Story archive for January 2004

Saturday, Jan. 31

• Tribune photo by Geri McShane.

• Wolverines prevail in double OT

• Albert Lea basketball girls fall at Rochester JM

• Tigers hold off Rockets

• One thing about cold: You don't have to shovel it

• Editorial: Exclusion from list does not mean failure

• Column: Newspapers across the state question their roles in communities

• Permit issued for new Alamco building

• Cats make Thermo King their home

• Harnessing a hobby

• Strength in differences

• An 'Albert Lea Colony' on Puget Sound

• Swing

Friday, Jan. 30

• 'Creating is what keeps me alive,' says featured artist

• ALHS wrestling team tops Austin, improving to 20-1

• ALHS hockey girls nip New Ulm in OT

• Albert Lea swimmers top Mayo, Century on same night

• ALHS icemen whip Winona

• Column: When it came to the Armistice Day storm, everybody had a story

• Editorial: Students and businesses recognized

• Lawrence John Weigel, 49, Austin

• Eva Posthumus, 87, Hollandale

• Albert Lea Area Listens stresses need for more dialogue

• Firm ranks library sites

Thursday, Jan. 29

• Guest column:Enter your business plan in this contest

• B Bantams improve to 3-3-2

• Column:Father's love of life's treasures passed down through dice rings

• Howard L. Towne, 89, Twin Lakes and Emmons

• Florence G. Robinson, Albert Lea

• Leona Carol Ofstun, 96, Oakland

• laine R. Langemo, 77, Albert Lea

• Dawn LaVonne Barney, 74, Springfield, Mo.

• Committee continues to raise money for new lake fountains

• Alden students put feelings, mementos into book for friend who died in accident

• Domestic violence training under way

Wednesday, Jan. 28

• Player has surgery to repair injury

• ALHS girls' basketball team drops nonconference game to Fairmont

• ALHS boys' basketball team wins at Fairmont

• ALHS hockey boys outskate Owatonna

• Tigers knock off Big Nine leaders

• Column: Roads slippery even without snow

• Editorial: City should create policy on how to distribute cash

• Clifford R. Seymore, 82, Albert Lea

• Albert Lea swimmers top Owatonna in dual

• Gene George Barrett, 76, Albert Lea

• Velva Vicki Miller, 91, Mankato

• Peter Waalkens, 88, Hollandale

• Assistant city manager retires

• Drug bust nets seven marijuana plants

• Damaged road may cause inconvenience

• Some like wine legislation; others don't

Tuesday, Jan. 27

• Grant to provide officers domestic violence training

• Five to interview for city manager's job

• NRHEG girls run record to 16-1

• Panthers take BA to triple OT

• Tigers rough up tournament foes

• Column: Future brings challenges and opportunities for schools in Freeborn County

• Editorial: Where's the story in display of emotion?

• Margot Hensinger, 83, Moenschen, Gladbach, Germany

• St. Theodore School celebrates Catholic Education week

• Council gives reserve funds to historical society, others

Monday, Jan. 26

• Commentary: Bonding bill omits critical projects

• Police cars to be equiped with defibrillaor

• Area Calendar

• ALHS girls fall 7-5 at JM

• Panthers prevail in first-place showdown

• Albert Lea hockey boys can't contain JM

• New bookstore features Christian focus, coffee

Saturday, Jan. 24

• Tigers put away Mayo

• Perfection at last

• B-squad basketball girls run record to 6-3

• Albert Lea swimmers drop dual meet at Austin, 94-92

• Column: No doubt about it, ice-fishing weather is here

• We accomplished a lot in a year

• Column: Conversation with nurseryman brings back fond memories of trees

• Take a bow: Students, county and businesses recognized

• Eleanor Junge, 90, Wells

• Margueriette Marge Lorraine Holland, 84, Rogers, Minn.

• Lloyd William Bork, 90, Albert Lea

• Liquid road application makes snow and ice melt

• A stitch in time

• History is...

• First of two parts

• Nature's World

Friday, Jan. 23

• Proposal would allow grocers to sell wine

• Albert Lea girls win at Fairmont

• ALHS icemen edged in OT

• Tigers take down Scott West, 35-16

• Column: Surviving a wild winter storm when I was just a pup

• Why people smoke is likely key to prevention

• Leona Gertrude Zeiner, 82, Bixby

• Marjorie Eudora Hansen, 77, Freeborn

• Austin joins Tribune news team

• Illegal cell phone use prompts warning from local agent

• Mentoring program matches adults with kids

Thursday, Jan. 22

• Lake Mills sales-tax referendum passes with ease Tuesday

• NRHEG matmen fifth at Owatonna

• Wolverines win handily

• Column: Of creatures which protect us from ferocious storms, strangers

• Editorial:School events determine value of MLK Day

• Luella Vermedal, 85

• Youth fund-raiser a sure bet to take in this weekend

• Gourmet chefs gather Friday to benefit Big Island Rendezvous

• Dogs required to be on leash

Wednesday, Jan. 21

• ALHS hockey girls edged at Mankato West

• Swimmers top East in dual

• Shorthanded ALHS girls' basketball team defeated 55-43 at Owatonna

• RRMR shocks Vikings, 39-38

• ALHS hockey boys blank New Ulm

• The news you need to know from the Greater Hartland area

• Alice M. Lee, 88, Albert Lea

• Bud Mandt, 74, Albert Lea

• Commissioner's walk-out sparks call to clarify closed session rules

• Local insurance group receives prestigious national award

• Door-to-door meat retailer selling despite revoked license

• E-mail puts residents at risk here

• Flag flown over famous war ship given to World War II veteran

Tuesday, Jan. 20

• Blades open with 6-2 loss to Rochester

• Editorial: Fair days will be a different experience now

• Bessie B. Nelson, 93, Glenville

• Eleanor J. Godtland, 82, St. John's Lutheran Home, Albert Lea

• Jean M. Felton, 72, Coldwater, Mich.

• Albert Lea schools look at set of basic guidelines

• If approved by voters, Iowa sales tax would help improve schools

• Knights top G-E

• Guest column: Wrong questions being asked

Monday, Jan. 19

• Former educator files to run against Dorman

• Guest Column: Reshaping Albert Lea will require input from all of its residents; plan to attend listening session

• Irene C. Edwardson, 86, St. John's Lutheran Home

Sunday, Jan. 18

• Precision Signs buys Ace Signs in an amicable deal

• Asbestos, value stand in way of broadcasts

• Hotel Albert dining room was the place to eat

• Recknor retires from state fair board

• Winter outdoor activities not limited to ice fishing

• Eighth-rated Panthers run record to 12-6

• Group hopes to publish book to honor city's upcoming 150th anniversary

• Wrestlers dominate Faribault

• Winter symphony a welcome distraction

• Albert Lea boys rally past Austin

• Packers prove too strong for ALHS girls

• Farmland site could serve as a bridge to community's future

• Column: Many people care a great deal about the community, its future

• Editorial: Restricting access is not the answer

• Regional center sets up shop

Friday, Jan. 16

• Thomas Gerald Wolf, 58, Virginia Beach, Va.

• Police look at computers for squad cars

• Salvation Army short of goal

• 18-year-old charged with criminal damage in alleged break-in

• Pearl V. Huettl, 81, Mankato

• Helen M. Schulenburg, 98, Mankato

• Editorial: Parents, council and teams shine this week

• Column:Learning the difference between 'minor' and 'miner'

• Column: Across the pastor's desk

• ALHS swimmers can't keep pace with Northfield

• ALHS hockey girls fall at Mayo

Thursday, Jan. 15

• Anita L. Salveson, 61, Albert Lea

• Mabel E. Erickson, 89, Wells

• Taxidermist takes great care when recreating life

• Weekend planner: Eagles Club continues fund-raising for cancer

• Six-legged calf immortalized in Ripley's museum of oddities

• Drug costs, stadium on legislative calender

• Four candidates participate in leadership program for professionals

• Guest column: We all must exercise responsibility in disposal of household toxic waste

• Column: Food today could use more fat, sodium and flavor

Wednesday, Jan. 14

• Evelyn Lunning, 95, Albert Lea

• Crime rate about the same as last year

• Grants help law officers keep peace

• Council makes first permanent act towards downtown preservation

• Swimmers drop dual

• Tiger basketball girls tumble at Mankato East

• ALHS hockey girls remain tied atop Big Nine

• Albert Lea icemen rebound at Austin

• Double trouble

• Column: Time goes by as though the telephone poles were picket fences

• Editorial: Eagles pulling out the stops in cancer fight

• Gladys L. Ahl, 96, Bloomington

Tuesday, Jan. 13

• Unusual circumstances

• USC/Alden-Conger wrestlers second in Rebel Invitational

• NRHEG boys recover from sluggish start

• Bulldogs dominate tourney

• Panthers win showdown at Medford

• Column: What kind of love leads to curses and beatings?

• Editorial: School takeover not the answer to problems

• Louise Mead Wulff, 94, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Ruth Minnie Meyer, 84, Clarks Grove

• Higher ed. finance committee schedules hearing at Riverland

• School standards present challenges and chance for change

• Jury finds doctors at Medical Center were not negligent

• City uses overage for preservation

Monday, Jan. 12

• American Cancer Society honors Freeborn County for volunteer efforts

• Swimmers 4th at Austin

• Final shot falls short as ALHS boys drop heartbreaker at Winona

• Albert Lea icemen upended at Mankato

• ALHS girls edged by Farmington

• Tigers defend title at St. Cloud Tech

• Column: Immigration proposals are something of a disaster

• Gwendolyn R. Thorson, 77, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Doris Victoria Holleschau, 95, Albert Lea

Saturday, Jan. 10

• Celebrating our differences

• Close call

• ALHS hockey girls win at Mankato

• Albert Lea girls give it a go

• Column: Big opportunities abound for small game hunters

• Column: Time learning about school, courthouse enlightening

• Editorial: Language service earns recognition

• Charles Drake, 58, Ontario, Calif.

• Anna M. Ann Gunderson, 88, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Denise Suzanne Petersen, 65, Mason City, Iowa

• New look created to attract new business

• Union will continue to negotiate with the county for a contract

• Public, private entities designed for cities' needs

• Dedicated duty

• Column: Wintertime harvests on Fountain Lake

• History is...Events of the 1950s changed our lives forever

• Nature's world: Feed the birds and the birds will feed your soul

• The making of a holiday

Friday, Jan. 9

• Port Authority group paying Sparks, but question arises: Who should be paying him?

• B-squad girls improve to 4-2

• NC-NK matmen drop two duals

• ALHS wrestlers pound Panthers

• ALHS boys' hockey team improves to 4-0 in Big Nine

• More on Hollandale's railroads and towns without water towers

• Editorial: Staying healthy is individual responsibility

• Laura E. Land, 94, Northwood, Iowa

• Crowded jail means higher cost for county

Thursday, Jan. 8

• A Bantams win Austin tournament

• Albert Lea's newest hockey team starts season strong

• Column: Cousin gave me reason to wish for taller stature

• Cleve J. Bush, 74, Albert Lea

• Frances May Krusp, 92, Spring Park

• Janice Carol Schilling, 71, Glenville

• Richard Dick Lee Burkart, 58, Albert Lea

• On the road: New Richland

• Eagles plan supper, auction

• Football team considers playing smaller 4A schools

• Abuse is about control; help is available

• Bail set at $25,000 in assault case

Wednesday, Jan. 7

• Tostenson's art portrays love of Albert Lea

• Tiger basketball girls fall at Waseca

• Swimmers prevail in dual meet at Winona

• ALHS hockey girls nip Faribault

• ALHS icemen blank Faribault

• Records fall as ALHS boys drill Waseca

• Al answers many of life's imponderable, yet nagging questions

• Editorial: Testing basic skills sans a calculator a smart move

• Evangeline Kaspar, 90, Brainerd

• Ruth Eileen Maywald Schneider, 89, Miles City, Mont.

• Travis Duaine Newman, 18, Alden

• Harry Henry Diedrich, 90, Grafton, Iowa

• William LeRoy Brackey, 46, Phoenix, Ariz.

• United Way reaches 85 percent of $515,000 goal

• County board honors Sheriff's deputies Tuesday

• Union must decide on county offer

Tuesday, Jan. 6

• Realtors, Home Depot and firefighters team up to install smoke detectors

• Panthers second in NL-S Invitational

• Albert Lea wrestlers win big at Eastview

• G-E boys can't stop Blossoms

• Column: Though not the easiest path in life, parenthood is one worth taking

• Editorial: Mars landing important for our future

• Debra M. Olson, 42, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Mildred E. Wolff, 82, Glenville

• Ervin Larson, 87, Blue Earth

• Parking incident leads to felony meth charge

• Planning commission sets restrictions on wind towers

• Development plans must be accepted if changed with new zoning ordinance

• Students struggle through grief

Monday, Jan. 5

• Holiday officially over

• Rally falls short for Tiger basketball girls

• ALHS hockey girls roll at Waseca

• Albert Lea boys dominate USC, 76-49

• Column: It's up to us to figure out a place where safe enough is enough

• Oliver Harvey Jensen, 78, Albert Lea

• Patricia Jane Andersen, 80, Albert Lea

• Dessie A. Kiihn, 100, Wells

• Alliedell A. Clark, 58, Kensett, Iowa

Saturday, Jan. 3

• Exhibit features motorcycles as art

• Schlarbaum steps up for Albert Lea girls' hockey team

• 8th-grade basketball boys off to 5-1 start

• The new year offers new hope

• We've all spent multiple millions, at least in our minds

• Sports teams do well in tournaments

• Walter Vogelsang, 93, Wells

• Carol Ann (O'Neal) Vander Waal, 63, Albert Lea

• Two charged with drug possession

• Wireless retailer competes with attention on service

• Gavin John Bolinger surprises parents with early arrival

• Lost link

• Laxatives work best out of shear fear

Friday, Jan. 2

• '03 building permits show gains

• Accident victim remembered for her love of life

• Column: Giving the new water tower an added touch

• Area deaths for Friday.

• Michael Mitchell Gene Brua, 24, Albert Lea

• Youth meeting set for this weekend

Thursday, Jan. 1

• Clarks Glove residents ponder wisdom of making resolutions

• City manager position attracts more than 40 applicants

• Cattle farmers see drop in prices

• Column: Let life's circumstances help us seek higher goals

• Gordon J. Cook, 86, Wells

• 16 city intersections will have more efficient lights