Story archive for August 2001
Saturday, Sept. 1
- Photo by Geri McShane
- One-sided surprise
- Signs of hope
- Rebels win in OT
- New owner has big plans for Clarks Grove Golf Course
- Mother grateful for young man's vigilance
- She's the First Lady of doll making
- Century hands ALHS girls defeat
- Insurance coverage gone
- Hand made first ladies
- Column: Tryout for TV show revealed smarts aren't the point
- Senior housing units celebrate double anniversary
- Donning two hats at the theatre
Friday, Aug. 31
- Editorial: Airlines' move will hurt consumers
- Swimmers give Owatonna a run
- Running Rebels get out of the gate in fine form
- Tigers net a long-awaited victory
- ALHS soccer boys fall to Century
- Obituaries for Aug. 31, 2001
- Travel agencies peeved over commission cuts
- New sirens will boost emergency coverage
- NRHEG starts the year with several new faces
- Gearing up for the big game
- Column: Finding some challenges on the maps of five states
Thursday, Aug. 30
- Column: Winter's approach reminds one how time speeds along
- Getting ready to play on Labor Day
- Obituaries for Aug. 30, 2001
- Old building, new opportunity
- Proposed city budget grows by 7.1 percent
- Alden-Conger school takes aim at bullies
- Crop critters
- Editorial: Curfew unfortunate but warranted
Wednesday, Aug. 29
- Column: Farmers take meals seriously
- Volleyball Tigers bounce back
- ALHS tennis girls nearly knock off Owatonna
- ALHS soccer boys overcome Owatonna
- ALHS soccer girls play well at Owatonna
- Obituaries for Aug. 29, 2001
- Frank Avenue open for traffic
- Vandalism prompts debate over curfew in Northwood
- Cutting waves
Tuesday, Aug. 28
- Column: Bush soils what should be neutral ground
- ALHS volleyball team falls to Byron
- Another SCC foe, another setback for tennis girls
- Obituaries for Aug. 28, 2001
- Downtown road repairs delayed
- Recycling program nets honor for county
- City briefs: Council purchases land
- Mow around
- Editorial: Recycling programs are good examples
Monday, Aug. 27
- Tubbs prepares for hockey season in all-star series
- Tough opener
- Obituaries for Aug. 27, 2001
- Alden resident wins 10 grand from iWon .com
- Gutknecht wants free market for prescriptions
- Farmland will reopen plant in Carroll, Iowa
- Albert Lea woman praying for son's recovery
- Corn: It's always best from a roadside stand
- Munching kernels at Kernel Days
- Al Batt: Q and A
- Morin was a plus and minus for two county lakes
- Albert Lea native publishes new thriller
- Morin's mark
Thursday, Aug. 23
- Editorial: County board's move still leaves options open
- Column: Before kids, tobacco companies tried to woo women
- County engineer hopes for new location
- Investment of sweat
- Modeling for hope
Wednesday, Aug. 22
- Planning for judicial center gets approval
- County explores special court for drug offenders
- Taking the gamble
- Column: Memories of school tribulations come back to haunt
- Editorial: Need for levy shows what Ventura wants
- Obituaries for Aug. 22, 2001
- Stevens study pegged for November completion
- District will shut down old High School
- Looking for lucky numbers
Tuesday, Aug. 21
- Obituaries for Aug. 21, 2001
- School: Extra levy needed to avoid cuts
- Dayton says he will try to help depleted charities
- County insists downtown is still in its future
- School holds the line on budget for this year
- Coming down
- Editorial: Klan rally designed to pick a fight
- Column: Summer ends and high school life begins
Monday, Aug. 20
Sunday, Aug. 19
Saturday, Aug. 18
- Developer, city embroiled in lawsuits
- Column: Watching others do crazy things is a popular pastime
- Open Arms
- First-hand account
- Fantastic finish
- Aphids invading local soybean fields
Friday, Aug. 17
- Groups pledge cooperation to promote city
- Retailers' plans show city is still viable place
- Staying well at Thorne Crest
- They're off and racing at Brainerd
- G-E Legion stats indicate inexperience
- Obituaries for Aug.17, 2001
- eBay listing raises the bar for Iowa tavern
Thursday, Aug. 16
- No change in plans for big retailers
- Column: Adventure better in fantasy than reality
- Shaping up for football
- County narrows its plans for lake aeration
- New-look Main Street developing in Glenville
- Weekend Planner: Street festival Saturday
- Obituaries for August 16, 2001
- Youth First accepting fall sports registrations
Wednesday, Aug. 15
- Pawlenty says GOP must expand focus
- Committee to roll out beautification vision
- Hundreds attend Farmland benefit
- Food for Farmland
- Editorial: Sprucing up Albert Lea is a worthy goal
- Wild welcome
- Obituaries for Aug. 15, 2001
Tuesday, Aug. 14
- Hey, Mr. DJ
- Editorial: Fuel efficiency deserves more serious effort
- Thorne Crest hosts community wellness fair
- Column: Cabin will always be a place to get away
- Hamberg paces Post 56 baseball team
- Obituaries for Aug. 14, 2001
- City takes hard line with landowners
- City considers flood relief
- Alliant gives $5,000 for Farmland relief
- Crash raises concerns about intersection
Monday, Aug. 13
- Tying the knot in Spanish
- Jane Hanson wins women's City Open title
- Baas takes City Open by 9 strokes
- Obituaries for Aug. 13, 2001
- Gone to the dogs
Saturday, Aug. 11
- Myrtle celebrates 100 years
- Guards garner the gold
- Is Albert Lea a destination city?
- Horse play
- Column: Inconsistency in treatment of young life hard to take
- Column: Remembering the way it was in the 1950s
Friday, Aug. 10
- Clear-cut favorite
- USC, Wells mourn loss of Hagen
- Obituaries for August 10, 2001
- Second site gives kindergarten program a boost
- Picnic-style fund raiser planned for Farmland Tuesday
- More aid for Farmland workers pouring in
- Singing to please
- Zumbrota has the last of Minnesota's covered bridges
- Farmland benefit needs public support
Thursday, Aug. 9
- No reason to delay aerator permit process
- Everyone's jealous of the kid with a firefighter dad
- Obituaries for August 9, 2001
- Horse show, farmer's market event planned
- Training cruise begins United Way campaign work
- Ortiz sentenced to ten years in prison
- Lots to offer
- Cop car camera to help set record straight
- Workers line up for crack at jobs as restaurant aims for Sept. 10 opening
- Builders making quick work of Applebee's
Tuesday, Aug. 7
- Local machine goes to Iowa exhibit
- Mean machines
- American Legion state title stays put
- Electric companies urge thrifty power use
- Deep impact
- County waiting to see how new system works
- Taking down the fair
- The fast-paced, imperfect life of a news proofreader
- Medicare needs new sources of funding
Monday, Aug. 6
- Sports sign-up starts Monday
- Obituaries for Aug. 6, 2001
- Doctors warn of dangers from heat
- Foghat plays '70s classics to grandstand crowd
- Belly dancers bring grace to fair stage
- Flowing movement
Sunday, Aug. 5
- Milking goats
- A new angle on dairying
- The need for speed
- Cyrus sends crowds into a frenzy
- Pattern emerges from doctor's deposition
- Scaling the heights
- Column: Kicking the habit proved painful for soda junkie
Friday, Aug. 3
- Saturday's Freeborn County Fair events
- Deja vu again
- An unpleasant surprise for Post 56
- Law enforcement stepping up patrols around fairgounds
- Fountain Street will stay open through road work
- Brock stomps to full grandstand crowd
- Thanks to bingo, fair time is game time
- Closed curtain
- Recalling a few more memories from the drive-in era
- Tax-rebate checks will be welcome sight
Thursday, Aug. 2
- Obituaries for August 3, 2001
- Head Start happy with new location
- Gabrielsen is county's new administrator
- Friday's Freeborn County Fair events
- Enrollment drop could cost school thousands
- Crowd gets a taste of 'Confederate' attitude
- Child-care center's annual fair trip not dampened by rain
- Fair animals a hit with kids
- Asleep or awake, 'getting it together' is a challenge
- Courthouse is administrator's foremost task
- Cinderella team to miss the last dance
Wednesday, Aug. 1
- Fair looks to bounce back from tough year
- How cows keep cool
- Big cats draw big crowd
- Bartusek not disappointed despite missing finals at national meet
- A smashing good time
- Pacer power
- Austin again has Post 56's number
- Obituaries for August 1, 2001
- Latest defendant in Palace Bar bust pleads guilty
- Property-tax changes don't threaten TIF
- Collecting is fun for all, no matter what the object
- Take extreme caution when temps rise
- Food, glorious fair food!


