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Serving the Highway 52 Golden Corridor from Hader to Oronoco

Roundabout planned for highwayintersection in WanamingoBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO The city anddistrict transportation officialsappear to finally be on the samepage. At the July 13 WanamingoCity Council meeting Mayor RyanHolmes and City AdministratorMichael Boulton gave an updateon a meeting held with officialsfrom the Minnesota Departmentof Transportation regarding safetyconcerns with intersections alongHighway 60. On June 16, Holmes,Boulton, councilmen LarryVanDeWalker and Todd Kyllo,and resident Bob Benson met withMnDOT officials at the District 6office in Rochester. Holmes saidMnDOT was receptive to the short-term concerns of the city, and thattheir long-term concept is to in-stall a roundabout at the Highway60/57 intersection and close ac-cess to 2nd Avenue from the high-way.

In 2006, a traffic study was con-ducted after the city shared con-cerns regarding the speed of mo-torists on Highway 60, traffic cross-ing to the south side, and the num-ber of accidents that had occurredat or near the intersections. At thattime MnDOT officials took nosubstantial action to address thecitys concerns for safety. In 2010,the city again contacted MnDOTwith concerns, but again no ac-tion was taken.

Holmes said, however, the meet-ing in June was different. Many

changes have occurred inWanamingo since the 2006 trans-portation safety study was con-ducted, and MnDOT had taken itupon themselves to start a newtraffic study about four monthsago. Boulton said MnDOT dis-trict engineer Jeff Vlaminck, as-sistant engineer Greg Paulson,senior traffic engineer NancyKlema and other MnDOT staffattended the meeting. The newerpreliminary traffic study wasshared with Wanamingo officials,in addition to a possible round-about solution.

The preliminary plan to con-struct a roundabout is about fouryears out. Holmes said it wouldinclude sidewalks and pedestriancrossings at the Highway 57/MainStreet roundabout, to deter pedes-trian crossing at 3rd Avenue.MnDOT needs to complete a fi-nal report. Then the proposedproject would enter the conceptdesign level.

Since a proposed project plandoes not guarantee funding, cityengineer Brandon Theobald ofWHKS recommended city offi-cials continue to lobby with staterepresentatives to make fund-ing available for the project.

Holmes and Boulton said theyare supportive of the roundaboutidea as it will slow down trafficfor motorists and pedestrians.Speed bumps on 2nd Avenue

Four residents of 2nd Avenueattended the meeting to discussconcerns with speed through their

neighborhood. Holmes said thelong-term plan to close the accessto highway 60 at 2nd Avenue wouldhelp address their concern. As forthe immediate future, Chad Vieths,Beth Eliason, Josh and MeghanSandberg requested speed bumpsbe placed across 2nd Avenue be-tween Beverly Street and 5th StreetEast. The removable speed bumps,purchased by the Girl Scouts in2011, were utilized during thewarm weather months in 2012 and2013 as a pilot project, but werenot used in 2014. After the resi-dents and the council discussedtheir concerns, the council agreedthe speed bumps could be usedfor the next two years when theywill review the need again.Policing at firemens dance

Following the Wanamingofiremens dance on July 3, manycitizens shared concerns about theoverabundance of law enforcementin town during the event, and thedemeanor of the officers.

Holmes and Boulton both spokewith officials from the GoodhueCounty Sheriffs Office and de-termined law enforcement hadfunds designated to use for To-ward Zero Deaths driving enforce-ment, but the city was not awareadditional officers would be intown. Holmes said the commu-nity policing and sheriffs officework group will meet again, asthey have in the past. Boulton saidthe city heard the concerns of citi-zens and are working with theGCSO to address those concerns.

Duane Moon Hofschultes last dayas Mazeppa City Administrator wasJune 30.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchMAZEPPA After spending

over three decades working forthe City of Mazeppa, DuaneMoon Hofschulte punched theclock for the last time on June 30.Although he will still be aroundand an active part of the commu-nity, transition naturally comeswith a sense of loss. He will missworking with city employeeswhom he has come to know andrespect. I was glad to be retired,but at the same time I still verymuch care about the city and itsfuture, he said.

Hofschulte has lived in Mazeppamost of his life, except for his col-lege years and a short time whenhe worked out of state. He and hiswife Carol raised two sons in thiscommunity: Adam and Nick. In1978, Hofschulte took a job as themanager of the municipal liquorstore. For many years he was anactive member of the MazeppaArea Jaycees, even serving on theJaycees state staff for five years.

For 28 years he was involved withthe Mazeppa Area Jaycees chari-table gambling program. And for26 years he was a devoted mem-

ber of the Mazeppa Fire Depart-ment and First Responders. Healso was a member of the MazeppaLions Club.

Then in 1997 he accepted thepart-time city administrator posi-tion. At the time he was also man-aging the liquor store and he con-tinued to do so for several years.Eventually, his city administratorduties took up more of his timeand in 2005 another liquor storemanager was hired.

Eighteen years as a city admin-istrator cultivates a vast wealth ofexperience. The best aspect of thatjob for Hofschulte was meetingand working with individuals,companies, and governments agen-cies. Working with the other cityemployees made my job very en-joyable, he said. But a job in cityleadership does have its drawbacks,such as disgruntled citizens aim-ing their frustrations at the man incharge. He said it was difficultwhen citizens sometimes didntget that I represented all of the

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PINE ISLAND Its a chanceto create your own unique artworkon canvas with the guidance of aprofessional artist, but time is run-ning short to register. DawnSanborn, photographer for Roch-ester Women magazine and ownerof Tellers Studio in downtownPine Island, says the evening willbe a lot of fun; bring a friend orfour!

The studio fee of $40 will pro-vide canvas, easels, brushes andpaints for you to make an amaz-

ing individualized artwork. Food,wine and a full bar will be ca-tered.

The date is Saturday, July 25,from 6-9 p.m. at Pine IslandsHistoric Creamery. Sign up byJuly 23 on the Tellers website:www.tellersstudio.com. Call 507-252-4662 for more information.This event is sponsored as afundraiser for Pine Area Peoplefor the Arts, raising money forband concerts, childrens theaterand other events.

Moon Hofschulte retires after37 years with City of Mazeppa

citizens and what was best for thecity, not just one or two individu-als.

Since Moon and his wife enjoytraveling, he would have liked toretire many years ago. But theeconomy put that option on thebackburner. However, the Stateof Minnesota pension programoffers a phase out retirement forpeople at age 62. A couple yearsago Hofschulte brought this planto the city council and they agreed.

For the past couple years thecity has prepared for Hofschultesretirement by planning for the fu-ture of the position. Since he hadbeen working part-time, it wasdecided to create a new full-timeposition that encompassed theduties of a city administrator andclerk. Hofschulte remained keyin the hiring process and workedwith the new administrator clerk,Karl Nahrgang, for the past month.Hofschulte said, I feel that Karlis very capable of doing the job.

In retirement Hofschulte plansto work on lowering his golf score(hes the first to admit that he needsthe practice), getting some projectsdone around the house, doing somewoodworking, and crossing offplaces on his travel list. In addi-tion to spending time with Carol,Adam, and Nick, his grandsonAiden keeps him entertained andmoving. And with Mazeppa be-ing close to his heart, Hofschultewill continue to be involved onthe Saints Peter and Paul CatholicChurch Cemetery Board, and inother ways as a behind-the-scenescommunity supporter.

Ron Smith, Director of USASports Tours & Events, has an-nounced the rosters and coachesfor the USA D-3 mens andwomens basketball teams forBrazil Tour 2015. The teamsconsist of invited NCAA Divi-sion III basketball players fromthroughout the United States.Team members have been rec-ognized at the national, regional,and conference levels. Nicole(Niki) Fokken, a 63 2014 PineIsland High School graduate, isone of ten players on thewomens team.

Smith said, This is an out-standing group of basketballplayers who come from ninedifferent state and fourteen dif-ferent colleges and universitiesfrom across the United States.We feel that we have some ofthe best of the best representingalmost every region in the coun-try. These players have been highachievers, both on the court andin the classroom. They repre-sent everything good that theNCAA Division III institutionshave to offer.

Fokken just completed her firstyear at the College of St.Benedict. She was the Blazersstarting post for most of lastseason. An injury put her on thebench for over a month, yet shefinished strong, receiving First-Year All-Conference honors.

The teams will began BrazilTour 2015 in Orlando, Florida,on July 21. The tour runs throughJuly 30. After team orientationand practices in Orlando the team

was scheduled to depart for SaoPaulo, Brazil, on Wednesday,July 22. They will play double-header games July 23-25 in thestate of Sao Paulo versus se-lected teams from the region.On July 26 the teams travel toRio de Janeiro for a game onJuly 27. The team will departBrazil on the evening of July 29and return to Orlando on July30.

While in Brazil the teams willexperience educational, cultural,and social aspects of Brazilianlife through city, school, andsports club visits. In Rio, theteam will be staying on the fa-mous Copacabana Beach andtouring the Christ the RedeemerStatue and Sugar Loaf, two ofthe most recognizable landmarksin the world.

You can follow the teams onFacebook at USA Sports Tours Basketball 2015.

Nicole Fokken

Nicole Fokken to playwith Division IIInational team in Brazil

Nate Carlson is the newPine Island EDA Director

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

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND The City of

Pine Island welcomes Nate Carlsonas the new Pine Island EconomicDevelopment Authority Director.Carlson officially started on June22 under the guidance of formerEDA Director Karen Doll, whospent the last month mentoringhim.

Several candidates applied forthe EDA position, with Carlsonone of the top five chosen. Afterthe second round of interviews,he was offered and accepted theposition. The EDA director worksat attracting new businesses andjobs and working with currentbusinesses, while at the same timefollowing the communitys vision.

Carlson is originally fromShakopee. After graduating fromhigh school in 2011, he attendedSt. Olaf College to study econom-ics and graduated in 2015. Priorto accepting the EDA position, heworked in community develop-ment at City Hall in Northfield,where he focused on marketingand re-marketing the city. Carlsoncurrently lives in Northfield withhis fiance Alexandra. They hopeto make the transition to movecloser to the Pine Island area inthe near future.

Carlson is looking forward tohis new position as EDA directorin Pine Island. He feels it will be agood fit for him because he en-joys working on communityprojects and is ready to hone hisskills and continue to move PineIsland forward. Carlson plans todo his best to bring positive growthto the community, as he sees thatPine Island has the potential toexperience real economic growth

in the near future. He knows theremay be some challenges that lieahead, but says he is ready to facethem head on and work with thecommunity.

Doll, who spent the past six anda half years as Pine Islands EDADirector, said she feels Carlsonwill do a good job and has a goodgrasp on what Pine Island needsto grow together as a strong com-

munity. Carlson said Doll has beena great resource and has helpedhim learn and gain informationabout businesses in Pine Islandand how to assist them.

Doll plans on enjoying her re-tirement by catching up on homeprojects, spending time with herfamily and friends, and doing alittle traveling.

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Help us build bridgesTo the Editor:

As the new superintendent ofthe Zumbrota-Mazeppa SchoolDistrict, I already feel right at home.One thing that is very clear in ourschool district is that it is full offriendly people who value theircommunity, schools, children, andeducation. Another thing that hasbecome very clear to me is thatyou value the history and powerof our bridges. Ive already spentmany lunch breaks and eveningswalking through the CoveredBridge in Zumbrota and over theWalking Bridge in Mazeppa. It iswith this in mind that I present toyou a new theme for our schooldistrict, Zumbrota-MazeppaSchools: A Bridge to the Future.

When I interviewed for this

position I mentioned that it wouldbe important for me to help ourstudents, staff and communityappreciate the past and embracethe future. The perfect example ofthis occurred to me the other dayas I sat in a tractor cab on a localfarm. I looked out upon the richfields of our past while surroundedby an iPad, GPS, computer andother electronic devices within thecab. I have actually been readinga book I found in my office en-titled, Zumbrota, The First OneHundred Years, 1856-1956 (copy-righted in 1956). It is fascinatingto read about the past while mak-ing connections to what is hap-pening currently in our world. Ourpasts and future merge all the timeas we cross bridges as learners

and workers.I encourage you all to help us

build bridges for the students inour school district. Please call oremail me with ideas you may havein which we can better serve ourcommunity. Feel free, as well, tostop me when you see me in thecommunity at various events. Imet many of you at the CoveredBridge Festival and Mazeppa Dazeand again, you all made me feelvery welcome. Thank you and Ilook forward to creating A Bridgeto the Future for our students withall of you.

Gary AngerSuperintendent

Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools

FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

The significance of nothing

Zero is an interesting number.Its history shows the differencebetween what we think of as west-ern civilization and eastern civi-lization. The irony of this his-tory is that the very organizationthat kept the history refused tobelieve it. And then that organi-zation produced the very peoplewho finally rediscovered the truth.The result became one of the driv-ing forces that lit the way out ofthe Dark Ages.

The Roman Empire from itsbeginning did not use zero. Theycounted only positive numbers,really didnt understand fractionsand had no way to express them.Their number system could countfrom one to one thousand and, witha small addition, to a million. Mostof the things they counted wereeither soldiers or spoils of war.When a legion was wiped out andall of the soldiers were dead, it

was forgotten. No one recordedthe manpower of the legion as zerosoldiers.

When the Holy Roman Church(the Catholics) took over Rome,they used the ideas that the Ro-mans understood. Across theworld, as civilizations developedand evolved into more intelligentstages zero solved many problemsfor them. Zero has some baggagewith it that caused the church majorheadaches. Mathematically, pickany number, and divide it by one.You get the number. Take the samenumber and multiply it by one andyou get the same number. Nowtry doing this with zero. Zeromultiplied by any number gets youzero. Zero divided into any num-ber is undetermined. But is it?

If we take a number and divideit by a small number, we get big-ger answers. For example, take acake and divide it into 100 piecesor divide by 1/100. What hap-pens when you divide by 1/1000;by 1/1,000,000; or 1/1,000,000,000? Our divisors getsmaller and the answer gets big-ger. Use the smallest number youknow that is much smaller than

one but not quite zero. The an-swer to our division is a big num-ber. In fact, as you pick smallerand smaller numbers getting closerto zero, the answer to the divisiongets larger and larger. We haveanother number for big numbers infinity. At our current level ofmath, we now have degrees of in-finity. Deep in the church, onlyone thing is infinite G-D!

Calendars are important devicesespecially for keeping track of theyears. The Catholic Church de-cided that a certain year in theRoman Empire was to be the year1 AD for the birth of Christ. Theyear before was 1 BC. The ques-tion for discussion is how manyyears are there between 1 BC and1 AD. I submit to you that theanswer is none! There is no zerostarting or ending point. 4 BC to 1BC is three years. 1 AD to 4 ADis three years. But from 1 BC to 1AD is zero. At the time that thetimelines of BC and AD were de-fined, the Holy Roman Empire didnot recognize zero. When it didrecognize zero, we started toemerge from the Dark Ages. Un-til next week.

AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Fruits of the gardening spirit

Its very difficult for someonewho has no interest in gardeningto understand why any sane per-son would willingly work frommorning to night to grow some-thing that cant be eaten, causesallergies, and only looks prettyfor a few months. Words just cantseem to convey the magic thatmakes hard work for some an up-lifting joy to others.

But the spirit of Christmas seemsa valid comparison of sorts. Con-sider that we run about like head-less chickens preparing food foran army, wrapping presents thatmay have to be returned, and cantwait to get the tree trimmed as weremember those who are no longerwith us. And yet we give heartfeltthanks when the feast isover,exclaim with childish gleewhen the presents are opened, and

crawl into bed with relief that itsfinally over for another year!

We gardeners have a slightlydifferent type of spirit but it worksthe same way. And instead of ed-ible crops , we harvest fruits youwont find at the farmers marketnor the local grocery store.

Fruits of the Gardening Spirit:Love What makes one rise

with the chickens, sweat all day,retire with the sun, and causes non-gardeners to wonder if there arebats in your belfry or just rocks inyour head.

Joy A life-altering emotionexpressed in dirt under fingernails,sunburn, prickly heat, achingmuscles, insect bites, sharingplants, and exchanging growingtips.

Peace What remains whenbacks and muscles dont hurt, thegarden tour is over, all plants arein the ground, and bunnies disap-pear from the earth.

Long-suffering Coexisting andsharing ones garden with mos-quitoes, gnats, aphids, deer, rab-bits, cats, dogs, and neighborhoodchildren who want to help.

Gentleness A quality learned

and developed from planting seeds,transplanting seedlings, takingcuttings, pruning, cultivating,watering, and removing thorns andblisters from ungloved hands.

Faith The living proof of eter-nity manifested in seasons, rain,sunlight, reproduction, and mailorder plant/seed catalogs with fullcolor photos of whats new fornext season.

Meekness Managing to keepones voice humble, demeanorrelaxed, and refraining from strut-ting like a peacock while showingthe garden on tour.

Temperance The rigorous self-control exercised while pagingthrough plant catalogs, visitingnurseries, touring public gardens,or discovering an unguarded plantgrowing in the wild, knowing yourpruner just happens to be in yourpocket.

Gratitude The relief of know-ing the last bulb is in the ground,the hoses are drained, the gardenis buried under a blanket of mulch,the forecast says 90% chance ofsnow, and theres a whole monthin which to get ready for the holi-days!

PublishersNotebook

By Pete Grimsrud

Why did the chicken live inZumbrota? Its because she can.Brad Drenkhahn was the onlycouncilperson to vote against anordinance allowing residents tokeep chickens in town. This shouldnot have been an easy vote and Iappreciate that it was not unani-mous.

Ive been asked what I think of

the new ordinance. Its my under-standing that only people in sup-port of the ordinance passionatelycampaigned for their preference.I can understand this because Ididnt really care. Ask me againif I ever have a neighbor who housesthem.

Frankly, I look around town andcant imagine it would be worsethan the neighbor whose: old junkerpermanently rests in the driveway,lawn is overgrown with weeds,or dog poops in every other neigh-bors yard.

The city has lost some credibil-ity to crack down on business

owners and residents when con-sidering the sorry looking stretchof properties from the old bowl-ing alley to Jefferson Drive.

The old Zumbrota Chamber ofCommerce Christmas lights arenow falling down and a brokeneyesore. The drooping unlit lightscounteract the efforts to brightenMain Street with colorful bannersand flowers.

Passage of the chicken ordinancereflects our towns broad accep-tance of individual rights and hill-billy reputation. And givenZumbrotas love for music, I saybring on the dueling banjos.

Bring on the deuling banjosWanamingo

Work on Industrial Park in Wanamingoaddition nears completionBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO At the July 13Wanamingo City Council meeting,city engineer Brandon Theobald ofWHKS recommended that the coun-cil approve the pay request forSchumacher Excavating, Inc. Thefinal pay request reflected the re-mainder owed on the Cenex 4 Ad-dition, including retainage funds helduntil all job were completed to theengineers satisfaction. A motionby Jamie Majerus, seconded by ToddKyllo, to approve the pay requestfor $73,146.22 carried.

Theobald said the total Cenex 4Addition project cost came in about2% under budget, therefore the cityis moving forward with installingstreet lights and power utilities toavailable lots in the addition for fu-ture sale. The cost of installing utili-ties is eligible for grant reimburse-ment.

When the road extended into theaddition was paved, the tack oil onthe blacktop was not laid per speci-fications in the contract. Due to athin tack oil layer, Theobald saidRochester Sand & Gravel agreed toextend the warranty on the road fromone year to 36 months, in addition

to crediting the cost of one-half ofthe tack oil cost back to the city,equal to $150. Theobald said if theroad was to show failure as a resultof the tack oil application, it wouldhappen within three years.Building requests

Ron Lui owns lots in the EmeraldValley 1st Addition. The lots wereplatted for duplexes; however, abuyer would like to purchase threelots to construct a single family home.Liu requested the drainage and util-ity easements be vacated betweenthe lots. A motion by LarryVanDeWalker to accept the requestand open a public hearing on thematter carried. City AdministratorMichael Boulton said no utilitieswere placed in the easements; sim-ply vacant space for drainage. Nocomment was offered from the pub-lic. After the public hearing wasclosed, a motion by JenniferBerquam to vacate the easementscarried.

Building permits were approvedfor the following: Henry Syversonfor demolition of a garage; ScottMeyers for basement remodel;Dustin Knott for deck and staircase,and re-roofing and siding; Matt/

Dawn Hennig for re-roofing; BrianHanson for re-siding; Jim Kiffmeyerfor re-roofing.Public Works report

City maintenance worker MontySchaefer said that during the pastmonth he and co-worker BradKennedy prepared for the 4th ofJuly by putting up the Main Streetbanner. They mowed the nature trail,trimmed branches at the park, weed-whacked in public areas, and afterthe parade swept debris off the streets.In addition they cold-patched somestreets, sprayed cracks in the streetsto kill grass/weeds from growingon the roads, trimmed benches inthe walking trail, burned the brushpile, and temporarily fixed the screendoor on the park shelter. Schaefersaid the chemical feed system at thepool was fixed after it stopped work-ing.

The city will conduct a budgetworkshop meeting to plan for 2016on Monday, July 27 at 7 p.m. incouncil chambers. The next regularcouncil meeting is scheduled forMonday, August 10 at 7 p.m. incouncil chambers. Both meetingsare open to the public.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO After discov-

ering that a vacant lot was ownedby the city, the Wanamingo Eco-nomic Development Authority willtake steps to prepare it for sale. Ata meeting on July 13, City Ad-ministrator and EDA DirectorMichael Boulton told the EDA thathe thought the land was privatelyowned. Upon future checking,Boulton said no paperwork wasfound showing that the parcel wasever sold to Wana-Prop LLC ownerCal Fulton, who was thought tobe the owner. As it did not appearthat the EDA had a strategic pur-pose for the vacant land, the boardagreed to declare it vacant andpost it for sale with an officialresolution next month.

The rectangular 16,647-square-foot lot on the west side of MillStreet is zoned I-1 Industrial, idealfor commercial development. TheGoodhue County Assessors of-fice lists the land valuation at$32,600. Many of the EDA mem-bers said that the size of the lotwould be ideal for a commercialstorage unit.

Boulton said Fulton, who ownsa fabrication business on the northside of Mill Street, did inquire aboutpurchasing the 0.382 acres of land.Once a sale prices has been deter-mined and resolution for sale of-

ficial, the information will beposted on the citys website forpotential buyers.Cenex 4 Addition update

Boulton said construction on theCenex 4 Addition in the Indus-trial Park is nearly finished. Allland grading, underground stormsewer, sanitary sewer and waterlines, curb/gutter, aggregate baseand the first and final layers ofasphalt have been completed.Schumacher Excavating will beresponsible for erosion control andturf management for one year aspart of its warranty.

About $543,615 has been paidto the contractor. The original bidwas for $625,729. Boulton saidan additional $4,000 needed to bespent to resolve soft spots foundon the road. Even with this cost,Boulton expected the total projectwould come in about $6,000 be-low the estimate.

A grant through MN DEED re-imbursed the city for eligible itemsin the development agreement.Some MN DEED funds are stillavailable for the cost of privateutility installation. With this inmind, the city may choose to moveforward now with installingstreetlights and electrical accessto the parcels that will be for salewhen the project is completed. XcelEnergy and Minnesota Energy have

Wanamingo EDA to declarecommercial land for sale

been contacted for estimates.July 4 follow-up

The EDA Board allowed EDAland in the Industrial Park to beused again this year for a tractorpull during the 4th of July week-end. The board discussed how theevent went and plans to get theparcel back to its original condi-tion.Special meeting for street work

During the EDA meeting a si-multaneous city meeting was tak-ing place in the community cen-ter. Mayor Ryan Holmes, city coun-cilor Jennifer Berquam, andBoulton moved between the twomeetings.

In the community center cityengineer Brandon Theobald ofWHKS presented information ontwo proposed street reconstruc-tion projects: Mingo View Driveand the alleyway between 1stAvenue/High Avenue/2nd StreetWest/3rd Street West. About fif-teen property owners and residentsof Mingo View Drive and the al-leyway attended the meeting tohear the citys plan for addressingthe deteriorating roadways and toshare their thoughts with theWanamingo City Council andengineer. The meeting was forinformation only and no actionwas taken.

WANAMINGO POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-WelchJune 19

5:58 p.m. A gas drive-off theft of$15 was reported at Cenex.

11:02 p.m. A deputy checked onan unoccupied vehicle with its flasherson near Hader. The hood was open andthe vehicle was not a traffic hazard.June 20

1:14 p.m. A check book was foundon 3rd Ave.

3:28 p.m. A deputy was asked tohelp find a six-year-old from High Avewho had left with friends at 2 p.m. Thechild was found on West Ave.

4:43 p.m. A trail camera showedthat a truck came on private propertyand drove around a shed on the 49600block of Cty 10 in Roscoe Township.Extra patrol was requested.

8:35 p.m. A citation for no proof ofinsurance was issued near Hwy 57 and9th St.

9:35 p.m. A speeding ticket wasissued near Beverly St and Nelson Dr.June 21

12:10 a.m. A citation for no driverslicense and no insurance was issuednear Cty 54 and Hwy 57 in Cherry GroveTownship.

6:32 p.m. Loud neighbors and foullanguage with children around was re-ported on 4th St E. There had beenongoing disputes between neighbors.The subject was told of the complaint.

June 224:44 p.m. A person from the 50100

block of Cty 27 in Roscoe Townshipreceived a fraudulent check from a CraigsList transaction. The complainant wasnot out any property or money.

10:52 p.m. A deputy checked on acommercial vehicle that was pulled overnear Hwy 60 and 135th Ave in MinneolaTownship. Warnings were given for nomarkings, no fire extinguisher, and nowarning devices.June 23

12:38 a.m. Noisy people outside abuilding were reported on 3rd Ave. Adeputy was unable to locate them.

7:41 p.m. A swerving vehicle wasreported in Hader. A citation was issuedfor careless driving.June 24

6:46 p.m. A raccoon was loose on3rd Ave. A deputy located and trappedthe raccoon, and released it out of town.June 25

6:03 p.m. Medical help was re-quested on the 8700 block of Cty 11 inCherry Grove Township.

6:09 p.m. A dog was loose onHillcrest Manor Ave. The owners caughtthe dog. The request for a deputy wascanceled.

6:14 p.m. A dog bite was reportedon High Ave.

9:31 p.m. An incident involving aneighbor dispute was reported on HillcrestManor Ave.

June 261:37 p.m. A speeding ticket was

issued near Cty 12 and Hwy 57 in CherryGrove Township.

2:39 p.m. A person on Main St wasa victim of a scammer claiming to bewith the IRS and lost $2,975.

8:35 p.m. Medical help was re-quested on the 8700 block of Cty 11 inCherry Grove Township.June 27

12:02 a.m. A car hit a deer at Hwy 60and Hwy 57. The vehicle was gone when adeputy arrived. The deer was moved off theroadway.

2:10 a.m. Medical help was requestedon Mingo View Dr.

9:36 a.m. A person on 4th St E saidsomeone obtained their debit card informa-tion and made unauthorized charges. Theperson also received several calls asking forpersonal information.

10:20 a.m. Medical help was requestedon the 8700 block of Cty 11 in Cherry GroveTownship.

1:35 p.m. A wallet was found in theCenex parking lot. A woman attempted tocontact the owner but had no luck. A relativeof the owner was located and the wallet wasreturned.

5:43 p.m. A child was locked in a ve-hicle near the swimming lake at Shades ofSherwood. The vehicle was unlocked by BergsTowing.

9:29 p.m. A possibly intoxicated driverwas reported on Main St. The claim wasunfounded.

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

Zumbrota Library hosts LEGO contest

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

Dylan Park was the first place winner in the 3-7 age LEGO bracket.

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

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA The Zumbrota

Public Library has been holdingmultiple events throughout thesummer. On Wednesday, July 15,they held a Robotics Expo withthe Kenyon-Wanamingo roboticsteam, and on Thursday, July 16,they hosted a LEGO contest aspart of the LEGO Club.

This year, LEGO Club mem-bers were given the option to usetheir own LEGOs to make theirdisplays or they could use thelibrarys LEGOs. Those who usedthe Librarys LEGOs were able tobuild onto their creations over thepast few weeks in preparation forthe contest.

Summer library events beganJune 1, and included a kick-offcarnival, pajama party, Eagle BluffRaptor show, Super Hero magicshow, and multiple workshops,concluding July 20 with an actingworkshop.

Ms. Minnesota Senior Pageantis coming to Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA The Ms. Min-nesota Senior Pageant will be heldat the State Theatre in Zumbrotaon October 24. Organizers of theevent are hoping to make this anannual event for Zumbrota.

Women 55 years of age and older

are invited to audition on August19 by calling 507 208-4022 for anappointment.

If you can sing, dance, play aninstrument, make people laugh,or have another talent, you maybe the next queen.

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

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA After closing

last year, Jimmys Pizza in Zum-brota reopened under new owner-ship on June 30 at the same loca-tion on West 5th Street. JimmysPizza is part of a chain of restau-rants with other locations in Min-nesota, Colorado, Montana, NorthDakota, and South Dakota. Newowner Michele Keller said, Mygoal is really to get back to theoriginal Jimmys recipe and style.

Keller was driving through Zum-brota one day when she tried tostop and enjoy a Jimmys Pizza,only to learn that it had closed.After seeing the For Sale signand doing some digging, she de-cided to reopen the establishment.

I have always loved JimmysPizza, Keller said. I didnt re-ally set out to buy a restaurant; itwas just a series of coincidencesthat led to it occurring.

The restaurant currently deliv-ers within a 10-mile radius whichincludes Zumbrota, Pine Island,Wanamingo, Goodhue, andMazeppa. Keller said online de-livery should be available some-time this week.

Jimmys Pizza offers take-and-bake pizza as well as a variety ofhot-and-ready pizza, pasta, wings,and sides. The one thing that wasreally important to me coming inhere is that all of our vegetablesare fresh, not frozen, Keller said.It adds to the freshness and ap-

peal of our pizza.The property has been com-

pletely remodeled to update thesetting including the addition offlatscreen TVs, removal of car-pet, and new appliances. The origi-nal Jimmys Pizza sign on theoutside of the building was kept.Keller is looking into contactingZumbrota-Mazeppa Schools andhaving the students contribute art-work to adorn the empty walls.

Jimmys Pizza is open every dayexcept Monday, starting at 4 p.m.It is open until 9 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Thursday and Sunday. OnFriday and Saturday it is open until10 p.m. Phone number is 507-732-7840.

Members of Brownie Troop 25600 prepare for the Covered Bridge Festival parade in June. They arecurrently looking for a home for their Little Free Libraries. From left to right: Ava Knott, Jayla Schultz, JordanSchliep, Rachel Krinke, Aubrey Allen. Not pictured: Ella Meyers, Abby Plank, Melanie Raasch, and AbigailRockne.

ZUMBROTA In May, theZumbrota City Council approveda request from Girl Scout BrownieTroop 25600 to build Little FreeLibaries in the community. Nowthe troop is looking for someonewho would be willing to put thelibrary in their yard. With a gen-erous donation from the GoodhueCounty Chapter of Thrivent andfunds raised through cookie sales,the troop is looking to place up totwo libraries in Zumbrota neigh-borhoods this fall.

The Little Free Library programwas started by Todd Bol in 2009in Hudson, Wisconsin, as a GiveOne, Return One neighborhoodlibrary as a tribute to Bols mother,a former educator. Partnering withRick Brooks of the University of

Wisconsin Madison, the pro-gram has expanded across the coun-try and the world with the missionof promoting literacy and the loveof reading by building free bookexchanges worldwide and build-ing a sense of community acrossgenerations.

Books from Zumbrotas LittleFree Libraries will be providedthrough donations collected fromthe Girl Scout troop and the Zum-brota Public Library. If you wouldbe interesting in learning moreabout hosting a Little Free Libraryin your yard, please contact troopleader Alison Krinke at 732-5827.

Little Free Libaries need homes

Zumbrota

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

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA Joe Goplen, 81,

was one of six people in his fam-ily who attended the rural RoscoeCenter School in Roscoe Town-ship just west of Zumbrota. Goplenand his siblings Harris Goplen,Doris Borscha, Elaine Vieths, andRuby Miller attended the schoolin the 1940s. A cousin also at-tended the school during that time.

At that time there were onlyabout twenty kids total, Goplensaid. So to have five students fromone family, and a sixth student asa cousin was pretty amazing.

Roscoe Center School was lo-cated in Roscoe Township, whichwas founded in 1858. At that timeit was known as Sunapee. The nameof the town was changed to RoscoeCenter in 1863. Next to the school

was Stordahl Lutheran Church anda post office which is no longer inoperation, and the area was oncethe location of a cheese factory.The area is now mostly farmlandand homesteads, but the churchstill remains, as does the schoolbuilding. The school has since beenrestored and is now being used asthe Roscoe Township Hall.

During the time that the schoolwas open it had no running wateror indoor plumbing. There wastypically one teacher for firstthrough eighth grade students.After that students would move tothe high school located inside thecity limits of Zumbrota.

Goplen explained that teachingwas different back then comparedto today. He said teachers didntjust teach; they were also house-

keepers and disciplinarians if stu-dents got out of hand. He contin-ued by saying that there were noprincipals and the superintendentwas responsible for all of theschools in Goodhue County ratherthan just one district. The super-intendent had an office in Red Wingand would drop in occasionally toobserve the teacher and how theclassroom was being handled.

Favorite memories of his timeat the school included the play-ground and playing softball withthe other students. Sports back thenwere all co-ed there were no boysteams or girls teams like there aretoday. He recalled a uniquememory in which once a year Coca-Cola would tour the country visit-ing schools and would give the

Roscoe Center School rememberedteacher and all of the students abottle of soda. It was a big treatto us, he said.

Twice a year the school wouldhold a play, and the students builtthe set and played all the parts. Ihad a solo once and Im not asinger, Goplen laughed. But youworked with what you had.

The school closed down some-time around 1960. Goplen said hepersonally feels there would beless issues and better training ifthe rural, country schools had re-mained open. Obviously I can-not prove that, but we definitelyhad better training for the real worldand a respect for others that pub-lic schools just cant provide likecountry schools, Goplen said.

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

By Alice Duschanek-MyersMAZEPPA At the work ses-

sion on July 13, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board approvedhiring a reading interventionteacher to work with general edu-cation students who need addi-tional instruction. The ZM Dis-trict was awarded a grant of $73,266of Alternative Delivery of Spe-cialized Instructional Services(ADSIS) funds from the Minne-sota Department of Education toexpand the reading program.

ADSIS is a Minnesota Depart-ment of Education (MDE) pro-gram that offers school districtsand charter schools an opportu-nity to apply for supplementaleducation aid to assist generaleducation students who are fall-ing behind. The purpose of ADSISfunding is to provide these stu-dents more instruction in academics

Local students will benefitfrom state ADSIS funding

or behavioral support in an effortto promote success in the generaleducation environment.

The goal is to reduce referralsto special education by providingmore support early to the students.ADSIS program services are analternative to special education.These are not special educationstudents. However, students re-ceiving ADSIS services may even-tually qualify for special educa-tion and related services if ADSISservices are not available.

The school districts that areawarded these funds must aligntheir ADSIS program within theirexisting sequence of supports,collect specific data, and submitevaluation information annuallyto help determine their programsimpact on student success.

In the 2013-15 fiscal year grant

application cycle, 200 schools from93 districts were awarded fund-ing. The programs included read-ing, mathematics, and behavior inkindergarten through grade 12.

In the 2015-17 fiscal year grantapplication cycle, 472 schools from146 districts applied for ADSISfunding.

On June 29, the MDE informedthese local schools of their ADSISprogram funding awards for the2015-17 two-year grant cycle:

Cannon Falls $74,316.41 forReading Instruction Program

Goodhue $72,977 for Read-ing Instruction Program

Kenyon-Wanamingo $72,487for Reading Instruction

Lake City, Goodhue, Wabasha $88,243.26 for Bluff View Cen-ter

Pine Island $288,407.12 fornew ADSIS Program

Red Wing $174,304.50 forReading Instruction Program

Wabasha-Kellogg $346,342.19 for ADSIS Program

Zumbrota-Mazeppa $73,266for Reading Intervention ProgramOther business

The school board approved iden-tifying Superintendent Gary An-ger as the official authority to ac-cess the Minnesota Departmentof Educations secure systems forthe local education agency.

Due to the changes in adminis-tration, the board approved a newcorporate authorization resolutionfor the Bank of Zumbrotas recordswith names, titles, and signatures.

The board approved contract-ing with Illuminate, a web-basedsoftware system for student dataand assessment management.

ZM ISD 2805REGULAR SCHOOLBOARD MEETING

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT NO. 2805

ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPAPUBLIC SCHOOLS

MONDAY, JULY 27, 20157:00 P.M.

ZM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMEDIA CENTER

MAZEPPA, MINNESOTAI. Call Meeting to Order (Action)II. Recite the Pledge of AllegianceIII. Adopt Agenda (Action)IV. CommunicationsV. ReportsVI. Old Businessa. LP Gas Bids (Action)VII. Patron InputVIII. New Businessa. Adopt Consent Agenda (Action)b. Personnel (Action)c. Call for Material Bids for the 2015-

2016 Vocational Construction House(Action)

d. Copier Leasese. Lunch Agreements (Action)f. School Vehicle Bids (Action)g. 2015-16 Student Handbooks (Ac-

tion)h. 2015-16 Faculty Handbook (Ac-

tion)i. 2015-16 Fee Schedule (Action)j. Dental Insurance (Action)k. School Financel. Trap Shootingm. Food Service Policy (Action)IX. Board Comments and ReportsX. Pertinent DatesXI. Future Agenda ItemsXII. Adjourn (Action)

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Zumbrota Readers of the WeekZUMBROTA Twins Aaron and Ethan Miller, 7, are Readers of the Weekat Zumbrota Public Library. They are the sons of Eric and Verone Millerof Zumbrota.

By Tom HallawayONTARIO Cartoons some-

times depict fisherman pulling upa tire, an old boot, or a rusty cof-fee can, but in late June, in thewilds of Ontario, Canada, an un-usual catch occurred: a camera.

Goodhues semi-retired electri-cian, Joe Benda, organized hisyearly fishing and tenting adven-ture as he has done for the past 35years. Joining him on the trip wereKerry Bien and Craig Larkin ofGoodhue, Dick Gorman and sonJack of Red Wing, Tom Hallawayof Frontenac, and Kent Voltz ofVasa with his son Dave and grand-son Dillon.

On this day, Benda was pilot-ing his boat on Harmon Lake, withthe three other boats in his slip-stream as he headed to one of manyhoney holes. After 35 years onthis stretch of the Brightsand River,he knew them all. The walleyeswere cooperating as we slowlyjigged through Hole No. 3. Sud-denly, Hallaway hooked somethingfairly heavy, but without the fish-like fight. Up popped a lanyardattached to a leather case.

Interesting catch, Benda said.Now Im waiting for the genie topop out and give you three wishes.No genie, but there was a blueCanon Sure Shot camera.

Later that evening as we werereliving the catch of the day weall wondered about its owner.Maybe the memory card was stillfunctional despite being ensconced

in the bottom of the river for whoknows how long? Goodhue MayorKerry Bien produced his ownCanon camera, popped his disc,and inserted the waterlogged one.Amazingly, a myriad of clear pho-tos appeared: canoeing, golfing,baby photos, et al.

After much discussion and a bitof advice from some Twin Citiesfishermen waiting to use our campsite, we decided Facebook was theanswer. Bien volunteered to bethe projects point man and quicklypawned the job to his wife Pat.

She posted three photos onFacebook and other people sharedthem to see if they could find whotook them. Just a few days later, alady from Winnipeg, Manitoba,called. Sharon Bajer, a highly iden-tifiable Winnipeg actress, play-wright, and director, was in one ofthe photos Pat had posted. Inter-estingly, two of the photos shehad chosen to post were of fa-mous people, and one, Bajer, wasthe owner of the camera. The otherwas of Andrew Lloyd Webber,the world-famous Broadway com-poser. Bajers husband had shot amovie with Webber in Winnipeg.

It seems the Bajers oldest daugh-ter took the camera on a canoe tripin 2009. In all, 317 family photoswere recovered in the catch.

CBC Canada picked up the storyand called the Biens in Goodhue.The story can be found by GooglingFamily photos fished from lake.

GoodhueGoodhue men reel inan unusual catch onfishing trip in Canada

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Goodhue County 4-Hto present Strange Things

ZUMBROTA StrangeThings is this years originalmusical on the 4-H stage at theGoodhue County Fair . 4-H youthwho have completed grades 5through their freshman year ofcollege will take the stage twicedaily to delight the audience withtheir singing, acting, and danc-ing. The dates of rehearsal are July28, 29, and 30, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. atthe Goodhue County 4-H build-ing on the fairgrounds in Zum-brota.

The 30-minute show, originallyscripted by a 4-H youth director,is about a community welcominga new member and the chaos andchange he/she brings with them!It features a variety of dance stylesand music, including favoritesStrange Things from Toy Story,Famous in a Small Town, byMiranda Lambert, and Footloosefrom Footloose.

The cast and crew will spendthree intense and exciting days atthe end of July learning their en-tire show. Then they will travel to

four nursing homes and Wal-Martin Goodhue County in early Au-gust to perform for residents there.

Showtimes at the GoodhueCounty Fair are: Wednesday, Aug.10, Thurs., Aug. 11, and Sat., Aug.13, at 6 and 6:30 p.m.; and Fri.,Aug. 12, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Perfor-mances will be on the stage justoutside the 4-H building.

They will perform twice on the4-H Stage at the Minnesota StateFair.

For any questions contactGoodhue County 4-H Arts-In Di-rector Inga Dudley at at (651)-212-8674 or dingo.ild@gmail.com.

Input sought forconservation programs

The Natural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS) andGoodhue County Soil and WaterConservation District (SWCD)office will be holding a Local WorkGroup (LWG) open house / lis-tening session on Friday, July 31,at 10 a.m. This session will beheld at the Service Center Con-ference Room, 104 East ThirdAvenue in Goodhue. This will bean opportunity for interested in-dividuals and groups to offer theircomments on local resource con-cerns and priorities in GoodhueCounty. The session will run un-til about noon.

Those individuals and organi-zations who have knowledge oflocal resources and who wish toattend are welcome. Input fromthe Goodhue County - Local WorkGroup will be used by the NRCSand SWCD to identify conserva-tion planning needs, to prioritizeresource concerns for various fi-nancial assistance programs, andto develop ranking questions andcriteria for programs.

Specific to FY 2016 Conserva-tion Program delivery, NRCS isseeking input and recommenda-tions related to Farm Bill programsincluding the:

Conservation Stewardship Pro-gram

Environmental Quality Incen-tives Program

Voluntary Public Access andHabitat Incentive Program

Agricultural Conservation LandEasements Program

LWG input and recommenda-tions may assist the agency in iden-tifying any of the following con-ditions:

Significant natural resourceand geographic areas of concern;

Technical program recommen-dations;

Need for statewide public in-formation and outreach campaigns;

Guidelines for ranking crite-ria for evaluating applications;

Guidance on eligible or newor innovative conservation prac-tices;

Financial assistance paymentrates, practice payment limits, andmethods of payment;

Coordinating with other fed-eral, state, tribal, and local publicand private activities

Written comments may be sub-mitted to the local SWCD/NRCSoffice, PO Box 335, Goodhue, MN55027 prior to the meeting.

ObituariesRobert Bien 1921-2015

HASTINGS Robert N. BobBien, age 94 of Hastings, diedpeacefully on July 15, 2015.

Robert was born January 6, 1921in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, to Davidand Mary (Breunig) Bien. Heserved in the Army during WorldWar II with the 9th Infantry Divi-sion in north Africa and Europe,and participated in the Normandycampaign. Bob married CarolRobinson on January 18, 1947, atSt. Pius V Catholic Church inCannon Falls and worked as a line-man at Sleepy Eye TelephoneCompany. He enjoyed being out-side, keeping a large garden, fish-

ing, and hunting. Bob was a mem-ber of the Lions Club and DAV inGoodhue.

He was preceded in death byinfant daughter Jean Ann Bien,daughter Gail Woodward, andbrother Wayne (Pearl) Bien.

Bob is survived by his wife Carol;daughter Dawn Bien (JohnDamsgard) of Hastings, grand-daughter Sasha (Brian) Meyer ofRiver Falls, Wisconsin, and great-grandchild Rhett, granddaughterTori (Brian) Johnston ofFarmington; daughter BonnieMalloy of Carson City, Nevada,grandson Shane (Rachel) Malloyof Carson City, Nevada and great-grandchild Brooke; son-in-lawRoger Woodward of Rochester,granddaughter Stacy (Todd) Bar-row of Albany, great grandchil-dren Luke and Abigail, grandsonJoe Woodward of Rochester;brother Vaughn David (Teresa)Bien of Goodhue.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld on Monday, July 20, at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton CatholicChurch in Hastings, with FatherThomas McKenzie officiating.Interment followed in St. Pius VCatholic Cemetery in Cannon Falls,with military honors provided bythe Hastings VFW Lyle RussellPost 1210. Urn bearers were ShaneMalloy and Joseph Woodward.

CollegeBemidji State University

BEMIDJI Trevor Beniak ofMazeppa and Benjamin Solbergof Zumbrota were named to thedeans list for the spring semes-ter.

University of Wisconsin River FallsRIVER FALLS, WI The fol-

lowing students from Zumbrotareceived degrees at spring com-mencement: Nikki Stehr, bachelorof science, crop and soil science,summa cum laude; and MaxwellVine, bachelor of science, jour-nalism.

Viterbo UniversityLACROSSE, WI Named to

the deans list for the spring se-mester were Matthew Baertlein,Jennica Darcy, and Clare Sand,all of Mazeppa; and Elissa Coady,Megan DeGrood, Julia Niebuhr,and Paige Solie, all of Zumbrota.

Bethel UniversityST. PAUL Named to the deans

list for the spring semester wereAndrea Cragoe, Katie Pleschourt,and Malcolm Walker, all of PineIsland. Cragoe also graduated withBA and BS degrees in biochemis-try/molecular biology.

Bemidji State UniversityBEMIDJI Trevor Beniak of

Mazeppa graduated with a bach-elor of science degree in art anddesign.

University of Wisconsin Eau ClaireEAU CLAIRE, WI Graduat-

ing at commencement proceed-ings on May 23 were, from PineIsland: Seth Friedrich, BBA, busi-ness, business finance, and PamelaMaxson, DNP, nursing and healthsciences, nursing; and from Zum-brota: Stephanie Husbyn, BSN,nursing and health sciences, nurs-ing.

University of Minnesota DuluthDULUTH Autumn Arendt of

Mazeppa graduated with a bach-elor of applied science degree incommunication sciences and dis-orders.

Wartburg CollegeWAVERLY, IA Named to the

deans list for the winter/May termwere Benjamin Bogard and BrennaLien, both of Oronoco; ColtonThoreson of Zumbrota; andAdeline Angst of Pine Island.

Donald Dankers 1943-2015

GOODHUE Donald Dankers,72, died at his home in Goodhueon July 13, 2015.

Donald Martin Dankers was bornApril 30, 1943 in Red Wing toMartin and Irene (Banidt) Dankers.He was raised in Goodhue andgraduated from Goodhue HighSchool in 1961. Don married LoisFlaten on July 20, 1968 at HoldenLutheran Church in Kenyon. Theymade their home in Goodhue allof their married years.

Right after high school, Donserved in the National Guard forsix months before starting his life-long career as a dairy and cropfarmer. Over the years, Don en-

joyed watching and participatingin tractor pulls, playing foosball,visiting at card club, hitting golfballs in the field, riding four-wheeler, cooking, listening tomusic, and watching professionalgolf and tennis. He loved spend-ing time with his family, espe-cially his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, Martin and Irene; andsister-in-law, Merry Dankers.

He is survived by his wife Lois;daughters, Patty (Jay) McNamaraof LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Jane(Mark) Bortnem of Maple Grove,Amy (Steve) Hinrichs ofPlainview, and Annette (Travis)Reimers of Plainview; one son,Kevin (Robyn) Dankers ofGoodhue; one brother, WayneDankers of Kalispell, Montana;two sisters, Marilyn (Nick)Luhman of Goodhue and Diann(Robert) Schachtschneider ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin; sixteengrandchildren; and many otherrelatives and friends.

A funeral service was held onSaturday, July 18, at St. PetersLutheran Church in Goodhue. In-terment followed at EvergreenCemetery in Goodhue. In lieu offlowers, memorials are preferredto St. Peters Church. Online con-dolences may be directed towww.lundbergfuneral.com.

Jean Hagen 1926-2015

CANNON FALLS Jean MaeHagen, 88, of Cannon Falls, passedaway peacefully from a brief ill-ness on Monday morning, July 13,2015 at Northfield Hospital LongTerm Care, where she has enjoyedliving since February, 2014.

Jean was born the only child toArthur and Mary (Benson)Stechman on October 23, 1926 inRed Wing. She married Glenn O.Hagen on May 8, 1949, inZumbrota. They lived in Northfieldand then farmed in High Prairiefor twelve years, later establish-ing an Arabian horse farm. Theyowned and operated the Caravan

Motel in Cannon Falls for a num-ber of years. They then moved toNorthfield and Jean enjoyed work-ing at Cub Bakery for manyyears. Upon her husbands death,Jean moved to Cannon Falls in2004 and enjoyed being with familyand friends. Along with baking andentertaining, she loved her spe-cial time with grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren.

She is survived by daughters,Mary (David) Anderson of PriorLake and Jan (Doug) Rechtzigelof Cannon Falls; two grandchil-dren, Angella Rechtzigel (DwayneMyrvold) and Justin (Jessica)Rechtzigel; and eight great-grand-children, Bravin, Indie, Sloan,Remy, Miles, Brooks, Parker andGraham.

She was preceded in death byher parents and her husband of 54years, Glenn on April 19, 2003.

A funeral service was held onFriday, July 17, at Our SavioursEv. Lutheran Church in CannonFalls, with Pastor Tim Banksofficiating. Memorials are pre-ferred to Our Saviours Ev.Lutheran Church. Interment willbe held at a later date at Fort SnellingNational Cemetery. Online con-dolences may be directed towww.lundbergfuneral.com.

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 (356-2228); Zumbrotaarea, Zumbrota Towers (732-5086).

July 23-29Thursday: Roast beef, mashed

potatoes/gravy, stewed tomatoes,dinner roll, Polynesian cake

Friday: Hamburger on bun,pickles, potato salad, calico beans,melon wedge

Monday: Salisbury steak/gravy

(alt: liver and onions), baked po-tatoes, seasoned peas/celery, five-cup fruit cup

Tuesday: Beef stroganoff,noodles, broccoli, mixed greenssalad, rhubarb torte

Wednesday: Italian chickenbreast, hash browns au gratin,buttered beets, cucumber salad,pears

If you have questions, call 356-2228.

Seasons HospiceAll 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 shbp@seasonshospice.org.

VFW/Auxiliary MeetingThe Minnesota First District

Veterans of Foreign Wars and itsLadies Auxiliary will hold theirmeetings in Cannon Falls on Sat-urday, August 1, at 9:30 a.m.,hosted by VFW Post 4452 and itsLadies Auxiliary. All first districtVFW Post and Auxiliary mem-bers are encouraged to attend. VFWmembers will meet at the posthome, and the auxiliary will meetacross the street at the fire hall. Alunch will follow the meeting atabout noon at the post homes. Allnational and department programswill be outlined for the comingyear. Past department, district, andauxiliary presidents will be hon-ored. All chairpersons who areunable to attend should mail theirprogram report to the auxiliarydistrict secretary prior to this meet-ing.

55+ Driver ImprovementThe Minnesota Highway Safety

Center will be offering four-hourrefresher courses on:

August 4, noon to 4 p.m.,Northrup Building RochesterComm. Ed., 201 8th St NW, Roch-ester

August 13, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.,St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 188422nd St NW, Rochester.

Pre-registration is required. Visitwww.mnsafetycenter.org or call1-888-234-1294.

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park Preschool Na-

ture Buddies, Saturday, July 25,10 a.m. A parent/child adventurein nature. Well learn about thesimilarities and differences be-tween chipmunks and squirrels.

Chester Woods Park ZumbroValley Audubon Presents: BugOut, Sunday, July 26, 3 p.m. Joinus as we search the fields, woods,and waters of Chester Woods foras many kinds of insects and othersmall creatures as we can find.Bring your kids.

Questions about Chester Woods,call Celeste Lewis at 507-287-2624. Questions about OxbowPark, call Clarissa Josselyn at 507-775-2451.

GOODHUECommunity Library

The Goodhue School Library,

in conjunction with SELCO andGoodhue County, is open to thepublic Mondays and Wednesdaysfrom 3:30-7:30 p.m. The libraryis equipped with inter-library 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 open June through Au-gust, Thursdays and Sundays, 1-4p.m. To arrange a visit at othertimes call Ardis Henrichs, 651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651-923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388.

Ice Cream at GAHSThe Goodhue Area Historical

Society invites community mem-bers to the museum on Wednes-day, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. for anevening of visiting, checking outthe new artifacts, seeing how theaddition is progressing, and hav-ing some ice cream.

MAZEPPAHistorical Society

The Mazeppa Area HistoricalSociety Museum is open the sec-ond Saturday of the month fromnoon to 3 p.m. or by appointment.For inquiries, contact HelenReiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,507-696-3506; or Diane Gilsdorf,507-843-4013, or visit www.mazeppahistoricalsociety.org.

ORONOCOArea History Center

The Oronoco Area History Cen-ter is open to visitors in the CityBuilding every second Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.-noon and open byappointment. Contact us at OAHC,54 Blakely Ct. NW or call 507-367-4320. You may also visit ourweb page at oronocoareahistory.org and find us onFacebook.

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 356-4799 or 356-4700.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday, July

27, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul LutheranChurch in Pine Island. Respite isavailable upon request. Call thePine Island Area Home Servicesat 356-2999 for more information.

Blood Pressure ClinicThe clinic will be held on Tues-

day, July 28, at 11 a.m. at the PineIsland City Centre.

Cancer Support GroupThe group meets on Thursday,

July 23, at 9 a.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church.

Moms in PrayerPine Island Moms in Prayer meet

Monday mornings from 8-9 a.m.in the library of the Good NewsE-Free Church, 208 North Main(across from Kwik Trip). Enterside door of the church and godownstairs. Call 259-8012 or 356-4800 for more information.

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.

History CenterThe Pine Island Area History

Centers open hours are Mondaysfrom 8-11 a.m. and the first Sun-day of the month from 1-3:30 p.m.Please contact us throughpineislandhistory.org or by call-ing 507-356-2802 (history center)or 507-398-5326 (director).

WANAMINGOKW Board Meeting

The next regular Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board meet-ing is scheduled for Monday, July27, at 7 p.m. in the elementaryschool media center inWanamingo. Items on the agendainclude: community educationprogram review and proposedbudget; community education lead-ership; KW Kids Learning Centerrecommen-dations; 1:1 technol-ogy proposal; policy review pro-cess; summer calendar; propertyvaluation; facilities maintenancerevenue levy; food service con-tract for 2015-16; extended fieldtrip request; meal reimbursementfor professional developmentevents; substitute teacher pay;donations; handbooks for 2015-16; personnel; administrative re-ports; and future meetings. Themeeting is open to the public. Anyguest wishing to speak to the boardmay do so at the beginning of themeeting.

ZUMBROTALibrary

Super Readers Summer Wrap-up Party, Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.- noon.

The Zumbrota Public Libraryis 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.

History CenterThe Zumbrota History Center

has a photo stand displaying over50 photographs of early Zumbrotascenes. They have been enlarged

to 8 x 10 for easier viewing. Newphotos are being added all the time.Also on display are military memo-rabilia, including Civil War items,different models of telephones,Zumbrota telephone books datingback to the 1900s, and items ofZumbrota advertising. Museumhours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Other hours by appointment (732-7049).

Zumbrota Towers EventsJuly 23-29

Thursday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise;Foot Care

Monday: 1:30 p.m. Cribbage,500

Tuesday: 10:15 a.m. ExerciseWednesday: 1:30 p.m. Euchre

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.

Legion Post 183American Legion Post 183

meets on Thursday, July 23, at 6p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post5727.

VFW MeetingThe VFW meets on Thursday,

July 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Stary-YerkaVFW Post 5727.

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 TheatreThe State Theatre is at 96 East

4th Street in Zumbrota. For infor-mation visit zaac.org.or call 507-732-5210.

CrossingsKim Gordon, Amy Rice exhibit,

through Aug. 1.Songs of Hope Drum Workshop,

Thurs., July 23, 4:30-5:30 p.m. inEast Park

Songs of Hope Community Pic-nic, Thurs., July 23, 5:30 -6:30p.m. in East Park

Songs of Hope concert, Thurs.,July 23, 7 p.m. at the State The-atre

Writing Herstory, Sat., July 25,9 a.m. to noon.

Alison Scott, Sat., July 24, 8p.m.

3D 4 5Days camp, Mon. Fri.,July 27-31, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Thrill of Printmaking camp,Mon. Fri., July 27-31, 10 a.m. to12:30 p.m. for grades 5-12; 1-3:30p.m. for grades 2-4

Sculpture Welding 101 camp,Mon. Fri., July 27-31, 1-3:30p.m.

Learn to Throw! Pottery Wheelcamp, Tues. Fri. and Mon., July28-31 and Aug. 3, 9:30 a.m. tonoon

All the world in an accordion concertZUMBROTA Accordion-O-

Rama is back at Crossings for morefreshly-squeezed world sounds,with Dan Daddy Squeeze New-ton; Mark Stillman, specializingin Klezmer and Russian music, aswell as folk music of many cul-tures; and Bob Barnes, Germanbandoneon player of MandrgoraTango. Theyll play round-robinand together on Friday, July 31, at8 p.m.

Newton enjoys mixing up stylesand genres that dont generallyseem compatible. Ethno-clecticBop is the result of his genre-bending experiments with Celtic,Tex-Mex, Creole, blues, jazz, Scan-dinavian, polka, and pop music.

A Minnesota-based accordion-ist, singer and composer, Newtonhas been dazzling audiences since1987 with his sparkling skills andmind boggling repertoire. A per-formance by Newton is like a one-man festival of world music. Hehas a command of many stylesincluding French Musette, jugband, country blues, Cajun,Zydeco, Tex-Mex, and much more.He uses his astonishing squeeze-box prowess to support a warm,inviting vocal style and seasonshis performance with stories thatare both humorous and enlighten-ing.

Stillman is a self-taught accor-dionist who learned much of hisrepertoire in his travels through-out Eastern Europe. He often playsKlezmer music, which is a fusionof styles including jazz, swing,and traditional Jewish weddingmusic, but hes steeped in the folkmusic of Eastern Europe, Greece,Celtic tradition, France and Italy,as well.

A classically-trained percussion-ist, Stillman has been a featuredsoloist with the Minnesota Orches-tra, Minneapolis Pops Orchestra,Milwaukee Symphony, MinnesotaSinfonia, the Dallas Brass, and on

A Prairie Home Companion, andhas performed for the recordingsof the multi-ethnic rock groupBoiled in Lead.

Barnes was born in Frankfort,Germany. He plays the bandoneon,which is actually a type ofconcertina rather than a memberof the accordion family. The in-strument was named by a Germaninstrument dealer and made its wayinto Argentina and Uruguay, whereit would eventually become an

essential part of any tango band.Mandrgora plays a weekly

Sunday night Milonga at the LoringPasta Bar in Minneapolis. In 2003,Barnes added a piano and a stringquartet to the mix and created theMandrgora Tango Orchestra, alarger group dedicated to moresymphonic tango styles.

To reserve tickets, visitwww.crossingsatcarnegie.com,call 507-732-7616 or stop in toCrossings at 320 East Avenue inZumbrota.

DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEKQ: I hear a lot about how zebra

mussels are bad for Minnesotaslakes and rivers. How are nativemussels different from these in-vasive species?

A: Minnesota has about 50 na-tive mussel species, and they arespecially adapted to benefit ouraquatic ecosystems. Some nativemussels can live for decades, whilezebra mussels live only a few years.Native mussel larvae must attachto a fish host for the early stage oflife, as compared to zebra mus-sels that simply release larvae intothe surrounding water. Using stickythreads, a z ebra mussels attach esitself to native mussels or otherunderw ater objects , while a na-tive mussel uses a foot to burrowinto the river or lake bottom.

Both native and zebra musselscan form large colonies, but theireffects on the surrounding eco-system are quite different. A keydifference is that invasive zebramussels filter out food that wouldordinarily be consumed by fish.Native mussels, on t he other hand,primarily filter out bacteria andfungus without intercepting foodfor fish. In fact, native mussel colo-nies create biological hot spotsthat favor othermacroinvertebrates, which in turn

provide food for fish. They essen-tially function like a freshwatercoral reef.

Mike Davis, DNR river ecolo-gist

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ChurchesBELLECHESTER

ROLLING MEADOWS MENNONITECHURCH, Belvidere Town Hall, 2miles north of Bellechester on County2, Pastor Aaron Witmer, 651-923-4240. Sundays: 10 a.m. SundaySchool; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. HymnSing every fourth Sunday.

ST. MARYS CATHOLIC, Bellech-ester, Father Paul Kubista. Sundaymornings: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Tuesdayand Thursday mornings: 8 a.m. Mass.

GOODHUEHOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ,Goodhue, Father Paul Kubista. Masstimes: Monday and Wednesday, 8a.m. at Holy Trinity; Tuesday andThursday, 8 a.m. at St. Mary; Satur-day, 5:30 p.m. At Holy Trinity; Sun-day, 8:30 a.m. St. Mary and 10:30a.m. St. Columbkill.

ST. LUKE LUTHERAN, Goodhue,651-923-4695, Pastor Regina Has-sanally. Secretary hours: Monday andThursday: 5:15-8:15 p.m.; Tuesdayand Wednesday: 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.Thurs., July 23: 7 p.m. Worship atZion Lutheran Church. Sun., July26: 9:30 a.m. Worship with commun-ion.

ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor. Sun.,July 26: 10:15 a.m. Worship withcommunion. Mon.-Tues., July 27-28: WELS Convention in Saginaw,Michigan. Tues., July 28: 1-4 p.m.Pastors office hours; 4:30 p.m. JesusCares Worship at the Cross at Jor-dan Towers Sailstad Room, RedWing.

MAZEPPAST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN ,Mazeppa, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211, home; 843-5302 work. Bibleclass every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

ST. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC,Mazeppa. Weekends-Masses: Sun.:10 a.m., Mazeppa, Fr. Joe Fogal.

UNITED METHODIST, Mazeppa,David Neil, Pastor. Church: 843-4962;home: 732-4291. Every Sunday: 9:30a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

ORONOCOGRACE LUTHERAN, WELS, 45 1stAvenue NE, Oronoco: 507-367-4329,Pastor Ben Kempfert 507-367-4426.Office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8-11a.m. Website: www.graceLutheranOronoco.com. Follow us on facebook.Sun., July 26: 9:30 a.m. Worship.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFORONOCO, 40 3rd Street SW., Rev.Lisa Johnson office hours Mondays1-4 p.m.; Office hours: Tuesdays andThursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed., July22: 5-7 p.m. Food shelf open. Sun.,July 26: 11 a.m. Worship with Rev.Julie Beck; 7 p.m. Campfire.

PINE ISLANDCORNERSTONE BAPTISTCHURCH, Pine Island, Tim Graham,Pastor, 507-356-4306, www.cornerstonepi.org, ASL Interpretation avail-able. Sun., 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;10:30 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Worship(most Sundays) Wed., 7 p.m. Prayerservice; Cornerstone Club. Wed., July22 - Sat., July 25: Teen camp atCamp Chetek.

GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-land, Chris Paulson, Pastor, (507)356-4834. Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sun-day School for children and adults;10:30 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. YouthGroup for grades 7-12. Wednesdays:6 p.m. AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30p.m. Bible study for all ages.

PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 356-8622, email: dashpole@bevcomm.net, Rev. Dan Ashpole, Pastor. Sun-days: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible class andChildrens Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.Worship.

CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL CATHO-LIC, 451 5th Street SW, Pine Island,356-4280, Father Randal Kasel, Pas-tor. http://www.stpaul stmichael.comSaturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Mass10:30 a.m.; Confessions 4:15 p.m.Saturday; Daily Mass Wednesday8:30 a.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.; Con-fessions 8 a.m. Office Hours Tues-day-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. Mass atPine Haven Care Center is the firstWednesday of the month at 11 a.m.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 2143rd St. S.W., Box 708, Pine Island,Audrey Lukasak, interim senior pas-tor, and Kip A. Groettum, associatepastor. Email: saint paulpi@yahoo.com; Web site: www.saintpa1ulpi.org.

Thurs., July 23: Newsletter dead-line. 7 p.m. Church council. Sat., July25: 5:30 p.m. Worship. Sun., July26: 8:15 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m.Fellowship. 10 a.m. Worship. Tues.,July 28: 9 a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30p.m. Bible study.

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., July 22:9 a.m. Better Brew hours. Wed., July29: 9 a.m. Better Brew hours.

WANAMINGONEW LIFE CHURCH, Wanamingo,Pastor Patrick McBride, 507-824-3019. New Life Church meets at 10a.m. at 525 Beverly Street, Wana-mingo. Free nursery for infantsthrough age three; Sunday Schoolfor all ages beginning at 9 a.m. SmallGroup Bible Studies Sunday eveningsat 7 p.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN, Wanamingo,Christopher Culuris, Pastor 507-824-2155; www.TrinityWanamingo.org.Wed., July 22: 9 a.m. Bible study atTrinity; 6 p.m. Youth event at Trinity;WLC movie night at Trinity; 7 p.m.Bible study at Holden. Sat., July 25:8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Habitat for Humanitybuilding in Red Wing. Sun., July 26:9 a.m. Joint worship service atWanamingo Lutheran Church followedby coffee fellowship. Tues., July 28:4 p.m. Volunteers help with newslet-ter.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. Wed.,July 22: 9 a.m. Bible study at Trin-ity; 6 p.m. Movie night at Trinity; 7p.m. Bible study at Holden. Sat., July25: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Habitat for Hu-manity work day in Red Wing. Sun.,July 26: 9 a.m. Worship. July 29 August 4: Pastor Chris is away onvacation.

ZUMBROTACHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCHand School, WELS, 223 East 5thStreet, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-5367. Wed., July 22: 1 p.m. Nurs-ing Home service. Sat., July 25: 2p.m. Pine Haven service. Sun., July26: 9 a.m. Worship and communion;10 a.m. Bible study. Mon.-Fri., July27-31: 9: a.m. Vacation Bible Study.Mon., July 27: 7 p.m. Worship andcommunion. Tues., July 28: 11 a.m.Church directory meeting; 2:15 p.m.Towers Bible study and communion.

FAMILY WORSHIP CHURCH Weeklyworship services: 81 West 5th Street,Zumbrota, 507-732-7438, www.fwc1.org. Sunday: 9:30 a.m- Corinthians.Wednesdays 7 p.m. Interactive Biblestudies, prayer, and counseling.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,UCC, 455 East Avenue, Zumbrota;Rev. Lisa Johnson. Secretarys of-fice hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., July 26: 9 a.m.Worship with guest preacher JulieBeck.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.Office: 732-5074. Sun., July 26: Noservices, Family Camp Sunday inFloyd, Iowa. See separate article.

NEW RIVER ASSEMBLY OF GOD,290 South Main Street, Zumbrota.507-732-5156. Pastor Gary Basin-ski. Service times: Saturday, 6 p.m.p.m. www.NewRiverZumbrota.com.

OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN AFLCEric Westlake, Pastor, 1549 East Av-enue, Zumbrota, 732-5449, churchoffice. Website: oslczumbrota.org.Office hours: Tues., Wed., and Fri.,8 a.m.-noon Wed., July 22: 12:30p.m. Junior youth group movie andpark; 6 p.m. Youth group; VBS setbuilding; 7 p.m. Bible study. Thurs.,July 23: 7 p.m. Adult backyard fel-lowship. Sat., July 25: 7 a.m. Mensprayer breakfast; 5 p.m. VBS setbuilding. Sun., July 26: 8:30 a.m.Prayer time; 9 a.m. Worship; 5 p.m.Meal and VBS registration; 6 p.m.VBS. Mon.-Wed., July 27-29: 5:30p.m. meal; 6 p.m. VBS.

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CATHOLIC,749 Main St. South, Zumbrota, 732-5324, email stpauls@hcinet.net Pas-tor Father Randal Kasel, pastor. Of-fice hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-noon. http://www.stpaulstmichaelcom.Mass Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.;Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.Mass at Zumbrota Care Center isthe second Thursday of the monthat 9:15 a.m.

UNITED REDEEMER LUTHERAN,560 W. 3rd St., Zumbrota, 732-7303,Rev. Dick Jorgensen and Youth Di-rector Cindy Wilson. Wed., July 22:1:30 p.m. WELCA Coffee at care cen-ter. 6 p.m. Mens steak night. Thurs.,July 23: 7 p.m. Food shelf open.Sun., July 26: 8 a.m. Outdoor wor-ship with Rev. Homstad; 9:30 a.m.Worship. Wed., July 29: PastorMarggis starting date.

RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., July 22:7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer atHauge. Sun., July 26: 9 a.m. Wor-ship; 3 p.m. Young adults Bible studyat Hauge; 5:45 p.m. Youth group atHauge. Wed., July 29: 7:30 p.m. Biblestudy and prayer.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ner-

strand, Don Kloster pastor, (507) 334-2822. Sundays: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15a.m. Coffee hour; 10:30 a.m. Sun2daySchool; Confirmation class.

GRACE & ST. JOHNS LUTHERANCHURCHES, Rural Goodhue, County4 Blvd., Pastor Justin Gosch. Grace:7 p.m. Wednesday worship; Sundays8:30 a.m. worship. Communion onWednesdays following the second andlast Sunday of the month. Commun-ion on the second and last Sundayof the month. St. Johns: Sundays10 a.m. worship. Communion on thesecond and last Sunday of the month.

HAUGE LUTHERAN, Rural Kenyon,Martin Horn, Pastor. Wed., July 22:7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer.Sun., July 26: 10:45 a.m. Worship;3 p.m. Young adults Bible study; 5:45p.m. Youth group. Wed., July 29:7:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer atEmmanuel.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH,Hay Creek (LCMS), 24686 Old ChurchRoad. Pastor Lowell Sorenson, 651-388-4577. Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship.

LANDS LUTHERAN, 16640 Highway.60 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN 55992-5105.Zumbrota. Pastor: David Krinke. Fam-ily Ministry: Ashley Corbett. Wed.,July 22: 9 a.m. Coffee and conver-sation. Thurs., July 23: Newsletterdeadline. Fri. July 24: WAPO Seedsweekend camp (grades 2-3). Sun.,July 26: 9 a.m. Worship. Tues., July28: 11 a.m. Text study. Wed., July29: 9 a.m. Coffee and conversation.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Berg-strom de Leon, Pastor. 9:30 a.m.Summer Sunday worship. Sun., July26: 10:30 a.m. Barn worship, all arewelcome (14414 County 50 Blvd,Goodhue).ST. COLUMBKILL CATHOLIC ,36483 County. 47 Blvd., Belle Creek,Father Paul Kubista. Sundays: 10:30a.m. Mass.

ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, BearValley, Alan Horn, Pastor. 843-6211,home; 843-5302 work. Bible Classis every Wednesday at 6 p.m. inMazeppa.

ST. JOHNS EV. LUTHERAN, WELS,Minneola Township, County Road 7,rural Zumbrota, Randall Kuznicki,Pastor. Sun., July 26: 8:30 a.m.Worship. Mon.-Tues., July 27-28:WELS Convention in Saginaw, Michi-gan. Tues., July 28: 1-4 p.m. Pastorsoffice hours; 4:30 p.m. Jesus CaresWorship at the Cross at JordanTowers Sailstad Room, Red Wing.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,Pastor. Sun., July 26: 10:30 a.m.Joint outdoor worship with Bethanyat St. Peters, potluck dinner follow-ing.

STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711.

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor An-drew Yackle. Sun., July 26: 9:30a.m. Outdoor communion worship inthe park, bring your lawn chair.

WANGEN PRAIRIE LUTHERAN,LCMC 34289 County 24 Blvd., Can-non Falls, Curtis Fox, Pastor, 507-663-9060; Linda Flom, Visitation Min-ister, 263-5613. Sundays 9 a.m.Worship. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Biblestudy; 7 p.m. Blue grass jam.ZWINGLl UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST, 23148 County Highway 24,West Concord (Berne), 507/527-2622.Rev. Victor Jortack, Pastor.

FLOYD, IA The 48th annualsession of the Iowa-MinnesotaDistrict Conference of theWesleyan Church will be heldSaturday, July 25, at Cedar SpringsCampgrounds near Floyd, Iowa. Representing Lighthouse Com-

munity Church will be Pastor JanFischer and Duane Aaland (laydelegate). Special guest will beDr. Jo Anne Lyon, general super-intendent of the Wesleyan Church.

Prior to the church conference,the Womens Ministry Conferenceis scheduled for Wednesday, July22, with Carole Murray attend-ing. Guest speaker is Andrea Sum-mers, Director of Womens Min-istry for The Wesleyan Church.

The Iowa/Minnesota DistrictFamily Camp kicks off on Wednes-day evening, July 22, and runsthrough Sunday, July 26, with JoshMcNall, assistant professor ofministry and Christian thought atOklahoma Wesleyan University,in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Priorto teaching college students,McNall served as a church planterin the West Michigan District of

the Wesleyan Church, and hespeaks and writes regularly on avariety of issues. He holds a PhDin theology from the Universityof Manchester (UK), and his doc-toral thesis has been published thissummer through Fortress Press.

In addition to the morning ses-sions for the adults, there will be

activities for both children andyouth.

There will be no services inZumbrota on Sunday, July 26.Everyone is cordially invited toattend the service at Cedar SpringsCampgrounds which begins at 10a.m. Please call 507-259-2980 fordirections.

Wesleyan Church district conference is July 25

Pioneer Day held July 11By Nancy Ellison

BELLE CREEK Numerouspeople took part in making thethird annual Pioneer Day at ChapelHill in Belle Creek on July 11 aninteresting and educational event.

Nicollet Hernke, who livesacross the road, provided a foodstand at which buffalo burgersdonated by Daryl Luebesmier wereserved. Luebesmier also displayedand talked about hunting in pio-neer days.

Murray Burfeind of Goodhueperiodically played the pump or-gan throughout the day. SusanSands of Aspelund played the pi-ano for the hymn sing. And craftssuch as weaving, spinning, quilt-ing, bobbin lace, and basket mak-ing were demonstrated.

Kyle Chandler did some researchon the Chandler family history andgave a presentation at the hymnsing. Printed copies were avail-able for people to take home.

The Chandler family has a longhistory in colonial America be-fore becoming early GoodhueCounty pioneers. They didnt comeon the Mayflower, but shortly af-ter. A Chandler married the daugh-ter of John and Priscilla Aldenand lived and worked in the areaof Plymouth, Massachusetts, alongwith other Pilgrims such as MylesStandish and Governor WilliamBradford.

Reverend Samuel Chandler, hiswife Martha, and children cameto Belle Creek in 1855 and startedbuilding the stone house still stand-ing on County Road 8. Marthasoon passed away and ReverendChandler married BetsyS