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Brandi HagenBrad Goette of hartland sits in his room filled with sports memorabilia. Goette has been a sports fan since he was 5 years old.
By Brandi Hagen
Like any dedicated sports fan, Brad Goette of Hartland remem-bers all sorts of important dates
and plays made in sports history and re-mains faithful to his Minnesota teams even when they aren’t playing to their best.
“Good fans stick with them no matter what,” Goette said.
Goette takes pride in his knack of re-membering sports history and any other kind of history because his brain is one of the few things that function properly in his body.
Goette has Duchenne muscular dys-trophy, one of the most severe forms of muscular dystrophy. The disease causes muscle weakness more swiftly than other forms of muscular dystrophy. Motions such as walking become progressively more dif-ficult. Goette walked until he was about 11 years old, then he transitioned to using a wheelchair because it made getting around easier. There is no known cure, but there are treatments that work to improve qual-ity of life.
The disorder is genetic, and only boys get it. Survival rates are rarely beyond the late 20s.
Goette turns 41 on Thursday.Living proof that the number is just an
estimate, in 2003 Goette, at age 29, pub-lished a book titled “Brad’s Walk of Life.”
In his book, Goette wrote what it was like losing his older brother, Brian, to the same disease, what it was like to go through all kinds of changes as the disease became more severe, how he maintains the role of a comedian in his family and about his experiences as a sports fan.
“I wrote it because I had a lot to tell,” Goette said.
Goette takes life one day at a time and spends the majority of those rooting on the Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, Wild, Gophers and even the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basket-ball team — especially star forward Carlie Wagner.
“She’s going to put Hartland on the map,” Goette said.
A die-hard sports fan for more than 35 years, Goette has a collection of bobble-heads, penants, posters, jerseys, blankets and two of his favorites items, a life-size Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek poster from 1984 and a bat and ball autographed by Kirby Puckett that he received for his golden birthday displayed in his Vikings’ purple and yellow painted bedroom at his parent’s home.
Goette’s collection is so large that it overflows into the bathroom attached to
his room. Whatever doesn’t fit in those two rooms is stored and is occasion-ally switched out with what is already on display.
Goette’s interest of sports has spread to his family, friends, nurses and even his four-legged friends.
One of his dogs was a terrier mix named Kirby, like the Twins’ Kirby Puckett, and the one he has now, a border collie-New-foundland mix, is called Rubio, like Ricky Rubio of the Timberwolves.
Goette said the names came about because they were of some well-known players at the time he got the dogs and they just fit.
“It must be the long legs,” Alice, Goette’s mother, joked about Rubio.
Even though he’ll never be a basketball star, Goette said Rubio does like to toss flower baskets in the air when he’s outside.
Besides his collections and his pets, Go-ette usually has a game playing on his TV and he gets into fantasy leagues.
After the loss to the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs in January, Goette put his Vikings jersey away for the year.
He’s not giving up hope, though. He’s ready and waiting for his team to
make its first Super Bowl appearance since 1977, the same year he became a die-hard sports fan.
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Brad Goette’s room which has been painted in minnesota Vikings colors, displays other minnesota teams including the Wild, lynx, Timberwolves and Gophers.
Bobbleheads, baseballs and hockey pucks are displayed in a case in Brad Goette’s room among other sports memorabilia.
Sports memorabilia hangs on a wall near Brad Goette’s bed. even though the North Stars are no longer a minnesota team, a jersey still hangs in Goette’s room because he was a fan of the team when it did play in minnesota.
a picture frame displays homer hankies and other baseball memorabilia that Brad Goette has collected while being a minne-sota Twins fan.
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Kelli LagesonThree Sisters and Countryman’s Drug Co. were at Broadway Avenue in 1968. These spaces are now occupied by the Hobby Shop and Refunds USA.
A view of West Clark Street in 1940. Seen are Avalon Cafe, Karlberg’s Music Shop and various other businesses. Now 4 Seasons, Jake’s Pizza and Youth for Christ occupy these spaces.
Tiffany’s ice cream store stood on West Clark Street.; this photo was taken in 1966. Now AccuQuest Hearing Center occupies the space.
The photo of 107 Fairway was taken in the 1920s. The home still overlooks Fountain Lake today.
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Theresa BlizzardAge: 37Address: Albert LeaFamily: husband, girl (15), girl (12)Interesting fact about your job: I’ve worked in
labor/delivery for 17 years in hospitals that did 200 deliv-eries a month up to one that did 16,000 a month.
Your favorite thing about babies: I love being part of one of the most important parts of a family’s life, that moment that baby looks up at mom for the first time after delivery is priceless.
Molly BurkholderAge: 27Address: Kensett, IowaFamily: husband; daughters (2 and 1)Interesting fact about your job: I never work a day
without learning or experiencing something new.Your favorite thing about babies: Their squishy cheeks.
Cariss LevorsonAge: 27Address: Albert LeaFamily: husband, MattInteresting fact about your job: I get to see one of
God’s miracles every time I work.Your favorite thing about babies: They don’t talk
back to you.
Monica LinderAge: 55Address: EastonFamily: husband, Bryan; children Sarah, Stephanie,
Matt, Mike, Annie; grandchildren Henry and EvelynInteresting fact about your job: Bringing new life into
the world and then see these babies having their own babies.Your favorite thing about babies: Each has his or
her own interesting personality.
Kathy LehmanAge: 54Address: Albert LeaFamily: Son Chris and his wife, Sarah (Reed), are the
parents of my granddaughters, Kylee (5) and Avery Col-leen (6 months). They have a black Lab named King and live in Hugo. Daughter Shannon and her husband, Matt (Gordan), have a miniature pinscher named Bruise and a French bulldog/pit named Koda and live in St. Paul. I have a 6-year-old Brittany named Charlie (who is blind) and am adopting a 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel/bichon named Diego from a Twin Cities animal rescue. What can I say? We’re “dog people!”
Interesting fact about your job: I’ve worked here since 1979 and am taking care of my second generation of moms, dads and babies. I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years, and although nurses now utilize technology to help take best care of their patients, you will never replace what a nurse can see when she looks at/feels when she touches/or learns when she listens to her patients. Even after all these years, it’s still amazing that I get to do what I do — I’m there at the beginnings and endings, and all that makes up a life. I hope I’ve made a difference in the lives of my patients, because they have made a difference in mine.
Your favorite thing about babies: You’ll never feel anything as soft or warm as a newborn’s cheek or see anything as sweet as a parent gazing into their newborn’s eyes for the first time.
Karen HallisyAge: 45Address: 1836 Bayview Drive, Albert LeaFamily: husband, Tom; son Jackson; daughter TiffanyInteresting fact about your job: I enjoy working
on the night shift.Your favorite thing about babies: Each baby is
unique.
Paula HeijermanAge: 54Address: HollandaleFamily: husband, John; children Brian, Greg, SarahInteresting fact about your job: We have had two
sets of triplets since I’ve worked in obstetrics, which will be 32 years in February.
Your favorite thing about babies: They are all cute and I can snuggle them and rock them and send them home. All babies are different.
Lauren KeslerAge: 23Address: Joice, IowaFamily: fiance, Brandon, our dog Chloee, my wonder-
ful parents and soon-to-be in-laws, two older brothers, both with wives and one nephew and two nieces
Interesting fact about your job: Every day I get to go to work, not have to work.
Your favorite thing about babies: The best part is having a brand new baby to welcome to the world to care for by assessing, snuggling and feeding for about two days. Gives me good practice for when Brandon and I decide to have babies.
Lacey KoopalAge: 29Address: HartlandFamily: husband, Jason; children Brady (6), Caralee (3),
Crissa (17 months)Interesting fact about your job: Every labor is
unique, and I love being a part of that process. I feel honored to share the intimate life-changing moment with my patients.
Your favorite thing about babies: The physiological changes they go through during the labor process, deliv-ery, to outside world is amazing and the fact they intently know their parents, especially moms, is incredible. They truly are miracles!
Nancy LahsAge: 44Title: Baby Place Health Unit CoordinatorAddress: Albert LeaFamily: husband, Larry; daughter TaraInteresting fact about your job: I love to hear the
names parents come up with when completing the birth certificates.
Your favorite thing about babies: Their smell after their first bath.
Angie CluckeyAge: 40Address: Albert LeaFamily: significant other, Russ; children Jordan (21),
Megan (18), Hanah (15), Reese (14), Ashton (6)Interesting fact about your job: I love my job and
don’t consider it a job!Your favorite thing about babies: Snuggle and then
send them home with their parents.
Rebecca CollinsAge: 29 foreverAddress: Britt, IowaFamily: husband, Jerry; children Lucas (14), Hannah
(13), Aiden (6) and Ryan (4)Interesting fact about your job: Even though I’ve
been a labor and delivery nurse for eight years, it never gets old. Watching babies being born is always a wonder-ful and exciting thing.
Your favorite thing about babies: I love being able to get my baby “fix.” Having patients come back in for their next baby and remember me is always pretty great.
Stephanie FairAge: 33Title: OB Health Unit CoordinatorFamily: husband, TadInteresting fact about your job: I am going to
school to be an registered nurse.Your favorite thing about babies: I can get my
baby “fix” and send them home with their parents.
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Alisha WaalkensAge: 25Address: GenevaFamily: husband, Shawn; daughter AndilynnInteresting fact about your job: I enjoy offering
different options for laboring mom for positioning and relaxation technique to help give moms the best labor experience possible.
Your favorite thing about babies: Snuggling.
Michelle ThomasAge: 56Address: Albert LeaFamily: Son Keith, daughter-in-law Jennifer, three won-
derful grandchildren Michael, Kaden and SophieInteresting fact about your job: I started out in
labor and delivery right out of nursing school and have been here for 30 years. I love labor and delivery. Every day you get to see new families started.
Your favorite thing about babies: You can see them daily and get your baby fix.
Mary ThompsonAge: 32Address: Albert LeaFamily: husband, Troy, and girls Jalicia, Zayda and LydiaInteresting fact about your job: I get to see the
miracle of birth.Your favorite thing about babies: Being able to
love on them and send them home.See more nurses 4P. 5
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Molly FloAge: 27Address: Lake Mills, IowaFamily: husband, Chris; child RowanInteresting fact about your job: Did a preceptor-
ship as a student in the Baby Place and now just started in October as a Baby Place registered nurse.
Your favorite thing about babies: Cuddling and snuggling the babies.
Kirsten MeyerAge: 54Address: Northwood, IowaFamily: husband, Russ; children Nicole, Natalie and
Emily; grandchildren Lane (3) and two more expected in 2013
Interesting fact about your job: No day is ever the same in OB.
Your favorite thing about babies: Unbelievable miracles that we get to witness every day.
Dani OlsonAge: 23Title: OB Health Unit CoordinatorAddress: Albert LeaFamily: signifianct other, Tony; child EllaInteresting fact about your job: New in my role as
a Baby Place HMC. Just started Jan. 21!Your favorite thing about babies: They are so in-
nocent, can’t really go wrong with that!
By Kelli Lageson
For one Albert Lea family, the Apple iPad has made a tremendous difference in their lives.
Krystal Paulson and Dave Villarreal’s son, Treyton, who’s 4 and goes by Trey, was diagnosed with mild autism by the Albert Lea School District staff. His love for interacting with the iPad has helped him get past what were previously troublesome situations.
The diagnosisKrystal would watch
then 1-year-old Trey play with toys and interact with other chil-dren, and just the way he responded to certain situations told her that he might be different.
When he was 2 1/2 she took Trey to get tested by the school dis-trict, who told Krystal he might have a speech
impediment. She kept pushing for answers, and Trey was finally diagnosed with mild autism.
Computers can be teachers, tooMildly austistic boy uses iPad to learn curriculum
Krystal said thankfully Trey is improving and continues to reach new milestones — and she attributes that somewhat to his interaction with his iPad. Trey is high-functioning, but he will have a meltdown where he’ll cry or run to a private room or try to shut others out. Earlier this month Krystal planned to have Trey be observed by an autism specialist so she could talk with the school district about what Trey’s expectations for kinder-garten will be and what they can work on to get him ready.
Technology brought improvement
Trey had a hard time speak-ing when he was younger, but once he got the iPad and started playing word games he kept improving.
“It just clicked for him,” Krys-tal said.
Dave agrees and said that if they take the iPad away for a week that Trey will become less talkative altogether. He first played games and apps made specifically for children with autism, but now he also plays popular games like “Angry Birds” or watches videos on YouTube.
Trey was allowed to play with the iPad for about an hour a day when he first started using it, but now it’s around him much of the time.
“It’s hard to take it away from him,” Dave said with a laugh.
That doesn’t mean he’s actively using it though; Krystal said it’s a comfort to Trey just to have the iPad near him playing a video while he plays with other toys.
“He always likes to have it on, and he knows when we turn it
off,” Krystal said.And from using the iPad, Trey
has learned so much. Where before he was able to say few words, now a few years later he is spelling some words and relating words to objects because of activities he’s done on his iPad. Dave said Trey has also improved his hand-eye coor-dination, which could possibly be because of the same skills it takes to play certain games on the iPad.
“Now he can kick a ball better,” Dave said.
iPad as a motivatorBecause children — autistic
or not — seem to have a love for technology, it’s an easy reward for teachers or parents. Shelly DeVries is a teacher for pre-schoolers with special needs in the Early Childhood Special Education department at Brook-side Education Center. She said she uses her classroom iPad as a motivation tool for her students who are in the mild to moderate autism range.
“We say, ‘First you do this and then you get to use the iPad,’” DeVries said. “But we always make sure it’s something educa-tional on the iPad.”
DeVries said they can get the children to do other tasks or interact with others, and then offer them some time with the iPad. But even the fun they’re having on the iPad is really just an educational game or app.
“They’re learning even if they don’t think they are,” DeVries said.
DeVries said there are autistic children in the school district who are nonverbal, and iPads
are helping them to communi-cate what they want and need. Another staffer in the same de-partment who uses an iPad with autistic children is Kim Butler, a speech and language pathologist.
“We have specific apps for articulation, concept develop-ment and very specific apps for language development,” Butler said.
Butler said she uses the iPad for story time, taking pictures with the students and other specific apps that help her work on the students’ speech. For the most part, having the iPad has been a positive experience, though there are some students who prefer the electronic inter-action more than that of interac-tion with people.
Parents use rewards, tooWhile they’re grateful for
how far Trey has come since his tough first years, there was one milestone that Krystal and Dave are so glad they were able to overcome. If it weren’t for time on the iPad, Trey wouldn’t have been potty-trained.
“He refused to sit on the toilet,” Krystal said. “It was ex-tremely scary for him.”
They tried everything — books, toys and more — but only the iPad was motivation enough to get Trey to try using the toilet. Krystal said Trey’s therapists told her to try the “first and then” method of asking Trey to first do a task and then get time with the iPad. Krystal said it works with most requests and after a while Trey is able to do the tasks without expecting the iPad after completing a task.
The tablet is a definite comfort
for him. His parents said any situation that Trey doesn’t like — for ex-ample, when his newborn brother, Tyson, cries — he hangs out underneath a blanket with his iPad. Large group settings, pub-lic restaurants and other busy spots can make Trey overwhelmed, but he’s able to get through it without the solace he finds when he has his iPad near.
Trey has also advanced in other ways, and they aren’t necessarily attrib-uted to the iPad. When he
was younger he didn’t like playing outside or getting dirty, but now that’s not something that bothers him. He’s still a picky eater, and Dave said one of his big goals is to get Trey to try more foods.
For Krystal and Dave the iPad has been a welcome addition to their home because of how it calms Trey and all it’s helped him to learn and do.
“He doesn’t like too many other things so it has come in handy,” Krys-tal said.
Kelli LagesonTrey Villarreal plays on his iPad. His parents, Krystal Paulson and Dave Villarreal, are thankful because Trey has benefited so much from the technology.
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One by one, exercisers en-
tered the room, water bottle and gym bag in hand. The room was cool and bright, with energetic music play-ing in the background. Each participant was greeted with a smile and a happy “hello” from the instructor.
For some, coming here was a health habit they maintain. For others, it was their first time. They were all different ages and at different skill levels, but all came for one purpose — to get an intense kettlebell workout.
“This is a very efficient workout,” said instruc-tor Kathy Johnson of the Albert Lea Family Y. “It’s more intense so it’s equal to a longer workout.”
So what’s a kettlebell and why is working out with them becoming a fitness trend?
Kettlebells were first seen in Russia in the 1700s, but they have made a huge comeback in the last decade. They were created to combine strength, cardiovascular and flexibility train-ing. They have a center of mass that extends beyond the hand. This allows for swinging motions that works the arm, wrist and core because of the shifting fill material. Different weights are available based on skill, the exer-cise and strength level. They can be anywhere from 5 to 150 pounds.
“Kettlebells have the weight at the bottom of handle so you can swing them, and that motion is conducive to every-day life,” said Family Y Sports and Fitness Director Susie Hulst. “It’s momentum-based motion.”
She said that sets
them apart from free weights.
All throughout the 45-minute class, Johnson yelled out both instructions and encouragements.
“Use your hips to thrust the kettlebell!”
The 12:15 p.m. class was done in a circuit. There were three differ-ent exercises, repeated three times, held for 30 seconds each. The circuit included 30 minutes of cardio and 100 percent core work. Lunges, arm swings, burpees, push-ups, planks, squats, horizontal elbow-to-knees, Russian twists and figure-eight move-ments through the legs were all incorporated into the workout.
“You might not feel it all the time, but you’re working your whole body,” Johnson told the class.
“These are working your legs, but your arms are pretty much along for the ride.”
“Stay with me, guys! I know you’re getting tired, but you can do this!”
“Speed is not im-portant; it’s form that matters.”
Kettlebells are a worthwhile endeavor when correct form is put forth, but they do require some skill and incorrect movements are costly.
“You can’t just jump right in because it does take some guidance,” Hulst said. “There are a lot of things you can do wrong, and if you workout poorly you will get poor results.”
With several one to two-minute water breaks, the six partici-pants stayed hydrated and pumped up even throughout the strenu-ous requirements. Johnson ended the class by having the six at-tendees do stretching and breathing exercises
on their mats and in an upright position. Each exerciser packed up with a water bottle and bag in hand and along with a tired, sweaty body, a newfound accomplished feeling.
Feelings of success, along with physical improvements, are what every attendee hopes to achieve. Johnson loves hearing success stories of participants. She recalls a man telling her about how much progress he’d seen in his older relative since she started attending kettle-bell classes. The woman was physically stronger and had obvious shoul-der definition after five weeks of regularly at-tending classes. Johnson also smiles when people continuously return to the class, and she sees improvements in them firsthand.
“People who have been coming for a while start to lift heavier weights and really push it to the next level,” Johnson said.
The Albert Lea Fam-ily Y staff knows the benefits of a thorough kettlebell workout. It started holding kettle-bell classes in the spring of 2012, and has been running year-round ever since. One class a week for seven weeks is $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Check with the Y for class times, which seek to accommodate working parents.
Hulst said the kettle-bell trend will stick around for a while and expand.
“I see people mixing it with other workouts, like kettlebells along with strength training and lunges,” she said.
And with everything that an exerciser hopes to achieve available for $10 and 315 minutes, there’s a lot to be crazy about.
Kettlebell craze comes to Albert Lea fitness classesSophie Ehrhardt lifts a kettlebell high above her head during an intense kettlebell workout led by instructor Kathy Johnson at the Albert Lea Family Y. During the 45-minute class, participants do circuits that include movements such as: lunges, squats, push-ups and planks.
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1“It builds well-balanced
strength.”— Kathy Skaar
2“It’s all about strength. You’re
getting a full body workout.” — Sophie Ehrhardt
3“You get a head-to-toe
workout — shoulders, back, everything.”
— Kathy Johnson
4“It’s a good, hard workout for
a short amount of time. It’s both about strength and aerobics.”
— Justin Elwood
5“You put in a little time and
get maximum benefits.” — Patti Elwood
5 reasons kettlebells should be part of your next workout
Colleen ThompsonJustin and Patti Elwood squat while doing kettlebell lifts at a YMCA class. Patti attends kettlebell classes regularly and brought her son along to try it out.
Sue Kortan does kettlebell swings with straight arms during a kettlebell circuit at a YMCA class. Ko-rtan is a regular attendee and kept pace throughout the 45-minute workout.
A kettlebell class at the YMCA keep their arms straight as they swing their kettlebells. The Y offers a 12:15 p.m. class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a 6:45 p.m. class on Thursdays to accommodate working adults.
Exercisers lift kettlebells during a 12:15 class at the YMCA. Even though the class is only 45 minutes, you get an intense, full-body workout that is equal to a longer workout, says instructor Kathy Johnson.
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