Story archive for July 2001
Wednesday, Aug. 1
- Collecting is fun for all, no matter what the object
- Take extreme caution when temps rise
- 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
- Food, glorious fair food!
- Fair looks to bounce back from tough year
- Big cats draw big crowd
- How cows keep cool
Tuesday, July 31
- Colonels fall in playoff opener
- Post 56 finishes regular season with losses to Winona, Rochester
- Season ends for G-E Legion
- Obituaries for July 31, 2001
- Zion food stand absent after Rodeo Corral fire
- Wednesday's Fair Schedule
- Triple-digit longevity
- Budding exhibitors
- Budding Exhibitors
- New address system will make county a better place
Monday, July 30
- Still swinging
- Tuesday's fair schedule
- Riders raise cash for Riverland scholarships
- Board pursuing backup administrator plan
- 4-H takes center stage at fair
- A chance to shine
Saturday, July 28
- Setting up for the fair
- Column: Overdeveloped suburb shows change can be ugly
- Outstanding seniors
- Editorial: Laws upheld in tiger case
- Six join fast-pitch softball's elite
- Training for new jobs an option for Farmland workers
Friday, July 27
- Unemployment rate expected to double locally
- Austin also feeling the effects of Farmland fire
- Why the Jensen-Wayne brothers departed Denmark
- A Star Is Born
- One of those nights
- Obituaries for July 27, 2001
- Workers hit the road
- Towns take first step toward wastewater treatment
- Ruppert withdraws from candidate pool
Thursday, July 26
- Edwards will serve on potato council
- Teens will break out leis for Hawaiian party
- Salary is only hangup for top candidate
- 'Godspell' finale tops list of weekend events
- Disaster declaration may not help farmers
- Board approves 18-month extension
- Looking for help
- Remembering dad's lessons proved to be a struggle
- Addressing change can benefit county
Wednesday, July 25
Tuesday, July 24
- G-E Legion drops district opener
- Water tower
- Walton pitches Post 56 past Waseca
- Flames at fairgrounds
- Crash victims identified
- Residential city water bills will be $2 bigger
- Wetlands survey crucial
- Scare tactics of the minority hurt other pro-lifers
Monday, July 23
- Plane crash claims two near Grafton
- Bulldogs reach region semifinals
- State looks to upgrade voting system
- Next step toward recovery
- Nobody hurt in Manchester fire
Saturday, July 21
- Man buckles down on hobby
- Short and sweet
- Sign-up dates set for fall sports
- New grad standards also affect athletics
- Storms batter the region but bring much-needed rain
- United Way desperate for volunteers
- One city's tragedy, another city's opportunity
- Train Gang
- Editorial: Farmers need level playing field in world
- Column: Society divided on what to do with our criminals
- Column: How I spent my summer vacation
- Making the change from drive-in to drive-through
- Buckle-mania
Friday, July 20
- Albert Lea 18-and-under team outscored 20-17 by G-E
- Bartusek blazes to nationals
- Obituaries for July 20, 2001
- Funding spike saved city from budget cuts
- Farmland job fair
- By Dylan Belden
- Post 56 edged by Rochester
Thursday, July 19
- Greater Jobs, Inc. moves to Riverland campus
- Farmers watch sky for end of dry spell
- Art Center now has a foundation
- Spoon-smackin' fun
- Blast from the softball past
- Obituaries for July 19, 2001
- 'Good old days' are in the past, but glimpses remain
- Ortiz found guilty on all counts
- Despite Ortiz's claim, jury convicts on attempted escape charge
Wednesday, July 18
- Dock jumpers
- Understanding the strange popularity of lutefisk
- Five-year I-35 project starts this summer
- Attorneys focus on forcefulness of attack
- Flare-ups slowing demolition efforts
- Native-grass grower to speak at conservation meeting
- Petersen makes pitch for softball hall
- Victory at last
Tuesday, July 17
- Passing grade
- Colonels fall at Faribault
- A new page in history
- Even Start program gets four-year renewal
- Haul of goods
- Kids' needs change, but same things are important
- Money will keep flowing to candidates
- G-E Legion drops regular-season finale
Monday, July 16
- Back in the days of root beer stands, drive-ins
- Set director
- Al Batt: Crandall returns
- Obituaries for July 16, 2001
- Wal-Mart gift boosts Salvation Army
- Commission OKs expanded Kwik Trip
- Sketches give glimpse of more inviting Albert Lea
- Slow going in Lake Mills
- Editorial: Wal-Mart shows concern for community
- Fluidity's the key for set designer
Saturday, July 14
- Out of commission: Farmland plant may be damaged beyond repair
- Fast-pitch team extends win streak
- On-air personality
- Police searching for credit union robber
- Farmland employees grapple with difficult decisions
- City urging Farmland toward demolition
- Fire poses setback, but not a disaster
- Column: Lack of respect for history is a dangerous trend
Thursday, July 12
- State should not sell data it collects
- It doesn't get much closer
- United Way establishes assistance fund for Farmland, tornado victims
- Arts, gardens make decorative weekend
- County, city may collaborate on jail study
- Help available if Farmland rebuilds
- Administrator candidates boast a wealth of experience
- Aid for Farmland Employees
- Teacher knew when to hold up a higher standard
- MFT's 'Godspell' simply spellbinding
Wednesday, July 11
- Hundreds seek unemployment during first day of sign-up at Union Center
- This time, 2 innings sink Colonels
- Many workers hope to remain in Albert Lea
- Firefighters finished with buildings
- Freeborn County Board narrows search for new administrator to five candidates
- Leaders begin looking for relief
- Fire smolders; workers mourn
- Crews to begin assessing damage
- In line for benefits
- Burned out
- Many occasions provide good reason for men to cry
- After fire, our eyes will turn to leadership
- 'Prepare Ye' the way for 'Godspell'
- Annual Art and Garden Tour is July 13-14
- Nature's World: Rockford
Monday, July 9
Sunday, July 8
- Genealogy buffs find local society helpful
- Schwab looking for solutions to K-12 funding
- An amazing athletic legacy
- Late Night Coffee Shop
- Column: Spruced-up Web site complements the print paper
- Downtown cool
- Post 56 again nipped by Austin
Friday, July 6
- Down by the lake
- Seven weeks on the road to the 'promised land'
- Test
- Voting changes are positive but incomplete
- The hottest sport on water
- Post 56 finds the winning formula
- Obituaries for July 6, 2001
- St. Theodore set to begin regular Spanish masses
- Legislative wrap session Saturday
- Board favors off-site jail complex
- Access to fast Internet grows
- Program offers ointment for city's eyesores
Thursday, July 5
- City issues permit for Applebee's
- Pelican Breeze endures rough year
- Doc Evans, soccer shoot lead holiday weekend
- Good Sam takes parade honors
- Flag-waving Fourth of July
- Everyone must provide their definition of patriotism
- Sviggum defends session results
Tuesday, July 3
- Predictable end for business incubator funds
- Northwood makes a weekend celebration from Fourth of July
- Colonels' upset hopes end early at Rochester
- Former Albert Lea resident compiles 'Memories' book
- Legislature gets mixed marks
- Police, doctors say they see Fourth of July fireworks injuries every year
- Governor's office says incubator must show statewide benefit
- Finishing the float
- Rome of 'Gladiator' has parallels with our country
Monday, July 2
- Incubator will move forward despite veto
- Editorial: Spraying a candidate for fund drive
- Macker mania
- Parade expected to be the largest yet
- Court denies Ortiz's appeal
- Macker weekend in Albert Lea
