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Goodhue County Fair is August 11-16ZUMBROTA The Goodhue

County Fair is August 11-16 atthe fairgrounds in Zumbrota. Thenewest grandstand event, Bulls,Barrels, and Mutton Bustin pro-vided by M.T. Bucking Bulls, willbegin at 7 p.m. on Friday, August14. Register early only eighteenMutton Busters will be allowed toride in this professionally run event.Registration/release forms will beavailable at the fair office on Tues-day, August 11. Presale adult tick-ets are available at Zumbrota Ford,JBs Tavern in Wanamingo, andthe Country Station inGoodhue. Tickets will also beavailable at the gate, which is wherechildrens tickets (for those under12) should be purchased.

Once the dust settles there willbe a concert headlined by DavidLee Murphy.

The Lawn Mower Demo Derbywill be on Tuesday evening at 7p.m. Another new event this yearduring this derby will be the PowerWheels Demo Derby for young-sters. Kids should bring their powerwheels and helmet.

On Wednesday and Saturday theI.M.P. Demolition Derby is back.Wednesdays derby will begin at7 p.m.; Saturdays at 6 p.m.

If you like to see power then theTractor and Truck Pull on Thurs-day evening is just what you arelooking for. The tractor pull willfeature classes from stock to su-per stock including farm tractorsand modified tractors. The West-ern Wisconsin Truck Pullers willalso be at this sanctioned pull, withstreet stock to pro stock to streetand open diesel trucks. There willbe two tracks running for twice

the action! The fun begins at 6:30p.m.

Merriams Midway Shows areback this year for all of yourscreams and thrills. They havecarnival ride specials all week andwill be open beginning Tuesdayat 6-10 p.m. and Wednesdaythrough Saturday from 1-11 p.m.There are lots of great free eventsscheduled all week to take in aswell. The Mitchell Marionettes areof back, along with potter ReginaDelarm, wood bowl turner RogerAbrahamson, the Cape Codchainsaw artist, and the GoodhueCounty Historical Society will haveactivities in the schoolhouse. Thebeer garden and entertainment tentwill be chock full of music andshows for your listening and view-ing pleasure.

Open class entries will be ac-cepted on Tuesday from 11 a.m.to 7 p.m. so bring in your quilts,crafts, photos, veggies, and flow-ers to be judged by experts in theirfields. 4-H will have their generalexhibits judged on Monday and4-H livestock will be arriving onTuesday. Various categories of 4-H livestock judging will be heldeach day of the week. The live-stock auction will be held on Sat-urday morning at 9 a.m.

Each day at the fair has a desig-nation: Wednesday is Day CareDay, Thursday is Family Day,Friday is Senior Citizens Day, andSaturday is Kids Day. Sunday at10 a.m. will be coffee and wor-ship service.

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By Alice Duschanek-MyersMAZEPPA At the meeting

on July 27, Zumbrota-MazeppaSchool Board chair Pete Hinrichsmoved for the board to supportboys and girls trapshooting to thelist of recognized sports startingin the 2015-16 school year. Theboard unanimously approved themotion. Formerly, trapshootingwas recognized as a club sport.

Hinrichs reported that the ex-tra-curricular committee had metand discussed options for clay tar-get shooting. He said he was un-able to meet with Activity Direc-tor Tim McAthie prior to the schoolboard meeting.

Superintendent Gary Anger willmeet with the teachers associa-tion to discuss adding a coach fortrapshooting. The club coacheswho organized the sport will likelybe the coaching staff. More infor-mation will be available when thedetails are worked out.Treasurers report

On July 8, head bookkeeperDiane Matthees reported the Gen-eral Fund Balance on June 30, 2015totaled $1,602,560.01. The bal-ance of all funds and the treasurersbalance with the Bank of Zum-brota totaled $2,751,357.61.Personnel

The school board accepted theresignation of Susan Benson asthe Amity advisor. They approvedteacher Lisa Nelsons reassign-ment from first grade to secondgrade.

The following new hires wereapproved beginning in the 2015-16 school year: Megan Ferguson,first grade; Tony Brown, Alterna-tive Learning Program (ALP)teacher; Brad Haugen, librarian/media specialist; Daren Wingert,high school special education as-sistant; and Lisa Nelson, Amity

advisor.Wayne Morris was approved as

marching band assistant for the2015-16 marching season with asalary of $1,500.

Principal Dave Anderson saidthere are many applicants inter-ested in the 0.5 FTE physical edu-cation teacher position. So far, thereare no applicants for the scienceteacher position. Science openingsare much harder to fill.

The updated edition of the 2015-16 faculty handbook was approved.Anger said there were changes inthe language, like responsible useof social media.

The school board approvedHealth Partners as the provider ofstaff dental insurance in 2015-16.

Staff workshops are scheduledfor August 31 through September3. Preschool staff workshops andmeetings are August 31 throughSeptember 3. The All Staff Wel-come Back will be on August 31.August school board schedule

The school board scheduled thesummer retreat on August 5 at 6p.m.in the ZMHS media senter.The work session on August 10 at7 p.m. in the ZMHS media centerwas cancelled. One item on theagenda is refocusing on the ZMstrategic plan. Anger said, Itsnot worth much if you dont use itand get it in placeIts only goodif we know it and use it.

Board members will attend theMinnesota School Board Associa-tion (MSBA) summer seminar onAugust 2, 3, and 4.Liquid propane (LP) bids

The bidding for LP gas openedon July 13 for the 2015-16 schoolyear. The district received two bids.

Feils Oil Company in Plainviewsubmitted a bid of $0.746 per gal-lon, compared to $1.376 per gal-lon last year. Matthees Oil, Inc.submitted the low bid of $0.725per gallon, compared to $1.39 pergallon last year.

The board awarded the bid toMatthees Oil, Inc.Other business

Anger reported that awardingthe copier lease is down to threevendors. He and Brenda Windhorsthave heard presentations from sixcompanies. He is consulting withSue Sheffler, the district repro-graphic technician, to make a fi-nal decision. He said the lease willsignificantly lower in cost. JeanRoth commended him for gettingShefflers input.

The board approved calling formaterials bids for the 2015-16vocational construction houseproject. Bids are due in thesuperintendents office on Tues-day, August 11 at 10 a.m.

James Wendt reported the newGoodhue County Education Dis-trict (GCED) building construc-tion is on schedule. The furni-ture and flooring are going intothe building, he said. Once theprogram is in operation there willbe an open house with tours.

Brian Grudem reported theSoutheast Service Cooperative(SSC) was busy organizing the

state Service Cooperative Confer-ence.

Jean Roth reported the WasiojaEducation Technology Coopera-tive meets every other month. Onlya draft report from the June meet-ing was available.

The next regular school boardmeeting is on August 24 at 7:00p.m.in the ZMHS media center.

Trapshooting now an official sport at ZMThompson wins$100,000 in lotteryWANAMINGO Darik Thompson of Wanamingo won $100,000 playingthe Minnesota State Lotterys Mystery Word Crossword scratch game.He purchased the winning ticket at Kwik Trip in Pine Island and claimedthe prize on July 29. Thompson said, My father always said, If youdont play, you wont lose. But I always told him, If you dont play, youllnever win. As Thompson received his check he said, I cant wait toshow him this!

Summer Reading Programconcludes with a celebrationPINE ISLAND Van Horn Public Library celebrated the end of its 2015Summer Reading Program, Every Hero Has a Story, with games,snacks, and prizes on Tuesday, July 28, at the Douglas Trail City Park.About 40 children attended, and all who came in costume got an extratreat. Above: Isaac Rossow is dressed up like Superman. Right: VanHorn Library Director Morgan Hansen holds Quinten Breitensteinshand while his brother Zach sits down to take a break. The afternoonstarted out with a Scream Circle to break the ice, followed by gamessuch as the Conga Snake, Duck, Duck, Grey Duck, Simon Says,and Telephone. Grand prize winners for the Summer Reading Programwill be posted on Van Horns website and Facebook page.

ZUMBROTAThe ZumbrotaCommunity Trust will accept grantapplications for the 2015 distri-bution from the Robert LangsdorfTrust until September 15. This isan opportunity for local non-profitsto obtain funding for specialprojects and other needs that ben-efit people in this area.

For more information, interestedorganizations or individuals canpick up grant guidelines and ap-plications at Zumbrota City Hall,

the Zumbrota Public Library, orRockne Law Office. Grant appli-cations may also be downloadedfrom the City of Zumbrota website,www.ci.zumbrota.mn.us. Ap-proximately $15,000 is availablefor grants to qualifying local or-ganizations this year.

Among the granting guidelinesare:

1. Grant recipients will be lim-ited to the area defined by the

Apply now for Community Trust grantsZumbrota-Mazeppa School Dis-trict and the four contiguous Zum-brota townships.

2. Projects from tax exempt or-ganizations will generally be pref-erable; however, individuals mayreceive grants if the projects areconsidered to be beneficial to thecommunity served and are withinIRS guidelines and Section 12 ofthe Trusts by-laws.

3. Support of operational ex-penses for well-established orga-

nizations or responses to annualfund drives for sustaining supportwill not be awarded grants.

4. Receiving a grant for a givenyear does not necessarily meanthat the recipient will be awardeda grant in future years.

If you have questions, pleasecontact one of the Trusts GiftingCommittee members: KarenBrooks, Evie Korsten, NancyMenth, Sue Wedge, or RexWiederanders.

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MnDot and Zip RailTo the Editor:

According to the Post-Bulletin,the Minnesota Department ofTransportation is consideringgranting the North American High-Speed Rail Group (NAHSR) ex-clusive rights to lease air spaceon I-494, Minnesota Highway 55,US 52, US 63, and Interstate-90for an elevated high-speed rail linebetween Rochester and the Twin

Cities. There is mention of for-eign (Chinese) investors.

This possible agreement withMnDOT and the rail group states,the company requested the ex-clusive rights as it evaluates thefeasibility of its project and statesthat MnDOT will refrain fromdeveloping a lease of this corridorfor passenger rail with other par-ties.

MnDOT is in the middle of aTier 1 Environmental Impact State-ment (EIS) of the high-speed railcorridor, known as ZipRail. Wendy Meadley,spokeperson for NAHSR, stated,while the proposed elevated railline would be along the same cor-ridor as the proposed ZipRail, theproject would be verydifferent. Just what does thatmean?

This proposed agreement wouldbe the first time MNDOT hasentered into an exclusive air rightsagreement with a private entity.

QUESTIONS: How canMnDOT eliminate Hwy 56 as apossible high-speed corridor whenthe Tier 1 EIS has not beencompleted? When will the publichave a chance to voice commentsand concerns, if at all? I thoughtthe no-build option for thisproject was still aconsideration. MnDOT appears tohave eliminated that, too.

Please let your legislators knowof your concerns. Also, a CitizensConcerned About Rail Line meet-ing will be on Thursday, August6, 6-8 p.m. at Pine Island CityHall.

Barbara StussyZumbrota

AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Gardening angels with wheels

We geriatric gardeners often findourselves without BIG wheels(trucks)...which we probablywouldnt be able to drive anyway.But our cars just arent able tohandle peat bales, fence posts, etc.So when I find an angel with atruck who just happens to sell all Ineed, and delivers, I considermyself heaven blessed!

Heaven is our local HardwareHank, and Troy is my go to truck-ing angel who helps me shop, packs

up, delivers, and then piles whereneeded. Age definitely limits whatone can hoist, handle, and haul.So having the service options pro-vided by local businesses can al-low one to keep active, and enjoygardening minus a truck.

Another angel with wheels isJoe Pike who has a back hoe thathas been instrumental in diggingup very large boulders...even on aSunday. Add Todd Gathje with askid loader who is able move rocksor soil to contour hills, and youhave real muscle power at yourdisposal! And the best part is theselocal businesses are only a phonecall away if you need them.

Over the years, Ive called uponall these men to help with projectsthat were part impossible, part

improbable, and part crazy. Butlike Dean Weis with his truck fullof tools or tractor bucket full ofrocks, they came, listened, and thenmagically made modern miracleshappen for a little old lady withvery big dreams.

There are probably few whowould consider these men techni-cally angelic, but they would bewrong. Generosity of spirit cantbe faked. It cant be bought orsold. But because it is freely given,it is greatly treasured by those whohave experienced it. So when onefinds these resources, share theinformation with others who mayneed extra muscle power to achievegardenings really BIGdreamswith or without benefitof a truck.

FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Democrats and Republicans

What is going on? What dontyou understand; or have you for-gotten? The USA elections of 2016are going to be awesome and aw-ful! We have 20+ declared Re-publican candidates for president.We also have 20+ declared or aboutto declare Democratic candidatesfor president! Between now andthe political parties conventions,these two groups have to duke itout among themselves as to whothe best candidate is to lead theirparty. Surely, you as readers andobservers of the (great) politicalprocess are not confused by theinitial pot shots that some of thecandidates are starting to fire ateach other.

Donald Trump has come swing-ing at the other front-runners ofthe Republican Party. For some,this action seems uncalled for. Buthow else are we and those of uswho will go to caucuses to selectour candidates? The first order ofbusiness is to eliminate the oppo-

sition. Second is to keep track ofthe other partys candidates andremember their sins. Then whenthe final candidates are selected,they will bring out the heavy gunsand start shooting at each other.Their past mistakes will have beenexposed and answered over andover again. Donald Trump wrotea book on what he would do ifelected. Now others accuse himof not having a plan!

In my opinion, the glory mo-ment of the Republican Party waswhen they prepared a ten-itemagenda, won laws and programsto address nine of them, and foughthard for the tenth item. The nextyear was a waste of riding on theirlaurels. The magic of the Agendawas gone. They couldnt agreeon repeating the creation processfor another agenda. The ten-itemagenda was Congress agenda, notthe presidents. Most of the timeCongress waits for the presidentto ask (not tell) for laws and pro-grams. Probably the last time theDemocratic Party had an agenda,if any, was trying to end the GreatDepression. (Yes, this is your op-portunity to call me out on this.)The agenda gave us an organizedplan as a big picture and we could

see how the pieces fit together.It seems to take a real leader

who trusts the American peopleto present the Big Picture Plan tous and ask us to support the entireplan. Weve had a president pickfights to get our minds off of ourindividual problems and back his.Weve had a president who madelying an art form; he even liedwhen the truth was simpler. Wevehad a president who has run froma fight and is proud of it. We needto elect someone who can actu-ally LEAD! We need to directlyand publicly define our problemsand present solutions for them.We need the problems presentedin the big picture formant, not justone at a time. We need to under-stand the consequences of eachsolution and whether or not someof the solutions conflict with eachother. We need a leader who cantrust the people to help with thesolution and not be a part of theproblem.

Maybe what we, the people, needto do is to define specific require-ments of the president and thenmatch the candidates against therequirements. At least, we willget a president with a new set offailures. Until next week.

GoodhueCampers learn about dairy and more

Goodhue County Dairy Princesses Maggie Mills (left) and Mayra Monjarez-Olmos explain to campers how cows are milked. The Dairy Day Camp,sponsored by MFU, was held at Burfeind Dairy near Goodhue.

By Dori KleinGOODHUE Despite the hot

weather, about fifty youngsters(plus several parents and grand-parents) scampered from stationto station learning about dairy cows,beef cows, and pigs at a DairyDay Camp on the Burfeind DairyFarm near Goodhue. The camp,which was originally scheduledto be held in June, was held July17. It was sponsored by Minne-sota Farmers Union (MFU).

Divided into small groups, camp-ers did a round robin, visiting sev-eral stations. In a trip to the milk-ing parlor, campers watched cowsbeing milked and learned aboutthings like how much milk theygive, how long it takes to milk onecow, and how they come into theparlor. Goodhue County DairyPrincesses Maggie Mills andMayra Monjaraz-Olmos, who werestationed in the parlor, providedanswers to many of the questions.

From the milking parlor camp-ers moved to the calf huts wherePeter Burfeind helped them as theyfed and pet the calves. From thecalf huts, campers trekked to theopen shed where they learned aboutbeef and hogs. Vicky Fick, a mem-ber of the Wabasha CountyCattlemens Association, had adisplay that showed beef cowsgrazing in a pasture. She alsoshowed that beef cattle providemore than food, as on another tableshe had several products that aremade from beef cattle, such asfootballs, soccer balls, glue, andcandy hearts.

At the hog station, Ed Jostock,Wabasha County Farmers UnionPresident and Wabasha CountyPork Producers member, had baby

piglets. As he discussed raisinghogs, campers were allowed to holdand pet the piglets.

Once campers finished visitingeach station they gathered nearthe parlor and enjoyed a lightdinner. The dinner was topped offwith an ice cream cone, which wasserved by the dairyprincesses. Campers listened as theprincesses explained what it waslike to be a dairy princess. Thenthe MFU camp counselors tookover and led the campers in gamesand craft making.

Burfeind Dairy consists of Davidand Janet Burfeind and their sonPeter. According to Janet, Peterdoes the farming anddairying. They built and moved

into a new parlor in April 2014. Pe-ter noted that he has three em-ployees and that they milk 320cows two times per day. They alsoraise their own heifers and grow400 acres of corn and alfalfa. Inaddition to hosting the MFU daycamp, the Burfeinds were hosts tothe Goodhue County Breakfast onthe Farm in June of this year, atwhich well over 1,000 people wereserved.

The Day Camp on a Diary Farmis one of several day camps thatare hosted by MFU. Camps varyon topics and activities and areheld throughout the state. MFUalso offers week-long camps. In-formation can be found atwww.mfu.org.

Repeat offenders of statetexting law will face higher fine

ST. PAUL Drivers who re-peatedly choose texting over safetywhile behind the wheel risk a higherfine for violating the law, as ofAugust 1. Under the enhanced law,drivers face a $225 fine for sec-ond and subsequent violations ofthe texting while driving law, inaddition to the current $50 fine.

In Minnesota, it is illegal fordrivers to read, compose, or sendtexts and emails, and to access theweb while the vehicle is in motionor a part of traffic. That includessitting at a stoplight or stop sign.It is also illegal for drivers with apermit or provisional drivers li-cense to use a cell phone whiledriving, except for emergenciesto call 911.

We all see it drivers look-ing at their phones, drifting out oftheir lane, not moving when thelight turns green, and seeminglyoblivious to the dangers theypresent to themselves and others,said Department of Public SafetyCommissioner Mona Dohman.The higher penalty is designedto make motorists think twice aboutlooking at email, texts, and onlineactivity on their phones and riskgetting ticketed, or far worse, caus-ing a crash.

Data on distracted driving: Over the last five years in

Minnesota (2010-14), 19 percentof all traffic fatalities and seriousinjuries were distraction-related.

Driver inattention or distrac-tion was the number one contrib-uting factor in multiple vehiclecrashes in 2014.

In 2014, driver inattention ordistraction contributed to 61 deathsand more than seven thousand in-juries on Minnesota roads.

We all value the freedom andprivilege of driving but we also

value our lives, said Senator JimCarlson, author of the bill. Theprivilege of driving comes withtremendous responsibility. The lawwe passed is designed to help keepus safe when drivers choose tofocus on their phones and not theroad. While the law is specific tophones, we also want to remindMinnesotans that any kind of dis-traction is a potential danger pay attention.

Texting and driving is a prob-lem statewide, and getting thislegislation approved was a bi-par-tisan effort to help change a be-havior that affects us all, saidRepresentative Frank Hornstein,author of the bill. The emotionaltestimony we heard, the statisticsand the stories of those tragicallyimpacted by distracted drivingcannot be ignored. We are send-ing a strong message today textingwhile driving puts lives at risk andthose who do this will face stifferconsequences.

Since the texting law went intoeffect in 2010, citations have gone

up 278 percent: 2010 847 2011 1,270 2012 1,718 2013 2,189 2014 3,200

Make the right choiceCell phones Put the phone

down, turn it off or place it out ofreach.

Music and other controls Pre-program radio stations and arrangemusic in an easy-to-access spot.Adjust mirrors and ventilationbefore traveling.

Navigation Map out the des-tination and enter the GPS routein advance.

Eating and drinking Avoidmessy foods and secure drinks.

Children Teach children theimportance of good behavior in avehicle and model proper drivingbehavior.

Passengers Speak up to stopdrivers from distracted drivingbehavior and offer to help withanything that takes the driversattention off the road.

Detention DeputyThe Goodhue County Sheriffs Office is conducting entry level testing forprofessional Detention Deputies. Successful candidates for this criticalpublic safety position will have good communication skills, demonstratemature responsible behavior, and recognize and respect cultures, races, andreligions other than their own. Starting wage is $17.45 per hour plus benefits.Interested candidates may call Captain Brian Coleman at 651-267-2828,email brian.coleman@co.goodhue.mn.us with questions.Apply by 4:00 pm Friday, August 14, 2015.

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Pine Island

Electric cooperatives acquirenew service territory

ORONOCO On July 31,Peoples Energy Cooperative andeleven other electric distributioncooperatives completed the acqui-sition of Alliant Energys electricservice territory in southern Min-nesota. As a result, all southernMinnesota electric customers ofAlliant Energy are now member-owners of their respective elec-tric cooperative.

It is a very unique situation forelectric cooperatives to have theopportunity to purchase serviceterritory from investor-owned utili-ties, said Elaine Garry, presidentand CEO of Peoples Energy Co-operative. Further, it is the firsttime to our knowledge that sev-eral we have twelve electriccooperatives have banded togetherto acquire new service territory.

In 2013, the twelve coopera-

tives formed Southern MinnesotaEnergy Cooperative (SMEC) asthe single point of contact for thepurchase of electric service terri-tory in southern Minnesota fromAlliant Energy. The process ofacquiring the territory took overtwo years and involved receivingapprovals from the MinnesotaPublic Utilities Commission, IowaUtilities Board and the FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission.The acquisition transfers approxi-mately 43,000 electric accountsto local electric cooperatives.

For Peoples Energy Coopera-tive, the combined territory servesapproximately 22,600 members.Cities added to those Peoples al-ready serves are Chatfield (alsoserved by Tri-County), Dover,Elgin, Eyota, Plainview, andStewartville.

By Audra DePestel

Cravens host book signingPINE ISLAND Science-fiction writer Dave Cravens and his mother,poet Suzanne Cravens, hosted a book signing at Better Brew Coffeehousein Pine Island on July 24. Dave recently published a thriller entitledThe God Thought. He is a 1992 Pine Island High School graduatecurrently living in southern California with his wife and three kids. Hehas written and directed for TV commercials, documentaries, and videogames since 1997. Suzanne, who still lives in Pine Island, featured hercollection of poems, Linger for a While in the Heartland, a seasonalanthology that includes photos by her husband, Larry Cravens.

Pine Island High Schoolclass of 1954 gathers

MANTORVILLE On Satur-day, July 18, the Pine Island HighSchool class of 1954 met at theHubbell House in Mantorville forfor an enjoyable luncheon, A totalof twenty were present fifteenclass members and five spouses.

It was decided at the 55-yearreunion to meet more often, andfor the past six years an averageof twenty or more members haveattended. This was the 61st year,and a vote was taken to continueon a yearly basis even though theclass is approaching the ripe oldage of 80. The next reunion dateis July 16, 2016, 11:30 a.m., at theHubbell House in Mantorville.

Members attending were Mary(Quick) Andrist; Sylvia DeWittEichhorn and husband Glenn;Daviid Enquist and wife Rozanne

Drazen; Duane Hanson; JohnHoehne and wife Pat; Nancy (VanAllen) Olson; Mildred (Alberts)Pellish and husband Joe; Evelyn(Weis) Ritchie; Marlan Shelstadand wife Nancy; Larry Thomfordeand wife Sandy; Jim Walter andwife Pat (Kelm); and Gilbert Wil-liam. The original class had forty-seven members. Eleven have sincepassed on.

By Audra DePestel

Historic limestone stairway repairedPINE ISLAND Ron Henry, owner and operator of Henrys Hair Designers, stands near the top of the oldlimestone stairway that leads down to his business located on Main Street in Pine Island in the lower levelof the historic Main Street 1895 Loomis F. Irish bank building owned by Mary and Tom Bollman of Pine Island.Henry, a hair color specialist whose hair design business has been there for the last eight years, closed hisshop early on Wednesday, July 22, so the stairs could be repaired. Surety Waterproofing Company completedthe repairs.

ZM updates lunch account policyto ensure student comfortBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

MAZEPPA On July 27, theZumbrota-Mazeppa School Boardreviewed the updated lunch ac-count policy presented by BrianWright of Lunchtime SolutionsFood Service. Superintendent GaryAnger said, The five-day limitfor students with low balances toreceive an alternative lunch wasremoved from the policy. We donot want any student to go hungryor have a stigma for no money intheir account. We want our stu-dents to be comfortable and happyin school. The board approvedthe policy.

Wright said, The alternativelunch is a cheese sandwich andthe fruit and veggie bar. The costwill be kept separate from thestudents account. Lunchtime So-lutions is responsible for the costand milk is the districts cost.

Students will be told verbally iftheir account is low, beginning at$15. Lunchtime Solutions requestsstudents have $20 in their accountto cover about a week of lunch.Parents and guardians will receivea letter or email of the low funds.

The school and food service areworking on ways to have no stigmaattached to low accounts, alterna-tive lunch, or free/reduced mealprices. Information about apply-ing for free/reduced meals for stu-dents is included in the newsletterthat will be coming out to fami-lies. Both are encouraging fami-

lies to apply as soon as possible.Families must apply every yearfor their students, because circum-stances may change.

Anger said, We have to be awarethat things happen in our familiesthat cause financial hardship, likesuddenly losing a job or otherevents. We need to support themhowever we can and some can havetoo much pride to apply.

Wright said Minnesota has aunique way of looking at apply-ing. There are grace periods inplace, and families can apply atany time during the school year.

The board discussed ways tofundraise in the community to re-cover a $10,000 deficit in foodservice from past unpaid studentlunches. Thirty days of negativeaccount balances can result in col-lection efforts in the 2015-16policy.

There is a 10 increase in lunchprices and a 5 increase in break-fast prices this year, to be closer tothe federal mandate of $2.70/lunch.

The board approved continuingto cater lunch for students at ChristLutheran Parochial School. Thereare usually about forty studentsenrolled there. Their cost will in-crease 8. Wright said this increaseis due to Christ Lutheran no longerhaving an interest in applying forfederal commodities to reducesome costs of food service.Principals reports

Principals Quinn Rasmussen and

Dave Anderson recognized thejanitors for all the cleaning andwork they are doing to get thebuildings ready for the teachersand students. Anderson thankedthem for helping him get his of-fice in order.

The students are using the weightroom with adult volunteer super-visors this summer. Andersonthanked the volunteers.

Anderson reported that seven-teen students earned 58.5 creditsto graduate in 2015 through theAlternative Learning Program(ALP). Forty-six students in grades9-12 took advantage of the ALPto earn credits to complete require-ments for their graduation. Hethanked Bonnie Kronenberger forher years of dedication to the stu-dents and developing the programbefore her retirement.

The principals and superinten-dent were to attend the annualMinnesota Assessment Conferencein St. Paul on August 4 to get moreinformation about the testing pa-rameters and specifications for2015-16.

Sharon Ross, Angie Hunstad,and Nancy Bremer have been as-sisting to develop a master sched-ule for grades 7-12.

The Positive Behavior Interven-tions and Supports (PBIS) com-mittee has continued to meet overthe summer. They will finalizeplans for the school year beforeschool starts.

Zumbrota Partners inPrevention seeks membersGene LeifeldChairman, ZPIP

ZUMBROTA Zumbrota Part-ners in Prevention (ZPIP, formerlythe Chemical Health Initiative) isinviting citizens and youths to jointhe group. We currently have aYouth advisory group and are seek-ing additional members.

As members, you can volun-teer in number of ways by attend-ing monthly meetings and assist-ing at events throughout the year.ZPIP will provide leadership toraise awareness and implement

prevention activities with youth,parents, school, and community.

We have the S.A.F.E. Programwhich is a way to get rid of out-dated and unneeded prescriptiondrugs, over-the-counter medica-tions, and animal medications. TheZumbrota S.A.F.E Disposal Pro-gram drop box is located at thecity hall/police department foyerMonday through Friday 8 a.m. to4:30 p.m.

You can find ZPIP on Facebookand Twitter Zumbrota PIP andat http://zumbrotapip.wix.com.

ZUMBROTA For many foodshelves and those who use theirservices regularly, finding freshproduce can be a challenge. Tomake these healthy options morereadily available, Minnesota FoodShare has launched the HarvestCampaign, focused on bringingfresh, locally grown produce intoMinnesota food shelves. If youhave extra garden produce, theZumbrota Area Food shelf wouldappreciate donations. You may

drop off produce at any of theopen hours or contact MaggieEggerichs at 507-732-7516.

The generous donation receivedin July from the Zumbrota Com-bined Charities was timely andmuch appreciated, as that amountwill be counted in the totals forthe Open your Hearts to theHungry and Homeless July chal-lenge grant. This grant was spon-sored by Hunger Solutions andthe grant will be based on a per-

Zumbrota

ZM School fee daysare August 5 and 10By Alice Duschanek-Myers

MAZEPPA Zumbrota-Mazeppa School student registra-tion/fee days are August 5 at thehigh school and August 10 at theelementary school from 7 a.m. 4p.m. and from 5-7 p.m.

School begins on Tuesday, Sep-tember 8, for grades 7-12 and onThursday, September 10, for gradesK-6.

On July 27, the school boardapproved the fee schedule and stu-dent handbooks for 2015-16. The

new editions of the handbooks willbe available for parents in emails.

Superintendent Gary Anger andBrian Wright of the LunchtimeSolutions Food Service are encour-aging families to fill out the pa-perwork for free and reducedlunches as soon as possible. Thiswill assist in the processing ofapplications for the students.

Anger said all information onthe application and about studentsis considered highly confidential.Families must apply every year.

Minnesota Food Share launches Harvest Campaigncentage of the total funds raisedduring July.

The Zumbrota Food Shelf ap-preciates the the continued gener-osity of the community in helping

to provide nutritious food to thosein need. Items currently in shortsupply are personal care products,oil, tuna, peanut butter, cannedfruits, and vegetables.

Blood drive collects 53 unitsPINE ISLAND The Ameri-

can Red Cross Blood Drive washeld on July 20 at the Pine IslandAmerican Legion. Fifty-three unitsof blood were collected from do-nors in Pine Island and the sur-rounding areas, with one deferraland three first-time donors.

Receiving gallon pins were TinaCulbertson (2), Ricky Ferguson(5), Paul Axelson (5), Tom Ringle

(8), Daryl Schlinger (5), and GarethHager (2).

Volunteers who helped with thedrive were the American LegionAuxiliary, Diane DeBoer, KenDeBoer, Linda Kelly, ShirleyKennedy, Carol Moreland, MaggieNei, and Deloris Skalicky.

The next blood drive will be onMonday, September 14, at theAmerican Legion. To make anappointment, call Diane at 507-356-4799 or visit redcrossblood.org.

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4-HNew Haven SodbustersBy Patrick Bogard

On Monday, July 13, the NewHaven Sodbusters 4-H Club heldits monthly meeting at the PineIsland Douglas Trailhead picnicshelter. A fun outdoors activityand an ice cream social precededthe meeting. To tie the theme nighttogether, the response to roll callwas everyones favorite ice creamflavor.

Kristina Allen, who is graduat-ing from 4-H this year, presented onher experiences in 4-H over theyears and the positive growth andopportunities afforded her alongthe way. Andrew and PatrickBogard gave a team demonstra-tion on how to make frozen yo-gurt bars.

Bars were shared with the mem-bers. The Cloverbuds were dis-missed to play on the playground.

The following business itemsincluded: softball activities wereshared by Joy Kaul; the summeractivity will be on Sunday, Au-gust 9 at the Kasson Aquatic Cen-ter; county fair club responsibili-ties were handed out; Adopt-a-Highway for the fall was assigned;and questions about fair entriesand judging were reviewed.

The 4-Hers who attended 4-Hregional camp shared their expe-riences with the club members. 4-Hers were reminded to completetheir records for the Septembermeeting. Records must be com-pleted in order to collect fair pre-mium checks.

The next meeting is Sunday,September 13, at 5 p.m. in thelower level of St. Michaels Catho-lic Church in Pine Island. If youare interested in joining 4-H, pleasecontact Michelle Rossman at 292-1191.

Free nitrate tests at the fairZUMBROTA The Goodhue

County Soil and Water Conser-vation District will conduct freenitrate water tests at the GoodhueCounty Fair on Friday, August 14,at the commercial building by thePork Producers booth.

You can bring your watersamples to the fair on Thursday orFriday during the fair or you candrop off your samples any timeprior to August 14 at the GoodhueCounty SWCD office in Goodhue.

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Wanamingo

By Alicia Hunt-WelchWANAMINGO Staffing for

the coming school year was a maintopic of conversation at the July27 Kenyon-Wanamingo SchoolBoard meeting. New Superinten-dent Jeff Pesta provided informa-tion on hirings and personnelchanges.

The board agreed to contractwith AGL Consulting of LittleCanada to manage the districtsE-rate services. Pesta said thatWasioja Education TechnologyCo-op Director Aaron Bergstrahl,Todd Netzke of School Manage-ment Services, and district build-ing and grounds supervisor PaulClauson recommended going withan outside professional agency tohandle the service. Pesta said thiswould be cost-effective. During atime when the district was notclosely managing the E-rate, Pestasaid the district lost out on $45,000.

Retired teacher Sue Fogelsonwill serve as the district assess-ment coordinator for the 2015-16school year for $37.90 per hour.She was retained last year to serveas a mentor for teachers new tothe district. In August of 2014 thedistrict assessment coordinatorresigned and ten days were addedto Fogelsons contract to pick upassessment duties. Fogelson endedup working 476 hours for the dis-trict.

First grade teacher Katie

Benbrooks has agreed to a changein assignment. This year she willbegin serving as the grades K-3reading intervention teacher. Thisposition is being funded by an al-ternative delivery of specializedinstruction services grant. Due tothe challenges of the position, Pestasaid it was best suited for an expe-rienced teacher. To fill Benbrookssfirst grade elementary position, theadministrative team has posted anopening.

Jeffrey Kuball was hired as amiddle school math teacher. Hisemployment will begin August 27and will be paid at a bachelorsstep 1 rate. Kuball steps into theposition left by Mark Morans res-ignation. Kuball will also serve asa junior high football coach.

Jennifer Story was offered anelementary school teaching posi-tion last month. Although she ver-bally agreed to the contract shenever came in to sign it. She theninformed the district that she wasgoing to another state. Pesta rec-ommended the board revoke theiroffer to Story. The board votedunanimously to revoke the offer.With this vacancy left by Story,the district will need to hire twoelementary school teachers. SinceStory violated the verbal agree-ment, the district can inform theMinnesota Department of Educa-tion and her license to teach inMinnesota could be revoked.

As of July 27, the district neededto hire a teacher for grades five/six, two positions for early child-hood family education, a varsityboys basketball coach, and a danceline coach. The district will alsoneed a long-term substitute forspecial education in October tocover a teacher on family leave.

On August 27, about ten newstaff members will take part in anorientation. A bus tour of areasthrough the district has been ar-ranged for staff as a teacher in-service day activity.

Pesta, 7-12 principal Matt Ryan,and K-6 principal Katy Schuermandeveloped an administrative cal-endar to outline duties and tasksfor the next few months. Pesta saidgoals for this were to outline andaccomplish tasks and to instillconfidence in the school board inthe three administrators who arenew to their positions.

Lane changes were approved forthe following teachers: Jan Strandfrom masters+10 to MA+20; ShaneEggerstedt from a bachelors+20to masters; Riley Krusmark andStephanie Schumacher from abachelors to BA+10. All lanechanges will be effective August31.

A KW Kids attendance reportwas presented for July. Pesta saidattendance went down betweenJune and July, likely due to fam-ily vacations. He anticipated Au-

Outlook on KW School financesnot as dim as predictedBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO Todd Netzkeof School Management Servicesoffered some positive news at theJuly 27 Kenyon-WanamingoSchool Board meeting. Netzke hasserved as the districts financialbusiness manager since May. Hesaid districts enrollment is threestudents short of what it is bud-geted for, resulting in less fund-ing. However, when the fiscal yearis done, he anticipates the districtwill be $150,000-200,000 underbudget. This will result in a veryhealthy fund balance.Second phase of one-to-onetechnology moves forward

Phase II of the districts one-to-one technology proposal was metwith support from the board. Theadministrative team had made ar-rangements with Best Buy for twoChromebook models that will beoffered to students in seventh andeighth grade and upper classmenwho have not received a voucherin the last two years toward thepurchase of an approved devicefor use in school.

Two models an Acer at $169and a Lenovo at $219 are beingtested and made available throughthe program. The second phase ofthe plan is to recommend studentsbring a device they own for use inschool if they chose not to pur-chase a model through theprograms discounted purchaseplan.

An estimated $20,000 wouldneed to be budgeted to supportPhase II, and a professional de-

velopment plan would need to beestablished to prepare teachers toplan lessons and give instructionusing the devices.Capital improvement plans

The ten-year facilities mainte-nance plan and levy documentsfor both KW Public Schools andthe Goodhue County EducationDistrict were reviewed by theboard. The documents that werepresented projected revenues andbond payments to be paid. Thedocuments are fluid and can beupdated in the future.

Plans need to be submitted tothe state to qualify for revenue formaintenance projects. Approvedfunds for projects would be avail-able to use in 2017.

Both plans were approved aspresented.Kincaid resigns

Community education directorKris Kincaid resigned on July 7.

KW Superintendent Jeff Pestadiscussed options with the boardfor filling the position: hiring now,waiting until the community edu-cation program review and evalu-ation is completed, or temporarilyidentify Pesta as the director forthe short-term.

The last option is available todistricts with a population less than6,000. Pesta recommended thedistrict not hire a new director untilthe audit review was completed.

The board approved having Pestaas the short term director.Other business

The board accepted several do-nations . The Wanamingo Com-

munity Fund, through the South-ern Minnesota Initiative Founda-tion, donated: $22,000 for the newsoftball field; $18,409.24 for fenc-ing for the new softball field; $3,000for tiling on the new field; and$1,700 for concrete for the newsoftball fields dugout floors. Cen-tral Valley Cooperative also do-nated $750 for FFA project costs.

Edits were made to the second-ary school student handbook. Pestasaid changes primarily referred totechnology, post-secondary enroll-ment options (PSEO), media cen-ter use, and device and photo usein school. When completed, thehandbooks will be posted on thedistrict website.

It was discovered the districtsproperty valuations have not beenupdated in many years. The boardagreed that the insurance companyshould be contacted to evaluateproperty values.

An extended field trip requestfor the FFA to attend the stateconvention in April 2016 was ap-proved.

Sarah Benrud was selected asthe new student representative tothe school board. She attended themeeting and was introduced andwelcomed by the board.

The next regular school boardmeeting will be Monday, August24, at 7 p.m. in the middle/highschool conference room in Kenyon.The board will hold a strategicplanning meeting on August 27 at7 p.m. in the elementary schoolmedia center.

Wanamingo class holds 50-year reunionWANAMINGO The Wanamingo High School class of 1965 held its 50-year reunion at JBs Tavern inWanamingo on July 18. From left to right, front row: Mike Satren, Luanna Olson (Tudy Grothe), Mary JoGrimsrud (Morken), Carolyn Heitkamp (Satren) and Charles Kyllo; middle row: Rueben Berg, Greg Swarthout,Karen Hoar (Christenson), Jeanne Wendschuh (Kyllo), Judi Moore (Stockmo), Ruby Blanchard (Lyke), SusanWindhorst (Broin), and Carol Charette (Dublin); back row: Robert Rolland, Carroll Olson, Gary Johnson, DaleNerison, Paul Tangen, Harvey Fossum, and Norman Hauschildt. Not pictured: Gary Windhorst.

Wedding

PILLER-GROVEChenoa Wynne Piller and Seth Michael Grove were married on

Saturday, June 27, at Our Saviors in Cannon Falls.The bride is the daughter of Greg and Wendi Piller of Kenyon, and

the groom is the son of Larry and Joan Grove of Wanamingo.The couple now live in West Concord.

Wanamingo holds annual budget meetingBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

WANAMINGO The Wana-mingo City Council and city stafftook part in an annual budgetmeeting on July 27 to plan fornext year. Administrator MichaelBoulton said the city has reachedthe recommended reserve balanceconsidered in the healthy zone,therefore he said the city has somewiggle room to transfer funds tostruggling accounts to cover debtservice bond payments. Fundscould also be put toward anotherneed, such as maintenance andrepair of city streets. Boultonrecommended an overall levyincrease of 1.72% for 2016.

The city paid off the bond forthe fire station this year. With hisdone the city will receive about$20,000 less in total from thetownships for the Wanamingo FireDepartment budget.

Bond payments on the new

Cenex 4 Addition will begin in2016. The first payment is expectedto be $19,387. Then annual pay-ments increase to $45,000 start-ing in 2017. Boulton anticipatedthe city will not need to levy for atleast the first two years. Additionalbusiness growth in the comingyears will help alleviate the needto levy future bond payments.

Boulton said he and Mayor RyanHolmes are looking at ways thecity can be more cost effectivewith health insurance costs.

The council needs to approve aproposed budget for 2016 in thecoming months.Update on Heritage Hill

Buffy Beranek and Joe Wheelerwith SEMMCHRA attended themeeting to request a transfer tothe Heritage Hill senior living cen-ter operating reserve fund. Beranekrequested $15,745 to cover for 2015shortfalls and $3,500 to pay for

upcoming improvement projects.Per the agreement with

SEMMCHRA to oversee the fa-cility, the city will levy $25,000for the operating reserve fund.Beranek indicated SEMMCHRAplanned to refinance the bond onall of their facilities in 2017 or2018; at that time the sale of Heri-tage Hill to SEMMCHRA wouldbe complete and the city would nolonger be financially responsiblefor the facility. Until that time,the city is required to maintain a$50,000 operating reserve fund tocover losses due to vacancies andfor upkeep on the facility.

The council is expected to takeaction on the fund transfer requestwithin the next couple months.Capital improvement plan

The ten-year capital improve-ment plan forecasting the citysneeds was reviewed by the coun-cil. Projects on the list for 2016include an emergency siren,firefighter turnout gear, street cracksealing, ventilation system at thegarage behind city hall, storm waterpond clean out, waterline and hy-drant to the ice rink, and roof re-placement on the Riverside Parklog cabin. Added to the list forfuture consideration was roof workon the old livery stable barn (usedfor city storage) and foam sealingon the Riverside Park log cabinroof (to address bat problems).

Councilman Todd Kyllo sug-gested timeline changes to the re-placement of fire department gearand a new pumper truck, in addi-tion to divvying funds throughoutvarious years. The changes sug-gested were incorporated into theplan. A motion by LarryVanDeWalker, seconded by JamieMajerus, to approve the updatedplan carried.Public hearing scheduled

Housing rehabilitation projectsare underway in Wanamingothrough the Minnesota DEEDSmall Cities Development GrantProgram. As a requirement of this,a public hearing is needed mid-way through the process to gatherpublic input. A motion byVanDeWalker, seconded by Kyllo,to hold a public hearing on Au-gust 10 at 7 p.m. carried.

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WANAMINGO POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriffs Office.July 11

4:15 a.m. Medical help wasrequested on Sherwood Trl inMinneola Township.

5:33 a.m. An alarm was acti-vated at Vertical Limit on 3rd Ave.It was a false alarm.

9:08 p.m. Deputies were askedto check a residence on Main Stfor a vehicle. The vehicle wasfound.

11:07 p.m. A person on SandyCt received a package in the mailthat was open. $45 worth of itemswas reported missing.July 12

1:12 a.m. A woman on 2nd StW near the bar heard a loud crashand reported that someone threwa garbage can against her trailer,denting it. Beer cans were all overthe yard.

4:57 a.m. A burglary was re-ported on Main St. The claim wasunfounded.July 13

12:35 a.m. A residential alarmwas activated on 2nd St E. It wasa false alarm.

1:55 p.m. A citation for speed-ing, failure to change address on alicense, driving after revocation,and no proof of insurance was is-sued near Cty 12 and 90th Ave inCherry Grove Township.

5:47 p.m. An occupied ve-hicle was stalled in the southboundlane near Hwy 52 and Cty 50 inMinneola Township.July 14

9:55 p.m. A deputy checkedon a vehicle near 440th St andHwy 52 in Minneola Township. Ithad a flat tire. A tow was called.

10:09 p.m. A vehicle near Hwy60 and Nelson Dr was flashing agreen laser at a deputy at the sideof the road.July 15

10:45 a.m. A fire alarm wasactivated at Maple Island on MainSt. It was a false alarm.

11:39 a.m. A horse or mulewas reported loose in a field nearLands Church on Hwy 60 inMinneola Township. The animalwas not found.

5:39 p.m. Extra patrol wasrequested near the 45000 block of60th Ave in Wanamingo Town-ship for speeders.July 16

10:55 a.m. A complainant onthe 44400 block of Hwy 52 inMinneola Township reported re-ceiving bad checks.

7:10 p.m. A restraining orderviolation was reported on HighAve. No arrest was made. A re-port was sent to the county attor-ney for review.July 17

1:07 a.m. Suspicious activitywas reported at SEMA Equipmentinvolving someone attempting toleave with a tractor. An employeewas helping a customer.

11:31 p.m. A person acrossthe alley from JBs Tavern reportedan ongoing issue about the barleaving the backdoor open. Theperson said loud noise and musicare often a disturbance.July 18

2:27 a.m. A tree near SherwoodTrl fell on three cars during a storm.

10:44 a.m. A female on 3rdAve was running around scream-ing and threw her purse. Deputiesspoke to her.

3:24 p.m. The State Patrol re-quested that deputies check a resi-

dence on West Ave for subjectswhose vehicle was involved in anaccident. The person was located.

10:26 p.m. A female wasslumped over in a vehicle near2nd St E and Main St. She wasokay.

11:17 p.m. A deputy smelleda strong odor that could have beenmarijuana near 4th St W and MainSt. The deputy was unable to findthe origin of the smell.July 19

4:20 a.m. A basement entrydoor to an apartment on Main Stappeared to be damaged along thealley. It could have been due towear and age. The apartment doorwas secure.

5:33 p.m. Family complaintswere reported on 5th St E.

7:25 p.m. The driver of a trac-tor near Hwy 52 and Cty 8 nearHader was reported to be slumpedover and not moving. A deputychecked and found one tractor.The driver was fine.

9:08 p.m. A deputy attendedto civil matters on Main St.

KW addresses vacancies and needsgust attendance would be higher.The board agreed to review en-rollment for KW Kids to deter-mine if two sites would be open inthe fall. Pesta said in the interestof retaining hired staff and par-ticipants for services, the boardshould keep the services offeredfor the immediate future. A voteto continue operations as is car-ried.

BG Consulting will be conduct-ing a local community educationreview and evaluation on August12 and 13. The facilitators; com-pany president Bridget Gothberg;and Hannah Puczko, a longtimecommunity education director, willinterview staff, school board, andmembers of the community. Thecompleted report will be presentedto the school board, and so willthe revised community educationbudget.

The board approved increasesto the meal reimbursement ratefor staff attending professionaldevelopment training. The districtmeal allowance cap went from $32to $45 per day.

Pay for substitute teachers wasreviewed by the board. Of twelvearea school districts, KW was atthe bottom of the daily rate paylist. Pesta will look into pay andperks and bring details to the boardfor review next month.

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ChurchesTHE CHURCH CORNER

Scripture has the power to change livesBy Pastor Art OlsonFamily Worship ChurchZumbrota

Back in the 1980s, after attend-ing a Gideon early morning prayerbreakfast, I went to visit the in-mates at the Red Wing jail. Thatday I met a young white male whowas very angry with a police of-ficer and planned to sue him forshooting him during a robbery ofa convenience store. The officerwarned him to stop, but he contin-ued to run away. The officerstopped him with force by shoot-ing him. As a result, he ended up

in the hospital.I explained to this young in-

mate that by filing a lawsuit againsta police officer he was actuallyresisting God. I told him that apolice officer is Gods ministerfor your good, but if you do evilhe is Gods minister using forceagainst you.

This man was shocked at what Isaid. Then I had him open theBible to Romans 13:1-4. Afterseeing these scriptures he changedhis mind about suing the policeofficer. Instead, he gave his life toChrist and said he was going to

change the way he lived.Later, I received a letter from

his sister who lived in California.In that letter she said that she andher mother had been praying forher brother since he was twelveyears. He had left home and beentraveling across the country forthe past six years robbing storesand getting into trouble. Shethanked me for ministering theWord of God to him. She said thathe was now a changed person.

Isnt it wonderful to see howpowerfully a scripture can changea persons life?

Where are our priorities?Pastor Gary BasinskiNew River Assembly of GodZumbrota

Last week two stories dominatedthe headlines well, one that didand one that should have. If thereever was an example of our pri-orities being backwards in this greatcountry, it is what is taking placewith Planned Parenthood and Dr.Palmer. So I dont entirely blow agasket, let me start with Dr. Palmer.

Like many people, Dr. WalterPalmer loves to hunt, which is notuncommon, especially in the up-per Midwest. Just about everyoneI know will never be able to go ona big game African hunt. This setsMister Palmer apart from the restof us. According to him, he triedto do everything within the letterof the law follow the guidelinesand trust the instructors that hewas going with. It turned out theyended up getting a lion. A big one,and even a famous one! Oh no,Cecil is gone! How could such aviolent person kill such an ani-mal? Well, the same way so manyothers kill deer and other animals.They get the proper permits, li-censes, training, and go hunting.

The outrage isnt about hunting,its about a lion. The same lionthat will kill its own cubs so theydont grow up and take over hispride. This mans life is just aboutover because of a hunting trip. Hedidnt rob people or mess up theirteeth or even kill a neighbor. Hewent hunting. Thats the big story.

This is what should be the bigstory. Planned Parenthood for yearshas been seeing women and per-forming a variety of different pro-cedures. Some very helpful, I amsure, such as giving out birth con-trol and other information. Alongwith that, they have performed,according to their website, over500,000 abortions every year. Ontop of that, we are now seeingvideos of top employees comingout and talking about how theysell these babies body parts! Theyare saying how important it is tosave the liver, lungs, and othervital organs. Where is the outrageover that? Since when is harvest-ing a liver okay? Since when didan animal become more impor-tant than an actual human being!?

It happened the moment we saidNO to being created by a creator.

Thats right; when we (humanbeings) became nothing more thanooze that evolved, we lost all mean-ing and sense of right and wrong.After all, if we are not created bya creator, then we are all the same.Except that is not true. We arecreated by a creator. Even the lionwas created and meant to be ruledover.

Ruling over the animal king-dom does not give us the right toabuse and mutilate animals, but itgives us the God-given right tooversee them. And when peopleslives are not as valuable as a lionor an eagles egg, we as a countryhave our priorities completelybackwards. We must turn back tothe creator and start getting ourdirective from Him and Him alone.

Christians, we cannot blame iton anyone but ourselves. We muststart acting like the people JesusChrist instructed us to be. We mustnot back down off of the gospel ofJesus Christ. It is all that we haveleft.

The News-Record invites areapastors to submit columns for thisseries. They can be emailed tonews@zumbrota.com.

BELLECHESTERROLLING 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.Sun., Aug. 9: 9:30 a.m. Worship withcommunion. Wed., Aug. 12: 7:30 p.m.Council meeting.

ST. PETERS EV. LUTHERAN,WELS, 702 Third Ave., Goodhue,Randall L. Kuznicki, Pastor.

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 Face-

book. Sun., Aug. 9: 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship.

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.

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.

GOOD NEWS EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH, 208 North Main, Pine Is-land, Eric Johnson, Pastor, (507) 356-4834. Email: gnefc@goodnewsefc.org. Website: www.goodnewsefc.org.Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible classand childrens Sunday school; 10:30a.m. Worship; Wednesdays: 6 p.m.AWANA for grades K-6; 7:30 p.m.Bible study for all ages.

PINE ISLAND ASSEMBLY OF GOD,520 So. Main St., Pine Island, 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.Wed., Aug. 5: 7 p.m. Summer booktalk. Thurs., Aug. 6: 1 p.m. Summerbook talk; 7 p.m. VBS staff orienta-tion; Newsletter deadline. Sat., Aug.8: 5:30 p.m. Worship with congrega-tion meeting following. Sun., Aug.9: 8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship with

congregation meeting following 10a.m. service; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship;Service group leaders meeting. Tues.,Aug. 11: 9 a.m. Staff meeting; 1:30p.m. Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Steward-ship meeting; 7 p.m. Confirmationrevitalization meeting. Wed., Aug. 12:9 a.m. Study group.

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., Aug. 5:9 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., Aug. 5: 9 a.m. Bible study; 2p.m. Heritage Hill communion; 5:30p.m. VBS; 6 p.m. Youth event atGrace Lutheran, Nerstrand; 7 p.m.Bible study at Holden. Thurs., Aug.6: 10 a.m. WELCA Bible study lead-ers; 7 p.m. VBS program. Sun., Aug.9: 9 a.m. Joint worship at Wana-mingo Lutheran followed by coffeefellowship. Mon., Aug. 10: 8:30 a.m.Quilting. Tue., Aug. 11: 9:30 a.m.Tuesday circle hosted by Alice Rostadand Van Bakko; 6 p.m. Lay minis-ters board meets; 7 p.m. Prayer shawlat Wanamingo Lutheran. Wed., Aug.12: 2 p.m. Wednesday circle hostedby Sue Haugen; 7 p.m. Boards meet;8 p.m. Planning council.

WANAMINGO LUTHERAN ELCA,Wanamingo, MN 55983, ChristopherCuluris, Pastor. Office hours Thurs-days 1-3 p.m., 507-824-2410. onvacation. Pastor Luther Matheson canbe reached at 789-5261 or 789-6770.Wed., Aug. 5: 9 a.m. Bible study atTrinity; 5:30 p.m. VBS at Trinity; 6p.m. Youth event at Grace, Nerstrand;7 p.m. Bible study at Holden. Thurs.,Aug. 6: 7 p.m. VBS program at Trin-ity. Sun., Aug. 9: 9 a.m. Worship.

ZUMBROTACHRIST EV. LUTHERAN CHURCHand School, WELS, 223 East 5thStreet, Zumbrota, Office 732-5421.Wayne Schoch, Pastor, 732-4089;School, Daniel Kell, Principal, 732-5367. Sun., Aug. 9: 9 a.m. Worshipwith communion; 10 a.m. Bible study;7 p.m. Tim and Katie Patoka fare-well. Mon., Aug. 10: 7 p.m. Worshipwith communion. Tues., Aug. 11: 6p.m. Youth discipleship board. Wed.,Aug. 12: 1 p.m. Nursing Home com-munion.

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.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH,a Wesleyan church, 179 W. 3rd St.,Zumbrota, lighthousecommunityzum@yahoo.com, Janet Fischer, Pastor.Office: 732-5074. Thurs., Aug. 6:7:30 p.m. Bible study at church. Sun.,Aug. 9: 10:45 a.m. Worship, Acts3:1-10; 2 p.m. Worship at ZumbrotaHealth Center.

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., Aug. 5: 6 p.m.Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.Thurs., Aug. 6: 1 p.m. Womens Biblestudy. Sat., Aug. 8: 7 a.m. Mensprayer breakfast. Sun., Aug. 9: 8:30a.m. Prayer time; 9 a.m. Worship withcommunion. Wed., Aug. 12: 12:30p.m. Junior youth group at water park;6 p.m. Youth group; 7 p.m. Bible study.

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,Pastor Marggi Sippola and Youth Di-

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RURALEMMANUEL LUTHERAN, Aspelund,Martin Horn, Pastor. Fri., Aug. 7: 9a.m. Womens prayer. Sun., Aug. 9:9 a.m. Worship; 3 p.m. Young adultBible study; 5:45 p.m. Youth group.Mon., Aug. 10: 1:30 p.m. Hannahcircle at Northridge; 6:30 p.m. Dea-cons meeting; 7:30 p.m. Church coun-cil meeting. Wed., Aug. 12: 7:30 p.m.Bible study 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. Sun-day School; 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. Sun., Aug. 9:10:45 a.m. Worship; 3 p.m. Youngadult Bible study at Emmanuel; 5:45p.m. Youth group at Emmanuel. Mon.,Aug. 10: 9:30 a.m. Rachel circle atMarion Olsons. Tues., Aug. 11: 6:30p.m. Deacons meeting; 7:15 p.m.Church council meeting. Wed., Aug.12: Bible study and prayer at Em-manuel.

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. Youthand family facilitator: Ashley Corbett.Wed., Aug. 5: 9 a.m. Coffee andconversation; 12:30-4:30 p.m. Tub-ing at Welch. Sun., Aug. 9: 9 a.m.Worship with communion; 10:15 a.m.

Visitation team meets. Tues., Aug.11: 11 a.m. Text study; 6:30 p.m.Council meeting. Wed., Aug. 12: 9a.m. Coffee and conversation; 6 p.m.Mentor, parents, confirmands partyin the park.

MINNEOLA LUTHERAN, 13628County 50 Blvd. Rev. Hannah Berg-strom de Leon, Pastor. 9:30 a.m.Summer Sunday worship.

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.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN, The Luth-eran Church Missouri Synod, Bel-videre, 28961 365th St., Goodhue,MN 55027-8515, Dr. Scott T. Fiege,Pastor. Sun., Aug. 9: 10:30 a.m.

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STORDAHL LUTHERAN, ELCA, Ru-ral Zumbrota. Church: (507) 732-5711,Kathy Lowery, Pastor, Home 507-271-5711. Sun., Aug. 9: 9:30 a.m.Worship; 10:30 a.m. Coffee fellow-ship. Tues., Aug. 11: 11 a.m. Textstudy.

URLAND LUTHERAN 6940 County9 Blvd., Cannon Falls, MN 55009.Church: 507-263-5544; Pastor An-drew Yackle. Sun., Aug. 9: 9:30 a.m.Communion worship in the park fol-lowed by blessing table for JennaFritz and Matt Sjoblom. Tues., Aug.11: 6 a.m. Mens Bible study. Wed.,Aug. 12: 1 p.m. WELCA Bible studyat Twin Rivers.

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.

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Obituaries

Joseph Marx 1925-2015

MAZEPPA Joseph F. Marx,89, of Mazeppa, died on Monday,July 27, 2015, at the ZumbrotaHealth Services where he had re-sided for the past two months.

Joseph Francis Marx was bornon December 12, 1925, on the fam-ily farm in Pine Island Township,Goodhue County, to Peter andTheresa (nee Schurb) Marx. Hegrew up on the family farm andattended school in Mazeppa. In1943, he graduated from MazeppaHigh School and started farmingwith his parents. On September10, 1952, he married LucilleHofschulte at Ss. Peter & Paul

Catholic Church in Mazeppa. Theymade their home on the Marx fam-ily farm. Lucille died on March20, 1974, and Joe continued hisfarming career and remained onthe farm until entering the Zum-brota Health Services on May 27,2015. Joe was a lifelong memberof Ss. Peter & Paul CatholicChurch.

Joe is survived by his children,William (Candy) Marx ofMazeppa, Elizabeth BettyCampbell and her friend DonStahman of Mazeppa, Michael(Peggy) Marx of Rochester andJames Marx of Mazeppa; grand-children, Aaron (Sophorn)Campbell of Pine Island, Jared(Tracy) Campbell of Redlands,California, and Maria (Ryan)Lodermeier of Zumbrota; andgreat-grandchildren, SonaraCampbell, Riley Campbell,Hannah Campbell, CadenLodermeier and KeaganLodermeier.

Joe was preceded in death byhis wife, Lucille; and sisters,Cecelia Lafleur and MonicaSchmitt.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld on Saturday, August 1, at Ss.Peter & Paul Catholic Church inMazeppa with Father Joe Fogalofficiating. Burial was in the churchcemetery.

Ralph Spitzack 1935-2015

WANAMINGO Ralph C.Spitzack, 80, of Wanamingo, diedon Wednesday, July 29, 2015 athis home.

Ralph Charles Spitzack was bornon April 26, 1935, in NorthMorristown to Paul and Helen (neeSaemrow) Spitzack. He grew upin the Morristown area, graduatedeighth grade from parochial schooland attended Morristown HighSchool. Ralphs father needed helpon the farm, and Ralph was notable to finish high school. On June23, 1956, he married Thelma Krattat Bethlehem Lutheran Church inMorristown. They made their homein Morristown where Ralph workedat the Farmers Elevator. In 1965,he started managing the BombayElevator, and in 1966 he movedhis family to Wanamingo. He re-tired from the Bombay Elevatorin the late 1990s and started work-ing as a teachers aide at theWanamingo School. He workedat the school for five years before

Ralph and Thelma started work-ing as custodians at Security StateBank in Wanamingo.

Ralph enjoyed woodworkingand tinkering in his basementworkshop, going to garage salesand his grandchildrens sportingand school events, and soloing atweddings and funerals. In hisyounger years he enjoyed playingsoftball, baseball, and golf.

Ralph was a member of TrinityLutheran Church where he ush-ered and taught Sunday school.

Ralph is survived by his wife,Thelma; children, Brad (Michelle)Spitzack of West Concord, Brenda(Scott) Jackson of Cannon Falls,Bruce Spitzack of Maiden Rock,Wisconsin, and Barbie (Timothy)Kalien of Chippewa Falls, Wis-consin; grandchildren, Joshua(Missy) Spitzack of Northfield,Hannah Spitzack of Hayfield,Logan Spitzack of West Concord,Tatam (Michael) Ayres, KorieJackson and Tanner Jackson, allof Cannon Falls, Stephanie (Kevin)Taylor, Dustin, Tyson, Nathan, andMalia Kalien, all of ChippewaFalls, Wisconsin; great-grandchil-dren, Linden and Cooper Spitzack,Brekkyn and Lakynn Ayres, andLydia Cooper; sisters, DorothyButterfield and Lois (Dave)Kolsrud, all of Faribault; and sis-ter-in-law, Darlene Spitzack.

Ralph was preceded in death byhis parents, Paul and HelenSpitzack; sister Marion Giesekeand her husband Harvey; brotherHarlan Spitzack and brother-in-law Del Butterfield.

A memorial service was heldon Saturday, August 1, at TrinityLutheran Church in Wanamingowith Pastor Luther Mathsen offi-ciating. Burial was in the churchcemetery.

Wesley J. Olson 1944-2015

MAZEPPA Wesley J. Olson,formerly of Mazeppa, passed awayon July 22, 2015, at ZumbrotaHealth Services where he had re-sided for 3-1/2 years.

He was born on August 14, 1944,in Decorah, Iowa, to Albert andJenevovia Olson. He went to schoolin Canton and was a farmhand.He worked as a janitor at ABC ofRochester and retired after elevenyears. He was married twice anddivorced.

Wesley is survived by five chil-dren and many nieces aroundAustin and Wyoming; longtimegirlfriend Pat Laqua of Mazeppa;and the Laqua family (Bill Laquaof Wisconsin and Becky Clausenof Mazeppa).

He was preceded in death byhis parents and three sisters.

A memorial gathering is sched-uled for August 7, 5-8 p.m., at 469E Cherry Street, Lot 2, Mazeppa.Call 507-272-6905 for directions.

Nikki Grote 1975-2015Nicole Nikki Grote, 40, died

unexpectedly on July 26, 2015.Nikki was born on April 23,

1975, the only child of Steve andMary Grote. She graduated fromZumbrota-Mazeppa High Schoolin 1993. She left Zumbrota shortlyafter graduation and lived through-out the United States. Nikki wasan adventurous spirit and enjoyedtraveling.

Nikki is preceded in death by

her grandfather, Vincent Grote;and maternal grandmother, MaryKay.

She is survived by her parents,Steve and Mary Grote; grand-mother, Gloria Grote; best friend,Jessica Lee; sister, Alicia Groteof Connecticut; and many friendsand extended family members.

A private family service will beheld at a later date.

Charles Buck 1928-2015

ZUMBROTA Charles S. Buck,87, of Zumbrota, died on Sunday,July 26, 2015, at the ZumbrotaHealth Services.

Charles Stary Buck was bornon May 10, 1928, in Rochester toFred G. and Gladys R. (nee Stary)Buck. He grew up in Zumbrotaand attended Zumbrota schools.Charlie started working for theFarmers Co-op Creamery in Zum-

brota. On January 18, 1951, heentered the U.S. Army. He servedduring the Korean Conflict, mainlyplaying percussion in an Armyband. On January 21, 1953, hewas honorably discharged andreturned to Zumbrota. Charlie re-turned to his job at the FarmersCo-op Creamery where he workeduntil he retired. In retirement,Charlie wrote articles and columnsfor the News-Record for severalyears. He enjoyed creative writ-ing, corresponding by letter withhis friends, composing and sing-ing music, and having coffee andsocializing with people.

Charlie is survived by nieces,nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death byhis parents; sisters, Hildred andGertrude Buck; and brothers, Lloydand Morris Buck.

A graveside service will be heldon Friday, August 7, at 11:30 a.m.at the Zumbrota Cemetery withReverend Cory Moss officiatingand military honors provided byStary-Yerka VFW Post #5727 ofZumbrota.

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).

August 6-12Thursday: Meatloaf, boiled red

potatoes, coleslaw, pumpkin pieFriday: Vegetable beef barley

soup, tuna salad sandwich, three-bean salad, rhubarb strawberryBavarian

Monday: Chicken broccolibake, buttered beets, pineappleorange fruit cup, pudding

Tuesday: Beef tips, mashedpotatoes, Oriental blend vegetable,mixed greens salad, chocolatecherry bar

Wednesday: Taco salad, freshfruit, dinner roll, coconut custard

If you have questions, call 356-2228.

CCARL MeetingCitizens Concerned About Rail

Line will meet on Thursday, Au-gust 6, from 6-8 p.m. at Pine Is-land City Hall. RepresentativeSteve Drazkowski and Senator

Matt Schmit will be there to hearyour concerns. Contact Nora Feltonat nora4goodhuecounty@gmail.com or go the CCARL Facebookpage for more information.

Seasons HospiceCoffee and Conversation,

Wednesday, August 12, 9-10 a.m.A group for anyone who has ex-perienced the death of a loved one.

Pet Loss Group, Wednesday,August 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. A groupfor those who have lost a petthrough death.

Pregnancy and Infant LossGroup, Thursday, August 13, 6:30-8 p.m. A group for those who havelost a baby through miscarriage,stillbirth, at the time of birth, orwithin the first month after birth.

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 shbp@seasonshospice.org.

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park Campfire Build-

ing, Saturday, August 8, 1 p.m.Learn techniques to start and main-tain a campfire, followed by roast-ing a treat over it. Meet at Caufieldpicnic area the first picnic area

on the left when entering the parkfrom the south entrance.

Chester Woods Park Raptors,Saturday, August 8, 7 p.m. Meetin the Kisrow classroom for aninformative and exciting eveningon Minnesotas native birds of prey.Live birds will be displayed anddiscussed.

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.

Community Blood DriveThe Goodhue Community Blood

Drive will be at the Lions Com-munity Center, 105 Broadway, onAugust 12, from 1-7 p.m. For ap-pointments, call Carol at 923-4342or Shirley at 923-4357. Sixteen-year-olds are eligible to donate

with a signed ARC Consent form.

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.

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.

Mazeppa Senior CitizensThe Mazeppa Area Senior Citi-

zens will meet at the CommunityCenter on Friday, August 7, at 11:45a.m. for a potluck dinner. The serv-ing committee is LoisSommerfield, Mary Linder, andCandy Barlow.

Council Meeting ChangeThe August 12 regular Mazeppa

City Council meeting has beenchanged to Tuesday, August 18,at 6 p.m. due to a lack of quorum.

American LegionLegion Post 588 and the

Mazeppa Veterans Honor Guardwill meet on Wednesday, August12, at 7 and 7:30 p.m., respec-tively, at the Mazeppa Legion.

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.

Blood Pressure ClinicThe clinic will be held at 12:30

p.m. on Wednesday, August 12,at the Oronoco Community Cen-ter.

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.

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.

Caregiver Support GroupThe group meets Monday, Au-

gust 10, at 1 p.m. at St. PaulLutheran Church. Respite is avail-able upon request. Call Pine Is-land Area Home Services at 356-2999 for more information.

Blood Pressure ClinicThe clinic will be on Tuesday,

August 11, at 11 a.m. at the PineIsland City Centre.

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).

ZUMBROTALibrary

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 enlargedto 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 EventsAugust 6-12

Thursday: 8:30 a.m. MAC/NAPS; 10:15 a.m. Exercise

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.

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.

CrossingsIngvild Herfindahl, Mandy

Chowen exhibit, Aug. 3-Sept. 12.Reception Fri., Aug. 7, 6:30-7:45p.m.

Wine & Wheel, Fri., Aug. 7, 7-9:30 p.m.

Dean Magraw, Sat., Aug. 8, 8p.m.

Imagine This! The Art of Improvcamp, Aug. 3-14 (skip Aug. 8, 9),9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with freepublic performance Fri., Aug. 14,7 p.m. at the State Theatre.

Learn to Throw! Pottery Wheelcamp, Tues.-Fri., Aug. 4-7 andMon., Aug. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Musical Theater: The Sound ofMusic camp, Aug. 3-14 (skip Aug.8, 9), 1-4 p.m. with free publicperformance Fri., Aug. 14, 7 p.m.at the State Theatre.

Tamburitzans, Tues., Aug. 11,7 p.m. at the State Theatre

Crossings is located at 320 EastAvenue. Visit www.crossings@carnegie.com or call 507-732-7616.

Helen Monson 1931-2015

ROCHESTER Helen A.Monson, 84, died Sunday, August2, 2015 at Cottagewood SeniorCommunity.

Helen Ann Alrick was born onJuly 15, 1931, to Raymond andHazel (Bergh) Alrick in Austin.She graduated from Hayfield HighSchool in 1949. Helen marr