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By Marilyn AndersonZUMBROTA Since 2004, the

Zumbrota Community Trust (ZCT)has served over 40 local agenciesby disbursing more than $400,000to qualifying groups or individu-als engaged in charitable activi-ties. In doing so, the ZCT has helpedto meet the social, educational andbenevolent needs of the Zumbrotaarea not just during the fall ofeach year when the grants areawarded but throughout the yearand beyond as the funds are put touse by those receiving them.Organizational roots and today

The Zumbrota CommunityFoundation was formed in 1947and served the areas charitablepurposes through 2003 when itwas dissolved. During that time,the Foundation provided fundingfor many local projects such asthe swimming pool, hospital, golfcourse, and park. The Foundationalso managed money that had beengiven in wills and bequests by in-dividuals to benefit the commu-nity.

The ZCT was incorporated inOctober 2004 and is a Minnesotanon-profit corporation. The Trustmaintains IRS Sec. 501c (3) sta-tus so all gifts to the Trust are taxdeductible.

The mission of the ZCT is toestablish, grant aid to, and pro-mote activities, organizations, andindividuals whose purpose andintent is to engage in projects of asocial, moral, educational andbenevolent nature to benefit thecitizens of Zumbrota, the Zum-brota-Mazeppa School District andthe four contiguous townships(Zumbrota, Pine Island, Minneola,and Roscoe). To accomplish these

goals, the trust will raise, man-age, and disburse funds consis-tent with the regulations prescribedby section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-nal Revenue Code and consistentwith Section 12 of the ZumbrotaCommunity Trust by-law.

The ZCT is governed by a boardof volunteer trustees from theZumbrota service area with eachmember serving on one of its com-mittees: executive, investment,distribution/gifting, and audit.Open meetings are conducted fourtimes each year: the third Thurs-days of January, April, July andOctober.

The annual grant applicationperiod is July 15-September 15each year, with grants awarded inOctober or November. Applica-tion forms and additional infor-mation can be found under thevisitors/community links portionof the City of Zumbrota websiteat http://www.ci.zumbrota.mn.us/Funding

ZCT recently developed an ex-tensive brochure to help peopleunderstand the many ways giftscan be made to help fund the nu-merous grant requests receivedeach year or how to designate theircharitable programs of choice. Thebrochures are available from lo-cal attorneys and financial advi-sors or by contacting the Trust atzumbrotatrust@gmail.com or bywriting to the Zumbrota Commu-nity Trust at Box 226, Zumbrota,MN 55992.

Donations, large and small, helpthe mission and goals of ZCT. Localcitizens give in a variety of waysincluding through the CombinedCharities drive, direct donationsto the Trust, or Give to the Max

Day in November. Others choseto provide larger gifts by using adonor-advised fund and allocat-ing proceeds from their investmentsor making gifts of stock or prop-erty for charitable programs.

An example of a large gift thatprovided great momentum to theZCT occurred when Zumbrotanative Robert A. Langsdorf willeda large portion of his estate to ben-efit the Zumbrota area. ThoughLangsdorf could have willed hisestate to family or to the Los An-geles, California area where helived after Zumbrota, he chose togo back to his roots. By creating atrust fund that would benefit thewhole Zumbrota area includingplaces that touched him person-ally the Zumbrota-MazeppaSchool District, United RedeemerLutheran Church, Pine Haven CareCenter, and the Zumbrota Com-munity Trust, hundreds of peoplewould benefit rather than a few.

ZCT works with MinnesotaPhilanthropy Partners (MPP) toprovide information and servicesfor donors. MPP helps ZCT stayup-to-date on new laws, expandedgiving options and fundraisingopportunities. MPP also managesthe funds for ZCT, as well as manyother non-profits across the state.Paul Rockne, chairperson of theTrusts Executive Committee,explained that yearly distributionof grants is based on a combina-tion of donations received and in-vestment returns. MPP uses a for-mula for large fund balances, suchas the Langsdorf Fund, to enablethe fund to pay out a relativelystable amount each year.

See story on page 7A for spe-cific examples of how grants arebeing used.

Zumbrota Community Trustmarks ten years of giving

Zumbro Education DistrictArt Show comes to Pine IslandPINE ISLAND Ten Pine Islandstudents will be featured in theZumbro Education District Art Show,which will be on display in PineIsland April 8-15 in the high schoollibrary. Each student has a framedtwo-dimensional artwork in theannual exhibition. Each art teacherin the ZED is allowed to choose fivesuperior student works of art thatthen travel throughout the region.In the top photo are, from left toright (grade level in parentheses):Abby Gushulak (12), Emma Vouk(12), Mitch Leland (12), LauraCragoe (12), Tori Vouk (12).

In the photo to the right are, frontrow: Madeline Johnston (3),Brooklyn Radtke (5); back row:Makena Hellendrung (5), Ben Pike(3), Camille Chester (6).

Settlement conference dateset for ballot burning caseBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

Wanamingo Township Super-visor Thomas Shane, 58, of ruralZumbrota, returned to court March13 on a felony charge for damag-ing ballots and a gross misde-meanor charge for knowingly ex-ceeding his authority as a publicofficer in an incident that occurredlast year. A settlement conferencehas been set for April 24 in GoodhueCounty District Court. If a settle-ment is not reached in the matter,a trial date is scheduled for June 8.

Shane was elected to theWanamingo Township Board in2012 for a term of three years. OnMarch 10, 2015, he was re-electedas a Wanamingo Township su-pervisor.

Goodhue County authoritiesbegan an investigation on March21, 2014, after incumbent super-visor Rae Rusnak filed a state elec-tion law complaint after her lostre-election bid. Rusnak told a

county investigator in April thatshe was present on March 11 at anannual meeting in which votes werecanvassed. The complaint statedthat Rusnak left the town hall af-ter hearing the township supervi-sor and election judge Len Feulingsay the law required that ballotsbe kept. Shane took the ballotshome that evening and burnedthem.

Township clerk Jessica Page alsofiled an election law complaint,claiming one of the men whocounted the votes said, The bal-lots should be destroyed as soonas possible. Pages complaint saidShane and Feuling handled theballots during the canvass. Afterthey counted the ballots, Shanesaid the result was a landslide andthere was no reason for a re-count.Page told authorities that Shanethen gathered the ballots and indi-cated he would burn them at home,even after he was told that ballotsneeded to be kept.

Shane told authorities on June18 that he took unsecured ballotshome and burned them after be-ing told to do so by James Foss, aresident chosen to count votes inthe townships election. Shane saidhe did not recall hearing anyoneat the meeting say the ballotsneeded to be retained, and that hehad never been an election judgeand only did what he was asked todo. He denied hearing anyone sayballots required keeping, and ad-

mitted to burning them at homeon the night of the election. Feulingtold an investigator on July 2 thathe also did not hear anyone men-tion that the ballots needed to beretained.

Minutes from the meeting notedthat Shane said he would take theballots home and burn them. Min-utes also noted that the clerk saidthe ballots needed to be kept inthe metal box.

According to state law, munici-pal and township clerks shall re-tain all election materials returnedto them after any election for atleast 22 months from the date ofthat election. In 2012, Feulingattended election judge training,a course that covers the length oftime election materials must bekept.

On October 10, 2014, Shanemade his first appearance inGoodhue County District Courtfor felony election day act muti-lating ballots and gross misde-meanor misconduct of a publicofficer. He entered a plea of notguilty and a next court appear-ance was scheduled for March 13.

If convicted of the felony, Shanefaces a sentence of one year andone day in jail. The misconductcharge is punishable by up to ayear in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.The charge gross misdemeanorcharge for misconduct could bringa sentence of one year in jail and a$3,000 fine.

By Kevin StraussZumbro Watershed Partnership

MAZEPPA Over 100 com-munity members packed theMazeppa Community Center onFriday, March 13, to hear whatMinnesota state officials, farmorganization staff, conservationagency staff, and legislators hadto say about the new proposed FarmField Buffer Rule, proposed byGovernor Mark Dayton. The pro-posal would require a fifty-footperennial plant (grassed) buffer

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Photo submitted by Zumbro Watershed PartnershipThis is a bold proposal and has some up-sides, but it also has some real consequences for landowners andfarmers, said Minnesota Senator Matt Schmit (center with microphone) at the Mazeppa Community Centeron March 13. From left to right are Representative Steve Drazkowski; John Jaschke, Executive Director ofthe Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources; Schmit; Wayne Anderson, Minnesota Pollution ControlAgency; and Mike Muzzy, Olmsted County Natural Resource Conservation Service. Not pictured, but also onthe panel is Thom Petersen with the Minnesota Farmers Union.

between agricultural crop fieldsand perennial waterways. Whilethere is already a fifty-foot bufferrequired as part of the MinnesotaShoreland Ordinance, enforcementof that rule falls to county staff,and a recent survey showedspotty enforcement at best. Theproposed bill would have the Min-nesota Department of NaturalResources enforce the new bufferrule.Strong feelings, civil discussion

Panelists included Representa-

tive Steve Drazkowski (R) ofMazeppa; Senator Matt Schmit (D)of Red Wing; John Jaschke, Ex-ecutive Director of the MinnesotaBoard of Water & Soil Resources;Thom Petersen, Minnesota Farm-ers Union; Wayne Anderson, Min-nesota Pollution Control Agency;and Mike Muzzy, Olmsted CountyNatural Resource ConservationService.

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AsThe Worm

TurnsBy Jeanne Truestedt

Worms, worms, worms

By now youve probably ascer-tained that my fascination withworms is just short of obsession,but thats not a bad thing. Wormsare important because of their in-credible ability to turn everydayrefuse into usable soil that sup-ports life. And Im convinced theearths Master Gardener engi-neered them to keep things goingdespite mans presence on theplanet. When we took possessionof our little piece of the planetover forty years ago, and whenwe leave it later on, the one thingthat will continue to nurture andsustain what was done here willbe those hard working, never tir-ing, uncomplaining worms.

The inevitable cycle of life anddeath is ongoing. Being a supe-rior creature capable of speech,reasoning, and social skills, we

humans arent too concerned withthe details of what actually keepsus enjoying life on this planet. Butwithout the plant and animal king-doms wed be at the mercy of timesand seasons. We dont come withfur to protect us in winter, ourfragile skin would burn withoutcovering in summer, and wedstarve without foods already grow-ing here on earth. Thankfully thereis a very efficient support systemin place that can provide ideal grow-ing conditions, nutrients, wasteremoval, and aeration just belowthe surface of the earth to keepeverything growing without ourdirect intervention. Should youwish to assume a more active rolein sustaining growth upon the earth,perhaps youd like to take up thestudy of vermiculture to learn moreabout those legions of worms re-siding underfoot in your lawn orgarden. For most of us, all we re-ally need to know is the basics ofhow to keep our worm colonieshappy, healthy and hard working.

Worms have very few basicneeds: water, air, and friable soilin which to grow. The depth of

that growing medium needs to beenough to provide protection fromtemperature extremes as well asdrowning. Add some compost,decomposing grass clippings, oakleaves, tea leaves or coffee groundsand theyll be best friends for life.But if you use a chemical dressingon this salad buffet, expect prob-lems. Grass clippings drenched inweed killer, garden refuse pow-dered in insecticides, and pesti-cides are as toxic to worms as theyare to you. And should you wantoutright mutiny, just take themfishing.

WARNING!Unfortunately, worms dont like

torrential rains anymore than wedo. So if you have a large wormpopulation, you will undoubtedlysee them on your driveway, side-walk, or patio stones after a Min-nesota gully-washer. To avoid los-ing those stranded worms to sunscald or dehydration, use your hoseto quickly whisk them into thegrass or gardens nearby. The trickis to not drown them while doingso.

FromDevilsKitchenBy Jan David Fisher

Hillary Clinton

Would Hillary Clinton make agood president of these UnitedStates? In my opinion, the answeris no. Here is why. It is not a Demo-crat versus Republican, or evenmale versus female thing. My realreason is that she takes shortcuts.These shortcuts often bend ourlaws, if not break them. She by-passes checks and balances. WhileMr. Obama may appear to be thechampion of this, I think he learnedit from her.

The latest shortcut was the useof email while Secretary of State.Since then, new laws have beenwritten and the shortcut done awaywith. She kept one email accounton a private network server (gmail,AOL, etc.). She mixed govern-ment and private emails on oneaccount. She also deleted 35,000

emails and still had 55,000 left.Now the law requires that gov-ernment emails be kept separatefrom private emails and on sepa-rate government servers. We (thepeople) still have the ability toretrieve and recover all of the emailsfrom the history files of the pri-vate server. Remember the Iran-Contra scandal hearings and thebooks of email printouts recov-ered from the servers. Thosebackup tapes havent gone away.They are still needed for the suc-cessful operation of the internet.

Do you remember the medicalinsurance and procedure confer-ence she organized during Mr.Clintons first term. While she didit with his authority, he didnt havethe proper authority to give her.She invited over one hundredpeople to Washington, D.C. Theystarted showing up before anyonein the government was aware thatthey were coming. Security aboutwent crazy, and departments andCongress were blindsided. TheClintons had not followed estab-lished protocols, but simply in-

vited people. They took a majorshortcut and caused many prob-lems. You would think she wouldhave learned by now.

We have an old business adage:It is often better to do somethingand apologize for doing it withoutpermission than to ask for per-mission and do nothing. The keypoint being, you did something,right or wrong!

This adage doesnt work wellfor the government. When you arethe leader, who do you apologizeto? For starters, Congress, theSupreme Court, and the people ofthe USA. But can you, especiallyif the action really is a matter ofnational security?

How many other shortcuts hasshe taken as either First Lady,Secretary of State, or any otherposition working for our govern-ment? We need leaders who fol-low established protocols. Fromthe beginning of his term as thefirst president, George Washing-ton was aware of protocols, mak-ing them, and following them. (Butthen he was a little bit unsure ofwhat to do when.) Until next week.

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).

March 26-31Thursday: Fruity chicken salad,

tomato wedges, gingerbread withlemon sauce

Friday: Potato chowder, cheeseon rye, three-bean salad, cookschoice cake

Monday: Onion smothered beefsteak, mashed potatoes/margarine,carrots, peach/cranberry sauce,mock whip n chill

Tuesday: Grilled chicken salad,melon wedge, batter bun, rhubarbcake

If you have questions, call 356-2228.

Seasons HospiceNewly Bereaved Group, Thurs-

day, April 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Agroup for anyone who has experi-enced the death of a loved onewithin the past four months.

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

SWCD MeetingThe next scheduled meeting of

the Goodhue County Soil andWater Conservation District Boardof Supervisors will be on Tues-day, March 31, at 9:30 a.m. at theSoil Conservation Office inGoodhue.

55+ Driver ImprovementThe Minnesota Highway Safety

Center will offer a four-hour re-fresher course (5:30-9:30 p.m.) onApril 21 at Kenyon-WanamingoMiddle/High School (400 6thStreet, Kenyon). For more infor-mation or to register, visitwww.mnsafetycenter.org or call1-888-234-1294.

Used Book SaleThe Red Wing Library (225 East

Ave) will hold its annual UsedBook Sale on Saturday, March 28,9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Foot Room.

Rideability FundraiserRideAbilitys annual meeting

and silent auction fundraiser is onSunday, March 29, from noon to3 p.m. at the Clarion Inn in Roch-ester. A lunch will be served at 1p.m. Rideability is a non-profitthat provides therapeutic horse-back riding for disabled personsand their families. For further de-tails or to purchase tickets, callJeanie at 507-356-8154.

Blood DonationThe American Red Cross will

have blood donation opportuni-ties at Goodhue High School (5103rd Ave) on Wednesday, March25, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and at theWanamingo Community Center(96 Main St) on Saturday, March28, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Visitredcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 for more information.

Olmsted County ParksOxbow Park Childrens Zoo

Time, Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m.We will start with a close-up lookat a few zoo critters (maybe welleven touch one), plus learn someinteresting facts about the wildcreatures that live in southernMinnesota.

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 closed for the season,but anyone who wishes to arrangea visit can call Ardis Henrichs,651-923-4629; Marie Strusz, 651-923-4302; Ray McNamara, 651-923-5117; or Roy Buck, 651-923-4388. The museum will reopenwith regular hours next spring. Visitgood hueareahistory.org for infor-mation.

MAZEPPAHistorical Society

The Mazeppa Area HistoricalSociety Museum is closed for theseason. For inquiries, contact HelenReiland, 507-250-6021; Jim Siems,507-843-2201; 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. Contact us atOAHC, 54 Blakely Ct. NW orcall 507-367-4320. You may alsovisit our web page at oronocoareahistory.org.

PINE ISLANDTops #1280

PI Tops #1280 meets everyMonday night at St. Paul Luth-eran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:15and meeting time is 6 p.m. Every-one welcome. Questions call 356-4799 or 356-4700.

PI Senior Citizens MeetingThe Senior Citizens will meet

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

Cancer Support GroupThe group meets on Thursday,

March 26, 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.We will be closed April 5 for Eas-ter. Please contact us throughpineislandhistory.org or by call-ing 507-356-2802 (history center)or 507-398-5326 (director).

ZUMBROTALibrary

The Zumbrota Public Library

is at 100 West Ave., Zumbrota,507-732-5211. Hours are Mon.,12-8; Tues. 10-6; Wed., Thurs.,12-8; Fri., 10-5; and Sat., 9-3. 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).

Band Spaghetti DinnerThe Zumbrota Community Band

is hosting is 38th annual spaghettidinner on April 11 from 5:30-8:30p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post5727. The band will play through-out the event. Proceeds from theevent enable the band to employ adirector and perform a variety ofconcerts in Zumbrota and the sur-rounding communities.

Legion Post 183The American Legion Post 183

meets Thursday, March 26, at 6p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post5727.

VFW MeetingThe VFW meets Thursday,

March 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727.

Zumbro Valley WoodturnersThe Zumbro Valley Woodturn-

ers meet Thursday, March 26. Visitwww.zvwoodturners.com for de-tails or call Bob Post or BillBeckman.

Zumbrota Towers EventsMarch 26-31

Thursday: 10:15 a.m. ExerciseTuesday: 10:15 a.m. Exercise,

500

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 Lego Movie (PG), Thurs-

day, March 26, 7 p.m. Doors openat 6:15 p.m.

Divas Through the Decades,Sat., March 28, 7:30 p.m. Ticketsavailable at the door or call 732-7616.

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

CrossingsPoet-Artist Collaboration 14,

March 30-May 9. Reception andpoetry reading, Sat., April 18, 6:30p.m.

Crossings is closed to the pub-lic Thurs., March 26-Sat., March28, during Process Painting: Paint-ing from Intuition class. Open at6:30 p.m. Sat., March 28, for Di-vas Through the Decades con-cert.

Yoga Spring Detox mini ses-sion, Tues., March 31, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

To the Editor:Residents of the counties be-

tween Rochester and the TwinCities need to do what we can nowto protects the Zip Rail before it istoo late.

Zip Rail has investors to paythe billions of dollars to constructit and large populations in Roch-ester and the Twin Cities pushing

Protest Zip Rail before it is too latefor it. We need to have our say inthe matter before our counties aredisrupted.

The issue of transporting a grow-ing population is emphasized. Whatabout feeding a growing popula-tion. Farmland is lost to all kindsof development at an alarming rate.

Zip Rail is like the villain in amelodrama or an old west movie.

We dont have a Lone Ranger orHop-along Cassidy to come to therescue of our farms and smalltowns.

This has huge ramifications mak-ing the wind project proposed afew years ago small peanuts incomparison.

Nancy EllisonZumbrota

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Goodhue Spring Expo held March 21

Jill Hall and her daughter Hayley Ramboldt visit with the Easter Bunnyat the Spring Expo in Goodhue.

Dennis McCoy of Hastings shows off his woodwork at the Spring Expo in Goodhue on March 21.

By R.D. AalandGOODHUE The Spring Expo

was held at the Goodhue Com-munity Center on March 21. Foodwas served by the Goodhue LionsClub.

Vendors such as Natural PotionsSkincare came from as far awayas Norwood Young America tosell their merchandise. Other skincare products were available fromUnique Mascara and Pure Ro-mance. Tastefully Simple offeredover 80 foods and gifts for everyoccasion, while spices and oils wereavailable from Wildtree. Purses,Tupperware, jewelry, mesh flow-ers, and childrens books were allavailable from various sellers. Ifyou were looking for a special lamp,then Treasures A Plenty had thegift for you.

JoAnne Cluth of LaughingMonkey Designs was one of threevendors selling homemadebaskets. Two vendors, includingSammy Albers of Goodhue, wereselling homemade clothes forAmerican Girl Dolls. Mary andDave Erickson of DavesWoodshop of Red Wing were sell-ing homemade wooden toys andpuzzles. There were four placesselling carved or painted signs and

slogans, including Dennis McCoyand his wife Roxie from Hastings,who operate Denrox Scrolling.Dawn White and Wendy von Wald

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Two KW teams compete at RubeGoldberg competition in Mankato

Princesses of the KW Castle took fourth place at the Rube Goldberg competition at Minnesota StateUniversity Mankato. From left to right are Megan Quam, Ellyn Beulke, Emma Perry, Mariah Quam, MakaylaSokoloski. Not pictured: Erin Houglum.

By Alicia Hunt-WelchKENYON Two teams from

the Kenyon-Wanamingo HighSchools advanced physics class,advised by Darin Walling, wentto the annual Rube Goldberg com-petition on February 27 at Minne-sota State University Mankato.The team Princesses of the KWCastle (Ellyn Beulke, ErinHouglum, Emma Perry, MariahQuam, Megan Quam and MakaylaSokoloski) finished fourth out ofat least twenty teams. The firstplace team from Southland willmove on to the national contest inWisconsin in April.

The other KW team competingwas Team USA (Caleb Greseth,Eric Hokanson, Clint Irrthum, BenRingham, Drew Sathrum, QuinnTraxler, Luke Votruba, and Tan-ner Warner). Despite having fewminor flaws when we had ourmachine judged, Traxler said, Idsay it went pretty well.

The annual MSU Mankatoevent offers a new challenge eachyear. For the 2015 competition,

teams from across the state con-structed and demonstrated ma-chines with the goal of erasing achalkboard. The task had to beperformed in a minimum of 20

steps and maximum of 75. Thestudents and their machines arejudged not only on successfulcompletion of the goal but also onmechanical complexity, creativ-ity, and showmanship.

This was the first time any ofthese KW students had been tothe Rube Goldberg competition.Traxler said the KW teams had agood time. Megan Quam said, Itwas cool seeing all of the othergroups projects compared to ours.Ringham agreed and was alsoimpressed by the complexity ofthe designs some schools cameup with. Houglum said, It wasreally cool to see the progress ofour Rube Goldberg design fromour first one to our final one. Itturned out really well!

Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) wasa Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon-ist, sculptor, and author from SanFrancisco, California, with a de-gree in engineering. He is bestknown for his inventive contrap-tions that used a multitude of ev-eryday things to make a simpletask extraordinarily complicated.

KWs Team USA members are, from left to right, sitting: Tanner Warnerand Caleb Greseth; standing: Clint Irrthum, Ben Ringham, Eric Hokanson,Quinn Traxler and Luke Votruba.

By Audra DePestel

PlHS celebrates Snow FlingPINE ISLAND Pine Island High School celebrated Snow Fling March 16-21. Events included the crowningof the 2015 Snow Fling Royalty, fun events, and dress-up themes. Activities started on Monday with AmericanDay and the crowning of Snow Fling Royalty, from left to right, front row (grade level in parentheses):Shannon Pike (9), Taylor Schroder (12), Matt Kukson (12), and Noah Bauer (10); back row: Dane Loucks (9),Jessica McNallan (11), Nicholas Cain (11), and Hope Benike (10). Tuesday was Tie Dye Day and the talentshow, Wednesday was Pajama Day and a game show, Thursday was Class Color Day and dodgeball, andFriday was Nerdy Day with a Students Against Destructive Decisions presentation. The week concluded witha Denim Dance on Saturday.

Pine Island teachers were the overall winners of the dodgeball tournament during Snow Fling. From left toright, kneeling: Rob Mainhardt, Shawn Erickson, and Nicole Mentjes; back row: Michelle Ryan, Jen Wernau,Nicole Rusch, Kate Susa, Don McPhail, Ross Fuchs, John Stapleton, Zak Hanegraaf, Craig Erickson, andRosario Mollo. Not pictured: Larissa Kabat.

Pine Island

ZM band will perform withSheldon Theater Brass Band

ZUMBROTA On Monday,March 30, at 7:30 p.m. the Zum-brota-Mazeppa High School sym-phonic band will share the ZMHSauditorium stage with the SheldonTheater Brass Band of Red Wing.Doors will open at 7 p.m. and theconcert is free.

Under the direction of Mr. JimKurschner, the Sheldon TheaterBrass Band, or STBB, is a Britishstyle brass band featuring cornets,alto horns, fluegelhorn, Englishbaritones, euphoniums, trombones,tubas, and percussion. The STBBis a member of the North Ameri-can Brass Band Association, andis recognized throughout the na-tion as one of the top brass bands

in North America. The band hasproduced a number of CDs fea-turing traditional brass band lit-erature as well as original com-missioned works.

For the past two years the ZMsymphonic band has played hostto bands from Minnesota StateUniversity Mankato andAugsburg College. The purposeof these performance interactionsis to show the students that play-ing doesnt have to end with yourhigh school graduation. The STBBis another example of the kinds ofopportunities that may be avail-able to our students as they growup and grow older.

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Goodhue

GAHS elects board membersGOODHUE The 2015 Board of Directors of the Goodhue Area Historical Society is, from left to right, Vice-President David Betcher, President Roy Buck, Gary Diercks, Marie Strusz, Secretary Yvonne Raasch, ArdisHenrichs, Treasurer Charles Voth, and Ray McNamara. Not pictured is Elroy Rusch. The GAHS held its 20thannual meeting on Monday, March 16.

Dolores Ryan honored as aWorld War II Rosie the Riveter

Dolores Ryan receives the Rosie the Riveter award at the GoodhueArea Historical Societys annual meeting on March 16. The awardrecognizes her service as a factory worker during World War II. On theleft is her son Dan Ryan, who initiated receipt of the award from theAmerican Rosie the Riveter Association, and on the right is GAHS BoardPresident Roy Buck who presented the award.

GOODHUE A special awardand membership in the AmericanRosie the Riveter Association waspresented to Dolores Helen Ryanby Goodhue Area Historical So-ciety President Roy Buck at theorganizations annual meeting onMarch 16. The award was createdin honor of the many women whoserved in the munitions and othermilitary factories in World WarII. Its purpose is to preserve thehistory and distinguished serviceof working women, including vol-unteers, from the war years.

Ryans son Dan had read aboutthe award and the organization thatwas soliciting names of womenwho would qualify and suggestedshe apply for the award. At theannual meeting, Ryans daugh-ter Ginger ONeil, a social stud-ies teacher, gave a brief history ofthe iconic Rosie the Riveter. Shesaid the popular song, Rosie theRiveter and the Norman Rockwellversion of her pictured on the coverof a 1943 issue of The SaturdayEvening Post solidified the name.All of the women factory workerswere identified as a Rosie theRiveter.

ONeil noted that when hermother left in September of 1944,factory work was unusual forwomen. The culture began chang-ing as women took on traditionalmens jobs and began to make an

impact on the economy, also chang-ing hair and clothing styles, andincreasingly taking jobs outsideof the home.

Ryan and a another youngwoman, finishing high school,took a job in St. Cloud working onthe C-46 bomber. She said sheliked her work, but she preferred

wearing a dress rather than theeventually common sight ofwomen in coveralls.

She left St. Cloud in April of1945, returning to rural Goodhueand eventually marrying GeraldRyan. The couple farmed therefor many years where they raiseda family of twelve children.

Activities director reportson Goodhues winter sportsBy R.D. Aaland

GOODHUE Activities Direc-tor Josh Wieme reported onGoodhue Schools successful win-ter sports teams at the March 16school board meeting. The danceteam competed at the varsity andjunior varsity level all season forthe first time. They showed posi-tive results, with more than thirtydancers participating. The wres-tling team had two members (Bai-lee OReilly and Joel Gadient)wrestling at the state tournament.Gadient took sixth place overall,and both had a great experience.

The girls basketball team had avery positive season with 23 wins.Wieme credited Lindsey Mace andthe seventh grade for getting themost out of their year with a smallnumber of players. The boys bas-ketball had many accomplishmentsincluding HVL Blue Champion,sub-section champion, and sec-tion runner-up to Rushford-Peter-son (who won State last week).

Wieme also reported on coach-ing reviews which are taking placethis week and said that all springstaffs are in place. He feels that alot of good things will happen withthe makeup of these staffs. Studentand Parent Surveys are in. Thesurveys identify areas that areworking and what needs to beimproved.Updated budget

Business Manager DanSchroeder reported on the updatedbudget that covered the school yearthrough February, and he explainedsome differences in the budgets

of the past two years.High school principals report

High School Principal MikeHarvey reported that ACT Test-ing for all juniors is scheduled forApril 28. The test will take allmorning to complete. This is thesame day that is tentatively sched-uled for Community Cleanup Day,weather permitting. Cleanup couldoccur on an earlier date. Juniorswill be given the option to helpwith Community Cleanup in theafternoon, or they may leave forthe day once testing is complete.

The high school testing sched-ule is out. Actual testing times anddates may change depending onhow well the test goes for stu-dents and the testing infrastruc-ture. Updated information can befound on the high school testingcalendar on the schoolswebsite. The site team has spentsome time exploring grading prac-tices through reading and work-shops. In the near future they willbe proposing some changes andwill share that in this article to getpeople thinking about possibili-ties.

A group of parents approachedHarvey to survey the students tosee if they would be interested inan after-prom party or activity.The parents would be sponsoringthis separate from the school. Todate 23 students were interestedin this offering and the parents areplanning to move forward with it.

His last comments were on PBIS(Positive Behavior InterventionSystem). The high school ratio ofteacher discipline referrals to posi-

tive behavior slips is 45 disciplinesto 260 positive behavior slips. Thisis almost a 6:1 ratio and the targetof the program was 4:1.Elementary principals report

Elementary Principal MarkOpsahl reported that with the helpof the Step-by-Step VolunteerReaders the school has had an in-crease of 18% in how many stu-dents are at their reading bench-mark.

Minnesota Comprehensive As-sessments will began in mid-April. Mrs. Jacki Ebner and Op-sahl are currently working on com-pleting the 2015-18 technologyplan that needs to be submitted tothe Department of Education byAugust 1. This past Wednesday,they conducted a needs assessmentsurvey with the staff members.

Opsahl will be finalizing for-mal observations this month withall non-tenured and tenured staffmembers. But walk-throughs willcontinue throughout the remain-der of the school year.Superintendents report

Superintendent Mike Redmondreported that as part of a contin-ued effort to improve communi-cation, the school has launched#GoodhueSchool on Twitter. Any-one with a Twitter account canaccess #GoodhueSchool by sim-ply searching for it on Twitter.Anyone with a Twitter accountcan share at #GoodhueSchool.Other business

The board accepted the resig-nation of science teacher Dr. DanielJohnson, who has taught atGoodhue since 1980.

The board approved the hiringof Scott Christianson as the in-terim varsity baseball coach.

The board approved twofundraisers: one for the baseballteam to sell apparel and the otherfor donations for the 2015 trip toWashington D.C. A board contain-ing 150 envelopes will be sold atthe auction this spring.

Math teacher Holly Haire wasgiven tenure. The last day of schoolhas been changed to May 29, dueto the lack of snow days used thisyear. The last day for seniors willbe on May 22.

The Goodhue Lions Club do-nated $4,000 for the purchase ofchoir gowns.

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Pine Island/Oronoco

By Karen SnyderORONOCO The subject of

whether to grant a variance forconstruction of a 23-foot-tall com-mercial machine shed in a resi-dential neighborhood upstagedother items at the March 17Oronoco City Council meeting.

City ordinance limits the heightof accessory buildings to 16 feet,but it wasnt just the sheds stat-ure that disturbed some of the vari-ance applicants neighbors in RiverPark subdivision.

The shed would serve as a ga-rage for the applicants businesslawn care and snow removal ma-chinery. Commercial use such asthat violates River Parks covenant,said three subdivision homeownerswho spoke during the councilmeetings public forum.

A tool shed would be OK, butno machine shed, said StanElwood.

Its an investment thing, BrianJohnson said. Will a 1,500-square-foot shed affect property values?Everyone else sticks to the rules.

Yes, they do, said Dave Bow-man who cant even park hiscamper in front of his house, atleast not for more than one day.And its a nice camper, too.

All River Park residents areaware of the covenant, Elwoodsaid, and all had agreed to it, in-cluding the one who wants a busi-ness garage sprawling on his lawn.

Regarding private covenants,city attorney Fred Suhler said, thecity lacks authority to enforce them,nor can it deny permits for projectsnot illegal by city law. But if thecouncil approved the variance, oneor more River Park residents couldsue the violator of the covenant.

For cases like these, Suhleradded, its wise to have ahomeowners association. He urgedRiver Park residents to form one.

Later in the meeting when thevariance issue came up for thecouncils consideration, councilorBeau Hanenberger said the Plan-

ning and Zoning Committee haddiscussed the matter, too, at itsMarch 12 meeting. Committeemembers had received four let-ters in opposition, listened to sev-eral River Park residents (somepro, most con), and then agreednot to make a recommendation.Theyd let the city council decide.

And so the council did. Coun-cilor Skyler Breitenstein movedto deny the variance. I dont thinka utility shed is consistent with R1zoning, he said. His peers con-curred, voting 5-0 to deny.Public meeting scheduledon Gold Rush ordinance

The Downtown Oronoco GoldRush Days Committee will hold apublic roundtable, a Q&A cover-ing the proposed ordinance changesand their effect on Gold Rush Daysvendors, whether on public or pri-vate property. The meeting is setfor 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April29, at the Oronoco CommunityCenter.County still stonewallingon road project

Olmsted County officials con-tinue to disregard requests byOronoco to finish the 2013 roadproject the county left undone.Though the county claims its workcomplete, the city points to a dozenor so deficiencies, including road-side embankments, unlandscaped,eroding and too steep to maintain;deep, steep ditches and crumblingshoulders.

Two months ago, OlmstedCounty Commissioner Lou Ohlypromised that the county wouldreview the complaints. Now hesunheard from.

As the county stonewalls, MayorKevin McDermott refuses to quit:Im not accepting this. Ill go ashigh as I have to.Free carbon monoxide alarms

The fire department will hold aCO detector giveaway on Satur-day, March 28. The event will takeplace at the fire hall, starting at 10a.m. If you cant make it, Fire Chief

Dan Sundt urges you to call be-forehand so the firefighters cansave a detector for you. To re-serve one, phone 507-367-4440,or visit oronocofire.com or thedepartments Facebook page.Fire department/firstresponders to recruit

The council voted 5-0 to autho-rize the fire and first respondersdepartments to spend up to $500($250 apiece) on their campaignto enlist new members.

Potential recruits can find in-formation and an application format oronocofire.com.Other business

Representatives from Oronocoand Pine Island scheduled a March24 meeting to discuss the feasibil-ity of building a joint wastewatertreatment facility.

A springtime reminder fromSundt: The National Weather Ser-vice will hold a Skywarn trainingprogram at 6:30 p.m., March 31 atthe Rochester International EventCenter, 7333 Airport View Dr.S.W. The public is invited to thesession which is free of charge.For more info, seew w w . c r h . n o a a . g o v / a r x /?n=skywarn_schedule.

Springtime item #2: The Parksand Trails Committee seeks vol-unteers for cleanup day at GardenPark, Saturday, April 25, startingat 9 a.m.

Springtime item #3: Look forgarden plot rental information toappear soon at the citys website.

By unanimous vote, the coun-cil approved expenditures of:

Up to $1,600 for fourfirefighters to attend next months2015 Fire Department InstructorsConference in Indianapolis.

$12,150 for a new mower. (Thatwas the low bid, submitted byHilltop Repair and Services,Stewartville, and includes trade-in of the old mower.)

The council will hold its nextregular meeting at 7 p.m. April 21at city hall.

Schroder and Leland are PILions Students of the MonthBy Don Buck

PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-land Lions Club recognized Tay-lor Schroder and Mitchell Lelandas the March Students of Month.Taylor Schroeder

The English department faculty(Larissa Kabat, Katherina Susa,Angela Organ and Patrick Smith)selected Taylor Schroder.

Ms. Kabat said: Taylor wouldprobably identify herself as a strongmath student, but the English de-partment has chosen her becauseof her contributions to the com-munication and language arts pro-grams.

Beyond the four grade-levelrequired English classes, Taylorchallenged herself with two col-lege-level English courses duringher junior year, speech and litera-ture. Second semester of her se-nior year, she is taking an inde-pendent creative writing coursewhere she is developing charac-ter motivations, authentic dialogue,and engaging plots. Outside ofschool, Taylor is an avid readerand is interested in cultivating awriting hobby.

Furthermore, Taylor entered theannual ZED creative writing con-test this year and was awarded anhonorable mention. She submit-ted a prose piece based on theprompt The Never Ending...

Finally, Taylor has also par-ticipated in two school musicals.Her sophomore year she was inthe chorus in Anything Goes.And her senior year, she playedMother Swan and a chorus girl inHonk. In both instances Taylorshowed leadership among the castmembers, as well as assisted withother aspects of planning and stag-ing the production including setwork and costumes.

In addition to all of Taylorsinvolvements, shes an excellentrole model for other students andleads by example. PIHS is luckyto have her as a part of the studentbody.

Schroders activities includesoftball, math league, NationalHonor Society, student council,FCCLA, band, jazz band, choir,carolers, womens ensemble andArt Scream. She also works twoweekend days at the nursing home.Schroder has received the Star of

the North award. Other collegecredit courses include Spanish 3and 4, AP calculus and statistics,which is the equivalent to a se-mester of college.

She enjoys reading, rollerblading, playing piano, horsebackriding, wood working, photogra-phy, camping, hiking and fishing.She plans to attend the Universityof Wisconsin-La Crosse and ulti-mately becoming a physical thera-pist. Taylor is the daughter ofGlenda and Bill Schroder.Mitchell Leland

The music department ismadeconsisting of Barb Hoppe,Joe Mish, and Doug Strandell. Mr.Strandell says this about Leland:

He has been an outstandingmusic student. He has been a mem-ber of both the orchestra and cho-ral programs since fifth grade.Mitchell plays violin in the or-chestra and sings tenor i the con-cert choir.

In choir, Mitchell has been veryactive throughout his years in PineIsland. He auditioned and was se-lected as a member of the state-wide ACDA Anacrusis BoysChoir in eighth grade and theACDA 9-10 Honor Choir in tenthgrade. He has been active in car-olers and has earned superior rat-ings at solo/ensemble contest asboth a soloist and as a member ofan ensemble. Mitchell has also been

very active in theater and has hadroles in dramas and musicals atour school.

In orchestra, Mitchell is oneof our leaders. He has been anactive member of our jazz stringensembles and a regular partici-pant in solo/ensemble contestwhere he has also earned superiorratings on the violin. This past year,Mitchell arranged a piece for thehigh school orchestra and success-fully conducted it at our concertin December.

Mitchell has an infectious senseof humor and an excellent atti-tude. He brings a passion and acommitment for excellence to hiswork as a musician and is lookedupon highly by his peers and in-structors.

Leland is a member of the Na-tional Honor Society and the ArtScream club. He has earned col-lege credits in speech, literature,and AP statistics and calculusclasses at Pine Island High School.He is also interested in photogra-phy and other art mediums suchas ceramics and sculpture. He en-joys coffee with friends.

Mitchell plans to attend theUniversity of Minnesota and ma-jor in graphic design. His dreamjob would to be a designer for userinterface or a magazine. He is theson of Ann and Jeff Leland.

Taylor Schroder and Mitchell Leland are the Pine Island Lions MarchStudents of Month.

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Pine Island

Pine Island approves developmentagreement for utilities to new schoolBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-land City Council approved thedevelopment agreement to extendwater, sewer, and storm sewer tothe new PreK-4 school on March17. The school board had approvedand signed the agreement on March12.

The estimated cost of the utilityproject is $962,956. The projectcosts and any unforeseen over-run costs will be paid 68.4% bythe school district and 31.6% bythe city (for upsizing the pipes).The school district will pay to com-plete the alternative water loopfor the new school.

In the agreement the SAC (SewerAvailability Charge) and WAC(Water Availability Charge) feeswill only be calculated on the tendeveloped acres of the 40-acreelementary school site. The SACfee is $54,015.10 and the WACfee is $25,306.50.

Councilor Erik Diskerud asked,Will the citys costs ($414,080)ever be recouped? City ClerkJon Eickhoff said that hook-up feesand area costs with developmentwill more that recoup the costs.

Diskerud questioned if SAC/WAC fees could be charged onmore of the school site if the dis-trict decided to build a high schoolor another gym there in the future.Eickhoff said, We would not beable to do that. He said the agree-ment was a one-time thing similarto commercial properties.

School board chair John Champasaid the new building is 103,000square feet. It requires the 40-acresite. The sports complex and newtrack will be there. There is somegreen space and the north side iswater run-off drainage. A highschool and elementary schoolwould need a minimum of 80 acres

of land. He said, We would justbe able to add on to the new schoolfor 750 kids.

Diskerud voted against the reso-lution, authorizing the mayor andcity clerk to execute the utilityagreement.

The council authorized CityAttorney Bob Vose to accept theeasements for the water and sewerutilities to the new school. Eickhoffsaid the surveys were approved,but the title work is in progress.City engineers will review the landdescriptions in the document withthe city attorney. Vose will re-view the titles. The council ap-proved the easements contingenton acceptance by Vose.

City Engineer Neil Britton pre-sented seven bids that were sub-mitted for the water and sewerextension project to the new school.The council awarded the bid tothe lowest responsible bidder,Heselton Construction, LLC, whobid $917,000.40 for the projectand $252,905.15 for the alternate(the water loop).Other business

Mike Bubany of David DrownAssociates presented informationabout the competitive negotiatedsale of $1,200,000 General Obli-gation and Improvement Bonds,Series 2015A, for the 2015 StreetProject. The GO Bonds would bepaid over 15 years. The councilapproved the sale. Bubany saidthe city would need to do anotherrating. He will sell the bonds inMinneapolis on April 21 and an-nounce the results to the council

that night.City engineer Craig Britton pre-

sented two bids submitted for the2015 Street Project. SchumacherConstruction bid $1.163 millionand Meyer Construction bid $1.586million. The council awarded thebid to Schumacher.

The council approved five con-sumption permits for the Ameri-can Legion Saturday Night events.The Legion will have a beer gar-den and live music at the CheeseFactory. The city can only approveten consumption permits each year.

The public works departmentsrequest to purchase a new snowplow truck was approved. The citywill purchase a 2015 Mach truckfor $80,920 and equipment fromthe truck from Universal Equip-ment for $71,216. Wayne Kingsaid that it will take 90-120 daysto construct the truck. The truckwill then go to Universal to installthe equipment. It should be readyto use in the fall.

The council approved a resolu-tion in support of new state fund-ing dedicated to the maintenanceof city streets. The resolution ofsupport will go to the state legis-lature.

Goodhue County approved arequest from the Cheese Fest Com-mittee to close CSAH #11 east ofMain Street and detour traffic to3rd Street NE and 3rd Avenue NEfrom June 4-8 for the communityfestival, set-up, and cleanup. Thecity council also approved the re-quest. The parade route on MainStreet will be closed on June 7.

Micro-loan approved for Envirolastech, Inc.By Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND The Pine Is-land Economic Development Au-thority recommended that the citycouncil approve $6,300 forEnvirolastech, Inc. from the PineIsland EDA Micro Loan Program.On March 17, the council approvedthe loan for five years at 5% APR.The principal and interest on theloan will be delayed for twelvemonths.

The company will use the loanfor production verification testsand to demonstrate that standardequipment can be used to produceEnvirolastech products. The test-ing will be done in a manufactur-ing facility and a validation test-ing lab at the University of Min-nesota. The micro-loan funds willbe used to rent the lab and equip-ment facilities, purchase raw ma-terials, and conduct testing to vali-date the structural capabilities ofthe products. Potential investorsrequested this information.

According to the EDA, withinvestors the company plans tobuild a 20,000 square foot manu-facturing facility in Pine Island,possibly at Elk Run. The facilitywould be phased in. Envirolastech

plans to create thirteen full-timeand five part-time jobs. The phaseswould include a materials recov-ery facility and a materials pro-cessing center.About Envirolastech, Inc.

Paul Schmitt is the founder,president, and majority owner ofthe company. Geno Wente is thevice-president. In 2012,Envirolastech won top honors forinnovative clean technology in theClean Technology & RenewableEnergy Division of the MinnesotaCup competition.

Schmitt has been working onfusing recycled plastics and ashproduced by landfills, fly ash, andgypsum into pellets to form com-posite construction materials sincethe 1990s. The plastic compoundcreated through a thermo-processcan be used to replace wood andcould outlive concrete. Some ofthe materials that have been cre-ated could have a lifespan of 200years.

The Envirolastech products arecreated from 95-100% recycledmaterials and are weather resis-tant. The materials would offer aneconomical alternative for con-struction materials and equipment

for outside activities.A group of scientists has already

tested some applications and thestrength of the products. In someof these previous tests theEnvirolastech material got stron-ger in cold weather.Wellhead Protection Plan

Justin Blum of the MinnesotaDepartment of Health presentedinformation about updating thePine Island Wellhead ProtectionPlan to comply with the federalSafe Drinking Water ProtectionAct. The plan must be updatedevery ten years. This update is forpart one of the state plan.

In the past, the city fit a require-ment of a population not exceed-ing 3,000, a qualification for con-sultation from the MDH for theplan. The population has grownto 3,318 and the city must pay theexpense to hire a consultant.

Blum said because the city hasa plan, it would only need to amendit. One change that must be in-cluded is that the citys secondwell is no longer for emergencyuse. It is in use full-time. The citymust look for sources that couldcontaminate the water supply, likeunsealed wells. These wells must

be identified and sealed. Blum saidit is also significant that there is somuch fractured rock in this areaof Minnesota.

Blum estimated that the cost ofhiring a consultant to update theplan would be between $5,000 and$10,000. Historic mappingsrecords could be used to locatethe old, unsealed wells. The MDHhas a grant program that reimbursesup to $10,000. The city could ap-ply.Tobacco ordinance update

The council discussed updatingthe citys tobacco ordinance toinclude e-cigarettes, e-juice, to-bacco vapor products, and to pro-hibit Hookah bars in Pine Island.Both Goodhue and Olmsted Coun-ties have tobacco sales and youthaccess ordinances in place thatcorrelate with the Minnesota andU.S. Smoke-free Workplace Laws.

City attorney Bob Vose told thecouncil, You can do this withchanges in the existing code. Hesuggested making the necessarychanges and bringing the codesback to the council at the meetingon April 21. The council directedhim to make the changes.

Zwart to donate land forriver trail to Pine IslandBy Alice Duschanek-Myers

PINE ISLAND At the PineIsland City Council meeting onMarch 17, Wendell Zwart ex-pressed his desire to donate landthat he purchased from BeverlySpriesterbach to the City of PineIsland for green space.

He said, The land was for saleso I bought it to donate to the city.He would like there to be a riverwalk on the land in the future.

The land is adjacent to OlmstedCounty State Aid Highway #3 andcurves along the middle branch ofthe Zumbro River to meet up with8th Street SE.

Zwart is a member of the IslandRiders Saddle Club. He said hehad one reservation for the city:that the city would perpetuallyallow horses and a trail on the southside of the river. The saddle clubwould maintain a six to eight foot

wide trail with the branches cut toallow safe passage for the horsesand riders.

Mayor Rod Steele thanked Zwartfor his donation. City attorney BobVose was directed to manage thelegal transfer of the land. The coun-cil plans to formally accept theland donation on April 21.

sault Awareness by Michael J.Domitrz, Founder of The Date SafeProject. The materials are used bypublic, private, and parochialschools throughout the country.

Dennison used role-playing asa teaching tool, with help fromstudent volunteers who portrayedcharacters to show why asking firstand getting consent makes all thedifference. The program advisedstudents to intervene in potentiallydangerous situations with theirpeers, especially when alcohol is

By Audra DePestel

St. Patricks Day celebrated at Pine Haven

Residents Bob and Iris Minor are with an inflatable leprechaun at PineHaven Care Centers St. Patricks Day celebration.

PINE ISLAND On Tuesday, March 17 residents at Pine Haven CareCenter celebrated St. Patricks Day with shamrock-shaped cookies andtraditional Irish folk songs, compliments of the Pine Ears singing group.The residents and their families look forward to the St. Patricks Daycelebration at Pine Haven each year where they enjoy good cheer,

songs, novelty gifts, and sweet treats. From left to right are Pine Earsmembers Ruby Gronseth, Shelly Shelstad, Dick Erwin, Janice Erwin,Norm Pipho, Joan Krause, Margaret Banitt, Donna Berkmann, JoanneSanborn, Madelyn Shelstad, and Carol Moreland. Mary Anne Owenaccompanied the group on piano and Conrad Lechelt played the accordion.

PINE HAVEN POTPOURRIPINE ISLAND The Pine Ha-

ven Auxiliary will meet in the ac-tivity room Wednesday April 22at 1:30 p.m. They welcome newmembers, a great way to becomeinvolved in the lives of our resi-dents!

Residents celebrating Aprilbirthdays are: Doris Rawalt April18, James Schrantz 21, ThelmaSchall 23. The April Birthday Partywill be Monday, April 13, at 2

p.m. We will play Bingo and servespecial treats.

Spring is upon us and we arelooking forward to spending timeoutdoors and getting out on thebus. The Minnesota Twins are afavorite for the residents to watchon TV. Go Twins! Various musicentertainers will be here through-out the month. Many volunteersand staff will lead us in differentactivities. Let us know if you wouldlike an activity calendar, and wecan email, send via mail, or youcan stop in and pick one up.

On April 15 we will host ourannual Volunteer Banquet. Thisyears theme is, Volunteers: AWork of Heart.

We welcome volunteers here atPine Haven. Positions are flex-ible, and its a great way to makea difference in the lives of others.

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Student volunteers Lexi Loats and Jack Williams assist with a role-playing scene at Pine Island High School during the Date Safe educationalprogram presented by Neil Dennison from Victim Services.

By Audra DePestelPINE ISLAND Pine Island

High School held an assemblyfeaturing Neil Dennison of Vic-tims Services of Rochester onMarch 16. Dennison presented theDate Safe Project, an educationaland entertaining program intendedto help teenagers make betterchoices surrounding relationshipsand intimacy.

The presentation was based onthe book May I Kiss You? ACandid Look at Dating, Commu-nication, Respect, & Sexual As-

PINE ISLAND POLICE REPORTBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

The following information wasprovided by the Goodhue CountySheriffs Office.February 21

7:04 p.m. An issue involvinga subject with mental illness wasreported on the 1200 block of 511thSt NW. The subject received as-sistance.

9:38 p.m. A deputy was askedto remove a vehicle with two menrefusing to leave a property on 5thSt SW. The subjects said they werewaiting for a tow truck to removean RV that was being stored onthe property. The RV was moved.February 22

2:44 p.m. A fender was in theroadway near Hwy 52 and 520thSt in Pine Island Township.

3:54 p.m. A deputy was askedto remove an unwanted person from2nd St SW.February 23

1:10 p.m. A deputy checkedon the welfare of a person on the1200 block of 511th St NW. Theelderly relative had left in a ve-hicle. The subject was located inChicago.

5:28 p.m. An alarm could beheard going off on Pine Ct NE.The homeowner took the smokealarms down to paint and onestarted going off. The problemwould be addressed.February 24

1:42 a.m. A deputy observeda male in the lot of CJ Auto Sales.The male said he just got off workand was on his way home andstopped to look at cars. The deputydrove to the lot and all appearedfine.

4:32 a.m. A sedan was parkednear Sunnyside Ct NE and hadbeen running for half an hour.Deputies spoke with the occupantwho appeared to have been sleep-ing. He said he was making deliv-eries, got tired and pulled over.The man was advised to movealong.

8:13 a.m. A 911 hang-up callwas received from the school.School staff were spoken to andall was fine.

9:48 a.m. A deputy was askedto provide a squad car escort for afuneral from 3rd St SW.

12:23 p.m. A vehicle parkedfor two weeks on Amanda Ct SWwas reported. The vehicle was onprivate property and was not block-ing a fire hydrant.

4:58 p.m. Harassment/threatswere reported on Ridgeway LnNE.

6:07 p.m. An alarm was acti-vated at Pine Island Bank. It was afalse alarm set off by cleaning staff.

7:05 p.m. An ongoing prob-lem with vehicles driving througha hay field was reported on the51400 block of 165th Ave inRoscoe Township.

8:11 p.m. A vehicle was parkedon Hwy 52 near Cty 11. Two peoplewere walking across the lanes; onewas nearly hit. A deputy checkedthe area. The subjects were notlocated.

9:16 p.m. Extra patrol wasrequested near Fork Trl and 515thSt in Roscoe Township. Vehiclesand ATVs were repeatedly driv-ing up to the property.February 25

5:14 p.m. A deer was hit by avehicle near Cty 11 and 170th Avein Roscoe Township. A deer tagwas requested.

5:39 p.m. A citation for seatbelt violation and no proof of in-surance was issued near Cty 11and 170th Ave in Roscoe Town-ship.

5:49 p.m. A deputy was askedto check on the welfare of a per-son on 5th St SW.

6:13 p.m. A traffic stop wasconducted near 8th St and Cty 3.

9:03 p.m. Loud blasts werereported on 3rd St SW. At 9:27p.m. a subject was found parkednear 3rd Ave and 3rd St. The soundwas fireworks.

10:06 p.m. A citation for driv-ing after revocation and no insur-ance was issued near Main St N.

11:27 p.m. A citation for ex-pired registration and no proof ofinsurance was issued near MainSt and 6th St NW.

Date Safe Projectpresentation givenat Pine Island School

involved. The program also aimedto give students a greater level ofrespect for survivors of sexualassault.

Dennison also presented an age-appropriate program for middleschool students with a wrap-upclassroom session on Tuesday,March 17, for eighth-graders. Heprovided school counselors withresource brochures from VictimServices for students who may havequestions, concerns, or who needsomeone to contact for support.

Victim Services is located at theGovernment Center in Rochester.They have a 24-hour sexual as-sault crisis line that supports Dodge,Fillmore, and Olmsted counties.Contact 507-289-0636 or 1-877-289-0636 or email victim.services@co.olmsted.mn.us.

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By Tawny Michels

Girl Scouts donate Birthday Bags to food shelfZUMBROTA Zumbrota Girl Scouts wrapped up their food drive projecton Tuesday, March 17, by assembling twenty-seven Birthday Bags forthe local food shelf. From left to right, Alexadra Ebertowski, Olivia Epps,Bobbie Rae Benson, Abby Clasemann, Olivia Amsbaugh, Grace Vierling,Holly Donovan, and Billie Jean Emeline get ready to pack up the BirthdayBags. The drive, which ran from March 4-10 at Hub Food Center,

produced the food for the bags. The bags contained cake mix, frosting,plates and napkins, balloons, candles, toys, and small party favors sothat every kid could enjoy a birthday party. On March 3, Jan Horsman,co-director at the food shelf, attended a meeting and talked to the girlsabout how the food shelf runs and who they help. At the March 17meeting, Maggie Eggerichs, another co-chair of the food shelf, pickedup the bags and took them to the food shelf.

By Tawny MichelsZUMBROTA Nearing the year

mark of conflict between the Cityof Zumbrota and the Dairy Farm-ers of America (DFA) plant, thedispute may now be entering thecourtroom. A five-page appeal wasfiled with the Minnesota Court ofAppeals by DFA on March 4.

The dispute stems from mul-tiple violations by the DFA plantthat occurred in mid-2014. DFAwas fined $90,000 for multiplewastewater violations. They werefined another $36,000 for moreviolations last fall, though an ap-peal by DFA resulted in that finebeing cut in half.

DFA contends that the city coun-cil acted outside its authority onJanuary 22 when it unanimouslyapproved a $5 increase in fees andfine schedule. Because (DFA) wasnot notified of the proposed modi-

fication to the permit and did notparticipate in the city council hear-ing that resulted in the decision toincrease the rates and penalties,(DFAs) issues are raised for thefirst time in this appeal, DFA wrotein its appeal.

The city council says the newfines bring the numbers closer tothe average of neighboring cities,after having numerous complianceissues with the Dairy Farmers ofAmerica plant since 2009. Bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD)fines will increase from $4.50 to$6 per unit of BOD.

The 2015 BOD fees will increasefrom $15.25 to $20.25. The feewill increase again in 2016 from$20.25 to $25.25.

In response to inquiries for state-ments on the situation, DFA Se-nior Vice President of CorporateAffairs Monica Massey said,

Zumbrota Police calls were down in2014 from the previous two yearsBy Tawny Michels

ZUMBROTA Police ChiefPatrick Callahan presented theZumbrota Police Departmentsannual report for 2014 at the March19 city council meeting. Total callvolume was down from the pasttwo years. In 2012, the number ofcalls was 2,016, in 2013 it was2,059, and in 2014 the numberwas 1,852, which was due in partto fewer traffic stops.

Callahan said he didnt want tocomment excessively on 2014 asa whole since he was not in Zum-brota for most of it. He did, how-ever, express his concern for spe-cific criminal activity that has beengoing on, including theft and fraud.Next to traffic calls, theft and fraudwere the most prominent activi-ties in 2014.

The Drug Task Force was called

upon for six warrants for meth-amphetamine searches and oneheroin search warrant in 2014.These calls resulted in the arrestof thirteen people on drug-relatedcharges. Callahan informed thecouncil of drug activity within thepast two weeks, which included asuspected DUI traffic stop thatresulted in a felony drug chargeand a tip about narcotics that alsoresulted in an arrest and felonycharges.Other business

The council approved the sale,per Chief Callahans suggestion,of a red 2000 Chevrolet Suburbanthat was impounded on a narcot-ics violation on September 11,2014.

The councilors approved a re-quest for Public Works DirectorMike Olson to seek bids on a

sealcoat project for later this year.The estimated cost of the projectis $53,080. The project will in-clude sealcoating 26,761 squareyards of city streets and 7,394square yards of parking lots aroundthe city.

Darrell Leonard was seeking anew tobacco license for the busi-ness he purchased called LeonardsCorner Shell. It will replace thetobacco license currently held byMatthees Midtown. The councilapproved his request.

Stary-Yerka VFW Post 5727sought approval to sell pull tabs inThe Guilty Goose. Council ap-proved the request 4-0-1, with SaraDurhman abstaining since she isco-owner of the bar. They willnow need to submit an applica-tion to the State of Minnesota.

DFA and City of Zumbrotamay soon end up in court

While we continue dialogue withthe City of Zumbrota, DFA filedan appeal of the increase in waste-water discharge rates and the in-creased fine schedule the city ap-proved. The appeal was filed inorder to preserve our rights goingforward, however, we continuedialogue to resolve the matteramicably,

Meanwhile, Ken Bayliss, a St.Cloud attorney hired to representZumbrota, is currently looking intowhether the appropriate venue forthe dispute is the appellate courtor Goodhue County District Court.Bayliss expects the venue issue tobe resolved within a month, atwhich point actual legal proceed-ings could begin.

The City of Zumbrota is cur-rently not saying much in responseto the pending legal action. CityAdministrator Neil Jensen directedall inquiries to Bayliss.

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Powerade 4 Schools Program raisesfunds for Goodhue and ZM SchoolsViking Coca-Cola Bottling Company is directing a portion of its sales of Powerade and Powerade Zero backto participating area high schools under a program called Powerade 4 Schools. Money is collected onsales of these products and then divided to high schools based on the percentage of purchased beverages.Goodhue School received $1,078.23 on March 19. To date, the school has received $4,946.38 through thisprogram. In the above photo, from left to right, are Viking Coca-Cola representative Bill Laqua, MadisonSchafer, Maggie Mills, Isaiah Hinsch, Jacob McNamara, Katie Hemenway, Sara Ringeisen, and GoodhueActivities Director Josh Wieme.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School received $1,088.90 in the Powerade 4 Schools Program on March 13 at HubFood Center in Zumbrota. From left to right are Sherie Majerus, Hub Food Center store manager; JoeyMajerus, Alyssa Quam, Tara Matuska, Bill Laqua of Viking Coca-Cola, and Isaiah Stueber.

4-HCherry Grove Busy GophersBy Kate Rechtzigel

The March 8 meeting began at 7:01p.m. and was very brief, as there wereno demonstrations. We discussed theLivestock ID Night that the 4-H is goingto have for people who are showinglivestock this summer at the fair. Wewere reminded of the Hog Roast whichis on April 26. Also, we were remindedto turn in our ticket sales next month.The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

The next meeting will be at Dale onApril 12 at 7 p.m. As always, we wel-come to new members. Meetings areusually held at Dale Lutheran Church at7 p.m. every first Sunday of the month,unless otherwise noted.

Mazeppa MusketeersBy Brooklyn Radtke

The March meeting of the MazeppaMusketeers was called to order on March8, 2015. At the beginning of the meet-ing we played a game called over-under.The object of the game is to pass a ballover your head to the person behindyou. They then pass it under their legsto the person behind them. This patterncontinues to the end of the line, andthen the person at the end of the lineruns to the front. The winner of thegame is the first team to have the firstperson back up in the front of the line.

During the meeting we discussed serv-ing treats to the Legion and Honor Guard.We also talked about Project Explora-tion Day.

At the end of the meeting we had aphotography demonstration by Jim Perrottiand a demonstration by Gabbi Perrottion how to make pretty tissue paperflowers. The Siems family brought ayummy snack and beverage.

If you are interested in joining MazeppaMusketeers 4-H, you can come to ournext meeting on Sunday, April 12, at6:30 p.m. at the Mazeppa CommunityCenter.

ZM SENIOR PROFILES

Name: Jamie RoweParents: Robert and Krista

RoweSiblings: Dylon, 10

Name: Justine WeberParents: Rob and Janet WeberSiblings: Erica and Alex We-

berHigh school activities: Soccer,

musicals, SADD, band, NationalHonor Society, freshman mentor,soccer coach, softball, golf

Favorite class or subject: Span-ish with Paola and Mrs. Buchholz

Best high school memory:Seeing Ms. Heitman absolutelyeat dirt in advanced biology rightafter saying to the class, Every-body look over here!

Hobbies: Singing, reading, play-ing soccer, helping with theaterproductions, cooking, watchingmovies, and spending time withfriends and family

Person or persons you wouldlike to meet, living or dead? Jesus

Favorite...Book: Harry Potter series

Name: Connor HegsethParents: Brad and Donna

HegsethSiblings: Karissa and JessHigh school activities: Foot-

ball, wrestling, baseball, FFA,trapshooting

Favorite class or subject: Studyhall

Best high school memory:Being with friends

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing,snowmobiling

Favorite...Movie: Friday Night LightsTV Show: The Walking DeadCollege/career plans: Attend

the University of Wisconsin Stout

Name: Lexi MooreParents: Jennifer and Brent

Name: Christian MonsrudParents: Zola Monsrud and

Scott Monsrud (deceased)Siblings: MackenzieHigh school activities: Boys

basketball managerFavorite class or subject: Ad-

vance biology with Ms. HeitmannBest high school memory:

Winning Powder Puff senior yearHobbies: Hunting, fishing, and

Movie: Titanic and Shes theMan

TV Show: BonesSong: Ghost by Ella

HendersonIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? I would probably put it in aCD at the bank, pull it out in aboutten years, and retire at age 30.

Describe yourself in one word:Cant

College/career plans: Attendthe University of Wisconsin Madison for management andhuman resources and Spanish, andland an excellent job in a largecompany. Get married, raise a fam-ily, and live life to the absolutefullest.

Favorite class or subject: Con-struction

Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, help-ing my dad restore his 1978 Camaro

Favorite...Movie: American SniperTV Show: Duck DynastySong: Field Party by The LacsIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? A new truck

College/career plans: Collegefor DNR

photographyPerson or persons you would

like to meet, living or dead? Jus-tin Moore, George Strait

Favorite...Book: The Hunger GamesMovie: The Blind SideTV Show: Chicago FireSong: Aint Worth the Whis-

key Cole SwindellIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? Brand new Chevy Silveradolifted

Describe yourself in one word:Friendly

College/career plans: AttendRochester Community and Tech-nical College and become a para-medic. Career goal is to be a flightmedic on Mayo One.

MooreSiblings: KyliFavorite class or subject: Psy-

chologyHobbies: DancePerson or persons you would

like to meet, living or dead? TravisWall and Sonya Tayeh

Favorite...Book: Scarlet in the SnowMovie: The Lion King and

Beauty and the BeastTV Show: Greys AnatomySong: Just the Way You Are

Bruno MarsIf you won the lottery, what

would one of your first purchasesbe? A nice car

Describe yourself in one word:Caring

College/career plans: Becomea kindergarten teacher

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Examples of how the ZumbrotaCommunity Trust helps in local areaBy Marilyn Anderson

ZUMBROTA Each fall forthe past ten years, the ZumbrotaCommunity Trust (ZCT) hasawarded grants to local organiza-tions or individuals representinga wide array of projects or needsin the community. With more than$400,000 distributed to over 40different groups, many people havebenefitted from the generosity ofothers. While some groups or or-ganizations receive funds annu-ally at donors request or due toneed, other grants are on a one-time basis for a specific project.

Here are just a few examples ofhow recent grants are being used.(See front page article on how theTrust is organized and funded.)Free family movies

The Zumbrota Area Arts Coun-cil and local Girl Scout Troop#25240 collaborated on the grantproposal that is bringing a seriesof free family movies toZumbrotas State Theatre in 2015.The first film, Nims Island, wasshown on Saturday, January 11.Three additional movies are to beselected by Troop #25240 and willbe shown later this year.

Co-leaders of the Junior Troop,Allison Knott and Sarah Nelson,first approached State TheatreDirector Ronda Anderson-Sandover a year ago when the troopwas working on their Take Ac-tion Project. After the girls hadbrainstormed ideas of communityprojects, they met with Anderson-Sand to tour the theatre and dis-cuss their interests. One of the ideasthe girls decided upon was to as-sist in programming a series offree family movies to be shown atthe theatre. Since paying royal-ties to show the films is a majorexpense, a grant to support theproject was submitted to the ZCT.The $1200 grant award is beingused to support the series of fourfamily movies.

The troop did not stop there.After careful research and plan-ning, the girls chose Nims Is-land, a film inspired by the bookof the same name, to be the firstfilm shown in 2015. In order forfamilies to have their own copyand read the book free of chargeas well as see the movie, they foundlocal sponsors to help fund thepurchase of 100 copies of the book.Crossings scholarships

A wide array of summer campsare offered for youth ages 3-18 atCrossings at Carnegie. About 300

campers are again expected toparticipate in one or more weeksof the 26 programs offered duringthe summer of 2015. Choices rangefrom Mixing Mud & Math toMachine Sewing to MusicalTheatre The Sound of Music.A full schedule can be found athttp://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/camps.html

Grants received from the ZCThave allowed some children toparticipate in programs that theywould not have been able to oth-erwise. While the grants help meetthe need and are greatly appreci-ated, the amount falls short of whatis awarded in total scholarships.We dont want to turn kids down,said Crossings owner MarieMarvin. She said the camps givestudents the ability to experiencethe arts an area that is often oneof the first to be cut from schoolcurriculums due to budgeting re-straints.

Records show that scholarshipsin the amount of $3,613 helped 88children attend camps in 2014 ($41per child average). Even withZCTs generosity, funding fellshort of what was needed. Cross-ings was awarded a $2000 grantin November 2014; up from $1000awarded the previous year.

In summaries and records main-tained following last years sum-mer programming, parents reportedon the excitement of their chil-dren taking part in the camps.Some were so impressed theyproudly posted photos onFacebook, encouraging theirfriends to sign their kids up for acamp. The instructor really con-nected with my child, and I couldnever have taught this at home,are frequent comments, reportedValerie McCarty of Crossings.New lives are touched each year.We welcome about 90 new camp-ers annually; scholarship awardeesamong them.Ministerial Association andStabilize Families

Pastor Jan Fischer has been in-volved with both the ZumbrotaMinisterial Association and Sta-bilize Families for several years.While both programs may over-lap slightly in the population theyserve, recipients are typically iden-tified differently.

Among the Trusts specialprojects has been Stabilize Fami-lies, a program providing assis-tance to local citizens lacking fundsto pay for such things as prescrip-

tions, fuel, mental health care, andchildrens dental care. Helping topay for a bus pass to allow a per-son to get to work is another ex-ample of help that has been pro-vided. The goal is to assist localcitizens who may need money topay for items not covered by otherprograms.

The program primarily focuseson smaller dollar amount needsthat have been identified by oneof the participating programs fora client or participant of that pro-gram. Typically Stabilize Fami-lies assists individuals and fami-lies in the area who need tempo-rary assistance to stabilize an emer-gency situation. Participating pro-grams include: Three Rivers Ac-tion Council, Zumbrota-MazeppaEarly Childhood Family Educa-tion, Zumbrota Area Food Shelf,Mayo Clinic-Zumbrota, ZumbrotaMinisterial Association and Cov-ered Bridge Resources.

One component of StabilizeFamilies has been the undertak-ing of the 20 Teeth Dental Pro-gram. This program brings a mo-bile dental clinic to Zumbrota orMazeppa each year and providesdental care for children whoseparents are unable to fund it. Thishas been a great success story,helping as many as 75 childrenwith each clinic, said Fischer.

Fischer acknowledged that re-quests to the Ministerial Associa-tion Fund, like Stabilize Families,have continued to grow in recentyears. Though some requests comefrom the local police for transientpeople to provide money for food,gas or lodging, most of the need isfor helping local residents. Theneed continues to grow mostdefinitely. We cant meet all re-quests. Or we may just give a por-tion of what is needed. Areachurches also contribute to helpmeet the need, said Fischer.

In 2014, fifty-one families re-ceived assistance from StabilizeFamilies or the Ministerial Asso-ciation Fund, up from forty-twofamilies the previous year.Other grant recipients

The ZCT assists with many otherlocal requests as they occur, in-cluding areas such as arts and en-tertainment, environment, history,education, and recreation.

To name just a few of the manyothers receiving grants during thepast decade: Zumbrota Sesquicen-tennial, Three Rivers CommunityAction Council, Roscoe SchoolRestoration, Zumbrota Area His-torical Society, Zumbrota Com-munity Band, Zumbrota PublicLibrary, Zumbrota SwimmingPool, Packing for the WeekendBackpack Fund, Zumbrota Skate-board Park, and Zumbrota BikeRodeo.

Each year, the ZCT makes thedonor-designated distributionsfrom the Robert A. Langsdorf es-tate gift to the Zumbrota-MazeppaSchools, United RedeemerLutheran Church, and Pine Ha-ven Care Center. The ZumbrotaCommunity Trust has also beeninstrumental in support of preserv-ing, protecting and promotingZumbrotas Covered Bridge sincethe Covered Bridge Society dis-banded in 2004.

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Mazeppa approves purchase ofsecured drug drop containerBy Alicia Hunt-Welch

MAZEPPA At the March 11meeting, the Mazeppa City Councildiscussed the possibility of ob-taining a drug drop-off container,funding sources and a location forit. Councilman Derald Mitchellsaid the Mazeppa FirefightersRelief Association agreed to pro-vide $250 for the purchase of adrug drop-off container. MayorJohn Betcher said the Lions Clubdonated $250. A drug dropbox isestimated to cost $600-900. Therest of the funds will likely bedonated.

Several comm