Story archive for June 2004
Thursday, July 1
- Law enforcement officials concerned cuts will bog down justice system
- Local, area events enough to keep residents busy
- MF Technologies opens
- Northwood will celebrate Hometown Fourth of July
- Madyson Kay Hall, infant, Albert Lea
- Eliceo Joseph Perez Jr., 69, Albert Lea
- Column: Preserving Bill of Rights should be paramount in our society
- Summer learning
Wednesday, June 30
- Dangerous alternative
- Railroad, city plans to close dangerous crossing
- NR team remains red hot
- Another slow start hampers Post 56
- Column: Animal behavior, other clues give indication rain is in the forecast
- Editorial: Sneak preview offers look at new center
- Albert Lea residents to get a free ride Thursday
- Meth bust suspects face 30 years in prison
- Many groups benefit from time Pleiss spends volunteering
Tuesday, June 29
- Back home
- U-12 girls knock off first-place Eagan, 2-1
- Make-A-Wish tourney a big success
- U-15 girls turn the tables on Dakota
- Column: Citizens still being misled with rationale
- Column: Kerry's stealth strategy seems to be working well for him
- Editorial: Increased input at meetings is step in right direction
- Helen Audrey Kellom, 80, Geneva
- Wilbur Riemann, 82, Austin
- MPR to broadcast live 'All Things Considered' Thursday in Albert Lea
- City to deal with stinky neighbors
Monday, June 28
- Colonels fall short at Waseca, 11-1
- Column: Economics of dairy industry crucial
- Column: There is no right way to do a war, unless it involves a Nerf bat
- Hazel Sorenson, 97, Albert Lea
- Mark Chunky Bradley Langfald, 49, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Speedy delivery
- Curb and gutter work planned in two neighborhoods
Saturday, June 26
- Iowa's Silver Lake actually has three parts
- After blasting Byron, G-E Legion falls 13-4 at Kasson
- Summer in northern Minnesota
- Colonels battle batting slump
- Your Two Cents: Short list would help beautify
- Column: Fund raising fun when done with friends
- Take a bow: Residents recognized with diverse honors
- Mary Lou (Everson) Forberg, 72, Belle Plaine
- Arthur Paul Venne, 82, Bricelyn
- From the backyard to downtown
- Transportation program helps seniors get around
- Session important for development
- 40 years later, we're still inspired by Eddie Cochran's story
- Nature's World: Rest stops: welcome sites for weary travelers
Friday, June 25
- Groups form partnership with Jamaican school
- U-11 boys work hard to narrow the gap
- Column: Memories reviewed by two local military departures
- Editorial: Take care with fireworks as you celebrate
- Board nixes changes for football
- Roger E. Yanke, 63, Springfield, Mo.
- Mary Frances Amanda Waldo Lee, 95, Albert Lea
- Phyllis Irene Benson, 93, Albert Lea
- Center name change reflects true mission
- Board hires administrator, appoints committee member
Thursday, June 24
- Dorothy Jean Radke, 58, Albert Lea
- Shoeless school
- Keep ride services affordable for elderly
- Grandma's quilt connects distant relatives, generations
- Funding cuts won't solve any problems
- Doris Elaine Knutson, 71, Clarksville, Tenn.
- Arvilla B. Drake, 82, Bricelyn
- Ingeborg Jannette Rugroden, 90, Waseca
- Kiester Days continues through the weekend with lots of events
- Alden gears up for biggest ever Morin Lake Days celebration
- Area festivals, radio relay on tap this weekend
- Driver's Education program prepares teen drivers for the road
- Spring cleaning
Wednesday, June 23
- All-day kindergarten helps students make academic gains
- VFW team salvages a weekend win
- G-E knocks off New Richland Post 75
- Post 56 falls to Rochester
- Column: In avoiding one social issue, Court hits head-on another
- Editorial: Cuts to courts puts system in jeopardy
- Myron Willard Linn, 78, Alden
- Mavis Maxine Minton Booen, 66, Edina
- Marie Alma Bergie, 84, Albert Lea
- Fat cat seeks owners who took care of him so well
- Cuts may break county courts
Tuesday, June 22
- Through the years
- G-E Legion drops three in tourney
- Two Tigers earn Big Nine baseball honors
- Life's most pressing questions answered with a bit of a twist
- Editorial: It's time to let rest earlier county decision
- Stella Elaine (Wikoren) Jensen, 69, Abilene, Texas
- Construction zone closed completely
Monday, June 21
- Dorman will run for House seat
- Ravenhorst finishes freshman year at Concordia with All-American honors
- Stem cell reseach must continue to benefit future generations
- Deputies have additional tool in fight to save lives in emergency
- Road warrior
- Mankato takes top honors in band fest
Saturday, June 19
- Teen dies in car rollover
- Fishing report
- The Tribune's 2004 All-Area Softball Team
- Schultz's 12th season her last at NRHEG for now
- Rebels' Schrader saves her best for last
- Madonna: Like a hypocrite
- Survey reveals current college climate
- Robert Joseph Larkin, 84, Austin
- John B. Elmer, 81, Wells
- Robert C. Busho, 80, New Richland
- Iner C. Sola, 78, Albert Lea
- Christa Lynn Moffitt, 14, Gordonsville
- Tree service branches out to educate homeowners
- ProfitPro approved for location change
- Protesting the inevitable
- A reunion of Jensens planned
- The stressful life of Wrens
- Art center plans annual tour
Friday, June 18
- Post 56 falls 8-2 at Owatonna
- Tourney benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation
- He claimed to be the champion of conspicuous coffee consumption
- Take a bow: Organizations offer support to community
- True named publisher of Austin Herald
- Strike up the bands!
- A nose for crime
- Local woman to dine with Mexico's president
Thursday, June 17
- County computer system down
- Jail's pay-to-stay program yields $1,000
- Being fatalistic about storms must run in the family
- 'There's always hope'
- Robert C. Busho, 80, Ellendale
- Brian (Bolis) L. Greenwood
- David Michael Hall, 65,
- Bears, bands on tap for weekend
- Quality Pork approved for subsidy
Wednesday, June 16
- Strong start
- A place to remember
- County holds the authority over dam
- Gus Buster
- Robert L. Gestie, 81, Fairmont
- Zelda Louden Boyett, 93, Northfield
- Talk of gas leads to talk of marathon driving and vacations
- Posts 56 falls short to Waseca
- G-E Legion breaks into victory column
Tuesday, June 15
- Albert Lea VFW wins at Emmons
- Colonels capture elusive first win
- Truly conservative rhetoric is missing under Bush
- Building for the nation
- City council OKs business subsidy plan
- Marching Tigers ready to pounce
Monday, June 14
- Modern-day Mother Teresa
- Ahlahasa garners another honor
- Local calendar
- Area track athletes place in state meet
- Small Cities and Towns Day draws attention to partnerships
- Freda Hildegard Ohm, 91, Albert Lea
- Edward 'Pinky' Eugene Carlson, 76, Albert Lea
Saturday, June 12
- Lowell Bruce (Bud) Hanson Jr., 61, Gainesville, Fla.
- Summer in Minnesota: Fish and mosquitoes are biting
- Breuer ties for 54th at nationals
- Column: Watching the fashion cycle come full circle
- Editorial: Event organizers are recognized
- Clara A. Storvick, 97, Corvallis, Ore.
- Evelyn G. Clancy, 78, Albert Lea
- Anna C. Arett, 102, Moscow Township
- Lu Ryan retires from business that was 48 years in the making
- Concrete overlays help avoid the cost of a new floor
- An old battle banner in the courthouse
- Are Grackles invading your feeders?
- Albert Lea Community Theatre stages the great American musical
Friday, June 11
- Editorial: Take part in this weekend's many festivities
- Richard F. Nelson, 82, Glenville
- Cochran weekend celebrates cool cars, life of rock'n'roll star
- Sheriff: Tasers will protect lives
- Fast-pitch softball banquet set
- Column: Memories of the era of the Free Show Park in Emmons
Thursday, June 10
- Cyclers come to Claim to Fame Rally
- Kids can fish like a pro through program
- Federal money helps pay for vests
- Three charged for breaking man's jaw
- Local Calendar
- Stories hit quick of people in Nebraska small town
- Mary L. Greenwood, 80, New Richland
- Bernette C. Nelson, 96, Austin
- Donald Duane Pederson Sr., 66, Hartland
Wednesday, June 9
- Rusty seeks loving family for new home
- Breuer in the hunt at nationals
- Column: Whopper fish provides vareity of tall tales from too many sources
- Editorial: It's high time people buckled up for life
- Stella Elaine (Wikoren) Jensen, 69, Abilene, Tex.
- Trail will open with grand opening celebration
- Carlyle Orville Knutson, 67, Gila Bend, Ariz.
- John Lacis Jr., 59, Albert Lea
- Martha O. Anderson, 86, Albert Lea
- Gerry R. Lieske, 75, Austin
- Local officers trained in strangulation investigation
Tuesday, June 8
- Ahlahasa editor, writer published in Star Tribune
- Baseball Rebels stay alive in section
- Panthers' Berg, Anthony advance to state
- Two Rebels reach state track meet
- VFW baseball team off to strong start
- Column:Reasons to recycle numerous, could save you money
- Wanda Gail Lyman, 50, Albert Lea
- Evelyn Sis Burnell Bork, 86, Albert Lea
- Glenn Everett Hall, 85, Kissimmee, Fla.
- Relay for Life committee planning 2004 benefit for cancer
- 'Oklahoma' musical performed in Albert Lea
- Seat belt use target of campaign
- Barriers removed
Monday, June 7
- JOBZ program keeps local officials busy
- Tiny deer ticks pack a big punch
- Tiger tracksters miss state meet
- Column: The top 10 bills you should be glad were ignored this session
- Editorial: Reading pays off for kids in the long run
- Fremont A. Fredrickson, 83, formerly of Glenville
- Courthouse preview to have limited access
Sunday, June 6
- Watershed conducts logo contest
- Your Two Cents ...
- Column: Great day gets better with unexpected kindness
- Editorial: Intersection antics nets enough cash for 2004 fireworks
- Marvin D. Budach, Brooklyn Center, 74
- The Rev. Marvin Thompson
- Harold B. Holtz, 82, Kiester
- Wayne's TV Service moves to new site
- Triplets walk the graduation stage together
- Mayor announces she will run for second term
- Ronald Reagan, 40th president of United States, dies at age 93
- Where does the museum go from here? You tell us
- Albert Lea Public Library kicks off summer reading program
- Trying to name a new beach
- On Saturday, take a kid fishing
- Crystal-Pierz Lake Cleanup Day set for June 19
- Elks Charity Golf Open next Sunday
- Former Albert Lea resident to play football at VMI
- Fast-pitch Hall of Fame plans banquet June 19
- Slow-starting Colonels look to improve
Friday, June 4
- Tree takes out two vehicles, boat, causes damage to garage
- Four Tigers reach section track finals
- Column: Cashing check would have netted more than writer intended
- Take a Bow: Graduates work hard to complete work
- Lanna S. Lunde, 55, San Jacinto, Calif.
- Francis D. Schmidthuber, 64, Emmons
- Memory of park service inspires Christensen
- Old Emmons church gets a new facelift
- Student stars
- Higher speed no cause for concern
Thursday, June 3
- Column: Felines find spot in most anti-cat hearts, if given a chance
- Editorial: Take the time to beautify Albert Lea
- Lanna Sue Lunde, 55, San Jacinto, Calif.
- Just north of the border
- Lions clubs to serve annual flight breakfast Sunday at the airport
- Tribune photo by Jeffrey J. Marmorstone.
- Enterprising pair raise $129 for pets
- Albert Lea student looks forward to new adventure
- Authority will buy property
Wednesday, June 2
- Committee hangs flowers, plans 'Curb Appeal' contest
- Death prompts request for stop arms at crossing
- Season ends for Larson, Stadheim
- Panthers go 0-2 in section tourney
- Missed opportunities cost Wolverines
- ALHS golf girls look to future
- Column: Misadventures in shopping the mega-superstore way
- Editorial: Celebrate safely this season of graduations
- Cornelius Roy Vanderploeg, 80, Hollandale
- Community development efficiencies considered
