Kasson Mantorville High School - Komet Yearbook (Kasson, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1976 volume:

KOMET BICENTENNIAL ISSUE NINETEEN SEVENTY-SIX VOLUME NINETEEN KASSON-MANTORVILLE JR.-SR. HIGH SCHOOL KASSON, MINNESOTA 55944 Kasson Elementary School K-4 Mantorville Middle School 5-6 mmmi hv-- %' SCrk - .UAWSSViwwi if|g 3 iss£Effi Err -ss,„ -T ' £■ :mms3!s , Kasson-Mantorville Junior and Senior High School Editors EDITOR HEADS Row one: Julie Badker, Academics; Marilyn Fredrickson, Advisor and Photographer; Diane Wend- ler, Sports; Ann Folkestad, Bicentennial and Editor Head; Row two: Lynda Andreen, Business Manager and Co- Editor Elect; Nancy Fencl, Student Life and Co-Editor Elect; Penny Herrick, Seniors; Barbara Hoadley, Activities; Carol Lyons, Organizations; Brenda Klossner, Underclassmen. Missing from the picture is Karen Neseth, Art. The early settlers of Dodge county were mainly from the classes that had been bred under the influence of the public schools of the eastern states. They brought with them the ideas born of free public education. Coming into the magnificent heritage of free endowment, provided by the general government, they were ready to appre- ciate and quick to use its great advantages. Schools began with the first settlements, and were ex- tended with them with equal steps. 1854 schools of New England were furnishing superior training under the influence of the voice and pen of Horace Mann, and the class of younger men who had been raised up and inspired by his teaching. At no time had the influence of the schools been more whole- some and useful. This was the school atmosphere that “went west” with the stream of emigration from the old New England homes, and it was the feeling that gave value and importance to the school work of the new states in its formative stage. So it happened that Dodge county can con- template with satisfaction its early activity in school matters. The 1975-76 school year marks a milestone in our lives. It’s our nation’s 200th birthday! And, despite the fact that the “American dream” our forefathers had may still be unfulfilled (what dream ever comes true in its entirety?) the birth- day is one we are proud of. Therefore, it is with great pride and sentiment that the students of KMHS affectionately dedicate this the nineteenth volume of THE KOMET, to our patriotic forefathers who helped establish a strong educational foundation for us and future genera- tions. f T Table of Contents ___________________ INTRODUCTION................................................................1 EDITOR HEADS................................................................2 DEDICATION AND TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................3 CHAPTER I History of Mantorville and Kasson..............................4 CHAPTER II Organizations.................................................23 CHAPTER III Sports........................................................45 CHAPTER IV Academics.....................................................77 CHAPTER V Classes...................................................... 87 CHAPTER VI Activities and Student Life................................. 117 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..........................................................144 CHAPTER I 1853 In the summer of 1853, a party of gov- ernment surveyors ran lines of the west- ern tier of townships in what is now Dodge County. This brings us to the coming of the first actual settlers, the brothers Mantor and Waterman, the fall of 1853, with which begins the chronology herein after given, of the settlements and development of the county. Concluding the record of changes made in the county location by the Territory was placed into, and made a part of, Rice County, being still unsettled, as was all the region immediately adjacent. February 25,1855. Within a year after the first colonies had been planted in Townships 105,106,107 108 in ranges 16, 17,18,19 were made a separate county and named after Governor Dodge, of Wisconsin. February 1856. The Territorial Legisla- ture put Dodge County into the mold for the last time, and when it was brought forth, it was as it is at present. September 1. Peter and Riley Mantor, resident of the Root River Valley, in southern Minn. arrived at the present site of Man tor ville. They left their homes to seek a place of settlement somewhere beyond the then bounds of civilization. They reached Freeport, 111., by cars (then the western terminus of railway travel), thence came by stage to Galena, thence by boat to Prairie du Chien and then on foot across the northeast corner of Iowa, crossing the territorial line into Minn., near Elliota. Striking the Root River at Forestville, they fitted out an ox-team and wagon with supplies, and adding to their company Eli P. Waterman, then a resident of the Root River Valley, pushed on by way of what is now Spring Valley. The Population consisted of 3 families- one living in a covered wagon, one in a haystack, and the third, a family named Leanders were keeping hotel-and our explorers were their first guests! Jour- neying northwestward, they struck the headwaters of the Zumbro above Ash- land, and then followed the course of the river down to the site of what is now Mantorville. Here, finding that for which they were distinctively in search-a milling privilege, with good timber and farming lands adjacent-they spent several days in taking levels and making measurements for proposed improve- ments the following year; when, their provisions being reduced to a small quantity of flour, a few potatoes, and a little honey (the product of the first bee tree out by white settlers in this region). They broke camp. The Mantor brothers staked out claims on Sections 16 and 21, now within the corporate limits of that village, and after a few days’ sojourn in this locality, the party proceeded to Iowa, from whence the Mantor brothers return- ed to their homes at Linesville, Crawford County,Pa. During the winter of 1853- 1854, after the return of the Mantor Brothers to their home in Pennsylvania, a younger brother, Frank Mantor, was in- duced to join in their enterprise, and all busied themselves in gathering supplies and in inducing residents there to accom- pany them west in the spring to the loca- tion they had selected the previous Sep- tember, and which they had already christened “Mantorville.” 1854 April 14. Peter Mantor, E.P. Waterman, J.M. Sumner, H.O. Parmeter, Joel Wat- kins, M.B. Dolson,S.G. Irish. William Fowler, William Cunningham, and James Wilson arrived at the present site of Man- tor ville. April 19. The party built a house for E.P. Waterman and commenced one for Peter Mantor and William Fowler, all in Man- torville. May 12. An emigrant train from Iowa arrived composed of seven wagons and ten yoke of oxen, bringing the first wo- men and children-Mrs. J.M. Sumner and four daughters; Mrs. M.B. Dolson and two daughters; Mrs. Joel Watkins and son; Mrs. Sam Rowen and children; Mrs. E.P. Waterman; Mrs. John Leader and two daughters. There were also thirteen men. May 14. Morris Dolson was born, being the first white child born in the county. May 23. The “Town of Mantorville” was incorporated by an act of the Territorial Legislature of this date, and the follow- ing constituted the first officials of the village: President,Peter Mantor; Recorder, William Adams;Trustees, J.B. Hubbcll, H.P. Whalton and H.A. Pratt. July. John Shober opened the first gen- eral store of the county in a log building on the south side of the Zumbro River at Mantorville. This building was a mere shack, 14 x 14 feet in size, and shingled with bark. It was stocked with staples, including whiskey and gunpowder. July 4. The First anniversary of the Na- tional birthday after the settlement of the county was duly remembered by the pioneers. The families at Concord went with their ox wagons to Mantorville, and the people of the latter settlement had duly prepared to receive and entertain them. A bee tree had been found a mile or so above town, and near it was made the place of rendezvous. G.W. Slocum read the Declaration of Independence on the occasion (thus being the first to herald abroad in this far inland region the foundation principles upon which the great Republic of the West was reared). They had a picnic dinner. Strawberries were plenty, and these, with the honey from the bee tree (the cutting of which formed one interesting item on the pro- gram), were the special delicacies, with such other “good things” as the pioneer mothers so well knew how to prepare. Some of the party went fishing, and all stayed till nearly sundown. August 6. The first death of a white per- son in the county was the infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Livengood, of Milton. A dry goods box was used for its coffin. September. John B. Hubbcll came from southern Illinois and settled at Mantor- villc, where he at once commenced the erection of a log hotel, the first hotel in Dodge County. November. The first religious services held in Dodge County were conducted by a traveling colporteur, or salesman of Bibles and religious tracts, at the resi- dence of William Fowler in Mantorville. November. Born to Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Moreland, of Milton Township, twin boys -the first double-header in the county. November. Gates Irish, of Milton Town- ship, and Mrs. Brown, of Rochester, Minnesota, declared themselves to be man and wife by the simple process of living togethcr-a common law marriage. November 8. The Hubbell House opened for business. December 24. The social event of the win- ter was a dance held at the home of Wil- liam Fowler, in Mantorville. During the winter several cases of smallpox broke out among the settlers at Mantorville, but no deaths occurred. May 16. The first ground broken and crop planted in the county was by M.B. Dolson at Concord, on Section 15. During the year a man named Maston settled just east of what is now Kasson, giving his name to the nearby stream, Maston’s Branch. His wife died in March, 1855. This was the first death of a white person in Mantorville Township. i 1855 MJjt It would be interesting could we know somewhat of the aboriginal history of places so peculiarly favored of nature as is the spot now known as Mantorville. We can but believe that it’s sheltered valued, with its many never-failing springs, and its outlying groves, hills, ravines and prairies, was the favorite camping place of the Indian hunter, perhaps often the transient home of me wandering bands; and deep-worn trails along the high banks of the Zumbro, both above and below the present village, worn by the mocca- sined feet of untold generations, attest that such must have been the fact. A vil- lage, of skeleton tepees was found here by the first comers, and large bands of Indians camped here every winter after- wards, so long as they remained in the country. As a rule, they were very much given to begging and petty thieving, but beyond this they were not troublesome. If allowed to, they would make free to enter the settlers’ houses at any and all times, and if they took a fancy to want anything, they wanted it persistently, if there were no men about. It is related of Mrs. Hiram Bardwell that on one occasion an Indian stole her water dipper and was detected by her in the act. Seizing that always-handy weapon of the housewife, the broom, she soon compelled him to drop his plunder and leave the place. Geo. H. Slocum has avert sensitive recol- lection of one or two incidents during his own boyhood, in which the red visi- tors were prominent actors. We let him tell them in his own inimitable way: In the spring of 1855, “Lo, the poor Indian” was quite numerous in the vicinity of Mantorville, and made frequent calls at the settlers’ cabins, One of these to our own I shall always remember. It was a raw, cold day in March. Mother was doing the family washing, and had got as far as the rinsing process, when ten or fifteen Indians of both sexes made their appearance, and all came crowding into our little room and up to the large fire- place to warm themselves. One rather sickly-looking young squaw seated her- self on the edge of the wash tub that was standing on the floor nearly full of hot water, and presently one of her male companions noticed her precarious rest- ing place. Apparently the thought came to him that a warm bath would be “good medicine” for a sick squaw, and seeming to be an Indian of an active no less than a sympathetic nature, he proceeded to put his theory into practice. A sly, quick move with one of his feet under hers, and she was sitting in the tub of hot water. But her stay in the tub, or for that matter in the house, was very, very brief. With a howl of pain, and sawing the air with both hands, that guileless Indian maiden flew out of the door and made a bee line for camp amid the jeers of her com- panions. Mr. Slocum adds: Another inci- dent I remember, that for sublime cheek and monumental imprudence could not be surpassed by the most impecunious tramp of today. Our family was seated at dinner one day, enjoying among other things a cut of very nice pork tenderloin, when in walked an Indian chief known to the Indians as “Layfayette.” Mr. Indian stoically surveyed the group around the table, and apparently seeing that I was the smallest and least able to resist of any- one there, lifted me off my high stool and cooly seating himself therein, pro- ceeded to fill his capacious stomach with tenderloin. To my anger and disgust, no one else seemed to care or dare to offer any objection. But I did not have to wait long to have my revenge. A few days after, my enemy called again, and this time in an intoxicated condition. Mother had a parcel of newspapers she had brought with her from Pennsylvania, and which she highly prized, inasmuch as in those days a newspaper was a scarce article on the frontier. The greedy eye of the chief saw them where they lay on a shelf over- head, and he was about to help himself. Mother forbade his touching them, but finally he grabbed them, when, on the impulse of the moment, she seized the only weapon at hand, a heavy hickory stick used as a fireplace poker, and dealt him a blow that staggered, at the same time that it seemed to sober him. He glared at her a moment, drew his blanket around him, and left the house, never troubling us afterward. When she fully realized what she had done, mother nearly fainted from fright. A note resort of the Indians was in the valley of the Zumbro, in the northeast corner of what is now Milton Township. It was to this camp that the pursuing party from Mantorville chased the chief Waupaconta, July 4, 1855, as detailed in another'place. Here too, that same season, 5 the Indians were scourged with smallpox, an unknown number of them dying. By them it was communicated to the family of Eli Brandt, a German settler, in their near vicinity, but contrary to the general- ly-accepted story, but one white person died, and that a child. May. The first school in the county was taught in May and June at Concord by Miss Cornelia Grems. May. A.J. Edgerton opened a law office at Mantorville and commenced the practice of law. He was the first attorney in the county. May 15. Dr. J.R. Dartt, the first physician to settle in the county, arrived at Mantor- ville and commenced the practice of medicine. July. This year was characterized by a very forward spring and immigrants were early on their way to this much talked of region. The county was thor- oughly explored and settlements were made far and wide. So rapidly did the homeseekers pour in that county organi- zation was made possible. The first effort in this direction was made in July of this year. The census having been taken, and disclosing a total of more than fifty legal voters, Peter Mantor journeyed to St. Paul and laid the matter before Governor Gorman, who appointed county officers, as shown by the following entry upon the county records: “Mantorville, Minn., Aug. 4,1855. It appearing by a census taken in the year 1855 and returned to the office of the Secretary of Minnesota Territory, that the county of Dodge has more than fifty legal voters, the Governor hath appointed the following officers therefore: Notary Public, Peter Mantor; County Commissioners, James M. Sum- ner, William Downard, and George W. Slocum; Sheriff, JJB. Hubbell; Registrar of Deeds, JJHL Shober; Treasurer, J.R. Dartt; District Attorney, Samuel Burwell; County Surveyor, William Chadwell; As- sessor, JJE. Bancroft; Justices, GJP. Ban- croft, Alonzo Way, R. Herzog; Constables, S.G.Irish,E.Watrous,O.B. Kidder. There has always been a popular legend current in connection with the above appoint- ments, that they were made by the Gov- ernor with the understanding that Capt. Mantor would recommend only good Democrats-which he perhaps did to the “best of his knowledge and belief’-and if afterward many of them proved to be “Black Republicans,” he could hardly be held accountable. July 4. An expedition composed of fifteen white men, under the leadership of John Shober, marched from Mantor- ville to the camp of a band of 300 Indians, under Chief Waupaconta, in the big timber in Milton, and recovered wearing apparel and money stolen the previous day front the claim shanty of E.A. Bun- ker, a mile northeast of Mantorville village. August 4. The newly appointed Board of County Commissioners met at Mantor brothers’ store, James M. Sumner, chair- man. In their proceedings Dodge County was made one election district, and the place of election was fixed at Mantor- ville. The county was also designated as one assessment precinct, and William Fowler was appointed assessor in the place of J.E. Bancroft, resigned. August 18. A school district comprising twelve sections in the township of Wat- kins, now Milton, by the Board of County Commissioners. This was the first school district organized in the county. August 18. The County Commissioners fixed the date of the first election to be the second Tuesday of October following. September. To comply with the demands of a rapidly increasing population, Wil- liam Brown and Peter Mantor each built a sawmill at Mantorville. The latter added gristing apparatus the following spring. October (second Tuesday). The first election in this county was held on this date and resulted in the election of the following: County Commissioners, William Downard, one year; James M. Sumner, two years; W.T. Collum, three years. Representative, J.B. Hubbell; Sheriff, C.H. Moses; Treasurer, Enos Bunker; Registrar of Deeds, J.H. Shober; Surveyor, William E. Chadwell; Assessor, Enos Grems; Justices of the Peace, William Bowen, and E.P. Waterman; Constables, William Cunningham, David Howard, and Joel Watkins; District Attorney, D. Rounds;Coroner, A.N. Smith. October 1. D.H. Gilbert petitioned the County Board for a county road to ex- tend from Mantorville to Red Wing on the most direct line obtainable. The peti- tion was granted. October 1. The erection of the stone hotel at Mantorville, since known as Hubbell House, was commenced. October 3. The first marriage ceremony performed in the county occurred at Mantorville. The parties thereto were John Hart and Amanda Orcutt, of Con- cord. The knot was tied by G JP. Bancroft, a Justice of the Peace. November 18. Mrs. Sarah Epsey, opened the first school in Mantorville, in a log cabin fourteen feet square, situated just east of the Hubbell House. December. A Methodist Mission was es- tablished at Mantorville. The stone church was erected in 1860 and dedicated on February 2,1868; in 1875 it was sold to the First Congregational Church, the Methodists withdrawing to Kasson. Also in 1855, Dr. Josiah Dart was a leader of a vigilante group organized to protect the settlers from bandits and horse thieves. An early history records that E.G. Rice was president of the group when in council and Dr. Dartt the “leader when executing the order of the council.” 1856 January 7. A meeting of the County Commissioners was held and J.M. Sum- ner was elected chairman. County order No. 1 was issued to William Fowler for services as assessor. School Districts Nos. 2 and 3 were organized in Concord and Milton Townships. February 29. A law was passed entitled, “An act to provide for locating the county seat of the County of Steele, etc.,” and by one provision of this law, all of townships 105,106,107, and 108 in range 19 were detached from the County of Dodge and attached to the County of Steele. The main objective of this bill was probably to fix forever the county seat of Steele County, at Owatonna. At the same time, to offset the loss of the above four townships, and as a part of the same scheme, the legislators of Dodge County sought to secure the setting off from Olmsted County of the tier of town- ships lying next to Dodge, thus giving to Mantorville a more central location in the county removing all question in this regard as to its retaining the county seat. February, 1856. The present boundaries of Dodge County were established. March 26. Mantorville village was platted by Peter Mantor, H.A. Pratt, A.D. LaDue, H.B. Whallon, A. Lancaster, and Joseph Wilbur. April. Among the new and better build- ings erected in Mantorville this spring were a general store building on Main Street by Adams and McNamara, a hardware stare building by Henry Meyers, and a general store building by Page and Garrison. April. A black bear was chased and killed by the settlers in Concord Township-the only bear killed in the county after its settlement. He weighed 462 pounds. April 8. The first school district in Canisteo, No. 23, was organized by the County Commissioners and Emma Webb taught the first school there that sum- mer. June 30. The first tax levy was at the rate of one and one-tenth per cent for the county purposes and one-tenth of one per cent for territorial purposes. October 6. It was ordered by the County Board that each election precinct be one road district. The total amount of taxes collected to this date was $430.00 in cash and $148.00 in county orders. November. The new Hubbell House, at Mantorville, opened for business Thanks- giving Day. A large gathering of pioneers participated in the pleasures of this house warming. In the winter of 1856 Indians in the large number camped in the grove on Section 12 of Vernon Township. During this winter several of the Indians died and were buried in the snow until spring, when the survivors, taking the dead bodies on their ponies, turned their faces toward the setting sun and the sound of their footsteps died away in the untrod- den west, whence they were heard of no more until 1862, when they joined Little Crow’s forces and attempted to kill off all the white population. They got a 6 portion of their just desserts when Gen. Sibley met up with them near the Missouri River. E.P. Waterman, territori- al justice, removed from Mantorville to Wasioja. As he built the first house in Mantorville, so his was the first roof in its rival four miles west. 1857 January 5. The total amount of expen- ditures for Dodge County to this date as shown by the records in the County Auditor’s office, was $1,178.92. January 5. Dodge County contained fourteen school districts with a total en- rollment of 414 pupils of sufficient age to draw public money and an apportion- ment of 80 cents was made for each pupil. March. The District Court granted a decree of divorce to Mrs. Eastman, whose husband had deserted her and gone to California. This was the first divorce case in the county. May 1. John Hirschi, a native of Switzer- land, built a brewery at Mantorville on the south side of Fifth Street which he operated for one year. May 2. This was the date of the first election of township officers held under the act of the Territorial Legislature by which each town chairman was made a member of the Board of County Com- missioners. June 1. A special census taken of the county disclosed a population of 4,130. July. The Dodge County Agricultural Society was organized at Mantorville, with H.A. Pratt, president; J.E. Bancroft, secretary; H.P. Whallon, treasurer. July 16. The first issue of the Mantor- ville Express appeared on this date. This was the first newspaper in Dodge County, and J.E. Bancroft was editor and publisher. July 16. The first probate notice pub- lished in the county was the petition of William Rowen, representing that Pru- dence Rowen had died in December, 1856, and asking that administration of her estate be granted to himself and A.D. LaDue; H.W. Pratt, Probate Judge. July 23. At this time mails arrived and departed from the Mantorville post office as follows: Arrived from Winona, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 9 o’clock, a.m.; departed for Winona, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; arrived from West Union, la., en route to Cannon Falls and St. Paul, Wednesday at 5 p.m., leaving Fridays at 8 a.m. Arrived from Red Wing en route to Aus- tin, Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m., leaving Thursdays and Fridays; arrived from Elliota, la., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., leaving Wednesdays at 7 a.m. July 23. The price current of staple commodities at Mantorville was: Flour, per cwt., $5.00; com meal, per cwt., $4.00; dried apples, per lb., 20 cts.; pork, per lb., 18 cts.; hams, per lb., 20 cts.; butter, per lb., 25 cts.; eggs, per doz., 25 cts.; lumber, per M, oak $25.00, bass wood, $20.00; tea, coffee, sugar, etc., not quoted. August 2. The first baptism by immer- sion in Dodge County occurred at Wasi- oja on this date. No record is obtainable as to the identity of the baptisor or baptiscc. September 29. The County Commis- sioners let the first job of public printing to the Mantorville Express and the Wasioja Gazette. September 30. By a vote of nine to one the County Commissioners refused to grant a petition to sell liquor in the county. October 7. The first term of District Court for Dodge County was ordered by Chief Justice of the territory, Hon. W.H. Welch, to be held at Mantorville, the said Hon. W.H. Welch presiding. October 8. The first County Fair of Dodge County was held on this date at Mantorville. Premiums paid amounted to $ 115.00. This was also the first County Fair in the Territory of Minne- sota. Gold is said to be found in small quanti- ties in parts of the Zumbro Valley, and such is claimed to have been the case at Sacramento. Sacramento was platted in about 1857 between Wasioja and Man- torville on the Zumbro River, by a calcu- lating fellow who apparently contrived to turn news of the ‘gold strike at Oronoco in 1856 to his own advantage. He was said to have buried gold nuggets along the Zumbro River near his town- site to attract those whose imaginations had been inflamed by reports of deposits of gold along the same stream near Oronoco in Olmsted County. 1858 April 5. The Board of County Commis- sioners divided the county into twelve townships named as at present. Some of these townships were as yet unorgan- ized. April 10. The commissioners made the first list of men eligible to be drawn on a jury. May 11. Minnesota Territory was ad- mitted into the Union of States by an Act of Congress passed this date. May 11. Mantorville Township was or- ganized. July 30. The most notable event in the annals of the pioneer history of Dodge County was the great hail storm of 1858. This storm seems to have confined itself almost entirely to Dodge County, and to the townships of Mantorville, Wasio- ja, Milton, Concord, and Ellington. In the Mantorville Express of August 7 of that year this remarkable storm is described by the editor, who says: “The storm occurred at this place about 4 o’clock p.m. For some time dense black clouds had been gathering from all the quarters of the heavens, centering toward a point in the northwestern horizon. When these clouds had finally met, their appearance was indescribably grand and terrific. It was evident that an awful conflict of the elements was taking place, and most vivid and frequent lightning was observed for a long time at that point in the heavens. Here the storm was born, and here developed the monster hail so soon to cause astonish- ment and destruction in its onward course. From reports we would judge that the average width of the storm was at least four or five miles and varied much in severity at different points. As the dense black clouds approached this place, large hail stones began to descend and a moment later the great violent storm was upon us-a storm such as is rarely witnessed. After the first dash it was hail no longer, but monstrous cakes of ice of great density, hundreds of which measured ten inches in circumfer- ence and weighed from one-half pound to two pounds each. This deluge of ice continued fully fifteen minutes, the effect of which cannot be fully de- scribed. “At its approach men, women, and children sought safety under the nearest shelter, and horses and cattle ran wildly through the streets, seeking protection from the downfall. The wind drove violently from the northwest, dashing the hailstones through the win- dows exposed to its course. Nearly all the glass on the north side of all the houses in the village were broken out- one hundred and forty-five panes of glass were broken in the Hubbell House alone. Not only glass and sash were thus mercilessly shattered, but in many places, the roofs of the houses were pierced by the falling hail. Large numbers of swine and poultry were killed; cattle were most unmercifully bruised, and crops, ungathered, suffered complete destruc- tion. Passing, as it did, over the best settled and improved portion of the county, the damage was very great. Many farmers have lost their entire crop. We hear it stated that hail stones meas- uring twelve inches in circumference fell during the storm, and we have no reason to doubt it. July 31. The Baptist Church was raised in Wasioja. This was the first church building in the county. The total valuation of taxable property in the county in 1858 was $913,400., and the total amount of taxes collected was $10,275.31. The county’s assets exceeded its liabilities by $32.39. 1859 March 21. The First Congregational Church, of Mantorville organized by Rev. Chas. Shedd, with seven charter 7 members. It was the first of that denom- ination in the county. The bridge over the Zumbro River on Bridge Street at Mantorville was ac- cepted by the township and the debts against it were assumed by the town. September 7. The first camp meeting ever held in the county was on this date and under the auspices of the Methodists. The camp grounds were situated in the woods three-fourths of a mile west of Mantor- ville. The Rev. D. Cobb, presiding elder, and the Rev. E.R. Lathrop were in charge. September 10. A petition signed by four hundred and fifty voters, asking for the privilege of voting for or against the removal of the county seat from Man- torville to Wasioja, was presented to the County Board. The petition was granted and notice was given that the question would be submitted at the next general election, to be held Oct. 11th. October 11. The vote on the question of the removal of the County Seat from Mantorville to Wasioja resulted in favor of Mantorville by a vote of 621 to 412. 1860 January 5. A school census for the county showed the number of children of school age to be 1,175. June 1. The population of Milton Town- ship was 600; of Canisteo, 360; of Man- torville, 760; of Dodge County, 3,797. The valuation of taxable property in Mantorville Township was $68,493.00. June 9. R.B. Miller, of Ashland Town- ship, opened a large general store at Mantorville. June 14. The current price of wheat was 50 cents per bushel at Mantorville, and 65 cents per bushel at Red Wing. 1861 January 4. About noon, a heavy sound, as of rolling thunder, seeming to pass directly overhead, was heard in various parts of the county. The sky was clear and there was no wind. April. A few days after the firing on Fort Sumpter, the following enlisted as privates in the First Minnesota Volun- teers: Joseph R. Garrison, David Marshall, M.B. Milliken, George A. Milli- ken, Charles F. Mason, William L. Paul, Edwin Paul, and J.M. Underwood. April 4. Thomas C. Christie, of Clare- mont, enlisted in the first battery of light artillery, Minnesota Volunteers. He was the only member of this organ- ization from Dodge County. July. Seventy-two men from this county were mustered in as volunteers in the Second Minnesota Infantry. The regi- ment in which they belonged was order- ed to Louisville, Ky., in October, 1861. They were discharged from service at Fort Snelling July 11,1864. July 21. James M. Underwood, Co. F, First Minnesota Volunteers, who en- listed from Concord, was killed at the battle of Bull Run. This was the First death of a Dodge County soldier. September 6. John Row and Charles Globe commenced the erection of a sawmill on the Zumbro River one mile east of of Mantorville. October. Twenty-two recruits from Dodge County joined the Third Minne- sota Infantry. They were mustered out Sept. 2,1865, and received their dis- charge at Fort Snelling. December 20. The first brass band in Dodge County was organized at Mantor- ville by Henry Naegli, Sr., who was its leader. During the summer the Dodge County Brewery, a large two-story stone build- ing, with two vaults 30 x 70 and 40 x 90 feet in size, respectively, excavated into the bluff at the rear of the building, was completed and opened for business by Charles Ginsberg. 1862 January 6. The first license in Dodge County permitting the sale of intoxi- cating liquors was granted to B.S. Cook, in consideration whereof he paid into the County Treasury $15.00. August 22. The County Board voted to grant a bounty of fifty dollars to each soldier enlisting from this county, and, in case a man should be drafted, the bounty would be doubled. The Legis- lature was asked to pass an act empow- ering the County Board to levy and collect a tax of $12,000.00 with which to pay said bounties. August 24. Regarding the Indian out- rages on our frontier at the date above noted, we quote from the Mantorville Express: “We have received, from day to day since our last issue, news by the St. Paul papers and by individuals traveling from the West, in reference to the progress of the disturbances on the frontier. The outbreak has assumed serious proportions, and we have reliable information of the slaughter of a large number of men, women and children inhabiting the extreme border. The num- ber killed is estimated by those having the best means of judging at not less than five hundred.” Under the caption “Panics” the following appeared in the same issue of that paper: “Indian panics have been the order in a good many localities in the state during the past week. A very respectable specimen was gotten up a few miles south of here last Sunday afternoon. A report was raised that a large body of Indians were approaching on the south prairie, which was believed by many, causing a pell-mell rush of a number of families to Mantorville, while many others were prepared to go at a moment’s notice to seek protection in the stone hotel building. The nearest point of the outrages yet perpetrated is about 100 miles, and it is next to certain that the Indians will not be allowed to come any nearer, but that they will be driven be- yond the borders of the state and never 8 August 25. The County Board authorized a bounty of $2.00 on each wolf killed in the county. 1863 January 20. Dodge County was divided into militia districts and citizens eligible to serve as soldiers were invited to meet Feb. 21, following and choose their offi- cers. March 18. Thirty citizens of Dodge County joined the First Regiment of Mounted Rangers for service against the Indians on the frontier. July 14. On this date occurred the sale of school lands in Dodge County. The prices received were $5.00 per acre for prairie land and from $6.50 to $10.00 per acre for timber land. Two hundred and ninty- four acres were sold. November 28. Evergreen Cemetery Asso- ciation was organized at Mantorvillc. J.E. Bancroft, secretary. 1865 March 8. It was voted by the citizens of this county to issue bonds in the sum of $8,000.00 for the erection of a Court House. This vote was authorized by a special act of the Legislature. April 18. The Board of County Commis- sioners located the site for the erection of the Court House on Lots 1,2, and 3, Block 22, in the village of Mantorville, with the understanding that the citizens of said village would pay for and deed the lots to the county, and also that A.D. LaDue would quit claim to the county the balance of the west half of said block. C.T. Mix, of Milwaukee, Wis., was chosen as architect. Samuel Willson and Thomas Marshall composed the building commit- tee and William Collum was appointed to take charge of the erection of the build- ing, counseling with the committee. June 30. The population of Dodge Coun- ty was 6,222. September 5. William Collum, superinten- dent of the erection of the Court House, reported that he had received from the County Treasurer $6,404.50, and had disbursed on the new building $6,357.22. He returned to the County Treasurer the money remaining in his hands and re- signed, and Samuel Willson was appointed to fill the vacancy. October 13. The original plat of the vil- lage of Kasson was filed in the Registrar of Deeds office. November. The first railroad train on the Winona St. Peter Railway reached Kasson. Kasson owes its existence to the Winona St. Peter Railroad which came into the area in 1865 at a time when the Civil War was drawing to a close. Jonathon Owen, J.H. Kasson and JJE. Bunker platted the village of Kasson and together with the Winona St. Peter Railroad were joint owners. The station was named in honor of Mr. Kasson, a native of Susquehanna County, Pa., who had come to Mantor- ville Township in June, 1865. He was an Abolitionist who worked hard to end slavery in the United States. The Winona and St. Peter Railroad was completed to this point, and Jabez Hyde Kasson, John Eldridge Bunker, and Jonathon Owen platted the village, which was named Kasson in honor of the man who did much to secure the location of the depot. These three men were joint owners with the railroad company. The road was lo- cated through Kasson’s farm, a distance of one-half mile or more. For the con- sideration of $500.00, he gave the com- pany the right-of-way across his premises and an undivided half of 100 acres of land where the village of Kasson now stands. In return the railroad was to build a depot and grain elevator. Messrs. Owen and Bunker each also gave an undivided half of 20 acres to be added to the village. Since the original plat was made, Mr. Owen added 20 acres, and William Powers about 20 acres. During the first few weeks after the advent of the railroad, Mr. Kasson’s house and every other with- in reach was crowded to the utmost capa- city until Mr. Goodell built an eating house, which he soon sold to a Mr. Vin- cent. Porter Van Allen, Jacob Leuthold, and Patchen Williams built stores, stocked with general merchandise in 1865. 1866 January 3. The County Board made an appropriation of $1,000.00 to finish en- 9 closing the new Court House and to com- mence the inside work on the same. February 27. The total number of en- listed men from Dodge County during the War of the Rebellion was as follows: From Mantorville, 105; Wasioja, 104; Concord, 59; Milton, 58; Ashland, 40; Claremont, 38;Canisteo, 16; Ellington, 15; Ripley, 10; Vernon, 6; total, 451. April 1. Upon the death of her husband, Mrs. C.E.F. Bancroft took charge of the Mantorville Express. She was the only lady editor in the state. She successfully conducted the paper for upwards of three years. May 6. The Presbyterian Church at Kas- son was organized by the Rev. Sheldon Jackson and Elder Ncwhall, of Ashland Township. There were but three members -all females. The church was erected in 1867. July 21. The Baptist Church at Kasson was organized with a membership of eleven. The Rev. E. Wcstcott, pastor. The church was erected in 1875, and dedi- cated the first Sunday in March that year. October. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at Kasson was organized by the Rev. P.S. Ruth, rector. 1867 January 2. The County Board made an appropriation of an additional $ 1,000, to be used in the Court House building ex- penditures. March 11. It was voted by the commis- sioners to appropriate $1,007.61 with which to pay the indebtedness incurred in building the Court House, and C.S. Knceland and E.K. Proper were appointed a committee to expend $1,00.00 more toward finishing said building, provided said amount could be borrowed at 12 per cent. April 30. The first teacher’s institute in the county was held in Mantorville. Twenty-nine persons were present. May 3. The Dodge County Republican, a weekly newspaper, was established at Kasson by U.B. Shaver, editor and pro- prietor. The village of Kasson is located about six miles of the geographical center of Dodge County. It is surrounded by a beautiful and expansive prairie, gently rolling, checkered with dense groves and beauti- ful streams of pure water, adding beauty to the landscape and value to the county. It now contains of population of close to 400, and is rapidly increasing in size, wealth, and commercial importance. Choice farming lands can be obtained in the immediate neighborhood at reason- able prices. Village lots, though rising in value are not held at exorbitant prices. This is the shopping center for the county. It has a larger trade than any other town. $24,230.00 was used and 31 buildings were erected in Kasson-all residences but four. During the same year, a capital of $98,000.00 was employed in the mer- cantile, farm machinery and miscellane- ous branches of trade. The amount of wheat shipped during the year from Kas- son “foots up” on the railroad books to 250,000 bushels. Up to this time, Kasson never had a resident physician, but before the close of the year, a doctor, dentist, lawyer and printer arrived and the first drugstore opened. 1869 Kasson had a population of 800,of which 174 were between the ages of 5-20. There were the usual stores and dwellings, as well as two millinery shops, four hotels, three blacksmith shops, one plow, seeder and cultivator manufacturing company, three boot and shoe making establish- ments, one photo gallery, four whiskey saloons, one church (Presbyterian), two oyster saloons, one marble cutter, and a sash and door factory. March 22. A petition was presented to the County Commissioners and argued for the petitioners by R.A. Jones and CoL Stearns, of Rochester, and adversely by Messrs. S.L. Pierce, Samuel Lord, and Robert Taylor, asking for a division of Mantorville Township. The petition was granted, and the township of Kasson was formed, comprising Sections 23, 24, the south half of Sections 13 and 14, and the south one-third of the original township. An election was held and officers for the new town chosen, but the Supreme Court de- clared the action of the County Board r unconstitutional. July 30. The current price of No. 1 wheat at Kasson was $1.03 per bushel; barley, 80 per bushel. 1870 January 1. S.T. Jones was appointed to the office of County Superintendent of Schools. January 7. Five hundred dollars was ap- propriated to be used in finishing the rooms in the Court House. A resolution was also passed by the County Board au- thorizing the county officials to furnish the wood for their own offices. February 24. An act incorporating the Village of Kasson was approved. The ter- ritory embraced within the incorporated village covered one and one-half miles, the east half of section 32 and all of 33. In accordance with the act, an election was held under the supervision of Jona- thon Owen, J.H. Kasson, and John E. Bunker, on the first Monday in April, 1870. W.L. Dibble was elected president; A. Bryan, William Wheeler and Jacob Leut- hold, trustees; Libbens White, recorder. April 3. Two young ladies, Eliza Smith and Lucy Irish, of Mantorville were drowned in the river at that place by the overturning of a row boat in charge of S.W. Hickok. May 31. Special town meeting was held at the Court House in Mantorville and by a vote of 334 to 123 a proposition carried to issue 7% coupon bonds to the amount of $50,000 as a bonus to the Dubuque St Paul Railroad Company to build a pro- posed road through Mantorville. The com- pany failed to carry its project through. June 15. Camelia, aged eleven years, daugh- ter of A.R. Cohoon, of Mantorville, was killed in a runaway horse accident. June 17. The Grinnell Wilbur Drug Store at Mantorville burned with a loss of $6,000. June 30. The population of Mantorville village was 622, Kasson 515, Dodge County 8,599. September 7. The County Board voted to erect a suitable stone building on the 10 ■ W' -- ■ I 'i i ifigi W0m H, mkt i s hSP'? vy ■'! i '■ ff Ft ' i T HUBBELL HOU: � m-r v of M. S. K.t —AT THE— Court ZIouso Hall, in Mantorvlllo, —ON— Tl iii‘gcUiy Kvcinng, ] ovcniber 23, 1833. Floor Managers: N. A.Crittenden, F.N. Adams, G.D. Shlutes. w Music by the Rochester Cornet Band. Supper at Hubbell House. Tickets, §2.00. J. F. WRIGHT, Proprietor. A Court House grounds for use as an office for the Registrar of Deeds. The building was never erected. 1871 May. The County Board raised the price of liquor license from $25 to $ 100. A few months later it was reduced to $25 again. September. The Court House was finished at a total cost of $15,000. October 13. The Mantorville Express of this date published the following telegra- phic news of the great Chicago fire: “Chi- cago is in ashes. Miles of business streets are turned into a smoking solitude. Over two thousand lives lost. Financial losses are estimated at over $500,000,000. Large quantities of shipping burned. 1872 January 22. The Mantorville High School opened in the two-story stone building. Prof. B.F. Jenness was principal. March 4. The number of children of school age in Dodge County at this time was 3,241. June 21. The current price for wool in the Mantorville market was 55 cents per pound. 1873 June 23. Capt William McMicken, of Man- torville, was appointed Surveyor General for Washington Territory by President U.S. Grant. Twenty-four miles from north to south and 18 miles wide, Dodge County is situ- ated in the southeastern part of the State of Minnesota. An early account says: The surface of the county in the northern and central parts is high and rolling, and well drained, being as well suited for grain raising as any land in the state; while the southern part of the county is rather flat and wet, and admirably adapted to grazing and stock raising. The soil is rich, dark loam, varying in depth from two to five feet, and yields large crops.. .There is con- siderable timber in the northern part of the county ... the southern townships are desti- ned to become the most fertile part in time. Dodge County has sand and rock for building purposes in plentiful amounts. The stratum of rock concealed in some of the townships in pioneer days lay open in such other town- ships as Wasioja, Canisteo, Milton and Man- torville. The Mantorville quarries have been of easy access, famed for their quality, and once were a considerable enterprise when large shipments were made to cities and other points of outside use. This stone was favored for its building and trimming qualities, was found in layers up to three feet thick and and any dimension desired. 1874 August 4. The First National Bank of Kasson was organized with a capital of $50,000. The officers were David Anthony, pres; E.E. Fairchild, cashr. Upon the death of David Anthony in 1877 Tcunis S. Slingerland suc- ceeded to the presidency and continued in that capacity until this bank was succeeded by the National Bank of Kasson in 1894, of which he was also chosen president. August 7. President Grant appointed Peter Mantor to the position of Registrar of the U.S. Land Office at Bismarck, Dakota Territory. September 11. Dr. Josiah R. Dartt, the first practicing physician to settle in Dodge Coun- ty, died at Mantorville, aged 50 years. Twelve hundred persons attended his funeral, which was held under the auspices of Mantorville Lodge No. 11, A.F. and A.M. 1875 March 9. The question of granting licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in Mantorville town- ship outside of the village was submitted to the people of the township and defeated by a vote of 138 to 118. 1876 March 6. Pioneers of Dodge County organiz- ed the Old Settlers Association. March 31. Curtis Ostrander published the first map of Dodge County. May 14. A cloud burst occurred at Mantor- villc, raising the Zumbro River to unprece- dented height, causing it to break through the dam and dyke, and inflicting much dam- age to roads, bridges and private property contiguous to the river. July 4. The Centennial celebration was held at Mantorville under the auspices of the Old Settlers’ Association. The attendance was one of the largest ever seen in the county, and though the exercises were somewhat long, all passed off without a jar, and it is seldom that so large a crowd holds together so well or gives such earnest heed to all that is said and done. Rev. Chas. Shedd of Waseca, formerly of Sacramento, one of the earliest pastors in the county and founder of three of its churches, acted as chaplain, Gen. Edgerton read the Declaration, and Miles F. Bancroft, eldest son of the pioneer editor of the county, 11 as a poet of the day, furnished a poem entitled “Centennial Ode”. September 1. A time lock, costing $400, was installed on the safe of the First Na- tional Bank at Kasson. 1877 February 22. The “Blue Glass Fad” made its appearance in Dodge County. The pro- moters of the theory advanced the idea that invalids, by remaining in a room light- ed by blue glass windows, would speedily be cured of the diseases of which they were afflicted. Many residences in the county were equipped with this supposed curative appliance. May 4. Saloon licenses were advanced to $65 instead of $45, the generally prevail- ing amount required at that time. July 22. The farmers of Dodge County commenced the harvesting of a wheat crop that broke the record of all former years for quantity and quality. This bountiful harvest, however, was not an unmixed blessing, as many farmers, in- fluenced by the glowing prospects of fu- ture prosperity,launched into enterprises which ennumbered them with debts se- cured by mortgages on their lands. The crops of the immediate succeeding years being poor, these debts could not be dis- charged, and many homes were lost as a consequence. The County Commissioners authorized a bounty of 15 each on poc- ket gophers killed in the county. A short- hand writer was appointed by Judge Lord to report the proceedings of the District Court.The first windmill in Vernon Town- ship was invented and built by K.K. Thoe. 1878 The DODGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN reports: Two passenger trains each way daily now. Prairie schooners pass through the village almost every day enroute for western Minnesota and Dakota. Last Saturday we noticed eight covered wagons western bound. 1879 1879. By this time a definite denomina- tional picture could be seen in the county. There were then twelve churches. The more than 1700 church members belong- ed to following denominations, in order of membership totals: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Methodist Episcopal, Congrega- tional, Christian (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian, Evangelical, Baptists, Pro- testant Episcopal. August. A new brick school house, cost- ing $15,000 was erected at Kasson. 1880 February 12. The Hon. Samuel Lord, Sr., Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Minn, died at his home in Mantorville, age 49 years. His great ability as a jurist was generally acknowledged by the bench and bar throughout the state. July 12. Elbert, youngest son of Teunis Slingerland, was drowned while bathing in the Zumbro River near Sacramento village. Dr. Huntley, President of Law- rence University, from which the deceased had but recently graduated, officiated at the funeral. The whole class of which the deceased was a member was in attendance. 1881 January 1. The Federal census bulletins gave Dodge County a population of 11,344, divided as follows: as to sex, males, 5,947; females, 5,397. As to birth, natives, 8,867; foreign, 2,657. As to color, white, 11,337; colored, 7. March. Gen. A.J. Edgerton, of Mantorville, was appointed U.S. Senator by Governor Pillsbury, to fill the vacancy caused by William Windom’s appointment as Sec. of the Treasury, in the cabinet of President Garfield. April 4. The village of Mantorville held its first election under the amended charter, which allowed the question of granting liquor licenses to be voted upon annually. The result was a majority of sixty-nine in favor of granting license. August 2. The Kasson post office was burglarized by unknown robbers, who secured $3000.00 in currency and $500. in stamps. September 19. All the newspapers of Dodge County were dressed in mourning and devoted considerable space to the an- nouncement of the death of President Garfield. October 28. Marcellus Edison suddenly emigrated from this county, leaving his many friends and creditors behind him to mourn his absence. November 1. HA. Smith and C.L. Lorraine succeeded J.S. Shuck in the ownership and management of the Mantorville Ex- press. 1882 April 14. The construction of a new iron bridge across the Zumbro River, at Mantor- ville, was commenced. May 26. The School Board of Kasson awarded the contract for rebuilding the schoolhouse, lately gutted by fire, to Noonan Stallwag- ner, of Winona. 1883 July 21. A cyclone passed through this coun- ty, killing William Duntlcy,near Mantorville, severely injuring his wife, and destroying several thousand dollars worth of buildings and livestock. The court house was partially unroofed. August 21. At about 5 o’clock p.m. just a month after the above mentioned cyclone had created its havoc, a second cyclone, much more destructive than the first, passed through the townships of West field, Hayfield, Vernon, Ashland, and Canisteo. It seems to have started on Section 12, of Westfield Town- ship, and, rapidly increasing in violence, sped eastward, toward Rochester, Minn., where it practically destroyed that city. Farm build- ings, trees and fences went down before its onward sweep like grain before the reaper’s blade. Herds of cattle and other livestock, grain in the shock, and, in fact, everything movable or inanimate, were hurled through the air by the infuriated elements, and drop- ped to earth again far from their owner’s con- fines. Six lives were lost to this storm mon- ster in Dodge County, and so quickly was their taking off, that relatives with them at the time, could not determine the moment nor the method of their departure to the great beyond. The writer and a friend were at the farm of E.P. Candee, on Section 7, of Canis- teo Township, and were eye-witness to many of the incidents noted. The killed were Mrs. F. Helmbrecht, aged seventy years; Mrs. Ole Molde, aged eighty-two years; Mrs. Chris Ol- son and babe; Ole Johnson and Mrs. Knute Giristopherson. Many others were more or less seriously injured, and the property loss, in this county, was estimated at $100,000. The time consumed by the cyclone in passing through this county was about twenty minutes, and such a scene of death and destruction as lay in its track was never witnessed before in this region. 1884 In regards the geographical position of Dodge County is peculiarly interesting. In the first place it occupies a nearly central position in the triangle formed by the Iowa line, the Mississippi and the Minnesota Rivers, and which by its wonderful fertility and produc- tiveness, in the first quarter of a century of the history of the State, did more than all others to give Minnesota its worldwide fame as one of the great wheat graineries of human race. In the second place, Dodge County is, in a small way,a “Mother of Rivers”-the water shed for a large part of the interior of the above mentioned triangle. The Zumbro, the Root and the Cedar Rivers have their sources 12 within her present boundaries. Naturally, a region so well watered and with so rich a soil, must produce rank growths of her age and the wonderful luxuriance of the wild grasses, both in slough and on prairie, won the admira- tion in early days both of the pioneer and the sight-seer. For a time it was feared the cultivated grasses would not succeed, but time has demonstrated that they thrive equally well as those to “the manor bom.” A half-mile above Mantorville is a natural exposure of forty feet on the north bank. The upper twenty are composed of a compact rock in thick beds, yellow in color, wearing away very evenly by weathering, and in a castellated manner. Below it the rock wears much more un- evenly and is grayish. Between these lies a thin, soft layer which wears away much more rapidly than the others. It is pro- bably a clay shale. A few rods from this an everflowing spring is caused by a layer of green shale just below it. The quarries of Mantorville are among the best in the state, very convenient of access and easy to work. Indeed, the lack of railroad trans- portation alone prevents their being worked on a large scale. Even with the present facilities, many of the public buildings and works, business and private houses, in the neighboring cities and vil- lages of Southern Minnesota, and many railroad and highway bridges have been in whole or in part constructed of stone from these quarries. It is also extensively used in cemetery and monumental work, and is especially prized, says Prof. Win- chell, in the report referred to, for the following reasons: 1. It is evenly bedded and can be got out in good shape. 2. There is little grit or flint in it to take off the edge of tools. 3. It hardens after exposure. 4. The color is yellow or light blue, and is pleasing. 5. There is little iron it to cause discolored spots. Good sand for building purposes is found in various parts of the county. Gold is said to be found in small quantities in parts of the Zumbro Valley. 1886 May 20. The Dodge County Republican reported as follows: “The Colorado beetle, which has been destroying the potato crop in the states south and east of here the past years, has made its appearance in this county in considerable numbers. Farmers and other growers of this staple article of diet are taking measures to pre- vent the further spread of this pest.” 1887 July. Wheats, oats and barley were terri- bly ravaged by chinch bugs all through Dodge County, reducing the quality and quantity of the crop fully one-half from the usual yield. 1888 April 13. The iron bridge spanning the Zumbro River at Mantorville was wrecked and sunk in the bed of the stream by the high water and running ice. The bridge was erected in 1882 at a cost of $2,200. April 20. An epidemic of diphtheria ap- peared in Milton Township from which five children died within a week. September 23. After a painful illness of two months, Peter Mantor, the founder of the village that bears his name, died at Mantorville, aged 72 years. 1889 November 5. At a special session of the District Court, Judge Buckham appointed the following to appraise the Chicago Northwestern Railroad right of way from Kasson to Mantorville: W.A. Coleman, L. H. Mann and L.B. Cooper. This branch was completed at about this time. December 20. McDonough Co., of Wi- nona, purchased the Pioneer stone quarry of Hook Willson, at Mantorville. 1890 June 1. The Federal census gave Dodge County a population of 10,864. August 15. Frank Roth started his large shop at Mantorville. Most of the freight for Mantorville was hauled by team from Wasioja, the then terminus of the C.G.W. branch line from Eden. 1891 February 23. The Bank of Mantorville was organized with a capital of $25,000, by Samuel Willson, President, and F.S. Haines, cashier. June 22. Jabcz H. Kasson died. 1892 July 4. The name of the Mmnesota Northwestern Railway was changed to that of Chicago Great Western. December 2. A large number of meteors fell in this section of Minnesota. 1893 September 16. The Eureka House at Kasson was burned. The fire was believed to have been of incendiary origin. The building was very old,it having been built for a hotel in the little village of Sacramento in 1856. It was moved to Kasson 1866 and named the American House, but soon afterwards was christened “Eureka House.” December 31. The County Attorney reported to the Attorney General that there were twenty-five criminal cases prosecuted before the District Court during the year, resulting in eighteen convictions, three acquittals, and four pending. 1894 April 19. Theodore Noska, convicted in the District Court of rape, and awaiting the sen- tence of Judge Buckham, jumped from a third story window of the Hubbell House, and fled to the south side of the Zumbro River, where he was found seriously injured and nearly dead from exposure. He died soon after being car- ried back to the hotel. The Coroner’s jury rendered a verdict that he came to his death from congestion of the lungs. July 2. The Eureka House, of Kasson, having been rebuilt, opened for business. July 23. The National Bank of Kasson was organized and succeeded to the business of the First National Bank of Kasson. The offi- cers were T.S. Slingerland, president; E.E. Fairchild, cashier, and Hy. Ramberg, assistant cashier. The capital was $50,000. August 15. The $12,000 flouring mill of O.C.F. Sorenson at Kasson was put in operation. October 18. The number of children of school age in Dodge County was 2,542. November 2.The water works of Kasson was put in operation. Kasson water tower built in 1895 by E. A train is passing through Kasson as resi- Hotel. The Eureka House can be seen on the Huelster, a local contractor for $6,000. dents are on the porch of the Walker other side of the tracks. 1895 June 30. The state census gave Dodge County a population of 12,753. September 23. The Mantorville Railway and Transfer Company was incorporated with the following officials: AX). La Due, president; B. Kundert, vice president; Frank Roth, treas- urer ;F.L. Willson, secretary; and M.G. Peters, superintendent. October 16. The Walker House at Kasson was 14 destroyed by fire at a loss of $ 12,000; in- surance , $ 6,000. The building was erected in 1875. 1896 May l.The Dodge County nursery, situated on Section 21 of Mantorville township, was started by W.E. Fryer on twenty acres of land. In 1899 ten acres more were added, and in 1904 an additional forty acres were secured to meet the necessities of this rapidly growing enterprise. This beautiful nursery spread out like a metropolitan park on either side of the highway between Kasson and Mantorville, where it was viewed daily by hundreds of travelers who never failed to ex- press astonishment and admiration at the beauty of its well kept grounds. August 9. Gen. A J. Edgerton, U.S. District Judge for the District of South Dakota, died at his home in Sioux Falls, S.D., aged 69 years. Deceased was the first practicing attorney in of retaining the county seat at MantorviUe. Rows of evergreens at the Dodge County Nursery started by WJE. Fryer (pictured right). Dodge County, having located at Mantor- viUe in November, 1855, where he remain- ed a distinguished citizen of the county until 1881. He was an able officer in the CivU War, and in March, 1881, was appoint- ed United States Senator to fill out the unexpired term of Senator WiUiam Win- dom, who had been made Secretary of the Treasury. Returning from the national Capi- tol, he took up his residence in South Da- kota, where he was afterwards appointed United States District Judge. The remains were brought to MantorviUe and interred in Evergreen Cemetery. December 8. The first passenger train over the Chicago Great Western arrived at Man- tor vUlc amid great demonstration by the citizens of the vUlage. December 20. On this date the first train was run from MantorviUe to the Twin Cities. Excursion tickets were sold at the MantorviUe station to the number of 134. 1897 February. Operations were begun by the MantorviUe Stone Company of opening their extensive quarries at LaDue’s Bluff. March 23. The Farmers’ Elevator and Mer- cantUe Company at MantorviUe was incor- porated. 1899 January 12.The Hon. A.D. LaDue died at MantorvUle and his remains were interred beside those of his first wife at Wells, Minnesota. This was the passing of a man to whom many a city and vUlage is under manifold obUgations-MantorviUe not the least. He was distinguished as a pioneer at- torney and legislator, as a promoter and buUder of railways, and as pubUsher of nu- merous newspapers. He is weU remember- ed by those who knew him as a man of conspicuous abUity and kindness of heart. July 1. Kasson instaUed an electric Ught plant. August 23. A special election was held to vote on the question of moving the county seat from MantorviUe to Dodge Center. The result was a majority of 445 in favor 1900 May 11. The remodeling of the Court House was commenced. June 30. The population of Dodge County according to the federal census was 13,340. July 30. A franchise was given C.S. Wedge Sons by the MantorviUe Common Coun- cU to instaU an electric light plant. September 25. The Board of County Com- missioners accepted the Court House as remodeled by the contractor, A.C. Tho- mas. The cost of improvements, including the instaUation of a heating plant, water works, new furniture and the grading of the grounds, was $23,229.88. 1901 February 8. The valuation of taxable prop- erty in Dodge County was $5,116,074. The vUlage of Kasson took over the old wire system of the electric Ught plant of EUza Y. Wilson, erected a new power house, instaUed new machinery and assum- ed management of the same under muni- cipal ownership. 1902 July. The MantorviUe Local Telephone Ex- change was established by the Rev. W. Howard Mears. December 15. The Farmers’ State Bank of Kasson, with a capital of $15,000, opened its doors for business. The officers were H.W. Brown, president; A A. John- son, vice president, and W.N. Parkurst, cashier. 1905 „ January 21. L.A. Humason, Clerk of the County of Dodge County, died at his home in Mantorville. The remains were taken to Dodge Center, his former home, and were interred in River Side Cemetery. The funeral party was conveyed to that village by a special train on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. April 27. Henry Boge, of Mantorville, mur- dered Sophia Boge, his wife, by brutally beat- ing her with a pickax. The murderer then com- mitted suicide by drowning in the mill pond there. This is the first murder recorded in the annals of Mantorville. June 30. The population of Dodge County, according to the state census, was 12,757. September 14. Dan Patch, the greatest har- ness horse in the world, who broke the Minne- sota state record on Monday last, when he went a mile in 1:59%, and on Saturday clipped off two seconds more, making the mile in 1:57%. 1906 March. Eugene Loomis was awakened about half past one o’clock when two of his neigh- bors dogs were killing his sheep. 17 sheep in all have at this writing died, and there may be others that will not pull through. The neigh- bors shouldered the responsibility of the damage done by pay of 6 dollars apiece for the 10 old ones and 5 dollars apiece for the last year’s lambs. March 29. Ed McLaughlin sold his bakery business last week to Ed Robinson of Lam- berton, and the new proprietor, who is an ex- perienced baker, will take possession about April 1. May 24. The exercises of graduation will be held in Assembly Hall, Tuesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. There are 17 pupils graduating. October 4. Col. W.C. Greene, president of the Greene Consolidated Copper Company visited his sister, Mrs. Phoebe Chase, and other rela- tives in this county. November 8. Dodge County goes Democratic for the first time in forty years and landslide for Johnson (Governor). November 15. Miller O.C.F. Sorenson on Tuesday shipped a carload of Rockton Buck- wheat flour to Tacoma, Washington. The car contained 35,050 sacks of the pure flour and 2,500 packages of self-raising flour. 1907 April 4. A new shoe firm S. Erickson and Son have succeeded to the business of S. Erickson. 1908 May 2. The remains of Joseph Robison were brought here Tuesday morning from Pierre, SJD. and taken to Mantorville for burial. Mr. Robison came to his death by an accident which happened on Wednesday of last week. He was enroute to his claim from Midland,S.D., with a load of freight and was in the act of filling his pipe when he dropped the bag of tobacco and made a grab for it as it was falling, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, dislocating the fifth vertebra. June 11. Three more autos have been added to the number of cars owned in Kasson, the past week. The largest car owned in Kasson belongs to Henry Otter- ness and is a 40-horse power, six-cylinder Ford. It is a shaft drive car equipped with top, Gabriel horn and windshield and has power to travel as rapidly as Mr. Otterness will care to ride. September 8-11. The annual Dodge Coun- ty Fair occurred on the grounds of the Dodge County Driving Park Association near Kasson, Minnesota. It included a Baby Show with J.V. Hicks, Superinten- dent First premium, gold-lined cup; sec- ond premium, silver lined cup; third pre- mium, silver cup. All exhibits under this head must be under one year old. 1909 Issuance and sale of bonds for construc- tion of Town Hall in Kasson. 1910 April. A Miss Baldwin came to Kasson to aid in organizing a public library. September 6. The first library board was organized, consisting of nine members. By 1911 the Village of Kasson was appro- priating $20 per month to the library. It is interesting to note that fines were 1 cent per day for overdue books. 1914 Installation of water meters in Kasson. 1918 Present Municipal Building completed in Kasson. 1920 Several young men of the community be- gan playing golf in the pasture of Henry Blanch north of the park. This group later organized and has grown to become what is now known as the Zumbro Valley Rec- reation Club. 1921 A teacher’s Normal Training Department was established under the direction of Miss Nettie Perkins. There were approximately 10 in each class and practice teaching consisted of one week in the fall to observe, one week in the spring for actual teaching. This department continued until 1938. 1927 Andrew McDonough, a graduate of Mantor- ville High School, attained the greatest speed record ever held by a human being. He re- ceived his recognition after diving in a test flight of 620 miles per hour. 1931 All elections in the village of Kasson to be held under the Australian Ballot system. The last bank operated in the Village of Man- torville. 1933 Dr. Adams, a pioneer doctor in Mantorville, was chosen “America’s typical country doc- tor” in 1933 at the Century of Progress in Chicago. 1934 October. The last train chugged out from Mantorville. 1936 An agreement was reached between the School Board and the Village Council of Kasson and P.W.A.: It was decided that the location of the swimming pool should be in the north part of town, on the school farm property. The Village Council, coordinating with P.W.A., set about the erection and construction of a park, swimming pool, and bath house on said grounds. The Village was to furnish all the material; and P.W.A., all the labor. The park grounds were substantially completed and paid for at an expense of $1,217.43. The swimming pool was nearly completed at a cost of $3,520.31. The school paid the Vil- lage $1,500.00 to help. This left the big ma- chinery for the pool and bath house to be purchased at a cost of $8,000.00, so eight $1,000.00-bonds were issued, and the pool was finished and opened in 1937. 1939 Kasson citizens greeted Crown Prince Olaf of Norway. 1940 January 1. Nation’s Elders Receive First Social 16 parts of the county reporting as much as 20 inches. May 2. Population of Kasson will near 1200 mark. July 11. Violent storm causes hail and fire damage. August 15. A severe electrical storm did some damage to trees and grain in Kasson. November 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt breaks third term tradition and wins 468 of states electoral votes. In 1940 the number of births exceeded the number of deaths. 1941 April 17. Two cold storage locker plants to open in Kasson. May 8. The assurance that Kasson would have a modern bowling alley came with the announcement that Claire Lynard had purchased the building adjacent to his pre- sent business and would construct a new building to house four lanes of bowling. May 15. Erdman’s Food Store has opened their completed cold storage locker plant today. May 15. The Lewis K. Lee Grocery Store installed a new display refrigerator unit in the store this week. The unit that will be Security Checks. A telegram was received saying that the President had designated the state WPA No. 40424, to remodel and modernize the high school and grade school building of School District No. 28 which is Mantorville. Eight thousand, one hundred twenty-five dollars has been allotted to the Board of Education for painting, plastering, instal- ling partitions, and plumbing. Also for heating and electrical facilities, relaying of floors, constructing passageways be- tween buildings and performing incidental and appurtenant work. March 14. (middle of this week). After 36 hours of steady snowfall the snow gauge showed 15.8 inches in Kasson with many used for cold meats and dairy products,is the newest type and includes inside fluo- rescent lighting and inclined front glass panel. August 7. Kasson school children that are forced to drive their own cars at the pre- sent time to attend school in Kasson will now have low cofct safe year around trans- portation to and from their homes-a school bus. August 21. That Kasson is becoming one of the largest shipping and buying points for this part of the state and that this part of the country is rapidly becoming feeder country for cattle is evidenced by the fact that in one month, over $30,000.00 was paid to farmers for their fat cattle by one stock buyer alone. October 16. The store in Mantorville known as Bohlander’s has been sold to Erdman’s of Kasson. The store which was a general store will house the Mantorville grocery store of the Erdman chain. 1942 January 15. Members of the city council, setting as a feat finding body and not as a city council, took testimony of interested persons last night in the community room of the city hall, on the question of selling city property for a slaughter house. Attempted robbery at the Riedel Grocery, Kasson, was discovered Wed. morning. The Kasson Lumber Co. will next week have completed their new building, which is lo- cated south of the main building. K.O. Dahlager, Supt. of the Mantorville Schools for the past six and one half years, tendered his resignation last week to take immediate effect and was released by the board. Mr. Anderson, principal of the Lake City Schools, has been hired to fill the posi- tion. Erdman’s Grocery added a new addition to their store-a butchering room, located at the rear of their store. May 28. Acting on request of President Roose- velt, Governor Harold E. Stassen this week issued an order setting a speed limit of 40 miles an hour for Minnesota motorists with certain exceptions and asking drivers to ob- serve this limit. June 4. Supt. Aaker of Kasson Schools, who served in this position for 10 years, resigns. Some of the improvements under his adminis- tration include: Ventilation system rebuilt Heating system remodeled All floors have been sanded and sealed to provide handsome sanitary floors Entire building redecorated New desks have been purchased for two high school class rooms Some of the educational accomplishments during the period include: Six year high school organized-the first in the county Commercial department installed-the First in the county Library reorganized with trained librarians in charge part-time Scholastic standards raised as shown by state board exam results shown by Unit Scales of Attainment testing program Physical Education in grades 4-6 under specialized teachers Drum corps organized to broaden music training October 8. A maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour, for any vehicle traveling on rubber tires, has been put into effect through- out Minnesota as a war time measure to save rubber and tires. October 22. 400,000 pounds of metal col- lected in a drive at Kasson and surrounding community up to date in October. December 31. The Kasson Public Schools have received permission from the Agricultural Marketing Administration to start the Penny Milk Program on January 4, 1943. 1943 Important ration dates: January 1. The 5 percent Victory Tax goes into effect. Your employer will deduct five per cent of your pay from this day on. January 1. Truck operators must have their Certificates of War Necessity. January 3. The first coffee ration coupon, Nov. 27 in the War Ration Book No. 1 ex- pires. This coupon is good for one pound of coffee. January 4. Second coffee ration coupon, No. 28. January 15. Deadline for applying for War Ration Book No. 1 for persons who for one reason or another do not have one now. January 15. Deadline for inspection of truck tires. This is an essential portion of the mileage rationing program, and must be observed, otherwise truckers cannot obtain gasoline. January 20. Second Period Fuel Oil Stamps expire. January 31. Temporary gas permits for truckers expire. January 31. Stamp No. 10 on War Ration Book No. l,good for three pounds of sugar, expires. January 31. Deadline for inspection of pas- senger tires. February 1. Stamp No. 11 in War Ration Book No. 1, necessary for sugar, becomes effective. February 1. Typewriter rationing starts. June 10. Application for Ration Book No. 3 due in the mail. June 17. The hard rain last Friday night cost the farmers of the Upper Zumbro Soil Con- servation District a good deal of valuable topsoil. August 5. War Ration Board 6420 announced from its offices in Mantorville this week that late registrants for War Ration Book No. 3 may apply immediately to their office by mail for the necessary forms and information. August 5. Harley Houston fractured the wrists of both arms in a fall from a saddle horse about 5:30 Monday afternoon. September. Kasson Schools begin the 1943- 1944 term. 313 enroll for this year, 36 less than last year’s total. September 16. Due to the acute farm help situation and a small calendar, there will be no jury called at this time. Axel B. Anderson, Judge. October 21. Ration Book No. 4 will be valid starting November 1. Motorists are cautioned that all gasoline cou- pons in their possession must be endorsed on the face of the coupon with the license num- ber and state. November 11. Winter’s first storm strikes hard, ties up railroad and highway traffice over the weekend. 1945 January. 83 marriage licenses were issued during 1944. Many were issued by Clerk of Court Cowles. A Girl Scout Troop is being organized in Kas- son with Mrs. Homer Mudge as leader. February 22. Extensive improvements at the courthouse are under way. Fire-proof, walk- in vaults will be the result of the renovation. Also new ceilings in the auditor’s office, in the clerk of courts’ office, in the jury room and waiting room, in the Superin- tendent of Schools’ room and also in the county welfare quarters. New linoleum floors in the Superintendent’s room and the front stairs of that area. All new plumbing has been installed in the men’s rest room in the basement. March 1. Kasson welcomes a new business- man. Mr. Fred A. Hagcmann purchased the blacksmith shop of M. Andrew Chris- tofferson, which place of business he had successfully operated for 55 years. March 8. The Mantorville school bus and one of the Kasson school buses ran off the road and were in the ditch Monday. Poor visibility and not being able to see the edge of the road because of the snow caused them to run into the ditch. The Kasson bus was driven by Floyd Wilkie and the Mantorville bus was driven by Floyd Baker. No one was injured in cither bus and both were dug out of the snow and brought into town the same night. The buses are owned by A.L. Folkestad. March 15. Mr. Rollins E. Juhnke, for the past 25 years connected with the Kasson Drug Store as registered pharmacist and clerk, has purchased an interest in the business from Walter E. Anderson and will continue to be found behind the counter of this store. March 31. A law requiring the depressing of headlights on motor vehicles when ap- proaching other vehicles within 1,000 feet, under a revision of the state traffic act passed by the 1945 Legislature took effect today. April 5. Traffic was stopped by the worst storm in 17 years. Wet snow fell steadily for 36 hours during which motorists were warned to stay off the roads. Southeastern Minnesota was covered with a blanket of wet snow that was reported to be from 14 to 17 inches deep in various localities. With the storm starting early Tuesday morning and ending Wednesday afternoon, Kasson and its surrounding area had its worst traffic tieup in many years. The schools were closed, train service was retarded, and the bus service was at a standstill. April 11 .The second annual physical edu- cation demonstrations are to be given by the upper seven grades at the Kasson High School gym. There will be tumbling, marching, games, folk dances, stunts, and relays. Approximately 170 will take part and again they will attempt to show the value and beneficial results obtained by a physical education program. Admission 25 . April 12. The entire Nation mourns the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Death re- sulted from a cerebral hemorrhage at 4:35 p.m. on this day to the President, who was 63 years old. He had been President for 12 years, one month, and nine days. Harry S. Truman becomes the thirty-third Presi- dent of the United States. May 6. Sunday-8:41 p.m. (E.W.T.) The unconditional surrender of the German fighting forces took place in a little red schoolhouse which was the headquarters of General Eisenhower. In a brief ceremony, the greatest and most destructive war in history came to an end. Germany sur- renders. May 24. Superintendent Irvin G. Ander- son resigned his position at Mantorville to ac- cept a position in Harmony Schools. July 5. Mr. August Gehrke has been chosen to head the local school as Superintendent. July 12. Census shows fewer but larger farms. Dodge County has 1747 as compared to 1796 in 1940. July 19. Kasson Public School, with nearly 300 pupils enrolled, has a dental health record of 97% this year. In six of the twelve grades every pupil completed the school year with a certificate of “O.K. teeth”, thus establish- ing a 100% record for the following grades: 2,6,7,10,11, and 12. August 2. Clifford Bucglcr, who has operated the successful Kasson Produce here for three years, announces his affiliation with the Archer Feed Stores organization. He will serve as manager. August 6. Hiroshima A Bomb. August 16. The big news that the world had been waiting three days to hear was broadcast Tuesday evening, and heard in Kasson at 6:00 p.m. World War II ends as Japan surrenders. The good news brought many Kasson citizens out on the streets while bells were rung and sirens blown. September 20. Two of Kasson’s enterprising residents have launched a new venture in business in Kasson. Ben Wrede and Lester Wiborg have purchased one of the lots on Main Street, owned by the American Legion. They plan on erecting a building which will house their business, consisting of the handling of all electrical appliances and electrical con- tract work, and do business under the firm name of Kasson Electric. November 1. George C. Mantor, son of Frank and Martha Mantor, passed away at the hos- pital in his home town of Cherokee, Iowa, Sunday, Oct. 21, after a few days illness, at the age of 70 years. Burial was made in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville. November 22. Mrs. Marion Bergmann, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Peterson, has received notice that one of her poems, “Winter”, has been accepted for publication by the National Poetry Association. Fanned by a 30-mile gale, fire started in the southeast part of the Brewer Implement Co. building at 11:30 Monday forenoon, com- pletely destroying one of Kasson’s oldest enterprises. By one o’clock only the skeleton of the building, which was heavily stocked with International repair parts and machinery, remained. By heroic efforts the men of the local Fire Department prevented the blaze from spreading to the nearby gasoline storage tanks and adjacent buildings. Countywide T.B. tests are to begin next week. T.B. deaths show a decline in the county as the following figures indicate: 1910-1914 41 persons died 1940-1944 Six are taken 1947 March 20. Kasson Raiders defuse Rockets to take District Title in basketball. June 5. The businessmen of Kasson have con- tributed the sum of $470.00 to the Aldolph Oiseth American Legion Post 333, for the purpose of buying flags for the main street of Kasson. Governor Luther W. Youngdahl to address Kasson Graduates June 6. July 10. Supt. Frank J. Fox of the Kasson Schools resigns to accept a position at Morris. August 14. Rex Allen, singing cowboy, to appear at Dodge County Fair. August 21. C.A. Palmer named Supt. of school in Kasson. New addition to the school system will be the Hot Lunch Pro- gram. The meal will cost the child 2Si if they take milk and 20 without. 1949 A Municipal liquor dispensary was estab- lished in Kasson. 1950 The total population of Dodge County is 12,605. May 4. One bolt of lightning destroyed 11 fine dairy cattle on the Lawrence Janning farm southwest of Kasson a few weeks ago in a severe electrical storm. June 1. County population 12,605-326 less than 1940. Kasson 1,346 and Mantor- ville 477. 1951 February 1. Admiral Beatty, former aide to Navy Secretary, revisits childhood scenes in and around Mantorvillc. August 23. The State Conservation De- partment will be asked to reconstruct the Mantorvillc dam and establish a substantial fish rearing pond there to serve this sec- tion of Minnesota. August 30. Kasson will have a school patrol operating at three busy intersections this year for the first time since 1947. November 1. Haven Kennedy this week an- nounced the sale of his Standard Service station business to Burton Fjerstad, who has been head mechanic at Pietsch Motors. August. A seventy-four foot water tower holding up to 50,000 gallons of water was erected in Mantorville. Also, a new pump which furnishes water to fill the tower was installed. 1952 January. Mr. Arnold Fredriksen of Hay- field and chairman of the Dodge County School Survey Committee, addressed a special public meeting on school reorgani- zation and consolidation. May 1. A joint meeting of Kasson and Mantorville citizens and all residents of sur- rounding country school districts will be held at 8 p.m. next Wed. May 7 in the Kasson City Hall to consider the school district re- organization or consolidation plans. June 12. A bond issue of $27,000. for the Mantorville Street improvement project will be placed before Kasson Village voters in a special election. July 1. The bond issue, if approved, will cover the villages’ share of the cost of widening and paving Mantorville Street, building curb and gutter, and installing a new stormsewer to carry surface water. July 3. Kasson Village residents gave a thumping 201-77 vote of approval for a bond issue of improving Mantorville street. August 14. Kasson’s new well maintained a continuous flow of 525 gallons for 10 hours in a test pump run. August 21. County prepares to welcome Eisenhower and Stevenson. Dodge County hit the front pages of the nation’s news- papers and placed high on radio and tele- vision news programs this week as General Dwight Eisenhower and Gov. Adlai Steven- son agreed to address the National Soil Conservation Day. An unusual 32 page soil conservation magazine will be publish- ed as an official souvenir program for the National Soil Conservation Day and Plow Matches. The magazine will feature a pre- face written by Pres. Harry S. Truman. The event will be held Sept. 5 and 6 on a six-farm layout between Dodge Center and Kasson. September 4. Nation watches Kasson as Dodge County builds Plowville for Nation- al Soil Days. More than 100,000 people are expected to assemble before a large platform to hear Dwight D. Eisenhower (noon) and Adlai Stevenson (4 O’Clock). It will be the largest turn out in midwest farm history-perhaps in the entire century. November 5. Ike,GOP’S sweep county. 1953 March 23. Rural area people oppose con- solidation plan. February 4. Kasson school board vote favors consolidation. April 1. Residents of Mantorville School dis- trict No. 28 voted in a community meeting held March 30,78-70 to consolidate with the Kasson school. April 16. The Kasson Board of Education signed Harold Grudem, superintendent of the Ellendale schools for the past two years, to the position in Kasson vacated by the re- cent resignation of Supt. C.A. Palmer. April 22. Mantorville centennial planned for July 15-18. May 13. The Kasson village council voted to advertise for bids on the necessary equipment for installing a white way lighting system on main street. June 12. Tornadic wind hits Kasson Friday nite. Hundreds of dollars worth of damage in the immediate Kasson vicinity. July 9. Jensen’s millinery quits business after nearly half century in Kasson. July 29. Korean armistice signed. 1954 June 8. The Kasson-Mantorville School con- solidation proposal passed by a vote of 151 to 88. Two hundred and forty voters turned out for the election. The voting Tuesday night will create a new school district out of Inde- pendent Districts No. 30 (Kasson) and No. 28 (Mantorville) and combine rural districts No. 25, 27, 32, 33, 36, 52, 65, 78, 31, and parts of 41 and 66. The county superintendent of schools will issue a new number for this dis- trict. Present plans call for combining the two high schools for the next term by having sen- ior high in the Kasson building and 7 and 8 graders in the Mantorville building. The grades will remain the same. November 11. The K-M High School students held an election to select a nickname for their athletic teams. The students voted unani- mously to use the Ko-Mets with the symbol of the shooting star. The students are using the capital letter K and the capital letter M to designate the two towns in the name. The new school colors were picked by a vote and blue and white were selected. November 18. The Kasson-Mantorville School Board sold six of the rural school buildings that are not being used. 1955 February 17. The Board of Education, in a recent meeting with Mr. Maurice Smith, has made arrangements for the purchase of a fifty- two acre plot of land located on the south side of the Smith property for the sum of $ 14,000.This land is to be used as the site of the new jr. and sr. high school, for an a tide tic field, parking space, and for an agricultural laboratory area. The athletic field would very likely include a lighted football field to enable residents of the area to watch their boys in action, a baseball diamond, a track, and if possible a lighted softball diamond to give adults of the community the opportunity of participating in an evening softball program. March 24. At the last regular meeting of the Kasson-Mantorville Board of Education the architectural firm of Hubert Swanson of Min- neapolis was named to prepare a building sur- vey and draw preliminary sketches for the proposed High School building. April 21. Area children to receive polio shots. June 28. Albrights’ Circus appeared in Kasson. July 5. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new 4-H building on the Dodge County fair- grounds at Kasson was conducted. August 22. Leon Joyce and Co. moved their equipment in and started work on the K-M H.S. athletic filed located north of Kasson. School officials plan to have the field seeded this fall. The field is located on property pur- chased from Morris Smith and is one-mile north of Kasson on Highway 57. October 13. The annual free Pancake Day spon- sored by Kasson Commercial Club members. 1956 February 9. School board airs building plans. The building, which would be a U-shaped struc- ture, would include a new auditorium, agri- cultural shop, wood working shop, music rooms, community rooms and classrooms for 500 students. The building is designed so that classrooms could be added on both wings in the future if needed. The total cost of the school broken down would be about $785,000. for the building, $63,000. for the equipment and about $48,000. architect’s fees. Other costs involved would be water supply and sewage disposal for the school and site work around the building. 1957 Streets signs were voted for by the Kasson Council. May 23. Supt. Harold Grudem and Prin. John Morris of K-M both tendered their resigna- tions to the Board. July 11. K-M Board named W.H. Davidson, Superintendent. July 18. Cattle bam goes up at fairgrounds. July 18. Harold Haugo of Lake Mills, Iowa named high school principal. He has been teaching at Starbuck, Minn, for the past 10 years where he was coach and teacher 3 years and has been high school principal for the past 7 years. He is a 1947 graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and is married and has four children. 1958 January 23. Hubbell House damaged by fire Saturday evening when fire broke out in a third floor room. $10,000 damage was dis- covered about 7:45. March 6. Junior and Senior High School stu- dents completed their moving operations Tues- day from the Kasson and Mantorville buildings to the newly constructed Jr. and Sr. High School. Gasses were in full swing at the new school on Wednesday. April 24. New K-M School 204 dedicated Sunday afternoon, April 27,1958 at 2:30 p.m. Speaker for the program will be MJ. Haggerty from the Minnesota State Dept, of Ed. This will be followed by building construction re- marks which will be given by Hubert Swan- son, architect The program will close with the Benediction by the Rev. Gabriel Tweet. Construction was made possible by a $900,000 bond issue election held April 3,1956. Total cost of the building was $912,886.00. -construction $546,888 —plumbing and heat $137,775 -electrical $74,933 -temperature control $22,025 —miscellaneous $70,165 -site cost $14,000 -equipment $22,880 December. The Kasson Fire Department moved to its new modern quarters on Main and First Street N.E. The Fire Department was officially organized as early as 1898. Some of the major fires that the firemen battled were the following: the school house fire of 1917; the Brewer Implement Company in 1945; the grandstand at the Fairgrounds 1932,1959; and the Eleva- tor in 1949. 1959 January 15. Burglars broke into the K-M Jr. and Sr. High School office sometime Thursday night or Friday morning and made off with an estimated $ 1,700 in cash and checks from the school vault. The robbers gained entrance by breaking out a window in the front door and then break- ing the window in the office. They then proceeded to chop a hole in the side of the vault which was constructed of two brick walls. One of the men then crawled through the opening and took the money out of the cash box. October 13. Robbers broke into K-M School. They entered the building thru the Northeast corner in the hot lunch- room and knocked a hole in the safe in the Superintendent’s office. About $370 was taken. 1960 Class of 1960 gives sign at H.S. grounds. Kasson’s population is 1,713 and Mantor- ville has only 497 residents, according to the census. The total population of Dodge County is reported to be 13,087. 1961 The Kasson Post Office was built. May 11. New H.S. Band uniforms arrived. The royal blue and white uniforms have a coat that can be worn both open and closed, and shako hats with white plumes. July 13. Grandstand nears completion on the Dodge County Fairgrounds at Kasson. The grandstand will seat about 1200 people and is of concrete and steel construction. November. New robes were purchased for the Senior High Chorus. They are navy in color with a white stole to eliminate the need for identical blouses and shirts worn underneath. 1962 July 20. Burglars broke into the Dodge County Courthouse in Mantorville. October 13. Atty, Gen. Walter Mondale appeared at the Kasson-Mantorville H.S. at a potluck supper. Mr. Mondale’s father previously was pastor at the Kasson Meth- odist Church. March 15. KoMets capture District VIII crown. March 23. Burt P. Sorenson died at his home following a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Sorenson operated the Sorenson Mill- ing Co. in Kasson until November of 1959 when he sold the building to the Styline Corporation of Indiana and the milling equipment to the Kasson Elevator Co. May 24. Grand opening of new Erdman Super Market in Kasson. June 7. New Ben Franklin store holds Grand Opening. The store is located in the building formerly occupied by Erd- man’s Super Market. 1963 January 31. K-M High School’s new porta- ble band risers arrived at the school. The risers, which are in 28 sections, will be used for the band’s rehearsing and per- forming They were purchased from the Wenger company of Owatonna. June 6. Bob’s Drive-In, managed by Vern Huse, recruited Mrs. Gloria Engel and Mrs. Shirley Austin to be car-hops while the regular hops attended Baccalaureate Ser- vices at K-M recently. September 19. Plans are being made to restore District 38 school house-known as the Henslin School-erected in 1883 at the cost of $1,000. November 22. Flags were lowered when word was heard around the world that President John F. Kennedy was assassi- nated. 1964 Three voting machines were purchased at Kasson. City mail delivery for Kasson was approv- ed and authorized by the Postal Service Department (to begin May 23). The Municipal Building has been com- pletely remodeled inside and out. July 30. Sigurd Anderson hired as K-M principal. He replaces Harold Haugo, who will serve in the capacity of counselor for the coming year. 1965 March 4. K-M had four wrestlers in the state meet. They placed 11th in state. June 18-20. Kasson celebrates its 100th birthday. The man after whom the town of Kasson was named was of Irish origin, although his family had been in this country for many generations. Adam Kasson, great grandfather of Jabez Kasson, made the first spinning wheel in America. Jabez Hyde Kasson was born January 17,1820. He grew up on a farm and received a common school education. In 1856 he came to Mantorville Township and lo- cated. On February 4,1884, he was ap- pointed as postmaster in Kasson. He still gave attention to tillage of his farm. Soon after settling here, he became possessor of land on which a portion of Kasson now lies, and on the advent of the railroad in 1865, donated the station ground. With one or two others, he platted the town-site. In September, 1851, Mr. Kasson married Mrs. Jane Thayer, a native of Otsego County, New York. A son and daughter were born to them. Mr. Kasson died June 22, 1891 and was buried in Maplegrove Cemetery, Kasson. 1966 March 29. Burglars enter two K-M schools. This was the third time in the past six years that the vault has been broken into. $50. was taken. April 7. School was burglarized last week and the vault door was completely wreck- ed when the burglars broke into the vault. The burglars received only $50. for their efforts but damage to the door was about $500. May 19. Kasson Roller Mills will be torn down. 1967 January 19. Supt. E.L. Vitalis to retire after school year(August 1). He was here for nine years. March 30. K-M Board names Donald G. Carter as Supt. to replace E.L. Vitalis. June. K-M Exchange Club organized. November 23. Members of the Kasson Vil- lage Council were told of plans for the ex- tension of the four lane highway of high- way 14 from Byron to Kasson at a meet- ing held Tuesday evening at the Munici- pal building. 1968 January. Brewer Implement Co. is world’s oldest International Harvester dealer. It was started in 1868 when Daniel O. Brewer signed a contract with Cyrus H. McCor- mick, inventor of the reaper, and began selling horsedrawn machinery from a shop. March 4. Brewer Implement Co. sold to Charles Bishop and Charles Wachholz. April 25. State Representative Alfred M. Falkenhagen suffered a fatal heart attack. June 11. Many Kasson and Mantorville flags flew at half mast in the memory of Sen. Robert Ken- nedy who was assassinated. August 8. The old First Bap- tist Church is in the process of being torn down. October 31 .Governor Har- old LeVan der spoke at the State Grange convention held in Kasson. December 24. U.S.A. moon orbit. 1969 July 20. First moon landing for U.S.A. 1972 June 21. Don Carter resigns as Supt. of Schools. July 26. Sigurd J. Anderson accepts Supt. of Schools job. He replaces Don Carter. October 25. Sara Stucky was named the first Miss K-M. Jan Kyllo and Roberta Ncseth were named runners-up. 1973 January 27. Vietnam truce. March 21. K-M boys’ win runner-up Re- gion I crown in basketball. July. Marilyn Fredrickson and her art stu- dents painted an 8’ x 16’ mural in cele- bration of Dodge County Fair centennial. 1974 November 19. K-M girls’ win Region I crown in basketball (they won their first state game). Smiths displayed the official Minn. Bi- centennial covered wagon to students. centennial covered wagon train. The 50 covered wagons representing the states in the union arrived in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on July 3. Formal education began in Kasson in a little log school house built on Mantor- ville Ave. It was not long before the need for a larger school was needed, and a new two-story school was erected, 30 by 40 feet. There were about sixty students in attendance under the direction of Mr. Hobart. Governor Wendell Anderson was in Man- torville to dedicate the new boardwalk and pound in his own board. He paid his own one dollar bill to have his name en- graved in on a wood plank. Gov. Ander- son was also in Mantorville to present the city with a check for $1,700. from the Department of Economic Develop- ment because of the efforts to preserve and restore the city. (Pictured below). 1975 July 23. Seig Wenzel replaces William Bentson who re- signed this spring. November 26. Kasson voters O.K. Medical Bond Issue by 98%. Mayo Clinic has agreed to staff the satellite clinic with permanently assigned family practice specialists. 1976 The nation celebrates the Bicentennial of its Indepen- dence throughout the year. Folkestad Chevrolet Garage at Kasson celebrates its 50th year of Chevrolet sales and service. April 12. Mr. Clarence Smith of Dodge Center and Mr. Richard Kvasnicka of Brownsdale represented Minnesota in the official Bi- Kasson Schools r % In 1879, a new brick schoolhouse, 60’ by 80 feet, costing $15,000 was built. This was de- stroyed by fire in 1882. 1879, the School Board of Kasson awarded the contract for re- building the school to a firm in Winona. In 1895, a second story was added, together with a belfry. June 20,1917, this school (pictured top right) was destroyed by fire, which was be- lieved to have started when some boys threw a fire-cracker into the belfry that contained straw from birds nest. The school pictured to the right was com- pleted during 1917-18 to replace the one that burned. After consolidation of Kasson and Mantorville it is now used as the primary school for grades K-4. At the east end of the Kasson Park stands a square brick home. This is on the site of the former brick kiln. At one time, this was the home of Mr. Thurwachter, the Agricultural instructor in the high school. The land sur- rounding it was used for experimental crops. Below: Kasson’s second school building, con- structed in the late 1860’s. It is with a feeling of considerable pride and pleasure that the editor and adviser present this history to the people. The undertaking has not been an easy one and the difficulties have been many. This work would not have been possible without the financial backing of the generous contributors listed below. Also, to the following who helped in some way: Grace Fredrickson, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bartel, Mrs. and Mrs. Richard Folkestad, Mr. Don Fiegel, Mr. Folmer Carlsen, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Leuthold. It has been our aim to select matter that is authentic, reliable and interesting to the people to hand down to future genera- tions. We are indebted to the following sources from which we recorded our in- formation: ♦Dodge County Independent news- paper files ♦Kasson Centennial booklet ♦History of Mantorville, Minnesota ♦History of Winona, Olmsted and Dodge Counties ♦Atlas of Dodge County Minnesota ♦Dodge County Profiles Clsruru C - c t A,' TpferM n' Trecfr cAso ?; $30.00 contributor Kasson State Bank $25.00 contributor The Relay Station $15.00 contributors Folkestad Chevrolet Garage Kasson Lumber Company K-M Telephone Company Stussy Construction Inc. $10.00 contributors Ben Franklin Store Bishop and Wachholz Burt’s Standard Station Daryl Graves Insurance Dibble Furniture Store Dodge County Independent Erdman’s Supermarket Friendly Tavern Gambles Greenway Coop Elevator Harold’s Welding Shop Harris Insurance Agency Kasson Karpet Mart Leutholds Kasson Parts and Supply Maxson Electric Miller’s Used Merchandise and Antiques Moorman Mfg.Co. 1-Stop Realty Inc. Prescher Electric Service Dr. M.L. Stucky Spillman’s Barber Shop Spilman’s Market Thompson Insurance Village Inn Zumbro Valley Golf Course $5.00 contributors Abel Signs and Decorating Center A1 Rud’s Auto Mart Bette’s Beauty Salon B G Auto Repair Bob Shadow Accounting and Tax Service Boston Cafe Charlie’s Hauling Service Chimney Cupboard El’s Texaco Erickson’s Hardware Frank’s Feed and Seed Gordy’s Body Shop, Inc. Greenway Coop Service Station Hubbell House John C. Banks Ins. Ag. John’s Radio and TV Inc. Johnson’s Mobil Service Kasson Ford, Inc. Kasson Krafts Kasson Lanes Kasson Speed Wash Komet Kleaners Marjorie’s Beauty Salon Patterson Motors and Implement Ron’s Barber Shop Rosemark Agency, Inc. Shoe Hospital Suzy’s Shoppe and Gallery Ted’s Mobil Service Zwemke Music Co. $2.00 contributor Morson Hardware CHAPTER II Our school story begins in 1776, the year of our in- dependence. In reality, however, it began more than a century earlier—shortly after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. That’s when the first American schools were started. The Puritans were practical people, you see, and they felt that their ability to conquer the wilderness lay in their children’s state of preparation. Only through edu- cation could they attain the knowledge they needed to “confound Satan.” First, these children of the Puritans needed desper- ately to learn to read—English in order to master busi- ness and the law and Latin in order to understand im- portant religious materials. (Massachusetts passed a com- pulsory education law in 1642. Later, the state made provisions for each town of 60 families to provide an elementary teacher; a town of 100 families or more had to maintain a suitable Latin grammar school in addition to the elementary teacher.) Books and classroom materials? They were neither varied nor sophisticated. The Bay Psalm Book, the Bible and the Catechism were at the top of the recommended reading list. Supplementary classroom aids were in the form of oral tales and allegories to teach moral lessons of the day. There was a hornbook of ABC’s for teaching the vernacular. Colonial charters of the Dutch colonies—Pennsylvania, etc.—also provided for government-established schools. The middle colonies had difficulties. Varied as to religion and heritage, there was dissension among the people on educational issues. In short, each religion insisted that its children receive educational training in keeping with its creed. The South’s problems were different, too. Because of the rural nature of the population, centralized schools were impractical. As a result, wealthy planters employed tutors and set up schoolhouses on their lands. Their children as well as the children of their less well-to-do neighbors received instruction from the tutors. By 1776, both the curriculum and teaching methods had progressed considerably from the earlier days. In keeping with European tradition, vocational studies and applied sciences had largely been omitted from the early 18th century curricula in favor of the classics—Cato, Virgil and Cicero. But, America was born at a time when science and rationalism were challenging the validity of many traditions. The students benefited. Science, math, writing, astronomy, etc., were added to the school-day agenda. And, there was more of a choice in schools themselves. Although the Latin grammar schools still flourished as prep schools for the Harvards and Yales, private English schools had been introduced to better prepare middle class students for the business world and for the task of governing themselves. (Some private schools even agreed to admit girls alongside the boys, though most offered special classes for females—classes emphasizing sewing, music, art, reading and penmanship.) Even then, however, it was impossible to please all of the people all of the time or even most of the people at a single instance. Just as some had though the Latin schools too restrictive, others felt that the private English schools lacked discipline. 23 CHORUS...Junior and Senior JUNIOR CHORUS Row one: Julie Solberg, Kim Bchms, Leah Allen, Lisa Schuster, Diane Miller, Lisa Finley, Shelly Aim Olson, Melinda Johnson. Row two: Dawn Dohrman, Peggy Milner, Ginni Gorvin, Lynn Schomburg, Wanda Klossncr, Kathy Zinter, Marsha West, Rita Iloehn, Tammy Schweigert, Mary Jo Checkel, Tom Rasmussen, Dave Olstad, Dave Krieg, Charles Kelly, Ronald Hailing, Debbie Scheigert, Debbie Splittstocsser, Denise Cotton, Shelly Robb, Mary Castncr, Ruth Pcttey, Winnie Ncrud, Kathy SENIOR CHORUS Row one: Debbie Perkins, Vicki Hanen- bcrgcr, Lisa Gronvold, Julie Colburn, Wanda Ryan, Kathy Foote, Mary Lee Moen, Charis Johnson, Brenda Klossncr, Audrey Fin- ley, Gigi Cutting, Jennifer Haapala, Liz Parker, Tammy Glcnna, Joan Tomfohrdc, Karen Schwcigcr, Director Mr. George Gentes. Row two: Louise Johnson, Lynncttc Dahms, Dawn Anderson. Nancy Schmoll, Karen Ncscth, Carol Raygor, Laura Juhnkc, Nancy Lagar, Joliene Nelson, Missy Stucky, Dcggie Westphal, Deb Suhr, Deb Hodncficld, Mary Johnson, Lisa Selle, Janice Fay, Julie Rikcr. Row three: Mary Koebelc, Pat Sorenson, Diana Olstad, Denise Splittstoesser, Director Mr. George Gentes. Row three: Teresa Weeks, Jaime Leth, Mary Fend, Kim Lewis, Kris Bo yum, Jackie Unger, Susanne Koebele, Susan Turner, Brenda Elias, Steve Kleist, Stuart Jurrens, Lynn Behms, Mark Westphal, Jim Brandli, Scott Kunz, Brian Murphy, Stan Falkenhagen, Gary Fay, Eric Driver, Wendy Sager, Roxanne Evans, Judy Jen- sen, Lynne Bartz, Sharon Kimble, Kathy Besch, Suzanne Deno. Oeltjenbruns, Pat Skogen, John Collins, Rick Unger, Scott Jur- rens, Dennis Iverson, Dan Faflak, Dale Gulcr, Scott Umsted, Dave Splittstoesser, Brian Graves, Larry Kimble, Donna Boyum, Linda Jensen. Row four: Nancy Jensen, Teresa Licnau, Kevin Behms, Brad Stellmakcr, Dave Christenson, Dan Buehler, Alan Hodge, Kevin Kracht, Dan Bergc, Jack Falkenhagen, Kathy Hoadley, John Nielsen, Gary Dorschner, Mark Unger, Becky Madsen, Jane Haapala, Pam Snow. 25 Denise Splittstoesser and Kim Behrns accompanied the Junior High Chorus. They put in many hours of hard work and practice. Brad Stellmaker and Brenda Klossner were the Senior High Chorus accompanists. These two put in a lot of effort and extra time. Above: The Fantastics: Scott Jurrens, Jack Falkenhagen, Dan Faflak, and Brad Stellmaker. This barbershop quartet performed at various concerts. Right: Soloists Lynette Dahms ana Kathy Hoadley. Lynette starred at District Contest, and Kathy starred at both District ahd Region Contests. Pictured are Brenda Klossner, Jo Nelson, Teresa Lieneau, and Dennis Iverson. These eight students participated in either Charis Johnson, Dan Berge, Gary Dorschner, Dan Beuhler, the Dorian or the Eau Claire Vocal Festival, representing K-M. All-Star Chorus: Row One: Vicki Hanenberger, Louise Johnson, Teresa Lieneau, and Lynette Dahms. Row Three: Brad Stell- Jennifer Haapala, Mary Koebele, and Brenda Klossner. Row maker, Dan Buehler, Dan Berge, Gary Dorschner, Dale Guler, Two: Kathy Hoadley, Pat Sorenson, Nancy Jensen, Jo Nelson, and Dennis Iverson. The Harmony’s Delight: Dale Guler. Gary Dorschner, Dan at both District and Region Contests. Dale, Gary Dan, and Berge, and Dennis Iverson. This baroershop quartet starred Dennis did a great job of keeping people entertained, always! KOMET YEARBOOK STAFF YEARBOOK STAFF Kneeling: Allison Hodge, Kay Lyons, Sandi Schleeter, Karlene Stark, Debbie Westphal. Standing: Tom Kyllo, Paula Saxton, Steve Turner, Kirsten Engel, Charis John- son, and Jill Ramthun. On the ladder: Cindy Falkenhagen, Nancy Besch, Lori Rosen, and Tammy Glenna. Sitting: Carol Lyons, Julie Badker, Barb Hoadley, Ann Folkestad, Karen Neseth, Nancy Fend, Diane Wendler, Penny Herrick, and Lynda An- dreen. Missing are Brenda Klossncr, Doug Splittstoesscr, Carol Raygor, Lorrie Spading, Connie Unger and advisor, Marilyn Fredrickson. This year, our yearbook staff strived to recreate the spirit of 1776, for we felt that this year was far too important to forget. We succeeded in putting forth a book to carry out the spirit of America throughout the Bicentennial year. Our 1976 yearbooks were once again published with the Herff Jones Yearbook Company by Pischel. Mr. Rick Fahrenkrug was our yearbook representative. The 1976 KOMET has increased from 128 pages to 144 pages in order to offer coverage of the histories of our two towns, Kasson and Mantorville, in a special Bicenten- nial section. The Bicentennial theme has also been carried out throughout the rest of this special volume. Pictured to the left are business managers Sandi Schleeter and Lynda Andreen making out receipts for the 407 people who purchased yearbooks—the largest purchase order in K-M’s history. Below, Nancy Fencl, Lynda Andreen, assistant editors, observe as Diane Wendler and Ann Folkestad give advice on how students should pose for their picture for the photographer. Huneke Studio of Waseca came two full days during the school year to take group pictures, a free service to us because 80 per cent of the senior class had their photos taken with them. FHA During the 1975-76 school year the FHA members participated in many worthwhile and fun-filled activities. In the fall a get-acquainted picnic was held at the Mantorville Park. The FHA sponsored a car wash and raked leaves free for the senior citizens. They were also active in a hay ride sponsored by the FFA. A thanksgiving basket was given to a needy family in the community and District Convention was at- tended. During the winter the members sponsored a Teacher Tea, open gym, and made and sold Val- entines (proceeds went to Muscular Dystrophy). As spring rolled around State Convention was talked about and three were selected to go. The annual mother-daughter Tea was held and new officers were selected. The last get together of the year was held to plan for 1976 and 1977. ’75 OFFICERS Sarah Brandli, Pres.; Kirsten EngcL Rep.; Mary Koebele, V. Pres Dennis Iverson, 1975 FHA Honey; Diane Peterson, Pari.; Connie Unger, Treas.; Carol Oehlke, Rec. Leader; Kay Lyons, Sec.; and Linda Schleeter, Historian. FHA Row one: Advisor, Linda Severson; Sarah Brandli, Rita Hoehn, Mary Jo Checkel, Connie Unger, Pam Wachholz, Pauline Starkson, and Linda Schleeter. Row two: Nancy Fend, Robin Bakkedahl, Susan Haskins, Kathy Olstad, Brenda Elias, Sandi Schleeter, Pat Zinter, Julie Morrow, and Carol Oehlke. Row three: Mary Koebele, Vicki Hanenberger, Nancy Schmoll, Susan Turner, Marilyn Schmoll, Carmen Ness, Susanne Koebele, and Kay Lyons. Row four: Lynda Andreen, Diane Peterson, Lori Allen, Karlene Stark, and Kirsten Engel. Dennis Iverson, 1975 FHA Honey, gave up his reign to Vernon Vanasse. Vernon, Wayne Alberts, and Steve Berge were the candidates for 1976 FHA Honey. Rita Hoehn modeled the wedding dress of Mrs. Charles Hoehn, her mother, for the Bicentennial fashion show. Pam Wachholz modeled the wedding dress of Miss Sheldon’s grandmother. Miss Sheldon presented the FHA Awards to the Outstanding workers of the year. Pictured below are the 1976 FHA officers. Left to right: Lynda Andreen, Historian and Reporter; Mary Jo Checkel, Secretary; Mary Koebcle, President; Nancy Fcncl, Vice President; Rita Hoehn, Treasurer; Susanne Koebele, Recreation Leader; and Advisor, Mary Beth Sheldon. K-M Cheerleaders B SQUAD Left to right: WRESTLING: Rita Hoehn, Pauline BALL: Kay Lyons, Jackie Unger, Susan Turner, and Julie Mor- Starkson, Suzanne Koebele, and Laura Christenson. BASKET- row. FOOTBALL Top Row: Jennifer Haapala and Tammy Glenna. lene Stark. Bottom Row: Charis Johnson and Jennifer Haapala. Middle Row: Karen Neseth, Sheri Graves, Tia Kricg, and Kar- 32 A SQUAD GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Debbie Westphal, Tam- and Charis Johnson. WRESTLING: Kathy Rosen, Kathy my Glenna, Diane Peterson, and Karen Neseth. BOYS’ BAS- Allen, Mary Koebele, Sheryl Olson. KETBALL: Jennifer Haapala, Kirsten Engel, Karlene Stark, cheerleaders. After much pulling and tugging, the wrestling cheerleaders finally won. Tire cheerleaders showed their spirit through a tug-of-war con- test between the wrestling cheerleaders and the basketball STARLITERS STARLITERS Row One: Paula Fay, Cheri Leighton, Linda Jen- sen, Sue Unger, Gigi Cutting, and Natalie Morrow. Row Two: Brenda Klossner, Louise Johnson, Marie Jensen, Nancy Jensen, Kari Stark, Valerie Kramer, Michelle Bormann, and Allison Hodge. Row Three: Cindy Falkenhagen, Lorrie Spading, Debbie Leighton, Diana Oeltjunbruns, Denise Splittstoesser, Beth Senjem, and Beth Mensing. Middle Picture: The Starliters per- formed at many different events. Here they are, kicking up a storm at a basketball game. STARLITER OFFICERS: Gigi Cutting, Treasurer; Linda Jensen, Secretary; and Advisor LynneUe Hunter. Mrs. Hunter stepped in Vice-President; Nancy Jensen, President; Debbie Leighton, mid-year to lend a hand in helping the girls. AIDES Picture one: STUDENT COUNCIL Row one: Phil Olson, Roger Allen, Gary Severance. Row two: Susanne Koebele, Kirsten Engel, Susan Turner. Row three: Tammy Schweigert, Mary Vail, Lou Ann Leonard, Shelly Holmquist, Kathy Allen, Dan Buchlcr, Advisor Mr. Harold Haugo. Picture two: LIBRARY AIDES Row one: Lisa Schuster, Julie Wallin, Nancy Milner, Diane Miller, Lynncttc Buchanan, Sally Sorenson, Lori Wachholz, Kathy Dess- ncr, Cindy Dcssner. Row two: Lori Anderson, Jill Castner, Theresa Stevenson, Lori Andreen, Dawn Dohrman, Mary Jo Chcckcl, Patty Chcckcl. Picture three: PROJECTIONISTS From left to right: Duane Burton, John Nielsen, Don Johnson, Tim Pike, Jim Checkcl, Mark Haugo. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Row one: Dan Buehler. Ann Folkestad. Barb Hoadley, Kevin Charis Johnson, Dale Gulcr. Nancy Besch, Brenda Klossncr. Behrns, John Collins, Gary Severance, Mike Guler, Brad Stell- Dennis Iverson, Diane Wendler, Jay Erickson, Kirsten Engel, maker, Richard Larson. Row two: Carol Lyons, Penny Herrick, Linda Jensen. Missing is Sheri Pearson. Providing entertainment for the spring program are Dale Gulcr, Besch, Sheri Graves Pearson and Rich Larsen. The program was Kirsten Engel, Carol Lyons, Linda Jensen, Penny Herrick, Nancy held in the high school cafeteria. Pictured above are the Spring National Honor members reciting their pledge. To the right they served ice cream, bars and punch to their guests at the spring induction ceremony. National Honor Society members are chosen according to leadership, scholarship, service, and character. National Honor Society was changed this year to enable more people to belong to the Society. Returning members from last year are Dennis Iverson, Brenda Klossner, Dan Buehler and Ann Folkestad. 36 AWARDS Top left: 1976 Athletes of the Year, Bonnie Rvan and Larry Kimble. Top right: Pictured are Ann Folkestad, who was named Student of the Year and chosen to participate in Pro- ject 120-an Urban Concerns Workshop; and Linaa Jensen, who was chosen to serve as a Page in tne Minn. House of Repre- sentatives. Above left: Kcven Bchrns was chosen to represent K-M at Boys’ State and Gary Severance was selected as his alter- nate. Linda Jensen was chosen to represent K-M at Girls’ State and Kirsten Engel was selected as her alternate. “Sixty Club” These people achieved a rate of 60 or higher words a minute in Typing Class. Pictured are Pat Zinter, Mary Vail, Mr. Vang, Laura Christenson, Tia Krieg and Kari Stark. Missing are Audrey Finley and Beth Senjem. Left: Dale Guler was presented the 1976 Math Award by Mr. King. Above: Brenda Klossner was the recipient of the Chorus Award presented by Mr. Gentes. Above right: Sarah Brandli received the 1976 Betty Crocker Award. 37 All-Star Band Row one: Jill Ramthun, Barb Hoadlcy, Carol Lyons, and Charis John Collins, and Jack Falkenhagen. These people were chosen Johnson. Row two: Marlyn Anderson, Karen Nesetn, Karlenc for their outstanding ability. Mr.Tred Nyline, director of the Stark, and Nancy Besch. Row three: Paul Turner, Rich Larson, Luther College Band was this year’s guest conductor. Flute Quartet Jill Ramthun, Barb Hoadley, Kirsten Engel, and Lori Rosen, receive star ratings both at Districts and Regions. Pictured to the right is Charis Johnson, Lynn Simons, both starring at Districts and Regions on flute solos; Jennifer Haapala, accompianist; Brad Stellmaker, Tia Krieg, both star- ring at Districts and Regions with trumpet solos; and Nancy Lager, starring at Districts with a saxophone solo. 38 Jazz Ensemble JAZZ ENSEMBLE Row one: Brian Johnson, Bob Stiles, Lorrie Spading. Julie Morrow, Debbie Leighton, Nancy Lager, and Carol Lyons. Row two: Jennifer Haapala, Linda Jensen, Joe Simons, MAJORETTES Tammy Glenna, Kirsten Engel, and Diane Peter- son. Missing from the picture is Connie Unger. Barry Johnson, Tim Stowers, John Collins. Kevin Behms, Mary Vail. Tia Krieg, Russell Ellingson, Jack Falkenhagen, Dan Fafiak, Brad Stellmaker, and Steve Behms. Charis Johnson received the Sousa Award from Mr. Schwen. Jayne Haapala received the Band Director’s Award. BAND.. Junior and Senior JUNIOR BAND Row one: Denise Darling, Lynn Ruport, Jamie Leth, Judy Jensen, Melinda Johnson, Diane Miller, Carla Burncs, Andrea Hodge, Sheri Vrieze, Janet Engelstad, Linda Peterson, Kay Stark, Andrea Ewert, Cheri Leighton, Susannc Koebele, Marie Jensen, Jackie Unger, Jayne Haapala. Row two: Susan Turner, Marilyn Bergc, Doug Bartel, Nancy Milnar, Ann Boyum, Lyncttc Buchanan, Lynn Schomburg, Julainc Colburn, Ginni Gorvin, Eric Driver, Jane Kreidermacher, Kim Behms, Kathy Olstad, Sheila Larson, Suzanne Deno, Cindy Strand, Sue Dun- ford, Kyle Engel, Tracy Schrafel, Judy Wendler, Julie Morrow. Row three: Jill Jensen, Cheryl Mucske, Lori Wachholz, Roger Schnorcnbcrg, Lynne Bartz, Mary 0‘Dca, Jeff Boggs, Tammy Marquardt, Kathleen Christenson, Denise Cottcn, JayWulf, Jill Castncr, Larry Madsen, Barry Thorson, Scott Purvis, David SENIOR BAND Row one: Jennifer Haapala, Charis Johnson, Barb Hoadley, Lori Rosen, Jill Ramthun, Kirsten Engel, Lynn Simons, Julie Badker, Sue Besch, Jill Peterson, Richard Lar- son. Row two: Nancy Jensen, Nancy Besch, Karlene Stark, Bob Styles, Randy Ranvek, Lorric Spading, Karen Neseth, Roger Ellingson, Louise Johnson, Diane Jensen, Sandy Schleeter, Debbie Dahms, Debbie Leighton, Julie Miller, Nancy Lagar, Carol Lyons. Row three: Diane Peterson, Lisa Sclle, Linda Schleeter, Alison Hodge, Kay Lyons, Kathy Rosen, Deb Darling, Cindy Falkenhagcn, Michele Bormann, Pam Hughes, Olstad, Tom Rasmussen, Shelly Ann Olson, David Krieg, Stan Falkenhagen, Andy Wallin, Jane Kurtz, Lisa Schuster, Tammy Staub, Lynnly Cutting, DccAnn Larson. Row four: Sharon Kimble, Robyn Burgess, Paul Severance, Judy Hames, Lisa Stevenson, Julie Ocltjcnbums, Steve Larson, Kathy Besch, Dan Neseth, Gary Schronbcrg, Steve Kleist, Paul Tollefson, Kevin P. Anderson, Darby Bumes, Marsha West, Stephen Johnson, Tim O’Brien, Scott Shurson, Dana Jensen, Brian Murphy, Lisa Klick- man, Linda Wcndlcr, Ruth Pcttcy, Curtis Harris, Paul Stevenson, Robert Lyons. Row five: Mark Madsen, Stuart Jurrcns, Garry Fay, Director Mr. John Schwcn. Not pictured: Billy Rosen and Peggy Milnar. John O’Brien, Pat O’Brien, Brian Johnson, John Collins, Dave Christenson, Russell Ellingson, Brad Stcllmaker, Kevin Behms, Mary Vail, Tia Krieg, Tim Stowers. Row four: Sarah Brandli, Janice Fay, Kari Stark, Linda Jensen, Joe Simons, Barry John- son, Russell Fay, Marlyn Anderson, Kevin Murphy, Steve Bclirns, Dan Faflak, Steve Gransee, Jack Falkenhagen, Paul Turner, Wanda Ryan, Richard Marquardt, Director Mr. John Schwcn. FFA Row one: David Hawkins, Dave Christenson, Jeff Bakkedahl, Pat O’Brien, Klaus Alberts, Jeff Zelinski, Dan Buehler, Rod Himle, Dennis Iverson, and Mark Stevenson. Row two: Advisor Dean Hanson, Gary Dorschner, Marilyn Berge, Richard Hawkins, Louie Madsen, Jim Heiserman, Sam weeks, Kenny Carstenson, Scott Larson and John O’Brien. Row three: Valerie Kramer, Joel Senjem, Richard Larsen, Greg Bondy, David Larson, Russell Fay, Dick Wyttenbach, Larry Iverson, Scott Jorgenson, Russell Sko- gen, and Don Swanson. Row four: Steve Berge, Wayne Alberts, Marlin Madery, Ann Bartel, Steve Schmoll, Kathy Allen, John Hoehn, Dave Tune, Britt Ludlow, Mark Grove, and Jeff Berge. Row five: Sheryl Olson, Charles Robinet, Vernon Vanasse, Mark Grunklee, Paul Brannan, Jon Berge, Jim Larson, Randy Ranvek, Richard Marquardt, Dan Pettey, and Gary Brannan. The FFA Chapter held many worthwhile activities this year. In November, FFA had a corn drive for Camp Courage. They netted $400 for the mentally and physi- cally handicapped. February 14-21 was National FFA Week, and March sixth brought Speaking Contests in Red Wing. Parliamentary Procedures, Job Interview, Public Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Salesmanship categories all ranked very high in both District and Region Contests. Pictured to the right are the 1975-1976 Future Farmers Of America Officers at Kasson-Mantorville High School. Row one: Rod Himle, Treasurer; Jeff Bakkedahl, Assistant Officer; and Advisor, Dean Hanson. Row two: Klaus Alberts, Sentinel; Dan Bueh- ler, Vice-President; Dennis Iverson, Presi- dent; Nancy Jensen, 1975-1976 FFA Chapter Sweetheart; Jeff Zelinski, Re- porter; and Pat O’Brien, Secretary. At the annual FFA banquet held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kasson, the guest speaker was Edward C. Fredrick, Provost, University of Minnesota Techni- cal College in Waseca. Those receiving special recognition for the help they gave to the FFA Chapter were Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Madery, Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Alberts, and Mr. and Mrs. Gil Kraft. Mary Koebele was chosen 1976 FFA Chapter Sweetheart. Linda Jensen and Diana Oeltjenbruns were her attendants. Pictured above are the officers of the 1975-1976 Future Farmers of America of the Kasson-Mantorville Chapter. This float was entered in this year’s Homecoming parade by the Using any materials that they had on hand, the members created Kasson-Mantorville Chapter of the Future Farmers of America. a prize-winner that captured First place. Pictured above is the head table at the annual FFA Banquet. and Gil Kraft. Pictured lower left is Nancy Jensen selecting the Lower right arc Mr.’s and Mrs.’s Merlyn Madery, Klaus Alberts, new Chapter Sweetheart. 43 FFA WINNERS Pictured to the right are Dennis Iverson and his livestock. Dennis was named the 1976 FFA Star Chapter Farmer. Pictured below are Dan Buehler and his livestock. Dan received the Dekalb Corn Award. Special Awards: Placement in different areas of farming skills: Row One: Richard Larson, Records and Accounts, Sheep Production; Mary Koebele. 1976-1977 FFA Chapter Sweet- heart; Dennis Iverson, Beef Production; Nancy Jensen, 1975- 1976 FFA Chapter Sweetheart; Britt Ludlow, Poultry Pro- duction; Row Two: Richard Hawkins, Star Greenhand; Jeff 44 Bakkedahl, Production Ag. and Star Agri-businessman; Rod Himle, Crops Award, and Senior Award; Dan Buehler, Dekalb Award: Bruce Houston, Livestock Award, Senior Award; Russell Fay, Swine Production, and Outstanding Sophomore; John O’Brien, Dairy Production. Missing are Gary Brannan, Outstanding Junior; Pat O’Brien, Special Semor Award; and Dave Tune, Sales and Service. Also missing is advisor, Dean Hanson. These people live up to their FFA Motto: “Learning to do, doing to learn. Earning to live, and living to serve.” CHAPTER III “Idle time is wasted time, and the Devil revels in it.” Such was the philosophy of the Puritans, and it was carried down, more or less, from generation to genera- tion until well into the 19th century. It has an effect on school activities. But sports of a kind flourished in colonial days. Stu- dents could participate in them as long as they were of a body-building or skill-building nature. They were justi- fied as being helpful in later life. Wrestling, track and field events were especially popular in colonial times, and various games were played with a ball-bowling (on a green), a kind of handball and later basketball, which was borrowed from the Indians. Skiing, ice skating, sledding and sleighing were big in New England. (These skills were needed to get around.) And, swimming and boating were summer sports en- joyed by the masses. Many even found ways to justify horse racing, since a fast horse and the ability to ride it were considered necessities. Hunting and fishing were popular throughout the colonies, and sophisticated versions—target shooting and angling—soon evolved, as colonists became wealthier and found themselves with leisure time. Fox hunting, still synonymous with the South, was a great social event during revolutionary times. Organized team sports, however, would come much later. Even during the mid 19th century, college officials left physical fitness up to the individual. Most kids, however, found ways to enjoy competition. Hopscotch, marbles, tops, kites, hoops, etc., were popular with the younger set. 45 75-76 SCOREBOARDS Softball Dover-Eyota Home They 10 We 5 Wanamingo Home 8 28 Southland Away 11 1 Hayfield Home 11 15 Wanamingo Away 4 11 Byron Home 20 21 Southland Home 5 7 Dover-Eyota Away 12 4 Chatfield Away 13 20 Hayfield Away 3 12 3fl We Team They 1 Hayfield 0 1 Kenyon 9 5 St. Charles 2 3 Stewartville 17 5 Wabasha-Kellogg 4 1 Plain view 4 5 Lake City 8 7 Cannon Falls 8 8 Zumbrota 10 1 Zumbrota (District) 3 ik r a; Wrestling We Team They 26 Pine Island 20 32 Hayfield 15 35 Dodge Center 23 29 Lake City 27 42 Bryon k 19 19 Cannon Falls 25 44 Zumbrota 9 34 Kenyon 10 31 St. Charles 15 29 Stewartville 17 61 Wabasha-Kellogg 3 41 Plain view Region 1-A 14 22 Alden 20 16 Caledonia 35 We 6 0 6 6 0 13 8 0 Football Team Kenyon St. Charles Stewartville Wabasha Plain view Lake City Byron Cannon Falls Zumbrota Girls’ Volleyball h They Kenyon Wanamingo St. Charles West Concord Lost Lost Won Won Stewartville Won 14 n Dodge Center Lost 7 Wabasha-Kellogg Lost 14 Plainview Lost 2® Hayfield Lost Lake City Won on 20 Bryon Won 28 Cannon Falls Lost 28 Pine Island Lost Zumbrota Won 46 Girls’ Basketball We 44 46 44 I 43 I 47 H 50 fW 58 ' 56 Wm 53 j 57 52 27 ' -- 39 ■ 38 46 44 21 Team Dodge Center Plainview Stewariville Wt Wanamingo Wabasha-Kellogg (O.T.) West Concord Lake City Byron Kenyon Cannon Falls Zumbrota (O.T.) Pine Island St. Charles Hayfield District-Kenyon Goodhue Zumbrota Region-Hayfield Lou rd.es' They 15 26 33 38 46 21 24 23 27 45 31 28 47 27 16 40 32 38 Cross Country HVL Fifth place out of rime teams. Overall record of HVL-18 wins.and , 21 losses District-Fifth place of six teams Mayo Invitational-Thirtecn place of eighteen teams Lourdes Invitational-Thirteen place of thirteen teams Overall-Twenty-four wins and twenty-nine losses. Golf Team Rank Stewartville 71A Zumbrota 69 A Lake City 69 Cannon Falls 44 A Kasson-Mantorville 42 Wabasha-Kellogg 34 St. Charles 29A Kenyon m 26 Plainview 19 Boys’ Track and Field New Records for 1976 Mile Run A. Ortiz 4:43.2 Two Mile Run— A. Ortiz 9:48.2 Sprint Medley Relay— M. Haugo 3:58.0 J.Falkenhagen J. Gardner A. Ortiz Girls’ Track and Field New Records for 1976 Mile Run— W. Nerud 6:16.7 440 yd. Dash— Kari Stark 63.0 Discus— A. Hodge 80’ 6” High Jump— L. Schuster 4’ 9” Two Mile Run— M. O’Dea 13:10.2 Mile Relay K. Stark 4:32.5 J. Miller W. Nerud K. Stark Boys’ Basketball We Team They 55 Dodge Center 44 59 St. Charles 34 75 Chatfield 52 67 Stewartville 71 50 Wabasha-Kellogg 47 69 Plainview 57 44 Lake City 32 57 Byron 68 36 Cannon Falls 39 61 Zumbrota 72 41 Kenyon 40 72 St. Charles 62 50 Stewartville 75 64 Wabasha-Kellogg 62 60 Plainview 45 43 Hayfield 69 34 Lake City 49 58 Cannon Falls 57 63 Zumbrota 49 57:: Kenyon (O.T.) 55 57 District—Dodge Center 59 47 K-M HARRIERS The Cross Country team coached by veteran Lance Peterson consisted of boys and girls in grades seven through twelve. The daily prac- tice was held after school on the Zumbro Valley Golf Course. The 1975-76 season which featured a girls’ team started out at St. Charles. Since K-M had the only girls’ team participating in the HVL, they ran with the B-squad boys in five of the meets. Unlike the boys’ team, the girls ran two miles instead of three. Winnie Nerud had the best girls’ run clocked at 12:38. And Alberto Ortiz had the best varsity time at 15:25. The final HVL standing for the boys’ team was 22 points with Kenyon taking the conference with 43. The girls’ finished ninth in the region. Be- cause the team had spirit and enthusiasm, many of the runners met and surpassed their set goals. Seven boys and five girls who were letter winners will be returning to make up a young team which looks promising for the ’76 season. VARSITY Row one: Alberto Ortiz, Bob Brown. Row two: Coach Lance Peter- son, Mark Haugo, John Mcitzner, Jack Falkcnhagcn. Row three: Bernic Swanson, Randy Ranvek. All of the above will be returning for next season with the excep- tion of Alberto. Coach Peterson, giving last minute instructions to his varsity team as they get ready to run, looks anxious for the race to begin. 48 Ortiz Named to the HVL B-SQUAD Row one: Manager Laura Juhnke, Paul Tollelson. Mark Rendler, Don Swanson. Row two: Coach Lance Peterson, Dean Lechner, Kevin Murphy, Dan Pettey. Kevin Murphy had the best time for the squad with 20:05. Alberto Ortiz was selected to the Hia- watha Valley League All-Conference Team. His best time was 15:25. Alberto Ortiz leads thcpack at a K-M Jaycc Invitational meet 0‘Dea, Toni Smalley, Winnie Ncrud, Ruth Pettey. Considering which was held at the Zumbro Valley Golf Course. Pictured be- this was the first year for the girls, they ran quite well, low is the girls’ squad. From left to right: Julie Miller, Mary Football Squads ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADE From left to right: Alan Hodge, Co-Captain; Marlyn Anderson, Jim Hart, Vernon Va- nasse, Klaus Alberts, Dale Guler, Dennis Iverson, Co-Captain; Jeff Gardner, Pat O.Brien, managers Tim Westphal and Jeff Rad- datz, Larry Kimble, Phil Klickman, Doug Splittstoesser, Keith Ness, Kevin Behrns, Gary Dorschner, Greg Gorvin, Jay Erickson, Mike Holey. EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL SQUAD Row one: Roger Allen, Larry Saxton, Jerry Unger, Lamar Eidem, Jim Brandli, Scott Shurson, Robert Lyons, Coach Perry King. Row two: Paul Meyer, Bernie Swanson, Larry Madsen, Dale Brannan, Mark Westphal, Dana Jensen, Mark Bisbach, Brian Murphy. Row three: Robert Snow, Robert Gransee, Lynn Behrns, Dan Unger, Steve Johnson, Roger Carlsen, Jeff Beaver. NINTH AND TENTH GRADE Row one: Jeff Vanasse, Dick Wyttenbach, Larry Unger, Ronnie Unger, Mike Rasmussen, John Ramthun, Geoff Gorvin, Kevin P. Anderson, Jim Umsted, Scott Larson, Kyle Engel. Row two: Steve Klickman, Steven Behrns, MarkBrannan, Russel Fay, Darby Burnes, Walter Unger, Jeff Berge, Jim Deno, Dan Buck, Jody Hegna. Row three: Ed Pear- son, Jon Berge, Mike Ness, Rick Naatz, Dan Springstcd, Terry Westphal, Arlie Allen, Robert Naatz. SEVENTH GRADE FOOTBALL SQUAD Row one: Tim West- phal, Layne Andreen, Lennie Cooper, Mark Claassen, Phil Olson, Jim Erickson, Leon Cunningham, Tom Rasmussen, Mark Bondy, Scott Purvis, Coach Tom Ticdeman. Row two: Guy Paradise, Alex Zelinske, Jim Baker, Bob Cross, Daniel Hancnberger, Steve Kleist, Dan Neseth, Roy Brown, Todd Olson, Barry Thorson. Row three: Greg Trelstad, Chuck Kelly, Dan Ryan, John Louks, Randy Lund, David Krieg, Craig Schweiger, Keith Beckman, Bruce Kethchum. Missing is Coach Terry Vatland. FOOTBALL After the efforts of the hard and hot two weeks of pre- season practice in August, it seemed the team was des- tined for a good season. After a heart breaker with Ken- yon, which was lost by one point, the future looked bright. But the football team couldn’t put it together and lost the rest of the games. Quarterback Greg Gorvin had a percentage of 58 for passing with Alan Hodge re- ceiving most of them. Keith Ness rushed for a high of 476 yards and led the honors of scoring the most points. On defense Gary Dorschner had the most defensive points of 132. Keith Ness was next with 129 and then Mike Holey, Klaus Alberts, and Dennis Iverson respec- tively. Other schools have commented that the KoMets had the hardest hitting team in the HVL. The team was backed by many loyal fans throughout the whole foot- ball season. Elected as co-captains for the 1976 season are Keith Ness and Kevin Behrns. Gary Dorschner was selected to the Hiawatha Valley League All- Conference Team. Dennis Iverson received Honorable Mention. The coaches and co-captains were as follows: Assistant Coaches Steve DuBois and Charles Hanson, Co-Captains Alan Hodge and Dennis Iverson, Head Coach David Ginther. Larry Kimble demonstrates to the rest of the players the correct way to do push ups. Ginther, Hodge, and DuBois observes. Dorsdiner Named To The HVL Alan Hodge (25), Dennis Iverson (69), Klaus Alberts (65), Mike Holey (61), and others appear to want a bit of the action with one thing in mind-tackle the opponent with the football. Klaus Alberts (65) and Keith Ness (45) clear the way as Gary Dorschner, the quarterback, hands the ball off to Kevin Behrns. 53 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL The K-M Volleyball team entered into its first interscholas- tic competition this year. They started out their season Sept. 2 as they traveled to Kenyon. The girls lost and also lost their next game to Wanamingo. The firls then started winning after that. The varsity squad had an overall win-loss record of 6-8. B-squad finished with a 1-13 record. This year there was a C-squad formed consisting of seven and eight graders coached by Janet Midura. Their record was 1-2. Angie Hugh and Bonnie Ryan go up to perform a double block against West Concord. Waiting as back ups arc Mary Vail and Diane Peterson. Bonnie Ryan was selected to the Hiawatha Valley League A 11- Con fcrcncc Team. C-SQUAD Row one: manager Jane Kreidermacher, Lori Wach- Debbie Schwigert, Cindy Strand, Sue Dunford, Lisa Klick- holz, Lori Musolf, Teresa Weeks, Denise McFarlanc, Vickie Bis- man, Chris Smalley, Kathy Olmsted, Lisa Simons. The team was bach, Denise Darling, Tammy Schwcigcrt, Sharon Kimble, Lisa coached by Janet Midura. Schuster. Row two: Diane Miller, Leah Allen, LeaAnn Maxon, B-SQUAD Row one: Donna Boyum, Diane Wcndlcr, Wanda Judy Wcndler, Andrea Hodge, Lynettc Buchanan, Lori Andreen, Ryan, Kathy Allen, Ann Bartel, Kim Abel, Debbie Darling, Jody Hughes, Sheri Vrieze, Janet Engclstad. The team was manager Marylee Mocn. Row two: Missy Stucky, Rita Hoehn, coached by Renee Berg. Ryan Named To The HVL VARSITY Row one: Janice Fay, Diane Jensen, Lynette Dahms, Shelly Holmquist, Sarah Brandli, Mary Vail, Lisa Gronvold. Row two: Coach Nancy Rud, Pam Hughes, Lynn Allen, Kathy Hoad- ley, Bonnie Ryan, Angie Hugh, Dawn Olmsted, Debbie Dahms. Goach Rud gives her team some advice during a time out. Assistant-Coach Berg, who was also the B-squad coach, looks on. 55 Kracht Named To The HVL K-M had eight basketball squads during the winter season of ’75-76. It appeared that a problem might develop over the gym and who got to practice when. However, everything was worked out, and everyone was satisfied with the proposed schedule. K-M proved that the schedule concerning practice was satisfactory by finishing as runners-up for the HVL title. K-M finished their season with a record of 13 wins and 8 losses. K-M averaged 55.8 points per game during the season. In district action K-M lost their first game which was a heartbreaker to Dodge Center by two points. Team leaders in individual departments were as follows: Jack Falkenhagen and Kevin Behrns had the highest field goal percentages with 49 and 48 re- spectively; Paul Turner and Kevin Kracht were one and two in free throw percentages; Kevin Kracht averaged 15.1 points per game, Alan Hodge averaged 10.6, Mark Unger averaged 10.5, and Gary Dorschner averaged 10.1; in order Dorschner, Kracht, and Unger led in assists; Hodge, Kracht, and Dorschner led in re- bounds having 184, 87, and 78, respectively; Hodge and Kracht were one and two in leading fouls, re- coveries, and turnovers. Another interesting fact to notice is that K-M had no technical fouls called on them for the '75-76 season. Pictured to the right is Kevin Kracht who was named to the HVL All Con- ference Team. Cagers Finish As Runner-Up in HVL Pictured to the left is the varsity squad coached by Mr. Bill Heitkamp. Row one: managers Tom Kyllo and Craig Olevson, Brad Stellmaker, Jeff Gard- ner, Kevin Behrns, Mark Unger, Dave Christenson. Row two: Gary Dorsch- ner, Richard Larson, Don Mehren, Alan Hodge, Mike Holey, Jack Falkenhagen, Kevin Kracht, Paul Turner, Coach Bill Heitkamp. Pictured below from left to right are Alan Hodge, Kevin Kracht, and Jack Falkenhagen preparing to as- sist Mark Unger who is driving the ball in. In the center photo is Alan Hodge going up for another two points. Pic- tured to the far left are Alan Hodge, Mark Unger, Mike Holey, and Jack Falkenhagen working the ball in to score. Since there were eight basket- ball squads, many arrangements had to be made for each squad to use the high school gym for practice. Following is a typical schedule for the winter boys and girls basketball squads: girls var- sity 5:30-7:30, boys varsity 3:30-5:30, boysB-squad 7:30-9:30, girls B-squad 5:30-7:30, ninth grade boys 7:30-9:30, eighth grade boys 5:15-6:30, seventh grade boys 6:30-7:45, seventh and eighth grade girls 3:30-4:45. Half court was used by squads with similar times. B-SQUAD BASKETBALL The B-squad finished their season with a record of twelve wins and six losses. The team’s offensive average was 43.5 points. Offensively, Steve Bchrns and Rick Naatz were the leading scorers with 9.8 and 9.7 point per game average of 9.0. The team leader in defensive rebounds was Rick Naatz having a total of 130 for the year. He re- ceived help from Steve Behrns and Mike Ness. “Coach Turner has nothing but praise for all of his B-squaders, who have put forth a tremendous team effort to make this a most successful season.” TEAM Dodge Center St. Charles Chat field Stewart ville Wabasha-K ellogg Plain view Byron Zumbrota Kenyon St. Charles Stewartville Wabasha-Kellogg Plainvicw Hayficld Lake City Cannon Falls Zumbrota Kenyon 49 THEY 33 42 28 55 52 40 42 51 41 34 27 54 53 40 34 49 34 31 47 36 37 47 54 50 34 29 28 36 45 46 32 49 54 45 32 Coach Turner and the players discuss strategy during a time out. Larry Unger, Bob Peterson, Ronnie Unger, manager Jeff Rad- Pictured clockwise are Mike Ness, Steve Behrns, Rick Naatz, datz, Coach Jim Turner. Louie Madsen, Jim Checkel, Kevin Murphy, Rick Naatz, Mark Grove, Kevin Beckman, Jerry Fjerstad, David Larson, Coach Jim Turner. Missing is Jon Kellar, Joe Simons, Rich Marquardt. Row one: Larry Meeker, Dick Wyttenbach, Mark Rcndler, Bob Brown, Mike Paradise, Larry Unger, Steve Behrns, Ronnie Unger, Larry Iverson, Bob Peterson, Mike Ness. Row two: Jerry Musolf, 58 NINTH GRADE Row one: Scott Kunz, Kevin P. Anderson, Mark Madsen, Coach Phil Johnson. Missing is Walter Unger, Ed Richard Hawkins, Paul Tollefson, Geoff Gorvin, Jon Ramthun, Pearson, Dan Springsted, Dan Buck. The team 1 inished their sca- Craig Johnson, Scott Iverson. Row two: Lyle Andreen, Kyle En- son with a perfect record being ten wins and no losses, gel, Dean Lechncr, Robert Naatz, Arlen Allen, Charles Erickson, EIGHTH GRADE Row one: Barry Ericksen, Paul Severance, Bclirns, Dan Unger, Dana Jensen, Steve Johnson, Robert Greg Haskin, Robert Lyons, Bob Peterson, Doug Bartel. Row Granscc. The team was coached by Chuck Hanson. The team two: Dwight Bo yum, Steve Larson, Jerry Unger, Kevin Dohr- had a fine season with seven wins and only one loss, mann, Scott Shurson. Row three: Roger Schnorcnberg, Lynn SEVENTH GRADE Row one: Randy Lund, Jeff Boggs, Joe Ricker, Todd Olson, Tracy Schrafel, David Olsted, Bmee Ket- chum, Steve KIcist. Row two: Dan Neseth, Barry Thorson, Jim Erickson, David Krieg, Laync Andreen, Ben Currier, Chuck Kelley. Row three: Gary Schnorenberg, Jay Wulf, Don Hrtanek, Craig Sehweiger, Phil Olson, Keith Beckman, Dan Ryan, Stan Falkenhagen. Terry Vatland was their coach. Their record was 7-1. Klossner and Miller Named To HVL The '15-16 season again proved to be very successful for the K-M girls basketball team. The girls again were under the guidance of a different first year coach. Coach Mr. Larry Hoffmann, the first male ever to coach the girls team, was aided by Assistant Miss Renee Berg. He led the KoMets to a sole possession of the HVL title. They finished with a record of 12-2. The B-squad finished with 13 wins and one loss. The eighth grade girls had 04 for a record, and the seventh grade girls had a great season of 4-0. After claiming the HVL the KoMets went on to claim the District 4A title by defeating Zumbrota by four points. K-M then met Hayfield to whom they had lost during the season. K-M won the game by one point. Because of that win, K-M and Lourdes met to determine the Region 1A Champions. The game was a disappointing one with the girls coming out on the short end of the score. Because of K-M’s strong zone defense, the only way Lourdes could win was by setting up a stall which they started at the end of the third quarter and throughout the fourth quarter. K-M lost their chance to represent Region 1A in the state tournament. Julie Miller and Lisa Klossner, both named to the HVL All Conference Team, led in the scoring with a total of 218 and 235 points respectively. Bonnie Ryan had a total of 139 points and Mary Vail had 58. Julie Miller had a high of 45 free throws while Bonnie Ryan was second with 29. For rebounds Bonnie Ryan had a high of 173 with Julie Miller next with 150. The overall record, including tournament games, for K-M was 16 wins and 3 losses. Pictured to the right are Lisa Klossner and Julie Miller who were named to the HVL All Conference Team. The prospects of next year’s team again should be promising with only two seniors leaving, Ryan and Holmquist. HVL, Dist. IV Champs, and 2nd in Region Pictured to the far left arc Mary Vail and teammates claiming the victory net after winning the District 4A title. To the left are Julie Miller and Lisa Klossner warming-up for a game. Below the KoMet girls receive the District 4A trophy from Mr. Anderson. In the lower left Shelly Holmquist on a fast break. In lower right Tia Krieg drives for the basket. Pictured on page 60 at the bottom is a shot of the team in action. Left to right are Mary Vail, Lisa Gronvold, Lisa Klossner, Bonnie Ryan and Julie Miller. 61 GIRLS' BASKETBALL AT K-M VARSITY Row one: manager Wanda Klossner, Naney Lager, Vail, Shelly Holmquist, Kathy Hoadley. Row three: Angie Muse, Lisa Klossner, Laura Holdcrness, Sarah Brandli, Lisa Gronvold, Pam Hughes, Lori Allen, Bonnie Ryan, Coach Larry Hoffmann, manager Diane Wcndlcr. Row two: Julie Miller, Tia Krieg, Mary EIGHTH GRADE Row one: Kathy Zintcr, Ann Bo yum, DecAnn Miller, Cindy Strand, Gcrri Olson, Andrea Hodge, Denise Larson, Penny Meeker, Sue Dunford, Debbie Schwcigcrt, Debbie Trclstad, Kris Head, Janet Engelstad. Splittstoesser, Coach Nancy Johnson. Row two: manager Diane IS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED B-SQUAD Row one: manager Wanda Klossncr, Lisa Stevenson, Jody Hughes, Marsha West, Wanda Ryan, Ann Bartel, manager Diane Wendler. Row two: Donna Boyum, Lynn Allen, Pam Hughes, Kathy Iloadlcy, Tia Kricg, Sheri Vriese, Winnie Nerud, Coach Renee Berg. The team had a fine season finishing with a record of thirteen wins and one loss. SEVENTH GRADE Row one: Sharon Kimble, Lisa Schuster, Pcttey, Judy Jensen, Judy Hames, Julie Solbcrg, Linda Colburn, Mary O’Dca, Leah Allen, Dawn Hegna, Linda Wendler, Tammy Coach Nancy Johnson. Schweigert. Row two: manager Jane Kreidcrmachcr, Ruth 63 Alberts Competes In State Meet Once again Klaus Alberts had an outstanding season. He was second in total team points. Klaus placed first in the following tournaments: Ellendale, Morristown, HVL, and District 4A. He and Steve Schmoll both placed in the Redon 1A tourna- ments finishing second and fourth respectively. By placing second Klaus qualified for State Tournaments. He won his first match, however, he lost his second match to a strong opponent His overall record was 27-5-1. Eighth grader, Roger Allen had an overall record of 18-7-2. He had 11 takedowns and 6 reversals during his season. He was fourth in total team points with 42. Senior, Klaus Alberts placed first in the HVL and District 4A tournaments. He then placed second in the regions which qualified him for State. Senior, Steve Schmoll placed second in the District 4A tour- nament and fourth in the Region 1A. His overall record was 20 wins and 8 losses. Mr. Perry King, head coach, and Mr. Dennis O’Leary, assistant coach and B-squad coach, illustrate the tension that wrestling can cause. 64 Senior, Larry Kimble, weighing in at 132, pinned his tough his weight division. He had a total of 12 takedowns and was Goodhue wrestler at the District 4A tournaments which were fifth in total team points which was 39. His overall record was held at Kenyon. Larry thus captured the number one placing for 21 wins and 4 losses. Senior, Mark Grunklee had the most team points with 54. He also ford wrestler which entitled him to capture the number one had the quickest pin at 19 seconds breaking his last year record placing for his weight division of 167.This match proved to be of 22 seconds. Pictured above Mark won his match against a Med- very exciting because it went into overtime. Fellow teammates shouted words of advice to a fellow wrestler. Excitement was high because this Wabasha meet was their annual “kitty” meet. 65 Four Grapplers Named To The HVL Once again the wrestling team had an impressive sea- son. Their conference record was 7-1, therefore shar- ing the HVL Championship with Cannon Falls who also had 7-1. In the Ellendale Tournament K-M finished second losing first by one point. Nine wrest- lers placed in the top three placings. K-M had nine wrestlers who also placed high in the Morristown Tour- nament; the team finished third. And K-M finished second in the HVL Tournament losing first only by half a point. Eleven wrestlers placed in the HVL, Larry Kimble and Klaus Alberts each placed number one. In the District 4A Tournament K-M proved especially powerful by winning the District 4A Championship and by having three wrestlers, Roger Allen, Steve Schmoll, and John Hoehn, who placed second and third, Larry Kimble, Klaus Alberts, and Mark Grunk- lee, who placed first. K-M then went on to become the runners-up in the Region 1A Tournament. Al- berts and Kimble placed second and fourth respec- tively. Pictured to the right are the HVL All Confer- ence wrestlers. From left to right: Sr. Klaus Alberts, 138; Sr. Steve Schmoll, 119; Sr. Larry Kimble, 132. Missing is Sr. Mark Grunklee, 167. The following seniors completed their high school career here at K-M: Schmoll, O’Brien, Kimble, Hoehn, Alberts, Heiserman, Grunklee, and Klickman. VARSITY WRESTLERS Row one: Roger Allen, Wayne Alberts, two: Coach Mr. Perry King, John Hoehn, Klaus Alberts, Jim Heiser- John O’Brien, Marlin Madery, Steve Schmoll, Larry Kimble. Row man, Mark Grunklee, Vernon Vanasse, Phil Klickman. 66 HVL, Dist. IV Champions, 2nd In Region B-SOUAD Row one: Alex Zelinski, Tom Rasmussen, Bemie Swan- son, Mike Rasmussen, Larry Saxton, Dale Brannan, Jeff Vanasse. Row two: Steve Berge, Mark Brannan, Jim Deno, Jon Berge, Kevin Brossard, Tim Stowers. Row three: manager Brett Ras- mussen, Richard Kramer, Don Swanson, Russel Fay, Jim Larson, Jeff Berge, Keith Brossard, Pat O’Brien, manager Dan Pettey. C-SQUAD Row one: Tim O’Brien, Alex Zelinski, Sam Parker, Tom Rasmussen, Dale Lechner, Mark Bisbach, Lamar Eidem, Leon Cunningham, Scott Purvis, Gary Fay. Row two: Scott Siem, Todd Viker, Mike Ramer. 67 BASEBALL Unlike last season, the KoMets this season had a baseball diamond to practice on, and because of that, there were eight home games and only four away games as compared to last season in which all the games were away. Because of the large number of home games, many more fans appeared at the games, and cheered the boys on. The team was led by the pitching of Steve Behrns who is a sopho- more. Gary Severance was voted the most valuable player of the year, and Kevin Behrns was the bat- ting champion with an average of .260. Five seniors completed their baseball careers here at K-M. They are Alan Hodge, Dale Guler, Larry Kim- ble, Jay Erickson, Jeff Zelinski. The team’s record was three wins and six losses. Here is Coach Mr. Phil Johnson’s comment on next year’s team: “Five seniors will be lost from this year’s squad but with 14 lettermen returning, next year’s team promises to be a good one. Experience at every position along with good hitting will make us a contender for the HVL Championship.” Pictured to the right is pitcher Steve Behrns showing his form. With a Lake City player at bat, the KoMets are all on guard wait- KoMets lost to the co-league leaders in the HVL with a score of ing to see if Steve Behrns, pitcher, can strike him out. The 8-5. Hodge, Unger, Severance, Behrns are the visible players. VARSITY Row one: Dan Pettey, manager; Ron Unger. 3B; Mike Paradise, OF; Steve Behrns, R, Bobby Peterson, SS; Dick Wytten- bach.LF; Rick Unger, LF. Row two: Alan Hodge, 3B; Larry Kim- ble, RF; Dale Guler, CF; Matt Bradford, 2B; Rich Hawkins, OF; Gary Severance, 2B; Brad Stellmaker, SS; Steve Klickman, IB. Row three: Coach Phil Johnson; Jay Erickson, IB; Gary Dorsch- ner, LF; Randy Herrick, IB; John Meitzner, 2B; Jeff Zelinski, RF; Jerry Fjerstad, OF; JoelSenjem,CF; Kevin Belirns, C. Baseball Batter Up The boys in the dug out are watching with anticipation as a fellow KoMets were leading by two points. However, the strong deter- teammate is taking his turn at bat. At this point in the game, the mination of the opponent was apparent when they won the game. B-SQUAD Row one: Mark Bondy, Richard Grobey, Guy Paradise, Tom Rasmussen, David Olstad, Roger Carlson, Danny Rvan, David Krieg, Mark Bisbach, Joe Riker, Andy Wallin. Row two: Jeff San- deno, Roger Schnorenberg, Dwight Boyum, Danny Unger, Jerry Unger, Keith Beckman, Jim Erickson. Scott Shurson, Stephen Johnson, Gary Schnorenberg, Lynn Bchrns, Coach Mr. Joe Schulte. The boys ended their season with a 5-5 record. Leading pitchers were Steve Johnson and Jerry Unger. SOFTBALL In softball, about 29 girls participated from grades seven through twelve. The varsity record ended with the same re- cord as B-squad which was 7-3. Lynn Allen once again was the pitcher Tor the varsity squad. Three seniors, Bonnie Ryan, Shelly Holmquist, and Chris Raygor, will be leaving, thus many girls will oe returning to make up an experienced team for next year. B-squad was coached by Mr. Greg Gille. Judy Wen die r was pitcher and Linda Wendler was catcher. Sheri Vriczc charges in to score as Judy Wendler runs to third base upper left, by third base observes the action as the girls win over for another possible score. Coach, Mr. Greg Gille, pictured in the tne Byron B-squad. B'SQl AD Row one: Kathy Olmstd. Gerri Olson. Row two: Lois son, Jody Hughes. Mary Currier, Nancy Selle. Janet Kurtz. Judy Ferstad. S� ll Sorenson, I inda Wendler, Sandy Frankum. Jane Hames. Coach Mr. Greg Gille. The girls had a record ot -3, K?e.?derr. achcr� Jud Wendler. Row three: Sheri Vrieze. Lori Ander- 70 Debbie Darling, at bat, concentrates on the pitch while Shelly Miss Nancy Rud. The girls won the game over the Byron Bears Holmquist awaits her turn in the background next to coach, in an extra inning. VARSITY Row one: Shelly Holmquist, LF; Lisa Gronvold, 3B; Mary Vail. SF; Wanda Ryan, C; Marsha West, SF; Rita Kundert; Debbie Darling, CF. Row two: Coach Miss Nancy Rud- Bonnie Ryan, 2B; Angie Huse, IB; Chris Raygor, RF; Jo Ellen Skogen, RF; Lynn Allen, P; Pam Hughes, SS; Diane Jensen, CF. 71 GOLF This year about 40 individuals, grade 7-12, participated in golf. Again Mr. Larry Engel was the varsity coach and Mr. Dennis O’Leary was the B-squad coach. Practices were held daily, providing that the weather was agreeable, at the Zumbro Valley Golf Course. K-M finished fifth in the HVL Conference and finished third in district play. The KoMets had a team score of 249 while Dodge Cen- ter won the district with 240, and Zumbrota had 241. Three golfers made up the 249 for the team score in the district. Arlen Allen, Jon Ramthun, and Mark Rendler shot 80, 82, and 87 respectively. Allen and Ramthun finished third and fifth, thus they qualified for the re- gional at Willow Creek Golf Course where Ramthun shot an 85 which is very respectable. Golfers and their aver- ages were as follows: Paul Turner, 44.6; Mike Guler,43.1; John Collins, 46.7; Mark Rendler, 46.1; Jon Ramthun, 44.7 and Arlie Allen, 43.6. All of these boys won golf letters. With the loss of only one senior, Paul Turner, the returning players should be very competitive in 1977. B-SQUAD Row one Brenda Elias, Lori Wachholz, Lenny Cooper, Charles Kelly, Lynn Ruport, Sheila Larsen, Paul Severance, Scott Purvis, Robert Lyons. Row two: Coach Mr. Dennis O’Leary, Lori Andreen, Doug Bartel, Lynette Buchanan, Gregg Haskin, Brian Murphy, Paul Stevenson, Randy Lund, Steve Larson, Kathy Olstad, Bob Peterson. Practices were held after school at the Zumbro Valley Golf Course. From left to right: Craig Johnson, Duane Burton, Geoff Gorvin, Paul Turner, Mike Guler, Mark Rendler are all set to play a round of golf. Coach Mr. Engel and Arlie Allen are going over putting techniques on 9 green. VARSITY Row one: Mark Rendler. Kevin P. Anderson, Geoff Gorvin, Arlen Allen, Paul Turner, Mike Guler, Joe Simons, Greg Morson, Jon Keller. Row two: Coach Mr. Larry Engle, Darby Bumes, Kyle Engle, Paul Tollefson, Craig Johnson, Robert Naatz, Rick Naatz, JohnCollins, Duane Burton,Lori Allen, Bob Brown, Kevin Murphy. Missing from the picture is Jon Ramthun. Chipping out of a sand trap is not easy. In fact, Jon Ramthun shpws perfect form winch just ask Mike Guler how his first attempt went. proved why he did as well as he did m the regions. Luckily John Collins’ golf ball didn’t float out to sea. TRACK The following boys hold the track and field records: 100 yd. dash-K. Spading-’75-10.2; 120 yd. h.h.-P. Jor- genson—’73-15.2; 180 yd. l.h.-P. Jorgenson-’73-21.5; 220 yd. dash—K. Spading—’74—23.3; 440 yd. dash—T. Threinen—’71—52.8; 880 yd. run—J.Pearson—’72—2:08.6; mile run—A. Ortiz—’76-4:43.2; two mile run—A.Ortiz— ’76—9:48.2; 880 yd. relay—J. Gardner, J. Stevenson, M. Fay, K. Spading—’75—1:37.8; mile relay—M. Fay, J. Gardner, M. Haapala, K. Spading—’74—3:50.7; sprint medley relay-M. Huago, J. Falkenhagen(220) J. Gard- ner(440), A. Ortiz(880)-’76-3:58.0; pole vault-M. Dukart—’75—11’ 10; long jump-P. J orgenson-’73-20’3; high jump-P. Jorgenson-’73-5’10; shot put-J. Wenz- ’75—50’10.5; discus-J. Wenz-’75-120’8.5. And the fol- lowing girls hold the track and field records: 60 yd. l.h.— L. Gronvold—’75—9.8 and also N. Lager—’75—9.8; 100 yd. dash—J. Skogan—’75—11.9; mile run—W. Nerud— ’76—6:16.7; 880 yd. relay—A. Boyum, K. Stark, K. Stark, K. Stark-’75-2:05; 440 yd. dash-K. Stark-’76- 63.0; 110 yd. l.h. N. Lager-’75-18.3; 880 yd. run-B. Ryan—’75-2:36.0; 220 yd. dash-J. Skogen-’75-28.9; 880 yd. medley relay-B. Ryan(220), K. Stark(l 10), N. Lager(l 10), K. Stark(440)-’75-2:04.2; 440 yd. relay- A. Boyum, K. Stark, B. Ryan, J. Skogen-’75—55.6; shot put—B. Ryan—’75—27’8; high jump—L. Schuster—’76— 4’9; two mile run—M. O’Dea—’76—13:10.2; mile relay— K. Stark, J. Miller, W. Nerud, K. Stark—’76—4:32.5; discus— A. Hodge—’76—8ff 6; long jump—J. Skogen-’75—14’ 10. Mr. Jim Turner, left, and Mr. Dave Ginther were coaches for the boys and girls track teams. The squads are about to leave for a meet. Winnie Nerud demonstrates the technique involved in shot putting. The record of 27’8 is held by B. Ryan. Here is Ortiz who finished fourth in Region 1A. Judy Jensen observes as Andrea Hodge demon- strates the technique involved in discus throwing. Pictured above are members of the boys and girls track team The breaks between events helped each participant to rest or relaxing between events at the district finals field at Pine Island. to ‘sew a torn seam.’ Pictured above Pam Moist completes her run as she hands off Dana Jensen who is ‘up in the air over track.’ Actually Dana is the baton to Janet Engelstad in the district girls relay. Below is showing the long jump technique. m e ■S TOR’tWVL „KA$S0 Mil muM mSESL ’lURVUi TRACK—Boys and Girls BOYS SQUAD Row one: Billy Rosen, Bruce Schleeter, Barry Thorson, Bruce Ketchum, Jim Brandli, Scott Kunz, Larry Mad- sen. Row two: Steve Schmoll, Jeff Gardner, Mark Westphal, Robert Gransee, Mark Haugo, Bernie Swanson, Danny Johnson, Mark Housten. Row three: Greg Grovin. Jon Ness, Jim Hart, Terry Westphal, Alberto Ortiz, Jack Falkenhagen, Don Swanson, Scott Umsted. GIRLS SQUAD Row one: Sharon Kimble, Melinda Johnson, three: Janet Engelstad, Ruth Pettey. Pat Zinter, Kari Stark, Toni Smalley, Susan Turner, Sandy Schleeter, Missy Stucky. Andrea Hodge, Judy Jensen, Julie Miller, Pam Moist, Joyce Row two: Winnie Nerud, Kay Stark, Chris Smalley, Tammy Christenson. Schweigert, Andrea Ewert, Lisa Schuster, Mary O Dea. Row CHAPTER IV The typical teacher of the 18th century had much in common with teachers today. He was educated, dedi- cated, inspired, respected and, oftentimes, he was under- paid. Usually, he was strangely paid-in cows, pigs, vege- tables, shoes, and, if he was lucky, room and board. In many instances, his pay wasn’t regular. But, being the diligent person that he was, he supplemented his income. He preached, kept books, served as a juryman, appraiser, translator and letter writer. Sometimes he was asked to ring the church bell. Financially, the teacher in the colonial days ranked below ministers and gentry, above unskilled laborers. If we had to put him on an economic level, he would have shared it with masons, carpenters and wheelwrights. Since his income came from tuition, voluntary gifts and or rental fees from town lands, the salary he re- ceived depended largely on the economic conditions of his surroundings. Socially, he fared much better. Though his rank varied according to geographic location and the position that he held, he was highly regarded. Teachers in colleges and Latin grammar schools were held in the highest esteem. Most were college graduates; many were ordained ministers; a few were famous. Notice the teacher has been referred to as “he.” The typical teacher of the 18th century was almost always a man. The few women in education could be found in the Dame Schools, though women in the South in- structed the children during the summer while their teacher-husbands were tending the fields. 77 .. ' Quality, not quantity, is my measure. Douglas Jerrold A-Mrs. Marion Jorgenson, school nurse; Swedish Hos- pital, B.S. University of Minnesota. B-SCHOOL BOARD Front row: Mr. Robert Vail, Chairman; Mr. Klaus Alberts, Jr., secretary; Mrs. Ju- dith Purler, Mr. Everett Robb, treasurer. Row two: Mr. William Meeker, Mr. Bruce Erickson, and Mr. Warren Wyttenbach. C-Mr. ThomasTiedeman, science; eighth grade advis- or; junior high football coach, ski coordinator; B.S. Winona State. Mr. Donald Vang, business education; junior class advisor; B.S. Winona State. Mrs. Donna Nielsen, Commercial; senior class advisor; B.S. St. Cloud State. Miss Nancy Rud, physical education; head volleyball coach, seventh grade girls’ basketball coach, softball coach; B.A. Luther College. Mr. John Schwen, instrumental music, jazz band, pep band, ninth grade advisor; B.S. Mankato State. Mr. Perry King, mathematics; Junior high football coach, varsity wrestling coach, tenth grade advisor; B.S. Winona State, M.S. Winona State. D-Mr. John Samuclson, eighth and ninth grade sci- ence; eighth grade advisor; B.S. University of Wiscon- sin. Mr. Eugene Bartz, Sciences; National Honor Soci- ety advisor, seventh grade advisor; B.S. Winona State, M.A. Winona State. Mr. George Gentes, seventh grade general music, chorus; ninth grade advisor, vocal coach, spring play co-director; B.A. Luther College. Mr. Har- old llaugo, junior high counselor;seventh grade social studies; student council advisor; B.A. Luther College, M.A. Winona State. A One today is worth two tomorrows. A-Mr. Philip Johnson, industrial arts; eighth grade advisor; head baseball coach, ninth grade basketball coach; B.S. Bemidji State. B Mr. Ronald Pederson, speech therapist; B.S. Mankato State, University of Wisconsin. C-Mr. Richard Swygman, social sciences, as- sistant athletic director; drivers instructor; sen- ior class advisor, open gym. supervisor; B.S. Mankato State. Mr. Larry Engel, English; head golf coach; B.S. Winona State, M.S. Winona State. Mr. Gregory Gille, Social studies 7,8, and 9; assistant girls’ softball coach; B.A. College of St. Thomas. Mr. William Hcitkamp, physical ed- ucation; head basketball coach, tenth grade ad- visor; B.S. Dakota State. D-Mrs. Joyce Falkenhagen, English, Right to Read coordinator; B.A. Gustavus Adolphus. Mr. Lavern Huse, science; tenth grade advisor; B.A. Gustavus Adolphus, M.S. St. Marys-Winona. Mr. Gerald Sylwestcr, industrial arts; B.S. Mankato State. LI c 80 He that can have patience can have what he will. A-Loren Riedel, custodian. Bob O’Brien, head custodian. B-Mr. Alan Sorenson, custodian. C-Miss Mary Ballard, media special- ist; seventh grade advisor; B.A. Lu- ther College, M.S. Mankato State. Mrs. Rue Jean Jones, secretary to media specialist and guidance direc- tor; noon meal checker. D-Mrs. Janet Severson, home eco- nomics ;FIIA advisor, eleventh grade advisor; B.S. University of Minne- sota. Mrs. Gale Sylwcstcr, home eco- nomics; B.S. University of Wisconsin- Stout E-SCHOOL COOKS-Mrs. Dora Mogen, Mrs. Shirley Jurrcns, Mrs. Lavonne Tully-hcad cook. F-Mr. Joseph Schulte, Mathematics; junior high baseball coach, eighth grade advisor; B.S. Mankato State. Mrs. James Sands, social studies, driv- ers education, drivers instruction, athletic director; eighth grade ad- visor; B.S. Winona State. Mr. Sieg- fried Wenzel, principal; B.S. St. John.4 University, M.S. Mankato State, Ed. Sp. Mankato State. 82 -Franklin Well begun is A-Mrs. Lyncttc Hunter, Spanish, English; eighth grade advisor, starlighters advisor; B.S. University of Minnesota. Mr. Conrad Lechclt, English; ninth grade advisor; B.S. Winona State, M.S. Winona State. Mr. Dennis O’Leary, mathe- matics, computer coordinator; assistant golf coach, assistant wrestling coach, seventh grade advisor; B.S. Bemidji State, M.S. Winona State. B Mr. Dean Hanson, Vocational agriculture; FFA advisor, tenth grade advisor; B.S. Univer- sity of Minnesota. C-Mr. Edmund Klcmish, English, speech, jour- nalism; sophomore advisor, speech coach, fall play director, spring play co-director; B. A. Loras College. Mr. Lance Peterson, American History ; cross country coach; B.S. Mankato State, M. S. Mankato State. Mrs. Nancy John- son, mathematics; ninth grade advisor, eighth grade girls’ basketball; B.A. St. Olaf College. Mr. Robert Rose, humanities; seventh grade advisor; B.S. Winona State. D-Mrs. Sue Alberts, secretary to the superin- tendent, school district bookkeeper. Mr. Sigurd Anderson, superintendent; B.A. St. Olaf Col- lege, M.A. University of Minnesota. Mr. Gilbert Kraft, guidance director; B.A. Winona State, M.S. Colorado State and St. Cloud State. E-Mrs. Pat Odegard, secretary to the principal Mr. Joseph Cismoski, Science; B.S. University of Wisconsin. half done.-Horace ' V-J t V-i- Business Of Life Is To Go Forward A-Mr. Bob McCoy, custodian. B-BUS DRIVERS Mr. Loren Riedel, Mr. Lyle Robinson, Mr. Don Fiegel, Mrs. Eleanor Bzoskie, Mrs. Velma Pettey, Mr. Randy Scott, Mr. Stan Smith, Mr. Bob McCoy, Mr. Darrel Hunter. Not pictured: Mr. Doug Kracht, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Borgstrom,Mr. Norman Houghton, Mrs. Phyllis Dorschner, Mr. Robert O’Brien and Mr. Joe Thompson. C-Miss Marilyn Fredrickson, junior and senior high art educa- tion; seventh grade advisor, yearbook advisor; B.A. Luther College, M.S. Winona State. Miss Mary Sheldon, home econo- mics (replaced Mrs. Severson second semester); FHA advisor, junior class advisor; B.A. North Dakota State. Mr. Justin Simpson, Developmental Reading; B.A. Portland State Uni- versity, M.A. Mankato State. CHAPTER V may be, provided for every child to be taught the basics in reading and writing and arithmetic, regardless of sex or social standing. (Girls from middle and upper income families often went on to attend Dame Schools and or the academies. However, more emphasis was placed on the social graces than on academic subject matter. Needlework, singing, music and dancing were deemed more necessary in preparing a girl to assume a woman’s role than astronomy and literature.) The college students were a fun-loving lot, as well as industrious and studious. And, the strict discipline exerted by the schools combined with the heavy academ- ic load produced more than one near catastrophe. In addition to pulling routine pranks such as placing a cow in the chapel, students were frequently expelled for such tricks as “setting off powder charges under their tutors’ chairs.” “Rich, industrious, studious, religious and male.” These were the words that might have been used to describe the typical “high school” student of the colonial days. For high school then meant Latin grammar school, and since the subjects taught were classical in nature and designed solely for college preparation, children from less well-to-do families were forced to take apprentice- ships. (Latin grammar, rhetoric, etc., have never been herald- ed for their ability to prepare one for a trade or vocation.) The very wealthy young men (those from the top echelon of colonial society) usually went to Europe for their education or stayed at home (in the South) to be taught by tutors from England or Scotland. The real “high- brows” of the day still thought American schools inferior. Students in the lower grade levels were far more hetero- geneous. Almost every colony or township, as the case 87 SEVENTH GRADE Leah Allen Laync Andreen Jim Baker Lynne Bartz Keith Bee kin an Kim Bchrns Kathy Besch Vicky Bisbach Jeff Boggs Mark Bondy Roy Brown Ann Carstensen David Carstensen Mary Castner Kathy Christenson Mark Claassen Jim Colburn Linda Colburn Lennie Cooper Denise Cotton Bob Cross Layne Andreen, Sally Sorenson, Kim Behms, Linda Colburn, Dawn Hegna and other seventh grade members work on their float at Andreen’s garage. The float won third prize in the annual Homecoming parade. Leon Cunningham Ben Currier Dinisc Darling Suzanne Deno Cindy Dcssner Jim Erickson Roxanne Evans Stan Falkenhagen Troy Fate Garry Fay Kim Finley Lisa Finley Lois Ejcrstad Duane Grant 88 Mr. Baitz shows seventh graders how to decorate goal post for the Homecoming game with Plainvicw. Mark Bondy and Lennic Cooper on ski trip. Pictured below are attendants Jerry Unger and Dawn Hegna. Ronald Hailing Judy Hames Dan Hanenbcrger Curtis Harris Karla Head Dawn Hegna Don Hrtanck Judy Jensen Melinda Johnson Charles Kelley Bruce Kctchum Sharon Kimble Steve Kleist Tammy Kloppstcin Jane Kricdcrmachcr Dave Krieg Jane Kurtz Jon Leonard Jaime Leth John Louks Randy Lund Tammy Marquardt Lea Ann Maxson Diane Miller 89 Seventh Graders...Contribute To The Tony Mulholland Kiin Musolf Robin Musolf Dan Nescth Darel Ness Mary O’Dea Phil Olson Shelly A. Olson Shelly L. Oslon Todd Olson Dave Olstad Guy Paradise Debra Parker Ruth Pettcy Scott Purvis Jeff Raddatz Tom Rasmussen Joe Riker Shelly Robb Lynn Ruport Danny Ryan 90 Class officers: Keith Beckman, Secretary and Treasurer; Andy Wallin, Vice-President; Don Hrtanek, President. Sam Parker concentrates on doing his side-view portrait sketch in art class. Spirit of K.M.H.S. Susan Schmoll Gary Schnorenbcrg Tracy Schrafel Craig Schwcigcr Tammy Schweigcrt Lisa Schuster Scott Seim Debra Skogon Chris Smalley Julie Solberg Sally Sorenson Dale Starkson Paul Stevenson Barry Thorson Dan Tomfohrde Greg Trelstad Jon Unverzagt Sheryl Vangness Andy Wallin Linda Wcndler Tim Westphal Jay Wulf Alex Zclinski 91 Pictured above is the third place seventh grade float in the Homecoming parade. EIGHTH GRADE President, Lisa Stevenson; Secretary, Vickie Vanasse; Treasurer, Deb Splittstocsscr; and Vice-President, Lynnly Cutting. Dean Aarsvold Roger Allen Lori Anderson Lori Andrecn Brett Andrist Dan Andrist Doug Bartel Jeff Beaver Lynn Behrns Laurie Berglund Mark Bisbach Jeff Bjergum Ann Boyum Dawnc Boyum Dwight Boyum Kris Boyum Jody Bradford Jim Brandli Dale Brannan Brian Brossard Lynette Buchanan Janet Bungum Robyn Burgess Carla Bumcs Dan Burton Roger Carlsen Jill Castner Linda Charon 92 Julainc Colburn Marurcen Copeland Lynnly Cutting Scott Decker Kevin Dohrmann Susan Dunford Lamar Eidem Janet Engclstad Barry Erichscn Sandy Erwin Andrea Ewcrt Mary Fencl LeRoy Ferguson Jill Fiegel Brenda Finley Mitchell Fischer Sandy Frankum Ginni Gorvin Robert Gransee Richard Groby Sandy Grunklce Cheryl Guler Gregg Haskin Kris Head Daniel Hcggedahl Andrea Hodge Mark Houston Barbara Hrtanek Jody Hughes Dana Jensen Jill Jensen Daniel Johnson Sarah Johnson Stephen Johnson LLsa Klickman Wanda Klossner James Kramer Mark Kyllo DeeAnn Larson Sheila Larson Steven Larson Dale Lcchncr Lou Ann Leonard Kimberly Lewis Robert Lyons Larry Madsen Mark Wcstphal, Dan Unger, and Barry Erichscn “enjoy class . 93 Denise McFarlanc Penny Meeker Peggy Milner Patrick Meyer Paul Meyer Cheryl Mucskc Terri Mulholland Linda Munger Brian Murphy Lori Musolf Tim O’Brien Julie Oeltjenbruns Kathy Olmsted Gerri Olson Bob Peterson Linda Peterson Dan Pettey Brad Phelps Monica Pickett Mike Ramcr Nancy Ranvek 130 students make up Ricky Riedel Billy Rosen Wendy Sager Jeff Sandcno Larry Saxton Bruce Sell lee ter Wendy Schleeter The anticipation of the Junior high section at a pep fest. 94 the class of 1980. Roger Schnorcnberg Lynn Schomburg Deb Schwcigert Dean Schwcnkc Paul Severance Scott Shurson Lisa Simons John Singfiel Toni Smalley Robert Snow Deb Splittstocsser Kay Stark Tammy Staub Val Stevens Lisa Stevenson Cindy Strand Denise Trelstad Dan Unger Jerry Unger Vickie Vanasse Todd Vikcr Sheri Vrieze Lori Wachholz Scott Weatherly Teresa Weeks Mark Westphal Jenny Winter Kathy Zintcr The eighth grader’s hard work and creative idea helped them place third in the mural competition. 95 FRESHMEN Arlen Allen Kevin P. Anderson Kevin R. Anderson Lyle Andrecn Darla Badker Karen Behne Jeff Bergc Marilyn Berge Greg Bondy Matt Bradford Rita Brossard Dan Buck Darby Burnes Mary Jo Checkle Joyce Christenson Peggy Colburn Mary Currier Jerry Deno Jim Deno Harold Dessncr Kathy Dessncr Dawn Dohrmann Eric Driver Brian Dunford Brenda Elias Kyle Engel Lisa Erdman Charles Erickson 96 Rita Hoehn reads a magazine while waiting for her ride home after school. Freshman class officers for 1976-77 arc Marie Jensen, Secretary and Treasurer;Carmen Ness, Vice-President; and Geoff Gorvin, President. Paula Fay Linda Fjerstad Ran dy F ran ku m Joel Goodman Geoff Gorvin Jayne Haapala David Haskin 97 Freshmen...Become Involved In Richard Hawkins Jody Hcgna Rita Hoehn Gwen Holt Scott Iverson Marie Jensen Craig Johnson Dorothy Johnson Stuart Jurrens Susannc Koebele Richard Kramer Mclroy Kundert Scott Kunz Julie Kurtz Scott Larson Dean Lcchner Chcri Leighton Marlin Madcry Mark Madsen Cheryl Maier Beth Men sing Greg Miller Nancy Milnar Pam Moist Julie Morrow Robert Naatz Winifred Nerud Carmen Ness Francis Nielson Kathy Olstad Eddie Pearson Jon Ramthun Mike Rasmussen Randy Redman Marilyn Schmoll Many School Activities. Denise Splittstoesser and Mary Currier react differently to the photo- grapher’s camera. Below the junior high band leads the parade. Doug Schwciger Nancy Selle Jo Ellen Skogen Dean Solberg Denise Splittstoesser Dan Springsted Pauline Starkson Bcrnic Swanson Paul Tollcfson Jeff Tompkins Susan Turner Jim Umsted Jackie Unger Susan Unger Walter Unger Pam Wachholz Chris Walker Julie Wallin Judy Wendler Marsha West Terry Wcstphal Neal White SOPHOMORES Kim Abel Kathy Allen Lynn Allen Lynda Andrccn Barb Bakkcdahl Pam Barry Ann Bartel Kevin Beckman Steve Bchrns Jon Berge Michele Bormann Donna Bo yum Mark Brannan Bob Brown Pam Buck Sophomore class officers: Steve Belirns, Vice-President;Gigi Cutting, secretary and treasurer; Rick Naatz, President. Wanda Ryan, Tim Mulholland, David Hawkins and Kay Lyons illustrate their interest in a Biology lecture class. Kathy Burton Bob Carstcnscn Ken Carstcnscn Jim Checkcl Laura Christenson Gigi Cutting Debbie Dahms Debbie Darling Cindy 1'alkenhagen Russell Fay Nancy Fencl Audrey Finley Dawne Fischer Gerald Fjenstad Jim Goodman David Gransee Lisa Gronvold Mark Grove Craig Hanson Mark Haugo David Hawkins Connie Heggedahl Randy Herrick Kathy Hoadley Allison Hodge Roger Holt Pam Hughes Angie Huse Sophomore co-ed phy. ed. class. Mary Vail, Louie Madsen, Jim Goodman, Roger Holt and Geoff Gorvin. 101 Larry Iverson Diane Jensen Lorie Jensen Scott Johnson Laura Juhnke Jon Kellar Steve Klickman Valerie Kramer Tia Krieg Denise Kundert David Larsen Debbie Leighton Kay Lyons Louie Madsen Richard Marquardt Larry Meeker Liz Milnar Mary lee Moen Natalie Morrow Greg Morson Tim Mulholland Sophomores...Take Part In Mevin Murphy Gerald Musolf Richard Naatz John Nerud Mike Ness Dawn Olmsted Cheryl Olson Drivers Education. Jill Peterson Alan Pettey Mark Rcndler Julie Riken Kathy Rosen Wanda Ryan Sandi Schleeter Karen Schwciger Beth Senjcm Joe Simons Dan Singfiel Pat Skogcn Russell Skogen Maggie Smith Pam Snow Lorric Spading Kari Stark Tim Stowers Melissa Stucky Larry Unger Ronnie Unger Mary Vail Jeff Vanassc Terry Viker Sam Weeks Mary Winter Dick Wyt ten bach Pat Zintcr Taking time out from basketball practice to do a few flips for the photographer are Wanda Ryan and Ann Bartel. 103 JUNIORS Wayne Alberts Lori Allen Marlyn Anderson Dawn Anderson Brian Andrist Julie Badker Jeffery Bakkcdahl Robin Bakkedahl Janice Behne Kevin Bchrns Steve Bcrgc Sue Beach Gary Brannan Keith Brossard Kevin Brossard Bonnie Bungum Duane Burton Bill Claasscn Julie Colburn John Collins Jeff Cotten Lynettc Dahms Craig Deno Gary Dorschner Kirsten Engel Dan Faflak Jack Falkcnhagen Linda Ferguson Clare Fjcrstad Kathy Foote Craig F rcnch Jeff Gardner Tammy Glcnna Greg Gorvin Steve Gransec Brian Graves, Keith Ness, Missy Stucky, Dawne Fischer, and Liz Parker work on pottery projects. Brian Graves Junior class officers Mike Gulcr, President; Brad Stellmaker, Secretary; Kevin Bchms, Treasurer; and John Collins, Vice-President, atop Mike Guler’s “hot rod”. The class of ’77 set a new record in the magazine drive held in the fall, by going way over the set goal. The money raised was to be used for supporting the class activities and planning the 1976 Prom. Mike Guler Vickie Hanenberger Jim Hart Sue Ilaskin Sheila Hcgna Deb Hodnefield Laura Holdemess Clint Horaman Doug Ingersoll Linda Jensen Barry Johnson Brian Johnson Donald Johnson Mary Johnson Scott Jurrens Lisa Klossncr Mary Koebole Rita Kundort Nancy Lager 105 Juniors...First Place Mural. Jim Larsen Richard Larson Britt Ludlow Brad McKean John Meitzner Julie Miller Valerie Miller Karen Neseth Jon Ness Keith Ness John Nielsen John O’Brien Randy O’Brien Carol Oehlke Diana Oeltjenbruns Diane Paradise Elizabeth Parker Diane Peterson Tim Pike Janice Behne takes a break from writing her Man War paper to daydream a little. The class of “77” float-“K-M Gopher Count”. Randy Ranvek Carol Raygor Charles Robinet Jerome Ryan Paula Saxton Linda Schleeter Nancy Schmoll Lee Schocnrock Lisa Selle Joel Senjcm Gary Severance Lynn Simons Dave Splittstocsscr Karlene Stark Brad Stellmaker Mark Stevenson Theresa Stevenson Robert Stiles Debbie Suhr Brett Tully Steve Turner Scott Umstcd Connie Unger Mark Unger Rick Unger Vernon Vanasse Brian West Debbie Westphal Dave Christenson, A1 Hodge, and K-M’s “Crutch Crusade”-Kevin Behrns, Gary Dorschncr, and Paul Turner. 107 SENIORS Go forth with a song in your heart and the Spirit of 76 in your soul.—Sarah Brandli CLASS OFFICERS Dan Berge, treasurer; Charis Johnson, secretary; Bonnie Ryan, vice president; Jay Erickson, president. Susan Fjerstad Aarsvold Victoria Dunford Aarsvold Klaus Alberts Daniel Anderson Wayne Banks Daniel Berge 108 Nancy Besch Sarah Brandli Robert Bromley Tamra Brown Daniel Buehler Patricia Checkel David Christensen Robin Ebcrhart Roger Ellingson Russell Ellingson Brenda Erichsen The future always holds something for Jay Erickson Janice Fay Gary Fiegel Ann Folkestad John Fritsch Brenda Finley Gilbertson Mark Grunklee Dale Guler June Burdick Haapala Jennifer Haapala Rhonda Hames 110 the man who keeps his faith in it. Robert Hcggedahl Holly Hcgna James Hciscrman Penny Herrick Rodney Himle Barbara Ho ad ley Alan Hodge John Iloehn Michael Holey Michelle Holmquist Clark Ilorsman 111 Choice, not chance Bruce Houston Dennis Iverson Nancy Jensen Charis Johnson Louise Johnson Scott Jorgenson Lawrence Kimble Phillip Klickman Brenda Klossner Kevin Kracht Thomas Kyllo 112 determines human destiny. Jane Lcth Sandra Olson Lcth Rita Seim Lorhbach Teresa Lienau Carol Lyons Marcus Madery Beckey Madsen Donald Mehren Jo liene Nelson Patrick O’Brien Craig O levson 113 What you are to be. Alberto Ortiz Sheri Graves Pearson Debra Perkins Joan Pettcy Cynthia Poffenbbeger Jill Ramthun Christine Raygor Julene Riedel Lorena Rosen Bonnie Ryan Steven Schmoll 114 you are now becoming. Scott Singficl Patricia Sorenson Douglas Split tstocsscr Donald Swanson Joan Tomfohrde David Tunc Paul Turner Sandra Vangness Diane Wendler Marlene White Jeffery Zelinske 115 Senior Life To the right Ann Folkestad waits to be served her favorite main course (mashed potatoes) while Patty Checkel, Tom Kyllo and others wait their turn. Below left Carol Lyons glazes her stoneware pottery. Center right are Penny Herrick, Shelly Holmquist and Gary Fiegel working on their art projects. At the bottom some of the seniors are pictured during a class meeting to discuss plans for Snow Festival Week with the student council advisor, Mr. Harold Haugo. Some of the seniors volunteered to take the area foreign exchange students into their homes as weekend guests. The exchange students were honored Snow Festival guests. CHAPTER VI Because many colonists tried desperately to hang on to their European trappings (particularly codes of behavior and cultural things) as weapons against the wilderness, they placed much emphasis on the social graces—drama, art, music and dancing. Many of a student’s activities, then, might have been of a cultural nature. (We know from the colonists’ diaries that some used more care in selecting their children’s music and dancing teachers than they did in selecting their academic tutors.) Favorite reading material of the children of upper and middle class families consisted of handbooks which gave instructions for “civility and deportment.” A PRETTY LITTLE POCKET BOOK advised young children of the proper time to rise on one’s toes before a curtsy, and Lady Pennington’s UNFORTUNATE MOTHER’S AD- VICE TO HER DAUGHTERS emphasized the religious basis of proper social behavior. But, there was a practical side to the colonists’ activities, too. During the Revolution, colonists pretty much had to supply themselves with the things that they needed, and barn raisings, quilting bees, needlework parties, etc., provided a pleasant way to get needed goods. Fairs of a type were frequent in less populated areas, and students attended these. In the school itself, the activities were more likely to be in the form of spelling bees. Here students pitted them- selves against one another to test their academic skills, another example of the way a people absorbed in the organization of a new nation poured their efforts into practical affairs. 117 GRADUATION The Commencement exercises for the class of 1976 were held on Sunday, May 30th at 2:00 p.m. in the Kasson-Mantorville H.S. gymnasium. Because of the 200th birthday of our nation, it was an extra-special event for the 83 graduates. The senior class was escorted by Keith Ness and Kirsten Engel. Honor Guards were Jim Hart, Vern Vanasse, Jeff Gardner, Steve Berge, Gary Severance, Linda Jensen, Mary Koebele, Karen Neseth, Diana Oeltjenbruns, and Diane Peterson. The bicenten- nial spirit was felt with the seniors in their class colors of red, white, and blue, and wearing special medallions. The American red rose was the class flower. The Senior Band, directed by Mr. John Schwen, played the processional and recessional. The band and choir later combined to perform the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”. Rev. Ambrose Collins gave the invocation and the benediction. Superintendent Sigurd J. Anderson introduced the commencement speakers. Addresses were given by Cindy Poffenberger, Tom Kyllo, Dennis Iverson, Sarah Brandli, Dan Buehler, and Charis Johnson. The speakers are pictured to the right. Missing is Sarah Brandli. Cindy reminisced on grade school days, and Tom reflected on high school memories. Dennis spoke on “Unpaid Debts” to those who helped us during our school years. Sarah’s speech was “The Bicentennial Graduate”, and what it means to be graduating in the midst of our country’s bicentennial. Dan’s speech also centered around the bicentennial. Charis’s speech, “Live Each Day”, was a look into the graduates’ future. Mr. Alan Hames presented the American Legion Citizenship Awards to Dan Buehler and Chads Johnson. Gary Fiegel received the American Legion Scholarship Award, with Dale Guler as alternate. Mr. Sieg Wenzel presented the class to Mr. Robert Vail who awarded the diplomas to the 83 graduating seniors. The receiving line was held outdoors on the east side of the building. Dan Buehler received the Charis Johnson received the girls’ boys’ Legion Citizenship Legion Citizenship Award. Award. Gary Fiegel received the American Legion Sholarship Award, with Dale Guler named as alternate. HONOR GRADUATES: Front: Doug Splittstoesser and Dennis Diane Wendler, Nancy Besch, and Ann Folkestad. Standing: Dan Iverson. Second row left to right: Chans Johnson, Barb Hoadley, Buehler, Dale Guler, Jay Erickson, Paul Turner, and Bruce Houston. 119 The Senior Band and Choir, directed by Mr. George Gentes, combined to perform “Battle Hymn of the Republic”. The Grand Finale At K-M... Top clockwise: Pictured is the receiving line that was held outdoors after commencement. Far right, Keith Ness and Kirsten Engel presented each graduate their rose. Below, Cindy Poffenberger wipes away a tear as Shelly Holmquist greets friends. Lower right, Mr. Wenzel, principal, checks with senior class advisors Mrs. Nielsen and Mr. Swygman about Doug Splitt- stoesser’s diploma. Pictured center bottom, graduates bow their heads for the benediction which was given by Rev. Ambrose Collins, pictured in the lower left. Mark Grunklee, upper left, received diploma and congratula- tions from Mr. Vail, chairman of the schoolboard. 120 Bicentennial Graduation 1976 121 Prom ’76 was held at the Holiday Inn Downtown in Rochester on Sat. evening, May 1. Punch was served at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Master and Mistress of ceremonies, Keith Ness and Karen Neseth, pictured below left, started off the program. The class prophecy was read by Kirsten Engel and Jeff Gardner, pictured second from left. The wills were read by Charis Johnson and Dan Berge, pictured third from the left. After tire pro- gram, the Prom Royalty was chosen. Lynette Dahms, accompanied by Mrs. Gentes and pictured below right, sang the theme from “Mahogany”, “Do You Know Do You Know Where You’re Going To?” to the royalty and the others attending prom. After dinner, the dance was held with music by “Pegasus”. Chaperones for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vang, Miss Mary Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Sieg Wenzel, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Gille, and Mr. and Mrs. George Gentes. Pictured opposite page Left, King Dan and Queen Joenjoy the dance. Center, Host and Hostess, Diane Peterson and Kevin Behrns lead off the Grand March. Pictured right, Debbie Leighton and Jim Hart emerging from the tunnel during the Grand March. THE 1976 JUNIOR AND SENIOR PROM ROYALTY Seated: right, Daniel Buehler, Nancy Jensen, Jennifer Haapala, and Queen, Joliene Nelson and King, Daniel Berge. Standing left to Dennis Iverson; Prom Attendants. Where You’re Going To? Greg Gorvin, Julie Badker, Marlin Anderson, Julie Colburn enjoy the menu for the evening which included steak or shrimp, chilled fruit cup, tossed salad, onion rings, baked potato, rolls, chocolate sundae, coffee, tea or milk. Bye Bye Birdie The K-M Drama Dept, presented a two-act musical, Bye Bye Birdie on April 9,10 and 11. The cast in- cluded the following: Albert Peterson.......................Dan Berge Rose Alvarez.......................Brenda Klossner Gloria Rasputin.................................Jean Pettey Ursula Merkle..................................Sarah Brandli Kim MacAfee........................Charis Johnson Mrs. MacAfee...................................Nancy Jensen Mr. MacAfee .........................Dennis Iverson Sad Girl, Margie Ann.......................... Linda Jensen Sad Girl, Nancy....................Diane Peterson Mae Peterson.......................Kathy Hoadley Conrad Birdie......................Gary Dorschner Hugo Peabody...................................Keith Ness Randolph MacAfee...................Chuck Kelly Mrs. Merkle..................................Marlene White Guitar Man, Henry.............................. John Nerud Mayor..........................................Kevin Behrns Mayor’s Wife..........................Janice Fay Mr. Johnson.....................................John Collins Conductor, Charles F. Maude, Harvey, Reporter..............................Dan Buehler Freddie, Reporter................Jack Falkenhagen Helen..............................Kirsten Engel Alice .............................Karen Neseth Penelope Ann ......................Teresa Lienau Deborah Sue .......................Lousie Johnson Susie..............................Linda Schleeter Linda................................Brenda Elias Carol.................................Donna Boyum Martha Louise...................................Lisa Selle Karl, Arthur.....................Dave Splittstoesser Adult Quartet........Brad Stellmaker, John Collins Dave Splittstoesser, Jack Falkenhagen “Oh, little girl, please smile!” Pictured below-“Is this the way you want 7$ million Americans to see you?” Spring Play Would you please tell us what Conrad’s boyhood days were like? “I’ll have a vodka malted on a rocks on the scotch.” Hugo Pea- body visiting Maude’s tavern. “Take that you thief of love!” Hugo Peabody hits Conrad Birdie as he was singing on Ed Sullivan’s TV show. Bye Bye Birdie “For he’s a fine upstanding, patriotic, healthy, normal, American boy.” CREW Top clockwise: Laura Juhnke, Jill Peterson, Jim Umsted, Doug Splittstoesser, Tammy Glenna, Bob Stiles, Tom Kyllo, Eric Driver, Mr. Ed Klimesh, co-director;Mr. George Gentes, co-director; Mary Lee Mocn, Lisa Klossner. 127 Fads and Fashion in ’76 Kathy Rosen and Pat Skogcn exchange words BOOGIE BOB: Row one: Steve Turner, John Collins, Rich Larsen. Row two: Mr. Robert A. with Doug Splittstoesser and other football Melin. Row three: Dan Faflak, Mike Gulcr and Gary Severance. members. Taking it easy arc Jim Ilciserman, Steve Schmoll, Arlcn Alien, Geoff Gorvin, Richard Hawkins, Randy Frankum, Richard Kramer and Brian Dunford. Sometimes it was better to be a spectator than to become involved during noon hour ‘recreation.’ K-M’s first engineers: Lori Rosen, Carol Lyons, Barb Hoadley, Jill Ramthun, and Nancy Jensen. These gals arc wearing the latest in ‘leisure’ wear. Kyle Engel at work while Darby Burnes, Robb Naatz, Mark Madsen, Kevin P. Anderson and Matt Bradford help. 129 Exploring To the right our foreign exchange student, Alberto Ortiz, demonstrates a Christmas tradition, the breaking of a pinata, from his native country, Argentina. Mrs. Hun- ter, Rhonda Hames, Carol Lyons, and Barb Hoadley look on. Alberto enjoys taking Spanish here to help his American friends understand his language. Top photo of next page shows eighth grade science students slaving over their daily assignment. Dave Tune, Mr. Johnson, John Hoehn, Craig Olevson, Dave Christenson, and John Fritsch working on a car. 130 A1 Hodge and Mary Vail part, while Chris Raygor goes on her way to class. Sheri Graves with her dog, Buttons. 131 Harvey by Mary Chase Elwood Dowd, the central character, is regarded as quite a problem by his sister and niece who live with him. Elwood believes his best friend is Harvey, a she foot invisible rabbit. The plot centers around this family problem. CAST Myrtle Mae Simmons..............................Lori Rosen Veta Louise Simmons.............................Jean Pettey Elwood P. Dowd.................................Brian Johnson Miss Johnson..................................Lorrie Spading Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet .................Kathy Hoadley Ruth Kelly, R.N................................Chads Johnson Duane Wilson ............................Dan Berge Lyman Sanderson, M.D.............................Dan Buehler William Chumley, M.D...................Scott Jurrens Betty Chumley .........................Carol Lyons Judge Omar Gaffney..............................Alan Hodge E.J. Lofgren ...........................Mike Holey The play was directed by Mr. Ed Klimesh. Stage manager was Tim Pike and the crew included Eric Driver, Jim Umsted, Scott Umsted, Marylee Moen, Diane Peterson, Deb Westphal, Paula Saxton, Julie Colburn, Julie Badker, Sue Besch, Lynda Andreen, and Nancy Fencl. The play was presented on November 6th and 7th in the High School gym. . . . dJIU (.Ill'll 111 oai (111 UU)V II 111 Cl LUO 11 YIULVL. | been Harvey? I’ve been looking all over for you - 132 “Chumley, we’ve got to talk to you. This thing is serious.” . .. please unlock the door to 24 and give Mr. Dowd his clothes .. . ” . ... let me give you one of my cards where you can reach me. Pictured to the left is Mr. Ed- mund Klimcsh, director; Lorric Spading and Kathy Hoadlcy go- ing over some last minute details. The tree act comedy was present- ed Thursday and Friday Novem- ber 6 and 7, 1975 at 8:00 p.m. in the Kasson-Mantorville High School Auditorium. 133 Homecoming Activities The Homecoming activities of 1975 began on Monday night, September 24, when the murals and floats were begun. Pictured right is the win- ning mural by the class of ’77. Below is the first place float made by the class of ’78. At the pep fest Friday afternoon, there was an added at- traction when the football team did Blue Power, pictured bottom. Op- posite page, King Klaus passes out lucky pennies and kisses to the cheer- leaders, while Queen Jennifer gives her good luck pennies and kisses to the football players. Below is the senior float with the royal court at the parade. UG SLUC HAS THE GDPHERS 135 Homecoming 1975 The theme for Homecoming ’75 was “The Hands of Time”. Coronation was held on Wed., Sept. 26, in the H.S. Gym. The attendants and their escorts processed in to “The Grand March” played by the senior band. For the first time this year we had a 7th grade attendant and an 8th grade escort chosen to represent their classes. Our retiring queen, Susan Schleeter, crowned Klaus Alberts as our new King, and he in turn crowned Jennifer Haapala as the 1975 Homecoming Queen. After the coronation, everyone went outside for the bonfire to cheer for Friday nights’s game against Plainview. Friday afternoon was the pep fest and the parade. The sophomore class won the spirit paddle for yelling the loudest at the pep fest. The parade consisted of the class floats, the Jun- ior and Senior Bands, Starliters, and Kometts. Friday night’s game was a disappointment with the Komets losing to a superior Plainview team. The dance was held Sat. night with music by The American Grease Show Band. Pictured top right is Keith Ness, Master of Ceremonies at coronation. Below right is King Klaus and Queen Jennifer reading the proclamation. Below is the Junior Band marching in the parade. Pictured bottom is the 1975 Homecoming Royal Court. Opposite page, top left is Gary Dorchner, singing “The Hands of Time” at coronation. Top right is the Senior Band at Friday’s parade. Pictured below is 1975 Homecoming King and Queen, Klaus Alberts and Jennifer Haapala. ROYAL COURT Left to right: Ronnie Unger and Mary Vail, sophomore escort and attendant; Dave Christenson, Nancy Jen- sen, John Hoehn and Lori Rosen, Senior escorts and attendants; Dawn Hcgna, 7th grade attendant; king, Klaus Alberts; 1975 queen, Susan Schleeter; queen, Jennifer Haapala; Jerry Unger, 8th grade escort ; Dennis Iverson, Jolenc Nelson, Dan Berge, and Shelly Holmquist, senior escorts and attendants. Jeff Gardner and Kirsten Engel, junior escort and attendant; Marlin Madery and Susanne Kocblc, freshman escort and attendant. Homecoming Pictured below are Dennis Iverson and Alan Hodge, co-captains of the football team, who gave a short talk at coronation. Right ire King Klaus and Queen Jennifer at the bonfire. Bottom is the bonfire with the crowd doing cheers led by the cheerleaders, for Fri. night’s game. Opposite page, top, is pictured the front defensive line-up of the football team. From left to right are Jay Erickson, Dennis Iverson, Dale Guler, Klaus Alberts and Vcm Vanasse. Bottom, coaches DuBois and Ginther talk to the team before the game with Plainview. Discovering The photo pictured below of the clock in the art room is a great top- ic of conversation for ‘clock watchers’ of all ages. The photo to the right shows Robert Lyons, Jeff Vanassc and others getting their noon hot lunch. Is it possible to stuff A1 Hodge and Dale Gu- lcr’s big mouths?!? As a mass media class pro- ject, students had to create a sandwich. Mr. Peterson coaches an arm-wrestling match between David (Lizard) Larson and Angie Iluse (You’ve come a long way, Angie!), while Joe Simons, Jon Kcllar, Bob Peterson, Jim Checkel and Dave Hawkins watch the excitement. 140 Pictured to the left is John Meitzner taking his gerbil for a walk to visit stu- dents in room 208. Pictured below are seventh grade art students, Mark Claassen, Mark Bondy, Jim Colburn, Linda Colburn, (back row) Debbie Skogcn, Leon Cunningham and Laync Andrcen working on pencil still-life studies. Pictured to the left is Jenn Haapala, ’75 Homecoming Queen, giving Dennis Iverson a good- luck kiss while Jim Hart looks anxiously on. Pictured above Jill and Diane Peterson, Steve Turner, and Linda Peterson bury Greg Morson in the leaves. 141 'The Blue and White” We’re gonna fight, fight, fight, for K-M High, Our team will win this game with spirit and pride, The KoMets have the power to succeed, For we are loyal to our team. K-M!!! (yell) United we shall overcome defeat, we are determined and we can’t be beat, The blue and white shall strive to gain us fame, Let’s Win This Game! (Repeat) This year our school song was changed from “Buckle Down” to “The Blue and White.” A dangerous exit after a pep fest with Scott Kunz and Brian Murphy lead- ing the pack. K-M students are loyally singing our new school song for the very first time at a pep fest. Dale Gulcr, A1 Hodge and other senior guys working hard in Physics. Clark Horsman experimenting with welding techniques for a class assign- ment in the shop room. Barb Hoadley doing what comes naturally for an art as- signment. Sheryl Olson, Kathy Allen, and Ann Bartel being stalked by our custodian, Alan Sorenson. Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode The staff and advisor of the 1976 KOMET wish to ex- tend thanks to the DODGE COUNTY INDEPENDENT and Folmer Carlsen, and to Mr. Greg Brandvold for their cooperation in lending photographs and copy for our use. We also would like to thank Mr. Rick Fahrenkrug, our representative from PISCHEL YEARBOOK, for his advice and guidance throughout the year. We would like to express special thanks to HUNEKE STUDIO of Waseca for their skilled photography and willing cooper- ation. Without the help and concern of these people and many other students, faculty, and members of the com- munity, we would have been unable to accomplish our goal of presenting some of the “PATHS TO THE PRE- SENT.” 144 xvvfljfy ‘