Story archive for October 2001
Thursday, Nov. 1
- Column: Spunky friend helped save defenseless ducks
- Rematch turns into a mismatch
- Obituaries for Nov. 1, 2001
- Volunteers prepare for Hollandale supper
- Who's footing the bill?
- Dayton aide says farm help on the way
- Faces of Halloween
- Editorial: Referendum misinformation needs correcting
Wednesday, Oct. 31
- Dressing up for Halloween
- Rebels reach uncharted territory
- Obituaries for Oct. 31, 2001
- Ortiz appeals assault conviction
- Numbers show district's financial restraint
- Dorman says sales tax would face opposition
- Column: For questions big and small, 'Ask Al' has answers
Tuesday, Oct. 30
- Editorial: Security at border is only part of solution
- Panthers refuse to fold in sub-section
- One win away from state
- Obituaries for Oct. 30, 2001
- Cocaine defendant arrested for threat against witness
- Schools, seniors in same boat
- Local printer produces New York skyline mural
- School raises money for Afghan kids
- Senior voters
- Column: Life is a baffling ordeal for an absent-minded man
Monday, Oct. 29
- Big Nine surprise
- On to the finals
- Nystrom's four goals lead Blades to win at Waterloo
- Organized support visible for referendum
- New MnSCU chancellor has a plan for the colleges
- Safety crucial this Halloween
Sunday, Oct. 28
- Flatbed dance
- Wrestlers garner state honors
- Season ends for Albert Lea CC teams
- USC teams advance to state
- Obituaries for October 28
- Blazing Star group requests $2.5 million
- Voting students explore levy referendum
- Northwood Doors closes facility
- Visit to Egypt gives glance of two worlds
- Recovery begins in Hollandale
- Costume options abound for Halloween
- Cleaning up the wreckage
- Thrift speaks volumes
- Square dancers swing into 50th year
Friday, Oct. 26
- Burned potatoes
- Wolverines put out the Knights
- Editorial: Support Exol by looking into E85 gasoline
- AL grad gets cash, teaching award
- HMA presses on after fire
- Albert Lea volunteer saw mix of fear and patriotism in New York
- Column: Halloween, a spooky celebration, and blizzard memories
Thursday, Oct. 25
- Big blaze in Hollandale
- Volleyball Tigers battle to the finish
- Freestylers finish in fine style
- Obituaries for Oct. 25, 2001
- Haunted house tops list of spooky events
- Hollandale co-op building burns
- Drivers get a freebie
- Column: Criticizing without thinking is an unattractive trait
- Editorial: High quality of life is key to state's future
Wednesday, Oct. 24
- Column: A train ride, even a very short one, was a real thrill
- Tigers' season ends at Red Wing
- Rebel rout
- Knights light it up against Lyle/Pacelli
- Obituaries for Oct. 24, 2001
- Northwood passes curfew ordinance
- Accused IPI arsonist pleads guilty
- Alliant plans cleanup for former gas plant site
- New rural address system to go on line in coming weeks
- Contaminated site
Tuesday, Oct. 23
- Shearing the wealth
- ALHS swimmers win handily
- Obituaries for Oct. 23, 2001
- City delays sales-tax decision
- Sullivan says state needs more serious leadership
- Sales tax: Specifics would be forthcoming
- Ownership dispute delays dam solution
- Editorial: Council has a chance to be visionary
Monday, Oct. 22
- Loose leaf system
- Football playoffs start Tuesday
- Crime has increased with immigrant population; serious offenses haven't
- New plant would bring old concerns
- Momentum gets United Way to the halfway point
Saturday, Oct. 20
- Fired up about firefighting
- In the driver's seat
- Friday night blowout
- Laughs for old and young alike
- Local church embarks on fundraiser
- Light for life
- Gutknecht: Anthrax poses minor threat
- Autumn angling
- Editorial: Long-term giving is best
- Column: Story of the Taliban shows why democracy is crucial
- Column: House of stone is a marvel
- Grove Ave. once had a church and park
- Exploring the ALFD
Friday, Oct. 19
- Council sees limits on sales tax proposal
- Even Start founder named Poverty Warrior
- Christians in hiding
- Column: We're stuck with a real plague of alleged 'experts'
- Legacy enhanced
- Freshmen end Albert Lea gridiron drought
- Obituaries for Oct. 19, 2001
- Woodgrains owner to plead not guilty
Thursday, Oct. 18
- Turbines start spinning at North Iowa wind farm
- Juvenile jail has slim chance of feasibility
- Veteran Farmland employees facing scant job prospects
- Editorial: Anthrax scare was designed to spread fear
- Duck feast
- Column: Embroidering was another challenge for hapless kid
- Wolverines win in a runaway
- Winless at Winona
- Rebels wrap up top seed
- Knights give Medford a few too many chances
- Bulldogs advance to district finals
- Obituaries for Oct. 18, 2001
- Weekend Planner: Autumn activities on agenda
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- Beginning of the end for viaduct bridge
- Time to fund projects may be at hand
- After ostrich ride, one head ended up in the sand
- Scandinavian chow
- Group to propose tax for lakes, downtown
- Former Chamber president enjoys work for Gutknecht
- CVCC helping Hayward to cope with tragedy
- Upset bid falls short for ALHS boys
- Season ends for Albert Lea soccer girls
- Tigers run hard at Big Nine meet
- ALHS spikers play well despite loss
- Wolverines make quick work of LR-O
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Vaccines are crucial to keep the flu at bay
- No time to ponder
- Volleyball Panthers second in tourney
- Turnaround leads to section semifinals
- Freeborn County Red Cross inviting more youth involvement
- Key city functions on alert as terror scare continues
- Freeborn, Mower to discuss joint court facility
- Sticker check
- Latest antics prove Ventura isn't worthy of office
Monday, Oct. 15
- Learning about fire
- Tigers turn back Northfield, 2-0
- Local officials say not to worry about anthrax
- Deer herd looks strong as season opener beckons
- Finding a new appreciation for what we have
Saturday, Oct. 13
- 'How to Stop Your Anxiety Now!'
- Dedicated to Dallas
- Hauan leads Bulldogs past St. Ansgar
- Ouch rivalry
- Schwab talks politics to future voters
- District mounts effort to motivate voters
- Flu shots reserved for most at-risk
- Murder-suicide stuns Hayward
- Government class
- Column: Kelly left fans a final gift before his departure
- Pioneer street now part of medical center
- New author
Friday, Oct. 12
- Guides point out the many uses for Brookside
- New hockey team enters season with high hopes
- Short, but not sweet
- Rebels exit SCC as champions
- Obituaries for Oct. 12, 2001
- ALMC to cultivate Spanish-speaking interpreters
- Levy would still leave AL below average
- One month later
- Column: Doing the capital city to capitol building challenge
- ALHS volleyball team wins at Winona
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Rivalry week
- Obituaries for Oct. 11, 2001
- Vending machine thefts land three men in jail
- In-depth study planned for site
- Fire open house Saturday
- Interpretation, education and reflection tonight at Brookside
- A striking display
- Column: Bohemian pastries, Russian tea hard treats to duplicate
- Editorial: Awareness can help beat breast cancer
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Referendum meeting needs attendance
- Tools of the trade
- Volleyball Tigers can't stop Austin
- ALHS soccer girls again fit to be tied
- Board endorses water conservation measures
- Church to celebrate 125th anniversary colonial-style
- Free clinical depression screening Thursday
- Double the parenting
- Climbing The Tower was not a dare to make twice
- Loan to local packager will bring new jobs
Tuesday, Oct. 9
- Two Albert Lea men illustrate different takes on military action
- Upset special
- ALHS girls third at Mason City
- Still volunteering at 95
- City tries to limit cleanup cost
- Small Farmland fire had same cause as big one
- U.S. military response must finish the job
- Headlines would be better if common sense reigned
Monday, Oct. 8
- Farmland proposal on tonight's agenda
- A hallowed fall tradition
- Results are best when we work together
- Tennis Tigers play well at section
- ALHS soccer girls edged in OT
Saturday, Oct. 6
- Tigers can't keep pace with Cougars
- Church volunteers step up for Community Action
- Departed workers hoping to return
- Market effects
- Column: Countering the arguments against a Farmland plant
- Pumpkins
- Building has interesting history
- Submitted photos
- Viewing the past through trees
- Panthers fall short in homecoming game
- Wolverines start slow, fall at Grand Meadow
- Knights trounce Lyle/Pacelli
- USC wins 39-6 for homecoming
Friday, Oct. 5
- Glenville-Emmons volleyball team rebounds
- Swimmers' efforts not reflected in final score
- ALHS girls edged by Austin
- ALHS soccer boys drop a tough one
- City says package has little taxpayer money
- Home Depot eyes February opening
- Council happy with Farmland deal
- Musket education
- Editorial: City would be big winner of Farmland deal
- Albert Lea Tommy, the Vikings, and Lief Erickson Day
Thursday, Oct. 4
- Headed for Ground Zero
- Another Big Nine challenge for Tigers
- Rendezvous turns back the clock this weekend
- Obituaries for Oct. 5, 2001
- Driver testing station closed in Albert Lea
- Gutierrez pleads not guilty
Wednesday, Oct. 3
- GED seekers could have partly completed degrees erased
- Albert Lea soccer boys blank Mankato East
- Tennis Tigers advance in section
- Another marathon heartbreaker
- Bennett earns another trip to nationals
- Restoring the roar
- Favorable weather may salvage crops
- Turn that volume down; music is best heard softly
- Ventura's trip to New York was justified
Tuesday, Oct. 2
- Local workers walk picket lines
- ALHS tennis girls shine at Big Nine
- One-man show
- Open house will showcase the new Brookside during referendum meeting
- Selling us mansions when all we need are ramblers
- Students get more options after school
- By Masaaki Harada
- State strike needs to be ended quickly
