Story archive for September 2004

Friday, Oct. 1

• Absentee voter rules explained

• Volleyball Tigers drop 3-0 match to Faribault

• JV girls fill in for tennis Tigers at Century

• Rebels fall to Waseca

• ALHS soccer squads swept by Winona

• Organizers of several events are recognized

• Column: The Community Magazine and its many columnists

• Arlyn Jake Jacobson, 70, Albert Lea

• Herman Myre, 88, Albert Lea

• County commissioner candidate says he's putting the past behind him

• Flood from another year inspires Grace women to organize popular salad luncheon

• First American pastime makes appearance at rendezvous

Thursday, Sept. 30

• Pawlenty seeks disaster relief from Bush

• Column: Lack of conviction what makes some people uncomfortable

• Joanne Frances Blein Murnane, 82, Hastings

• Scottish dancers step up to entertain

• Great White performs, Rendezvous opens to public

• Schwab wins civil suit over political sign

• New Ulm Battery adds big bang to Rendezvous

Wednesday, Sept. 29

• Editorial: Pawlenty's goal good news for state's farmers

• Albert Lea tennis girls fall 6-1 at JM

• Volleyball Tigers swept by USC

• G-E spikers get back on winning track

• Column: Answers only Al could give to your questions on life

• Olai Underland Jr., 71, Ellendale

• Marie Dorothy Lamoreux, 91

• Tammy Jo Dreyling, 43, Albert Lea

• Hazel Ruth Varner Van Wilgen Anderson, 88, Hollandale

• Kitten waiting to find home with 'royal' family

• Myrtle fire department receives $43,000 grant from Homeland Security to provide services

• Glimpse of history

• School struggles with city tax

Tuesday, Sept. 28

• Evans, Horejsi crowned royalty

• Lake Mills foursome wins tourney at Rice Lake

• Rebels take title at Truman

• Tigers second in tourney

• Column: Polishing our relationships enhances our own strengths

• Editorial: We are but one flood from needing help

• Roy Robert 'Bob' Loos, 77, Albert Lea

• Hazel Ruth Varner Van Wilgen Anderson, 88, Albert Lea

• T.I.D.E. gives students a choice

• Take a step back in time this weekend

• 671 local residences damaged by flooding

Monday, Sept. 27

• No more floating with new check law

• Rebel boys fourth at Princeton

• Column: Differences prove more than relevant

• Column: Kerry paints Bush as less than honest, but not a liar

• Esther Bertha Hansen, 94, Austin

• Arc helps family with challenges of Down syndrome child

• Years in school cafeteria memorable for reader

Saturday, Sept. 25

• History Is... History is people, just like you and me

• Column: Challenge of fall fishing can hold great rewards

• Panthers struggle in red zone while falling to GFW

• Albert Lea soccer boys blank Loyola

• Football Tigers come up short at Century

• Home sweet homecoming

• Column: Publisher's departure a blow for staff and community

• Hall presents his last radio show

• Take a Bow: Thanks to all who have stepped up to help with flood

• Bruce Richard Vasquez, 1 month, Albertville

• Lutheran Disaster Relief team in Albert Lea, county

• Farmers wait anxiously

• City's pollution prevention awarded

• Couple opens Taco King in Albert Lea

• Nature's World: Hold each moment of fall sacred

Friday, Sept. 24

• Grant will help train District 241 staff to better use school technology

• Swimmers defeat St. Peter

• Column: LGA cuts hurt economic development

• Column: Those fading memories of The Community Magazine

• Editorial: Helping one another is returned tenfold

• Ruth R. Blondie Trytten, 75, Mason City, Iowa

• Rev. J. Carlton Forshee, 88, Woodland, Minn.

• Good Samaritan Center incorporates computer program to life at home

• Sewage pumped into lake; public safety at stake

• FEMA assesses flood damage

• A taste of Jamaica

Thursday, Sept. 23

• School levy almost unnoticeable

• Column: Books given place of honor on steps means more than those on shelves

• Esther E. Vogelsang, 92, Wells

• Jewelry artist to demonstrate craft

• Bluegrass festival hosts Frank Ray, Dick Kimmel, Highway Home, others

• Flooding could be averted with initiative

• ALMC's Global Health Conference features speakers from three countries most affected by HIV/AIDS

Wednesday, Sept. 22

• Editorial: Safety message is paying off for state residents

• George Wilhelm Schmidt, 86, Wells

• Helmer Harold Brandt, 81, Hayward

• Flooded ditches may need repair; report any damage

• Soldiers home again

• FEMA assessing damage today

• Making time for flood victims

• Hollandale looks to future

• Lake Mills spikers top Forest City

• RunningRebels roll at Windom

• ALHS soccer boys improve despite loss

• Tennis Tigers fall 6-1 to Austin

• Why shakeup won't save Kerry

• Guest column: With world borders getting smaller, global health a critical topic

Tuesday, Sept. 21

• Biking for tuition

• Column: Claim political labels are handed down through human genes is dubious

• Lillian Christian, 88, Albert Lea

• Lester James Christensen, 88, Alden

• Albert Lea man charged in Austin murder

• Juvenile among four arrested in meth bust

• Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay

Monday, Sept. 20

• Watershed supports retention ponds

• Rebels first, second at Maple River Invitational

• Tennis Tigers drop two at Blue Earth

• Column: Remember military soldiers, families

• Column: Public finds options to extreme liberal media with upstart networks

• Joan June Carlson, 71, Hollandale

• Catholic Charities offers help, hope to pregnant women

• Faith in action

• Flood water poses health hazard in A.L.

• Safety checks

Sunday, Sept. 19

• Biennial tour raises money for scholarships

• Bulldogs blast Rockford

• Turnovers cost Rebels against MCW

• Wolverines humble Houston, 38-14

• Panthers avenge tough loss to MVL

• Tigers take it to Winona

• Column: Water levels differ greatly from southern to northern Minnesota

• National ID system part of future

• News people love their jobs, criticism aside, because they care

• Take a Bow: More flood assistance recognized

• Myron Oscar Ruffridge, 90, Northwood, Iowa

• Katrina K. Blouin, 34, Ashville, N.C.

• Lucille O'Daffer, 92, Albert Lea

• Isotonic entrepreneurs

• 'Breakfast with Champions'

• Community comes together to help flood victims

• Federal officials assessing damage

• Farmers already concerned about crops, hit hard by flood

Friday, Sept. 17

• Porter: 'I want to do my best to keep the party going'

• ALHS spikers fall to Winona

• Tennis Tigers swept at Mankato East

• Column: Cookie-cutter counties and a few map mistakes aren't unusual

• Take a bow: Athletes, Glenville commended

• Virgetta Rose King, 65, Albert Lea

• Virgel R. Johnson, 91, New Richland

• Coming home

• State of emergency declared

• Hollandales' flood plight

• Lake cleanup canceled

• City votes to rebid Hatch Bridge work

Thursday, Sept. 16

• Aftermath of flooding

• Roads have been closed due to dangerous conditions. Residents are asked to avoid the following areas:

• Record rainfall makes for one of wettest days

• Dorman, Kaphers roll up sleeves for general election

• Receding waters won't dampen weekend events

• Creighton Allen Hagen, 80, Albert Lea

• David George Scherb, 85, Kiester

• Martha Egeness, 92, Bricelyn

• Oliver Morin, 82, Albert Lea

• Take a Bow: Community response deseves credit

• Reunion planned for 1989 ALHS football team

Wednesday, Sept. 15

• The road less traveled

• USC spikers top Austin.

• Local wrestlers take top honors at Luther camp

• Column: Sunday church suit raises suspision when worn on Saturday

• Edna D. Marxen, 88, Golden Valley

• Jane Foster, 96, Crawfordsville, Ind.

• Leland D. Ackland, 91, St. Paul

• Joshua James Medd, 24, Albert Lea

• Kenneth O. Monson, 82, Emmons

• Heavy rain washes out more than election turnout

• Behrends wins primary

• Mathiason gets another shot at seat

• Incumbent Springborg unseated; Shoff, Nelson advance to November election

• Former rivals square off

Tuesday, Sept. 14

• Levy remains about the same as 2000

• ALHS soccer boys drop 3-1 game at Rochester

• USC/AC cross country teams first, fourth at Montgomery Invitational

• Albert Lea soccer girls edged by Mayo, 2-1

• Knights rally past Wolverines

• Tennis Tigers knock off Faribault

• Column: Hazard waste collection benefits residents, environment

• Editorial: Your vote matters in today's primary

• Shirley L. Schwarz, 69, Hartland

• County board considers crafting safety policy for intersections

• Legion helps schools by providing diabetic supplies

• Glenville erects new playground

Monday, Sept. 13

• Albert Lea CC teams 13th, 14th at Faribault

• ALHS soccer boys take tourney title

• Column: Parent involvement is critical to your child's success

• Gloria V. Grinolds, 76, Albert Lea

• Mabel N. Lewis, 89, Albert Lea

• Bette Louis Brown, Vancouver, Wash.

• Loretta D. Hartman, 86, Albert Lea

• Youth takes to the track

• Life is a carnival

• Troop support day planned in Albert Lea

• Library card connects kids with fun

Sunday, Sept. 12

• Walk through Graceland revives the past

• Panthers win big

• Volleyball Tigers fall to Owatonna

• Vikings blow out Bulldogs

• Owatonna overpowers football Tigers

• Development, diversity and residents praised

• Column: Design Team works with community to create vision, action plan

• Soccer girls keep it close against Century

• Clarice E. Malepsy, 74, Medford, Oregon

• Youth theatre offers '12 Dancing Princesses'

• Bike club rides in memory of veterans

• Sales tax may not be only option

• Ribbon cut for Quality Pork

• Tubbs can't say enough about great Scouting experiences

• History, museum fit into whole package of Albert Lea's future

• Fall's a good time to resume feeding the birds

Friday, Sept. 10

• Water plan requires updating

• $515,000 goal benefits 18 area agencies

• Breuer leads Riverland to victory in golf invitational

• Swimmers win again

• Tigers lose more than meet

• Column: Those missing parts of Iowa's border counties explored

• Editorial: Riverland's diversity efforts applauded

• James C. Toft, 74, Albert Lea

• Write a note thanking teachers for dedication

• Trinity's Altar Guild celebrates milestone

• Haren runs for president

Thursday, Sept. 9

• Grant helps Riverland continue diversity training

• County approves levy

• Column: Bush really hasn't accomplished what he thinks he has

• Festival brings yesteryear to life

• Mall hosts one-stop shopping Saturday

• Commissioners approve land sale to DNR

Wednesday, Sept. 8

• Verna Tysver, 78, Albert Lea

• Soccer girls drop Big Nine opener

• Swimmers cruise at Owatonna

• Volleyball Tigers swept by Waseca

• Column: Bush's decisions are the problem

• Column: Food-on-a-stick, other anomalies standard fare at State Fair

• Editorial: School's open drive with extra caution

• Sgt. Juan Calderon Jr., 26, Weslaco, Tex.

• Gary Lee Davis, 64, Austin

• William Edward Nothwehr, 82, Albert Lea

• United Way's 'Breakfast of Champions' Thursday

• Meth fight continues

• Welcome to the race

• Color of caution

Tuesday, Sept. 7

• Keith D. Bjorklund, 68, Blue Earth

• Jail seized by inmates for 7 hours

• Albert Lea Lake cleanup scheduled Sept. 18

• Keith Fligge appointed to Albert Lea Port Authority

• Healthcare academy prepares workforce

• Working out the knots

• Rebels run well at Mountain Lake

• Hockinson wins Shortstop

• Column: Something was different at the Republican convention

Monday, Sept. 6

• Fewer carp in Pickerel Lake, thanks to company

• Network aims to help caregivers

• New location helps expedite services

• Column: Bush bounce a'building

• Column: College takes leadership role in working through cultural diversity

• Sharp-shooter

Saturday, Sept. 4

• Couple to lead United Way campaign

• Club offers friendship activities for singles

• Confusion with an Irish name

• The science of learning

• Nature's World: Q and A on rain and birds

• Wolverines can't contain Mabel-Canton

• Vikings crush SCMT

• Albert Lea soccer girls prevail 2-0 at Loyola

• NRHEG cruises in opener

• Tigers can't catch West

• Column: Kerry needs a change of subject

• Column: Republican convention highlights government's financial excesess

• Editorial: Cooperation provides source of comfort

• Christopher Jude Johnson, 27, Albert Lea

• Helen J. Weiler, 95, Golden Valley

• Betty Lou Herfindahl, 75

• Lana L. Otterson, 61, St. Paul

• A familiar face

• Overgaard wins state honors at MN fair

Friday, Sept. 3

• Myron C. Thompson, 93, Albert Lea

• ALHS tennis girls upended at Owatonna

• Swimmers fall to Mankato West

• Shortstop tradition continues

• Volleyball Wolverines improve to 2-0

• Column: A labor of love

• Editorial: Local workforce program matches workers, jobs

• Column: Rummage sales by the block, town, and by the mile

• Ann Cibert, 89, Albert Lea

• John E. Olson, 83, Bricelyn

• Betty Lou Herfindahl, 75, Austin

• Beth Audrey Sorenson, 92, Albert Lea

• Aldon Elroy Holstad, 74, Glenville

• Nurses in high demand as retirements could create shortage

• Marin serves community through parish, council position

• Local JOBZ efforts praised

• Cooperative efforts bring swift justice to goose killer

Thursday, Sept. 2

• Conservation conscious

• District realizes additional savingsDistrict realizes additional savings

• Economic survey considered

• Column: Cruise on the Pelican Breeze resurrects memory of a sand pit swim

• Thomas Mattson, 75, Albert Lea

• Auto workers' contract agreement reached

• Providing eats for all sorts of critters

Wednesday, Sept. 1

• Donation to school board will benefit disadvantaged children

• Karl Henry Brune, 86, Conger

• Marvin L. Anderson, 80, Glenville

• B. Marie Sunde, 85, Fairbury, Neb.

• Column: Nagging questions get answered by the 'master of wit'

• Editorial: Meth clean-up costs belong to landlords

• ALHS netters blanked by Marshall

• Taco John's plans move

• Dealership, workers continue talks today

• The results are ...

• Workforce program exceeds state average

• Volleyball Tigers drop opener