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Wednesday, July 22, 2015 No. 29

One Dollar

Moon Hofschulte retires after

37 years with City of Mazeppa
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA After spending
over three decades working for
the City of Mazeppa, Duane
Moon Hofschulte punched the
clock for the last time on June 30.
Although he will still be around
and an active part of the community, transition naturally comes
with a sense of loss. He will miss
working with city employees
whom he has come to know and
respect. I was glad to be retired,
but at the same time I still very
much care about the city and its
future, he said.
Hofschulte has lived in Mazeppa
most of his life, except for his college years and a short time when
he worked out of state. He and his
wife Carol raised two sons in this
community: Adam and Nick. In
1978, Hofschulte took a job as the
manager of the municipal liquor
store. For many years he was an
active member of the Mazeppa
Area Jaycees, even serving on the
Jaycees state staff for five years.

Duane Moon Hofschultes last day

as Mazeppa City Administrator was
June 30.

For 28 years he was involved with

the Mazeppa Area Jaycees charitable gambling program. And for
26 years he was a devoted mem-

ber of the Mazeppa Fire Department and First Responders. He

also was a member of the Mazeppa
Lions Club.
Then in 1997 he accepted the
part-time city administrator position. At the time he was also managing the liquor store and he continued to do so for several years.
Eventually, his city administrator
duties took up more of his time
and in 2005 another liquor store
manager was hired.
Eighteen years as a city administrator cultivates a vast wealth of
experience. The best aspect of that
job for Hofschulte was meeting
and working with individuals,
companies, and governments agencies. Working with the other city
employees made my job very enjoyable, he said. But a job in city
leadership does have its drawbacks,
such as disgruntled citizens aiming their frustrations at the man in
charge. He said it was difficult
when citizens sometimes didnt
get that I represented all of the

Roundabout planned for highway

intersection in Wanamingo
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO The city and
district transportation officials
appear to finally be on the same
page. At the July 13 Wanamingo
City Council meeting Mayor Ryan
Holmes and City Administrator
Michael Boulton gave an update
on a meeting held with officials
from the Minnesota Department
of Transportation regarding safety
concerns with intersections along
Highway 60. On June 16, Holmes,
Boulton, councilmen Larry
VanDeWalker and Todd Kyllo,
and resident Bob Benson met with
MnDOT officials at the District 6
office in Rochester. Holmes said
MnDOT was receptive to the shortterm concerns of the city, and that
their long-term concept is to install a roundabout at the Highway
60/57 intersection and close access to 2nd Avenue from the highway.
In 2006, a traffic study was conducted after the city shared concerns regarding the speed of motorists on Highway 60, traffic crossing to the south side, and the number of accidents that had occurred
at or near the intersections. At that
time MnDOT officials took no
substantial action to address the
citys concerns for safety. In 2010,
the city again contacted MnDOT
with concerns, but again no action was taken.
Holmes said, however, the meeting in June was different. Many

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changes have occurred in

Wanamingo since the 2006 transportation safety study was conducted, and MnDOT had taken it
upon themselves to start a new
traffic study about four months
ago. Boulton said MnDOT district engineer Jeff Vlaminck, assistant engineer Greg Paulson,
senior traffic engineer Nancy
Klema and other MnDOT staff
attended the meeting. The newer
preliminary traffic study was
shared with Wanamingo officials,
in addition to a possible roundabout solution.
The preliminary plan to construct a roundabout is about four
years out. Holmes said it would
include sidewalks and pedestrian
crossings at the Highway 57/Main
Street roundabout, to deter pedestrian crossing at 3rd Avenue.
MnDOT needs to complete a final report. Then the proposed
project would enter the concept
design level.
Since a proposed project plan
does not guarantee funding, city
engineer Brandon Theobald of
WHKS recommended city officials continue to lobby with state
representatives to make funding available for the project.
Holmes and Boulton said they
are supportive of the roundabout
idea as it will slow down traffic
for motorists and pedestrians.
Speed bumps on 2nd Avenue

Four residents of 2nd Avenue

attended the meeting to discuss
concerns with speed through their

citizens and what was best for the

city, not just one or two individuals.
Since Moon and his wife enjoy
traveling, he would have liked to
retire many years ago. But the
economy put that option on the
backburner. However, the State
of Minnesota pension program
offers a phase out retirement for
people at age 62. A couple years
ago Hofschulte brought this plan
to the city council and they agreed.
For the past couple years the
city has prepared for Hofschultes
retirement by planning for the future of the position. Since he had
been working part-time, it was
decided to create a new full-time
position that encompassed the
duties of a city administrator and
clerk. Hofschulte remained key
in the hiring process and worked
with the new administrator clerk,
Karl Nahrgang, for the past month.
Hofschulte said, I feel that Karl
is very capable of doing the job.
In retirement Hofschulte plans
to work on lowering his golf score
(hes the first to admit that he needs
the practice), getting some projects
done around the house, doing some
woodworking, and crossing off
places on his travel list. In addition to spending time with Carol,
Adam, and Nick, his grandson
Aiden keeps him entertained and
moving. And with Mazeppa being close to his heart, Hofschulte
will continue to be involved on
the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic
Church Cemetery Board, and in
other ways as a behind-the-scenes
community supporter.

neighborhood. Holmes said the

long-term plan to close the access
to highway 60 at 2nd Avenue would
help address their concern. As for
the immediate future, Chad Vieths,
Beth Eliason, Josh and Meghan
Sandberg requested speed bumps
be placed across 2nd Avenue between Beverly Street and 5th Street
East. The removable speed bumps,
purchased by the Girl Scouts in
2011, were utilized during the
warm weather months in 2012 and
2013 as a pilot project, but were
not used in 2014. After the residents and the council discussed
their concerns, the council agreed
the speed bumps could be used
for the next two years when they
will review the need again.
By Audra DePestel
Policing at firemens dance
PINE ISLAND The City of
Following the Wanamingo
Pine
Island welcomes Nate Carlson
firemens dance on July 3, many
as
the
new Pine Island Economic
citizens shared concerns about the
Development
Authority Director.
overabundance of law enforcement
Carlson
officially
started on June
in town during the event, and the
22
under
the
guidance
of former
demeanor of the officers.
EDA
Director
Karen
Doll,
who
Holmes and Boulton both spoke
spent
the
last
month
mentoring
with officials from the Goodhue
County Sheriffs Office and de- him.
Several candidates applied for
termined law enforcement had
the
EDA position, with Carlson
funds designated to use for Toone
of the top five chosen. After
ward Zero Deaths driving enforcethe
second
round of interviews,
ment, but the city was not aware
he
was
offered
and accepted the
additional officers would be in
position.
The
EDA
director works
town. Holmes said the commuat
attracting
new
businesses
and
nity policing and sheriffs office
jobs
and
working
with
current
work group will meet again, as
they have in the past. Boulton said businesses, while at the same time
the city heard the concerns of citi- following the communitys vision.
Carlson is originally from
zens and are working with the
Shakopee.
After graduating from
GCSO to address those concerns.
high school in 2011, he attended
St. Olaf College to study economics and graduated in 2015. Prior
to accepting the EDA position, he
worked in community development at City Hall in Northfield,
where he focused on marketing
and re-marketing the city. Carlson
currently lives in Northfield with
his fiance Alexandra. They hope
ing individualized artwork. Food, to make the transition to move
wine and a full bar will be ca- closer to the Pine Island area in
tered.
the near future.
The date is Saturday, July 25,
Carlson is looking forward to
from 6-9 p.m. at Pine Islands his new position as EDA director
Historic Creamery. Sign up by in Pine Island. He feels it will be a
July 23 on the Tellers website: good fit for him because he enwww.tellersstudio.com. Call 507- joys working on community
252-4662 for more information. projects and is ready to hone his
This event is sponsored as a skills and continue to move Pine
fundraiser for Pine Area People Island forward. Carlson plans to
for the Arts, raising money for do his best to bring positive growth
band concerts, childrens theater to the community, as he sees that
and other events.
Pine Island has the potential to
experience real economic growth

Ron Smith, Director of USA

Sports Tours & Events, has announced the rosters and coaches
for the USA D-3 mens and
womens basketball teams for
Brazil Tour 2015. The teams
consist of invited NCAA Division III basketball players from
throughout the United States.
Team members have been recognized at the national, regional,
and conference levels. Nicole
(Niki) Fokken, a 63 2014 Pine
Island High School graduate, is
one of ten players on the
womens team.
Smith said, This is an outstanding group of basketball
players who come from nine
different state and fourteen different colleges and universities
from across the United States.
We feel that we have some of
the best of the best representing
almost every region in the country. These players have been high
achievers, both on the court and
in the classroom. They represent everything good that the
NCAA Division III institutions
have to offer.
Fokken just completed her first
year at the College of St.
Benedict. She was the Blazers
starting post for most of last
season. An injury put her on the
bench for over a month, yet she
finished strong, receiving FirstYear All-Conference honors.
The teams will began Brazil
Tour 2015 in Orlando, Florida,
on July 21. The tour runs through
July 30. After team orientation
and practices in Orlando the team

Nicole Fokken

was scheduled to depart for Sao

Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday,
July 22. They will play doubleheader games July 23-25 in the
state of Sao Paulo versus selected teams from the region.
On July 26 the teams travel to
Rio de Janeiro for a game on
July 27. The team will depart
Brazil on the evening of July 29
and return to Orlando on July
30.
While in Brazil the teams will
experience educational, cultural,
and social aspects of Brazilian
life through city, school, and
sports club visits. In Rio, the
team will be staying on the famous Copacabana Beach and
touring the Christ the Redeemer
Statue and Sugar Loaf, two of
the most recognizable landmarks
in the world.
You can follow the teams on
Facebook at USA Sports Tours
Basketball 2015.

Nate Carlson is the new

Pine Island EDA Director

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Nicole Fokken to play

with Division III
national team in Brazil

Nate Carlson is the new Pine Island EDA Director. Former EDA Director
Karen Doll spent the last month mentoring Carlson before retiring after
spending over six years in the position.

in the near future. He knows there

may be some challenges that lie
ahead, but says he is ready to face
them head on and work with the
community.
Doll, who spent the past six and
a half years as Pine Islands EDA
Director, said she feels Carlson
will do a good job and has a good
grasp on what Pine Island needs
to grow together as a strong com-

munity. Carlson said Doll has been

a great resource and has helped
him learn and gain information
about businesses in Pine Island
and how to assist them.
Doll plans on enjoying her retirement by catching up on home
projects, spending time with her
family and friends, and doing a
little traveling.

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Bring on the deuling banjos

Publishers
Notebook
By Pete Grimsrud

Why did the chicken live in

Zumbrota? Its because she can.
Brad Drenkhahn was the only
councilperson to vote against an
ordinance allowing residents to
keep chickens in town. This should
not have been an easy vote and I
appreciate that it was not unanimous.
Ive been asked what I think of

the new ordinance. Its my understanding that only people in support of the ordinance passionately
campaigned for their preference.
I can understand this because I
didnt really care. Ask me again
if I ever have a neighbor who houses
them.
Frankly, I look around town and
cant imagine it would be worse
than the neighbor whose: old junker
permanently rests in the driveway,
lawn is overgrown with weeds,
or dog poops in every other neighbors yard.
The city has lost some credibility to crack down on business

owners and residents when considering the sorry looking stretch

of properties from the old bowling alley to Jefferson Drive.
The old Zumbrota Chamber of
Commerce Christmas lights are
now falling down and a broken
eyesore. The drooping unlit lights
counteract the efforts to brighten
Main Street with colorful banners
and flowers.
Passage of the chicken ordinance
reflects our towns broad acceptance of individual rights and hillbilly reputation. And given
Zumbrotas love for music, I say
bring on the dueling banjos.

Fruits of the gardening spirit

As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt

Its very difficult for someone

who has no interest in gardening
to understand why any sane person would willingly work from
morning to night to grow something that cant be eaten, causes
allergies, and only looks pretty
for a few months. Words just cant
seem to convey the magic that
makes hard work for some an uplifting joy to others.
But the spirit of Christmas seems
a valid comparison of sorts. Consider that we run about like headless chickens preparing food for
an army, wrapping presents that
may have to be returned, and cant
wait to get the tree trimmed as we
remember those who are no longer
with us. And yet we give heartfelt
thanks when the feast is
over,exclaim with childish glee
when the presents are opened, and

crawl into bed with relief that its

finally over for another year!
We gardeners have a slightly
different type of spirit but it works
the same way. And instead of edible crops , we harvest fruits you
wont find at the farmers market
nor the local grocery store.
Fruits of the Gardening Spirit:
Love What makes one rise
with the chickens, sweat all day,
retire with the sun, and causes nongardeners to wonder if there are
bats in your belfry or just rocks in
your head.
Joy A life-altering emotion
expressed in dirt under fingernails,
sunburn, prickly heat, aching
muscles, insect bites, sharing
plants, and exchanging growing
tips.
Peace What remains when
backs and muscles dont hurt, the
garden tour is over, all plants are
in the ground, and bunnies disappear from the earth.
Long-suffering Coexisting and
sharing ones garden with mosquitoes, gnats, aphids, deer, rabbits, cats, dogs, and neighborhood
children who want to help.
Gentleness A quality learned

and developed from planting seeds,

transplanting seedlings, taking
cuttings, pruning, cultivating,
watering, and removing thorns and
blisters from ungloved hands.
Faith The living proof of eternity manifested in seasons, rain,
sunlight, reproduction, and mail
order plant/seed catalogs with full
color photos of whats new for
next season.
Meekness Managing to keep
ones voice humble, demeanor
relaxed, and refraining from strutting like a peacock while showing
the garden on tour.
Temperance The rigorous selfcontrol exercised while paging
through plant catalogs, visiting
nurseries, touring public gardens,
or discovering an unguarded plant
growing in the wild, knowing your
pruner just happens to be in your
pocket.
Gratitude The relief of knowing the last bulb is in the ground,
the hoses are drained, the garden
is buried under a blanket of mulch,
the forecast says 90% chance of
snow, and theres a whole month
in which to get ready for the holidays!

From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

Zero is an interesting number.

Its history shows the difference
between what we think of as western civilization and eastern civilization. The irony of this history is that the very organization
that kept the history refused to
believe it. And then that organization produced the very people
who finally rediscovered the truth.
The result became one of the driving forces that lit the way out of
the Dark Ages.
The Roman Empire from its
beginning did not use zero. They
counted only positive numbers,
really didnt understand fractions
and had no way to express them.
Their number system could count
from one to one thousand and, with
a small addition, to a million. Most
of the things they counted were
either soldiers or spoils of war.
When a legion was wiped out and
all of the soldiers were dead, it

position I mentioned that it would

be important for me to help our
students, staff and community
appreciate the past and embrace
the future. The perfect example of
this occurred to me the other day
as I sat in a tractor cab on a local
farm. I looked out upon the rich
fields of our past while surrounded
by an iPad, GPS, computer and
other electronic devices within the
cab. I have actually been reading
a book I found in my office entitled, Zumbrota, The First One
Hundred Years, 1856-1956 (copyrighted in 1956). It is fascinating
to read about the past while making connections to what is happening currently in our world. Our
pasts and future merge all the time
as we cross bridges as learners

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO After discovering that a vacant lot was owned
by the city, the Wanamingo Economic Development Authority will
take steps to prepare it for sale. At
a meeting on July 13, City Administrator and EDA Director
Michael Boulton told the EDA that
he thought the land was privately
owned. Upon future checking,
Boulton said no paperwork was
found showing that the parcel was
ever sold to Wana-Prop LLC owner
Cal Fulton, who was thought to
be the owner. As it did not appear
that the EDA had a strategic purpose for the vacant land, the board
agreed to declare it vacant and
post it for sale with an official
resolution next month.
The rectangular 16,647-squarefoot lot on the west side of Mill
Street is zoned I-1 Industrial, ideal
for commercial development. The
Goodhue County Assessors office lists the land valuation at
$32,600. Many of the EDA members said that the size of the lot
would be ideal for a commercial
storage unit.
Boulton said Fulton, who owns
a fabrication business on the north
side of Mill Street, did inquire about
purchasing the 0.382 acres of land.
Once a sale prices has been determined and resolution for sale of-

ficial, the information will be been contacted for estimates.

posted on the citys website for July 4 follow-up
The EDA Board allowed EDA
potential buyers.
Cenex 4 Addition update
land in the Industrial Park to be
Boulton said construction on the used again this year for a tractor
Cenex 4 Addition in the Indus- pull during the 4th of July weektrial Park is nearly finished. All end. The board discussed how the
land grading, underground storm event went and plans to get the
sewer, sanitary sewer and water parcel back to its original condilines, curb/gutter, aggregate base tion.
and the first and final layers of Special meeting for street work
During the EDA meeting a siasphalt have been completed.
Schumacher Excavating will be multaneous city meeting was takresponsible for erosion control and ing place in the community centurf management for one year as ter. Mayor Ryan Holmes, city councilor Jennifer Berquam, and
part of its warranty.
About $543,615 has been paid Boulton moved between the two
to the contractor. The original bid meetings.
In the community center city
was for $625,729. Boulton said
an additional $4,000 needed to be engineer Brandon Theobald of
spent to resolve soft spots found WHKS presented information on
on the road. Even with this cost, two proposed street reconstrucBoulton expected the total project tion projects: Mingo View Drive
would come in about $6,000 be- and the alleyway between 1st
Avenue/High Avenue/2nd Street
low the estimate.
A grant through MN DEED re- West/3rd Street West. About fifimbursed the city for eligible items teen property owners and residents
in the development agreement. of Mingo View Drive and the alSome MN DEED funds are still leyway attended the meeting to
available for the cost of private hear the citys plan for addressing
utility installation. With this in the deteriorating roadways and to
mind, the city may choose to move share their thoughts with the
forward now with installing Wanamingo City Council and
streetlights and electrical access engineer. The meeting was for
to the parcels that will be for sale information only and no action
when the project is completed. Xcel was taken.
Energy and Minnesota Energy have

Work on Industrial Park in Wanamingo

addition nears completion
By Alicia Hunt-Welch

to crediting the cost of one-half of

the tack oil cost back to the city,
equal to $150. Theobald said if the
road was to show failure as a result
of the tack oil application, it would
happen within three years.
Building requests
Ron Lui owns lots in the Emerald
Valley 1st Addition. The lots were
platted for duplexes; however, a
buyer would like to purchase three
lots to construct a single family home.
Liu requested the drainage and utility easements be vacated between
the lots. A motion by Larry
VanDeWalker to accept the request
and open a public hearing on the
matter carried. City Administrator
Michael Boulton said no utilities
were placed in the easements; simply vacant space for drainage. No
comment was offered from the public. After the public hearing was
closed, a motion by Jennifer
Berquam to vacate the easements
carried.
Building permits were approved
for the following: Henry Syverson
for demolition of a garage; Scott
Meyers for basement remodel;
Dustin Knott for deck and staircase,
and re-roofing and siding; Matt/

Dawn Hennig for re-roofing; Brian

Hanson for re-siding; Jim Kiffmeyer
for re-roofing.
Public Works report
City maintenance worker Monty
Schaefer said that during the past
month he and co-worker Brad
Kennedy prepared for the 4th of
July by putting up the Main Street
banner. They mowed the nature trail,
trimmed branches at the park, weedwhacked in public areas, and after
the parade swept debris off the streets.
In addition they cold-patched some
streets, sprayed cracks in the streets
to kill grass/weeds from growing
on the roads, trimmed benches in
the walking trail, burned the brush
pile, and temporarily fixed the screen
door on the park shelter. Schaefer
said the chemical feed system at the
pool was fixed after it stopped working.
The city will conduct a budget
workshop meeting to plan for 2016
on Monday, July 27 at 7 p.m. in
council chambers. The next regular
council meeting is scheduled for
Monday, August 10 at 7 p.m. in
council chambers. Both meetings
are open to the public.

one but not quite zero. The answer to our division is a big number. In fact, as you pick smaller
and smaller numbers getting closer
to zero, the answer to the division
gets larger and larger. We have
another number for big numbers
infinity. At our current level of
math, we now have degrees of infinity. Deep in the church, only
one thing is infinite G-D!
Calendars are important devices
especially for keeping track of the
years. The Catholic Church decided that a certain year in the
Roman Empire was to be the year
1 AD for the birth of Christ. The
year before was 1 BC. The question for discussion is how many
years are there between 1 BC and
1 AD. I submit to you that the
answer is none! There is no zero
starting or ending point. 4 BC to 1
BC is three years. 1 AD to 4 AD
is three years. But from 1 BC to 1
AD is zero. At the time that the
timelines of BC and AD were defined, the Holy Roman Empire did
not recognize zero. When it did
June 22
June 26
recognize zero, we started to By Alicia Hunt-Welch
4:44 p.m. A person from the 50100
1:37 p.m. A speeding ticket was
emerge from the Dark Ages. Un- June 19
5:58 p.m. A gas drive-off theft of block of Cty 27 in Roscoe Township issued near Cty 12 and Hwy 57 in Cherry
til next week.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT

Help us build bridges

To the Editor:
As the new superintendent of
the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School
District, I already feel right at home.
One thing that is very clear in our
school district is that it is full of
friendly people who value their
community, schools, children, and
education. Another thing that has
become very clear to me is that
you value the history and power
of our bridges. Ive already spent
many lunch breaks and evenings
walking through the Covered
Bridge in Zumbrota and over the
Walking Bridge in Mazeppa. It is
with this in mind that I present to
you a new theme for our school
district, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Schools: A Bridge to the Future.
When I interviewed for this

Wanamingo EDA to declare

commercial land for sale

WANAMINGO At the July 13

Wanamingo City Council meeting,
city engineer Brandon Theobald of
WHKS recommended that the council approve the pay request for
Schumacher Excavating, Inc. The
final pay request reflected the remainder owed on the Cenex 4 Addition, including retainage funds held
until all job were completed to the
engineers satisfaction. A motion
by Jamie Majerus, seconded by Todd
Kyllo, to approve the pay request
for $73,146.22 carried.
Theobald said the total Cenex 4
Addition project cost came in about
2% under budget, therefore the city
is moving forward with installing
street lights and power utilities to
available lots in the addition for future sale. The cost of installing utilities is eligible for grant reimbursement.
When the road extended into the
addition was paved, the tack oil on
the blacktop was not laid per specifications in the contract. Due to a
thin tack oil layer, Theobald said
Rochester Sand & Gravel agreed to
extend the warranty on the road from
one year to 36 months, in addition

The significance of nothing

was forgotten. No one recorded
the manpower of the legion as zero
soldiers.
When the Holy Roman Church
(the Catholics) took over Rome,
they used the ideas that the Romans understood. Across the
world, as civilizations developed
and evolved into more intelligent
stages zero solved many problems
for them. Zero has some baggage
with it that caused the church major
headaches. Mathematically, pick
any number, and divide it by one.
You get the number. Take the same
number and multiply it by one and
you get the same number. Now
try doing this with zero. Zero
multiplied by any number gets you
zero. Zero divided into any number is undetermined. But is it?
If we take a number and divide
it by a small number, we get bigger answers. For example, take a
cake and divide it into 100 pieces
or divide by 1/100. What happens when you divide by 1/1000;
by
1/1,000,000;
or
1/
1,000,000,000? Our divisors get
smaller and the answer gets bigger. Use the smallest number you
know that is much smaller than

Wanamingo

and workers.
I encourage you all to help us
build bridges for the students in
our school district. Please call or
email me with ideas you may have
in which we can better serve our
community. Feel free, as well, to
stop me when you see me in the
community at various events. I
met many of you at the Covered
Bridge Festival and Mazeppa Daze
and again, you all made me feel
very welcome. Thank you and I
look forward to creating A Bridge
to the Future for our students with
all of you.
Gary Anger
Superintendent
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools

$15 was reported at Cenex.

11:02 p.m. A deputy checked on
an unoccupied vehicle with its flashers
on near Hader. The hood was open and
the vehicle was not a traffic hazard.
June 20
1:14 p.m. A check book was found
on 3rd Ave.
3:28 p.m. A deputy was asked to
help find a six-year-old from High Ave
who had left with friends at 2 p.m. The
child was found on West Ave.
4:43 p.m. A trail camera showed
that a truck came on private property
and drove around a shed on the 49600
block of Cty 10 in Roscoe Township.
Extra patrol was requested.
8:35 p.m. A citation for no proof of
insurance was issued near Hwy 57 and
9th St.
9:35 p.m. A speeding ticket was
issued near Beverly St and Nelson Dr.
June 21
12:10 a.m. A citation for no drivers
license and no insurance was issued
near Cty 54 and Hwy 57 in Cherry Grove
Township.
6:32 p.m. Loud neighbors and foul
language with children around was reported on 4th St E. There had been
ongoing disputes between neighbors.
The subject was told of the complaint.

received a fraudulent check from a Craigs

List transaction. The complainant was
not out any property or money.
10:52 p.m. A deputy checked on a
commercial vehicle that was pulled over
near Hwy 60 and 135th Ave in Minneola
Township. Warnings were given for no
markings, no fire extinguisher, and no
warning devices.
June 23
12:38 a.m. Noisy people outside a
building were reported on 3rd Ave. A
deputy was unable to locate them.
7:41 p.m. A swerving vehicle was
reported in Hader. A citation was issued
for careless driving.
June 24
6:46 p.m. A raccoon was loose on
3rd Ave. A deputy located and trapped
the raccoon, and released it out of town.
June 25
6:03 p.m. Medical help was requested on the 8700 block of Cty 11 in
Cherry Grove Township.
6:09 p.m. A dog was loose on
Hillcrest Manor Ave. The owners caught
the dog. The request for a deputy was
canceled.
6:14 p.m. A dog bite was reported
on High Ave.
9:31 p.m. An incident involving a
neighbor dispute was reported on Hillcrest
Manor Ave.

Grove Township.
2:39 p.m. A person on Main St was
a victim of a scammer claiming to be
with the IRS and lost $2,975.
8:35 p.m. Medical help was requested on the 8700 block of Cty 11 in
Cherry Grove Township.
June 27

12:02 a.m. A car hit a deer at Hwy 60

and Hwy 57. The vehicle was gone when a
deputy arrived. The deer was moved off the
roadway.
2:10 a.m. Medical help was requested
on Mingo View Dr.
9:36 a.m. A person on 4th St E said
someone obtained their debit card information and made unauthorized charges. The
person also received several calls asking for
personal information.
10:20 a.m. Medical help was requested
on the 8700 block of Cty 11 in Cherry Grove
Township.
1:35 p.m. A wallet was found in the
Cenex parking lot. A woman attempted to
contact the owner but had no luck. A relative
of the owner was located and the wallet was
returned.
5:43 p.m. A child was locked in a vehicle near the swimming lake at Shades of
Sherwood. The vehicle was unlocked by Bergs
Towing.
9:29 p.m. A possibly intoxicated driver
was reported on Main St. The claim was
unfounded.

Zumbrota

Judges Sam Tudor (left) and Sam Callahan show some of their LEGO and robotics creations after being
introduced by librarian Angie Gustafson at the Zumbrota Public Library on July 15.

Zumbrota Library hosts LEGO contest

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
Public Library has been holding
multiple events throughout the
summer. On Wednesday, July 15,
they held a Robotics Expo with
the Kenyon-Wanamingo robotics
team, and on Thursday, July 16,
they hosted a LEGO contest as
part of the LEGO Club.
This year, LEGO Club members were given the option to use
their own LEGOs to make their
displays or they could use the
librarys LEGOs. Those who used
the Librarys LEGOs were able to
build onto their creations over the
past few weeks in preparation for
the contest.
Summer library events began
June 1, and included a kick-off
carnival, pajama party, Eagle Bluff
Raptor show, Super Hero magic
show, and multiple workshops,
concluding July 20 with an acting
workshop.

Jimmys Pizza employee Paige Nichols, owner Michele Keller, and employee Michelle Lidtke prepare for the
Saturday evening rush on July 18.

Jimmys Pizza reopens

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA After closing
last year, Jimmys Pizza in Zumbrota reopened under new ownership on June 30 at the same location on West 5th Street. Jimmys
Pizza is part of a chain of restaurants with other locations in Minnesota, Colorado, Montana, North
Dakota, and South Dakota. New
owner Michele Keller said, My
goal is really to get back to the
original Jimmys recipe and style.
Keller was driving through Zumbrota one day when she tried to
stop and enjoy a Jimmys Pizza,
only to learn that it had closed.
After seeing the For Sale sign
and doing some digging, she decided to reopen the establishment.

I have always loved Jimmys

Pizza, Keller said. I didnt really set out to buy a restaurant; it
was just a series of coincidences
that led to it occurring.
The restaurant currently delivers within a 10-mile radius which
includes Zumbrota, Pine Island,
Wanamingo, Goodhue, and
Mazeppa. Keller said online delivery should be available sometime this week.
Jimmys Pizza offers take-andbake pizza as well as a variety of
hot-and-ready pizza, pasta, wings,
and sides. The one thing that was
really important to me coming in
here is that all of our vegetables
are fresh, not frozen, Keller said.
It adds to the freshness and ap-

peal of our pizza.

The property has been completely remodeled to update the
setting including the addition of
flatscreen TVs, removal of carpet, and new appliances. The original Jimmys Pizza sign on the
outside of the building was kept.
Keller is looking into contacting
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools and
having the students contribute artwork to adorn the empty walls.
Jimmys Pizza is open every day
except Monday, starting at 4 p.m.
It is open until 9 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday and Sunday. On
Friday and Saturday it is open until
10 p.m. Phone number is 507-7327840.

First place winners in the 8-13 age LEGO bracket were, front to back,
Anders and Soren Hellyer.

Dylan Park was the first place winner in the 3-7 age LEGO bracket.
Members of Brownie Troop 25600 prepare for the Covered Bridge Festival parade in June. They are
currently looking for a home for their Little Free Libraries. From left to right: Ava Knott, Jayla Schultz, Jordan
Schliep, Rachel Krinke, Aubrey Allen. Not pictured: Ella Meyers, Abby Plank, Melanie Raasch, and Abigail
Rockne.

Little Free Libaries need homes

Machines Behaving Badly award winners

ZUMBROTA Sixteen campers at Machines Behaving Badly spent from July 6-10 at Crossings making
robots, using tools such as hacksaws and drill presses, materials such as old broken toys, bike helmets,
screws, and construction styrofoam. On the fifth day, a five-hour tournament took place when the battle
robots faced off two at a time in a cage full of robot hazards spinning chains and knives, holes, plates that
punched up from the floor, and worst of all, falling Teletubbies. This was definitely the most intense camp
Crossings has ever hosted, and campers already are making plans for an improved robot to build next
summer, Marie Marvin said. Award winners standing in front of the glassed-in fighting arena at Crossings
are, from left to right: Abbey Rosenquist of Mazeppa, best use of materials; instructor Dean Hoyt; Johannes
Thorsteinsdottir of Rochester, second place; Joseph Lindsay of Rochester, coolest design; Sam Moline of
Zumbrota, first place; and Hazel Cates of Phoenix, Arizona, third place.

ZUMBROTA In May, the

Zumbrota City Council approved
a request from Girl Scout Brownie
Troop 25600 to build Little Free
Libaries in the community. Now
the troop is looking for someone
who would be willing to put the
library in their yard. With a generous donation from the Goodhue
County Chapter of Thrivent and
funds raised through cookie sales,
the troop is looking to place up to
two libraries in Zumbrota neighborhoods this fall.
The Little Free Library program
was started by Todd Bol in 2009
in Hudson, Wisconsin, as a Give
One, Return One neighborhood
library as a tribute to Bols mother,
a former educator. Partnering with
Rick Brooks of the University of

Wisconsin Madison, the program has expanded across the country and the world with the mission
of promoting literacy and the love
of reading by building free book
exchanges worldwide and building a sense of community across
generations.

Books from Zumbrotas Little

Free Libraries will be provided
through donations collected from
the Girl Scout troop and the Zumbrota Public Library. If you would
be interesting in learning more
about hosting a Little Free Library
in your yard, please contact troop
leader Alison Krinke at 732-5827.

Ms. Minnesota Senior Pageant

is coming to Zumbrota
ZUMBROTA The Ms. Minnesota Senior Pageant will be held
at the State Theatre in Zumbrota
on October 24. Organizers of the
event are hoping to make this an
annual event for Zumbrota.
Women 55 years of age and older

are invited to audition on August

19 by calling 507 208-4022 for an
appointment.
If you can sing, dance, play an
instrument, make people laugh,
or have another talent, you may
be the next queen.

Zumbrota

Goodhue
Goodhue men reel in
an unusual catch on
fishing trip in Canada

Goplen family siblings visit the old Roscoe Center School on May 25. They all attended school there in the 1940s. Front row: Doris Borscha, Elaine
Vieths, and Ruby Miller; back row: Harris Goplen and Joe Goplen.

Roscoe Center School remembered

By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA Joe Goplen, 81,
was one of six people in his family who attended the rural Roscoe
Center School in Roscoe Township just west of Zumbrota. Goplen
and his siblings Harris Goplen,
Doris Borscha, Elaine Vieths, and
Ruby Miller attended the school
in the 1940s. A cousin also attended the school during that time.
At that time there were only
about twenty kids total, Goplen
said. So to have five students from
one family, and a sixth student as
a cousin was pretty amazing.
Roscoe Center School was located in Roscoe Township, which
was founded in 1858. At that time
it was known as Sunapee. The name
of the town was changed to Roscoe
Center in 1863. Next to the school

was Stordahl Lutheran Church and

a post office which is no longer in
operation, and the area was once
the location of a cheese factory.
The area is now mostly farmland
and homesteads, but the church
still remains, as does the school
building. The school has since been
restored and is now being used as
the Roscoe Township Hall.
During the time that the school
was open it had no running water
or indoor plumbing. There was
typically one teacher for first
through eighth grade students.
After that students would move to
the high school located inside the
city limits of Zumbrota.
Goplen explained that teaching
was different back then compared
to today. He said teachers didnt
just teach; they were also house-

keepers and disciplinarians if students got out of hand. He continued by saying that there were no
principals and the superintendent
was responsible for all of the
schools in Goodhue County rather
than just one district. The superintendent had an office in Red Wing
and would drop in occasionally to
observe the teacher and how the
classroom was being handled.
Favorite memories of his time
at the school included the playground and playing softball with
the other students. Sports back then
were all co-ed there were no boys
teams or girls teams like there are
today. He recalled a unique
memory in which once a year CocaCola would tour the country visiting schools and would give the

Local students will benefit

from state ADSIS funding
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
MAZEPPA At the work session on July 13, the ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board approved
hiring a reading intervention
teacher to work with general education students who need additional instruction. The ZM District was awarded a grant of $73,266
of Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services
(ADSIS) funds from the Minnesota Department of Education to
expand the reading program.
ADSIS is a Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) program that offers school districts
and charter schools an opportunity to apply for supplemental
education aid to assist general
education students who are falling behind. The purpose of ADSIS
funding is to provide these students more instruction in academics

or behavioral support in an effort

to promote success in the general
education environment.
The goal is to reduce referrals
to special education by providing
more support early to the students.
ADSIS program services are an
alternative to special education.
These are not special education
students. However, students receiving ADSIS services may eventually qualify for special education and related services if ADSIS
services are not available.
The school districts that are
awarded these funds must align
their ADSIS program within their
existing sequence of supports,
collect specific data, and submit
evaluation information annually
to help determine their programs
impact on student success.
In the 2013-15 fiscal year grant

Goodhue County 4-H

to present Strange Things
ZUMBROTA Strange
Things is this years original
musical on the 4-H stage at the
Goodhue County Fair . 4-H youth
who have completed grades 5
through their freshman year of
college will take the stage twice
daily to delight the audience with
their singing, acting, and dancing. The dates of rehearsal are July
28, 29, and 30, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at
the Goodhue County 4-H building on the fairgrounds in Zumbrota.
The 30-minute show, originally
scripted by a 4-H youth director,
is about a community welcoming
a new member and the chaos and
change he/she brings with them!
It features a variety of dance styles
and music, including favorites
Strange Things from Toy Story,
Famous in a Small Town, by
Miranda Lambert, and Footloose
from Footloose.
The cast and crew will spend
three intense and exciting days at
the end of July learning their entire show. Then they will travel to

four nursing homes and Wal-Mart

in Goodhue County in early August to perform for residents there.
Showtimes at the Goodhue
County Fair are: Wednesday, Aug.
10, Thurs., Aug. 11, and Sat., Aug.
13, at 6 and 6:30 p.m.; and Fri.,
Aug. 12, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Performances will be on the stage just
outside the 4-H building.
They will perform twice on the
4-H Stage at the Minnesota State
Fair.
For any questions contact
Goodhue County 4-H Arts-In Director Inga Dudley at at (651)212-8674 or dingo.ild@gmail.
com.

application cycle, 200 schools from

93 districts were awarded funding. The programs included reading, mathematics, and behavior in
kindergarten through grade 12.
In the 2015-17 fiscal year grant
application cycle, 472 schools from
146 districts applied for ADSIS
funding.
On June 29, the MDE informed
these local schools of their ADSIS
program funding awards for the
2015-17 two-year grant cycle:
Cannon Falls $74,316.41 for
Reading Instruction Program
Goodhue $72,977 for Reading Instruction Program
Kenyon-Wanamingo $72,487
for Reading Instruction
Lake City, Goodhue, Wabasha
$88,243.26 for Bluff View Center
Pine Island $288,407.12 for
new ADSIS Program
Red Wing $174,304.50 for
Reading Instruction Program
Wabasha-Kellogg

$346,342.19 for ADSIS Program

Zumbrota-Mazeppa $73,266
for Reading Intervention Program
Other business

The school board approved identifying Superintendent Gary Anger as the official authority to access the Minnesota Department
of Educations secure systems for
the local education agency.
Due to the changes in administration, the board approved a new
corporate authorization resolution
for the Bank of Zumbrotas records
with names, titles, and signatures.
The board approved contracting with Illuminate, a web-based
software system for student data
and assessment management.

teacher and all of the students a

bottle of soda. It was a big treat
to us, he said.
Twice a year the school would
hold a play, and the students built
the set and played all the parts. I
had a solo once and Im not a
singer, Goplen laughed. But you
worked with what you had.
The school closed down sometime around 1960. Goplen said he
personally feels there would be
less issues and better training if
the rural, country schools had remained open. Obviously I cannot prove that, but we definitely
had better training for the real world
and a respect for others that public schools just cant provide like
country schools, Goplen said.

ZM ISD 2805
REGULAR SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2805
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2015
7:00 P.M.
ZM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDIA CENTER
MAZEPPA, MINNESOTA
I. Call Meeting to Order (Action)
II. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
III. Adopt Agenda (Action)
IV. Communications
V. Reports
VI. Old Business
a. LP Gas Bids (Action)
VII. Patron Input
VIII. New Business
a. Adopt Consent Agenda (Action)
b. Personnel (Action)
c. Call for Material Bids for the 20152016 Vocational Construction House
(Action)
d. Copier Leases
e. Lunch Agreements (Action)
f. School Vehicle Bids (Action)
g. 2015-16 Student Handbooks (Action)
h. 2015-16 Faculty Handbook (Action)
i. 2015-16 Fee Schedule (Action)
j. Dental Insurance (Action)
k. School Finance
l. Trap Shooting
m. Food Service Policy (Action)
IX. Board Comments and Reports
X. Pertinent Dates
XI. Future Agenda Items
XII. Adjourn (Action)
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507-732-4200
404 Main St., Zumbrota

Input sought for

conservation programs
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and
Goodhue County Soil and Water
Conservation District (SWCD)
office will be holding a Local Work
Group (LWG) open house / listening session on Friday, July 31,
at 10 a.m. This session will be
held at the Service Center Conference Room, 104 East Third
Avenue in Goodhue. This will be
an opportunity for interested individuals and groups to offer their
comments on local resource concerns and priorities in Goodhue
County. The session will run until about noon.
Those individuals and organizations who have knowledge of
local resources and who wish to
attend are welcome. Input from
the Goodhue County - Local Work
Group will be used by the NRCS
and SWCD to identify conservation planning needs, to prioritize
resource concerns for various financial assistance programs, and
to develop ranking questions and
criteria for programs.
Specific to FY 2016 Conservation Program delivery, NRCS is
seeking input and recommendations related to Farm Bill programs
including the:

Conservation Stewardship Program

Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Voluntary Public Access and
Habitat Incentive Program
Agricultural Conservation Land
Easements Program
LWG input and recommendations may assist the agency in identifying any of the following conditions:
Significant natural resource
and geographic areas of concern;
Technical program recommendations;
Need for statewide public information and outreach campaigns;
Guidelines for ranking criteria for evaluating applications;
Guidance on eligible or new
or innovative conservation practices;
Financial assistance payment
rates, practice payment limits, and
methods of payment;
Coordinating with other federal, state, tribal, and local public
and private activities
Written comments may be submitted to the local SWCD/NRCS
office, PO Box 335, Goodhue, MN
55027 prior to the meeting.

ZUMBROTA A 20-kilowatt solar installation was recently completed next to the office and warehouse of
Goodhue County Cooperative Electric (GCCEA) in Zumbrota. This is one of eighteen member cooperative
projects Great River Energy (GRE), our power supplier, is installing to evaluate and monitor the impact of
solar energy. Each installation has a generating capacity of at least 20 kW and in total will provide 500,000
kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy annually. Most of the packaged system designs, including the one
here at GCCEA, include panels made by tenKsolar, a Minnesota company. While generating renewable
energy, these systems will provide us with key data such as how many kilowatt-hours to expect from an
installation and when to expect it. This data will help develop strategies for the most efficient use of this
additional resource.

"The Power That Made

The Body, Heals The Body"
Palmer Graduate

in the bottom of the river for who

knows how long? Goodhue Mayor
Kerry Bien produced his own
Canon camera, popped his disc,
and inserted the waterlogged one.
Amazingly, a myriad of clear photos appeared: canoeing, golfing,
baby photos, et al.
After much discussion and a bit
of advice from some Twin Cities
fishermen waiting to use our camp
site, we decided Facebook was the
answer. Bien volunteered to be
the projects point man and quickly
pawned the job to his wife Pat.
She posted three photos on
Facebook and other people shared
them to see if they could find who
took them. Just a few days later, a
lady from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
called. Sharon Bajer, a highly identifiable Winnipeg actress, playwright, and director, was in one of
the photos Pat had posted. Interestingly, two of the photos she
had chosen to post were of famous people, and one, Bajer, was
the owner of the camera. The other
was of Andrew Lloyd Webber,
the world-famous Broadway composer. Bajers husband had shot a
movie with Webber in Winnipeg.
It seems the Bajers oldest daughter took the camera on a canoe trip
in 2009. In all, 317 family photos
were recovered in the catch.
CBC Canada picked up the story
and called the Biens in Goodhue.
The story can be found by Googling
Family photos fished from lake.

GCCEA installs solar project

Global
Family
Chiropractic
Troy Higley, D.C.

By Tom Hallaway
ONTARIO Cartoons sometimes depict fisherman pulling up
a tire, an old boot, or a rusty coffee can, but in late June, in the
wilds of Ontario, Canada, an unusual catch occurred: a camera.
Goodhues semi-retired electrician, Joe Benda, organized his
yearly fishing and tenting adventure as he has done for the past 35
years. Joining him on the trip were
Kerry Bien and Craig Larkin of
Goodhue, Dick Gorman and son
Jack of Red Wing, Tom Hallaway
of Frontenac, and Kent Voltz of
Vasa with his son Dave and grandson Dillon.
On this day, Benda was piloting his boat on Harmon Lake, with
the three other boats in his slipstream as he headed to one of many
honey holes. After 35 years on
this stretch of the Brightsand River,
he knew them all. The walleyes
were cooperating as we slowly
jigged through Hole No. 3. Suddenly, Hallaway hooked something
fairly heavy, but without the fishlike fight. Up popped a lanyard
attached to a leather case.
Interesting catch, Benda said.
Now Im waiting for the genie to
pop out and give you three wishes.
No genie, but there was a blue
Canon Sure Shot camera.
Later that evening as we were
reliving the catch of the day we
all wondered about its owner.
Maybe the memory card was still
functional despite being ensconced

Peter McWaters

Zumbrota Readers of the Week

ZUMBROTA Twins Aaron and Ethan Miller, 7, are Readers of the Week
at Zumbrota Public Library. They are the sons of Eric and Verone Miller
of Zumbrota.

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COUNTY
Senior Dining
Reservations are required by
calling 24 hours ahead at each of
the nutrition sites.
In the Pine Island area, meals
are served at the Pine Island Senior Center (356-2228); Zumbrota
area, Zumbrota Towers (7325086).
July 23-29
Thursday: Roast beef, mashed
potatoes/gravy, stewed tomatoes,
dinner roll, Polynesian cake
Friday: Hamburger on bun,
pickles, potato salad, calico beans,
melon wedge
Monday: Salisbury steak/gravy

(alt: liver and onions), baked potatoes, seasoned peas/celery, fivecup fruit cup
Tuesday: Beef stroganoff,
noodles, broccoli, mixed greens
salad, rhubarb torte
Wednesday: Italian chicken
breast, hash browns au gratin,
buttered beets, cucumber salad,
pears
If you have questions, call 3562228.

Seasons Hospice
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
date of the event. For details: 507-

Obituaries
Robert Bien 1921-2015

HASTINGS Robert N. Bob

Bien, age 94 of Hastings, died
peacefully on July 15, 2015.
Robert was born January 6, 1921
in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, to David
and Mary (Breunig) Bien. He
served in the Army during World
War II with the 9th Infantry Division in north Africa and Europe,
and participated in the Normandy
campaign. Bob married Carol
Robinson on January 18, 1947, at
St. Pius V Catholic Church in
Cannon Falls and worked as a lineman at Sleepy Eye Telephone
Company. He enjoyed being outside, keeping a large garden, fish-

ing, and hunting. Bob was a member of the Lions Club and DAV in
Goodhue.
He was preceded in death by
infant daughter Jean Ann Bien,
daughter Gail Woodward, and
brother Wayne (Pearl) Bien.
Bob is survived by his wife Carol;
daughter Dawn Bien (John
Damsgard) of Hastings, granddaughter Sasha (Brian) Meyer of
River Falls, Wisconsin, and greatgrandchild Rhett, granddaughter
Tori (Brian) Johnston of
Farmington; daughter Bonnie
Malloy of Carson City, Nevada,
grandson Shane (Rachel) Malloy
of Carson City, Nevada and greatgrandchild Brooke; son-in-law
Roger Woodward of Rochester,
granddaughter Stacy (Todd) Barrow of Albany, great grandchildren Luke and Abigail, grandson
Joe Woodward of Rochester;
brother Vaughn David (Teresa)
Bien of Goodhue.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held on Monday, July 20, at St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic
Church in Hastings, with Father
Thomas McKenzie officiating.
Interment followed in St. Pius V
Catholic Cemetery in Cannon Falls,
with military honors provided by
the Hastings VFW Lyle Russell
Post 1210. Urn bearers were Shane
Malloy and Joseph Woodward.

joyed watching and participating

in tractor pulls, playing foosball,
visiting at card club, hitting golf
balls in the field, riding fourwheeler, cooking, listening to
music, and watching professional
golf and tennis. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Martin and Irene; and
sister-in-law, Merry Dankers.
He is survived by his wife Lois;
daughters, Patty (Jay) McNamara
of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Jane
(Mark) Bortnem of Maple Grove,
Amy (Steve) Hinrichs of
Plainview, and Annette (Travis)
Reimers of Plainview; one son,
Kevin (Robyn) Dankers of
Goodhue; one brother, Wayne
Dankers of Kalispell, Montana;
two sisters, Marilyn (Nick)
Luhman of Goodhue and Diann
(Robert) Schachtschneider of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; sixteen
grandchildren; and many other
relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held on
Saturday, July 18, at St. Peters
Lutheran Church in Goodhue. Interment followed at Evergreen
Cemetery in Goodhue. In lieu of
flowers, memorials are preferred
to St. Peters Church. Online condolences may be directed to
www.lundbergfuneral.com.

Jean Hagen 1926-2015

CANNON FALLS Jean Mae

Hagen, 88, of Cannon Falls, passed
away peacefully from a brief illness on Monday morning, July 13,
2015 at Northfield Hospital Long
Term Care, where she has enjoyed
living since February, 2014.
Jean was born the only child to
Arthur and Mary (Benson)
Stechman on October 23, 1926 in
Red Wing. She married Glenn O.
Hagen on May 8, 1949, in
Zumbrota. They lived in Northfield
and then farmed in High Prairie
for twelve years, later establishing an Arabian horse farm. They
owned and operated the Caravan

Motel in Cannon Falls for a number of years. They then moved to

Northfield and Jean enjoyed working at Cub Bakery for many
years. Upon her husbands death,
Jean moved to Cannon Falls in
2004 and enjoyed being with family
and friends. Along with baking and
entertaining, she loved her special time with grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
She is survived by daughters,
Mary (David) Anderson of Prior
Lake and Jan (Doug) Rechtzigel
of Cannon Falls; two grandchildren, Angella Rechtzigel (Dwayne
Myrvold) and Justin (Jessica)
Rechtzigel; and eight great-grandchildren, Bravin, Indie, Sloan,
Remy, Miles, Brooks, Parker and
Graham.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and her husband of 54
years, Glenn on April 19, 2003.
A funeral service was held on
Friday, July 17, at Our Saviours
Ev. Lutheran Church in Cannon
Falls, with Pastor Tim Banks
officiating. Memorials are preferred to Our Saviours Ev.
Lutheran Church. Interment will
be held at a later date at Fort Snelling
National Cemetery. Online condolences may be directed to
www.lundbergfuneral.com.

55+ Driver Improvement

The Minnesota Highway Safety

Center will be offering four-hour
refresher courses on:
August 4, noon to 4 p.m.,
Northrup Building Rochester
Comm. Ed., 201 8th St NW, Rochester
August 13, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.,
St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 1884
22nd St NW, Rochester.
Pre-registration is required. Visit
www.mnsafetycenter.org or call
1-888-234-1294.

Olmsted County Parks

Oxbow Park Preschool Nature Buddies, Saturday, July 25,
10 a.m. A parent/child adventure
in nature. Well learn about the
similarities and differences between chipmunks and squirrels.
Chester Woods Park Zumbro
Valley Audubon Presents: Bug
Out, Sunday, July 26, 3 p.m. Join
us as we search the fields, woods,
and waters of Chester Woods for
as many kinds of insects and other
small creatures as we can find.
Bring your kids.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-2872624. Questions about Oxbow
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507775-2451.

GOODHUE

Donald Dankers 1943-2015

GOODHUE Donald Dankers,

72, died at his home in Goodhue
on July 13, 2015.
Donald Martin Dankers was born
April 30, 1943 in Red Wing to
Martin and Irene (Banidt) Dankers.
He was raised in Goodhue and
graduated from Goodhue High
School in 1961. Don married Lois
Flaten on July 20, 1968 at Holden
Lutheran Church in Kenyon. They
made their home in Goodhue all
of their married years.
Right after high school, Don
served in the National Guard for
six months before starting his lifelong career as a dairy and crop
farmer. Over the years, Don en-

285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos in conjunction with SELCO and

pice.org.
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library
VFW/Auxiliary Meeting
The Minnesota First District is equipped with inter-library loan
Veterans of Foreign Wars and its service, which means if the library
Ladies Auxiliary will hold their does not have a book you want,
meetings in Cannon Falls on Sat- that book can be there in two days.
urday, August 1, at 9:30 a.m.,
hosted by VFW Post 4452 and its Historical Society
Ladies Auxiliary. All first district
The Goodhue Area Historical
VFW Post and Auxiliary mem- Society is open June through Aubers are encouraged to attend. VFW gust, Thursdays and Sundays, 1-4
members will meet at the post p.m. To arrange a visit at other
home, and the auxiliary will meet times call Ardis Henrichs, 651across the street at the fire hall. A 923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923lunch will follow the meeting at 4302; Ray McNamara, 651-923about noon at the post homes. All 5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.
national and department programs
will be outlined for the coming Ice Cream at GAHS
year. Past department, district, and
The Goodhue Area Historical
auxiliary presidents will be hon- Society invites community memored. All chairpersons who are bers to the museum on Wednesunable to attend should mail their day, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. for an
program report to the auxiliary evening of visiting, checking out
district secretary prior to this meet- the new artifacts, seeing how the
ing.
addition is progressing, and having some ice cream.

Community Library
The Goodhue School Library,

College
Bemidji State University

MAZEPPA

RIVER FALLS, WI The following students from Zumbrota

received degrees at spring commencement: Nikki Stehr, bachelor
of science, crop and soil science,
summa cum laude; and Maxwell
Vine, bachelor of science, journalism.
Viterbo University

LACROSSE, WI Named to
the deans list for the spring semester were Matthew Baertlein,
Jennica Darcy, and Clare Sand,
all of Mazeppa; and Elissa Coady,
Megan DeGrood, Julia Niebuhr,
and Paige Solie, all of Zumbrota.
Bethel University

ST. PAUL Named to the deans

list for the spring semester were
Andrea Cragoe, Katie Pleschourt,
and Malcolm Walker, all of Pine
Island. Cragoe also graduated with
BA and BS degrees in biochemistry/molecular biology.
Bemidji State University

BEMIDJI Trevor Beniak of

Mazeppa graduated with a bachelor of science degree in art and
design.
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE, WI Graduating at commencement proceedings on May 23 were, from Pine

Island: Seth Friedrich, BBA, business, business finance, and Pamela
Maxson, DNP, nursing and health
sciences, nursing; and from Zumbrota: Stephanie Husbyn, BSN,
nursing and health sciences, nursing.
University of Minnesota Duluth

DULUTH Autumn Arendt of

Mazeppa graduated with a bachelor of applied science degree in
communication sciences and disorders.
Wartburg College

WAVERLY, IA Named to the

deans list for the winter/May term
were Benjamin Bogard and Brenna
Lien, both of Oronoco; Colton
Thoreson of Zumbrota; and
Adeline Angst of Pine Island.

Zumbrota Towers Events

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

History Center
The Pine Island Area History
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).

Historical Society
The Mazeppa Area Historical
Society Museum is open the second Saturday of the month from
noon to 3 p.m. or by appointment.
For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-696-3506; 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.

PINE ISLAND
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.

Caregiver Support Group

The group meets Monday, July
27, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Pine Island. Respite is
available upon request. Call the
Pine Island Area Home Services
at 356-2999 for more information.

BEMIDJI Trevor Beniak of

Mazeppa and Benjamin Solberg Blood Pressure Clinic
of Zumbrota were named to the
The clinic will be held on Tuesdeans list for the spring semes- day, July 28, at 11 a.m. at the Pine
ter.
Island City Centre.
University of Wisconsin River Falls

July 23, at 9 a.m. at St. Paul to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New

Lutheran Church.
photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military memorabilia, including Civil War items,
Moms in Prayer
different models of telephones,
Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet Zumbrota telephone books dating
Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m. back to the 1900s, and items of
in the library of the Good News Zumbrota advertising. Museum
E-Free Church, 208 North Main hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter Other hours by appointment (732side door of the church and go 7049).
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 3564800 for more information.

WANAMINGO
KW Board Meeting
The next regular KenyonWanamingo School Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July
27, at 7 p.m. in the elementary
school media center in
Wanamingo. Items on the agenda
include: community education
program review and proposed
budget; community education leadership; KW Kids Learning Center
recommen-dations; 1:1 technology proposal; policy review process; summer calendar; property
valuation; facilities maintenance
revenue levy; food service contract for 2015-16; extended field
trip request; meal reimbursement
for professional development
events; substitute teacher pay;
donations; handbooks for 201516; personnel; administrative reports; and future meetings. The
meeting is open to the public. Any
guest wishing to speak to the board
may do so at the beginning of the
meeting.

ZUMBROTA
Library
Super Readers Summer Wrapup Party, Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.
- noon.
The Zumbrota Public Library
is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,
507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,
12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,
12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. During closed hours you can learn
more about the library at http://
www.zumbrota.info.

History Center

The Zumbrota History Center

has a photo stand displaying over
The group meets on Thursday, 50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged

Cancer Support Group

July 23-29
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;
Foot Care
Monday: 1:30 p.m. Cribbage,
500
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre

Tops Meeting
Zumbrota Tops #563 meets every Monday night at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church. Weigh-in time
is changed to 5:30 p.m. and meeting time to 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 732-7459 or
732-4766.

Legion Post 183

American Legion Post 183
meets on Thursday, July 23, at 6
p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post
5727.

VFW Meeting
The VFW meets on Thursday,
July 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Stary-Yerka
VFW Post 5727.

Community Band Practice

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

State Theatre
The State Theatre is at 96 East
4th Street in Zumbrota. For information visit zaac.org.or call 507732-5210.

Crossings
Kim Gordon, Amy Rice exhibit,
through Aug. 1.
Songs of Hope Drum Workshop,
Thurs., July 23, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in
East Park
Songs of Hope Community Picnic, Thurs., July 23, 5:30 -6:30
p.m. in East Park
Songs of Hope concert, Thurs.,
July 23, 7 p.m. at the State Theatre
Writing Herstory, Sat., July 25,
9 a.m. to noon.
Alison Scott, Sat., July 24, 8
p.m.
3D 4 5Days camp, Mon. Fri.,
July 27-31, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Thrill of Printmaking camp,
Mon. Fri., July 27-31, 10 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. for grades 5-12; 1-3:30
p.m. for grades 2-4
Sculpture Welding 101 camp,
Mon. Fri., July 27-31, 1-3:30
p.m.
Learn to Throw! Pottery Wheel
camp, Tues. Fri. and Mon., July
28-31 and Aug. 3, 9:30 a.m. to
noon

All the world in an accordion concert

ZUMBROTA Accordion-ORama is back at Crossings for more
freshly-squeezed world sounds,
with Dan Daddy Squeeze Newton; Mark Stillman, specializing
in Klezmer and Russian music, as
well as folk music of many cultures; and Bob Barnes, German
bandoneon player of Mandrgora
Tango. Theyll play round-robin
and together on Friday, July 31, at
8 p.m.
Newton enjoys mixing up styles
and genres that dont generally
seem compatible. Ethno-clectic
Bop is the result of his genrebending experiments with Celtic,
Tex-Mex, Creole, blues, jazz, Scandinavian, polka, and pop music.
A Minnesota-based accordionist, singer and composer, Newton
has been dazzling audiences since
1987 with his sparkling skills and
mind boggling repertoire. A performance by Newton is like a oneman festival of world music. He
has a command of many styles
including French Musette, jug
band, country blues, Cajun,
Zydeco, Tex-Mex, and much more.
He uses his astonishing squeezebox prowess to support a warm,
inviting vocal style and seasons
his performance with stories that
are both humorous and enlightening.
Stillman is a self-taught accordionist who learned much of his
repertoire in his travels throughout Eastern Europe. He often plays
Klezmer music, which is a fusion
of styles including jazz, swing,
and traditional Jewish wedding
music, but hes steeped in the folk
music of Eastern Europe, Greece,
Celtic tradition, France and Italy,
as well.
A classically-trained percussionist, Stillman has been a featured
soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis Pops Orchestra,
Milwaukee Symphony, Minnesota
Sinfonia, the Dallas Brass, and on

A Prairie Home Companion, and

has performed for the recordings
of the multi-ethnic rock group
Boiled in Lead.
Barnes was born in Frankfort,
Germany. He plays the bandoneon,
which is actually a type of
concertina rather than a member
of the accordion family. The instrument was named by a German
instrument dealer and made its way
into Argentina and Uruguay, where
it would eventually become an

essential part of any tango band.

Mandrgora plays a weekly
Sunday night Milonga at the Loring
Pasta Bar in Minneapolis. In 2003,
Barnes added a piano and a string
quartet to the mix and created the
Mandrgora Tango Orchestra, a
larger group dedicated to more
symphonic tango styles.
To reserve tickets, visit
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.

DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Q: I hear a lot about how zebra
mussels are bad for Minnesotas
lakes and rivers. How are native
mussels different from these invasive species?
A: Minnesota has about 50 native mussel species, and they are
specially adapted to benefit our
aquatic ecosystems. Some native
mussels can live for decades, while
zebra mussels live only a few years.
Native mussel larvae must attach
to a fish host for the early stage of
life, as compared to zebra mussels that simply release larvae into
the surrounding water. Using sticky
threads, a z ebra mussels attach es
itself to native mussels or other
underw ater objects , while a native mussel uses a foot to burrow
into the river or lake bottom.
Both native and zebra mussels
can form large colonies, but their
effects on the surrounding ecosystem are quite different. A key
difference is that invasive zebra
mussels filter out food that would
ordinarily be consumed by fish.
Native mussels, on t he other hand,
primarily filter out bacteria and
fungus without intercepting food
for fish. In fact, native mussel colonies create biological hot spots
that
favor
other
macroinvertebrates, which in turn

provide food for fish. They essentially function like a freshwater

coral reef.
Mike Davis, DNR river ecologist

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

Thurs., July 23: Newsletter deadline. 7 p.m. Church council. Sat., July
25: 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun., July
26: 8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship. 10 a.m. Worship. Tues.,
July 28: 9 a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30
p.m. Bible study.
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., July 22:
9 a.m. Better Brew hours. Wed., July
29: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours.

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.
Thurs., July 23: 7 p.m. Worship at
Zion Lutheran Church. Sun., July
26: 9:30 a.m. Worship with communion.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,
July 26: 10:15 a.m. Worship with
communion. Mon.-Tues., July 2728: WELS Convention in Saginaw,
Michigan. Tues., July 28: 1-4 p.m.
Pastors office hours; 4:30 p.m. Jesus
Cares Worship at the Cross at Jordan Towers Sailstad Room, Red
Wing.

MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,
Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-8243019. New Life Church meets at 10
a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo. Free nursery for infants
through age three; Sunday School
for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small
Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings
at 7 p.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,
Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.
Wed., July 22: 9 a.m. Bible study at
Trinity; 6 p.m. Youth event at Trinity;
WLC movie night at Trinity; 7 p.m.
Bible study at Holden. Sat., July 25:
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Habitat for Humanity
building in Red Wing. Sun., July 26:
9 a.m. Joint worship service at
Wanamingo Lutheran Church followed
by coffee fellowship. Tues., July 28:
4 p.m. Volunteers help with newsletter.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
July 22: 9 a.m. Bible study at Trinity; 6 p.m. Movie night at Trinity; 7
p.m. Bible study at Holden. Sat., July
25: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Habitat for Humanity work day in Red Wing. Sun.,
July 26: 9 a.m. Worship. July 29
August 4: Pastor Chris is away on
vacation.

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., July 26: 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., July
22: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open. Sun.,
July 26: 11 a.m. Worship with Rev.
Julie Beck; 7 p.m. Campfire.

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. Wed., July
22 - Sat., July 25: Teen camp at
Camp Chetek.
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.

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., July 22: 1 p.m. Nursing Home service. Sat., July 25: 2
p.m. Pine Haven service. Sun., July
26: 9 a.m. Worship and communion;
10 a.m. Bible study. Mon.-Fri., July
27-31: 9: a.m. Vacation Bible Study.
Mon., July 27: 7 p.m. Worship and
communion. Tues., July 28: 11 a.m.
Church directory meeting; 2:15 p.m.
Towers Bible study and communion.
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., July 26: 9 a.m.
Worship with guest preacher Julie
Beck.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,
a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., July 26: No
services, Family Camp Sunday in
Floyd, Iowa. See separate article.
NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.
507-732-5156. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 6 p.m.
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., July 22: 12:30
p.m. Junior youth group movie and
park; 6 p.m. Youth group; VBS set
building; 7 p.m. Bible study. Thurs.,
July 23: 7 p.m. Adult backyard fellowship. Sat., July 25: 7 a.m. Mens
prayer breakfast; 5 p.m. VBS set
building. Sun., July 26: 8:30 a.m.
Prayer time; 9 a.m. Worship; 5 p.m.
Meal and VBS registration; 6 p.m.
VBS. Mon.-Wed., July 27-29: 5:30
p.m. meal; 6 p.m. VBS.
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. Wed., July 22:
1:30 p.m. WELCA Coffee at care center. 6 p.m. Mens steak night. Thurs.,
July 23: 7 p.m. Food shelf open.
Sun., July 26: 8 a.m. Outdoor worship with Rev. Homstad; 9:30 a.m.
Worship. Wed., July 29: Pastor
Marggis starting date.

RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., July 22:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer at
Hauge. Sun., July 26: 9 a.m. Worship; 3 p.m. Young adults Bible study
at Hauge; 5:45 p.m. Youth group at
Hauge. Wed., July 29: 7:30 p.m. Bible
study and prayer.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-

strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun2day
School; Confirmation class.

Pioneer Day held July 11

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.

By Nancy Ellison
BELLE CREEK Numerous
people took part in making the
third annual Pioneer Day at Chapel
Hill in Belle Creek on July 11 an
interesting and educational event.
Nicollet Hernke, who lives
across the road, provided a food
stand at which buffalo burgers
donated by Daryl Luebesmier were
served. Luebesmier also displayed
and talked about hunting in pioneer days.
Murray Burfeind of Goodhue
periodically played the pump organ throughout the day. Susan
Sands of Aspelund played the piano for the hymn sing. And crafts
such as weaving, spinning, quilting, bobbin lace, and basket making were demonstrated.
Kyle Chandler did some research
on the Chandler family history and
gave a presentation at the hymn
sing. Printed copies were available for people to take home.
The Chandler family has a long
history in colonial America before becoming early Goodhue
County pioneers. They didnt come
on the Mayflower, but shortly after. A Chandler married the daughter of John and Priscilla Alden
and lived and worked in the area
of Plymouth, Massachusetts, along
with other Pilgrims such as Myles
Standish and Governor William
Bradford.
Reverend Samuel Chandler, his
wife Martha, and children came
to Belle Creek in 1855 and started
building the stone house still standing on County Road 8. Martha
soon passed away and Reverend
Chandler
married
Betsy
Schweiger, a widow with children
in Canada. They had more children together, for a total of 19.
Chandler ministered not only
to people from New England, but
also to immigrants from
Scandinavia, Germany, and Ireland before they formed other congregations.
Chandler was instrumental in
organizing government in Belle
Creek Township and Goodhue
County. He had training in lead-

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,

Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., July 22:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
Sun., July 26: 10:45 a.m. Worship;
3 p.m. Young adults Bible study; 5:45
p.m. Youth group. Wed., July 29:
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: 9:30 a.m. Worship.
LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.
60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Pastor: David Krinke. Family Ministry: Ashley Corbett. Wed.,
July 22: 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation. Thurs., July 23: Newsletter
deadline. Fri. July 24: WAPO Seeds
weekend camp (grades 2-3). Sun.,
July 26: 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., July
28: 11 a.m. Text study. Wed., July
29: 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. 9:30 a.m.
Summer Sunday worship. Sun., July
26: 10:30 a.m. Barn worship, all are
welcome (14414 County 50 Blvd,
Goodhue).
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., July 26: 8:30 a.m.
Worship. Mon.-Tues., July 27-28:
WELS Convention in Saginaw, Michigan. Tues., July 28: 1-4 p.m. Pastors
office hours; 4:30 p.m. Jesus Cares
Worship at the Cross at Jordan
Towers Sailstad Room, Red Wing.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., July 26: 10:30 a.m.
Joint outdoor worship with Bethany
at St. Peters, potluck dinner following.
STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,
Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor Andrew Yackle. Sun., July 26: 9:30
a.m. Outdoor communion worship in
the park, bring your lawn chair.
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.

Daryl Luebesmier of Zumbrota models his coyote skin hat at Pioneer

Day at Chapel Hill in Belle Creek on July 11. He also displayed deerskin
items, a beaver hat, vintage guns and knives, and a buffalo robe, while
talking about pioneer days.

ership in government and in starting schools in seminary in Illinois.

St. Pauls Episcopal Church, now
known as Chapel Hill, was built
in 1873. The church was used until the 1940s. The Episcopal diocese no longer took care of the
property so it was sold to private
individuals. It had deteriorated
badly by the time Orland Chandler first saw it in 1984, and even

more by the time he bought it in

1994. He later formed a nonprofit
organization to preserve it.
Steve and Jan Chandler have
lived at Chapel Hill the past year.
Orland and Kay Chandler plan on
building a new house there next
year. For more information, to
volunteer, or to contribute, call
Steve Chandler at 913-205-5776
or Orland Chandler at 414-9753105.

Wesleyan Church district conference is July 25

FLOYD, IA The 48th annual
session of the Iowa-Minnesota
District Conference of the
Wesleyan Church will be held
Saturday, July 25, at Cedar Springs
Campgrounds near Floyd, Iowa.
Representing Lighthouse Community Church will be Pastor Jan
Fischer and Duane Aaland (lay
delegate). Special guest will be
Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent of the Wesleyan Church.
Prior to the church conference,
the Womens Ministry Conference
is scheduled for Wednesday, July
22, with Carole Murray attending. Guest speaker is Andrea Summers, Director of Womens Ministry for The Wesleyan Church.
The Iowa/Minnesota District
Family Camp kicks off on Wednesday evening, July 22, and runs
through Sunday, July 26, with Josh
McNall, assistant professor of
ministry and Christian thought at
Oklahoma Wesleyan University,
in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Prior
to teaching college students,
McNall served as a church planter
in the West Michigan District of

the Wesleyan Church, and he

speaks and writes regularly on a
variety of issues. He holds a PhD
in theology from the University
of Manchester (UK), and his doctoral thesis has been published this
summer through Fortress Press.
In addition to the morning sessions for the adults, there will be

activities for both children and

youth.
There will be no services in
Zumbrota on Sunday, July 26.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the service at Cedar Springs
Campgrounds which begins at 10
a.m. Please call 507-259-2980 for
directions.

Engagements

VARNER-LUNDE
Katie Varner and Brandon
Lunde, both of Wanamingo, announce their engagement.
Parents of the couple are Jeff
and Jean Varner, and Marcus and
Lori Lunde, all of Zumbrota.
The bride-to-be graduated from
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
in 2006, and from Rochester Community and Technical College in
2009. She is currently finishing
the LPN-RN completion program
at St. Catherine University and is
employed at Mayo Clinic Health
System in Faribault as an LPN.
The groom-to-be graduated from
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
in 2005, and from Dakota County
Technical College in 2006. He
works for Dakota County Electric in Farmington as an electrical
lineworker.
An August 1, 2015, wedding
date is set for Grace Lutheran
Church in Goodhue.

TUTEWOHL-RIECKMAN
Abby Tutewohl and Brandon
Rieckman, both of St Anthony,
are engaged to be married August
8 at St. Columbkill Catholic Church
in Belle Creek.
Abby is the daughter of Randy
and Deb Tutewohl of Goodhue.
She is a 2007 graduate of Goodhue
High School and a 2012 graduate
of the University of Minnesota with
a degree in civil engineering. She
is employed by Alliant Engineering in Minneapolis as a project
engineer.
Brandon is the son of Keith and
Chris Rieckman of Willmar. He
is a 2007 graduate of Willmar High
School and a 2012 graduate of
University of Minnesota with a
degree in structural engineering.
He employed by AECOM in Minneapolis as a bridge engineer.

Pine Island

Jeffrey Horton hired as

grades 5-12 PI principal
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On July 16,
the Pine Island School Board approved hiring Jeffrey Horton as
the new principal for grades 5-12.
Most recently, Horton has been
serving as the assistant director
and data assessment coordinator
of the Twin Cities German Immersion School in St. Paul.
He said, I am excited to be in
Pine Island. Principal Cardille got
his opportunity to move on as a
superintendent because of his time
with you here. Horton is coming
to Pine Island from TCGIS with
some experience in operating
schools under construction.
Personnel

The school board accepted the

resignations of Principal Kevin
Cardille and Tony Brown. The
board thanked Cardille for his 15
years and all of his successes over
those years at the Pine Island
Schools. The board thanked Brown
for his 10 years in the district.
The hiring of a school nurse,

Jeffrey Horton

Kimberly Pokrandt, and second

grade teacher Kelsey Smith was
approved.
The hiring of the following Alternative Delivery of Specialized
Instructional Services (ADSIS)
program intervention staff was
approved: Montgomery Imming,

academics grades 9-12; Brittany

Thue, behavior grades 5-12; and
Joel Johnson, academics for Section 508 plans. These positions
will be paid from the $228,407.12
Minnesota Department of Education ADSIS grant awarded to Pine
Island for 2015-17.
The board approved the 201516 staff development plan and
budget of $163,893. The funds for
staff development come from a
2% assigned set-aside in the general fund each year.
The school board approved an
intent to negotiate the superintendent contract with Tammy BergBeniak. Negotiations of the twoyear contract with licensed staff
and Berg-Beniak are continuing.
The board closed the meeting after the facility update to discuss
negotiations.
The board is planning the Back
to School Cookout for staff on
August 26 at 5 p.m. Chairman John
Champa will present the welcome
back to staff.

Cheerleading club is approved

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND At the meeting on July 16, the Pine Island
School Board approved adding a
cheerleading club for students.
Traci Bauer has agreed to be the
clubs advisor.
Bauer said the request for a
cheerleading club was studentdriven. When students expressed
interest, the students input was
collected from surveys. The club
wants to cheer at football games
and at half-time during basketball
games. They will wear the school
districts uniforms.
The students will not be allowed
to do stunts unless Bauer completes safety certification and
coaching training. The board was
supportive of her getting certification.

cutting ceremony and open house

at the new building on September
9 at 4 p.m. Superintendent Tammy
Berg-Beniak said the building will
be ready to open on time for the
start of school.
The bank will provide 800 meals,
giveaways, and transportation to
the
ceremony
on
HiawathaTransport. There will be
tours of the new building and facilities.
Food service contract

The board approved changes in

the food service contract. BergBeniak said Chartwells no longer
wanted to guarantee a $30,000
profit to the district. The PreK-4
building was not in the original
contract.
The guarantee was reduced to
$15,000, and Chartwells will be
Ribbon cutting ceremony
responsible for the additional staff
Pine Island Schools and the Pine at the new school.
Island Bank are planning a ribbon Other business

Every Hero Has a Story

finale party is July 28
PINE ISLAND Van Horn
Public Library invites all area youth
who participated in the 2015 Summer Reading Program, Every
Hero Has a Story, to come dressed
as their favorite hero on Tuesday,
July 28, at 2 p.m. in City Park.
Join library director Morgan
Hansen and youth librarian Joan
Sand for games, snacks, and prizes
to celebrate your fantastic reading accomplishments over the summer.
All library programs are free
and open to all ages. In case of
special needs, please notify the
library in advance so accommodations can be made.
For further information contact
Van Horn Public Library at 507356-8558.

Zumbrota Ambulance EMT Jamie

Sommer was a guest reader at Van
Horn Librarys Story Time on June
15.

Angie Heiden provided an update on the state approval of the

Zumbro Education Districts
Memorandum of Effort. Springsted
is calculating property taxes to
define each districts portion of
payment for services. Pine Island
students usually compose 11% to
12% of ZED students. There has
been a change to taxation of agricultural property. Reportedly, the
home and 50% of the land are taxed.
The board accepted a technology matching donation of $600
from IBM.
They also discussed monitoring open accesses to the buildings
during construction.
Keagan Bailey will be organizing and planting 26 blue spruce
trees at the new PreK-4 site as an
Eagle Scout project. The scouts
will also move wood chips to the
playground.
The board approved mandatory
bullying prohibition and chemical use and abuse policies. These
policies must be reviewed and
approved annually. There were no
changes in either.
The Minnesota Department of
Education approved the districts
plans and budget for Achievement
and Integration.
The 2015-16 technology plan
was reviewed. Technology director Taylor Bauman reported that
the e-rate funding for wiring requested by the district came
through. 50% of the funding for
both school sites was approved.
These are federal funds.
The Pine Island school buses
passed inspection at 100%. BergBeniak said scoring 100% is very
rare.
The board discussed open meeting law requirements. There must
be less than a quorum of members
unless the meeting is open to the
public. There has been some confusion about school board members serving on committees. The
district will post all committee
meetings.

Fire chief and veteran Jay Strande gives guests at the Tuesdays at 2
Van Horn Library program a look at a fire department vehicle.

Local Heroes featured at

Van Horns Tuesday at 2 program
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND Van Horn
Public Librarys Tuesday at 2
program featured Local Heroes
on July 14. Guest speakers were
fire chief and veteran Jay Strande
and police officer David Friese.
Strande, a Chief Warrant Officer 2, has been in the Army for
30 plus years. He spoke about his
experiences in the Army and his
involvement in the Pine Island Fire
Department. In 1985, he signed
with the North Dakota National
Guard. Over the years he has been
stationed in places such as Germany, Hungary, Iran, and Afghanistan. Strande started on the PIFD
in 2004. He has been a crew chief
and is the current fire chief. He is
Firefighter I and II certified, along
with being a First Responder.
Strande also gave a tour of the fire
hall during the event.
Friese, who does double duty
as a member of the Chatfield Police Department and the Goodhue
County Sheriffs Office, spoke

about his education and work experiences. Friese said after graduating from the University of Minnesota with degrees in history,
American studies and sociology
in 2009, he attended Minneapolis
Community and Technical College for law enforcement. He then
attended Rochester Community
and Technical College in 2010 to
obtain certification. His work experience includes working with
the Spring Lake Park Police as a

reserve in 2008-09. In 2012, he

started in Olmsted County with
the sheriffs office working with
the Olmsted County Juvenile Division. He began patroling with
the Chatfield Police Department
in 2014. Friese said the highlight
of working in law enforcement is
educating youth on protecting
themselves and how the law relates to them. He said he also likes
taking the time to answer questions when people are looking for
help.

Filing for PI School Board

starts on July 28
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND The filing dates
for Pine Island School Board candidacy are July 28 through August 11 for the November 3, 2015,
election ballot. School board candidates must file in the Pine Is-

land School District Office.

Four seats will be up for election, all for three-year terms. The
terms of John Champa, Kim Fall,
Angie Heiden, and Rob Warneke
will end on December 31, 2015.

County/Sports
Registration for State Fair Amateur
Talent Contest closes July 27
ST. PAUL State Fair Amateur Talent Contest hopefuls have
just two weeks remaining to register for auditions before the deadline at 4 p.m. Monday, July 27.
Participants are encouraged to register online at mnstatefair.org.
Entry forms can also be printed
and returned through the mail.
Auditions run Monday, July 27
through Sunday, Aug. 2 at the
Leinie Lodge Bandshell on the
fairgrounds. They begin at 5:30

p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on

Saturday and Sunday. Based on
auditions, semifinalists will be
selected to perform during the first
ten days of this years Minnesota
State Fair at 6 p.m. on the Leinie
Lodge Bandshell stage. Winners
from the semifinals will compete
in the finals at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
September 6 at the Grandstand.
Nearly $10,000 in total prize
money will be awarded to the first
through third place winners in three

divisions. Entries are accepted for

all age groups and categories: Open
Division (for any age), Teen Division (ages 13-18) and Preteen
Division (ages 12 and under).
Moriah Huerta of Burnsville,
who took the grand prize for her
vocal solo performance last year,
will return to the stage as the featured act during the 2015 finals.
For more information, call (651)
288-4395
or
email
msfent@mnstatefair.org.

PI Little League playoffs held

PINE ISLAND On Saturday,

July 18, two of the Pine Island
Little League divisions finished
their playoffs for the summer. In
the Minor League championship
game, the Rays rallied for two runs
in the bottom of the fifth inning
for a comeback win over the Pirates. At the completion of the
game the Pirates received their
runner-up medals and the Rays
received their first place medals.
The Rookie League had their
semifinals and finals on Saturday.
In the opener, the Marlins preon the welfare of a person on 7th vailed over the Tigers, 15-6. In
the second semifinal, the Rockies
St SW. The person was fine.
5:51 p.m. It was reported that
the bike tires of kids on the 500
block of 7th St SW were getting
slashed.
9:18 p.m. A motorcycle hit a
deer near Cty 11 and 154th Ave in
Roscoe Township. No injuries were By Dan Drazan
reported.
PINE ISLAND The Pine IsJuly 3
land Pioneers picked up a league
2:43 a.m. A deputy was asked win on July 12 over Stewartvilleto remove a person from 2nd Ave Racine by a score of 2-1. Evan
NW. The male was transported to Vick earned the win in relief of
his parents house.
starter Jordan Pin. Vick gave up
3:18 p.m. Medical help was no runs on no hits with 1 strikeout
requested on Main St S.
in 1-1/3 innings. Pin gave up 1
6:15 p.m. A wallet was found unearned run on 5 hits with 1 walk
on the tennis courts. The owner and 6 strikeouts in 7-2/3 innings.
was contacted and the wallet re- Dan Burriss led the offense with 2
turned the next day.
singles, 1 triple, 1 RBI, and 1 run
10:15 p.m. People were re- scored.
ported lighting fireworks at Fox Rochester
Meadows on Main St N. A deputy
PI picked up a league win on
was not able to locate them.
July 15 versus Rochester by a score

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORT

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
came out and saw the girl with the
The following information was complainant.
provided by the Goodhue County
2:26 p.m. A male on Pine Ct
Sheriffs Office.
NE received a fraudulent check
June 27
for a Craigs List transaction. The
2:11 a.m. A deputy assisted a person was not out any money.
motorist near 500th St and Hwy
2:55 p.m. Medical help was
52.
requested on Lillie Ln SE.
6:23 p.m. A lawnmower started
4:49 p.m. A person reported
on fire near a power pole on the abuse that had occurred nine years
51700 block of Cty 27 in Roscoe ago; it is under investigation.
Township.
10:16 p.m. A woman was ar11:24 p.m. Someone attempted rested on Main St S on a Morrison
to gain access to a garage and home County warrant for driving while
on 3rd St NW. Damage to doors intoxicated.
and windows was estimated at June 30
$200.
5:49 p.m. A vehicle ran a stop
June 28
sign and almost hit the complain4:12 a.m. A deputy found a ant on 1st St NE. The vehicle was
door open on the east side of the not located.
school on 125th St NW. A lock
6:37 p.m. Medical help was
had been pried off. Two trailers requested on 3rd St NW.
were unsecure. The building was July 1
checked and all appeared fine.
9:53 p.m. Medical help was
5:17 a.m. A speeding ticket requested on Oak Ln NE.
was issued near 490th St and Hwy
10:18 p.m. Medical help was
52.
requested on 7th St SE.
3:52 p.m. An unknown ve- July 2
6:27 a.m. A deputy assisted a
hicle struck a vehicle in the Island
Market parking lot on Main St N. motorist with a disabled vehicle
near White Pines Rd SE by callJune 29
7:52 a.m. Medical help was ing for tow truck.
requested on Island Heights Ct NE.
9:18 a.m. A deputy provided
10:11 a.m. Island Market re- a squad car escort for a funeral on
ported a theft by check.
3rd St SW.
2:12 p.m. A one- or two-year
2:52 p.m. A suspicious perold girl was found walking near son soliciting work was reported
8th Ave and 10th St SW. The on Lillie Ln SE. The business was
mother and daughter had been doing a roofing job near Lillie Ln
napping. When the mother woke SE and Rodeo Dr.
up and saw the door open, she
4:49 p.m. A deputy checked

David Friese is a member of the

Chatfield Police Department and
the Goodhue County Sheriffs Office.

rallied for five runs in the bottom

Rookie of the Year: Fynn Schiller
of the last inning to edge the RoySportsmanship Award: Logan
als, 20-19. In the championship Hood
game, the Marlins played outstandRookie League
ing defense in a 9-3 win to claim
Champions: Marlins
the championship. Both teams
Runner-Up: Rockies
were presented their second place
MVP: Ethan Gerhart
and championship medals followRookie of the Year: Ethan Weis
ing the game.
Sportsmanship Award: Lincoln
On Tuesday, July 21, at 6 p.m., Braaten
the Major League Championship
were scheduled to be played on
the Pine Island JV Baseball Field.
Minor League
Champions: Rays
Runner-Up: Pirates
MVP: Brandon Hodge

Pioneers post win against

Stewartville-Racine
of 7-1. Veteran Pioneers led the
way, with Jamey Strand earning
the win. He gave up 1 earned run
on 5 hits with 1 walk and 5
strikeouts in 5 innings. Colton
Sinning earned a save, giving up
no runs on 1 hit with 1 walk and 2
strikeouts. Sam Jensch led the offense with a massive 2-run home
run in the second inning to seal
the win. Brad Russell collected 1
hit and scored twice. Zach Hillman
collected 2 RBI on 1 hit.
The Pioneers will play on
Wednesday, July 22, at Plainview.
Game time is at 7:30 p.m.

July 5

2:54 p.m. An alarm was activated at Birds Auto on Rolling

View Ln SE. It was a false alarm.
7:15 p.m. A domestic incident was reported on 6th St NW.
A man was arrested for domestic
assault by strangulation, 5th degree assault and domestic assault.
7:21 p.m. Family complaints
were reported near 8th St and 7th
Ave SW.
11:51 p.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near 490th St and Hwy
52.

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Area Sports

50 continuous years of high school golf in Zumbrota

By Wayne Anderson
ZUMBROTA By all available records, golf was first started
at Zumbrota High School in the
spring of 1930. This was after the
local course was completed and
ready for play in 1929. Golf teams
for boys continued on and off over
the years until about 1950 when
the program was dropped due to
lack of interest and no available
coaches at the time. In 1965, golf
was started again at the school,
with Jack Delaney as head coach.
In a 1939 yearbook, it says that
the 1938 team had a fairly successful season, and the same team
of Jarvis Knutson, Rumer Holtan,
Conway Marvin, and Robert Berg
were back in 1939 to compete
again. In 1940, team members were
Knutson, Don Grudem, Alden
Schliep, Robert Huneke, and Gale
Freeman. Knutson competed at the
state tournament level, placing seventh in both 1939 (a tie) and 1940.
There was also a girls team in 1940,
consisting of Elizabeth Erredge,
Mary Woodbury, Dolores
Nystrom, Kathy Sandberg, and
Doris Horn.
In 1965, the team had success
right away, finishing as Hiawatha
Valley League champions. Members of the team were John Nemec,
Ken Ohlrogge, Steve Hovel, Leroy

Rick Lund (left) and John Island were members of four Hiawatha Valley
League championship teams at Zumbrota High School (1965-68).

Knutson, Richard Woodbury,

Mark Halvorson, John Island, Rick
Lund, Lloyd Johnson, Paul
Skovbroten, Jeff Nelson, Charlie
Olson, Brent Hoven, Bruce Hoven,
and Denny Ohlrogge. Nemec was
a senior on the team, and he placed
high at the region meet and qualified for State.
Success continued in 1966 as
the team tied for the conference
title. In the district meet they finished first for the first time in school
history. Knutson, Halvorson,

Woodbury, Lund, and Island were

the main varsity golfers. Island
scored high at the region meet and
went on to State.
In 1967, the team continued its
winning ways with an HVL title
and district championship.
A fourth HVL championship in
a row was captured in 1968. Lund
and Island were key seniors on
the team and were two of the best
golfers in the schools history,
having helped the school win six

Tigers outlast Tremors and

stay hot with win over Bucks
By Grady Stehr
The Zumbrota Tigers offense
was strong again as they outscored
Tri County 14-11 on July 15. The
Tigers scored early and often, holding an 11-0 lead heading to the
bottom of the eighth, but ten Tremor
runs in the bottom of the inning
chased starter AJ Yusten from the
mound after 7.1 innings and 13
strikeouts. Andy Johnson induced
a pair of flyballs to end the inning
with the Tigers still in front. A
three-run ninth, keyed by Ryan
Paukerts lead-off walk, gave Zumbrota some much needed breathing room.
The top of the lineup was firing
on all four cylinders for the Tigers, as the quartet of Zach
VanOstrand, Andy Johnson, AJ

Yusten, and Sean Wingfield combined to go 11 for 18 with twelve

runs, seven RBI, four walks, and
five stolen bases, Chase Steffen
was able to take advantage of the
success at the top, knocking in
four runs while going four for five.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville

The Tigers continued their strong

offense on Sunday, July 19, posting a 16-2 win over the PlainviewElgin-Millville Bucks for their
second win of the week. Andy
Johnson took the hill for the Tigers and threw five shutout innings. Jon Yusten made his season debut on the mound, pitching
a scoreless sixth, and Alex
VanOstrand came on to pitch the
seventh to close out the win.
At the plate, Alex VanOstrand

led a balanced attack going four

for five with a double and two
RBI. AJ Yusten clubbed his second homerun of the year, and Sean
Wingfield ripped two doubles and
scored three runs. Tigers with two
hits were Yusten, Wingfield, Andy
Johnson, Chase Steffen, Grady
Stehr, Drew Paukert, and Ryan
Paukert. Drew Paukert led the RBI
parade with three, while Ryan
Paukert, Steffen, Wingfield, AJ
Yusten, and Johnson each drove
in two. Zach VanOstrand drove in
one, collected a hit, and a stolen
base, and was hit by two pitches.
The Tigers will return to FJ
Aunan Field on Sunday at 2 p.m.
for Fan Appreciation Day against
Waseca. Playoffs begin July 31.

trophies over the first four-year

period after the program was restarted.
Zumbrota didnt win any trophies in 1969 or 1970, but Kevin
Kish placed high in the region meets
and competed at State. In 1971,
the team won the conference championship, and Kish was named to
the all-conference team for the third
time and qualified for the state
meet for the third time.
The golf team won its sixth conference championship in 1977. The
team also won the district and region championships, making it the
first time a Zumbrota golf team
qualified for the state meet. The
team placed fifth, with Gary
OConnor placing twelfth as an
individual. Other golfers on that
team were Tom Heinen, Greg
Korsten, Jack Anderson, Stu
Sandberg, and John Zimmerman.
Zumbrota won another district
championship in 1978. OConnor
qualified for the state meet for the
second straight year. No trophies
were won by the team in 1979, but
OConnor was the top golfer in
the conference for the second
straight year and named all-conference for the fourth year in a
row.
The 1980 team won its fifth district championship and finished
as runner-up in the region. Main
golfers on that team were Tim
Oelschlager, Steve Santema, Tim
Zupfer, Curt Miland, Kirk Neuman,
and Paul Marvin. Oelschlager
qualified for the state meet.
The Minnesota State High
School League held its first state
meet for girls golf in 1977. There
was very little interest in girls golf
at the beginning, and for a number of years Zumbrota could not

Plato

The Cougars got off to a great

start in the top of the first inning
against Plato in game one. With
two outs, the Cougars put together
three straight hits. Tyler Grudem
hit a single, followed by a double
by Alex Nelson and a single by
Brady Schoenfelder to take a 2-0
lead.
The lead did not last long, as

Plato scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning on five hits
and one walk. That is all the offense the Cougars could manage
for the rest of the game, and Plato
went on to a 12-2 win in six innings.
Nelson started on the mound
and went the first three innings
giving up five runs on six hits,
walking four, and striking out three.
Grudem went the next inning and
two-thirds giving up four runs on
six hits, and three walks. Kevin
Nordquist pitched one inning and
gave up one run on no hits, but
walked one, and that run came

ZUMBROTA Practice for

football will begin on Monday,
August 10. Practices for volleyball, cross country, and soccer will
start on Monday, August 17.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa athletes are
reminded they must complete all
forms before they can begin practicing with their teams. In order
to practice, the athlete must do the
following:
Go online to ZM Schools
website to read the following information:
All forms and payments are
now completed online so please
read the MSHSL eligibility form
around on a stolen base, a wild and complete the acknowledgment
page with an electronic signature.
pitch and an error in the field.
At the plate Grudem and This form need only be completed
Schoenfelder each went 2 for 3. once per school year.
Nelson doubled and others with
one hit were Spencer DeFrang,
Caleb Hinrichs and Carter Cordes.

PI fall PAC meeting is August 3

PINE ISLAND The Pine Island High School PAC meeting
for the 2015 fall athletic season
will be held on Monday, August
3, at 7 p.m. in the gold gymnasium. This meeting will be for
the cross country, football, and
volleyball participants and their
parents.
All girls and boys soccer players and their parents will be meeting on the same night, but will
meet at 6 p.m., at ZumbrotaMazeppa High School. PIZM soccer is a paired program and meets
every other year at each school.
The PIZM coaches will be at ZM,
and there is no need to be at the

Pine Island PAC meeting if your

children are only in soccer.
After a general meeting for all
fall participants in the gold gym,
the coaches will meet with the players and parents for each sport at
separate locations in the building.
All Pine Island athletes will be
able to do their registration and
payments online.
Athletes must have a physical
on file before they are able to start
practicing.
Football practice will start one
week earlier than the other fall
sports this year. They begin practice on Monday, August 10, and
the others begin on Monday, August 17.

Watertown

In game two, the Cougars played

Watertown and lost 6-1. Caleb
Hinrichs started on the mound and
went all seven innings giving up
five earned runs on seven hits. He
walked six and struck out three.
The ZM defense committed two
errors but couldnt make plays on
some catchable balls. At the plate
ZM could only collect four hits.
Getting the hits were Kevin
Nordquist, Schoenfelder, Noah
Krueger and Caleb Hinrichs. The
lone run for the Cougars came in
the third inning when Nordquist
singled and scored on a wild pitch.
The young Cougar baseball team
will have everyone back for the
spring high school season. This
team learned a lot about playing
the game of baseball and made
improvements.

Sean Olson was all-conference and

placed third in the section to qualify
for the state meet. Phil Kish, Jack
Tesmer, and Ross Matthees also
placed for the team. Olson was
named all-conference for the third
year in a row in 2004. He also
qualified for the state meet. In 2006,
the boys team took first in the HVL
Blue Division, with Matt Westlake,
Ozzie Sand, Mike Kruse, and
Anders Nygren scoring high for
the team.
As of yet, the Zumbrota girls
golf teams have not won a conference, district, sub-section, or section championship. In 2013 and
2014, they did place second in the
west section of the section golf
meet. A number of girls have made
all-conference over the years:
Laura Westlake (2007, 2008,
2009), Nikki Westlake (2009,
2010, 2011), Molly Lawler (2012,
2013, 2014), Kari Thoreson (2012,
2013, 2014, 2015), and Emily
Krohn (2012, 2014, 2015).
Some of the boys players would
later go on to win tournament championships at the Zumbrota Golf
Course: Rick Lund (1967), Kevin
Kish (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978,
1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985,
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997), Bruce
Schliep (1972, 1976, 1983, 1986,
1987, 1988), Gary OConnor
(1995, 2005).
Zumbrota High School has had
a number of golf coaches over the
years. Jack Delaney coached in
1965 and 1966 before leaving and
giving way to Robert Kolbo, who
coached from 1967-87. Other
coaches of the boys and girls golf
program have been Joe Sand, Todd
Kieffer, Carl Potratz, Dawn Guse,
Darin Raasch, Chris Buck, and
Gary OConnor.

ZM athletes reminded to get Blue Card

ZM American Legion team ends season

By Chuck Ohm
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa American Legion baseball team saw their
summer season come to an end on
Saturday in the district tournament
with two straight losses.

form a complete team. In 1989,

Rodi Potratz was allowed to compete on the boys team.
Now members of the Wasioja
Conference, the 1989 team won
the conference championship. This
was the first in the new conference and seventh overall in school
history. Main golfers on that team
were Chris Granrud, Jeff Hoefs,
Reid Neuman, Paul Peterman, Paul
Sommerfield, and Rodi Potratz.
The 1990 team repeated the previous years success, winning the
conference and finishing as runner-up in the district. Granrud,
Peterman, Neuman, Jason Weis,
and Brian Madison were the main
golfers that year. The 1991 and
1992 teams extended the streak of
conference championships to four.
In 1992, they also finished second in the sub-section. Paul Peterman finished his career as an
all-conference selection for the
fourth year in a row and as the top
golfer in the conference for the
second straight year. Jason Weis
was all-conference for the third
straight year. Other main golfers
in 1992 were Matt McWaters,
Corey Poncelet, Tom Panzer, and
Mike Knies. The 1993 team won
the fifth Wasioja Conference championship in a row, and the eleventh conference championship in
school history.
Also in 1993, the school finally
had enough interest, and for the
first time a Zumbrota girls golf
team took part in the sub-section
meet. Tracy Berg, Emily
Richardson, Dana Burdick, and
Angie Hofschulte were members
of that team.
In 2002, and back in the HVL
Conference, the team placed second in the sub-section tournament.

Complete the MSHSL parent

permit and health questionnaire
located on the eligibility form. This
form need only be completed once
per school year.
Have a current sports physical on file with the office. To be
current, the physical must be within
the last three years. Usually, this
means that students must get a
physical before their seventh and
10th grade years, if the student is
new to the district, or going out
for a sport for the first time. To
check your physical expiration
date, go to the parent portal in
infinite campus, as Nancy has listed
it there or call her to see when it
expires.
Pay the applicable sports participation fee online. This fee is

$105 for students in grades 9-12,

$80 for students in grades 7-8, and
$80 for cheerleaders in grades 712.
The fall sports season PAC
meeting (Parent, Athlete, and
Coach) will be held at 6 p.m. on
Monday, August 3 in the ZM auditorium.
If you have questions about
the online registration feel free to
contact Nancy Bremer at 732-7395
or email her at: nancy@zmsch.
k12.mn.us
All soccer athletes/parents need
to attend the ZM PAC meeting on
Monday, August 3, at 6 p.m. in
Zumbrota to meet with your
coaches. ZM athletes who play
soccer for PIZM will pay their
fees online also.

ZM Babe Ruth sweeps doubleheader

By Sean Wingfield
The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Babe
Ruth baseball team won two games
against Plainview-Elgin-Millville
on Wednesday, July 8.
Game 1: ZM 16, PEM 1

In the first game, the Cougars

started strong, scoring 3 runs in
the first inning with singles by
Cole Peters, Jacob Bennett and
Calvin Voxland. The Cougars
showed great discipline at the plate
by walking 13 times, including 10
times in the 13 run third innning.
Starting pitcher Jacob Bennett
recorded the win, going 3 innings
without allowing a run and striking out 4. He gave up 3 hits and 2
walks. Zach Hutton pitched 1 inning in relief allowing 1 run on 1
hit.

Jacob Bennett went 2-3 with a

double, 2 stolen bases and 4 RBI.
Jack Haglund was 1-1 with a double
and 2 RBI. Zach Hutton was 1-1
with 2 RBI.

Jacob Bennett went 2-2 with a

double and 2 stolen bases. Zach
Hutton went 1-2 with a homerun
and 4 RBI. Joel Matuska went 1-2
with a double and 2 stolen bases.
Game 2: ZM 6, PEM 0
The Cougars now hold a 13-2-1
Good pitching and stellar de- record.
fense was the theme for the first
two innings until Zach Hutton
crushed a grand slam over the
centerfield fence in the third
innning. Jacob Bennett and Joel
Matuska drove in the other 2 runs
in the third inning to clinch the
sweep over PEM.
Starting pitcher Luke Krier was
the winning pitcher, going 3 innings. He allowed 3 hits and 1
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St. Charles defeats

PI in Twilight Baseball
PINE ISLAND St. Charles
evened the years series with Pine
Island when they defeated the Twilight team, 15-5, on Tuesday, July
14, in Pine Island. PI had prevailed earlier in the year at St.
Charles, 6-5. With the loss, the
team is 7-3 on the season. It has
not been determined if there will
be a post-season tournament for
the league.
The Panthers had eight hits on
the night, with Keegan Majerus
going two for four with a double

and scoring once, while Wes Sorum

went two for four with two RBI.
Connor McKenzie, Matt Riley,
Michael Braaten and Damien
Binner each had one hit and scored
a run. Connor McKenzie took the
Photo by Faye Haugen
loss, going four innings, with seven
runs, nine hits, five walks, and
three strikeouts. Only four of the
runs were earned. Damien Binner
finished up on the mound, giving
up eight runs, walking five, giv- MAZEPPA Participants in the Mazeppa Daze 5K Run/Walk worked their way through the streets of Mazeppa with many more walkers than
ing up six hits, striking out two, runners. Over 200 runners and walkers took part in the event. Finishing first was Greg Siems of Mazeppa in 19:28. He was followed by Hayden
and giving up four earned runs.
Voxland of Zumbrota, 19:40; James Umbanborrer, 20:06.

Mazeppa Daze 5K held July 11

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