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Tom Jones: Goodnature accepted into Hall of Fame 10 years ago
It was announced that Albert Lea wrestling coach Larry Goodnature was one of eight inductees that would enter ...
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Joe Mauer graces video game cover 10 years ago
50 years ago: 1970 • Mike Antonovich of Calumet recorded a hat trick and added an assist as ...
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Sledding is fun but not the climb to the top
I just have to wonder how long we will have to go without sunshine. Winter, for me, usually ...
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Dick Herfindahl: Nothing says fun like wet feet, crunchy pants
The way the weather has been this past week reminds me of my days as a youth. I ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea swim team won on senior night 25 years ago
The Albert Lea boys’ swim and dive team sent its seven seniors out with a splash as they ...
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Dick Herfindahl: The cold puts a little crunch in your step
There is nothing like the crunching sound that winter makes beneath your feet. By that I mean that ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea hockey topped the Big Nine 25 years ago
The Albert Lea hockey team stood alone at the top of the Big Nine Conference after an 8-1 ...
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Dick Herfindahl: Daydreaming can fill void between seasons
It seems almost impossible that Christmas and New Year’s have both passed by and the year 2020 is ...
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Tom Jones: Vikings defeated Browns for championship 50 years ago
Joe Kapp, Gene Washington and Dave Osborn scored touchdowns and Fred Cox added two field goals as the ...
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Dick Herfindahl: Way to go, Gophers! Keep rowing the boat
After watching the Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat the Auburn Tigers in the Outback Bowl I have a very ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea JV took third in tourney 25 years ago
In the third-place game at the Austin Holiday Tournament, the Albert Lea junior varsity boys’ basketball team defeated ...
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Dick Herfindahl: ’Tis the season for family and friends
Another Christmas has passed and I have to say that it was a very special time spent with ...
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Tom Jones: Vikings won division in 1994
The Minnesota Vikings defeated the San Francisco 49ers 21-14 at the Metrodome to take the NFC Central Division ...
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Tom Jones: New Vikings stadium proposed 10 years ago
50 years ago: 1969 • The Albert Lea boys’ basketball team traveled to Blue Earth and came home ...
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Dick Herfindahl: It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner, and in an unusual turn of events, I am pretty much done ...
