Story archive for November 2003

Monday, Dec. 1

• Irene Kay Holz, 46, Glenville

• Column: We cannot be complacent about issues of HIV/AIDS epidemic

• Third-period comeback keeps ALHS hockey girls unbeaten

• Northwood man publishes poetry, short story collection

• Sufferers manage survival with HIV and AIDS

• Ann Josephine Loomis, 66, Clarks Grove

Sunday, Nov. 30

• A change of heart

• Christensen, Baumgartner guide Wolverines to surprising success

• Hunting memories rekindled

• Christine Nielsen, 56, Munster, Ind.

• Richard Spilde, 81, Albert Lea

• Hy-Vee opens warehouse store for holiday season

• Salvation Army bells are a-ringing

• HIV/AIDS sufferers' families deal with rural perceptions

• Despite cold, lighting ceremony draws hardy crowd

• History is... Come share your memories of a special time and kitchen

• Column: Reader shares memories of the Broadway Theater

• Crossroads Church preparing annual gift to community

• Haines: the place a farm boy's dreams come true

• Edward Miller, 88, Findlay, Ohio

• Eva Engen, 93, Albert Lea

• Dorothy Bergland, 77, Blooming Prairie

• Column: The Federal Marriage Amendment is a bad idea

• Column: AIDS hasn't gone away

Friday, Nov. 28

• Green Mill brewer turns hobby into career

• Miller named to Olympic Development soccer squad

• Column: An attempt to locate those old railroad routes

• Loren F. Cornick, 69, Albert Lea

• AIDS victims' families educate despite pain

• Coleman vows to work to get energy bill passed

Thursday, Nov. 27

• Shaggy Maggie serves as Johnson's ears

• Back to state

• Column: End-of-day routine makes counting blessings easy year around

• Robert E. Nelson, 80, Albert Lea

• On the road: Wells residents remember Thanksgivings past and future

• Early holiday events abound this weekend

• Albert Lea man gives gift of kidney to total stranger

Wednesday, Nov. 26

• Tribune names new editor

• Tigers light it up at Austin

• Column: Counting blessings should include what we can give to others

• Editorial: Don't forget to give thanks

• Savelkoul serving on stadium screening committee

• Albert Lea High School students collect food, clothes

• Commuter rail picking up speed

Tuesday, Nov. 25

• Six clerks fail tobacco checks

• Column: Giving thanks for things that don't look significant in the big picture

• Irvin W. Armstrong, 88, Hartland

• Grant would help students increase History Day research

• City manager profile passed by council, to be published

• SoyMor breaks ground for plant

Monday, Nov. 24

• Stuff-a-Truck effort nets 3,000 pounds for local food shelves

• Vikes rediscover winning ways

• The battle of the blondes

• There is nothing contradictory about anger and idealism

• Season's first snowstorm hits state

• Freeborn County Care seeks sponsors

Sunday, Nov. 23

• Hobsons honored by MYSA

• Column: The seasons offer many reasons to be a Minnesotan

• ALHS wrestlers rated 4th

• Column: Take time to reflect on what you're thankful for

• Column: Albert Lea Area Schools have much to celebrate, be thankful for

• Ruby Carpenter, 83, Harlington, Texas

• Edward Prantner, 83, Austin

• Red Carpet owner adds excitement to car washing

• Businesses use ingenuity to carry on during power outage

• Olson ends 38-year stint with city

• Seven-plus decades of the Day dynasty

• History is...Yes, we are 'outthere'

• Nature's World: Uses for an endless supply of corncobs

• Wines 101

Friday, Nov. 21

• Program for elderly seeks other funding

• ALHS girls open with a win

• Column: Wanted, One copy of the book by John Groten

• Russell John Sundberg , 56, Graettinger, Iowa

• Matilda A. Foley, 81, Peoria, Ariz.

• Stanley F. Lenz, 85, Albert Lea

• Inita Faith Toenges, 91, Albert Lea

• Dorothy M. Buchanan, 79, Gordonsville

• Lesson about ecosystem found in school's backyard

• Programs allowing credit unions to expand membership

Thursday, Nov. 20

• Water likely theme for state's quarter

• Riverland Hall of Fame to induct six Nov. 29

• Awards presented for ALHS volleyball

• Column: The holidays of our youth bestow the golden memories of today

• Dorothy M. Undahl, 91, Albert Lea

• Janice Marie Thompson, 70, Albert Lea

• On the road: Resident helps make Emmons shine

• Theatre, concerts, cards on tap for weekend

• Board cuts CDC's budget by 15 percent

Wednesday, Nov. 19

• Council facing challenges of creating ordinance on preservation

• Tigers No. 7 in preseason rankings

• Column: Al takes the time to answer readers' many questions

• Russell John Sundberg, 56, Graettinger, Iowa

• Lambert 'Bert' Vande Kamp, 77, North Branch, Minn.

• Clarence Raymond Wayne, 89, Albert Lea

• Dewane Richard Wright, 70, Ellendale

• Violet L. Clausen, 94, Albert Lea

• Board OKs 4-H positions

• Three charged with possession of methamphetamine

• Albert Lea begins listening, collecting data

• Board votes to dismantle home care for elderly

Tuesday, Nov. 18

• Stanley Hugo Johnson, 80, Albert Lea

• 12-and-under hockey girls top Faribault for 2nd win

• Column: Making speech adhere to certain views is blatant political correctness

• Hazel C. Zachrison, 94, St. Paul

• Raymond A. Nowak, 79, Wells

• Thanksgiving dinner undergoes change

• Dr. Robert A. Demo, 89, Albert Lea

• Task force examines positive aspects of city

• Company: Albert Lea schools could save $1 million

• City manager search to proceed with little public involvement

• Nelson removed as prosecutor in Prinzing case

Monday, Nov. 17

• Swimmers place in state meet

• Column: CNN's youth debates fail to 'keep it real'

• Hazel 'Rickie' Erickson Gary, 79, Pineville

• Robbery reported at McDonald's

• Home care program for elderly faces cuts

• ALHS stages 'Fiddler on the Roof'

Sunday, Nov. 16

• For the love of the game

• Eight seconds in Dallas

• Nature's World: What's a Common Coinfisher?

• T. H. Armstrong and his Broadway mansion

• Firm begins search for city manager

• High winds offset walls of 1974 building

• New Hallmark owners enjoy community's support

• Federal grand jury indicts Reichow

• Police investigate theft of Jefferson Lines bus

• Jody Ann Montgomery,36, Albert Lea

• Freda Meissenhalter, 94, Albert Lea

• Pearl Elizabeth West, 89, Austin

• Grace Elizabeth Loper, 2 mo., Eden Prairie

• Column: Young Americans searching for authenticity in politics

• Column: How to handle changing weather, road conditions

• Season of surprise

Friday, Nov. 14

• Marion C. McCullough, 79, Albert Lea

• Dorman to flash red light for infrared transmitters

• Police urge residents to lock their cars after string of thefts

• City to discuss preservation ordinance

• Tigers make progress on, off the field

• Column: Local lamps and lanterns live on in Ozark museum

Thursday, Nov. 13

• New pharmacy opens to serve west side

• Sheriff says deputies need more firepower

• Plan to transfer road ownership scrapped

• Commissioners discuss raises

• 4th Annual Holiday Hoops tourney set

• Column: The best choice is to drive sober

• Column: Speech, accent should always retain something of its local flavors

• Jerome Leslie Dugan, 82, Albert Lea

• Log home tour, handbells, book discussion on tap for weekend

Wednesday, Nov. 12

• Column: Alarm clock appears benign, but really has a demonic side

• Riverland Hall of Fame banquet set for Nov. 29

• Dooley, Marka make all-conference

• Column: Vision for college an evolving document

• Donald C. Omvig, 59, Albert Lea

• Kathlyn 'Kay' Eva Wilcox, 73, Albert Lea

• Robbery reported at Korner Mart

• Regardless of move, council to evaluate Sparks

• Veterans' Day observed locally

• Changes to Rule 19 proposed

Tuesday, Nov. 11

• Full-time port authority position OK'd

• N-K's season ends at Madrid

• Column: State's farmers big on conservation

• Column: Wireless computing the next big change ahead for education

• Cornelius Muilenburg, 88, Hollandale

• Alma Dorothy Flo, 95, Blue Earth

• Philly's replacement to offer Mexican tastes

• Contaminated sludge ready for removal

• County to discuss moving detox service contract

Monday, Nov. 10

• Author outlines strategies to help people get more joy out of life

• Hollandale soccer team second in tourney

• Column: Israel will finally live in peace when its neighbors let it

• Die-hard hunters can't get enough

• Hable stresses importance of life's lessons

• Alden to open food shelf

Saturday, Nov. 8

• History is... Awareness, respect are major parts of lessons learned

• Knutson, Lau G-E co-MVP

• Column: An opportunity for a new beginning

• Column: Process of hiring new city manager will be comprehensive

• Second-largest auto parts chain open in Albert Lea

• New Lake Mills park will honor area's veterans

• Turnout low at forum

• DHS outlines proposed cuts

• Man arraigned on robbery and shooting charges

• Local street honors veteran who died 60 years ago

• Nature's World: The early squirrel gets the seed

Friday, Nov. 7

• Opinion: Here's how to play the All-American Ingredients Game

• Tigers' Matheson sets sights on state meet

• Clara L. Thieman, 93, Albert Lea

• Edna Bertelson, 95, Albert Lea

• Habitat home nears completion

• Venture capital group aims to help young businesses

• Reichow charged with robbery, assault

Thursday, Nov. 6

• N-K advances in state playoffs

• Column: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, grand-opening hoopla prove enjoyable

• School suppers, other fund-raisers ahead for weekend

• Wells church choir celebrating release of first compact disc

• Council explores broadcasting its meetings over cable

• Making clay come alive

• Robbery suspect had previous brush with law

• Making clay come alive.

Wednesday, Nov. 5

• G-E referendum passes by a sliver

• Greater Jobs to hold restructuring public discussion

• Jacobson makes his mark

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• Are you participating in Albert Lea Reads?

• Column: Rules for anyone who wants to become a Phantom Problem Parker

• Mattie O. Martinson, 92, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Expanding businesses get more space to cook, craft

• County overpays on housing project

Tuesday, Nov. 4

• Thomas Madson, 93, Glenville

• Irene M. Wobschall, 93, St. Peter

• Erna M. Beckmann, 84, Wells

• Freeborn Bank robbed

• After Wal-Mart move, views of Skyline scattered

• County JOBZ application submitted

• Cops follow murder case around world

• Column: We must carry our recycling commitment to all areas of life

• Having a mini-adventure.

Monday, Nov. 3

• Rebels third at state

• Philip James Evans, 61, Kasson

• Road to recovery a difficult one for deputy

• Group aims to get people reading, discussing the same book

• Minnesota murder mystery: Junior detective plays a hunch

• Column: Saddam responsible for weapons of mass destruction confusion

• Preparing for Albert Lea Reads.

Saturday, Nov. 1

• Column: The importance of conferences in every child's education

• Attorney seeks dismissal of Prinzing charges

• Program strives to better community through public input

• After 38 years, Andersens retire from retail business

• Trick or treat.

• A murder mystery in Minnesota

• Tender touch

• Morin's dream for a big building

• Cranes' well-being assures well-being of ecosystem

• Three volleyball Tigers receive Big Nine honors

• Bulldogs fall in season finale

• Gordon Hanson, 65, Clarks Grove

• Mary Thurston Bennett, 86, Minneapolis

• Mildred Marcella Enstad, 87, Austin

• Area deaths for Sunday