Story archive for February 2004
Monday, March 1
- Eight area wrestlers advance to Class A state tournament
- Gladys T. Lund, 87, Albert Lea
- Junior Friends of the Library promote youth involvement
- Albert Lea hockey boys advance to section final
- Seven ALHS wrestlers reach state
- ALHS swimmers attain goals in Section 1A meet
- Prep sports
- Column: 'Minnesota Fair' bill strives to eliminate winners, losers
- Editorial: Attend a caucus this Tuesday and make a difference
- Beulah M. Joel, 84, Albert Lea
Sunday, Feb. 29
- Romeo Delmaine Nelson Bergie
- Business focuses on client while filing taxes
- United Way marks end of campaign
- Governor signs first bill of year
- Caucuses kick off political season: DFL chairman says state will carry Kerry
- Caucuses kick off political season: Republicans will focus on resolutions
- Leap year still a topic of debate
- Wangen's battles with cancer leave family more health-conscious
- Wandering south on the Wilson Highway
- Where are the birds?
- There's no quick-fix solution for Albert Lea Lake
- ALHS boys off the mark at Mayo
- Wrestlers advance eight into semifinals
- Business column: Realistic outlook pays off for investors
- Column: Respect and openness needed from county, Rule 19 opponents
- Editorial: Laws should be tough for meth makers
- Eldon Leidal, 58, Northwood, Iowa
- Jay Elmo Foss, 85, Austin
Friday, Feb. 27
- Clarence J. Andersland, 82, Albert Lea
- Tigers roll in section opener
- Column: Book gives area church buildings special attention
- Take a Bow: Skaters, Harley riders highlighted
- Esther D.M. Erdman, 92, Albert Lea
- On the Road: Annual supper raises money for fire truck
- House closing will benefit other Albert Lea charities
- Meth bust lands six in jail
- Heading out
Thursday, Feb. 26
- Scouting memories bring desire for a favorite recipe
- Dorothy Jeanette Johnson, 83
- Weekend planner: Chase away the winter blues with concerts, sound and light show
- Week recognizes efforts of elected school board members
- Winter car woes dent the wallet
- Traveling troupes bring positive messages to schools Friday
- 8th-grade basketball girls 2nd in tourney
Wednesday, Feb. 25
- Expensive renovation costs make former Wal-Mart site undesirable for library
- An uphill climb: Money in short supply for trails system
- 'Passion' likely to inspire questions
- ALHS girls fall short at Austin
- Tigers hold off Packers
- Albert Vavra, 90, Albert Lea
- Maynard Elmer Estes, 72, Northwood, Iowa
- John M. Jock Luney, 80, Grand Forks, N.D.
- Alfreda Jeanette Hopperstad, 91, Northwood, Iowa
Tuesday, Feb. 24
- Students find right formula for state trip
- Cody Hansen claims 9th-grade state title
- B Bantams play three close ones
- Exhiliration and relief
- Guest column: Life Training allows practice of belief systems
- Column: Where do we draw the line between fiction and reality at the movies?
- Editorial: Dedication to winning takes team to state
- Carp barrier assessment approved
- Avis Darlene Pitcher, 67, Wells
- Edna M. Johnson, 92, Glenville
- Clarence J. Andersland, 82, Emmons
- Sheriff requests 10 new squad cars
Monday, Feb. 23
- Column: Time changes how we look at that which we fought so hard defending
- State tourney, here we come
- Column: Chamber committed to business
- Editorial: Lottery must use money for intended purpose
- Molly Jean Curtin, 41, Wells
- Leonard Herman Syring, 89, Wells
- Margaret Lola Bothun, 95, Albert Lea
- City looks at alternative uses for three buildings
- County considers upgrades to dispatch center
- For the love of pets
- Wrestlers state-bound
Saturday, Feb. 21
- A Burger Above the Rest
- U-12 girls' B hockey team ends regular season 28-3-1
- ALHS icemen edged at Mayo
- ALHS girls drop close one with East
- Tigers eclipse East
- What will become of Albert Lea Lake?
- Congress is spending like they have Monoply money
- Take a Bow
- Area deaths for Sunday.
- Ruth M. Jeddeloh, 81, Minneapolis
- Rosella E. Jacobson, 79, Bricelyn
- Dr. Loren Doc Minear, 62, Albert Lea
- Legislators introduce bills to help veterans elderly, and students
- Hardware store owner fills a transporting void
- Beloved veterinarian remembered
- Students' views of Victorian architecture show its great influence on American life
- Hartland Harold and the Herald newspaper
Friday, Feb. 20
- Dayton plans to push for ethanol mandates
- One step closer to state
- What a great experience!
- Moving around a century ago more than challenging
- Clarence Melvin Wittmer, 86
- Dr. Loren F. Minear
- M. John Christensen, 79, Albert Lea
- Energy management guidelines presented at Tuesday's board meeting
- Solutions to fish kill a priority
Thursday, Feb. 19
- County OKs changes to Rule 19
- Tryouts set for AAU basketball
- Youth First registration starts Monday
- A Squirts defeat Luverne, Mason City
- Column:Friends show one is never too old to enjoy day of love
- Reuben Orville Jacobson, New Richland
- Jason 0. Eckert, 85, Austin
- Dr. Paul Dyrdal, St. Paul
- Glenville is first stop of traveling variety show
- Weekend Planner: Plenty of food and art top weekend events
- Security system to protect office information
Wednesday, Feb. 18
- Fish kill will feed others
- ALHS basketball girls upended at Faribault
- ALHS hockey boys fall 6-1 at JM
- Tigers knock off Faribault
- Column: From weather dogs to deer magnets, Batt has the answer
- Editorial: Pet projects detract from critical research
- Milton Duwayne Syse, 82, Emmons
- Rachel Marie Lenze, 14, Albert Lea
- Duane Edward Johnson, 81, Albert Lea
- Shirley Ann Fowler, 68, Port Charlotte, Fla.
- Lawrence Lornie Stotts, 89, Albert Lea
- Longtime Tribune writer, Ed Shannon, will publish 1,000th column Friday
- Grant helps dislocated workers learn new skills, find jobs
Tuesday, Feb. 17
- Runway extension not expected to cause significant environmental problems
- G-E basketball girls fall short in second half at Lanesboro
- Registration starts Monday for Youth First spring sports
- Students design and build vehicle to specifications
- Six Bulldogs advance to district
- A PeeWees take home consolation championship
- Panthers win at Mound, aim for section
- Too many definitions of marriage create controversy and chaos
- Editorial: Runway extension makes good sense for city
- Dr. Paul Dyrdal, 85, St. Paul
- Door company relocates to Albert Lea
Monday, Feb. 16
- Opinion: Residents can have a hand in future
- Beau-vine smooch
- Virginia L. Andersen, 87, Albert Lea
- Esther N. Nelson, 91, Freeborn
- Herman Claus Kay, 100, Eden Prairie, Minn.
- Column: Schools will continue to be safe with everyone's help
- ALHS swimmers shine for Big Nine
- Early ending
- ALHS icemen lambaste Luverne
Saturday, Feb. 14
- Wonders in Wood
- U-12 girls second at Owatonna
- ALHS basketball boys top Century, prepare for Faribault
- A new No. 1
- Turned back
- State MDHA event set for Saturday
- A 'shall issue' bill for local sales taxes
- Column: Bills address meth and consumers' right-to-know
- Marlin E. Schmidt, 56, Red Wing, Minn.
- Maxine LaVon Dorman Schoenecker, 68, Portland, Ore.
- Lowell E. Peik, 85, Albert Lea
- Lawrence Charles Swehla, 80, Albert Lea
- Agnes T. Stencel, 83, Minnesota Lake
- Ellsworth R. Runden, 82, Albert Lea
- Sudafed possession leads to guilty plea of conspiring to manufacture meth
- Legislators introduce bills, enter third week of session
- Wind turbines stolen; reward being offered
- A good day to fish
- Albert Lea's bakeries and the Brown family
- A visit to Texas
Friday, Feb. 13
- Mall imposes smoking ban in food court
- ALHS icemen win a wild one
- Tigers make it a perfect 9-0
- Glenville's really unusual one big sheet newspaper
- Sports teams see successes
- Shirley Wingfield Evenson, 67, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Students respond to matters of the heart during Valentine's week
- Sneak peak
Thursday, Feb. 12
- Column:Arts Center wouldn't be without the likes of Lacis
- Sports brief
- 8th-grade basketball girls go 3-0 in tourney
- ALHS wrestlers first at Worthington
- Editorial: Let residents, businesses settle smoking issue
- Robert M. Evenson, 80, Albert Lea
- Wayne A. Emerson, 76, New Richland
- Weberg studies art decorating with balloons
- Historical Faire scheduled at Northbridge Mall; 'Swing' closes this weekend
- Florists gearing up for big day
- United Way goal reaches 95 percent
Wednesday, Feb. 11
- Penny cards expressed more than cheap sentiments
- ALHS girls' basketball team tops Winona a second time
- Tigers make it 7 straight
- CARP World concept not the wisest choice for city lake development
- If you live here, you are born with instinctive ice-scraping skills
- Editorial: Boy Scouts recognized for good deeds
- Marie Gunvor Joan Wahlers, 72, Northwood, Iowa
- Vera L. Tiede, 86, Albert Lea
- Edna Arvilla Lunning, 88, Browerville
- Gutknecht confident drug bill will be passed
- Adults tout lessons learned as young Scouts
- AHLS building deterioration concerns city council
- Marriage licenses more than a memory when traveling
Tuesday, Feb. 10
- Holiday store closing
- B-squad basketball girls win 3 straight
- Panthers face tough tourney foes
- ALHS icemen blank Fairmont
- Everybody needs a hand, especially from ditches in winter
- Local kids learn benefits of healthier lifestyle through fitness program
- Reva E. Anderson, 71
- Beeb Hagen, Albert Lea
- Stanley Eugene Baker, 60
- Pearl J. Anderson, 91, Northwood, Iowa
- Barbershoppers spread love through songs
- Simonsen selected city manager
Monday, Feb. 9
- Column: College access important part of system
- Freshman wrestlers second in state tourney
- Edged again
- ALHS dancers third in Big Nine
- Column: With new manager, Albert Lea can continue to move ahead
- Jay Frederick Schulte, 28, Auburn, Ga.
- Researchers say chocolate eaten in moderation may actually be good for you
- Boy Scouts celebrate anniversary Feb. 8 through 14
- Bar owners: smoking ban would hurt
Sunday, Feb. 8
- Freeborn couple celebrating 65 years of marriage Feb. 14
- Snowmobilers need to stick to the trails or ask permission
- ALHS hockey girls take momentum into section
- Albert Lea basketball boys blast Owatonna
- Tigers wrap up the title
- Editorial: Officers, teams students should take a bow
- Walter H. Spat, Albert Lea
- Russell Raymond McKenzie, 83, Austin
- Restaurant's 'community night' to benefit school
- New owners of Ron Holtan Realty expect home buyers, sellers to profit
- Man brings 'world's largest little truck stop' to toy show
- Organizers of Jobs Inc. honored with street names
- Early newspapers provide written records that are now helpful to researchers
Friday, Feb. 6
- Meth bill on law enforcement's list of priorities
- ALHS girls drop heartbreaker to Owatonna
- ALHS icemen turn back Falcons
- ALHS hockey girls top Faribault
- Swimmers end regular season
- Column: Garrison Keillor's salute to the Glenville Trojans
- Harriet F. Mortensen, 91, Albert Lea
- Eula Sally Wheeler, 89, Albert Lea
- Alice Jane Paske, 79, Edina
- Gladys Alianna Morriem, 101, Albert Lea
- Councilors to discuss airport runway, old high school at council meeting Monday
- Second man sentenced in beating of juveniles
- Pawlenty upbeat in State of State
Thursday, Feb. 5
- Charles Lowell Christianson, 59, Glenville
- ALHS matmen one win away from title
- Column: Journalists from the past pull cheeky prank on elected official
- Editorial: Support helps art center stay healthy
- Vernon Nelard Johnson, 80, Mission, Texas
- Art center seeks membership renewals for programs
- FedEx driver taken to AL medical center following train crash
- Christianson was receiving treatment at time of death
- Booster club plans chili cook-off for band
- Business center offers loan program
Wednesday, Feb. 4
- Legislature to decide sales tax bill
- ALHS icemen drop tough one at Century
- Albert Lea basketball girls fall at West
- Revenge is sweet
- Column: Return deposit a good idea for state
- Column: The Captain's lessons carried from childhood into adult life
- John Olivero, 76, Highland Falls, N.Y.
- Paul Martin Silva, 38, Albert Lea
- Lionel R. Anderson, 91, Albert Lea
- Carroll Richard Lundquist, 89, Albert Lea
- SoyMor requests inclusion in JOBZ
- Christianson dies in Owatonna
Tuesday, Feb. 3
- Lindeman resigns as bank CEO
- JV boys' basketball team avenges loss to East, wins two in Blue Earth tourney
- NRHEG wrestlers third in tourney
- ALHS hockey girls upend Winona, 8-2
- Column: Reading is a building block for future success in everything
- Editorial: City Council shouldn't rush library decision
- Lillian E. Olsen, Stewartville, 99
- New energy-efficiencies expected to save District money
- Snow plow crews hard-pressed to keep roads and streets clear
