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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 No. 34

One Dollar

Fortune 500 company

considers Oronoco branch
City responds with its first-ever TIF offer
By Karen Snyder
ORONOCO A global transportation corporation seeking a
location for its new data center
has Oronoco in mind if the city
provides sufficient incentive. C.
H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
(CHR) is planning to build a
25,000-square-foot facility in a
soon-to-be-determined community
and has asked Oronoco to grant
nine years tax increment financing (TIF) followed by an elevenyear tax abatement.
City officials discussed the proposal at the August 18 council
meeting. We are in competition
with Albert Lea which is offering
free land, and the company is looking at a few places in Iowa, too
said city clerk/treasurer Sandy
Jessen. They like Oronoco and
want to see what well offer them.
Council consensus was that the
TIF sounded reasonable, but the
added abatement less so. Id like
to see them come here, but 20 years
is a long time, Mayor Kevin
McDermott said.
Councilor Skyler Breitenstein
agreed: CHRs presence would be
welcome but we dont need to
give away the barn.
Councilor Trish Shields was
troubled by an answer on a form
filled out by CHR. The question
Has the business, owners or parent company ever declared bankruptcy? was checked yes. Probably just a mistake, another councilor told her.
According to councilor Ryland
Eichhorst, approving the TIF would
demonstrate to the public that
were serious about growing, and
there could be more benefit to come
down the road. But we have no
idea what.
I see no public improvement
here, city attorney Fred Suhler
cautioned, and Id like to figure
out what they want to do besides
having Oronoco give them
money.
We need more information, and
more will come forth, McDermott
said. Right now they just want to
know were serious. Were not
making any commitment. We just
want to let them know were interested.
In a unanimous vote, the councilors did show interest. They approved the TIF the first the city
has ever offered but not the abatement.
About CHR

According to its website

(www.chrobinson.com), Minnesota-based C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., founded in 1905, is
one of the worlds largest third
party logistics (3PL) providers of
freight and transportation logistics, outsource solutions, fresh
produce sourcing, and information services.
The corporation (NASDAQ
symbol CHRW) employs more
than 11,500 workers throughout
the Americas, Europe, and Asia
and serves more than 46,000 customers. In 2014, it grossed $13.5
billion.
The projected construction cost
of CHRs new data center, if built
in Oronoco, is $41,540,000. Construction would begin this October and finish next October. The
facility will support worldwide
operations and employ a staff of
seven whose average annual salaries will be $106,080.
Gordon Cariveau Award

The council voted 5-0 to approve Breitensteins suggestion to

establish an outstanding citizen

award, the Gordon Cariveau

Award.
Cariveau, killed in a car crash
last December, was an Oronoco
businessman and enthusiastic community volunteer. The award
named for him will annually honor
two other hardworking volunteers,
business people who do so much
for Oronoco, Breitenstein said.
The city, with its small staff,
needs those helpers, McDermott
said. Theyre vital, and they deserve recognition.
That recognition will come in
the form of a plaque. Engraved
yearly with the new honorees
names, the Gordon Cariveau
Award will be displayed at
Oronoco City Hall/Community
Center.
Details and guidelines will be
worked out and presented at the
councils regular meeting in September.
Gold Rush Days

Breitensteins summation of
Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush
2015 was, It was hot, but it was
good.
Despite the heat the crowds
came, and the newly enacted vendor set-up hours went off with
hardly any hitches. Regarding those
few snags, the Gold Rush Committee will discuss ways to prevent their reoccurrence.
The latest on the city shops

Old City Shop appeared on

the agenda because, Jessen said,
its waiting for the new city shop.
That was on the agenda, too.
Councilors gave Ottman Excavating the go-ahead to do yard work,
culvert extension, and grading at
the bid price of $3,477.66. In addition, they accepted Insul-Seals
bid of $1,000 for insulation. Both

OKs were unanimous.

Wastewater meetings

Discussion at recent wastewater task force meetings regarding

a possible joint sewer agreement
with Pine Island focused on a lot
of ifs regarding capacity if theres
enough, Eichhorst told his council colleagues.
Pine Island could accept wastewater from Oronoco for a while,
but eventually the Pine Island plant
would need enlargement or replacement.
by Mari Geiger
The projects funding got at- The Goodhue Area Historical Society is building an addition to the museum to house some ofPhoto
the artifacts
tention, too. Oronoco has applied that, for lack of room, have been stored in various locations in the area.
to the state; Pine Island has not.
A bonding year is coming up
in 2016, Eichhorst said, so Im
giving [State Senator] Senjem and
[State Representative] Quam a call
to find out what we need to do to
make our case to the legislature.
Fate of caretaker house
GOODHUE The Goodhue January of 1995.
membership of 241.
remains up in air
Area Historical Society will celWhen they returned home, their
Over the years, enthusiastic
Still awaiting an answer from ebrate its twentieth year at the conversation was shared with en- community members and Goodhue
Whitewater State Park, the coun- Societys museum on Sunday, couraging community members, students have added local family
cil voted 5-0 to accept a $606.40 August 30, 2015 in an open house and the process began to reach histories, memorabilia, farm mabid from Ottman Excavating to from 1-4 p.m. There will be re- their goal. Together, committees chines and tools, as well as housedig up and disconnect water ser- freshments, entertainment, and a formed a mission statement and hold items used on area farms in
vice to the caretaker house at chance to see some of the new made several significant decisions the past. A group of Goodhue fifthOronoco Park. The city has asked additions to the museums collec- that led to March 14, 1995, a mere graders have done historical rewhether the state park would be tion. Visitors will also be able to three months from the initial con- search on a variety of topics that
interested in taking the old house view the progress on the addition versation.
can be found in the museum libuilt by Civilian Conservation that will house many of the colThats when the Goodhue Area brary alongside old copies of newsCorps workers during the Great lected items that have been stored Historical Society was incorpo- papers and records that describe
Depression.
throughout the community due to rated with a formal board of di- events of days past.
Check out the new fire truck
lack of room at the museum.
rectors, a group of hard-working
With dedicated volunteers, genOronocos new fire engine is Preserving the past
and organized volunteers, and a erous memberships and donations,
The Society began with a ca- membership of 26.
still a work in progress. Youll
and a supportive community, and
find photos at www.e- sual conversation about the need A look to the future
with the mission statement as a
Now, 20 years later, instead of guide, there is considerable reaoneinprocess.com/index.php/ to preserve the heritage of
Goodhues agricultural and social 26 members with no building and son to believe that the Goodhue
PUMPERS-01/139434.
history. The conversation occurred just a few artifacts for the mu- Area Historical Society will conNext meeting
The council will hold its next between friends Alvin Dicke and seum, the current statistics show tinue to preserve, educate, display
regular meeting at 7 p.m. Septem- Leonard Lodermeier as they trav- a museum with an addition in artifacts, and thrive with a deep
ber 15 at Oronoco City Hall/Com- eled with their wives on a winter progress, a total of 289 visitors appreciation of the community well
road trip. That was very early in for the year 2014 and a current into the future.
munity Center.

Goodhue Area Historical Society

to celebrate twenty years

His Neighbor Phil is going to the State Fair

By Marilyn Anderson
ST. PAUL It has been ten
months since screenings of the
feature-length movie His Neighbor Phil were shown at
Zumbrotas State Theatre. Filming took place in Zumbrota during March and April 2014. Several recent developments have
occurred that include being highlighted at a health fair at this years
Minnesota State Fair. The film,
described on its website as being
about love, devotion, and
Alzheimers, has gained the attention of several senior and dementia care service providers and
advocacy organizations that will
be using it within their organizations.
At the State Fair, His Neighbor Phil will be a part of KARE
11s Health Fair 11 at the Fair.
In its 15th year at the fair, this
program offers free and low-cost
health checks along with health
education and information. It is
open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is
located at the Health Fair 11 building in the East Crossroads auditorium at the intersection of Dan
Patch Avenue and Cooper Street.
HealthStar Home Health, a provider of dementia care services
across Minnesota, will promote
the film and provide memory
screenings throughout the fair,
which runs August 27 through
September 7. Pam Potter Langley,
a member of the local steering
committee and someone who was
instrumental in bringing Scott
Thompson and My Town Pictures
to Zumbrota to make the film, said

His Neighbor Phil, the movie shot

in Zumbrota in the spring of 2014,
has recently gained support from
several dementia and Alzheimers
disease organizations and will be
featured at the Minnesota State
Fair.

additional promotions of His

Neighbor Phil will occur the fairs
first four days.
Plans include possible interviews
of sponsors, actors, and fairgoers
August 27-28. On Sunday, August 30, representatives from My
Town Pictures and actors, including national actor Daniel Roebuck
and local actor Bob Bird, will be
on hand from 10 a.m. to noon.
Video clips from the movie will
be shown.
Sponsorship

Langley said the movie provides

an authentic look at what happens with Alzheimers. Approximately ten memory loss and

Alzheimers disease related business and advocacy organizations

have been identified as sponsors.
With a limited use contract with
My Town Pictures, the groups will
be using the film within their organizations. Though support from
the dementia community came
earlier than anticipated, the sales
team is pleased with the interest
of these organizations for future
distribution, Langley said. The
sponsors will not have the final
version of the film as it is still
undergoing editing. The film is
not out for widespread distribution at this time.
On Saturday evening, August
29, a limited invitation event will
be held in Minneapolis that will
include the ten sponsorship organizations and other representatives.
The full version of the sponsors
edition will be shown followed
by a question and answer time that
will include some of the people
involved in the making of the film.
My Town Pictures

The home page for My Town

Pictures, the independent production company for His Neighbor
Phil, has recently been updated.
The movie, its stars, sponsors, and
the town of Zumbrota, including
the State Theatre, are highlighted
and reviewed in detail. Visit online
at mytownpictures.com or the
films new website, currently under
development,
at
hisneighborphil.com. You can also
see updates and other information
the His Neighbor Phil Facebook
page.
The new promotional video
trailer can be found on the websites.

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Another portion of the websites

talks about Zumbrota. It begins:
Zumbrota, Minnesota the
home for HIS NEIGHBOR PHIL.
There would be no His Neighbor
Phil without the people and hard
work of Zumbrota, Minnesota. In
2014, they made a commitment
as a community to help My Town
Pictures produce an original film
about love, Alzheimers, music,
and a caring community called
Zumbrota. Additional information about Zumbrota and the State
Theatre is also provided.
Several movie reviews also appear on the sites. Among reviewers was William H. Frey II, Ph.D.,
Alzheimers research director,
HealthPartners Center for Memory
& Aging. He said, This moving
film shows the need for family
and friends to rally together to help
each other deal with Alzheimers
disease, motivates our researchers to continue to develop promising treatments and methods of
prevention, and emphasizes the
necessity to support research at
centers such as ours. Other comments are from Alzheimers care
providers, authors, people diagnosed with Alzheimers, and
people involved with dementia
advocacy.
A link also takes you to the online
radio show, Alzheimers Speaks.
On August 11, an hour-long program was all about His Neighbor Phil. It featured questions and
answers and personal experiences
with Thompson (writer/director/
producer), Roebuck (actor/producer), and local residents Bob
Bird (Phil), and Langley (local

steering committee and an actress

in the movie). Holly Eide (area
manager of HealthStar Home
Health) and Lori La Bey (program
moderator) also took part in the
discussion. Langley said Eide and
La Bey have done a lions share
of organizing the upcoming promotional activities.
Langley said hearing of the responses to the film from others
has really been gratifying to us.
She noted that the positive interest from the various memory loss
and Alzheimers organizations
happened sooner than expected.
The success can be contributed
to the support and people of Zumbrota, she said.

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culture have information on how

to control it.
In the Southeast part of the USA,
a similar plant called kudzu was
intentionally planted to be cattle
fodder. Another use was as a cover
plant to prevent soil erosion. During and after an agricultural downturn, kudzu was ignored, and that
was all it needed.
Invasive insects often come in
with materials from other countries. The real fun begins when
someone notices or finds out that
an insect or bird loves to eat an
invasive plant. They bring the attacker in to destroy the plant. However, what often happens is that
the bird or insect finds something
else it likes better and we have
two invasions.
The first invasions in this country came with those who planned
to settle here. They brought pets
or animals they liked to eat. Some-

how these animals got loose and

became invaders. They would
quickly overrun an area outgrowing the capacity of those people
who wanted them for food. Sometimes the early settlers brought
plants considered to be ornamental, planted them, and the plants
found rich soil. Off to the races!
Minnesotas natural resources
are threatened by a number of invasive species such as zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil, common buckthorn, and emerald ash
borer. Invasive species can occur
on land or in the water. (Copied
from the Minnesota Department
of Resources web site) If you want
to know about the invasions, check
out the DNR web site:
www.dnr.mn.us and check the
county (Dodge, Goodhue, or
Olmsted) websites for their noxious weed lists. Until next week.

Invasion!
From
Devils
Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

Have you noticed the invasion

this last couple of weeks? The wild
cucumber is a native plant to Minnesota. It thrives in hot, humid
weather. It is growing at eight
inches per day. You can almost
watch it grow! If you want or need
some exercise, spend some time
pulling it out of the ground.
The wild cucumber is just one
of many plants, insects, and animals that invade an area where it
has never been before and nothing harms it. This plant is considered native but should be controlled. The DNR website and the
Minnesota Department of Agri-

Geriatric genius
As
The Worm
Turns
By Jeanne Truestedt

Growing old is tough on gardeners. Weve made so many mistakes and learned so much from
them, that one would think we could
carry some clout with the nursery
industry. But until we get lobbyists, were stuck with a very frustrating set of challenges. Here are
some of my personal recommendations:
1. Give us geriatric garden
gnomes color coded pots: yellow
for full sun, gray for partial shade,
black for deep shade, green for
anywhere.
2. Make plant tags, chemical
product labels, tool instructions,

etc. large enough to read without

a magnifying glass. Put these products on the shelves by use (bug
killers, fertilizers, etc.), not by
chemical or trade name, so Ill
know what they are good for next
season when I wont remember
why I bought them in the first place.
3. Since your computers already
know all I buy/prefer, keep track
of all my warranties so when I
return a defective item you dont
ask for a sales receipt I no longer
have. And kindly give me the name
of the product Im searching for
when Im unable to remember its
name.
4. Everyone knows women live
longer than men, so make pruners, etc. sized for our hands and
forget about using heavy steel, lug
nuts, or bolts for anything.
5. Make all mowers, trimmers,
saws, etc. with electric starters,
and instruction manuals with il-

Community Calendar
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).
August 27-31
Thursday: Meat lasagna, mixed
greens salad, French bread, pudding
Friday: Roast beef, mashed
potatos/gravy, asparagus, carrot
raisin salad, orange wedges
Monday: Tater tot hotdish, fresh
fruit cup, wheat dinner roll, strawberry sundae

As we enter summers waning

days, with county and state fairs
upon us, its a great time to reflect
on our areas rich agricultural tradition and the promise of a bright
future.
This past week I joined the Conservation in Action tour that made
stops throughout the region, including at farms in rural Kenyon
and Goodhue. Folks from around
the state and country had an opportunity to see firsthand the best
practices that set our farms apart.
For instance, we saw how rotational grazing and pasture management can balance productivity with conservation and how a
new, state-of-the art dairy facility
can promote efficiency through
animal health and better manure
management. As we strive toward
healthier soil and cleaner water,
its important to remember that
many great ideas are already in
practice on our leading farms.
Another encouraging development is that, more and more, Minnesotans are taking interest in learning where their food comes from.
These past few years have seen a
dramatic increase in the popularity of breakfast on the farm or
farm dinner gatherings. Thou-

sands of area residents turned out

for incredibly successful events
in rural Goodhue, Wabasha, and
Winona counties earlier this summer.
Given the dramatic increase in
foot traffic on many of our farms,
I was proud to work with the Minnesota Farm Bureau and Minnesota Farmers Union this session
to pass our agri-tourism bill a
bipartisan effort to grant landowners certain liability protections so
they can continue to open their
farms, orchards and vineyards to
visitors young and old without fear
of frivolous lawsuits or undue risk.
Earlier this month I also had an
opportunity to visit Farmfest,
Minnesotas leading annual exhibition of agricultural ideas and
technology. During the events
first-ever Rural Broadband Day
speakers from around the state
stressed the vital importance of
high-speed internet connectivity
for rural competitiveness and quality of life. To be sure, broadbandenabled precision agriculture is
the future of farming.
When I wasnt participating in
the day-long broadband discussion, I wore a different hat board
member of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. Our
mission is simple: to leverage
Minnesotas competitive advantage in agriculture to develop new
ag-related products and markets.
At Farmfest, AURI had an impressive booth showcasing its many
successful projects.
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lustrations rather than run-on sentences. If you have products with

electric cords, make sure they retract like my vacuum, and turn
themselves off like my
iron. Concerning all hand tools,
trowels, pruners, etc., please use
modern technology to allow me
to find wherever it is that Ive
misplaced them, indoors and out.
6. If technology can make a
Corvette out of fiberglass, why
cant we make tools that are light
weight, sturdy, rustproof, functional, and with enough horsepower
to dig holes, weed, and plant without needing to bend?
7. Please have someone on hand
at all times to stuff soil bags, peat
bales, trellises, tools, etc. purchased
into my car and trunk and allow
me to take them home to unload
55+ Driver Improvement
as a customer service option.
8. If youre having a sale, give
The Minnesota Highway Safety
the final pricepercentages are Center will be offering a 55+ Driver
no longer relevant at this age.
Improvement Course on the following days:
September 9 and 10, eight-hour
refresher course, from 5:30-9:30
p.m. at the Northrop Building
to visit the farms of family friends Rochester Comm. Ed., 201 8th St
and even do some chores all on NW, Rochester.
my terms, of course. The past three
September 10, four-hour reyears have been a crash course in
fresher
course, 12:30-4:30 p.m.,
agriculture as I serve on the
St.
Lukes
Episcopal Church, 1884
Senates Agriculture, Jobs, and
Rural Development Committee. 22nd St NW, Rochester.
Pre-registration is required. Visit
As interesting and important as
this work has been, though, noth- www.mnsafetycenter.org or call
ing compares to seeing the crops 1-888-234-1294.
and smelling the grains as I travel
from one rural community to an- Olmsted County Parks
other. Now, heres hoping for the
Oxbow Park Animal Enrichright dose of rain, sun and wind as
ment, Saturday, August 29, 2 p.m.
we approach harvest.
Senator Matt Schmit Come and learn some of the techDistrict 21 niques that zookeepers use to amuse
Red Wing the animals on exhibit as well as

Mike Goggin announces

campaign for State Senate
RED WING Longtime Red
Wing resident Mike Goggin has
announced that he is running for
the Minnesota Senate in District
21 against first-term Senator Matt
Schmit. Goggin was joined at a
kick-off press conference on August 11 by his wife of 24 years,
Pam, and their sons David and
Dylan. Goggin is a union member
and project manager at the Prairie
Island Nuclear Generating Plant.
Im running for the Senate to
bring more public service to a legislature that appears too focused
on self-service, said Goggin. I
will put my experience in sound
budgeting and common sense decision making to work for the
people of Goodhue, Wabasha and
Winona Counties.
After graduating from Red Wing
High School, Goggin earned a
bachelors degree in business administration from Gustavus
Adolphus College and went to work
for the Red Wing Shoe Company.
He joined Xcel Energy at Prairie
Island as an electrical systems
engineer in 2004 after earning a
bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver.
Goggin pointed to his life experience as a strength when it comes

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).

ZUMBROTA
Library

Community Library

The Goodhue School Library,

in conjunction with SELCO and
Goodhue County, is open to the
public Mondays and Wednesdays
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The library
is equipped with inter-library loan
Seasons Hospice
service, which means if the library
Newly Bereaved Group, Thurs- does not have a book you want,
day, September 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. that book can be there in two days.
A group for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical
within the past four months.
Society
is open June through AuAll groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Sup- gust, Thursdays and Sundays, 1-4
To arrange a visit at other
port, Seasons Hospice, 1696 p.m.
times call Ardis Henrichs, 651Greenview Dr. SW. Registration 923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923is required two days prior to the 4302; Ray McNamara, 651-923date of the event. For details: 507- 5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.
285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos
pice.org.

Another strong crop in Minnesota

To the Editor:
Driving throughout southeast
Minnesota this summer visiting
school boards and city councils,
connecting with constituents, or
taking part in community festivals, one thing is clear: Minnesota ag land is in the midst of perhaps its best growing season ever.

help make a toy for the animals at

Zollman Zoo.
Chester Woods Park Moonlight Paddle and Hike, Saturday,
August 29, 8:45 p.m. Bring your
canoe or kayak and join us for an
evening paddle on Chester Lake.
A hike will take place at the same
time. Meet at the boat ramp.
Questions about Chester Woods,
call Celeste Lewis at 507-2872624. Questions about Oxbow
Park, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507775-2451.

MAZEPPA
Historical Society

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
50 photographs of early Zumbrota
scenes. They have been enlarged
to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. New
photos are being added all the time.
Also on display are military memorabilia, including Civil War items,
different models of telephones,
Zumbrota telephone books dating
back to the 1900s, and items of
Zumbrota advertising. Museum
hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Other hours by appointment (7327049).

The Mazeppa Area Historical

Society Museum is open the sec- Legion Post 183
American Legion Post 183 meets
ond Saturday of the month from
noon to 3 p.m. or by appointment. Thursday, August 27, at 6 p.m. at
For inquiries, contact Helen Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-696-3506; or Diane Gilsdorf, VFW Meeting
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz
The VFW meets Thursday,
eppahistoricalsociety.org.
August 27, at 7:30 p.m. at StaryYerka VFW Post 5727.

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.

Woodturners
The Zumbro Valley Woodturners meet Thursday, August 27. Visit
www.zvwoodturners.com for details or call Bob Post or Bill
Beckman.

Zumbrota Towers Events

August 27
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise

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 meetTops #1280
PI Tops #1280 meets every ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone welMonday night at St. Paul Luth- come. Questions call 732-7459 or
eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15 732-4766.
and meeting time is 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Questions call 356- ZM Open House
An open house will be held for
4799 or 356-4700.
grades 7-12 Zumbrota-Mazeppa
students and their parents on
Cancer Support Group
The group meets on Thursday, Wednesday, September 2, from
August 27, at 9 a.m. at St. Paul 6-7:30 p.m.
Lutheran Church.

PINE ISLAND

Community Band Practice

PI Senior Citizens Meeting

The Senior Citizens will meet
on Wednesday, September 2, at
noon at the handicapped-accessible Senior Center for their business meeting. All community seniors 55 and over are welcome.

Mike Goggin

to relating to the families of District 21.

Im a union member at the plant
and a baseball and hockey dad at
home, Goggin said. Im familiar with the everyday challenges
faced by families in this district
and look forward to bringing their
concerns to St. Paul.
Senate District 21 includes
Goodhue County, Wabasha
County, and part of Winona
County. Schmit was elected in
2012.

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 inforMoms in Prayer
mation visit zaac.org.or call 507Pine Island Moms in Prayer meet
Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m. 732-5210.
in the library of the Good News
E-Free Church, 208 North Main Crossings
(across from Kwik Trip). Enter
Ingvild Herfindahl, Mandy
side door of the church and go
Chowen
exhibit, through Sept. 12.
downstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356AGAPE, Tues., Sept. 1, 7:30
4800 for more information.
p.m. at the State Theatre
Crossings is located at 320 East
Toastmasters Meeting
Avenue. Visit www.crossings@
The Pine Island Toastmasters carnegie.com or call 507-732meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St. 7616.
Paul Lutheran Church. They do
not meet on holiday weekends:

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Obituaries
Scott Husbyn 1960-2015

Clayton Vangsness 1929-2015

KENYON Clayton J.
Vangsness, 86, of Kenyon, died
on Friday, August 21, 2015 at the
Kenyon Sunset Home.
He was born on January 30, 1929,
in Roseglen, North Dakota, to
Clarence and Esther (Foss)
Vangsness. Clayton then moved
with his family in 1936 to the
Kenyon area on a farm near Holden
Lutheran Church. He attended
Norway Country School and
helped his parents on the farm. He

eventually took over the family

farm, raising Holstein cattle, and
hogs. He was very faithful and
dedicated to taking care of the
animals and the farm. Clayton
also worked for Jim Buelke at the
greenhouse in Wanamingo, and
helped other local farmers. He
was a lifelong member of Holden
Lutheran Church. He loved his
dog Gertie and his cat Buddy.
Clayton is survived by two sisters-in-law, Beverly Vangsness of
Adams and Pat Vangsness of
Faribault; nephews Steve, David,
Craig, Arden, and Eldon
Vangsness; nieces Marlys Stehr
and Karen Vangsness Trom; and
many cousins.
Clayton was preceded in death
by his parents; two brothers,
Leverne and Dwain; nephew
Brian; and sister-in-law LaVerne.
A funeral service was held on
Tuesday August 25, at Holden
Lutheran Church with Pastor
Heather Culuris officiating. Burial
was in the Holden Cemetery.
Memorials are preferred to the
Holden Lutheran Church or Holden
Lutheran Cemetery.

ZUMBROTA Scott F. Husbyn,

55, of Zumbrota, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at his home
in rural Zumbrota surrounded by
his loving family.
Scott Fredrick was born on January 19, 1960, in Zumbrota to Peder
and Dorothy (Scharpen) Husbyn.
He grew up on a farm in Roscoe
and attended elementary school
in Wanamingo through the fifth
grade. His family moved to
Goodhue, and Scott graduated from
ing many trips to hunt elk, deer Goodhue High School in 1978.
and pheasant. Scott was known He started working for Friedrich
for his work ethic, generosity and
willingness to help others. He was
very active in the lives of his children and, later, his grandchildren.
He will be missed most of all by
the love of his life, his wife Sherry.
He is survived by his wife of 41
years, Sherry; children Josh
(Miranda) Swenhaugen of
Shakopee, Brandi (Doug) Kyllo
of Wanamingo, Drew Swenhaugen
of Portland, Oregon; seven grandchildren, Sophia, Seth, Soren, and
Stellen Kyllo and Sydney, Abigail,
and Peter Swenhaugen; sister Jane
(Bob) Skaalerud of Willmar; two
brothers, Chuck (LeAnna)
Swenhaugen of Booker, Texas, and
Paul Swenhaugen of Shoreview;
step-father Gene Fenstra of
Willmar; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
PINE ISLAND Arlyn D.
father Otis Swenhaugen and Mensink, 87, of Pine Island and
mother Elizabeth (Gene) Fenstra. formerly of Goodhue, died on FriA funeral service was held Fri- day, August 21, 2015, at St. Marys
day August 21, at New Life Church Hospital in Rochester.
in Wanamingo with Pastor Pat
Arlyn Dean Mensink was born
McBride officiating. Burial was on October 3, 1927, in rural Preston
in the Kenyon Cemetery.
to Arthur and Clara (Drury)

Scott Swenhaugen 1953-2015

Dairy Supply in Zumbrota. On

September 10, 1983, he married
Susan Dohrmann at Zwingli United
Church of Christ in Berne. They
made their home in rural Zumbrota. In 1984, Scott started working in the maintenance department
at Land-O-Lakes creamery in Pine
Island and worked there until his
health started to fail. Scott enjoyed
woodworking, four-wheeling, being outdoors, fishing, hunting and
spending time with his grandchildren.
Scott is survived by his wife
Sue; daughters, Ashley (Scott)
Linaman of Kenyon and Missy
(Kevin Nelson) Husbyn of
Goodhue; grandchildren, Zachary
and Hannah Linaman and Ali
Nelson; brother Burton (Ann)
Husbyn of Zumbrota; and many
nieces, nephews, and friends.
A memorial gathering will be
held on Thursday, August 27, 2015
from 4-7 p.m. at the Mahn Family
Funeral Home Larson Chapel in
Zumbrota and on Friday for one
hour prior to the service at the
church.
A memorial service will be held
on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11
a.m. at Minneola Lutheran Church
in rural Goodhue with Pastor
Hannah Bergstrom de Leon officiating. Memorials are suggested
to Mayo Clinic Health Systems
Red Wing Hospice.

Arlyn Mensink 1927-2015

KENYON Scott Dean

Swenhaugen, beloved husband,
father, and grandfather, died unexpectedly on August 16, 2015 at
the age of 62.
Scott was born in Westbrook
on March 4, 1953. He was united
in marriage to Sherry Uhlenhopp
May 18, 1974, in Dovray. His family lived in Westbrook until 1993
when they moved to Kenyon. Scott
was co-owner of Kenyon Ag Service. He was an avid hunter, mak-

Mensink. He attended country

school and farmed with his parents. On October 22, 1950, he
married Dolly Lange in rural Harmony. They rented a farm in Harmony, before they moved to Peterson in 1960, where he owned and
operated a portable Daffin Feed
Mill between the Peterson and
Rushford areas. In the fall of 1969
they moved to Houston where
Arlyn started working for the BK
Ranch. In 1974, they moved to
Red Wing where Arlyn continued
his work as a farmhand. They then
moved to Goodhue where Arlyn
worked at Lodermeier Implement
for twenty plus years. After retiring from there, he worked parttime for Fulton Fabrication for
several years before moving to
Mazeppa. Arlyn was a former
member of the Goodhue County
Sheriffs Posse and a member of
St. Luke Lutheran Church. He
enjoyed horseback riding, putting
together and framing jigsaw
puzzles, gardening, and spending
time with family.
Arlyn is survived by his wife,
Dolly of Pine Island; children,
Dennis (LouAnn) Mensink of
Stewartville, Dean (Lori) Mensink
of West Concord, Dale (Sally)
Mensink of Houston, Linette
Nelson of Red Wing, LeeAnn
(Keith) Carlson of Goodhue, Holly
(Dave) Roschen of Goodhue,
Danny (Patricia) Mensink of
Mazeppa; nineteen grandchildren
and eighteen great-grandchildren;
brothers Kenny Mensink of Lime
Springs, Iowa, John (Bev) Mensink
of Preston, Curtis (Trudy) Mensink
of Marshall; and sisters, Ardis
Souhrada of Rochester and Deloris
Nagel of Stewartville.
Arlyn was preceded in death by
his daughter, Linda Reeve; parents; and sister, Carol Lou Mensink.
A funeral service was held on
Tuesday, August 25, at St. Luke
Lutheran Church in Goodhue with
Pastor Regina Hassanally officiating. Burial was in Evergreen
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials are
preferred to Mayo Clinic Hospice.

Ken Garrett

PINE ISLAND Loved and

loving father, grandfather and
uncle, George Ken Garrett died
peacefully on Thursday, August
20, at the age of 86 after a long
battle with Parkinsons disease.
Ken was born and raised in
Wichita Falls, Texas, and went on
to study mathematics and electrical engineering at Midwestern State
University and the University of
Texas at Austin. An exceptionally strong swimmer and oilfield
roughneck, he joined the Navy and
served proudly during the Korean
Conflict.
Through mutual friends he met
the love of his life, Norma Louise
Johnson, and they married shortly
thereafter. After many different
jobs and moves around the country, he made a career with IBM
and settled in Pine Island.
Ken was deeply committed to

his family and friends and never

tired of being known as Mrs.
Garretts husband. He was blessed
with a keen sense of humor and
intense curiosity. A tireless student of the game of golf, he was a
self-proclaimed member of
Arnies Army. He enjoyed a long
association with the Walleye Investment Club and counted its
members as dear friends.
He and Norma retired to Red
Wing where she pursued numerous artistic projects and he pursued errant golf balls. His greatest joy was cradling his new grandchildren and seeing them grow to
young adulthood. He was a strong
and compassionate caregiver, and
nursed his wife and comforted his
family through her long illness and
passing. When health declines
forced a move to assisted living,
he truly missed the camaraderie
of Alvina Street.
He is survived by his children,
Jim (Jane) and Ellie; grandchildren Conner and Allison; his loving companion Dolores; and nieces
and nephews, Glen, Laurie,
Genevieve, Ben, Connie and Ginger.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
are preferred to Mayo FoundationMovement Disorders Research or Homes for Our Troops.
A visitation will be Thursday,
August 27, from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
followed by a memorial service
from 7:30-8:00 p.m. at Ranfranz
& Vine Funeral Home, 5421 Royal
Place NW, Rochester, Minn.
55901.

Terrance Tri 1940-2015

HASTINGS Terrance L. Tri,

75, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2015 surrounded by family.
Terrance was born June 7, 1940,
in Zumbrota to Lawrence and Irene
(Lerfald) Tri. He married Helene
Endres August 27, 1960 at St.
Marys Catholic Church in New
Trier. He served 24 years both
active duty and in the Minnesota
National Guard and retired as a
Lieutenant Colonel; after retirement, he was promoted to Brevet

Colonel. Terrance served in the

Hastings community as a dentist
for almost 40 years.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Lawrence and Irene
Tri, his infant daughter, Mary, and
his son-in-law, Scott Laine.
Terrance is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Helene; children Kevin (Catherine) Tri, Linda
(Brock) Alter, Amy (Daniel)
Peltier, Julie (Brian) Sutter, and
Carey (Jessica) Tri; sisters Tanny
Podgorski and Teddi Tri; sixteen
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Catholic Church, 2035 West Fifteenth St., Hastings, with Fr. David
Hennen officiating. Visitation will
be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic
Church, Hastings and also Friday
one hour prior to the service at the
church. Interment will follow in
the parish cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the
Wounded Warrior Project or The
Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinsons Research.

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on May 15 and 16 included, from
Oronoco: Amy Bier, bachelor of
science (BS), nutritional sciences;
Conner Holthaus, BS, biochemistry, graduated with distinction;
and Kathryn Prendergast, bachelor of arts, psychology; and from
Pine Island: Tiffany Morey, BS,
computer sciences, mathematics.

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Goodhue

Zumbrota

Wanamingo

Neighbors

Oronoco

Mazeppa

Pine Island

$9,000 donated
for creation of
county dive team
By Sandy Hadler
RED WING The tragic death
of 44-year-old Jonathan Gauby of
New Market, who hit his head and
fell into the Mississippi River and
drowned at Old Miss Marina in
Red Wing in 2014, has resulted in
a very positive outcome. The
Gauby Family and Ameriprise
Financial, where Gauby was affiliated, teamed up and donated
over $9,000 for the creation and
training of a Goodhue County dive
team. Jill Gauby and her sons Will
and Daniel, and Ameriprise staff
were thanked for their generous
contribution by Sheriff Scott
McNurlin and Sergeant Scott Powers at the August 13 Goodhue
County Board of Commissioners
meeting.
The divers, who joined the
Goodhue County rescue team, were
described as very dedicated. It was
noted that in the future, they will
be doing some very dangerous
work in treacherous situations.
Currently these divers have more
rescue training than most of the
other area Sheriff Departments
dive teams. A portion of the monetary donation will also allow the
divers to participate in an ice diving training later this year.
Plaques of appreciation were
presented to Ameriprise Financial
staff and to the Gauby family.
Chairman Ted Seifert told them,
Thank you for your generous
contributions, and our condolences.

additional eight acres in CRP under the state acres for wildlife enhancement, as part of a rare and
declining habitat program. On each
of these sites, they have controlled
invasive species and tried to improve the habitat for wildlife.
The Woodland Manager of the
Year award was presented to Robert Bud Allers and his daughter
Kristin Henak, and her husband
Bill. In 1994, they started with
their original Stewardship plan.
In 2002, they updated that. In 1995,
they planted 1,700 trees and did a
timber stand improvement on 10
acres. In 2005, they did a timber
harvest, in 2006 a post harvest
planting, in 2008 a salvage sale
following summer storms, in 2012
they did crop release on 23 acres,
in 2013 they planted 2,200 oak
and walnut, and they continue to
do ongoing stream work.
The 2015 Conservation Farmer
of the Year Award was given to
Dave and Kay Betcher, who farm
400 acres in Goodhue County, of
which 230 are in crops that provide the majority of the feed for
their 140 plus animals. Sixty years
ago, contour strips were first installed on the farm, and they are
still maintained today, along with
grass waterways and terraces. The
couple regularly visit the USDA
Service Center, and are involved
in numerous programs, including
the Equip program, CSP, CRP and
crop programs. When they enlarged
their milking herd, they installed
Other awards presented
an irrigation system that spreads
Three prestigious awards were waste water over their acreage.
presented at the Goodhue County Both of them like the outdoors
Fairgrounds during the meeting. and can be found walking their
Larry Thomforde, with the Soil fields and riding bicycles.
and Water Conservation District
in Goodhue County, presented the
2015 Wildlife Habitat Manager
of the Year Award to Fred and
Alise Halvorson and their sons Kyle
and Rick.
Thomforde said the award was By Sandy Hadler
initiated by the Goodhue County
RED WING Wabasha County
Soil and Water Conservation Dis- Sheriff Rodney Bartsh attended
trict in 2012. Nominations for the the August 13 Goodhue County
award are open to the public, with Board meeting and discussed the
the Soil and Water Conservation success of the fraud prevention
District and National Resource program that is shared by Wabasha,
Goodhue, Houston and
Conservation District selecting the Winona,
Fillmore Counties.
winner from a pool of nominees.
He explained that Investigator
Wildlife Habitat not only offers Mike LaVigne, a Wabasha County
food and shelter for wildlife, but
reduces soil erosion and water
pollution.
In 1997 the Halvorsons enrolled
5.3 acres in CRP. They later terTERRY CARLSON,
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Works by David Grimsrud of Zumbrota and his daughter Holly Grimsrud of St. Paul will be exhibited at the State Fair. On the left is Daves painting
Big Fork, acrylic on panel, 30x24, 2015. On the right is Hollys Exhausted Woman, oil on practical board, 56x35, 2014. More works by
these artists can be found at at www.davidgrimsrud.com and www.hollygrimsrudart.com.

Grimsruds art to be featured at

State Fair and new Vikings stadium
ZUMBROTA David Grimsrud
of Zumbrota (Zumbrota High
School graduate) and his daughter Holly Grimsrud of St. Paul
(graduate of Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School) have recently been
recognized for their artistic
achievements. Both have had artworks accepted into the upcoming Minnesota State Fair exhibition, which is in the Fine Arts Center
from August 27 through September 7. The Grimsruds were also
offered commissions to create
works for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
A California-based company

named Sports and the Arts

(sportart.net) has been working
with the Minnesota Vikings to
create an art and photography collection for the walls of the new
stadium being built in Minneapolis. The company has installed
collections in stadiums and arenas serving the Yankees, 49ers,
Marlins, Lakers and others.
Both Grimsruds were included
in a group of about 50 artists who
were commissioned for the project.
The commission process extends
back to a year ago when each
emailed examples of their work
to Tracie Speca-Ventura, owner

Fraud prevention program

has been successful

Better Hearing Aid

Centers

deputy, has exceeded state standards for the work he has done
solving welfare fraud cases. At
any given time, he has 25 to 60
cases that he is working on. The
end result has been a regional cost
savings of $212,577.
Bartsch said welfare fraud involves people who arent living
where they say they are and may
actually be living out of state, or
individuals who live with other
people and dont report the additional income. The information
about fraud is often brought to
LaVignes attention by financial
workers at social services agencies.
Bartsch said Goodhue County
gets a lot of attention from the
investigator, which is population
driven. He said there is so much
investigative work to be done in
the five counties that they could
keep another investigator busy, and
they have requested funding to hire
another person.

of Sports and the Arts. She then

connected with the two artists and
met with each to see originals. She
picked about three pieces from each
to show the Vikings selection
board.
The direction Dave was given
was to create a cityscape (one large
triptych using three canvases) featuring some of the sports facilities
in Minneapolis (left panel), University of Minnesota (center panel),
and St. Paul (right panel). The
panels are to be completed by
December of this year, thus allowing time for framing. The stadium opens for the football season in 2016.

Hollys commission calls for her

creating six life-size figures of
youth in sports. The figures will
be painted after being cut from
particle board. The figures will be
grouped in a circular pattern to be
hung on a wall. Because her works
do not require framing, her deadline has been extended somewhat.
Videos will be made of some
artists working in their studios.
The art and photography collection will be a major feature of stadium tours. Only artists and photographers who reside in Minnesota were eligible for consideration.

4-H riders earn trips to State

ZUMBROTA The Goodhue County 4-H Horse Show was held Sunday, August 9, at the Goodhue County
Fairgrounds in Zumbrota. Nineteen riders participated in the Pleasure and Games Show. Winning trips to the
State 4-H Horse Show September 17-21 are, from left to right: Mariah Tipcke of Goodhue, Games; Kali Ryan
of Goodhue, Games; Tucker Jacobson of Cannon Falls, overall; Kira Quam of Kenyon, Pleasure; Anna
Kohlnhofer of Goodhue, Pleasure.

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County Board vows to keep South

Country Health Alliance Services

Shawn Phillips returns to Zumbrota,

with opener Aaron Howard

By Sandy Hadler
RED WING Goodhue County
Commissioner Dan Rechtzigel sang
the praises of South Country Health
Alliance at the Goodhue County
Fairgrounds on Thursday, August
13, at the Goodhue County Board
of Commissioners meeting. He said
the organization has provided excellent care for Goodhue County
residents.
Rechtzigel explained that those
services are being threatened by the
Minnesota Department of Human
Services, which ignored the recommendation of the County asking that
South Country be allowed to continue to provide prepaid medical
assistance and Minnesota Care programs for Goodhue County residents.
In an unusual act of solidarity,
the entire Board agreed to send a
letter of resolution to the Minnesota Department of Human Services,
strongly objecting to their ignoring
the Countys request to continue on
with services from South Country
Alliance. Chairman Ted Seifert said,

ZUMBROTA Critically acclaimed and with a star-studded

played with list, Shawn Phillips
has the goods. Audiences will thrill
to his voice and guitar on Friday,
September 4, at 8 p.m. at the State
Theatre. Aaron Howard will open.
Phillips has sung with the
Beatles, recorded with Traffic
members Steve Winwood, Chris
Wood, and Jim Capaldi, taught
Joni Mitchell 12-string guitar techniques, and was the first to use an
Indian sitar in popular music. Hes
recorded four albums that made it
on Billboards Top 100, and four
of his singles have reached
Billboards Top 40.
His most recently released album is Perspectives, a 17-song
double CD, and hes working on a
new studio album now.
Phillips is the kind of artist who
seeks critical acclaim and appreciates his loyal fans who qui-

We want to do whatever we can.

Rechtzigel added, Mr. Seifert and
I often disagree on issues, but we
are 100 percent in agreement this
time. We will do anything we can to
save South Country.
The countys letter explained that
the Minnesota Department of Human Services had requested all 87
counties in Minnesota evaluate and
make a health care recommendation regarding who would best serve
their countys health care needs.
Goodhue County asked to keep South
Country Health Alliance because it
has met the needs of the countys
citizens and has demonstrated a history of valuable responsive
partnering in providing affordable
and effective health care services in
Goodhue County.
The county also asked to seek
mediation in order to overturn the
decision by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It was noted
that UCare has been placed in the
the same predicament as South Country.

Senator Matt Schmit, who attended the meeting, said there was
a glimmer of hope in that letters
that were ready to be sent out to
enrollees to tell them that their insurance coverage by South Country was to expire, had been delayed
temporarily. He said, We dont
know a whole lot about what is going on because the meetings have
been private, but this decision is not
final yet.
A South Country rep in attendance said, We were very surprised
and disappointed by the information we received from the Department of Human Services. We have
had high ratings and weve done
well with improving outcome measures. If this goes through, we will
have an 85% reduction in our membership. She questioned if South
Country can remain viable and said,
At this point in time, each county
we serve will request mediation and
we will, too. We encourage outreach to local senators and representatives.

etly push his albums into multigold

and platinum status in North
America and overseas.
Phillips, who is the son of bestselling spy novelist Philip Atlee,
traveled the world with his family, and as an adult settled in a
small Italian village after spending time in the 60s culture of San
Franciscos Haight-Ashbury and
of England. Reviewers have expressed awe at Phillips ability to
play electric and acoustic six- and
12-string guitars (single- and
double-necked), the sitar, and at
his three-octave vocal range. His
lyrics and melodies running the
gamut from folk to pop, classical
to jazz astound.
Music fans wont want to miss
this opportunity to spend an intimate evening with this ought-tobe-a-legend!
After years of playing covers in
bars and avoiding the existential

horrors of putting himself out

there with his own songs, Howard
hit the ground running with his
new album of original folk rock,
Heart on Fire. He was a Kerrville
New Folk Songwriting finalist (1
of 35 out of 800), a performer with
British film composer, Philip
Sheppard at Sundance film festival, and shared the stage with legendary producer and songwriter,
Patrick Leonard (Jewel, Leonard
Cohen, Roger Waters). He won a
national songwriting competition
and became the official music
groundbreaker at HATCHfest.
After spending the last six months
touring relentlessly, hes back in
the studio, starting the recording
process for the next album.
To reserve tickets, visit
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.

From Our Files

PINE ISLAND
30 Years Ago
August 21, 1985
Mary Andrist will represent Pine
Island Toastmasters at the Area
73 Humorous Speech Contest on
September 28. *** Mrs. Doug
Alexander and Ryan and Reed of
Grand Junction, Colorado, and
Mary Jo Smith spent several weeks
with their parents and grandparents, Ross and Mary Smith.

40 Years Ago
August 21, 1975
Kenneth DeBoer, high school
principal at Pine Island, participated in the fourth annual Academic Fair at Bemidji State University August 2-7. *** Lester
Budensiek is an official entry for
both afternoons of the Championship Demolition Derby at the
Minnesota State Fair on August
26 and 29. *** Louise and Carl
Raddatz will celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary on September 7.

50 Years Ago

Pillager were weekend guests of

August 19, 1965
Russell Hanson, son of Mr. and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie
Mrs. W.C. Hanson of Pine Island, Dreyer.
and Larry Glasenapp, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Erkhardt Glasenapp of
Oronoco, have departed for Peace
Corp duty in Liberia. *** Mr. and
Mrs. Fred King of Oronoco will
celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on August 22. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Wunder of
Howard, South Dakota, and Mr.
and Mrs. Claus Lentz were Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Sino Hassler.

60 Years Ago
August 18, 1955
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Heins, a son, on August 12. ***
Work began this week on the new
junior-senior high school building. *** Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Billings left Monday for New York
City and sailed Wednesday on the
Queen Elizabeth for a six-week
tour of Europe. *** Mr. and Mrs.
John Kunz and daughter Linda of

WANAMINGO
40 Years Ago
August 21, 1975
A group of relatives gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Romo
on Sunday in celebration of their
45th wedding anniversary. ***
Steven Tix of St. Paul recently
spent the weekend with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Myran.
*** Mr. and Mrs. Greg Ellsworth,
Brian, and Cathy of Wells were
overnight guests at the Ralph
Spitzack home last Friday evening.

GOODHUE

August 19, 1965

Mrs. Johanna Hoseth returned
to Wanamingo on August 8 from
a visit of almost three months in
Norway. *** Mrs. Madora Romo
and daughter Esther of Minneapolis
were weekend visitors at the J.A.
Anderson home. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Hoven vacationed from
Tuesday until Saturday last week
at the Crescent Park resort near
Garrison.

70 Years Ago
August 23, 1945

50 Years Ago

70 Years Ago
August 16, 1945

Alvin Allers was the big winner of the Goodhue Lions prize at
the 12th annual Chicken Barbecue on Sunday. He won a trip to
Las Vegas for two (or an equivalent amount in prize money). ***
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Sutter, a daughter, Katherine Florence, on August 16.

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. F.J.

Shorter, a daughter, on Thursday.
*** Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Kindseth
were Sunday supper guests of Mrs.
Julie Rostad of Zumbrota. ***

Josephine Heaney was hostess to

twenty-four guests at a one oclock
dinner on Sunday. *** Mr. and
Mrs. F.H. Lohman of Mazeppa
were Sunday afternoon and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Art
Lohman and family.

50 Years Ago
August 21, 1965

An open house in honor of the

25th wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Luhman will be
on August 29. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Eldon Matthees celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary on AuPINE ISLAND, 1975 Pastor Randall gust 15.
R. Schlecht, a native of Fredonia,
North Dakota, will be installed as
the associate pastor of St. Paul s
Lutheran Church on August 24.
Following the service, there will
be a get-together with the pastor
and his wife Naomi.

60 Years Ago
August 18, 1955

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Walter

Arendt, a son, on August 14. ***
Mrs. John Angus visited in Rochester one day last week. ***Mrs.
Mary Buck spent last week visiting at the Harry Buck home. ***
Miss Connie Mans is spending this
Walter McKeever spent the week at the Phillip Mans home in GOODHUE, 1965 Roger Buchholtz, left, 18-year-old son of Mr. and
weekend with his wife in Minne- Plum City, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Walter Buchholtz, receives the first half of a $400 Bankers Agricultural
apolis. *** Mrs. Richard Miller
Scholarship from Ray Baumgartner, president of the Goodhue County
and Mrs. M.E. Lund were visitors
Bankers Association.
in Minneapolis on Friday. *** Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Otterness of LeRoy
spent the weekend with relatives
in this community. *** Miss Esther
10 Years Ago
lies at the home of John and Lynette and family returned to Zumbrota
Romo left Sunday to spend the
August 3, 2005
Reuter and family in Maple Plaine. on Saturday after attending the
week at the home of Mrs. Helmer
Lyle Wendroth, State Farm agent *** Mrs. Arthur (Beverly) Olson funeral of Mrs. Perras mother,
Rude in Minneapolis. *** Misses
Joy Severson and Dorothy Hegseth in Zumbrota, has moved his of- and son Bobbie of rural Zumbrota Mrs. John ONeill in Beardsley.
visited with friends in Minneapo- fice from Main Street to 267 West returned Friday evening from an *** Mrs. Clark Kline and Mrs.
lis Wednesday and Thursday of 5th Street, next to the former Zum- enjoyable three-week visit with Harold Kleun attended the Cenlast week.
brota Hospital.
her mother, Mrs. Thelma Beauclair tennial celebration of the Zumbro
20 Years Ago
of San Diego, California. They Falls Methodist Church on SunAugust 2, 1995
also visited Mrs. Olsons two broth- day.
The Goodhue County 4-H Fash- ers and other friends and relatives.
50 Years Ago
ion Revue was held at United Re- *** On Thursday Mr. and Mrs.
July 29, 1965
deemer Lutheran Church in Zum- Clyde Mark, Mrs. Helen Kuehn,
Mr. and Mrs. David Rockne and
brota. The Fashion Revue State Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wood and Laurie spent five days vacation in
Fair winners were Jessica OCon- Sadie Kline were dinner guests at Alexandria last week. *** Mr. and
nor from the Belle Creek Peppy the Garth Evarts home in West Mrs. Chuck Schulz of St. James
Peppers, Mamie Henderson and Concord.
visited at the Winfred Schulz home
Carrie Henderson from the Golden
40 Years Ago
last weekend. They attended the
Gophers, and Joy Herrlich from
July 31, 1975
five-year class reunion of ZumHolden Hi-Lites. *** The ZumPatti Thomford was a guest at brota High School, which was held
brota High School class of 1960 the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Saturday night at the VFW. ***
held their 35th year reunion at Ostrem of Preston last week. *** The Warren Sandberg family, Mrs.
Ralph and Gwen Stehrs home. Jeffrey and Michael Finstuen, sons C.R. Sandberg, and Charles and
After a picnic supper the class of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Finstuen, Jim Sandberg attended the
members went on a hay ride.
are visiting their grandparents, Mr. Sandberg family picnic at
30 Years Ago
and Mrs. Clarence Bruggeman, in Frontenac. *** Mr. and Mrs. WilAugust 7, 1985
St. Ansgar, Iowa, this week. *** liam Budensiek and family returned
Dale and Margaret Stiller, Mrs. Clyde Mark entertained guests home Sunday night following a
Debbie and Brad of rural Zum- at a birthday luncheon on Thurs- nine-day trip to the west. *** Mr.
brota returned Thursday afternoon day in honor of Mrs. Harold Kleun. and Mrs. Alton Nelson and Jeff
from a four-day stay at a lakeside *** Mr. and Mrs. Art Anderson attended the Twins-Los Angeles
home on Big Turtle Lake north of of Deering, North Dakota, were baseball game Tuesday. *** Mrs.
Bemidji. *** Eric and Dena Owen Friday and Saturday visitors at the Cora Loken, Mrs. Alice Quittem,
returned Friday from a memorable home of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Mrs. L. Hedmann, Mrs. Luella Berg
trip with their grandparents, the Morseth. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vang and Miss Alvida Loken were supForrest Scharpens, in Sioux Falls, and family joined them for Friday per guests of Mrs. Mildred Strand
South Dakota. *** Last week Dale, evening supper. *** Martha of Pine Island. *** Mr. and Mrs.
Margo, Jeff and Wendy Bremer thomford spent three days last week Dan McKay visited Monday night
attended a family reunion of Dales at the Manford Lang home in Har- at the William McKay home in
sisters and brother and their fami- mony. *** Mr. and Mrs. John Perra Pine Island.

ZUMBROTA

WANAMINGO, 1945 One of the most tragic accidents ever to happen in this community occurred Saturday
afternoon, August 18, when a mysterious explosion completely demolished the Hader general store, killing
Ed Holt, 42, and his 15-year-old daughter Helen. LeRoy Peterson, 31, driver of a truck for the Federal Bakery
Company in Winona, was seriously injured. Helen was killed instantly when she was blown out the opposite
side of the building. Her father was hurled 30 feet by the blast and died a short time later after neighbors
carried him from the spreading flames. Deputy County Coroner A.C. Larson of Zumbrota said there was
absolutely no question about the blast being accidental...We have established that the explosion was
caused by gasoline fumes. Our task now is to try to find out where those fumes originated from and what set
off the explosion.

40 Years Ago
August 21, 1975

ZUMBROTA, 1975 Six letterwinners from last years Hiawatha Valley champions form the nucleus of this
years Zumbrota High School cross country team. From left to right are Neal Myran, Joel Friedrich, Jeff Ryan,
Jim Erredge, John Zimmerman, Tony Mahoney, and Coach Gordon Klomps. Three additional runners should
be of help, Klomps said. They are Bobby Hopkins, Dan Tri, and Scott Steinfeldt.

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Pine Island
City of Pine Island whittles
down preliminary 2016 budget

Photos by Peter Grimsrud

Taste of Pine Island held Thursday

PINE ISLAND The fourth annual Taste of Pine Island fundraiser for Pine Island Area Home Services and
Pine Haven Care Center was held Thursday, August 20. Food and spirits were served along with live music.
A silent auction and raffle were held to raise money. Tina Culbertson of Pine Island was the grand prize
drawing winner of an ATV. From left to right, Chris Wagner, Jenny Hauschultz, and Rick Murray provided
entertainment through the dining hours.

Six Pine Island women enjoyed spirited conversation. From left to right are Lela Kennedy, Maggie Nei, Betty
Andrist, Marie Heimberg, Verona Krause, and Lorraine Kispert.

Brian and Gayle Hale of Pine Island

have been supporters of Taste of
Pine Island since its inception.

By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On August
18, the Pine Island City Council
discussed the preliminary 2016
budget that must be accepted in
September. City clerk Jon Eickhoff
said Jason Johnson and Jerry Vettel
met with department heads and
reviewed their budget requests line
by line. They eliminated some
items and will meet again to reduce more expenses.
Eickhoff said all of the departments requested increases, but were
that that cant happen. To include
all of their wishes there would be
a 35% increase in 2015 taxes. They
are still working on the budget
and have it down to a 22% tax
increase. Eickhoff said, Does the
council want to set a percent for
the increase?
The council and departments
have already cut $100,000 for street
maintenance and $200,000 to sand
blast and paint a water tower. A
request for more funds to improve
the balance for the Economic Development Authority was eliminated. The EDA budget will remain flat. Van Horn Public Library requested a $1,500 increase.
An additional building for public
works was a voted down.
City attorney Bob Vose told the
council, Once you approve it, you
cant increase the preliminary
budget. You can keep working on
it and reduce it though.
Erik Diskerud, What would
10% do?
Eickhoff said it would take a
13.6% increase in the levy just for
the debt for street projects. With
an increase to 10% you would need
to do cuts, he said. If the increase is higher than needed you
can lower the increase.
Joel Knox said, I dont want to
cut any services.
The 2015 levy amount for debt
for street projects totaled $419,060.
The preliminary 2016 levy for debt
for these projects totals $637,396
in the budget worksheet.
Eickhoff said the city has not
received the new contract with the
Goodhue County Sheriffs Office,
but there will be an increased cost.
The costs of installing the new
trunk lines to the waste treatment
plant have not been included in
the preliminary budget. There are
increases for fuel and utilities every year.
Diskerud made a motion to set
a 20% tax increase. Knox seconded
the motion and the council approved it. The council and departments will continue working on
the preliminary budget.

City engineer Neil Britton updated the council on the White

Pines Road/roundabout project. A
pay request for $109,410.84 for
Rochester Sand and Gravel was
approved.
City engineer Craig Britton updated the council on the NW Street
project. There have been delays
due to weather. Some areas became too saturated and soft with
recent rains to stay on schedule. A
pay request for $234,681.54 for
Schumacher Excavating was approved. There is a $28,000
retainage for Schumacher.
Neil Britton presented an up-

date on the preK-4 school water

and sewer project. Some easements
were changed for Grant and Margaret Friese. Since the original
plans six years ago the Frieses have
made improvements and planted
trees. The easement was changed
to avoid replacing the trees. The
cost increase to the city is 30 feet
of pipe. The council approved a
pay request of $155,440.14 for
Heselton Construction.
Craig Britton reviewed the
CSAH 27 (5th Street SW) feasibility study. The council will consider accepting the study in September. He also reviewed a feasibility study for southwest streets.

Pine Island 2015 fall

athletic coaches approved
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
Associate assistant Chris Dick
PINE ISLAND On August (4+) Soccer Boosters
13, the Pine Island School Board
Junior varsity Jen Wernau (Step
approved this list of fall athletic 4)
coaches that was recommended
Associate JV assistant Adam
by activity director Craig Ander- Koser (4+) Soccer Boosters
son.
Co-junior high Steve Pleschourt
Cross country
(Step 4+) and Katherine Johnson
Head coach Amy Northrop (Step (Step 1)
4+)
Boys soccer
Assistants Alan Dewey (Step
Head coach Rafal Konik (Step
4+) and Dan Gibbons (Step 4)
1)
Football
Junior varsity Fabio Carvalho
Head coach John Stapleton (Step (Step 4+)
4+)
Junior high Skye Harvey (Step
Assistants Don McPhail (Step 3)
4+) and Rob Warneke (Step 4+) Volleyball
Junior varsity Jason Klusman
Head coach Jimmie Waldo (Step
(Step 4+)
4+)
C-team Tyler Baker (Step 2)
Assistant/junior varsity Liz
Eighth grade Jay Strande (Step Wetzel (Step 4+)
4+)
C-team Scott Miller (Step 4+)
Seventh grade Zach Kennedy
Seventh grade Brenda Frame
(Step 1)
(Step 4+)
Volunteer varsity/JV/C Mark
Eighth grade Anita Hunskor
Thein (Step 4+)
(Step 4+)
Junior high volunteers Darin Cheerleading
Head coach Traci Bauer (Step
Wingert- (Step 2) and Jeremy
1)
Andrist (Step 3)
Fall weight coach

Girls soccer

Head coach Doug Weincouff

(Step 4+)

Peter Johnson (Step 2)

Other business

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORT

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
August 7

6:09 p.m. A white truck on

Hwy 52 near 490th St in Pine Island Township honked as it pulled
past the complainant. The driver
Jan Romness of Rochester and Phil Hitchcock of Pine Island dance to of the truck then pulled out a 9
the music of Ray Sands and the Polka Dots. Members of the band mm handgun to show the comperforming in the background are Gene Eiden of Rochester and Rick
plainant. A deputy was unable to
Keane of Pine Island.
locate the truck or suspect.
6:33 p.m. Home checks were
requested on 6th St NW.
10:29 p.m. A person on 2nd
St NW reported that a small dog
had been barking for the past week.
The property owner was not home.
A letter was left on the door advising them of the ordinance.
11:10 p.m. An employee at a
gas station reported that a male
entered a females vehicle while
she was pumping gas, took a duffle
bag, and ran off. The two parties
knew each other and were having
a disagreement.
August 8

1:11 a.m. During a traffic stop

near Prairie View Dr and Sunrise
Dr, three citations were issued:
one for under 21 drinking and driving, and two for illegal consumption.
10:36 p.m. A citation for driving after suspension was issued
near Main St and 3rd St SE.
August 9

Eickhoff recognized for years

of service in Pine Island

8:04 p.m. Ten boxes of metal

toy parts were stolen from the
47400 block of 180th Ave in
Roscoe Township.

On August 18, Mayor Rod Steele, left, presents the City of Pine Island
medallion with a plaque to Jon Eickhoff, recognizing his service to the
community. Eickhoff has worked for fifteen years in Pine Island as
school finance director, fire chief, and city clerk. He has accepted a
controller position at POET Biorefining in Preston, a company that biorefines ethanol and other renewable products.

12:42 p.m. A suspicious person was knocking on a door on

7th Ave SW. It was a high school
football player selling discount
cards.

August 10

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

4:18 p.m. A juvenile was

throwing rocks at a vehicle on 4th
St SW. A deputy spoke to the
childs parent.
8:55 p.m. Flames were reported
inside a house on Balsam Ct NE.
Smoke was visible. No one was in
the residences but a neighbor said
By Audra DePestel
the fire in the kitchen was out.
The fire department ventilated the
residence. The fire was believed
to have started in the dishwasher.
10:18 p.m. Home checks were
requested on the 47400 block of
180th Ave in Roscoe Township. PINE ISLAND The Pine Island High School football team visited Pine

Football team visits

Pine Haven Care Center

August 11

Haven Care Center on Friday, August 21. The football players ate lunch
and talked about the upcoming season with residents. Above: Blane
Burkhalter visits with Doris Rawalt.

12:02 a.m. A deputy observed

an unlocked vehicle parked in a
handicap spot in front of a business on Rolling View Ln SE. The
vehicle was unregistered. All doors
and windows at the business were
found to be secure.
10:15 a.m. An ATV was abandoned in the ditch near 203rd Ave
and 500th St in Pine Island Township. It was registered to an address close by.
11:51 a.m. A credit card was
found on Main St S.
12:25 p.m. A deputy spoke
with a project manager near Main
St N and Cty 11 NW about getting
necessary permits.
5:43 p.m. A male on 2nd St
SW reported a fraudulent call from
someone claiming to be with the
IRS saying he owed them money.
The complainant did not send any
money.
8:24 p.m. A juvenile threatened to stab a female. A deputy
spoke to all involved and took statements from the victim, suspect,
and witnesses. Information would
be reviewed by the county attorney.
8:39 p.m. A person heard noise
behind a business on the 18900
block of 480th St in Pine Island
Township, and saw a male run
off. A deputy located the male.
He was arrested for fleeing in a
motor vehicle, driving after revocation, and obstructing the legal
process. He was also wanted on a
traffic warrant in Olmsted County.
The Pine Island football team ran a few plays for Pine Haven residents,
11:14 p.m. A person on Main and
then residents led a cheer, gave the players high fives, and wished
St S reported they lost some money. them luck in their first game of the season against Lake City on Saturday
It was later found.
night. Above: Mary Esterlen wishes Mitch Acker good luck.

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Pine Island

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRI

PINE ISLAND Pine Haven
Care Center will host the September birthday party on Monday,
September 14, at 2 p.m. September birthdays include Margaret
Burgess September 1, Ken
Duellman 13, and Milo Hickey
28.
The resident/family picnic will
be Sunday, September 13, at noon.
Food will be provided by Pine
Haven, and music entertainment
will be provided by Jerry Hatfield.
We will visit the apple orchard,
enjoy some neighborhood drives,
and make apple crisp, along with

all our scheduled events.

The Pine Haven Auxiliary will
meet Wednesday, September 23,
at 1:30 p.m. in the activity room at
Pine Haven. New members are
always welcome.
A celebration of life service will
be held on Sunday, September 30,
at 3:30 p.m. in the Pine Haven
dining room.
Pine Haven always has a need
for volunteers to see residents on
a one-to-one basis. We welcome
any talents you would like to share
with our residents.

Regular meetings of the Pine Island EDA are

held the first Wednesday of each month
at 5 p.m. at the EDA Office,
106 2nd St. SW, Pine Island

Questions? Call 507-356-8103

P-last wk. of month

Meeting Notice - Pine Island

Economic Development Authority

By Audra DePestel

Arels close their shop after 35 years

PINE ISLAND A customer appreciation celebration was held at Arels
Flowers and Gifts, 108 Main St S in Pine Island, on August 22. Ken and
Barb Arel closed their business after 35 years serving the community.
The event also celebrated the retirement of longtime employee Mary
Paquette, who has been working at the floral shop since it first opened.
Left photo: Good friend and former customer Nancy Rundquist, right,
gives Barb Arel a big hug and wishes her well. Right photo: Ken Arel

visits with a couple of his former students, Lori and Stewart Weis. The
bittersweet event brought in a steady stream of former customers,
friends, and family members including the Arels three grown children,
Betsy, Emilie, and Joe, who shared many memories with Ken and Barb.
The Arels have lived in Pine Island for over 46 years and have no plans
to move. For information about purchasing the former flower shop
building call Ken at 356-4386 or 272-4063.

David Todd began Pine Island

City Administrator duties on Aug. 24
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
PINE ISLAND On August 18,
the Pine Island City Council approved a city administrator contract
with David Todd beginning August
24. He is coming to Pine Island with
two years of experience as the city
administrator of Lanesboro.
Todd said, I am very happy for
the opportunity to serve the city and
council of Pine Island. I look forward to serving with quality work
and professionalism. My door will
always be open, and I encourage
anyone with concerns or ideas to
contact me.
He said some of the knowledge
he gained in his last experience will
be useful in Pine Island. He made
the decision to work in Pine Island
once he learned of the positive environment in the community and
that the city council was interested
in serving the residents.
City clerk Jon Eickhoff said,
David has been spending time here
on and off. We have been sharing
with Lanesboro. He was able to get
an early release from the Lanesboro
contract.
Eickhoff said Todd asked for clarification of two items in the contract. There was an end date of August 31, 2017, in the contract that
was removed by the council, because either party can end the contract. The other item clarified was
with regard to probationary period.
If the city administrator leaves on
his own during this period, the city
has no financial responsibility. If
the city releases the city administrator for just cause, there is no obligation of severance pay.
125th Street
There are currently no plans to

David Todd

post any signs alerting drivers of a

school zone on 125th Street for the
new PreK-4 school. The speed limit
there is 55 mph and there are hills
that affect visibility.
Eickhoff said New Haven Township recommends making 125th
Street and 85th Street cul-de-sacs
until Olmsted County connects
County State Aid Highway (CSAH)
5 over to the school in 2017. The
two dead end streets would have no
westbound traffic. The change would
require a township agreement with
the school to transfer liability. The
east school entrance would allow
only buses.
Eickhoff said the City of Pine
Island is responsible for 50% of
maintenance of the road. Mayor Rod
Steele said, We need an agreement
on maintenance because we need
the kids to get there in a safe and
timely manner. It cant wait for snow
to be cleared at noon.
Erik Diskerud and Jason Johnson

voiced their disagreement with having only one way in and out of the
school and area for security and
emergency access. City attorney Bob
Vose said the full council could go
as a group to discuss concerns with
the township, if all are opposed. All
were opposed.
EDA micro-loan
The council approved a $15,000
micro-loan from the Economic Development Authority (EDA) for Paul
Michkowski of Kasson. Michkowski
will open a wholesale agriculture
products and services business at
112 South Main Street.
EDA Director Nate Carlson said,
This is a great Main Street opportunity. He said the loan was considered time-sensitive, because the
business must be up and running
before the harvest in 2015.
Michkowski said, My business
will use the old Sears model catalog. Pine Island was my first choice.
I am from Kasson-Manorville. I was
looking for this historical atmosphere
with the downtown feel.
He said, We will have three fulltime jobs and increase to five fulltime jobs in twelve months. We
should bring $38,000 of sales tax
revenue for Pine Island.
Other business
The council accepted the resignation of Teresa Carlson from the
park board. They appointed Deirdre
Herman as a replacement.
Public Works Director Todd
Robertson reported that the trailer
was removed from the Irma Ortega
property. It is being stored in the
city shop area. He asked for clarification of the start date for the 20day holding period for the trailer.
The Pine Island Apartments, lo-

cated behind the fire hall, gave a

one-year notice of termination of
the federally assisted housing program.
The City of Pine Island received
a letter of acknowledgement from
the League of Minnesota Cities recognizing Senator Matt Schmits efforts in support of city government.
The council received the water
meter test results for the property of
Roger and Linda Swee. Testing revealed the meter is functioning correctly. The city has forgiven the 10%
fee on the unpaid bill from the past
winter. The council approved requesting payment of the outstanding bill.

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$4,349 due at
lease signing

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Over 125 classic cars and three times as many spectators were at the Pine Island Saturday Nights event on
August 15.

Pine Island Saturday Nights will

conclude on September 19
By Audra DePestel
PINE ISLAND On Saturday,
August 15, Pine Island Saturday
Nights was swinging once again
with special guests from the Pine
Island Lions Antique Tractor Drive
and more than 100 classic tractors
on display. Also appearing were
Goodhue County Deputy Matt
Bowron and his K9 partner Ambush, the Pine Island Fire Department, and live music provided by
Smokin Coyotes. The final event
in this series will be held on September 19.
Courtney Schaefer, president of

the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce, said, This is an event that

truly shows how successful a community can be when they work
together. We had 125 classic cars
on Saturday and more than three
times that in spectators throughout the evening.
Pine Island Saturday Nights are
held once a month during the summer at Trailhead Park. Entry and
admittance is free and all makes
and models of vehicles are welcome.
The September 19 event will
have live music from Colt 45,

plenty of food, a Pine Island American Legion indoor/outdoor beer

garden, and crafts by Pine Island
Seniors Bombshell Art Studio. The
Pine Island Girl Scouts will host
kid games in the park, and Island
Classics Inc. will host a classic
car show with a pedal car giveaway. In addition, Twin Cities Rod
and Custom of Pine Island will be
hosting the Battle of the Car Clubs.
Contact Courtney Schaefer at (507)
356-2957 or sales@twincitiesrod
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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.

GOODHUE
HOLY
TRINITY
CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Mass
times: Monday and Wednesday, 8
a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday and
Thursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30
a.m. St. Columbkill.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Secretary hours: Monday and
Thursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesday
and Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 30: 9:30 a.m. Worship
with communion.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,
Aug. 30: 8:15 a.m. Worship with
communion; 9:15 a.m. Bible study.
Tues., Sept. 1: 1-4 p.m. Pastors
office hours.

MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN,
Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible
class every Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,
Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:
10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.
UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,
David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;
home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.

ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1st
Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,
Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.
Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8-11
a.m. Website: www.graceLutheran
Oronoco.com. Follow us on Facebook.
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., Aug.
26: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open. Sun.,
Aug. 30: 9 a.m. Worship.

PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE
BAPTIST
CHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,
Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner
stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation available. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship
(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayer
service; Cornerstone Club.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Eric Johnson, Pastor, (507) 356-

4834. Email: gnefc@goodnewsefc.

org. Website: www.goodnewsefc.org.
Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible class
and childrens Sunday school; 10:30
a.m. Worship; 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.

Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. on

vacation. Pastor Luther Matheson can
be reached at 789-5261 or 789-6770.
Sun., Aug. 30: 9 a.m. Worship; Confirmation orientation for parents and
students in grades 8-9 following worship.

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., Aug. 26: 1 p.m. Nursing Home service. Sun., Aug. 30: 9
a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Bible study.
Mon., Aug. 31: 7 p.m. Worship.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m- Corinthians.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, and counseling.

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.
Thurs., Aug. 27: 1 p.m. Book talk; 7
p.m. Church council. Sat., Aug. 29:
5:30 p.m. Worship with communion.
Sun., Aug. 30: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Worship with communion; 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship; 11 a.m. Gospel of Mark
certificate presentation; Potluck.
Tues., Sept. 1: 9 a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30 p.m. Bible study; Elizabeth/
Lydia circles. Wed., Sept. 2: 6 p.m.
Adult ed class; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation parent meeting; Youth ed meeting; 7 p.m. Chancel choir; 8 p.m.
Praise team.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Aug. 30: 11
a.m. Worship.

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., Aug.
26: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours. Thurs.,
Aug. 27: 6:30 p.m. Redbird meeting. Sun., Aug. 30: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9 a.m. Worship with communion; Family promise. Mon., Aug.
31: Family promise. Tues., Sept. 1:
Family promise; 10:30 a.m. Communion at Evergreen; 7 p.m. Trustee
meeting. Wed., Sept. 2: Family promise; 9 a.m. Better Brew hours.

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., Aug. 26: 12:30
p.m. Junior youth group at water park;
6 p.m. Youth group. Sat., Aug. 29: 7

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., Aug. 26: 6:30 p.m. Endowment committee. Thurs., Aug. 27:
Noon WELCA potluck; 4 p.m. Volunteers help with newsletter. Sun., Aug.
30: 9 a.m. Joint worship at WLC followed by coffee fellowship; 10 a.m.
Confirmation orientation for students
and parents at WLC.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher

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LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,

a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,
Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum
@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.
Office: 732-5074. Sun., Aug. 30:
10:45 a.m. Worship, Acts 10:1-48;
Elders meeting following worship.
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.

Emmanuel. Sun., Aug. 30: 9 a.m.

Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group at
Emmanuel. Wed., Sept. 2: 7:30 p.m.
Bible study and prayer.

rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,

Pastor. Sun., Aug 30: 10:30 a.m.
Worship. Tues., Sept. 1: 1-4 p.m.
Pastors office hours.

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.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,

Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church
Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Worship.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,
MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,
Pastor. Sun., Aug. 30: 10:30 a.m.
Worship.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,

560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,
Pastor Marggi Sippola and Youth Director Cindy Wilson. Wed., Sept. 2:
8 a.m. Ruth circle; 6 p.m. WELCA
meeting.

RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Aug. 26:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.
Sat., Aug. 29: 8 a.m. FBI Bible study
at church. Sun., Aug. 30: 10:45 a.m.
Worship; 5:45 p.m. Youth group.
Wed., Sept. 2: 7:30 p.m. Bible study
and prayer at Hauge.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nerstrand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; Confirmation class.

LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.

60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.
Zumbrota. Pastor: David Krinke. Youth
and family facilitator: Ashley Corbett.
Wed., Aug. 26: 9 a.m. Coffee and
conversation; 10:30 a.m. Newsletter
collation. Sun., Aug. 30: 9 a.m.
Worship; 6:30 p.m. Worship meeting. Tues., Sept. 1: 11 a.m. Text
study. Wed., Sept. 2: 9 a.m. Coffee
and conversation; 7 p.m. Choir practice.
MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628
County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Bergstrom de Leon, Pastor. 9:30 a.m.
Summer Sunday worship.
ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC,
36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,
Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30
a.m. Mass.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, Bear
Valley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,
home; 843-5302 work. Bible Class
is every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in
Mazeppa.
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,
Minneola Township, County Road 7,

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,

Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Sun., Aug. 30: 9:30 a.m.
Worship; 10:30 a.m. Coffee fellowship. Tues., Sept. 1: 11 a.m. Text
study. Wed., Sept. 2: 6:30 p.m.
Church council.
URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County
9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.
Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor Andrew Yackle. Sun., Aug. 30: 9:30
a.m. Communion worship. Tues.,
Sept. 1: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study.
Wed., Sept. 2: 7:30 p.m. Praise and
worship practice.
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.

GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN

CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
7 p.m. Wednesday worship; Sundays
8:30 a.m. worship. Communion on
Wednesdays following the second and
last Sunday of the month. Communion on the second and last Sunday
of the month. St. Johns: Sundays
10 a.m. worship. Communion on the
second and last Sunday of the month.
HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., Aug. 26:
7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer at

ZUMBROTA POLICE REPORT

July 23
7:35 a.m. A yellow lab with a collar
and a limp was loose in the area.
8:56 a.m. A female fell and had a
bump on her head and a bruise on her
knee.
9:12 a.m. A male called 911 saying
that he could not breath.
10:42 a.m. A vehicle that was parked
behind Ace Hardware had a broken window and was missing the CD player/
radio.
1:53 p.m. A yellow lab was running
loose. The owner came and called the
dog home.
July 24
1:30 a.m. An officer assisted a
Wanamingo deputy with a male subject
who was uncooperative.
10:55 a.m. Leonards Corner Shell
Station reported a gas drive-off of $30.97.
12:56 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
3:26 p.m. A female reported that
her purse was stolen.
4:02 p.m. A vehicle was passing in
a no passing zone at a high rate of
speed.
4:47 p.m. SuperAmerica reported
a gas drive-off.
4:55 p.m. A male thought that his
neighbor drove through his yard.
July 25
9:49 a.m. A vehicle was parked at
the motel with no plates and expired
temp. tag.
12:15 p.m. An officer responded to
a business alarm.
4:31 p.m. An officer assisted a
motorist.
4:59 p.m. A vehicle with two females inside hit a parked vehicle and
left northbound on County Road 7.
July 26
2:01 a.m. The Guilty Goose called
and reported a drunk male who walked
into the bar with no shoes and asked
how far it was to Goodhue. An officer
provided a ride to his grandmothers in
Goodhue.
10:25 a.m. A female reported that
two males entered a house that was
abandoned.
1:35 p.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
July 27
6:48 a.m. A farmer was getting his
cows back to a pasture when a male
drove off the road.
8:04 a.m. An ambulance was requested for a female who was having
difficulty breathing.
10:57 a.m. Bank of Zumbrota reported that a male jumped the curb with
his vehicle and struck a tree.
1:56 p.m. A male reported that his
ex-wife had entered his home when he
wasnt there.
2:41 p.m. A three-vehicle crash
was reported on 4th Street and Main
Street.
3:58 p.m. Busbys Hardware reported a fraud.
8:24 p.m. A male reported that his
wife said she was going to kill herself.
10:54 p.m. A dialysis patient was
having high blood pressure and was
transported to Rochester.
11:50 p.m. An officer responded to

a business alarm.
11:58 p.m. A male reported that a
semi that was hauling cattle was parked
on the side of the off-ramp and the noise
of the cattle was keeping him awake.
July 28
6:21 a.m. A driver was warned for
having no headlights on in the rain.
8:35 a.m. A male reported that he
was supposed to pick up his child and
the mother did not show up.
12:20 p.m. A female reported a
loose dog in her yard with no tags. The
dog was taken to the vet clinic.
12:28 p.m. An officer was asked to
do a home check.
12:30 p.m. A vacant trailer was
being broken into with evidence of parties.
2:45 p.m. A one-vehicle rollover
was reported. The driver was cited for
failing to drive with due care.
3 p.m. A male asked to have his
son taken to detox. He was sitting in his
car passed out, with no keys. He was
unable to talk and urinated himself. He
was taken to St. Marys.
3:50 p.m. Zumbrota City Hall reported a vehicle off the road.
8:32 p.m. A female reported that
her friend had a trailer for sale, and she
had seen kids pounding on the shed.
10:37 p.m. An officer assisted authorities with a party. They were advised
of the city ordinance and a warning was
given. The parties were celebrating getting engaged that day.
11:31 p.m. An officer responded to
a business alarm.
July 29
12:09 p.m. NAPA of Zumbrota reported a possible fraud.
5:21 p.m. An accident with no injuries was reported.
July 30
1:16 a.m. A driver was cited for
driving 88 mph in a 65 mph zone.
3:23 a.m. A female reported that a
male was in a driveway and headed
toward the back of a trailer.
3:05 p.m. An officer assisted with a
death notification.
July 31
1:23 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was
parked in front of a store.
10:10 a.m. An officer unlocked a
vehicle.
9:17 p.m. A female said that her exhusband lives in Zumbrota and does not
properly store his guns. She was concerned for their children.
8:59 p.m. A female reported that
she could see smoke coming out of a
trailer.

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Wanamingo

Goodhue
OReilly expresses concerns about
Goodhue Schools reading programs
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE At the Goodhue
School Board meeting on Monday, August 17, Carrie OReilly
addressed her concerns about the
schools reading, spelling, and literacy programs. She said that at
the present rate of improvement,
by 2038 forty percent of Goodhues
fourth grade students will be below the established reading goals
for this age group.
She listed three truths. The
first was that in the past 23 years
Goodhues fourth-graders have
increased their reading scores by
only seven percent. The second
was, We do not need to live in a
literacy crisis any longer. And
the third: The solution is to teach
smart. She then handed out a
written plan as to how Goodhues
reading can be improved.
Principals reports

Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services) teacher, Sara Thompson in first grade, Lori Hart
in second grade, Sarah Qualey in
third grade, Robbie Ebner in sixth
grade, Christina Ryan who will
work with DCD (Developmental
Cognitive Disability)students, and
Beth Pick-Bowes who will work
with LD/OHI (Learning Disabilities /Other Health Impairment)
students.
High school principal Mike
Harvey reported that cross country, football, and volleyball have
all started fall practice. Superintendent Mike Redmond mentioned
that this year three football games
will be played before the first day
of school. Harvey said that the
new staff members are coming
in prepared. Riverland Community and Technical College of
Austin was conducting an orientation for students enrolled in
Riverland this fall during the board
meeting. Harvey said that several
new college courses are being offered to Goodhue students this year.

Elementary school principal

Mark Opsahl reported that he has
been gearing up for the new school
year. Several teachers are in new
WANAMINGO The domes on the wastewater treatment plant digesters in Wanamingo received a new positions including Mrs. Karolyn
coating of paint. Work began in July to pressure wash the domes. On August 13, workers returned to begin Peterson in kindergarten, Mary Superintendents report
the process of repainting the domes, which gives the fiberglass roofing strength. From atop the dome, John Curtis as the ADSIS (Alternative
Redmond informed the board
By Alicia Hunt-Welch

Wastewater plant domes repainted

Rysgaard of Champion Coatings (the company whose bid for the project was accepted in May) said he
expected all work would be done by August 17. The city is spending about $32,000 to paint both domes,
hoping to get another 25-30 years of use out of them. City Administrator Michael Boulton said that, in
comparison, if the fiberglass roofing were to crack and fail, it could cost about $100,000 to replace each
dome.

$590,000.
The proposed levy includes the
following amounts:
$233,000 for the General Fund
The city has built a positive balance in the last couple of years,
plus local government aid to the
city should be more stable than in
the past.
$25,000 for the Heritage Hill
reserve fund up $3,000 from the
previous year.
$28,000 for the Economic
Development Authority Fund 251.
This is up about $2,000 from the
previous year to help offset costs
and address a slight fund deficit.
$15,000 for the Debt Service
Fund (DSF) 306 for a pat Cenex
addition street project.
$5,000 for DSF 308 for the
2001 water/sewer/street project.

By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE At the Goodhue
City Council meeting on Wednesday, August 12, Tia Schimek reported that the swimming pool fund
is at $103,000, but they still need
another $47,000 to reach their goal.
She said that people have come
$72,500 for DSF 316 for the from Cannon Falls, Red Wing, and
2002 water/sewer/street project. Zumbrota, and all reports say that
$60,000 for DSF 323 for 2005 Goodhues pool is the best in the
general improvements.
area. The pool opened July 25 and
$11,000 for DSF 325 for street will be open until after Labor Day.
equipment certificates.
Health insurance
$15,000 for DSF 326 for lease
Most of the evening was spent
purchase of the city shop.
debating the merits of the city pro $26,000 for DSF 327 for the viding health insurance for their
2006 fire truck pumper.
full-time employees. Councilor
$82,000 for DSF 328 for the Leia Ryan was very concerned with
2007 West Avenue street project. the citys liability if rates change
$17,500 for DSF 329 for lease and they cannot afford to pay the
purchase of the city hall building. rates.
The council will hold a public
City attorney Richard Gorman
hearing on the proposed 2016 bud- said the council must first answer
get on December 14 at 7 p.m. in two questions:
council chambers. After this pub1) Are you going to have an
lic meeting is concluded, the coun- employer sponsored program?
cil will consider approving the final budget.

August 10 council meeting. Leon

Nerison said several of the landowners currently share in a private well for water service and
asked if they would need to hook
up to city water? Theobald said
preliminary discussions with the
city staff have been both ways; no
determination has been made.
The private septic systems range
in age from brand new to about
thirty years old. How long each
will last before they fail is unknown. Also, if they do fail, some
owners do not have enough land
to put in another septic system.
Councilor Jamie Majerus asked
Theobald, Would we force land
owners to hook up to sewer?
Theobald said that would be up to
the council.
Nerison said that although the
price tag would be hard to swallow, he would hate to regret years
from now that they didnt pursue
city sewer when they had the opportunity. He said that in the near
future he will need to either replace his septic system or have
sewer installed; so either way he
will be spending the money.
Jeff Sjoblom said he installed a
new septic system nine months
ago when he bought a home in the
neighborhood. Having spent a significant amount of money on that,
he said he did not want to pay
additional costs to install sewer.
Jessica Flotterud said she was
in the same position with a new
septic system. Flotterud said ideally the landowners would be allowed to hook up when their personal systems fail. City Administrator Michael Boulton noted that
the city would then be footing the
bill for construction costs until
property owners hook up and pay
the assessment fees to the city.
Mindy Hartgers asked why the
city was not considering other
options at this time. Theobald explained that based on input provided at the July meeting, when
Ted Hartgers said significant rock
was in the area, a standard gravity
sewer system with a municipal lift
station would likely be too costly
to consider. With this in mind a
low gravity grinder system is a
more cost effective idea.
Mayor Ryan Holmes reminded
the residents that these numbers
are very preliminary and intended
to gauge the interest of Mingo View
homeowners in an effort to deter-

The following individuals have

filed affidavits of candidacy for
three positions on the school board,
each four four-year terms: Tris
Danielson, Amber Lohman, and
Ann Buck. The board approved
an absentee ballot board and appointed the following election officials to that board for 2015: Carol
Opsahl, Shirley Rosener, and Grace
Dicke.
Staff changes

Three new teachers were hired

Holly Larrimore, language arts;
Amber Atkinson, Spanish; and
Sarah Qualey, elementary.
Elementary teacher Jaimie
Pickerign resigned.
A lane change was approved
for Holly Haire and Kim Lundbak.

2) How much will the city pay?

The committee of Schimek,
Wayne Hahn, and city clerk Lori
Agre will go back to the agents to
get more answers.
Engineers report

City engineer Andy Brandel said

five seal-coating bids were sent
out and three companies were able
to finish the job during this calendar year. The lowest bid was by
Pearson Bros, Inc. of Hanover for
$60,938.90. The city had wanted
to get the job done for under
$70,000. The council accepted this
bid and may add a street to the
job.
Brandel brought up the final
payment on the Third Street project.
There was a discussion on the final payment to Fitzgerald Trucking and Excavating on damage
charges. There were special damages of $18,800 and liquidation
damages of $26,400. The council
will decide how to proceed from
here. The final payment on the

swimming pool is also nearing

completion. Brandel said they
would be doing a punch list before the next council meeting.
New police officer

The council was introduced to

the new Goodhue police officer,
Scott Curtis, who lives in Cannon
Falls. He was asked how long it
would take him to get to work. He
said nineteen minutes, which is
under the guidelines set by the
council.
Other business

The road in front of Ag Partners

will be fixed within 45 days.
Agre presented the first showing of the 2016 budget, which needs
to be approved by September 30,
2015.
The grass has been mowed and
baled on the west side of Goodhue.
The grant received by Goodhue
School cannot be used for sidewalks as previously discussed.
The next council meeting will
be on August 26.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORT

Costs to install city sewer

weighed by Mingo View residents
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Several residents of Mingo View Drive attended the August 10 Wanamingo
City Council meeting to obtain
information and gather input on
the idea of constructing city sewer
in their neighborhood. Mingo View
is located inside the city limits on
the north side of town on the hill.
Many different opinions were offered on a project that could hit
the pocketbooks of landowners
hard.
On July 13, an informational
meeting was hosted by the council to discuss a potential road resurfacing project in the neighborhood. At that time, some residents
requested options and cost projections for city sewer as well. All
landowners in the residential development rely on private septic
systems; and only a few of the
homes have access to city water.
On August 5, the city drafted a
letter with cost projections for
sewer installation and mailed it to
Mingo View residents. Based on
the city engineers preliminary
opinion, the project was estimated
to cost about $372,100 for a low
pressure sewer system which utilizes individual grinder pumps at
each home and small diameter
force-main pipe to carry waste to
the street right-of-way. The waste
would then be piped across the
Zumbro River to the wastewater
treatment facility. If the total price
tag was split between 18 parcels,
the cost per parcel was estimated
to be about $15,500 per lot based
on the citys current assessment
policy. (This would be in addition
to the $6,800 per parcel estimate
given to resurface the road.) City
engineer Brandon Theobald said
property owners would incur additional expenses for electrical
needed for the grinder, cost to
connect the grinder to the home,
and about $500-$1,000 to abandon the septic system currently
on each individual property.
Theobald also said that typically
cities have homeowners responsible for the cost of maintenance
and for replacement of grinder
systems when they fail. A grinder
replacement could be about $6,000.
For some owners the cost could
be astronomical, as one owner has
two parcels and a second owner
has four parcels.
Several residents attended the

School board candidates

Goodhue pool fund still short of goal

Wanamingo approves preliminary

budget and levy for 2016
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO The proposed
budget and levy for 2016 met with
approval from the Wanamingo City
Council at the August 10 meeting. Last month City Administrator Michael Boulton had presented
a copy of the proposed 2016 budget and levy to the council for their
review. It was also discussed in
depth at the annual budget meeting in July.
Boulton recommended the budget for 2016 be set at $589,819. A
motion to approve carried.
His recommendation to certify
the proposed tax levy at $590,000
was also approved. This amount
will be certified with the county
auditor. Once set, the city may
later lower the amount but cannot
increase the levy to more than

that they are still working to fix

the bricks near the entrance to the
commons area. The board approved a ten-year plan for longterm facilities revenue as proposed
by the state legislature. They also
approved a similar program for
the Goodhue County Education
District.

mine if they even want to pursue

sewer construction at all. If landowners have an interest in moving forward with sewer installation, then a complete engineering
study would be gathered to explore other options and do soil
borings to hone down costs.
Theobald said that if the city decides on a gravity system, rather
than individual grinder pumps, he
would recommend holding off on
the street re-pavement work until
after the system is installed.
The owners were sent a form to
provide input on their property and
that for opinions on the proposed
project. Boulton said that after
that input has been received, the
city will have a better idea of how
Mingo View residents would like
to, or need to, proceed.
About 51 people live in Mingo
View. One lot is undeveloped. One
parcel is owned by the city and
houses a water tower, a building,
and several satellite dishes. And
two properties bordering the neighborhood lay just outside the city
limit boundaries.

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
The following information was
provided by the Goodhue County
Sheriffs Office.
August 8

8:44 p.m. A male and female

were arguing in a car that was pulled
over on the 13200 block of Hwy
60 in Minneola Township. The
female got out, and the male drove
away. A deputy looked for the female but did not locate her.
9:06 p.m. A gas drive-off theft
involving a small red truck with a
wooden bed was reported at Cenex.
The suspect was talking to another
person and may have forgotten to
pay. The vehicle was located and
the driver was advised to come
back and pay.
9:17 p.m. A car was pulled
over near Cty 30 and Cty 1 in
Wanamingo Township. Assistance
was given.
9:26 p.m. A verbal domestic
incident was reported near Hwy
57 and 9th St.
10:01 p.m. A deputy checked
on a motorist pulled over near 460th
St and Hwy 57 in Minneola Township. The check engine light was
on.
10:45 p.m. A burglary was
reported on 2nd St W after two
males were seen opening a
neighbors garage door a couple
of feet and crawling underneath.
A deputy confronted two juvenile

Wanamingo approves
funds for SEMMCHRA
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO On August
10, the Wanamingo City Council
approved a $19,245 transfer of
funds to the Southeastern Minnesota Multi-County Housing and
Redevelopment
Authority
(SEMMCHRA) for Heritage Hill
senior living center. The amount
will be taken from the operating
reserve fund established by the
city to cover 2015 operating shortfalls due to vacancies and marketing expenses. As per an agreement with SEMMCHRA, the city
is obligated to provide up to
$50,000 per year for the facility
until SEMMCHRA acquires the
senior living center through rebonding.
During the annual budget meeting in July, Buffy Beranek of
SEMMCHRA presented the council with a financial update and requested the transfer of funds.
Beranek requested $15,745 for
operating expenses for the 2015

fiscal year and $3,500 for capital

improvement projects. The city
will levy $25,000 for 2016 to cover
losses and capital expenses that
incur next year.
In 2009, the city entered into an
agreement with SEMMCHRA for
the acquisition of Heritage Hill.
Per that agreement, the city is on
the hook to cover expenses until
SEMMCHRA refinances all its
properties under one umbrella by
incorporating Heritage Hill, to finalize the sale of the facility to the
housing authority. Upon the sale,
the City of Wanamingo would no
longer be financially responsible
for the facility. In past verbal communications, Beranek and Joe
Wheeler (also of SEMMCHRA)
said the refinance date would be
in 2014, but a date was never written into the contract. At the July
budget meeting, the SEMMCHRA
reps mentioned bond refinancing
may occur in 2017 or 2018.

males exiting the garage. They

admitted to taking some small items
from the garage. They were turned
over to their parents. The garage
owner did not want to prosecute.
August 9

7:19 a.m. A speeding ticket

was issued near Hwy 60 and Hwy
57 in Minneola Township.
9:53 a.m. A deputy provided
lights on a dangerous curve near
Cty 11 and Cty 10 in Roscoe Township for a motorist dealing with a
situation.
11:11 a.m. Three vehicles had
to pull over after hitting debris on
the road near 505th St and Hwy
57 in Cherry Grove Township.
Dodge County and State Patrol
authorities arrived to address the
situation. A tow truck was also at
the scene.
12:16 p.m. A driver hit a deer
and then a sign near Cty 10 and
160th Ave in Roscoe Township.
No injuries were reported. Public
Works was notified of the sign
damage.
12:16 p.m. A speeding ticket
was issued near Cty 1 and Cty 8 in
Wanamingo Township.
2:28 p.m. A citizen advised
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3:11 p.m. A vehicle on Hwy
52 at Hader was reported for erratic driving. It was pulled over
by the Cannon Falls police.
6:43 p.m. A deputy attended
to a civil matter on the 47800 block
of 160th Ave in Roscoe Township.
August 10

9:00 p.m. A deputy found an

open door on 2nd Ave. An employee was there doing office work
late.
August 11

9:17 a.m. A deputy checked

on the welfare of a juvenile on 3rd
Ave. No one was home. The
juveniles phone number was obtained and given to social services.
2:19 p.m. A person was stuck
in the bathroom stall at the Riverside Park shelter.
4:02 p.m. Medical help was
requested on Sherwood Trl.
8:28 p.m. A deputy checked
on the welfare of a person going
crazy on a bench on 3rd Ave.
The person was fine.

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County

2015 Minnesota State Fair begins August 27

ST. PAUL The 2015 Great
Minnesota Get-Together begins
tomorrow on Thursday, August
27 and runs through Labor Day,
September 7. This years twelve
days of fun feature dozens of new
attractions, exhibits and foods; a
variety of discounts and special
deal days; numerous special events;
hundreds of free live music and
entertainment acts; and many options for getting to the fair.
New attractions,
exhibits, and foods

Dozens of new attractions and

exhibits make their State Fair debut in 2015, including Math OnA-Stick where kids and grownups can explore fun math concepts
at the fair; two new Mighty Midway rides; Figure Skating Day on
August 31 at Carousel Park;
Hmong Minnesota Day at Carousel Park on September 7; free sunscreen for all fair guests at information booths; new history highlights at the History & Heritage
Center and more.
Forty new foods and eleven new
frozen treats have been added to
the fairs list of more than 500
food options.
Music and entertainment

The 2015 free entertainment

lineup features more than 900
shows - all free with the price of
admission.
The historic State Fair grandstand is home to eleven nights of
big-name entertainment from Patti
LaBelle to Merle Haggard. Tickets are available through Etix at
etix.com or by calling (800) 5143849. A nightly fireworks spec-

tacular follows each grandstand ing Senior Citizens award cershow, weather permitting.
emony set for 10:30 a.m. on SeSpecial events
niors Day, Thursday, September
and ticketed attractions
3, at the Leinie Lodge bandshell.
Several new and traditional speIn its 43rd year as a Minnesota
cial events along with numerous State Fair tradition, the Amateur
ticketed attractions are scheduled Talent Contest showcases
to take place during this years Minnesotas top talent. During the
Great Minnesota Get-Together. first ten days of the fair, semifiThe Milk Run 5K kicks off at nals will be held at 6 p.m. nightly
7:45 a.m. on Sunday, August 30. at the Leinie Lodge bandshell.
Registration is closed.
Winners from semifinals will comMilitary Appreciation Day is pete in the finals at 7:30 p.m. SunTuesday, September 1, when the day, September 6 at the grandMinnesota State Fair honors our stand.
nations heroes with admission
Open class, 4-H and FFA comdiscounts and special events petition judging takes place every
throughout the day. This year, the day of the fair.
fifth annual Military Appreciation
2015 Best Awards will be anDay at the fair honors the nine nounced at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sepcongressionally chartered veter- tember 3, at the International Baans service organizations of the zaar stage. Awards will be preMinnesota Commanders Task sented to the very best of the State
Force: American Legion, Ameri- Fairs 1,100 commercial exhibits
can Ex-POWs, American Veter- and food vendors in the following
ans, Disabled American Veterans, categories: Best Product or SerJewish War Veterans, Marine vice, Best Food or Beverage, Best
Corps League, Military Order of Attraction, Best Value, Best Custhe Purple Heart, Veterans of For- tomer Service, Best Midway Ride,
eign Wars and Vietnam Veterans Best Midway Game and Best
of America. The day begins at 9:30 Kidway Ride.
a.m. with a special ceremony honThere are more than ten differoring Minnesotas veterans of ent ticketed attractions for fair
military service at the State Fair guests to choose from including:
Veterans Garden on the south side Space Tower, Ye Old Mill, Goof the Agriculture Horticulture Carts (sponsored by Minneapolis
Building. At 10:25 a.m., members Area Kia Dealers), Haunted House,
of the military will raise the flag River Raft Ride, SkyGlider and
at the Leinie Lodge bandshell and Skyride, among others.
there will be a World War II air- Discounts and special deal days
craft flyover.
Pre-fair discount admission tickTwo Minnesota senior citizens ets, ride, and game tickets and Blue
will be recognized for exceptional Ribbon Bargain Books are availcommunity service at the Outstand- able through Wednesday, August

26, at Cub Foods locations, the

State Fairgrounds Ticket Office
and many locations in greater
Minnesota and western Wisconsin (while supplies last).
The State Fair offers special
admission discounts on six of its
twelve days with Thrifty Thursday, Seniors and Kids Days, Military Appreciation Day and Read
& Ride Day. Many vendors
throughout the fairgrounds offer
deal day savings.
All-day or early bird specials
are offered each weekday on
Mighty Midway and Kidway rides
and games.
The 2015 Blue Ribbon Bargain
Book offers 150 coupons with huge
savings on food, merchandise and
attractions. Bargain Books are
available wherever pre-fair discount tickets are sold before the
fair, and at State FairWear Gift
Shops and Bargain Book & State
Fair Poster Carts during the fair.
The Deals, Drawings & Giveaways Guides offer complete details on special day deals, items
for $1 or less, freebies and signup-and-win drawings.

rectly. Guests planning to take the

Metro Green Line to the fair should
get off at the Snelling Avenue Station and take bus Route #84 to the
fairgrounds.
Three free secured bicycle parking areas are available on the fairgrounds and open from 6 a.m. to
midnight.

Getting to the Get-Together

Women can register for the

chance to try open water fishing,
zip lining, shooting muzzleloaders
and more during a fall workshop
Friday, Sept. 11, to Sunday, Sept.
13, in Grand Marais.
The workshop from the Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW)
program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will
be held at Gunflint Lodge, the same
lodge as the first BOW workshop

Free parking with free shuttle

bus service to and from the fair is
available from 8 a.m. to midnight
daily at 33 locations within a short
distance of the fairgrounds.
State Fair Express Bus service
is offered at 21 sites throughout
the Twin Cities area. Parking at
each site is free.
Metro Transit routes 960, 84
and 3 service the fairgrounds di-

Guest services and information

The State Fair offers many free

services and amenities for guest
convenience, including: free trolley rides to the north end of the
fairgrounds and back (presented
by Texas on Tour); information
booths
(sponsored
by
CenturyLink) stocked with free
maps, daily schedules (sponsored
by Minnesota Lottery), specialty
brochures, Deals, Drawings and

Women can fish, shoot

muzzleloaders, and
more at fall workshop

DNR encourages rural homeowners to be Firewise

The Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources is encouraging
rural homeowners to become
Firewise to reduce the risks of
wildfires to their homes.
Now is an excellent time to
evaluate and take home wildfire
prevention
steps
while
homeowners are clearing woodlots,
cutting firewood or removing
downed or dying trees from around
their homes, said Linda
Gormanson, DNR wildfire prevention supervisor.
As more homes are built in the
woods and fields of Minnesota,
existing firefighting resources are
less able to protect everyones
property while trying to control a
wildfire.
The DNRs Firewise program
identifies four factors homeowners
can control that affect whether a
home will survive a wildfire: access, site, structure and burning
practices.
Access

Access affects how easily

firefighters and emergency vehicles can find and access a home.
Without a good access and escape

routes, firefighters will not enda

nger themselves to save a home.
The address must be clearly visible from the road to ensure
firefighters can find the home.
Homes with driveways less than
150 feet long can be accessed from
the street. They should be at least
12 feet wide and clear of branches
14 feet up. Longer driveways must
accommodate fire-fighting vehicles. They must be 20 feet wide,
have a firm, all-weather surface
and a vehicle turnaround near the
house. Bridges or culverts should
support the weight of a fire truck.
Site (home defensible zone)

In rural areas when multiple

homes are at risk, a home may
need to stand without firefighter
protection. How a home is situated on the lot will determi ne
whether it can survive when
firefighters are not there to defend it. The critical area, called
the home defensible zone, is the
30 feet directly surrounding a home,
including any outbuildings.
Inside the home defensible zone,
anything flammable should be
removed or modified. If the tr ees

are predominantly conifers , a 10foot minimum space should be

maintained between tree crowns
(branches of adjacent trees) and
tree crown and home. This prevents fire from jumping tree-totree and tree-to- home.
The vertical arrangement of
vegetation is also important. Is there
continuous fuel (grass, leaves,
branches), called ladder fuel, providing a ladder for fuel to climb
from ground to tree crown? These
fuels are eliminated by mowing
tall grass, trimming shrubs and
pruning the lower tree branches
up 6 to 10 feet, or one-third of the
tree height. Keeping the lawn green
and mowed short will prevent it
from carrying fire.
Flammables next to buildings
include firewood piles and leaf
and needle fall that accumulates
around foundations and under
decks. Firewood piles should be
moved outside the home defensible zone by March. Use rock
and stone landscaping materials
next to buildings, and clean the
leaves out of the rocks each spring.
Remove old cars, lumber piles

Guitar-swinging retelling of
Handel opera, down on the farm
ZUMBROTA Get ready for a
guitar-swinging retelling of the
1735 Handel opera, Alcina,
paired with sweet and savory bites,
at Mixed Precipitation Theaters
Picnic Operetta at Squash Blossom Farm in Oronoco on September 6 at 4 p.m.
Escape from Alcinas Island,
is an edible opera adventure for
the whole family. The Picnic Operetta marks a seven-year tradition of celebrating the harvest with
a unique blend of music, horticulture, food and storytelling.
The sorceress Alcina, along with
her ditzy sister Morgana, has been
luring unwitting truckers to her
diner truck-stop, where she turns
them into animals to populate her
roadside menagerie. But has she
met her match in Bradamante, a
young woman determined to free
her lover, Ruddy, from Alcinas
sinister clutches?
In this one-of-a-kind adaptation,
Italian baroque opera meets the

truck-driving country anthems of

the 1960s and 70s. Alongside arias
and choruses, the story unfolds
with the mile-eating grittiness of
Dave Dudley, Red Simpson,
George Jones and Tammy Wynette
with songs like Six Days on the
Road, Heartaches by the Number, Were Gonna Hold On,
and Diesel Smoke, Dangerous
Curves.
Of course, no picnic is complete without delicious food. Chef
Nick Schneider has crafted a tasting menu that adapts to the story
and invites the audience to taste
the edible beauty of the landscape.
The menu this year will include
Alcinas open faced tomato cheddar melt sandwich, a refreshing
watermelon canap with feta and
mint, Alcinas antipasti, a smoky
sweet pepper jerky, dill pickles
on squash chips, and more. Food
operations will be led by Kimlinh
Bui of Sacr Sweet catering.

Kimlinh leads teams of volunteers

crafting the edible experience for
each performance.
Blankets are provided. The audience is invited to bring picnics
of their own, as well. This mix of
theater, food and music runs approximately an hour and 15 minutes and promises lots of fun for
all ages.
This activity is made possible
in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board through an
appropriation by the Minnesota
State Legislature from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage
Fund.
Squash Blossom Farm is located
at 7599 60th Ave NW in Oronoco.
The event is free, with suggested
donations of $10 to $20. For more
information,
go
to
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.

and other debris from the defensible zone. Make sure fences have
easily accessible gates and are free
of debris and trees.
Reducing fuels in the wooded
area 100 feet beyond the home
will reduce the intensity of an approaching wi ldfire. Trees may
need to be thinned to increase spacing, especially conifers at high
densities. Pruning the remaining
trees up 6 to 10 feet, or one-third
of th e tree height, and reducing
underbrush will help reduce fuels
and lessen wildfire intensity.
Structure

Home modifications that further reduce wildfire risk can be

expensive. They include re-siding with brick, stone, stucco or
steel, and replacing shake roofing
with class A shingles or steel. E
nclosing foundations, decks and
overhangs with steel, masonry or
less expensive flame-resistant
sheeting will also reduce wildfire
risk . Other less expensive modifications include spark arrestors
on chimneys, enclosing soffits with
a solid barrier ,and screening vents
with a fine mesh to prevent access
from flying embers.

cycle. Immediately following birth

of pups each spring, the wolf population typically doubles, though
many pups do not survive to the
following winter.
Results from the 2015 wolf
survey demonstrate that the wolf
population remains well established across northern and central
Minnesota, said Dan Stark, large
carnivore specialist for the DNR .
Minnesotas wolf population
remains above the states minimum management goal of at least
1,600 wolves and is above the federal recover y goal of 1,251 to
1,400 .
Although the population estimate was not significantly different from last year, wolf packs observed were slightly larger this
winter than in previous years, increasing from an average of 4.4 to

5.1 wolves per pack. Also, wolf

packs now appear to be using larger
territories, with average territory
size increasing from 58 square
miles in 2014 to abou t 73 square
miles last winter.
Because white-tailed deer are
the primary food source for
Minnesotas wolves, the wolf
population tends to follow deer
population trends.
When prey declines, wolves
must eventually re-adjust to the
new conditions, which typically
means fewer packs and each utilizing a larger territory to meet
nutritional demands and sustain a
competitive pack size, according to John Erb, DNR wolf research scientist.
These wolf population parameters are similar to those estimated

20 years ago.
This workshop lets women
learn a variety of outdoor skills
and broaden their outdoor experience, said Linda Bylander, DNR
outreach program coordinator.
Registration for the fall workshop is limited to 80 participants.
To register, or for more information on the more than 100 family
and women BOW programs, see
www.mndnr.gov/bow .

DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Q: How do I spot oak wilt on
my property, and what can I do
about it?
A: Oak wilt is a difficult disease to diagnose. In northern red
and northern pin oaks (leaf lobes
with pointed tips), leaves wilt rapidly from the top and outer leaves
down. The entire tree can wilt,
lose its leaves and die in as little
three to four weeks. Fallen leaves
may be brown or partly green with
a distinct line between brown and
green. In white oaks (rounded leaf
lobes), wilting happens one branch
at a time, and the tree can take
years to die. A pocket of trees with
oak wilt will have dead trees in
the center and dying trees surrounding it.
The oak wilt fungus is spread in
two ways: below ground through
interconnected roots to nearby oaks
of the same kind, and above ground
by sap beetles. The beetles are attracted by the fruity smell of fungus growing beneath the bark of
diseased oaks. Beetles feed on the
fungus, and fungal spores cling-

ing to their bodies are carried to

healthy trees recently wounded by
storm damage or by pruning.
To avoid spreading oak wilt,
dont prune oaks between April
and mid-July, when sap beetles
that spread the fungus are active.
Trees that wilted during the growing season should be cut down in
the winter and treated on-site or
hauled to an approved wood waste
site. To treat, you may remove the
bark from the trunk or cut and
stack to dry as firewood. If the
diseased trees or firewood are not
removed until the following spring,
cover the stacked wood carefully
with plastic tarp sealed at the
ground to prevent beetles from
getting to the wood.
Before you decide what to do,
its important to get an accurate
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Population estimate similar to
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Zumbrota-Mazeppa

Nahrgang enjoys job as Mazeppa Administrator Clerk

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA Karl Nahrgang is
enjoying the challenges and environment of working as the administrator clerk for the City of
Mazeppa. Prior to this job
Nahrgang worked for Lawrence
Transportation in Rochester as an
inbound logistics coordinator. But
with an educational background
in administration and economics,
he longed for a new challenge and
was pleased to begin a new chapter in his life on June 1.
Nahrgang grew up in the small
rural town of Lewiston and graduated from high school there. He
then attended Winona State University, earning a bachelors degree in public administration in
1990.
I always said if I got an opportunity to move into public administration that I would love to attempt that challenge, he said. The
opportunity came up when longtime city administrator Duane
Hofschulte announced his retirement and a position was posted

Photo by Alicia Hunt-Welch

Karl Nahrgang became the administrator clerk for Mazeppa on June 1.

for administrator clerk. He then

submitted his application and resume, working his way through
the interview process to become
the citys top candidate.
Nahrgang has called Mazeppa

home for the past fifteen years, so

he is familiar with the villages
businesses, people, challenges, and
offerings. As administrator clerk,
Nahrgang said the greatest challenge is the many components that
come with the job. There are a

Zielsdorf attends last meeting

as public works director
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA With his retirement looming, Larry Zielsdorf
attended his last Mazeppa City
Council meeting on August 18 as
the public works director. In his
report, Zielsdorf said the water
and sewer plant are running well.
The Minnesota Department of
Health sent a letter saying fluoride levels in the city water could
be reduced. Zielsdorf recommended the council follow this
new standard, and the council approved. Zielsdorf also suggested
the city replace the plow truck in
the next year or so.
Zielsdorf is retiring on August
31. The council members thanked
him for his years of work for the
city.
Last month the council discussed
candidates for the public works
director position. At that July 15
the council voted to offer the position to Scott Ellingson. The council agreed to offer him $21.75 per
hour, as he holds a Class D water
license and a Class C wastewater
license, and bump him up to $22.75
per hour upon obtaining his Class
B drivers license. Ellingson accepted the job and has been working with Zielsdorf throughout the
past month.
Liquor store update

have been working on procedures

recommended by the city auditor,
such as obtaining a debit card to
avoid using petty cash for transactions. Smith said this should
address concerns the city auditor
had.
Nahrgang said he was a meeting with the Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association. Marsh
shared his concerns with advice
the liquor agency may have, noting several municipal liquor stores
across the state have closed in the
past year. Marsh, who works in
the liquor distribution business,
suggested prices be lowered and
specials be run to generate more
sales. He has recommended this
several times in the last three years.
The councilors and Narhgang discussed their individual opinions
for changes and what was thought
was needed to make the Mazeppa
Liquor Store more profitable for
the city.
Changes in office staff hours

At the July 15 meeting, the council gave administrator clerk

Nahrgang the flexibility to adjust
the part-time days and hours of
the deputy clerk during the training period, with the stipulation of
not exceeding the allotted 40 hours
per two week pay period that has
been outlined. Nahrgang and
deputy clerk Linda Friedrich have
been adjusting their hours in an
effort to most effectively meet the
needs of the city while completing their duties.

Municipal liquor store manager

Cindy Smith told the council summer sales have been good. Smith
said it did not appear that bridge
work had negatively affected sales.
The heat exchanger on the roof New employee drug testing policy
A proposed drug testing policy
top furnace is cracked, and the air
conditioning was not working on for city employees was reviewed
Mazeppa Daze. Smith and city by the council. City attorney Steve
administrator clerk Karl Nahrgang

Erwin gave a first reading of language within the policy. Nahrgang

suggested text be added to clarify
drug or alcohol treatment costs be
the employees responsibility, and
to exclude events sanctioned by
the city where alcohol is served,
such as firemens dinner or dances,
or city staff holiday party. The
council members agreed to the
amendments. A second reading
of the policy, and final approval,
will occur at the September council meeting.
Summer projects under budget

Planning and Zoning chair Joe

Sand gave an update on the parks
work progress. He said about
$5,000 is left in the $16,000 budget. Sand said work still needs to
be done on the park bathrooms
and placing rip rap rock in washout areas along the river. Planning and Zoning helped to cover
the salary of a summer employee
to help with mowing this summer. With the large area of grass
that needs to be maintained Sand
said, It would best fit our mindset
to stay on top of the mowing. He
noted that an individual had to
mow the ball field in preparation
for Mazeppa Daze. Sand suggested
extra funds could be used to purchase maintenance equipment for
the park. The council was supportive of this idea.
After all business on the agenda
was addressed, the council meeting was closed for about ten minutes to discuss a personnel issue.
The July 15 meeting was also
closed that time for about 25
minutes to discuss personnel issues.

Zumbrota City Council moves closer

toward passing UTV/ATV ordinance
By Tawny Michels
ZUMBROTA On Thursday,
August 20, the Zumbrota City
Council held a public hearing for
city residents to voice their opinions on Ordinance 2015-03,
amending Zumbrota City Code
Chapter 71 which regulates the
operation of special vehicles including motorized golf carts, allterrain vehicles, utility task vehicles, and mini-trucks in the City
of Zumbrota.
Kory Matthees asked for clarification on subsection 6 of the proposed ordinance which states that
UTV/ATV cannot operate on city
streets between sunset and sunrise. I would like to see this moved
to a set time rather than judging
based on the sun due to the fact
there are times sunset is at 5 p.m.
and that doesnt leave us much
time, Matthees said.
Police chief Patrick Callahan
clarified this section by saying,
That only pertains to vehicles
without proper night vision, such
as headlights and taillights.
The council had a lengthy discussion about looking into their
legal rights on changing the wording of subsection 6 so that it complies with all state regulations.
Councilor Sara Durhman said, I
suggest we amend subsection 6 to
distinguish this is only for vehicles
and gold carts without headlights
and taillights.
Councilor Brad Drenckhahn
said, Since there is no one in the
audience that is against the proposed ordinance, I say a motion
would be in order to approve it,
Well, lets hold off on that,
there is no big rush, City administrator Neil Jensen responded. It
is not a pressing issue and we should

table it until the next meeting.

The concern was to allow city
attorney Matt Rockne time to research this issue further and ensure that the city would be complying with all state regulations.
The council voted to table the vote
to pass the ordinance until their
September 3 meeting.
Residence concern

Zumbrota resident Cheryl Nord

spoke during the public comments
portion of the meeting about a residence in her neighborhood. Ten
other residents in her neighborhood who supported her also attended the meeting.
I am here to express concern
over a home in our neighborhood,
Nord said. The home in question
is located at 225 Mill Street. She
said that the property had been
purchased about five years ago by
a man out east and that it has been
neglected as well as been the subject of numerous police calls in
recent years.
Nord mentioned that many residents have complained of a large
animal crawling in and out of the
propertys garage. This is a safety
concern for the neighborhood and
especially kids in the area, she
said.
She decided to come to the council after speaking with Jason Peterson of the Goodhue County Health
Department who told her to make
her concerns known to the city
first, but that there was talk of
getting the property condemned.
Chief Callahan said he is very
familiar with the property, as there
have been numerous calls there
over the years and it has been the
scene of some issues and activity
that are not in the best interest of
the community.
He assured the council and Nord

that the Zumbrota Police Department has made several attempts

to contact the owner and told him
of the situation. They asked him
to fix and address the problems,
but their attempts have gone unanswered. The last attempted contact was in July.
Currently, the police department
is discussing their legal rights and
the ramifications of any actions
they take from here on out. We
are trying to see if we can get a
search warrant for the property to
see what we find to help us explore other options as to what we
can do about the residence,
Callahan said.
I honestly dont believe that
house will ever be livable again.
Nord said.
Other business

The council voted to seek out

bids for other companies when their
contract with Waste Management
is up at the end of 2015. Durhman
said that seeking bids will help
reassure residents that they are
getting the best services for their
money.
City engineer Bill Angerman
discussed the proposed 3rd Street
reconstruction and asked the council to approve additional projects
which include a full reconstruction of some storm sewer areas
between 3rd Street and 4th Street
that is undersized. Council approved the changes.
Roberta Callahan addressed the
council during the public comments
section and asked that a crosswalk
be added from either 9th or 13th
Street to cross over Highway 58.
She contacted the Department of
Transportation who said the 13th
Street intersection would be ideal
for a crosswalk.

lot of filings that go to different

levels of government, whether it
be the county or the state. And
there are deadlines, so you have
to make sure those are met and the
procedures need to be followed,
he said. With an array of precise
details to adhere to, Nahrgang said
there is a longer learning curve
for this job in comparison to others.
Yet with all of its challenges,
he still very much enjoys the job.
Many citizens have stopped into
city hall to inquire how things are
going for him and the city, and to
ask how his predecessor Hofschulte
is faring in retirement. I definitely
like dealing with the people, he
said.
Nahrgang also likes working
with city staff. Weve got a very
good staff and they are extremely
knowledgeable, he said. The city
has a new public works director
as well. With the new and experienced personnel coming together,
new ideas come forth and they are
looking at ways to do things more
effectively. Nahrgang said, Its
very exciting to be able to work
with this staff. And I also like
working with members of the city
council. They are truly concerned
with what goes on in the community. He added that council members have been open to discussions and ideas for change, as their
priority is also to make sure the
city is running as efficiently as
possible and to improve the city
for the residents.
Looking to the near future
Nahrgang sees Mazeppas greatest challenge to be experiencing
growth. I think a lot of communities are going to experience some

growth, due to Destination Medical Center, he said. With that

growth the biggest challenge will
be making sure our infrastructure
is maintained and will grow along
with the population, to maintain
service levels in town.
Nahrgang is married and has
two adult children, two adult stepchildren, and six step-grandchil-

dren. In his free time he enjoys

fishing and is an avid snowmobiler.
In fact, he was attracted to his home
in Mazeppa after learning there
were trail markers near his house.
He and his wife also enjoy do-ityourself home projects and landscaping. I enjoy living in a small
town, he said.

Preliminary Mazeppa
budget for 2016 approved
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA At the August 18
Mazeppa City Council meeting,
city administrator clerk Karl
Nahrgang presented the proposed
budget for 2016, and it was approved by the council.
The city expects to receive about
$995,234 in total, to be divided
the following designated funds:
General Fund, Fire Fund, Streets
and Parks, TIF 1-1 Mazeppa Business Park, TIF 1-2 Turbos Repair, Cherry Street Debt Service,
Capital Improvement Fund, Water Fund, and Sewer Fund. Of the
total revenue about $350,000 will
come from general property taxes,
$199,046 is expected in Local
Government Aid from the state,
about $143,600 from sewer fees,
about $79,700 from water fees,
and $71,223 from the fire contracts.
Nahrgang said planned expenses
for 2016 are expected to be around
$991,472. The breakdown of those
expenses are as follows:
$210,770 Streets and Park

expenses, Public Works director

and other employee wages and
benefits
$167,060 General government
$147,230 Sewer expenses
$109,929 Wages and benefits for city administrator clerk,
deputy clerk, mayor, council, planning and zoning, and pull tab sellers.
$98,744 Cherry Street project
bond principal and interest
$85,923 Fire protection
$81,800 Water expenses
$50,860 Public safety policing, ambulance, and emergency
management
$20,434 TIF districts
$14,922 Community Center expenses
$3,800 Storm water reserve
Nahrgang said the 2016 levy
amount for certification will go
before the council for approval at
the September meeting. That
amount will then be certified with
the county by the deadline date.

Zumbrota community blood drive held

ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota
community blood drive was held
August 18 at Stary-Yerka VFW
Post 5727. There were 53 presenting donors with four deferrals (one
double red cell donor). 41 whole
blood units were collected along
with seven double red cell donors

to equal 14 units. Four of these

were first time donors. The total
number of units collected was 55.
The Auxiliary members do a
lot by recruiting donors, scheduling appointments, making phone
calls, and arranging a hot meal for

the Red Cross team. The total hours

of volunteering was 49.5.
The next blood drive is December 8, from noon to 6 p.m. at the
VFW in Zumbrota. Please consider donating over the holidays
and give the gift of life.

Christian Hip-Hop Outreach

performance coming to the State Theatre
ZUMBROTA Dave Scherer
has inspired youth from Brooklyn to Bosnia with his relational
ministry Hip Hop Outreach.
Performing as AGAPE, he will
combine rapping, dancing, and
storytelling on Tuesday, September 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the State
Theatre.
AGAPE connects listeners with
Christian faith, and Scherers energy is contagious. His stories of
faith transcend differences.
AGAPE brings an authentic approach by translating the theological depth of his seminary training
into simple songs and stories that

can be understood by every listener. His passion is to bring together people of all backgrounds
and let them know about his faith.
Scherer seeks to share a message of love that persists in spite
of hatred and ignorance. While
agape is a Greek word describing feelings of love, Scherer also
created an acronym to explain his
performing name further. The beginning A stands for African
American/Asian American/Arab
American. The E represents the
European American, and the
GAP represents the expansive
space that Scherer believes cur-

rently exists between these groups

in American society.
Not just confined to cultural
barriers, we also are divided along
lines of economics, ideology, politics, etc. The only way to truly
bridge this divide is through Gods
compassionate and boundless love,
known as Agape, Scherer says.
AGAPEs high-energy performances and inspirational stories
are designed to encourage people
to explore their faith.
To reserve tickets, go to
www.crossingsatcarnegie.com,
call 507-732-7616 or stop in to
Crossings at 320 East Avenue in
Zumbrota.

County
County Board votes to
turn down government grant
By Sandy Hadler
ZUMBROTA Goodhue
County Sheriff Scott McNurlin
announced at the August 13
Goodhue County Commissioners
meeting that the county had received a grant from the Department of Homeland Security for
$256,250 to purchase a BearCat
armored vehicle to replace the
countys current 1980 Peacekeeper. He had no idea that this
would be met with opposition.
While he was explaining that
Goodhue County had the good
fortune of being chosen for the
grant thanks to talented people who
had worked hard to get it, Commissioner Ron Allen responded,
We have a $1.9 million deficit.
We cant afford it. The BearCat
we have is adequate. Stay with
it.
It was pointed out that the county
does not own a BearCat. It owns
an old Peacekeeper.
Allen said there has been talk
recently about communities that
appear to be militarizing themselves when they purchase armored
vehicles. For that reason, he felt it
would be detrimental to purchase
the BearCat. He also believed that
Wabasha County should have
volunteered to pay for a portion of
the vehicle. He suggested that, if
necessary, Goodhue County could
borrow an armored vehicle from
Dakota or Olmsted Counties.
McNurlin responded, You
should have been discussing this
last year. You cant ask Wabasha

County to pay for it now. He

added, You approved it a year
ago. Im asking you to fulfill the
commitment you made then. He
countered Allens claim that the
vehicle would militarize Goodhue
County. He said it can hold 10-12
people and could be used for rescue operations and during severe
winter weather.
McNurlin argued that Goodhue
County would only have to contribute a match of 25% or $81,000
toward the purchase of the BearCat.
Red Wing had agreed to pay
$11,159 toward the purchase.
Jason Majerus told McNurlin
that the federal government would
have to borrow money to give to
the county. A visibly frustrated
McNurlin said that if Goodhue
County didnt take the grant, it
would be handed down to the next
contender. Its money that someone else will get, he said.
He added, It is a two-fold problem, noting that if Goodhue
County appears to be playing
games with the federal government, there may never be any more
grant money available to the
county.
The motion to accept the grant
failed with Commissioners Allen,
Majerus, and Chairman Ted Seifert
voting against it. Commissioners
Brad Anderson and Dan Rechtzigel
stood alone in support of accepting the grant.
Rechtzigel stated, This is a terrible way to do businessto tell

staff to find opportunities to pursue the purchase of the BearCat

and then not to fund it.
As hopes of attaining the BearCat
eroded, Seifert offered an olive
branch. He said the issue should
be brought back for reconsideration after the Board had time to
review the budget. This was met
with criticism from Anderson who
said, You want zero (increase in
the 2016 levy), without looking at
what the effects of zero are. You
have to have a plan and know what
is to be affected. The public needs
to know what will and will not get
done. You want to sidestep it (looking at the budget). You need to
tell staff how to figure it out. You
voted to set a zero budget without
a preliminary budget.
McNurlin said the county has
90 days to accept or deny the grant.
That gives the county board until
October 28 to make a decision on
what to do.
A similar fiscally charged argument occurred at the Cannon
Valley Fair in July when Majerus
motioned for the zero increase in
the 2016 levy. That motion passed
with Seifert, Allen and Majerus
voting in favor and Anderson and
Rechtzigel opposed. It resulted in
a huge deficit, which must be addressed before the preliminary
budget is set in September. The
preliminary budget is important
because once set, there cannot be
an increase to the final budget in
December.

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Zumbrota/Mazeppa

Photos by Peter Grimsrud

Bank of Zumbrota celebrates

Customer Appreciation Day
ZUMBROTA Former Zumbrota Police Chief Gary Selness, left, enjoys a meal at Covered Bridge Park with
the current chief, Pat Callahan, during Bank of Zumbrotas Customer Appreciation Day on Thursday.

Century Farm recognized in Mazeppa

MAZEPPA The Majerus family farm at 67351 County Road 1, Mazeppa, was recognized as a Century Farm
on July 18 at the Wabasha County Fair. From left to right are Kelsey Majerus, Cindy Majerus, Emberlynn
Miller, Warren Majerus, Angela Majerus, and Kyle Majerus. The farm has been in the family for four
generations, passing from father to son. John Majerus purchased the farm on March 20, 1909 for $50 per
acre. He farmed there for fourteen years and then sold it to his son Lawrence (Mary) Majerus on September
7, 1923. They owned it for 34 years before selling it to their son Lloyd (Angela) Majerus in October of 1957.
It was sold after 35 years to their son Warren (Cynthia) Majerus, and they are the present owners. They
moved there on January 10, 1988, and purchased it in October of 1992. The couple have two children, Kyle
Leo and Kelsey Ann. In researching the history of the farm, Warren noticed that abstracts date back to the
1850s and part of the present house was built in the 1800s.

Mazeppa approves road agreement with county

By Alicia Hunt-Welch
MAZEPPA At the August 18
Mazeppa City Council, the council was presented with a maintenance agreement with Wabasha
County for plowing. The countys
offer to the city increased by $500
this year, after consecutive years
of decreases. In the agreement,
the county offered the city
$2,639.45 for city staff to plow
the county roadways within city
limits. A motion to accept the offer carried.
Policing report

Andrew (left) and Christopher look at the prizes they won at Bank of
Zumbrotas Customer Appreciation Day. They are the children of Matt
and Karoline McWaters of Wanamingo.

Hattie (left) and Silja color pictures at the Covered Bridge Park on
August 20. Their parents are Justin and Rebecca Mathre of Rochester.

that area more frequently. The city

also cleared a tree that may have
been hindering the stop signs visibility.
Dohrers request legal easement

Wayne Gadient spoke to the

council on behalf of Vincent
Dohrer. The Dohrers are in the
process of selling their property
and requested a legal easement
for a garage located partially in an
unused alley way. The easement
is needed for the sale. The city
was willing to accommodate the
request. If the garage is ever removed or destroyed in the future,
however, another structure cannot be placed on the citys property. City attorney Steve Erwin
will draft the necessary documents.

Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney

Bartsh presented the council with
the call report for last month. During July, deputies responded to
seven traffic violations, three disorderly conduct incidents, two Other business
ATV violations, two drug inciBuilding permits were approved
dents, two fireworks complaints,
two lost property reports, two
medical calls, two public assists,
two suspicious activities, two traffic
crashes, a fight, a warrant check,
a request from the Zumbrota Police for help contacting a vehicle
owner, a report of child abuse, a
civil matter, a driving complaint,
an intoxicated driver, one squad
car escort, an underage liquor violation at a bar, an order for protection violation, a parking violation,
a security check, a report of sudden death, a theft offense, a report
of a vulnerable adult, and a request to check on the welfare of
an individual.
City administrator clerk Karl
Nahrgang said the recycling sheds
have been removed and are no
longer available for citizens to
dispose of materials in Mazeppa.
Although curb side recycling pickup and bins are available, Nahrgang
had concerns that more illegal
dumping may take place with the
sheds gone. Bartsh said he would
inform deputies to be on the lookout for illegal dumping.
After receiving a letter from a
citizen last month regarding traffic speeding and failing to stop
near Walnut Street and 3rd Avenue, Nahrgang told the council
that deputies have been checking

for Jeff Meyer for new home construction; Andy Schafer for a deck;
Megan Gabrielson for re-roofing;
and Michael Hofschulte for remodeling.
At the July 15 meeting the council approved having a survey done
of trees growing on the city rightof-way near the Mazeppa Cemetery and to obtain an estimate to
have the hardwood trees harvested.
Nahrgang said surveyors are scheduled to mark the right-of-way at
the cemetery.
Nahrgang spoke with ZumbrotaMazeppa Superintendent Gary
Anger about the school park. The
city currently has a lease agreement with the school to use the
playground. There have been discussions about replacing the playground equipment to make it more
handicap accessible, and Anger

said the school may have access

to grant funds for this project. Ben
Sand, who is involved with the
group, showed a photo of equipment they would like to have at
the playground. The estimated cost
is $40,000-$50,000. A 5K run will
be held in Zumbrota and magazine sold in the near future to help
fund phase one of the upgrades.
Councilor Mike Hammes asked
what the city could do to slow
down traffic by the school.
Nahrgang said some signs could
be obtained. He will talk to the
school district before taking any
action. Scott Parker also recommended calling the county, since
a county road does go by the school.
The next regular council meeting is on Wednesday, September
9, at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

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Pine Island returns 12 letterwinners for the 2015 season

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND When Pine
Island squared off against Lake
City in Saturdays football opener,
Coach John Stapleton was missing a number of players due to
other commitments, injuries and
other problems. That forced the
Panther coaching staff to play a
number of sophomores in their 2113 loss.
We are going to be a very
young team this season, and on
Saturday we were very young with
a number of sophomores filling in
for guys who were missing. We
will be missing a few players the
first two weeks, but we get those
players back and that will give us
more depth, said Coach Stapleton.

Panther football schedule

Aug. 28 Winona Cotter
Sept. 4 at Caledonia
Sept. 11 Chatfield
Sept. 18 at St. Charles
Sept. 25 Dover-Eyota
Oct. 2
Triton
Oct. 9
at Zumbrota
Home games in BOLD. All games 7 p.m.

Letterwinners back are seniors:

Kyle Groven, Bryce Hinrichsen,
Mitchel Acker, Tristan Akason,
Matt Huus, Aaron Gillard, Keanan
Peterson-Rucker, Jake Higgins,
Devin Schaefer and David Eaton;
and juniors Trevor Turner and Alex
Aarsvold.
Non-letterwinners who will be
called on are juniors: Jake Navratil, Brady Braaten, Kaleb Kautz,
Alex Wildeman, Josh Milbrandt,

Sean McDonough, Derek Fall and

Joe Jarosinski; sophomores: Keegan Majerus, Nate Marx, Blane
Burkhalter, Ryan Fohrman, Alec
Jarosinski, Gunner Maxson, Wes
Sorum, Matt Riley, Tanner Bates,
Keagan Bailey, Austin Keller and
Reed Johnson; and freshmen: Josh
Navratil, Logan Andrist, Tanner
Simon and Josh Zemke.
The Panthers graduated 12 players from their 8-2 squad from last
season in Chris Frick, Bryce Kunz,
Chandler Bostrom, Mikael Sloane,
Matt Kukson, Ben Farrell, Nick
Schleck, Luke Thornton, Duku
Moses, Colton Pike and Ben Haller.
Akason and Peterson-Rucker
were both HVL All Conference
selections last season. Akason was
second on the team in rushing with

364 yards on 56 carries and he made

11 pass receptions for 167 yards.
He was also third on the team in
tackles with 52. Peterson-Rucker
led the Panthers in tackles last season with 97. Gillard was fourth on
the team in rushing with 117 yards
on 36 carries.
The kids are working hard and
they will get better as the season

goes on, and we get some players

back. The future is bright, said
Coach Stapleton. The Panthers return three starters on offense, but
two of them missed Saturdays
game. Four starters return on the
defensive side of the ball.
I was pleased with how we
played defense on Saturday as we
forced three turnovers in the game.

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STANDINGS

Goodhue 27
Kenyon-Wanamingo 7
G
KW
First downs
18
5
by rushing
17
2
by passing
0
1
by penalty
1
2
Rushing plays
55
28
Rushing yards
306
87
Passing attempts
12
11
Passing completions
4
5
passing yards
55
30
interceptions
1
1
touchdowns
3
0
Total offense
361
117
Punts/avg.
1/30 Penalties/yds
4/35 3/30
Fumbles/lost
1/0
3/2
Scoring
KW
0 7 0 0
= 7
Goodhue
7 6 7 7
= 27
First quarter
G: 24-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Pasch
to Sam McNamara. PAT kick by Mariano Bigalk.
7-0
Second quarter
KW: 46-yard touchdown run by Luke Rechtzigel.
PAT kick by Jack Beulke. 707
G: 10-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Pasch
to Sam McNamara. PAT kick failed. 13-7
Third quarter
G: Six-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Pasch
to Ryan Schoenfelder. PAT kick by Mariano
Bigalk. 20-7
G: 13-yard touchdown run by Sam McNamara.
PAT kick by Mariano Bigalk. 27-7
Individual statistics
Passing: G - Jacob Pasch, 4 of 11 for 55
yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception; Carter
Danielson 0 of 1.; KW - Luke Rechtzigel, 5 of 11
for 30 yards, 1 interception
Rushing: G - Garrett Huemann, 23 rushes for
143 yards; Mason Huemann 14/82; Sam
McNamara 2/25; Wilson Jonas 2/27; Casey
Ryan 5/10; Jacob Pasch 4/2; Calvin Peterson
1/3; Bailee OReilly 1/3; Sven Otterness 3/
10; KW - Luke Rechtzigel 8/71; Mason Stevenson
4/10; Gavin Roosen 1/3; Calvin Steberg 13/
1; Jake Whipple 2/2
Receiving: G - Sam McNamara, 2 receptions
for 45 yards; Ryan Schoenfelder 1/6; Nathan
Altendorf 1/4; KW - Calvin Steberg 2/23;
Gavin Roosen 1/9; Jake Whipple 1/-2

News-Record photo by Faye Haugen

Kenyon-Wanamingos Kyle Keller tries to deflect the pass, but he is too late as Goodhues Ryan Schoenfelder hauls
it in for a touchdown in Saturdays game in Goodhue.

Pine Island comes up short at Lake City

By Faye Haugen
LAKE CITY - The roster that
started Saturdays game in Lake City
may look far different than the team
that Pine Island will put on the field
in the future.
The Panthers were shorthanded
in Saturdays season opener with a
number of players missing the game
due to family commitments, injuries and other reasons.
We were a very young team on
the field, said Coach John Stapleton after a 21-13 loss to Lake City.
It will be a few games before we
have everyone back. But the kids
who played did a good job and did
what we asked of them. We had a
chance to tie the game late, but it
didnt happene, he added.
Lake City took a 7-0 lead in the
opening quarter on a nine-yard run
by Mitch Marien. Jesse Oliver kicked
the first of three PATs. The Tigers
made it 14-0 on a 16-yard run by
Marien, but the Panthers caught a
break when Tristan Akason recovered a fumble in the Lake City end
zone for the first PI score of the
season. Mitchel Acker kicked the

PAT and the Panthers trailed 14-7

at the half.
Pine Island narrowed the score to
14-13 when Akason rushed in from
the one. The Panthers attempt at a
two-point conversion came up short.
Lake City put the game away with
a 16-yard run by Levi Norman with
two minutes to play in the game.
Keegan Majerus was 6 of 18 for
47 yards in his first start at quarterback. Acker made two receptions
for 12 yards. Akason rushed for 47
yard on 18 carries. Keanan Peterson-Rucker led PI with 13 tackles.
The Panthers will host Winona
Cotter on Friday at 7 p.m.
Pine Island 13 - Lake City 21
PI
LC
First downs
7
13
by rushing
4
7
by passing
3
6
by penalty
0
0
Rushing plays
33
41
Rushing yards
79
171
Passing attempts
Passing completions
passing yards
interceptions
touchdowns

19
6
47
2
0

19
15
133
0
0

Total offense
Punts/avg.
Penalties/yds
Fumbles/lost

126
304
6/35 6/34
5/25 8/55
2/2
3/3
Scoring
Pine Island 0 7 6 0 = 13
Lake City
7 7 0 7 = 21
First quarter
LC: Nine-yard touchdown run by Mitch Marien;
PAT kick by Jesse Oliver. 7-0
Second quarter
LC: Four-yard touchdown run by Mitch Marien;
PAT kick by Jesse Oliver. 14-0
PI: Tristan Akason recovered a Lake City
fumble in the end zone. PAT kick by Mitchel
Acker. 7-14
Third quarter
PI: One-yard touchdown run by Tristan Akason.
Two-point conversion failed. 13-14.
Fourth quarter
LC: 16-yard touchdown run by Levi Norman.
PAT kick by Jesse Oliver. 21-13
Individual statistics
Passing: PI - Keegan Majerus, 6 of 18 for
47 yards, 2 interceptions; Jake Navratil 0 of
1
Rushing: PI - Tristan Akason, 18 rushes for
47 yards; Jake Navratil 8/31; Trevor Turner
1/3; Kyle Groven 3/1; Keegan Majerus 3/
-3
Receiving: PI - Mitchel Acker, 2 receptions
for 12 yards; Kyle Groven 1/16; Keanan
Peterson-Rucker 1/14; Trevor Turner 1/6;

Southeast
White Division
Caledonia
Triton
Chatfield
Dover-Eyota
Pine Island
St. Charles
Cotter
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Red Division
Byron
Cannon Falls
Lake City
PEM
Lourdes
Stewartville
Kasson-Mantorville
LaCrescent
Mid Southeast
East Division
Goodhue
Fillmore Central
Lewiston-Altura
Southland
Hayfield
Kingsland
Rushford-Peterson
Wabasha-Kellogg
West Division
Bethlehem Academy
Blooming Prairie
Mankato Loyola
United South Central
JWP
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Medford
St. Clair

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0 0
0 0
0 0
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0 0
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W L
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0 0
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0 0
0 0
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Conf
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W L
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Tristan Akason 1/-1

Pine Island defensive statistics
T AT TL I FR
K.Peterson-Rucker 11 2 2 0 0
Jake Navratil
6 1 0 0 0
Trevor Turner
6 1 0 0 0
Kyle Groven
6 1 1 0 0
Jake Higgins
5 0 0 0 0
Tristan Akason
3 3 0 1 0
Mitchel Acker
3 0 0 0 0
Brady Braaten
3 0 0 0 0
Austin Keller
1 2 0 2 0
Derek Fall
1 0 0 0 0
Keegan Majerus 1 0 0 0 0
Tanner Bates
1 0 0 0 0
Alex Aarsvold
1 0 0 0 0
Jake Milbrandt
1 0 0 0 0

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27-7 win over Kenyon-Wana- ball, and he was able to work all of
mingo, Saturday in Goodhue. The his varsity players into the game.
We left some points on the field,
Wildcats controlled the line of
scrimmage on both sides of the but I cant complain about how

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE - There were many
things for Coach Tony Poncelet
to be happy about after Goodhues

News-Record Fall Sports Preview, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Page 3

Goodhue opens with a win over KW

With their deeper bench, the Wildcats were able to rotate many players
into the second half, and they were
able to wear down the Knights. The
Cats allowed just 28 total yards in the
second half, none in the fourth quarter, as Goodhues defense dominated.
Goodhue scored twice in the third
quarter, the first on a six-yard pass
from Pasch to Ryan Schoenfelder and
the second, after a Goodhue interception by Nicholas Thomforde, on a 13yard run by Sam McNamara with Bigalk making the final score 27-7
We had more ball control in the
second half, and we were able to finish drives, remarked Coach Poncelet. We were able to rotate a lot of
players into the lineup and that kept
us fresh.
Garrett Huemann rushed for 143
yards
on
23
carries.
Garrett was a work horse for us. He
really ran the ball well, praised Coach
Poncelet. Mason Huemann gained 82
yards on 14 carries. Jacob Pasch was
4 of 11 passing for 55 yards and three
touchdowns. Sam McNamara made
two receptions for 45 yards and two
touchdowns.
On defense, Casey Deneen made
11 tackles for Goodhue with Calvin
Peterson forcing two fumbles and
Garrett Huemann recovered two
fumbles.
Luke Rechtzigel led KW with 71
yards rushing on eight carries. He was
5 of 11 passing for 30 yards. Calvin
Steberg made two receptions for 23
yards.

Kenyon-Wanamingos Gavin Roosen stretches out to try to get another yard as Goodhues Nicholas Thomforde
tackles him during Saturdays game in Goodhue.

we played, said Coach Poncelet. The

defense played very well and, other
than two plays, they really clamped
down on the KW offense.
The Wildcats rolled up 361 yards
of offense compared to the Knights
117. Most of KWs offense came on
two plays, a 20-yard screen pass from
Luke Rechtzigel to Calvin Steberg
and a 46-yard touchdown run on a
sweep by Rechtzigel.
Goodhue scored first on a 24-yard
pass from Jacob Pasch to Sam McNamara in the Cats opening drive of
the game. Mariano Bigalk kicked the
PAT. But the Wildcat saw two other
drives stall deep inside Knight territory.
We just didnt finish those drives
and that is really frustrating, pointed
out Poncelet.
KW knotted the score at 7-7 in the
second quarter on Rechtzigels run
with, Jack Buelke kicking the PAT.
Goodhue retook the lead with 10
seconds to go in the half when the
McNamara-Pasch combination gave
the Cats a 10-yard passing play for a
13-7 lead at the half.
I was very happy and impressed
with our first half of play. We were
able to stop two of Goodhues drives
and we tied up the game at 7-7. We
were 10 seconds way from going into
the half tied against a very good team,
remarked KW coach Jake Wieme.
Goodhue was just more physical in
the second half. We had six players
out of the game for one thing or another and had a lot of kids playing
both ways. We just got worn down.

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Members of the 2015 Pine Island football team are, from left, front row: Josh Zemke, Parker Murray, Dawson Fallon, Cade Predmore, Tanner Simon, Logan Andrist, Josh Navratil, James
Douglas, Danny Cole, Tanner Aarsvold and Kyle Ziegler; second row: Alex Jarosinski, Brogan Kunz, Austin Keller, Blane Burkhalter, Adam Gillard, Nate Marx, Matt Riley, Keagan Bailey, Jake
Webber, Wyatt Wittlief, Ian McDonough, Matt Huus and Michael Braaten; third row: Alex Wildeman, Keegan Majerus, Derek Fall, Sean McDonough, Jake Navratil, Joe Jaroninski, Josh
Milbrandt, Reed Johnson, Trevor Turner, Brad Braaten, David Eaton, Wes Sorum and Drew Troester; back row: Ryan Fohman, Bryce Hinrichsen, Kyle Groven, Tristan Akason, Devin Schaefer,
Mitch Acker, Jake Higgins, Keanan Peterson-Rucker, Aaron Gillard, Tanner Bates and Alex Aarsvold.

Offensively, we need to clean

things up. We had just 126 yards
of offense, reported Coach Stapleton. Considering how young and
inexperienced we were with our
skeleton crew, the kids played very
hard. They did everything we asked
of them and we were in the game
until the very end with a chance
to tie it up.
With the change to district football this season, Pine Island will
play in the White Division of the
Southeast District that is loaded with

good teams including Caledonia,

Triton, Chatfield, Dover-Eyota, St.
Charles, Cotter and ZumbrotaMazeppa.
Caledonia, Chatfield and Triton should battle it out for the district title. Caledonia has a very
good program and is well coached.
Triton beat a very good KassonMantorville team on Saturday so
you cant count them out and Chatfield also has a very good program, remarked Coach Stapleton.
The Panthers moved up to Class

1AAA for post-season play against

the likes of Cannon Falls, LaCrescent, Lake City, Plainview-ElginMillville, Lourdes and Tri-City
United. Lourdes is the defending
Class AAA champion and will be
loaded again this season.
Pine Island will play their home
opener on Friday when they host
Winona Cotter at 7 p.m. The Ramblers fell 36-6 to Plainview-ElginMillville on Saturday.
Letterwinners
Kyle Groven

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Bryce Hinrichsen
Mitchel Acker
Tristan Akason
Matt Huus
Aaron Gillard
K. Peterson-Rucker
Jake Higgins
Devin Schaefer
David Eaton
Trevor Turner
Alex Aarsvold
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Brady Braaten
Kaleb Kautz
Alex Wildeman
Sean McDonough

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Joe Jarosinski
Ryan Fohrman
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Gunner Maxson
Wes Sorum
Matt Riley
Tanner Bates
Keagan Bailey
Austin Keller
Reed Johnson
Nate Marx
Blane Burkhalter
Keegan Majerus
Logan Andrist
Tanner Simon
Josh Zemke
Josh Navratil

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Wildcat cross country schedule

Aug. 31 at Wabasha, 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 10 at Hayfield, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Byron, 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 22 at Lake City, 4:30 p.m..
Oct. 1 at Zumbrota, 4 p.m.
Oct. 6 at Chatfield, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Goodhue, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 13 at Plainview, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 20 HVL at Zumbrota, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 29 Section 1A at Rochester
Home meet in BOLD

jarez and Sydney McNamara.

Non-letterwinners who will fill
up the Wildcat roster are, seniors:
Kalley Diercks and Laura Ringeisen;
sophomore Emily Benrud; freshman
Lexi Lodermeier; eighth-grader
Brian Westerberg; and seventh-graders: Ellie Smith, Madison
Bartholome, Kimberly QuinoMunson and Sydney Melson.
The varsity will be led by captains Cassie Voth and Keisha
OReilly. With the addition of
Emily, Laura, Kalley, Krista and
Briann, it will be fun to see their
progress over the season, pointed
out Coach Opsahl.
The Wildcats will open their
season on Monday at the WabashaKellogg Invitational at The Bluffs
Golf Course beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Members of the 2015 Pine Island volleyball team are, from left, front row: Amanda Troester, Olivia Thiede, Sydney Andrist, Madi Owen, Jordan Brehmer, Nicole Fall and Madeline Sorum; back
row: Coach Jimmi Waldo, Stephanie Norte, Malea Klein, Eliza Warneke, Hope Benike, Megan Quintero, Coach Liz Wetzel and Coach Scott Miller.

Pine Island will mix experience and youth for the 2015 season
son, so we have a lot of experience coming back. So far we have
looked very good in practice with
a lot of power in our hitting, remarked Coach Waldo. We have
a lot of young talent this season
who are smart and know what they
are doing. The girls are meshing
well together.
The HVL conference will be
just a tough as usual. Stewartville,
Kenyon-Wanamingo and KassonMantorville shared the conference
title with 10-1 records. Add Cannon Fall and Byron as contenders
this season also.
We ho,pe to get off to a good
start and prepare for the tough
matches that are ahead. The conference will be very good and we
hope to be able to play with any-

Letterwinners
Steph Norte
Maddie Sorum
Madi Owen
Amanda Troester
Eliza Warneke
Non-letterwinners
Olivia Thiede
Malea Klein
Hope Benike

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Aug. 27
at Waseca
Sept. 1
LaCrescent
Sept. 8
at Wabasha
Sept. 10
at Dodge Center
Sept. 12
at Kenyon, 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 15
Lourdes
Sept. 17
at Cannon Falls
Sept. 22
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Sept. 24
at Kenyon
Sept. 29
Lake City
Oct. 1
at Byron
Oct. 8
Kasson-Mantorville
Oct. 10
at Byron, 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 13
at Goodhue
Oct. 16
at Rochester
Oct. 19
at Rochester
Oct. 22
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By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE For the first time
in three seasons, the Goodhue cross
country program will host a home
meet. Since restarting the program
in 2013, the Wildcats have run in
away meets, but that will change
when they host Red Wing and
Zumbrota-Mazeppa on October 9.
A big thanks to ZMKW and
Red Wing for being a part of this.
We are only going to have three
teams our first year to get the kinks
out and see if we want to continue
to grow our meet, said Coach
Mark Opsahl. It is a great way to
promote the sport.

Coach Opsahl has a veteran

squad of boys back from last season, but the girls squad was hit
hard by the graduation of 10 runners. However he has an influx of
young runners with six seventh graders, fourth eighth-graders and
five freshmen.
Wildcat boys
The Goodhue boys return six
runners from last season and they
added six additional runners new
to the team this season.
Letterwinners back are seniors:
CJ Hahn and Ryan Alpers; sophomore Derek Alpers; and freshmen
Colin Warren and Kenny Schafer.

Non-letterwinners new to cross

country are, freshmen: Juan Chavez
and Zach Smith; eight-graders
Christian Chavez, Luke Wallaker
and Johnny Possehl; and seventhgraders: Christian Gosch and Kelby
Heitman.
Ryan and Derek Alpers were
the Wildcats leading runners last
season and they are expected to
run to the front for Goodhue again
this season.
Our boys team will have been
together for the past couple of year
and with the addition of Johnny,
Kenny and Zach, our boys will
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one this season, pointed out Coach

Waldo. We played a lot this summer, played in Cannon Falls on
Sundays, and had a three-day workout. We also had open gyms, so we
did a lot of playing together.
The Panthers will open their season on Thursday at Waseca. Pine
Islands first home match will be
played Tuesday when LaCrescent
comes to town. Junior varsity
matches begin at 6 p.m.

nike; sophomore Nicole Fall; and

freshmen: Megan Quintero, Sydney Andrist and Jordan Brehmer.
The Panthers graduated three
players in Ali Woodward, Izzy
Sorenson and Noelle Langworthy.
Langworthy was a three-year starter
at setter and was an HVL All Conference Honorable Mention selection.
Norte, an HVL All Conference
selection, led the Panthers with 216
kills and 222 digs last season.
Warneke paced the Panthers with
92 blocks and she had 162 kills.
Troester was second in kills on
the team last season with 173, Owen
was fourth in kills with 122 and
second in digs with 156.
Four of our five returning letterwinners were starters last sea-

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Coach Jimmi
Waldo plans to mix her five returning letterwinners along with
seven underclassmen in a cohesive unit that should be a contender
in every volleyball match they play
this fall.
Waldo begins her fourth season as head coach of the Pine Island volleyball team. Before Waldo
took over, the Panthers had four
coaches in the previous five years.
Returning letterwinners from
last years 14-3 squad are seniors
Steph Norte, Maddie Sorum, Madi
Owen and Amanda Troester, and
junior Eliza Warneke.
Non-letterwinners on the roster are senior Olivia Thiede; juniors: Malea Klein and Hope Be-

Members of the 2015 Goodhue cross country team are, from left, front row: Sydney Melson, Christian Chavez, Madison Bartholome, Elissa Smith, Kelby Girl Letterwinners
Heitman and Christian Gosch; middle row: Briann Westerberg, John Possehl, Kalley Diercks, Emily Benrud, Laura Ringeisen and Cassie Voth; back row: Keisha OReilly
Luke Wallaker, Collin Warren, CJ Hahn, Ryan Alpers, Keisha OReilly, Lexie Lodermeier, Kenny Schafer and Derek Alpers.
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Derek, CJ and Juan, said Coach

Opsahl.
Wildcat girls
Graduation claimed 10 of 12
runners from last years Goodhue
girls cross country team, but the
Cats do return their top runner from
the last two seasons in junior Cassie
Voth, an HVL All Conference selection her first season out in 2013.
Letterwinning senior Keisha
OReilly also returns.
Gone are 2015 graduates Brooke
Kehren, Caitlin Roschen, Callie
Diercks, Chelsea Voth, Cheyennea
Binondo, Jerica Staehli, Madison
Schafer, Maggie Mills, Mayra Mon-

Boy Letterwinners
CJ Hahn
Ryan Alpers
Derek Alpers
Colin Warren
Kenny Schafer
Girl Non-letterwinners
Kalley Diercks
Laura Ringeisen
Emily Benrud
Krista Gadient
Lexi Lodermeier
Briann Westerberg
Ellie Smith
Sydney Melson
Madison Bartholome
Kimberly Quino-Munson
Boy Non-letterwinners
Juan Chavez
Zach Smith
Christian Chavez
Johnny Possehl
Luke Wallaker
Christian Gosch
Kelby Heitman

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Panther cross country schedule

Aug. 31
at Wabasha, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 3
at Stewartville, 4 p.m.
Sept. 10
at Hayfield, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 17
at Rochester Mayo, 4 p.m.
Sept. 24
Pine Island, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 29
at Blooming Prairie, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 1
at Zumbrota, 4 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Chatfield, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 13
at Plainview, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 20
HVL at Zumbrota, 4 p.m.
Oct. 29
Section 1A at Rochester, 4 p.m.

Members of the 2015 Pine Island cross country team are, from left, front row: Jaci Newman, Summer Jantzen, Cal Svestka, Jesselyn Lonneman, Annika
Adelsman, Levi Maxson, Connor McAlpine, Will Cobb and Tanner Horton; second row: Jacob Olson, Josselyn Lindahl, Ally Noll, Logan Meurer, Jocasta
Adelsman, John Pocklington, Michael Horkey, Summer Rauk, Alyssa Rauk and Kaia Perry; third row: Evan Goplen, Brooke Salfer, Tay lor Rasmussen,
Coach Alan Dewey, Coach Amy Northrop, Coach Dan Gibbons, Carter Lindahl, Jacob Wright and Jack Williams; back row: Danny Langworthy, David
Barsness, Garrett Bates, Jonathan Aggen, Alex Keigley, Shane Field, Jacob Ableitner, Garrett Cobb and Andy Kroll. Missing from the photo are Joe
Bauer, Noah Koenig, Jonathan Rinta-Hintz, Rachel Schultz and managers Hannah Bronk and Alyssa Bronk.

Members of the 2015 Goodhue volleyball team are, from left, front row: Megan Ryan, McKenzie Ryan, Kate Stehr, Haley Lexvold, Maddie Miller and Anna Kohlnhofer; back row: Mariah Tipcke,
Rachel Opsahl, Mikayla Peterson, Sydney Lodermeier, Michelle Hadler, Cass Ramthun and Taylor Larson.

open for this season.

We have just four seniors on
the roster this season and that is a
big change from years past, said
Coach Mace.
The Wildcats return five letterwinners in seniors Michelle Hadler, Taylor Larson, Cass Ramthun
and Kate Stehr and sophomore Sydney Lodermeier.
Non-letterwinners battling for
playing time are juniors: Megan
Ryan, Haley Lexvold, Anna Kohlnhofer, Maddie Miller, Mikayla
Peterson, McKenzie Ryan and
Rachel Opsahl; and sophomore
Mariah Tipcke.
Hadler, an HVL All Conference
selection, handled all of the set-

ting duties last season, dishing out

657 set assists, The senior also
had 32 ace serves. Lodermeier was
second on the team in kills last
season with 108, earning her honorable mention all conference.
Stehr had 91 kills and 31 ace serves.
The rest of the Wildcats are unproven in varsity competition.
The HVL conference finished
in a three-way tie for first last season between Kenyon-Wanamingo,
Stewartville and Kasson-Mantorville. Those three teams should
be strong again this season with
Byron and Cannon Falls also in
the mix.
Bethlehem Academy is the defending Section 1A champion and

State Class A champion, and the

Cardinals are expected to be very
strong again this season.
The Wildcats will open their
season on Tuesday when they play
at Red Wing with junior varsity
play beginning at 6 p.m. Goodhue
will host their first home game on
Thursday, September 10 when
Kenyon-Wanamingo comes to town.
Letterwinners
Michelle Hadler
Taylor Larson
Cass Ramthun
Kate Stehr
Sydney Lodermeier
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Megan Ryan
Haley Lexvold
Anna Kohlnhofer
Maddie Miller

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By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE For the past serval seasons, the Goodhue volleyball team has been loaded with
seniors. The 2013 team had 10 seniors on their roster and last year
another 10 dotted Coach Lyndsey
Maces roster.
The graduation ofthose 10 seniors from the 2014 roster of Ashley Cordes, Kate Lexvold, Sarah
Ringeisen, Kate McNamara (HVL
All Conference, Honorable Mention), Alex Donahue, Shelby Hinsch (HVL All Conference), Klarissa
Dankers, Melissa Poncelet, Lexie
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Wildcat volleyball schedule

Sept. 1
at Red Wing
Sept. 10
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Sept. 12
at Hayfield, 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 15
at Hayfield
Sept. 17
at Lake City
Sept. 19
at Wabasha, 8 a.m.
Sept. 22
at Dodge Center
Sept. 24
Byron
Sept. 29
at Rochester Lourdes
Oct. 1
Kasson-Mantorville
Oct. 5
at Blooming Prairie
Oct. 6
Cannon Falls
Oct. 10
at Byron, 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 13
Pine Island
Oct. 19
at Zumbrota
Oct. 22
Stewartville
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Letterwinners back are seniors:
Summer Rauk, Taylor Rasmussen,
and Jesselyn Lonneman; sophomores: Ally Noll, Josselyn Lindahl
and Jocasta Adelsman; and freshman Alyssa Rauk
Non-letterwinners Coach Northrop can draw from are seniors: Kaia
Perry and Brooke Salfer; eighthgraders: Summer Jantzen, Annika
Adelsman, Rachel Schutz and
Hannah Bronk; and seventh-grader
Jaci Newman.
We have a strong core of girls
back. Both Josselyn and Jocasta
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After the first week of practice, we are very optimistic about
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Some of the youngers girls are
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Letterwinners back include, seniors: Jacob Ableitner, Jonathan
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Koenig; sophomores: Garrett Bates,
Evan Goplen and Josiah Bauer.
Non-letterwinners working hard
for running time are: seniors: Shane
Field and Jonathan Rinta-Hintz;
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Lindahl; and seventh-graders: Tanner Horton, Cal Svestka, Will Cobb,
Levi Maxson and Connor McAlpine.
We are returning our top boys

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Girl Letterwinners
Seniors: Summer Rauk, Taylor Rasmussen, Jesselyn Lonneman
Junior: Alyssa Bronk
Sophomores: Ally Noll, Josselyn Lindahl, Jocasta Adelsman
Freshman: Alyssa Rauk
Boy Letterwinners
Seniors: Jacob Ableitner, Jonathan Aggen, Garrett Cobb and Alex Keigley
Juniors: Jack Williams, Logan Meurer and Noah
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Sophomores: Garrett Bates, Evan Goplen and
Josiah Bauer
Girl Non-letterwinners
Seniors: Brooke Salfer and Kaia Perry
Eighth-graders: Summer Jantzen, Annika Adelsman, Rachel Schutz and Hannah Bronk
Seventh-grader: Jaci Newman
Boy Non-letterwinners
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Sophomores: Jacob Olson and Michael Horkey
Freshmen: Jacob Wright, Danny Langworthy,
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Eighth-graders: John Pocklington and Carter Lindahl
Seventh-graders: Tanner Horton, Cal Svestka,
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Jensen, Ian Niles, Matt Lien, Jacob Ihde, Jeremy Bryant, Brady
Schoenfelder, Brandon DePestel,
Derek Rucker, TJ Bjorngaard and
Colton VanHouten.
Non-letterwinners who will be
counted on are Michael Quintero,
Nicholas Bruestuen, Alex Pahl,
Sawyer Deraas, James Closner,
Isaac Schmoll, Riley Gasser, Trace
Erdmann, Nico Cain, Brandon
Haferman, Aaron Buck, Matthew
Debner, Ian Niles, Zach Cain, Ben
Thompson, Sam Nordquist, Conner Heitman, Richard Gehrke and
Edison Toft.
Lien was an HVL All Conference selection last season and

scored seven goals for the Wildcats who finished the season with
a 4-2 HVL record and a 7-7-2 mark
overall. Schoenfelder returns for
his third season in goal. The senior stopped 65 of 79 shots against
him last season.
Brady is a good goalkeeper
and Jeremy Bryant will also do a
good job in goal, remarked Coach
Konik.
The rest of the Wildcat team is
more of a question mark. Graduation claimed most the PIZMs scoring in DJ Titus, Dillon Downes,
Matt Smith, Mark Yeakel, Josh
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to just 117 total yards, 28 in the
second half of play.
We flew around the field pretty
well on Saturday and forced three
turnovers which was our goal. Our
offensive line really did a great
job, and defensively we really
clamped down in the second half,
pointed out the Cat skipper.
Coach Poncelet looks for
Lewiston-Altura, Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central to be the
teams to beat in East District play
and Section 1A play. The East
District and Section 1A also includes Wabasha-Kellogg, Hayfield,
Southland and Kingsland.
The Wildcats will be back in
action on Friday when they travel
to Wabasha to take on the Falcons at 7 p.m.
We beat Wabasha-Kellogg
pretty good in the first game of
the season last year, but it was a
closer game when we faced them
in section play, said Coach Poncelet. They have, in my estimation, one of the best players in the
conference in Ryan Wolfe. Wabasha-Kellogg runs that spinner
offense, so we have to be disciplined on defense, and on offense
we need to finish drives and get

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both HVL All Conference selections last season.

We are still a work in progress
and we still have a lot of work to
do, pointed out Coach Konik. The
boys are working hard and improving, but the injuries weve suffered
have made it tough. We havent
even played a game yet, he lamented.
Coach Konik expects Lourdes
to be very good again this season
with Kasson-Mantorville and Byron vying for the HVL title. Those
teams, along with Austin, will be
in the hunt for the Section 1A title.
We hope to take our time to
build a foundation with our pro-

team with 69 tackles, Altendorf

made 52 tackles followed by Garrett Huemann with 37, Peterson
with 36, and Jonas with 34.
Non-letterwinners Coach Poncelet can draw from are sophomores: Jack Gadient, Mitchell
Schrimpf, Chase Hinsch, Dylan
Wojcik, Joel Breuer, Casey Ryan.
Garrett Huneke, Sven Otterness,
Ray Tipcke, Alex Majerus, Mitch
Hemenway, Parker Berg, Kaleb
Stern and Nathan Curtis; and freshman Carter Danielson.
The Wildcats graduated seven
seniors in Logan Breuer, Riley
Augustine, Tyler Schumacher, Jake
Gilsdorf, Chuck Dahling, Nathan
Lamoreux and Jordan Ronningen.
We graduated an athletic group,
pointed out Coach Poncelet, but
is looking forward to this season
with the experience he has coming back.
Our numbers are up with 60
kids grades 9-12, and that gives
us the ability to rotate a lot of
players into the lineup to keep us
fresh especially this early in the
season when heat is a problem,
he pointed out.
The Wildcats opened the season on Saturday with a 27-7 win
over Kenyon-Wanamingo. The
Cats dominated the line of scrimmage, rolling up 360 yards of of-

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND Rafal Konik
is the new head boys soccer coach
at Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa,
taking over for long-time coach
Peter Wiggins. The only problem
the new head man is having is
with the number of injuries his
team has come down with.
It seems like there is a new
injury every day, said Coach
Konik. Right now we have two
players for sure who are out for
the season and we have some others with turned ankles. We will be
pulling up some junior varsity players so we have some reserves.
Letterwinners back are Rheis

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Riley Gasser, Trace Erdmann, Nico Cain, Brandon Haferman and Aaron Buck; back row: Coach Rafal Konik, Rheis Jensen, Derek Rucker, Brady
Schoenfelder, Matt Lien, TJ Bjorngaard, Jeremy Bryant, Cole Van Houten, Michael Quintero-Bungert, Brandon DePestel, Nicholas Bruestuen and Coach
Fabio Humberto-Carvalho.

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Rheis Jensen
Derek Rucker
Brady Schoenfelder
Matt Lien
TJ Bjorngaard
Jeremy Bryant
Cole VanHouten
Brandon DePestel
Jacob Ihde
Non-Letterwinners
Michael Quintero
Nicholas Bruestuen
Alex Pahl
Sawyer Deraas
James Closner
Isaac Schmoll
Riley Gasser
Trace Erdmann
Nico Cain
Brandon Haferman
Aaron Buck
Matthew Debner
Ian Niles
Zach Cain
Ben Thompson
Sam Nordquist
Conner Heitman
Richard Gehrke
Edison Toft

gram by offering more training and

camps so that we can establish a
tradition. It will be interesting to
see how the year will go. We just
do not need any more injuries,
Coach Konik stressed.
The Wildcats will open 2015
play on Thursday when they play
at Lake City at 7 p.m. PIZM will
play at Plainview on Monday at 7
p.m. and host Hastings at 6 p.m.
on Tuesday in Pine Island.

Wildcat soccer schedule

Aug. 27
at Lake City, 7 p.m.
Aug. 31
at Plainview, 7 p.m.
Sept. 1
Hastings, 6 p.m.
Sept. 8
Lake City, 6 p.m.
Sept. 15
at Kasson, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19
St. Charles, 1:45 p.m.
Sept. 22
Lourdes, 7 p.m.
Sept. 24
Schaeffer Academy, 5 p.m.
Sept. 29
at Cannon Falls, 5 p.m.
Oct. 3
at LaCrescent, 5 p.m.
Oct. 6
Byron, 7 p.m.
Oct. 8
at Stewartville, 5 p.m.
Oct. 10
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Members of the 2015 Goodhue football team are, from left, front row: Carter Danielson, Carson Morken, Jacob Christensen, Kodee OReilly, Bjorn Otterness, Matt Goplin, Lucas Schumacher,
Jay Dicke, Kelby OReilly, Dawson Evanson and Matt Kuzniki; second row: Jack Gadient, Mitchell Schrimpf, Joel Breuer, Micah Ziemer, Wyatt Harstad, Braedyn Hinsch, Matt Betcher, Kaleb
OReilly, Seth Hinsch and Justin Thomforde; third row: Garrett Huneke, Chase Hinsch, Mariano Bigalk, Dylan Wojcik, Ross Tipcke, Sven Otterness, Mason Huemann, Taylor Buck, Lucas
Thomforde, Casey Deneen, Chase Danielson and Garrett Huemann; fourth row: Alex Majerus, Nathan Curtis, Nathan Altendorf, Casey Ryan, Ben Opsahl, Nicholas Thomforde, Jacob Pasch,
Sam McNamara, Ryan Evans, Bailee OReilly and Wilson Jonas; back row: Parker Berg, Mitch Hemenway, Aaron Austin, Ryan Schoenfelder, Cameron Dowden, Jacob McNamara, Sam Kyllo,
Calvin Peterson and Brett Schrimpf.

Goodhue has the experience and talent to have a very good season
Goodhue football team is picked
Wildcat football schedule
by a number of coaches as one of Aug. 28
at Wabasha
he teams to beat.
Sept. 4
Fillmore Central
at Southland
We have back a very experi- Sept. 11
Kingsland
enced senior class and we hope to Sept. 18
25
at Hayfield
be right in the mix of things, said Sept.
Oct. 2
Lewiston-Altura
Coach Poncelet, now in his 17th Oct. 8
at Rushford
year at Goodhue.
Home games in Bold. All games 7 p.m.
Letterwinners back for the Wildcats are seniors: Jacob Pasch, Sam Garrett Huemann, Wilson Jonas,
McNamara, Nathan Altendorf, Calvin Peterson, Casey Deneen,

Ryan Evans, Chase Danielson,

Aaron Austin and Brett Schrimpf;
juniors: Jacob McNamara, Bailee
OReilly, Cameron Dowden, Lucas Thomforde, Nicholas Thomforde, Taylor Buck and Ben Opsahl; and sophomores: Mariano Bigalk, Ryan Schoenfelder and Mason Huemann.
Garrett Huemann, Deneen, Pasch
and Peterson were HVL All Con-

ference picks a season ago. Huemann led the team in rushing with
1,236 yards on 205 carries. Pasch
was 96 of 160 passing for 1,427
yards and 14 passing touchdowns.
He also rushed for 176 yards on
76 carries. Sam McNamara made
26 receptions last season for 341
yards. Bigalk kicked 32 PATs last
season.
Defensively, Deneen led the

By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE A year ago Coach
Tony Poncelet was already looking forward to the 2015 season.
He knew Rushford-Peterson was
loaded in 2014 with good senior
players, but he knew that Goodhue
would be stocked with experienced
senior talent in 2015. With 22 letterwinners back from a team that
finished 7-3 a year ago, the

Members of the 2015 Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls soccer team are, from left, front row: Taylor House, Roslind Anderson, Emily Kell, Tora Vikhaug, Kat Hodgman, Brandi Weiland,
Julieanne OReilly, Tori Toft and Sydney Cavallaro; second row: Bre Ihde, Lana Yeakel, Noelle Koenig, Paige Bennett, Claudia Gunhus, Kaci Erickson, Kelsie Krier, Jade Douglas, Maddy House,
Sarah Schartau, Leah Shelquist and Melaina Distad; back row: Lauren Monosmith, Casey Dykes, Sarah Baack, Summer Cavallaro, Hannah Kraling, Emily Rucker, Jessica Newman, Emma Ann
Oberg, Lauralee Eaton, Kellie Nordquist, Maggie Gunhus and Kim Johnson. Missing from the photo are Autumn Pin, Morgan VanHouten and Sami Clementson.

Can the PIZM girls make a run at the HVL title again?

By Faye Haugen
PINE ISLAND The Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls soccer team lost nine players to graduation from a squad that placed second in the HVL standings, just one
game back off Kasson-Mantorville.
With 11 letterwinners back from
a team that finished 9-6-2 overall,
the Wildcats could be contenders
again this year.
Coach Doug Weincouff welcomes back letterwinners in seniors: Madison House, Kat Hodgman, Kelsie Krier and Summer
Cavallaro; juniors: Sami Clementson, Hannah Kraling, Leah

Shelquist Maggie Gunhus, Kim

Johnson and Sarah Baack; and
sophomore Emilie Rucker.
Non-letterwinners who can be
called on are seniors: Tora Vikhaug
and Kellie Nordquist; sophomores:
Jade Douglas, Sarah Schartau,
Lauralee Easton and Melaina Distad; and freshmen: Lana Yeakel
and Morgan Van Houten.
The Wildcats did graduate a lot
of their scoring in Emma Gunhus,
Justine Weber, Emilee Fredrickson, Abby Gushulak, Laura Cragoe, Liza Shelquist, Cait Heitman,
Caitlin Schartau and Emily Kaul.

PIZM will have back a proven

goalkeeper in two-year starter Summer Cavallaro.
Kasson-Mantorville, Lourdes
and Byron should be strong in HVL
play again this season with those
same three teams also figuring in
post-season play. The Wildcats will
be considered a dark horse in both
the HVL and Section 1A play.
Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa
will open their season on Thursday when they host Waseca in Pine
Island beginning at 6 p.m. The
Wildcats will travel to Eyota for a
10 a.m. game on Saturday, play

under the lights at St. Charles on

Monday at 7 p.m. and they will
play at Red Wing on Tuesday at 7
p.m.
Letterwinners
Madison House
Kat Hodgman
Kelsei Krier
Summer Cavallaro
Sami Clementson
Hannah Kraling
Leah Shelquist
Maggie Gunhus
Kim Johnson
Sarah Baack
Emilie Rucker
Non-Letterwinners
Tora Vikhaug
Kellie Nordquist

Yr
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Yr
12
12

Position
attacker
defense
midfielder
goalkeeper
attacker
midfielder
midfielder
defense
midfielder
goalkeeper
midfielder
Position
midfielder
defense

Wildcat soccer schedule

Aug. 27
Waseca, 6 p.m.
Aug. 29
at Eyota, 10 a.m.
Aug. 31
at St. Charles, 7 p.m.
Sept. 1
at Winona Cotter, 5 p.m.
Sept. 3
PEM, 6 p.m.
Sept. 10
at Lake City, 7 p.m.
Sept. 17
Kasson-Mantorville, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19
at Red Wing, 2 p.m.
Sept. 24
at Rochester Lourdes, 7 p.m.
Sept. 26
Lake City, 1 p.m.
Oct. 1
Cannon Falls, 7 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Byron, 7 p.m.
Oct. 8
Stewartville, 7 p.m.
Oct. 10
at Jordan, 10:30 a.m.
Home games in BOLD
Sara Schartau
Jade Douglas
Lauralee Eaton
Melaina Distad
Lana Yeakel
Morgan VanHouten

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Knight volleyball schedule

Sept. 3
NRHEG
Sept. 8
at Medford
Sept. 10 at Goodhue
Sept. 12
Kenyon, 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 15
at Lake City
Sept. 17
Byron
Sept. 19
at Wabasha, 8 a.m.
Sept. 21
Blooming Prairie
Sept. 22
at Kasson
Sept. 24
Pine Island
Sept. 25
at Burnsville, 4 p.m.
Sept. 26
at Burnsville, 8 a.m.
Sept. 29
at Stewartville
Oct. 1
Hayfield
Oct. 6
at Dodge Center
Oct. 13
Lourdes
Oct. 10
at Cannon Falls
Oct. 22
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Home games in BOLD. Junior varsity games
bgin at 6 p.m.

Members of the 2015 Zumbrota-Mazeppa volleyball team are, from left, front row: Natalie Majerus, Aspen Brubaker, Rylee Schliep, Hannah Mensink, Sophia Wagner, Bella Wagner, Haley
Kalina, Aimee Wiggins, Carly Fredrickson and Megan Johnson; middle row: Madisen Enger, Ashli Christopherson, Makayla Arendt, Brandi Blakstad, Breana Haag, Taylor Nelson, Abby
Anderson, Laura Drackley and Tara Matuska; back row: Dana George, Morgan Goodman, Miranda Mollenhauer, Erin Idler, Anne Wilson, Lauren Miller, Lyndsey Quam, Juliah Jackson, Anna
Schueler, Natalye Quam and Celina Sheda. Missing from the photo is Hannah Zielsdorf.

good. We are still trying to put the

right pieces together.
Returning letterwinners are seniors: Bella Wagner, Breanna Haag
and Laura Drackley; junior Tara
Matuska and freshman Aspen
Brubaker.
Non-letterwinners who can be
called on are seniors Abby Nelson and Taylor Nelson; juniors:
Natalie Majerus and Miranda Mollenhauer; and sophomores Lyndsey Quam and Lauren Miller.
Wagner, Brubaker, Matuska and
Haag all started last season for the
Cougars. Haag earned HVL All
Conference honorable mention honors.
The Cougars will build around
Haag who is the leading hitter re-

turning in 2015. Matuska will

handle the setting duties and Wagner returns as the teams libero.
Brubaker saw extensive action at
the net as an outside hitter as an
eighth-grader.
ZM will add some size to their
front line in 62 Lauren Miller.
and Haag at 59, along with
middle hitters Mollenhauer at 59
and Quam at 58.
We are still trying to figure
out where to put Lauren in the
middle or outside. But she gives
us some added blocking up front,
remarked Coach Liebenow. We
will run a 5-1 offense with Tara
handling the setting.
One thing the ZM coaching staff
is happy with is the cohesiveness

of the team. These girls really get

along and their unity is awesome.
From grades 9-12 they are very inclusive of everyone and that is great
to see, praised Coach Liebenow.
Stewartville, Kasson-Mantorville
and Kenyon-Wanamingo all had 101 records in HVL play last season.
Those three along with Byron and
Cannon Falls should be the top teams
in conference play.
The Cougars will open their season on Thursday when they host
St. Charles with junior varsity action beginning at 6 p.m.
Letterwinners
Bella Wagner
Breanna Haag
Laura Drackley
Tara Matuska
Aspen Brubaker

Yr
12
12
12
10
9

Ht
54
59
55
56
57

Position
libero
hitter
hitter
setter
hitter

Non-letter.
Abby Anderson
Taylor Nelson
Natalie Majerus
Miranda Mollenhauer
Lyndsey Quam
Lauren Miller

Yr
12
12
11
11
10
10

Ht
55
54
51
59
58
62

KW plans to contend for a second straight HVL title

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA ZumbrotaMazeppa graduated just four seniors from last years 3-20 volleyball team, but all four were starters.
Coach Stacy Liebenow will need
to find replacements for graduates
Hailey Dykes (HVL All Conference), Jackie Matuska, Rachel
Mensink and Alyssa Quam. But
with a roster of 11 players eager
to hit the court, the Cougars are
looking forward to the 2015 season.
Right no we have more questions than answers, said Coach
Liebenow of the 2015 season. We
scrimmaged in Apple Valley on
Saturday and we looked pretty

Cougar volleyball schedule

Aug. 27
St. Charles
Aug. 31
at Lake Crystal
Sept. 3
at St. Croix Lutheran
Sept. 10
Lake City
Sept. 15
at Byron
Sept. 17
Kasson-Mantorville
Sept. 22
at Pine Island
Sept. 24
Stewartville
Sept. 29
at Hayfield
Oct. 1
Triton
Oct. 2
at Apple Valley, 5 p.m.
Oct. 3
at Apple Valley, 9 a.m.
Oct. 8
at Rochester Lourdes
Oct. 10
at Cannon Falls, 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 19
Cannon Falls
Oct. 13
Goodhue
Oct. 122
at Kenyon
Home games in BOLD. All games 6 p.m.

ZM will learn on the job with many new players

Members of the 2015 Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball team are, from left, front row: Siri Quam, Mia Peterson, Kasey Dummer, Lexie Gillard, Ariette
Becerril, Kallie Bauer and Kassandra Keller; second row: Sydney Way, Kaitlyn Vold, Ally Peterson, Madisyn Alme, Riley Dummer, Megan Mattson,
Julianna Boyum, Nora Woock and Sydney Burow; third row: Brynn Gillard, Maddie McCauley, Hannah Fisher, Celia Woock, Madi Luebke, Emily
Rechtzigel and Morgyn Schaefer; back row: Natalie Hildebrandt, Mara Quam, Alexa Christianson, Megan Flom Chelsea Gilster, Corynne Dahl, Ellie
Benson and Sarah Sahl.

Position
hitter
defense
defense
hitter
hitter
hitter

By Faye Haugen
KENYON It had been over
20 years since the Kenyon-Wanamingo volleyball team won an HVL
title, but with a 10-1 record last
year, the Knights earned a share
of the title along with Stewartville
and Kasson-Mantorville.
The Knights ended the season
with a 28-6 record, losing in the
Section 1AA finals for the second
year in a row to Belle Plaine.
Three major players from the
team graduated in Megan Quam,
Brittney Flom and Emily Ashland.
But Coach Jennifer Nerison has

12 letterwinners returning many

who earned valuable experience
last season.
Those are three big holes to
fill, said Coach Nerison of her
three graduated players. Right now
we are not set on a starting rotation, but we have a big pool of
players to choose from.
Returning letterwinners are seniors: Siri Quam, Alexa Christianson and Sara Sahl; juniors: Megan
Flom, Kasey Dummer, Mia Peterson and Mara Quam; and sophomores: Madisyn Alme, Corynne
Dahl, Brynn Gillard, Maddie Mc-

Cauley and Sydney Way.

The only non-letterwinner is
eighth-grader Ally Peterson.
We will be a young team with
just three seniors, but we do have
a lot of talent. We have some size
in front and our back court should
be pretty quick, remarked Coach
Nerison. We will stick with a 62 offense with Mia and Siri doing
the setting. We are still looking
for the right combination of players to put on the court. We have
some flexibility with the players
we have. We just have to work
together.

With that in mind, Coach Nerison took players to two camps this
summer, and she has scheduled three
pre-season scrimmages to help the
team gel together.
Ive seen a lot of improvement
from the beginning of summer to
now, but we still have a long way
to go, Nerison pointed out, adding, We do have four starters back
on the court. Megan Mia and Mara
all played JO volleyball this spring,
so it is a question of integrating
new people. We need those new
players to step up and make big
plays.

Coach Nerison looks for the HVL

conference to be very good again
this season. Its not a question of
who is strong, but who is weak.
Our conference is tough night in
and night out, and you never know
what you will run into, said the
Knight skipper. Lake City has a
new coach who has been working
with his players. Cannon Falls will
be very solid and Byron has a lot of
experience back. Nerison adds that
you can never count out Stewartville
and Kasson-Mantorville.
Belle Plaine and Jordan will be
very tough again in Section 2AA
play. Southwest Minnesota Christian joins Section 2AA this fall with
Waterville-Elysian Morristown dropping down a class.
The Knights will open their season Thursday, Sepember. 3 when
they host New Richland-HartlandEllendale-Geneva at 6 p.m.
Letterwinners
Alexa Christianson
Siri Quam
Sarah Sahl
Mara Quam
Megan Flom
Kasey Dummer
Mia Peterson
Sydney Way
Madisyn Alme
Maddie McCauley
Corynne Dahl
Brynn Gillard
Non-letterwinner
Ally Peterson

Yr
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
Yr
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Position
hitter
setter
hitter
hitter
hitter
libero
setter
defense
hitter
setter
hitter
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News-Record photo by Faye Haugen

Earning championship titles at the annual Zumbrota Golf Club tournament are from left, Darren Smith, mens
club champion; Gen Smith, womens low net champion; Paula Myran, womens club champion; Lowell Olson,
mens senior champion; and Gary Lee, mens super senior champion.

ZMKW cross country team sees an uptick in numbers

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA On a blustery,
cloudy and cool day, the Zumbrota Golf Blub held its annual
club championship, Sunday.
Darren Smith repeated as the
mens club champion and Paula
Myran dethroned Jes Flotterud
as the womens champion.
Mens championship
Smith and Matt Ryan needed
an extra hole to decide the mens
champion when each carded a
27-hole score of 116. On the first
sudden death hole, Smith topped
Ryan by a stroke to win his third
overall title. Ryan took second
place and Matt Anderson placed
third. Ten men took part in the
championship flight.
Mens championship
1. Darren Smith
2. Matt Ryan
3. Matt Anderson
4. Chad Cylkowski
5. Jeremiah Flotterud
6. Kory Bigalk
5. Roger Archer
8. Jay Anderson
9. Christopher Schurke
10. Ross Matthees

116
116
117
120
121
122
122
127
139
140

Womens championship
Despite suffering an injury on
the second hole when she was
thrown from a cart, Paula Myran won her ninth womens title
since 2000. She won her last title
in 2009. Myran carded a 27-hole
score of 141 to beat second-place
finisher and last years champion,
Jes Flotterud, by five strokes.

Womens championship
1. Paula Myran
2. Jes Flotterud
3. Dia Steinbauer
4. Molly Ryan

141
146
149
154

Womens low net

Gen Smith took first place in
the womens low-net competition. The 18-hole tournament was
handicapped out with Gen Smith
placing first. Cindy Ryan edged
Jodi Whitcomb for second place,
using a tie breaker.
Womens low net
1. Gen Smith
2. Cindy Ryan
3. Jodi Whitcomb
4. Ellen Youngers
5. Amanda Schnieders

score of 64 (score minus handicap). Second place went to Jerry

Liffrig with a 67, Dana Ellefson
was third with a 70, and Steve
St. Marie was fourth with a 70
based on the tie breaker.
Fifteen golfers took part in the
senior division for golfers over
the age of 50.

Mens senior flight

1. Lowell Olson
2. Jerry Liffrig
3. Dana Ellefson
4. Scott St. Marie
5. Brian Wichmann
5. Joe Ogorman
5. Phil Olson
8. Bob Chevalier
8. Joe Liffrig
8. Scott St. Marie
11. David Youngers
12. Doug Borgschatz
13. Mike Steier
13. Tim Sanborn
15. Todd Lexvold

64
67
70
70
73
73
73
74
74
74
75
77
78
78
80

Mens super senior flight

Six golfers took part in the
mens super senior championship
for golfers over age 65.
Gary Lee took first place with
Mens senior flight
a net score of 68. Roger HofsLowell Olson took the mens chulte took second place with a
senior title with an 18-hole net 69.
70
76
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82
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Cannon Falls 24
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By Faye Haugen
CANNON FALLS Their youth
and inexperience showed at times in
their 24-6 loss to Cannon Falls, but
Zumbrota-Mazeppa football coach
Darin Raasch was happy with some
of the things he saw his team do and
what it could mean in the future.
We played well at times, but we
had our share of mistakes, lamented
Coach Raasch. We gave up three
passing touchdowns , two of them on
fourth downs, long fourth downs.
The Bombers scored twice in the
second quarter on a 34-yard pass from
Mason Biesel to Tanner Carson and a
24-yard pass from Biesel to Jake Christenson for a 13-0 lead at the half.
ZM got on the scoreboard with a
one yard dive by Maverick Jackson.
The 24-yard pass from Isaiah Stueber
to Bailey Berg set up ZMs only score
of the night.
The Bombers tacked on 11 more
points in the fourth quarter on an 18yard Biesel pass to Kyler Banks who
ended the game with a 20-yard field
goal.
Stueber was 17 of 32 passing for
132 yards. Berg made five receptions
good for 91 yards. Jackson led ZM on
the ground, gaining 28 yards on 11
carries.
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graders: Michael Pliscott, Quinn

Mulder and Will Mueller.
Getting stronger and keeping
the runners healthy throughout the
season is an overall goal for this
group. As the season progresses
and the boys become familiar with
our approach to each race, this
group should be pretty solid by
October, predicted Coach Smith.
Again, the boys, like the girls,
have many new faces who will
competing this fall for ZMKW.
The Cougars will open their
Members of the 2015 Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo cross country team are, from left, front row: Will Grimsrud, Michael Pliscott, Will
Mueller, Kira Quam, Amanda Edstrom, Skyler Jacobson, Grace Beebe, Haley Ellingson and Madelyn Hofschulte; second row: Abigail R osenquist, season on Thursday, September 3
Raymond Valek, Quinn Mulder, Peyton Liffrig, Clara Flikke, Kallie Alders, Savannah Blees and Bethany Renken; third row: Sam Nelson, Cole Haferman, at the Stewartville Invitational beDiego Becerill, Cole Lingbeck, Lauren Berg, Maddie Patterson, Tess Hokanson, Pedro Martin, Ben Knowlton and Kyra Nichols; back row: Corbin Avery, ginning at 4 p.m.
Fletcher Bengtson, Ben Bohn, John Nelson, Willy Heitmann, Aaron Grove, Sophie Holm and Payton Kruse.
ZMKW will host two home meet
this season. The annual ZMKW
Invitational will be held on October 1 with the HVL meet set for
By Faye Haugen
Letterwinners back are juniors: Coach Smith. One advantage to But Coach Smith has a number of October 20 at the Zumbrota Golf
ZUMBROTA While the Zum- Amanda Edstrom, Haley Elling- having so many new faces is that new runners filling the lineup for Club.
brota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wana- son, Maddie Patterson and Payton none of these girls have ever run the 2015 season.
Girl Letterwinners
Amanda Edstrom, Haley Ellingson,
mingo boys cross country team lost Kruse; sophomores Skyler Jacob- a 4K race. The 5K will be the
We have some big holes to fill Juniors:
Maddie Patterson and Payton Kruse
six runners to graduation, includ- son and Clara Flikke; and fresh- only one they know.
with the graduation of Micah and Sophomores: Skyler Jacobson and Clara Flikke
ing their top two runners, the Cou- man Kallie Alders.
Coach Smith notes that it is Eric, but throughout the season, we Freshman: Kallie Alders
gar girls return a veteran team with
Non-letterwinners out are se- evident that a few of the girls have are going to have to run smart and Boy Letterwinners
Ben Bohn and John Nelson
just one graduating last season.
niors Breanna Kreps and Sophie put some miles in over the sum- do what we have to in order to keep Seniors:
Ben Erickson, Cole Haferman and Tyler
The upswing in numbers Holm; juniors: Bethany Renken and mer. Their improvement in prac- our top five or six runners together Juniors:
Stene
should help us this season, said Savannah Blees; sophomores: Kira tice is pretty clear when compar- in each race, Coach Smith re- Sophomores: Corbin Avery and Ben Knowlton
Coach Brad Smith who has eight Quam, Lauren Berg and Tess Ho- ing to a year ago, pointed out marked.
Girl Non-letterwinners
Sophie Holm and Brenna Kreps
more runners on the roster than kanson; freshmen: Grace Beebe and Smith, who added, I have been
Letterwinners back are seniors: Seniors:
Junior: Bethany Renken
last season.
Kyra Nichols; eighth-grader Abigail impressed early on with this groups Ben Bohn and John Nelson; jun- Sophomores: Kira Quam, Lauren Berg and Tess
Cougar girls
Rosenquist; and seventh-grader work ethic. It is pretty clear from iors: Ben Erickson, Cole Haferman Hokanson
The Cougar girls have all of Madelyn Hofschulte.
practice that the girls are really and Tyler Stene; and sophomores: Freshmen: Grace Beebe and Kyra Nichols
Abigail Rosenquist
their top runners back from last
The big change for girls this willing to push each other in an Ben Knowlton and Corbin Avery. Eight-grader:
Seventh-grader: Madelyn Hofschulte
season except Tianna Beniak, who season is that they will run a five effort to improve.
Non-letterwinners Coach Smith Boy Non-letterwinners
graduated. This includes sopho- kilometer course ( a little over three Cougars boys
can draw from are senior Aaron Senior: Aaron Grove
more Skyler Jacobson who missed miles) instead of four kilometers
Graduation claimed Eric Ho- Grove; sophomores: Cole Lingbeck, Sophomores: Cole Lingbeck, Fletcher BengtPedro Martin and Willy Heitman
nearly all of last falls season when
The move from a 4K to a 5K kanson, Craig Banks, Ben Grim- Fletcher Bengtson, Pedro Martin and son,
Diego Becerril, Peyton Liffrig and
she went to Hawaii for six months race will be a real change from srud, Joey Majerus, Micah Grove Willy Heitman; freshmen: Diego Freshmen:
Ray Valek
for family reasons. Jacobson ran years past. The learning curve could and Paul Dahlen from last years Becerill, Peyton Liffrig and Ray Eighth-graders: Sam Nelson and Will Grimsrud
in the State Class A meet as a be pretty steep early on for both team. Hokanson and Grove were Valek; eighth-graders: Sam Nelson Seventh-graders: Michael Pliscott and
seventh grader.
myself and the girls, remarked ZMKWs top runners a season ago. and Will Grimsrud; and seventh- Will Mueller

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Cougar cross country schedule

Sept. 3
at Stewartville, 4 p.m.
Sept. 10
at Hayfield, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 17
at Rochester Mayo, 4 p.m.
Sept. 24
at Pine Island, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 26
at Milaca, 10 a.m.
Oct. 1
Zumbrota, 4 p.m.
Oct. 8
at Owatonna, 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 9
at Goodhue, 4 p.m.
Oct. 20
HVL at Zumbrota 4 p.m.
Oct. 29
Section 1AA at Owatonna

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passing yards
interceptions
touchdowns
Total offense
Punts/avg.

132
142
0
0
180
336
3/6
Scoring
ZM
0 0 6 0 = 6
CF
0 13 0 11 = 24
Second quarter
CF: 34-yard pass from Mason Biesel to Tanner
Carlson. PAT kick by Kyler Banks. 7-0
CF: 24-yard pass from Mason Biesel to Jake
Christenson. PAT kick failed. 13-0
Third quarter
ZM: One-yard touchdown run by Maverick
Jackson. Two-point conversion failed. 6-13
Fourth quarter
CF: 18-yard pass from Mason Biesel to Kyler
Banks. Two-point conversion was good. 21-6.
7-0
CF: 20-yard field goal by Kyler Banks. 24-6
Individual statistics
Passing: ZM - Isaiah Stueber, 17 of 32 for
132
Rushing: ZM - Maverick Jackson, 11 rushes
for 28 yards; Jacob Bennett 7/9; Landon
Rauen 3/6; Isaiah Stueber 4/5
Receiving: ZM - Bailey Berg, 5 receptions for
91 yards; Jacob Bennett 2/28; Zach Sanborn
2/26; Alex Nelson 2/18; Isaiah Nolte 2/14;
Maverick Jackson 2/10; Alex Guse 1/8

Jacks baseball
season comes
to an end
By Faye Haugen
WATKINS The Wanamingo
Jacks saw their 2015 summer baseball season come to an end when
they fell 4-0 to Green Isle in the
opening round of the Minnesota
Class C amateur baseball tournament in Watkins, Sunday.
The Jacks end the season with a
10-9 overall record.

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Members of the 2015 Zumbrota-Mazeppa football team are, from left, front row: Wyatt House, Alex Guse, Jacob Lawrence, Maverick Jackson, Corey Dahl, Isaiah Stueber, Teryn Erickson,
Luke Tupper, Mitchell Dahl, Hayden Voxland, Tyler Grudem and Bailey Berg; second row: Luke Dahlen, Alex DeBlieck, Nathan Horsch, Cooper Utley, Zach Miller, Landon Rauen, Robvon
Jackson, Hayden Stensland, Isaiah Nolte, Michael Vath, Sid Subramaniam, Vincent Levi and Derek Stehr; back row: Caden Steffen, Jacob Bennett, Wyatt Freiheit, Adam Krage, Zach Sanborn,
Alex Nelson, Jarrett Haglund, Erik Monjaraz, Robby Pollitt, Devin Manzy, Luke Schoch, Colton Webster and Charlie Wamhoff.

Cougar football schedule

Aug. 28 at Dodge Center
Sept. 3 Dover-Eyota
Sept. 11 Winona Cotter
Sept. 18 at Caledonia
Sept. 25 Chatfield
Oct. 2
at St. Charles
Oct. 9
Pine Island
Home games in BOLD. All games 7 p.m.

Berg, Zach Sanborn, Devin Manzy,

Robby Pollitt, Vincent Levi and
Luke Schoch; juniors: Teryn Erickson, Isaiah Stueber, Landon Rauen,
Maverick Jackson, Kevin Nordquist, Cory Dahl, Zach Miller,

Nathan Horsch and Wyatt House;

and sophomore Caden Steffen.
Non-letterwinners eager for
playing time are: seniors: Erik
Monjaraz, Adam Krage, Colton
Webster, Charlie Wamhoff, Derek
Stehr and Sib Subramaniam; juniors: Jacob Lawrence and Ben
Klapperich; sophomores: Isaiah
Nolte, Mitchell Dahl, Tyler Grudem, Robvon Jackson, Spencer DeFrang, Hayden Stensland, Mike
Vath, Cooper Utley, Hayden Voxland, Luke Dahlen, Wyatt Freiheit,
Jarrett Haglund, Alex DeBlieck and

Luke Tupper; and freshman Jacob

Bennett.
The Cougars graduated 14 seniors from last years squad in Jacob Forrey, Aaron Bianchi, Freedom Hunt (HVL All Conference),
Steef Weber-Gonzalez, Tucker Lemmerman, Jerrell Guider, Tyler Poncelet (HVL All Conference), Noah
Prodzinski, Blake Lerum, Seth Tupper, Caleb Arendt, Evan Block
(HVL All Conference), Connor
Hegseth (HVL All Conference) and
Joey OGorman.
ZM returns four starters on of-

fense in Bailey Berg (receiver),

Maverick Jackson (running back),
Robby Pollitt (line) and Alex Nelson tight end). Defensive starters
back are Landon Rauen (linebacker) Zach Sanborn (corner
back), Kevin Nordquist (corner
back) and Alex Nelson (defensive end).
Jackson earned HVL All Conference Honorable Mention status last season. He was second on
the team in rushing with 614 yards
on 126 carries. Devin Manzy was
second in tackles last season with

Members of the 2015 Kenyon-Wanamingo football team are, from left, front row: Jack Buelke, Luke Steberg, Logan Quam, Seth Brossard, Sam Androli, Colin Sviggum, Jacob Hilger, Kurt
Breimhurst and Tyler Hoaglund; second row: Riley Bauer, Connor Walker, Tyler Ryan, Kaya Lindell, Will Hudson, Keegan McCorkell, Dakota Guy, Nathan Bauer and Alex Nesseth; third row:
Clay Burow, Peyton Hilke, Zach Baumgartner, James Schultz, Carter Leininger, Thomas Tempt, Matt Houglum, Bradley Kish, Calvin Steberg, Austin Evert, Mat Mattson and Jonny Dierks; back
row: Logan DeWitz, Christian Hilger, Blake Jacobson, Luke Rechtzigel, Jake Whipple, Kyle Keller, Jake Alme, Seth Donkers, Ryan Pelkey, Ted Androli and Austin Jackson.

By Faye Haugen
ZUMBROTA The numbers
are up on the Zumbrota-Mazeppa
football team this fall with many
new faces for coaches to remember.
Darin Raasch takes over as head
coach for Willie Rauen who
stepped down this past winter. Raasch has been a long time assistant coach who has been in charge
of the Cougar defense.
Raasch has 17 letterwinners
back from last seasons 4-6 squad
in seniors: Alex Nelson, Bailey

Young players will be the key to Zumbrota-Mazeppas success

normal.
Since Coach Wieme is very
unfamiliar with their opponents in
West District play. He looks for
Bethlehem Academy and Blooming Prairie to be the teams to beat
based on their tradition and strong
programs.
The Knights will play in Section 2AA in the post-season against
Maple River, New Richland-El-

lendale-Geneva, Waterville-Ely- season.

sian-Morristown, Blue Earth Area,
The Knights will play at 7 p.m.
Lake Crystal-Welcome Memorial, in St. Clair on Friday evening.
LeSueur-Henderson, and Medford. Letterwinners Yr Ht Wt O D
Norwood-Young America is the Luke Rechtzigel 12 6 180 QB LB
Androli
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defending Section 2AA champion, Ted
Jacob Whipple
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but they have been moved to Sec- Ryan Pelkey
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Seth Donkers
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Coach Wieme pointed out that Jacob Alme
12 510 210 C
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it is the teams goal to get better Austin Jackson
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each practice and each game this Calvin Steberg

Non-letter.
Kyle Keller
Blake Jacobson
Ethan Benda
Mason Stevenson
Christian Hilger
Gavin Roosen
Connor Walker
Logan DeWitz
James Schultz
Jonathon Diercks
Zach Baumgartner
Matt Houglum

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Bradley Kish
Clay Burow
Keegan McCorkell
Riley Bauer
Max Mattson
Logan Quam
Jack Beulke
Tyler Hoaglund
Tyler Ryan
Kaya Lindell

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KWs aim is to get better each practice and each game

By Faye Haugen
KENYON Right now there
are more questions than answers
for the Kenyon-Wanamingo football team.
The Knights have a new coach
in Jake Wieme who replaces Troter
Bauer. Wieme is trying to put in a
new offense and defense, and the
Knights have one less week of
practice as the season opens. Add
to that, six players are out of the
lineup for one reason or another.
We have a core group of players we can build around. We have
some size up front, and we have
some speed in the back field,
pointed out Coach Wieme.
Returning letterwinners are seniors: Luke Rechtzigel (27 of 74
passing for 334 yards), Mason
Stevenson, Ted Androli, Jacob
Whipple, Ryan Pelky, Austin Jackson, Seth Donkers and Jacob Alme.
The other returning letterwinner
is junior Calvin Steberg.

Knight football schedule

Aug. 28 at St. Clair
Sept. 4 at Bethlehem Academy
Sept. 11 Mankato Loyola
Sept. 18 Medford
Sept. 25 at United South Central
Oct. 2
JWP
Oct. 8
Blooming Prairie
Home games in BOLD. All games 7 p.m.

Non-letterwinners Coach Wieme can draw from are seniors:

Kyle Keller, Blake Jacobson, Christian Hilger and Ethan Benda; juniors: Gavin Roosen, Matt Houglum,
Carter Leininger, Peyton Hilke,
Bradley Kish, Clay Burow, Connor Walker, Logan DeWitz, James
Schultz, Jonathon Diercks and Zach
Baumgartner; sophomores: Jake
Beulke, Logan Quam, Tyler Hoaglund, Riley Bauer and Keegan
McCorkell; and freshmen: Tyler
Ryan and Kaya Lindell.
The Knights lost 12 seniors to
gradation from last years 2-7 squad
in Luke Votruba, Devyn Stordahl,

Drew Sathrum, Tanner Warner,

Caleb Greseth, Quinn Traxler,
Bruce Eggert, Connor Walker,
Bailey Paquin, Clint Irrthum, Ryan
Noah and Connor Sviggum.
Sathrum led the Knights is rushing last season with 499 yards on
57 carries.
Kenyon-Wanamingo opened
their 2015 campaign on Saturday
with a 27-7 loss to highly regarded
Goodhue.
I was very happy and impressed
with our first half of play. We were
able to stop two of Goodhues drives
and we tied up the game at 7-7. We
were 10 seconds way from going
into the half tied against a very good
team, remarked Coach Wieme.
Goodhue was just more physical
in the second half. We had a lot of
kids playing both ways and we just
got worn down. Once we get those
six players back into the lineup we
should have a little more depth, especially in the offensive and defensive lines.
Kenyon-Wanamingo will play

in the west side of the Mid Southeastern West District.. While the
Knights opened the season against
a familiar foe in Goodhue, the rest
of the district teams will be very
unfamiliar. St. Clair, Bethlehem
Academy, Mankato Loyola, Blooming Prairie, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Medford and United South
Central are all new teams that the
Knights will face.
We are the largest school in

the West District ,so it will be

nice to play against teams our size.
The other good thing is that we
are not in school yet and play at
St. Clair this Friday. That will be
one of our longest trips, Coach
Wieme pointed out. The first three
games of the season are also away
for the Knights. That gives them
home contests in four of their last
five games heading into the playoff that are two weeks earlier than

Kenyon-Wanamingos Carter Leininger makes a great open-field tackle on

Goodhues Sam McNamara in Saturdays season opener in Goodhue.

88, with Rauen making 64

tackles. Isaiah Stueber took
some snaps at quarterback, hitting 16 of 41 passes for 248
yards. He has the most experience at signal caller.
Coach Raasch is excited
about the new season. ZM fell
26-6 to Cannon Falls in their
season opening game on Saturday, but two of the scores were
on long fourth down passing
plays of 24 and 26 yards. He
said the game was closer than
the score indicates.
We have a lot of new faces
in both upper classmen, who are
out for the first time, and in the
younger guys on the team. We
have a lot of positions to find
replacements for, so our young
and inexperienced players are
going to get real game experience, real quick, said Coach
Raasch of the 59 players in the
program grades 9-12. Our
sophomores are very athletic and
hard workers and they are fitting right in. We expect some
of those sophomores to really
push the upper-classemen for
playing time.
In Saturdays game, ZMs
youth showed when they started
three sophomores (Caden Steffen, Hayden Voxland and Jarrett Haglund) and a freshman
(Jacob Bennett).
How the Cougars will fare
this season is a question mark
for the coaching staff. We could
catch fire and really take off

right at the beginning of the season, or our learning curve could

be a little tougher. It doesnt help
that we have one less week to get
ready this year, remarked Coach
Raasch, who added These kids
are eager to learn. I really think
that by the end of the season we
will be a team that many teams
do not want to face in the playoffs.
The Cougars are playing in the
Southeast White District that includes Caledonia, Triton, Chatfield,
Dover-Eyota, Pine Island, St.
Charles and Winona Cotter. Districts replace the Southern Football Alliance Conference of the
past two seasons.
Caledonia and Triton are both
expected to be very good and
should contend for the first Southeast District title.
Caledonia and Triton also figure to be tough in tournament
play.In post-season play, Zumbrota-Mazeppa moves from Class
2AA to Class 1AA against Caledonia, Chatfield, Dover-Eyota,
Lewiston-Altura, St. Charles, Triton and Winona Cotter.
The Cougars will play at Dodge
Center on Friday evening beginning at 7 p.m. Triton was a 20-7
winner over Kasson-Mantorville
on Saturday. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
will play their first home game on
Thursday, September 3 when they
host Dover-Eyota.
Letterwinners
Alex Nelson
Bailey Berg
Devin Manzy

Year Off
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12 WR
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Def
L
DB
LB

Robby Pollitt
Luke Schoch
Vincent Levi
Zach Sanborn
Teryn Erickson
Isaiah Stueber
Landon Rauen
Maverick Jackson
Kevin Nordquist
Corey Dahl
Zach Miller
Nathan Horsch
Wyatt House
Caden Steffen

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Non-letter.
Erik Monjaraz
Adam Krage
Colton Webster
Charlie Wamhoff
Derek Stehr
Sid Subramaniam
Jacob Lawrence
Ben Klepperich
Robvon Jackson
Spencer DeFrang
Hayden Stensland

Yr
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RB
RB
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Def
CB
DB
LB
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Isaiah Nolte
Mitchell Dahl
Tyler Grudem
Mike Vath
Cooper Utley
Hayden Voxland
Luke Dahlen
Wyatt Freiheit
Jarrett Haglund
Alex DeBlieck
Luke Tupper
Jacob Bennett

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Zumbrota-Mazeppas Maverick Jackson gets past the defense of Norwood Young America in playoff action last
October.

Good Luck to all ZM Fall Sports

Kenyon-Wanamingos Luke Rechtzigel tries to swat away the tackle of Goodhues Sam McNamara late in
Kenyon-Wanamingos Jacob Whipple tries to avoid the tackle of Goodhues Saturdays season opener in Goodhue. Rechtzigel led the Knights in rushing with 71 yards on eight carries. He
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your full attention. Never use drugs or alcohol. Stay safe and
sober.
#8 KNOW WHERE YOU CAN RIDE Stay on the trails or
roads. Know where you are allowed to ride. All it takes is one
person to mess it up for everyone else. Drive at a descent
speed. Be responsible. ATVing is a privilege, we do not want
taken away.
#9 PASSENGERS ONLY IF PERMITTED Its okay to
have a passenger if your ATV is meant for it. Most ATVs are
meant for only one rider. Having a rider makes it harder for
the driver to keep the machine under control, especially
when driving on tough terrain and at excessive speeds.
#10 INSURANCE You never know what can happen. Its
important to insure your ATV. Something could happen to
the driver as well as the machine. If you are buying a new
machine, make sure both you and your new machine are
protected.
#11 ONCE OVER If you are unable to perform general

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