Story archive for August 2005

Thursday, Sept. 1

• Vikings get help from Wild CEO

• Rebels fall in volleyball opener

• Klein, Youngblom lead USC at Mountain Lake Invite

• Tiger cross country teams continue to run well

• Tigers ready to open 2005 season

• Opinion: Brownie Troop surprises former leader during lunch in Albert Lea

• Editorial: Idea of modern- day Ice Age is just plain silly

• Marion Jahnke, 91, Bricelyn

• Dennis Lieb, 69, Albert Lea

• Pauline Jacobson, 88, Albert Lea

• Bayside Waterski Team to perform last show of the season on Labor Day

• Library kicks off card signup, kids programs

Wednesday, Aug. 31

• Albert Lea ups its grade on tests

• Tennis team has to work to down Faribault

• A wet and wild week

• Tiger boys' soccer downs Faribault, 3-2

• What a goal rush

• Editorial: Time soon approaching for new goals

• Column: Trip down memory lane is reminder of affordable gas prices

• Wayne Mithun, 55, of Wells

• Raymond Edwards, 76, of Hollandale

• Answering the call to help

• Hatch Bridge nears completion

Tuesday, Aug. 30

• Editorial: Council should avoid charging unruly residents

• Strong start not enough for Tigers, fall to Southland in four games

• USC continues to roll, improves to 3-0

• Senior bowlers to make stop in Albert Lea

• Column: Miss Orange and America's red-blue divide

• Viola Linnes, 99, of Albert Lea

• Adult school meal prices approved

• Despite grants, literacy program still short of money

• Marijuana by mail

Monday, Aug. 29

• Southern Minnesota Initiative seeks volunteers to help kids with reading

• Smokers quitting, cite high fee

• Nurtured passions

• Set Free volunteers help inmates find God

• Tigers fall just short in opener, 1-0

• Column: Rules of naming a baby takes three-part test and delivery

• Editorial: It's time to invest in public education

Sunday, Aug. 28

• Walter Jirsa, 81, Glenville

• Nadeane Caldwell, 80, Albert Lea

• Helen Hagen, 94, Owatonna

• Cottage Grove police chief gets $107,000 in resignation deal

• Turnbull to speak at Women's Aglow Thursday

• Retiree dies on first day of boat trip down Mississippi

• Olmsted recognized with Responder of the Year

• Tiger memories

• Talamantes returns to work, raise family

• Column: How can something so simple be so much fun?

• The beauty of Alaska

• Class of 1940 holds 65-year reunion

• Column: Fishing warms as waters cool

• Tigers drop soccer opener

• Tigers, Rebels get the season underway at Half Moon Invite

• Column: Lazy summer days of youth in Northern Iowa inspiring

• Editorial: Mission team, Tennis Tigers others, take a bow

• Muriel Paulsen, 90, Glenville

Friday, Aug. 26

• Sesquicentennial Committee receives $20,000 from city to help fund next year's celebration events

• Raffle, fish fry tickets are now available

• USC overpowers Tigers on the tennis courts

• Green Lea Junior Club champs

• Opinion: A challenge and an answer based on the Albert Lea name

• Editorial: Money allows city to celebrate historic year

• Ansel Thostenson, 89, Albert Lea

• Marvel Hedum, 77, Albert Lea

• Melvin Conner, 85, Albert Lea

• Nickolas Novak, 92, Albert Lea

• Agnes Renchin, 95, Albert Lea

• Lake access created at Edgewater Bay

• Leaving a legacy

Thursday, Aug. 25

• Column: Cooking eggs to required perfection best left up to fate

• Editorial: Party for the Lakes fun and informational

• Death notice for Thursday.

• Nickolas Novak, 92, of Albert Lea

• Agnes Renchin, 95, of Albert Lea

• Art and entertainment on tap in Albert Lea this weekend

• Across the cultures

• Tiles being laid in historic '88 building

• Voting sites approved

• Bayside Skiers wrapping up successful season

Tuesday, Aug. 23

• Calendars available at schools rather than by mail

• New mayor sworn in Monday

• Council could take criminal action against disorderly conduct

• Rice Lake amateur tournament results

• Tigers open season with two wins

• Column: Reading Edith Wharton is a deterrent to terror

• Editorial: Altering stories simply not good politics

• Jennie Swalve, 84, Buffalo Center, Iowa

• Kenneth Schwebke, 67, Brownsdale

• Orla Christensen, 82, Clarks Grove

• Two Twin Cities churches take case against handgun law to court, again

• Ending summer without the state fair unthinkable

Monday, Aug. 22

• Residents pack the house to hear Pickerel Lake plan

• Learning about lacrosse

• Column: Shopping is but the means to the ends of back-to-school

• Editorial: Democrats would be wise to listen to Rep. Oberstar

• Gathering place

• Man drowns in Birch lake trying to retrieve boat

• Research shows promise

• Life experiences

Sunday, Aug. 21

• Accident closes I-35 on Friday

• French Lake muskies are hot topic

• High school rodeo coming to Albert Lea

• Column: Abiding by the law is difficult practice on the road

• Claudine Riess, 85, of Rochester

• Fern Bruckhoff, 87, Forest City, Iowa

• Kathryn Bluhm, 62, Waseca

• Edward Broderick Jr., 35, of Clarks Grove

• Marticia Bailey, 89, of Albert Lea

• Car enthusiast remembered for always having smile on his face

• Painted lady gets a face-lift

• Albert Lea's version of the High School Cadets

• All for Jesus: Local mission team travels halfway around the world to do God's work

Friday, Aug. 19

• Safe and Sober effort largest so far

• Moss: Marijuana use is in the past

• Column: What do a city in Texas and Albert Lea have in common? A window

• Editorial: Those who work 'in the wings' appreciated

• Ralph Schroeder, 82, Wells

• Richard Sistek, 78, Walker

• Arlen Carlsgaard, 72, Glenville

• City will consider extreme makeover of Freeborn Bank building Monday

• SoyMor ships out its first load of biodiesel

Thursday, Aug. 18

• 4-H'ers hauled away 159 pounds of recycling at fair

• Column: Names in the news provides bright spots in the day

• Editorial: Code of conduct a step in the right direction

• Orville Ringstad, 85, Albert Lea

• Rozena Randall, 95, Albert Lea

• Area communities plan celebrations this weekend

• Educators learn about QComp pay

Wednesday, Aug. 17

• Judge OKs request for new palm prints

• Green Lea Ladies Invite results

• Column: Starting the new season

• Column: Readers query Batt about on all manner of topics

• Editorial: Lea Center project good for downtown

• Guidelines for fans designed to promote proper behavior at school sporting events

• Immigration reform focus of talk Tuesday in Albert Lea

• Building for the arts

Tuesday, Aug. 16

• Lea Center project nearly ready for occupancy

• Creative calling

• Drowning baffles friends

• School's expansion possible through grant

• Editorial: Kudos to all who made Relay a success

• Column: A Puritan's path to weight loss and eternal happiness

• Column: People seek ways to slow down

• Twins starting to roll, down division-leading White Sox

Monday, Aug. 15

• Editorial: Colleges use nicknames with great pride

• Column: Anniversary date allows for a look at the people who make up this area

• Unassuming mom actually passionate about family

• Woman drowns in city lake

• A community comes together

• Youth is served

Sunday, Aug. 14

• Ethel Cairns, 94, Albert Lea

• Gladys Cunningham, 82, Albert Lea

• Car, train collide

• Doyle's Hallmark consolidating two stores into one larger location

• Hearing on Pickerel Lake plan Tuesday

• Tammy Hughes memorial benefit meeting Wednesday

• Column: If only those tombstones could talk

• New 'cemetery walk' to feature six city pioneers

• Column: Chicory provides delightful contrast

• Official: Without Vikings, Metrodome would be lost

• Column: A little lake that still has it

• Column: United Way agencies served more than 15,000 people in need in 2004

• Editorial: All who made the fair the 'six best days'

• Janet Scott, 72, Tucson, Ariz.

Friday, Aug. 12

• Lefty tied for lead at PGA, Tiger shoots a 75

• Clinics set to train football, soccer officials

• 4-H roping event to take place Monday

• Column: Folks may be more desperate than those TV housewives

• Editorial: Determining safety of island wise

• Thora Moss, 89, Lake Mills, Iowa

• Hulda Bauers, 107, Albert Lea

• Earl McNearney, 88, Owatonna

• Brothers need loving home like sister found

• Winona native who died from war injuries was a career soldier

• Corridor proposals reviewed

• Vandals damage carts, course near Alden

• Successful sales pitch

Thursday, Aug. 11

• Editorial: Pawlenty's pay plan could go even further

• Family: Americans aboard crashed helicopter in Baltic Sea had Minnesota ties

• Council looks at integrity of island

• 12-hour Relay for Life begins at 6 p.m. Friday

• Hughes' competency report back

• Column: Uncle Sam has no business telling us what to eat

Wednesday, Aug. 10

• Cancer never sleeps

• Telles faces gun charges in Albert Lea

• Fed delivers 10th interest rate hike, more expected

• Column: Madden and the fuzzy math

• Column: A hick's perspective of all that's available at the county fair

• Editorial: Support Relay for life event this weekend

• Carolyn Gallentine, 50, Geneva

• Lyle Carpenter, 79, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Tuesday, Aug. 9

• Eight-ball of meth sold to informant

• Sports-in-brief

• U-14 boys compete at state tourney

• Portal of communication

• Masterful mowing machines

• Column: Demand for recycled products high

• Column: Answering the call of the chattering classes

• Editorial: Common courtesy is still in order

• Ethel Cairns, 94, of Albert Lea

• Death notices for Tuesday.

• Tourists visiting London experience bombings firsthand

• Public invited to Relay entertainment

• Name-calling challenged

Monday, Aug. 8

• Flapjack fame

• Colonels see season come to an end, 10-5

• Ellingson claims third feature title

• Column: Parents have difficult time teaching values in the modern world

• Editorial: Dept. of Ag acknowledges 'minimal risk'

• Lester Pell, 83, Austin

• Goldie Johnson, 95, Wells

• Grace Jensen, 91, Albert Lea

• Hidden talents

• Commissioners attend sessions at conference

• Housing options on the rise

• Admission of possession of meth leads to arrest of Albert Lea man

Sunday, Aug. 7

• Shows people know

• Duck limit is changed in Minnesota

• In the good old summer time!

• Fall sports sign-up begins tomorrow

• Movin' on up

• Editorial: Increase in minority, female-owned businesses benefits us all

• Column: Mother-in-law was inspiration for entire family

• Lindsey Diemer, 24, Albert Lea

• Virginia Hoeg, 81, Albert Lea

• Board accepts state evaluation process

• All about friendliness

• Dog's death results in charges

• Signature birthday

• Northwood's benefactor and his continuing legacies

• How an egg led to marriage

• The skinny on skeeters

Friday, Aug. 5

• No salary if the job's not done

• Column: Albert Lea's big building with many names

• Editorial: Contributors, service clubs recognized

• Harriet Moore, 74, Albert Lea

• Freeborn County commissioners approve Shell Rock watershed projects

• Bids for Highway 13 road improvements higher than expected

Thursday, Aug. 4

• Luminaries represent fight against cancer

• Youth First Fall Sports registration underway

• Fall sports sign-up begins Aug. 8

• Green Lea Club Championship

• Column: Rail-hugging ride, spun sugar cone just don't mix at county fair

• Editorial: Join the fight or celebrate the survivors

• Drug discount cards will benefit county residents

• Oompah beat

• ALEDA has road map of future efforts

• As seen through young eyes

Wednesday, Aug. 3

• Giving back

• Column: What will become of Raffy?

• Colonels suffer 22-3 setback to Austin

• Column: Hartland news travels fast through Hartland Harold

• Editorial: Say thanks for 'six best days of summer'

• Richard Anderson, 74, Albert Lea

• Faye Johnson, 91, Wells

• Evelyn Hansen, 83, Excelsior

• Interstate 35 and I-90 bridge painting scheduled to begin on Aug. 8

• Benefit planned for injured soldier

• City treats lake algae growth

Tuesday, Aug. 2

• Cigarette sales smokin' over weekend

• Colonels fall in regular season finale

• Legion baseball season comes to an end

• Kaasa does well at Matt Blair Classic

• Column: It isn't necessarily pillows over politics

• Column: The inexorable ascent of a Harvard man

• Editorial: Time for 0.08 alcohol limit long overdue

• Gerhald Johnson, 61, Ham Lake

• Allan Kittelson, 74, Albert Lea

• Leonard Johnson, 81, Albert Lea

• Students in health-related fields benefit from Mayo scholarships

• Workshop fosters idea for Glenville-Emmons teacher

• SoyMor recognized as innovator

Monday, Aug. 1

• Gordon Martin Sr., 83, Wells

• Green Lea champs

• Column: Staff beats the office heat wave

• Editorial: Ethanol remains a viable renewable option for fuel

• Column: Bush's strategy beats out the misfiring Democratic game plan

• James Praxl, 71, Waseca

• Residents have two years to hook up to city line

• New laws take effect today

• Retirement means ...

• Freeborn County Fair begins Tuesday