayla Courteau 112 Brumfield 102
Pine Island, incomplete: Emily Fried 117,
Arlena Schmidt 117, Bailey Trogstad-Isaacson 120
Medalist: Maddie Adel, CF, 91
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Hot Boxers
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AMATEUR BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 27
Pine Island Pioneers at Austin, 7:30 p.m.
Wanamingo Jacks at Owatonna, 7:30 p.m.
Zumbrota Tigers at Rochester, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
Pine Island Pioneers, Plum City at Pine Island, 1 p.m.
Zumbrota Tigers at Kasson, 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
Pine Island Pioneers, Waseca at Pine Island, 2 p.m.
Zumbrota Tigers, Stewartville/Racine at Zumbrota, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 3
Pine Island Pioneers at Cannon Falls, 7:30 p.m.
Zumbrota Tigers at Waseca, 7:30 p.m.
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Track and Field
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen
While the baton exchange between Emily Klingsporn and Lexi Loats was not as smooth as it could have been,
the Pine Island 4x200-meter relay team placed fourth at the Sub-section 4A track meet in Byron, Tuesday.
Area athletes have record-setting

performances at sub-section track
By Faye Haugen
BYRON In nearly perfect
weather conditions in Byron on
Tuesday, four new records were
set, three by the Pine Island boys.
In all, 23 individuals in 34
events and 10 relay teams advanced to the Section 1A meet
that began on Tuesday and ends
on Thursday at Dodge Center.
The top three individuals and top
three relay teams from Tuesdays
sub-section meet advanced to
Dodge Center. The top two individuals and top two relay teams
from the Section 1A meet will
advance to the State Class A meet
on June 5 and 6 at Hamline University in St. Paul.
Pine Island boys
Pine Island will advance all
four relay teams and eight individuals to the Section 1A meet.
Junior Mitchel Acker set a new
record in the 800-meter dash with
a time of 1:59.44, breaking the
1987 record held by Chris
Wonous of Kasson-Mantorville
of 2:00.5.
The Panther 4x200-meter relay team of Ben Farrell, Jason
Hoerle, Chris Frick and Kyle
Groven ran to a new record of
1:31.75, breaking the 2000 record
held by Byron of 1:32.5. The PI
4x800-meter relay team of Logan Meurer, Jack Williams,
Mitchel Acker and Isaiah Ondler established a new record of
8:19.3 in that event, shattering
the 2007 of 8:24.82 held by Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Travis Beniak,
David Hodgman, Logan Langley,
and Andy Wendroth).
Earning gold medals for the
Panthers were: Kyle Groven in
the 100-meter and 400-meter
dashes, Ben Farrell in the 200meter dash and triple jump, Jack
Williams in the 3200-meter run,
Chris Frick in the long jump, and
the 4x400-meter relay team of
Farrell, Frick, Jason Hoerle and
Acker.
Also advancing to the section
meet are Isaiah Ondler in the 800meter run, Jacob Higgins in the
1600-meter run, Chris Frick in
the 300-meter hurdles and Peyton Thein in the shot put.
The Panthers won the Sub-
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Zach Sanborn gets up high as he takes off in the

long jump at Tuesdays Sub-section 4A meet. Sanborn placed third in
the meet with a season best jump of 194.5.
section 4A title with 230 points. points, Kenyon-Wanamingo was

Byron was second with 173 third with 137 points and Zumbrota-Mazeppa was fourth with
89 points. Eight teams took part
in the meet.
Kenyon-Wanamingo boys
Eric Hokanson won the 1600meter run, Caleb Greseth dominated the 110-meter hurdles and
Mason Stevenson won the 300meter hurdles for the Knights.
Advancing to the section meet
for the Knights are Kyle Keller
in the 200-meter and 400-meter
dashes Devyn Stordahl in the 100meter dash, Mason Stevenson in
the 110-meter hurdles, the 4x200meter relay team of Nathanael
Bauernfeind, Stordahl, Stevenson
and Keller, and the 4x800-meter
relay team of Hokanson, Ben
Bohn, Michael Grove and Sam
Ringham.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys
Zach Sanborn was the lone
gold medal winner for ZumbrotaMazeppa. The Cougar junior won
the high jump. He also advances
in the long jump where he placed
third.
Joining Sanborn at the section meet will be Dillon Downes
in the 300-meter hurdles, Bailey
Berg in the 3200-meter run and
the 4x100-meter relay team of
Downes, Jacob Dahl, Matt Lyon
and Sean OMalley.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Megan Groth steps over the finish line in the 100meter dash at the Sub-section 4A meet in Byron, Tuesday.
Pine Island 230, Byron 173, KenyonWanamingo 137, Zumbrota-Mazeppa

89, Cannon Falls 87, Medford 70, Bethlehem Academy 57, MSAD 42
Track events
(Section Standard) * - New meet record
100-meter dash (11.65): 1. Kyle Groven
(PI) 11.36; 3. Devyn Stordahl (KW) 12.19; 4.
Jeremy Bryant (PI) 12.31; 6. Tristan Akason
(PI) 12.36; 7. Nathanael Bauernfeind (KW)
12.29; 8. Sean OMalley (ZM) 12.42; 110meter hurdles (17.2): 1. Caleb Greseth
(KW) 16.52; 2. Mason Stevenson (KW) 16.82;
5. Dillon Downes (ZM) 18.23; 6. Nicholas
Cain (PI) 18.33; 7. Ryan Kelling (PI) 18.93;
1600-meter run (4:42.24): 1. Eric Hokanson (KW) 4:51.46; 2. Jacob Higgins (PI)
4:57.79; 5. Jimmy Kroll (PI) 5:11.01; 6.
Sam Ringham (KW) 5:13.88; 400-meter
dash (52.52): 1. Kyle Groven (PI) 50.95;
2. Kyle Keller (KW) 52.19; 4. Jason Hoerle
(PI) 52.68; 7. Tyler Stene (ZM) 56.89; 800meter run (2:05.72): * 1. Mitchel Acker
(PI) 1:59.44; 2. Isaiah Ondler (PI) 2:01.19;
6. Micah Grove (KW) 2:07.1; 7. Isaiah Steu-
ber (ZM) 2:09.7; 8. Jacob Higgins (PI) 2:14.07;

200-meter dash (23.57): 1. Ben Farrell
(PI) 23.21; 3. Kyle Keller (KW) 24.26; 4.
Nathanael Bauernfeind (KW) 24.73; 5. Jeremy Bryant (PI) 24.75; 6. Tristan Akason
(PI) 24.88; 300-meter hurdles (42.85):
1, Mason Stevenson (KW) 42.31; 2. Chris
Frick (PI) 44.49; 3. Dillon Downes (ZM) 44.59;
7. Nicholas Cain (PI) 46.71; 3200-meter
run (10:23.37): 1. Jack Williams (PI)
10:16.73; 2. Bailey Berg (ZM) 10:34.58; 4;
10. Ben Bohn (KW) 10:44.86; 5. Aaron Grove
(KW) 10:46.23; 6. Logan Meurer (PI) 10:45.24
Field events
High jump (59): 1. Zach Sanborn (ZM)
59; 6. Tristan Akason (PI) 53; Triple
jump (40): 1. Ben Farrell (PI) 428; 7.
Jimmy Kroll (PI) 37.25; Discus (1382):
4. Alex Guse (ZM) 1213; Shot put (451):
3. Peyton Thein (PI) 421.5; 6. Caleb Greseth (KW) 397; Long jump (20): 4. Chris
Frick (PI) 201.25; 3. Zach Sanborn (ZM)
194.5; 4. Kyle Groven (PI) 193.25; 6.
Adam Krage (ZM) 187.5; 7. Nathanael
Bauernfeind (KW) 183.75; Pole vault
(1110): 5. Broghen Kunz (PI) 910
Relays
4x800-meter relay (8:42.07): * 1. Pine
Island (Logan Meurer, Jack Williams, Mitchel
Acker, Isaiah Ondler) 8:19.3; 2. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Eric Hokanson, Ben Bohn, Micah
Grove, Sam Ringham) 8:50.62; 4. ZumbrotaMazeppa (Isaiah Stueber, Colton Webster,
Tyler Stene, Bailey Berg) 9:07.42; 4x200meter relay (1:35.21): * 1. Pine Island
(Ben Farrell, Jason Hoerle, Chris Frick, Kyle
Groven) 1:31.75; 2. Kenyon-Wanamingo
(Nathanael Bauernfeind), Devyn Stordahl,
mason Stevenson, Kyle Keller) 1:34.91; 4.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Zach Sanborn, Jacob Dahl,
Matt Lyon, Sean OMalley) 1:38.44; 4x100meter relay (45.18): 2. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
(Dillon Downes, Jacob Dahl, Matt Lyon, Sean
OMalley) 46.61; 3 . Pine Island (Tristan
Akason, Pat Bogard, Michael Rabbit, Hunter
Kraling) 47.62; 5. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Bailey
Paquin, Aaron Grove, Noah Rechtzigel, Micah
Grove) 48.48; 4x400-meter relay
(3:35.44): 1. Pine Island (Ben Farrell, Chris
Frick, Jason Hoerle, Mitchel Acker) 3:29.04;
4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Jacob Dahl, Adam
Krage, Matt Lyon, Zach Sanborn) 3:41.06;
5. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Noah Rechtzigel, Ben
Ringham, John Nelson, Sam Ringham) 4:05.65
Kenyon-Wanamingo girls
Mara Quam had a huge subsection meet winning the 100meter hurdles, the 300-meter
hurdles, the long jump and the
triple jump. Tess Hokanson also
won a gold medal, winning the
400-meter dash, and she was second in the 200-meter dash.
The KW girls placed third in
the meet with 110 points. Pine
Island was fourth with 102 points
and Zumbrota-Mazeppa was fifth
with 79 points.
Pine Island girls
Pine Island will be advancing
three relay teams and two individuals to the section meet.
Three PI relay teams: the
4x200-meter relay (Eliza
Warneke, Madison House, Brittney Arndt, Caitlin Schartau), the
4x400-meter relay (Sara Schartau, Jocasta Adelsman, Brittney
Arndt, Caitlin Schartau) and
4x800-meter relay (Jocasta Adelsman, Taylor Rasmussen, Sara
Schartau, Brittney Arndt) all
placed first.
Caitlin Schartau was second
in the 400-meter dash, and Eliza
Warneke was third in the 300meter hurdles to advance to the
section meet.
Our coaching staff is very
proud of this team. They worked
hard all season and have done
everything that we have asked
of them. They will be a great
team next year, said Coach Bill
Frame.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls
Maddie Lindhart had a recordsetting day in the shot put for
Zumbrota-Mazeppa. The ZM
senior had a throw of 426.5 to
break the 1991 record held by
Shilo Oelkers of Pine Island of
415.75. Lindhart also placed
first in the discus.
Skyler Jacobson will advance
to the section meet in both the
800 and 1600-meter run after
placing third. Breanna Haag also
extended her season when she
placed third in the 100-meter
dash.
Byron 265.5, Cannon Falls 182, KenyonWanamingo 110, Pine Island 102, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 79, Medford 72, Bethlehem Academy 48.5, MSAD 23
Track events
(Section Standard) * - New meet record
100-meter dash (13.34): 3. Breanna Haag
(ZM) 13.54; 5. Kaela Horn (KW) 14.17; 8.
Cassidy Clementson (PI) 14.26; 100-meter
hurdles (16.73): 1. Mara Quam (KW) 15.97;
4. Eliza Warneke (PI) 17.03; 5. Breanna
Haag (ZM) 17.05; 1600-meter run
(5:35.51): 3. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 5:35.38;
5. Jocasta Adelsman (PI) 5:47.7; 6. Lauren
Berg (KW) 5:56.24; 400-meter dash
(1:01.69): 1. Tess Hokanson (KW) 1:00.66;
2. Caitlin Schartau (PI) 1:01.68; 4. Sara
Schartau (PI) 1:04.14; 800-meter run
(2:27.3): 3. Skyler Jacobson (ZM) 2:28.58;
6. Breanna Ihde (PI) 2:43.01; 200-meter
dash (27.56): 2. Tess Hokanson (KW) 27.98;
6. Kaela Horn (KW) 29.14; 8. Madison House
(PI) 29.34; 300-meter hurdles (49.74):
1. Mara Quam (KW) 47.67; 3. Eliza Warneke
(PI) 49.17; 5. Breanna Haag (ZM) 51.2;
3200-meter run (12:03.91): 7. Annika
Adelsman (PI) 13:41.62
Field events
High jump (411): 6. Eliza Warneke (PI)
45; Triple jump (3310): 1. Mara Quam
(KW) 361.5; Long jump (157): 1. Mara
Quam (KW) 16.9.75; 5. Breanna Haag (ZM)
155; 7. Bella Wagner (ZM) 151.5; 8.
Tess Hokanson (KW) 1411.5; Shot put
(322): *1. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 426.5;
Pole vault (88): 4. Liza Shelquist (PI)
78; 6. Lexi Macht (ZM) 78; Discus
(1002): 3. Maddie Lindhart (ZM) 124; 7.
Maddie Patterson (KW) 826
Relays
4x800-meter relay (10:22.84): 1. Pine
Island (Jocasta Adelsman, Taylor Rasmussen, Sara Schartau, Brittney Arndt) 10:24.52;
4. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Alissa Johnson, Kasey Dummer, Lauren Berg, Maddie Patterson) 11:34.79; 4x200-meter relay
(1:50.69): 1. Pine Island (Eliza Warneke,
Madison House, Caitlin Schartau, Brittney
Arndt) 1:50.51; 4. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Megan
Groth, Victoria Clouse, Corynne Dahl, Tess
Section 1A track qualifers

Kenyon-Wanamingo
Mara Quam
100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, long jump, triple jump
Tess Hokanson
200-meter dash, 400-meter dash
Devyn Stordahl
100-meter dash
Kyle Keller
Eric Hokanson
1600-meter run
Caleb Greseth
110-meter high hurdles
Mason Stevenson
110-meter high hurdles, 300-meter hurdles
4x200-meter relay (Nathanael Bauernfeind, Devyn Stordahl, Mason Stevenson, Kyle Keller)
4x800-meter relay (Eric Hokanson, Ben Bohn, Micah Grove, Sam Ringham)
Pine Island
Caitlin Schartau
400-meter dash
Eliza Warneke
300-meter hurdles
4x200-meter relay (Eliza Warneke, Madison House, Brittney Arndt, Caitlin Schartau)
4x400-meter relay (Sara Schartau, Jocasta Adelsman, Brittney Arndt, Caitlin Schartau)
4x800-meter relay (Jocasta Adelsman, Taylor Rasmussen, Sara Schartau, Brittney Arndt)
Kyle Groven
Ben Farrell
200-meter dash, triple jump
Mitchel Acker
800-meter run
Isaiah Ondler
800-meter run
Jacob Higgins
1600-meter run
Jack Williams
3200-meter run
Chris Frick
300-meter hurdles, long jump
Peyton Thein
shot put
4x100-meter relay (Tristan Akason, Pat Bogard, Michael Rabbit, Hunter Kraling)
4x200-meter relay (Ben Farrell,, Jason Hoerle, Chris Frick, Kyle Groven)
4x400-meter relay (Ben Farrell, Chris Frick, Jason Hoerle, Mitchel Acker)
4x800-meter relay (Logan Meurer, Jack Williams, Mitchel Acker, Isaiah Ondler)
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Breanna Haag
100-meter dash
Skyler Jacobson
800-meter run, 1600-meter run
Maddie Lindhart
shot put, discus
Bailey Berg
3200-meter run
Dillon Downes
300-meter hurdles
Zach Sanborn
high jump, long jump
4x100-meter relay (Dillon Downes, Jacob Dahl, Matt Lyon, Sean OMalley)
Hokanson) 1:56.25; 6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
(Bella Wagner, Lexi Macht, Amanda Edstrom,
Katie Lawler) 2:02.17; 4x100-meter relay (52.5): 4. Pine Island (Madison House,
Lexi Loats, Emily Klingsporn, Cassidy Clementson) 54.26;. 5. Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Bella
Wagner, Amanda Edstrom, Katie Lawler, Skyler
Jacobson) 55.2; 6. Kenyon-Wanamingo (Sa-
rah Benrud, Victoria Clouse, Stephanie Voegele,

Kaela Horn) 56.63; 4x400-meter relay
(4:16.75): 1. Pine Island (Jocasta Adelsman, Sara Schartau, Brittney Arndt, Caitlin
Schartau) 4:15.57; 4. Kenyon-Wanamingo
(Megan Mattson, Riley Dummer, Gretchen
Anderson, Maddie Patterson) 4:47.36
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Lexi Macht clears the pole vault bar at 78, a

new personal record. She placed sixth at the Sub-section 4A meet.
Pine Islands Peyton Thein gets ready to release the shot during Tuesdays
sub-section meet in Byron. Theins third-place finish advances him to
the Section 1A meet.
Pine Islands Kyle Groven leads Kenyon-Wanamingos Devyn Stordahl as

they near the finish line of the 100-meter dash at Tuesdays Sub-section
4A meet in Byron. Groven won the event and Stordahl placed third.
Baseball
Goodhue gets hot at the right time
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The mostly inexperienced and young Goodhue
baseball team has struggled all
season to find wins. The Wildcats
had a 3-16 record heading into the
last week of play.
But the Wildcats have shown
steady improvement that has resulted in them winning three
straight games and moving into
the West Section 1A finals.
Blooming Prairie
Goodhue started out the week
with a 12-1 win over Blooming
Prairie in a rescheduled game from
April 24.
The Wildcats had their hitting
shoes on as they pounded out 11
hits, took advantage of seven walks
and four Blossom errors to earn
their fourth win of the season.
We hit the ball well and had
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen solid defense to back up Logan
Kenyon-Wanamingo Gavin Roosen is ready and waiting for Goodhues Mason Huemann when he tries to steal Breuer on the mound, said Coach
second in Thursdays game in Wanamingo.
Scott Christianson. All around,
it was a good game for us.
Breuer went the distance on the
hill for the win, striking out seven,
walking two, and allowing one hit
By Faye Haugen
in the six-inning game.
WANAMINGO A little over
Sam Kyllo led the offense goa week ago, Kenyon-Wanamingo
ing 3 for 4 with a double and two
swept Goodhue in an HVL doubleRBI. Tyler Schumacher was 2 for
header in Wanamingo, 10-0 and
3 with a double and two RBI.
5-0. The wins were part of a 12Nicholas Thomforde had a pair of
game winning streak by the
hits, Nathan Altendorf had a single
Knights.
and two RBI, and Casey Ryan had
West Section 1A play opened
a two RBI double.
in Wanamingo with KW the top
Goodhue 12 - Blooming Prairie 1
seed with a 15-5 record. Goodhue
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Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
From the start Goodhue came
G - Breuer
6 7 2 1 1 0
out swinging their bats, taking a
BP
6 4 7 11 12 2
1B: G Logan Breuer, Tyler Schumacher,
1-0 lead in the opening inning and
Sam Kyllo (2), Jacob Pasch, Nathan Altenadding three more in the second
dorf, Nicholas Thomforde (2); 2B: G Tyler
to take a 4-0 lead. KW came back
Schumacher, Sam Kyllo, Casey Ryan
with a solo run in the third, but the
Lyle/Pacelli
Cats plated two more runs in the
Goodhue opened West Section
fifth to go up 6-1.
1A play with an upset win over
The KW offense came to life in
Kenyon-Wanamingo (see other
the sixth inning, narrowing the
article). The eighth-seeded Wildscore to 6-4 with three runs, but
cats took on fifth-seeded Lyle/
the Cats added a run in the top of
Pacelli in Austin, Saturday in semithe seventh that proved to be the
final play, winning 9-3.
game-winner when Tyler SchuGoodhue was facing secondmacher led off the inning with a
seeded Hayfield as the Newsdouble, reached third on a passed
Record went to press.
ball and scored on Riley
We got great pitching from
Augustines sacrifice bunt.
Tyler Schumacher and we also
But the Knights tried to rally in
played great defense, remarked
the bottom of the seventh and they
Coach Christianson after another
almost got the win. Sam Kyllo
upset win.
threw 5.2 innings with one walk,
five strikeouts and four hits. Riley Augustine came on in the sixth
to get the last out of the inning.
But Augustine struggled in the sevBy Faye Haugen
enth. Dylan Craig was hit by a
ROCHESTER The Kenyonpitch, and Ted Androli tripled in
Wanamingo baseball team saw
Craig and scored when Augustine Goodhues Nicholas Thomforde and Tyler Schumacher rush to the infield their 12-game winning streak come
was called for a balk. Jake Whipple to help celebrate an upset win over Kenyon-Wanamingo with Jordan to an end when they fell 7-3 to
had a single and Gavin Roosen Ronningen and Taylor Buck, Thursday.
Lourdes in the HVL title game in
walked to put the winning runs on for KW on the mound. He struck Knights will graduate four seniors Rochester, Monday.
out nine, walked two and gave up in Taylor Meeks, Drew Sathrum,
the base paths.
Both teams came into the game
Connor Sviggum and Clint Irrthum. ranked. Undefeated Lourdes is
Coach Scott Christianson made six hits.
Leading Goodhue at the plate Goodhue 7 - Kenyon-Wanamingo 6
another pitching change, putting
ranked second in Class AA and
R H E
Logan Breuer on the mound for were Tyler Schumacher, 2 for 4 Goodhue
Kenyon-Wanamingo is ranked
1300201 7 6 1
Goodhue. Breuer walked the first with a double; Breuer and Nathan KW
seventh in Class A with a 15-5
0010032 6 6 3
IP K BB H R ER mark.
batter he faced to load the bases Altendorf with doubles, and Tay- Pitching
5.2 5 1 4 4 1
with no outs. But three straight lor Buck and Augustine with G - Kyllo
The Knights got off to the start
G - Augustine
.1 0 2 2 2 2
pop-ups by the Knights ended the singles.
they wanted, taking a 1-0 lead in
G - Breuer
1 0 1 0 0 0
Jake Whipple led KW going 2 KW - Sathrum
game and KWs season.
the opening inning. But the Eagles
7 9 2 6 7 1
Augustine gave up two walks for 4. Androli had a triple, and 1B: G Taylor Buck, Tyler Schumacher, scored three times in the third inand two hits on the mound. Breuer adding singles were Connor Svig- Riley Augustine; KW - Jake Whipple (2), Con- ning and added three more in the
nor Sviggum, Gavin Roosen; 2B: G Logan
gum and Gavin Roosen.
had one walk.
Breuer, Nathan Altendorf, Tyler Schumacher; fourth to take control of the game.
The seventh-ranked Class A 3B: KW Ted Androli
Drew Sathrum went the distance
The Knights did plate solo runs in
the fourth and sixth innings, but it
was not enough.
Ethan Benda was tagged with
the loss. He struck out two, walked
two and gave up seven hits over
By Faye Haugen
seniors and tri-captains Tucker three innings. Gavin Roosen tossed
Titus and Bryce Hinrichsen.
BYRON The Pine Island baseHanson,
Matt
Kukson
and
DJ
TiWe had guys in scoring posiball team saw their 2015 season tions in two other innings as well, tus and outfielder/pitcher Colton one inning with two walks. Concome to an end in a 5-0 shutout at but we could not get the key hit, Pike. They gave us excellent lead- nor Sviggum closed out the game
Byron, Thursday, in the opening lamented Coach Anderson. Matt ership, and with nine lettermen, on the hill, striking out two, walkround of West Section 1A play. Lien worked out of some trouble and some outstanding junior var- ing one and giving up two hits
For the third straight season early as we turned two double plays sity players coming up, we are over two innings.
Roosen, Ted Androli and Luke
we opened the tournament against behind him, But an error in the excited about the 2016 season,
Byron and it was another closely bottom of the sixth with two outs pointed out Coach Anderson of Rechtzigel each had a pair of hits
contested game, said Coach Craig allowed them to score three un- his team that finished with a 9-12 for the Knights. Dylan Craig, Jared
Clawiter and Jake Whipple all had
Anderson. We had the tying runs earned runs to make the score look overall record.
singles.
on base in the top of the sixth, as like we were dominated.
Pine Island 0 - Byron 5
Kenyon-Wanamingo 3 - Lourdes 7
R
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we trailed 2-0. But we could not
Lien struck out five, walked three Pine Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
R H E
break through against Jonny and gave up eight hits in the mound Byron
KW
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Pitching
IP K BB H R ER Lourdes
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
pitcher.
6 5 3 8 5 2
This team really showed im- PI - Lien
7 5 0 4 0 0
The Panthers had just four hits provement as the season went on, Byron
PI DJ Titus, Matt Huus (2), Bryce
in the loss, a pair of singles by so I give a lot of credit to our four 1B:
Hinrichsen
Matt Huus and one hit each by DJ
Batting
H AB Avg.
Goodhue shocks top-seeded KW
Even though he has his eyes closed, Goodhues Jacob Pasch makes the
catch for an out against Kenyon-Wanamingo, Thursday.
Schumacher struck out one, They added a solo run in the fifth
walked two and gave up six hits in inning and tacked on three more
the win. He aided his cause with a insurance runs in the sixth inning.
pair of hits. Goodhue also got two Goodhue 9 - Lyle/Pacelli 3
R H E
hits from Nathan Altendorf and
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10 3
singles from Logan Breuer (RBI), Goodhue
Lyle/Pacelli 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
6 1
Taylor Buck, Riley Augustine Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
(RBI), Sam Kyllo, Jordan Ron- G - Schumacher 7 1 2 6 3 3
7 6 4 10 9 7
ningen and Nicholas Thomforde Lyle/Pacelli
1B: G Logan Breuer, Taylor Buck, Tyler
(RBI).
Schumacher (2), Riley Augustine, Sam Kyllo,
Goodhue took a 4-3 lead in the Nathan Altendorf (2), Jordan Ronningen, Nichothird inning and never looked back. las Thomforde
KW falls to Lourdes in HVL title game
Pine Island shut out at Byron
Kenyon-Wanamingos Jared Clawiter makes the throw to first after

fielding a Goodhue hit at second base in Thursdays game in Wanamingo.
KW - Benda
KW - Roosen
KW - Sviggum
3
1
2
2 2
0 2
2 1
7
0
2
3
1
3
3
1
3
Lourdes
7 5 5 9 3 3
1B: KW Dylan Craig, Jared Clawiter, Ted
Androli (2), Luke Rechtzigel (2), Gavin Roosen
(2), Jake Whipple
HVL BASEBALL LEADERS
ZM gets third win of the season

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA In a rescheduled game from April 23, Zumbrota-Mazeppa travelled to Lake
City on Monday to make up an
HVL contest. Despite the very poor
weather conditions, The Cougars
came away with a 4-3 victory.
It was 0-0 going into the top of
the seventh, but ZM came up with
four runs. Seniors Freedom Hunt
and Connor Hegseth came through
with two big hits, said Coach
Chuck Ohm. Freedom delivered
a big two-out single to drive in
Alex Nelson. Caden Steffen followed with a single and Kevin
Nordquist singled in Hunt. Brady
Schoenfelder and Connor singled
home Steffen and Nordquist, so
we had many big-time hits with
two out in the inning.
ZM had to hold on as Lake City
made their own comeback attempt,
scoring three runs in the bottom
of the seventh.
Lake City got the first four hitters on base and scored three runs.
We did get out of a bases-loaded
jam as Lake City ran into an out

and we got a routine fly ball to end
the game, pointed out the ZM
skipper.
Caden Steffen started on the
mound, striking out four, walking
two and giving up one hit over
five innings. Isaiah Nolte tossed
one inning with one strikeout, one
walk and four hits to earn the win.
Tyler Grudem earned the save.
Steffen had a pair of singles to
lead ZM at the plate.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4 - Lake City 3
R H E
ZM
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Lake City
0000003 3 5 1
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Steffen
5 4 2 1 0 0
ZM - Nolte
1 1 1 4 3 3
ZM - Grudem
1 0 0 0 0 0
Lake City
7 7 1 7 4 0
1B: ZM Freedom Hunt, Kevin Nordquist,
Caden Steffen (2), Connor Hegseth
Lourdes
The Cougars had to take on topseeded, second-ranked and undefeated Lourdes in Rochester in the
opening round of the West Section 1AA tournament on Thursday. ZM came up short 15-2 in
five innings.
Caden Steffen got the call to
start the game on the mound. The
freshman struck out two, walked
two and gave up 10 hits over two
innings. Caleb Hinrichs threw one
innings, striking out one, walking
two and giving up four hits. Tyler
Grudem tossed one inning with
two hits.
Connor Hegseth led the offense
with a pair of singles. Freedom
Hunt, Kevin Nordquist, Grudem,
Steffen and Alex Nelson all had a
single.
ZM ends the season with a 3-16
record. They will graduate just two
seniors in Freedom Hunt and Connor Hegseth.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 - Lourdes 15
R H E
ZM
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2 7 0
Lourdes
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15 16 2
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Steffen
2 2 2 10 11 10
ZM - Hinrichs
1 1 2 4 3 3
ZM - Grudem
1 0 0 2 1 1
Lourdes
5 6 0 7 2 0
1B: ZM Freedom Hunt, Kevin Nordquist,
Tyler Grudem, Caden Steffen, Alex Nelson,
Connor Hegseth (2)
Nick Hanson, Lourdes

Daniel Burriss, Lourdes
Zach Hillman, Lourdes
Henry Wittren, Lourdes
Logan Breuer, Goodhue
Michael Noll, Lake City
Kyle Nichols, KM
Drew Sathrum, KW
Connor Hegseth, ZM
Brady Schoenfelder, ZM
Matt Lien, Pine Island
Connor Sviggum, KW
Jake Whipple, KW
Braden Aakre, Pine Island
Riley Augustine, Goodhue
Runs scored
Jake Whipple, KW
Drew Sathrum, KW
Gavin Roosen, KW
Kevin Nordquist, ZM
Runs batted in
Luke Rechtzigel, KW
Danile Burriss. Lourdes
Kyle Nichols, KM
Drew Sathrum, KW
Aaron Gillard, PI
Matt Huus, PI
Bryce Hinrichsen, PI
Braden Aakre, PI
Doubles
Kyle Nichols, KM
Matt Lien, PI
Drew Sathrum, KW
31
31
33
26
24
26
27
30
22
19
17
13
22
18
15
59
60
64
56
55
62
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73
61
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59
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.433
.422
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.322
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.317
.310
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.300
RS
30
29
27
23
22
17
10
RBI
27
22
22
21
21
14
12
12
11
2B
13
12
10
5
5
Triples
Drew Sathrum KW
Homeruns
Brendan Knoll, KM
Stolen bases
Jonny Mracek, Byron
Drew Sathrum, KW
Jake Whipple, KW
Gavin Roosen, KW
Braden Aakre, PI
Pitching
Hunter Reinardy, CF
Kyle Nichols, KM
Connor Sviggum, KW
Gavin Roosen, KW
Drew Sathrum, KW
Matt Lien, PI
Ethan Benda, KW
Brady Braaten, PI
W
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HR
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SB
26
15
15
14
12
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ERA
0.00
0.64
0.84
1.34
2.14
2.17
2.30
2.48
3.39
Aaron Gillard, PI
Strikeouts
Matt Lien, PI
Carter Dombeck, CF
Connor Sviggum, KW
Gavin Roosen, KW
Drew Sathrum, KW
Ethan Benda, KW
Brady Braaten, PI
Aaron Gillard, PI
Innings pitched
Gavin Roosen, KW
Connor Sviggum, KW
Drew Sathrum KW
Carter Dombeck, CF
Ethan Benda, KW
Aaron Gillard, PI
Bady Braaten, PI
4.87
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50
46
41
41
32
32
25
22
21
20
IP
42.1
39
37
36.2
35
34
31
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AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 27
Section 1AA golf at Eastwood Golf Course, Rochester, 9 a.m.
Thursday, May 28
Section 1AA softball at Austin, 4 p.m.
Section 1A track at Dodge Center, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
Section 1A baseball at Hudson Field, Rochester, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, June 2
Section 1A baseball at Hudson Field, Rochester, 5 p.m.
Softball
Randolph ends KWs 2015 season

By Faye Haugen
RANDOLPH Kenyon-Wanamingo got off to the start they
wanted at Randolph in the opening round of the West Section 1A
softball playoffs.
The fifth-seeded Knights jumped
out to a 4-0 lead in the opening
inning and upped their advantage
to 5-2 in the top of the fourth inning. The game got messy from
there as the fourth-seeded Rockets plated six runs in the bottom of
the fourth, five more in the fifth,
and added four in the sixth inning
to end the game early with a 17-7

victory.
Shayla Berkner had a big game
at the plate for KW going 4 for 4
with three doubles and two RBI.
But the senior struggled on the
mound, striking out two, walking
15 and giving up four hits.
Kelsey Noah had a pair of singles
and an RBI, and Megan Quam,
Ellyn Beulke (two RBI) and Mariah Quam all had singles.
The Knights, the defending West
Section 1A and Section 1A cham-
pions, end the season with a 6-15

mark. They will graduate eight
seniors in Justine Wallaker,
Makayla Sokoloski, Mariah Quam,
Izzy Finholm, Brennah McCorkell, Shayla Berkner, Megan Quam
and Ellyn Beulke.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 7 - Randolph 17
R H E
KW
400120
7
9 Randolph
020654
17 4 Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
KW - Berkner
6 2 15 4 17 5
1B: KW Shayla Berkner, Megan Quam,
Ellyn Beulke, Mariah Quam, Kelsey Noah
(2); 2B: KW Shayla Berkner (3)
Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior softball captains, from left, Tayler Mort, Alyssa Quam (hidden), Cait Heitman,
Rachel Mensink and Jackie Matuska lift the West Section 1AA trophy after beating Kasson-Mantorville in
Pine Island, Friday.
ZM edges KM 1-0 for West

Section 1AA softball title
By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Being a bit
superstitious, Mike Matuska was
looking for a way to change the
karma surrounding the ZumbrotaMazeppa softball team.
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa assistant softball coach tried some different things to give ZM an edge
when the two teams squared off in
Fridays West Section 1AA finals.
This time around, Matuska decided
not to tuck in his shirt. It must
have worked, as the Cougars earned
a 1-0 victory to win their first subsection title since 2011.
We really played well all
around. We didnt make many
mistakes and Morgan Olson
pitched a great game. Jackie Matuska had an outstanding game at
second base. She had some great
stops and was always in position
to make the play. It was like she
knew where they were going to
hit it, praised ZM head coach
Kevin Nelson.
Olson and Maddie Damon were
well matched on the mound. Damon struck out eight in the game,
but five of them were over the last
five innings.
I told girls that we need to get
the bat on the ball and they did
that. They were able to foul off a
lot of pitches and keep the pressure on Damon, explained Coach
Nelson. ZM struck out 17 times
when ZM and KM met on May 4,
in a 6-0 KoMet win.
It was a scoreless contest until
the sixth inning. Olson led off the
sixth with a solid hit that turned
the KoMet left fielder around. She
reached for the ball, but it went
off the end of her glove, allowing
Olson to reach second. Jackie
Matuska then tried to bunt Olson
to third, but KM third baseman
Makayla Grant made a great diving catch for the out. Tayler Mort
hit a solid shot to second base on a
fielders choice to advance Olson
to third. With two out, Alyssa Quam
came to the plate. The senior first
baseman had a lead-off double in
the second inning and she came
up with another big stroke with a
hard hit ball up the middle that
went off Damons glove into center field. Olson scored, giving ZM
the 1-0 advantage.
Pinch-running for Quam, it
looked like Cait Heitman had given
ZM a 2-0 lead, but she was called
out at the plate to end the inning.
With Olsons pitching and ZMs
defense, the Cougars shut down
the defending State Class AA
champion in the sixth and seventh
innings. A pair of infield hits resulted in KM outs, and Mort caught
a pop up to end the game.
The celebrating then began. ZM
advances to the Section 1AA playoffs in Austin, facing Caledonia/
Spring Grove on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Our seniors have really been
great leaders for us. All five of
them have played really well.
Alyssa had two hits in the game,
Tayler made a great pickoff at first
base that turned the momentum
our way. Jackie made some ex-
Goodhues Katie Pearson gets tagged out at the plate by the Mabel-Canton catcher in Mondays West Section
1A quarterfinal game in Goodhue.
Goodhue opens with a win over MC
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Rachel Mensink chases down Kasson-Mantorvilles

Dana Rasmussen when Rasmussen is caught stealing in Fridays game.
cellent defensive plays for outs.

Rachel (Mensink) was solid defensively at shortstop, and Cait
almost scored that extra run. Although she is not a senior, Morgan has also shown great leadership, praised Coach Nelson. This
win gives us a lot of confidence,
but there is still a lot of ball to
play. We have to win two more
games, and we well could face
Kasson-Mantorville again.
Olson struck out four, walked
one and gave up just two hits.
Alyssa Quam led ZM with a
pair of hits, one a double. Tara
Matuska and Kelli Nordquist had
the other two singles.
When ZM heads to Austin on
Tuesday, expect Mike Matuska
to leave the shirt untucked.
RBI. Kat Hodgman was 2 for 3,

and Jackie Matuska had a double.
Morgan Olson pitched the win,
striking out 11, walking one, and
allowing four hits.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 5 - Cannon Falls 0
R H E
Cannon Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
ZM
1 0 3 1 0 0 x 5 12 0
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
ZM - Olson
7 11 1 4 0 0
CF - Heckman
6 6 0 12 5 3
1B: ZM Morgan Olson, Natalie Majerus,
Tayler Mort (2), Alyssa Quam. Tara Matuska,
Rachel Mensink, Kellie Nordquist, Kat Hodgman (2); 2B: ZM Jackie Matuska; HR: ZM
Tayler Mort
Stewartville
ZM and Stewartville closed out
regular season play on Friday, May
15 in Stewartville with the Cougars winning 3-2. The two teams
collided in Wednesdays West
Section 1AA semifinals with ZM
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1
Kasson-Mantorville 0
earning a 4-1 win over the Tigers.
R H E
Morgan Olson and Tayler Mort
ZM
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hit homeruns in the third inning
KM
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Pitching
IP K BB H R ER and both ended the game with a
ZM - Olson
7 4 1 2 0 0
pair of hits and an RBI. Tara MaKM - Damon
7 8 2 4 2 0
tuska had an RBI double and Alyssa
1B: ZM Alyssa Quam, Tara Matuska, Kelli Quam had an RBI single.
Nordquist; KM - Dana Rasmussen, Kendra
Olson struck out five, walked
Powers; 2B: ZM Alyssa Quam
one and gave up five hits in the
Cannon Falls
ZM opened tournament play on pitching win.
Monday in very cold and windy Zumbrota-Mazeppa 4 - Stewartville 1
E
conditions in Zumbrota. Despite Stewartville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R1 H
5 0
the cold, the second-seeded Cou- ZM
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4 7 2
IP K BB H R ER
gars earned a 5-0 win over sev- Pitching
ZM - Olson
7 5 1 5 1 1
enth-seeded Cannon Falls.
- Hughes
6 4 3 7 4 4
The Cougars pounded out 12 S1B:
ZM Morgan Olson, Tayler Mort, Alyssa
hits led by Tayler Mort who was 3 Quam, Kat Hodgman; 2B: ZM Tara Mafor 4 with a homerun and three tuska; HR: ZM Tayler Mort, Morgan Olson
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The fourthseeded Goodhue Wildcat softball
team got West Section 1A play
off to a great start with an 8-3 win
over fifth-seeded Mable-Canton
in the cold and wind in Goodhue.
Goodhue did most of their damage when they scored five runs in
the fourth inning. Bailey Kreisler
hit a two-run homerun that was
followed by a solo homerun by
Lexi Kennedy in Mondays game.
Kreisler led the offense going 4
for 4 with a homerun, a double,
two singles and four RBI. Kate
Lexvold was 2 for 3 with a double
and an RBI. Emily Benrud had
two hits.
Lexi Kennedy picked up the Kate Lexvold and Bailey Kreisler are greeted by their Goodhue teammates
mound win, striking out three, after Kreislers two-run homerun against Mabel-Canon, Monday.
Lexi Kennedy struck out one, Kate Stehr.
walking six and giving up three
walked one and gave up 11 hits in
In her last high school game,
hits.
the mound loss.
Goodhue 8 - Mabel-Canton 3
Lexi Kennedy struck out two,
R H E
Goodhue 1 - Chatfield 10
walked three and gave up five hits.
MC
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R H E
We had a fun season, and this
Goodhue
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Goodhue
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was an awesome group of girls,
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER Chatfield
3 3 0 0 0 4 x 10 11 2
G - Kennedy
7 3 6 3 3 2
Pitching
IP K BB H R ER said Coach Bob Bitzan.
Mabel-Canton
6 0 5 10 8 8
G - Kennedy
6 1 1 11 10 8
Goodhue ends the season with
1B: G Emily Benrud (2), Kate Lexvold (2) Chatfield
7 1 3 4 1 0
Brittney Ryan, Bailey Kreisler (2); 2B: G 1B: G Katie Pearson, Bailey Gullerud, an 8-12 record. They will graduate four seniors in Bailey Kreisler,
Kate Lexvold Bailey Kreisler; HR: G Lexi Autumn Lindblom; 2B: G Kate Lexvold
Kennedy, Bailey Kreisler
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
Brit Ryan, Kate Lexvold and Lexi
Chatfield
Dropped into the losers bracket, Kennedy.
Goodhue took on top-seeded the Wildcats saw their season come Goodhue 0
Chatfield on Wednesday, falling to an end with a 6-0 loss to Fill- Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 6
R H E
10-1 to the Gophers.
more Central/Lanesboro in the Goodhue
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The Cats offense produced just double-elimination tournament. FC/L
111012x 6
5 1
four hits, an RBI double in the
IP K BB H R ER
Lack of offense was a problem Pitching
6 2 3 5 6 6
first inning by Kate Lexvold, and again for the Cats as they mus- G - Kennedy
7 10 2 3 0 0
singles by Katie Pearson, Autumn tered just three hits, a pair of singles FC/L
1B: G Kate Stehr, Bailey Kreisler (2)
Lindblom and Bailey Gullerud. by Bailey Kreisler and a single by
Byron pulls off a slight upset with win over PI

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Just over a
week ago, the Pine Island softball
team knocked off Byron 4-2 at the
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Invita-
2015 Section 1AA Softball Tournament

All games at
Todd Park, Austin
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Tuesday, May 26, 5 p.m.
Caledonia/Spring Grove
Losers bracket
Cotter
Pine Island 7 - Byron 17

Thursday, May 28, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26, 5 p.m.
Kasson-Mantorville
tional. The Panthers and the Bears

The fifth-seeded Bears used a
met again on Monday in the open- big fourth inning to earn a 17-7
ing round of the West Section 1AA win over fourth-seeded PI.
tournament, with Byron pulling
This is not the way we saw
off the slight upset in Pine Island. ourselves finishing the season,
lamented Coach Kim Jones. But
the ladies did a great job of playing hard and not giving up. I am
proud of them and the season they
had. Byron just did a nice job of
consistently hitting the ball.
In very cold and windy weather,
Bridget Kennedy took the loss on
the mound, striking out four, walking five, and giving up 14 hits.
Byron was leading 6-5 heading
into the fourth inning when they
plated nine runs to take control of
the game. Byrons Vanessa Anderson set a new single season state
record with her 16th homerun.
Molly Shelton had a pair of hits,
one a double. Kaitlyn Champa had
a pair of singles and Taylor Schroder had two singles and an RBI.
Pine Island ends the season with
a 12-7 overall record. They will
graduate four seniors in Kaitlyn
Champa, Taylor Schroder, Ashley Westlake and Candace Uhde.
Tuesday,
May 26,
6:455 p.m.
Thursday,
May 28, 6:45 p.m.
if needed
Morgan Olson and Tayler Mort celebrate Zumbrota-Mazeppas 1-0 win

over Kasson-Mantorville that secured the West Section 1A title for the
Cougars.
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R H E
Byron
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17 14 Pine Island 0 3 2 2 0 0
7
11 Pitching
IP K BB H R ER
PI - Kennedy
6 4 5 14 17 16
Byron
6 2 1 11 7 7
1B: PI - Kaitlyn Champa (2), Molly Shelton,
Taylor Schroder (2); 2B: PI - Molly Shelton

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Area high school graduates

Goodhue / 10A Pine Island / 4-5A

Section A of Two Sections

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 No. 21

kids menu for the smaller appetite.

The Zumbrota Public Library

Photo by Alicia Hunt-Welch

Mazeppa Veterans Memorial dedicated

ers Brady Hinrichs and Ryan

nouncement of the exact date when

Hours at Leonards Corner Shell

Darrel and Valerie Leonard purchased Matthees Midtown Shell in Zumbrota,

Darrel pointed out that the service

NEAR NEW VEHICLES

pay tribute to veterans who served

Leonards Corner Shell in Zumbrota

War/Missing in Action flag fly

These former service loaners

to reopening the on-site kitchen.

Soon after the purchase, the

PAGE 2A NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015

Failing those who failed us

ZM Principal Jeff Nolte was

board members and the principal

suspension was overdue and will

candidate Hillary Clinton. She supported the war. This hypothetical

Monday morning hypothetical

The importance of studying history

Several years ago, I spent two

both lost (Florida) and gained

for schools and puts less pressure

working with a $2 billion surplus.

The layered look

To envision what interest factors will enhance your landscape,

into your home.

year after year. But annuals can

Tell Schmit your views on Zip Rail

Monday morning hypotheticals

Senator Schmit pleased with budget deal

he left 500 men guarding the bridge

should not happen. However, he

Opposed to forgiving loans

time up to ten years. I see no valid

Stop the secrecy

especially to Mr. Nolte.

ZM SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE

the local support that goes with it.

act on recommendations made. We

to add a school resource officer to

ing, Principal Nolte came into a

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 PAGE 3A

Hiawathaland Transit will be

A set route will run from 10

Luke Thronton was elected by his

Nicholas Cain named

After receiving his diploma, Levi

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRI

and Conrad Lechelt on Monday,

Costs of alternatives to update the

the committee was to expand the

Year-end concert held and awards

PINE ISLAND The eighth and

(Most Improved), senior Ben