Story archive for May 2004

Tuesday, June 1

• City to expand mosquito control efforts

• Wallace E. "Wally" Lunning, Albert Lea, 74

• Willard Bill Schallock, 82, Albert Lea

• Spanish offers uniqueness for school

• Citizens can explore new courthouse

Monday, May 31

• Vietnam vet remembers comrades with pride

• Ready to roll

• I-90 A's follow road to victory

• Guest column: From WMD to Abu Ghraib prison scandal, U.S. has lost credibility

• A man of the land

• Flag etiquette more important than ever

Saturday, May 29

• Puttin' on the green

• Dream job

• Book leads vacationers across Minnesota

• Comrades remembered

• Emmons Legion honors veterans in seven cemeteries

• Nature's World: Extinction should frighten us all

• Fishing are biting despite wet weather

• NRHEG advances nine boys, 15 girls to section track meet

• Rebels sweep sub-section track meet

• Tiger duo finishes third in section

• 2 steps up

• Storm chasers are simply a crazy lot

• Take a bow: Fountains required great many volunteers

• Patrick Jerome Smith, 57, Waynesville, Mo.

• Kenneth Ilert Morreim, 79, Albert Lea

• Alice Obedia Underland, 91, Owatonna

Friday, May 28

• Camp keeps kids busy for summer

• Losses to Mayo, Winona end ALHS softball season

• ALHS golf girls advance in section

• Stadheim, Larson stay alive in section

• Wolverines avoid another upset

• Across the pastor's desk

• Celebrating the centennial of Glenn Miller's birth

• Editorial: Pay attention to the road during holiday

• Watershed board keeps members

• County questions value of replacing rumble strips

• Buy-n-Save will close by mid-June

• Injured owl finds friends

Thursday, May 27

• Old lake fountain has a new home

• Column: How our family once saved a residence doomed for condemnation

• Nellie R. Peterson, 93, Albert Lea

• For the love of computers

• Big Wu Family Reunion draws lots of people, has plenty of food, fun and music this weekend

• Scooter fancies new friends

• Smoking topic still brewing

Wednesday, May 26

• Dorothy Christenson Tragethon, 91, Albert Lea

• Tigers' Holt, Bohrnstedt extend season

• Wolverines stunned in sub-section

• Here it is: the latest news according to Hartland Harold

• Local National Guard Unit to be sent to Afghanistan

• SoyMor approved by board

• Bus pass for kids

• Long-term care insurance could lower future costs

Tuesday, May 25

• Coleman: State, country see 'great partisan divide'

• Tigers 5th in Big Nine tourney, 4th overall

• ALHS golf girls 7th in Big Nine tourney

• Alden-Conger team takes first place in state

• Jessie Sylvia (Fowler) Stilley, Fairfax, Okla., 87

• Running with kangaroos

• Gutknecht to visit Eggs and Issues

Monday, May 24

• Phyllis M. Bennett, Albert Lea, 82

• Public gets first input at meetings

• USC/AC track girls fourth in True Team

• Partisanship reaches new heights

• Glenn M. Bertelson, Albert Lea, 89

• Military career gave Engen love for Japanese

Sunday, May 23

• Grandma creates handmade dollhouse

• USC/AC boys 2nd in Gopher Conference

• NRHEG track girls third in conference meet

• Again it's people, not fish, that make it special

• NRHEG boys third in Gopher Conference meet

• Rebels stop Panthers' run

• Financial column: Are biweekly mortgage payments right for you?

• Column: Conservation practices ensure quality of soil

• Column: Some things in life should remain a surprise

• Editorial: Decide early to avoid drinking and driving

• Edward C. Osmundson, 73, rural Winnebago

• Chris P. Peterson, 92, Wells

• Leo A. Hefner, Albert Lea, 87

• Roy Palmer Walton, Las Vegas, Nev,. formerly of Glenville, 81

• Most big legislative issues left undecided

• Local workers honored for workplace safety

• Behrends forsees winds of change

• Commissioners look at ways to add more parking

• It's alnost rock'n'roll time again

• Search for warblers worth it

• Reminders of the creamery era

Friday, May 21

• Still spry at 99, Wolfe continues card playing

• Baseball Tigers' lone error a costly one

• Glenville-Emmons breaks it open late

• Softball Tigers upended 8-2 by Austin

• Column: Same-sex marriage redefines institution

• Column: LeRoy Gaarder left a legacy of creative artistry

• Take a bow: Company goes beyond what's required of it

• Dorothy Jean Birdsey, 78, Albert Lea

• Paul Elsworth Oftedahl, 79, Albert Lea

• Ophelia L. Munson, 92, Rochester

• Lois Marie Riebe, 74, Jackson, Calif.

• Mediation brings county, law enforcement together in negotiations

• Making do

Thursday, May 20

• House is billboard of protest

• Osterman reaches elusive 800 milestone

• Column: Gridlock could have been avoided

• Column: Killing doves, prisoner mistreatment parallels apparent

• Irwin John Volkman, 89, Albert Lea

• Father and son smooth out uneven flooring

• More than blood

• Intoxicated driver charged with homicide

• Look, listen and live

Wednesday, May 19

• Zone change approved by Albert Lea School Board

• G-E softball squad plays tough against SEC champs

• ALHS girls' track team faces fast foes at Owatonna

• ALHS track boys win the battle for third

• Wolverines rebound from first loss

• Baseball Tigers nipped at Austin

• Guest column: U.S. has completed its war mission

• Column: Hand-built canoe proves to be more than a labor of love

• Editorial: Poppies show appreciation for war veterans

• Glenn Howard Shaunce

• Nathaniel Tannie Henry Ohnstad

• Legislators: Session was 'frustrating'

• Veterans remembered with flowers

• For the love of trees

Tuesday, May 18

• Dedication scheduled Saturday

• Upset-minded Tigers fall in section

• Al Loach, 74, formerly of Chicago, Ill.

• Henry L. Ladlie, 93, Albert Lea

• Mabel E. Doyle, 91, Conger

• Beautification efforts take a front seat

• Albert Lea Listens outlines work to do

• Sampling of Adams' prints on display at Albert Lea City Center

• Diversity welcomed in student motif

• Sex ed bills polar opposites

Monday, May 17

• Versatility brings flavor to law practice

• ALHS softball team drops two at Mankato East

• Tiger track girls 6th in True Team Section 2A

• Tigers play well in Big Nine tennis tourney

• Albert Lea boys 6th in True Team track meet

• Ruth Margaret Van Deer, 89, formerly of Alden

• Mounds for sale

• Mabel E. Doyle, of Conger

• Millions of fry to fill lakes

Sunday, May 16

• College experience spans generations

• Collector to showcase dolls of the world at museum program

• Why not declare an 'Oriole Day'?

• Freeborn County's golden age of creameries

• Lake Mills company surpasses environmental requirements

• Session ends; more bills become laws

• Fifth-graders take a trip back in time

• Bertha Olive Nelson, 86, Roseville, formerly of Austin

• Clinton L. Schneider, 86, Rondo Beach, Calif

• Editorial: Take a bow: Postal workers collect food for hungry

• Column: New feature seeks reader response

• Riverland celebrates year's successes

• A big payday on Lake Pepin

• Duck stamp award a source of family pride

• 9th-graders 2nd in state

• Check out these fun Barbie-related facts

Friday, May 14

• Tennis Tigers edged by Rochester JM

• Back on track

• Column: A second salute to the music man of Wells takes the form of a musical

• Editorial: Wave or smile at officers to show support

• Roger Hallum, 75, Albert Lea

• Emma M. Schrader, 93, Wells

• Generosity takes resident by surprise

• Auction proceeds will give hope to other charities

• Small schools adapt to reductions

• Softball Tigers have a rough night at Austin

• USC/A-C track girls advance to state

Thursday, May 13

• Hobbies fill weekend

• Student wins trip to D.C.

• A good season for walleye

• Chamber officials: We're not moving

• Maas Schlolarships go to Elseth, Wilke

• Summer athletic camps set

• Column: Freedom of summer vacation, childhood unparalleled today

• Editorial: Legislators better agree to get work done

• Z. Ruth Rasmusson, 79, Emmons

• Arlen G. Ditlevson, 62, Conger

• Christopher 0. Engebretson, 93, Kiester

• Sheldon Jerome Lundgren, 77

• School inspires ideas for use

• National Police Week celebrates accomplishments of officers

Wednesday, May 12

• Jabba wants you to scratch her chin

• Rochester Century capitalizes on walks, tops baseball Tigers 11-0

• Powerful Mayo shuts out ALHS tennis boys

• ALHS track girls second at Mankato

• Softball Tigers rally past Century

• Albert Lea track boys top field at Hammer

• Column: Heroes are regular people responding to irregular circumstances

• Editorial: Kids need all available info to prevent STDs

• Werner Willard Bangert, 81

• Committee wants to keep public aware of cuts

• Property financing scrutinized

• 'Albert Lea Live' showcases comedy

• Bridge chosen over culvert at Hatch Bridge site

• Pawlenty upset over lack of action

Tuesday, May 11

• Inspired imagination

• ALHS girls' golf team takes second in Winona triangular

• Rebels face tough competition at Fairmont

• Softball Wolverines win easily

• Another win for Wolverines

• Column: City responds to listening sessions

• Column: Pace hectic as Legislature heads into final week

• Editorial: The U.S. should be held to a higher standard

• Virginia Carvel 'Jean' Olson, 95, New Richland

• Blake Allen Davis, 34, Belle Plaine, Minn.

• Paul Overgaard and Lyle Helms honored by Elks

• Verdoorn's service to the Elks, other organizations recognized by fraternal club

• District increases substitute salary

• Petrol prices drain wallets

Monday, May 10

• Vivian M. Nelson, 88

• Baseball Tigers edged at Fairmont

• Farmland rock mix could go up for sale

• Spring brings out other vehicles

• Behind the machine

Saturday, May 8

• An overlooked aspect of old grocery stores

• Moms rejoice, the opener is next week for a change

• Slow-pitch team earns berth in world tourney

• Rebels run away with first place at Mapleton Invitational

• Wolerines have no problem at Houston

• Softball Knights aim to peak at right time

• Column: County offers disposal of hazardous waste

• Column: Moms have special attributes we remember into adulthood

• Bernice Burshem, 82, Owatonna

• Goodbye, Project Charlie

• Salvation Army hopes new store will attract new customers

• Courthouse project taking definite shape

• Governor vetoes first bill of year

• First-grade 'grandma' named citizen of year

• How do we say thank you?

• Longtime trumpet player to serve as Festival of Bands grand marshal

Friday, May 7

• Police, business owners look for parking solution

• ALHS boys' golf team falls to JM, Faribault

• Albert Lea tennis boys upended at Austin

• Winona takes two from baseball Tigers

• Softball Tigers drop pair of 3-1 games to Winona

• Pastor's column: Who is your mom?

• Column: The first tribute for the music man of Wells

• Editorial: ACS bike riders raise money to fight cancer

• Theodore 'Ted' Sterrenberg, Thompson, Iowa

• Rozella Rosie Pedersen, Alden, 86.

• All-school reunion brings residents back home

• New homes dominate building permits

• Six seconds of fame: Local celebrities promote small-town life

• Baker enjoying team approach to ministry

Thursday, May 6

• Column:Struggling reporter finally finds need for inexpensive car

• Camps have openings

• Guest column: Hearing set for watershed rules

• Laurel E. Hendrickson, 66, Albert Lea

Wednesday, May 5

• Schools, WIC milk costs will remain the same

• ALHS track boys score 48 at Austin

• Baseball Tigers can't stop Huskies

• Softball Tigers keep it close at Owatonna

• Albert Lea track girls second in triangular

• Tennis Tigers fall to Mankato East

• Column: Life's niggling little questions addressed Batt-style

• Editorial: Teachers are community heroes

• Arthur Robert Brown, 82, Albert Lea

• Recycling garbage saves residents money and helps the environment

• Former school 'still solid'

• Preparation class offered for pre-K kids

• Celebration of service

Tuesday, May 4

• Irene E. Schreiber, 97, Minneapolis

• Softball Wolverines split with Lyle/Pacelli

• Baseball Wolverines continue to connect

• Panthers edged by Loyola

• Vision begets vision; city in a good 'catch 22'

• Dean H. Hummer, age 80, of Kiester

• Virgil J. DeBoef, 77, Grinnell, Iowa

• Duane Dewey Wolden, Albert Lea, 74

• High school senior could graduate from college at 20, law school at 23

• Student test scores improve with new focus

• 'Listens' results are in

• Milk could rise 60 cents a gallon

Monday, May 3

• On the beaten path

• City first to use turbines

• Openings remain for summer sports camps

• Fourth-place Panther girls miss first by just 17 points

• Rebel tracksters 4th, 7th in Lions meet

• NRHEG boys take first at Janesville

• ALHS track boys 8th at Rosemount

• Column: Kerry's patriotism should be under microscope

• Column: The good, the bad and the ugly bills

• Reuben E. Hansen, 92, Ellendale

Saturday, May 1

• Kenneth Gulbrandson, 78, East Gull Lake

• Scott Christopher Kach, 21, Albert Lea

• Apple reflects teacher's dedication

• Albert Lea Community Theatre's youth show is the story of love, faith, courage, giving and good's triumph over evil

• Donald P. Stencel, 74, Rochester

• Richard Walter Wacholz, 68, Stewartville

• WordAlone president to speak at meeting

• Man dies in motorcycle accident

• Governor signs bills for small cities, schools

• New Conger Meat Market owners won't change a thing

• Column: When dinner was supper, and lunch was king

• 'Addington's Army' rewarded with a season worth savoring

• Baseball Tigers swept by West

• Nature's World: Backyard birding best

• Area street names show diversity

• A tough act to follow

• Column: Cold war didn't prepare candidates

• Column: Preserving history of a community starts with preserving buildings

• Take a Bow: Nine-year-old recognized for her courage