Story archive for January 2003
Saturday, Feb. 1
- Untitled Document Sparks tours EXOL By Michael
- Author Tom Hegg to speak at House of Hope benefit
- EXOL lobbies to keep subsidies
- City council makes effort to become more accessible
- Just in time for Valentine's Day, ACT stages romantic comedy
- Space shuttle Columbia disintegrates into flames
- Russell Oliver Schwen, 95, Albert Lea
- Louis Belshan Jr., 91, Austin
- Area deaths for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003
- Appointment of Merriam as DNR chief draws praise
- Shooting slump sinks ALHS basketball girls
- ALHS hockey girls win 5-0 at Mayo
- ALHS matmen dominate Big Nine dual, 63-6
- District concerned about proposed salary changes
- Meet the 'Talley's Folly' stage manager
- Edgewater: the transition from junkyard to city park
- Birding in Texas
- Guest column: First weeks of session already getting hectic
- Guest column: Planning for next year is underway
- Column: Can you imagine if sports champions said things like this?
- Untitled Document Tigers take it to
Friday, Jan. 31
- Untitled Document Tigers rule in the
- 4th-quarter free throws sink ALHS boys at West
- 12-and-under girls win tournament
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 31 - Feb. 1
- ALHS swimmers stay undefeated
- OT goal lifts hockey Tigers past Mayo
- No obituaries for Friday, Jan. 31.
- Area deaths for Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
- Retreat will try to sculpt better leaders
- Arts groups get blueprint for advocacy
- Tope tries to back out of his plea deal
- Wood is good for carvers in latest art center exhibit
- NRHEG's Ferber gets coaching award
- Column: Recalling Bert Skinner and the creation of Edgewater Park
- Untitled Document Dangerous driving By Michael Martin,
Thursday, Jan. 30
- Edward Wilbur Moore, 94, Hollandale
- Cheer team starts competitive season with sights on state
- Area deaths for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003
- Victoria F. (Sippel) Shaw, 91, Austin
- John H. 'Hughie' Courtney, 76, Freedom Township
- Amber Ann (Kruse) Sorenson, 93, Albert Lea
- Acosta pleads guilty in 2000 bar stabbing
- Member of countywide burglary ring convicted
- Courthouse camera goes on line in two weeks
- Students flex their spelling muscles
- Weekend Planner: School auction, council event among events
- Column: Don't let lure of sandwiches lead to financial gullibility
- Editorial: State should repeal deadline for contracts
- Untitled Document Courthouse cam By Michael Martin,
Wednesday, Jan. 29
- Untitled Document Snow a-flyin' By Michael Martin,
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
- 12 wrestlers advance to freshman state tournament
- Shorthanded hockey Tigers come up big
- Albert Lea hockey girls hold off Faribault
- ALHS boys complete sweep of Owatonna
- Area deaths for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003
- Martin S. Olson, 90, Albert Lea
- Gutknecht gets key spot on ag-related House body
- Study will close only part of Edgewater Park
- Column: Warm temperatures and odd sights found in Lone Star State
- Editorial: Bush must produce more proof of danger
Tuesday, Jan. 28
- City outlaws leaf burning
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
- Blades survive a rough one
- Albert Lea cheerleaders place fifth in competition
- Youth wrestlers win tourney
- Area deaths for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003
- Harold Sherwood, 66, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Ronald Charles Wilson, 67, Austin
- Consultant will attempt to expand historic district
- Key suspect in 2002 pizza driver assault flees
- Around 60 gather to reflect on possible war in Iraq
- Column: Animal-control situation an accident waiting to happen
Monday, Jan. 27
- Column: Computer equipment can have you running in circles
- ALHS girls' hockey team tops Mankato
- Untitled Document A waiting ear in
- Wrestling Tigers win Hayfield Invitational
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 27 - Feb. 1
- Area deaths for Monday, Jan. 27, 2003
- Local sales tax looking at long odds this year
- Gary Williams helps victims of crime
- Editorial: Dim outlook for sales tax may redirect debate
- Untitled Document Still winning By Christine V.
Saturday, Jan. 25
- Bert Skinner, the city's 'creative merchant' (Second of two parts)
- Basketball Tigers struggle against Century
- ALHS basketball girls show progress at Century
- Albert Lea 14-year-old rolls 300 game in league competition
- Winter getting you down? Take the cabin fever survey
- 12-and-under hockey girls take second in tourney
- Area deaths for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003
- Helen Marie Nelson, 71, Lyle
- Charles W. (Tommy) King, 85, Albert Lea
- Police search school for drugs
- Conger woman's pet parrots say the darnedest things
- Supporters urged to mobilize, protect arts
- More buildings could receive historic label
- Local groups plan peace gathering for Monday
- Diverse experiences take place in a small part of our world
- Al Batt's Q and A
- Toying with the past
- Guest column: District preparing for all-day kindergarten
- Guest column: First part of budget fix almost complete
- Column: Comparing Saddam to Hitler has some merit, some problems
- Untitled Document Ahead of schedule Matt Kaiser
- Untitled Document Conversational critters By Dylan Belden,
Friday, Jan. 24
- Untitled Document Tigers send Packers packing By
- ALHS icemen double their fun
- Albert Lea matmen annihilate Austin
- A Bantams hockey team ties arch-rival Austin
- B-squad basketball Tigers win back-to-back
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 24 - 25
- Area deaths for Friday, Jan. 24, 2003
- Josephine O. Lockrem, 90, Alden
- Arthur Gunnarson, 89, Rochester
- Duane Ronald Langerud, 72, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Helen Marie Van Hove, 69, Leland, Iowa
- Melvin A. Wacholz, 80, Glenville
- Agnes Hedensten, 98, Albert Lea
- Farmland demolition progressing on schedule
- Feb. 1 deadline for watershed progress looms
- Chamber says Hamersly a natural choice for job
- Tiger's owner could be charged for mistreatment
- Column: Lt. Albert Lea had the thrill of naming much of the landscape
Thursday, Jan. 23
- Column: Weather-related stories can truly be stranger than fiction
- Gene Van Wilgen, Garden Grove, Calif.
- Leonard J. Everett, 77, Albert Lea
- Area deaths for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003
- Marlin Dean Thompson, 66, Albert Lea
- Esther C. Yeadon, 82, Albert Lea
- Harold J. Zimmerman, 73, Albert Lea
- Harlan Knatvold, 71, Edmond, Okla.
- Authorities on the lookout for recycling thieves
- Convict nabbed for cheating on drug test
- Eagles hope to improve on $110,000 in cancer funds raised
- Weekend Planner: Teddy bears on tap this weekend
- Untitled Document Knights home tonight By Christine
Wednesday, Jan. 22
- ALHS hockey boys win big
- ALHS hockey girls hold off Waseca
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 23 - 25
- Basketball Tigers handle Fairmont, 73-53
- Tigers swim past Mankato East, 101-81
- Alice E. Peterson, 83, Scarville, Iowa
- Andrew Paul Larson, 19, Mantorville
- Willard M. Kuethe, 95, Albert Lea
- Area deaths for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003
- Proposal made to keep '54 building
- All day every day kindergarten starts this fall
- County discusses wild animal policy
- Prinzing election sign case rescheduled
- County busts meth lab in Myrtle
- Column: A couple small surprises in life can really make you think
- Untitled Document Almost a record By Michael
- Untitled Document Lining the sewers By Michael
Tuesday, Jan. 21
- Untitled Document A call for togetherness By
- Clifford Bell, 94, North Branch
- Area deaths for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003
- Clarice O. Kalke, 86, New Richland
- Diane L. Broitzman, 55, Glenville
- Rene Waalkens, 85, Albert Lea
- Community observes spirit of civil-rights movement
- Family member: Seized tiger was not mistreated
- School orchestra program's size, opportunities growing
- Column: Has cursive handwriting outlived usefulness for students?
- Editorial: MnDOT waste shows there's fat to be cut
Monday, Jan. 20
- Robert W. Gregerson, 72, Grand Meadow
- ALHS wrestlers share title with Owatonna
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 20 - 25
- ALHS swimmers place third at Rochester
- Area deaths for Monday, Jan. 20, 2003
- George Bernard Schmidt, 78, Emmons
- Olive T. Eastvold, 87, Albert Lea
- Offer for '54 building will be considered
- MLK variety program encore at 5 p.m. today
- Kopischke cooks during blood drives
- Officers raid rural meth lab
- Column: A random collection of pop-culture observations and gripes
- Untitled Document Rough one at Rochester By
- Untitled Document Eagles vs. cancer By Michael
Saturday, Jan. 18
- Column: Community Education serves in many ways
- 12-and-under hockey girls improve to 17-2-1
- Sometimes, keeping things simple is best
- Panthers wrestle to draw with Blooming Prairie
- Albert Lea swimmers remain undefeated
- Winona tops Albert Lea basketball boys, 80-76
- Area deaths for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003
- Sara Yvonne Bonnie Morreim, 75, Albert Lea
- Kenneth Stickfort, 58, Emmons
- Lake Mills group works to revamp theater
- Zola Mae Reese, 78, Ellendale
- 'Talley's Folly' comes to Albert Lea Community Theatre
- Glenville postmaster retires after 32 years of service
- Battle over tiger begins between city, owner
- Untitled Document Tigers fall just short By
- Bird leftovers
- Remembering Albert Lea's first 'super store' (First of two parts.)
- Hearing starts for Prinzing on election signs
- Albert Lea native pens ultimate tea time resource book
- Column: Important session gets underway
- Column: Past mistakes show importance of care for environment
Friday, Jan. 17
- Outscored NRHEG basketball boys fall to BA
- Untitled Document Defeating East By Michael Martin,
- Column: Col. Kearney's contribution to area and national history
- Editorial: Education pick has the right background
- Health, expense central to leaf burning debate
- Arson case to rest on fire's threat to adjacent buildings
- Historic designation paves way for Northwood improvements
- Peter L. Crom, 79, Dexter
- Donald D. Sletten, 79, Austin
- Area deaths for Friday, Jan. 17, 2003
- Tigers wrestlers crush Mankato East, 49-24
- ALHS hockey girls flatten Fairmont
- Area sports briefs: Scores and planned events
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 17 - 18
Thursday, Jan. 16
- Untitled Document Thorne Crest fans get
- Former Viking Chuck Foreman coming to Albert Lea
- Area deaths for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003
- John F. Winter, 86, Ellendale
- Jason W. Wetzel, 22, New Richland
- Weekend Planner: Eagles' events, fund-raisers this weekend
- Lake Chapeau dam settlement delayed
- Twins Gardenhire, Hawkins, Newman visit Albert Lea
- Police seize pet tiger
- Park dump site could become big headache
- Editorial: Wellstone plan worth pursuing for Sen. Dayton
- Column: Avoiding babysitters made childhood more enriching
- Untitled Document Hard-court hustle By Michael Martin,
Wednesday, Jan. 15
- Editorial: Subsidies for ethanol have been valuable
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 16 - 18
- G-E basketball girls top LR-O
- Slow start again hurts ALHS basketball girls
- ALHS icemen nip Huskies
- Gary L. Randall, 58, Owatonna
- Andrew M. Luna Jr., 40, Austin
- Ione Gloraine Dombroske, 96, Albert Lea
- Doris C. Carlsen, 95, Albert Lea
- Family escapes evening fire without injuries
- Pawlenty targets $468 million, including ethanol subsidy
- Riverland to see 4 percent budget cut
- Ellendale race track delayed
- Column: At all costs, avoid a run-in with a photo-toting grandparent
- Untitled Document Floored by Fairmont By Michael
Tuesday, Jan. 14
- Column: How the budget may affect farming
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 14 - 18
- Albert Lea Blades avenge losses to Rochester Rookies
- 8th-grade girls third in Waseca tournament
- Bulldogs dominate Graettinger tourney
- USC wrestlers first in Rebel tourney
- Duane Ellingson, 77, Glenville
- Mildred M. Flom, 85, Faribault
- Area deaths for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003
- Council deadlocked on leaf-burning ban
- Judge says state minnow laws constitutional
- Driver sentenced in pizza assault
- Editorial: Gas tax would be good way to fund roads
- Column: It's easy to find idiots on the road even in my own car
Monday, Jan. 13
- Untitled Document Sparks settles in By Michael
- ALHS hockey girls knock off JM
- A.L. wrestlers first at St. Cloud
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 13 - 18
- Tiger swimmers win Austin Invitational
- Allen W. Holstad, 58, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Milford Loyal Wuerflein, 46, Topeka, Kan.
- Area deaths for Monday, Jan. 13, 2003
- Sparks settling into Senate job
- Riverland Community College may offer fine-arts degree
- Hockey coach teaches on- and off-ice skills
- Column: Missing the Internet's good qualities, but not its drawbacks
- Untitled Document Making a splash By Christine
Sunday, Jan. 12
- Learning government
- Tigers hoops team slams Packers, 74-57
- Tigers continue mastery of Mayo
- Albert Lea girls can't catch No. 7 Packers
- Ferber earns state honor
- In brief: Twins to be in town Wednesday
- Evelyn M. Matthies, 87, Albert Lea
- Iris Delores Ohnstad, 79, Ellendale
- Shirlene Young, 65, Iowa
- Irvin Madsen, Jr., 65, Minneapolis
- Dale Van Ryswyk, 71, Duluth
- Sparks' win brings political change
- A lesson in politics
- Bidding for Criminal Justice Center begins
- New cards for a new year
- Albert Lea's prime source of beverages
- How to tell the Hairy from the Downy Woodpecker
- Our heritage is intact, thanks to museum donors
- Tax-free zones would fit Albert Lea like a glove
- Chunks: Sharing the wealth, a 2002 omission and pasta pots
Friday, Jan. 10
- Column: Care is needed when dealing with mercury
- Strong second half lifts NRHEG boys past USC
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 10 - 11
- ALHS swimmers sink defending champs
- ALHS icemen even record at 6-6 with 8-0 triumph
- ALHS hockey girls improve to 9-2 in Big Nine
- Lois Janiece Aspenson, 78, Albert Lea
- David W. Schmidt, 40, New Richland
- Area deaths for Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
- Local sites might fit tax-free bill's criteria
- City council may either expand or ban leaf burning
- Belshan helps secure new machine for magnifying text
- Column: Here's an update on Frosty Westering and his sports career
- Untitled Document Tigers freeze Winona By Michael
Thursday, Jan. 9
- Floyd Rebelein, 80, Alden
- U-12 girls' hockey team dominates
- JV basketball boys split first six games
- The Rev. Selmer T. Nelson, 95
- Marion Lucille Hansen, 68, Baileys Harbor, Wis. and Hot Springs Village, Ark.
- Merlin R. Wallin, 82, Glenville
- Becky (Bergie) Powers, 54
- Arlan C. Brackey, 77, Albert Lea
- Area deaths for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003
- Olive R. Westrum, 97, Albert Lea
- Viola 'Bobbie' Dahl, 95, Emmons
- Floor mat maker moves to Hollandale
- Mower judge to hear Nelson salary lawsuit
- United Way still creeping toward goal, economy cited
- USC board to hire search firm for superintendent
- Weekend Planner: Cancer benefit planned at Eagles
- Editorial: Flaws can be found in Bush stimulus plan
- Column: Cloning plans lack regard for value of individual
Wednesday, Jan. 8
- Untitled Document Winter wonderland? By Michael Martin,
- Hillman nets 100th goal as ALHS girls top Austin
- Cougars humble ALHS basketball boys
- ALHS basketball girls get first Big Nine win
- Tiger icemen nipped 4-3 at Austin
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 9 - 11
- Area deaths for Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003
- Alyce Nelson, 99, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Schwab bows out, concedes to Sparks
- Albert Leans enjoy outdoors on day of record warmth
- Interim superintendent starts in USC district
- Behrends chosen as county board chairman
- Accused drug dealer charged in federal court
- Editorial: Right decision made about election appeal
- Column: Dispensing wisdom on goose traffic, memory lapses, more
- Untitled Document Fire on ice By Michael
Tuesday, Jan. 7
- Untitled Document Wolverines can't catch Medford By
- JV wrestlers claim third title, running record to 17-1
- G-E basketball girls drop nonconference game
- Again, Rookies stifle Blades
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 7 - 11
- Area deaths for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003
- Rachel Jane Nissen, 55, Faribault
- Schwab concedes after judge reaffirms Sparks' victory
- Harig to assign deputy to drug unit
- Schools preparing for all-day kindergarten
- Column: A child's questions still don't have easy answers for adults
- Guest column: Accreditation process stresses quality
- Untitled Document There's a new sheriff
Monday, Jan. 6
- Editorial: Session will be marked by new sacrifices
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 6 - 11
- ALHS basketball girls fall at Northfield
- Viola Anderson, 92, Albert Lea
- Suspected burglar arrested in Iowa
- Driver dies in I-35 crash; icy roads lead to other accidents
- Lind enjoys seeing boys grow through Cub and Boy Scouts
- Judge gives Sparks five-vote win
- Guest column: The ten worst corporations of 2002
- Column: Some classic rock a little heavy on the well-worn clichs
- Untitled Document A narrow defeat By Michael
Saturday, Jan. 4
- Local woman opens Mutual of Omaha branch
- Swimmers improve to 4-0 in dual meets
- Winter activities not to try at home
- ALHS boys drop tough one at Mayo
- ALHS hockey girls maintain tourney intensity
- ALHS matmen top Faribault
- Area deaths for Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003
- Olava A. Jensen, 84, Coon Rapids
- Phillip C. Hanson, 82, Albert Lea
- Election hearing finishes, decision to come Monday
- Glenville-Emmons district gets a technology boost
- Seasoned duo finish tenure on city council
- Honing precision dance skills Just For Kix
- Finding the legacy of the Wiegand family (First of two parts)
- Canada Goose tops bird count
- Column: Until the end, 'Skateboard Stan' was dedicated to kids
- Editorial: Last day was reflective of Ventura's term
- Untitled Document Tigers triumph, Faribault falls By
- Untitled Document Technology in the classroom By
Friday, Jan. 3
- Untitled Document Mayo tops Tigers By Michael
- Untitled Document First baby of 2003 By
- Area sports calendar for Jan. 3 - 4, 2003
- ALHS girls fall to Mayo
- Sue Ellen Kaupang, 56, Austin
- Victor M. Kuchera, 102, Glenville
- Miriam A. Peterson, 97, Albert Lea
- Lloyd L. Stussy, 85, Wells
- Slow December caps down year for local construction
- Members' work on display at art center through January
- Key witness a no-show on first day of senate hearing
- Prinzing charged over signs
- Column: So many apartments, including a really historical structure
- A Bantams remain busy
- Editorial: Leaving cars running invites theft, or worse
Thursday, Jan. 2
- Column: Who needs a doll house when you can have fancy slippers?
- Untitled Document Taking the reins By Dylan
- The year in area sports: August through December
- Untitled Document More 2002 highlights... By Michael
- Area deaths for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003
- Janet Skaar Pecora, 68, Sacramento, Calif.
- Gladys A. Rodahl, 86, Wells
- Verde Belle Gunnarson, 84, Rochester
- Stan Sevaldson, 84, Albert Lea
- Editorial: Appointment of Molnau a good symbolic move


