Story archive for March 2004

Thursday, April 1

• Mitchel L. Berhow, 76, Oakland

• Helen (Syverson) Lambert, Hawaii

• Wisdom passed along during Communist era heeded over the years

• 12-and-under B girls take district title

• Conservation program designed to help reduce runoff

• Standards still need work, say teachers

• Annual rummage sale starts off the weekend

• Kids kick butts

• Education gets a resounding 'yes'

Wednesday, March 31

• Leland Almond Hoyt, 80, Albert Lea

• Until dead sink, community will smell fishy

• Farmland evolution continues

• Albert Lea junior crowned Jersey Queen

• Inspiring art

• Sales tax bill on 'A' list

• Hollandale hoops team 2nd in tourney

• Column: Disease testing available this season

• Column: Considering final earthly destination, why be in a hurry?

• Editorial: Kick Butts Day gives kids chance to fight tobacco

• Area deaths for Wednesday.

• James Franklin Jordan, 61, Licking, Mo.

• Roger Allen Flom, 47, Faribault

• Marvin G. Zimmerman, 79, Albert Lea

Tuesday, March 30

• Iowa referendum will allow schools to share tax money

• Panther boys take third at conference indoor meet

• NRHEG girls edged for first at Mankato

• 7th-grade girls 2nd in state

• Rebels sweep conference indoor meet

• Column: Focus remains for four key issues

• Column: Two little words sure have created a stir in the cultural pot

• Editorial: Healthy dose of paranoia could save a life

• Lillian Ethel Rayman, 97, Glenville

• Donna M. (Eisenbise) Light, 69, Wichita, Kan.

• Dorothea Ovedia Nelson Anderson, 86, Albert Lea

• Fountain Lake ice free Sunday

• ALHS student project 'TRUST' helps children deal with abuse

• 'Remember Radio' concert takes audience back in time

• Bidder be warned: Fraud on the rise

• No horsing around

Monday, March 29

• Family makes time for each other every day

• Grant crowned Freeborn County Dairy Princess

• Presence of pollution determined

• Eight Tigers garner Big Nine hockey honors

• JoAnn Mary Marlin, Albert Lea, 50

• Nicholas Martin Bernau, 25, Clarks Grove

Saturday, March 27

• Column: Lost dog serves as a reminder people are basically good

• Editorial: City policy on giving away money prudent

• Marguerite Prestholt, 91, Albert Lea

• Flahertys sentenced

• New cell phone business hopes remodeling will attract new customers

• Preserving buffalo a daunting task, but local taxidermist finds he's up to it

• Committee to hear testimony on local sales tax

• Program offers meaningful way for adults with physical, memory impairments to spend the day

• Family Ties

• Confessions of a craniac

• What's all the fuss about an official language?

• Bidding farewell to a family friend

• U-14 hockey girls end up 18-8-6

• Rankin named All-Big Nine

• Column: Clarke's criticism of Bush leaves us wondering about motives

• Column: Talk with kids about school day

Friday, March 26

• Council looks into Chamber loan

• A PeeWees finish strong, placing third in year-end Wings of Spring tournament

• Progress pleases coach of A-C B-squad girls

• Blades win two of three, take third at Mankato

• Schumaker earns character award

• Religion column: Malarky about angels

• Column: Listing the assets and needs of Hartland

• Editorial: Take a bow, Haney, Lions Middle School recognized

• Geraldine E. Hansen, 70, formerly of Faribault and Albert Lea

• Elaine Chavez, Albert Lea, 77

• 'Star Spangled Girl' is a fun flashback to the '60s

• One-woman show takes takes touching, funny look at cancer

• Albert Listens results still being compiled by planning firm

• Oil leak posed no environmental hazard, says DNR

• Duct work, wiring and sprinkler installation completed

Thursday, March 25

• A Squirts White hockey team avenges losses to arch-rival Austin

• Column: What was considered evil at one time, now acceptable

• Elaine Gladys Benesh, 80, Owatonna

• Kee Theater continues to give back to community

• Area calendar: Festival of Arts tops list of city's weekend events

• Building demolition policy comes scrutinized by council

• Zone created to provide more options for potential developers

• Velocity culvert may control carp

• Applications accepted for elite camp

Wednesday, March 24

• Billboards tout support of Sparks' 25-year tenure

• Haney named Teacher of the Year

• An era ends

• Four Tigers named all-conference for girls' hockey

• Column: Batt offers sage wittisms for the times we live in

• With spring's arrival, clean up after pets

• Kenneth Harry Peterson

• David L. Diaz, 51, Albert Lea

• David Joel Forsyth, 53, Portland, Maine

• Young tabby likes dogs, wants a home

• Commissioners agree on county ditch repair

Tuesday, March 23

• Manpower estimates employment growth

• Glenville grad joins state softball hall of fame

• Defense does it for 8th-grade girls

• 14-and-under girls face strong foes

• This year's budget-balancing plans mask mess we'll be in next year

• Editorial: Hiring additional agent should be approved

• Meth use a community problem

• Plan requires new corporate tax formula

• Albert Lea High School's 'Ahlahasa' earns national recognition, brings home Silver Crown

Monday, March 22

• Spring is manifesting some messy remainders

• Panthers finish 4th at state

• Column: C-Span works because power principal at work was simple

• Gladys F. Buringa, 90, Austin

• Court services office seeks new agent

• Local monument could ignite controversy

Saturday, March 20

• Bill would prohibit bullying

• Smell of spring is unmistakable

• The streak ends

• Panthers hit Breck wall

• Column: Do Minnesotans really join hands through paying taxes?

• Column: Rummage sale stress strains loving relationship to the breaking point

• Editorial: Minnesota needs to get on .08 wagon

• Esther (Mrs. William) Rasmussen, 88, Alden

• Joan R. Cerny, 60, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

• Boats sell year-around

• In pursuit of education

• Best-kept secret

• Famous bishop started local church

• Albert Lea Community Theatre to open Neil Simon comedy

Friday, March 19

• A fistful of firsts

• Column: Christianity is about community

• Column: Getting the route right for the Wilson Highway

• Editorial: Daffodil Days organizers top the list this week

• Quilting classes popular with stitchers

• State to fund Freeborn County District Court

• Arends building one of best library locations

• Reichow sentenced to 22 years

• Officers train for all situations during annual classes

Thursday, March 18

• Final charge against Prinzing dropped

• Big Nine champ Austin falls in state tourney

• Panthers prevail at state

• Column: Readers send along Ring Tum Diddy recipes

• A family affair

• Gladys Rebecca Barton, 94, Austin

• Harry Albert Vander Horst, 92, Albert Lea

• Singing event to raise money for show choir

• Students to perform comedy

• Lakeview construction will include Hatch Bridge work

Wednesday, March 17

• Meth lab cleanup costly for county

• Column: Curious readers question lutefisk, population of Twin Cities, crop circles

• Editorial: Phy. ed. crucial part of learning day for kids

• Baseball boosters believe banners could improve game attendance

• Grants would benefit local library, but are difficult to obtain

• Woodside, Thorn make all-conference

Tuesday, March 16

• Column: Bills of interest pass through channels

• Students remind soldiers of support on the homefront

• Kaphers seeks Dorman's House seat this year

• Donna Jean Wayne Afra, 81, Saratoga, Calif

• Francis D. Curtin, 75, Stewartville and Austin

• Roy W. DeVries, 89, Stayton, Ore.,and Hollandale

• Ronald S. Flo, 81, Kensett, Iowa

• Editorial: Time for development of land is now

• Column: Pharmacist protection bill, others advance

• NRHEG boys finish second in sub-section

Monday, March 15

• All in all, state was great

• County to take another look at supporting sales-tax increase

• Inadequate firepower put sheriff's deputies in danger

• Tigers fall to Faribault

Sunday, March 14

• State appearance provides boost for Albert Lea hockey

• NRHEG girls' basketball team claims Section 2AA crown

• Column: College working to help meet demands for health-care workers

• Column: Readers care about what they read in their newspaper

• Editorial: Chamber move would provide needed visibility

• Catherine F. Hofbauer, 49, Albert Lea

• Charles J. Herrmann, 90, Winnebago

• Arlean S. (Nelson) Bennett, 79, South St. Paul

• Expressions' newest technology just in time for summer

• Albert Lea-related bills begin moving through Legislature

• Legalities keep hockey tourney off local cable

• Special effort will ensure that future generations can enjoy their heritage

• Those forgotten lower level basement entries

• Figure skating club gears up for annual show

• 'Winged Migration' is visual poetry

• B-squad girls top Rochester Mayo, end home season on positive note

• Ducks Unlimited benefits more than hunters

• NRHEG boys defeat USC in sub-section quarterfinals, 55-50

Friday, March 12

• Tigers win to play another day

• Nystrom notches 500th career victory

• Recycling designed to be easy

• For some folks the television will always be silent

• Wells Fargo, Kiwanis help community

• Edwin Samuel Matz, 84, Hayward

• Martin A. Teig, 100, Albert Lea

• Janet Helen Niebuhr, 78, Alden

• Cowboy code of ethics designed to build character

• Chamber may gain visibility

• Parents see benefits of all-day kindergarten

Thursday, March 11

• ALHS basketball boys top Austin

• ALHS boys' hockey team falls in opening state tourney game

• Column: Who marries whom is really none of our business, is it?

• Doris L. Broitzman, Northwood, Iowa, 78

• In unique exchange program, officials experience job in anothercommunity

• Artist finds inspiration in subjects' feelings, emotions

• Weekend update: Traders' show largest and longest-running

• Nielsen often provides a listening ear to students

• Sustainable farming focus of Association's meeting

• New manager, council agree on contract

Wednesday, March 10

• Walgreens offer refused by council

• Township turnout mostly typical

• NRHEG boys advance to sub-section semifinals

• Column: Preparation for fall over Niagara takes a downhill turn

• Editorial: Reading to kids begins at home, but extends out

• Norris Clinton Hamborg, 80, Albert Lea

• Dorothy Ann Ratigan, 84, Wells

• James P. Schoen, 51, Freeborn

• Mike Dassenko, 93, St. Louis, Mo.

• Electric barrier option out for carp control

Tuesday, March 9

• Blinking lights beckon calls

• Jobless rate stagnant

• Panthers take sub-section title

• Column:Rights of one shouldn't infringe on rights of another

• Editorial: Support for troops must be ongoing

• Arthur Van Horn, 78, Wells

• Otho L. Gardner, Albert Lea and Rochester, 81

• Postal Service offers free packaging supplies to families of U.S. military troops

• Students receive much more than lesson

Monday, March 8

• Harold Duane Ranum, 60, Walters

• NRHEG wrestlers finish fourth

• A dream fulfilled

• Season ends for ALHS girls' basketball

• Swimmers fifth in state meet

• Tigers bring home bronze

• Presidential hopefuls asked to solve country's problems in 15 seconds

• Philip E. Lorenz, 69, Alden

• Marvin James Egerdal, 80, Albert Lea

• Paul Myron Lee, 91, Clarks Grove

• People pack Armory to say goodbye to troops

Saturday, March 6

• Art center exhibit pays tribute to works of local students

• Four swimmers, all three relays reach state finals

• Albert Lea basketball boys fall at Rochester

• No. 1 Apple Valley humbles ALHS wrestlers

• At last, a trip to state

• Column: City would benefit with civility

• Muskie: Minnesota's ultimate game fish

• Community poised on brink of greatness what's the holdup?

• Take a bow: Students give back to their community

• Charlene Rae (Whitman) Jensen, 66, Mason City, Iowa

• Jerry Dean Urschitz, 60, Hollandale

• Jerry Dean Christenson, 62, Albert Lea

• Donald Dean Williamson, 78, Glenville

• Preview: Township Elections

• Highway department relocates to new offices

• Past bills resurrected this session

• Wheelchair cushion company attracts overseas customers

• Photos prove existence of the 'lost murals'

• Nature's World: Colors of spring

Friday, March 5

• Talamantes pleads guilty to aggravated robbery

• Wrestling results

• ALHS girls upset Waseca

• Panthers reach state semifinals

• Tigers roll in opening round

• Religion column: Rector of Russian seminary visits Grace Lutheran

• Column: Trying to cope with the d-factor for television viewing

• Editorial: Opportunities to help hungry families abound

• Larry N. Oakland of Glenville

• Richard A. Bush, 84, Redmond, Wash.,

• Racino would benefit ag, economy

• Semis have difficulty navigating slippery slope

Thursday, March 4

• Area deaths for Thursday.

• Register by March 19 for Youth First

• B PeeWees reach region tourney

• Opinion: Jury of peers not always the best way to judge innocence

• Sylvan P. Lewis, 97, Cartersville, Ga.

• Couple transforms building into 'upscale' restaurant

• Kids will display science fair projects Saturday at Northbridge Mall

• Freeborn County agrees on Rule 19 wording

• Fate of tax bill up in the air

• Winning attitude spans generations

Wednesday, March 3

• Democratic caucus: Kerry wins in Albert Lea

• NRHEG girls cruise to sub-section win

• Registrations accepted through March 19 for Youth First sports

• Tigersharks qualify 25 for state

• JV wrestlers dominate final Big Nine tourney

• March Madness gets early start

• Column: As adults, we are repeating what we swore we'd never to repeat

• Mervel O. Nelson, 65

• Mock caucus introduces students to election process

• Republican caucus: Resolutions cover marriage, health care

Tuesday, March 2

• Week of activities highlight significance of FFA leadership lessons

• It's deja vu for Cyr, NRHEG wrestlers

• G-E boys win in sub-section

• Column:Ag census brings surprises

• Column: Lien law change should not be retroactive

• Edward A. Westland Jr., 73, Albert Lea

• Patricia Asher Treasure , 67, Colorado

• Melvern L. (Pat) Conley, 80, Albert Lea

• Elizabeth Mary Anderson, 82, Albert Lea

• JOBZ helps company relocate to Albert Lea

Monday, March 1

• Beulah M. Joel, 84, Albert Lea

• Prep sports

• Eight area wrestlers advance to Class A state tournament

• Albert Lea hockey boys advance to section final

• Gladys T. Lund, 87, Albert Lea

• Seven ALHS wrestlers reach state

• ALHS swimmers attain goals in Section 1A meet

• Column: 'Minnesota Fair' bill strives to eliminate winners, losers

• Editorial: Attend a caucus this Tuesday and make a difference

• Junior Friends of the Library promote youth involvement