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ST. PAUL Left: Kenyon-Wanamingo junior Ethan Cota raises his arm in
victory after winning the Class A 106 pound title at the state wrestling
meet Saturday in St. Paul. Cota finished the season with a 46-1 record
for the two-day train ride from and became the ninth Knight wrestler to win a state wrestling title.
Iowa to Washington and how they Right: Pine Island sophomore Noah Bauer becomes the third Panther
George Rygmyr
spite his publicly known paralysis. The press generally did not
photograph or film the presidents
difficulty moving on his own in
order to minimize his vulnerability while he was in public.
The White House Police Force
was created in 1922 to provide
police and security services to the
White House, including protection of the president, and Executive Office building. In 1930, it
became part of the United States
Secret Service. It was renamed
the Executive Protective Service
in 1970. In 1977, it became the
Uniformed Division of the Secret
Service.
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INDEX
Communities Served:
Goodhue ............................
Pine Island/Oronoco ..........
Wanamingo ........................
Zumbrota/Mazeppa ...........
1,4B
1,6B
1,5B
4A, 1B
Churches ...........................
Community Calendar .........
From Our Files ...................
Obituaries ..........................
Opinions ............................
Sports ................................
3B
2A
3A
2B
2A
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COUNTY
Senior Dining
Community Library
Seasons Hospice
Correction
In last weeks article on Representative John Klines Star of the
North program, it was incorrectly
stated that 26 members of St. Paul
Lutheran Church and Minneola
Lutheran Church went to Baja
Mexico to do mission work. It was
66 members who went.
GOODHUE
a five pound block of ice dropping off a 200 mph train as it runs
over the top of Hwy 52, or a train
with brakes not working right. How
would snow smoke, that cloud
of light snow that fast moving
vehicles whip up, be mitigated to
prevent accidents along adjacent
roads? What about ice build-up
on the rails? It is bad enough at
ground level, but elevated rails
are certain to ice over fast.
The ZipRail Tier I EIS Construction Impacts section includes
safety. Considering the power of
Minnesota winters, I expect
MNDot will do the responsible
thing and make certain honest assessments of the operational impacts to the safety of drivers along
the proposed Hwy 56 and Hwy 52
corridors are included in the Tier
I EIS and the cost of preventative
and safety measures are in the
Service Development Plan cost
estimate.
If honest assessments cannot
show how our safety is ensured,
then ZipRail is NOT a, reliable
and safe high speed passenger rail
transportation alternative (Scoping
Decision Document, pg 6), and
therefore no build is the only logical option.
Heather Arndt
Hader
Historical Society
The Goodhue Area Historical
Society is closed for the season,
but anyone who wishes to arrange
a visit can call Ardis Henrichs,
651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-9234388. The museum will reopen
with regular hours next spring. Visit
good hueareahistory.org for information.
MAZEPPA
Historical Society
The Mazeppa Area Historical
Society Museum is closed for the
season. For inquiries, contact Helen
Reiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,
507-843-2201; or Diane Gilsdorf,
507-843-4013, or visit www.maz
eppahistoricalsociety.org
American Legion
Legion Post 588 and the
Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guard
meet on Wednesday, March 11,
at 7 and 7:30 p.m., respectively, at
the Mazeppa Legion.
History Center
The Pine Island Area History
Center will be open by appointment only during the months of
January and February. Please contact us through our website
www.pineislandhistory.org or by
calling 507-398-5326, 507-9934860 or 507-356-4778 to schedule your visit. Beginning in March
2015 the Pine Island Area History
Center will be open the first Sunday of each month from 1:00-3:30
p.m. and on all Monday
mornings from 8-11 a.m.
ZUMBROTA
Library
A book discussion for My
Antonia will be at 6:30 p.m. on
Monday, March 9.
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).
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. Contact us at
OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or
call 507-367-4320. You may also
visit our web page at oronocoarea
history.org.
March 5-11
Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Pot Luck;
Bingo
Monday: 1:30 p.m. Cribbage;
500
Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise
Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre
Tops Meeting
PINE ISLAND
Tops #1280
County
How safe is your drinking water? Nitrate pollution rising in watershed wells
By Kevin Strauss
Zumbro Watershed Partnership
Minnesotans take it for granted
that when we turn on the faucet,
the water that comes out is safe to
drink. Residents of some small
southeastern Minnesota communities can no longer make that assumption. More often than not,
the culprit is nitrate pollution, a
fertilizer that crop producers apply to their fields each year.
According to Olmsted County
Water Resources Manager Terry
Lee, the natural or background
level of nitrate in well water is
less than the lab can detect, typically less than 0.2 ppm. Before
1970, nitrate pollution in area wells
was extremely rare. Nitrate levels
in wells vary by location and well
construction. Older, shallower
wells in agricultural areas are most
likely to have high nitrate levels.
While low nitrate levels might be
safe for adults, the Minnesota
Department of Health sets the safe
water limit at 10 ppm for nitrates
to protect infants and children.
Be water aware
www.ewg.org/tap-water. If you
have your own well, you can get
your well tested by contacting the
Southeast Minnesota Water Analysis Laboratory at (507) 328-7495.
Nitrates in, nitrates out
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WANAMINGO
20 Years Ago
March 1, 1995
70 Years Ago
March 1, 1945
20 Years Ago
March 1, 1995
60 Years Ago
February 24, 1955
BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Jackie
70 Years Ago
March 1, 1945
Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Schulz and
Fritzie were Sunday supper and
evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Allers and family. *** Mrs.
Wm. Hennings entertained the
birthday club at her home on
Wednesday. *** On Saturday
evening, Betty Byron was hostess
to a group of high school girls at a
toboggan party.
ZUMBROTA
WANAMINGO, 1965 The 1964-65 Bulldogs are, kneeling, from left to right: Dale Froyum, Dale Nerison,
Steven Johnson, Gaylan Myran, Harvey Aadahl, Grant Hoven, Ronnie Blakstad; standing: Coach Wayne
Erickson, Dean Hoven, Jon Syverson, Tom Foley, Gary Alme, Duane Friese, Robert Opfer, Dan Grimsrud, Paul
Tangen, and managers Reuben Berg and Mike Satren.
PINE ISLAND
20 Years Ago
March 1, 1995
Two local girls competed in the
Sport Karate Open Tournament
at the Radisson South Hotel in
Bloomington recently. They were
nine-year-old Jesse Phelps and
four-year-old Erica Schettl. Phelps
won first place. *** Cory Hermann,
son of Theresa and Dave Hermann,
was named Student of the Month.
*** Rebecca Swenson, a senior
from Oronoco, participated in the
January Term Abroad program at
Luther College. She traveled to
New Zealand.
30 Years Ago
February 27, 1985
On Thursday night, February
14, the Pine Island girls basketball team defeated Goodhue 6040, and in doing so they completed
a perfect 18-0 season. Kris Lehman
led the way with 13 points. ***
Gary Anderson, a student at the
University of Minnesota Mor-
50 Years Ago
February 25, 1965
10 Years Ago
February 16, 2005
40 Years Ago
February 12, 1975
50 Years Ago
February 11, 1965
20 Years Ago
February 15, 1995
The new Dairy Queen opened
for business on Friday morning.
The Dairy Queen is located at Highways 52 and 58. *** Jessica Hinrichs, Winona State University
freshman, is the recipient of a
Mentorship Scholarship. She is a
graduate of Zumbrota-Mazeppa
High School. *** Mayo
Foundations fifth Celebration of
Research program will be held
in Rochester. Students from Zumbrota-Mazeppa attending are Jenny
Fleming, Brad Prigge, Jeremy
Belanger, Jessica Schliep, and their
advisor Robert Sohn.
30 Years Ago
February 13, 1985
Zumbrota/Mazeppa
Area Sports
ZM updated on hiring process Goodhues opens playoffs with a victory
for school resource officer
By Alice Duschanek-Myers
ZUMBROTA On February
23, Zumbrota Police Chief Patrick
Callahan updated the ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board about the
process of hiring a school resource
officer (SRO) for the 2015-16
school year.
The city would likely pay 25%
of the cost of a SRO, but the city
needs a letter from the school board
requesting the officer. School board
chair Pete Hinrichs said he would
write the letter to the city. Callahan
will give the school any of the
paperwork needed.
Callahan said it will take time
to complete an extensive background study and train a full-time
officer to work at the school. He is
uncertain of the costs until he knows
all that the school needs. Safe
School funds could be used and
the legislature might approve more
funding for school safety. For now
he said the best thing is to take the
police departments previous contract with the school for an SRO
and update the services and language with the school.
Vocational Construction House
By Faye Haugen
GOODHUE The defending
West Section 1A and Section 1A
champion Goodhue girls basketball team opened tournament play
by crushing LeRoy-Ostrander in
Goodhue, Thursday evening.
The win advances the top-seeded
Wildcats into semifinal play on
Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Mayo Civic
Auditorium where they will face
fourth-seeded Blooming Prairie
(ranked 10th in Class A). A victory on Tuesday will move
more years. Michels said six seniors would qualify for letters this
year.
Last year 6,000 students participated in trapshooting in the state,
Michels said. This year 8,000 students are participating on 450
school teams. Some schools have
trapshooting as a school sport.
Some have it as a club sport.
Hinrichs said he wanted to talk
more with the committee before
the board made a decision on the
By Faye Haugen
request.
KENYON The second-seeded
Retirements
The school board approved the Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketretirement of speech pathologist ball team kicked off the post-seaIngrid Freeman effective May 29, son with an easy 72-26 win over
2015. She has worked in the school seventh-seeded Cannon Falls in
Kenyon, Thursday. The Knights
district since 1980.
The board approved the retire- are the defending West Section
ment of paraprofessional Linda 1AA and Section 1AA champiLemmerman effective May 28, ons.
KW will face third-seeded Hay2015. She has worked in the disfield on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mayo
trict since 1990.
Other business
Civic Arena in Rochester. The
The school board approved:
Knights will advance to the Sat Sharla Gerken as Cougar Care urday championship game at 11
teaching assistant beginning on
March 2
Dawn Guse as high school student council advisor and junior
varsity basketball coach for the By Faye Haugen
second semester
ROCHESTER The fifth A lane change for Katie Lane seeded Pine Island girls basketfrom BS to BS+10
ball team gave fourth-seeded Lourdes all they could handle in
Tuesdays West Section 1AA quarterfinal game in Rochester.
The game was knotted at 20-20
at the half, but the Eagles hit 13 of
The board approved a 2015-16 23 free throws to PIs 7 of 12 to
school calendar with an after La- win the game at the line.
bor Day start. Simons said, You
can see what the Legislature is
going to do and go from there.
Graduation is scheduled for June
4, 2016.
By Faye Haugen
Important March Dates:
HAYFIELD The ZumbrotaMarch 4 Early release
Mazeppa girls basketball team saw
March 9 School board work their 2015 campaign come to and
session in Mazeppa at 7 p.m.
end on Thursday night when the
March 9 and 12 K-12 confer- sixth-seeded Cougars fell 73-42
ences from 4-8 p.m.
to the third-seeded Vikings in
March 19 and 26 Early child- Hayfield.
hood screening
We turned the ball over too
March 23 Regular school board many times, lamented Coach Scott
meeting in Mazeppa at 7 p.m.; Paukert of the 29 times ZM mishigh school choir solo ensemble handled the ball. Our goal was to
concert, ZMHS auditorium at 7 limit the points their top-two scorers
p.m.
got and we did. Unfortunately,
March 26 Third grade con- other players for Hayfield kept
cert, Mazeppa gym at 7 p.m.
March 30 Shelton Brass Band/
ZM concert, ZMHS at 7:30 p.m.
in Zumbrota
a.m. against eithere Dover-Eyota hitting four threes in the win. Mara
or Lourdes at Mayo Civic Audi- Quam added 12 points and Megan
torium.
Quam 10 for the 19-8 Knights.
The Knights had little trouble Kenyon-Wanamingo 72
knocking off the overmatched Cannon Falls 26
Bombers. KW held a 39-20 lead KW - Megan Quam 10, Brittney Flom 32, Mara
12, Emily Ashland 2, Megan Flom 6,
at the half, but they limited the Quam
Mariah Quam 3, Savannah Bleess 7
Bombers to just six points over
Scoring by halves
the final half of the contest.
Cannon Falls
20
6 = 26
39
33 = 72
The highlight of the game was Kenyon-Wanamingo
Brittney Flom scoring her 1,000th Free throws: KW - 3 of 5 for 60%; CF - 3 of 6
for 50%; Three-pointers: KW - Megan Flom
career point. The senior outscored (2),
Mara Quam (2), Brittney Flom (4) Mariah
the Bombers all by herself, net- Quam (1); CF - 1
ting a career high 32 points and
Goodhue into the finals at 5 p.m. scored in the victory as Coach Josh
on Saturday at Mayo Civic Audi- Wieme was able to go to his retorium against either Southland serves early and often.
or Lyle/Pacelli (ranked ninth in Goodhue 66 - LeRoy-Ostrander 18
G - Shelby Hinsch 2, Taylor Larson 5, Sydney
Class A).
10, Maddy Miller 8, Michelle Hadler
Goodhue romped over the Car- Lodermeier
4, McKenzie Ryan 4, Megan Ryan 5, Emily
dinals, rolling up a 31-7 lead by Benrud 8, Haley Lexvold 3, Kalley Diercks 2,
the half. Things didnt get any better Keisha OReilly 2, Kate Stehr 2, Rachel Watson
for the visitors as they were out- 10
Scoring by halves
scored 35-11 over the last 18 min7
11 = 18
utes. Rachel Watson and Sydney LeRoy-Ostrander
31
35 = 66
Lodermeier each netted 10 points Goodhue
Free throws: G - 24 of 31 for 77%; LO - 12 of
to pace Goodhue in scoring. In 20 for 60%; Three-pointers: G -McKenzie
all, 12 of Goodhues 14 players Ryan (1), Megan Ryan (1); L) -0
ZM ISD 2805
Will Opshal
places third in
state hoop
shoot
competition
L-O
9. MSAD
Saturday, March 7
5 p.m. at
Mayo Auditorium
2. Lyle/Pacelli
Lyle/Pacelli
Tuesday, March 3
7:30 p.m.
Mayo Civic
Auditorium
Southland
Thursday, Feb. 26
6. Grand Meadow
8. Triton
4. Lourdes
Tuesday, March 3
6 p.m.
Mayo Civic
Auditorium
7. Bethlehem
Thursday, Feb. 26
Academy
BA
Tuesday, Feb. 24
ZM9-1F
January 16
female who was having a panic attack.
12:01 a.m. A male with a bleeding
10:05 p.m. An officer stood by
leg was transported by ambulance.
while a female removed her belongings.
7:48 a.m. An officer watched school January 19
crossings.
7:39 a.m. An officer watched school
7:54 a.m. A driver was warned for crosswalks.
having expired registration.
8:08 a.m. A driver was warned for
8:09 a.m. A driver was warned for parking in a no parking zone.
driving through the elementary school
8:35 a.m. A male reported that he
parking lot during closed hours.
had received a counterfeit $20 bill.
8:33 a.m. A male reported that a
11:11 a.m. The Zumbrota Towers
package that had been delivered by UPS reported a verbal argument. A male was
was taken from his desk.
upset about a donated item that was not
10:35 a.m. An officer responded to being used appropriately. The officer
a fire call.
advised that the yelling and screaming
3:24 p.m. An officer assisted a was not the proper way to deal with the
deputy with a vehicle search. Drug items frustration.
were found and an adult female was
11:45 a.m. A male had cut his leg.
taken into custody and taken to the It was bleeding and he is taking a blood
office for further testing.
thinner.
3:28 p.m. An officer unlocked a
5:40 p.m. A female was supposed
vehicle.
to have a meeting at the library but
10:14 p.m. An assault occurred at nobody was there and her key that she
East Park involving several juveniles.
was given wouldnt work and was stuck
January 17
in the door. The officer was able to get
12:07 a.m. A driver was warned for the key out of the lock and went back
speeding.
with some spray and got the lock to run
8:26 a.m. An officer responded to a smoothly.
business alarm.
11:22 p.m. A female reported that
10:15 a.m. An officer stood by a strange man was in the house and her
while a female picked up her dog and husband was speaking to him. The feother misc. items. Several items were male was upstairs with the children and
left behind and acknowledged as junk she thinks he may be intoxicated or on
that she did not want.
drugs.
12:38 p.m. An officer assisted with January 20
getting three calves back into a pasture.
12:53 p.m. Zumbrota Bearing &
January 18
Gear reported a lost dog. The dog was
1:59 a.m. An officer responded to a brought to the Zumbrota Vet Clinic.
medical assist.
4:22 p.m. A report was made of
11:46 a.m. An officer responded to debris on a roadway.
a medical assist.
4:41 p.m. A female reported that
12:15 a.m. An officer did a welfare her neighbors St. Bernard was in her
check.
yard.
2:47 p.m. An officer assisted a
9:51 p.m. A male reported hearing
deputy with a drug test.
a shotgun going off behind his residence.
4:27 p.m. A female reported that a January 21
person was at her home demanding
7:39 a.m. An officer did a school
money for a roofing job that was done patrol.
five years earlier. She was advised not
7:10 p.m. An officer responded to a
to answer the door for him and call 911. business alarm.
7:44 p.m. An officer assisted with a January 22
Goodhue
Thursday, Feb. 26
8. LeRoy-Ostrander
Thursday, Feb. 26
5. Pine Island
2. Kenyon-Wanamingo
Will Opsahl
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Tuesday, March 3, 6 p.m.
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Lourdes
Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m.
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Kenyon-Wanamingo
Tuesday, March 3,
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Hayfield
Thursday, Feb. 26
6. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Congratulations
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Wrestling Team
Section 1A Champion - State Class A Second Place
Freedom Hunt (top), Joey Majerus and Hayden Voxland are in awe when Seth Tupper earns a fall against
Minneota in the Class A wrestling finals on Thursday afternoon. The pin gave ZM a chance at a state title.
Noah Prodzinski is congratulated by his teammates after earning a third period fall against West Central
Area/Ashby/Evansville in the opening Class A State Duals match on Thursday in St. Paul.
ZMs Dillon Downes, Noah Prodzinski, Evan Block and Coach Tony
Stensland pay close attention to the action on the mat against Frazee.
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen ZMs Dillon Downes puts West Central Area/Ashby/Evansvilles Koel
Seiferts shoulders to the mat for a second period fall.
ZMs fans packed the stands for all three matches the Cougars wrestled on Thursday at the State Meet.
AB Custom Builders
ATI Services
Ameriprise Financial Advisor Karolin Lex
Bank of Zumbrota
Bridgets Cafe
Busby Hardware & Furniture
Central Livestock Association
Coffee Mill
Countryside Lawn & Landscaping
Ds Auto Care
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
Duanes Repair Service
Edina Realty - Bev Weness, Realtor
Edward Jones Investments - Jana Scholl
Ellis Benson Skidloader Service &
Excavating
Falk Auto Body, Inc.
Feils Oil Company - Mazeppa
Firebrick Bread
First State Bank of Red Wing,
Mazeppa office
Gerald & Carol Erickson Trucking
Gerkens Feed & Grain
Global Family Chiropractic
Goodhue County Cooperative Electric
Groth Implement
Boys Basketball
PI falls in the final minutes to Lourdes
Goodhues Ben Opsahl goes inbetween the Randolph defense for a shot in Tuesdays West Section 1A
semifinal game at Mayo Civic Auditorium in Rochester.
Blooming Prairie
The Wildcats won the West
Section 1A title on Saturday when
By Faye Haugen
ROCHESTER The Pine Island boys basketball team came
oh-so-close to pulling off a big
upset in the West Section 1AA
playoffs on Tuesday. The fourthseeded Panthers had top-seeded
Lourdes on the ropes heading into
the final minutes, but too many
turnovers resulted in PI coming
up short, 48-45.
Lourdes took a slim 28-24 lead
into the break, but the Panthers
came out of the locker room and
fought back, taking a 40-34 lead
with 8:50 to play when Ben Farrell hit a layup.
The Eagles made it a one-point
game with 6:50 to play, but the
Panthers retook a 45-39 lead when
Mitchel Acker made a steal, passing the ball to Broc Finstuen for
the six-point edge with 4:43 to
play. But those were the last points
that Pine Island would score in
the contest.
Lourdes made it a one-point
game just a little over a minute
later when Luke Thornton was
called for goaltending. The Panther coaches argued the call, but it
stood with PI up a slender 45-44.
A PI turnover with 1:08 led to
Lourdes taking a 46-45 lead. With
just five fouls whistled against
them, the Panthers had to use precious seconds to get the Eagles to
the free throw line. But Pine Island caught a beak when a Lourdes inbounds pass sailed out of
bounds, giving PI the ball on their
side of the court with 18 seconds
to play. But the Panthers also made
a bad pass resulting in the ball
going right to a Lourdes player
who was immediately fouled.
Carter Greguson hit both free
throws with seven seconds to play
for the 48-45 final score.
The Panthers held a 32-16 rebounding edge and shot 49% from
the field to the Eagles 38%, but
PI had 19 turnovers to Lourdes
Pine Islands Luke Thornton snares one of his nine rebounds against
Lourdes in Tuesdays West Section 1AA semifinal game in Rochester.
six.
Broc Finstuen led PI with 14
points and seven rebounds. Luke
Thornton had nine points and nine
rebounds.
The Panthers finish the season
with a 16-12 record. They will
graduate six seniors, four of them
starters, in Matt Smith, Matt Kukson, Mikael Sloane, Ben Farrell,
Chris Frick, and Luke Thornton.
Pine Islands Mitchel Acker floats in for a shot against Lourdes in Tuesdays West Section 1AA semifinal game
at Mayo Civic Arena.
STANDINGS
HVL Boys Basketball
Conf Overall
Blue
Division
W
L
W L
Goodhues Jacob McNamara gets fouled when going for a rebound in Tuesdays game in Rochester.
Goodhue
13 3
23 7
Pine Island
9 7
16 12
Hayfield
6 10 10 16
Triton
5 11 10 17
Kenyon-Wanamingo 2 14 6 21
By Faye Haugen
looked back, holding a 31-25 edge Connor Sviggum, Ben Ringham Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 16 1 23
MAPLE RIVER Top-seeded over the last 18 minutes.
and Clint Irrthum.
Gold Division
Conf
Overall
Maple River ended the KenyonGavin Roosen paced the Knights Kenyon-Wanamingo 40
Lake City
14 2
23 4
Maple River 60
Wanamingo boys basketball sea- with 15 points.
Lourdes
11 5
19 9
KW
Eddie
Matul
4,
Gavin
Roosen
15,
Calvin
son on Tuesday in Maple River in
The Knights end the season with Steberg 2, Ethen Benda 5, Eric Hokanson 5, Byron
11 5
14 13
the South Section 2AA quarterfi- a 6-21 record. KW will say goodbye Clint Irrthum 1, Connor Sviggum 6, Devyn Kasson-Mantorville 10 6 15 13
nals.
to eight seniors in Kwazi Spen- Stordahl 2
Stewartville
10 6
13 12
The Eagles jumped out to a 29- cer, Eddie Matul, Tanner Warner,
Scoring by halves
Cannon Falls
5 11 10 18
Tuesday, March 3
West Section 1A girls basketball, Goodhue vs. Blooming Prairie at Mayo Civic
Auditorium, 6 p.m.
West Section 1AA girls basketball, Kenyon-Wanamingo vs. Hayfield at Mayo Civic
Arena, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
Section 1A boys basketball, Goodhue vs. Rushford-Peterson at Mayo Civic Arena, 8
p.m.
Saturday, March 7
West Section 1A girls basketball finals at Mayo Civic Auditorium, 5 p.m.
West Section 1AA girls basketball finals at Mayo Civic Auditorium, 11 a.m.
GOODHUE VOLLEYBALL
Same old, same old
By Ed Stern
Volleyball Commissioner
15
25 = 40
Devyn Stordahl, Eric Hokanson, Kenyon-Wanamingo
GOODHUE Nothing new
Maple River
29
31 = 60
happened this week in Goodhue
womens volleyball. Well, unless you consider that MisFits
Top team game: Maple Island 1228
Top individual: Phil Lien 289
Top team game: Friedrichs 1055
Top team series: Kiffmeyer Motorsports won their first game of the year!
They are now 1-26, and are peakTop team series: Jims Barbershop 3036
3512
ing just in time to make a late
Classic League
Top bowler game: Rick Kunz 243
Top bowler game: Jerry Morrow 300
2-17-15
season run in the playoffs. They
Top bowler series: Rick Kunz 644
Top bowler series: Jeff Kiffmeyer 787
MJB Farms 0 vs. 7 Groth Implement;
have clinched fifth place, and now
Island League
2-9-15
Owens Locker 20 vs. Kittelson Heating
& Plumbing 10; Comstock Farm 5.5 vs.
Majerus & Tiarks 24.5; Producers Hybrids
12 vs. D&M Dairy 18; DMC Plumbing
20.5 vs. Oertli & Pleschourt 9.5
Top team series: Majerus & Tiarks 3444
Top team game: DMC Plumbing 1189
Top individual series: Jason Kes 715
Top individual: Jerry Morrow 276
Commercial League
2-12-15
Bluff Valley Campground 0 vs. 7 Kiffmeyer
Motorsports; Terry Buck Construction 5
vs. 2 Nelson Family Services; Stus Proshop
7 vs. 0 Maple Island; Ellefson Trucking 5
vs. 0 Bye
Classic League
Top team game: Kiffmeyer Motorsports
2-10-15
1241
Leos Sports Bar 0 vs. 7 Hinrichs Plumbing Top team series: Kiffmeyer Motorsports
& Pump; AR Auto Care 0 vs. 7 Groth 3575
Implement; Eberhart Construction 3 vs. Top bowler game: Jeff Kiffmeyer 278
4 MJB Farms
Top bowler series: Darik Rude 740
Top team game: Hinrichs Plumbing &
Pump 1191
Island League
Top team series: Hinrichs Plumbing & 2-16-15
Pump 3438
D&M Dairy 15 vs. Majerus & Tiarks 15;
Top bowler game: Ron Nelson 250
Owens Locke4r 11 vs. DMC Plumbing
Top bowler series: Darik Rude 695
19; Comstock Farm 6.5 vs. Oertli &
Pleschourt 23.5; Producers Hybrids 20
Harvest League
vs. Kittelson Heating & Plumbing 10
2-11-15
Top team series: Oertli & Pleschourt
Prigges Flooring 4 vs. 0 Bye; Schaefers 3492
Heating 0 vs. 4 Jims Barbershop; PI Top team game: Producers Hybrids 1251
Pool & Pins 1 vs. 3 Friedrichs
Top individual series: Phil Lien 780
Island League
2-23-15
Comstock Farm 9 vs. Producers Hybrids
21; Oertli & Pleschourt 15 vs. Kittelson
Heating & Plumbing 15; D&M Dairy 18
vs. Owens Locker 12; Majerus & Tiarks
6 vs. DMC Plumbing 24
Top team series: DMC Plumbing 3542
Top team game: DMC Plumbing 1233
Top individual series: Brandon Pederson
702
Top individual game: Bruce Nickell 279
Classic League
2-24-15
Hinrich Plumbing & Pump 5 vs. 2 AR
Auto Care; Leos Sportsbar 5 vs. 2 MJB
Farms; Groth Implement 7 vs. 0 Eberhart
Commercial League
Construction
2-19-15
Top team game: Leos Sportsbar 1265
Bye 0 vs. 5 Terry Buck Construction; Top team series: Leos Sportsbar 3363
Kiffmeyer Motorsports 5 vs. 2 Stus Top bowler game: Jamie Warner 279
Proshop; Ellefson Trucking 7 vs. 0 Bluff Top bowler series: Rick Kunz 686
Valley Campground; Nelson Family
Services 4 vs. 3 Maple Island
Goodhue Volleyball
Danis
Dars FRIENDS
Stacys
Out of Towners
MisFits
W
27
17
15
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1
L
3
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PA
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Wrestling
Goodhues Joel Gadient and Bailee
OReilly gain state meet experience
By Faye Haugen
ST. PAUL One of two
Goodhue wrestlers brought home
a medal from the 2015 Class A
State Meet held over the weekend at the Xcel Energy Center in
St. Paul.
Junior Joel Gadient placed
sixth at 126 pounds and sophomore Bailee OReilly (at 152
pounds) wrestled just one match
before being eliminated in the
78th annual Minnesota State
Wrestling Tournament.
Gadient, ranked 10th, opened
the tournament with a 10-7 decision over Cordell Peterson of New
Richland-Ellendale-Geneva, but
he lost a 9-4 decision to Austin
Anderly of LeSueur-Henderson,
the second-ranked wrestler at that
News-Record photos by Faye Haugen weight. Dropped into wrestleGoodhues Bailee OReilly and Park Rapids Areas Justin Davis scramble for control in the opening match at backs, Gadient assured himself
152 pounds in the Class A State Tournament on Friday in St. Paul.
a medal when he pinned Hunter
Sumer of Millacs, and earned a
3-1 decision over fourth-ranked
Byron Byer of Frazee. A pair of
By Faye Haugen
ST. PAUL Although he closed
out his wrestling career with a loss,
Zumbrota-Mazeppas Joey MaHVL Wrestling
Conf
Over
jerus goes into the Cougar wresFINAL
W L W L
tling books as, arguably, the best
Kasson-Mantorville 10 0 21 1
ever.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 9
1 28 5
The ZM senior won his fifth
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 8
2 30 7
individual medal at the 2015 State
Stewartville
7
3 18 7
Class A Tournament on Saturday,
Byron
6
4 14 11
placing fourth at 120 pounds. That
Goodhue
5
5 15 9
medal joins the third place medLake City
4
6 10 11
als he won as an eighth-grader in
Pine Island
2
8 4 12
2011, as a freshman in 2012, and
Hayfield
2
8 3 12
Triton
1
9 8 15
as a junior in 2014. He placed fourth
Cannon Falls
1
9 3 20
as a sophomore. He was also captain of this years State Class A
runner-up team.
at 132 pounds, senior Freedom
I dont know if well ever see
Hunt (31-16) at 145 pounds, and
anyone that will challenge Joeys
junior Devin Manzy (36-9) at 160
accomplishments, said Coach
pounds, all took part in their first
Link Steffen. He is a five-time
state individual meet with none of
state medalist, placing no lower
them placing.
than fourth, and he ends his career
Freedom really turned his seawith a school record 213 career
son around this year. The 13 or 14
wins. We all wanted him to win Zumbrota-Mazeppas Joey Majerus closed out a stellar high school losses he had were not a reflection
that state title, but it just didnt wrestling career at the State Class A Meet when he placed fourth at 129 of what he did this season. He was
pounds, earning his fifth state individual wrestling medal. He ends his
happen.
more mature and really developed
high school mat career with a 213-24 record.
Ranked second in Class A at
the leadership we wanted out of
Downes ends the season with a him. He treated every wrestler in
120 pounds, Majerus opened Fri- up short in their bid for an indi39-9 record and a career win-loss the room the same, and a lot of the
day individual action with a first- vidual medal.
Senior Dillon Downes, wres- record of 135-55, good for third kids really looked up to him. He
period fall over Angela Zamarripa
of St. James. But the ZM senior tling in the state meet for the third place in career wins at Zumbrota- treated everyone with respect and
was upset in the quarterfinals by time, came up a win short of ad- Mazeppa.
he was one of the key reasons that
Dillon may have not had the we got where we did as a team this
Brandon Ortman of Pierz by an 8- vancing to the medal round.
Downes opened the tournament title as one of our captains, but he season. He was a hard worker and
7 decision. Dropped into wrestlebacks, Majerus won three straight against top-ranked Zach Carlson was a true leader in the wrestling never complained, praised Coach
decisions to move into the third- of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, room all season for us, remarked Steffen.
place match where he faced a fa- suffering a 7-0 loss. Downes fol- Coach Steffen. Dillon was in a
Hayden, Maverick and Devin
miliar foe, Jared Goldsmith of lowed Carlson through wrestle- very tough bracket with a lot of will all get another chance to come
backs, earning a 3-1 decision over good wrestlers. He had a tough back here next year. The experiChatfield.
Majerus beat Goldsmith for the ninth-ranked Sheldon Rasmussen draw in his opening match.
ence they gained this year as indiFreshman Hayden Stensland viduals and with the team will pay
Section 1A title a week ago by a of ACGC on Friday evening. He
6-4 decision, but Goldsmith, also saw his season come to and end (32-15) at 113 pounds, sopho- off in the future, pointed out Coach
a senior, turned the tables on Ma- when he lost a 6-4 decision to more Maverick Jackson (38-11) Steffen.
jerus and earned an 8-3 decision. Dalton Elliot of Lake CrystalFive other Cougar wrestlers also Welcome Memorial on Saturday
qualified for State, but all came morning.
STANDINGS
West Central Area/Ashby/Evansvilles Jake Larkin pushes on ZumbrotaMazeppas Freedom Hunts head gear during team competition on
Thursday.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Luke Rechtzigel bumps heads with New RichlandHartland-Ellendale-Genevas Todd Erickson in his opening match at 220
pounds.
Wrestling
ZM comes up a point short for the
Class A State Dual Meet Title
By Faye Haugen
ST. PAUL The ZumbrotaMazeppa wrestling team did everything they wanted to do expect
win the State Class A Dual Meet
title and in that they came up just
a point short to top-seeded and
top-ranked Minneota on Thursday in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy
Center.
Anytime you wrestle for a state
championship, you have to be
happy about that, said Coach Link
Steffen. Overall, Im very grateful for how the kids wrestled. In
any match you can look back and
think of where you could have
saved a point or scored another
point. To be honest, Im still going over that in my head. But then
I think of how well we wrestled.
They did a great job, he praised.
The Cougars opened state tournament action with wins over West
Central Area/Ashby/Evansville
and Frazee to roll into the finals.
West Central Area/Ashby/
Evansville
The third-seeded and thirdranked Cougars opened tournament action on Thursday morning, defeating eight-ranked West
Central Area/Ashby/Evansville 3418.
The match stayed close through
138 pounds. ZM got a decision by
Spencer DeFrang to open the match
with Joey Majerus earning a fall
at 120 pounds and Maverick Jackson, a decision at 132 pounds.
The Cougars opened up some
breathing room winning the next
five matches to take a 34-9 lead
the Knights were unable to overcome. Decisions by Freedom Hunt
and Devin Manzy, a major decision by Caden Steffen at 152, and
falls from Dillon Downes (170)
and Noah Prodzinski (195) led the
way for ZM. The Knights did win
the last three weights, but they
could get no closer than 16 points.
They were tough riders and they
liked to work a lot of pinning combinations. I thought Hayden Stensland set the tone when he lost a 20 decision to a kid that ended up
wrestling for a state title (Jake
Nohre). Even though he lost, he
gave us some momentum by keeping it a 2-0 decision, pointed out
Coach Steffen. Joey Majerus got
us rolling with a pin at 120, and I
thought Devin Manzy came
through with a big win. He was
down by a point and he scored
four points in the last five seconds
to beat a kid that placed in the
tournament.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 34
West Central Area/Ashby/Evansville 18
106 - Spencer DeFrang won 9-6 over Drake
Swanson; 113 - Hayden Stensland lost 2-0 to
Jake Nohre; 120 - Joey Majerus pinned Hunter
Mickelsen, 55 seconds; 126 - Sam Nordquist
lost 5-2 to Levi Larkin; 132 - Maverick Jackson
won 4-2 over Keaton Long; 138 - Jacob Bennett
lost 10-7 to Tyler Onstad; 145 - Freedom Hunt
won 5-2 over Jake Larkin; 152 - Caden Steffen
won 11-1 over Kyle Mickelsen; 160 - Devin
Manzy won 5-1 over Royal Crow; 170 - Dillon
Downes pinned Koel Seifert, 3:16; 182 - Noah
Prodzinski pinned Blake Amundson, 4:45; 195
- Seth Tupper lost 9-3 to Hunter Fick; 220 Evan Block lost 5-4 to Anthony Miller; 285 Connor Hegseth lost 1-0 to Sid Lamtath
Frazee
Second-seeded and secondranked Frazee waited for the Cougars in the Class A semifinals on
Thursday afternoon. Frazee earned
a 32-23 win over 11th-ranked Pierz
in the quarterfinals.
We tried not to chase Frazee to
counter their aggressiveness, remarked Coach Steffen. Joey
Majerus really set the tone of this
match, coming back in overtime
to beat a kid that won the state title
at 120 pounds (Tanner Reetz).
Frazee never really recovered after that. Joeys pin really took the
wind out of their sails. he added.
ZM led early on a decision by
Hayden Stensland at 113 pounds,
and a pin by Majerus in overtime
against the fourth-ranked Reetz
that pumped up the Cougar fans
who filled the stands. Maverick
Jackson upped ZMs lead to 12-7
with a decision at 132.
The Hornets took their only lead
in the match with a pair of decisions at 138 and 145 pounds, but
Caden Steffen put ZM ahead for
good with a fall at 152 pounds.
His pin was followed by a narrow
1-0 decision by Devin Manzy at
160, and a pin by Dillon Downes
at 170 for a 27-13 lead. Seth Tupper came through with one of his
patented headlocks for a pin to
give ZM enough of a lead to pull
off the 33-25 upset.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 33 - Frazee 25
106 - Spencer DeFrang lost 7-3 to Tanner
Schermerhorn; 113 - Hayden Stensland won
3-0 over Blaine Beaty; 120 - Joey Majerus
pinned Tanner Reetz in overtime, 6:50; 126 Sam Nordquist lost 9-0 to Ethan Byer; 132 Maverick Jackson won 7-4 over Byron Byer;
138 - Jacob Bennett lost 8-2 to Grant Jepson;
145 - Freedom Hunt lost 5-0 to Austin Skillings;
152 - Caden Steffen pinned Isaac Schermerhorn,
3:15; 160 - Devin Manzy won 1-0 over Tanner
Bachmann; 170 - Dillon Downes pinned Calvin
Streeper, 1:21; 182 - Noah Prodzinski lost 20 to Jonah Lange; 195 - Seth Tupper pinned
Alex Splonskowski, 43 seconds; 220 - Connor
Hegseth lost 3-1 to Tanner Tapper; 285 - Evan
Block was pinned by Garrett Malstrom, 1:19
Minneota
The Class A championship
match was much closer than anyone thought it would be, as ZM
came up just short 31-30 to topranked and number one-seeded
Minneota.
The Vikings were loaded with
good matmen with nine qualifying for the individual tournament
and eight of them ranked in the
top 10 in Class A.
They wrestle a very defensive
Both Sibley Easts Tanner Pasvogel and Pine Islands Noah Bauer look to see how much time is left on the
third period clock when Bauer tied the match to send it into overtime. Bauer, a sophomore, got a takedown
five seconds into overtime to become PIs third state champion by winning the Class A title at 113 pounds.
Kenyon-Wanamingos Ethan Cota turns West Central Area/Ashby/Evansvilles Jake Nohre over for back
points in the Class A championship match on Saturday. Cota, a junior, earned a 15-1 decision to become KWs
ninth state champion.
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Section B of NEWS-RECORD
Oronoco
Mazeppa
Pine Island
Pine Island
The KT Crazies gather together before taking the plunge for a good cause on February 14. From left to right
are Sandy Struckman, Rachel Loats, Kari Henderson, Amy Closner, Becky Brogan, Kari Heckman, and
Amanda Voeltz.
to be held in Mazeppa
MAZEPPA Buffer strips have
been part of Minnesota drainage
laws since 1959. Because these
rules have not been uniformly
enforced, this last January Governor Mark Dayton asked the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources to strengthen and take
over enforcement of the law to
provide consistent enforcement
throughout the state. Changes to
the law are being proposed, with
penalties from enforcement being
looked at to fund the program.
As a result, the local soil health
group, Soil Organic Matter
(S.O.M.) Generators, is hosting
several sessions on Friday, March
13, at the Mazeppa Community
Center to spur discussion on the
governors proposal, as well as
discussion on current and future
soil conservation practices and how
they are affecting the land.
The afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. with a presentation
by local Mazeppa photographer,
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HEARING CENTER
Come in or call for information
about the new technology
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Jayne Bongers
Owner/MN Certified
By Audra DePestel
ROCHESTER Each year, the
Polar Plunge challenges thousands
of brave jumpers at numerous locations around the state to get involved in supporting Special Olympics Minnesota by taking the
plunge. Seven brave employees
from Kwik Trip in Pine Island
stepped up to the challenge. Pine
Island Kwik Trip raised close to
$1,200 during the two-week
fundraiser, which started at the
end of November. That was more
than any of the other Minnesota
Kwik Trips, including the one in
Zumbrota, and defeating them was
the main goal of the Pine Island
employees.
It was that goal that triggered
Pine Island Kwik Trip employee
Penny Wiseman to challenge her
long-time co-worker Sandy
Goodhue
Teacher Josh Weime was voted by Goodhue students to kiss the goat at
a February 23 assembly. Through fundraising efforts of the family life
class, enough money was raised to purchase nineteen goats for families
living in poverty in third world countries.
Through all of these efforts, a school was able to donate ninelittle over $950 was collected. Since teen goats.
each goat costs fifty dollars, the
Obituaries
Elaine Berg 1936-2015
CCARL meeting on
Zip Rail is March 5
KENYON Citizens Concerned
About Rail Line (CCARL) will
meet Thursday, March 5 at 5 p.m.
at Schweichs Hotel, Bar and Restaurant, 632 2nd Street, Kenyon.
CCARL is a coalition (and
FaceBook page) of cities, towns,
townships, school districts, emergency and rescue workers, farmers, businesses, and home owners
who live in the communities that
will be impacted by the proposed
Zip Rail high speed train from the
Twin Cities to Rochester. The
Sesquicentennial Farm
applications are due April 1
Minnesota Farm Bureaus Sesquicentennial Farm program will
honor Minnesota families who
have owned their farms for at least
150 years. Since the Sesquicentennial Farm program began in
2008, over 200 farms have been
recognized. The Sesquicentennial
Farm program recognizes family
farms according to the following
qualifications:
1) The farm must be at least
150 years old this year (2015) according to the abstract of title, land
patent, original deed, county land
records, court file in registration
proceedings, or other authentic land
records. Please do not send originals or copies of records.
2) Your family must have owned
the farm for 150 years or more.
Family is defined as parents,
grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, first
cousins, and direct in-laws (father, mother, brother, sister, daughter, son-in-law).
3) Continuous residence on the
farm is not required, but ownership must be continuous.
4) The farm should consist of
50 or more acres and currently be
involved in agricultural production.
A commemorative certificate
You're retired.
Your money isn't.
N&S9-1a
Churches
BELLECHESTER
ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITE
CHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2
miles north of Bellechester on County
2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-9234240. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Hymn
Sing every fourth Sunday.
ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellechester, Father Paul Kubista. Sunday
mornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesday
mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.
GOODHUE
HOLY
TRINITY
CATHOLIC,
Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Mass
times: Monday and Wednesday, 8
a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday and
Thursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30
a.m. St. Columbkill.
ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,
651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Secretary hours: Monday and
Thursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesday
and Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Wed., March 4: 7 p.m. Worship. Sun.,
March 8: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School;
9:30 a.m. Worship with communion
and pre-K-2nd grade sing.
ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,
WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,
Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed.,
March 4: 8:30 a.m. Quilting and Bible
study; 3:45 p.m. Confirmation class;
7 p.m. Worship with fellowship following. Sat., March 7: 9 a.m. Church
ministry workshop at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Belle Plaine. Sun., March
8: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15
a.m. Worship with communion. Mon.,
March 9: 9:15 a.m. Pastors and
teachers SMARTAP conference at
St. Johns Lutheran in Red Wing.
Tues., March 10: 1-4 p.m. Pastors
office hours; 7:30 p.m. Church council
meeting at church.
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. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Bible study;
Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.
Website: www.gracelutheranoronoco
.come. 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.
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. Sun.,
March 8: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. Worship, Ephesians 2:810. 6 p.m. Worship most Sundays.
GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)
356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for children and adults;
10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth
Group for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:
6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30
p.m. Bible study for all ages.
PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,
520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 3568622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.
net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class and
Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Worship.
ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th
Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280,
Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass
10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.
Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday
8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Confessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5
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., March 4: 2 p.m. Heritage Hill
communion. 6 p.m. Supper at Wanamingo Lutheran; 7 p.m. Worship at
Wanamingo Lutheran. Thurs., March
5: 10 a.m. WELCA Bible study leaders. Sun., March 8: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m.
Youth group. Mon., March 9: 8:30
a.m. Quilting. Tues., March 10: 9:30
a.m. Circle hosted by Jean Borgschatz. Wed., March 11: 2 p.m. Circle
hosted by Phyllis Carlson; 6 p.m.
Supper; Boards meet; Planning council meet; 7 p.m. Worship.
WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,
Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher
Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,
March 4: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m.
Worship. Sun., March 8: 9 a.m.
Worship; 10 a.m. Sunday School; 7
p.m. Youth group at Trinity. Tues.,
March 10: 7 p.m. Prayer shawl meeting. Wed., March 11: 6 p.m. Supper
at Trinity; 7 p.m. Worship at Trinity.
ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
and School, WELS, 223 East 5th
Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.
Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;
School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 7325367. Wed., March 4: 10:30 a.m.
Bible study; 3:15 p.m. Junior choir;
3:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 5 p.m.
Supper; 6:30 p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m.
Adult choir. Sun., March 8: 8 and
10:30 a.m. Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30
a.m. Bible study. Mon., March 9: 7
p.m. Bible study. Tues., March 10:
6 p.m. Bell choir; Youth discipleship
board; 7 p.m. Outreach board. Wed.,
March 11: 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 1
p.m. Nursing Home communion; 3:15
p.m. Junior choir; 3:30 p.m. Confirmation class; 5 p.m. Supper; 6:30
p.m. Worship; 7:30 p.m. Adult choir.
FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly
worship services: 81 West 5th Street,
Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc
1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m- Corinthians.
Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Bible
studies, prayer, and counseling.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;
Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
RURAL
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,
Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., March
4: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5 p.m. 2nd
year confirmation at Hauge; 6 p.m.
Supper at Hauge; 6:15 p.m. 1st year
confirmation at Hauge; 6:30 p.m. Choir
at Hauge; 7:30 p.m. Worship at
Hauge. Fri., March 6: 9 a.m.
Womens prayer. Sun., March 8: 9
a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday
School; 5:45 p.m. Youth group at
Hauge; 7 p.m. Pastor Aadahl preaching. Mon., March 9: 9 a.m. WMF
quilting day; 1:30 p.m. Hannah circle
at church; 7 p.m. Pastor Aadahl
preaching; 8 p.m. Church council
meeting. Tues., March 10: 9 a.m.
WMF quilting day; Noon potluck lunch;
1:30 p.m. WMF business meeting; 7
p.m. Pastor Aadahl preaching. Wed.,
March 11: 3:15 p.m. Overcomers; 5
p.m. 2nd year confirmation; 6 p.m.
Supper; 6:15 p.m. 1st year confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir; 7:30 p.m.
Pastor Aadhahl preaching.
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nerstrand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 3342822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; Confirmation class.
GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County
4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:
Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15
Sunday School. Communion on the
second and last Sunday of each
month. St. Johns: Sundays: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Communion on the second and last
Sunday of each month. Wed., March
4: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m. Worship at
Grace. Wed., March 11: 6 p.m. Supper; 7 p.m. Worship at St. Johns.
4-H
College
St. Cloud Technical and
Community College
MILWAUKEE,
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MENOMONIE, WI Students
earning the chancellors award (3.5
GPA or higher) for the fall semester were Samantha Keller of
Goodhue, Carissa Darcy and Ian
Ziemba of Mazeppa, Anna
Haggerty and Kacie Schull of
Oronoco, and Kara Swenson of
Zumbrota.
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By Elissa Lodermeier
The Belle Creek Peppy Peppers
4-H Club celebrated Valentines
Day with a special party at the
Goodhue Community Center on
February 15. Senior citizens
from the area were all invited. The
meeting was called to order by
President Nathan Altendorf.
John Altendorf did a demonstration on parliamentary procedure. Nathan Altendorf did a demonstration on bow and arrow.
All the guests and 4-H members played a Famous Person
trivia game. Everyone played
Bingo and the winners got donated
prizes that the 4-H members
brought. To finish the party, we
had a potluck.
The Peppy Peppers are selling
fruit and Hog Roast tickets. If
anyone is interested, please contact Casey Veiseth.
Goodhue
Baker demonstrates 3D printing
for Goodhue School Board
By R.D. Aaland
GOODHUE Industrial arts
instructor Tyler Baker was at the
February 23 Goodhue School
Board meeting to give a demonstration on the MakerBot
Replicator 2, a 3D printer.
3D printing (or additive manufacturing) is a process used to make
a three-dimensional object. Successive layers of material are laid
down under computer control.
These objects can be of almost
any shape or geometry, and are
produced from a 3D model or other
electronic data source.
The Replicator takes a roll of
plastic wire and melts it into the
form designed on a computer program. As Baker was describing
the machine, it was printing a fivelink plastic chain. He explained
that the members of the super mile- Goodhue industrial arts instructor Tyler Baker explains how the MakerBot
2 3D printer works at the school board meeting on February
age team used the printer to de- Replicator
23.
sign their cars frames.
Baker said the Replicator cost
less to maintain than he originally
believed. So far he has used the
original roll of plastic and is working on his second roll. Each roll
cost approximately $50.
Expenditures and
enrollment decrease
This is the car body model made by the MakeBot Replicator 2 that will
be used to make a super mileage vehicle. It took about two and a half
hours to replicate.
Elementary principals report
Modern-day troubador
Beth Wood comes to Crossings
ZUMBROTA Beth Wood is a
modern-day troubador who believes in the power of song. Her
exceptional musicianship, crafty
songwriting, and commanding
stage presence have been winning
over American audiences for 16
years. Beths music is soulful, organic, intelligent, barefoot, highenergy communication of joy. She
performs Thursday, February 26,
at 7 p.m.
Picture a home-body with an
ever-present wanderlust, an introvert with a passion for performing, a creative free-spirit with
enough discipline to rework her
dream year after year, calloused
little hands and a big pile of curly
hairand youve got Wood.
Wood, who has released nine
solo albums and a collaboration
project, began her musical journey in Lubbock, a high plains Texas
town with a uniquely rich musical
heritage that includes Buddy Holly,
Natalie and Lloyd Maines, Mac
Davis, and Joe Ely to name a few.
When she wasnt dodging tornadoes and dust storms, Wood was
studying classical piano, violin,
harp, and voice and contemplating the greatness of her dads record
collection. With big dreams of
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KW School Music on Sunday is March 8
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
KENYON Student and adult
musicians and vocalists will take
the stage on March 8 from 2-4
p.m. to perform at the fifth annual
Music on Sunday event at the
Kenyon-Wanamingo School auditorium. A free will offering will
be accepted at this fundraiser for
the KW Education Foundation
(KWEF).
Music on Sunday will feature
some of the following musical
ensembles and soloists:
The Kenyon-Wanamingo jazz
band
time
Corissa and Cass Kern bass
clarinet/baritone duet
KW Band Dirctor Claire Larson, French Horn
Justice Boger, vocal solo
Sarah Benrud, vocal solo
Rosie Breimhurst and Megan
Quam, vocal duet
Ryan Pelkey and Allison
Timbeross, vocal duet
KW Vocal Director Steph
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By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO February 27
was the last date applications were
to be submitted for the KenyonWanamingo School superintendent
position. As of 4:30 p.m. that day,
fifteen applications had been submitted. The school could not publicly disclose who those applicants
Axelson selected to
state honor band
KW Elementary School
names Students of the Week
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO Each week
staff members at KenyonWanamingo Elementary School
(grades K-4) recognizes one student in each class displaying the
following expectations: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be
Safe. In addition, a staff member
Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School readers Ben Short, Sophia Culuris, Bailey Leininger, and Ashley and teacher are also selected for
Rechtzigel earn free Dairy Queen Blizzard certificates for their progress in the Accelerated Reader program. the weekly honor. The following
Short and Rechtzigel have read over one million words since the beginning of the school year, earning them is a list of KW teachers by grade
and the students they selected as
the distinction of AR Millionaires.
Students of the Week for the weeks
of February 6, 13, and 20, respectively:
By Alicia Hunt-Welch
WANAMINGO On February
18, Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary School presented awards to
students for attaining word levels
in the Accelerated Reader program
as of the end of January. Two students, Ashley Rechtzigel and Ben
Short, have read over one million
words since the beginning of the
school year and have earned the
title of AR Millionaires.
Upon successful completion of
a book, students in the program
take a computerized test on the
books content. Students passing
the test get credit for the number
of words in the book. Recognition
is given at various levels in the
program.
This is the second time
Rechtzigel has earned the AR
Millionaire title. The fourth-grader
made it her goal to be a Millionaire two years in a row. The classic Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott ODell and the cat fantasy series Warriors by Erin
Hunter are Rechtzigels favorite
reads because they have many
animals in the stories. The student in Ms. Cody Anstedts class
also had some advice for young
readers: You should read something you are interested in and have
fun reading. A good comfy loca-
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Movie: The Final Season
TV show: Last Man Standing
Song: Springsteen by Eric
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