Story archive for November 2004
Wednesday, Dec. 1
- ALHS boys drop season opener to defending state champ West
- Tigers rally past Huskies
- Ellingson, Tigers outscore Owatonna
- Guest column: HIV/AIDs is the bear at our door
- Column: Town of Bath has a rich and fascinating history
- Editorial: School district is fortunate to have foundation
- Late fall slows building permit activity
- Instruments not necessary
- Local events highlight AIDS health concern
- Ciota named medical center CEO
- Meth use has adverse health effects and could result in death
- Upset-minded ALHS girls fall 53-41 at West
Tuesday, Nov. 30
- Broken glass leads to man's arrest for possession of meth
- Tribune photo by Ann Austin.
- Heilman doing OK after war injury
- Vikes far from flawless, but finding ways to win
- Panthers 0-4 in tough tourney
- Minnesota No. 1 in college hockey
- G-E boys go 1-1 on opening weekend
- Elks hockey team rebounds quickly
- Column: It's Bill's library, but Hill's campaign
- Editorial: Snowmobilers should follow a few rules
- Donna L. Baley, 71, Glenville
- Dorothy Jane Rosenberg, 84, of Albert Lea
- Last day to register flood damage with FEMA is Monday, Dec. 6
- Foundation helps school and students
Monday, Nov. 29
- Editorial: Special bonding session is not a good idea
- Moss' presence boosts Vikings to win
- Ebersol survives plane crash; one son missing
- Tigers stun No. 2 Simley
- Guest Column: Meth has grasp on community
- Column: The war took away brutal suppression of women
- Dean L. Heiny, 78, Lake Mills, Iowa
- Red Cross seeks help for families
- Travelin' man
Sunday, Nov. 28
- Model Maniac
- Column: Wisconsin hunting incident unsettling
- Panthers' Hagen steps into the spotlight
- Boehmer, Bulldogs endure eventful volleyball season
- Column: Technology aside, need is real to gather
- Column: Editor's mailbag reveals readers' disagreement with decisions
- Harry L. Lee, 91, Ellendale
- Mary P. Ness, 66, Kellogg, Minn.
- Michael Henry Rhyner, 51, Rochester
- Harold Monroe Engebretson, 80, Albert Lea
- Richard Leonard Guenther, 76, Alden
- Book of memories now available in Albert Lea
- Local retailers kick into high gear
- Groups converge on committee to address water issues
- Treatment most successful when it centers on individual
- History Is... Old quilts bring back warm and cozy memories
- Life with the Dearmins on the frontier
Friday, Nov. 26
- Home for the holidays
- Matheson, relay 16th at state
- Tournament gets even tougher
- Column: Thanksgiving is for all people
- Opinion: Camp Algona, a local connection, and Nativity legacy
- Take a Bow: Generous souls who gave to benefits thanked
- A father fights to reclaim his daughter from meth addiction
- Cora J. Opdahl, 90, Albert Lea
- Darlene M. Morreim, 77, Minnesota Lake
- Fear not: snow will soon arrive
Thursday, Nov. 25
- Column: How one lucky turkey missed the Yuletide holidays
- A disconnect between NBA players, fans
- 2004 ALHS girls' soccer awards
- Editorial: Holiday traffic can be a killer drive safely
- Thanksgiving's main course a healthy choice
- Family thankful son's transplant went well
- Holiday weekend kicks off with cornucopia of events
- $35,000 raised in '03
Wednesday, Nov. 24
- Make holiday season less dangerous: don't let alcohol take over
- Albert Lea hockey girls edged at Rochester
- Albert Lea girls hold off New Ulm in season opener
- ALHS icemen top Waseca
- Column: Experiencing the best
- Column: Looking for things to be thankful for shouldn't be difficult
- Editorial: Count your blessings this holiday season
- Sophie Ann Steven, 79, Kiester
- Andrew Kingsmill Gavere, 49, Albert Lea
- Sharon E. Brandsoy, 47, of Austin
- Thanksgiving closings announced
- Book highlights memories of A.L. residents
- Police: Buckle up for safety
Tuesday, Nov. 23
- Decision: land rezoned
- Guest column: Attend your truth-in-taxation hearing
- Column: Some thoughts on President Bush's second term
- Sarah Lenore 'Sadie' Lawson, 92, Albert Lea
- Dale Eugene Jones, 79, Albert Lea
- Ronald Willard Kuethe, 67, Albert Lea
- Olive (Andersen) Werderitch, 88, Burlington, Wis.
- Sara Ann 'Sally' Butsch, 54, San Francisco, Calif.
- Meth Quiz
- Animals help students learn lessons
- County to look at changing hiring policy
- Meth: A rural epidemic
Monday, Nov. 22
- How we got our state bird
- Column: Specter no friend of the left or right, not even himself
- Couple turns house into a home
- Chemical Dependency Center helped user get clean
- Townships in excellent fiscal shape
- Deck the halls
Friday, Nov. 19
- Exotic flora
- Vikings looking for consistency on defense
- Tigers fall short at Rochester
- Editorial: Celebrate the power of children's books
- Column: Jeannette Rankin and her role in our state's herstory
- William John Bigelowf, 84, Albert Lea
- QWest gift helps frightened children in county
- New position will allow more services
- Creating family connections
- Rezoning rethought
Thursday, Nov. 18
- Students' 'Wall of Inspiration' receives award
- There are no local sports stories for today.
- Column: Art center ruse catches writer off-guard, allows memories to flow
- Larry E. Stanley, 60, Hayward
- Francis F. Frank Hebel, 92, Edina
- On the Road: Around a table
- At 50 percent, UW donations at same level as last year's
- Holiday season kicks off with annual wine tasting
- Port, watershed agree to preserve shoreline
Wednesday, Nov. 17
- Drug items confirm suspicion
- Tigers upend arch rivals
- Column: The future of public education
- Column: The art of chewing a chaw not lost on a young rookie
- Editorial: Give smoking a break quit for a day
- Agnes Marcella Isabelle Iverson, 87, Northwood, Iowa
- Nelson replaces Springborg as Freeborn County commissioner
- Delores Christina Virchow, 85, Northwood, Iowa
- New group formed to help flood victims
- Twito could be dubbed 'Don' of turkeys on league
- Cancer Society encourages smokers to quit for a day
Tuesday, Nov. 16
- Audit: District finances OK, but for how long?
- Wolves up close
- Albert Lea joins KSMQ TV board
- Community responds to needs of newcomer
- City and county discuss broadcast options
- Herman Casey H. Kleinschrodt, 85, Albert Lea
- Cora Petersen, 98, Albert Lea
- Editorial: Hospice provides compassion to families in the area
- Column: Peering through the political looking glass is much like a fairytale
- Column: College plans for legislative session
- Low hopes?
- Vikings confident they can stop slide
Monday, Nov. 15
- Rose Bowl to no bowl? Gophers look back on season gone sour
- Vikes fall short at Green Bay
- Another Opinion: Minnesota doing some things rights
- Column: Aluminum is highly recyclable and it saves money
- Michael Lynn Mike Spurr, 57, Hixton, Wis., and Albert Lea
- Marcella Ruth Claassen, 99, Alden
- Marilyn Joanne Brandt, 66, Albert Lea
- Lyle Alan Anderson, 59, Emmons
- Lyle Allen Hoyne, 66, Albert Lea
- Owning business culmination of longevity at Hallmark
- Benefit planned Friday, Nov. 19 for father diagnosed last year with double cancer
- Reader finds fulfillment helping children
- New father trades green for pink
- Marshall, Tracy-Milroy, Fosston claim state titles
Saturday, Nov. 13
- History Is: Memberships keep museum's doors open, history alive
- New mural inspires others to reminisce
- Nature's World: How that famous woodpecker got his start
- Column: Governor bags buck on opener
- Vikings edged in state semifinals
- Column: City must be sure development proposal is right fit for location
- Editorial: If you are able, share during holiday season
- Doris L. Schauer, 84, Wisconsin
- Adeline Jiroushek, 93, Ellendale
- Frederick W. Beiser, 83, Albert Lea
- Marcella R. Claassen, 99, Alden
- Benefit Friday for Matawan man
- Oakland man faces up to five years for meth possession
- Green Mill replaces brew-pub with banquet room
- Nelson to be sworn in Tuesday
- For safety's sake
Friday, Nov. 12
- Routine drill recovers no drugs
- Swimmers set sights on state
- Column: Sex education is failing our kids
- Column: A Medal of Honor hero ancestors from Freeborn County
- Take a bow: Businesses and students recognized
- Alfred Charles Sprenger, 84, Conger
- Chamber joins Grow Minnesota initiative
- Tomato shortage will continue for a few months
- Town hall meeting for flood victims is Nov. 18
- Conference inspires communication
Thursday, Nov. 11
- Behind enemy lines
- Timberwolves off to slow start
- Vikings find a kickoff specialist
- Gophers' seniors get one last shot
- A tale of two seasons
- Column: Democrats cannot give up their quest
- Column: College work experience brought first introduction with lutefisk
- Editorial: Smoking ban could become a reality statewide
- Vance Irvin Hill, 82, Albert Lea
- Jean Marie Ostley, 85, Albert Lea
- Jeffrey Irwin Bjornstad, 51, Albert Lea
- Green, green grass
- Holiday craft show begins Friday at Northbridge Mall
- Albert Lea's Detective Kohl honored at investigators' association conference
- Cuts require collaborative to seek help
Wednesday, Nov. 10
- Pilots test-fly new aircraft
- Wolves nipped by Pacers, 102-101
- Column: From fortune cookies to bedwetting, Batt answers readers questions
- Editorial: Teachers inspired involvement
- Holiday Safe and Sober campaign results in 77 traffic stops in Albert Lea
- Dogs hope to find a family who is crazy about them
- Forgery leads to arrest
- Troop 7 presents U.S. flag at national monument
Tuesday, Nov. 9
- Program takes more calculated approacahed to development
- Crosby, Bay named baseball's top rookies
- Vikes edged at Indianapolis
- Girls' hockey opener tonight
- Editorial: Meth must be eradicated in our city, county
- Agnes M. Jacobson, 92, Clarks Grove
- United Way collects Coats for Kids through Nov. 17
- Native plants at government center designed for beauty and ease-of-care
- High school production presents new perspective of familiar fairy tale
- Youthful poll participation
Monday, Nov. 8
- USC/AC girls finish a very good year
- Column: Losses aside, we get up and move on
- Column: Presidential candidates avoided most serious threat to America's future
- Ellis finds his calling
- Local farmers win national conservation award
- Providing false identity adds charges
Sunday, Nov. 7
- Editorial: Optimistic spirit is what will lead this community forward
- Margery J. Ozburn, 63, Des Plaines, Ill.
- Duane Brackey, 75, Lake Mills
- 35 years has changed mom-and-pop restaurant into grandma-and-grandpa business
- District 241 saves money with new conservation position
- Final results show options for future
- Tips for watching birds
- Six Schmitt siblings served in the Navy
- JV swimmers follow varsity's lead in Big Nine
- Changing seasons spur mixed emotions
- N-K pounds Postville in playoff opener
- Bucs stop Panthers, 32-6
- Editorial: Harvest heroes, athletes and moms' fundraising recognized
Friday, Nov. 5
- Hartland mayor's seat up in the air for a few hours
- Panthers fall in sub-section final
- Column: The work doesn't stop on election day
- Column: How Albert Lea is remembering veterans of the past and present
- Editorial: Exercise care driving during hunting season
- Council looks at rezoning land from residential to planned development Monday
- FEMA goes door-to-door to assess September's flood damage
- Springborg to resign from board
Thursday, Nov. 4
- Freeborn County cities elect mayors, councilors
- Column: Voters simply not into Kerry
- Column: We don't always agree on issues, but we are all Americans
- Editorial: Let's focus on best interests of county
- Suppers, concerts, plays on tap this weekend
- Trouble the order of the day in production of 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'
- Voters pass referendum
- Hollandale set to feed hundreds
Wednesday, Nov. 3
- Voter turnout tops 2000's 89 percent
- 3 Tigers earn Big 9 honors
- Column: Logic dictates whether to share nail clipper with fellow worker
- Editorial: Voter turnout through the roof in county
- Marsha Jean Behrends, 66, Albert Lea
- Adelia 'Dee' Harrison, 87, Albert Lea
- Band plays a different tune for seniors
- Glenville will serve liquor on Sundays
- With win, Eaton will continue work she started in first term
- Presidential suspense
Tuesday, Nov. 2
- State Representative, District 27A
- Vikings again among Iowa's elite
- Moss could miss Indianapolis game
- Column: Enrollment figures are not as alarming as they appear
- Another Opinion: Meth is the problem, not immigrants
- Rev. Herman Harm Gruis Jr., 73, Austin
- Lowell Edward Carlsen, 63, Madrid, Iowa
- Robert T. Rasmusson, 80, Portland, Oregon
- Glenville Sunday on-sale liquor license referendum
- Freeborn County district races
- U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Albert Lea city races
