Story archive for September 2003

Wednesday, Oct. 1

• Singing suits.

• Tigers can't contain Northfield

• ALHS soccer girls fall despite spirited effort

• Tiger CC teams make a run for it in Minneapolis South Border Battle

• Blue Devils warm up for state, regional

• Lyle/Pacelli rallies past Wolverines

• Wilbert Katzung, 91, Albert Lea

• Dolores M. Seifert, 91, Sleepy Eye

• Workers ratify Hormel contract

• Mixing GMO, other crops, is a concern

• Woman charged with posession of meth

• State names day for Maas

• Two killed in crash involving AL man

• Column: A job cleaning toilets can be a foundation for great things

• Letter to the editor: Defending gun owners

Thursday, Sept. 25

• A day on the farm

• Area sports calender for Sept. 25-27

• Vivian Doris Harpel, 95, Blooming Prairie

• Vivian F. Johnson, 78, Bricelyn

• William Schafer Mullenbach, 2 months, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Thursday

• Annual farm tours give third-graders close-up look at farming

• Breeze to host final cruises of season

• School shooting kills one

• 2003 opening concert well-received

• Column: Trauma of house-cleaning ritual still haunts fall months

• Letter to the editor: Thanks, golf club

• Big play

Wednesday, Sept. 24

• Police search for vehicle thieves, come up empty

• ALHS boys rally past Winona

• 2nd-rated Mayo shows Tigers why

• Volleyball Tigers fall to Century

• Joyce Elaine Jukulen, 68, Alden

• Area deaths for Wednesday

• Judge nixes two charges on Prinzing

• Safe found, but not safe and sound

• Schwab to investigate fight between Austin fire chief and senior commander

• Local unemployment rate remaining steady

• Editorial: Twins' title run a tale of failure and redemption

• Column: You can do a lot with an old bat and a taped-up baseball

• Fall is back

Tuesday, Sept. 23

• Column: Culture of terror threatens freedom

• ALHS tennis girls subdue Austin

• Rebels third, sixth at Milaca

• CC teams continue to make progress

• NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition set for Sunday

• Sports in brief:

• Charles William Robinson, 94, Blooming Prairie

• Area deaths for Tuesday

• Glory in gray

• City set to aquire land for possible development

• Satellite feeds taking over more local air time

• Three face charges in huge pot bust

• Column: Decision-making process should take place in public view

Monday, Sept. 22

• Crews installing scales near Ellendale

• ALHS girls edged 2-1 by Owatonna

• Area sports calender

• Gayle Kathryn Sauer, 61, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Sept. 22

• Ghosts in the graveyard

• Column: There are plenty of good reasons to choose Riverland

• A natural for volunteering

• Editorial:Drug meeting worth the time

Sunday, Sept. 21

• Be wary of free fishing tips

• Tigers fall to Century

• Balfe, Panthers top M/T

• ALHS spikers win at Winona

• Area football roundup: Knights can't stop Nicollet; Grand Meadow tops Wolverines

• Panthers fall 3-0, to top-ranked BA

• Harry Newton Holmes, 90, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003

• Speaker to give parents latest facts about drugs

• Albert Lea man found guilty in Iowa killing

• Area man taps into formula for healthy eggs

• Nurse turns novelist

• Looking back: How illusions enhanced a local building

• Nature's World: These farmers anything but retired

• Column: Bandwagon phenomenon is a source of needless fretting

• Fun at the farmers' market. Tribune photo by Michael Martin. May Bergo, 5, of Lake Mills, paints a pumpkin Saturday morning at the Albert Lea Farmers' Market Children's Day downtown. Other activities

• Tribune photo by Michael Martin. Albert Lea's Ross Habben looks for a seam while rushing the ball Friday night at Hammer Field. The Tigers were defeated 35-14 by Rochester Century.

Friday, Sept. 19

• So many clothes, so little space.

• ALHS girls win at West

• Wolverines shut out Lanesboro

• ALHS boys blank St. Peter

• Swimmers drop dual at Faribault

• Doris C. Larson, 82, Albert Lea

• Harold A. Mickelson, 74, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Sept. 19:

• Company is mum on ruling

• Last free flights for youngsters will take off Saturday

• Salvation Army hopes to move to larger thrift store location

• Gift shop, floral business, continues to blossom

• Editorial: Loss of plant may not have been avoidable

• Column: There's lots of variety to enjoy among heirloom tomatoes

Thursday, Sept. 18

• Column: Definition of obscene depends on a person's perspective

• Beatrice 'Bea' Stadheim, 93, Albert Lea

• Lorraine M. Levisen, 77, Albert Lea

• Alice Lorena Ehlert, 95, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Sept. 18

• Plant closing shocks Wells

• Farmers' market to hold kids' day

• Setting the record straight on retirement

• New Census numbers show drop in Freeborn County's Hispanic population

• ACT's 'Cinderella' is simply charming

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• Hitting the court.

Wednesday, Sept. 17

• Bills will follow jail inmates

• ALHS boys fall 1-0 to JM

• Win streak reaches 7 for tennis Tigers

• ALHS soccer girls tie at JM

• G-E spikers defeat LR-O

• Peggy Knudson, 92, Albert Lea

• Shirley Lois Kyllo, 82, Albert Lea

• Thomas M. Hall, 63, Haines City, Fla.

• Ruling: Company stole secrets

• County rejects plan to remove rumble strips from roads

• County staff warns board that more cuts will hurt

• Bridge Avenue project still close to planned schedule

• Editorial: Leave rumble strips alone

• Column: Ever wonder why each state has two senators? Ask Al

• Hydrant painters.

Tuesday, Sept. 16

• Editorial: Schools need to have flags

• Tennis Tigers take title at Blue Earth

• Volleyball Tigers: 1-2-1 in tourney

• Not your average 20-year-old.

• Panthers fall just short at MVL

• Baas, Knudsen, Rasmussen win Green Lea tournament

• Mary Alice Trumble, 78, Albert Lea

• Genevieve E. Greibrok, 79, Lyle

• Norris Groe, 69, Kiester

• Column: Expecting more of students is good, but flexibility needed

• Barbara Jean Gamble Richter, 78, Tucson, Ariz.

• Church holds service to bless farm harvest

• Young Hart gets political start as Conger mayor

• School's proposed levy up slightly

• Crash trashes police vehicle

Monday, Sept. 15

• Column: Spending money on study after study seems irresponsible

• Editorial: City council is right to get more involved

• Collecting fees from inmates proves tough

• Minding the museum

• Volunteers handle tons of material at waste collection

• Area deaths:

• Sports Calender:

Saturday, Sept. 13

• Editorial: Football team has something cheer about

• Wolverines crush Cleveland

• Rebels win again, improving to 3-0

• Tiger CC teams make progress at Rochester

• Column: Fall: So many choices, so little time

• The streak stops here

• Elizabeth Taylor, 95, Albert Lea

• Tigers taste victory

• Former ALHS exchange student returns to Albert Lea for visit

• Albert Lea man charged with assault of an officer

• Man charged after trying to swallow meth

• 'Echoes from the Past'

• Column: Flying carp not a myth

• ACT brings comic twists to 'Cinderella'

• Column: Return to pre-9-11 diversions is a mixed bag for country

Friday, Sept. 12

• Mediator calls for silence in Hormel contract talks

• Swimmers can't catch Century

• Volleyball Tigers drop home opener

• ALHS soccer girls top Austin

• Tennis Tigers win at Faribault

• ALHS boys' soccer team wins 2-1 at Austin

• Catherine A. Miller, 55, Watford City, N.D.

• Delmar A. Jensen, 82, Fargo, N.D.

• More time to learn

• Council will get more staff input on annual budget

• Quiet remembrance for Sept. 11

• Column: Tasty treats from the past: pickled watermelon, chow-chow

Thursday, Sept. 11

• Area deaths for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003

• Briefs: Rice Lake best shot golf tourney Sept. 17

• Area sports calendar for Sept. 11-13

• Muriel Janice Zielie, 81, Wells

• Alice Bernice Dahl, 91, Bricelyn

• Flag ceremony at WTC site starts day as nation observes second anniversary of attacks

• Mock disaster, real experience

• Weekend Planner: Events fill weekend schedule

• Northwood hoping to establish annual Founders' Day tradition

• Column: Changes of the last two years bring distress, not safety

• Editorial: Being ready for disaster is a worthy goal

• Determination.

Wednesday, Sept. 10

• Tossing a 'shoe.

• Tennis Tigers top Century

• Tigers drop tough one at West

• Swimmers win third in a row

• Briefs: A-C spikers defeat G-E in five

• Area sports calendar for Monday, Sept. 10-13

• John H. Wolden, 79, formerly of Albert Lea.

• Eldren W. Minks, 79, Albert Lea.

• USC school considers levy referendum

• Bar patron charged for struggling with police

• Union calls for federal mediator to help resolve Hormel contract impasse

• United Way hoping to raise the bar

• Editorial: Need is clear as drive begins

• Column: Bowling adventure a source of endless embarasssment

Tuesday, Sept. 9

• Nonprofits may miss out on city funds

• Volleyball Panthers 2nd at Hayfield

• Another close call

• Miller 2nd again in Elks soccer shoot out

• Briefs: U-13 boys open fall season with a win

• Train vs. grain.

• Area sports calendar for Sept. 9-13

• Jose T. DeLaCruz Sr., 85, Albert Lea

• Council gives building owner a second chance

• Lions Club boosts Habitat home with grant

• Inmates might have to pay own way

• Column: Guards, walls and suspicion lend a false sense of security

Monday, Sept. 8

• Festival jogs memories of a different life

• Boys' soccer takes 2nd

• Area sports calendar for Monday, Sept. 8-13

• Eldren W. Minks, 79, Albert Lea

• Albert J. Edwards, 77, Hollandale

• Etta Elizabeth Flowers, 96, Elysian

• Retired, but still working

• Column: U.S. needs an accelerated exit strategy in Iraq

Saturday, Sept. 6

• Steps in the right direction; Tigers keep it close for three quarters against Owatonna

• ALHS swimmers win big at Winona

• NRHEG outlasts GFW

• A-C ends drought

• Column: Spider Lake: An old friend revisited

• Carl B. Jordahl, 87, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for September 7, 2003

• Good Samaritan's services keep growing, evolving

• Middle schoolers: Dress code prohibits fashion

• No rain, weak yield

• Chamizo brings Cuban heritage to Art Center

• A labor of love

• From stepping stone back to tombstone

• Nature's World: Remember Fizzies?

• Column; Europeans, film directors can't hoard words for themselves

Friday, Sept. 5

• Transforming Emmons school.

• Column: They're still on the hunt for Minnesota's largest trees

• Tennis Tigers knock off Winona

• ALHS boys top Century

• ALHS spikers fall 3-0 at West

• Bulldogs sweep Garner-Hayfield in opener

• Briefs: ALHS girls fall 9-1 at Century

• Philip J. Esch, 64, Albert Lea

• Lorraine A. Hansen,103, Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Friday, Sept. 5, 2003

• Trail backers will ask state for funding

• Rural areas in line for tax-free lots

• Volunteers to open public library in vacant building

• Cochran makes list of greatest guitarists

• History of farming on display in Kiester

• Editorial: Bogus ethics complaints confuse issue

Thursday, Sept. 4

• Column: We need a party that works for the real people

• Chester C. Braaten, 87, Albert Lea

• Russell Arvid Ness, 78, formerly of Lansing

• Irene E. Johnson, 95, Forest City, Iowa

• Clair Andrew Olson, 74, Wells

• Area deaths for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003

• Construction clogs some streets

• Stigma powerful for male victims of rape

• Weekend Planner: Aerial feats, historical treats on the schedule

• Glenville-Emmons hopes new year can be new start

• Good Samaritan announces expansion

• Editorial: Janklow crash a reminder to watch speed

• Heads-up play.

Wednesday, Sept. 3

• The first of many school lunches.

• ALHS soccer girls pick up win No. 1

• Tennis Tigers top JM

• ALHS spikers drop tough 3-2 match at USC

• ALHS swimmers overcome Owatonna

• Albert Lea boys edged in overtime

• Lorraine A. Hansen, 103, Albert Lea

• Ruth Lois Diercks, 73, Albert Lea

• Lillian (Hansen) (Dwight) Smith, 77, formerly of Albert Lea

• Mary Kuyper Trammell, 68, formerly of Albert Lea

• Chris Ringham Jr., 76, formerly of Albert Lea

• Area deaths for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003

• Celebrate AL raises $4,500

• County board will try pair of night meetings

• Belshan opposes county's preliminary levy, budget

• Reaching for the stars

• Meeting on tax-free zones Thursday

• Editorial: Trying night board meetings makes sense

• Column: Hartland will never forget the day the governor stopped by

Tuesday, Sept. 2

• Baas makes it 3 in a row

• Lake Mills school opens with influx from Emmons

• New principal is happy in the middle

• Area deaths for Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003

• Kenneth D. VanWilgen, 59, Savage

• Column: Heading to school means adjusting to new set of rules

• Gladys A. Jahnke, 96, Albert Lea