Story archive for June 2002

Monday, July 1

• Column: Free speech allows the good and bad in the name of freedom

• Untitled Document A stroll through history By

• Colonels' bats silent at Mankato

• U-12 boys fall to Apple Valley, rally to tie Austin

• Marvin 'Hockey' Hockinson, 77, Albert Lea

• Ronald D. Nielsen, 53, Las Vegas, Nev.

• Opal Hope Gulbertson, 72, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for July 1, 2002

• New building to be ready by fair time

• Henderson volunteers for museum, schools

Saturday, June 29

• R. W. 'Buzz' Kaplan, 78, Owatonna

• City begins planning future of Farmland site

• Study reveals contaminants

• Local sales tax down, but not out

• Float makers get fired up for parade

• Earl Hunt led many bands and made much music

• Q and A on birds

• Column: Penny needs to rise above party games to succeed Ventura

• Untitled Document Close game for Colonels By

• Editorial: Pledge decision should be overturned

• Hit the water for family fun in the sun

• Tiger football golf event July 19-20 at ALCC

• U-13 soccer boys knock off LaCrescent

• Fast-pitch team improves record to 9-5

• Reds rally past Colonels

• Audres Vivian Tufte, 89, Albert Lea

• Maynard W. Mogk, 78, Kensett, Iowa

• Area deaths for June 30, 2002

• Richard W. Bergstrom, 80, Austin

Friday, June 28

• Anderson to challenge Callahan

• Award winners announced for ALHS boys' track

• Area deaths for June 28, 2002

• Eleanor G. Haukoos, 87, Conger

• Road work shutters downtown

• Thrond to run for county board

• Rider gets $700,000 for fall from horse

• State grant will equip precincts with vote-counting machines

• Column: A few 'Kool' tips for the kids and their Kool-Aid stands

• Editorial: Letting judges talk makes the most sense

Thursday, June 27

• Area deaths for June 27, 2002

• Paving to close downtown streets

• Porter to run for auditor

• Weekend Planner: Theater, skating and crafts are on tap

• Clarks Grove couple dedicated to helping Nepalese

• Column: Reunion games were painful in more ways than one

• Editorial: Elks deserve congratulations on success

• Untitled Document Fireworks shopping By Christine Moser,

• Riverland Community College - http://www.riverland.cc

• Albert Lea Chamber of Commerce - http://www.albertlea.org

• Colonels fall to defending champs

Wednesday, June 26

• Column: Mowing, caring for the lawn is an ordeal best avoided

• Untitled Document Cool in the pool By

• Editorial: Transit would be valuable but expensive

• G-E Legion baseball team falls 12-2 to BP

• Cope, Budd top field in Fountain Lake Five

• Cleon M. Baer, 79, La Mesa, Calif.

• Douglas C. Claussen, 46, Twin Lakes

• Ron Dale Elvebak, 44, San Diego, Calif.

• Dustyn Paul Bogue, 19 days, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for June 26, 2002

• Filing for offices starts next Tuesday

• Wheelchair skiers realize dreams on Fountain Lake

• Callahan recognized for implementing new system

Tuesday, June 25

• Eaton plans to run for mayor

• Golf event aims to raise funds, reunite players

• G-E Legion looking for offense

• 18-and-under team splits with Owatonna

• Robert Alexander Ginter, 65, Everett, Wash.

• Carol Sue Anderson, 62, Circle Pines

• Area deaths for June 25, 2002

• Elks' growth to be recognized

• Wal-Mart study gets council's OK

• Untitled Document A berry good time By

• Column: Ventura's departure welcome, but it does leave a hole

Monday, June 24

• Harold S. Bakken, 69, Albert Lea

• Colonels drop a frustrating one

• Fast-Pitch Hall of Fame adds five

• Albert H. Jahnke, 89, Albert Lea

• Cory M. Vander Woude, 21, Atascosa, Texas

• Area deaths for June 24, 2002

• County not sold on public transit plan

• New statewide system would link law-enforcement records together

• Wal-Mart study on city's plate tonight

• Column: Back in the day, everybody had a case of 'Pac-Man fever'

• Untitled Document Hall of fame By Jim

• Untitled Document Conger turns 100 By Ed

Saturday, June 22

• Untitled Document Heading for the highway By

• No surprise: G-E's Toulouse is Coach of the Year

• The Tribune's 2002 All-Area Baseball Team

• Column: The key to safe boating? Common sense

• A season of dominance: G-E's Meier Player of the Year

• Manuel E. Sanches Bernal, 74, Albert Lea

• Jerry W. Oothoudt, 60, Reno, Nevada

• Area Deaths

• Julius Saltness, Jr, 90, Albert Lea

• Donald M. Levisen, 77, Albert Lea

• John Michael Haddy, 90, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Albert Lea

• City to purchase Lea Center

• Sunday Portrait: Parenting lessons

• City, county discuss sewage treatment options

• YFC Canoe trip turns rain, flooding into successful disaster

• Actresses get immersed in intense roles for latest MFT production

• Column: Second cemetery tour to be an incredible history lesson

• Graceland Cemetery to feature echoes from the past

• Column: Nature books to check out

• Column: Terrorism is widespread because it is often rewarded

• Column: A New Adventure Begins

• Untitled Document Tribune Baseball Player of

Friday, June 21

• Area deaths for June 21, 2002

• Elks squad opens season 3-1

• Baas, Baas, Olsen win golf tourney

• Football Tigers display offseason dedication

• Eagles baseball team off to 2-1 start

• Viola H. Wangen, 88, Manchester

• Claudy Guckenburg, 60, Albert Lea

• Train revives railroad memories

• Anderson announces second run for Albert Lea mayor

• Wal-Mart deal begins stirring

• Cops nab suspects in pizza delivery attack

• Guest column: Speaker has an important message

• Editorial: Hard to protect homes in the wilderness

• Column: I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and I lived in Albert Lea

Thursday, June 20

• Rally just falls short for Colonels

• Orpha J. Storby, 80, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Area deaths for June 20, 2002

• City may buy new police HQ

• Weekend Planner: Conger centennial leads weekend activity

• Controversial women's health author to speak

• County to change how it feeds inmates

• Column: The sound of a rattlesnake is something you don't forget

• Guest column: Refuting the arguments for the '54

• Untitled Document No parking yet By Masaaki

Wednesday, June 19

• Untitled Document Almost home By Jim Lutgens,

• Column: From sleeping sharks to rabbit's feet, Al has the answers

• G-E Legion holds off DC

• Road doesn't get easier for Post 56

• Violet Idora Nelson Jensen, 89, Albert Lea

• Donald S. Berg, 79, Austin

• '54 building gets a reprieve

• Western Grocer building gets the axe

• Steele County still hopes to rent jail space to Freeborn, others

• Demolition starts after asbestos removed

• Editorial: Ventura clearly had enough of governorship

Tuesday, June 18

• Republicans pledge attention to rural areas

• U-13 girls battle fatigue, Rochester

• Hall of Fame inductees announced

• Legion team falls 15-0

• Edith Vivian Rasmussen, 75, Blue Earth

• Area deaths for June 18, 2002

• Editorial: Maneuvering on budget has consequences

• William 'Willie' Allen Olsen, 58, Hayward

• John E. Kirsch, 69, Albert Lea

• Column: Abusing your e-mail is a practice offensive to 'netiquette'

• Bonita 'Bonnie' Ann Erickson, 72, Madison Lake

• One arrested in meth lab bust last week

• Farmland will trim 103 jobs in cost-cutting measure

• Lower price hinges on extent of remodeling

• School restores four teaching jobs in budget

Monday, June 17

• Untitled Document Unwinding By Jim Lutgens, Tribune

• Column: Being a recycling-smart shopper

• Column: 'Objectivity' talk doesn't excuse handling of Alden clinic

• Budget on school agenda

• Republican candidates to swing through area today

• Mankato repeats at Band Fest

• Area deaths for June 17, 2002

• Kevin K. Hanna, 43, Blue Earth

• Edith V. Rasmussen, 76, Blue Earth

• Colonels beat Austin on no-hitter

Saturday, June 15

• Untitled Document Celebrating Eddie Cochran on

• U-14 fast-pitch girls win 3 of 4

• Swinging into summer fishing

• U-16 girls dominate tourney

• Two baseball Tigers named All-Big Nine

• Soccer squad wins inaugural Albert Lea Invitational

• Area deaths for June 16, 2002

• Tillie Oldenkamp, 84, Oakland

• Kathryn Warmka, 90, Easton

• Katherine Schneider, 89, Albert Lea

• Bankruptcy leads to changes

• Property values up from 2001

• District 24 candidates endorsed by DFL and IR conventions

• Bruised, but unified, Republicans offer Pawlenty

• Baptized by 'Fire', Pennington sees a strong community

• Five interns spend summer misinstering to kids

• Remembering Hartland's tornado with three tails

• Answers to bird questions

• Column: Never a shortage of summertime things to do

• Editorial: Subtracting '54 is an addition to courthouse

• Untitled Document U-13 girls start season

Friday, June 14

• Column: More circus memories and the little fairgrounds train

• 18-and-under softball team opens season

• Walton, Colonels end long drought

• Post 56 holds off Owatonna

• Raymond D. Samudio, 62, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for June 14, 2002

• Karen Marie Whelan, 43, Bentonville, Ark.

• Census data shows local housing costs rising, diversity increasing

• Farmers will see new price supports under farm bill

• SPAM museum festival in Austin

• Untitled Document A win for the

Thursday, June 13

• Defenders of '54 building speak out

• Evelyn H. Thompson, 97, Albert Lea

• Kevin L. Vogland, 50, Inver Grove Heights

• Area deaths for June 13, 2002

• Marilyn Haaland, 54, Plymouth

• Iowa couple dies in crash

• Marion Ross says Albert Lea helped make her a success

• Start-up companies laud business center

• Weekend Planner: Cochran, band fest, Freeborn Days on tap

• Editorial: Business center looks to have a bright future

• Column: Losing weight can make it harder to keep your pants on

• Untitled Document Back to her roots By

Wednesday, June 12

• Untitled Document Summer rocks By Trish Lease,

• Albert Lea Legion team drops opener

• G-E Legion wins its opener

• Kenneth R. Frantum, 80, Byron

• Crossroads set to reopen

• New K-9 unit will help cops sniff out crime

• Farmer leaves $450K to heart association in his estate

• Ross visit, new events top Cochran weekend

• Steele puts 4-H experience to work in Extension job

• Editorial: Consolidations a symptom of school troubles

• Column: Dispensing wisdom that will be with graduates always

Tuesday, June 11

• Editorial: A sign of good things to come

• ALCC hosts 12th Annual Williams Fund event

• Three Panthers place at state

• Rebels' season ends on disappointing note

• Maxine Elizabeth Dorr, 78, Albert Lea

• Clarine L. Pence, 78, Geneva

• Jay Granville Fenwick Jr., 55, La Porte, Texas

• Blazing Star Trail staying the course

• Company goes bankrupt, leaves city loan unpaid

• Contract gives CVB crack at surpluses

• Column: Garage sale spurs the cycle of basement stuff once again

Monday, June 10

• Wong Ming memorial scholarship gaining funds

• Iowa team tops Macker

• Short-handed Colonels thrashed

• Bartusek seventh in state track meet

• Area deaths for June 10, 2002

• Untitled Document Kids reel in fruits

• Van Patten relishes chance to see America

• Sportsman's Club has invested much in Fountain Lake

• New welcome signs at entrances moving closer to reality

• 'Y' volunteer says he focuses on helping others

• Untitled Document Weekend Mackers By Jim Lutgens,

Saturday, June 8

• Farmland clears first legal hurdle

• Bartusek reaches 400 finals

• Riverland's Clark earns All-American status

• Column: The fishing, like the weather, is warming up

• Area sports briefs

• Melvin 'Harvey' Irish, 67, Phoenix, Arizona and Albert Lea

• Sunday Portrait: Local actor in a 'really big show'

• Student Health Clinic planning underway

• Column: The crow, a survivor

• Memories come rock'n'rollin' back

• Giving travelers a place to stay

• Citizens of the Year: Thompsons share faith every day

• Citizens of the Year: Learning importance about community service

• Column: Search for a hobby a dismaying and unsuccessful pursuit

• Untitled Document Running into the finals By

• Untitled Document One, two, three little

Friday, June 7

• Untitled Document Holm cookin' at Borderfest By

• Walton pitches Colonels to first win

• U-13 boys 1-1-1 to start season

• Softball Bulldogs start 7-2

• Kermit O. Gilbertson, 79, Albert Lea

• Leota V. Neste, 85, Waseca

• Lawrence Arrett, 82, Northwood, Iowa

• Closings leave towns concerned

• Hartland officials quit over dispute

• Board to offer contract to construction managers

• Editorial: Handling of clinics led to towns' mistrust

• Column: Albert Lea's Sig Haugdahl and the Daytona 250 car race

• Column: Grants, gifts help enhance college

Thursday, June 6

• Column: Reunion experience a reminder of painful punishment

• Macker mania arrives early

• 1-0 loss ends G-E season

• Clark sixth at nationals; Bennett in 21st

• First Albert Lea soccer invitational draws teams from seven communities

• Michael Allen Raymond, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for June 6, 2002

• ALMC makes clinic closings official

• Local bus service to expand

• Weekend Planner: Macker, Borderfest and play lead busy weekend

• Thousands to flood Emmons for Borderfest

• Coleman says he'll be rural advocate

• Untitled Document 'Sunshine' to light up

Wednesday, June 5

• U-17 boys win home opener, take second at Rochester

• Elseth, Bennett in contention

• Robert Gerald Draayer, 68, Albert Lea

• Dr. Gordon Sward, 68, Matthews, N.C.

• John P. Stegenga, 64, Hollandale

• Marvin LeRoy Schroader, 72, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for June 5, 2002

• County delays decision on '54 building

• Company reworks operations after filing

• 'Gramma's' will be new downtown restaurant

• Deputies write 23 tickets in seat-belt sweep

• Editorial: Bush cannot ignore global warming trend

• Column: New user baptized into the fraternity of the cell phone

• Untitled Document The final hurdle By Jim

Monday, June 3

• Glenville-Emmons 1-1 in tourney, still alive

• Harold Loge, 92, Blue Earth

• Ruth Timm, 87, Bricelyn

• Area deaths for June 3, 2002

• Grad standards not in full force

• Voters must fill school board vacancy

• Hawthorne principal says goodbye

• Benda puts law talents to work for community

• Wellstone, Moe roll through

• Column: Considering circumstances, 2002 session was successful

• Untitled Document Dancing season By Masaaki Harada,

• Untitled Document Back to state By Jim

• Tigers' Bartusek, Kolling advance

• Five area track athletes, including three from NRHEG, advance to state tourney

• Berge, Colonels battle for 12 innings but lose 3-2

Saturday, June 1

• Answers to your nature questions

• There's a mystery with an elusive marker

• Here come 'The Sunshine Boys'

• Chamber fireworks fundraiser a success

• Raising money a fun way: Community Variety Show

• Colonels drop season opener

• Fishing fever: Catch it and pass it on

• Local Williams Fund Golf Outing June 12

• U-13 Classic 2 girls open with a win and a tie

• Girls' basketball camp starts June 5

• Muriel Viola (Wuerflein) Wogen, 83, Kiester

• Untitled Document Rocky start By Jim Lutgens,

• Doris L. (Steele) Svendsen, 81, St. Paul

• Farmland files for bankruptcy

• Workers at Wells concrete Procucts walk off job Friday

• Five is the luckiest number

• Untitled Document It's finally over! By Trish

• Column: Old Albert shines a common-sense light on our problems

• Editorial: Rural telework provides great opportunity