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Wednesday, December 25, 2013 No. 52

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Megan Schimek and Mary Graves are named Outstanding Educators of the Year
Megan Schimek
By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND PineIsland High School is proud to announce that the Rochester Area Math Science Partnership has namedMegan Schimek, biology teacher at Pine Island High School, a RAMSP 2013 Outstanding Educator of the Year. Schimek was honored at a reception on December 11 at the International Event Center in Rochester. Schimekwas one of two recipients of the award. Mary Graves, Zumbrota-Mazeppa sixth grade teacher, also received the award. See her story as well in this weeks issue. Pine Island High School Principal Kevin Cardille nominated Schimek for the Rochester Area Math and Science Partnership award. Cardille said he felt that Schimek met all of the base criteria and that she rises to the top with her achievements, accomplishments, and drive, adding, Ms. Schimek has not stopped her own personal education and learning. She has taken advantage of training opportunities offered through ISD #255, Mayo Clinic, Southeast Service Cooperative, and various colleges. On receiving the award, Schimek said it was a truly humbling experience and nothing could have prepared her for an honor like this; especially to be recognized for doing something that she loves. She said, This is a day I will always remember. Going forward, I will try to live up to the standards of excellence I know that this award stands for. The criteria for the RAMSP Outstanding Educator of the Year award are rigorous. Educators must strive toward the highest levels of excellence within their schools and community, with focus on K-12 initiatives and continuous improvement in every aspect of their work. They must strive to promote and advance high student achievement, exhibit leadership and support for continuous improvement, demonstrate collaboration among K-12 schools, businesses and higher education, and promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Schimek is a 2003 graduate of Rochester Century High School. She attended North Dakota State University and graduated with degrees in biological sciences and biological science education in 2007. She has been teaching biological sciences at Pine Island High School since the fall of 2007. Schimek participated in the molecular biology program through Mayo Clinic, training through the College Board to become an approved Advanced Placement (AP) teacher, and started the first Pine Island High School AP science course, AP Biology. Since that time AP environmental science has been added to the list of AP courses. She has participated in the 3M summer TWIST program and became part of patented work done at 3M. Schimek became a certified Master Naturalist Instructor, and is trained in the Project Lead the Way, principles of biological science course. She has been involved in the Exploring Medical/Allied Health Careers program taking students to explore medical and health related careers. She has also collaborated with a former and now mentor teacher from Rochester Century High School in taking a group of students to Belize and the Galapagos Islands to explore science above and below the oceans surface. Schimek is always willing to support the needs of students. She provides encouragement and support through her actions and her words. She leads activities that are new and exciting to students, instilling an interest in scientific ideas and science careers. Cardille said that it is not uncommon to see the light on in Schimeks second story room into the late hours of the night, working on curriculum and setting up activities that will make class exciting and interesting for students. He went on to say that Schimek is a respected and effective teacher, as well as a committed student to the improvement of her teaching ability and teaching methods. Schimek has provided access to the living world through her environmental science club Roots and Shoots. Schimek said the students have done projects to help make not only Pine Island School a more green and efficient place, but also applied for grants to help make the region and world a more environmentally friendly place. Schimek started a brown bag lunch series of guest speakers for students to come in and hear from different people who work in the science area. Her main reason for doing this was to better inform students of what is available for them after high school and college. The program has been well received, and at times there has been standing room only in the classroom during the sessions. Schimek also coordinates with Quarry Hill Nature Center to have her students volunteer for Fall Festival and other activities that Quarry Hill puts on. Schimek said she believes that if students live science, they will learn to appreciate it. In mid-February Schimek is looking forward to taking her AP environmental science and Science Club students to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center with a stop along the way at the Duluth Aquarium or the Fermi lab at the Sudan underground mine. I am motivated by the opportunities that allow students to learn outside of the classroom setting, said Schimek. Schimek promotes relevance and relationships in her teaching. She uses NWEA and MCA Science scores to analyze the needs and capabilities of students. She puts an emphasis on the impact that her teaching has on students Schimek has worked with the science teachers K-12 to develop the Big Ideas that are taught in science, developing the district scope and sequence, and aligning curriculum to meet state standards. From those concepts she has created 100 Essential Facts from which she gives weekly quizzes to measure the comprehension of science by her students. With her efforts, Pine Island students have scored above the state average in the ACT test during the past ten years. Schimek has also worked to give

Megan Schimek holds the RAMSP Outstanding Educator of the Year award she received recently. She gives credit to her parents and former high school biology teachers for their influences in education and learning which led to her passion for science.

Pine Island High School science scores a jump of over ten points in the last test round. Schimek said, I am blessed to be part of the Pine Island family and am fortu-

nate to have the support and resources that allow me to grow as a professional and provide my students with learning opportunities in and out of the classroom.

Operating levy collection error at Goodhue School

Submitted by Mike Redmond Superintendent GOODHUE Due to a data entry error in the summer of 2011, Goodhue Public Schools has unknowingly been collecting excess money for the operating levy the past two tax collection years (2012 and 2013). In Minnesota school finance, students are counted in multiple ways for different purposes and are used as the basis for generating and collecting revenues, including levy revenues. Goodhue Schools error was using the wrong type of student count for its operating levy revenue collection. The number used was approximately 100 greater each year than it should have been, leading to the district collecting $50,700 too much in 2012 and an estimated $48,945 too much in 2013 (the 2013 data is an estimate because student enrollment numbers have not been finalized and the 2013 tax collection year is not yet complete). The school board and district administration deeply regret this situation and have already put procedures in place to make sure this type of error doesnt happen again. The error was discovered recently by the districts business manager during routine budget analysis. In accordance with state law and guidance from the Minnesota Department of Education, the school district has begun the process of correcting for the error. In short, since the district collected an estimated $99,645 more than it should have, the district will under collect by the same amount in tax year 2015. In other words, the district will collect $99,645 less in tax year 2015 than it would ordinarily collect. Should you have questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 651-923-4447 or mredmond@goodhue.k12.mn.us.
ZM sixth grade teacher Mary Graves received the RAMSP 2013 Outstanding Educator of the Year on December 11. Among those attending the presentation at the International Event Center in Rochester were Principal Quinn Rasmussen, Graves, school board member Peter Hinrichs, and Superintendent Tony Simons.

Mary Graves
land High School. The Rochester Area Math Science Partnership (RAMSP) was launched in 1991 and includes thirteen area school districts, three higher education institutions, Mayo Clinic, IBM, and Workforce Development, Inc. as its member organizations. Graves is the primary science and social studies teacher for the 75 ZM sixth grade students. At

Bellechester man arrested for child pornography

RED WING A Bellechester man was arrested for possession of child pornography in a case that began three years ago. Anthony Robert Gaston, 53, appeared in court that same day, December 19. According to the criminal complaint, Gaston faces three felony counts of dissemination of child pornography and 17 felony counts of possession of child pornography. His next court appearance is scheduled for February 7, 2014. The complaint alleges that on December 19, 2010, Gaston engaged in a real-time online chat with a detective from the Keene Police Department in New Hampshire. The detective received four emails with attached image files containing child pornography. The detective continued to receive emails from Gaston containing multiple images. A search of the IP address showed that the emails were sent through the Pine Island Telephone Company internet service provider. A subpoena for their records revealed the account holder to be Gaston. Goodhue County deputies conducted a search in January

By Marilyn Anderson MAZEPPA Mary Graves, sixth grade teacher at ZumbrotaMazeppa Schools, was one of two people named Educators of Excellence by the Rochester Math and Science Partnership at its annual banquet December 11. The banquet was held at the International Event Center in Rochester. The other recipient of the award 2011 on Gastons residence where was Megan Schimek of Pine Isthey seized six laptop computers, ten desktop computers, and one external hard drive. The Minne- dren from the United States and sota Bureau of Criminal Appre- five other countries. Captain Pat Thompson of the hension Internet Crimes Against Children division uncovered ap- Goodhue County Sheriffs Office proximately 69 video images and said it could take months to reapproximately 10 images of in- view and process all the images, as each must be certified as porterest on Gastons computers. All of the images recovered from nography before the county Gastons computers, and sent from attorneys office reviews the inhis email address, were submitted formation for more possible to the National Center for Miss- charges. Gaston was released on his own ing and Exploited Children. The NCMEC identified missing chil- recognizance. Conditions of his

the awards banquet, Graves was introduced by the other members of the sixth grade teaching team, Anne Solberg and Christine
See RAMSP AWARD, page 7B

INDEX
Communities Served: Goodhue ............................ Pine Island/Oronoco .......... Wanamingo ........................ Zumbrota/Mazeppa ........... 1,8B 1,4-6B 1,8B 1,7-8B 3B 3A 8A 3B 2A 3-6A

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By Pete Grimsrud

We drop off newspapers and shoppers every Tuesday at local post offices for Wednesday delivery. The local postmasters and carriers are accountable to and care about our clients. They have lived up to the motto, Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. In our harsh climate, the mail carriers have a record unsurpassed by any other private or government enterprise. The U.S. Congress passed legislation that requires the postal service to prefund future retiree health benefits. This is crippling them at a time when they are trying to replace revenue lost to email. Many corporations and government entities face similar benefit/ pension problems without a law forcing future reconcilement. The internet has not made mail delivery obsolete, but it has changed it. Every online purchase has to be delivered by someone. They have a monopoly on bulk

mail delivery. Businesses still rely heavily on bulk mail to drive customers to their physical or online store. Our shopper is a bulk mail product that is used as a taco according to area post offices. They wrap the shopper around everyones mail for easier handling and delivery. The Postal Service made changes in recent years in order to save money. I first noticed it when they took out the Zumbrota mailbox on the drive-through. Each town no longer sorted its hometown mail. It would instead be sent to the Rochester mail center and back to Zumbrota, sorted in walk sequence order for the carrier. They have been closing smaller post offices as delivery centers. Zumbrota is now the delivery center for Wanamingo. They have also eliminated or reassigned the more expensive personnel role of postmaster in towns like Wanamingo and Oronoco to neighboring towns. Another blow came when the Rochester mail center was closed. Now your neighbors Christmas card travels to the Twin Cities to be sorted for delivery. Like most industries, automation and consolidation are efficiencies that are costing jobs and accountability. During the weeks before Christmas, wed always get complaints

from out-of-state subscribers about slow delivery, probably due to large volumes of mail. Two weeks ago, mail bundles to the Rochester area (usually delivered Wednesday) arrived about five days late. All of our mail bundles were sent to the Twin Cities and not moved on that week. Newspapers, unlike shoppers, are a priority mail and should have been delivered immediately. Frustration for everyone does not begin to describe it. We were constantly answering the phone for two days. I appreciated the passion for our product and expected the calls, but it interrupted us on the busiest work week of the year. The Oronoco Post Office employees answered thirty-some phone calls. One of our readers threatened to call 911 for the nondelivery. Please dont call 911. Its an inappropriate use of the number and it wasnt the local carriers fault for the delay. We are exploring ways to improve mail delivery outside of our bulk mail area, but much of it is out of our hands. Id like to thank Barb at the Zumbrota Post Office and the Oronoco Post Office for trying to find consistent solutions to serve our readers. Let me know how were doing in the new year.

A community without a pool is like a fish without water

To the Editor: Pine Island needs a new pool; its as simple as that. A new pool could do wonders for the community such as making it a more attractive place to live with a healthy activity for residents to do in the summers. The pool is a huge benefit to the local kids because there is little else for them to do without the supervision of a parent. One of the biggest reasons for a new pool in Pine Island is that the pool has become so out of date that it is actually illegal now. It doesnt comply with the current standards because it is inaccessible to handicapped individuals. The city council will be voting in 2014 on whether the pool should be closed down or whether it should be rebuilt into a fun-filled aquatic center. There is no compromise; the pool is either demolished or made a completely new facility. If there were to be no pool in Pine Island, then there would be nothing for kids to do, especially in the summer when they are not in class and have many hours to entertain themselves alone. There are approximately 301 million swimming visits each year by children over the age of six, and the children in Pine Island are no different. Sure there is a park and a small bowling alley in Pine Island, but those activities require a parents supervision to be safe; unlike when at the pool, there are lifeguards to watch the children. I, being a lifeguard at the P.I. pool, know that there are many kids with summer pool passes who come to the pool every single day, hot or cold, because there is nothing else for them to do when their parents are at work. Once the pool is gone, what would those kids end up doing all summer? Some of them may occupy themselves with harmful, troubling or unsafe activities. A new pool would show that Pine Island is improving itself and is working towards a better community. There is a new development beginning near Pine Island that would become part of the community, called Elk Run. It is a bio industrial business park that would draw many people and businesses to the Pine Island area. The only way to get the industrial park up and running is to have businesses take part and build facilities of their own out there. The businesses need to see that this is a thriving community that will support their efforts to build new facilities. In other words they want a community that is increasing in population and economy. To help Elk Run along, an aquatic center in Pine Island would bring more people to Pine Island and it would stimulate the economy, which would in turn help businesses be a part of the Elk Run project. The new facilities would make Pine Island an even bigger town causing a greater demand for the pools services. As I mentioned before, the pool in Pine Island is currently illegal, or to put it lightly, not up to code and very inefficient. Its illegal mainly because it does not comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) which requires a handicap accessible entry point; which the current Pine Island pool is missing. Another component that makes the current situation illegal is that the pool is not deep enough to have a diving board, but it has one. It needs to be at least 11 feet deep when it is only currently 10 feet deep in front of the diving board. The other negative factor about the current facility is that the pool is very inefficient. Some examples of the inefficient variables at this 50-year old pool, is that it doesnt recycle any water, it has a leak which keeps the pool refilling itself with cold water, and the heater is always breaking, making for a very cold pool. The kids keep coming though, cold or not, because there is nowhere else for them to go to hang out safely with their friends. If Pine Island were to build the new pool that they are talking about it would be much more efficient and the amount of money that they would save would eventually pay off the expenses of building a new one than if they kept the current pool open and running. Another benefit of a pool in town is that it is a healthy activity for everybody. Swimming is the fourth most popular sport activity in the United States. The exercise of swimming can decrease the risk of chronic illnesses and improve the health of those with diabetes and heart disease. Not only is swimming good for healthy people, it is one of the few activities those with disabilities can take part. People who are confined to wheelchairs are able to freely move in water. But they cant partake when the outdated pool cant even get them into the water. The city council has finally decided to have the city take a vote on if the town should get a new pool. Otherwise it will have to be filled in and shut down. Of course there is a huge problem with funding, and the question of whether or not people will want to have their tax money used for a new pool. Some may say, Why should our tax money go towards a new pool, when we have been trying to get a new school for ages? This is very true, Pine Island has been trying to get a new school for some time now, and for one reason or another it has never happened. Again, an aquatic center will not only provide economic growth and activity in the community but it will also bring the pool up to state standards and keep the children of the community healthy and out of trouble in the summer. Please support the vote for a new pool facility to be built in Pine Island. Rachel Frandsen Oronoco

The art of communications part two

From Devils Kitchen
By Jan David Fisher

When you want to repackage an old idea, one way is to rename the item. Do you know what a graphic novel is? Does the name help? We know what graphs are, but having a story about graphs doesnt make sense. Graphic also means drawing. Graphic novels are stories with little writing and a lot of drawn pictures. A graphic novel using photographs would still be a graphic novel. What was the old name? Comic books, of course! The comic book industry has had its ups and downs over the years. The golden age was sometime in the 1940s. In the 1960s, the industry was down to two publishers: DC (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc) and Marvel (Thor, Conan, Spiderman, etc.) Of the stories and authors whose work was transformed into the comic books, Robert E. Howard

and Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan) are the best known. Most of their stories were written in the 1920s and 30s. Howard committed suicide in 1934, two weeks before receiving a major writing award. He is responsible for several characters, with the biggest, most well known being Conan. Conan was a barbarian, honest and honorable, even when he was thieving. He lived in an era when most of the rest of the people were civilized and corrupt. These were great action stories with a subtle bite of anti-civilization in them. Marvel Comics leased the Conan character from Howards estate. Conan the graphic novel took off and became a popular book to read. DC and Marvel started showing profits in the 1970s. Star Wars: Episode IV, exploded onto the scene. Marvel won the bidding war to transform the movie into graphic novels. Marvel didnt read or really understand the fine print in the contract with George Lucas. One clause stated that George Lucas retains editorial rights and direction of the Start Wars product. After a short tussle between

Marvel and Lucas, Marvel lost the Star Wars contract. The artists who were drawing the Star Wars stories left Marvel, formed a company named Dark Horse and then approached George Lucas to get the contract to do Star Wars. Supposedly, the conversation went something like: Lucas: I retain editorial direction and I see and approve all story lines. DH: Thats okay with us; we just want to do Star Wars. The comic book industry has expanded today and is still growing. The latest big change is that some books are writing about adult themes, meaning sex and sexual topics. Some are tongue-in-cheek and spoofs. Others are serious and try to explain the topics politically. The industry is currently consuming artists. To produce a graphic novel, you need an artist to draw the pictures, a letterer to write the words onto the pictures, a writer to write (or adapt) the story, a colorist who adds color to the artwork and a bunch of people to get the comic books printed, distributed, and sold to the public. Until next week.

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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; Zumbrota area, Zumbrota Towers; Wanamingo, Heritage Hills Apartments. December 26-January 1 Thursday: Pork steak, dressing, broccoli/cauliflower blend, pears, peanut butter cookie Friday: Meatloaf, cooked red potatoes, cooked cabbage, cranberry sauce, fruit cup Monday: Pork chow mein/rice, parslied carrots, pineapple slices, cherry crisp Tuesday: Taco salad, fruited jello, bread, dessert Wednesday: Closed If you have questions, call 507824-2995, 356-2228 or the SEMCAC kitchen at 732-5086

Seasons Hospice
Newly Bereaved Program, Thursday, January 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. A gathering for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one within the past three months. All groups are held at the Center for Grief Education and Support, Seasons Hospice, 1696 Greenview Dr. SW. Registration is required two days prior to the date of the event. For details: 507285-1930 or shbp@seasonshos pice.org.

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Community Library
The Goodhue School Library, in conjunction with SELCO and Goodhue County, is open to the community on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30-7 p.m. when school is in session. The library is equipped with interlibrary loan service, which means if the library does not have a book you want, that book can be there in two days.

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

Historical Society

The Goodhue Area Historical Society is closed for the season Toastmasters Meeting until June 1 when regular hours The Pine Island Toastmasters resume. If you want to arrange a meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St. visit in the meantime call Ardis Henrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie Paul Lutheran Church. They do Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray Mc- not meet on holiday weekends: Namara, 651-923-5117; or Roy

Buck, 651-923-4388. Visit good Christmas, New Years, Easter, more about the library at http:// 732-4766. hueareahistory.org for information Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor www. zumbrota.info. about the historical society. Day or Thanksgiving. Community Band Practice The Zumbrota Community Band History Center History Center practices on Monday nights at 7:30 The Zumbrota History Center The Pine Island Area History has a new photo stand displaying p.m. in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Center is located at 314 North Main over 50 photographs of early Zum- High School music room. VolunArea History Center Street. It is open by appointment teer musicians are welcome. The Oronoco Area History Cen- only, due to maintenance projects brota scenes. They have been enter is open to visitors in the City that have been scheduled. Regu- larged to 8 x 10 for easier viewBuilding every second Saturday lar hours will begin on Sunday, ing. New photos are being added State Theatre The State Theatre is at 96 East from 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us at March 2. To contact the History all the time. Also on display are OAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW or Center go to www.pineisland military memorabilia, including 4th Street in Zumbrota. For inforcall 507-367-4320. You may also history.org or by leaving a mes- Civil War items, different models mation visit zaac.org.or call 507visit our web page at oronocoarea sage at 507-356-2802. If you wish of telephones, Zumbrota telephone 272-1129. books dating back to the 1900s, history.org. to speak with someone, call the and items of Zumbrota advertisdirector at 507-398-5326. ing. Museum hours are Saturdays, Crossings 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by apFabrications 10 exhibit, through pointment (732-7049). December 31. Tops #1280 Kids and adults holiday wheel class, December 26-28, 30 and PI Tops #1280 meets every Moms in Prayer Legion Post 183 Monday night at St. Paul LuthAmerican Legion Post 183 meets January 4, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Moms in Prayer meet on MonHoliday hours: MTF 10 a.m. - 5 eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15 days, 7 p.m. at Our Saviours Thursday, December 26, at 6 p.m. and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every- Church, 1549 East Avenue, Zum- at the Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727. p.m.; WTh 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and Sun. 11 a.m. one welcome. Questions call 356- brota. 3 p.m. Open until 3 p.m. on Dec. 8596 or 356-8990. Zumbro Valley Woodturners 24. Not open Sun., Dec. 29. The Woodturners meet ThursZumbrota Towers Events For more information go to Cancer Support Group day, December 26. Visit www.zv www. crossingsatcarnegie.com or December 26 January 1 The group meets on Thursday, Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises woodturners.com for details, or call 507-732-7616. Crossings is December 26, at 9 a.m. at St. Paul Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises call Bob Post or Bill Beckman. at 320 E Ave. Lutheran Church.

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Two former area priests on credibly accused list

By Alicia Hunt-Welch ST. PAUL The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis released names on December 2 of twenty-nine Roman Catholic priests who were assigned in the archdiocese and had allegations against them of sexually abusing minors. All of these claims have been substantiated. On the list were two priests who had served in the News-Record coverage area: Dennis Kampa and Paul Palmitessa. The public disclosure was the result of a court ruling in Ramsey County requiring the release of accused names. Most of the reported incidents of abuse were said to have occurred between the mid1950s and the 1980s. All of these men have been permanently removed from ministry, and most of them have been out of ministry for a decade or more. Kampa served as an administrator at St. Michael Church in Pine Island from 1989-1990; as an administrator at St. Michael Church in Kenyon from 19891990; and as pastor at St. Michael in Pine Island from 1990-2002. He retired in 2002 and was permanently removed from ministry in 2003. His current location is listed as Victoria. Palmitessa served as a pastor at St. Paul Church in Zumbrota from 1979-1982; and an administrator at St. Mary Church in Bellechester from 1979-1982. He retired in 1998 and served in limited ministry until 2012 when he was permanently removed from ministry by the Diocese of San Diego. His current location is listed as Santee, California. On December 16, the Diocese of Winona, which oversees churches in the southern part of the state, complied with a court ruling and released the names of 14 credibly accused priests who had served in their diocese. A complete list of the names released can be found at www.dow.org and www.archspm.org. The Archdiocese statement shared the churchs overall path toward healing and intended future disclosure practices by stating, Clergy who have committed acts of sexual abuse have caused insufferable harm to victims, families, parishioners, and the Church. We grieve and pray for all who have been harmed and are committed completely to combating acts of sexual abuse and doing all we can to ensure that these horrors are never repeated in the Church. Archbishop John C. Nienstedt said the Archdiocese will promptly report to law enforcement all allegations of clergy sexual abuse of minors. Any clergy member facing a credible claim will be removed from ministry pending investigation of the claim. If it is substantiated, that claim will be disclosed on the Archdioceses website. The website also has links to video messages from the bishop, and tabs for more information on Protection of Children and Youth and Advocacy and Victim Assistance.

Area Sports PI gymnasts beat St. Peter

By Faye Haugen PINE ISLAND The Pine Island gymnastics team earned a 124.52-123.68 win over St. Peter in Pine Island in non-conference action, Friday. We had an outstanding meet on Friday night, all things considered. Brook Schaefer has been fighting a sore ankle so we decided to rest her. All she did was a bar routine. Katie Schultz suffered an arm injury in practice and is out until after the holidays. Thats our second and third all around scores. We had to move the lineup around a little, said Coach Chris Templeton. Robin Talbot competed all around on the varsity for the first time, and we moved Bailey Kuball into the lineup on bars and Gabbie Tilford on beam. All three did very well. Both Bailey and Gabbie had no fall routines, and Robin had a personal best on the floor. Siera McNallan placed first in the vault, beam, floor and all around and was second on the bars. Brittney Arndt was third on the bars and all around, Allie Anderson was third on the beam, and Brook Schaefer was third on the bars. We had another good meet from Brittney Arndt. She had another personal best in the all around, and Allie Anderson had a no fall beam routine, scoring a season high. Siera McNallan also had season-best scores on the beam and floor, pointed out Coach Templeton, who added, to not have Katie and Brook available, having to move kids up from JV and still score within two points of our season high, speaks to the improvements the kids are making in their routines. The girls are looking forward to the second half of the season. The Panthers will resume their
Athlete Siera McNallan Brittney Arndt Robin Talbot Brittney Rud Allie Anderson Bailey Kuball Brook Schaefer Gabbie Tilford Paige Landon Pine Island totals St. Peter Vault 8.90 (1) 8.20 7.50 7.70 8.00 32.80 33.95 Bars 7.95 (2) 6.95 (3) 6.475 5.30 6.95 (3) 28.475 28.40 Beam 9.10 (1) 7.25 5.15 7.675 (3) 6.40 30.425 29.425 Floor 9.45 (1) 7.90 7.80 7.675 7.55 32.825 31.90 All around 34.40 (1) 30.30 (3) 26.925 124.52 123.68

News-Record photos by MJ Templeton

Pine Islands Gabbie Tilford does a back flip over the beam in her first varsity competition in Pine Island on Friday.

Court of Appeals rejects suit

By Audra DePestel

schedule on Thursday, January 2 at LaCrescent.

Santa visits the PI American Legion

PINE ISLAND Mya Haugen joins cousins Abby and Blake Henderson for a picture with Santa at a youth Christmas party hosted by the Pine Island American Legion on Saturday, December 14. Over 80 kids attended the free event which featured Santa, fun activities, cookie decorating, food and refreshments. The Legion hopes to make this an annual event and looks forward to hosting another youth Christmas party next year.

Kaylee Fogarty, Hayden Dejno, and Kaesen Dejno work on decorating cookies at the youth Christmas party.

WABASHA On Monday, December 16, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled against a suit filed by former Wabasha County Commissioner Merl Norman and Zumbro Falls resident Beverly Snow. The suit, filed in Wabasha County District Court, contended that work done by the Wabasha County Study Commission should be void because the groups members were not chosen correctly. The commission, started in January 2012, was formed to look into what kind of government the county should have. Norman and Snow were both on the commission. Norman was also on the Wabasha County Board when they voted 3-2 to eliminate the county administrator position and hire a coordinator in order to reduce costs. The change was disputed by some citizens who petitioned to form a commission to return the administrator position. When Norman was voted out of office in November 2012, he was replaced by Don Springer, and the board voted 3-2 in favor of an administrator. Wabasha County District Court Judge Terrence Walters ruled, and the Court of Appeals agreed, that the suit was moot since the commissions term had expired and the commission only made a recommendation, like any other citizen could do.

1:22 - R: Goal by Trigve Duryea 2:22 - DC: Goal by Nic Leisen; assist by Austin Yeigh 4:23 - DC: Goal by Sam Robinson 9:19 - DC Goal by Tanner Dufault; assists by Sam Robinson and Cory Schillo 10:20 - R: Goal by Kody Dahlstrand 14:00 - R: Goal by Drew Saastad 15:30 - R: Goal by Trigve Duryea Third Period 4:35 - DC: Goal by Cory Schillo; assist by Nic Leisen 8:29 - DC: Goal by Austin Lewis; assist by Andrew Kirmse 15:10 - DC: Goal by Tanner Dufault; assist by Kevin Clausen 16:00 - DC: Goal by Kylo Courteau; assists by Andrew Kirmse and Benton Westrom DC shots on goal: 36 Saves: Mitch Sobotta 5; Kris Kirsch 12

Como Park In their only loss of the week the Wildcats fell 5-3 to Como Park in St. Paul on Thursday. DC opened with a 1-0 lead in the opening period when Kevin Clausen split the pipes off assists by Cory Schillo and Nic Leisen. Como Park knotted the score at 11 before Austin Lewis scored off an assist to Chris Roberts to put DC up 2-1. Como Park scored just before the break to make it 2-2. Como Park took control in the third period when they scored three unanswered goals. Sam Robinson scored just before the end of the match off an assist from Tanner Dufault. Mitch Sobotta made 21 stops in goal. Dodge County had 36 shots on goal.
Dodge County 3 - Como Park 5 Dodge County 1 1 1 = 3 Como Park 0 2 3 = 5 First Period 2:44 - DC: Goal by Kevin Clausen; Cory Schillo and Nic Leisen Second Period 1:42 - CP: Goal by Zach Lee 9:39 - DC: Goal by Austin Lewis; assist by Chris Roberts 13:20- CP Goal by Tor Will Third Period 2:44 - CP: Goal by Tor Will 11:20 - CP: Goal by Peter Gaertner 12:10 - CP: Goal by Max Inskeep 15:50 - DC: Goal by Sam Robinson; assist by Tanner Dufault DC shots on goal: 36 Saves: Mitch Sobotta 21

Dodge County girls win two of three

By Faye Haugen KASSON The Dodge County girls hockey team won two of three games to improve to 10-4. The 11th-ranked Class AA Wildcats earned wins over Mayo and Orono, but dropped a close match to fifthranked Class A Warroad. Dodge County will play in the Centennial Tournament beginning Thursday and running through Saturday. Mayo Dodge County earned a 6-2 win over Mayo in Rochester on Tuesday. Darby Dodds gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the opening period off an assist by Molly Shelton. Magdalyn Wicks goal off an assist by Dana Rasmussen, and a goal by Rasmussen off an assist by Dodds lifted DCs lead to 3-0. Mayo scored a solo goal early in the second period, but the Wildcats added two more goals, one by Rasmussen off assists by Bella Wagner and Wick and the other on a goal by Wagner off an assist by Dodds. Dodge County made it 6-1 early in the third period on a goal by Jacie Hoehn off an assist by Wagner. Pine Islands Brittney Rud performs her floor routine against St. Peter The Wildcats outshot the Spar- in Pine Island on Friday, tans 54-17 with goalie Gabby Suhr turning back 15 shots.
Dodge County 6 - Mayo 2 Dodge County 1 4 1 = 6 Mayo 0 1 1 = 2 First Period 0:49 - DC: Goal by Darby Dodds; assist by Molly Shelton Second Period 0:49 - DC: Goal by Magdalyn Wick; assist by Dana Rasmussen 1:26 - DC: Goal by Dana Rasmussen; assist by Darby Dodds 2:53 - M: Goal by Becca Schmitz 3:03 - DC: Goal by Dana Rasmussen; assists by Bella Wagner and Magdalyn Wick 8:18 - DC: Goal by Bella Wagner; assist by Darby Dodds Third Period 4:34 - DC: Goal by Jacie Hoehn; assist by Bella Wagner 16:20 - M: Goal by Beth Gibson DC shots on goal: 54 Saves: Gabby Suhr, 15

Dodge County boys even record at 5-5-1

By Faye Haugen KASSON The Dodge County boys hockey team had very good week winning two of three to even their record to 5-5-1. The Wildcats will get over a week off before resuming their schedule on Thursday, January 2 at LaCrescent. Richfield In a very high scoring match in Kasson on Tuesday, the Wildcats earned a 9-5 win over Richfield. DC took a 1-0 lead in the opening period off a goal by Austin Lewis on assists from Benton Westrom and Max Blaisdell. The action really heated up in the second period then the two teams combined to score nine goals. Sam Robinson found the back of the net just 24 seconds into the second period off an assist by Chris Roberts. Richfield netted two goals to tie the score at 2-2, but Nic Leisen, off an assist by Austin Yeigh got DC back in the lead.

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Warroad Dodge County fell 4-3 to Warroad in Kasson on Friday. No other statistics were available.
Dodge County 3 - Warroad 4

Robinson scored an unassisted goal followed by a Tanner Dufault goal on assists by Robinson and Cory Schillo for a 5-2 lead. But Richfield scored three times over the last six minutes of the period to tie the score at 5-5. The Wildcats got the win when they scored four unanswered goals in the third period. Schillo, Lewis, Dufault and Kylo Courteau all scored. Earning assists were Leisen, Andrew Kirmse (2), Kevin Clausen and Westrom. Mitch Sobotta made five saves in goal and Kris Kirsch made 12. Dodge County made 36 shots on goal.
Dodge County 9 - Richfield 5 Richfield 0 5 0 = 5 Dodge County 1 4 4 = 9 First Period 4:24 - DC: Goal by Austin Lewis; assists by Benton Westrom and Max Blaisdell Second Period 0:24 - DC: Goal by Sam Robinson; assist by Chris Roberts 0:44 - R: Goal by McCoy Jessen

Minnehaha Academy The Wildcats earned a 5-2 win over Minnehaha Academy in Kasson, Saturday. Mitch Sobotta made 30 saves in goal. Dodge County made 28 shots on goal. Spencer Senn gave DC a 1-0 lead in the opening period off an assist from Sam Robinson. Two quick goals near the end of the second period by Andrew Kirmse (assists by Chris Roberts and Kevin Clausen) and an unassisted goal by Benton Westrom made it 3-1 at the end of two. Nic Leisen made it 4-1 early in the third period and Sam Robinson ended the scoring with assists from Senn and Tanner Dufault.
Dodge County 5 Minnehaha Academy 2 Minnehaha Academy 0 1 1 = 2 Dodge County 1 2 2 = 5 First Period 11:10 - DC: Goal by Spencer Senn; assist by Sam Robinson Second Period 11:00 - DC: Goal by Andrew Kirmse; assists by Chris Roberts and Kevin Clausen 11:10 - DC: Goal by Benton Westrom 13:00 - MA: Goal by Josh Galkowski Third Period 1:36 - DC: Goal by Nic Leisen 5:43 - MA: Goal by Josh Galkowski 12:00 - DC: Goal by Sam Robinson; assists by Spencer Senn and Tanner Dufault DC shots on goal: 28 Saves: Mitch Sobotta 30

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Orono Dodge County earned a 5-4 win over Orono in Kasson on Saturday. No other statistics were available.
Dodge County 5 - Orono 4

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Boys Basketball

Lake City rallies to beat PI

By Faye Haugen PINE ISLAND The Pine Island boys basketball team earned a split in two games last week. The Panthers earned a non-conference win over Dover-Eyota, but they opened HVL Blue Division play with a loss to Lake City. The Panthers will take part in the St. Charles Holiday Tournament beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. The tournament will conclude on Saturday. Dover-Eyota The Panthers earned a 55-35 win over Dover-Eyota in Pine Island on Tuesday. Pine Island played two good halves of basketball as they outscored the Eagles 27-15 in the opening half and 28-20 over the last 18 minutes. Ben Warneke netted 20 points with Luke Thornton adding 16. Freshman Broc Finstuen pulled down 13 rebounds with Warneke grabbing eight.
Pine Island 55 - Dover-Eyota 35 PI - Matt Smith 2, Matt Kukson 8, Mitchell Acker 2, Ben Warneke 20, Broc Finstuen 5, Jared Lohmeyer 2, Luke Thornton 16 Scoring by halves Dover-Eyota 15 20 = 35 Pine Island 27 28 = 55 Free throws: PI - 15 of 19 for 79%; DE - 4 of 7 for 57%; Three-pointers: PI - Ben Warneke News-Record photos by Faye Haugen (2); DE - 3

Kenyon-Wanamingos Connor Sviggum and Zumbrota-Mazeppas Jacob Forrey hustle for the loose ball in Lake City Tuesdays game in Zumbrota. The Panthers got off to the start

ZM tops KW for first win

By Faye Haugen ZUMBROTA Two teams, both desperate for a win. collided in Zumbrota on Tuesday in a very physical game. ZM walked away the winner, 70-45, over KenyonWanamingo in HVL boys basketball action. It was ZMs first win of the season. The difference in the game was the play of Cougar senior Jacob Ugland. As the tallest player on the court (65) Ugland dominated at both ends of the floor. He hit 12 of 18 shots, pulled down 11 rebounds, had a number of blocked shots and scored a career high 30 points. Kurt Gadient added a solid 13 points for ZM. Marcus Irrthum paced the Knights in scoring with 17 points before fouling out late in the contest. Ben Nystuen added 12 points. ZM led 32-23 at the half, and they outscored the Knights 38-22 over the second half for the 25point victory. The Cougars held a 40-22 rebounding edge over the Knights who fell to 0-9 with the loss. ZM moved their record to 1-6. The KW boys will have some time off over the holiday break, resuming their schedule on Friday, January 3 when they host Blooming Prairie. ZM will be playing in the Annandale tournament beginning on Friday and concluding on Saturday.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 70 Kenyon-Wanamingo 45 ZM - Jacob Forrey 2, Jerrell Guider 7, Jacob Tschann 5, Ellis Hirman 8, Kurt Gadient 13, Nathan Debner 4, Josh Nelson 1, Jacob Ugland 30 KW - Ben Kleese 2, Eric Hokanson 6, Marcus Irrthum 17, Ben Nystuen 12, Eddie Matul 4, Connor Sviggum 4 Scoring by halves Kenyon-Wanamingo 23 22 = 45 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 32 38 = 70 Free throws: ZM- 14 of 20 for 70%; KW - 2 of 9 for 22%; Field goals: ZM- 27 of 62 for 43%; KW - 19 of 52 for 36%; Rebounds: ZM- 40 Jacob Ugland (11); KW - 22; Turnovers: ZM- 13; KW - 16; Three-

they wanted to in Fridays game in Lake City, leading 31-19, before the Tigers went on an 8-0 run to close the gap to 31-27 at the half. The Tigers offense continued to improve when they came back from the locker room to outscore PI 36-23 over the second half to earn a 63-54 win. Ben Warneke had another solid Pine Islands Ben Bauer drives around a Dover-Eyota player in Tuesdays shooting night with 20 points. Luke game in Pine Island. Free throws: PI - 13 of 17 for 74%; LC - 18 of 2, Luke Thornton 10 Thornton added 10.
Pine Island 54 - Lake City 63 PI - Ben Bauer 1, Ben Warneke 20, Broc Finstuen 8, Luke Schmidt 6, Jared Lohmeyer Pine Island Lake City Scoring by halves 31 23 = 27 36 = 54 63

27 for 67%; Three-pointers: PI - Luke Schmidt (2), Ben Warneke (1); LC - 3

News-Record photo by Faye Haugen

Pine Islands Luke Thornton goes up for a shot against Dover-Eyota in Tuesdays game in Pine Island. Thornton scored 16 points in the 55-35 victory.

Zumbrota-Mazeppas Jacob Ugland has all ball as he blocks the shot of Kenyon-Wanamingos Eric Hokanson in Tuesdays game in Zumbrota. pointers: ZM- Jacob Tschann (1), Jerrell Hokanson (1), Connor Sviggum (1), Marcus Guider (1); KW - Ben Nystuen (1), Eric Irrthum (1)

Goodhue boys win big at ZM

By Faye Haugen GOODHUE A quick look at Fridays statistics of the Goodhue and Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball game can tell the story about who won. The Wildcats were 15 of 20 at the free throw line compared to ZMs 6 of 11. Goodhue shot 42% from the field to the Cougars 35%. ZM held a slim 26-23 rebounding edge and both teams hit a pair of three-pointers. The big difference in the game was the number of players who scored and turnovers. Goodhue had nine player score two or more points in the game led by Alex Thomforde with 13

points and Riley Augustine with 11 points. ZM had just three players score in the contest. Jacob Ugland netted 16 points and Ellis Hirman (17 rebounds) and Kurt Gadient each scored 10 in the 5736 Goodhue win. ZM also turned the ball over 25 times to Goodhues 14. The Wildcats got off to a good start, taking a 27-16 lead into the locker room at the half. Things didnt get much better for the Cougars as they continued to turn the ball over and Goodhue took advantage to outscore the hosts 3020 in the secpnd half.
Goodhue 57 - Zumbrota-Mazeppa 36 G - Riley Bollum 6, Jacob Pasch 7, Tyler Schumacher 9, Alex Thomforde 13, Riley Augustine 11, Austin Buck 3, Sam McNamara 2, Calvin Peterson 3, Jacob McNamara 2 ZM - Ellis Hirman 10, Kurt Gadient 10, Jacob Ugland 16 Scoring by halves Goodhue 27 30 = 57 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 16 20 = 36 Free throws: G - 15 of 20 for 75%; ZM - 6 of 11 for 54%; Field goals: G- 20 of 47 for 42%; ZM - 14 of 20 for 35%; Turnovers: G- 14; ZM - 25; Rebounds: G- 23; ZM - 26 (Ellis Hirman 17); Three-pointers: G- Alex Thomforde (1), Tyler Schumacher (1); ZM - Kurt Gadient (2)

Goodhue has a very good week

By Faye Haugen GOODHUE After losing a pair of games last week, the Goodhue boys basketball team won three games this week to even their record at 4-4. The Wildcats stopped Triton, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton and Zumbrota-Mazeppa. The Wildcats will play in the Winona State Invitational beginning on Friday when they face Lewiston-Altura at 11:45 a.m. Goodhue will wrap up tournament play when they face Hope Lutheran at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. Triton Goodhue opened HVL Blue Division play with a 56-36 win over Triton in Goodhue. The Wildcats held a modest 2217 lead at the break, but they broke the game open in the second half by outscoring the Cobras 34-19 for the 20-point victory. Riley Bollum led the Cat scoring with 16 points. Riley Augustine added 11. In all, 10 Goodhue players scored.
Goodhue 56 - Triton 36 G - Riley Bollum 16, Tyler Schumacher 9, Alex Thomforde 2, Riley Augustine 11, Austin Buck 2, Ethan Dressen 2, Jacob McNamara 2, Calvin Peterson 2, Nick Earp 6, Sam McNamara 4 Scoring by halves Triton 17 19 = 36 Goodhue 22 34 = 56 Free throws: G - 6 of 12 for 50%; T - 10 of 12 for 83%; Field goals: G- 24 of 56 for -42%; T - 12 of 29 for 41%; Turnovers: G- 10; T - 27; Rebounds: G- 24; T - 26; Three-pointers: G- Riley Augustine (1), Tyler Schumacher (1); T - 2 JWP 26 25 = 51 Goodhue 25 35 = 60 Free throws: G - 13 of 20 for 65%; JWP - 10 of 17 for 58%; Field goals: G- 22 of 40 for 55%; JWP - 18 of 37 for 48%; Turnovers: G- 12; JWP - 18; Rebounds: G- 25; JWP - 19; Three-pointers: GRiley Bollum (2), Tyler Schumacher (1); JWP - 5

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton In a non-conference game in Goodhue on Thursday, the Wildcats earned a 60-51 win over Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton. JWP led 26-25 at the half, but Goodhue turned the game around by outscoring the Bulldogs 3525. Riley Augustine with 14 points, Riley Bollum with 13 points and Alex Thomforde with 12 points led the way for Goodhue.
Goodhue 60 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 51 G - Riley Bollum 13, Tyler Schumacher 9, Alex Thomforde 12, Sam McNamara 2, Riley Augustine 15, Austin Buck 4, Nick Earp 1, Calvin Peterson 4 Scoring by halves Goodhues Riley Augustine looks to pass when Zumbrota-Mazeppas Ellis Hirman blocks his way in Fridays game in Zumbrota.

Zumbrota-Mazeppas Kurt Gadient sets up to take a charge as Goodhues Alex Thomforde rolls in for a layup. No call was made, and Thomforde scored in the 57-36 Goodhue victory.

NEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 PAGE 5A

Girls Basketball
Miller sets Goodhue scoring record
By Faye Haugen GOODHUE Senior Mikayla Miller set a new Goodhue High School career basketball scoring record on Friday evening in a loss to Kasson-Mantorville. The All State guard netted 23 points to push her career total to 1,748, 11 better than the record of Ashton Eries (2007-2011) 1,737 points. With 9:05 to play in the second half, Miller got her recordsetting points. She netted 12 first half points against the KoMets, needing just one more for the record. She got that 13th point to set the record and the crowd gave her a standing ovation. Miller set the Goodhue girls record last season when she surpassed Brittany Lodermeiers (2008) tally of 1,441. She finished last season with 1,523 points. Miller saw varsity action as a freshman when the Wildcats advanced to the Class A State Tournament. She scored 279 points her first season as a reserve. Moving into the varsity starting lineup as a sophomore, Miller pumped in 562 points. Last season when she earned All State honors in Class A, she netted 682 points. She was named HVL All Conference as a sophomore and junior and she currently leads the HVL girls in scoring with an average of 25 points per game. Mikayla in the daughter of Joy

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Pine Islands Sam Heeren can only watch as a pass goes flying by her in Tuesdays win over Stewartville.

Pine Island wins three straight games

By Faye Haugen PINE ISLAND The Pine Island girls basketball team moved their record to 5-2 overall with three straight wins. The Panthers topped Grand Meadow, Stewartville and LaCrescent. The Panthers will take part in the Simley Tournament beginning Friday in Inver Grove Heights. Play will continue on Saturday and Monday. Grand Meadow The Panthers earned a 63-28 nonconference win in Pine Island over Grand Meadow on Friday, December 13. PI got off to a great start, holding the Larks to just 16 points in the first half. The Panther defense got even tougher in the second half, limiting GM to just 12 points. Pine Island had balanced scoring with Niki Fokken netting 19, Sam Heeren 13 and Noelle Langworthy 11.
Pine Island 63 Grand Meadow 28 PI - Noelle Langworthy 11, Emilee Fredrickson 9, Amanda Troester 3, Eliza Warneke 4, Niki Fokken 19, Sam Heeren 13, Kalley Berg 4 Scoring by halves Pine Island 35 28 = 63 Grand Meadow 16 12 = 26 Free throws: PI - 5 of 8 for 63%; GM - 3 of 5 for 60%; Three-pointers: PI - Heeren (1). Langworthy (3), Frederickson (1), Troester (1); GM - 3

Goodhues Makayla Miller squares up for two points against KassonMantorville on Friday.

and David Miller of rural Goodhue. scoring. The 1989 Goodhue graduJoy was also a Wildcat leader in ate reached 1,145 career points.

Pine Islands Kalley Berg tries to block a Stewartville shot in Tuesdays game in Pine Island.
Pine Island 55 - Stewartville 39 PI - Noelle Langworthy 5, Kaitlyn Champa 7, Niki Fokken 18, Sam Heeren 9, Summer Cavallaro 2, Kalley Berg 5 Scoring by halves Stewartville 11 28 = 39 Pine Island 25 30 = 55 Free throws: PI - 27 of 39 for 69%; S - 9 of 16 for 56%; Three-pointers: PI - Heeren (2); S 6

Stewartville Good defense by Pine Island in the opening half of Tuesdays game in Pine Island set the tone in a 5539 win over Stewartville. The Panthers limited the Tigers to just 11 points in the first half, and they led by 14 heading into the locker room at the break. The Stewartville offense played better in the second half, but PI still held the scoring edge, 30-28. Nikki Fokken netted 18 points to lead PI in scoring.

LaCrescent The Panthers earned a 62-48 win over a much improved LaCrescent team on Friday in LaCrescent. But the Lancers got off to a horrible start and the Panthers took advantage, rolling to a 33-13 lead

in the first half. The Lancer offense got on track in the second half as they outscored the Panthers 39-29, but the damNews-Record photos by Faye Haugen age of the first half was too much No foul is called when Kasson-Mantorvilles Taylor Miller connects with Goodhues Kali Ryan in Fridays to overcome. Niki Fokken scored a game-high game in Goodhue. 24 points with Sam Heeren adding 14.
Pine Island 62 - LaCrescent 48 PI - Noelle Langworthy 6, Emilee Fredrickson 6, Niki Fokken 24, Sam Heeren 14, Kalley Berg 4, Summer Cavallaro 8 Scoring by halves Pine Island 33 29 = 62 LaCrescent 13 35 = 48

Goodhue crushes Lourdes, falls to KM

By Faye Haugen GOODHUE It was an up and down week for the Goodhue girls basketball team. The Wildcats crushed Lourdes on Tuesday, but fell to Kasson-Mantorville at home on Friday. The 7-2 Wildcats will take part in the Rochester Rotary Tournament beginning on Thursday when they face Rochester Century at 6:30 p.m. in the Mayo Civic Auditorium. The tournament will continue on Friday and Saturday. Lourdes Goodhue traveled to Rochester on Tuesday evening earning a 5923 win over Lourdes. The Wildcat defense limited the Eagles to just 10 points in the opening half and 13 in the second half. The Eagles were able to hold Mikayla Miller in check, limiting her to a season-low 14 points, but Meredith Watson scored 11 and Kali Ryan chipped in nine for balanced scoring.
Goodhue 59 - Lourdes 23 G - Megan Ryan 6, Mikayla Miller 14, Kali Ryan 9, Michelle Hadler 3, Shelby Hinsch 5, Taylor Larson 4, Meredith Watson 11, Sydney McNamara 5 Scoring by halves Goodhue 28 31 = 59 Lourdes 10 13 = 23 Free throws: G - 12 of 14 for 86%; L - 3 of 4 for 75%; Three-pointers: G - Megan Ryan (2), Kali Ryan (1), Michele Hadler (1), Sydney McNamara (1), Mikayla Miller (1), Shelby Hinsch (1); L - 4

Kenyon-Wanamingo gets a big win at KM

By Faye Haugen KENYON HVL Blue Division leading Kenyon-Wanamingo headed to Kasson-Mantorville to take on the Gold Division leading KoMets in girls basketball on Tuesday. The Knights kept their record perfect and their secondplace ranking in the Class AA poll with the 75-66 victory. The Knights jumped out to a 14-3 lead early in the game by using their pressure defense to force some turnovers that were turned into easy baskets. But the KoMets fought back to tie the game at 16 and head into the locker room at the break down, 35-33. KM rallied to take a two-point lead late in the game, but Siri Sviggum scored eight of her gamehigh 25 points over a one-minute span to put the Knights back in control. KM never recovered and the Knights handed the KoMets their second loss of the season. Megan Quam scored 16 points and Audra Clark added 12 for balanced KW scoring. KW will get a long break over the holidays. They will resume their schedule on Monday, January 6 when they travel to New Richland to take on the number one ranked, undefeated and defending state champion Panthers.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 75 Kasson-Mantorville 66 KW - Mara Quam 5, Meg Clark 7, Audra Clark 12, Siri Sviggum 25, Samantha Bleess 2, Brittney Flom 8, Megan Quam 16 Scoring by halves Kenyon-Wanamingo 35 40 = 75 Kasson-Mantorville 33 33 = 66 Free throws: KW - 13 of 21 for 62%; KM - 13 of 20 for 65%; Three-pointers: KW - Siri Sviggum (5), Mara Quam (1), Audra Clark (2), Brittney Flom (2); KM - 3

by the end of the first half. Goodhue fought back in the second half taking a 57-56 lead with 1:10 to play. But KM (8-2) netted a pair of free throws to regain the lead. A basket and two more free throws gave the KoMets a big enough lead to hang on to as time expired. Despite added attention from the KM defense, Mikayla Miller scored a game-high 23 points.
Goodhue 57 - Kasson-Mantorville 62 G - Megan Ryan 5, Mikayla Miller 23, Kali Ryan 9, Michelle Hadler 8, Meredith Watson 8, Shelby Hinsch 4 Scoring by halves Kasson-Mantorville 33 29 = 62 Goodhue 28 29 = 57 Free throws: G - 9 of 13 for 69%; KM - 8 of 16 for 50%; Three-pointers: G - Megan Ryan (1), Michelle Hadler (2), Kali Ryan (1); KM - 6

Kasson-Mantorville The Wildcat offense struggled in Fridays loss to Kasson-Mantorville. One of the Gold Division favorites, KM took a 33-28 lead

ZM comes up short at Byron

By Faye Haugen ZUMBROTA In their only game of the week, the ZumbrotaMazeppa girls basketball team came up short at Byron, 43-38. The Cougar offense was sluggish all evening. They trailed 2016 at the half and were outscored 23-22 in the second half. Junior Hailey Dykes was the only bright spot for ZM, scoring 19 points. No other player scored more than seven. For the first time in many years, (2), Alyssa Quam (2); B - 1 the Cougar girls will not be taking part in the St. Charles Holiday Tournament. ZM will resume their schedule on Tuesday, January 7 HVL Girls Basketball at Dodge Center. Conf
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 38 - Byron 43 ZM - Kalli Paukert 6, Carley Henning 1, Molly Lawler 1, Hailey Dykes 19, Alyssa Quam 7 Scoring by halves Zumbrota-Mazeppa 16 22 = 38 Byron 20 23 = 43 Free throws: ZM - 6 of 10 for 60%; B - 12 of 17 for 71%; Three-pointers: ZM - Kalli Paukert

STANDINGS
W L 5 0 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 0 5 0 5 Conf 5 1 5 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 5 Over W L 9 0 7 2 5 2 3 4 4 4 1 6 1 7 Over 8 2 6 1 5 3 4 4 3 4 1 6 Over W L 5 5 4 4 3 7 3 6 1 6 0 9 2 9 Over 8 1 7 3 6 3 5 2 6 5 6 3

PI POOL & PINS

Island League 11-9-13 Oertli & Pleaschourt 15 vs. D&M Dairy 15; Comstock Farm 7 vs. Owens Locker 33; Kittelson Heating & Plumbing 17 vs. Producers Hybrids 12; Majerus & Tiarks 16 vs. DMC Plumbing 14 Top team series: Owens Locker 3232 Top team game: D&M Dairy 1129 Top individual series: Ken Lubahn 647 Top individual game: Ken Lubahn 256 Classic League 12-17-13 Gars Repair 2 vs. 5 Hinrichs Plumbing and Pump; Groth Implement 5 vs. 2 M&D Construction; Leos Sportsbar 2 vs. 5 Dupont Pioneer; MJB Farms 5 vs. 2 Eberhart Construction Top team Game: 1245 Dupont Pioneer Top team series: 3285 Hinrichs Plumbing and Pump Top bowler game: 267 Jim Smith Top bowler series: 690 Darik Rude Harvest League 12-18-13 Coffee Mill 4 vs. 0 Jims Barbershop; Bye 0 vs. 4 Schaefers Heating; Friedrichs 1 vs. 3 Prigges Flooring Top team Game: 1128 Schaefers Heating Top team series: 3264 Schaefers Heating Top bowler game: 278 Eric Christianson Top bowler series: 699 Tom Johnson

Blue Division Kenyon-Wanamingo Goodhue Pine Island Zumbrota-Mazeppa Lake City Cannon Falls Triton Gold Division Kasson-Mantorville Hayfield LaCrescent Byron Lourdes Stewartville

HVL Boys Basketball Conf Blue Division W L Cannon Falls 4 2 Goodhue 2 4 Lake City 2 5 Island League Pine Island 1 5 11-16-13 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1 6 Majerus & Tiarks 18 vs. Comstock Farm Kenyon-Wanamingo 0 6 12; D&M Dairy 10 vs. Producers Hybrids 0 7 20; Oertli & Pleschourt; 25 vs. DMC Triton Gold Division Conf Plumbing 5; Kittelson Heating & Plumbing Hayfield 7 0 4 vs. Owens Locker 26 6 0 Top team series: Oertli & Pleschourt Byron Kasson-Mantorville 6 2 3458 5 1 Top team game: Oertli & Pleschourt 1269 Lourdes 5 3 Top individual series: Greg Bakken 706 Stewartville 4 2 Top individual game: Jerry Morrow 2545 LaCrescent

Goodhues Rachel Watson fights for a rebound against Kasson-Mantorvilles Danika Hodgman (21) and Kristin Scott (25) during Fridays game in Goodhue.

ZM girls basketball alumni game set for Tuesday

ZUMBROTA The annual Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls basketball alumni game will be played on Tuesday, December 31 beginning at 10 a.m. in the high school gym in Zumbrota. This is the chance to dust off Coach Scott Paukert at your basketball shoes and have scottp@zmsch.k12.mn.us. Pizza some fun. All alumni interested will be served following the game in participating in the scrimmage should contact Angela Heitmann at angieh@zmsch.k12.mn.us or

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Wrestling
Goodhue places third at Chisago Lakes
By Faye Haugen GOODHUE The Goodhue wrestling team had a busy two days with a double dual at Kenyon on Thursday and a nine-team tournament at Chisago Lakes on Friday. The Wildcats will get some time off over the holidays, resuming their schedule on January 9 when they wrestle at Wabasha. Chatfield The Wildcats were dominated by third-ranked Class A Chatfield in the opening match of a double dual in Kenyon, Thursday. The Cats earned just three wins in the dual, a decision by Kaleb OReilly at 113 and falls by Charles Dahling (182) and Josh Dahling (285).
Goodhue 15 - Chatfield 58 106 - John Altendorf was pinned by Trey VanSickle, 2:51 113 - Kaleb OReilly won 3-2 over Maleek Hussein; 120 - Joel Gadient was pinned by Ty VanSickle, 5:31; 126 - Bailee OReilly lost 3-2 to Jake Mandt; 132 - Matthew Lexvold lost 3-1 to Ryan Meeker; 138 -Mason Huemann was pinned by Hank Friedrichs, 33 seconds; 145 - Logan Breuer lost 14-3 to AJ Riley; 152 - Riley Huemann was pinned by Harvey Friedrichs, 53 seconds; 160 - Gavin Luhman was pinned by Alex Haffner, 2:28; 170 - Matthew Deneen was pinned by Ethan Wright, 3:45; 182 - Charles Dahling pinned Dalton Lundy, 55 seconds; 195 - Zach Scott was pinned by Jayson Nisbit, 1:50; 220 - Ben Ramboldt was pinned by Jacob Bleese, 1:07; 285 - Josh Dahling pinned Logan Karver, 50 seconds

(132), Logan Breuer (145), Charles Dahling (170), and Josh Dahling (285). John Altendorf placed fourth at 106 pounds, and in fifth place were Mason Huemann (138) and Riley Huemann (152). Ben Ramboldt placed sixth at 220 pounds.
Chisago Lakes (CL) 214.5, Rogers (R) 172.5, Goodhue 168, Henry Sibley (HS) 160, Rush City/Braham (RC) 125, St. Croix Falls (SCF) 115, Robbinsdale Armstrong (RA) 102, Minneapolis Roosevelt (MR) 38, Minneapolis North (MN) 7 106 - John Altendorf placed fourth. He was pinned by Tristan Chamberlin (SCF), 3:01; and was pinned by Solomon Lunde (CL), 4:57 113 - Kaleb OReilly placed second. He pinned Dalton Langer (SCF), 1:17; pinned Jorge Gomez (MR), 3:16; and was pinned by Teddy Pierce (CL), 5:36 120 - Joel Gadient placed second. He pinned Grant Brown (CL), 3:32; won 17-5 over Riley Groh (HS); and lost 10-1 to Drew Wheeler (SCF) 126 - Bailee OReilly placed second. He pinned James Young (R), 3:00; pinned Kyle Koshiol (SCF), 1:13; and lost 5-3 to Ryan Connell (CL) 132 - Matthew Lexvold placed second. He pinned Sakai Kelly (HS), 1:21; won 11-3 over Tyler Sitz (RC); and lost 4-1 to Aaron Siatruck (CL) 138 -Mason Huemann placed fifth. He lost 14-1 to Connor Larson (R); pinned Nick Malakowsky (MN), 2:26; and pinned Elliot Olson (RA), 2:12 145 - Logan Breuer placed second. He pinned Miguel Gonzalez (RA), 4:53; won 15-1 over Epi Dominquez (MR); and lost 16-2 to Philip Anderson (R) 152 - Riley Huemann placed fifth. He lost 7-1 to Dan Horn (SCF); won 6-4 over Brandon Lundee (RA); and pinned Terry Freeman (MR), 47 seconds 160 - Gavin Luhman did not place. He was pinned by Mark Sontag (CL), 24 seconds; and lost 7-0 to Brian Gilbert (SCF) 170 - Charles Dahling placed second. He pinned Troy Smith (RA), 1:56; pinned Gabe Taylor (CL), 59 seconds; and was pinned by Garrett Beaman (HS), 4:46 220 - Ben Ramboldt placed sixth. He was pinned by Jake Owens (R), 1:42; pinned Fernando Corral (HS), 1:20; and lost 3-0 to Hutton Adams (RA) 285 - Josh Dahling placed second. He pinned Jacob Klein (CL), 1:19; pinned Kyle Basyun (SCF), 3:01; and lost 8-2 to Andrew Piehl (R)

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Fans and teammates react to Seth Donkers last second takedown that secures an upset win for Kenyon-Wanamingo over third-ranked Chatfield Chisago Lakes on Thursday in Kenyon.

Kenyon-Wanamingo gets a huge win over Chatfield

By Faye Haugen KENYON The Section 1A team duals are still seven weeks away, but Thursdays dual in Kenyon gave a preview of what wrestling fans can expect. KenyonWanamingo, ranked 12th in the latest Class A poll, upset thirdranked Chatfield 35-27. The Knights did what they had to do. They won a few matches they were not favored in, and they kept losses to decisions instead of falls. Ethan Cota (106) and Bradley Kish (113) got KW off to a great start with first period falls. But Chatfield came back with four straight wins by decision, the biggest being at 120 where KWs Jared Clawiter, ranked first at 106, lost a decision to 10th ranked Ty VanSickle. Unranked Jace Clawiter pulled off an upset at 145 pounds when he rallied to earn a 7-4 decision over eighth ranked AJ Riley to put the Knights up 15-12. But a fall and a decision at 152 and 160 lifted the Gophers to a 21-15 lead. Drew Sathrums technical fall at 170, and pins by Luke Rechtzigel (180) ad Bailey Paquin (195) gave the Knights a 32-21 edge. Chatfield got a fall at 220 to move the score to 32-27. Chatfield needed a fall at 285, but KWs Seth Donkers was having none of that. Trailing 5-4, Donkers got a takedown with seconds remaining in the match to earn a 6-5 win and secure the Knights upset.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 35 - Chatfield 27 106 - Ethan Cota pinned Trey VanSickle, 1:39 113 - Bradley Kish pinned Maleek Hussein, 1:14; 120 - Jared Clawiter lost 8-5 to Ty VanSickle; 126 - Matthew Houglum lost 5-0 to Jake Mandt; 132 - Dylan Craig lost 2-1 to Ryan Meeker; 138 -Ted Androli lost 11-4 to Hank Friedrichs; 145 - Jace Clawiter won 17-4 over AJ Riley; 152 - Trent Brossard was pinned by Harvey Friedrichs, 1:34; 160 - Mason Stevenson lost 15-9 to Alex Haffner; 170 - Drew Sathrum won by technical fall over Ethan Wright, 5:51; 182 - Luke Rechtzigel pinned Dalton Lundy,

The Wildcats placed third in the nine-team Chisago Lakes Holiday Tournament, scoring 168 points. Chisago Lakes took first place with 214.5 points. Goodhue had a very good showing in the tournament, advancing seven wrestlers to the finals. But none of the Wildcats were able to win the gold medal. Earning runner-up honors were Kaleb OReilly (113), Joel Gadient (120), Bailee OReilly (126), Matthew Lexvold

Kenyon-Wanamingo wins big over Goodhue

Goodhue got a fall from Josh By Faye Haugen KENYON Kenyon-Wana- Dahling (285), a major decision mingo rolled over Goodhue in an from Bailee OReilly (126) and a HVL double dual in Kenyon on decision by Charles Dahling (182). Thursday. The Knights used six Kenyon-Wanamingo 55 - Goodhue 13 falls on their way to a 55-13 win. KW wrestlers listed first Chatfields Dalton Lundy tries to keep his shoulders off the mat as - Ethan Cota pinned John Altendorf, 34 Ethan Cota (106), Dylan Craig 106 seconds; 113 - Bradley Kish won 12-1 over Kenyon-Wanamingos Luke Rechtzigel presses down for a third period (132), Ted Androli (138), Trent Kaleb OReilly; 120 - Jared Clawiter won 6-3 fall in Thursdays win over the third-ranked Gophers. Brossard (152), Drew Sathrum over Joel Gadient; 126 - Matthew Houglum 5:44; 195 - Bailey Paquin pinned Jayton Nisbit, Cody Bly, 1:33; 285 - Seth Donkers won 6-5 (170), and Bailey Paquin (195) lost 9-0 to Bailee OReilly; 132 - Dylan Craig 3:01; 220 - Austin Jackson was pinned by over Jacob Bleess all won with falls. Mason Steven- pinned Matthew Lexvold, 3:13; 138 -Ted Androli Mason Huemann, 5:20; 145 - Jace son won by technical fall at 160, pinned Clawiter won 14-6 over Logan Breuer; 152 and winning by major decisions Trent Brossard pinned Riley Huemann, 3:30; were Bradley Kish (113) and Jace 160 - Mason Stevenson won by technical fall Pleschourt was third at 152 pounds. Kottschade (PEM); was pinned by Harvey Clawiter (145). Austin Jackson over Gavin Luhman, 2:48; 170 - Drew Sathrum Chatfield (C) 195, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Friedrichs (C), 1:48; and won 9-0 over Parker earned a decision at 220. Two pinned Matthew Deneen, 2:36; 182 - Luke ranked wrestlers squared off at 120 Rechtzigel lost 5-2 to Charles Dahling; 195 (PEM) 153.5, Dover-Eyota (DE) 123, Hale (GM) Hayfield (H) 113, Decorah (D) 110.5, 170 - Sam McPhail placed first. He pinned pounds. Jared Clawiter, ranked first Bailey Paquin pinned Zach Scott, 1:55; 220 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mable- Ethan Wright (C), 33 seconds; pinned Mason at 106 pounds, earned a 6-3 deci- Austin Jackson won 2-0 over Ben Ramboldt; Canton (FC) 109, Stewartville (S) 95, Henke (W), 41 seconds; and won 10-3 over sion over Goodhues Joel Gadient 285 - Seth Donkers was pinned by Josh Dahling, 3:38 Pine Island 93, Winona (W) 54, Grand Tom Hebry (FC) Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland 182 - Colton Pike did not place. He was who is ranked ninth at 120.
(GM) 39, Irondale (I) 36, LaCrescent (L) 33. Wrestlers also competed as unattached (U) to a team 106 - Noah Bauer placed first. He pinned Josh Weigel (U), 3:34; won 5-2 over Trey VanSickle (C); and won 9-2 over Joe Knoke (D) 113 - Isaac Haman placed second. He pinned Colin Jorde (DE), 2:25; won 7-0 over Joey Thompson (S); and lost 12-8 to Chase DeFrang (DE) 120 - Brogan Kunz did not place. He was pinned by Ty VanSickle (C), 46 seconds; and was pinned by Sean Lefleur (I) 126 - Connor Swarthout did not place. He was pinned by Cameryn Stadler (H), 58 seconds and he lost 9-0 to Michael Kohloff (U) 132 - Tyler Lejcher did not place. He was pinned by Stephen Kassel (GM), 5:50; and he lost 5-2 to Alex Fishbaugher (FC) 145 - Trevor Turner did not place. He pinned Jake Goeldi (S), 1:40; lost 11-3 to Andy Love (FC); pinned Andrew Sweirzcek (I), 49 seconds and lost 5-3 to Jace Bunne (GM) 152 - Adam Pleschourt placed third. He pinned Nick Harelson (I), 1:26; won 5-0 over Ryan pinned by Niko Anderson (FC), 1:01; and lost 10-1 to Jesus Fernandez (H) 220 - Zach Kennedy placed first. He pinned Riley Rue (U), 29 seconds; won 8-7 over Dustin Finley (PEM); and won 5-1 over Jacob Bleess (C) 285 - Alex Aarsvold did not place. He was pinned by Logan Karver (C), 1:40; and was pinned by Logan Lammers )PEM) 1:52.

PI places eighth at FCLMC Holiday Tournament

By Faye Haugen PINE ISLAND The Pine Island wrestling team lost an HVL dual at Cannon Falls on Thursday, and they placed eighth in the Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/ Mable-Canton Wolves Holiday Tournament on Saturday. The Panthers will get a week off before resuming their schedule on December 28 at Montevideo. Cannon Falls Eleventh-ranked Cannon Falls earned a 52-22 HVL win over the Panthers in Cannon Falls on Thursday. PI got off to a great start with a fall from Noah Bauer at 106 and a major decision by Isaac Haman at 113, but the Bombers won the next five weights to take a 25-10 lead. Adam Pleschourt stopped the Cannon Falls run with a fall at 152. Sam McPhail added another fall at 170 to pull the score to 3122, but that was as close as the Panthers would get. It also didnt help that Pine Island had three open weights they had to forfeit.
Pine Island 22 - Cannon Falls 52 106 - Noah Bauer pinned Peter Fitterer, 3:53; 113 - Isaac Haman won 16-3 over Wyatt Johnson; 120 - Brogan Kunz was pinned by Paul Fitterer, 2:36; 126 - Connor Swarthout lost 19-5 to Ryan Epps; 132 - Tyler Lejcher was pinned by Keston Lopez, 4:36; 138 - PI forfeited to Connor Rohr; 145 - Trevor Turner lost 8-7 to Hayden Strain; 152 - Adam Pleschourt pinned Cole Grossland, 1:44; 160 - PI forfeited to Sterling Carlson; 170 - Sam McPhail won 40 over Devin Zier; 182 - Colton Pike was pinned by Derek Johnson, 45 seconds; 195 PI forfeited to Nathan Melhouse; 220 - Zach Kennedy lost 5-0 to Clay Broze; 285 - Alex Aarsvold was pinned by Cooper Rohloff

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 26 Dodge County girls hockey at Wayzata, 2 p.m. Goodhue girls basketball at Rochester, 6 p.m. Friday, December 27 Dodge County girls hockey at Centennial Goodhue boys basketball at Winona, 2 p.m. Goodhue girls basketball at Rochester, 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Fargo Pine Island boys basketball at St. Charles, 7 p.m. Pine Island girls basketball, at Simley, 1 p.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball at Annandale Saturday, December 28 Dodge County girls hockey at Centennial p.m. Goodhue boys basketball at Winona Goodhue girls basketball at Rochester, 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestling at Fargo Pine Island boys basketball at St. Charles, 7 p.m. Pine Island girls basketball, at Simley Pine Island wrestling at Montevideo, 10 a.m. Zumbrota-Mazeppa boys basketball at Annandale Monday, December 30 Pine Island girls basketball, at Simley

FCLMC Wolves Tournament The Wolves Holiday Tournament drew some of the better teams in the area with third-ranked Class A Chatfield winning the title with 195 points. Plainview-ElginMillville was second with 153.5 points and Dover-Eyota was third with 123 points. Pine Island tallied 93 points to place eighth out of 12 teams. Three Panthers placed first in the tournament. Winning championships were Noah Bauer at 106, Sam McPhail at 170 and Zach Kennedy at 220. Isaac Haman was second at 113 pounds and Adam

STANDINGS
HVL Wrestling Conf W L Kenyon-Wanamingo 4 0 Kasson-Mantorville 3 0 Lake City 3 1 Cannon Falls 2 1 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 1 Stewartville 2 1 Triton 1 2 Pine Island 1 2 Hayfield 1 3 Goodhue 1 3 Byron 0 2 LaCrescent 0 4 Over W L 8 0 6 0 3 2 8 3 5 2 4 5 6 4 2 4 1 4 1 5 1 5 0 6

News-Record photos by Faye Haugen

Goodhues Bailee OReilly and Chatfields Jake Mandt both try to gain control at 126 pounds in Thursdays match in Kenyon. OReilly came up short in a 3-2 decision.

Goodhues Zach Scott tries to flip Chatfields Jayton Nisbit over for a reversal in Thursdays match at 195 pounds in Kenyon.

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Zumbrota

Neighbors
Wednesday, December 25, 2013 No. 52
share their time and talents. With over forty churches in our reading area, the number of faithful volunteers are in the hundreds. These WANAMINGO Brandi Kyllo are only a few who serve in our and her family have attended New communities. Life Church in Wanamingo for seven years. For Brandi, her husband Doug, and their children Sophie, Seth, Soren and Stellen, volunteering is a family activity. She said, Some of the serving our family does there is directing and being a part of the Christmas program, helping to watch the children in the nursery during worship, singing on the worship team, and teaching a bible-based program for elementary children called Kids 4 TruthOur family

Mazeppa

Oronoco Pine Island

Section B of NEWS-RECORD

Area church volunteers recognized in December

By Alicia Hunt-Welch Volunteers are vital to the successful operation of churches. In fact, most churches are run by unpaid workers who tend to everything from the smallest of details up to making overall decisions for the church and congregation. Maintenance, membership, education, long range planning, advertising, accounting and more are often done by volunteers willing and able to step forward and

Brandi Kyllo

Wendy Westlake
ZUMBROTA Wendy Westlake moved to Zumbrota from Osceola, Wisconsin in 2006. She attends and volunteers her time at Our Saviours Free Lutheran Church of Zumbrota and joked, My husband is the pastor so it might be a little awkward if I attended somewhere else. Westlake is a busy woman. She is on the Christian Education Board, overseeing Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, the church Wings after-school program for elementary age kids, adult enrichment small group Bible studies, and screening and discovering materials beneficial for group studies. She said, There are three other very capable ladies on the board who actually do most of the work. They handle the load for all the childrens programming. Westlakes duties are more involved with the adult study programs, such as Womens Bible study on Wednesday mornings and adult Bible study on Wednesday nights. She said, I really love teaching from the Bible. Gods word is so rich and challenging. Its always exactly what I and others need to hear. No matter what is going on in our lives, Gods word applies. Due to the recent growth of the church, one challenge is to stay on track with what is being taught. As a pastors wife, occasionally she is called on by her husband to help with a counseling situation that involves a single woman or a couple who may benefit from a womans perspective. She also sings and plays in the church praise band and said, That is really fun! Westlake wholeheartedly recommends volunteering, saying, We have all kinds of other areas of ministry, like community outreach and world missions. There is a place for anyone who has an interest in using their gifts for the kingdom of God. There is nothing as gratifying as using the gifts God gave you for the purposes He intended. And were a really friendly group! In other areas of life, Westlake volunteers on the Board of the Minnesota Watercolor Society as the program chair and is the window display coordinator for the Southeastern Minnesota Visual Arts gallery in Rochester. Once a month she climbs into three window displays to change out the artwork from various artists. As an artist, she enjoys painting, with watercolor being her favorite form

loves New Life and we are thankful for our family there. Kyllo has also participated in a mission trip with her church to the Dominican Republic. She said with a smile, We do not do this for our glory but for the glory of God. Ephesians 2:8,9. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you cant take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Kyllo is originally from Westbrook and moved to Kenyon during her high school years. She and her family live in Wanamingo.

Frank Irwin
MAZEPPA Frank Irwin has been a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Mazeppa since 1955. About thirty years ago he began volunteering with the parish, and since that time has handled finances for the organization. In addition to those duties, he currently is serving as the parish administrator, addressing all the needs required to keep a parish going from day to day, whether it be finance, accounting, payroll or reports. Irwin estimates he devotes about 35 hours a week volunteering. Its just about like a fulltime job, he said. So why does he volunteer? I guess its something that I can do, Irwin said, Im retired now but did it when working a full time job. I enjoy doing it. As you get older it keeps your mind active. Plus, Irwin said volunteers are needed. He explained, Churches are just like a business; they have to be run like a business. You have income and expenses and the more volunteers you have, the better off you are. He recommends others find ways to volunteer and said, It keeps expenses down for one thing. In 1970, Irwin purchased a house in Mazeppa and set down roots. He and his wife had two daughters. He enjoys spending time with his six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Irwin is also a member of the Mazeppa American Legion and for many years handled the financial responsibilities before taking on membership duties. He is also in the Mazeppa Veterans Honor teering, he said, Self-satisfaction, Guard and assists with the Lions and knowing you can help and are Club. As to the rewards of volun- able to do a job. And I enjoy doing it.

Rae Ormsby
PINE ISLAND Rae Ormsby has the heart of a servant. As a retired pastors wife, she has often worked behind the scenes doing what needed to be done, while also working as a nurse and raising a family. Now that she is retired, the amount of time she volunteers has grown. The Ormsbys have lived in Pine Island several times, but returned in 2010 to make the city their permanent home. Rae and her husband Rick are members of United Methodist Church in Pine Island, and she helps in whatever ways are needed, such as teaching Sunday school, painting, doing curtains, etc. She said, There are always things that need to be done at the church. And it is fun to get to work with people and see projects

of media. Some of her work is on display at Crossings. Wendy and her husband Eric are into flipping houses. Were working on our ninth one on West and 6th, she said. Renovating houses offers another creative outlet for me with space planning and designing. Its a lot messier and more hard work but I still enjoy it. The Westlakes are enjoying the empty nest phase of life, as their three children have all married and moved out. They are excitedly expecting the arrival of their first grandchild in a couple of weeks.

Roy Lodermeier
Ormsby also volunteers at the public library in Pine Island, demonstrates rug looming at the Pine Island History Center, serves as a nurse at the Salvation Armys Good Samaritan free clinic in Rochester, and assists with Interfaith Hospitality Network support event. She said, I guess I like to have a purpose something to do that matters. I always said that when I retired a golf game wasnt going to get me out of bed in the morning. In addition to all her volunteer activities, she also is motivated to spend time with their two adult children and two grandchildren, and to find time to read, sew come together. I think it is very and garden. satisfying to do things that are needed and that people will appreciate. GOODHUE Roy Lodermeier is lifelong resident of Goodhue and a business owner. But even with a bustling auto repair business and a family, for many years Lodermeier has set aside time to help out at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Goodhue. He does whatever needs to be done, from changing light bulbs, to repairing kneelers and pews, to woodworking projects and any inside or outside work that needs to be done. He said, It is both rewarding and satisfying to be able to help out with things that I am able to do. For 39 years Lodermeier has owned Roy N Als Auto Service. He and his wife Judy have two grown children and two grandsons they enjoy spending time with. In his free time Lodermeier enjoys hunting, woodworking, and riding motorcycle, and he has a few items on his bucket list of adventures to one day find time for. In addition to his time assisting at church, Lodermeier is also a member of the Goodhue Fire Department and First Responders. This also requires a great deal of volunteer hours. Lodermeier recommends that others find ways to help out. He said, I believe anyone would enjoy the rewards of volunteering.

John Tilford
ORONOCO John Tilford has lived in Oronoco for 25 years. Tilford is a great supporter of volunteerism and said, I think anyone who is able to help someone else should. Tilford attends Grace Lutheran Church of Oronoco serving as head usher and as a church elder. Some of his duties include helping members of the congregation with troubles they may have, supporting the pastor in a variety of ways and assisting the parish counsel with the operation of the church. Tilford is also a member of the Oronoco VFW and is the president of the Oronoco Cemetery. He said, The volunteer work I do makes me a better person and I feel good inside.

By Audra DePestel

Handbell choir rings in the holiday season

PINE ISLAND The Rochester Central Lutheran School Handbell Choir visited the Pine Island Senior Center on December 12 to ring in some holiday cheer. From left to right: instructor Ann Peter, Lydia Hach, Jaydn Schoppers, Regan Bushman, name withheld, Kaitlyn Woolman, Zach Dunford, Brittney Meier, Peter Herrick, Joseph Uhlmann, and Samuel Ewert. This was the first public performance of the year for the choir. Ten students in grades six through eight used two bells and played eight different selections under the direction of Ann Peter, who has been an instructor at Rochester Central Lutheran School for fifteen years and director of the handbell choir for the past ten years. The Rochester Central Lutheran School was established 130 years ago and the handbell choir formed after a donation of bells in 1980.

By Audra DePestel

Oronoco holds toy drive to benefit area children

ORONOCO The Oronoco Lions Club, Fire Department, and Gas n Go convenience store sponsored a toy drive for area kids in need. From left to right are Melany Laplander, Justin Laplander, Doug Gillard, Pat Wright, Santa (Mike Muller), Mrs. Claus (Jayne Krause), Cain Dolan, Anne Krauer, Pauline Williams, Curtis Olson, Oronoco Fire Chief Dan Sundt, Keysha Hoehne, and Adam Hoehne. Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Gas n Go during their holiday open house on December 14 to promote the toy drive. In the right photo, Rebekah Stolp, Jackson Wright, Ely Hoehne, and Elle Wright gather next to Santa. Free rides in a firetruck were offered by the Oronoco Fire Department. Gas n Go manager Pauline Williams said the collection of toys will benefit over 50 area kids.

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County
Singers Bill and Kate Isles bring Goodhue County levy folk virtuosity to Crossings to rise by 1.72% in 2014
By Paul Martin RED WING The Goodhue County Commissioners looked for places to whittle down the 2014 budget, but found none. They floated motions to keep the levy at 2013 levels, or to limit the rise in the levy to 1%, with directions to staff to find cuts to balance the budget at a lower level, but both failed. They then approved the final 2014 levy of $27,399,013, a 1.72% increase over 2013. The total budget is $64,323,586. County Administrator Scott Arneson listed several changes since the preliminary budget was passed in September, but there has been no material change in the financial picture. County taxpayers will see different changes in their individual property tax bills, depending on how the assessed value of their property has changed. Owners of farmland, in particular, will see sharp rises, after land prices spiked in 2011-12.
How can county maintain roads?

Public Works Director Greg Isakson discussed his wish list for the 2014 Minnesota Legislative session. The session is expected to be an unsession, as Governor Dayton and legislators look for ways to simplify and streamline state laws. We propose that counties should have authority to close unsafe township bridges in the rare Road safety award cases where a township will not Scott McConkey of the State act, he said. We also hope to Department of Public Safety recsimplify the approval process for ognized the Goodhue County

building or replacing bridges. At present, it is a tangled nightmare. Isakson also had a long-term problem to run by the board. In 2011, faced with many roads nearing the end of their useful lives, you voted to bond $9.6 million for a 10-year program to repair roads. Since then, we have won approval for two new bridges over Hwy 52, and a relief road for Cannon Falls made necessary by the new overpass and Medical Center. The good part of that is we will improve safety and save lives. The not-so-good part is that our share of those costs will be just over $10 million. Arneson added, We now have an even longer list of roads that need improvement, and no money to pay for it. Chair Dan Rechtzigel replied, Hwy 52 is a federal highway which happens to run through our county, and we are a small county with a limited tax base. We need the feds to pay for it. Isakson was not hopeful that would happen. Anoka County says they spend 100% of their road budget on junctions and roads that link to federal and state highways in the county, he said. The board also noted that the Hader junction of Hwys 52, 8 and 57 is the next dangerous junction they want to focus on, even if it takes 10 years to see action taken.

Sheriffs Office for its commitment to the TZD (Towards Zero Deaths) Campaign. You are the only department to receive such an award twice, he said. He presented a new Lidar XLR speed device to Officer Jeff Sjoblom, who heads the countys efforts. McConkey added, The Minnesota road death total in 2011 was 368, our lowest total since the 1940s. But if you know somebody on that list, you cant be happy with the numbers. The police are concentrating on excessive speed, use of safety belts, and drunk driving. Your deputies arent mean when they pull you over, he ended. They know what happens if they dont.
Other business

The board approved a variance for Charles and Cyndi Reese, who wanted to replat two lots they own in the Lake Pepin subdivision. The couple had acquired extra waterfront property since the initial plat was made in 2011. The County Planning Advisory Committee and Wacouta Township had already approved the change. The first meeting of 2014 was set for January 7 at 4 p.m.

ZUMBROTA Bill and Kate Isles voices were made to be together, as they themselves were, and this perfect pairing in life and music makes them a folk singingsongwriting couple not to be missed. In their 11th performance celebrating the new year at Crossings, they perform on Friday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m. Making use a wide variety of musical styles, their performances carry audiences through a broad landscape of experiences from metaphorical worlds to small town family stories and to zany comedy. Consummate performers, they are known for their catchy melodies and memorable songs. Words like Mesmerizing, Transcendent, and even, Hysterical are commonly used when audiences describe concerts. Listeners feel that they are hearing to stories of their own lives, told by two of their best friends. Duluth-based Bill Isles has long been one of Minnesotas most noticed singer-songwriters. His urgency to tell his stories in song springs from his survival of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in 1993. Instead of ending his life, the expe-

rience jump-started his creative energies, resulting in a 150 showper-year itinerary, presenting his profoundly meaningful songs. Kate Isles, who grew up in Rochester, was a closet singersongwriter when she met Bill at a release party for his first CD. They have toured nationally as a duo, full-time, since early 2007. Her gentle presence, luscious vocals and intuitive harmonies have endeared her to audiences.

Their late-2011 duo album, Still Beneath the Stars and Moon, includes ten new original songs, and showcases their respective songwriting with several of Kates songs as well as a few theyve cowritten. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 at the door. To reserve tickets, visit www.crossingsatcarnegie.com, call 507-732-7616 or stop in to Crossings at 320 East Avenue in Zumbrota.

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PINE ISLAND
rado is home for the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Rebekah Ormsby received an Lechelt. award as Most Accomplished for 40 Years Ago the 1993 Augsburg College December 20, 1973 womens cross country team. Pvt. Steven McAlister has gradu30 Years Ago ated from the Marine Corps ReDecember 21, 1983 cruit Training Base at San Diego, Jon Block of Las Vegas, Ne- California. *** Thursday supper vada was a Monday afternoon visi- guests of Mr. and Mrs. Art Biery tors at the Don Schutz home. *** were Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Andrist. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Raudabaugh *** Jeanie Youngkrantz has been and Sandy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yerke, selected by the business departand Mrs. Marie Holst were sup- ment as the Pine Island Lions Club per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rich- Student of the Month for Decemard Houghton in Red Wing Sun- ber. day night. *** Violet Lechelt from Lowery Air Force Base in Colo-

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GOODHUE
50 Years Ago December 19, 1963
Gilman Hofstad and Barbara were Monday afternoon coffee guests at the Keven Andrist home. *** Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Hofstad, Barbara and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Lorri Finstuen and Mrs. Norman Peterson visited at the John McKay home Sunday evening.

20 Years Ago December 22, 1993

20 Years Ago December 22, 1993

40 Years Ago December 20, 1973

60 Years Ago December 24, 1953

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stussy, a son, on December 17; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson, a daughter, last week. *** Bruce

WANAMINGO
20 Years Ago December 22, 1993
Susan Kyllo was chosen for the city clerk position by the Wanamingo City Council. *** Sherree VanDeWalker was installed as postmaster in Millville on December 3. *** Christine Kittelson, daughter of Jackie and Joe Kittelson, graduated on Thursday from the St. Marys School of Practical Nursing.

Patricia Dankers of rural BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. MarGoodhue graduated from St. Cloud lin Amundson, a daughter, on State University on November 20 December 7. *** Jim and Bruce with a bachelor of science degree. McNamara each scored 16 points in the Wildcats 65-42 win over on Friday. *** Mr. Hayward of Lackland Air Force Dover-Eyota and Mrs. Harry Tackman and Mr. Base, San Antonio, Texas, arrived and Mrs. John Majerus and girls Saturday morning to spend a two- visited Roger Tackman at the week leave with his parents, Mr. Wabasha Nursing Home on Sunand Mrs. M.W. Hayward, and other day. relatives. *** Mr. and Mrs. Peter 50 Years Ago Barth entertained a group of relaDecember 19, 1963 Lyle Amundson scored 17 points tives and friends on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. and Bruce Husbyn scored 16 in the Wildcats 68-48 win over the Faribault Deaf on Friday. *** Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kurtti and children were Sunday dinner guests at the Jerry Thun home in St. Peter. *** Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Strauss and family were Sunday supper guests at the Cy Benda home.

Majerus, a daughter. *** Cecil Haas arrived home Friday evening for a two-week vacation from the St. Cloud Teachers College. *** Fred Prahl spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bang in Featherstone. Mrs. Bang is Prahls sister. *** Mr. and Mrs. Henry Banidt and Mrs. Francis Moran and Beverly were Red Wing visitors on Saturday.

60 Years Ago December 17, 1953

Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Bluhm of Zumbro Falls were Tuesday dinner guests last week of the Charles Thomfohrs. *** Dinner company Sunday evening at the W.R. Sawyer home were Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Ryan, Mrs. Emily Parker, and Mrs. Joseph Woelfinger. *** Sunday evening guests of the Ray Banidts were Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Swenson of White Rock.

40 Years Ago December 20, 1973

While the Milton Stone family attended the Christmas program at Trinity Lutheran Church last Sunday evening, a fire of unknown PINE ISLAND, 1983 Children with special verses to recite at the Assembly of God Sunday School Christmas origin devastated their farm home program are, from left to right: Laura Hewitt, Cherylee Ashpole, Chad Ashpole, Kristy Newberry, Emily one-half mile north of Belle Creek. Brownback, and Tracy Hewitt.

70 Years Ago December 23, 1943

BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs. Francis

GOODHUE, 1973 Following the Goodhue City Council meeting on December 11, council members attended an open house at the Leonard Lodermeier residence in honor of his final meeting as a member of the city council. He was first elected to office on December 4, 1952, and decided not to seek re-election this year.

50 Years Ago December 19, 1963

Mrs. Peter Henry left Saturday for her home at Foley after spending the past three weeks with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ohr. *** Miss Clara Haller had guests at her home Friday and Saturday evenings in observance of her birthday, which occurred on December 13. *** Mr. and Mrs. Erven Skaar of Cambridge were overnight guests on December 9 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manley Langeness.

ZUMBROTA
10 Years Ago December 24, 2003
Four third grade classes from Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School brought a total of 76 toys to the Sharing and Caring Christmas tree located at the Bank of Zumbrotas South Main branch. The donations will help the Head Start Program to fulfill the wishes of children at Christmas time. ***The fifth grade classes of Lowellene Jackson and Roxanne Webster at the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School collected the most pennies in the recently completed penny war, a school-wide fundraiser to help less fortunate families in our communities.

30 Years Ago December 28, 1983

70 Years Ago December 16, 1943

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wickum and children of Minneapolis visited Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Fredrickson. *** Mr. and Mrs. Gust Myran and Mrs. Harold Lemley were visitors in Rochester Saturday morning. *** Miss Ruth Lubahn spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lubahn.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Anderson and Wayne Anderson were Christmas Day dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Anderson and family of Lake City. *** Mr. and Mrs. Walter Friese and Mr. and Mrs. David Lother, Dave and Beth were Christmas Day dinner guests at the Del Finstuen home in Farmington. *** Don Hernke of the Edgewood Restaurant near Cannon Falls was recently elected president of the Minnesota Restaurant and Food Service Association. *** Doris Snow, a resident at the Zumbrota Towers, was happy to have her family congregate with her at the 20 Years Ago community room on Sunday for a December 22, 1993 The spirit of Christmas came potluck Christmas Dinner. 40 Years Ago alive Sunday evening when the December 27, 1973 lights of the Love Light Tree near the Zumbrota Health Care HospiMrs. Rosa Smith spent Christtal were turned on representing mas Day in Red Wing with her the care and giving of the Zum- granddaughter Mr. and Mrs. brota area people. Ruth Sikkink, Rodney Hauschildt and family. *** president of the Zumbrota Hospi- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nelson had tal, and Home Auxiliary welcomed their children home for Christmas the group and introduced Gloria Eve. They are Mr. and Mrs. Dean Richter, Life Line Coordinator. Nelson and Angela of Albert Lea, She announced they had collected Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cole and David, $529 for the Life Line program. Miss Janet Nelson and Miss Kathy *** Air Force Airman Jeremy A. Nelson, all of Minneapolis. *** Hotlen has graduated from the wide Mr. and Mrs. Ted Parkins and Hiedi band communication equipment of Fargo, North Dakota, and Mr. ZUMBROTA, 1973 Nine deer were shot by nine hunters southwest of Sun Dance, Wyoming, the last week specialist course at Kessler Air and Mrs. Donald Parkins and chil- in November. From left to right: Gary Blakstad, Zumbrota; Jerry Postier, Douglas; Arley Trelstad, Zumbrota; Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. dren of Winona spent the week- Glenn Bigelow, Douglas; Roger Swenson, Zumbrota; and Paul Gustine, Pine Island. Not pictured: Don
Friedrich, Zumbrota; Denny Byers, Douglas; and Pete Kyllo, Wanamingo.

held for Tami Dunbar who was four years old. Santa had gifts for Tami and her 16 guests. *** Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Thomford and children Patti and Andy were Christmas Day evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomford. *** Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klug 50 Years Ago and four children from ColumDecember 26, 1963 Santa made his appearance Sat- bus, Nebraska, arrived Sunday to urday afternoon at a birthday party spend the holidays with his parend and Christmas Eve with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parkins. *** The Donald Tiedemann family had their Christmas on Sunday at the Maynard Ehlen home. Also present was the Curt Bollum family of Goodhue.

ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Klug and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson. *** Mr. and Mrs. Milford Moe had Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nelson, Cory and Craig of Rochester with them Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. *** Mr. and Mrs. Duane Steege and children of St. Louis Park and the Lester Post family had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Davis.

WANAMINGO, 1943

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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: 9 a.m. Mass. Tuesday mornings: 8 a.m. Mass. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORONOCO , 40 3rd Street SW., Rev. Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays 1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 29: 9 a.m. Worship.

PINE ISLAND
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH , Pine Island, Tim Graham, Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.corner stonepi.org, ASL Interpretation available. Cornerstone Kids meet every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesdays at 7 p.m. GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Island, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507) 356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for children and adults; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Youth Group for grades 7-12. Wednesdays: 6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30 p.m. Bible study for all ages. PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 3568622, email: dashpole@bevcomm. net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class and Childrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship. ST. MICHAELS CATHOLIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island, 356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pastor; Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m. Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday 8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Confessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 .a.m.-1 p.m. Wed., Dec. 25: 10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec. 31: 4 p.m. Worship. Wed., Jan. 1: 11 a.m. Worship. ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 214 3rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island, John Torris Lohre, Senior Pastor; Kip A. Groettum, Associate Pastor. Email: saintpaulpi@yahoo.com; Web site: www.saintpaulpi.org. Wed., Dec. 25: Office closed; 10 a.m. Worship with communion. Thurs., Dec. 26: Office closed. Sat., Dec. 28: 5:30 p.m. Worship with communion. Sun., Dec. 29: 10 a.m. Worship with communion. Wed, Jan. 1: Office closed. UNITED METHODIST, 200 Main St. North, PO Box 8, Pine Island, Caro-

lyn Westlake, Pastor; Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m.; Web address: www.piumc.org; email: piumc@bevcomm.net. Wed., Dec. 25: Office closed. Thurs., Dec. 26: 10 a.m. Pine Haven Bible study; 7 p.m. Disciple study. Sun., Dec. 29: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Fellowship. Mon., Dec. 30: 2 p.m. Disciple; 6:30 p.m. Silent prayer; Council meeting.

THE CHURCH CORNER

What we should focus on this next year

By Pastor Gary Basinski New River Assembly of God As the year ends and a new one begins, just about everyone in some way, shape, or form looks back on not only the past year but the upcoming one and see what they want to change. Businesses do annual reviews of budgets, goals, and more. Individuals make it personal. Whether that means they want to learn a new hobby or start working out more, they take a good hard look into their lives and see what they want to change. This year why not make that change into something that could last forever and change the course for not only you but also your family. Yes, I mean a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I do not mean sending your children through a religious ceremony so you both can experience a false sense of security and end up believing a lie. Rather, I challenge you to see if what you believe really, and truly, lines up with what the Bible says. I understand that may vary a great deal from everything you have been taught and believe up to this point in your
25: 9 a.m. Worship at Emmanuel. Sun., Dec. 29: 10:45 a.m. Worship. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old Church Road. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651388-4577. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Worship. LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway. 60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105. Zumbrota. Text study; 7 p.m. Spiritual guidance. Wed., Dec. 25: 10:30 a.m. Worship with communion. Thurs., Dec. 26: 11 a.m. Newsletter collation. Fri., Dec. 27: 6:30 p.m. Praise practice. Sun., Dec. 29: 7:30 a.m. Praise practice; 8:30 a.m. Praise worship; 10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec. 31: 11 a.m. Test study. MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628 County 50 Blvd. Sun., Dec. 29: 10:30 a.m. 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. Sun., Dec. 29: 10:30 a.m. Worship.

WANAMINGO
NEW LIFE CHURCH , Wanamingo, Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-8243019. New Life Church meets at 10 a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wanamingo. Free nursery for infants through age three; Sunday School for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. Small Group Bible Studies Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN , Wanamingo, Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-8242155. Sun., Dec. 29: 9 a.m. Joint worship at Wanamingo Lutheran. WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA, Wanamingo, MN 55983, Christopher Culuris, Pastor. Office hours Thursdays 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. Confirmation at Trinity. October: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Sunday School. Thurs., Dec. 26: Noon newsletter deadline. Sun., Dec. 29: 9 a.m. Hymn sing with Trinity Lutheran.

GOODHUE
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC , Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. Mass. ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue, 651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Hassanally. Sun., Dec. 29: 9:30 a.m. Worship. ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue, Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed., Dec. 25: 9 a.m. Song service. Sun., Dec. 29: 8:15 a.m. Worship with communion; 9:15 a.m. Bible study.

MAZEPPA
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN , Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 8436211, home; 843-5302 work. Bible class every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wed., Dec. 25: 9 a.m. Worship. Sun., Dec. 29: 8:30 a.m. Worship. 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.

ZUMBROTA
CHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH and School, WELS, 223 East 5th Street, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421. Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089; School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 7325367. Wed., Dec. 25: 10 a.m. Worship. Sun., Dec. 29: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec. 31: 7:30 p.m. Worship. FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weekly worship services: 81 West 5th Street, Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc 1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; 1 Corinthians 15-16; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Prayer and healing. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota; Rev. Lisa Johnson office hours Tuesdays 8-11 a.m. at Bridgets. Secretarys office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 29: 11 a.m. Worship. LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH , a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum @yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor. Office: 732-5074. Sun., Dec. 29: 10:45 a.m. Worship; 2 p.m. Worship with communion at Zumbrota Care Center. NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD , 290 South Main Street, Zumbrota. 507-398-2604. Pastor Gary Basinski. Service times: Saturday, 7 p.m. www.NewRiverZumbrota.com. OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLC Eric Westlake and Tim Banks, Pastors, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, church office. Website: oslczumbrota.org. Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri., 8 a.m.-noon. Sat., Dec. 28: 7 a.m. Mens prayer breakfast. Sun., Dec. 29: 9:30 a.m. Prayer time; 10:15 a.m. Worship. CHURCH OF ST. PAUL, 749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email stpauls@hcinet.net Pastor Father Randal Kasel, pastor. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. http://stpaulzm.com. Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass at the nursing home is the second Tuesday of the month at 9:15 a.m. Wed., Dec. 25: 8:30 a.m. Worship. Wed., Jan. 1: 9 a.m. Worship. UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303, Susan Vikstrom, pastor; Cindy Wilson Youth director. Wed., Dec. 25: 9:30 a.m. Worship. Sun., Dec. 29: 9:30 a.m. Worship.

life. But I ask you, what is more important finding out the truth or believing in a false truth to only find out later that what you believed this whole time was wrong and now you have to pay the price for that? My desire is that everyone would see the truth. That there is a lifechanging God and Savior who desperately wants you to turn your lives over to Him so he can save you. This has nothing to do with being religious but has everything to do with having a personal relationship. We live in such a messed up culture where people cannot even trust the church and pastor/ priests/leaders in these churches anymore to tell them the truth, and I apologize for that. But please do not let the news we see break your spirit, there is God who loves you and wants you and sent his son Jesus for you and me. Jesus is not just a feel-good story that gives us another reason to spend tons of money on loved ones once a year. But rather he is the one and ONLY one who can save us all from our sin. God isnt asking or expecting anyone to be perfect, but rather
ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS, Minneola Township, County Road 7, rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki, Pastor. Wed., Dec. 25: 10:30 a.m. Song service. Sun., Dec. 29: 10:30 a.m. Worship. ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belvidere, 28961 365th St., Goodhue, MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege, Pastor. Wed., Dec. 25: 10:30 a.m. Worship. Sun., Dec. 29: 10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec. 31: 5:30 a.m. Worship at Bethany in Lake City. STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Rural Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711, Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507271-5711. Wed., Dec. 25: 10 a.m. Worship with communion. Sun., Dec.

give their lives over to the only perfect one! My hope and prayer for everyone this year, is that they truly see the life-changing power of Jesus and the hope and peace that comes with him. Take some time this January and year to read the Bible and see if what you believe is really what the Bible says. And if you have any questions about the Bible or maybe what you have been taught or read, please let me know. I would love talk with you more! I am not about doing things the way they always have been done just for the sake of doing them. I truly want to see families living for Jesus Christ, together. We see that being done, we will see things change in this community, from domestic violence, to drinking and driving, to bullying issues at school. I know talking to many parents and people in this community that is something that everyone can get behind! Until next time, God bless and I hope you all had an amazing Christmas and you have a happy and safe New Year!
29: 10:30 a.m. Worship. Tues., Dec. 31: 11 a.m. Text study. URLAND LUTHERAN Rural Route. 1, Box 300, Cannon Falls, MN 550095411, Pastors: Arthur W. Sharot Jr., Dean Lundgren, 263-2770. Visitation Minister, Linda Flom, 263-5613. 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.

ORONOCO
GRACE LUTHERAN, WELS , 45 1st Avenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329, Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426. Office hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.noon. Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Sunday School; Bible class; 10 a.m. Worship.

Obituaries
Frances Grover
years to her husband, Charles Grover, a World War II veteran. Frances was a full-time housewife who made sure she took care of her husband and her family before caring for herself. Besides her husband Charles, she leaves behind five children, Chuck (Alyce), Brian (Cyndi), Jeff (Kathy), Darryl (Victoria) and her only daughter Kimberly (Randy) McGregor; eleven beautiful grandchildren, Charles, Janelle, Brooke, Blair, Kelly, Chelsy, Aaron, Abby, Drew, Devyn and Reese; and four great-grandchildren, Skylar, Peyton, Sydney, and Tyson. She loved every single one of them with all her heart. Funeral services will be held on January 3, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 241 Fifth Ave North Hopkins, MN 55343.

Wedding

Birth

ZUMBROTA Frances June (Hoffman) Grover, daughter of Constance (Strand) Rude of Zumbrota, passed away at the age of 87 on December 6, 2013. She was a loving wife for 68

GADIENT-FOSBERG GRONVALL
Walton Harold was born on November 26, 2013 to Karl and Kim Gronvall at Red Cedar Hospital in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Walton was 22-1/4 long and 10 pounds, 12 ounces. He has a brother Vernon. Grandparents are Dale and Kathy Hadler of Goodhue and Dan and Susan Gronvall of Red Wing. Great-grandmothers are Peg Kyllo of Kenyon and Arlene Hadler of Goodhue. Irene Gadient and Kevin Fosberg were united in marriage on Saturday, October 26 at First Lutheran Church in Red Wing. Irene is the daughter of Kay Gadient and the late Bill Gadient. Kevin is the son of Laverne and Elaine Fosberg. Matron of honor was Sara Jennings, cousin of the bride. Best man was John Stuart, friend of the couple. The bride is a graduate of Goodhue High School and the groom is a graduate of Red Wing High School. The couple both work at ProAct and live in Red Wing.

Elaine Shelstad 1933-2013

chre. She also enjoyed traveling and visiting her girls and their families. Elaine was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Elaine is survived by her daughters, Debra Tincher of Richmond, Kentucky, Diane (Bruce) Johnson of Cut Bank, Montana, Denette (Kyle) Braxton of Great Falls, Montana, and DelMarie (Mike) Warburton of Valrico, Florida; grandchildren, Jake (Leigh Ann) Tincher, Jenny Tincher, Jessie and Jordan Johnson, Brian Lake, Kyle II, Josh and Whitney Braxton, and Jennifer and Michael Warburton; great-grandchildren, Jaxon and Joseigh, Terrence, Kyle III and Keaton; brother, Larry (Marlys) Zimmerman of Apple Valley and many nieces and nephews. Elaine was preceded in death by grandson, John W.A. Tincher; brothers, Wayne, Myron and Earl Zimmermann; infant sister, Lois; and son-in-law, John Tincher. The funeral service was held on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Christ Lutheran Church in Zumbrota with Pastor Wayne D. Schoch officiating. Burial was in St. Johns Bear Valley Lutheran Church Cemetery.

RURAL
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Pine Island/Oronoco

Oronoco seeks solution to Riverwood Hills quandary

By Karen Snyder ORONOCO Defunct corporations, broken promises and legal complexities define the dilemma that challenges the Oronoco City Council and the residents of Riverwood Hills subdivision. Did Riverwood Hills developer Dan Fitzpatrick file bankruptcy? Is his claim valid that the subdivisions septic system is his personal property? If the sewage system is indeed his and he wont maintain and repair it, then who should? Adam Brase, a Riverwood Hills homeowner, wrote a letter to the council urging the city to assume responsibility for the completion of the development and associated infrastructure and its turnover to the city. In the citys opinion, completion was the developers job. Id encourage the council to take action and seek a legal opinion, Brase wrote. The council already has sought a legal opinion from City Attorney Fred Suhler who is attempting to untangle the Riverwood Hills snarl. Promises were made by a corporation that has no money, he told the council at its December 17 meeting. Were dealing with an entity that is defunct. Their only asset is litigation they have going with the city the money if they win. People seem to think all you have to do to remedy this is go out and sue somebody and have a judge rule in your favor and then everything is fine, Suhler said. Suing somebody that has no money is good for the lawyers, but not for anyone else. According to Brases letter, the developer filed for bankruptcy, but if that happened, Suhler hasnt found confirmation. Among the four Fitzgerald corporations that Suhler has discovered, its the utility firm that claims the subdivisions septic system, including drain field and pipes, as personal property. But when the system leaked, the city ended up paying the bills for repairs and cleanup and doesnt want to next time. The council directed Suhler to write Fitzpatrick a letter and to demand a response by January 15, 2014. The letter will seek information, Suhler said after the meeting. Thats all I can say.
Truth in Taxation hearing

The council unanimously approved a levy of $625,000, up $23,000 over this past year. For the half-percent dip in taxes, credit a gain in the number of new houses and businesses. The tax base has come back after the flood, said Mayor Kevin McDermott.
Council delays road transfer

The public didnt show up for the Truth in Taxation public hearing that preceded the regular meeting and thus missed the news that property taxes will drop a notch in 2014 even though the budget calls for more spending.

Unhappy with problems left after a road construction project, the council agreed to table the transfer, from Olmsted County to Oronoco, of more than five miles of city streets. The county finished the reconstruction of Fifth Street Northwest (County Road 12), Minnesota Avenue (County Road 18) and East Center Street (County Road 118) in November but failed to take care of some fairly significant issues with the slopes and shouldering, said City Engineer Joe Palen. Along portions of the project, the ditch slopes are steep and unstable, and the shoulders are unsupported. Thats a hazard, he said, and a maintenance issue. Earlier in the meeting, Oronoco resident Roger Wells had asked the council if a guardrail could be put up on Center Street at a spot where only a narrow shoulder separates the road from a deep pond. That spot, Palen said, was one of the hazards. Mayor McDermott agreed that a guardrail was necessary but said it couldnt be installed until spring. In fact, all the fixes would have to wait for the thaw. He added that Scott Holmes of Olmsted County Public Works has given a verbal commitment to do a project walkthrough in the spring and address some of the issues. The city is already plowing the roads, but the council postponed its vote on the transfer resolution until next month.
Other business

By Audra DePestel

Pine Island Elementary students collect $1,900 for Toys for Tots
PINE ISLAND Pine Island Elementary School students and staff in grades K-5 collected about $1,900 worth of toys for the Toys for Tots program in December. Above, elementary school counselor Jeanne Brustuen joins Toys for Tots student helpers, from left to right, Kyle Sorenson (kindergarten), Ryker Hanson (first grade), Nora Bergner (second), Madison Schoeppner (third), Madison Exe (fourth), and Ethan Dale (fifth). Each classroom used the money they raised to buy toys, which was done through parent volunteers and teachers. On Wednesday, December 18, U.S. Marine Corp Toys for Tots representatives Richard Johnson and Wayne Madison collected the toys from the school for distribution to needy children in the area.

By Audra DePestel

Pine Island School holds annual Holiday Vocal Concert

PINE ISLAND Pine Island School held its annual Holiday Vocal Concert on December 16 in the maroon gymnasium. Carolers performed along with the eighth and ninth grade cantate and the womens and mens ensemble. Above, Caleb Kopp and Taylor Baker lead the carolers, followed by Duku Moses and Kaitlin Dick, and Shane Field in the far back. The concert also included the fifth grade choir. The groups were directed by Doug Standell, and Diane Webb accompanied on piano. Portions of the concert will be broadcasted on KFAN-AM 1270 and Fan 1270.com on Tuesday, December 24 from 1:00-1:30 p.m. A sixth and seventh grade concert will be held at the school on January 16 at 7:30 p.m.

The preliminary plan for a wastewater treatment facility is progressing, Palen reported, and is now based on the latest population growth projection from Phil Wheeler of Rochester-Olmsted Planning. In the next 17 years, Wheeler estimates, Oronoco will double in population to 2,238 residents. Thats down from his 2007 and 2002 forecasts of 4,200 and 7,000 respectively. Palen, Mayor McDermott and the council concurred that the recent calculation sounds more realistic. By Audra DePestel The council unanimously approved a request by First Responders Director Jeff Allhiser to buy a pulse oximeter, a replacement for PINE ISLAND Volunteer Flora Burfeind helps three-year-old Abbie Pocklington decorate a wreath at Van one thats 10 years old and no longer Horn Public Library at the Pine Island annual Holiday Progressive Lunch on Saturday, December 14. Many reliable. Estimated cost is $2,000. local businesses participated, offering a variety of goodies, activities, prizes, and discounts. A huge thank you, Mayor McDermott said, to Lynn Benrud, the outgoing chairperson for Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days. Councilman Skyler Breitenstein will take over for Benrud, and McDermott will serve as co-chair. The mayor also thanked Charlie Fried whose term as Parks and Trails Committee Chairman will end this year. And more thanks, this to the people who helped in the latest round of flood debris pickup. The next cleanup session is to be announced. Its a spring thing now, McDermott said. The council will hold its next regular meeting 7 p.m. January 21 at Oronoco Community Center.

Progressive Lunch is an annual favorite

Pine Island Middle School Geography Bee finalists are, from left to right: Lauralee Eaton, Carter OReilly, Geography Bee Champion Jaxson Ebert, Cody Schoenmann, Tyler Seelbinder, and Jake Olson. As the winner, Ebert will now take a written examination to determine if he qualifies for the Minnesota state competition.

Jaxson Ebert places first in Pine Island Geography Bee

By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND Pine Island eighth-grader Jaxson Ebert took first place in the Pine Island Middle School Geography Bee finals on Monday, December 16, in the school cafeteria. Other finalists included: eighth-graders Cody Schoenmann, Jake Olson, Tyler Seelbinder, and Lauralee Eaton; and sixth-grader Carter OReilly. For the 26th year, the National Geographic Society is holding the National Geography Bee for students through eighth grade. It is held in thousands of schools across the U.S. and in five U.S. territories, as well as in Department of Defense Dependents Schools around the world. In Pine Island it is offered to students in grades six through eight. The 2014 Bee is sponsored by Google. As the winner of the Pine Island Middle School Bee, Ebert will now take a written examination which determines state competitors. All school winners are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $50,000 college scholarship, at the national competition May19-21, 2014 in Washington, D. C. The kickoff for this years local Bee was the week of December 2 with all students taking a preliminary written exam. The school winners, including this years Pine Island winner, will take a state written test. Up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will then be eligible to compete in the state Bee April 4, 2014 in St. Cloud. Award-winning journalist Soledad OBrien will moderate the national finals on May 21. The program will air on television. Wayne Dickie, Geography Bee coordinator for Pine Island Middle School, said everyone can test their geography knowledge with the exciting GEOBee Challenge, an online geography quiz at www. nationalgeographic.com/geobee, which poses 10 new questions a day, or by downloading the National Geographic GeoBee Challenge app, with more than 1,000 questions culled from a variety of sources. The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888 and is one of the worlds largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Its mission is to inspire people to care about the planet. The society reaches more than 450 million people worldwide each month through National Geographic and other magazines. National Geographic has funded more than 10,000 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geographic literacy.

Edina Realty and First American Insurance hold combined grand opening celebration
PINE ISLAND Jeanne Rasmussen with First American Insurance and Rod Steele with Edina Realty are congratulated by customers Jan McNallan (center) and Barb McN amara (far right) at their combined grand opening celebration on Saturday, December 14. The celebration was held at their new location, 246 S Main Street in Pine Island, during the Holiday Progressive Lunch. The businesses share the main area of the building but have their own office space. Rasmussen said the new location offers easier access to her business with fewer stairs, which has been convenient for many of her customers. Her old office was just north a couple of buildings at 222 S Main St. Steele, who is also the mayor of Pine Island, now has the convenience of an office located right next to city hall.

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Pine Island
Pine Island issues two solid waste collection licenses for 2014
By Alice Duschanek-Myers PINE ISLAND On December 17, the Pine Island City Council approved issuing two one-year solid waste collection licenses for 2014. The haulers are Advanced Disposal and Waste Management. It was reported that ARI was bought out by Waste Management. The haulers requested to not have their applications and disclosures of rates included in the council packet. Councilor Jerry Vettel said, I need to know what the fees are to approve the licenses. Others agreed. The information was provided to the council and they approved the licenses. Mayor Rod Steele said the rates must stay the same for the year of the license and that the licenses were only valid for one year.
Cheese, wine, and beer tasting

Gayland Lohrenz of the Image Committee asked the council to consider adding an artisan cheese, wine, and beer market and tasting to the Cheese Fest. The event would be at the Cheese Factory building on Saturday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most likely the alcohol would be served and managed by a party with a license and insurance. The committee is in contact with artisan cheese makers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Lohrenz said the event would increase the Cheese Fests focus on the towns history. The council was supportive of the idea. Jerry Vettel said, It is a good idea if the process can be worked out. There were comments about moving the carnival staff out of the Douglas Trail parking lot. The ordinance prohibiting alcohol in the city parks was discussed. The Image Committee is suggesting adding more electrical outlets at the Cheese Factory. Another concern is that there is no running hot water in the building. Discussion will continue as more information becomes available.
Channel 7 guidelines

ing area. The council approved the recommended changes. Recommended general guidelines are the following: There is no charge for announcements aired on Channel 7. They should be limited to 50 words or less due to space constraints. Non-profits and collective business groups may announce events and activities which do not promote individual on-going business activities or operations. Requests from outside the viewing area pertaining to BEVCOMM viewers will be considered on a case by case basis for relevance to area viewers. Announcements can be aired informing the public of political meetings and/or debates but may not be used to promote individual candidates or viewpoints. Alcohol and tobacco will not be mentioned in announcements unless proceeds are designated for a special event and a specific nonprofit purpose. Announcements will be displayed for a maximum of one month from date received. Requests for individual or personal announcements will not be aired.
New bike trail

At the Talent Quest at Pine Island School are Ryan Haffeman, Principal Kevin Cardille, Laura Torgeson, Taylor Baker, Mike Arturi (drummer for The Lovin Spoonful), Alex Keigley, Sara Cramer, Jenny Ondler, and Dan Podratz. A show with Talent Quest participants will be held at the Olde Pine Theatre on January 25.

Pine Island School hosts Talent Quest for students with musical interests
By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND Pine Island High School, along with Mike Arturi of Universal Music Center of Red Wing, hosted a Talent Quest on Wednesday, December 11. Vocalists, instrumentalists, and student who are interested in sound and light production were encouraged to attend. Seven Pine Island ation. The land will remove the citys $3.65 million obligation for the interchange project. The city will release the land to Tower if the jobs are created.
Other business

The council approved accepting the bike trail east of the Zumbro River that extends from County Road 31 and White Pines Road from MnDOT. It is a non-motorized trail. The city must maintain the trail. It will be left ungroomed over the winter.
Certification of 2014 levy

The council held a truth-in-taxation hearing for taxes payable in 2014, and approved the preliminary city budget for 2014. The council also approved certifying the 2014 final tax levy and debt service totaling $1,538,094. The amount for general government is $1,097,000. The amount for debt levy is $ 441,094.
MnDOT agreement

students participated and were given the chance to play or sing. Welhaven Music provided the guitar amps for the event. Arturi, who has been running his Music Center for a little over a year, is also the drummer for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, The Lovin Spoonful. Arturi spent time with each student going over their interests and musical taste. He then worked to group those with like interests. Each student has two or three songs to learn, and some will perform as a group

while others will perform solo. Arturi also spent a little time talking about his love for music and his motivation, and he gave a short drum exhibition. Principal Kevin Cardille said the students were very engaged and worked well together. He added, It was really fun to watch the students and see the level of interest that they have in performing. There was a large amount of sharing and collaboration between the students during the event. Some of them put together some songs or rhythms while they listened,

waited, and watched the other students. With a couple of small groups put together, the students will now continue to practice and will also hold another open rehearsal on January 17 as they get ready for their big show on Saturday, January 25 at the Olde Pine Theatre. The event will be open to the public and there will be a charge. The event is sponsored by two nonprofit organizations, Mike Arturis Universal Music Center and the Pine Island Academics, Arts, and Athletics Foundation.

The Economic Development Authority recommended changes in the guidelines for Channel 7. The purpose of Channel 7 announcements and programming is to inform the general public of special and community events sponsored by non-profit organizations and collective business groups in the BEVCOMM view-

The amendment of the cooperative agreement with MnDOT was approved. In the agreement the city can sale the 40 acres of land donated by Tower Investments for right-of-ways that is held in trust for Pine Island and MnDOT, if Tower does not create 182 jobs within nine years. The jobs are no longer limited to the bioscience field, or only the Elk Run annex-

The council accepted the resignation of Nick Novak. Novak said he is only resigning because he purchased a home outside of the Pine Island city limits. Representative Steve Drazkowski summarized the work of the legislature at the last session. The new session starts on February 25, 2014. The council approved the city clerk contract with Jon Eickhoff. A dance permit for the Legion on June 6, 2014 for Cheese Fest was also approved.

The Pine Island Mayor, EDA, and chamber president officially welcome and congratulate BEVCOMM at the ribbon cutting ceremony during the grand re-opening celebration on December 12. From left to right: Amy Schonborn (BEVCOMM Marketing and Customer Service Manager), Bill Eckles (CEO of BEVCOMM), Karen Doll (EDA), Mayor Rod Steele, Courtney Schaefer (Chamber of Commerce president), Lyle Wilson (BEVCOMM outside plant manager at Pine Island).

BEVCOMM holds grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony

PIAAA Foundation President Clint Miller, left, presents a check for $2,100 to music department staff members Doug Strandell, Barb Hoppe, and Joe Mish on December 9.

PI AAA Foundation gives $2,100 to school music program

By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND On December 9, Pine Island Academics, Arts, and Athletics Foundation Board President Clint Miller presented the school music program staff with a check for $2,100. The grant award is intended to give the students who are traveling to New York on the spring music trip an opportunity to get a behind-thescenes look at the Lincoln Center. Miller said, The Foundation is delighted to provide funds for this opportunity. Our school has a strong music program that starts in the elementary grades and resonates strongly in the high school, and we are delighted to provide funds for this opportunity. The Foundation has provided more than $10,000 since 2009 to support arts programs at Pine Island School. The Foundation is a private nonprofit organization with a board of local volunteers. It has raised and funded more than $40,000 for programs and projects for students and staff over the past several years. Projects and programs funded by the Foundation are those that are under-funded or unfunded by the district. Miller encourages students and staff who have unique or cutting edge projects or programs that raise the standards and challenge students to rise above their peers in the region to apply for funds. He said, We want to raise the bar and make Pine Island a first choice for parents looking for a good educational experience for their kids. It is our hope to eliminate or at least reduce funding as a barrier to this goal. The Foundation relies on donations from individuals and businesses to support the programs they fund. Miller said, in particular, the Foundation hopes graduates of Pine Island School remember their school experience fondly and look toward the Foundation as a vehicle for charitable giving as a way to give back to the school and community that helped form who they are today. He went on to say, Alumni are a crucial base of support for the Foundation. The Foundation will be launching a new website (www.piaaa.org) in early 2014 that will have updated news and events, descriptions of funded projects, and opportunities to help. The Pine Island AAA Foundation is appreciative of everyone who made Give to the Max Day in November so successful. The event raised $3,740. These funds will be used to help upcoming events like the music trip to New York City and Superhero Learning Adventure.
Upcoming events that support the Foundation
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By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND BEVCOMM (Blue Earth Communications) held its grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, December 12 at 108 SW 2nd St in Pine Island. The open house featured a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce as well as holiday treats, free gifts and a prize drawing. BEVCOMM acquired ownership of the Pine Island Telephone Company from Hector Communications on January 1, 2013. With the acquisition, BEVCOMM now serves not only Pine Island and Oronoco, but also the community of Granada in Minnesota and Hager City, Bay City, Weyerhaeuser, Exeland, and Radisson in Wisconsin. CEO Bill Eckles said BEVCOMM considers it a privilege to have the opportunity to serve these communities. BEVCOMM has a strong commitment to community involvement and service, offering an array of services in rural areas of Minnesota. It is BEVCOMMs mission to provide cutting-edge technology, high quality products

and services, responsive customer service, as well as fair and competitive rates. BEVCOMM is a fourth generation, family-owned telecom company headquartered in Blue Earth. Originally founded in 1895, BEVCOMMs history is rooted in telephone service, providing dial tone service to several communities throughout southern Minnesota. BEVCOMM employs more than 100 people and is one of the largest locally owned telecommunications companies in Minnesota. They focus on providing the latest in voice, video and data communications in rural communities throughout southern Minnesota and Wisconsin. From local and long distance telephone service to high-speed Internet access and digital TV, BEVCOMM offers a wide range of communications solutions in the communities they serve. The Pine Island Telephone Company began in 1896 with approximately 20 telephones. In 1908, John and James Keane purchased both Pine Island and Oronoco exchanges which they operated together un-

til 1910 when they sold the Oronoco exchange to Edward Stolp. James bought out Johns interest in the business in 1912 and continued to be the main proprietor until 1939 when he relinquished the management of the business to his son Dennis. In 1954, the Oronoco exchange was purchased again and was updated with new lines and equipment. The Pine Island Telephone Company went through many changes over the years in keeping up with modern developments and advances in technology. On January 1, 1979 Keane retired and sold the majority of his interest to Communications Systems Inc. in Hector, Minnesota where it remained until 2013 when BEVCOMM took ownership. Rick Keane, who started working for the Pine Island Telephone Company in 1976 as a line man, took over as manager in 1979 and remained there until he retired in July of 2013. His son Riley has also worked for the company off and on for the last five years. Riley currently works as an installation technician for BEVCOMM.

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRI

PINE ISLAND Pine Haven Care Center residents celebrating January birthdays are: Joann Andrews, January 25. The January birthday party will be hosted by the Pine Island Senior Citizens on Monday, January 13 at 2 p.m. in the dining room. We will celebrate Snow Week, January 13-17. Residents will make beef stew and ice cream, have a snowball fight and judge the departments snowman creations! Snowmen will be displayed in our display case. We are still waiting for our winning guess of the first snowfall of six inches or more. National Activity Week is January 19 -25. Activity professionals provide person-centered, therapeutic activities that recreate the mind, body and spirit of older adults and our elders. If you would like one of our activity calendars call us at 356-8304 or e-mail us at activity @pinehavencommunity.org. Volunteers are welcome at Pine Haven Community and do many wonderful things for our residents. If you would like to volunteer call or e-mail at the numbers above. The Pine Haven Auxiliary meets January 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the activity room. New members are welcome. Their efforts are purchasing new dressers for our residents.

Meeting Notice - Pine Island Economic Development Authority

Regular meetings of the Pine Island EDA are held the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the EDA Office, 106 2nd St. SW, Pine Island

Questions? Call 507-356-8103

The Pine Island Talent Quest will be on January 25 at the Olde Pine Theater. View performances of local music talent. Donkey basketball is coming back to Pine Island on March 15.

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Pine Island
PI Middle School named a Celebration School
By Alice Duschanek-Myers PINE ISLAND On December 13, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) notified Pine Island K-8 Principal Cindy Hansen that the middle school was selected as a 2013 Celebration School. There were 160 eligible school applications for the celebration. Pine Island was one of 48 chosen for the recognition. Commissioner Brenda Cassellius said in a letter that Pine Island was selected because of the progress the students have made in the past year and the story of the districts efforts to improve student achievement.
Referendum election

The bond referendum election for the new PreK-4 building will be on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
Teacher evaluation pilot project

Hansen updated the board on the teacher evaluation pilot project. The school has been contacted by other districts and organizations for feedback on the project. In December the school shared information about the project with the MDE and Minnesota Public Radio. The teaching staff is requesting

that the new data coaches participate with their Professional Learning Communities (PLC). The data coaches are working with the teachers to develop data-driven instruction to increase student achievement. Both the grades 5-8 and grades 9-12 facilities teams are working to identify specific needs and ideas for improvements to the buildings if voters pass the referendum in May. The two groups have met together. The PreK-4 facility team will begin meeting again following winter break.
Other business

Superintendent Tammy BergBeniak recognized the work and dedication of board members Randy DePestel, Jeff Leland, and Janet Szajner. This was their last meeting serving on the board. Newly elected members will take their oath of office in January 2014. The school board accepted the resignation of art instructor Carolyn Blankenship, effective at the end of the 2013-14 school year. She has taught K-8 art for 22 years. The board approved a maternity leave for teacher Molly Fernholz for March 2014.

Choco-Lit Chat book group holds first meeting

By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND Pine Island High School students held their first book group Choco-Lit Chat during PROWL time on Wednesday, December 11 in the high school library. Nineteen high school students participated and discussed their favorite books. Kahla Jourdan, K-12 library teacher, said she started the group because of the large population of avid readers at Pine Island High School, and she wanted to help them connect with each other. Jourdan, who has been part of many different book groups, thought that students in grades 912 would benefit from having the same opportunity. With the new addition of the PROWL block on Wednesdays it provided a time for students to get together. Jourdon said, During my library school student teaching, one of my cooperating teachers ran a program called ChocoLit talks and served hot chocolate and talked about books, so I thought we would use the same theme here, since they go so well together. The group plans to meet a few more times this school year. Jourdan leads the group as far as coordinating the meetings and only helps when needed to keep the conversation going. None of the students have been in a book group before, so Jourdan said she is trying to model for them how these discussions can go. Then, if they ever start a book group of their own, they will know what to do. Their next meeting will be on January 29. The group will share three descriptive words about a book to entice others to want to Some of the Choco-Lit Chat book group members discuss their favorite read it. New members are always books. Clockwise from top left: Madeline Sorum, Nic Roberts, Erin welcome. Rupprecht, Sara Albertelli, Brianna Quintero Bungert, Sara Cramer,
and Lynn Wiederanders (high school library assistant). Santa visits with Pine Haven resident Helen Grossbach during the Christmas party on December 18.

Pine Haven residents celebrate Christmas

By Audra DePestel PINE ISLAND Pine Haven Care Center celebrated Christmas on December 18 with food, refreshments, holiday goodies, gifts, and a special visit from Santa. Residents and family members were entertained with holiday music by Dorothy Edstrom and by staff members who performed The Twelve Days of Christmas. The Pine Haven dietary provided the food. The gifts the residents receive were donated by staff, volunteers, family, and the community by way of the Giving Tree at Better Brew Coffee House. The Giving Tree was decorated with each residents name and gift ideas that allowed the public to pick a resident to buy a gift for. Ten lucky family members also won real pine wreaths in a drawing.

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Schmitt. During the introduction, they announced the Top Ten Reasons Graves deserved the award. Others attending the ceremony included Principal Quinn Rasmussen, school board member Peter Hinrichs, and Superintendent Tony Simons. Family members attending were her husband Fran Graves, and their children and step-children Michael Hofschulte, Jacob Simons, and Kaci Graves. In completing the nomination form Staff Development Coordinator Laura Skogen and ZM Elementary Principal Quinn Rasmussen commented on the high student achievement Graves expects. Rigor and high expectations are a common thread in Marys education philosophy. Students who score less than 80% on any given assignment must redo that assignment to improve quality, meet expectations and demonstrate mastery. They also wrote, Mary strives to find interesting, fun, challenging and unique methods for teaching concepts to her students. Engineering and technology are part of the science curriculum with a focus on many hands-on activities to develop students problem solving skills. She enhances her teaching with the use of various apps now that students have their own iPads. Graves was the chair of the committee that developed a rationale for additional technology implementation at ZM, studied the pros and cons of the various devices and visited area schools that had already implemented additional technology. A plan for one-to-one use of iPad minis was approved and implemented for the sixth grade class in September 2013.
In the classroom

Graves has spent all 38 years of her teaching career in Mazeppa. Though she began teaching at the first and second grade level, and also taught seventh and eighth grades, the majority of her teaching years have been with sixth grade. However, this is only her second year teaching science. When asked what she enjoys most about teaching, Graves said, I enjoy the challenges and that there is something new every day. I want to make a connection for the students with science how to make science become a lifelong experience for them. Even with so many recent changes, visiting her classroom for 30 minutes was like watching

a well-oiled machine. Approximately 25 students worked quietly completing an exam that included portions on paper and other portions on their iPad minis. After finishing the iPad portion, students were instructed on how to exit out of the application, and they waited quietly until everyone finished the paper portion. With students seated with their desks arranged in three groups, each group was instructed to bring up a different program to show and describe to their guest. One group displayed the planner, where assignments are added by the teachers and students can subsequently add their own notes and reminders. Students have been able to take them home each night since October and use them for homework assignments. Another group displayed Keynote, a presentation component app. Students have recently been using Keynote to develop their own presentations about specific chemical elements. The third group showed and described Socrative, the component that allows quizzes and tests to be imported/added among other uses. Students described the positives of taking tests this way (tells me if right or wrong) and the negatives (I cant change the answer after Ive submitted and It is very touch sensitive.) It was time for the next class of students to come in, and in hardly any time at all, the 25 students had gone onto another classroom and were replaced by the next group. Attendance was taken and Graves went over their next items to be covered. Four students were ready to give their presentations on the atomic elements. Graves mentioned each student had chosen a different element and the students had four apps on their iPads to be used as resources for the assignment. The students had also learned several tips on giving a presentation in front of a group. Each students presentation provided information such as the elements atomic number; number of protons and neutrons; weight; and boiling and melting points.
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Caring Canines make holiday visit to Rochester Methodist Hospital

By Marilyn Anderson ROCHESTER Three Caring Canine teams from Zumbrota were among Mayo Clinics Caring Canine Program who brought Christmas cheer and a healing spirit to the halls of Rochester Methodist Hospital Thursday evening, December 19. The dog owners and family members sang Christmas carols as the dogs, sporting holiday bandanas, walked along with them, bringing smiles to everyones faces. The Caring Canine Program currently has a dozen teams who are all certified through Pet Partners. Eight of the teams met at the Charlton Buildings Barbara Woodward Lipps Atrium before heading on the pre-approved caroling route to provide music and entertainment to the patients and families. The Zumbrota contingency included: Dave Speich, handling his dog, Merc; Sue Ryan handling Ella; and Ann Goplen handling Midnight. Mary Goplen, also of Zumbrota, was among the group, offering vocal support. The volunteer program is a collaboration between Volunteer Services and the Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Barb Thomley, coordinator of Integrative Medicine and Dr. Brent Bauer, medical director of the program, and others were on hand to welcome the teams as they arrived in the Lipps atrium. Thomley said this marked the first time the volunteer group had caroled together. Other special activities being considered include bedtime stories with Caring Canines in pediatrics, and visits with Mayo Medical School students to reduce stress during exam weeks. Bauer explained that most of the time, the volunteer group visits patients one-on-one or in groups. The program has been in place approximately eight years in Rochester. A miniature pinscher named Jack became a well known canine therapy dog in Rochester for many years and retired about a year ago. The Jacksonville and Scottsdale Mayo sites have similar programs. Visits by the dogs can help patients in several ways. Bauer noted how stress can be reduced and said, We know when stress goes down that healing happens better; less

The Caring Canines made several stops on their Christmas caroling route at Rochester Methodist Hospital on December 19. Their first stop was to sing to a husband and wife and their one-day-old baby who came out to the nurses station to hear Silver Bells and Rocking Around the Christmas Tree among other songs. From left to right are Dave Speich (and Merc), Connie and Dale Edwards, Sharon Theimer, Sue Ryan (holding Ella), Mary Goplen, Ann Goplen (and Midnight).

inflammation; a lot of cool stuff with the immune system. We also know blood pressure tends to get better and people just feel better. Each of the dogs has their own business cards that are presented to patients and families. For example, the card for Goplens dog says, Youve been visiting with Midnight above his color photo. On the reverse side, additional information is provided including Midnights breed (border collie/maremma/tatra); birthday (August 17, 2007); and favorite hob-

bies (Canadian walleye fishing, playing keep-away and wading). Contact information for the Caring Canines is also provided (507284-5520). Goplen said Midnight also visits reading programs and Alzheimer units. If he doesnt get out two to three times a week, he gets bored. He also enjoys this type of function as a way to get together with his pals (dogs). The excitement of the dogs was evident as they arrived at the Lipps Atrium, but they were all well behaved and

professional as they rode the elevators and toured several patient areas. Caring Canines program utilizes specially trained and certified dogs. Eligibility requirements include: Handlers must be at least 21 years old Handlers and dogs must be certified by Pet Partners Dogs must be up-to-date on mandatory vaccinations Previous experience in a health care setting is preferred

ZM Schools has been honored with this prestigious award six times since 2004. Other Educators of Excellence include Jamie Quam, Mike Matuska, Willie Rauen, Anne Solberg and Tammy Berg-Beniak.

ZM School attendance is down in November compared to October

By Tara Chapa ZUMBROTA ZumbrotaMazeppa School Superintendent Tony Simons reported at the December 16 meeting that ZMs attendance was down four students from the previous month. Simons said that they try to track why students leave the district, and for the most part families simply state they are moving out of the area. Some students do say that they are leaving the district for social reasons.
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dustrial careers which can be alternative career path for some students. They will work with a University of Minnesota grant writer to assist in the grant process.
Principals report

Following Emily Jarnagins presentation on the chemical element tin on December 17, ZM sixth grade teacher Mary Graves asks additional questions of the class regarding the elements boiling and melting points. Each student prepared a presentation on a specific chemical element and provided information including its location on the periodic table, symbol, atomic number, weight, and number of protons and neutrons.

Zumbrota EDA is taking proposals on how to spend Rochester sales tax dollars
By Tara Chapa ZUMBROTA At the Economic Development Authority meeting on Wednesday, December 18, Zumbrota residents gave proposals for how to spend the new Rochester sales tax money received. Half of the $174, 093 has already been received and the second half should arrive in July. Although the city council did not announce the exact ideas Zumbrota residents gave at the EDA meeting, Councilor Tina Hostager announced an idea that shed like the council to consider passing onto the EDA. She would like to hire a professional firm to redesign Zumbrotas website as well as the community brochures. Both the website and brochures are almost archaic, with the latter nearly 20 years old. Hostager said it would be important to hire a professional firm that gives Zumbrota the ability to manage, edit, and add to the city website. Hostager said the cost would be significant. Zumbrota Librarian James Hill said he would be willing to assist in the design development as well as site management as his background is website design. Community Development Director Dan King said a first round of actual proposals will be gathered on January 10. Then ideas will be ranked by the EDA and given to city council for final approval. Then a timeframe will be announced for a second round of ideas. The first half of the Rochester sales tax money has been paid out and is in the bank. King said it can sit idle in the bank but the EDA has to report biannually to Rochester on the progress made with spending of the money. City Administrator Neil Jensen reported that sales tax dollars may not be distributed like this again. It depends on legislation and if the city that receives a large lump sum is willing to share. Rochester was directed by the state that upon receipt of a large sum of money to share with surrounding communities. The City of Rochester had much discussion regarding the sharing the funds and reached a final approval to share with 17 surrounding communities.
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The November 2013 treasurers report was approved by Simons and fellow board members. Simons also reported that the annual school board retreat is on February 5, 2014. Due to many other meetings being held over the next few months, Simons asked board members if they felt the meeting still needed to take place. It was a group consensus that the retreat would be more of a work session. The recent Strategic Planning Meeting had great participation. Mayor Rich Bauer, councilor Tina Hostager, parents, and Mazeppa City Council were all present. Simons said he had a difficult time sleeping that night as there were such great ideas, participation and overwhelming positive attitudes at the meeting. Simons also talked about the Carl Perkins Group giving out four million dollars in federal grant money to schools to be used for educating students for technical careers such as Certified Nursing Assistants, manufacturing and in-

ZM High School Principal Erick Enger reported that the high school has begun to provide targeted services through GCED/ALC (Area Learning Center) to students in grades 7 and 8. This program runs in the mornings (Monday - Thursday) from 7:30 - 8:00. Currently, there are 12 students participating in the program. The focus is academic remediation in the areas of reading and math. The program is funded through GCED using Zumbrota-Mazeppa staff. The high school held their 12week celebration for PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Support). The focus was on grades and attendance by advisor group at this point in the year. The high school recognizes one boy and girl at each grade level and the grade level advisors nominate and vote on those who exhibit ROAR (Respect, Optimism, Acceptance and Responsibility) in an outstanding way. These students are recognized and also receive a ROAR tshirt. Enger also reported that the high school is in the process of setting up a summer CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) program. This program would be offered to all three WETC schools via ITV in early June. The students would complete the training component in

Zumbrota at Zumbrota Health Services. The hope is to have twenty students enrolled from the three schools. Southeast Technical is funding the bulk of this program, but Zumbrota-Mazeppa is looking at using $2000 of its Perkins allocation towards this program. On December 11, ZM competed in the IBM Lego competition at Rochester Community and Technical College. Nearly 55 students in grades 7-12 competed, an all time high. Elementary and Middle School Principal Quinn Rasmussen reported that the recent cold weather has been tough for kids who like to get outside during recess. Teachers and staff have been busy coming up with inside activities for kids. The first grade held its annual Thanksgiving feast and Rasmussen said it was very successful. Grades K-2 are planning on having a holiday activity Friday, December 20, the day before the holiday break. Students will be decorating placemats for the nursing home and playing reindeer games as well as decorating a cookie and playing holiday Bingo. 69 students have signed up for the Targeted Services after-school programming in grades one through six. Mary Graves, sixth grade teacher, received an outstanding educator award from the Rochester Area Math and Science Partnership on December 11.

Fire board nears final budget approval

By Tara Chapa ZUMBROTA The Zumbrota City Council announced on December 19 that the Zumbrota Fire Board is close to approving a final budget. The goal $30,000 with much of that going into capital equipment. At the fire board meeting dated December 16, final contract language on the joint powers agreement was approved by an attorney. Councilor Dale Hinderaker said that fire board member Mike Boraas sent out an email stating what a positive step this was. Boraas said he felt he can focus more on fire and rescue now rather than clerical items.
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Grimsrud Publishing, Inc. announced at the Zumbrota EDA meeting of December 18 its intention to publish a Zumbrota Visitors Guide magazine, available also online at www.zumbrota. com. Writing and sale of display advertising will begin in January with a March 1 distribution date. The magazine will be updated annually. No EDA tax dollars were requested and will be funded by advertising. EDA board member Bill Eberhart suggested that including more area communities than just Zumbrota would be good, considering, for example, that the local bowling alley is closed. Contact person is Pete Grimsrud, owner and publisher of the NewsRecord/Zumbro Shopper. A similar publication is scheduled for Pine Island. Input from area communities/businesses is appreciated.

ing will be announced to give Zumbrota residents a chance to voice their opinions. Then a final fee schedule will be published in the News-Record.

A new fee schedule was sent out to the council with additional changes listed. Fees include dog licenses, research records, meeting room usage, and zoning permit applications. A public hear-

ministrator Neil Jensen said he made the contractor aware that if work is not going on, the street should remain open. Jensen also said that they needed to be respon2014 levy sible for clearing snow or notifyA final budget was approved ing the city so they can make arfor the 2014 year. A public hear- rangements to clear the street where ing was held prior to the previous it is closed. city council meeting, as required Trailhead progress by state statute. Community Development DiCouncil also approved the reso- rector Dan King updated the counlution to collect the 2014 levy. cil on the trailhead progress. The The council is required to approve trailhead will be an actual buildthe levy collection prior to De- ing off Highway 58 when entercember 20 in order to certify the ing Zumbrota that will give Zumlevy to the county. brota history and be a Zumbrota 5th Street closure Visitors Center. Zumbrota Health Cares new The trailhead subcommittee met addition contractor has put in a with an architect and gave their street closure request again for 5th ideas of an actual building. The Street from December 31 through architect will present a few drawJanuary 17 because the contract- ings to the subcommittee for aping company did not get all neces- proval and move forward with sary equipment moved over to the details in design. King said the new addition location. City Ad- architect will present ideas in midJanuary.

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ZM School supports constructing new GCED building
By Tara Chapa ZUMBROTA The ZumbrotaMazeppa School Board gave its blessing to Goodhue County Education District (GCED) Executive Director Cherie Johnson to move forward in building a new GCED building. Johnson presented a facility study to board members at the December 16 meeting explaining the differences between upgrading the existing Wastedo site versus building a completely new structure near the Red Wing High School property. The facility study was completed by Springsted Inc., a public sector advisor in St. Paul. Aspects such as land availability, site constraints, utilities, roads and infrastructure, attendance and transportation, land costs, and demolition needed at sites were all considered. In a comparison study a new Red Wing site came out ahead of the existing Wastedo site in 12 out of 17 categories. The new building would be 65,000 square feet. Board member Brian Grudem asked Johnson whether there would be room for future growth. Johnson said that Springsted had accounted for that in their study and felt that the layout of the 65,000 square feet building would allow for changes to be made inside the layout for future growth. In the current GCED locations, security has been a concern. The plan for the new building is to have appropriate security to keep staff and students safe. GCED has reached this dilemma due to some of the following factors: year after year its current site is running out of space, current facilities are falling behind on deferred maintenance, and current facilities are not designed for special education instruction. Superintendent Tony Simons asked if other education districts have reached the same dilemma. Johnson said that absolutely they do. She is currently working with five other districts that have either completed this transition or will reach it soon. The other five education districts are also currently working with legislators in an effort to increase the levy limit. Springsted completed an initial study of GCEDs facilities in June 2013. They found that deferred maintenance alone was estimated to cost $6.8 million. The GCED Board voted in June to further study a single building at the Red Wing or Wastedo locations. Now that the second study is complete, it is being brought to each member district for an ultimate vote on either a new Red Wing building or an upgrade to the Wastedo location. Currently, Zumbrota-Mazeppa does not have ownership over any of the GCED buildings. If a new Red Wing facility is built, ZM will be a partner in ownership. The exact dollar amount that will come from each school district is not yet decided. Although Simons is concerned about the dollar amount, since he is in talks with Zumbro Health Services about using the first level of the new Zumbrota Nursing Home addition as an early childhood center, the ZM School Board did support constructing a new Red Wing building. Board member and treasurer Jim Wendt said either way, whether an upgrade to the Wastedo location or building a new facility, dollars will need to be spent. Simons said he will continue talking with Zumbrota Health Services, as a new early childhood education facility will be key in attracting more Zumbrota residents for further economic development. Johnson said GCED has $13.2 million for financing. Wastedo would leave a deficit of $1.6 million and a new Red Wing facility, $840,000. The GCED does have a fund balance of $300,000 to go towards a deficit. She will now go to all other members of the Goodhue County Education District (Red Wing, Goodhue, Cannon Falls, Kenyon-Wanamingo) and then go back to the GCED Board with each schools vote. The GCED Boards decision should be announced in January.

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Goodhue Elementary School presents its Christmas program on December 16.

Goodhue Elementary presents a Jingle Bell Jukebox

By R.D. Aaland GOODHUE The neighbors, parents and grandparents of students in Goodhue Elementary School were amazed by this years Christmas program on Monday, December 16. Dawn ConroyPretto produced a program that will be remembered for many years. The school board changed their meeting date to accommodate the program and then offered their personal thanks to Ms. Conroy-Pretto. The evening started with the elementary choir singing One Song, The Message of the Holly, and Rock and Roll Christmas. The choir, which is made up of fourth and fifth grade students, was directed by Emily Shores. Conroy-Pretto accompanied them on the piano. That was followed by the elementary band, directed by Kimberly Lundak. They played two Christmas songs, Christmas Kings and Santas Noisy Workshop The basic theme that made the program feel like a play, rather than a Christmas program, was a gathering of students at the neighborhood restaurant where they discussed winter and the next song that they would play on the jukebox. It was set in the 1950s and the waitress was Ruby, known more commonly as Mrs. Lundak around the halls of the Goodhue School. While the scene at the restaurant was happening, a new group of singers was assembling on the stage. All the song selected were very upbeat and performed with a lot of movement by the singers. Jingle Bell Jukebox was sung by all grades. The third grade then sang Frosty Hand Jive after which snowmen Allison Alms, Becca Alpers, Kori Diercks and Makayla King each told a snowman joke. The kindergarten was next. They performed Polar Puppy as Santa (Summer Kelly) and the Polar Puppy (Jason Gorman) were also on stage. That was followed by the fifth grade singing Jingle Bell Rock. During scene four, it began to snow. Waitress Ruby told her customers that the reason that it snows is because of Blitzen. This is the lead-in to the second grades rendition of Blitzens Boogie. Afterwards, the reindeer tell jokes. The reindeer are Ryley Christenson, Andrew Germann-Hutter, Lacey Luhman, Alex Medina Gutierrez, Sydney Nelson, Iran Parra-Murillo, Jake Peterson, Logan Vogel and Alana Schmit. The sixth grade performed Youre a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, which included solos by Connor OReilly and Christian Chavez, while Mr. Grinch (Liam Richards) was on stage circling the singers. Elf jokes were told by elves Kailyn Lind, Haley Hurlbut, Maia Thermos, Natelie Huemann, and Reagan OConnor. The fourth grade sang a Santas On His Way medley. Then the entire elementary school sang Comin up Christmas Time.

Goodhue School holds truth in taxation hearing

By R.D. Aaland GOODHUE The Goodhue School Board held its mandatory truth in taxation hearing on Wednesday, December 18. Minnesota law requires school districts to follow certain steps before adopting a tax levy for the following year. One important part of that law requires a truth in taxation hearing, at which the public is offered a chance for input. Only the board and members of the administration were at the hearing to listen to the presentation given by Todd Netzke, of School Management Services (SMS). The following resolution was approved by the school board: Be it resolved by the School Board of Goodhue, Goodhue Minnesota, that the amount to be levied in 2013 to be collected in 2014 is set at $903,703.87. The clerk of the Goodhue School Board is authorized to certify the proposed tax levies.
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that lead to expected knowledge and skills and career and college readiness. (c) Worlds best workforce means striving to: meet school readiness goals; have all third grade students achieve grade-level literacy; close the academic achievement gap among all racial and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and students not living in poverty; have all students attain career and college readiness before graduating from high school; and have all students graduate from high school. Mr. Redmond stated that the new law provides for performance measures, district reporting requirements and committees and roles (District Advisory Committee and school site teams). The Goodhue Schools will be ready, but it will take training and several meetings.
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ZM Agenda
ORGANIZATION MEETING AGENDA BOARD OF EDUCATION INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2805 ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA PUBLIC SCHOOLS MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 6:00 P.M. ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER MAZEPPA, MINNESOTA Order of Business: I. Call Organizational Meeting to Order by Tony Simons (Action) II. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance III. Adopt Agenda (Action) IV. Election of Officers (Action) V. Meeting Dates and Times (Action) VI. Bill Review Schedule 2014 (Action) VII. Official District Bulletin Boards (Action) VIII. Depositories (Action) IX. Authorization to Invest Surplus Funds (Action) X. Authorization Bank Safe Deposit Box Access (Action) XI. School Attorney Designation (Action) XII. Official School Newspaper (Ac-

tion) XIII. General School Clinic (Action) XIV. School Board Director Compensation 2014 (Action) XV. Board Committee Appointments 2014 (Action) XVI. Board Work Sessions XVII. School Board Preamble (Action) XVIII. Handbook and Graduation Credits XIX. MSBA Winter Conference Planning XX. Adjourn (Action)
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High School Principal Mike Harvey was unable to attend this Cherie Johnson, the director of meeting, but his report was read Goodhue County Education Dis- by Mr. Redmond. trict, addressed the school board It stated: on the subject of a new building. This summer we will be offerShe said that year after year they are running out of space and that the current facilities are falling behind on deferred maintenance. Also, the current facilities were not designed for special education instruction. A preliminary study was done in June 2013 and now a second study is complete and it is been By Alicia Hunt-Welch presented to the GCED Board. The KENYON At the December second study is now being pre- 18 Kenyon-Wanamingo School sented to each member district. It Board meeting, Superintendent Jeff would be less expensive to build a Evert recommended the levy for new building in Red Wing than it 2014 be certified at $2,246,069.47. would be to keep up on necessary This amount is down 4.54 percent maintenance and repairs when from the levy certified last year. adjusted over the next twenty-five A motion by Marilyn Syverson, years. seconded by Elise Wrolstad, to Student representative certify the final levy for 2014 at Student representative Maggie the recommended amount carried Mills reported on the activities of 5-0. Goodhues many winter sports After reviewing the financial teams. She announced a new situation of the district, board speech team has been form. They member Karla Bauer asked Evert will be coached by Zumbrota- what the board should be looking Mazeppa teacher and speech coach at in consideration for 2014. Evert Tom Ersland. said the district spent a great deal Worlds Best Workforce of money on the one-to-one techSuperintendent Mike Redmond nology initiative in 2013, therereported on the Worlds Best fore the board needs to hold the Workforce. The 2013 state leg- line on spending next year. We islature passed 120B.11 School will have to look hard at where District Process for Reviewing they are and what they can Curriculum, Instruction, and Stu- affordand staffing, Evert said. dent Achievement; Striving for the Ladder purchase approve Worlds Best Workforce. It states: The purchase of ladders for the (a) Instruction means meth- elementary school building roof ods of providing learning experi- was approved by the board. These ences that enable a student to meet two ladders will cost the district state and district academic stan- $5,245 and the funds will come dards and graduation requirements. from the Health and Safety fund. (b) Curriculum means district The ladders will be permanently or school adopted programs and affixed to the building for access written plans for providing stu- to various height roofs. dents with learning experiences Teacher contract negotiations The school board Certified Negotiations Committee and the KW Education Association teachers group met recently to exchange proposal packages. The groups representatives will continue to meet for contract negotiations until David G. Rapp they come to an agreement. REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR

ing a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) course through ITV. This will be taught through Zumbrota. This has been a very popular course for our students who often travel to Red Wing to take the course. In addition to the conferences on November 12, high school teachers made an additional 160 parent contacts in regard to student performance in the classroom. This was part of the four flex hours that teachers had to make these contacts. On December 10 we had a Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) pep fest recognizing students who exemplify the characteristics of our Wildcat PRIDE program. Students were recognized with certificates, cash, gift certificates, Goodhue Bucks, free prom admission, a Chromebook, Wildcat stocking caps, a pizza party, and passes to the front of the lunch line. A special thanks to the TNT students and Mrs. Holst for helping to organize the event. Elementary Principal Mark Opsahl reported on Standard Based Grading (SBG). He said it is important that all teachers use the

same grade system, so that parents, students and administrators know how well the students are doing. He said, We have been working hard in training new staff and veteran staff regarding SBG...Their goal is to have common marking codes and using learning targets for our students to reach.
Other business

The board approved the hiring of Raederle Sterling to direct a one-act play. Retroactive pay was approved for Michele Rehder and Dan Johnson. The door of the storage area of Gym #2 will be fixed and a flush mounted door will be used. After an extensive discussion on the food service losses, it was voted unanimously to raise the price of school meals to the following: K-3 $2.20, 4-6 $2.30, 7-12 $2.40, adult meals $3.50 and extra milk $0.40. These prices are still low when compared to neighboring school districts. The next Goodhue School Board meeting will be the annual organizational meeting on January 6, 2014 at 6 p.m.

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achievement for disadvantaged students. After compliance items were assessed, Ryan said they had a lot of positive things to say about how the district handles at-risk students. He said suggestions were offered for improvement. A summary of that meeting will be sent to the district when completed. Evert said Ryan did a really great job of talking to the representatives during their two-day audit. The last Title I audit was in 1993.
Organizational meeting set

The school board will have its annual organizational meeting and the working meeting on January 13 in Wanamingo at the elementary school media center. The organizational meeting, including the election of board officers, will begin at 5:45 p.m. Following the conclusion of this special meeting, the board will conduct a working meeting. No business will be voted on during the work session.

Wanamingo man sentenced for possession of child porn

WANAMINGO On December 20, a Wanamingo man was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Taylor Reed Kvittem, 25, was charged September 2012, with one count of felony possession of pornographic work. According to the criminal complaint, authorities found 272 images or videos of child sexual exploitation and/or child pornography on Kvittems home laptop. He plead guilty on September 27, 2013. Judge Thomas Bibus also fined Kvittem $200. His jail sentence will be served in the Goodhue County Adult Detention Center. Conditions set for Kvittems probation include that he not possess or use alcohol or drugs and avoid all contact with children under age 18.

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By Alicia Hunt-Welch One man was treated for injuries after a two-vehicle accident in Leon Township on December 11. The accident occurred at about 10:09 a.m. Gaylen Ordalen, 64, of Kenyon, was southbound on Highway 52 when he slowed to make a right turn near County Road 1. Joseph Wobig, 30, of Zumbrota, also southbound, changed lanes and rear-ended the van Ordalen was driving. Ordalen sustained non-lifethreatening injuries and was transported to the hospital in Cannon Falls for medical treatment. Wobig did not appear to be injured in the crash. Both drivers were wearing seat belts and road conditions were dry at the time of the accident.

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