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Section A of Two Sections Wednesday, March 26, 2014 No. 13 One Dollar

Volunteerismin thecommunity/ 1B

WanamingoGroominggrand opening / 6B

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By Alice Duschanek-MyersPINE ISLAND At the Pine

Island City Council meeting onMarch 18, City Attorney Bob Vosesaid, On March 14, 2014, theMinnesota Court of Appeals af-firmed the city councils action ineliminating the city administratorposition and terminating the con-tract of former administrator,Abraham Algadi. Mr. Algadi hadsued challenging termination ofhis employment and arguing thatthe city council failed to followproper procedures.

Vose explained that in his suitagainst the city, Algadi claimedthe way the issue was presented(at the city council meeting onJanuary 15, 2013) was procedur-ally improper, the procedure toeliminate the position and him wasimproper, and it was incorrect forhim not to have a hearing withVose about his concerns. In hisclaim against the city, he requestedthat the city reinstate him in hisformer position as city adminis-trator and pay him back-pay.

Vose said, In its unanimousdecision, the court found that thecity and Algadi had entered anemployment agreement in early2010. The court further found thatafter his position was terminated,Algadi accepted all terminationbenefits due under that contract,stating: Because Algadi waspresent and acquiesced in the pro-

cedures utilized by the city coun-cil to terminate his employmentand later accepted the terminationbenefits due to him under the agree-ment, Algadi has waived any righthe may otherwise have had [un-der the city code]. Algadi chosethe termination benefits due un-der the agreement rather than no-tice and hearing rights providedby the code. We therefore con-clude that the city followed properprocedure when it terminatedAlgadis employment

By Tara ChapaZUMBROTA Representatives

of the retail business Dollar Gen-eral contacted Zumbrota city staffrecently about developing on theformer Grover Auto dealership sitedowntown. At the city councilmeeting on March 20 the councilapproved the intent to purchasefor the Dollar General Store.

Dollar General is a growing dis-count retailer that is aggressivelyexpanding into Minnesota, spe-cifically smaller non-metro com-munities. They are proposing a9,100 square foot building on thesite, with 16 off-street parkingspaces provided.

They are offering to purchasethe site for $43,800. The offer isfair market value, so there is nobusiness subsidy involved. Uponcompletion the development willlikely have an estimated marketvalue of $550,000, which will gen-erate about $19,000 in total prop-erty tax; of that about $6,600 forthe city. Any sale of city land re-quires a public hearing by Minne-sota state statute. Additionally,there will be site plan reviews andpossible zoning changes that will

require Planning Commission ac-tion.

Further discussion is necessaryas well as a public hearing sched-uled before any building wouldbegin.Employee paid time off

In 2006, all but two Zumbrotacity employees transitioned to paidtime off (PTO) while formerlyusing vacation/sick time. In thepast, the employees kept their sicktime as a bank for future use orwere paid out at retirement usingthe formula set up by the city coun-cil in previous years. This formulais still in place today for thosewho remain in the older system.

The city has one employee re-tiring and one planning to switchover to PTO. Where the city hasrun into an issue is when there isnot a policy for the employees whowould want to switch over afterthe initial set-up period. It wasnever intended to build both ac-counts (sick and PTO) but was setup for a transition period. If theemployee wants to transfer overto PTO, the city council wouldneed to set a one-time policy forthat situation.

City Administrator Neil Jensensaid it would be best to transferover the amount of sick time inthe employees sick bank at theformula set up at the time of thePTO initiation, which was 60%.For example, for every 100 hoursof sick time, an employee wouldreceive 60 hours of PTO. Thenthe employee can resume PTO atthe normal rate set by the person-nel policy. Once all employeesare on PTO the vacation/sick timesystem will be done. All new em-ployees begin on the PTO system.SHIP program

The Statewide Health Improve-ment Program (SHIP) is lookingfor a volunteer from Zumbrota tohelp represent Goodhue Countyin making decisions for a healthierMinnesota. According to http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/oshii/ship/about.html, SHIP isabout creating good health forparents, kids, and the whole com-munity by decreasing obesity andreducing the number of people whouse tobacco and are exposed totobacco smoke. If interested in vol-unteering, please contact ZumbrotaCity Hall.

Donkey basketball raises $1,500 for PI AAAMembers of the donkey basketball winning team, Aged to Perfection, are, from left to right, Steve Farrell, Tony Talbert, Tom Haze, Jeff Barr, ScottSchultz, Kari Schultz, and Candi Barr.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND On Saturday,

March 15, the Dairyland DonkeyBasketball Show, featuring realdonkeys and local riders/playerstook place at Pine Island PublicSchool in the gold gymnasium.The fundraiser was sponsored by

the Pine Island Academics, Arts,and Athletics (AAA) Foundation,a private non-profit organizationthat supports unfunded or under-funded activities that help the stu-dents of the district. The eventraised $1,500 for the AAA Foun-dation

Nearly 400 people attended theshow to watch four teams: HonkyTonky Donkeys (high schoolseniors), Rough Riders (teacher),Donkey Kongers (teachers), andAged to Perfection (community).Each team had 5-8 players withfour donkey riders per team on

the court at one time. Games weremade up of two eight-minute pe-riods. The players competed intwo games, and the winner of eachof those games went on to play ina championship game. Winningthe championship game was Agedto Perfection.

From left to right, Eddy Toft, Kari Toft, Tori Toft, and Beth Kohner are with a few items that will be auctionedoff at the Baja mission fundraiser. Items include quilts, a doll house, a framed picture, tools, and an oldschool desk. Look for the Baja Builders ad in the shopper to check out the full list.

Baja Auction is on April 5Missionaries will build schoolhouse in Mexico

In October, a group of 65 peoplefrom Saint Paul Lutheran Churchin Pine Island and MinneolaLutheran Church in Goodhue willbe traveling to Baja, Mexico. Thiswill be the third trip to the area forsome. Veterans, as well as first-timers, are looking forward to theadventure and the opportunity touse their hands to do Gods goodwork.

The major fundraiser for themission is the Baja Auction, whichwill be held on Saturday, April 5,at the Pine Island American Le-gion. It begins at 5 p.m. with foodand pies for sale. There will be asilent auction, games, and music,followed by the live auction at6:30.

After arriving in Baja, the trav-elers will split into three groups.Some will spend the week at anorphanage in Vicente Guerrero,

working with children and help-ing with whatever chores and jobsare needed there.

The larger part of the group willbe building a school in a neigh-borhood called San Francisco. Thisis a neighborhood that was visitedby the 2011 group when they dis-tributed food and clothing, playedwith the children, and donatedfunding for their church so theycould purchase a generator for elec-tricity and benches for their wor-ship services. On top of the poorliving conditions in San Francisco,the group noticed their lack of aschool.

After receiving approval fromthe local government, the Bajagroup resolved to help this neigh-borhood by building a small school-house. The school will be roughlythe size of three of the houses thegroup built on previous trips toBaja. Most of the building team

will work on this school project building the structure and furnish-ings for it.

Others in the group will helpbuild community pride by assist-ing residents with needed repairson their existing homes. Manyhomes are in need of basics suchas tables, chairs, beds, stoves, out-houses, shower houses, water re-ceptacles, etc., and they hope tobe able to provide some of theseitems.

Each member of the Baja groupis paying their own way for trav-eling via airplane, bus, and van, tothis destination some 200 milessouth of Tijuana. But funding isneeded for the building suppliesnecessary to make sure all thisgood work happens. Some of theitems sold in the 2011 auction werefurniture, jewelry, dance lessons,firewood, golf passes, fishing andsailing outings, weekend getaways,gourmet dinners, designer fash-ions, gift certificates and much,much more. Look for the auctionbill in the Zumbro Shopper. 100%of the proceeds will benefit theprojects of the Baja Builders 2014.

More information can also befound on the Facebook page Baja2014 Mission Trip AuctionFundraiser or at www.saintpaulpi.org.

Dollar General Storemay open in Zumbrota

Kenyon-Wanamingo SchoolDistrict is hosting a district-widepublic meeting at 2 p.m. on Sun-day, March 30, to solicit publicinput about the Worlds BestWorkforce legislation. TheWorlds Best Workforce initiativeis an effort to formalize districtstrategic plans to support the cre-ation of a world class workforce.

The first goal of the public meet-ing is to review current Vision,Mission, and Aims and to de-velop a district advisory commit-tee to guide the process. The advi-sory committee is made up of par-ents, teachers, board members,business leaders, and administra-tors.

The board of education looksforward to hearing from the pub-lic concerning the direction ofKenyon-Wanamingo Schools.

KW to hostmeeting onWorlds BestWorkforcelegislation

PI wins case brought by AlgadiIn a written statement Mayor

Rod Steele said, I am pleased theCourt upheld the citys actions inchanging how city business is ad-ministered, and affirmed the pro-cess that was followed to end theformer city administrators con-tract. With this decision, the citycan look forward to new opportu-nities for our community and con-tinued open communications andcooperation with residents. Andwe continue to wish Mr. Algadiwell.

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A tournament to remember

It was the best of times. It wasthe worst of times. It was the bestof times, again. I cant imaginethat many of you didnt hear itwas the Girls State BasketballTournament this past weekend.With both Kenyon-Wanamingoand Goodhue playing, and bothteams rated all year and seeded inthe opening round, you heard fromevery fan in every local coffeeshop/pub about the potential, thepossible match-ups, and who wasgoing to win it all. As the tourna-ment went on, the players eachdid their thing. When they suc-ceeded, everyone contributed whatthey do best. Nobody could makea mistake. It was fun to watch and,I am sure, very much fun to play.

When things went wrong, evenfor just a second, it was obvious.The doubting looks on the courtsaid it all. Sometimes, like in ouropener, something clicked, and wewere unbeatable again, and thegame was ours. The confidencewas back, and the Cats were incharge, and ready for any oppo-nent.

Memories have been created thatwill never go away. Some left abad taste in your system. TheHopkins boys, from a week ago,

pouting when receiving their sil-ver medals for finishing second inthe boys tournament was hard toswallow. They played a great game,lost to a better team that night, andyet, as they removed their medalsfrom their necks because some-one else was to blame for the loss,they showed us how little charac-ter they had. Their student man-ager, meanwhile, didnt realize hewas supposed to pout with the oth-ers, and was very proud to be inthe identical position. (This wasthe kid on YouTube who was ex-cited to be getting a medal.)

There were similar displays atone point or another in the girlstourney. But usually not from ourteams or our fans. We were allhappy to be a part of the excite-ment, and we sucked up every bitof each moment that we could.We cheered, we teared up frombeing happy, we cried when welost. We felt bad to be playing forthird place instead of first. Untilwe stepped onto the court. Then,the small town Goodhue captainsstood up and said, We have agame to win! So we played withall our heart. We played like itWAS the championship. We lovedthe Mikayla Miller half-court shot.We were amazed by Shelbys NBAstyle blocks. We knew that Kali

Ryan would dive to save a ball,and that Meredith would steal arebound from the larger Loyolaforward. We knew Megan andMichelle would score when weneeded a bucket, and that Rachelwould stop almost every attemptto get the ball inside. We weregood again, and we knew it. Agreat way to end our season.

After Fridays loss, I remem-bered what my son, Cole, said in1986. As a three-year-old, he hadalready become attached to someof the varsity girls. Mostly, #53,Sara Hilan. When I came homewith bad news, that we were los-ers (to Lourdes in the Region Fi-nals) he got mad at me. They arenot losers! They are winners. Iunderstood what he was saying,but there was nothing I or the teamcould do about it. This year, myteam did have a chance to showthe world otherwise. And in do-ing what we did so well all year,we did come up winners. We playedhard. We played smart. We playedtogether. And, best of all, we hadfun. And so did all of the fanssupporting the 2013-14 Wildcats.Thank you, ladies, for the awe-some memories. Congratulations,seniors, on your great season. Youmade us proud.

By Ed Stern

SternsSide ofthe Story

Community CalendarCOUNTY

Senior DiningReservations are required by

calling 24 hours ahead at each ofthe nutrition sites.

In the Pine Island area, mealsare served at the Pine Island Se-nior Center; Zumbrota area, Zum-brota Towers.

March 27-April 2Thursday: Fruity chicken salad

on lettuce, fruit, gingerbreadFriday: Baked fish (alt: ham-

burger steak), baked potato, greenbeans/coleslaw, dinner roll, Man-darin orange dessert

Tuesday: Grilled chicken salad,fruit, dinner roll, rhubarb cake

Wednesday: Lasagna, coleslaw,carrots, French bread, dessert

If you have questions, call 356-2228 or the SEMCAC kitchen at732-4072.

Seasons HospiceNewly Bereaved Program,

Thursday, April 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m.A gathering for anyone who hasexperienced the loss of a lovedone within the past three months.

All groups are held at the Cen-ter for Grief Education and Sup-port, Seasons Hospice, 1696Greenview Dr. SW. Registrationis required two days prior to thedate of the event. For details: 507-285-1930 or [email protected].

SWCD MeetingThe next scheduled monthly

meeting of the Goodhue CountySoil and Water Conservation Dis-trict, Board of Supervisors, is onThursday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m.at the Soil Conservation Office inGoodhue.

AARP Tax AidTax help is available by calling

the Red Wing Senior Center foran appointment: 651-267-3599.For a Cannon Falls appointmenton Saturdays, call the ShepherdCenter at 507-263-2136.

WoodturnersThe Zumbro Valley Woodtur-

ners meet Thursday, March 27.Visit www.zvwoodturners.com fordetails, or call Bob Post or BillBeckman.

Chester WoodsQuestions, call Celeste Lewis

at 507-287-2624.

Oxbow ParkAll About Owls, March 29, 1

p.m. Its owl courtship time! Letus show you whoo they are,where they live, and how they livein our natural world. Live birdswill be displayed. All ages.

Questions, call Clarissa Josselynat 507-775-2451.

GOODHUECommunity Library

The Goodhue School Library,in conjunction with SELCO andGoodhue County, is open to thecommunity on Mondays andWednesdays, 3:30-7 p.m. whenschool is in session. The library isequipped with interlibrary loanservice, which means if the librarydoes not have a book you want,that book can be there in two days.

Historical SocietyThe Goodhue Area Historical

Society is closed for the seasonuntil June 1 when regular hoursresume. If you want to arrange avisit in the meantime call ArdisHenrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie

Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray Mc-Namara, 651-923-5117; or RoyBuck, 651-923-4388. Visit goodhueareahistory.org for informationabout the historical society.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the CityBuilding every second Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.-noon. Contact us atOAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW orcall 507-367-4320. You may alsovisit our web page at oronocoareahistory.org.

PINE ISLANDTops #1280

PI Tops #1280 meets everyMonday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-8596 or 356-8990. Seniors 55 andover are welcome.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday,

March 31, at 1 p.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church. Respite is avail-able upon request. Call the PineIsland Area Home Services at 356-2999 for more information.

PI Senior Citizens MeetingThe Senior Citizens will meet

on Wednesday, April 1, at noon atthe handicapped accessible SeniorCenter for their business meeting.All community seniors 55 and overare welcome.

Toastmasters MeetingThe Pine Island Toastmasters

meet at 6:30 a.m. Fridays at St.Paul Lutheran Church. They donot meet on holiday weekends:Christmas, New Years, Easter,Memorial Day, 4th of July, LaborDay or Thanksgiving.

Cancer Support GroupThe group meets on Thursday,

March 27, at 9 a.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church.

History CenterThe Pine Island Area History

Center is located at 314 North MainStreet. It is open by appointmentonly, due to maintenance projectsthat have been scheduled. Regu-lar hours will begin on Sunday,March 2. To contact the HistoryCenter go to www.pineislandhistory.org or by leaving a mes-sage at 507-356-2802. If you wishto speak with someone, call thedirector at 507-398-5326.

WANAMINGOPasta Supper

A pasta supper will be held atthe Wanamingo Community Cen-ter on Saturday, April 5, 5-7 p.m.All proceeds will go toward theMemorial Field.

ZUMBROTAMoms in Prayer

Moms in Prayer meet on Mon-days, 7 p.m. at Our SavioursChurch, 1549 East Avenue, Zum-brota.

Zumbrota Towers EventsMarch 27-April 2

Thursday: 10:15 a.m. ExercisesTuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercises;

1:30 p.m. 500, Snacks

LibraryThe Zumbrota Public Library

is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. Dur-ing closed hours you can learnmore about the library at http://www. zumbrota.info.

Legion Post 183The American Legion Post 183

meets Thursday, March 27, at 6p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post5727.

VFW MeetingThe VFW meets Thursday,

March 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

History CenterThe Zumbrota History Center

has a new photo stand displayingover 50 photographs of early Zum-brota scenes. They have been en-larged to 8 x 10 for easier view-ing. New photos are being addedall the time. Also on display aremilitary memorabilia, includingCivil War items, different modelsof telephones, Zumbrota telephonebooks dating back to the 1900s,and items of Zumbrota advertis-ing. Museum hours are Saturdays,10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by ap-pointment (732-7049).

Tops MeetingZumbrota Tops #563 meets ev-

ery Monday night at Our SavioursLutheran Church. Weigh-in timeis changed to 5:30 p.m. and meet-ing time to 6 p.m. Everyone wel-come. Questions call 732-7459 or732-4766.

Community Band PracticeThe Zumbrota Community Band

practices on Monday nights at 7:30p.m. in the Zumbrota-MazeppaHigh School music room. Volun-teer musicians are welcome.

State TheatreTo Kill a Mockingbird: Di-

versity Council guest speaker at6:30 p.m., film starring GregoryPeck at 7:30 p.m. Free event.

Takin It to the Streets: A DoobieBrothers Tribute, Sat., March 29,7:30 p.m. Call 732-7616 for tick-ets.

The State Theatre is at 96 East4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-272-1129.

CrossingsPoet-Artist Collaboration ex-

hibit, March 31-May 15. Recep-tion Sat., May 10, 6:30 p.m.

Crossings will be closed March27-29 for a Point Zero Paintingworkshop.

Yoga, Tues., April 1, 6:30-7:30p.m.

For more information go towww. crossingsatcarnegie.com orcall 507-732-7616. Crossings isat 320 E Ave.

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A Pine Island School bond will pass

Now that were getting closerto the Pine Island School buildingbond vote, Im asked if I think itwill pass. I make this prediction:if the district residents dont votefor this compromise solution ofremodeling the high school andconstructing a new elementary, thenext and all future building pro-posals will be for a brand newhigh school in the country withroom for expansion.

This creates an interesting dy-namic. Supporters of a new K-12or secondary facility that rivalsneighboring Byron are probablydisappointed that the old highschool is going to be remodeled atgreat expense. An investment onthis scale will commit Pine Islandto the old site for a generation.

Previous supporters of a countryhigh school may secretly toleratefailure this time in order to achievewhat they really want.

But my guess is that they willvote to resolve the current spaceneeds and decide that anything nowis better than nothing. If it doesfail, they will be the first to pointout that there is no pleasing in-town penny pinchers and that theschool board shouldnt bother con-sulting them in the future whenthey cant deliver on a compro-mised proposal.

The minority of school support-ers in favor of upgrading the schooldowntown will find it difficultvoting for a new elementary schoolin the country, but must realizethis may be their only chance tomaintain the primary school down-town. The lower price tag of anew elementary and permanenceof the high school downtown maybe enough to switch a few no votesfrom previous failed building bondattempts.

Building a high school with all

new fields, gym, shops, and anauditorium would be a greater ex-pense than the current proposal.But this probably will not persuadefixed income voters to vote in theaffirmative. However, cries forlower taxes are starting to be metby a larger number of people whosee the need for more space andwant a solution.

Pragmatists eventually win overthe long run. With former cityadministrator Abraham Algadigone and no one left to blame forElk Run, its time to move on andrecognize that a successful Elk Rundevelopment is whats best for PineIsland going forward. An elemen-tary school may be as good a firstpiece as any at this point to en-courage growth that really is nec-essary.

Pine Island is too promising acity on the growth corridor to beskipped over because of a schoolbuilding that is too small and ob-solete. It will come its more aquestion of how much and where,not when.

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Doobie Brothers tributecoming to the State Theatre

ZUMBROTA The FabulousArmadillos and Collective Uncon-scious, the same group that soldout both performances of theirEagles tribute, are uniting onceagain to bring you the unique vo-cals, soul, and power of the DoobieBrothers in Takin It To TheStreets: A Doobie Brothers Trib-ute. Crossings brings them to theState Theatre on Saturday, March29, at 7:30 p.m.

The audience will hear hits likeBlack Water, Minute ByMinute, What A Fool Believes,Takin It To The Streets, and manymore. The Doobie Brothers con-tinue to make music, releasingWorld Gone Crazy in 2010.

The band started playing aroundnorthern California in 1970, andquickly became a favorite of localHells Angels chapters. Over the

next five years, they often per-formed at a favorite biker venue,the Chateau Libert in the SantaCruz Mountains.

Their second album, ToulouseStreet, included hits Listen tothe Music and Jesus Is JustAlright, and brought the band theirbreakthrough success after its re-lease in July 1972.

Crossings concert-goers knowThe Dillos and Collective Un-conscious from their collabora-tive tribute to The Eagles, as wellas concerts each band has per-formed on their own. The Fabu-lous Armadillos put on a Motownshow, while CU has brought al-bum concerts featuring the mu-sic of Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young, The Beach Boys, Simon& Garfunkel, and The Beatles.

Early ticket purchases for thisshow are strongly recommended.To reserve tickets, visit www.crossingsatcarnegie.com, call 507-732-7616 or stop in to Crossings at320 East Avenue in Zumbrota.

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ObituariesLillian Lawrence 1916-2014

RED WING Lillian Ander-son Lawrence, 97, of Red Wing,died peacefully at St. Brigids atHi-Park on March 15, 2014.

Lillian was born July 12, 1916,to Stephen and Lena Anderson, inWanamingo. It was during herchildhood in Wanamingo that shedeveloped her lifelong love of play-ing the piano, and she became afine soloist and accompanist. Sheloved sports and played basket-ball in her youth.

Lillian studied at St. JohnsHospital School of Nursing fortwo years and then transferred tothe University of Minnesota tocomplete her studies in pediatricsand contagions. She lived in thenurses housing in Red Wing whereshe met lifelong friends includingthe man she would call her hus-band for sixty years. She eventu-ally became the charge nurse atSt. Johns Hospital.

Lillian was a member of theEastern Star and served as GrandMatron. Over the years she be-longed to many organizations in-cluding Par Law and the Red WingCountry Club where she played

golf and was an excellent bridgecompanion. She and Tony spentmany winters in Mesa, Arizonawhere they enjoyed the relaxingyears of retirement in the com-pany of their dear friends, bothold and new.

A lifelong, active member ofUnited Lutheran Church, Lil spentmany years as a Sunday schoolteacher, a position she truly loved.

Lillian will always be remem-bered as a great friend and fabu-lous hostess. She was generouswith her time and charity. Peoplewere always welcome in her home.Where else could an unexpectedguest be greeted by an impecca-bly dressed woman with a warmsmile and refreshment at the ready?At Lils! Although she suffereddevastating losses during her life-time, she remained optimistic andtrue to her God. Her faith was anenormous part of her life and com-fort. It is because of this faith thather saddened family can releaseher without concern back to thosewho have gone before her thosewhom she has dearly missed.

Surviving Lillian is her eldestson Stephen Allen Lawrence(Marilyn), her only daughter AnneLawrence Jones (Scott) and herdaughter-in-law, Peg Lawrence;as well as four grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren, niecesand nephews.

She was preceded in death byher parents and siblings as well asher devoted husband, Alton TonyLawrence and her youngest sonJay Alton Lawrence.

A memorial service was heldon Thursday, March 20 at UnitedLutheran Church in Red Wing.Memorials are preferred to RedWing Area Hospice and UnitedLutheran Church. Online condo-lences may be sent to www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Merlin Wilbur 1940-2014

HASTINGS Merlin A. Wilbur,age 73 of Hastings passed awayMarch 19, 2014 after a valiantstruggle with cancer.

Merlin was born October 21,1940 in Preston to Manford andAlma (Hillestad) Wilbur. He wasa graduate of Zumbrota HighSchool and served in the U.S.Army.

At home on Ravenna Trail for30 years, Merlins career was al-ways in construction from own-ing his own construction companyto building inspector and privateconsultant in the building trades.He loved to garden, fish and travelwith his wife, children and grand-

children - traveling from Alaskato Puerto Rico to Norway. Merlinwas active in his church and dedi-cated many years of service at St.Philips Lutheran Church. He wasa beloved family man known forhis wry sense of humor.

Merlin is survived by his wifeof 42 years, Elaine (Knutson)Wilbur; daughters Melanie Wilburof Hastings, Terri (Jim) Baudoinof Kasson, Lisa (Don) Kettelcampof Wentzville, Missouri, and Debbi(Bruce) Rinn of Rochester; step-children Pam Rodriguez, John(Karen) Fladeland, Risha (Kevin)Murray and Harvey (Lori) Flade-land; brother Ardell (Bev) Bothunof Austin; and sister Dianne (Bill)Borm of Lodgepole, Nebraska;twenty grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerousnieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death byhis parents; a brother Ellert Bothunand sister Avis.

The memorial service, offici-ated by Rev. David Wrightsman,will be held at 11 a.m. on Satur-day, March 29, at St. PhilipsLutheran Church, 1401 West Fif-teenth St, Hastings, with visita-tion one hour prior to service atchurch. Interment with militaryhonors provided by the HastingsVFW Lyle Russell Post #1210 willfollow in the Lakeside Cemetery,Hastings. Memorials are preferredto the American Cancer Societyor St. Philips Lutheran Church.

Verna Jackson 1924-2014

ZUMBROTA Verna E. Jack-son, 89, of Zumbrota, died on Sun-day, March 16, 2014 at the PineHaven Care Center in Pine Island.

Verna Elaine Bremseth was bornon October 5, 1924 in Milton Town-ship, Dodge County, to Lues andEmma (nee Hofstad) Bremseth.She grew up in rural Pine Islandand attended country school. OnFebruary 28, 1942 she marriedGerald L. Jackson in Kasson. Theymade their home in Pine Island,Mazeppa and Zumbrota. Verna wasa farm housewife, occasionallydrove milk truck and was the book-keeper for Geralds milk haulingbusiness. She enjoyed spending

time with family, playing Bingoand watching NASCAR and theMinnesota Vikings on TV. Vernawas a member of Charles CowdenAmerican Legion Post #184 Aux-iliary.

Verna is survived by her chil-dren, Douglas (Kathy) Jackson ofMazeppa, Duane Jackson of Zum-brota, Stanley (Carol) Jackson ofZumbrota, Dean (Carol) Jacksonof Zumbrota, Donavon (Linda)Jackson of Mazeppa, Donna (Fred)Betcher of Mazeppa, Dennis(Paula) Jackson of Zumbrota,Daniel (Pamela) Jackson ofHackensack, Deidra (Brian)Mensing of Pine Island, Debra(Daryl) Rueb of Pine Island andDawn (Marcus) Bufford of Zum-brota; forty-three grandchildren;and many great and great-great-grandchildren.

Verna was preceded in deathby her husband, Gerald; parents,Lues and Emma; son, Darroll;daughter, Jerretta Lexvold; grand-son, Jamie Jackson; great-grand-daughter, Kyra Holst; sisters,Myrtle Peterson and RachelMcKay and daughter-in-law, Vir-ginia Jackson.

The funeral service was onThursday, March 20, at Saint PaulLutheran Church in Pine Islandwith Pastors John Torris Lohreand Kip Groettum co-officiating.Burial was in Zumbrota Cemetery.

Charlie Koelsch 1928-2014

PINE ISLAND ThayneCharlie W. Koelsch, 85, diedon Tuesday, March 18, 2014 atPine Haven Care Center in PineIsland.

Charlie was born in Foley onApril 14, 1928 to Arthur and Mabel(Rudisell) Koelsch. He proudlyserved in the U.S. Army. Charliemarried Lula Baker on June 2, 1954in Pine Island. He was always

happy when talking about his milkhauling days. He farmed for manyyears south of Pine Island andworked more than 20 years for theMayo Clinic. Charlie organizedand ran Rochesters first FarmersMarket. He enjoyed sports, hunt-ing, and fishing.

Charlie is survived by his threechildren, Jerald (Monica) Koelsch,of Pine Island, Judy (Joe) Erm, ofMinnetonka, and Jim (Linda)Koelsch, of Oronoco; stepson, Paul(Nancy) Hegreberg, of Holstad;eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; five step-grandchil-dren; fifteen step-great-grandchil-dren; and siblings, Milton Koelschof Hopkins, Bonnabelle Knutsonof Zumbrota, and Mardelle(Harold) Zuercher of Waunakee,Wisconsin.

Charlie is preceded in death byhis wife, Lula; a granddaughter,Pamela; a brother, LuVerne; andhis parents.

A funeral service was held onSaturday, March 22, at Ranfranzand Vine Funeral Homes with Rev.Jim Filbeck officiating. Burial willtake place at Mount Hope Cem-etery in Douglas at a later date.

Mary Larson 1923-2014

MAZEPPA Mary C. Larson,90, of rural Mazeppa died onWednesday, March 19, 2014 atSamaritan Bethany on Eighth inRochester.

Mary Cecelia Bergstralh wasborn on August 7, 1923 in Minne-apolis to Eric and Dorothy (neeFifield) Bergstralh. She spent herearly years in the Minneapolis area.At age three her family moved toa farm in rural Mazeppa. Marygrew up on the farm and attendedcountry school. She graduated fromhigh school in Remington, Vir-ginia, at the age of sixteen. Sheattended junior college and KahlerSchool of Nursing. On October 6,1943 she married Roger A. Lar-son in Rochester. They farmed theLarson family farm. Roger diedon July 29, 1999 and Mary con-

tinued to live on the farm. Maryentered Samaritan Bethany Heightson Eighth in April 2013. She wasa member of Oronoco Presbyte-rian Church. Mary enjoyed cook-ing, and visiting with friends andrelatives. Mary also sold eggs onthe farm and especially enjoyedthe fellowship of her customers

Mary is survived by four chil-dren, Ted Larson of Mazeppa, Jean(Lee) Eastland of Georgetown,Indiana, Ann Larson of Duluth,Joe (Mary) Larson of Mazeppa;eight grandchildren, Liane (Jay)Vaughn, Laurie (Brandon)Adamson, Jenifer (Adam) Rickard,Sara (Jon) Erickson, Emily (Bob)Flaaen, Andrew (Tory) Larson,Maria (Scott) Claussen, and Wil-liam Larson; fourteen great-grand-children, Kolby, Jacob, and LukeVaughn, Emilie, Ryan, and NatalieAdamson, Kyla, Kaden, and OlinRickard, Joseph and ThomasErickson, Landon, Benjamin andKatelyn Flaaen.

She was preceded in death byhusband, Roger; brother, JohnBerstralh; and sister, NancyRavenhorst.

A funeral service was on Sun-day, March 23, at Mahn FamilyFuneral Home Larson Chapel inZumbrota with Pastor Jean Boeseofficiating. Burial was in theMazeppa Cemetery. Memorials arepreferred to the activities fund atSamaritan Bethany on Eighth.

Harriett Pederson 1929-2014PINE ISLAND Harriett Mieras

(Mrs. Edward B.) Pederson, 84,of Pine Island, died on Thursday,March 20, 2014 at Mayo HealthSystems St. Marys Campus.

Harriett Carmel Mieras was bornon December 15, 1929 in Roches-ter to Milo and Lillian (nee Theel)Mieras. She grew up in Rochesterand graduated from Rochester HighSchool in 1946. Harriett workedin the business office at the MayoClinic for many years. On July24, 1965, she married Edward B.Pederson at the United MethodistChurch in Pine Island. They madetheir home and farmed on thePederson Family Farm. In the early1990s they retired and moved intoPine Island. Edward died on April14, 2009. Harriett enjoyed thehousehold and farm animals andhad a pet goat at one time. Shealso enjoyed reading and beingoutdoors: gardening, working inthe yard, and feeding the birds.

Harriett is survived by her chil-

dren, Greg (Pam) Wilkening ofGranite Falls, Donna (Gary) Dovelof Annandale, Larry (Lois)Pederson of Zumbrota, and ElaineBorchert of New Mexico; grand-children, Kristina (Jesse)Eisenbacher, Jodi Dovel, KristinZachman, Zachary Wilkening,John Wilkening, Ben (Emily)Pederson, Corey (Becky)Pederson, Mandy (Sam) Degner,Amy (Bryan) Biniek, Kim (Tom)Olson, and Stephanie (Doug) Sav-age; twenty-seven great-grandchil-dren; and brother, Robert Mierasof Rochester.

Harriett was preceded in deathby her husband, Edward; parents,Milo and Lilian; brother, RogerMieras; sister, Sylvia Lubahn; anddaughter, Pamela Adler.

The funeral service was held onTuesday, March 25, at the UnitedMethodist Church in Pine Islandwith Pastor Carolyn Westlake of-ficiating. Burial was in Pine Is-land Cemetery.

Reed BartschParents: Brent and Kristen

BartschSiblings, ages: Jake Bartsch,

20High school activities: Foot-

ballFavorite class or subject:

Criminal justiceBest high school memory:

Messing with Coach LurkenOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Working out, doing workPart-time job: Faribault Air-

portFavorite movie: The Shawshank

Redemption; TV show: BreakingBad; song: The Kill by 30 Sec-onds to Mars

Future plans: Go to college andjoin the ROTC

Lucas BakkenParents: Tracy BakkenSiblings, ages: Megan, 12;

Kayla, 28; Mary, 20High school activities: Foot-

ball, track, leadership academyFavorite class or subject: Gym

with LurkenBest high school memory:

Making new friendsOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Video games and hangingwith friends

Part-time job: FredsFavorite book: War and

Peace; movie: Dumb andDumber; TV show: The WalkingDead; song: Second Chancesby Shinedown

Future plans: Army, then opena restaurant

Julianna BaalsonParents: Blair and Jeanette

BaalsonHigh school activities: Volley-

ball, golf, yearbook, KnowledgeBowl, SADD, student council, statgirl for wrestling

Favorite class or subject: Anyart class and yearbook

Best high school memory:Having the best locker neighborsin the world! (Lucas, Bailey, andMaddie)

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Hanging out with friends,reading, art, taking pictures

Part-time job: KW KidsFavorite book: The Perks of

Being A Wallflower; movie: Tiebetween The Hunger Games andA Christmas Story; TV show:Pretty Little Liars; song: Backto You by Cody Simpson

Future plans: Get a degree inmarketing or advertising

Maddie AnfinsonParents: Brian and Shayla

AnfinsonSiblings, ages: Justin, 26; An-

drew, 25; sister-in-law Chelsea,26; Brady, 21

High school activities: Volley-ball, basketball, softball, choir,National Honor Society, SADD,leadership academy, FFA, band,math team, Knowledge Bowl

Favorite class or subject: MathBest high school memory: Play-

ing sportsOut of school activities, hob-

bies: 4-HFavorite book: Hit and Run;

movie: High School Musical; TVshow: One Tree Hill; song: Any-thing country

Future plans: Go to college tobecome a math or elementaryschool teacher

Hudson AdesParents: Ray and Kathryn AdesSiblings, ages: Regan, 21;

Aubrie, 20; Mitchell, 13High school activities: Band,

choir, and theatreFavorite class or subject: MathBest high school memory: Play

performancesOut of school activities, hob-

bies: Music lessons and youthgroup

Favorite movie: SecondhandLions; song: To Build A Homeby The Cinematic Orchestra

Future plans: Majoring in en-gineering

Bailey AusethParents: Lynn and Nick AusethSiblings, ages: Alicia, 25;

Ashley, 24; Shelby, 20High school activities: Volley-

ball, National Honor Society, year-book, SADD, Knowledge Bowl,leadership academy

Favorite class or subject: So-cial psychology

Best high school memory:Senior year of volleyball

Out of school activities, hob-bies: Reading, volunteering, lis-tening to music, being with friends

Favorite book: The Holy Bible;movie: The Great Gatsby; TVshow: Pretty Little Liars; song:White Horse by Taylor Swift

Future plans: Change the world

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Kenyon-Wanamingo Girls Basketball TeamHVL Blue Division Champions - HVL Champions

West Section 1AA Champions- Section 1AA ChampionsState Class A Second Place - 31-2 Record

CONGRATULATIONS

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenMembers of the 2014 Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball team are, from left, front row: Kailee Berquam,Meg Clark, Siri Sviggum, Audra Clark and Maddie Anfinson; back row: Courtney Houglum, Kaitlin Knott,Kayla Knott, Gwen Bleess, Emily Ashland, Savannah Bleess, Brittney Flom, Megan Quam, Mara Quam andSiri Quam.

The seats at Mariucci Arena is filled with the red of Kenyon-Wanamingo fans on Wednesday during theKnights Class AA quarterfinal game against Redwood Valley. KW fans filled the stands at all three Knightgames.

Kenyon-Wanamingo reserves, from left, Courtney Houglum, Kayla Knott, Kaitlin Knott, Siri Quam, GwenBleess, Kailee Berquam, Maddie Anfinson, Emily Ashland and Megan Quam, are on the edge of their seatsnear the end of Saturdays Class AA championship game with New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva.

Kenyon-Wanamingos Brittney Flom, Meg Clark, Kaitlin Knott, Siri Quam, Savannah Bleess and MaddieAnfinson celebrate their Class AA semifinal win over Esko on Friday at Williams Arena.

Audra Clark gets tangled up with a pair of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva players but she is stillable to get the ball off to a teammate in Saturdays Class AA championship game.

Kenyon-Wanamingo players, from left, Courtney Houglum, Kayla Knott, Kaitlin Knott, Gwen Bleess, EmilyAshland, Mara Quam, Meg Clark, Audra Clark, Siri Sviggum, Savannah Bleess, Brittney Flom, MaddieAnfinson, Megan Quam, Kailee Berquam and Siri Quam, line up to receive their second-place medals.

Siri Sviggum drives in for an uncontested layup in Fridays 60-36 win over Esko in the Class AA semifinals atWilliams Arena.

Brittney Flom keeps the ball up high and away from Redwood Valleys Lauren Hanson in Wednesdays ClassA quarterfinals at Mariucci Arena. Even though Flom was fouled, no call was made in the 64-31 victory.

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State Class A Third place - 27-6 record

CONGRATULATIONS

Members of the 2014 Goodhue girls basketball team are, from left, front row: Mikayla Miller, Kali Ryan,Meredith Watson; second row: Maddy Miller, McKenzie Ryan, Haley Lexvold, Michelle Hadler, Megan Ryanand Keisha OReilly; back row: Coach Chris Irvin, Coach Jon Roschen, Kalley Diercks, Sydney Lodermeier,Taylor Larson, Kate Stehr, Shelby Hinsch, Brittney Ryan, Rachel Watson and Head Coach Josh Wieme.

Goodhue reserves, from left, Rachel Watson, Brittney Ryan, Taylor Larson, McKenzie Ryan, Haley Lexvoldand Kalley Diercks, are on the edge of their seats late in Thursdays game against Ada-Borup.

Goodhue fans fill the stands during the Wildcats opening Class A game against Ada-Borup on Thursday atMariucci Arena in Minneapolis. The Wildcats had a huge following of fans in all three games they played.

Goodhue players from left, Taylor Larson, Sydney Lodermeier, Maddy Miller, Haley Lexvold, Shelby Hinsch,Mikayla Miller, Michelle Hadler, McKenzie Ryan, Keisha OReilly and Rachel Watson, celebrate the Wildcatscome-from-behind win over Ada-Borup on Thursday.

Goodhue coaches, players and fans react to Mikayla Millers more than half-court shot at the half ofSaturdays third-place game against Mankato Loyola. Millers basket gave the Wildcats a 33-28 lead.

Named to the Class A All Tournament team are, from left, front row:Minneotas Emily Stienessen; Goodhues Shelby Hinsch and MikaylaMiller; and Loyolas Lindsey Theuninck and Megan Schroeder; backrow: Wine-E-Macs Shelby Kaster, Korbin Ross and Madison McKeever;and Minneotas Shelby Corbin and Taylor Reiss.

Goodhues Mikayla Miller keeps her eyes on the basket as she drivearound Minneotas Megan Larson during Fridays Class A semifinalgame at Williams Arena.

Kali Ryan runs onto the Williams Arena court as the starting lineups areintroduced during Fridays Class A semifinal game against Minneota.

Meredith Watson takes a swipe at the ball against Ada-Borups HaleyPoehler during Thursdays Class A quarterfinal game at Mariucci Arena.

Megan Ryan keeps close contact with Ada-Borups Shania Stevenson inThursdays quarterfinal game.

Sydney Lodermeier gets a hand inthe face of Minneotas Shelby Corbinin Fridays semifinal game.

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From Our Files

ZUMBROTA10 Years Ago

March 17, 2004The February Zumbrota-

Mazeppa Students of the Monthare Katie Mack, Melanie Hofius,Tasha Kunde, Natalie Rathmann,Casey Mehrkens, Holly Albers,Jason Kennedy, Brady Husbyn,Kevin Raasch, Tyler Walters,Colleen Albers, Irina Borden, ChrisEsser, Tara Miller and Tracy Pon-celet. *** Angela Perra, daughterof Jim and Pat Perra of Zumbrota,and Clare Sand, daughter of Joeand Rhonda Sand of Mazeppacompeted in the Minnesota Mu-sic Teachers Association StateVoice contest on Saturday in ArdenHills.

20 Years Ago March 16, 1994Former Zumbrotans performed

together in Alabama at the En-semble Festival in the Ozark Pres-byterian Church in Ozark, Ala-bama, where dual pianists SueKnutson of Ozark and BarbaraRossow of Minnesota accompa-nied each other. *** Dr. Susan E.Erredge has recently become a dip-lomate American Board of Podi-atric Surgery and diplomate Ameri-can Board of Podiatric Orthope-dics. She works in Moline, Illi-nois, and is the daughter of Jamesand Clarice Erredge of rural Zum-brota. ***

30 Years AgoMarch 21, 1984

Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Lee re-turned recently from a two-weektrip to Galveston, Texas, to visittheir daughter, Roberta, and grand-sons Joshua, Tim and BillMarquart. *** Fred and PeggyKeller of Lake City celebrated theirsecond wedding anniversary at theEdgewood Restaurant. Mrs. Kelleris the former Peggy Ring. ***

Women played bridge at four tableswhen they met on Tuesday at theZumbrota Towers. Prize winnerswere Ann Clark, Lila Lund andIvaleen Ofstie. *** Mr. and Mrs.Maynard Strusz returned homeMonday after spending two weeksvisiting in California with theirson, Donald and grandson An-thony.


Mr. and Mrs. Duane McWatersand Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Scharpenflew to Marietta, Georgia, wherethey spent the weekend at the homeof Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Borgschatz.*** Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sandbergof Mankato spent the weekend withhis parents, Mr. and Mrs. WarrenSandberg. *** Mr. and Mrs.Donald Quam and family of newRichmond, Wisconsin, visited atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. EdwinHadler on Sunday afternoon. ***Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Peterson andMr. and Mrs. John McKay of PineIsland were guests of Mr. and Mrs.Gilman Hofstadt in Pine Island

on Monday.50 Years Ago

March 18, 1964Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mark and

daughter, Mary, spent Sunday atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. GarthEvarts in West Concord. *** Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Mann of Min-neapolis spent Saturday night andSunday with Mr. and Mrs. LuverneMehrkens. *** Mr. and Mrs. Ri-chard Myran and four sons wereSunday visitors in Dennison at thehome of Pete Underdahl. *** Mr.and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson spentfrom Tuesday to Thursday in Co-lumbus, Nebraska, with Mr. andMrs. Robert Klug. *** Miss HelgaNerison visited at the home of herbrother, Dr. Lauritz Nerison andwife at Jackson part of last week.*** Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bjorn-gaard of Wanamingo were Sun-day dinner guests at the Olaf Berghome. *** Mr. and Mrs. HaroldKorsten, Greg, Scott and David,spent Sunday in La Crosse withMrs. Cora Berkvam.

ZUMBROTA, 1984 Jennifer Goplen, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JoeGoplen, and Lora Lyon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Lyon Jr., willperform in the State Honors Student Concert.


Donnie Holst is the Pine HavenEmployee of the Month for March.*** Kelly Baker, Pine Island EarlyChildhood Family Education Co-ordinator, received the March Fly-ing V Award from the Pine IslandSchool Board.


Jamie Ganz has qualified forthe State Geography Bee. Thecompetition will be at the Land-mark Center in St. Paul. *** BobHarper and Clara Lexvold wereselected as the 1994 senior roy-alty at the St. Patricks Day cel-ebration at the Senior CitizensCenter.


Keith Kennedy was named Stu-

dent of the Month by the Pine Is-land Lions Club, representing theindustrial arts department. ***Margaret Loos and Ralph Leuthof Oronoco were Sunday dinnerguests at the home of her mother,Murva Loos, last week. MargaretSpading joined them in the after-noon. *** Todd VanDeWalker washome for spring break. He is afreshman at St. Olaf College.


Linda Yennie was named MarchStudent of the Month by the homeeconomics department. *** MarciaKlingsporn, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Duane Klingsporn, is a can-didate for Goodhue County DairyPrincess. *** Mr. and Mrs. Den-nis Kundert were Sunday after-noon guests at the Melroy Kunderthome in Mantorville.

50 Years Ago

PINE ISLANDMarch 26, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Flemkecalled on Mrs. William WobigSunday afternoon. *** Mr. andMrs. Lester Trogstad and Patty ofChatfield were Sunday afternoonand evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.Eldon Olsen. *** Mrs. MillieTrogstad and Mrs. Arthur Beckerand Debbie of Austin wereWednesday visitors at the EldonOlsen home.


BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs.Clarence Abel, a daughter, onMarch 19; Mr. and Mrs. LeoSommerfield, a daughter, on March17. *** Richard Gusa of Elginwas a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs.Claus Schuchard last week. ***Mr. and Mrs. George Hayward ofZumbrota were Friday eveningvisitors at the Eldon Olsen home.

PINE ISLAND, 1984 The Pine Island DECA Clubs community service project won first place in statecompetition. They will advance to the nationals in Kansas City, Missouri. Team members are, front row: LindaRietmann, Mary Rew, Becky Leighton, and Donna Peter; back row: Chris Mansfield, Troy Ofstie, MonicaNess, Kim Swanson, Jim Archer, and Robin Green.


Air Force Airman Dawn Pabsthas graduated from the aircrewlife support course at SheppardAir Force Base in Wichita Falls,Texas. She is the daughter of Ri-chard and Anna Pabst of Goodhue.*** Jeffrey Richter received abachelor of science degree in busi-ness administration from MankatoState University on March 18.


Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dankersenjoyed a Kentucky fried chickendinner on Sunday and later calledon Mrs. Celia Steffenhagen in RedWing. *** Saturday evening visi-tors in the Jacob Thiemann homewere Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scharpen,Miss Erna Matthees, and Mr. andMrs. George Reese. *** Mr. andMrs. Martin Dankers were Sun-day supper guests of Mrs. Chris-tine Heins at Lake City.


BORN TO: Mr. and Mrs.Vaughn Bien, a son, on March 11;Mr. and Mrs. Martin Benrud, ason, on Sunday evening. *** Sat-urday evening visitors in the HenryVoth home were Mr. and Mrs.Rudy Diercks. *** Mr. and Mrs.Earl Schafer and Merideth werecallers at the Laverne Reese homeon Friday evening.


Ervin and Elda Banidt were call-ers in Red Wing on Friday. ***Mrs. Julius Ebe visited friends inMinneapolis for a few days lastweek. *** The Fred Prahls wereSunday afternoon and supper com-pany at the Charles Prahl home inWacouta.


Mr. and Mrs. Ray Banidt andfamily moved into the Zorn housethis week. *** Vincent OReillyof Red Wing visited friends andrelatives here on Wednesday andThursday of last week. *** Mr.

GOODHUEand Mrs. Will Schulz were Sun-day evening visitors at the J.J.Tomhave home.

GOODHUE, 1974 Paul Kyllo ofthe Goodhue FFA chapter waselected District 15 president onMarch 13.


Kenyon-Wanamingo JuniorHigh School students who attendedthe Young Writers Conference onMarch 11 were Jon Sievers, LacyJacobson, Cole Hanson, AndyErickson, Maren Anderson, andBeth Rowe. *** Dr. WilliamWalter is retiring March 31 after40 years of practice in Wanamingo.Interstate Medical Center out ofRed Wing will take over staffingthe facility on April 4.


The 1973-74 Wanamingo Bull-dogs boys basketball team hasadded two trophies to the school

trophy case this season: the run-ner-up trophy earned in the Dis-trict 4 finals and the Wasioja Con-ference championship trophy. ***Mrs. Robert Reid, Jason and Darrenof St. Peter were dinner guests onMonday at the Alf Hjermstadhome. *** Mr. and Mrs. PaulAtarian were afternoon and sup-per guests at the Fred Groth homeon Sunday.


Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Berg andRoxanne of Zumbrota visited Sat-urday evening with Mrs. GerhardKvamme in Rochester. *** Mr.and Mrs. Paul Atarian and familyof St. Paul were weekend visitors

WANAMINGOat the home of her parents, Mr.and Mrs. Fred Groth. *** Mrs.Orrin Anderson of Ortonville vis-ited at the P.A. Romo home andwith other relatives from Wednes-day evening until Saturday morn-ing.


Miss Margaret Chrislock ofMantorville was home over theweekend. *** Mrs. D.C.Henricksen of Minneapolis was aweekend visitor at the F.A.Engstrom home. *** Mrs. ClarenceBork and sons Gene and Jerry vis-ited Tuesday and Wednesday atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. WilburKanzenbach at Faribault.

WANAMINGO, 1974 Area businessmen are sponsoring girls who will vie for the Princess Kay of the MilkyWay title on April 6. From left to right are the candidates, with sponsors in parentheses: Betty Jo Grothe ofWanamingo (Wanamingo Progress), Jessie Loken of Zumbrota (Hermann Implement), Debbie Amundson ofKenyon (Wanamingo Drug), and Susan Benrud of Goodhue (Baker Tire Service).

By Paul MartinRED WING The start of spring

means construction season in Min-nesota. Already, an empty lot standsjust uphill from the GovernmentCenter in Red Wing where thePublic Health Building used to be.On March 18, the Goodhue CountyBoard of Commissioners approveda $350,000 contract to draw updetailed plans to renovate and ex-tend the historic Citizens Build-ing. The building is on the cornerof West Avenue and 5th St. West.Efforts by the county to sell it wereunsuccessful, and it became clearthat such a rebuild was the bestoption. The project includes a com-plete remodeling of the existing18,000 square foot, four-storybuilding, plus building a 9,500square foot extension. The call forbids is planned for early June, withwork to start on August 1.

When work is completed, thebuilding will achieve the countysgoal that all of the staff of the nowamalgamated Health and HumanServices Department will behoused under one roof. There willbe a safe and secure environmentfor staff and clients, with a fully-accessible entrance to a main lobbyat ground level. The designs clearlymark off the extension from theoriginal building, which is an im-portant consideration when remod-eling a historic building. Draw-backs of the project are that, ifextra space is ever required, onlylimited expansion could take place

on the site; and it will not provideany extra out-of-hours meetingspace.New state law neededto retire disused landfill

Public Works Director GregIsakson reported on county dis-cussions with the City of Red Wingabout the disused landfill in BenchSt., Red Wing. The landfill closedin 1997, but was not passed overto the State for inclusion in thePCAs (Pollution Control Agen-cys) closed site program. If thestate takes it over, the county willbe relieved of any possible futureliability claims. The program isnow closed, but State Represen-tative Tim Kelly believes he candraft a law to cover handing overthe Bench St. site. He has not beenable to do so in the past. Since thelaw would need to have its firstcommittee hearing by March 21,there is a very short window oftime to act. The cost to the countywould be about $1.8 million, andto the city about $400,000.

A resolution of support forKellys efforts was brought be-fore the board. We missed thischance four years ago, said Com-missioner Rich Samuelson. Weneed to take it now. County At-torney Steve Betcher also urgedsupport. It will be very helpfulfor the board to support Repre-sentative Kellys work in principle,with our agreement to meet ourfinancial obligations. However,Commissioner Dan Rechtzigel

said,I cannot vote for this reso-lution today until I see what I amvoting for, he said. I want thebill attached to the resolution asan appendix. We all know howbills can end up very different fromhow the first proposal looks. Bu-reaucrats may add things that putthe cost way up. CommissionerTed Seifert responded, It will be

County

By Paul MartinRED WING The Goodhue

County Board of Commissionersmet on March 18, and gave theright to Cannon Falls Bike andCanoe to submit detailed propos-als for developing the extensionto Goodhue County Park. The park,on Hwy 19 on the south side ofLake Byllesby, doubled in sizewhen the county purchased 26 acresas part of a deal which will see anew foot and bike bridge built in2014. The bridge, just downstreamfrom the dam, will link the CountyPark to the Cannon Valley Trailand the future Mill Towns Trail.Plans call for a future 90-mile lineof hiking, bike and ski trails fromRed Wing through Cannon Falls,Northfield and Faribault to beyondMankato. Bridge construction isset to start mid-May, with comple-tion this fall.

Two proposals presentedTwo proposals came to the

county, both from local business-owners. Cannon Falls Bike andCanoe is owned by the Lacefieldfamily, who live in Red Wing andhave 25 years experience locallyin canoe and bike rental. The otherproposal came from Dave Lorentz,who owns and operates SpringGarden Nursery in Cannon Falls.Greg Isakson, Public Works Di-rector, told the board the reason-ing he and the County Parks Boardhad followed. The Lacefieldsproposal met all our criteria, in-cluding submitting a basic designconcept, he said. It is also clearcutregarding ownership, with a fixed30-year term.

He continued, Their plans areto build a combined visitor cen-ter, beach house, store and office,with areas for RV and tent sites.

There would be a river launch andtrails. They expect to invest around$300,000. The county would re-ceive 10% of the income, with a$5,000 per year guarantee.Residents cautious

Before a campground can bedeveloped, Stanton Townshipwould need to change its zoningordinance. Such a change waspassed by the town board early in2013, when Lorentz proposedopening a campground on theformer Spring Garden Nursery site.The change met strong local op-position, and was reversed in shortorder.

Residents are cautious about thisplan, also. Ken Burns said, I donot find the Dakota County Parkoffensive, but we must make surethe right conditions are met to makethis park acceptable. Light, gar-

Goodhue County construction starts in Red Wingcounter-productive to go to thestate without a unanimous vote ofthe board, he said. We shoulddelay the vote until we can do that.

The board agreed to table thevote until the final shape of Kellysproposed law is known, and thento call a special meeting to votetheir support. Meanwhile, theyrequested Administrator Scott

Arnesen to send a supporting let-ter.Robinson confirmed asVeterans Service Officer

Without debate, the board con-firmed the appointment of LymanRobbie Robinson as County Vet-erans Service Officer, effectiveMarch 21. Robinson succeeds BobDavis, who retired on February

28 after 23 years service. Robinsonhas been VSO for WashingtonCounty, and also serves as Mayorof Cannon Falls.

They also voted to invest fur-ther in updated IT in the Land UseDepartment, to enhance the coun-tys property viewing website, andin the Human Resources Depart-ment, for payroll administration.

Cannon Falls Bike and Canoewins right to develop county park

bage, noise and similar concernsmust be addressed. The months ofoperation will be critical. We donot want a year-round park, whichwould turn into a trailer park witha transient population. Jan Montezechoed those concerns, and notedthat a spring under the site wouldmake development difficult.Isakson agreed that a public meet-ing should be held in the area asdetailed plans are being formed.

Isakson outlined the next steps.We will meet next with the stateofficials who regulate camp-grounds, such as the DNR (De-partment of Natural Resources),to find what they will require. Afterthat, the Lacefields can go to con-sultants to firm up their costs, andsee whether they will be able tomake it profitable. My own guessis that $300,000 may not cover alltheir costs.


Goodhue Girls Basketball

By Faye HaugenMINNEAPOLIS After losing

Fridays State Class A semifinalgame to Minneota, the Goodhuegirls basketball team had a goodcry and then set a plan for win-ning the third place game.

I was kind of concerned aboutthe third-place game. This was ourlast time in the locker room to-gether as a team and the last timethe seniors would wear their jer-seys. There was a weird vibe. Butthe girls really focused, and wegot off to a great start, said CoachJosh Wieme.

Mankato Loyola came into thethird place game with a 28-3 record.They were ranked seventh in thelast Class A poll. They were veryscrappy, pointed out Coach Wi-eme of the Crusaders.

Goodhue scored the first sevenpoints of the game, but Loyolatook a 13-12 lead with 2:32 toplay in the half. That set the tonefor the rest of the half with thegame tied five times with two leadchanges.

Loyola closed the gap to 30-28,with the ball exchanging handsfour times over 57 seconds. Amissed Loyola three-pointer wassnared by Sydney Lodermeier whopassed the ball to Mikayla Millerwho threw up the ball past themidcourt line, hitting a three atthe buzzer to put the Cats up 33-28.

That was pretty exciting, statedCoach Wieme. Mik has neverdone that in a game before. It putsome smiles on our faces. We re-ally needed that lift heading to thelocker room.

Ive hit a few shot like that atpractice but never in a game. Itwas cool, said Miller of her longthree-pointer.

Loyola kept the game close inthe second half, but they were neverable to take the lead. Miller andShelby Hinsch dominated play inthe second half, with Hinsch scor-

ing 13 points and Miller 19 asGoodhue continued to build ontheir lead in the second half. TheCats extended their lead to 18 pointswith five minutes to play. Loyoladid make a run at Goodhue, nar-rowing the score to eight pointswith a minute and a half to play,but a basket and two free throwsfrom Hinsch, and a pair of freethrows from Michelle Hadlersealed the win and the third-placemedals for Goodhue in the 74-62victory.

Mikayla Miller netted a game-high 30 points to lead Goodhue inscoring. Shelby Hinsch poured in24 points.

Our goal was to get to the Statechampionship game, but well takewhat we can get. So many ath-letes want to get to State and sofew do. It is hard to get to state, said Miller who saw play as a fresh-man on Goodhue 2011 team. Thatfreshman year was so much fun,but this trip was totally differentfrom that one. This time I was onthe floor all of the time, but as afreshman I saw spot playing time.It was so much fun. We had greatfan support in all of our games,and playing in Williams Arena wasgreat. At our welcome home ourfans acted like we were statechamps instead of the third placeteam. It was unbelievable.

We had fun every second. Ourfan support was great. We had threefan buses go to the games, theband had a bus, as did the danceteam. Goodhue was pretty emptyduring our games, said Wieme.

Mikayla Miller finished herthree-game state tournament witha total of 80 points and 26 rebounds.She was named to the ten-playerClass A All Tournament team alongwith Shelby Hinsch who netted30 points in three games.

The Wildcats finish the seasonwith a 27-6 record. Goodhue willlose three, three-year starters to

graduation in Mikayla Miller KaliRyan and Meredith Watson.

All three are going to be hardto replace. It is more than just pointsand rebounds with those girls. Theyare smart basketball players anddependable on the floor. They re-ally gave us great leadership,praised Coach Wieme.

Goodhue will return starters injunior Shelby Hinsch and sopho-more Michelle Hadler along withtheir top three reserves in juniorRachel Watson, freshman MeganRyan, and eighth grader SydneyLodermeier.

We will be a young team withgreat potential. Each team faces achallenge every season to replacegraduating players. Weve got alot of good players on our juniorvarsity team. I think they lost twoor three games this past season,pointed out Coach Wieme. Therewill be a lot of opportunity for thegirls who work hard over the sum-mer. The younger girls are alreadyasking about going to WisconsinDells and St. Cloud for tourna-ments this summer. The kids areexcited and motivated to get intothe gym as they can see that hardwork pays off. We give them thatopportunity. We do not lock thedoor that often in Goodhue.Goodhue 74Mankato Loyola 62G - Mikayla Miller 30, Kali Ryan 4, MichelleHadler 5, Sydney Lodermeier 3, Shelby Hinsch24, Megan Ryan 8, McKenzie Ryan 4, HaleyLexvold 3ML - Megan Schroeder 12, Lindsey Theuninck19, Jordan Theuninck 5, Annie Nawrocki 6,Elizabeth Ninneman 6, Jordyn Strachan 6,RaeAnn Dose 8

Scoring by halvesGoodhue 33 41 = 74Mankato Loyola 28 34 = 62Free throws: G - 23 of 30 for 77%; ML - 17 of28 for 61%; Field goals: G -21 of 51 for 41%;ML - 19 of 55 for 35%; Rebounds: G - 36; ML- 42; Turnovers: G - 12; ML - 16; Three-pointers: G - Megan Ryan (2), Mikayla Miller(3), Shelby Hinsch (4); ML - Megan Schroeder(1), Lindsey Theuninck (2), Jordyn Theuninck(1), Jordyn Strachan (2), RaeAnn Dose (1)

Goodhue brings home third place

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenGoodhues Meredith Watson, Sydney Lodermeier, Mikayla Miller and Shelby Hinsch crash the boards againstMinneota in Fridays Class A semifinal game at Williams Arena.

Goodhues Mikayla Miller and Minneotas Payton Boerboom fight forthe loose ball in Fridays Class A semifinal game.

By Faye HaugenMINNEAPOLIS For 37 min-

utes and 48 seconds, it looked likeGoodhue was going to pull off anupset over top-seeded and second-ranked Minneota in the Class Asemifinal game at Williams Arenaon Friday. But the last 12 secondsof the game decided the winner.

We were sad we didnt win,not mad, said Coach Josh Wi-eme of the 45-43 loss. The kidsplayed great. We didnt blow it orchoke. We just got beat.

Goodhue knew that to beat Min-neota you had to stop Taylor Re-iss. The junior forward plays wellunder the basket and the Cats hadtwo players near her at all times.

The first half was close with thescored tied three times with fivelead changes. A three-pointer byEmily Stienessen at the buzzer gaveMinneota a 21-20 lead heading tothe locker room.

The second half was much likethe first with the scored tied fivetimes with six lead changes. TheCats led 41-39 when MikaylaMiller scored with 1:43 to play. Apair of free throws by Stienessenknotted the score with 1:03 to play.Stienessen missed a three with 26seconds to play and Miller snaredthe rebound. Goodhue called timeout with 16 seconds to play. Onthe inbound pass, Reiss used herlong reach to make a steal andrace to the other end of the courtfor a layup. Reiss was fouled onthe play and she went to the freethrow line where she missed theshot, giving the Cats a chance withnine seconds to play. But MeganLarson was able to reach over theback of Sydney Lodermeier to takeaway the rebound, and she scoredon the put-back to give Minneotaa 45-41 lead. Meredith Watsonwas able to rebound a Miller missand put the ball in at the buzzer forthe 45-43 final score.

We just needed one or two morethrees or a little more time, said

Coach Wieme after the loss.Mikayla Miller led Goodhue

with 25 points and 10 rebounds.Meredith Watson added 12 points.Reiss netted 16 points (eight un-der her average), as did Stienessenfor Minneota.Goodhue 43 - Minneota 45G - Mikayla Miller 25, Sydney Lodermeier 4,Shelby Hinsch 2, Meredith Watson 12

M - Shelby Corbin 2, Emily Strienessen 16,Taylor Reiss 16, Payton Boerboom 2, LeAnnJerzak 2, Megan Larson 7

Scoring by halvesMinneota 21 24 = 45Goodhue 20 23 = 43Free throws: G - 8 of 10 for80%; M - 8 of 9 for89%; Field goals: G -17 of 50 for34%; M - 16of 55 for 29%; Rebounds: G - 29 (MikaylaMiller 10); M - 45; Turnovers: G - 11; M - 16;Three-pointers: G - Mikayla Miller (1); M -Emily Stienessen (4), Megan Larson (1)

Minneota steals win from Goodhue

As Minneotas Shelby Corbin shouts with glee, Goodhues Mikayla Miller, Sydney Lodermeier, Rachel Watsonand Megan Ryan suffer disappointment after falling 45-43 to the top-seeded Vikings in the Class A semifinalgame on Friday.

By Faye HaugenMINNEAPOLIS After two

easy wins paving their way to theSection 1A title, the Goodhue girlsbasketball team had to work hardto win their first Class A quarter-final game against Ada-Borup.

We knew they played hard-nosed defense, had good offen-sive balance and that it would be atough game, said Coach Josh Wi-eme after the 65-58 win.

The Cougars controlled the gamemuch of the first half, taking a 30-24 lead to the locker room. TheWildcats fought their way backinto the game, knotting the scoreat 45-45 with 10:23 to play.Goodhue took their first lead inthe game when Mikayla Millerscored with 4:48 to play. The Cou-gars tied it up 53 all with 4:15 toplay, but a layup by Michelle Ha-dler at the 4:07 mark put the Catsahead for good.

I kept feeling that we were duefor a scoring spurt and it camewith four minutes to play, re-marked Coach Wieme. SydneyLodermeier really came thoughwhen we needed her. Her extrasize and athletic ability came intoplay.

An eighth-grader, Lodermeiercame up big over the last minute

of play, scoring six of her 14 pointson a layup and four free throws,the last with one second to play inthe 65-58 win.

This win was a great team ef-fort, and that reflects in the scor-ing. Mikayla had 25 points, Syd-ney had 14, Michelle (Hadler)had nine and Kali (Ryan) hadseven.

We knew they were a goodteam and that they were not goingto roll over, said Mikayla Millerof Ada-Borup. But we reallyplayed good defense. We alsodidnt want to lose and go home.

Shania Stevenson paced Ada-Borup with 13 points. Miki Leeadded 10.Goodhue 65 - Ada-Borup 58G - Mikayla Miller 25, Kali Ryan 7, MichelleHadler 9, Sydney Lodermeier 14, Shelby Hinsch4, Meredith Watson 6AB - Shania Stevenson 13, Monica Vega 13,Heidi Eggen 7, Haley Gehrtz 9, Hailey Poehler6, Miki Lee 10

Scoring by halvesAda-Borup 30 28 = 58Goodhue 26 39 = 65Free throws: G - 14 of 21 for 67%; AB - 17 of22 for 77%; Field goals: G -23 of 51 for 45%;AB - 19 of 41 for 46%; Rebounds: G - 27(Mikayla Miller 11); AB - 31; Turnovers: G -16; AB - 21; Three-pointers: G - MikaylaMiller (2), Shelby Hinsch (1), Michelle Hadler(2); AB - Shania Stevenson (3)

Cats rally to down Ada

Goodhues Meredith Watson and Shelby Hinsch sandwich Ada-BorupsLexi Merkens during Thursdays quarterfinal game. Hinsch was calledfor a foul when she followed through on her block.

Sydney Lodermeier hits the court hard, but she is able to keep the ball away from Minneotas Molly Hennenin Fridays Class A semifinal game at Williams Arena.

Goodhues Michelle Hadler reaches over to try to get the ball away from Ada-Borups Monica Vega inThursdays Class A quarterfinal game at Mariucci Arena.

FYIFOR YOUR INFORMATION

By Faye [email protected]

Girls tournament notesOver the four days that I attended

the state girls basketball tournament, Itook over 1,300 photos of Goodhueand Kenyon-Wanamingo. Of those1,300 photos I pared it down to 627photos. Of those saved shots, 43made it to my final cut and 32 made itinto the paper. With digital cameras itis easy to shoot 300 or more photos agame. Back in the days when we used35mm film, one roll of film (40photos, maybe) was shot in one game.. . This is the sixth straight year wherea school that the News-Record covershas qualified for the state tournament.Goodhue went to state in 2009, 2010and 2011, Zumbrota-Mazeppaqualified in 2012, Pine Island in 2013and Kenyon-Wanamingo and Goodhuein 2014. . . When girls basketball wasstill a two class tournament (1975-1996), I never missed a Class Agame. I saw Janet Karvonen of NewYork Mills score all of her career totalpoints from 1977-1980. Over the pastthree seasons, Ive gotten to seeCarlie Wager of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva set newrecords. Karvonen had a very nicejump shot, but she never got to shootthe three-point shot. Wagner is likebutter. She can do a pull up jump shotbetter than any girl Ive ever seen. Sheis very hard to defend. Just ask theKenyon-Wanamingo girls who playedexcellent defense the entire tourna-ment. . . Costs have gone up. A three-day run at the girls state tournamentwas $16 back in the late 70s andearly 80s. now they are $14 asession. . .After attending basketballat Excel Energy Center, Target Center,Mariucci Arena and Williams Arena,nothing beats Williams Arena as far asthe tournament experience goes. . .Both KWs Siri Sviggum andGoodhues Mikayla Miller wereMinnesota Miss Basketball contend-ers, although neither made the finalcut of five players. . . Both Sviggumand Miller have yet to pick a college toattend next season. Both plan onplaying basketball and both have St.Marys in Winona and Gustavus astheir choices.


Kenyon-Wanamingo Girls Basketball

KW sends Redwood Valley packing

played good basketball. But wegot off to such a good start andjust played great defense it resultedin a lopsided win, said CoachBrent Lurken. Siri Sviggum hada big game. She was 9 of 11 fromthe field shooting. Brittney Flomalso stepped up and hit some bigthrees early in the game. As a teamwe shot very well, he added ofhitting 54% (21 of 39) from thefield.

Sviggum led the Knights with23 points. Brittney Flom scored14 and Meg Clark added 11.

Kenyon-Wanamingo 64Redwood Valley 31KW - Audra Clark 3, Siri Sviggum 23, MeganQuam 6, Mara Quam 2, Meg Clark 11, BrittneyFlom 14, Emily Ashland 3, Savannah Bleess 1RV - Lauren Hanson 11, Makenzie Mace 2,Tara Sandgren 13, Victoria Quast 3, AlisonCurry 2

Scoring by halvesKenyon-Wanamingo 39 25 = 64Redwood Valley 12 19 = 31Free throws: KW - 15 of 19 for 79%; RV - 4 of8 for 50%; Field goals: KW - 21 of 39 for 54%;RV - 12 of 36 for 33% Turnovers: KW - 16; RV- 20; Rebounds: KW - 30; RV - 18; Three-pointers: KW - Meg Clark (1), Siri Sviggum(3), Brittney Flom (2), Emily Ashland (1); RV -Tara Sandgren (3)

By Faye HaugenMINNEAPOLIS After endur-

ing two very close Section 1A tour-nament games against Hayfieldand Plainview-Elgin-Millville, theKenyon-Wanamingo girls basket-ball team deserved to play in ablowout. No one expected it wouldbe in the opening round of theState Class AA tournament.

The Knights crushed RedwoodValley 64-31 at Mariucci Arenain quarterfinal play, Wednesday.KW got off to a very strong 15-3start and never looked back ontheir way to a 39-12 lead at thehalf.

The Cardinals (19-10) scoredthe first two baskets of the secondhalf to close the gap to 56-24, butthe Knight offense got rolling totake a 35-point lead with 12 min-utes to play.

Redwood Valley threw in theflag early, with their starters tak-ing the bench well before the endof the game. That gave CoachLurken a chance to play his re-serves.

I really didnt expect that atall, said senior Siri Sviggum ofthe Knights winning in a blowout.Our two section games were soclose that I think we came up hereand relaxed and just played bet-ter. Our defense was amazing.

We watched tape of them be-fore the tournament and knew they

Kenyon-Wanamingo rally comes upshort in Class AA championship game

dont know what happened.The Panthers opened up a 52-

30 lead with 12:10 to play in thegame. That is when the Knightsdug in and started to claw theirway back into the contestoutscoring NRHEG 26-12 to makeit an eight-point game with 2:01to play.

NRHEG pulled their offense outto run time off the clock and KWwas forced to foul. The Pantherswere able to sink 6 of 12 free throwsto pull out the 71-61 victory.

If we would have had a coupleof more minutes. . ., said Svig-gum of the outcome. We juststarted our comeback a little toolate.

We dug too big a hole in thefirst half. We made some adjust-ments in the locker room for thesecond half. We knew we had togo man-to-man on defense so theywouldnt just pass the ball around.

I thought we played great defense,and we outscored them in the sec-ond half. The girls fought so hardin the second half and I was soproud of their effort.

Megan Quam led the Knightswith 22 points before fouling outwith 45 seconds to play. Siri Svig-gum had 11 and Audra Clark, 10.Carlie Wagner netted 36 pointsfor NRHEG. She set new recordsfor career scoring at State (371points), for a single game (53) andfor three games at State (130).

She really can do anything shewants on the court, said Svig-gum of Wagner. Our goal was toplay them again. We were rankedsecond all season and we provedthat we deserved that ranking. Wehad a great season.

Wagner is just a great playerand it will be fun to see what shecan do next season in the Big Ten,said Lurken of Wagner who hassigned with Minnesota to playbasketball next season. I thoughtMara (Quam), Audra (Clark) andMeg (Clark) did as good a job asanyone in guarding Wagner.

Kenyon-Wanamingo will gradu-ate three four-year starters in SiriSviggum, Audra Clark and MeganClark along with Maddie Anfin-son and Kailee Berquam. CoachLurken will need to find scoringnext season to replace Sviggumand Audra Clark who are both 1,000point scorers.

This is one of the best seniorclasses to come through Kenyon-Wanamingo in a long time. Theyhave great attitudes, great leader-ship and great careers. We willmiss them next season, praisedCoach Lurken.

But the cupboard is not bare forthe Knights. KW will return theirtwo tallest players in starters MeganQuam and Brittney Flom, alongwith their top three reserves inMara Quam, Emily Ashland andSavannah Bleess.

We will have good size com-ing back in Megan (Quam) andBrittney (Flom), and Mara (Quam),Emily (Ashland) and Savannah(Bleess) all saw playing time in alot of pressure games during theseason. Well see who steps upand what happens, said CoachLurken.Kenyon-Wanamingo 61NRHEG 71KW - Audra Clark 10, Siri Sviggum 11, MeganQuam 22, Meg Clark 8, Brittney Flom 8, EmilyAshland 2NRHEG - Carlie Wagner 36, Hannah Lundberg9, Maddie Wagner 9, Paige Overgaard 8, JadeSchultz 7, Marnie Wagner 7

Scoring by halvesNRHEG 37 34 = 71Kenyon-Wanamingo 19 42 = 61Free throws: KW - 21 of 29 for 72%; NR - 17of 31 for 56%; Field goals: KW - 18 of 55 for33%; NR - 22 of 59 for 37% Turnovers: KW -18; NR - 11; Rebounds: KW - 43 (Audra Clark11, Megan Quam 10); NR - 44; Three-pointers:KW - Meg Clark (1), Siri Sviggum (1), BrittneyFlom (2); NR - Maddie Wagner (2), CarlieWagner (6), Jade Schultz (1), Marie Wagner(1)

By Faye HaugenMINNEAPOLIS It was the

matchup they dreamed of for theClass AA championship trophy,but a poor shooting first half leftthe Kenyon-Wanamingo girls bas-ketball team wishing for a betterending.

The Knights had a 29-1 recordcoming into the Class AA tourna-ment, with their only loss to top-seeded and top-ranked New Rich-land-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva.With KW seeded second knew theyhad to win their first two games toget to the finals to get a chance toplay NRHEG again. The Knightsdid just that by crushing both Red-wood Valley and Esko.

The undefeated Panthers (31-0) got their closest game of theseason when they beat KW 67-60on January 9. Saturdays 71-61win over the Knights was theirsecond closest contest of the sea-son.

The girls can take a lot of pridein that they only lost two gamesall season and both were to thetwo-time state champions, saidCoach Brent Lurken. The girlsplayed so hard and to the best oftheir abilities. We had a great sea-son.

The Knights stayed with thePanthers early trailing just 11-10with 12:54 to play in the first half.But NRHEG outscored KW 16-8the remainder of the half to openup a 37-19 lead.

We did a great job on CarlieWagner in the first half. She hadjust 11 points. But the rest of herteam stepped up and hit some bigshots. I think they hit six threes inthe first half, pointed out CoachLurken. If we had been downnine or ten points at the half in-stead of 18 points, it might havebeen an very interesting game.

I dont know what happened,said senior Siri Sviggum. We justgot off to a very slow start. Wehad some good shots that just didntfall for us. We came into the gamewith confidence. Our goal was toplay New Richland again, but I

KW defense crushes Esko

Lurken. But we had a great firsthalf. Esko was forced to speed uptheir offense, and thats not whatthey wanted to do. It also workedout in our favor that we were ableto control the tempo of the game.

Balanced scoring was key toKWs victory. Siri Sviggum scored18, Meg Clark had 12 and EmilyAshland came off the bench toscore 10 points. Judy Wagemakerwas the only Esko player to scorein double figures with 15 points.

The Knights shot a sizzling 50%from the field (22 of 44) and theyheld a 34-27 rebounding edge. KWscored 18 points off Esko turn-overs, with the Eskimos nettingjust three points off KW turnovers.Kenyon-Wanamingo 60 - Esko 36KW - Audra Clark 8, Siri Sviggum 18, MeganQuam 12, Meg Clark 2, Brittney Flom 8, EmilyAshland 10, Savannah Bleess 2E - Erika Shady 5, Bailey Mudek 3, Kailee Katt8, Ashley Bergerson 2, Karlie Kulas 2, JudyWagemaker 15, Hailey Salo 1

Scoring by halvesKenyon-Wanamingo 32 28 = 60Esko 14 22 = 36Free throws: KW - 14 of 15 for 93%; E - 8 of15 for 53%; Field goals: KW - 22 of 44 for50%; E - 11 of 48 for 23% Turnovers: KW - 12;E - 12; Rebounds: KW - 34; E - 27; Three-pointers: KW - Siri Sviggum (1), Mara Quam(1); E - Erika Shady (1), Bailey Mudek (1),Kailee Katt (2), Judy Wagemaker (2)

By Faye HaugenMINNEAPOLIS For the sec-

ond time in two games, the Kenyon-Wanamingo girls basketball teamwon with a blowout in State ClassAA competition. The Knightsthrashed Esko 60-36 in the semi-finals at Williams Arena on Fri-day.

The Eskimos (27-6) came intothe game unranked and they hungwith the second-seeded Knightsmidway through the first half, trail-ing 15-11, but KW went on a 17-3 scoring binge when the Knightsstarted pressing, forcing a num-ber of bad shots and turnovers toopen up a 32-14 lead at the half. Itdidnt get any easier for Esko inthe second half. The Knightsopened up a 25-point lead with 12minutes to play and coasted to theeasy win.

We got off to another greatstart and really played great de-fense. We thought we would beplaying third-seeded New London-Spicer, but when we watched thatlate game on Friday night, we sawEsko spread their offense and playgood defense. We knew it wouldbe a battle with them if we fellbehind, remarked Coach Brent

News-Record photos by Faye HaugenKenyon-Wanamingo captains Meg Clark (12), Audra Clark (13) and Siri Sviggum (15) hoist the Class AAsecond-place trophy as the rest of the Knight team joins in after Saturdays championship game at WilliamsArena.

Kenyon-Wanamingos Emily Ashland tries to prevent New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Genevas Carlie Wagner from reaching the basket inSaturdays Class AA championship.

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