Story archive for December 2004

Friday, Dec. 31

• Chamber sets legislative priorities

• Meta Louise Redman, 93, Owatonna

• Column: Going from the very worst to the very best of teachers

• Editorial: Early warning system should be long-term goal

• Column: The emerging European influence

• A playoff triumph at last

• Yankees, Sox, Angels must pay luxury tax

• Vikings' mission is simple: Just win

• What to do with the white stuff?

• Addiction may have a deeper cause than the most obvious

• Drive safe, drive sober, drive buckled up

Thursday, Dec. 30

• Annie is protective of her human friends

• Watershed board makes plans for the new year

• New year, new resolutions

• False alarm

• NRHEG girls fall to East in tourney

• Flu bug hits Winter Park: Culpepper, Winfield, Wiggins sent home sick

• Grier, Gophers improve record to 8-3

• New hockey program starting for girls age 5-8

• Editorial: New requirements could cause too much hardship

• 'Judges' are every where ready to pass sentence

• Clifford Wesley Stevens, 92, Manchester

• Barbara J. Crumb, 69, Grand Meadow

• Laura Pestorious, 91, Alden

• 13-point buck rescued from icy Duluth waters

Wednesday, Dec. 29

• County salary increases approved

• Albert Lea hockey girls can't hold off Mayo

• ALHS girls' basketball team falls to No. 1 Kennedy

• ALHS boys erase 16-point deficit, claim tourney title

• ALHS icemen remain red hot

• Column: Year of media bloopers revisited

• Column: Readers' questions range from definitions to politics

• Editorial: Time for public debate has long since passed

• Ryan Thomas Lair, 20, Colorado

• Alton Frances Schultz, 76, Albert Lea

• Clarence Otlando Sorbo, 94, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Joseph Joe W. Parry, 81, Albert Lea

• Recorder hopes legislature will act on increase

• Long-time volunteer takes on coordination of drive

• Public dissent leads city to table setting special rates

Tuesday, Dec. 28

• More students take advantage of online courses

• Albert Lea boys get past Prescott, 40-38

• Albert Lea hockey girls top St. Paul United, 2-1

• ALHS girls win tourney opener

• Column: Winning wars against oppression takes time

• Opinion: Minnesotan's love of SUVs rooted in hauling

• Lucile Mae Davidson, 80, Albert Lea

• Peggy Jean Erickson, 71, Albert Lea

• Harold Arthur Halvorson, 83, Shakopee

• Russell F. Nelson, 84, Albert Lea

• JOBZ garners praise from businesses who used it

• People could lose their homes in scam

• Eaton takes oath of office at home

Monday, Dec. 27

• Arby's plans Tuesday opening

• Hoops, hockey, takedowns: Holiday tournaments abound

• Column: Changing rules midstream won't fly with American voters

• Opinion: A new college stadium a different matter

• Herbert William Heinz Ladwig, 81, Albert Lea

• Evert E. Meyer, 84, Walters

• Athan Justine Langlie, 93, Albert Lea

• Orden A. Jenson, 82, Albert Lea

• Emma Hayson, 88, Albert Lea

• 'No confidence' vote fails; Eaton expected to take oath of office tonight

• A man with a plan

• No biz like showbiz

Saturday, Dec. 25

• Nature's World: The hawk who ruffled some feathers

• Column: Remember the true meaning of Christmas

• The Tribune's 2004 All-Area Football Team

• Bjorn to throw the football

• Capitani's crew again among Iowa's elite

• Column: Twinkling holiday lights cause more frustration than they are worth

• Christmas in another land

• County officials are no grinches when it comes to Christmas

• Ready ... set, return

• The Red Hat Society rides again

• Finding entertainment between the holidays

• History Is... What if our county seat had been St. Nicholas instead?

• Remembering the era of Abraham's Store

Friday, Dec. 24

• Santa look-alike

• Column: Story shows common concern

• Column: Butternuts, hazelnuts and a few other nuts bring us 'round to Black Walnut Lake

• Holiday Editorial: The real reason for the holiday celebration ...

• John R. Hayek, 81, Albert Lea

• Jennie Weseman, 84, Albert Lea

• Virginia Mae Christenson, 81, Albert Lea

• Danish student celebrates first Christmas away from home

• Tour of study

• Council members share holiday traditions

Thursday, Dec. 23

• "No confidence" vote doesn't hold

• G-E boys take third in Rebel Classic

• Editorial: Residents who have supported helping agencies

• Column: Two kinds of celebrations mark the Christmas holidays

• Rudolph: More than a red nose

• Katie just wants a home for Chrsitmas

• An American Christmas

• Holy journey

Wednesday, Dec. 22

• Flu vaccine plentiful in county

• Albert Lea basketball girls struggle at Century

• ALHS boys' basketball team tops Fairmont

• Albert Lea wrestlers win two dual meets

• Albert Lea girls overpower East

• Albert Lea hockey boys take down East

• Column: When confronting sex crimes: Broaden the scope and work together

• Editorial: Winter's arrival means extra care necessary now

• Column: Christmas memories should serve as reminders of what is most important

• Donald E. Pitts, 70, Maple Grove

• Albert Lea Salvation Army to benefit from Wal-Mart's nationwide $1 million donation

• White Christmas arrives

• Hall rings for a cause

• Friends help library in countless ways

Tuesday, Dec. 21

• Robert W. Bob Hedman Jr., 49, Alamogordo, N.M.

• NRHEG matmen make it seven in a row

• NC-NK second in Viking tourney

• Cell phones aren't the culprits, cell phone users give them a bad name

• Editorial: More can be done to prevent tobacco sales to minors

• A. Marie Fowler, 87, Holdrege, Neb.

• Kali Ann Rieman, infant, Albert Lea

• District 241 curriculum committee makes report

• A Victorian Christmas

• Council to conduct public utility hearing

• By Jennifer Rogers, Tribune staff writer

Monday, Dec. 20

• More stores sell tobacco to minors

• ALHS girls' hockey team slips past New Ulm 3-2 in overtime

• Botched PAT helps Vikings beat Lions

• ALHS swimmers 8th in Tiger Relays

• Albert Lea icemen top New Ulm

• Tigers wrap up third at Rochester

• Column: Recycling and reducing waste can pay off for residents

• Trent Nelson home to celebrate the holidays

• Zamboni explodes in Duluth, sending one to the hospital

• Fashioning a home

Saturday, Dec. 18

• Bird-related gift ideas

• Memories of Christmas past

• Albert Lea girls pick up a win at Faribault

• Szczerbiak, Wolves top Clippers

• Another slips away for Tigers

• Kenneth Fredrick 'Bud' Wacholz, 80, Albert Lea

• Jackson needs a home for the holidays

• Santa makes special stop in Albert Lea

• Destination: Christmas

• Cat tales

Friday, Dec. 17

• Proposed increase in tobacco tax designed to deter smoking

• Swimmers overcome Owatonna

• Alden-Conger girls bounce back from tough loss to Nicollet

• G-E boys prevail in Rebel Classic opener

• Tigers stop Spartans, 4-2

• Beatrice M. Hillstrom, 102, Minneapolis

• Charles Chuck Flowers Jr., 75, Hubbard

• Ingolf Ole Satre, 89, Albert Lea

• Wannetta Dolly Ann Roberts, 58, Surry County, N.C.

• Editorial: Don't drink and drive during the holidays

• Albert Lea, Austin clubs among Rotary groups to raise $18,000 for September's flood victims

• Against the odds

• Theft case switched to Olmsted

• Column: Donna Light remembered the blackouts of 1942 and '43

Thursday, Dec. 16

• Vikings' Smith out due to concussion

• Disaster recovery effort designed to fill in the gaps

• HRA applies for housing grant

• Local police arrest Minneapolis man after high-speed chase

• Holiday activities planned all weekend

• Police focus will be on drunk driving Dec. 17 through Jan. 3

• Kenneth C. Kenny Nelson, 87, New Richland

• Column: Christmas gift of books was most cherished, even as a young child

• Albert Lea boys set to face familiar foe

• Raptor ejected in final quarter

• Mets finalize $53 million deal with Martinez

• Gophers pass first test with finals just around the corner

Wednesday, Dec. 15

• A win at last

• ALHS icemen burn Faribault

• Column: Watching men work, boy thought about advantages of being an adult

• Editorial: Approval gives community a shot in the arm

• Elmer M. Kuehl, 77, Bremerton, Washington

• Velma Hareid, 84, Albert Lea

• Same day, different location

• County approves final levy of $12,940,195

• A safe landing approved

• Getting better every day

• Albert Lea hockey girls struggle in loss at Faribault

Tuesday, Dec. 14

• Residents support holiday card project for troops

• Musical gift

• Eaton plans to continue as mayor

• U-12 hockey girls drop a pair

• B Bantams start league 2-0

• NRHEG matmen win three in a row

• Tigers garner academic honors

• Column: Peace prize winner's work banned in a country that promotes free speech

• Editorial: Cards project for troops a great idea

• Velma Lorraine (Stoop) Hareid, 84, Albert Lea

• Keith James Larson, 62, Waseca

• Evelyn C. Blondie Spilde, 91, Albert Lea

• School puppet teaches Hawthorne children various character traits

Monday, Dec. 13

• Golden Strings play to a packed house

• G-E girls fall just short to Lanesboro

• Three-goal lead melts for ALHS hockey girls

• ALHS boys roll against Windom

• Editorial: Gas tax is the best way to raise road funds

• The problem isn't Kofi Annan it's the United Nations

• Araylias B. Doc Seltun, 88, Wells

• Grace F. Hendrickson, 94, New Richland

• Chamber ornaments hot gift item this holiday season

• Working for a cause

• High winds knock over capitol tree

Saturday, Dec. 11

• Firing up old No. 1

• Column: Lutefisk time is almost here again

• Football Tigers took the team approach

• Tiger boys' basketball team edged by Century

• Albert Lea girls fall just short against Century

• Column: Death of young man will leave a void for family who loved him

• Editorial: Get involved in local, county government

• Ruth Mellum Nystedt, 78

• Gerald Jerry O. Hendrickson, 57, Albert Lea

• Herbert Arthur Lund, 80, Albert Lea

• Just like grandma's attic

• Sen. Sparks named to state early childhood committee

• Public asked to weigh in on smoking issue

• Potato, onion association closes

• Hats off to high schoolers

• Old I.O.O.F. Hall nominated for historical status

• History Is ... Your membership keeps the museum doors open

• Nature's World: Haines like climbing on magic carpet

Friday, Dec. 10

• Laptops in squad cars would allow instant access

• ALHS girls' hockey team wins at Winona

• Albert Lea swimmers bow to West in opener

• Tigers fall to Owatonna

• Column: A multitude of memories in a mighty fine book

• Take a bow: Contributors, award winners recognized

• Leo L. Mercer, 79, Albert Lea

• Geraldine E. Sundve, 93, Albert Lea

• Native woman wins arts award in Nebraska

• No room at the inn

• Real-world experience

• Open communication lines

Thursday, Dec. 9

• Sonny Abrego, 71, Fort Worth, Texas

• Players' association offer could hold key to NHL season

• On the road, Gophers overcome Nebraska

• Former castoffs step in for injured Winfield

• Timberwolves beat 76ers 119-84

• We are in charge of our reactions

• Column: Trip to New York City offered new perspective, lots of first experiences

• Editorial: Thanks offered to those who helped with meth series

• Clair Bernard Anderson, 80, Albert Lea

• Arc Freeborn County presents holiday nativity pageant Friday night

• Ciota to carry forward mission of medical center

• Checks and balances

• Icy conditions cause of several accidents

Wednesday, Dec. 8

• Doing what's needed

• ALHS hockey girls take it to Waseca

• ALHS girls' basketball team wins at Winona

• Tigers pick up win No. 1

• Column: Be a life-long learner take a class

• Column: Teacher's 'punishment' was just the ticket for high school senior

• Editorial: Cold, holiday festivities create problems for pets

• Esther Tatge, 90, Wells

• FFA students report on national convention

• Woman arrested for theft

• Synder Drug flu shots OK

Tuesday, Dec. 7

• Pearl Harbor anniversary noted today

• Panthers improve with fourth place at Waseca Invitational

• Former ALHS head coach Larson dies

• For Vikes, the big picture isn't bad

• Column: Riverland staff, student accomplishments were many in 2004

• Editorial: Compassion should rule the day

• Francis T. Frisco Segar, 85, Wells

• New Red Cross, Venturing USA, program will bring first aid outdoors

• Dorman to lead investment committee

• Police stop 103 vehicles in campaign

• At home in school

Monday, Dec. 6

• Lighting up for hospice

• ALHS girls fall 7-3 at New Prague

• Tigers third in tough Waseca tourney

• Column: Higher education campuses lack political diversity

• Thomas Delaney Clark, 66, Albert Lea

• Albert Lea woman recalls her life in Alden

• Council seeks citizens to serve on commissions

• And everything old is new again

Sunday, Dec. 5

• What's next?

• For snowmobilers, the only thing missing is snow

• Slow third quarter costs ALHS girls

• Tigers fall just short at Owatonna

• Knights rally past Rebels

• Column: One man's vision helped build pride in a school

• Editorial: We applaud those who give to charities

• Richard Arlen Crane, 66, Albert Lea

• Gordon Register, 92, Minneapolis

• Barney R. Nesset, 33, Glenville

• Reading Partners offers people chance to connect

• Family constructing professional building

• He may have been the county's last World War II casualty

• Eagles' majesty humbles columnist

• A gift to the community

Friday, Dec. 3

• Albert Lea girls' hockey team falls short at Mankato West

• ALHS matmen top West

• Tigers blast Scarlets, 11-2

• Column: Marching across the state with Robert Dearmin

• Editorial: Patience essential this holiday season

• Cleo Marian Guillickson, 87, Northwood, Iowa

• Good-natured collie/lab cross dog needs a loving home

• Taxes decrease 3 percent; budget concerns continue

• Three pounds of meth found in vehicle hitch

• Mayor arrested

• A mother's anguish protecting her family

Wednesday, Dec. 1

• Local events highlight AIDS health concern

• Instruments not necessary

• Upset-minded ALHS girls fall 53-41 at West

• ALHS boys drop season opener to defending state champ West

• Tigers rally past Huskies

• Ellingson, Tigers outscore Owatonna

• Guest column: HIV/AIDs is the bear at our door

• Column: Town of Bath has a rich and fascinating history

• Meth use has adverse health effects and could result in death

• Editorial: School district is fortunate to have foundation

• Ciota named medical center CEO

• Late fall slows building permit activity